A/N I'm already working on chapter 5 and hopefully by the end of the month it will be up too. I now have school again, and it's one of my most important school years. Be patient with me and tell others how great you liked it if you did.
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We had been riding for some time through the forest, and now we were in Isengard. Merry and Pippin was there greeting us, while enjoying themselves with smoking and eating food. The others were both happy and annoyed with them.
We rode inside Isengard. There we met an Ent. He told us Saruman was locked inside his tower. We rode down near the tower, where the others discussed his life. Then Saruman himself appeared, wanting peace. The king of Rohan was annoyed; he wanted answers and to see Saruman dead, then he would have peace he said.
Gandalf tried to get information out of Saruman, and Saruman showed us this dark crystal ball. He tried to push guilt and low confidence down on Gandalf. I hated Sauroman; he is the reason why Haldir was dead. I wanted to kill him but I knew that soon Sauroman would lose in a few moments any way.
Grìma, the man who stood beside Saruman and had betrayed Rohan, launched forward to Saruman. He stabbed him in his back and Legolas shot an arrow at him so he would stop. Saruman fell down from the tower, and his body went through a sharp wheel. I noticed as the wheel turned around that the crystal ball fell from Saruman's cloak. Pippin noticed too; because he went down to take it. Gandalf was fast to take it from him. Pippin didn't seem to want to give it away but he did as Gandalf told him.
We continued riding and arrived were the rest of the Rohan people were in Enoras. We hailed the victorious death and soon the place turned in to a feast. Théoden's nephew Èomer proposed a drinking game to Legolas and Gimli.
"Are you sure you can win Gimli?" I asked laughing as I saw his confidence look. I myself had a glass of beer in my hands, but I wasn't planning on getting drunk.
"I can assure you that us dwarves can be very steady, and drink a lot my lady" He said laughing.
"Good luck boys, this is going to be fun" I said while Legolas smiled unsurely at me.
I was nearly rolling on the floor laughing as Legolas said he could feel a tingling in his fingers, while Gimli was nearly out cold. This was a lot funnier than in the movies. It had always been one of my favorite scenes.
"Kierra, dance with us" Merry and Pippin said, dragging me to the table. I had to admit it was pretty fun. We stood at the table dancing and laughing. I hadn't had so much fun in weeks.
"Legolas, come dance with us. It's so much fun" I said as I spotted him through the crowd.
"I shall leave the dancing for you" He said starting to go outside, I hopped down from the table and followed him.
"I am glad you could come with us" He said smiling down at me.
"So am I" I said back to him. We sat down.
"I missed you" I said, being bluntly.
"I like spending time with you, Kierra" He said, and I guess it was the only confirmation I would get that he had missed me too. My stomach did that tingling it did before when I was with him. It was probably just because I had a little crush on him before I really saw him.
"We should go back in" He suddenly said and got up and walked inside. I stayed for a bit before I got back in too.
I went to sleep beside Legolas.
"Good night" I said as I lay down.
"I hope Gimli is better tomorrow" I said with a silent laugh.
"If I am right, he will be" Legolas said also smiling.
As we were asleep I woke up to Legolas and Aragorn gone, and I could hear Pippin sneak around. Merry tried to get him to go back to sleep, but he wouldn't. He really wanted to look at the crystal ball one last time. When he touched it, it all went wrong. Aragorn and Legolas came rushing in as Gandalf woke up. Aragorn took it from Pippin but lost it out of his hands. I sat back up again. Gandalf got Pippin to tell him what he saw and heard. Luckily he did not tell Sauron about Frodo or the ring.
The next morning we all gathered to discuss this, and about Sauron's plan. Gandalf would leave with Pippin to Minas Tirith.
After a few days Aragorn came running inside, telling Gondor calls for Rohan's help. We all went to prepare ourselves.
"No, you are not coming with us." Aragorn said as I grabbed a horse and my sword.
"You didn't stop Èowyn. Why stop me?" I asked him.
"You need to heal your hand" He said, getting his horse ready.
