The Way That She Died by AdmirableMonster  

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An excellent soundtrack for this particular story is Act III: This City Made Us by The Protomen.

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Summary:

 Last night, the King’s Men put to death a large group of dangerous radicals in the Artists’ Quarter of Armenelos.  Caught only a few hours before their planned assassination attempt on Tar-Míriel, they forced our heroic enforcers to battle for their very lives.  Unfortunately, the splinter group of Faithful fanatics were unwilling to surrender peacefully.  A large number of weapons, including incendiary devices, were recovered from the basement of the house in which they had been planning their cowardly and devious attack. Although all of the royal guard survived, one of their number was carried to the local hospital with severe injuries; he is expected to recover.  
    Citizens are asked to report any unusual activity to the King’s Men. Now, more than ever, Númenor must stand together against those who would destroy her.
    —Short Bulletin in the Armenelos Times, Year 11 of the reign of Ar-Pharazôn

Major Characters: Original Character(s)

Major Relationships: Original Character/Original Character

Genre: Experimental, Poly, Science Fiction

Challenges: Musicals, New Year's Resolution

Rating: Adult

Warnings: Character Death, Expletive Language, In-Universe Intolerance, Mature Themes, Sexual Content (Graphic), Suicide, Torture, Violence (Mild)

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The Light and the Sea (Steampunk Númenor)
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Harrowing. Such vivid characters snuffed out like that...

I was grateful that the story was able to offer some kind of closure, despite all that, with even a bit humour.

Although it does not, of course, make the events and the characters' fate less terrible.

Even innocuous book club meetings of those who are Faithful can lead to death. Death meted out by Zigur. Death meted out by friends.... A fascinating look at late Númenor Armenelos under Ar-Pharazôn.