B2MEM 2011, Day 29: Their Darkest Hour
Today in our trip, we approach MORDOR. The challenge is: "Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness." --Martin Luther King, Jr. Write a story or poem or create artwork where your character battles and overcomes their darkest hour.
Diving in to post this while LJ briefly appears to be up, since it's spent all day behaving like an intoxicated sloth (incredibly slow and keeps falling over) - for the first and probably last time in B2MEM, a challenge response from me which actually does include the place! This would come either just before or just after Day Ten, at Rusnathron's dinner:
From the Ashes a Fire Shall be Woken
“That must have been a bad moment,” Rusnathron remarks.
“A few thousand orcs storming Helm's Deep in pouring rain?” Gimli snorts.
“'Twas a dark hour,” Legolas agrees, “yet not the darkest...”
Rusnathron raises an eyebrow, refilling Legolas' goblet.
“Before the Black Gate,” the Elf whispers. “Sauron's messenger brandished Sam's sword, and Frodo's mithril-coat. I would have gone willingly enough to my death, we all would - but to fall thinking we left Middle-earth the Dark Lord's, that the Quest had failed...”
“Yet you fought on.”
Both nod.
“For Frodo, friendship, and the Fellowship. And though all hope seemed lost... the Light prevailed.”
~~~
Diving in to post this while LJ briefly appears to be up, since it's spent all day behaving like an intoxicated sloth (incredibly slow and keeps falling over) - for the first and probably last time in B2MEM, a challenge response from me which actually does include the place! This would come either just before or just after Day Ten, at Rusnathron's dinner:
From the Ashes a Fire Shall be Woken
“That must have been a bad moment,” Rusnathron remarks.
“A few thousand orcs storming Helm's Deep in pouring rain?” Gimli snorts.
“'Twas a dark hour,” Legolas agrees, “yet not the darkest...”
Rusnathron raises an eyebrow, refilling Legolas' goblet.
“Before the Black Gate,” the Elf whispers. “Sauron's messenger brandished Sam's sword, and Frodo's mithril-coat. I would have gone willingly enough to my death, we all would - but to fall thinking we left Middle-earth the Dark Lord's, that the Quest had failed...”
“Yet you fought on.”
Both nod.
“For Frodo, friendship, and the Fellowship. And though all hope seemed lost... the Light prevailed.”
~~~