[IC] The Hobbit/LOTR: Another Age of Evil Beginnings { Elven & Angel }

[The Elvenqueen]

"Yes. they never would listen to warnings." Thranduil sneered slightly as he stepped back. "Very well, if you will not heed your friend's warning then perhaps you will take a deal."
Thorin braced himself for what was coming next. He had seen this coming, but he did not interrupt the Elvenking and instead waited until he had finished. "I will let you and your companions go, if you will simply return what your kin stole from us."
"A favour for a favour." the dwarf answered as he took a few steps to the side, though he carefully sidestepped to avoid Mel as the she-elf made a move towards him.
"You have my word." Thranduil promised with a slight nod. "One king to another."

This time it would seem it was Thorin's turn to be angered. The dwarf prince smirked angrily and raised his voice, as if he were trying to make it heard to every Elf in the halls the truth about the king that they followed. That he was nothing but a dishonest, selfish liar. "I would not trust Thranduil, the great king, to honour his word, should the end of all days be upon us!" he raised his voice yet again as he turned to point a finger at the elf furiously. "You lack all honour! I have seen how you treat your friends, we needed your help once, homeless and starving, and you turned your back! You turned away from the suffering of my people!" and then he spat an insult at him in Khuzdul that would finally crack the Elvenking's otherwise stoic composure that he had now regained: "May you die in dragon fire!"

Mel didn't understand what it meant, but she was smart enough to figure out that it hadn't been polite. The she-elf had opened her mouth to defend her uncle but even she jumped backwards with an audible gasp as the great Elvenking crossed the room in mere seconds, his face inches from the dwarf prince's as he snarled with venom in his voice.
"Do not talk to me of dragonfire! I know it's wrath and ruin!" the comment had in fact made him angrier than he had ever been before now, so angry that the illusion which hid the scarred and disfigured part of his face was broken, to reveal the blind, clouded white eye and the flesh that had been melted away right down to the sinew and bone. "I have faced the great serpents of the North!"

As strong a stomach as she usually had, Mel had to avert her eyes as her uncle's scars showed. She had seen them once before as an elfling, when he had first returned from that battle and they had brought back her father's body, and she had never forgotten that moment. Seeing them now brought back those memories, and for a moment her strong frame trembled as she fought them down. She was grateful when Thranduil stepped back sharply and regained his usual demeanour."I had warned your grandfather, of what his greed would summon but he refused to listen to me." though he would not show it the dwarf's open challenge of his authority had shaken him, and Mel could tell this by the way he headed back up the steps to the safety of his throne, where the dwarf could not follow him and could not belittle him any more.
"You are just like him." Thranduil snarled, the flick of his wrist all that was needed to summon the two guards into action. They swiftly stepped forward and seized hold of Thorin and Maleficent to take them back down to the dungeons with the rest of their company. "Stay here then if you will, and rot! I can wait a hundred years if it is needed, it is only the blink of an eye in the lifetime of an Elf, and I am patient, Oakenshield!"

[AngelBites15]

Funny it may seem, Maleficent wasn't expecting this sudden outburst, and she wasn't sure if it was because of her, or if it was Thranduil's deal. She was slightly grateful for the Elf lord to agree with her, but it didn't last long when Thorin began to speak in Khuzdul. She understood every word, and this wasn't pleading for the king. The illusion wasn't what frightened Maleficent, in fact, the illusion only struck Maleficent with pain for the ElvenKing. "Wait a minute..wait! I only wish to speak with you, my lord", she protested quickly as soon as her arms were taken by the guards. "About this treasure you so-called speak of", she said to him. "Alone", she added.

[The Elvenqueen]

Not moving from where he stood, Thranduil glowered down at the fae. "And why would I trust your word on anything, Saeril?"

[AngelBites15]

"Because I am of your race. I was once a pure elf maiden, until I was corrupted within the mind of the Necromancer. The sickening spell caused such destruction of your race, and it wasn't intended. This darkness isn't a part of me; you know my parents. Or you once did", Maleficent had to explain in her original soft, pure voice that she once had before the manifestation. "I know what you seek in that mountain. White gems of pure starlight; they once belonged to a woman here, a woman I once knew, before her cold blooded demise", she explained in emotion of shame and pain of the death of his so-called wife. "All I remember is that she was beautiful"

[The Elvenqueen]

Maleficent's mention of his late wife did nothing to make the Elvenking any more trustworthy of her. "You know nothing of her." he growled quietly, though he did gesture for the guards to release Maleficent, as it seemed that she was far more agreeable than her dwarven counterpart. Such considerations were enough to lure him back down from the throne, to stand and face Maleficent again, but not before Thorin was long out of his sight down in the dungeons with the other dwarves.

