Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 139 Moria Mine and Water Monster

It is rumored that Turin I, the ancestor of the seven dwarves, woke up in Gundabad Mountain in the north of the Misty Mountains in the age when the sun and the moon did not appear.He traveled south to a shimmering lake in the Vale of Darkness, and his reflection in the lake was crowned with stars, and he named the lake Khared-Zalam in the dwarven language. , which is Mirror Lake in Common.

Since then, Mirror Lake has become a sacred place in the eyes of dwarves, no matter whether he belongs to the Turin family or not.In the caves above the valley of the Dark Creek Turin I began building Khazad-dm.

Deep underground the dwarves discovered mithril, a precious metal found only in Khazad-dum.The dwarves forged weapons and many other beautiful things, which they traded with the elves and later humans for food.

Thousands of years passed, and the children of Turin prospered in the halls of Khazad-dum, and the name of that great city spread throughout the world.In those days the dwarves became very rich, and the kingdom of the dwarves, once the most powerful and famous in Middle-earth, was filled with light and music.

But by the year 40 of the Second Age, as Beleriand was destroyed in the War of Wrath, most of the Dwarves who lived in the Blue Mountains of Belegost and Nogrod traveled west to Khazad-dum.As the population of Khazad-dum increased, the arrival of these Western kinsmen brought Kazad-dum the skills of casting, carving, and blacksmithing.All these made Khazad-dum more and more prosperous, and its prosperity reached its peak during this period.

Some of the Noldor who survived the War of Wrath came to Eriador in 750 of the Second Age, and they established Eregion outside the western gate of Khazad-dum.

The dwarves of Khazad-dum forged a precious friendship with the new arrivals of the elves.Celebrimbor the leader of Eregion (grandson of Fëanor) and Na'vi the artisan of Khazad-dum forged the West Gate of Moria.

From 1350 to 1400 in the Second Age, a part of the Noldor and Sindar elves headed by Galadriel and Celeborn left Eregion, and went east through the Misty Mountains via Kazadum to Loth lorien.

Around 1500 of the Second Age, Celebrimbor forged the Seven Rings of the Dwarves and presented the first of the Seven Rings to Turin III, then king of Khazad-dum.

In 1697 of the second era, Sauron sent a large army to attack Eregion, and Turin III fully supported the elves of Eregion. Even so, Eregion failed to escape the fate of extinction.

As the Elves withdrew from Eregion, Turin III closed the West Gate, and Khazad-dum was isolated from the outside world.

At the end of the Second Era, the Great War of the Last Alliance broke out, and the gates of Khazad-dum opened again.The dwarves and elves fought together with the humans to finally defeat Sauron.And as Isildur cut off the finger of the Dark Lord bearing the One Ring, ending Sauron's reign, the dwarves returned to their homeland and once again sealed Khazad-dum.

In 1980 of the Third Age, because the dwarves dug too deep, they awakened a monster that lurked under the city in ancient times.The creature wreaked havoc on Khazad-dum and killed King Turin VI, hence the name Turin's Nemesis.

The following year, it killed a second king, Nain I, son of Turin VI, and the dwarves were forced to leave their homeland in exile.The great city of Khazadum, which had been glorious for thousands of years, fell into darkness and emptiness, and Kazadum was renamed Moria.

Today, the dwarves are preparing to recover this former holy land with the help of the silver king.

Unlike the Fellowship of the Ring, Turka led an army and led by a group of elves and dwarves, easily found the Moria ruins between the Red Horn Peak and the Silver Tooth Peak.

A small stream was seen winding out from the bottom of the cliff not far from the gate of Moria, and flowed along a brownish-red channel into a black and waveless lake.The gloomy lake reflects neither the sky nor the setting sun.

Around the lake there were many stumps and dead branches, what appeared to be the remnants of an old bush, or a hedge that lined the road across the valley before the water flooded it.

On the other side of the gloomy lake rose a huge cliff, grim and pale in the afterglow of the setting sun.

And there was no sign of gates or entrances, not even a crack or breach in the undulating stone walls.

Next to the bottom of the cliff, there are still two thick, tall, still vibrant holly trees.Their thick roots extend from under the barrier to the water.Standing tall, straight, dark and silent, like two sentry posts standing at the end of the road, casting deep night shadows around the trees.

