Catalyst Castle

Hmm this is interesting to know. I'm really looking forward to your next chapter. I can see what you mean about the themes it deals with, I'm interested in how you will play out the people are redeemable thread of the story. This is definitely a pretty heavy theme from the movies with Anakin and Luke and Padme's mutual belief in the good that remained in Anakin.

It's also reminicent of LotR when Bilbo allowed Gollum to live out of pity for him. Frodo also allowed Gollum to live out of a simiar feeling exaggerated more from how he felt the ring affecting him and he needed to believe that Gollum could change.

What's interesting is that good actually existed on some level of both of them. But in the end of Star Wars Anakin/Darth Vader made a sacrifice that was self-less to save his son's life and to in some small part atone for his lifetime of evil doing. In the end of LotR Gollum/Smeagol ended up completely corrupted by the Ring and even though he's technically the one who destroyed the ring, it was purely by accident and his greed for it was his un-doing. But interestingly both times the mercy and faith of the Heroes was rewarded in the end despite the differences in what actually played out.

So I guess the main point of all that is...I'm really interested to see what ends up happening in your story and I'm rambling so I'll just stop now. =D

I'm glad you're looking forward to my next chapter. Hopefully it won't be too long in coming.

In LotR, I think you're right-on about Frodo's reasons for sparing Gollum. In contrast though, I recall Gandalf's comments about Gollum, and it seemed to me that Gandalf didn't necessarily believe that Gollum was redeemable, just that he might have some part yet to play for good or evil, and that it wasn't their place to say whether he deserved to live or die. A very subtle difference, I know, but I thought it was interesting.

I hope you continue to appreciate my story.

Hmm good point about Gandalf's position on Gollum.