"If you have any sense left in you, you will not mention my aunt again." Mel hissed into Maleficent's ear as the guards left the fae beside Thranduil's niece. It was not meant as a hostility towards the fae, but more as a sharp and quick warning before Thranduil got too close to them again. Mel knew the Elvenking as well as the prince did, she had been there when his wife had died, and watched him fall apart afterwards, then try to pick up the pieces and hide it from their people, whom he still had to protect from the growing sickness in the forest. Since then they had spoken very little of the late Queen, especially not in the king's presence, for it made him very angry and upset.

[AngelBites15]

Maleficent did gaze at the she-elf in a neutral expression, but it wasn't harsh nor cold. It meant that she understood her. "That forest has been another half of me, and I know how it feels", the fae softly said to the king before making a few steps forward, but didn't move any closer to him. "I won't speak of her again, if that is what you prefer, I will take your word for it", her hands were then crossing over each other in front of her, showing that she meant no disrespect. "I can retrieve them", she spoke up suddenly. "The gems"

[The Elvenqueen]

The Elvenking arched an eyebrow at her warily, his head tilting again. He was seriously considering her offer. "You would do such a thing? And what, pray tell, would you expect in return?"

Mel knew he was only asking as a matter of formalities. If he believed that she really would retrieve the gems of Lasgalen for him then Thranduil would give her anything she wanted, they meant that much to him.

[AngelBites15]

"Those gems are precious to you, my lord", Maleficent softly told him. "If you could do nothing to get them, at least have someone who cares about the woman you loved, retrieve it for you. It's in my intuition for you to not feel pain, and for me to do this, I want to relieve that pain", her face was already getting a little emotional, but no tears shed, and only her mouth was slightly giving a small sad smile. "For you and your family", she added.

"What I want, my lord, is for you to not let others around you, fall. Legolas wouldn't want that; even if he chooses to become the next in line, he wouldn't let your kingdom fall like everyone else", she explained her desire to him with her yellow-green eyes coming back into view to him.

[The Elvenqueen]

Thranduil was silent for a long moment as he seemed to weigh his options. He could trust her, but there would be no guarantee that she wasn't lying. "...Very well." he agreed finally. He could always resort to his own methods if it was proved that the fae was untrustworthy.

[AngelBites15]

"My lord, the dwarves. They're gone", a Silvan told his king after he ran up the stairs. Maleficent was relieved that they managed to escape, but had to get the king's consent in order to leave herself. "I must go, your majesty. I have to catch up with them if I am gonna retrieve your prize", she explained to the ElvenKing, so she could get his permission to leave.

[The Elvenqueen]

The Elvenking simply jerked his chin in reply, and at that order Mel instantly took off at a run after the other guards, who had been called to the cellars below at Tauriel's command.
"Then go, if you will, before I change my mind."

[AngelBites15]

She made her quick bow before making her exit from the throneroom, leaving through the gateway, and taking flight. All that looked at her back, was Legolas' cold piercing eyes.

"Go, come on let’s go!", Thorin told the company as they floated across the water in their barrels until they reach the waterfall. "Hold on!", as the company fall down the waterfall, they are being sent downstream with the elves chasing after them, with Maleficent flying to catch up with the dwarves.

[The Elvenqueen]

Mel quickly raced along the top, watching with a strangely neutral expression for a few moments before she called across to one of the elves further ahead. "Holo in ennyn!(shut the gate)" they weren't about to just let the dwarves escape, the deal with the fae didn't mean they would let the dwarves go.

The gates were shut and Thorin growled angrily as the barrels all bumped up against each other. The dwarves looked up, panicked as it looked like they would just be taken back into their cells. But they were all taken by surprise when the Orcs suddenly scaled the stone wall, and killed the elven guards who were about to take the dwarves back into their custody.

"Legolas!" Mel shouted in alarm as she sprang forward towards the orcs, it would seem the dwarves would have to wait. The gates were shut, they weren't going anywhere.

