A/N: Hi, mellon nins, how are you? Sorry for not updating the last two days, but, since this is the chapter with the most important battle, I wanted it to be really good. I don't know if I achieved this, but I gave my best. Enjoy!
lassi- Hannon le, mellon nin :) I am honored by your words, although I don't think my version is better.
Gotta Dance 88- I'm happy you liked this chapter, my loyal friend :) Oh, we have the same wish, isn't Legolas the perfect man for a girl?
Disclaimer: I don't own 'Lord of The Rings', I only own the characters I create.
The armies of Minas Tirith left the city, led by Aragorn, who was wearing the emblems of the White Tree and the Seven Stars with the crown above them. His companions were with him at the head, with Pippin riding in front of Gandalf and Merry behind Eomer. Their hands were grabbing the reins of their horses tightly, for they knew this would be the battle that would decide whether they would save Middle Earth or die.
Eowyn had stayed behind and this time there was no need to be convinced by someone else not to fight. Although her wound was closed, she was still very weak and was feeling a numbness she had never felt before. She was standing in front of a window in the Healing Houses and was looking over Minas Tirith.
'The city has fallen silent' she said to herself. 'There is no warmth left in the sun. It grows so cold'
'It is just the damp of the first spring rain' a voice behind her stated. Startled, the princess of Rohan turned and saw Faramir, the son of the late Steward of Gondor, standing behind her. She wondered why he had not joined the army, but then she remembered something Aragorn had told her, that he was seriously wounded during a battle and his father wanted to burn him, although he was alive. She gave him a small smile, impressed from the gentle way his eyes were looking at her.
'I do not believe this darkness will endure' Faramir went on, realizing how much she needed a comfort. After a small hesitation, he took her hand in his, squeezing it lightly. Spontaneously, Eowyn leaned her head on his shoulder and in Faramir's presence she felt her fear disappear.
The army of Gondor was standing outside the Black Gates. Sunglee shivered at their sight. Even from a distance, she could sense the evil coming in waves from their direction. In there were Frodo and Sam, maybe approaching Mount Doom. Sunglee prayed for the two Hobbits and hoped that their diversion would have the results they were wishing.
'Where are they?' Pippin asked, referring to the armies of Mordor.
Aragorn looked at him and then, without giving an answer, started riding towards the gate, with his companions and a Gondorian standard bearer following him. They rode close to the gate and stopped.
'Let the lord of the Black Land come forth!' Aragorn demanded determined. 'Let justice be done upon him!'
At his words, the Black Gates opened a little and out came Sauron's lieutenant. When she saw him, Sunglee could not suppress a gasp, for he was the most dreadful creature she had ever met. The biggest part of his face was covered by a helmet, revealing only his mouth with the dirty teeth. She took some deep breaths to calm down, for she would not give him the satisfaction to show fear.
'My Master, Sauron the Great, bids thee welcome' he announced.
This statement was followed by a heavy silence and looks of disbelief.
'Is there any in this rout with authority to treat with me?' he asked ironically, sensing their fear.
'We do not come to treat with Sauron, faithless and accursed' Gandalf spoke angrily. 'Tell your master this. The armies of Mordor must disband. He is to depart these lands, never to return!'
Sunglee doubted that this would be so easy and her suspicions were confirmed when the Mouth of Sauron's smile grew wider.
'Aha! Old Greybeard!' he exclaimed. 'I have a token I was bidden to show thee'
With a quick move, he took out of his cloak a beautiful, white shirt with golden gems. Everybody gasped at its sight, for they had recognized it as Frodo's Mithril shirt. Sunglee did not know its existence, but seeing the others' reaction, she immediately realized what this meant and tears filled her eyes. The Mouth of Sauron threw the shirt at Gandalf.
'Frodo!' the pain was clear in Pippin's voice, as the Hobbit could not believe that his friend was dead.
'Silence' Gandalf ordered him.
'No!' Merry shouted, his own voice trembling.
'Silence!' Gandalf repeated more urgently.
'The Halfling was dear to thee I see' the Mouth of Sauron commented. 'Know that he suffered greatly at the hands of his host'
His words made everything even more worse. The tears escaped Sunglee's eyes and she bowed her head to hide them. In a sudden, she had the urge to give everything up, to just sit there and wait for death to come. She felt sorrow for the Hobbit who had died so cruel, but she was also feeling sorrow for all of them. Frodo's death had sealed the fate of Middle Earth, for Sunglee was sure that Sam, Frodo's closest friend, would be too sad to go on with the Ring.
'Who would have thought' Sauron's messenger continued 'one so small could endure so much pain? And he did, Gandalf. He did'
Aragorn, not holding on anymore, moved forwards on his horse. The Mouth of Sauron turned towards him. A small flame of hope was kindled in them, as they had a feeling what Aragorn wanted to do.
'And who is this? Isildur's heir? It takes more to make a king than a broken elvish blade'
Aragorn swept out his sword and with one, determined movement, beheaded the Mouth of Sauron.
'I guess that concludes negotiations' Gimli mumbled.
'I am afraid that negotiations were useless from the beginning, my friend' Sunglee commented sadly. 'Nae, the evil does not know what "negotiation" means'
'I do not believe it' Aragorn told them, speaking about Frodo's death. 'I will not'
At this moment, the gates started to open even more and Aragorn turned his horse to look at it. Orcs began to march through. The princess of Rivendell, much to her delight, felt her courage return and she was ready to fight to death.
'Pull back!' the future king of Gondor commanded them. 'Pull back!'
