For the Love of a King

Chapter Thirty-One: Fighting Azog

Lilja

Thorin talks to Dwalin.

"Find Fili and Kili! Call them back!" Thorin says

"Thorin, are you sure about this?" Dwalin says

"Do it. We live to fight another day." Thorin says

As they turn to leave, they hear a drum sound from Ravenhill. Looking back at the tower, they see a light appear. Atop the tower, Azog appears, dragging a bloodied Fili behind him.

"This one dies first." Azog says

"Then the brother." Azog says

"Then you, Oakenshield." Azog says

"You will die last." Azog says

"No! RUN!" Fili yells

Thorin, Dwalin, and Bilbo look on in shock as Azog lifts Fili by the neck, I grab one of my daggers and throw it as hard as I can, it hits Azog's arm that it holding Fili and he drops Fili, Fili grabs the ledge and pulls himself up and starts fighting

Thorin begins running across the frozen river. I follow, knowing we have to help them

"Thorin!" Dwalin calls

"Thorin...No." Dwalin says

3rd person pov

Kili rushes up the steps, killing orcs in his way. As Thorin begins to clamber up the ruins, Azog rushes out of a tunnel and attacks him. They fight on the snowy mountainside, Thorin with his sword and Azog with his arm-blade and a mace.

Bilbo, still on the other side of the river, hears a noise and ducks as werebats fly out of the fog. His sword glows blue, and he looks back to see Bolg and his forces climbing over the ruins. Seeing Bilbo, the orcs charge at him. Just before they reach him, Dwalin charges up and begins fighting the orcs singlehandedly.

"Slay them all!" Bolg orders

Tauriel and Legolas pause on their way to Ravenhill as they see the Werebats massing.

"No..." Tauriel says

The werebats fly down to the main battlefields, swooping through ranks of soldiers and causing mayhem. Legolas leaps and grabs the leg of a passing Werebat, and it carries him away. Tauriel sees Kili fighting several orcs on the ruins.

"Kili..." Tauriel says

Azog and Thorin continue fighting. Thorin manages to knock Azog down, and Azog slides down a slippery slope; before Thorin can chase after him, other orcs arrive and he is forced to fight them. In the courtyard, Bilbo throws rocks at orcs as Dwalin fights. Kili continue fighting his way up the ruins. Tauriel, looking for him, encounters and kills several orcs. Meanwhile, the werebat is still carrying Legolas in the air.

As Bilbo continues throwing rocks, Bolg suddenly runs out and smacks Bilbo in the head with the handle of his mace, knocking him out cold. As the werebat carries Legolas over a stone tower, he shoots it through the neck, killing it and forcing it to release him; he drops gracefully on top of the tower. Azog, recovered suddenly charges at Thorin and knocks him onto the surface of the frozen river.

"Go in for the kill!" Azog yells

Azog yells to his orcs, many of which run out on to the ice to attack Thorin.