”We need to kill him.” Glorfindel agreed, glaring at Sauron.
The Elves closed in, moving forward, blades outstreched. It seemed even Celeborn was joining them.
“Years of pain. All because of him,” Harros muttered.
“Gil-Galad shall be avenged!” Karstir grunted.
“Tulkas, may we be given the honor of slaying him?” Celeborn asked aloud to the Vala, bowing his head in respect.
”No, this one’s my bitch now.” The Vala grasped Sauron by the neck and brought him up to stare at him, observing the Maia.
”You’ve lost enough power as it is. You won’t be able to get away without your Master empowering you. Now, where is he? Where is my scrawny Melkor?” He laughed and looked towards the Obsidian Fortress then turned back, glancing around him.
”Stadus! Champions! You may uncloak, now.”
All across the field, thirteen warriors materialized. Some were wielding unnatural weapons like blades without cross-guards, starry-knives, huge crossbows attached to contraptions on their backs; some had ordinary hunting spears, huge longbows and bore swords and shields; and a few carried with them prisoners of war. Maia who had been captured or surrendered in the Battle of Gorgoroth.
“My Lord,” One of them approached, covered in golden armor, tossing two Maia at Tulkas’ feet, “These are those that have fled. We awaited your signal and were ready at a moment’s notice to jump to your aid had the snake attempted to retreat.”
Tulkas dropped Sauron and allowed Stadus to bound his hands and legs in chains, ”Ha! As if I would need help crushing this bug? HA! Now, to use him as bait.” He turned back to the Karoltai and Eldar.
”Please, stand back. I’d hate for you all to be hurt. Ha!” Tulkas’ voice boomed. The Champions of Tulkas gathered the prisoners, near nine of them with Sauron. He could see Azura amongst them but not Pyrus or Lem or Aiwendil or any of the others he had become familiar with. The female Maia was beaten bloody and her eye was shut close, blood dried beneath her left cheek.
Tulkas grabbed the head of the last prisoner, the furthest from Sauron and pulled him up by the hair of his head. The Maia was barely conscious and breathed unsteadily.
”MELKOR!”
Tulkas exclaimed, his voice echoing through the Plateau of Gorgoroth, the word spat like garbage.
”I have your pathetic welps. You are surrounded. Your fortress may be enchanted to prevent us from entering but that doesn’t mean I can’t break it down. I will kill each and every one of them unless you grow a pair and face me. I’ll give you this one boon, brother. Exit your fortress and fight me.”
There was silence. A minute passed and nothing occurred. All of them watched in silence.
”My apologies. Not really, actually. You dug your graves, mongrel currs.” Tulkas spoke and in one flick the first prisoner was decapitated. Tulkas’ held his head in one hand, still grasping the light blonde hair of a Maia of Varda. Blood spurted out of the headless body and it fell to the floor, convulsing. The Maia next to it began to struggle even against the her bounds.
“What the fack...” Marco asked, nearly vomiting.
He tossed the head at the Obsidian Fortress, it soared over its walls and landed with a splat, disappearing beyond the ramparts. The Vala then moved to the next prisoner.
Sigeric was completely ignored throughout this entire endeavor. All eyes focused on Tulkas. The very being exuded power. He had just beheaded a Maia with his bare hands.
Eonwë’s attention was focused on the execution occurring down there. He stood, glanced at Ha’zi, ”I’m sorry, I am busy. We’ll talk later,” he said, grabbing his arm and shoving it back into its socket, gritting his teeth to hold down a scream and running down the hilltop towards Tulkas, his eyes focused on his brother.
Meanwhile, Túrin smacked Cardiloc’s back, “Take me down to Tulkas, now!” The Valar-blade tightened in his grasp.
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Iver awoke. Something was happening above him. There was a thud. A loud shaking.
“Are they sieging the castle?” Miriel asked to no one in particular.
There was a sound coming from the stair case to the right of Iver. Footsteps.
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Aüle’s personal forge was swarmed with Maia. They were working his smitheries and churning out plates of armor. From the white mail that the Sentinels of Manwë wore to the golden helmets that the Noldor donned.
There was no sign of the Vala.
((Also Dimitri.))
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Joplin twisted his legs around Arandil, his arms choking the Gondorian.
“Don’t lie to me! I know you were following! I heard it. I just want to be left alone but you bastards can’t take a hint!”
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