"You can't stop me. I'm going" I said getting up on my horse.
"Be careful" He advised me and I nodded as we rode away.
We settled down beside the road of Dimholt. Horses were scared, men tried to calm them. I even tried to hold my own horse calm. Legolas came, whispering something in Elvish to my horse.
"Thanks" I said as my horse went calm.
"That road down there, where does that lead?" Gimli asked, nodding to a path down the road.
"It's the road to Dimholt," Legolas started.
"The door under the mountain" I finished, stealing his line from him. He looked at me, surprised that I knew.
"None who venture there ever return, that mountain is evil" Èomer continued, looking frightened before continuing doing something else.
I left to get something to eat and saw Merry and Èowyn talking. I went down to them.
"We told you, you were going to be a warrior girl" Merry said, laughing as I sat down beside them.
"Yes about that part you got right, but not about me leading you into battle. I think someone else will do that" I said also laughing.
"You were the one who go your arm hurt during the battle at helm's deep, did you not?" Èowyn asked me.
"Yes I am, and you are Èowyn, always trying to find a way to be a part of a battle" I said as she looked shocked.
"She's from the future, she knows things," Merry explained as it eased her shock.
"Do you know how this battle is going to end?" Èowyn asked hopeful for an answer.
"I cannot tell you I'm afraid" I replied a bit sad. If only there was a way to ease everyone's worry. I was the only one sure how it was going to end, but still, I did not know about my own destiny.
"I want to part of this battle too," Merry said suddenly. Èowyn looked at me, and I looked at her. I knew we were both thinking the same thing.
"I think we can find a way. Don't you think Èowyn?" I asked, laughing a bit. Merry looked really excited. We got inside one of the tents and got him a suit and a sword. We went to get his sword sharpened as Èowyn stopped and talked to her brother. I stopped too as Merry continued walking. I could hear them arguing about Merry and how he shouldn't be in this fight. I understood Èowyn's frustration. She wanted to be in this battle too as much as Merry, but her brother didn't want to let them. Hearing him talk about the war, the blood, the horror got me scared. This would be a much bigger fight, would I survive? I walked away slowly until Legolas noticed me.
"You look frightened, what has happened?" He asked me.
"I'm worried about the battle. What if I don't survive? I was sure about this before, but now I have doubts" I told him, he took my hand and it comforted me a bit.
"You can stay behind if you want" He said trying to ease my fright.
"No, I have to fight. I just got worried for a second but it's over now" I told him, even though I was still a bit frightened.
"You are brave" He told and I got a bit annoyed by it. People have been saying that to me all the time.
"I'm not though, but I need to do this" I said, smiling to reassure him that I was fine now. He seemed a bit hesitant, but he looked as he wanted to tell me something.
"If I may be bold, you give me feelings I have never felt for anyone before" He looked a bit worried, but when I smiled he smiled too. I didn't say anything but my face came closer to his. I felt the urge to kiss him, just lightly on his lips. As I moved even closer to his lips, as they almost touched each other, a horse came running towards us. A man was trying to hold back his horse. The horse was very spooked, and the man kept apologizing as he calmed his horse down.
"I should probably go to sleep" I said to Legolas and walked away in the other direction. He seemed a bit sad.
"Stupid horse" I whispered to myself as I lay down.
I couldn't sleep much that night; I woke up and fell asleep many times. The last time I woke up I heard people walking. At first I thought I must be someone at guard, but remembered that Aragorn would talk to Elrond, the father of his beloved Arwen. I went out and waited until he came out again.
"Aragorn" I said as he walked out of the tent, with the mighty sword that had been fixed.
"You should sleep dear Kierra, you need rest before the battle" he said as I had caught him off guard.
"You are going after the dead men of Dunharrow aren't you?" I asked him as he went to get a horse.
"How did you know?" He questioned a bit baffled.
"I know things remember" I said, smiling a bit.
"Right" he said as he remembered.
"How did you come here to middle earth" He asked me curious.
"With this ring" I said showing him my Rubin ring
"Tell me more where you come from" he asked.
