Song of Fire by Erulisse
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Disclaimer: Tolkien built the sandbox, I only play with the bucket and shovel that he left for me. No money, profit or non, is made from the publication of this story.
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Summary:
For Tolkien Weekly Challenge - Fell Creatures: Balrog. A drabble going back to the creation of all under the eye of Iluvatar.
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Genre: Drama
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Rating: General
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Chapters: 1 Word Count: 109 Posted on Updated on This fanwork is complete.
Chapter 1
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Song of Fire
Within Eru’s Song of Creation, all were encouraged to Sing. Each melody was incorporated into the whole that became Eä. His Song spoke of fire – heat, leaping flames, purifying and tempering.
At Aulë’s forge he found some happiness. But wishing to hear his Song with more clarity, he joined with Melkor, thinking the brightness of his flame would be more visible against the stygian night of his new Master.
He became a trusted Lieutenant of Morgoth, feared by the Firstborn and carried into legend in their songs and stories. He wielded his flame and made his name a nightmare – Balrog.
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(1) Comment by Robinka for Song of Fire [Ch 1]
Oh, excellent! Not only you've done a great job with providing effective imagery, but also with emphasizing that nothing happens(ed) outside the will of Eru -- even the existence of such creatures as Balrogs. Thought-provoking!
Re: (1) Comment by Robinka for Song of Fire [Ch 1]
Thank you, Robinka. Indeed, chaos is necessary within the scope of the universe, and in order to love the divine, one must have the mundane. All things come under the province of Iluvatar, even those things that we count as evil. After all, if Eru is love, love cannot be turned on and off as a faucet can. Love, rather, encompasses all.
Thank you so very much for reading and reviewing, it means a great deal to me.
- Erulisse (one L)