It was all worth it

Prologue - Remembering words.

Livia, the youngest princess of Imaldris, the youngest daughter of King Elrond and Queen Celebrian, an elven beauty with bright blue eyes and white hair as snow that was reaching her back was sitting in the garden near the horse stables wearing an Elven warrior dress with a hood, thinking of her grandmother's words she heard hundreds of years ago.

"It began with the forging of the great rings. Three were given to the elves: Immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings. Seven to the dwarf lords: Great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls. And nine... Nine rings were gifted to the race of men who, above all else, desire power. For within these rings was bound the strength and will to govern each race. But they were all of them deceived, for another ring was made. In the land of Mordor, in the fires of mount doom, the dark lord Sauron forged in secret, a master ring to control all others. And into his ring, he poured his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life. 'One ring to Rule them all.'

One by one, the free lands of Middle-Earth fell to the power of the ring. But there were some who resisted. A last alliance of Men and elves marched against the armies of Mordor. And on the slopes of Mount doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle-Earth. Victory was near. But the power of the ring could not be undone. It was in this moment, when all hope had faded that Isildur, son of the king took up his father's sword. Sauron, the enemy of the free people of Middle-Earth was defeated. The ring passed to Isildur who had this one chance to destroy evil forever. But the hearts of the men are easily corrupted. And the ring of power has a will of its own. It betrayed Isildur to his death.

And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend, legend became myth. And years passed, the ring passed out of all knowledge. Until, when chance came, it ensnared a new bearer. The ring came to the creature Gollum who took it into the tunnels of the misty mountains. And there it consumed him. The ring brought to Gollum an unnatural long life. For five hundred years, it poisoned his mind. And in the glooms of Gollum's cave, it waited. Darkness crept back to the forests of the world. Rumor grew of a shadow in the east, whispers of a nameless fear. And the ring of power perceived. Its time had now come. It abandoned Gollum. But something happened that the ring did not intend. It's a mystery to us. But there will be a day that the most unlikely creature will shape the fortunes of us all. Elves, dwarves and men."

Her grandmother's voice erupted through Livia's mind. One ring to rule them all. She saw it. The cruelest ring. She heard its voices. It draws near. Near to their borders.