Here in Rivendell, this is known as the last place for elves in Middle-earth, east of the sea, that can be called a refuge for elves. So far, the elves here have almost gone.
Originally, in Rivendell, there were at least tens of thousands of Noldor elves staying deep in the dense forest far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.
But now, a considerable part of them have begun to set off for the Gray Harbor.
They were ready to accept the summons of the Valar, take a boat to sea, and follow a special straight channel, leaving the arc-shaped world far below the ship, without being disturbed by the strong winds of the circular sky, and breaking away from the constraints of the sea and the planet. , soaring in the clouds and mists above the world on the air current, driving directly to the far west in ancient times, and arriving at the final destination of the elves - Aman!
It is the hometown of the elves, the eternal place where the gods Valar live...
So, at this moment, in Rivendell, this beautiful city of elves, the streets are already very deserted!
Except for the necessary left-behind personnel and the Elven Lord here, King Elrond, most of the elves, including King Elrond's daughter Princess Arwen, have already started their journey and are heading to the Gray Harbor on the western coast of Middle-earth. , preparing to take the elf ship to that legendary place.
It's a pity that Elf King Ailong may have miscalculated somewhere...
Originally, he thought that his daughter Yawen had gone west with the team, so he could now rest assured to stay in Rivendell and plan to deal with some follow-up matters.
For example: recording some of the deeds of the elves, continuing to observe the final evolution of the war in the Third Age of Middle-earth, and gradually arranging and coordinating the elves who set off from the east of the Misty Mountains to the west, etc., as the leader of the elves of Middle-earth First, Elrond will probably stay here for another year or two before the last batch leaves Rivendell.
"..."
Then, when Elon was preparing to continue writing something while passing the next lonely days, he unexpectedly discovered that there was a familiar figure outside, riding a horse and running into the courtyard where he was, breaking his rare some peace?
"Yawen...it's you, why are you back again?!"
Seeing that the person who came was his daughter, Ailong had to put down the quill in his hand. He was really shocked! He never expected that at this time, his daughter Yawen would not go west with the team after all?
"Father..."
"Tell me, did you see something? I know that you can actually predict some of the future!"
Panting heavily, Yawen ran up to her father, King Elrond, with piercing eyes, hoping to hear some truth from him.
"Please tell me, father...what exactly did you see in the future?"
After noticing that the other person's eyes were flickering a little, as if he didn't dare to look at her, Yawen asked eagerly again. This is the reason why she just left the team without permission and ran back, because before, when she was about to leave Rivendell, she also saw a hint of future fantasy.
Therefore, she felt that the gods must be foretelling something to her, and she had to come back to ask clearly!
"Yes, I saw your future... and also your death..."
With a sigh in his heart, Elon suddenly felt a little angry at his willful daughter. At the same time, he secretly regretted why he had adopted Aragorn, the last descendant of Isildur.
Now look at it, there is no telling whether the other party will succeed in the end, but instead, he first seduces Elrond's precious daughter Arwen, and will probably make their father and daughter Gimli suffer the pain of separation. This is really unreasonable!
"But there should also be new students..."
Prior to this, Yawen was facing a terrible dilemma: either follow the wishes of Aragorn and her father Elrond, cross the ocean with other elves, go to the fairyland of the west and continue to enjoy eternal life; or, Just like her ancestor Luthien, she gave up her immortal life for the misty love, accepted the cruel fate of becoming a mortal, stayed in Middle-earth, and became Aragorn's wife...
Originally, Yawen was still a little confused on the road. At that time, she was already on the way back to the west with the elves heading west.
However, in her trance, she saw traces of the future in the dense forest...
From her hazy fantasy, she saw a child... and hanging on that person's neck was exactly her necklace - the elf jewelry 'Evening Star' full of magical power!
Thinking about it this way, that child is likely to be her and Aragorn's future child...
"You should have seen it, right? There should be another child... that is my future son! That new life!"
After realizing that her father, King Elon, no longer dared to face her directly, but turned his head sadly and walked back to the pavilion, Yawen quickly took two steps forward and followed up to ask.
"Yes, you are right..."
"But... Yawen, please believe me, those are all things I have seen before!"
Sighing softly, King Elrond did not continue to look at his daughter Arwen. He just continued a few steps forward, holding the guardrail on the edge of the pavilion with both hands, looking down at the desolate place. In fact, there was not much left. Rivendell, an elf...
