Elleraden yelled with the others as the fresh group of mounted warriors charged into the fray. Swinging low with his sword, the ranger clipped an orcs head from its
shoulders and hurled a knife at another. Suddenly, a Uruk Hai had appeared before
him, wielding a long spear. The beast lunged forward with the weapon, running
Elleraden's horse through.
Leaping off of his dying steed, the ranger roared and charged the Uruk. With its pike lodged in the horse, it pulled out a mace and a long knife. Hurling the latter at
Elleraden (who swiftly dodged it), the Uruk took a hard swing at him with the mace.
Ducking the clusy attack, the ranger sliced off its mace arm before slaying it with a
swift thrust.
Suddenly, Sorlas (who was standing near him) gave a loud shout. "Aragorn! Isidur's
heir has come!" Looking south toward the beach, Elleraden saw the magnificent ships glimmering in their splendur. From the helm of the formost, a bright light was shining. It was indeed Aragorn, the rightful King of Gondor.
Filled with new hope, Elleraden charged back into the fray. His sword swung up and
down constantly, weaving a path of death through the swarms of foes surrounding
him. And then his sword was gone, wrenched from his grasp by a powerful albino Uruk. But no sooner had the beast disarmed him then a mounted Rohanian ran it through with a spear.
Retrieving his weapon, Elleraden attacked once more. But then, looming above him
like a giant raincloud, stood a great troll. Bellowing, it brought its huge club crashing down. The ranger dove to the side, toppling into a small orc (who promptly
attacked him). Slaying it with a knife, Elleraden found himself being picked up by
the monstrous foe. Squirming from its grasp, the ranger crawled up onto its
shoulders and began hacking at it futily with his sword.
The blade turned, cracked and finally shattered under the furious beating against
the Troll's solid back. Hanging on for dear life, the ranger made an easy targer for any watchful sniper. And it was then that an orc archer spotted the ranger, and released a shaft with deadly aim. Elleraden suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back,
and the last thing he remembered before blacking out was the odd sensation of
falling... falling...
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