Mercy by Tarion Anarore

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Fanwork Information

Summary:

A drabble on the death of Caranthir Fëanorion.

Major Characters: Caranthir

Major Relationships:

Genre: Fixed-Length Ficlet, General

Challenges:

Rating: Teens

Warnings: Character Death, Violence (Mild)
Chapters: 1 Word Count: 100
Posted on 22 May 2007 Updated on 22 May 2007

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Mercy

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I am on my knees. I wrap one arm around my stomach, feeling blood soak my clothes, my own blood. My brother finds me thus, bleeding, in agony.

He takes my hand, though my cold fingers hardly feel it.

I open my mouth to speak.

“Brother…”

It comes out only as a wordless scream.

He brushes my hair back from my face.

“Fear not, Carnistir.” His voice sounds so far away.

I stare into his eyes, my vision growing hazy.

He has drawn his sword, but I barely comprehend it.

“It will be alright.”

A kiss of steel.

Then darkness.

 

Chapter End Notes

Based on Dawn Felagund's piece by the same name. Used with permission.

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Very interesting! And very sad. I'm left feeling sorry for both characters. It took me a second to get what the ending meant, but I probably have to blame that on the fact that it's 1:30am as I review. ;) I love the first couple of lines--I always think it's hard to dive right into the action in a scene or story, but you do very well with it here.

I've told you before that I love this piece ... and I'm telling you again. :) It is definitely an example of something served well by the drabble format; the terse language inherent to most drabbles really creates a nice mood here. (Not to mention dark ... *shivers*)