Turka stared at the lake, thoughtful.

"If the legends of the dwarves are what the literature says, then this is here!" Balin, the leader of this army of dwarves, said: "It is through this road that the elves of Eregion traded with the lords of Moria. The holly tree is a symbol of the inhabitants of that land, and they planted it here to mark the end of their territory. Those were happier times, when the different races still maintained close friendships, and even the dwarves and The elves are no exception."

Gildor Inglorion glanced at him.He was the Noldor of the House of Finrod, with hair as black as satin, and tall stature, with starlight in gray eyes.

He had always lived in the valley, but as the blessings of the Valar fell to the north again, the elf of the Noldor race began to feel nostalgia and longing for the blessed land in the west.But he knew that the time for him to return to the west had not yet come, so he left the valley and chose to settle in a place closer to the sea and Vala, that is, Annuminas.

Only here can Gildor feel the peace in his heart again, and his former strength is also slowly recovering, as it was when they just returned to Central Continent from Aman Continent.

For the dwarves, Gildor neither liked nor disliked them.However, hearing the son of Findin say this, the Noldor elves, one of the witnesses of history, couldn't help but retort: ​​"It's not the fault of the elves that the friendship has faded."

"Is it the fault of the dwarves? I heard that's not the case." Although Balin is a rare wise man among the dwarves, there will always be some 'disagreement' between the two sides in the face of these things.

"The dust of history has settled, why do you need to delve into it?" For these elves who have seen the Two Sacred Trees, Turka still attaches great importance to them, just like Galdo who first joined him in Gray Harbor. Most of the elves are entrusted with important tasks.

So Turka said: "Now, the most important thing is to find the secret door built by the son of Curufin and the dwarf craftsman Navi. As far as I know, the dwarf's secret door will become invisible after it is closed. It's only visible in the moonlight. It's still a while before the moon rises, maybe we should get ready, because I always feel that staying by the lake is not a wise move."

Only then did Gildo and Balin shut their mouths.

Among them, Gildo looked at the deep lake and frowned. "Simon of Moria I vaguely remember where it is. But the shadow that lurks in the water I know not what it is." He said: "When Celebrimbor, son of Curufin, ruled the land, here There is no lake, so the elves don't know much about it."

Although the dwarf didn't quite agree with what the elves said before, but deep in Balin's heart, the old dwarf knew the abilities of these elves deeply. He couldn't help frowning when he heard the silver king and the elves say that.

He looked at the sky, then at the gloomy lake, and said, "So, maybe we can let the army camp under the rock peak first, and let them pass through after the secret door is opened."

As a result, the Elpera Kingdom and the dwarf army left the lake and temporarily camped nearer the cliff.

The sun gradually went west, and darkness began to cover the earth.

"let's start."

With the starlight all over the sky, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the earth.Turka gripped tightly the Spear of Aegloth—the spear of the High King of the Noldor found deep in the mountains by the Dwarves after the Battle of the Five Armies, and gave it back to the Silver King.

Gildor walked to the edge of a gray cliff, he gently stroked the cold stone wall, and muttered the language of elves.

As a result, wherever the elf's slender fingers went, a silver light gradually appeared.

A series of slender silver textures spread across the rock.They were at first like pale spider webs, very slender, shimmering intermittently only in the moonlight, but gradually they grew wider and clearer, until at last the whole pattern was discernible.

It was a silver door.I saw a vault formed by the interweaving of Elvish letters.Below, although the lines are blurred or interrupted in places, outlines can still be discerned: an anvil and a hammer, suspended above a crown and seven stars.Below these are two more trees, each bearing a crescent moon.In the center of the door a single many-many star shone brightly, more clearly than all the rest.

"That is the coat of arms of Turin!" cried Balin.

"And Telperion and Laurelin!" said Gildor.Telperion and Laurelin, the Two Trees.

"Besides, this is the star of the House of Fëanor." The Noldor of the House of Finrod said, pointing to the many blind star in the center of the door, "Celebrity is a descendant of Feanor, and his family has always used The symbol of the three Silmarils at the time. The language on it is the mother tongue of my people, and the translation into the Common Tongue is: Lord of Moria, Gate of Turin. Say, friend, and enter. The line below In dimly written small letters: I, Na'vi, made this door."

