[As Raphael was walking around, he spotted a strange creature nearby, looking right at him. as soon as it came, it went away.]
Raphael: What sort of rodent hides in the shadows, i wonder?
???: Something of great power has left his mark on him, I can sense it.
Raphael: and you feel they have answers???
???: for both of us.
Raphael: then let's find them.
???: it shouldn't be too difficult.
[Raphael uses the wraith to see the tracks of the rodent, and follows them, freeing slaves on the way there. they then spot the rodent.]
Raphael: Over there! It's running!
[they make it up a cliff in the cave, and see a strange artifact there. Raphael picks it up, curious, when suddenly he feels immense pain. he sees visions of a family... blood... and the bodies of a wife and daughter.]
[Raphael quickly drops it, crying and holding himself up from touching the ground]
Raphael: what... what was that...?
???: A lost heirloom, Raphael.
Raphael: you... you remember?
???: a few broken images, yes... though now i wish i didn't remember. My name was Celebrimbor.
[Raphael had never heard the name, but he took it as a late answer for his first question to him.]
Raphael: your family... they were... they...
Celebrimbor: Perhaps that pain is what connects us.
[the creature shows up again, as Raphael prepares his dagger. the creature then runs away]
Raphael: You darn imbecile! What do you want!?
[A caragor comes into view, as Raphael quickly got his bow out and ready. He then shot the Caragor in the head without a second thought. they make it out of the area, right as Uruks appear from the cliffs.]
Raphael: Uruk Hunters, they must have tracked the Caragor here.
[Raphael and Celebrimbor quickly started to get rid of the enemy, using both the art of the dagger and the art of the bow.]
Raphael: That cowardly creature lurks around here somewhere.
[As Raphael finds and approaches the creature, it attacks him, and he staggers back due to being only a few inches taller than it, but the dagger he had took most of the damage.]
Raphael: Think you can sneak up on me so easily eh?
Celebrimbor: Ask about the jewel. What does he know of it?
???: Bright master! Yes, we knows. Bright Master came to us in our dreams!
Celebrimbor: You see me???
[the creature bit Raphael's dagger, to which he quickly stumbled back to and cleaned.]
Raphael: darn it, this was my first ever dagger!
[Raphael walks away while cleaning his dagger, while Celebrimbor kneels down to talk to the creature.]
???: The Precious, It showed us! It showed us tresures of the Bright Master!
Celebrimbor: No more riddles.
???: Yes, we swears, we swears to serve the Bright Master! Name is Gollum, Gollum.
[Raphael comes back, ready to depart.]
Raphael: I do not trust him.
Celebrimbor: but we need him! do you not wish to find out more about the past?
[End of Quest: An Interested Party.]
[END OF CHAPTER.]
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Middle-Earth's Savior
FanfictionIn the original timeline, Talion was cursed by Celebrimbor, came back to life, raised an army, only to get destroyed by Celebrimbor's betrayal. however, what if a child took up that burden? a very special child, who would become a son to Celebrimbor...
