"I know some stuff. Apparently, central command fell. Something happened between the Valar and Eru. Next thing we know, Manwe is giving out new orders for a change. Do this, do that, blah blah, obey me now, no more talk of Illuvitar. Then it got worse. He started to send us to slay certain individuals. But not what you think. He'd send us out to the east and south to 'cleanse the land' as Manwe called it. Hundreds of us descended on cities, burnt villages, slew entire towns. In the end, we smote an entire race of people. We didn't like it but apparently they had been corrupted by Morgoth. Then he sent us after those south of Harad. Then those in the east. All 'followers of Morgoth'. Then he sent us to slay the Dwarves. We slew thousands, hundreds of thousands. Orocarni, Yellow Mountains, Stonefoots, whatnot. We knew something was wrong as these people were not evil. They only followed Mahal. Aule and Manwe had division and there was discord between the Valar. Then Aule left Valimar, afterward Irmo went missing and so did Mandos, like what happened to Orome, remember that guy? He's been missing since the War of Wrath. Departed from the Valar or something over differences of opinion. Manwe was obviously the cause of it. After the Fall of Numenor, he became even more unhinged and paranoid. It was around that time that orders began to change." She paused to sigh.
"Before I left Valinor, it was only a handful of Valar in support of Manwe and I overheard one argument between Manwe and Ulmo. Something to do with the fate of the Giant Shifters. I can't remember but there's clearly problems in Valinor. Manwe's allies are disappearing, better for us. It's good. Don't ya think?" She asked Pyrus.
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Eonwe stared at the walls of his cage. He was imprisoned in Mandos' Halls, yet he hadn't seen the Vala anywhere. What was going on? Was he in trouble?
The Maia had given up on his own life. He just hoped that the shifters were competent enough to stop Morgoth, albeit their limitations. They needed to develop their abilities in order to stop that monster and after him, Manwe. Manwe was a problem. He knew full well what was intended for the world. A 'purification' by fire. Manwe would kill everything except the Eldar. All those innocents. Yet, he was not innocent himself. He had fulfilled Manwe's orders.
"Smite the non-believers. They are the cretin and cannot be allowed to continue living."
"Sterilize these corrupt dwarves from Arda."
"More. End more."
"Yes, even the young and old."
And he remembered his answer.
"Yes, my King."
A tear traced down his eye.
No more. He thought. No more killing. Life was precious. Eru had said to them all at the start. No more innocents.
The wall next to his cage exploded in a flurry of dust and rock.
"What?" Eonwe said, startled as a huge figure appeared in the giant hole. The guards surrounding his cell charged him screaming, "AVANIMIR, ASTALDO NEMISLANDRO!"
He watched as the huge figure brushed them aside with one slap, sending the Guards of the Halls into another wall. He stepped into the broken cage and looked down at Eonwe. The Maia recognized him now. Eonwe's mouth fell open in awe.
"Stand up, kiddo."
"T-tulkas? Wha-what are you doing?"
"We got unfinished business with my brother. I need your skills. You still have your sword?"
Eonwe looked down at his empty hands and Tulkas snapped his fingers. Eonwe's Maiar-blade and longsword appeared in his hands. Along with dark armor that formed along his brown prisoner tunic.
"Let's go, kiddo. Time to get the squad back together."
"Bu-but what about..." Eonwe said, stansing up and following him out of the prison and into the Halls of Mando, still awestruck from the appearance of the Vala. He had only seen him a couple times and fought alongside him in the War of Wrath but never directly communicated with the Vala. Tulkas was huge and the most muscular being Eonwe had ever laid his eyes upon, putting even the Giants to shame. He saw Tulkas ready his fingers.
"Fuck Manwe." He snapped them and both Eonwe and the Vala disappeared.
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The fireball smashed into the ground directly between the bridge and Rivendell, sending shockwaves through the ground which sent the horses and their riders falling.
Iver, Sigeric, Thoruk, Marco, Daugo, Dimitri, Grimnir, Cardiloc and Ha'zi were thrown off their steeds. Iver fell of the bridge and was barely clinging onto it for dear life. Below him he could hear the waterfalls and the rushing river and if he looked down he would view the sharp jagged rocks jutting out directly beneath him.
Deslan took less of a hit but felt the blast of flame and wind. When he recovered he saw dozens of elves tossed to the ground, slowly getting back up and ahead of them were a dozen funny-looking fellows dressed in white armor.
"SENTINELS OF MANWE, SLAY THEM ALL!" A cry rose from the group of armoured warriors as they began to shoot off in different directions. One began slaughtering some of the concussed elves, another kick an elf off the cliff and into the abyss below.
Ha'zi was slowly coming to consciousness. His eyesight was dazed, ash and sulphur was in the air and the smell of rotting eggs choked him for a second. He blinked and saw something coming towards him. A towering giant. A man drenched in armour with a tower shield and a longsword. He raised the longsword and stabbed one of the elves next to Ha'zi before taking his shield and smacking it into an elf which charged him, then he turned and looked down to see Ha'zi and raised his blade high into the air...
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