Chapter 23

The Battle for Helms Deep

I stood beside Legolas and Gimli. Who was struggling to see over the wall.

"You could have picked a better spot." He complained.

I saw Legolas smile slightly and I smirked. Father came around and stood near us.

"Well with whatever luck you live by, let us hope it lasts the night." said the dwarf.

Thunder sounded through the air.

"Your friends are with you Aragorn." Legolas said.

"Let us hope they last the night." Gimli said.

I smirked and then father walked away. More thunder came and then it began to rain.

Perfect!

The uruk-hai had come closer. One of them now stood upon a rock. They came to a stop. I looked across all of them. There were so many! Yet I would not lose hope that we could survive. My father was now speaking.

*"A Eruchîn, ú-dano i faelas a hyn an uben tanatha le faelas!"

The Uruks began to beat their weapons upon the ground, I knew this was to intimidate us, but I would not allow such a thing. Yet I felt Legolas take my hand. I looked at him and he gave me a comforting smile. I smiled back and then suddenly the uruk-hai ceased altogether. I quickly looked back. One of the Rohan men had released an arrow and killed an uruk. It fell forward and now the rest charged forward.

*"Tangado a chadad!"

I readied an arrow in my bow and waited. Legolas spoke beside me.

*"Faeg i-varv dîn na lanc a nu ranc."

*"Leithio i philinn!" father shouted.

I let an arrow fly into an uruk. We continued to fire and then I heard Gamling shout,

"FIRE!"

I smiled as the men of Rohan let a shower of arrows rain down upon the uruks.

*"Ribed bant!"

More arrows were fired and then the uruks brought ladders.

*"Pendraith!"

"Good!" Gimli said.

I smirked and drew my sword. The uruks began to climb up the walls. I rushed forward and fought them. This was a foolish action on my part. I was knocked backwards and a large uruk with a long sword started to come towards me. I rolled out of the way of its sword and kicked its legs. I stood up and put an end to it.

"Legolas! Two already!" Gimli said.

"And I am on 17!"

"Ah! I shall have no pointy-ear outscoring me!"

I smirked and found my father. We fought side by side until something caught his attention. I looked over the wall and gasped.

*"Togo hon dad, Legolas!" Ada cried.

Legolas turned and aimed for the uruk. It held a torch in its hand, for the orcs had put strange devices in the drain beneath the wall. It took three arrows and still continued.

*"Dago hon! Dago hon!"

Legolas fired again but the uruk leapt into the drain and father pushed me away. I looked up to see part of the wall blown away, and father had been on it.

"NO!"

I stood up and rushed to the edge. I saw my father lying there unconscious. Orcs were pouring through the hole and my father was in their path. I had no time to find a safe way down. I leaped off the broken wall and onto the uruks. I stood and looked at my father.

"Ada wake up! PLEASE!" I shouted.

I fought the uruks back and then Gimli came jumping down.

"GIMLI!"

I saw several elven archers standing behind me.

"*Hado i philinn!"

I threw myself to the ground and let the arrows take down as many uruks as possible. I then stood, my father now stood in front of the elves.

*"Herio!" he said.

He and the elves charged forward and I smiled. I grabbed Gimli and moved him so he would not be trampled. We were fighting as hard as we could, but there were too many.

"ARAGORN!"

I looked up upon hearing Théoden's call.

"Fall back to the keep! Get your men out of there!"

"Nan barad!"

I too called for the elves to fall back.

"Haldir! Nan barad!" father called.

I looked up to see Haldir nod.

"Nan barad!" He shouted.

My eyes widened as I saw an uruk come up behind him.

"HALDIR!"

He was hit and he grabbed his side.

"No!"

*Show them no mercy! For you shall receive none!

*Prepare to fire!

*Their armor is weak below the arm and at the neck.

*Release the arrows!

*Full volley!

*Ladders!

*Take him down! Take him down Legolas!

*Kill him! Kill him!

*Fire the arrows!

*Charge!

*To the keep!