Noratu rushed into Samathnaul. Everything around him was crumbling, boulders were falling from the cave roof, and deadly flames were rising from the ground. All the evil and power left by Sauron here were passing away. Frodo Baggins, the Hobbit of the Shire, accomplished many things that wise men greater and braver than himself could not do.
"Frodo!" shouted the young prince, looking for him in this land of fire and destruction, feeling both sorrow and pity in his heart, thinking that he was dead.
"I'm here," said a weak voice.
Nolatu was extremely pleasantly surprised. He stood at the end of the stone platform and looked down. "Elbereth!" He called the Queen of Stars by name, and found Frodo hanging on a protruding rock with one hand, his face pale and exhausted.
There was peace in his eyes at this moment, no tense will, no madness, and no fear. His burden has been lifted. The dear hobbit from the happy days of the Shire was back.
"Hello, son of Turka, are you here to witness the last journey of Frodo Baggins of the Shire?" Frodo said: "Despair once occupied my heart, but I finally defeated it. , my task has been completed, but I can no longer see the Shire! Go, tell Bilbo, tell Sam, tell all the hobbits my story, I have defeated fate here!"
"You can tell them yourself." A smile flashed at the corner of Norathu's lips. He nimbly climbed down the stone platform of Samathnauer, and magically shuttled through the cracks and flames, and came to Frodo's side. Then he grabbed Frodo's belt with one hand and climbed up with only one hand.
Protected by the Valar, they managed to escape before the stone platform collapsed, but Galadriel's crystal bottle slipped from Frodo's hand and fell into the hot lava. Its function was completed, and before Frodo had time to regret, Noratu took his hand and escaped from this hellish place.
"Smaug!"
Norathu called to the dragon at the door. At this time, the volcano shook violently. A huge cloud of smoke and steam spewed out from Samasnaul. The cone of the volcano tore open, and a large stream of magma rolled out. With a thunderous sound, it slowly poured down from the east side of the mountain.
Smaug fell from the sky and landed in front of them. It was blind in one eye, its left wing was bleeding, and its dark red scales were mostly broken, which showed how brutal the previous battle with the blue-robed wizard was. Frodo and Norathu boarded the dragon's back and left here at the last moment.
They flew over Udun and Gorgoroth, and saw the whole land below them cracking and roaring, and behind them, Mount Doom burned violently, spewing fire. All the fallen humans summoned here by Sauron fled madly. They were all leaderless and running around. Some committed suicide, some jumped into the pit, and some wailed and fled back to caves and hid in dark places far away from hope. stand up.
"Now, at the end of all things," said Frodo, "I am glad to have you with me, Lord Noratu."
"Yes, Frodo, this journey is over." Nolatus said with a smile, hugging him gently to his chest, "What an amazing story we have participated in. And you have done a good job. It couldn't be better, no matter how great a hero is, nothing can be more admirable than what you did."
So Frodo Baggins of the Shire closed his eyes in exhaustion and turned away from the fire and darkness.
Meanwhile, in Minas Tirith.
When the ring was destroyed, Sauron felt great fear. His immortal essence was torn, his strength was fading, and for a moment, he could not even maintain the perfect form that used to confuse people: he knelt before the Tower of Ecthelion, the resentment in his eyes was shocking, The perfect form began to collapse, and a terrifying black shadow appeared in front of the Western generals. Look, he has flaming eyes, a body as tall as an iron tower, and his whole body is covered in iron armor with an unknown black air. The breath he exhales is poisonous and deadly; he is all Sauron's evil, named the Dark Lord, and The cruel Goshaur!
"No, this is impossible." Sauron shouted hoarsely, feeling furious and frightened at the sons of Turka and the warriors under his command, and stunned by his own failure.
"I won't fail again, at least not this time."
It is said that at that moment, Sauron made the third mistake: he wielded a huge hammer and tried to resist; but Aratu was now in the ascendant, and the blessings of the Western Valar fell on him, allowing Turka The son seemed so sacred and arrogant.
