Child Of Light

Drax, Lady Of Darkness Revealed

Thranduial pov

My daughters body grew cold. Ice to the touch and she laid unmoving. Her eyes dull and lifeless. I stood up, stepping back in shock, but also rage...   Dam that Drax! I should have known she would return somehow, but I never imagined she would use Erica's body as a host. How did it even happen!? I turn away and curse that demon of darkness.
   "Lord Thranduiel...." The bowman shakingly said pointing to Erica. Slowly I turn while he stands and  backs away as Erica convulsed again and her lips part. A sinister black mist seeps from between her lips and  Her body convulses again  and again. In the air  I hear a dark sinister cackle as the mist formed into a body beside Erica. It cleared to reveal a woman dressed in dark black and red armor. Her hair was black and straight that blew with the wind. She lifted her head and I was shocked to see that even though it was Drax, she looked like a mirror image of Erica, only more dark and sinister. She grinned and spread her arms out
    "Aaaaaah freedom! Oh how I love it! Being sealed in this brat was torture enough!" She sighed. Her eyes found mine and she smirked "well well well, prince....oh no wait it's king now right? My my how you've grown" she giggled. I glared and swiftly took out my sword and brought it to her neck "vile witch!" I hissed.

She smirked and tutted, laying a hand on the blade. Slowly it began to rust away
   "don't underestimate me elf king." she smirks "for I am a plague. I am death....a crisis....and I'll bring this pathetic world down with darkness and misery, just the way I like it....your little girl is gone for good. Nothing can bring her back so long as I am alive" she laughs wickedly

The bowman raises his own sword to strike her but she vanishes into a cloud of black smoke. It flies past us, knocking us both back to the ground as sinister laughter fills the air, catching the attention of everyone in the town

"Prepare yourself for war pathetic fools! The darkness will once again rein terror on your pathetic lives!" Her voice echoes "the child of light is dead forever!" she crackles, vanishing somewhere on ravens hill

I curse and slammed my fist against the wall.
"Bowman! Send a messenger to the mountain! Tell the dwarf what has happened. Maybe that will knock some sense into him!" I barked. He nodded quickly "I'll do it myself" he said as he mounted his horse and galloped off. I look towards my daughter... My lifeless, empty daughter, pale as snow and lips blue. I feel my cold heart sting as I gently lift her into my arms. So light like a feather and cold as ice. In silence I bring her to my tent, laying her on the bed. I brush a stray hair from her face but I shot my hand back when it began to completely frost over. Her skin went whiter and her lips turned a darker blue. Some of the bed began to frost as well.
  I felt an ache in my heart. She looks so much like her mother in every way possible. I stood and took a new sword and got ready for battle.

I will avenge you daughter...I will bring down Drax for good...

(Bard pov)

I rode quickly to the mountain and spotted and army in the distance. It must be dwarves coming from the iron hills. I reached the gate "Lord Thorin! Lord Thorin come out now! I have grave news to bring you!" I yelled.

Instead of him there came the young dwarf. Ori I believe his name was.
  "Ori! I need you to pass a message on!" I called. He nodded and I began to tell him everything...

(Thorin pov)

I walked along the gold hall where we attempted to drown Smaug in gold.

Gold...beautiful gold...how I love it....

But I heard thoughts in my head. Things that Dwalin, Balin, Bilbo and many others had said. I saw myself drowning in this sickness..
   Then I seen Erica. Erica's beautiful, innocent face. My heart ached for her. For her smile, for her touch, for her voice. Is gold really worth more than her?

"Thorin..."

I turned to see Balin looking at me gravely "what do you want?" I growled. He sighed and came forward "Thorin...the bowman was here and gave Ori a message to pass along....it's about Erica" he began. I looked at him in confusion "Erica....she hates me....if it's a message of hate from her....a message about not wanting to see me again, I do not want to hear it" I snapped.

"No Thorin....she's dead"

I froze....dead....she's dead....no....no it's a lie!

"You lie...." I growled

"It's no lie dear friend....remember the night you asked for her hand?"

I nodded

"She was cursed that night. Cursed by an evil spirit that resided in her. She had told you of her light Yue...but the darkness did something to that spirit." He explained

"What did the dark one do to her..." I dared ask, interrupting him. He hesitated but spoke "she...she placed a curse on her heart...the more bitter you were to her from the gold sickness...the more her heart would freeze. When you hit her, that set it off" he sighed

No...it's my fault...I killed her.

What have I done?

I threw away my crown "no....no no no" I whispered, dropping up the ground.

"Ye didn't know laddie. Don't you dare blame this on yourself" Balin scolded.

"How can I not! I did that to her! I killed her!" I wailed finally erupting in tears. Balin was silent as I mourned for my love. I was a fool....

I ignored her

Almost forced myself on her

...I hit her...like her old guardian once did.

What a fool I've been....

Balin left me in this cursed gold hall. I shed my grandfathers robe and headed for the armory, taking a sword in hand. This evil who took my snowflake will pay dearly for what they have done.

I made my way towards the company who saw me and stood.

"You see all that has happened Thorin! Erica is dead and there is war raging outside! Our kin is fighting masses of Orcs out there!...I will not hide, while fight our battles for us!"  Kili burst out in anger.

"You are right...we will not...not anymore." I chocked hugging him to me. He hugged me back tightly. I pulled away and patted his shoulder.

I looked towards the company. My family...

"I know I should not ask you of this after the way I have treated you...but will you follow me...one last time?" I asked. Slowly they rose their swords  and nodded

"For Erebor" Gloin smiled

"For family!" Fili and Kili said grinning. I smiled and raised my own sword "for Erica..."