[The Silmarillion] Romimus

"Romimos..." Antonia was dumb for a moment, but then, the surprise and bewilderment gradually faded from her face, she unconsciously licked her lips, and regained her calm look, "Of course, Luo Memoth is probably one of the most controversial characters among scholars. Some people say that she is full of crimes, and her crimes are no less than those of Morgoth and Sauron; Postpone 1000 years."

"Then what do you think, Miss Antonia?" Glorfindel asked with interest.

"Perhaps she did those things at that time, it is not incomprehensible from her point of view, or maybe she did make some inexplicable contributions to Middle-earth." Antonia sighed, "But you can't do it because of a villain. thinks she is a good person after a good deed, and there is no doubt that Romimus has been the nightmare of all Elves and Men in the past two ages."

"I completely agree with that." Glorfindel's tone was full of approval and sarcasm.

In the beginning of all things there was One, which in the world of Arda was called Iluvatar, from whose thought many Ainu arose.Iluvatar summoned them and announced to them a vast and extraordinary theme, and according to this theme, all Ainu sang loudly in front of Iluvatar with their different talents and ideas, and created a song that has never been done before or after. The grand movement of no one to come.

At first the movement was perfect, but as the theme of Iluvatar gradually developed, Melkor, the most capable of all Ainu, was no longer satisfied with creating movements based on it, and began to desire to create something of his own in his heart, so he set His own thoughts were incorporated into his music, but those things were not in harmony with the theme given by Iluvita. Immediately, there was a discordant sound around Melkor, like a frenzied black wave. The Ainu near Melkor were all affected by him, and some weak-willed people even gave up their original theme and turned to cooperate with Melkor, so these discordant voices spread more and more widely.

Among the Ainu there was one named Romimos, which, before the sun and the moon had yet risen, meant "twilight twilight," but in the days that followed its original meaning was forgotten, and the great Some people interpret it as "sunset and dusk", half of which is attributed to light and half hidden in darkness.

Romimoth was the last Enu who heard Melkor's dissonance, when she sat before Iluvatar and sang her conception of the world, and Melkor's melody came straight to her In her ears, Romimos was immediately shocked, but this surprise did not stem from fear and anger at Melkor's bold behavior, nor was it because Melkor's music moved her. There is no sense of beauty, and Melkor's dissonance fails to affect Romimus' own melody, but it arouses her longing--

Why do I have to follow the path given by others step by step?Why can't I find another way and have a consciousness and desire that only belong to me?

However, before Romemos could continue to think about this idea, Iluvita suppressed Melkor's behavior, and the grand movement of the Ainu came to an abrupt end, and Iluvita's majestic and solemn face made Luomi Moss was afraid, and because of this, she didn't try to sing her own song away from the theme of Iluvatar for the time being.However, that thought had already been deeply implanted in Romimos's heart, and he just lay dormant for a while, looking for an opportunity to break out of the ground.

Later, Iluvatar created the universe and revealed that here, His children - elves and humans - will come and live. No one has participated in its creation process, so they are all full of novelty and love for the children of Iluvita. Many Ainu are willing to leave Iluvita and enter the universe, carefully carve the world, and serve Iluvita's children. Prepare for the birth of their children, including Melkor and the fifteen most powerful beings called Vera. Many Ainu were attracted by them, and they also descended into the universe with them to assist them in their work. S is one of them.

At first, Romimos followed Varda, the head of Veli. She admired the brilliance behind the stars, and learned a lot about the stars and the sky from Varda and Manwe, but Romimos was never satisfied. Curiosity is as strong as her desire to express herself. When Varda has no more new things to reveal for the time being, Romimus is soon attracted by another more mysterious thing-death.

Death is a gift specially given to mankind by Iluvita. Through death, human souls can be freed from the bondage of gods and the world, and gain true freedom. But what is the essence of death? And know.

For Romimos, death is a brand new concept, she is both curious and fascinated by it, so she bid farewell to Varda and Manwe, and turned to join Mandos, the master of the Hall of the Dead He can get a little bit of inspiration about death from there.

However, to Romimos' disappointment, even Mandos didn't know where the human soul would go after death. In fact, even if he knew, he would never tell Romimos.

But Romimos did not give up. She stayed in the Mandos Hall, waiting patiently for the arrival of the first human undead, while secretly thinking about how to spy on the tip of the iceberg of Iluvita's thoughts.

But at that time, there was still a long, long time before human beings came to the world, and Romimos's thirst for new knowledge never stopped. She learned what aging and disease are from Mandos, although she could not fully understand them. No matter what, she still silently remembered it in her heart.Later, Romimos learned weaving from Mandos's wife, Veri, the goddess of weaving. Moss weaves Varda's brilliance and her understanding of death into the tapestry at the same time. Her works are dazzling and magnificent, but they seem to contain solemn topics. The gods marvel at the splendor and magnificence of these fabrics, But always feel unspeakable sentimentality in front of them.

"Obviously what I saw was a large area of ​​warm and brilliant red and gold, but for some reason, I couldn't help crying in front of them." One of the Vera, Mandos's sister, the goddess of sorrow Nina once said .

The work of Veri, the goddess of weaving, is to weave everything that exists in time into a web of stories. For a long time, Romimus stayed quietly with Mandos, assisting Veri in this work, Those tapestry were then hung in the halls of Mandos.

But after nearly [-] years, Romimos got tired of such a constant job day after day, and the idea that Melkor buried in her heart tens of thousands of years ago began to sprout. Verui said: "Respected Lord Verui, since the beginning of the world, you have been weaving the story of the world here for thousands of years, don't you feel bored?"

Wei Rui looked at Romemos, seemed quite surprised by what she said, then she smiled and said: "Do you miss the world beyond the palace of Mandos, Romemos? If so, go out and see Bar."