He dodged Sauron's hammer, letting it fall to the ground in vain, and then let out the most powerful dragon roar to date at Sauron, who revealed his terrifying form - Aragorn and Olofenwe even fought in this terrifying They fell to the ground with the roar, their eyes could not see, their hands and feet could not move, their heads were hit by boulders, and they almost died. Many legends in later generations mentioned that it was the Valar who used the mouth of Aratu to say:
The Tower of Ecthelion even instantly turned into powder in the roar. The opposite Mount Dominion also collapsed in the roar. The terrifying mountain fell from the peak, destroying all the buildings on the highest floor of White City. , the terrible earthquake and smoke even spread thousands of miles away.
So Sauron was defeated, just as he was struck down by Eonwë in the First Age.
Clang.
His iron crown fell to the ground, his evil armor was shattered, his ambitions, and his atrocities were destroyed at this moment. His proud and terrifying form disappeared in the afterglow of the setting sun, but it still maintained a certain appearance. ; Arato Aracano's cold sword pressed against his chest, achieving supreme glory.
"You failed, Sauron, again!" he said.
And at the moment Sauron failed, all the forces under his command felt it. The army galloping from Mordor and the southern Harad region lost control in an instant. Look! The enemy is fleeing - when death strikes the bloated queen in the anthill who is responsible for breeding and ruling them all, the ant colony will wander mindlessly, aimlessly, and then die powerlessly - Sauron uses fear and spells He ruled them, but now the Dark Lord's ring and his power disappeared like dust in the wind. The humans controlled by him woke up and fled in all directions, routing eastward!
Only those who have served evil the most and longest, and who hate the West, are still human beings who are proud and brave. Now it is their turn to cheer up and fight to the death. They rushed to Osgiliath in a rage, or hid in the forests of Elysium to continue their evil deeds.
The gray robe wizard Gandalf, oh no, it should be said that Maia O'Loughlin witnessed all this in shock. When Sauron's defeat was inevitable, when the young son of Turka's sword touched the demon king's chest, everything about Valinor returned to Gandalf, and he turned back into the Holy Spirit subordinate to Manwe; Stepping forward, he restrained the defeated Demon Lord with the power that belonged to Maiya, "Everything is over, Sauron, you will be judged. Your detention has been discussed in Velima for three epochs. This time You can no longer be absent," he said.
Sauron was deeply humiliated and unwilling to go back to accept the punishment of Valar in such a humiliating situation. He would probably have to pay many years of hard labor to prove his good intentions; even, his end may be the same as his old one. Like the master of the sun, he was pushed out of the gate of night and could never return to Arda.
But the Valar defeated him with the help of the son of Turka, and he lost his strength and could no longer resist; so the Demon King, who had brought trouble to Arda for countless years, knelt down shamefully and begged for mercy, swearing to renounce all the evil deeds of the past. .
He said: "I will admit defeat, but as I have witnessed, isn't this an unfair battle? The Valar are superior, but they let young Celedorion exercise their power, so even if I surrender, it will not be fair." Not sincere."
But at that time, the bond of the oath had left Aratu's body, and calmness returned to his heart. Aratu saw through Sauron's tricks, and he said: "You can save your clever words until the time of judgment. Betray the master." , Deceiver! But I doubt you will be able to convince the Master of Souls, for you have never had justice, nor have you ever truly understood it."
"The Great King and Mandos will judge you fairly, Sauron." Maia Orolin also said, "In any case, your days of evil are over today!"
So Sauron became angry and trembling with fear.
Perhaps, some people will be dissatisfied with this ending. Sauron has done countless injustices to the Disaster Continent, and his evil deeds may not be undone even if it takes an epoch. But we should not forget that the Valar have the power to judge him. It is the protection and blessing of the Western Powers that enabled the young Turka twins to defeat the blue-robed wizard and Sauron.
Moreover, the Valar also need to ask him about the master behind Sauron. Therefore, at this moment, Sauron's fate has actually changed.
In fact, when the news of the Demon Lord's defeat came, deafening cheers erupted throughout the Pelennor Fields. All the people were laughing and crying because the war was over. At least for now.
They called out the names of their kings, Aragorn and Thorongil being most mentioned;
The elves watched quietly in the afterglow of the setting sun as humans cheered for victory, watched as the tree men let out long shouts, and watched as the dwarves excitedly waved their axes and hammers, like beautiful sculptures.
In the midst of their laughter and tears, the news of the war in Minas Tirith and the destruction of the Demon King's weapons spread like the wind to all parts of Gondor, from Minrimon to Pinnascalin and the distant coast. , everyone who could come to Baicheng rushed over.