"I come, I guess, far into the future, with thousands upon thousands of years. The world has changed a lot since then, completely changed," I said as he progressed what I was saying.
"Is the world dark or do people live peacefully?" He asked me, and I realized he might think that the outcome of the battle would be tied to the faith of my future.
"Do anyone live a world of peace?" I questioned.
"I suppose so, but still horrible things happen, but most people don't live in complete fear. We go on living; especially people at my age don't worry as much about the future. I don't know if I can tell you this, but in my future we don't have creatures, only men. We don't have Elves or Dwarves like here, not wizards or any other creatures. It might be that they exist, but no man knows about it," I explained furthered more. He tried to process what I was saying as he gathered what he need for his journey. I left him.
"Your world sound strange" Legolas said as I met upon him. He must have heard what I had said to Aragorn.
"For you it does, I suppose" I said, remembering what had happened earlier that night.
"We should come with Aragorn" I said
"That is exactly what I was thinking" he said as he had already gathered us two horses. His one was white of course, mine was black.
"What do you think you are up to?" Gimli questioned Aragorn as he was about to leave with his horse.
"Not this time, this time you must stay, Gimli" Aragorn said as we were behind him and Legolas came forward.
"Have you learned nothing of the stubbornness of dwarves" He said.
"You might as well accept it. We are going with you" Gimli said
"You're stuck with us" I said as Aragorn looked both pleased and mad.
We got up on our horses, Gimli with Legolas, and rode down the road to Dimholt. I could hear the other Rohan people whisper as we went the road. It was scary riding down the path. It was utterly quiet, except for our horse steps and Gimli and Legolas talking. Legolas explained about the dead men. They had been cursed because they fled before they went into battle, and now will be cursed until their duty of war is fulfilled. We got to the opening in the mountain and got off of the horses. As a tense wind flew across us our horses ran away.
"I do not fear death" Aragorn said as he walked determined into the opening. Legolas followed. Gimli was as terrified as I was.
"I know the feeling" I said to him before we walked together inside, dragging Gimli with me.
Inside a tomb like place there were head skulls, cobwebs and darkness. It was creepy. Gimli was even more terrified than I, poor dwarf. Legolas was giving a speech about the place, telling that death had been summoned. The smoke we walked into started to feel us up. The smoke touched up over our body, and I swear I saw hands. Gimli was blowing it away, while I was trying to wave it off. We got into a big room, with stairs and a big hole in the ground beside us with green smoke.
"Who enters my domain? "A voice said and Aragorn turned around.
"Someone who wants your allegiance" he replied. Then a body made out of smoke, like a ghost appeared in front of us, looking like an old king.
"The dead does not suffer the living to pass" The smoke body answered.
"You will suffer me" Aragorn replied back and the ghost started to laugh. Other voices laughed too as more than I could count appeared.
"The way is shut. It was made by those who are dead, and the dead keep it. The way is shut, now you must die" it answered as even more souls appeared.
Legolas shot an arrow, but it shot right through it like air. The souls approached us, getting closer.
"I summon you to fulfill your oath" Aragorn said as he approached the king of the dead.
"None but the king of Gondor may command me" the king said. Aragorn took out his sword and hit the king's sword, being able to fight with it.
"The blade had been broken" the king said
"It has been remade" He answered as he held his sword against the king's throat.
"Fight for us and regain your honor. What say you?" Aragorn spoke to everyone.
"What say you?" he asked again as he walked around through the crowd of souls. Gimli said something about their dishonor as Aragorn spoke once more
"I am Isildurs heir, fight for me and I will hold your oath fulfilled. What say you?" He said as the king started laughing and the souls started to retreat.
"You have my word, fight and I will release you from this living death. What say you?" Aragorn shouted. The souls were gone now
"Stand you traitors" Gimli said now. The place started to fall in ruins. Stones and head skulls fell down. I took Legolas arm in mine in fright, and he tightened it.