As groups of people return to the west and more elves are willing to accept the call of the sea, the number of ordinary elves in this city is decreasing day by day.
Maybe, it won't take much time.
At most, in a year or two, when King Elrond himself leaves here, this beautiful elf city may finally disappear in this forest sea and become a speck of dust in historical legends, right?
"Yawen... the future you and I saw before is now close to disappearing and becoming increasingly unreal..."
Thinking about the illusions he had seen recently, King Elrond finally shook his head helplessly. Even if there were no variables, even if the original illusion of the future could still come true, so what? When the time comes, his daughter Yawen will also die miserably...
As a father and a parent, Elrond would definitely not want to see his daughter make the same mistake as Luthien!
In Elon's view, compared with eternal life, the love between mortals is simply not worth mentioning!
When they grow old and turn into a handful of loess, where is their love? What's the use?
At that time, when their bodies and souls no longer exist, and only one or two desolate tombs remain, their love will be nothing more than a legend or joke left to be admired by future generations.
By then, everything will disappear with the passage of time, and their existence and past will become meaningless!
"But the illusion didn't actually disappear, did it? I just saw it too!"
Remembering the phantom she saw on the road before, Yawen looked at her father Ailong who was slowly sitting down with expectant eyes.
She hoped to hear what she wanted to hear from the other person's mouth.
In Yawenna's view, death is not terrible, the gorgeous blooming in an instant is eternity! Even if it means sacrificing her own life, she will not hesitate!
She felt that she could trust Aragorn and trust her own heart even more!
"Hope is very slim now, Yawen... In fact, nothing about your future is certain..."
Elrond held his forehead with a slight headache and closed his eyes in pain.
He finally understood his daughter's choice... This would be a road of no return. Once she walked on it, it would mean death. He did not want Yawen to walk on this road.
"Yawen, you should be able to understand that if you really choose to stay, you can indeed achieve happiness with Aragorn... But you have to think about it, their human lifespan is very short!"
"And you? After Aragorn's death, you will live a long and lonely life..."
"You will become indifferent and depressed, just like the starless sky in winter, cold and distant; as time goes by, people will gradually forget about you, and then stay in the eclipsed woods until winter comes. , you will sleep in pain..."
Having said this, Elrond closed his eyes in pain again. This was the future he could see.
He can imagine it now: in a certain year in the future, after Aragorn's death, Yawen will come alone to Lothlorien or Rivendell, which is already deserted, and will be alone here, feeling desolate. The way he ended his potentially eternal life...
This is too cruel for both Arwen and Elrond himself. It is much crueler than Luthien's fate. This should not be the fate of his daughter!
"But, some things are certain! I will be with him, we will be happy, and we will have our own children, those new lives?"
"Moreover, I also know that if I leave him now, I will regret it for the rest of my life..."
Looking into her father's painful eyes, Yawen slowly knelt beside his father's knees and begged softly.
"Father, it's time..."
"The flames will rekindle in the ashes, the glory will reappear in the haze, the broken blade will be recast, and the uncrowned will be king again..."
"Recast that broken sword, father! Although we will all pass away in the end, I believe that his heirs and I will continue to exist and rule this Middle-earth world..."
"..."
Looking at his daughter Yawen, Elrond finally shook his head and stood up silently.
"Arwen, you may not understand yet, but the world of Middle-earth has changed!"
"The Human Emperor's star is becoming dim...and a new star is rising! Moreover, it is emitting an incomparable dazzling light, being held high in the sky..."
Elrond walked to the stone table, turned out a spy article filled with information about Middle-earth, and handed it into Arwen's hand. This was exactly what he had just seen and wanted to record.
It is clearly written on it in elven script:
The powerful red-robed witch Anne, she destroyed the white-robed wizard Saruman and occupied Isengard. Her magical flame is burning blazingly on the top of Orthank Tower. In the dark night, it can be vaguely seen as far away as Lothlorien...
A new country, a force called the United Kingdom of Alicia, is rising strongly! With lightning speed, they quickly occupied all the territory of the former Kingdom of Arno and spread around...
In the north, they have now begun to gradually encroach on the inherent territory of the Noldor high elves to the west. They are still pressing closer to the Gray Harbor and other key points. From the three elven white towers, they can already see that they are expanding their territory. The bald eagle flag with red background and gold edge!
Moreover, according to reliable information, there are a large number of dwarf craftsmen in the opponent's capital! Those dwarf tribes in the north seem to have an ambiguous relationship with Alicia and are willing to form an alliance? !
