Dragonborn from Lord of the Rings

Chapter 159 The Fate of the Ring-bearer

Gandalf and Aragorn stopped breathing suddenly.Frodo could not help being frightened by the light and longing in his eyes.

But some kind of strength made him persevere. He held up the necklace with the ring on it, trembling slightly but standing firmly in front of the two of them.

"It's true." Aragorn let out a sigh of relief slowly, and with a strong willpower that Frodo could not have imagined, he moved his eyes away from the magical and cursed ring: "Gandalf, you Really found it!"

"Bilbo found it, and fate made him take on this important task!" Gandalf also looked away, frowned and smoked again: "Master Turka has witnessed all this."

Aragorn immediately shut his mouth and remained silent.

"Put it away, Frodo," said the wizard to Frodo. "As I said, it is time that you should know the history of this ring."

Frodo then put the necklace on which the Ring hung on it back into his collar.

"Where should I start?" Gandalf glanced at him and began to sink into memories.The windows of the kitchen and the living room were open at that time.The sun is shining outside and the south wind is blowing; the fire in the fireplace is bright and warm.

He thought of that spring, nearly eighty years ago, when Bilbo ran out of Bag End without even his handkerchief.

Thinking of a long time ago, so long ago that those magical rings had just been forged;
Thinking of the days and nights of Valinor and Middle-earth.

Aragorn and Frodo did not bother him, but let the venerable wise man swim in his long memory, until he himself suddenly woke up, and then began to tell a very wonderful story full of legend and sorrow. story.

"You know, Frodo, that long ago the world was not what it is now..."

"Celebrimbor of Eregion forged the first Ring of Might, which was given to the Dwarves of Turin... Nine Rings of Men were given to the mightiest King of Men of that time... the Immortal Elves Obtained the three most powerful..."

"However, everyone doesn't know that Sauron forged the Supreme Lord of the Rings in the depths of the Doomsday Volcano, which is the one you carry! It was infused with all the vicious and cruel thoughts of the Dark Lord and the desire to rule the world ! There may still be some of his power!"

"These rings of power all have the ability to rule all races, and the Supreme Lord of the Rings rules other rings! Frodo, in that era, Sauron's conspiracy was almost completed!"

"Isildur finally used the wreckage of Nasir's holy sword to cut off Sauron's finger with the Supreme Lord of the Rings. On that day, the rule of the Dark Lord came to an end. Humans, elves, and dwarves ushered in the final victory. , peace has come!"

"But the whereabouts of the Supreme Lord of the Rings is a mystery, rumors..."

Frodo listened numbly to the astonishing epic legends spoken by the wizard, and there was nowhere to rest his horror and confusion.Even in the sun and the fire, he could feel the dark shadow cast by Gandalf's news.

He couldn't help holding tightly to the necklace hanging around his neck, a voice kept tempting him, just like what happened in those years before.

Aragorn smoked silently - I really don't know when he hid.From time to time, a pair of sharp eyes projected on Frodo's face through the white mist.

Only when the name Isildur was heard did the spark in the smoke suddenly dim.

In the room, the wizard's melodious and thick voice kept echoing.Occasionally, the flames in the fireplace burst a few times.

At last he said: "Frodo, a mortal man who holds the Lord Ring can live forever, but he will not grow, nor gain more vitality, he will just linger on, until the end, every minute all weariness and weariness. And if he used the ring to make himself invisible, he would fade away: he would at last be invisible for ever, and walk in the shadows under the watchful eye of the dark power that rules over the rings. Yes, sooner or later In this way—if he is strong, or has good intentions at first, it will be later, but neither concentration nor good intentions can be maintained. Sooner or later, the dark power will swallow him."

"How dreadful!" said Frodo.Then there was another long silence.

"How long have you known about this?" asked Frodo at last, "and how much does Bilbo know?" He glanced at the worried wizard and the taciturn slitherer, and asked what he most wanted to ask: " More importantly: What exactly does the Silver King want me to do?"

Yes, the clever Hobbit never forgot that it was Turka Arakano who gave him this mysterious and dangerous ring;

He never forgot the complicated eyes and expressions of Bilbo next to him at that time;
He never forgot the danger he encountered in Linweidi that day.

Reminiscent of the expressions and behaviors of the wizard, Tom Bombadil, even the silver king, and the traveler in front of him, it is not difficult to find that the "destiny" that the wizard has always been obsessed with has come to him.

