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Chapter 19
"Eowyn, where are you going!?" Iasbelin yelled after her friend who was hastily walked toward the horse pasture.
"To do what I should have done long ago." Eowyn yelled back not bothering to turn around.
"Just because Aragorn said he did not love you does not make it right for you to throw away your life!" Iasbelin told the determined woman. She put Osric more securely on her hip and ran after Eowyn.
"I am no throwing away my life. I am fighting for the people I love and I will not be left behind to greet the men after battle and heal their wounds. I am equal to them in every way including my fighting skills." Eowyn said sternly as she grabbed her horse by the reigns and pulled it along after her. Iasbelin had just made it to the pasture when Eowyn began her retreat. Iasbelin huffed and turned around to follow Eowyn.
"I agree that you are equal but you were told to stay here. What am I to do when you leave and I have to go to Minas Tirith?" Iasbelin asked.
"I haven't any clue." Eowyn snapped. They had made it back to Eowyn's tent and she disappeared inside without inviting Iasbelin inside.
"What's going on? Where Eowyn going? And where Legolas?" Osric asked sleepily. It was still in the early hours of the morning and Osric had been rudely awaken by Eowyn coming into their tent to grab a leather tunic that belonged to Legolas.
"I have already told you. Legolas went with Aragorn and Gimli into the mountain. Eowyn is being stubborn and will not heed my advice." Iasbelin explained to Osric who simply nodded. Eowyn came out of her tent in full amour and looked at Iasbelin.
"I will do this, Iasbelin. You cannot stop me. Ride to Minas Tirith with Aelith, she is the wife of Eomer's most trusted companion, Ketil. She is over by Eomer's tent now. I am sorry I leave you at this time but I must do what I feel is right." Eowyn explained. Iasbelin sighed and hugged her friend tightly.
"Be wary of your position. You have many people who love you." Iasbelin said as Eowyn mounted her horse. The riders began to move out and moved very quickly across down the cliff.
"Form up, move out! Form up, move out!" Eomer yelled above the noise of hooves on the ground.
"Ride now! To to Gondor!" Theoden yelled as he steered his horse to the road. It took about ten minutes for all the men to leave the encampment. The only ones left behind were the women of the court. Osric loved watching the horses ride out and he clapped every time he saw one. Iasbelin looked over to Eomer's tent and saw a beautiful woman standing there in a gold dress. Iasbelin sighed and walked over to introduce herself. She let Osric down so that he could walk beside her.
"Hello, you must be Aelith. I am Iasbelin of the Woodland Realm." Iasbelin introduced.
"I know who you are." Aelith said back rather rudely.
"Eowyn told me that I could ride with you to Minas Tirith after the battle." Iasbelin said.
"She did? Well I suppose I can let you." Aelith responded. Iasbelin tried her best to smile at the rude woman.
"I will be in my tent." Iasbelin replied as she grabbed Osric's hand and led him back to their tent.
"What a rude woman." Iasbelin muttered to herself as she walked.
It was a long ride to the fields of Gondor. Eowyn and Merry rode swiftly and they did not stop for food or sleep often. Eowyn was nervous for the battle. She had never fought in a battle of this magnitude before and it scared her greatly. They arrived at Gondor on the Fifteenth of March, the third day since their departure from Dunharrow. The sun was just rising and the city looked like it had been attacked for hours. Ewoyn watched the Orcs turn as they saw the army of Rohan over the horizon. Eowyn put her arm around Merry's shoulder to steady him.
"Courage Merry. Courage for our friends." Eowyn whispered.
"Eomer take your Eored down the left flank!" Theoden called to Eowyn's brother as he rode out in front of the army.
"Flank ready!" Eomer responded.
"Gamling, follow the King's banner down the center. Grimbold! Take your company to the right after you pass the wall. Forth and fear no darkness!" Theoden turned to address his country men, "Arise! Arise riders of Theoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered, a sword day, a red day ere the sun rises!"
"Whatever happens, stay with me, I'll look after you." Eowyn whispered to Merry.
"Ride now! Ride now! Ride! Ride for ruin and the world's end! Death!" Theoden yelled. The horns are sounded and the army of Rohan urged their horses into a gallop. Eowyn did not hesitate to do so. She kicked her horse and he lurched forward with great might. Her and Merry yelled as they approached the army of Mordor. She would not let the defeat her, she would not die in this fight. She put her spear down and drove it right through the first Orc who she came in contact with.
The battle waged fiercely but the armies of Rohan managed to overcome the Orcs. Theoden thought all was won when he heard horns that were not of any kind he had heard before. He looked up and saw a four large Oliphaunts pounded towards the battle.
"Re-form the line! Reform the line!" He yelled at his men who fell into their ranks behind their king. "Sound the charge. Meet them head on. Charge!" he yelled. Eowyn and Merry ride in between the large animals legs and attempt to take it out from the bottom.
