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Slightly edited copy of my MEFA review:

Elfique has written modern-day Maglor as an avenger. This is certainly a contrast to those stories that portray him as so disturbed as to be helpless or so wracked with grief so as to be indifferent to what is going on around him--and clearly she is reacting against those stories. Her Maglor is wracked with grief, too, but only after he has dispatched his latest group of targets--and dismissive of other victims only because of the practical limitations of his strength.The piece is well-written. The way the description seems to show how close some elvish traits can be to animal or demonic characteristics, when looked at in a certain light, is rather disturbing, but that is probably intentional. It may be hinted here that Maglor is still in danger of being swallowed up by the Everlasting Dark that the Oath he swore once invoked. In any case, avengers are seldom entirely unproblematic characters and often in danger of being entirely absorbed by their quest. I am unfamiliar with the film Watchmen (referenced by the author) and do not know how much that context would add to the interpretation of the story. At any rate, Maglor pulls back in time from the brink to assist the victim.