Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. You all actually care... *sniff* Anyways, without further ado, the second chapter to the Maedhros saga! (If it can be called a saga) Chapter 2: Disorientation Maedhros looked around at the world around her, dazed. It was green. She seemed to be surrounded in a wall of green. Even the ground was green. She looked upward, and noticed the wall was green too, with a few speckles of blue. When she looked carefully, she found that she was surrounded by pillars of green, that split off into multiple pillars as it went up. Maedhros reached out her hand to touch these strange pillars, then noticed a ring on her outstretched hand. It all came back to her, how the ring, called Veneanar, had tricked her into putting it on her finger, then teleported her into an unknown place. It seemed that her memories had been misplaced for a moment after teleportation. "You tricked me!" Maedhros said in anger. "It seems I did," said the ring smugly. It no longer seemed a weak voice, but a strong, deep voice. This made Maedhros so angry that she started banging the ring at a nearby pillar. It did no good, and the ring dug into her finger even harder. There she slumped to the ground, weak with despair. She found herself longing for home, even for her mother, who beat her if she did not work. Then, suddenly, a voice emerged from the woods. "Where did you say the ghost was, Charlie?" It said. "Over there, Ben. It appeared out of this great big hole in the air." A second voice replied. Maedhros stood up. If there was a ghost in these parts, she should better go. And then the owner of the voice came out of the pillars. "There it is, Charlie!" Maedhros turned around, and found the boy, with his friend, pointing at her. "There it is!" The other shouted too. "Let's slay it!" Ben shouted. "Yeah! Then Pa will realize that we aren't babies anymore!" Charlie replied. "Yeah!" "Yeah!" Then they drew their knives, and charged at Maedhros. Maedhros poised to run, but a force stopped her. It was the same one that pulled her through the portal. "We fight..." Said Veneanar. Maedhros was forced to turn around, and to face the boys in battle. Then the spirit inside the ring completely took over. Veneanar weaved through the boys' stabs like flowing water. Maedhros's assaulters were taken aback. They were confused, for Veneanar was so nimble in his movements that the assaulters thought that he had disappeared altogether. Then Veneanar swept up from behind and snatched a knife from Ben. He was startled, and found his knife missing. Ben stared at his empty hands, and whispered, "The Ghost Dancer!" Veneanar engaged in a knife-fight with the Charlie. Veneanar's knife was swift, and Charlie could barely keep up. Then Ben took his throwing-knife out from under his shirt, and flung it as hard as he could toward Veneanar. Veneanar turned around, and found a knife traveling right at his face. He made an effort to dodge, but the knife flew fast, and it arched down to scratch the ring on Veneanar's finger. It deflected, but it did as much harm as if the knife had gone through his arm. Veneanar's knife dropped to the ground. Veneanar fell. "No..." He whispered, and withdrew into the ring. Maedhros had control again, but she was on the ground, as Ben regained his knife, and they closed in for the kill...