Author's Note:

HaruHaruxLove - You totally frightened me when I saw, "I was slightly disappointed..." I was like oh no, you didn't like it. Then I saw you were disappointed about the chapter length, I laughed. I'm glad you were looking forward to an update, and hopefully this battle scene is epic enough for you! I'm happy you like the story line, and I am slowly developing the story line I try not to plunge right into relationships, I'm afraid of the story looking rushed. So hopefully the relationship between Calaereth and Haldir will gradually develop and not be too slow. Thanks for the lovely review! :)

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Dangerous Cheeseball - I'm sorry the chapter was short, lol, it was little last-minute. I'm glad you liked it though. I like to think her scales are more of a dark aqua color, and I always thought of some kind of top that she wears, I'm not sure, maybe a tube top? I may have mentioned her eyes are more of a hazel, but I doubt I have. Hey, you can imagine her however you like, I do not mind, LOL. Thanks for such a wonderful review again, I am ever so thankful! :)

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Everyone scrambled quickly into their hiding spots, and soon enough the waters were dead silent, except for the current overhead. I closed my eyes shut for a moment, I was a good warrior, but I dreaded fighting. In every fight, I knew I was going to lose someone I knew. It always happened, and I began to learn to accept that fact, no matter how much it devastated me. In the history of all our skirmishes with evil creatures, someone always died. Someone always lost their immortality for our freedom. We always mourn after the death of our kind, some merpeople may mourn up to a month. Like elves, our hearts are fragile for the ones we love, and some merpeople have faded. I still wonder how my father has not faded totally, maybe he is so bent on revenge he is able to forget for moments of time. I know he misses mother, I can see it in his eyes. He is fading, slowly, he too will have to make the journey to Valinor or he will die. I fear for him, I hope he will not perish in this war.

"Thud!Thud!Thud!" The thoughts of my father instantly leave me as adrenaline runs through my veins at the sound of the footsteps of orcs. I press myself even closer to the side of the shore, I flatten myself totally, blending in with the environment. I close my eyes, sending a small prayer for safety to the Valar, then I opened my eyes watching as the Orcs stepped into the Nimrodel. I scowled, did they ever learn? My nails scratched at the wet mud in the shore, I held myself back from charging forward and attacking them. I blinked back the image of my mother, and I focused on the task on hand. I watched closely as many more dirty, black, boots stepped in the water, polluting it. Then they stepped on land. More and more feet came, and I had to stop myself from looking to see how many more were coming. I took a deep breath, then relaxed for a small moment. I watched as one last pair of feet wobbled in the water then out. Rising slowly, I glanced at the orcs heading into the woods, then I glanced back. No more orcs, the battle would begin. I made a signal for my fellow merpeople to attack. Picking my sharpest arrowhead, I tossed it in my hand, and threw it at an orc with amazing accuracy. I watched with satisfaction as it pierced right through the weak armor and into the orcs neck, killing it instantly. Not a moment after, an arrow hissed through the air and killed the leader orc. Then, the chaos began.

Yells and cries of battle echoed throughout the area. The orcs were hopelessly trapped. Arrows came at the orcs from all angles, and at a constant rate. Rocks, metals, tree limbs, and other dangerous weapons that could be made from an underwater environment were thrown at the orcs from the river. I was surprised when they turned on us, suddenly ignoring the elves. The first orc that came to me, laughed harshly. "Mermaids!" That was all I allowed him to say. Without warning, I leaped forward, grabbed his ankle and pulled him into the Nimrodel roughly, and with force. I snarled at the orc, causing him to look slightly shocked. Within moments, I had snapped his neck with great strength. Casting his dead body aside, I turned to find another orc facing me. An angry sneer on his face. He raised his bow to shoot me, when out of no where, my brother lunged forward, tackling him. I felt my mouth drop open as Hithaeron killed him without a second thought. Hithaeron gave me a huge brotherly like grin, and then went back to the fighting. Perhaps he was not as innocent as I thought. Grimly, I turned back to the battle at hand.

Now arrows were literally raining upon the orcs, and some elves had dropped out of the trees to fight the orcs with swords. Very well crafted elven swords. I was impressed by the elves' swordmanship. Even in battle they were graceful, it almost looked like a dance. A deadly dance. Shaking myself out of my thoughts, I brought my dagger up to stab a orc who had jumped forward in his attempt to catch me off guard and kill me. I pulled my dagger out and killed another orc right after another. They kept coming and coming, the smell of blood was beginning to strengthen. I knew soon enough I would see it's color cruelly staining the waters and the land. I was beginning to wonder when their numbers would end. I looked around, and I was relieved to find only a few left, one was retreating right past me. Without a second thought, I stabbed him in the back, and I shoved his dead body onto the land. That is when it happened. I should have saw it coming, but I didn't. My attention had been preoccupied a moment too long.

A rough hand caught my arm and suddenly pulled me out of the water. I was then thrown roughly onto land. I let out a gasp of surprise, and I instantly felt a burning sensation of being out of the water. I let out a cry in pain, it burned, everything burned. I clasped my hands over my small gills on the back of my neck, and I looked up to see my attacker. Another orc. He grinned down at me, his yellow teeth flashing menacingly. I nearly groaned in disbelief at my horrible luck, would I die here?

"Not so strong now, are you little girl?" He pulled his arrow back, and held onto his bow. "I'm going to kill you right in front of all these elves. Then maybe, I'll eat you. I haven't had mermaid in a while." The orc laughed at the idea. Then, suddenly I felt a presence at my side, and I saw a sword cut the orcs head cleanly off. I watched in pain as his head rolled away, and his body collapsed instantly.

I turned my head to look at my savior, looking up I saw concern in blazing silver eyes, Haldir. I opened my mouth to tell him to put me in the water, but he seemed to already know. He dropped his sword onto the ground, and kneeled forward. One arm went under my back, and I was surprised when another arm went under the curve of my tail. With obvious strength, he scooped me up off of the ground and for a moment my pain dulled as I maintained eye contact with him. I hoped he could see how grateful I was in my eyes. In a few long strides, he kneeled over again, and gently set me back into the water.

I let myself sink under the water for a moment. Allowing my body to adjust, I came right back up out of the water. "Thank you." I breathed, watching as his silver eyes were flooded with relief.

"You are very welcome." Haldir spoke directly, and a small grin was on his face before his eyes shifted their gaze onto the dead bodies. Even though I didn't want to move away from the handsome elf, I knew it was in my best interest to do so. I turned just in time to be embraced by my brother. I gave a small laugh and patted his back approvingly.

"You did well for your first battle, Hithaeron." I smiled down at him.

"Thanks." Hithaeron grinned, "I was better than you."

"Oh I wouldn't go that far." I scoffed, then looked around the carnage, dreading what I knew I would see. In the water, lay two dead merpeople, one a mermaid, the other a merman. I looked further to see their hands entwined. I bit my lip to hold back the tears that would surely come, I knew the young couple, playmates of mine. They had announced their marriage only a few months ago, the Valar had also graced her with a child. I closed my eyes, trying to banish the image of the couple from my mind, but still I could see them. They were together, even in death.

That is chapter six! I cannot wait to hear from my inspiring reviewers again! Tell me what you guys think! :)