Celeborn's Nine - Riders of the Night
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Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
88
Views:
9,387
Reviews:
155
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the Minotaur dies
Author's note: I have tried to find all my hand written notes to get up to date on the story;
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Haldir did not know why the minotaur had sperated him from Tiger, but he had her hands tied with sturdy ropes when he the guards led her away.
"Tiger, he called after her, "don't make them angry!" Someone slammed a spear butt in his gut, doubling him over in pain. Collapsing to his knees, fighting to keep from puking, he heard the minotaur's ugly laugh.
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Athena was waiting in the great airy receiving room when the guards arrived with the jinn tiger. Smiling at Prometheus,, she said, "Here she is. Take her and go."
Tiger stared at him, awestruck, her heart hammering as the guards freed her. With a soft cry, she ran to the Titan and laid her head against his breast as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Master must help Hal-dear," she whispered passionately against his body.
Promethesu stroked her tawny hair, wanting more than anything to take her with him, but even Athena could not make him break his word. "I can not take her with me," he said, almost choking on the words.
"You refuse my gift?" Athena asked incredulously.
"I embrace your gift with all my heart," Prometheus said and eased Tiger away from him. "But I have given my word to Tiger and the elf that some things must happen first before I can take her back."
"You are asusming the elf will survive the minotaur," Athena told him and watched his face closely.
Prometheus didn't say anything as Tiger eased herself back against his body.
Athena moved closer, her eyes on him. "I should have realzied that you would keep an eye on her. But even you know there are infinite possibilities."
"Yes," Prometheus agreed and looked at the goddess he ahd once loved like a daughter. Her betrayal all those ages ago had been like a knife in his heart.
Athena frowned and then looked at Tiger who was watching her with her unusual golden brown eyes, a tiger's eyes. "So you don't want her?" she asked.
Prometheus had to smile now, although it was faint and sad. "Not want her? I have lived only for the day she would be mine again." Tiger closed her eyes and leaned closer, her body fitting so comfortably against his.
"So take," Athena offered again.
"I'll not break my oath."
"So you sneak around and take her on the side like a common adulterer. Gods should not do that," she chided him and then tsked softly. "If you send her back, you will endanger her. Can you do that?"
"She loves him as well as me. And why do you care anyway? Whyare you involved?"
Haldir was beginning to worry when Tiger was thrown into the cell with him.
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The minotaur wanted to fight the jinn tiger, but the elf, her current master, was protecting her by sending her away everytime he showed up at the cell to check on the prisoners. Only Haldir's presence and that of the other captured elves kept her coming back.
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Prometheus stepped off the black sailed ship and looked around as Minoan guards arrived to take the newly arrived Athenians up to the palace. Since leaving Athens, he had been using the shape of Theseus, the Athenian prince, as his own. He intended to free the elves and Tiger, but he had to be careful least Athena found out what he was doing.
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Glorfindel looked up as the iron barred door was opened and the ten young Hellenes were pushed inside. They were all frightened, except the young man in the princely clothes. He did not appreciate being manhandled and gave the Minoans are dark look. His backbone was apparently made of sterner stuff.
Tiger, sitting by Haldir, stared hard at the Athenian youth, who only glance briefly at her. It wasn't until much later, after everyone else had gone to sleep, when Glorfindel, unable to sleep, watched through half closed eyes Tiger and Theseus' interaction. Untangling herself fromHaldir, who was sound asleep, Tiger hesitated a moment and then cautiously crawled across the floor towards the Athenian, who was sitting with his back against the wall. She leaned in close and sniffed his smiling face. Then he placed a finger over his lips to keep her quiet when it became apparent she recognized him. He caught the back of her head and drew her towards him for a kiss that spoke of intimate familiarity. Glorfindel was certain now that Theseus was Prometheus.
After a while Theseus motioned Tiger back towards Haldir, who stirred momentarily in his sleep and threw his arm over her when she returned to his side. Glorfindel closed his eyes and considered what he had just seen..
