Quendilindalë (The Song of the Elves) [Tolkien Elf FanFic - Age of the Stars]

Prologue

At first there was a whisper, a dull rush of sound where there had once been nothing. It went on and on, never ceasing. The sound almost lulling her back into unconsciousness. Then suddenly, pinpricks of white against a sable field. It was as if everything were being created at that moment, being drawn before her eyes as she opened them, sharp and clear.

The lights began to darken with many shapes, blacker than the sable field. They were moving. She knew not what they were, nor what she was, but realized they were the same kind.

She also sat up, peeling her eyes away from the lights. Through the mass of other bodies, gaping and blinking in disbelief, she spied the source of the noise -- a thin line of black swirling with the lights above. Focusing on that dull roar, she could sense something underneath it, a sweet melody playing under everything within her sight. Unknowingly she raised her voice in song to join the refrain.

So did all the others. Each singing their own notes, blending together to a beautiful song: the song of the Quendi.