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Title: Truly Tested (#2851)
Author: Sulriel
Chapters: 1

Archive: Tolkien
Category: Lord of the Rings
Description: Polished in practice and tested, but there must be a first time to face real death, to kill or be killed. *** written for the First Time challenge ** 2007 MEFA Nominee
Published: 22 Jul 2006
Updated: 22 Jul 2006
Warnings:
Type: Action/adventure
Characters: Aragorn


Chapter 1 - Truly Tested

Aragorn swung his sword as he'd done a thousand times during practice with blunted swords against bags of straw and sand, against comrades.

He'd passed their trials; his betters pronounced him ready.

Horns sang out, swords clashed on shield. The ground shook with the tramp of those eager to die.

Today he'd be truly tested.

The shock of bone-snap through leather reverberated up his sword; draw back and swing; easy sliding of steel through flesh, the warm sticky spray; evil eyes piecing his, turning soft as they lose their glow.

Aragorn swung his sword, killing, dying eyes burned his mind.
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