In the south, the United Kingdom of Alicia has annexed all the territories of the Dunlanders and completely conquered this barbaric tribe! At present, after they annihilated tens of thousands of orcs in Helm's Deep and saved the Riding Kingdom of Rohan, they have already obtained each other's joining!
Moreover, through the message delivered by Gandalf the Gray, who is currently having urgent discussions with Queen Galadriel in the Golden Forest of Lothlorien, the Prime Minister of the Southern Kingdom of Gondor, Regent Prince Denethor II, has recovered and expressed his readiness. Join Alicia United Kingdom!
The most important thing is that the other party has made it clear that the Kingdom of Gondor will not accept Aragorn as the new king of Gondor!
At this point, the vast plains of Erial, the dense forests of Dunland, the Inimwich Mountains, the Rohan prairie and the Kingdom of Gondor, and nearly half of the fertile Middle-earth world, have all come under the joint rule of Alicia...
Now, the army of the United Kingdom of Alicia, led by Queen Orfina and King Théoden, sets out from Edoras, the capital of Gondor, out of the East Valley, along the Anorion line, and is heading towards Minas Tilith marched quickly, preparing for a decisive battle with the approaching army of Lord Sauron on the fertile plains of Anorion in front of the capital of Gondor!
"well……"
Seeing his daughter's face gradually getting worse, King Elrond could already predict that once the war between the two sides is over, no matter who wins or loses, nothing will happen to Aragorn! There is no longer any hope for his throne as the Human Emperor, and the royal family of Numenor will become a speck of dust in the history books...
"how could this be……?"
After reading this short but explosive information at a glance, the elf princess Yawen exclaimed, and the spy information in her hand fell to the ground silently.
"So, Yawen...after you think about it, follow the next batch of tribesmen to the Gray Harbor!"
"This Middle-earth world, the era that belongs to us elves, has ended... Next, if nothing else happens, it will be the era of humans and dwarves! Aragorn... he has no chance!"
"I will still send someone to deliver that sword to him, but..."
Before he finished speaking, King Elrond's eyes dimmed and he exhaled heavily. He simply turned around and planned to leave the pavilion that was gradually covered with fallen leaves.
In fact, he felt that recasting the Holy Sword of Nasir had become meaningless. That sword was no longer enough to change the current situation!
The era of elves has ended, and at the same time, Isildur's imperial power has quietly come to an end. The era that originally belonged to Aragorn had ended shamefully before it even began...
"Father! Maybe...Aragorn can go to Aman with us?"
Suddenly, Arwen seemed to have found a good idea: she didn't have to leave Aragorn, and she didn't have to disobey Elrond's order to go to Aman?
If, if Aragorn could leave Middle-earth with him...
"No! Yawen..."
"If there is no accident, the gods of Valar will never allow a Numenor to set foot on the land of Aman! Not before, not now, and never in the future!"
Elrond's face suddenly turned cold and serious, and he said these words sternly.
In his opinion, Yawen must have really been dazzled by the so-called love! How could she dare to say such nonsense? !
Although, Aragorn also has the blood of elves...
However, since their group has chosen the fate of mankind, they can never look back! Elrond believed that the gods of Valar would never allow Aragorn to set foot on Aman. After all, the other party represented the royal family of Numenor!
Back then, it was impossible for the Valar gods to forget so quickly about the greedy Númenóreans attacking Aman in search of eternal life!
"Yarwen, my daughter...it may still be quite some time before we elves finally leave Middle-earth."
"So, I hope you can use this time to think carefully: Are you willing to leave here and go to that eternal place...or stay in Middle-earth and watch yourself decay day by day?"
"Believe me, if you stay here, you or your descendants will not have any hope..."
After saying this, Ailong said no more and turned to leave.
The elves are now organizing their evacuation in an orderly manner. Elrond arranged for himself to be on the last batch of ships to leave with Galadriel and the others.
Therefore, he believes that if there is such a long time, Yawen will definitely figure it out when everything is settled!
…
"Galandriel, tell me, what should we do now? The development of things now is very unfavorable to us!"
When King Elrond of Rivendell was worrying about the fate of his daughter Arwen and Aragorn, he encountered the red-robed witch of Isengard in the golden forest of Lothlorien. Gandalf rushed here in a hurry.
But he didn't care about the little witch in red robe, so he planned to come here to have a good talk with Galadriel. Maybe she could come up with some good ideas?
