Many Journeys by Elleth

Survivors of the Downfall

We hear a great deal about Elendil and his sons after the Fall of Númenor, but not so much from the other side... a drabble from the far future, written for Zdenka at fic_promptly on DW; many thanks to GG and the Lizards for nitpicking and feedback.

We are the survivors of Númenor. We remain long after Elendil has fallen to dust, after Eldarion is forgotten, after the blood of Yôzâyan is spent and mingled with the lesser folk of Middle-earth. We are the survivors, for the Zigûr promised us life in the Deathless Land, and he has kept word. It is a bitter lot to sleep in caves and likewise be forgotten by the world, and some mutter in our shared dreams that we are doomed – but they have it wrong. We merely bide our time until Ar-Pharazôn rises, leading us to battle once more.

Chapter End Notes

Yôzâyan - Adûnaic for 'Land of the Gift', one of the names of Númenor.

Zigûr - Adûnaic for 'wizard' and used for Sauron.