A YJA Moment - War of the Ring

Before recorded history on Earth, when the isle of Atlantis was still known by its ancient name of Númenor, the minions of darkness sought to destroy all goodness and light.  Sauron, the demonic lieutenant of Morgoth the First Fallen, had gathered up his armies of Orcs, Trolls, and the Conquered Kingdoms to make war on the Free Peoples of Middle-Earth.

Centuries prior, in what was then known as The Second Age, Sauron had discovered the Anti-Life Equation and forged a great ring to harness its power.  During the War of the Last Alliance, he was defeated by the combined might of the Light Elves and the remains of the Numenorians who escaped their sinking isle.  Corrupted by The One Ring, Sauron could no longer take corporeal form and was forced to bide his time until he could once again be a threat.

Through The Third Age, the One Ring would find itself passed through many hands but few knew its full power and danger. When it was discovered by a Hobbit, a diminutive species of near-human which lived in isolated communities, it came under the notice of the Nephilim Wizard Gandalf. He notified the rest of the White Council, who convened a summit to deal with the emergency.  In the end, a fellowship of Hobbits, Humans, Elves, and Dwarves were sent to destroy the Ring where it was forged, in the fires of Mount Doom.

The journey would start small but the stakes increased at every juncture.  Sauron had managed to emerge as a great lidless eye and commanded both the Orcs of Mordor, but armies of subjugated humans and the forces loyal to the rogue Wizard Saruman. As the forces of the Dark Lord hunted the Ring-Bearer, the Council was rekindling old friendships and alliances.

In a great battle at the base of Mount Doom, the Armies of Humanity did battle with the forces of Sauron.  The celestial beings called Asgardians, Eternals, and Olympians revealed themselves in order to aide the Army of Light, while Parademons and Darkseid himself arrived on the battlefield field in order to ensure victory for his forces.  

Yet it was all a ruse in order to keep the forces of Shadow from noticing the Ring-Bearer sneaking into Mount Doom and destroying The One Ring.  With the artifact destroyed, the link to the Anti-Life Equation was severed.  Sauron has utterly torn apart and the hold he had on his forces was permanently broken.  No longer sensing the Anti-Life equation and injured from attacks from Zeus and Ares, the Armies of Darkness left Middle-Earth.

In the aftermath of the War of the Ring, the Elves would leave Middle-Earth for their home on Alfheim, while the Dwarves would barricade themselves inside their subterranean kingdoms.  The Human Kingdoms were shattered and it would be many years before the tribes of people living along the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates would found the first civilization of The Fourth Age, ancient Sumer.