From the ruined Doamroth came the most skilled harpists in the land, from Andrastra came musicians with lyres, flutes, and silver trumpets, from Erech and Lameton came those who could play drums. Drummers, and clear-voiced singers from the Lebenning Valley.
They were all people who hid in the mountains and remote countryside when Sauron was causing trouble for Gondor. Now that they heard that the devil was defeated, they sang loudly with joy and returned home laden with flowers.
The great eagle Whitehill flew to Edoras and told the news of the victory to Faramir who stayed behind. He woke up on the fifth day after Aratu and the others left, and has been with King Théoden and his The niece lived together, and it cried:
Sing, people of Edoras,
Sauron has lost forever,
The Demon King's weapons have also been destroyed.
Rejoice and rejoice, sons of Eor,
Your waiting has not been in vain,
Orojuin has collapsed,
The ring bearer and Caledorion completed their mission,
The war in the South was victorious.
Sing and rejoice, people of the western kingdom,
The king of mankind will return,
and live among you,
For generations.
The dry white tree will grow new,
He will be replanted in the old royal capital,
That's a big city on the river.
Sing for joy, all peoples!
So the Rohirrim sang for joy, and all despair and sorrow left them. Faramir even got up from his bed. He said to the White Princess of Rohan who was taking care of him: "The eagle has brought the message of victory. Now, it’s time for me to go back, to my homeland of Gondor, because the king’s throne is about to have its true owner, and House Hurin should not miss this event.”
Unable to dispel his obsession, Éowyn had to let him go.
And a few days later the riders came galloping from Cair Andros with news of what had been accomplished. So King Théoden and Éowyn also set out for Gondor in the south, because the messenger brought news that the king was about to ascend the throne. As the only southern human kingdom in the new era, the Rohirrim and Gondor humans have too many things in common and have many needs, and a new covenant is what they hope for.
Elrond of Rivendell also got the news. Elrond, who controlled Veya, the air ring among the three rings of the elves, sighed loudly at the moment the Supreme Ring was destroyed: "A new era has begun! Sauron has failed, and those Nors stranded in this land have The days of Do, Sindar, and Merikundi in Middle-earth are about to count down!”
Glorfindel agreed, saying: "My last battle in Middle-earth was in the north. It is time to complete the unfinished wars of the past. After that, I will return to the west and never come back."
So, they mounted their white horses, led many elven nobles, and set out from the valley to the south.
Pippin and Merry were surprised to see all the elves in action. Hearing also that Frodo had completed his mission and now returned with great honor, he begged to come with him.
Elrond laughed loudly and said: "Although the war has not been completely extinguished, your request is not too much. Come on, Hobbits, go and witness the beginning of the Mortal Era." Then he took them with him. .
This made the two hobbits in the Fellowship of the Ring, who had been so glorious in history, extremely excited. They wore the gorgeous costumes prepared by the elves, mounted the ponies prepared by the elves, and set off to the south together.
As for Bilbo, his story was glorious enough and he was old enough that neither the Elves nor he himself asked to leave. But he was still properly taken care of by the elves who stayed in the valley until the last day.
The same scene happened in Lothlórien. Galadriel saw the great changes in the eastern land and knew that the enemy had failed, so he also led the remaining Galadhrim to leave Karath Galathon and go to Minas Tirith.
So, it was June 14, 3019 of the Third Era.
Frodo Baggins destroyed the One Ring at Mount Doom;
On the same day, Turka's son Noratu Aracanor defeated the blue wizard Parandor, and his brother Aratu Aracanor defeated the Dark Lord Sauron in Minas Tirith, ending the Third Age.
On this day, the whole of Central Continent is celebrating, celebrating the arrival of light!
Minas Tirith.
Pelennor Fields.
Since most of the White City was destroyed in the battle between Aratu and Sauron, many people lived in the plains outside the city in those days. Only women and lovely children were allowed to live in the city; people set up tents on the plains. . The lights were brightly lit all night, and people were waiting for dawn.
When a clear morning comes, the sun rises above the eastern mountains that are no longer shrouded in shadows, a hundred bells in the city ring, and the flags are spread out and fluttering in the wind.
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