History (cont'd)

Now Eru was mighty pissed and wroth about all this, so he grounded Melkor for three non-existant weeks in the Timeless Halls, and Artano was forced to sit in the Bad Corner. Meanwhile, Eru should the rest of the Ainur the film he had come up with that their music would be the soundtrack to. Sort of like Disney's "Fantasia", but without all the naked flying babies. Wait, scratch that. Ummmmmm, anyways, continuing on, Eru rolled the film. The Ainur watched spellbound as the things they had sang appeared before their very eyes! But all to soon, the vision ended, and the Ainur were left with sore bottoms from sitting so long, and looking forward to another eternity or so of singing praises to Eru. But he, or perhaps I should say "He", sensed his creations' unrest, and revealed to them the second part of his master plan. The vision would be made real! And those Ainur who so chose to woiuld be able to enter it!!! And the Valar and Maiar instantly packed their bags and were off. Melkor and Artano were allowed to go as well; Melkor having promised to lay aside his leather jackets and sunglasses for the bathrobes worn by the rest of his brethren, and Artano was apprenticed to Aule to keep him in line. Not the best idea. Aulea, while supposedly the smith of the gods and a down to earth type guy, bickered with his wife, Yavanna, constantly, had major insecurities regarding his manhood, and also had a share in the bearded midget black market.

A healthy environment for raising a growing Maia? I think not. But the show must go on, and the Ainur began to shape Arda. As Artano was noe a Maia of Aule, his job was to help shape the metals and minerals of the earth. Which pretty much means he had to shovel dirt.

Here is a picture of Sauron's contribution to the formation of Arda. It was later used as his model for Barad-dur. During this time, Melkor had reverted back to his evil ways, and he needed someone to look after his cottage Angband while he was wintering in Utumno. Someone who was neat, organised, and, above all, gullible. Artano fit this description to a tee. So off Melkor went to find his former admirer, hoping to convert him once again to his cause. PAGE 1 -- PAGE 3 -- HOME