Naruto: Sauron Returns
Prologue:
The world is changing…
I hear it in the water…
I feel it in the earth…
I smell it in the air…
That which once was, is lost…for none now live who remember it…
It began with the forging of the Great Rings, crafted by the greatest smith of the Second Age…
Celebrimbor, Lord of Eregion…
An image is shown of the Elf Lord as he works relentlessly over the Rings of Power, and behind him is the one known as Annatar, the Lord of Gifts.
Three were given to the Elves, immortal, wisest and fairest of all beings…
The Three Elven Lords are shown gazing upon their gifts.
Seven, to the Dwarf Lords, great miners and craftsmen of the mountain halls…
The Dwarf Lords all gaze upon their gifts before holding them aloft.
And Nine…Nine rings were gifted to the race of Men…who above all else…desire power…
The Nine Kings of Men donned in black robes and their crowns kiss their rings before placing them upon their fingers.
For within these rings was bound the strength and will to govern each race…
But they were all of them, deceived…
For another Ring was made…
In the Land of Mordor, in the Fires of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron forged in secret…
A Master Ring…To control all others…
Sauron stands in Mount Doom in his black armor, a silver smithing tool in his left hand and the Ring on his right.
And into this Ring, he poured his cruelty, his malice, and his to dominate all life…
One Ring to Rule Them All…
Sauron stands out at the entrance of the Mount Doom and raises his right fist into the sky.
However Celebrimbor foresaw the creation of the One Ring and gave the Elven Rings to their masters in secret…
Celebrimbor hands the rings to the Elven Lords and they vanish into the night.
Upon discovering this treachery, Sauron himself besieged Eregion…
Sauron is seen facing Celebrimbor before swiftly defeating him.
And took him and his family to Mordor…
The three elves are taken away after Celebrimbor gets a good terrified look at the One Ring.
There he was forced to perfect the One Ring, making The Dark Lord even more powerful…
But Celebrimbor did more than Sauron even asked for, given the ring a mind of its own…before taking the Ring for himself…
Thus the Bright Lord was born…he used his new power to claim half of Mordor and waged his own war against the Dark Lord in hopes of freeing his family and ending the darkness once and for all…
Celebrimbor stood over the Dark Lord preparing to strike…when the ring slipped off his finger…and directly onto Sauron's, who then defeated the Bright Lord.
But Celebrimbor's own alterations to the One Ring Betrayed him and so fell the Bright Lord…leaving Sauron free to do as he willed…
One by one the free lands of Middle Earth fell to the power of the Ring…but there were some who resisted, a Last Alliance of Men and Elves marched against the armies of Mordor…
Elven and Men armies face off against the dark forces of Sauron.
And on the slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle Earth…
The fighting became vicious, many fell left and right, though the Dark Lord's forces were being driven back.
Victory was near…
Elendil lets out a victorious battle cry…but all commotion dies down as Men and Elves see the dark figure striding toward them.
But the Power of the Ring…could not be undone…
Sauron stands before them before utilizing his full power and wiping out his enemies left and right, including the King of Men.
It was in this moment, when all hope had faded, that Isildur, Son of the King took up his father's sword…
Isildur reached for the blade only for Sauron to stomp on it, shattering it under foot. And when Sauron reached for him, he used the broken blade to slice off his fingers and causing the Dark Lord to explode.
The Ring came to Isildur, who had this one chance to destroy evil forever…but the hearts of Men are easily corrupted, and the Ring of Power, has a will of its own.
Isildur and his men are attacked by orcs, Isildur uses the Ring to flee and swim away, but the Ring slides off and he is shot by three arrows, slaying the newly made king.
It betrayed Isildur to his death…and some things that should not have been forgotten were lost, history became legend, legend became myth, and for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge…until when chance came, it ensnared a new barer…
The Ring came to creature Gollum, who took it deep into the Misty Mountains…and there…it consumed him…
The Ring brought to Gollum unnatural long life, for five hundred years it poisoned its mind. And in the gloom of Gollum's cave…it waited…
The Ring then abandoned Gollum, but surprisingly was picked up the most unlikely person imaginable…a Hobbit…Bilbo Baggins of the Shire…
He held onto the Ring for a long time, and like Gollum was given long life, living easily to 111 before giving the Ring to his nephew Frodo Baggins.
Frodo was then thrust into a mission that was not of his own making, for it was then that Gandalf discovered the identity of the ring Bilbo and now Frodo possessed.
And so the War of the Ring had begun, battles were waged…
Images of the Battles of Helms Deep and Minas Tirith in their most vicious moments.
Heroes fell…
Bormir in his last moments of life.
Enemies defeated…
Angmar and the Balrog in their moments of Doom.