"Out" Aragorn yelled as the wall broke and thousands upon thousands of head skulls fell down. We had to push our way through and out of the place. We were practically drowning until we managed to get out, Legolas hand never leaving me. Aragorn fell down on his knees almost crying as we saw the ships from our enemies sail down on the ocean. Suddenly the king of the dead approached us through the wall.
"We fight" The king said.
We stood down by the shore, meeting the ships. Aragorn was denying them passage to Gondor. Legolas and I shot an arrow at one of the men in the ships.
"We warned you" Gimli shouted. The army of the dead went right through us, and fought the men on the ships.
We sailed down the ocean. Legolas stood by my side.
"It's now or never" I said, not speaking to anyone specifically.
"Do not be afraid, I am here by your side" Legolas said and I faced him. Not saying anything I touched his face with my hand, stroking his cheek. I then realized what I was doing and stopped.
"I'm sorry" I said, embarrassed.
"There is nothing to forgive, do not be sorry" He said and I looked down still embarrassed.
The ships arrived in Minas Tirith, the orcs had expected someone else than us. We hopped out of the ship.
"May the best one win" Gimli proclaimed, and we ran forward ready for battle.
An orc approached me and I cut right through his stomach. I withdrew my sword with disgusting black orc blood.
"You cannot kill me" An orc bigger than the others said laughing.
"We'll see about that shall we?" I said as I took my sword and it met his. I battled with this orc for a few moments, as I bent down and cut his legs off. To add some extra pain I stabbed him through his throat. Another orc approached me from the side, and was about to cut me in my arm again. I caught him this time and cut his hand off instead.
"Serves you right" I muttered as I wiped some orc blood from my face.
"Legolas" Aragorn yelled as an oliphant came forward. I ran over to him and he took my arm.
I didn't think Legolas would actually get me up on the oliphant, but he did. He dragged me with him as strong as he was. It was hard to find balance.
"33, 34" Legolas counted as he shot them. I took my bow and arrow and shot a man standing in the big basket on top of the oliphant.
"You stole my 35th" He said.
"It was my 28th "I said obliviously as he shook his head silently laughing. He went to cut the rope on the basket, but it dragged me with it.
I screamed as he caught my hand, a few arrows fell out of my arrow holder.
"I got you" He said dragging me up again. We both went to the head of the oliphant and we hit an arrow each into its head. As we glided down Gimli approached us.
"That still only counts as one" He said as he ran away again.
"We both get a half a point each, we both killed him at the same time" I said with a smile.
"Fair enough" He said as we parted.
I cut 2 orcs on my way before an orc grabbed my hair, and pulled out some hair locks.
"Ow!" I yelled as I turned around twisting his head, breaking his neck. Breaking someone's neck wasn't as hard as I imagined, especially not a thin orc head. Soon after a while the war started to go quiet. Aragorn stood in front of the dead army.
"Release us" The dead king commanded.
"You gave us your word" He continued.
"I hold your oath fulfilled. Go, be at peace" Aragorn said softly. Soon the dead army vanished into thin air. We looked around us, countless men had been killed. Pippin noticed Merry's cloak on the ground, and went to pick it up. Èomer screamed as he saw his sister Èowyn, thinking she was dead. At least she wasn't dead, but only I knew that at the moment. I started to cry silently. Legolas came to stand in front me, drying my tears.
"They died for this world, they are at peace now" He said trying to comfort me. I couldn't stop crying, more tears just came out of my eyes. He hugged me, holding me close to his body. It felt good, like I was at home. I didn't want to fight anymore, but I knew still what was ahead of us.
People were nursing the wounded. Aragorn had a wet cloth in his hand; he put it on Èowyn's forehead. She slowly opened her eyes. Outside was Pippin, he was trying to find Merry. I was sitting beside Legolas, I was leaning my head against his shoulder. I wasn't crying anymore.
In the morning we went inside the castle, discussing. There were around ten thousand of orcs inside Mordor, standing in Frodo's way.
"I have sent him to his death" Gandalf blamed himself.
"No, there is still hope for Frodo; he needs time and safe passage across the plains of Gorgoroth. We can give him that" Aragorn said.
