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Chapter I
The Dragon Princess, Eruanna Úlumiel, has a long winding tale. From her glorious battles to her epic love story, she was known to be a dutiful, blessed princess who gained a power even the most cautious rulers would kill for. Her story does not begin on the blessed lands of Valinor, but in Middle-Earth, in a cursed forest.
It is said that on the night of her birth, the stars of Varda glowed brighter than ever before, brightest among them being the star of her maternal great-grandfather Eärendil, as if he was expressing joy over the birth of his first great-grandchild. This happened in the year 2800 of the Third Age in Mirkwood. Eruanna, Eru's gift, had a long, great heritage. Her mother was Lady Hiriel, daughter of Elrond of Imladris, and her father was Prince Legolas Thranduillion, the only child and son of King Thranduil of Mirkwood.
Lord Elrond of Imladris had two daughters and two sons. The eldest of his children was his daughter, Hiriel, and the youngest of them was his second daughter, Arwen Undomiel. In the middle were his twin sons, Elladan and Elrohir. The daughters of Elrond were very fair, neither more beautiful than the other. Arwen especially was said to be a spitting image of their ancestress Lúthien, the most beautiful maiden to ever live.
Though they were equally gorgeous with their long, silky black hair and starlit grey eyes, Hiriel possessed a fiercer, more harsh beauty than Arwen, though she always seemed soft and kind. Hiriel had been closest with her mother, Celebrian, Lady of Lothlórien, daughter of Galadriel and Celeborn. However, in TA 2509, Celebrian was waylaid by orcs. Though she was rescued by her sons, Celebrian's spirit never healed and the next year she sailed to the far West.
Hiriel often hunted orcs with her brothers for they never forgot their mother's torment at the hands of those foul creatures. She was more renowned for her skill in combat which would pass to her daughter. Whilst Arwen was always compared to Lúthien, the strong and willful Hiriel was compared to Aredhel, daughter of Fingolfin, sister to Elrond's ancestor, Turgon, King of Gondolin.
Eruanna was both a great beauty and a fearsome warrior. She was enamored of Lord Glorfindel, the Balrog Slayer, and he was the first to know of her dragons aside from her family. He looked to her as a niece and taught her the art of combat. When he was not teaching her or enthralling her with stories of Gondolin and of her ancestors, Turgon and Idril, he closely guarded her during the many years she spent in Imladris. Many began referring to him as the Golden Shadow, so closely did he guard his lady. When he wasn't on duty, he was a valued advisor of Lord Elrond.
Yet, a day would come that would change Eruanna's life and the lives of her family members forever. A day would come where she would be given a gift more powerful beyond imagination which would make her one of the most powerful elves to ever exist. Elemental dragons.
She discovered her dragons whilst out with her grandfathers in Mirkwood. The forest was darkening and whilst it pained Thranduil to do so, he wished to send his daughter-in-law and granddaughter to Imladris for safekeeping. It was then Lord Elrond stumbled upon something and looked down to see five dragon eggs.
"What is this?", he knelt down. Eruanna and Thranduil joined him and the three of them saw dragon eggs with special markings. "Elemental dragon eggs", Elrond's eyes widened. "They should have gone extinct by now."
"None have been seen since the end of the First Age", Thranduil said, shocked.
At the end of the First Age, the Host of Valinor came down. The Valar had heard the plea of the creatures of Middle Earth and worked to overthrow the Dark Lord Morgoth. But Manwë, King of the Valar, had heard of Morgoth's newest creation from his loyal eagles, winged fire-breathing beasts - dragons. The King of the Winds confided in the Valar and his wife, Varda, Queen of Stars.
The Valar brought forth their own creation - elemental dragons. These dragons were immortal, fitted with the glory of Valinor and purity of the Valar. These winged beasts were far more powerful than Morgoth's dragons at their full size. They could spew flames of all different colors and cause devastating damage to not just the environment around them but to the enemies that lurked within.
The elemental dragons came forth to the War of Wrath. For over 40 years, they battled alongside the Valar, Maiar, Elves, Men and Dwarves, helping to free Middle Earth. Manwë left them in Middle Earth to further aid the Free Peoples and the Great Eagles. The elemental dragons lived in the North. They breaded and populated their new home. The dragons of Morgoth for a long time would not dare go near them. Though the battle between them during the War of Wrath were close and both suffered casualties, the evil dragons would not dare touch the dragons of the Valar.
Sometimes before the wars between dwarves and dragons in T.A. 2570, the dragons of Morgoth, growing greedy, wished to sack the dwarven kingdoms. However, they knew that the dragons of the Valar would stop them. Thus, they struck.
The Wars of the Dragons was devastating to both sides, especially the elemental dragons. As powerful as they were, they were outnumbered by Morgoth's dragons. Eventually, they were overwhelmed. They fled into the east, into the lands of Rhûn. Sadly, they would never recover from it. Over the centuries that followed, they would slowly die out.
The loss of the elemental dragons greatly impacted Middle Earth. Without them, the Great Eagles alone couldn't keep Morgoth's dragons at bay. However, thanks to the elemental dragons, Morgoth's beasts were significantly reduced in number.
Eruanna reached down and touched the largest of them, a dark turquoise egg. She took it in her hands and set it on her lap. "I do not think it will hatch Eruanna", Elrond said.
"I second that", Thranduil responded. "But it would be a miracle if it did."
The moment those words were spoken, the egg cracked. The other four eggs, a white one, an orange one, a golden one and a black one, hatched as well. The elves looked on in shock as five dragons crawled out of the broken fragments and made their way to Eruanna. Dragons latched on to the first thing they saw and these dragons latched on to Eruanna.
"H-How?", Elrond was at a loss for words.
"How did you do that, sunflower?", Thranduil asked Eruanna.
"I just touched one", Eruanna said. She rubbed the dark turquoise dragon's head gently and it purred. From then on, the dragons would be her loyal companions, following her as she journeyed throughout Middle Earth. Many saw this as a sign of hope.
Eruanna named her five elemental dragons. The turquoise dragon was named Ceveniel, meaning daughter of the Earth, as she often seemed to blend in with plants surrounding her. She had purple horns, membranes and claws. Her blue-green flames were as destructive as they were poisonous to sinful creatures. Reckoned as the Forest Queen, She would grow to be the largest of the dragons.
The white dragon was called Helegiel, meaning daughter of ice, as her wings seemed to glint like winter ice and she was notorious for blending in with the snow. She had pink horns, membranes and claws. When angered, she spewed flames of silver and pink. Helegiel would be known as the White Queen.
The orange dragon was called Naurion, meaning son of fire. He and Ceveniel both had knife-like weapons attached to their tails. His horns and scales were orange whilst his claws and membranes were black. He would grow to be very reckless and absolutely ruthless in battle, becoming known as the fiery dread.
The golden dragon was named Faroniel, meaning daughter of the hunter, referencing her fierce hunting skills. She had pure golden scales and was the fairest and most beautiful of the dragons. Like Heleigel, many found it easier to bond to her.
The black dragon was named Sûlion, meaning son of the wind, as he was the fastest of the dragons. With jet black scales, he was ruthless and easy to anger yet fiercely protective and loyal. Sûlion was always the first into battle and the last one out. He was reckoned as the King of the Winds. He was the hardest to bond with and refused to answer to anyone save for Eruanna.