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Chapter 13 - Shadow of war

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Anárion materialized outside the Dark Portal, showing an exhausted individual having what appeared to be smoke rising from his body before it all materialized and the body he once inhabited falls to the ground like an envelope. A wheeze was heard from the shadows as his existence hovered for a moment before sheer will brought him back to stability.

The shadowy gaze fell on the restless minds of the Uzumaki walking around the ruins of their home. Being a spirit himself, he could see them and communicate with them, he heard about their stories, their past. The men, women and children all walked here like spirits, unable to let go after their untimely death in one way or another. Many of them cried out for justice and vengeance against the great ninja villages that had devastated them and against Konoha, their supposed greatest ally, for having cowardly abandoned them. Indeed at the beginning of the 2nd great ninja war, Konoha made no gesture to save his longtime ally because the Sandaime Hokage wanted at all costs to avoid a war against the other four large villages at the same time.

One day the Dark Lord will grant them their wish and they will be able to walk again in the world of the living. Unfortunately that will have to wait. Bringing this ancient clan back from the realm of the dead will be a daunting task. His talents in the art of necromancy are exceptional, but bringing a servant back to life and an unrelated person is two very different things. The technique of Nidaime Hokage, Edo Tensei, would be a good subject of analysis to achieve its ends.

The shadow now floated along the path to the center of the village, this would be his temporary home until he had the power to bring Mordor back to this dimension, once again. It was ironic that the land of Uzugakure was the location of the place once known as Isengard, the pits were the cause of all the whirlwinds that now surrounded the once great city. Even Orthanc's black tower was still standing, he looked at it and thought about his past. Facing Saruman and the White Council for the first time, how stupid they were to allow one of them to challenge him.

He now had all the knowledge the white wizard possessed, how to create the greatest dark soldiers, the mighty Uruk-Hai. In addition, his power was returning, thanks to the rings extracting his power and sending it to him. But as his power returned, he was still extremely low, and apparently Celebrimbor had become stronger thanks to his Ring of Power.

Sauron entered the old home of the Istari and entered the old observation room. In this room was a pedestal on which rested an opaque black crystal, the last Palantir to survive the test of time. The shadow used the stone of vision to see the preparations of his servants.

First, his gaze went to the continent he had just left.

Following the news of his disappearance and the death of General Najenda, the rebel forces stopped all offensive against the imperial capital in order to be able to reorganize and prepare for the final assault. Esdeath was recalled to the capital to replace him, to the relief of the Imperial Army.

Sauron had no fear of seeing the Ice Queen fail since he himself had seen this woman's monstrous strength and her indoctrination to want to serve him made her a devoted and loyal soldier.

Thereafter, his gaze fell on the continent of Earthland

In the empire of Alvarez, the emperor spriggan gathered an immense force of invasion, he had only to wait for the orders of his dark master to unleash what he nicknamed the Ragnarok.

Although the Balam Alliance was completely wiped out it nonetheless accomplished its goal of causing chaos on the continent and even destroying the two greatest weapons of the Magic Council.

However, the mainland guilds grew stronger as a result of these events. Although these mages would inevitably oppose the reign of the Dark Lord. Sauron intended to use them to remove another thorn in his side.

Finally, his gaze went to a sub-dimension.

The vision was blurry from the distance, yet Sauron could vaguely see the silhouette of a young woman wearing a long black cloak hiding her entire body, walking through the wasteland that is the underworld. It was Akeno Himejima, a hybrid created by the love of a fallen angel and a demoness (in this story the Evil Pieces cannot change the race). Sauron had been influencing the young girl for many years to convince her to release the seals that hold him back. She was now on her way to Morningstar Valley where the seal awaited that would free her greatest generals. But this will not be an easy task, even if these actions are limited he will still have to give him an advantage to succeed in his quest.

Destroying the cage that held a major part of his soul was now a priority. War is approaching but it will not be the first to open hostilities. The clash will begin between the Lord of Light and the White Council.

LOTR: [(2) The White Council (Extended Version) - YouTube]

On the shores of the land of waves

A beautiful white boat that had not been seen since the Third Age slowly came to the shore, once there the passengers all disembarked, the elven rulers Elrond and Galadriel arrived on the shore first.

The Lady of Light wore a snow-white dress that seemed to flow behind her without ever catching a single piece of dirt, her beautiful locks of golden hair flowed in the ocean breeze and on her head was a beautiful circle, and upon her his right hand was his ring of power.

The Lord of Rivendell wore the most impressive armor ever seen, his silvery features on his brown armor a thing of beauty as well as of strength. On his hip he wielded his elven blade, on his head he too wore a circle, and like his elven companion, wore a ring of power.

Subsequently descended the last Blade of Galadriel. Eltariel is an Elf with a relatively slender built, She has a fair skin, sharp pair of eyes with blue irises and blonde hair, most of which are covered by her cowl. Her basic attract consists of a moderately plated full body armor with eagle motif and a cloak that both functions as a cowl and and a cape that reaches to her legs. She carries the sheathes of her twin blades adjacently on her back. This loadout do not inhibit her nimble movements.

The next to get off the boat was an old man completely dressed in white robes and a cape, he had a white wooden staff and his hair and beard were also white, he was known as Mithrandir, the white rider , or to those who knew him well, he was simply known as Gandalf.

"Middle-earth has changed a lot since our time," Elrond told his group.

"Indeed, my old friend, some for the better… and some for the worse," Gandalf said with a warm tone that changed to that of grief.

"War has plagued the land of men for many ages since we left," said Galadriel. "And if we can't accomplish what we've come to do, this whole continent, followed by ours… will burn down."