"How?" Gimli asked.
"Draw out Sauron's armies, empty his lands, then we gather our full strength and march on the black gate" Aragorn replied.
"We cannot achieve victory through the strength of arms" Èomer said.
"We can give Frodo his chance if we keep Sauron's eye fixed upon us. Keep him blind to all else that moves" Aragorn spoke again, looking at Gandalf as he said his last line.
"A diversion" Legolas said.
"Certainty of death, small chances of success, what are we waiting for?" Gimli said smoking his pipe.
"Sauron will expect a trap, he will not take the bait" Gandalf said.
"Oh, I think he will" Aragorn replied.
"I think so too. I say let's do it" as I smiled at Aragorn.
"Listen to her, she knows our future" Aragorn said to Gandalf, smiling back at me.
"We ride at dawn tomorrow" Gandalf said as we retreated.
Everyone rode down to the black gate, Aragorn in the lead. We formed a line, with Legolas, Aragorn, Èomer and me in front. Pippin was sitting in front of Gandalf, and Pippin behind Èomer. Gimli behind Legolas and we rode up close to the gate.
"Let the lord of the black land come forth, let justice be done upon him" Aragorn shouted. We waited and the gates opened. Then the mouth of Sauron came forward.
"The mouth of Sauron, he's disgusting" I whispered into Legolas ears. He looked at me before he stared back at the man in black in front of us.
"My master, Sauron the great, bids thee welcome" The mouth said with horrible yellow teeth kind of smile. Not to mention the stench he brought with him. He seriously needed to brush his teeth, and take a bath.
"Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me" the mouth said again.
"We do not come to treat with Sauron, faithless and accursed, tell your master this. The armies of Mordor must disband; he is to depart these lands never to return." Gandalf said to the mouth of Sauron.
"Aha! Old Greybeard. I have a token that I was bidden to show "He held up Frodo's Mithril coat and threw it at Gandalf, who stared in horror. Merry and Pippin started screaming, Gandalf ordered silence. The mouth of Sauron continued.
"The hafling was dear to thee, I see. Know that he suffered greatly at the hands of his host," He looked around grinning.
"Who would have thought that one so small could endure so much pain? And he did Gandalf, he did." The mouth said and Aragorn rode forward.
"And who is this? Isildur's heir? It takes more to make a king than a broken Elvish blade" The mouth of Sauron said as he noticed Aragorn. Aragorn was angry and cut the head off from the man in black.
"I guess that includes negotiations" Gimli
"I will not believe it, I will not" Aragorn said determined.
"Pull back" Aragorn shouted as the gate opened again, and we rode away from the gate. Then Aragorn began his epic speech.
"Hold your ground, hold your ground. Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down, but it is not this day. This day we fight, by all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, men of west"
Everyone held up their swords in the air, Ready for battle as orcs marched forward.
"I never thought I would be fighting side by side with an elf and a lady" Gimli said, smiling crookedly.
"What about side by side with friends" Legolas suggested as he smiled too.
"Aye, I could do that" Gimli said.
Aragorn went forward a few steps, and then he turned back to us.
"For Frodo" He said and he leaped forward, running into battle, and us rest followed. I cut as many orcs as I could; this was the last battle before the end. I was going to give it all, for Frodo, for Haldir, for the world, for everyone that I loved.
"The eagles are coming" I could hear Pippin shout, but barely. I looked up and I saw them. We continued the fight until I heard a brawl. A giant wolf like shape stood in front of me and kicked me to the side. I fell to the side of a man. The wolf was about to strike me, but the man went over to the wolf, ready to fight it. The wolf was too strong, and cut off his head. The wolf turned to another way. I could see the man still breathing.
"My name is Bilel" he said breathless as I went over to him. He died, and I closed his eyes before going back to the battle. Bilel had saved my life. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I looked down and saw a sword sticking through my belly. The orc withdrew its sword and I fell to my knees on the ground. I noticed Legolas. Our eyes locked for a second before my whole body fell down on the ground.
"No!" I could hear Legolas shout as I blacked out.
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