After a moment of silence, Gandalf raised his head, and a pair of black eyes shone like stars in the darkened room.

"Frodo, I'm sorry you were involved in this, but please don't blame Bilbo. He didn't know it at first, and he picked it up in the goblin's cave, from Gollum's hand. The name you know ?"

Frodo nodded, and answered, "I have read Bilbo's book, and know where he came from."

"Know his history? No, dear Frodo, Gollum's history is more complicated than you think, and his fate is much more tragic than we know." said Gandalf: "But that is not what we are talking about now. of."

"Bilbo picked up the ring and thought of it as some sort of magical gadget until Lord Turka told him it was a very dangerous ring! But then Lord Turka didn't tell Bilbo either. The ins and outs of this ring, because it involves a lot of secrets, and knowing these secrets is also a very dangerous thing for a hobbit, can you understand?"

Frodo nodded.

Only then did the wizard smile in satisfaction, but then he continued to say seriously: "During this period, I was also kept in the dark. I didn't know the whole story until the last crisis, and Bilbo was also at that time. Know the truth of the matter. Then, we went to Annuminas, and wiped out the evil knights who were chasing us on the way."

As the wizard spoke, he seemed to recall the battle that day, and he couldn't help frowning deeply, his long eyebrows trembling non-stop.After a long time, he said: "You know everything after that. Turka's spies took you to Annuminas." He said: "But I told Bilbo not to tell you, because this ring is too dangerous Now, the fewer people who know about it, the better!"

"That's why you let me move here?" said Frodo.

The wizard nodded: "Tom Bombadil is one of the few powerful beings in Middle-earth who still retains good powers. He has an agreement with Lord Turka. Frodo, he can protect you!"

"As for why Lord Turka gave you the ring." Gandalf frowned, with a complex expression that Frodo could not understand flashed in his eyes: "Frodo, the hobbit is the only one in Middle-earth who can The race that resists the temptation of the Supreme Lord of the Rings, although it will be dangerous if it is held for a long time, but we, the elves, cannot keep it as safely as you!"

Frodo was a little uneasy and asked anxiously, "If this ring is as dangerous as you say, why don't we destroy it?"

Aragorn glanced at him and said nothing.

Gandalf laughed. "I have said this to Bilbo: Nothing can destroy it, Frodo."

"and."

He looked into the eyes of the ring-bearer and said, "There must be a voice in your heart telling you: the time has not come!"

Frodo was silent.

They just sat here quietly, thinking about something.

"But all this shall pass," said Gandalf, breaking the silence, "for now the time has come: Bearer of the Ring, Frodo, you are called to an important council!"

"What meeting?" Frodo's heart was beating wildly, and a kind of excitement and excitement of participating in history and legend came to his heart.He tried his best to calmly ask: "Where is the meeting?"

Gandalf and Aragorn glanced at each other, seeming to be communicating, but also seeming to be refusing.Finally, it was the wizard who replied: "In Rivendell, Frodo. A 'something' you don't expect, remember if you see him, try not to use that word, but I can't think of any other words for it at the moment He - held this meeting, a major meeting that was about to decide the fate of Central Continent. "

"When I heard the news, Frodo." The wizard looked at him darkly, "I had a hunch that this was also a meeting that would determine your fate! Therefore, I insist on your attendance, as the Ring-bearer. identity of."

"And Lord Turka has the same attitude towards this!" Gandalf's expression became more serious than ever. "That's all you need to know, Frodo, we have no malicious intentions, it's just..." He sighed: "Fate is like a shuttle, and no one can avoid it."

"Perhaps it is not wise," said Aragorn for the second time. "Gandalf, he is but a hobbit, kind, warm, and with unimaginable vitality in their little bodies, but they are still only a bunch of hobbits. Bit people, what role can they play in this great war?"

"I have a different opinion on this." The wizard turned to stare at the traveler, with a wise light in his eyes: "You must know that the most useless floating algae have their uses! As me and Mr. Turka The recognized ring-bearer, he must play his due role in this great battle that determines the fate of Middle-earth!"

Frodo was disturbed and excited at the enigmatic words between them.Some kind of power surged in his heart, and finally he blurted out before he had time to think: "What should I do!"

Gandalf and Aragorn closed their mouths and looked at him with different eyes.

　6000 word update.

　　I'm sorry it took so long to make up (JPG)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)