And finally the Ring destroyed by Frodo Baggins, ending Sauron's reign…
Sauron's tower exploding.
Or so we believed…the Dark Lord became a harmless spirit, yet even then he proved his resilience…and it was then that he was given the chance to return…to his own time. And there, the world would face the darkest of times since the first three ages of the world.
Sauron looked upon those who defeated him, he cursed their names, especially the hobbits. He looked among them and wished death upon them.
"The time has finally come," stated a gentle voice, Sauron turned around and witnessed Kami in all her glory standing before him. Flowing white hair and a gentle face adorned upon Kami, on that face was one of pity and sadness. And yet there was hope in them as well.
"If you think you can just drag me to the Void then you have come on a fool's errand," growled the spirit. The woman who had appeared before the black formless being frowned sadly, a sight that didn't fit right for even the Dark Lord.
"You mistake me…I am in need of your help…" this further caught Sauron off guard…a goddess needed help from the Dark Lord? They were polar opposites…
"And what does the great Valar, require of someone as tainted as I?" asked the shadow in disbelief.
"To rekindle your Will of Fire" she said with a power in her voice, the words shocked the Dark Lord, only his former master Morgoth knew of his past life…it was he who returned his past life's memories.
"The greatest of the servants of Eru Illuvatar, once you were given the most dangerous and darkest of responsibilities, none have sacrificed more than you…"
"How do you know my past!?" demanded the formless spirit. The woman only smiled and stepped toward the shadow, touching where his face would have been. The spirit was surprised to feel contact, the gentle skin caressed what felt like his face. He was formless, he shouldn't feel it! But the time since he had last felt gentle contact like this…beyond three Ages of the world.
"You're past is this world's future, I know both lives you have lived. Here as the once champion of light turned greatest of Dark Lords, and the other the pariah turned hero who was wrongfully betrayed," she answered, her purple eyes having a certain glow in them as she looked upon her Chosen One. The Shadow flew back from the goddess.
"Why would I ever go back to my betrayers?" asked the shadow, Kami looked upon the shadow with sorrowful eyes.
"Did you forget your teacher's lesson? 'Look underneath the underneath,'" Kami asked, this struck a chord that Sauron didn't even know he had anymore.
"What is your intent?" asked the Dark Lord, Kami gained a serious expression.
"I am saying that though your Ring is destroyed, the Smith has not passed on…" with that she felt the shadow grow in potency at hearing what she said.
"Celebrimbor…" he snarled, "He has been a thorn in my side for an Age. What has he done?"
"It is what he will do, reclaim his Ring of Power, at this point in time he is planning to take over the world," Kami told him, "He will be taking his time since he believes you are gone, unchecked the Bright Lord's pride will consume all his reach covers. He will become a greater tyrant than you ever would. You know what happens, should the light grow two bright and attempts to bring darkness to heel? The gate to the Void shall shatter and out will come your predecessor. You are still my Chosen One, he who shall either save all Creation…or Destroy it."
Sauron thought about it for a long hard time, "How? My power is gone, my Ring destroyed, I've done everything asked of me. I am merely a tainted spirit, locked away within the Cage of Hell, it is amazing that my spirit is able to be out of the Cage for this long." He looked upon his form, "All who serve Him hate and despise what I have become, but I never truly became close to them. It will be a different story there, you are asking me to take on the source of my deepest anger and not take vengeance. I have been the Shadow for so long…"
It was then that Kami raised her closed hand to reveal a white flame, it was about the size of a candle but Sauron looked upon it in shock.
"That's…" Sauron gasped, in total shock of what he was seeing, "How do you have a piece of the Fire of Life?"
Kami smiled, "I was being literal when I said that I am here to rekindle your Will of Fire." With that she placed it into the shadowy mist of his form. The flame vanished but Sauron felt it, his power slowly returning.
"This will take many ages for you to regain your strength, but not enough to regain your full soul, that is locked away within the Cage of Hell. After that it is up to you what you do next. But Eru has a test prepared for you, you will know when it comes."
Sauron thought long and hard, "Very well…but understand this, I will get revenge on those who wrong me!" he roared before vanishing as a flame in the dark clouds above.
"Very well…I just hope that when you face them you will realize who truly is friend and foe," Kami said before waving her hand and the black shadow vanished, "Safe travels, Naruto-kun."
AN: Well everyone, here is my first posted story! I already have several chapters completed so there will be more content once I finished editing it. Feedback, questions, and ideas are absolutely welcome, even if its constructive criticism, I'd love pointers and new ideas. As for flames...well lets be honest if you are going to try to flame on my story I will probably just laugh at you. But for those of you who would like to share your opinions and point out parts that confuse you or something, feel free to leave a review and I'll take a look at them ASAP.