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The minotaur wanted to fight the jinn tiger, and to prevent her escape, he had her master brought out and tied to a post. One of the minoan guards, to ensure her cooperation, slipped a dagger between Hldir's fourth and fifth rib. Not deep enough to initiate an immediate kill, but enough to enrage the tiger in the woman.
Tiger shape shifted and in her rage, she killed the Minoan who had hurt Haldir. She then turned her hot golden eyes on the minotaur. He was ready for her.
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In the stands Celeborn and his grandsons, attired like well to do Minoans, watched in horror at the battle going on below them, at Haldir trying desperately to stay on his feet even as his tunic turned bright red. The elf lord was about to do something drastic when the cell block opened and the other prisoners ran out. Glorfindel was among them, and the Galdadhrim, but it was the young human who snatched u[p the dropped Minoan sword and ran to help Tiger.
Seeing him at her side, she handed the fight over to him and ran to be with Haldir, who was now on his knees no longer able to stand up. Glorfindel as trying to untie the ropes, but Tiger's claws seperated the hemp threads with one sharp slash.
The Hellene youth was half the minotaur's size, but he was quicker and more agile, and he had a determined man's courage. The monster found himself on the defensive as the youth repeatedly fought to get under his sword arm. One savage attack resulted in him burying his sword in the beast's belly. A savage jerk, and he was disembowled,
Prometheus, now Theseus, turned away from the twitching monster and walked purposefully past the canopy where the queen and princess sat to the post where Tiger held Haldir.
Glorfindel, grabbing Prometheus' arm, leaned close and said, "I know who you are, and I know you can save him."
Prometheus looked into those silverblue elven eyes and nodded his head. He knelt beside Haldir and laid a hand over the wound. Warmth spread from his hand into the damaged flesh. Looking at Tiger, he said, "He will be fine by morning."
She smiled as Orophin struggled to lift his brother and take him back into the shade of the cell. Prometheus glanced back at the canopy, back at the princess who was staring at him. The next move was hers.
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Haldir did not know why the minotaur had sperated him from Tiger, but he had her hands tied with sturdy ropes when he the guards led her away.
"Tiger, he called after her, "don't make them angry!" Someone slammed a spear butt in his gut, doubling him over in pain. Collapsing to his knees, fighting to keep from puking, he heard the minotaur's ugly laugh.
.....................................................
Athena was waiting in the great airy receiving room when the guards arrived with the jinn tiger. Smiling at Prometheus,, she said, "Here she is. Take her and go."
Tiger stared at him, awestruck, her heart hammering as the guards freed her. With a soft cry, she ran to the Titan and laid her head against his breast as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Master must help Hal-dear," she whispered passionately against his body.
Promethesu stroked her tawny hair, wanting more than anything to take her with him, but even Athena could not make him break his word. "I can not take her with me," he said, almost choking on the words.
"You refuse my gift?" Athena asked incredulously.
"I embrace your gift with all my heart," Prometheus said and eased Tiger away from him. "But I have given my word to Tiger and the elf that some things must happen first before I can take her back."
"You are asusming the elf will survive the minotaur," Athena told him and watched his face closely.
Prometheus didn't say anything as Tiger eased herself back against his body.
Athena moved closer, her eyes on him. "I should have realzied that you would keep an eye on her. But even you know there are infinite possibilities."
"Yes," Prometheus agreed and looked at the goddess he ahd once loved like a daughter. Her betrayal all those ages ago had been like a knife in his heart.
Athena frowned and then looked at Tiger who was watching her with her unusual golden brown eyes, a tiger's eyes. "So you don't want her?" she asked.
Prometheus had to smile now, although it was faint and sad. "Not want her? I have lived only for the day she would be mine again." Tiger closed her eyes and leaned closer, her body fitting so comfortably against his.
"So take," Athena offered again.
"I'll not break my oath."