They rode back towards their army with the Orcs marching behind them. The soldiers were looking with uncertainty at them. Aragorn rode across the front of the army, addressing them.
'Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers!' he started. '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 wolves 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 to stand! Men of the West!'
The soldiers left a battle cry in unison, feeling encouraged, unsheathed their weapons and stood ready. Sunglee could not help but smile widely, impressed by her companion's words and thinking that Aragorn would be a great king. Aragorn wheeled around on his horse to face the oncoming enemy. The small Gondorian army was surrounded by the huge Orc army, but this did not scare them, as they were fighting for their lands and for their families. Pippin unsheathed his sword and Merry started breathing heavily, holding himself in readiness for the battle. Next to them, Legolas was standing between Gimli and Sunglee, his hand gripped around his bow.
'I never thought I would die fighting side by side with two Elves' Gimli commented.
'What about side by side with two friends?' Legolas asked him, smiling widely, and the Dwarf turned to him.
'Aye!' he replied. 'I can do that!'
Legolas nodded and then looked at Sunglee, not knowing where to start from, how to thank her for being by his side, for giving him faith only with her presence.
'It is time' Sunglee whispered, her fingers running over his hand. She knew words were not necessary between them, they had reached a point where they could communicate without speaking to each other. Therefore she knew that the fate of the one would decide the fate of the other.
'We will fight together' Legolas whispered back, pressing his forehead against hers. 'In life…'
'…or in death' she ended up. 'Le melin, Legolas'
'Le melin, Sunglee'
They shared a soft kiss, the last one before the battle, to seal the promises they had made to each other, and then turned towards the battlefield again. Aragorn was standing in readiness in front of the army. He looked back at his companions and smiled.
'For Frodo' he whispered.
The next second, he raised his sword and and ran forward, towards the Orc army. Pippin and Merry, leaving out battle cries, ran after him, followed by the rest of the army, who quickly overtook the two Hobbits. Aragorn reached the Orcs first and smashed into them, slashing with his sword. Soon, the two armies had collided in a fierce battle. From time to time, Sunglee and Legolas were looking out for each other, ready to run and help if necessary. It was a wise decision, for the enemies were too much and they saved each other from a deathly strike many times.
The battle went on for a long while. Suddenly, there was a bloodcurdling scream and with dread, the army of Gondor saw the Ringwraiths approaching, riding their dragons. Fear was spreaded through them, but then Gandalf looked up again and saw a huge eagle intercepting the fell beast and dragging it off.
'The eagles!' Merry shouted joyfully. 'The eagles are coming!'
The blessing of the Valar is with us, Sunglee thought happily.
Indeed, the eagles engaged in the air with the dragons. In the meantime, Aragorn, who was fighting bravely in the battlefield, heard a roar and turned around, only to see a Cave Troll. The beast attacked the Ranger, who battled with bravery, but the creature was very strong and he soon fell down. Legolas, seeing his friend in trouble, tried desperately to reach and help him, but the Orcs blocking his way were many. And his despair grew bigger when he saw Sunglee running alone to Aragorn.
'Melda, no!' he yelled, with tears filling his eyes. 'Not alone, I beg you!'
The she-elf turned towards the young prince and smiled reassuringly towards him, before going on. Legolas returned to the battle against the Orcs surrounding him, but in the same time he was not losing Sunglee from his eyes and relief packed him when he saw her firing two arrows at the troll's face, making it slow.
In a sudden, a loud shriek was heard from the direction of Mordor and the Eye of Sauron started flaring, screeching and groaning with terrible sounds. Gandalf, Legolas, Sunglee and Aragorn turned to look better at it. Their eyes widened when they noticed that the tower of Barad-dur was beginning to collapse and the Eye to explode, sending a huge shockwave outwards.
'Frodo!' Merry yelled with delight and emotion. 'Frodo!'
Gimli shook his head with joy as the Black Gates were collapsing as well. The Orcs attempted to run away, but the ground below them gave way, destroying all of them. Mount Doom erupted and Pippin bowed his head, crying, thinking that Frodo was dead. But Gandalf out a hand on his shoulder.
'There is hope' he consoled him.
Three eagles landed next to them. Gandalf rode the one and they flew off, heading for the mountain to find Frodo and Sam. Meanwhile, the others were celebrating their victory.
'He did it!' Aragorn exclaimed.
They all hugged each other, while Gimli was trying to hide the tears of emotion that had appeared in his eyes. As Sunglee pulled away from Aragorn's hug, she saw Legolas standing in the distance, still looking towards Mordor. The young princess walked slowly towards him and put a hand on his shoulder.
'Legolas?' Legolas, melamin, we did it! We are saved!'
Legolas looked at her and, for the first time since she knew him, Sunglee could not read his expression. But then the Elf hugged her so tightly, that she gasped for air. In his arms, she fully realized that they would live in peace from now on.
'Yes, Sunglee, we are saved!' Legolas laughed loudly. 'Everything is over, everything is alright now!'
They pulled away gently, with their faces shining, and walked to the others. As if they had read each other's thought, hugged all together from the shoulder, showing to anybody that could watch them, that the bonds they were sharing were as strong as the first day of their journey.
Elvish words/phrases used:
Nae- Alas
Le melin- I love you
Melda- My beloved
Melamin- My love
A/N: Ok, everyone, that was it for now, hope you liked it :) This is not the last, chapter, guys. The next chapter will have the moments after the battle, like Frodo's awakening in Gondor and Sunglee's reunion with her family. xx