Wings of Destiny (The Original)

by Eradrin

FIRST FANFIC ALERT, BEWARE: Young elf, Eradrin Skyleaf, has always known Elrond to be her father. But when he reveals to her a secret past and that she really isn't his daughter, she embarks on a dangerous journey to find her destiny and who she really is. Full of orcs, spiders, and many other dangers, and a bit of romance too! Legolas x OC.

11. Chapter 10

Chapter 10

The Orc stomped slowly away. Eradrin was shocked. "I'm in... Dol Guldûr?" She whispered. She felt despair well up inside her, rising in her throat until she wanted to wail. Dol Guldûr seemed impossible to escape, and what was worse, a creepy necromancer haunted the place. Eradrin turned toward the front gate. Well guarded, she thought. The elf started to cry. I'm never going to get out of here! She trembled. Then she sat upright. No, I must not think of such things. I will escape tonight. She slouched against the cage wall and tried to sleep.

Hours later, Eradrin awoke. The sun was sinking, casting a few beams of light through the dark clouds. Eradrin slowly breathed in, and thought, okay, sneak out when all of the orcs are sleeping. The moon came up, and rose slowly into the sky. When it shone directly overhead, all the Orc noises ceased. Eradrin saw her chance. Slowly, she drew out the three shiny hand knives, and used one to cut a hole large enough to slip out of in the cage wall. When it was large enough, Eradrin carefully slid through, trying not to make any noise. She finally hopped out. Eradrin drew in a tremendous sigh of relief. I am never coming back here ever, she thought. Then she silently ran over to the shadows coming from the wall, and traveled to the bridge along alongside it. As the elf neared the bridge, she heard gruff Orc voices echo near the entrance. Three huge orcs were standing at the gate, talking quietly amongst themselves. Eradrin stopped to listen. "Sauron's coming tomorrow. Then we can get that nasty she elf off of our hands." Sure, Eradrin thought, I'm nasty. "Finally! I'm tired of guarding and wanted to go to bed. We've been out here for three straight days!" They lowered their voices a bit, and Eradrin decided she didn't want to have anything more to do with orcs. She took the three blades in her hand. One for each Orc, she thought. She aimed each one and shot it into the head of all the orcs. Then she leaped over them and disappeared I to the mist and shadows on the bridge, running farther and farther into the night.