[AngelBites15]

"Get over the bridge!", Thorin shouted as the Orcs managed to get to them underneath the bridge. Outside the bridge, Maleficent suddenly collided into an orc on top of the bridge while in flight. Using the dagger and her finger cuffs, her agile body knocked the enemy at a distance away from her.

Legolas ran at the side of the river, shooting his targets that were near the kingdom border.

[The Elvenqueen]

"Get the gate!" Dwalin shouted. Kili looked up to see the lever which the elf guard had pulled to shut the gate just above him. Climbing out of his barrel, he hurried to run up the stairs to get to it, Dwalin managed to grab a weapon from an Orc and threw it to him.

"Kill them all!" Bolg ordered the Orcs in Black Speech. Mel quickly ducked down out of the way of an Orc's sword, kicking the creature in the stomach and sending it tumbling into the river, before shooting another that almost snuck up on Legolas while he was occupied with killing others.
"Don't let the dwarves get away!" she shouted out.

[AngelBites15]

Maleficent clawed at an Orc, and tumbled him into the water, landing near the dwarves under the bridge. Flying at another, she gave a kick at it before it could reach Legolas. Ducking from a hatchet being thrown, she just noticed a Morgul shaft being aimed at Kili, who appears to be trying to reach a ladder. Knowing that his life was at stake, she gave a mighty push to the leading orc, but didn't stop the arrow from being released.

[The Elvenqueen]

"Kili!" Fili shouted as he tried to warn his brother of the approaching arrow. Kili turned towards his brother's voice but wasn't sure what he was trying to tell him.

Growling under her breath, Mel fitted an arrow to her bowstring and shot an arrow in Kili's direction also, hoping the arrow she had fired would intercept the one fired by the Orc- if there was at least a chance he would only be hit by her arrow he would still be better off; she would have to apologise to the dwarf later, if she ever saw him again. It of course also meant that she would have to resign to the fact of giving up the dwarf prisoners, if Kili could get the gate open even the elves couldn't run fast enough to keep up with the current in the end.

"Aaahh!" Kili yelled in pain as an arrow embedded itself in his leg, collapsing onto his knees for a brief moment. He was lucky; Mel's arrow had knocked Bolg's off course and sent it flying into the undergrowth somewhere, hitting the dwarf in the leg instead. Pain still seared through the wound, and Kili clutched at the shaft, hissing through gritted teeth in pain. But he couldn't give up. The lever was right there, he could just reach it, if he just stretched up. Managing to grab it, he pulled as hard as he could, and the gates swung open, sending the barrels tumbling suddenly down river and into the rapids.

Staggering to his feet groggily, Kili jumped off the side, landing in his barrel again. The shaft of the arrow caught on the side of the barrel, snapping off and making the young dwarf yell out loud again.

[AngelBites15]

The fae made a protesting cry as the arrow hit Kili in the leg. That's what shocked her to the brink of her bones. How dare they hurt the one that she looked after! This wasn't the first time she has seen her godsons in danger, and she hoped that misguiding the arrow would make minimal damage. But these shafts were much different than that of a typical arrow. "Mahal", Maleficent whispered as she watched the barrels finally drift away and down another waterfall. With her instincts, she followed them by taking flight once again.

[The Elvenqueen]

Mel drew up short as they reached the border, firing one last arrow at an Orc in frustration. Now the Orcs had gotten away too. Thranduil would not be pleased to hear this news from them, she could only hope that the fae would keep her promise...and forgive her for shooting the dwarf. Now that she thought about it, it probably wasn't a smart thing to do without warning Maleficent of her intentions first, but it wasn't like she had had much time...sighing, she turned to head back and finish off the Orcs that had stayed behind that were still attacking the other elves, looking around worriedly for Legolas though she couldn't see her cousin anywhere.

Tauriel had joined the fight just as the dwarves had escaped down river, though her main focus was making sure she stayed close to Legolas. They always fought well together and looked out for each other. Seeing an orc archer aiming to shoot at him while his attention was distracted watching the dwarves, Tauriel quickly intercepted the arrow with one of her own, pulling her knives out she went to slit the creature's throat.

[AngelBites15]

"Tauriel, dartho!", Legolas managed to stop her before she could go any further. "This one we keep alive", he told her in the Silvan tongue, knowin bt that they must know just why Orcs had to attack her boders, and why they were after the dwarves.