Of course, he was accompanied by three good friends: the dwarf Gimli, the Dundain ranger Aragorn, and Silvan's elf prince Legolas.
"No! It's not what we should do, but what should you do? Mithrandir..."
Galadriel was standing next to her magic mirror that was like a basin. After pouring some special spring water from the golden forest, she began to look at the wonderful scene inside with interest.
Those were some different, alternative fragments of the future, completely different from what she had seen before...
Although she herself knows that sometimes what she sees inside may not be true! However, she still feels that if everything develops according to this momentum, the future fragments in it will actually be quite good.
At least, it won't be any worse than the previous one, right?
"Me? What else can I do now? What else can I do? I have absolutely nothing to do with that little girl!"
"Everything is in chaos! It's all that little girl, that red-robed witch, everything is her fault! Look, what mess has she made in Middle-earth now?!"
Gandalf, who had almost lost everything in his original plan and was in chaos, began to complain to Galadriel very dissatisfied.
Everyone can tell that his tone is very angry now, like a little old man who has been robbed of his beloved toy?
"..."
Gimli and Legolas looked at each other and muttered twice, fearing to offend Gandalf who was in a bad mood, so he did not dare to speak casually.
Actually, from Gimli's point of view, everything is fine now!
Look, Alicia has united all the forces that can be united, annexed or eliminated all the minions of Mordor in the northwest, and is proud to concentrate her strength to fight against Mordor! In the future, maybe they can send their troops north to rescue the Lonely Mountain dwarves and River Valley Town who are being attacked by Mordor Orcs and Runes?
How wonderful this is, why wouldn’t Gandalf be happy with it? Jin Li had complained about this for a long time, but he just didn't dare to say it out casually.
"Galandriel, do you have any ideas?"
The situation in Middle-earth has been completely disrupted so far. Gandalf wonders what kind of disaster this change will cause? Therefore, he immediately came to the golden forest in Lothlorien (Lothlorien), intending to discuss countermeasures with the wise and powerful Galadriel.
If possible, he also hopes to get a solution to the problem from the other party's mouth.
"Mithrandil, it's time for you to learn to let go..."
After taking a nostalgic look at the contents of the future fragments shown in the magic mirror for a while, Kailai Cui'er turned around and looked at Gandalf with a smile.
"I also saw a glimpse of the future. Yes, the era of mankind has arrived..."
"Maybe it's time for us to respond to the call of the Valar and prepare to set off to the west and leave this beautiful Middle-earth world by boat..."
After reaching out and gently brushing the water of the magic mirror, and using her white fingers to completely mess up the image, Galadriel turned around with a smile and spoke softly to Gandalf and the other three people.
"Leave? No, you can't leave yet! What will happen to this Middle-earth world if I leave?!"
Gandalf was obviously a little unhappy when he heard what the other party meant, that he wanted to admit defeat, give up his plan and go to Aman.
In all the years that he, Gandalf, has been in Middle-earth, this is the first time that he has failed so inexplicably!
"Perhaps, you should head to Minas Tirith now. A battle is about to begin..."
Galadriel was not upset when Gandalf refused.
"After that war is over, I think, Mithrandir, and Aragorn, you will understand. By then, you may be able to answer the call with me and go to Aman?"
After saying that, Galadriel looked at Aragorn pointedly and smiled.
Aragorn, who was supposed to be the Human Emperor, could be said to be very unfortunate because what originally belonged to him was taken away by a naughty little girl!
This thing is indeed a bit cruel...
However, he was very lucky at the same time, because she had just learned that the other party might have a chance to get a ticket to Aman! This is unprecedented!
Galadriel feels that the subtle relationship between gain and loss in this world is very interesting.
"Minas Tirith...?"
After glancing at Aragorn next to him, Gandalf seemed to have thought of something.
In fact, there is no need for Galadriel to remind him that Gandalf also plans to go to the capital of Gondor to witness the battle with his own eyes! Of course, he also plans to give it a final try to see if he has a chance to make a comeback?
"A big war? Then what are we waiting for now? Let's go quickly, I can't wait!"
The dwarf Gimli, who had never quite understood the conversation between these people, finally stood up impatiently.
After he got the large-caliber musket that his father made and gave to him, he didn't have a chance to actually fight it! Since Lady Galadriel said that there will be a battle in the capital of Gondor, Gimli definitely doesn't want to miss it!
