The Afterlives of Orcs (Drabble) by lovelytimes
Fanwork Notes
Fanwork Information
|
Summary: Short drabble written for the 2019 Solstice instadrabbling challenge. Major Characters: Orcs Major Relationships: Genre: Challenges: Rating: General Warnings: Creator Chooses Not to Warn This fanwork belongs to the series |
|
| Chapters: 1 | Word Count: 101 |
| Posted on 22 June 2019 | Updated on 22 June 2019 |
|
This fanwork is complete. | |
Chapter 1
Read Chapter 1
For: “The afterlives of orcs”
Whispered in quiet moments, the coarse hushed voices of orcish comrades speak of a gentler fate in the afterlife.
They say that when the hröa dies, the pain of brutal orcish life ends, the veil of shadow lifts, and cruel corruption unravels.
The white fiery purity at the core of every orc burns away the layers of tragedy and the fëa takes flight.
No one knows if the orcish fëa soars to the Halls of Mandos or runs wild in the green fields of Yavanna.
What is known is that there is freedom. Freedom and hope.
(1) Comment by oshun for The Afterlives of Orcs (D... [Ch 1]
Oh, wow! This is sad and tragic, but not without hope. (I really have never liked the idea of Elves having been turned into Orcs, but the way you tell the story makes me willing to suspend belief--for the moment at least.) Well done!
(3) Comment by SkyEventide for The Afterlives of O... [Ch 1]
This hit me in the feels bad. Hopeful and painful.