Chapter Thirty-Four : The Last Line

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Third Person's POV 

Azog charged forward and swung a large rock attached to a chain at Thorin, who ducks under it. As Azog is unbalanced by the swing, Aeradriel slashed his legs from behind and ducked when Azog threw his mace round.. Azog angrily swings the rock at Thorin again, and as Thorin dodges, the rock smashes into the ice, cracking it.

Meanwhile, Bolg threw a huge stone at Legolas, and it smashed the bridge beneath him. In an amazing and inhuman feat of agility, Legolas manages to run up falling rocks and leaps at Bolg. As they fight, Legolas managed to stab at Bolg, but Bolg grabs the knife between his arm and armour, just like in their encounter in Laketown. This time, though, Legolas smiles and uses the knife as leverage to swing atop Bolg's shoulder; he then stabs Bolg through the top of the head, killing him; Legolas leapt back onto land as the bridge falls to the ground, carrying Bolg's body with it. 

As Thorin, Aeradriel and Azog fight, the ice continues cracking. They pause for a second, then Azog swings again. This time, the ice actually begins to break apart beneath them. As Thorin stumbles over an edge of the ice, Azog manages to knock Aeradriel's legs out from under her with the chain. As Azog swings again, She manages to roll away. As she did this Thorin leapt behind Azog, who is off balance, and slashes him again. Azog angrily swings the rock and chain at Thorin, missing; this time, the rock becomes stuck in the ice, and Azog is forced to slash at Thorin with his bladed arm. 

Suddenly, Azog looks into the sky behind Thorin in shock; Eagles, with Radagast riding their leader, swoop by. They sail through the ranks of the oncoming orc reinforcements from Gundabad, decimating them. Beorn, riding atop one of the Eagles, throws himself off it and transforms into a bear as he falls to the ground, landing in full massive bear form right in the middle of the orcs. He smashes through them.

Meanwhile, Thorin suddenly throws his sword down. Reaching forward, he lifts the rock at the end of the chain and tosses it to Azog, who instinctively catches it. Azog looks at him in shock. Thorin jumps backward soon joined by Aeradriel, off the ice floe that they were standing on; without their weight to balance it, and with Azog at the other end holding the rock, the ice floe tips over and plunges Azog into the water below. He scrabbles at the edge, but the chain pulls him down. Thorin pants in exhaustion and Aeradriel looks around in worry. 

"Virion?" She called out seeing that he was nowhere to be seen. She looked around as Thorin bends down to pick up Orcrist, he watched Azog through the ice, being pulled slowly by the current toward the frozen waterfall. Thorin slowly walks above him, and they stare at each other through the ice. Azog closes his eyes. 

"Thorin? What are you doing?"

"Watching the filth die"

Suddenly, Azog opens his eyes, and he manages to stab Thorin through the foot, through the ice, with his blade arm. He leaps through the ice and pins Thorin down. As he stabs his blade arm at Thorin, Thorin manages to stop it from piercing his chest by sliding Orcrist in one of the forks of the blade. Azog, using gravity and his superior weight and position, slowly pushes his blade further and further, and Thorin struggles to keep it away.

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