Turka nodded. This scene was familiar, but a little strange.As if he had seen it a long time ago.However, it doesn't matter.As night fell, his anxiety grew stronger.

He stared closely at the deeper and deeper lake, and said loudly: "Go in quickly, be careful of possible enemies inside!"

Gildor also felt that the shadow hanging over the place was getting stronger, and he said in Noldor: "Friend!"

The star above the door brightened instantly, then faded.

Then, soundlessly, the outline of a huge door appeared, although not a single seam or tenon could be seen before.Slowly, it split in two, opening inch by inch, until both doors were wide open against the wall.

Through the open door, steep steps were vaguely seen ascending.After the lowest steps, though, the darkness inside was deeper than night.A gust of cold wind blew fiercely from behind the door, making people feel ominous.

Balin couldn't hide his excitement and said: "Beard of Turin, this is Khazad-dum, the holy place of all dwarves! We are finally back!"

"Fire the torches, and the shield bearers first." Nori said loudly, and began to direct the dwarves into the old dwarf holy land in batches.And behind them is the army of the Kingdom of Elpera.

In the end, the elves surrounded the Silver King and Gildor, guarding the humans and dwarves who slowly but orderly entered the deep and dark mountain like a long snake.

In fact, Turka is right to be concerned.

Due to the large number of coalition forces, and the secret door built by the elves and dwarves is not too big, it will take a little time for all the troops to pass through.And as the coalition forces lit torches one after another, the orange-yellow light one after another illuminated the desolate and lonely mountain.Some ominous ripples began to appear on the surface of the deep lake.

"Damn it, won't that beast really come?" Turka clenched the spear in his hand, and looked back at the coalition forces who were still in line. There are heavy soldiers at the gate.

"Be careful!" the Holy Spirit Nahal said, it raised its golden horseshoe and landed heavily, a row of sparks suddenly lit up, illuminating the beautiful faces of the elves: "Something is coming from the bottom of the lake, it's hungry, don't I am willing to let go of the delicious food in front of me!"

"Then it picked the wrong opponent!" Turka said loudly, "Gildo, protect the gate."

The elves drew out their swords one after another, pointed their bows and arrows at the lake, and looked calm.

When Bahrain and the others heard this, they immediately accelerated their pace of movement.The venue here is too small, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army. If they stay here, Turka and the others will be restrained.

In fact, in the next moment, the accident happened suddenly.

A huge group of black shadows pierced the icy lake, suddenly drilled out from the lake in front of the gate, waved its long and slippery tentacles, and fiercely attacked Turka and the others.

Turka swung the extremely sharp spear of Aeglos, and cut off one of the tentacles with one spear. Nahar stepped through the lake and went straight to its body.

The monster in the lake was in pain, opened its huge mouth full of countless daggers, and suddenly spit out a cloud of unknown juice that was as black as ink.

The rest of the giant tentacles swept towards Gildor and the others frantically.

Gildo turned sideways with incomparable dexterity, avoiding a slippery green tentacle of the monster in the lake, and cut off the tentacle with countless suckers with a sword, and the disgusting green juice spewed out immediately.

Others either tacitly dodged sideways, or used shields to brace themselves, or shot the tentacles attacking them like maces like rain of arrows, but they were safe for a while.

Occasionally, one or two unlucky guys were rolled up by the monsters in the lake and lifted into the air, but soon other elves used their dexterous postures and swords in their hands to cut down the rolled tentacles three times, five times and two times. down.

"Don't stop, speed!"

Balin shouted: "This is not something we can deal with, let the great Turka Arakano and the noble elves deal with it, our battlefield is inside!"

Only then did the coalition forces wake up from the sudden change, and they quickened their pace one after another, passing through the gates of the elves and dwarves, and entering the mines of Moria.

　Thanks to Wang Dengshan, Su Yue, the special forces of the Russian signal flag, Demon Eater Tianzun, Baxia who likes dark texts, and Yamaguchi Langlang for their monthly tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)