"Take the reigns. Pull him left." Eowyn said to Merry who grabbed the reigns. Eowyn picked up a large Orc sword off a carcass and slashed where ever she could find skin. "Left!" She yelled at the Hobbit. The Oliphaunt fell to the ground with a large thud and the army shot arrows at it's head to finish it off.
Another Oliphaunt was falling back when Eowyn and Merry reached safety. They tried to steer away from the large animal but it was futile. Their horse reared up and threw the two off the horse. The Oliphaunt continued to tumble towards the ground. Eowyn rolled out of the way just in time to avoid being crushed by the falling animal. She did not see Merry, though.
"Merry!" Eowyn yelled. She looked around for the young Hobbit but could not find him. Her helmet had been ripped off and she grabbed it to put it back on in fear of being recognized. Orcs caught her off guard but she managed to defeat them quite easily. Merry found himself crawling out from under the Oliphaunt and coughing the dust out from his lungs. The riders of the Oilphaunts took this advantage and attacked Merry. The young Hobbit fought bravely against him and killed all those who opposed him.
"Rally to me! To me!." Theoden yelled at his army. Eowyn looked at her uncle and noticed the Nazgul and her rider coming out from the sky. She watched in horror as the creature scooped up the king in one foul swoop and threw him on the ground with a loud thud.
"Feast on his flesh." The witch king said. Eowyn ran over to defend her uncle. She stood in front of the wounded king and held her sword high with courage.
"I will kill you if you touch him." She said strongly.
"Do not come between the Nazgul and her prey." The witch king advised. The Nazgul threw its head down to eat Eowyn but she was quicker. She moved out of the way and thrust her sword down onto the creature's neck when it was near the ground. With one stroke of her sword the creature was dead. The witch king was horrified, he picked up his massive mace and walked towards Eowyn slowly. She picked up a shield to defend herself with. The king thrust his mace down upon the woman and towered over her.
The witch king looks at the weak solider and picked her up by the neck. He clawed her neck as he spoke.
"You fool. No man can kill me. Die now!" He said. Merry crawled up behind him and stuck his small dagger into the king's calf. He screamed in pain and released Eowyn from his grip. Eowyn regained her balance and grabbed her sword from the ground.
"I am no man!" Eowyn yelled as she thrust off her helmet reviling herself to be a Shieldmaiden of Rohan. She thrust her sword into the space in the helmet of the witch king. He screams a terrible unearthly cry and shrinks in on himself. Eowyn breathes heavily and crawls over to her uncle. She noticed green ghosts on the battle field and realized that Aragorn had done what he had said he would, he brought men. She saw Legolas and Gimli fighting their way through the field and she gave a sigh of relief. She was glad that her friend's husband had made it safely. Eowyn continued to crawl towards her uncle but she was stalked by a pale and ugly Orc. She attempted to crawl faster but he gained on her. She picked up her uncle's sword and thrust it into the creatures stomach turning it until the thing feel to it's death.
"I know your face, Eowyn. My eyes darken." Theoden said as soon as Eowyn touched his face.
"No, no I am going to save you." Eowyn promised.
"You already did, Eowyn. My body is broken. You have to let me go." Theoden replied. Eowyn shakes her head fiercely.
"No."
"I go to my fathers, in whose mighty company; I shall not now feel ashamed." Theoden said with his last breathe. Theoden took one last and final breathe and died in Eowyn's arms. Eowyn cried for her uncle. She felt weak and tired. She closed her eyes and wished it all to be gone but she found that she could not open her eyes when she wanted to.
"Release us!" The King of the Dead said to Aragorn, as they stood across the battle field from a weeping Eowyn.
"Bad idea. Very handy in a tight spot these lads. Despite the fact that their dead." Gimli advised. Legolas rolled his eyes.
"You gave us your word!" The King responded.
"I hold your oath fulfilled. Go, be at peace." Aragorn said, the King and the rest of the dead disappeared just as quickly as they came.
"No! No! Noooooo!" Aragorn whipped around to see Eomer cradling a limp Eowyn in his arms. Aragorn looked to Legolas who nodded and they both ran over to assist Eomer. They found Eowyn almost dead and Eomer unwilling to let her go. Aragorn finally coaxed him into bringing her into the halls of healing for treatment. Legolas watched as the two men carried Eowyn away and he said a silent prayer for them. He hoped Iasbelin and Osric were well and had not followed Eowyn from the encampment.
Legolas ran into the city of Minas Tirith and searched around for someone to take news to his wife. Legolas found the first messenger boy he could to take news to Dunharrow of Rohan's victory over Mordor. He told the boy to deliver the message directly to Iasbelin that he was alive and well. He smiled as he watched the boy leave to fetch his wife. Hopefully that was the last battle they would have to fight although Legolas seriously doubted that.
A/N: Ok I suck at writing battle scenes. This chapter is mostly movie with very little original. I am sorry but I wanted to focus on Eowyn in this chapter and her feelings. Please leave a review!