𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐘━︎━︎L. Greenleaf

❝CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO❞

▌𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲-𝐓𝐰𝐨 ━︎━︎ 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 ▌

━︎━︎━︎━︎𝐀 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋 from her lips as she opened her eyes. She blinked, forcing her vision to clear. She looked around for her sword before finding it a length away from her. She grunted, pushing herself up. Just as she went for it, an Uruk-Hai was quick to knock her down. On instinct she pulled out one of her daggers, stabbing the Uruk-Hai in the neck and pushing him off her. She stood up again and ran for her sword, quickly pulling it in her grasp and turning just as an Uruk-Hai came to attack her.

Quickly, she killed the Uruk-Hai, turning her head to see Aragorn standing in their in front of the Elve that were placed behind the wall. The Elves released their arrows before charging forwards with their swords. Ellaria quickly charged as well, instantly jumping back into the fight and killing them left and right. She turned her head when she saw Legolas using a shield to glide down the stairs, shooting Uruk-Hais as he went.

Ellaria turned back to the fight, stabbing one in the throat, chopping another's head clean off, and then stabbing one in the side. She saw Aragorn pull Gimli out from the water and the four of them fought on the ground with the army of Elves. Legolas was quick to join her side, the two of them fighting back to back, keeping the other protected while also focusing on the task at hand.

     "Aragorn!" Gamling shouted at him from above. "Fall back to the keep! Get your men out of there!"

Aragorn was quick to yell the order. Ellaria killed another Uruk-Hai before making her way to the steps. An Uruk-Hai tried to grab her and she cut off his hand and then his head. She continued to move up the stairs, making her way back to the wall and immediately having to use her sword to block a blow. She pushed the creature back, stabbing him and pulling out her swords. She turned her head and spotted Haldir.

     "Haldir! Fall back!"

     Haldir nodded before repeating the order to his men. he quickly turned to kill an Uruk-Hai and another came at him from the side, stabbing him. Ellaria's eyes widened as she screamed for him. "Haldir!" She pushed forwards, killing Uruk-Hais as they got in her way. She called his name again only to scream in agony and fury when she saw him get stabbed in the back of his head. "NO!" She ran forwards, quickly fighting the Uruk-Hais hovering over Haldir. His weapon cut her side but she fought through the pain, quickly cutting off his arm, splitting his body in half with her sword and then cutting off his head.

     Ellaria turned to Haldir, quickly cradling him in her arms. "Haldir?" Tears formed in her eyes as she shook her head. "Haldir?" She knew he wouldn't respond, the life in his eyes had faded. She began to sob, holding him close as she cried for her childhood friend. "No," she shook her head. "No."

     Aragorn was quick to run up to her, grabbing her arm. "Ellaria!"

    "No!" She screamed back. Aragorn continued to pull her. "No! Let me go! Let me go!" He refused, pulling her harder until her arms finally released Haldir. She thrashed in his grip and Aragorn held her tightly, pulling her with him.