"So you sneak around and take her on the side like a common adulterer. Gods should not do that," she chided him and then tsked softly. "If you send her back, you will endanger her. Can you do that?"
"She loves him as well as me. And why do you care anyway? Whyare you involved?"
Haldir was beginning to worry when Tiger was thrown into the cell with him.
......................................................
The minotaur wanted to fight the jinn tiger, but the elf, her current master, was protecting her by sending her away everytime he showed up at the cell to check on the prisoners. Only Haldir's presence and that of the other captured elves kept her coming back.
*******************************************
Prometheus stepped off the black sailed ship and looked around as Minoan guards arrived to take the newly arrived Athenians up to the palace. Since leaving Athens, he had been using the shape of Theseus, the Athenian prince, as his own. He intended to free the elves and Tiger, but he had to be careful least Athena found out what he was doing.
............................................................................
Glorfindel looked up as the iron barred door was opened and the ten young Hellenes were pushed inside. They were all frightened, except the young man in the princely clothes. He did not appreciate being manhandled and gave the Minoans are dark look. His backbone was apparently made of sterner stuff.
Tiger, sitting by Haldir, stared hard at the Athenian youth, who only glance briefly at her. It wasn't until much later, after everyone else had gone to sleep, when Glorfindel, unable to sleep, watched through half closed eyes Tiger and Theseus' interaction. Untangling herself fromHaldir, who was sound asleep, Tiger hesitated a moment and then cautiously crawled across the floor towards the Athenian, who was sitting with his back against the wall. She leaned in close and sniffed his smiling face. Then he placed a finger over his lips to keep her quiet when it became apparent she recognized him. He caught the back of her head and drew her towards him for a kiss that spoke of intimate familiarity. Glorfindel was certain now that Theseus was Prometheus.
After a while Theseus motioned Tiger back towards Haldir, who stirred momentarily in his sleep and threw his arm over her when she returned to his side. Glorfindel closed his eyes and considered what he had just seen..
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The minotaur wanted to fight the jinn tiger, and to prevent her escape, he had her master brought out and tied to a post. One of the minoan guards, to ensure her cooperation, slipped a dagger between Hldir's fourth and fifth rib. Not deep enough to initiate an immediate kill, but enough to enrage the tiger in the woman.
Tiger shape shifted and in her rage, she killed the Minoan who had hurt Haldir. She then turned her hot golden eyes on the minotaur. He was ready for her.
.................................................................
In the stands Celeborn and his grandsons, attired like well to do Minoans, watched in horror at the battle going on below them, at Haldir trying desperately to stay on his feet even as his tunic turned bright red. The elf lord was about to do something drastic when the cell block opened and the other prisoners ran out. Glorfindel was among them, and the Galdadhrim, but it was the young human who snatched u[p the dropped Minoan sword and ran to help Tiger.
Seeing him at her side, she handed the fight over to him and ran to be with Haldir, who was now on his knees no longer able to stand up. Glorfindel as trying to untie the ropes, but Tiger's claws seperated the hemp threads with one sharp slash.
The Hellene youth was half the minotaur's size, but he was quicker and more agile, and he had a determined man's courage. The monster found himself on the defensive as the youth repeatedly fought to get under his sword arm. One savage attack resulted in him burying his sword in the beast's belly. A savage jerk, and he was disembowled,
Prometheus, now Theseus, turned away from the twitching monster and walked purposefully past the canopy where the queen and princess sat to the post where Tiger held Haldir.
Glorfindel, grabbing Prometheus' arm, leaned close and said, "I know who you are, and I know you can save him."
Prometheus looked into those silverblue elven eyes and nodded his head. He knelt beside Haldir and laid a hand over the wound. Warmth spread from his hand into the damaged flesh. Looking at Tiger, he said, "He will be fine by morning."
She smiled as Orophin struggled to lift his brother and take him back into the shade of the cell. Prometheus glanced back at the canopy, back at the princess who was staring at him. The next move was hers.