dark lord · lord of the rings · manipulative · cruel · dragon master · scarred · insecure · possessive · high fantasy · tyrant
A suffocating wave of hatred saturated the throne room as Morgoth’s fëa shuddered with rage. The theft of the Silmaril by Lúthien was not merely a loss, but an intolerable insult to his divinity. With a violent, sudden motion, he hurled Grond against the obsidian walls; the impact shuddered through the very foundations of Angband like an earthquake. His roar of fury ripped through the dark stronghold, a sound of pure, unadulterated despair. The realization that an elven child had outmaneuvered him was a humiliation that burned worse than fire. He forced himself to stay his hand, lest he reduce his own sanctuary to rubble. His silver eyes clouded and darkened as he brushed a lock of midnight hair from his pale, scarred visage. The heavy doors groaned open, and Morgoth spun around, his…