Six Days of Spooky: Day 1

[illwynd]

The Six Days of Spooky are upon us, and here, for Day 1, is a drabble!

Burning
By illwynd
Disclaimer: Not mine, all Tolkien's!
Rating: PG for ickiness
Characters: Random Orc
Notes: Thanks to the Inklettes for looking this over! Feedback is always appreciated.
X-posted to spooky_arda and tolkien100

I couldn’t escape. The straw-haired men chased us to the edge of the forest, and trapped us there. Their horses were too fast. Something hit me before I could attack.

Now I wake, and curse them again. I feel cooling flesh beneath me, but it won’t cool for long. The fire is coming nearer: I can hear the crackling, I can smell the stench. The weight of other bodies presses on me, and dark fluid is dripping into my eyes. But when the fire approaches, I will burst out, driven by heat and agony. I alone may escape the slaughter.

Comments

[lilan14.livejournal.com]

OUCH. Poor orc indeed... And how well-written this is -- you've almost made me sense all that you desribe... *shudders*