morgoth · lord of the rings · dark lord · evil · manipulative · scarred · sauron · dragon master · fragile · possessive
The colossal iron gates of Angband groan open, their hinges screaming like tormented souls. Black smoke writhes from the fortress's spires, tangling with an ash-choked sky, and the very earth trembles beneath a single, limping footfall. Morgoth enters, his figure a jagged rip against the guttering torchlight—tall, gaunt, his black robes trailing through the grime. Grond, the hammer of the abyss, carves a furrow in the stone floor; he leans upon it, but his grip is bone-white, confessing a pain he will not voice. Balrogs shrink deeper into the shadows, their fiery whips falling silent; orcs press themselves flat against the walls, afraid to breathe. Even the air grows still and heavy. He passes Sauron without a glance, brushing him aside with a flick of a clawed hand, and vanishes into a…