Seven Days of Spooky: day 5

[illwynd]

Another drabble.

Echoes in the Deep
Author: illwynd
Disclaimer: My name ain't Tolkien.
Summary: In Moria, voices echo.
x-posted to tolkien100

Shh, young one, you’ll wake it. We are here. There are many of us. Many.

Many many.

So many we will one day burst the seams of the mountain, and cover the lands all around like ants from the anthill.

Dark here. Wonderful dark. Dark. Dark.

We didn’t build it. No no. And we’re not the only things that call it home now...

Shh, you’ll wake it. Shh!

Do you hear—do you hear that? Something is moving above us.

Above. In the upper halls?

Clang-crash-splash.

Did you hear—did you hear?

Did it hear?

Did it hear?

It’s awake…

Comments

[lilan14.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I like it! Somehow, I "hear" it told by a female voice... isn't it weird?

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Whoa, I hadn't even thought about it, but that seems right, really.
And thanks! ^__^

[edoraslass.livejournal.com]

Ooooooh, nice! In the immortal paraphrased words of Xander Harris, "Generally speaking, when scary things get scared...not good."

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

"Generally speaking, when scary things get scared...not good."
True, true! ^__^ And thanks!

re: Echoes in the Deep

[lanthirel.livejournal.com]

That is scary! Good writing!

Re: Echoes in the Deep

[illwynd.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Moria does lend itself well to scary. :p