Chapter 26: The Origin of the Ring
"The Second Age has just begun, and Sauron has not yet claimed to be a Demon Lord, he is still a high secondary god, one of the five elders of the Holy White Council, and has the right to veto everything."
"It's just that since he fused a part of Morgoth's divine power and soul, he has completely hidden his face in the dark hood, and has become silent, rarely communicating with the white-robed mage Saruman and the gray-robed mage Gandalf."
"At that time, Saruman wanted to use the power of the five secondary gods to create a ring that was enough to compete with the Elven Diamond, and he hoped that with the opportunity to create the ring, the other four secondary gods would all hand over half of their divine power, and he believed that only by concentrating their divine power could they deal with more powerful enemies, so that if they encountered trouble like Morgoth in the future, they would not have to ask the other fourteen gods for help."
"Gandalf, the gray-robed mage, was against it at first, but the white-robed mage Saruman told Gandalf that Morgoth was a good lesson, and that Morgoth's story proved that the gods on high were not all reliable, this time it was Morgoth, what if it was other gods next time? If in the end, all the gods are corrupted and degenerate, then who should they count on as secondary gods? ”
"So Gandalf was convinced, and he began to help Saruman know the mana ring, and he and the brown-robed mage Redagast both injected some of their divine power into Saruman's mana ring."
"However, the blue-robed mage did not get involved in this matter, but went away, away from the Holy White Council, which is composed of secondary gods."
"As for the black-robed mage Sauron, he directly rejected Saruman's proposal to ask him to hand over some of his divine power, and instead declared that he would make a stronger mana ring."
Saruman dismissed Sauron's claims, but Gandalf had a vague sense that something seemed to be wrong with Sauron. Gandalf tried to talk to Sauron, but Sauron deliberately avoided Gandalf. ”
"Sauron hid in a place called Mordor and began to build his Ring of Divine Power, because he is a secondary god himself, and he has fused some of the divine consciousness and minds of the higher god Morgoth, so his strength has already surpassed that of Saruman and Gandalf combined."
"Actually, with Sauron's strength, he could completely destroy the entire Holy White Council, but Sauron knew that he couldn't be so reckless. He wants to build an army that is completely at his disposal, and with such an army, he can not only fight against the White Council, but also against the Fourteen Gods, and may even use the power of the One Ring to strengthen himself, giving him the energy to open a portal and re-summon the exiled Morgoth. ”
"If Morgoth is summoned back by him, then, with the combined efforts of him and Morgoth, he can kill fourteen gods."
"Therefore, building a powerful Lord of the Rings is only the first step, and when it comes to doing this, Sauron has not yet fully demonstrated his schemes."
"He made a total of nineteen rings, three of the strongest, which he gave to the three kings of the elven race, and these three rings all have names, Nanya the Ring of Water, Naya the Ring of Fire, and Viliya the Ring of the Wind."
"Among them, the Ring of Water was given to the Elven Queen Galadriel, the Ring of Fire was given to the Elven Ship King Zirdan, who later gave it to the gray-robed mage Gandalf, and the Ring of the Wind was given to King Elon by Sauron."
Then Sauron gave seven more rings to the dwarves and nine more to the humans. These rings have no name, they are only called magic rings, and the power of these magic rings is also much weaker than the magic rings of elves, but after wearing these magic rings, they will make people more powerful! ”
"Elves, dwarves, humans, all of them are very grateful to the black-robed wizard Sauron for the Ring, who recognized Sauron as the most powerful of the lesser gods."
"This result surprised Saruman, the ruler of the Holy White Council, who couldn't even make a regular ordinary magic ring with Saruman's strength, but Sauron created nineteen in one go."
Saruman became suspicious of Sauron, and he asked Gandalf to investigate Modo, who in turn teamed up with the elves to enter the heavily defended Mordor.
"Gandalf and the elves found out that the people who served Sauron and helped Sauron forge were all orcs! And the fire demons and dragons have also joined the ranks of the forge! After Sauron has created nineteen rings, he is still secretly forging another ring - this ring is called the Supreme Ring, also known as the Ring of Domination! Once crafted, the One Ring will be able to dominate all who wear it. ”
"You know, those who were given the Ring by Sauron are the kings of all races! If they are dominated, the whole of Middle-earth will immediately become Sauron's world! ”
"Gandalf didn't have time to report this information to the White Council, he wanted to interfere with the forging ceremony, but was stopped by the fire demon and the dragon, Sauron poured his magic into it, and the One Ring showed a line of spells in the raging fire: The Lord of the Rings belongs to the Supreme Emperor, the Supreme guides the Rings, the One Ring calls the rings, and the rings are one in darkness."
"And so the One Ring was finally born. Seeing that the matter was irreparable, Gandalf used a teleportation spell to teleport himself back to the White Council and report Sauron's fall to Saruman. ”
Saruman then summoned humans, dwarves, and elves to assemble an army against the evil dark lord Sauron. The kings of the elves have taken off their rings, and the dwarves have also taken off their rings, but the humans are not so noble, they are deeply fascinated by the power of the ring, so they are also controlled by Sauron. ”
"Fortunately, Saruman and Gandalf responded in a very timely manner, and did not let the controlled human king take the army with them. The One Ring ended up being dominated by only nine human kings. ”
"In order to save these nine dominated kings, humans, elves, and dwarves have launched a new alliance, and the army is approaching Modo."
"At that time, Sauron's orc army was not mature enough, and the fire demon army and the dragon were not too large, so Sauron wore the powerful Supreme Ring and went into battle in person."
"His strength is only half that of Morgoth, but he is several times stronger than Saruman and Gandalf, and after a battle, the Alliance's army is on the verge of collapse, and even Elon the Elven King is wounded."
"Just when Sauron thought he was about to win a great victory, a human prince, Essidor, rushed from beneath the pile of dead bodies, picked up the fragments of Nasir's holy sword, and slashed off Sauron's fingers with a single sword."
The Supreme Ring also fell, and Sauron's power from the nineteen rings faded in an instant. Gandalf, Saruman, the Elven King, and others swarmed up and eventually succeeded in killing Sauron. ”
"But it's not over yet."