His big gun is already so hungry! Maybe, just like what his father Groin said, a black troll was killed with one shot?
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When the elven bosses and Gandalf and others in Rivendell and the golden forest of Lothlorien were troubled by a certain little red-robed witch who was causing trouble; when the orc army of Lord Sauron was hiding, Under the shadow cast by Mount Doom, we are preparing to wait for the dark clouds to cover the sun and launch a general attack on Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor; the combined army of Alicia is marching to East Rohan, preparing to take the road When Anorion went south to Minas Tirith for reinforcements, the instigator of all this, a naughty and playful little girl, was agonizing over the topographic map of the world in her new mage tower. !
"Hey! Tibbers, this universe seems a little weird?"
"This place is really too small, and it seems that the rules are not very complete?"
The holographic simulation data obtained by Anne through the interstellar detection equipment installed in Orthank Tower showed: Is this Middle-earth still a complete universe?
In the past two days, through the equipment in the main control room of the Mage Tower, she discovered: This Middle-earth world is not so much a universe, but rather a small divine kingdom of a certain god?
Or is it just a small closed copy of the holographic simulation game developed by Annie using her Dawn Brain when she was in StarCraft?
The difference between this Middle-earth world and the holographic simulated copy is that it is a materialized plane? All things "exist" due to the intervention of some powerful rule force? And, can you take it away?
This is just like the supreme god Ilúvatar, who has the function of the Dawn of Intelligence in StarCraft. He established a copy of this Middle-earth world. In this world, there is only the sphere of Middle-earth and far away from Middle-earth for the time being. The world, that Aman floating in the universe?
Then, the world is surrounded by those unedited 'walls of night'! If you pass through this wall, is it like arriving outside the unrecognizable data packet? And this outside is the so-called emptiness? And those sun, moon and stars, are they really just balls of various sizes dotting the sky?
Annie thinks that the god of this world must have failed the cosmology subject for many years, or has he been unable to pass the passing line despite repeated retakes? Then, out of anger, He established this inexplicable little universe?
"Oh...we might be in big trouble!"
After looking at the model of this world for a while, when her detector flew to Aman, preparing to conduct some fieldwork, but was suddenly snatched away by some kind of existence, Anne felt that she seemed to be really on the road. Something big happened?
Who was the person who took action just now? She didn't even find out?
If you can create such a personal divine kingdom-like existence out of thin air, it must be a powerful existence like a creation god or world consciousness! But now, Annie is still in someone else's world. If she continues to mess around like this, she will always feel a little scared?
(…)
(In fact, don’t be afraid, my little master! Once we find something is wrong, we will run away immediately!)
(Or, now you use the space gem to anchor a world that you have already visited. When the time comes, we don’t even need to open the door and just run away, ensuring that no one can catch up!
——In this world, Tibbers feels that there is no need to worry too much.
Because it is obviously a new world, and many of the rules are incomplete! Even the powers of those gods are in a mess!
Just like Gandalf, a lesser god, Maia? Then, his strength is just that, right? Even if he is not restricted, Tibbers will definitely not give up on him! It felt that, at most, Master Anne just needed to pay a little more attention to that one called Ilúvatar? )
"It's so annoying!"
The planet detection instrument was inexplicably taken away, and Annie didn't plan to continue launching it, so as not to anger the other party.
"Then it's decided happily! Let's leave immediately after finishing this job! Anyway, it's not very fun here anymore!"
Anne is now testing the reactions of the gods in this world. Judging from the fact that her United Kingdom of Alicia has not been interfered with, it seems that the results are quite good?
And in the near future, her testing may become a little more intense. If the other party reacts violently, then she may start to think of ways to evacuate.
(Little Master, I think there is really no need for you to let that fool out. Can you just keep him locked up for a while?
——Thinking about Anne's previous plan, Tibbs felt that it would be better to be more conservative? After all, this world is also a world with a creator god. It is better not to do certain things too harshly, lest you make the other party unhappy and get into a fight. )
"I don't! It's such a fun thing, I should give it a try!"
After closing the instrument with a snap, Annie walked to the lounge at the top of the mage tower. In two or three days at most, a big battle would begin, and by then, everything would be over!
So, she decided to stay in the mage tower and rest for two days. After she finished recharging her energy and prepared some things for fighting, such as melon seeds or drinks? When the time comes, go out to that place called Minas Tirith and watch humans and orcs fight in groups!