"No, it's not that I'm tired of the Halls of Mandos, Lord Verry. What's boring me is what I do every day, weaving these uncreative fabrics every day based on what has happened or will happen in the world. What do you mean? I want to weave what I want to weave, my own desires and thoughts, instead of moving these things from the world to the tapestry along the established track."

Romimos tried hard to explain her thoughts to Vera, but Veri couldn't understand at all, and she even became terrified when she looked at Romimos.

"Everything that happens in the world is according to the will of Yiru." Veri said to Romimos worriedly, "None of us can disregard Yiru's will and act arbitrarily, otherwise what is the difference between us and Melkor?"

Romemos didn't say anything more, but she didn't think she was wrong, and she didn't intend to give up the idea.

Romimos' inner thoughts did not escape Vera's eyes, Veri gradually became indifferent to her, and Mandos often looked at her with cold and sharp eyes, but all these made Romimos more determined own beliefs.

After another 400 years of peace, Romimos finally put his ideas into action.

In fact, it was a very small matter. After all, Romimos did not dare to offend the Veras, it was probably just a small temptation.At that time, Romemos was weaving a fabric depicting a grand gathering of the gods. A Maia named Arian wore a golden robe that day, but Romemos thought that although the robe was gorgeous, Being paired with Arian made her too dazzling, because she was originally a god in charge of flames, so Romimos wove Arian's clothes into crimson without permission.

"Wait a minute, Aragon?" Aragorn interrupted suddenly, "Is it the legendary goddess who drives the solar ship?"

"Yes, since this incident, she has been at odds with Romemos." Antonia said, "Arian is indeed a very powerful Maier. After she piloted the solar ship, even Even Morgoth could not look directly at her for a long time. Unfortunately, Romimos's ability was just able to suppress her, so most of the time the sun was golden, and only at dusk did the eyes turn into eyes. Seeing red."

"But what are you proud of, Miss Antonia?" Glorfindel asked coolly from the side.

"How can you tell that I am complacent, Lord Glorfindel?" Antonia retorted rudely.

The two men stared at each other quietly, without speaking for a long while, and Aragorn was almost worried that they would start arguing the next second, although this was quite strange, because neither Antonia nor Glorfindel was logically Impulsive and violent people, but when they meet together, there always seems to be a wonderful chemical reaction in the air.

But Glorfindel was not angry, not only that, there was even a little smile in his eyes, not the intentional smile just now, but a genuine and natural smile.

"No, nothing, go ahead, Miss Antonia," he said gently.

Romimos tampered with the color of the tapestry in the palace of Mandos privately. This small action did not hide the truth from Vera. Mandos was furious and sent Romimos to Manwe, the head of the gods, for trial.

Originally, this matter can be said to be big or small.To put it bluntly, Romemos only changed the color of a piece of clothing. Could it be Iluvita's will to wear the robe of what color Arian wore that day?But on a bigger scale, Romemos dares to make such a small change now, if she is appeased this time, God knows what she will dare to do next time?Besides, Romemos's duty should be to record what happened in the world completely faithfully, but now she is not out of carelessness, but only on her own will to beautify the things that don't suit her. Another crime of incompetence.

"That sounds like a bit of a fuss, though," Aragorn said.Antonia and Glorfindel looked at him at the same time, beckoning him to continue.

"I think the reason why the Valar seized this matter and decided to judge Romemus was not entirely out of anger." Aragorn said.

"Then what else do you think, my lord?" asked Antonia.

Aragorn thought for a while and replied, "Fear."

If this matter was not done by Romemos, but by any other god, the Veras may not pay so much attention to it, but when the Veras are already suspicious of Romemos, once she does this They immediately felt as if they were facing a great enemy, and they were as frightened as birds, lest Romimus become the second Morgoth.

In fact, this is unnecessary worry, because Romemos's ability is not as good as that of the Dark Lord's finger, but Romemos loves to learn, even though the two things she is most obsessed with are light and death , but she never refuses to learn any other knowledge. In addition, she is also keen to transform the knowledge she has learned from other gods into her own abilities and creations, which further deepens the fear of the Valar .

At last Manwë sent Romimus to guard the prison of Mandos, a punishment which was not a punishment.Because the prison of Mandos has been empty for many years, and in fact, if there were people, there would be no need for any guards here, and no Valar, elf or human has ever escaped from the prison of Mandos, so it is a matter. It is a very easy job, but on the other hand, it is also an extremely lonely job. Mandos' prison is built in the westernmost part of Valinor, and few gods or elves will come here. Mandos ordered Luo Mimos reflected on her mistake and left without looking back.

In this way, Romimos lived beside the prison of Mandos for thousands of solar years. During that time, she became silent, just meditating every day, and no longer mentioned the "crazy" things in the past. Thoughts, so that the Vera thought that Romimos had repented, and gradually began to forget her previous words and deeds.

Such lonely and boring days lasted until the elves woke up from Central Continent, and Vera found them immediately. In order to protect the safety of Iluvatar's firstborn child, Vera declared war on Melkor for the first time, and returned with a big victory. Melkor returned to Valinor, and the prison of Mandos took its first prisoner.

"Is that Melkor?" Romimos asked, looking at the most powerful Vala in the world who was tied hands and feet and blindfolded.

"That's right, it's him. He was sentenced by Lord Manwe to live here for three epochs, and then a second trial will be conducted depending on the situation." Ionwe, the herald of Manwe, who is also the most powerful of Maiya, answered Luo Mimos, "Watch him carefully, don't let him run away." After thinking for a while, he added jokingly, "But you don't have to be so careful."

"Yes." Romimos agreed absent-mindedly, staring at Melkor thoughtfully.