[ElentariGreenleaf]

Elentari trust her staff toward Shelob. She felt energy flowing down her arm to the tip of her staff. Shelob was too confused to retaliate, for now, and Elentari hit the great beast in its belly. Shelob screamed, the attack form Elentari had cleared her thoughts. The spider finished her spell, but attacked Arawil, the Spider killer.

Elentari and Hreeza could do nothing. Shelob's own powerful spell cut straight through Arawil's heart, killing her nearly instantly. The Maia's life was over, but it had not been in vain.

Elentari was filled with new strength from a strange calm-rage filled her. She did not even bother to chant a proper spell. With a war cry, Elentari ran at Shelob, wielding her staff and releasing her energy right into Shelob's wound. It seemed nearly an age to Elentari before the spider started to weaken. Foul spider-blood covered Elentari as she stood under Shelob. Elentari fell to her knees as the energy drained from her.

Shelob screamed with rage. Only once before had see bee attack on her belly. That stupid hobbit had got away too. Shelob tried to hit Elentari; tried to stop the pain. She couldn't reach far enough under herself. She could not stop the elf-witches power killing her.

Elentari's vision started to blacken. "No," she thought. "I must not give up now, for Arawil's sake." Elentari screamed as she let the rest of her power flow from her staff into Shelob. Blackness took Elentari.

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Elentari woke up, aching all over. She looked up to see a very concerned Hreeza watching her.

"Elentari, you're alright!" said Hreeza joyfully.

Elentari sat up, pain racing through her veins. She saw Shelob's carcass in a pool of stagnant blood. Arawil lay not too far away from Elentari. The Maia's eyes were closed and her arms crossed on her chest.

"Could you possibly get rid of this diamond protection spell?" shouted Khôrbar impatiently. "We've been stuck in it for hours.

"Oh, sorry," said Elentari. She cried as she saw the injuries of those around her. Killing Shelob didn't seem worth the lives of two companions. Elentari would have saved them if she could have, but now they couldn't be saved. Elentari only hoped they were happy in Valinor now. "Lorin, how is your arm?"

"It's ok," lied Lorin, wincing as she said it.