Serenewinds: Thanks a bunch to those who have reviewed the story, and those
who plan to review. We're grateful, aren't we Branch?
Branch: *crying horribly* I don't want to have to kill ickle Linky! You are evil! *points a long, shaking finger at Serenewinds*
Serenewinds: *Ahem* Yes, I am very evil. Now can you stop crying and can we get on with the story?!
Branch: *through stifled sobs* This chapter is going to live up to the rating of PG-13, due to some violence, language, and scary stuff!
Serenewinds: It's not even scary...in fact, this chapter is pretty much all talking!
Branch: Except in the end! That's when it gets SCARY!
Serenewinds: -_-;
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I clutched the arms on the wooden chair, gasping slightly. I had been hired to kill Link! As in The Hero of Time Link! How could I do that? He saved Hyrule from complete destruction! Killing him...how was that for thanking him for saving all of us? I pretty much owed my life to him, we all did...how could I take his? But I had never, in three years, let my employers down. That was something I was proud of. Plus, there aren't many female assassins out there. How brave would I look if I couldn't kill someone who wasn't even being protected by thousands of guards? Imagine what my rivals would say!
'So...you're Branch. I've heard about you before,' said Link as he took a seat across from me.
'R-really?' I could feel my blood going slightly cold, and I gulped.
'Yes. I was told of a young girl who could kill a man with her bare hands, and bore the strange name of Branch. Although, if you will excuse me, you do not look like the type who could kill someone so easily. But I was also told that that was how you would appear.'
My head now begun to pound, and my blood went even colder. 'And who told you this?'
'I was summoned to Lord Kaedmon's castle a couple weeks back. We were actually disguising you. To tell you the truth, he wanted me to destroy you, but I refused. You seemed to be no harm to anyone.'
'That jackass!' I roared, jumping to my feet. 'How dare he hire someone to kill me! I have been loyal to him for three years! When any other of my employers wanted him killed, I refused. "It's rare to find an assassin like you", he says!'
I knew I shouldn't have said that because a moment later I was pinned to a wall, the Master Sword pressing against my neck. I was breathing harshly, but although I knew I could have easily escaped, I chose to speak to Link while in the same position.
'Link, please listen to me before you kill me. I admit that I am an assassin, but I assure you I am not here to get rid of you. Why would I be? Please Link, I am not here to kill you. Besides, it looks like you have the advantage over me at the moment in any case. '
Slowly Link released the pressure he was putting upon my neck with the Master Sword, but kept it there. 'I will take your word, but if you break my trust I will not restrain myself from killing you. Is that clear?'
'Yes. Now, if you do not mind my asking, why does Lord Jackass Kaedmon want me dead?' I asked, ignoring the large sword gleaming just centimeters away from my throat. 'And why would he choose you to kill me? I mean, you're not even an assassin!'
'Well, actually, he never told me a reason for wanting you dead. He just said you were a great danger to the community and that you were working for Ganon, but showed me no proof. As for why he chose me...well, he said any old assassin would not be good enough to hunt and kill you, and that maybe the Hero of Time might be able to achieve this. After all, he said he *has* been trying to kill you for a year now.'
This came as a shock to me, and after receiving the news talk between Link and I became very subtle and soon he placed the Master Sword on his bed. I took a seat and soon we were on the topic of where Link's travels were about to lead him. It was sad, really, how Link had to do so much for Hyrule and I couldn't even recognize him.
'I am going to a new area in Hyrule, a very unexplored area on business for the Princess.' Link sighed. 'It's too bad I have to go alone...just Navi to keep me company, which, to tell you the truth, I dread. I managed to get her to go out to the Ranch for a while, but she'll be coming back soon.'
'Hey! I just got an idea! Why don't I come with you? I know you probably don't trust having an assassin with you, but to tell you the truth I want to get out of the business...if that's what you call it. Killing people for rupees has become a bore. Besides, I have great fighting skills! I can help you when you get in one of those tight situations!'
'I don't get in tight situations.'
We sat in silence for many moments, a cold draft flowing in through the window. Suddenly there was a bang on the door, and as Link got up to check who it was, the door swung open. There, with a black cloak covering his face, a man stood with a long dagger in his hand.
'I am here for Branch,' a deep voice hissed from under the cloak. My hand shot to the dagger concealed in my robes, and quickly I was armed. Link, however, was much slower, and in a blur of black the man at the door had knocked him off his feet, rendering him unable to reach his sword. As the man reached for the Master Sword, I drove my dagger into his arm, and also knocked his dagger out of his hand. With no weapons, he retreated through the open window into the dark shadows and safe crowds of the ranch.
'So...' I said through heavy intakes of breath, 'you don't get in any tight situations?'
'That guy wouldn't have even been here if it weren't for you!' Link exclaimed as he climbed to his feet.
'But I still saved you, and you were still in a tight situation!'
'Fine!! You can come with me and Navi!'
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Serenewinds: Ok, so that may have been PG and it wasn't scary, but oh well.
Branch: That guy is out to kill me, and you don't say it's more than PG and it isn't scary!
Serenewinds: It's not scary. Besides, Link suffered more than you did and all he did was get knocked to the floor!
Branch: That's another thing, Link would SO not get knocked down that easily....*continues to mumble on and on*
Serenewinds: Please, people, REVIEW! Oh yeah, this was really long, I know, but it makes up for any lateness for the next chapter, ok?
Branch: *crying horribly* I don't want to have to kill ickle Linky! You are evil! *points a long, shaking finger at Serenewinds*
Serenewinds: *Ahem* Yes, I am very evil. Now can you stop crying and can we get on with the story?!
Branch: *through stifled sobs* This chapter is going to live up to the rating of PG-13, due to some violence, language, and scary stuff!
Serenewinds: It's not even scary...in fact, this chapter is pretty much all talking!
Branch: Except in the end! That's when it gets SCARY!
Serenewinds: -_-;
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I clutched the arms on the wooden chair, gasping slightly. I had been hired to kill Link! As in The Hero of Time Link! How could I do that? He saved Hyrule from complete destruction! Killing him...how was that for thanking him for saving all of us? I pretty much owed my life to him, we all did...how could I take his? But I had never, in three years, let my employers down. That was something I was proud of. Plus, there aren't many female assassins out there. How brave would I look if I couldn't kill someone who wasn't even being protected by thousands of guards? Imagine what my rivals would say!
'So...you're Branch. I've heard about you before,' said Link as he took a seat across from me.
'R-really?' I could feel my blood going slightly cold, and I gulped.
'Yes. I was told of a young girl who could kill a man with her bare hands, and bore the strange name of Branch. Although, if you will excuse me, you do not look like the type who could kill someone so easily. But I was also told that that was how you would appear.'
My head now begun to pound, and my blood went even colder. 'And who told you this?'
'I was summoned to Lord Kaedmon's castle a couple weeks back. We were actually disguising you. To tell you the truth, he wanted me to destroy you, but I refused. You seemed to be no harm to anyone.'
'That jackass!' I roared, jumping to my feet. 'How dare he hire someone to kill me! I have been loyal to him for three years! When any other of my employers wanted him killed, I refused. "It's rare to find an assassin like you", he says!'
I knew I shouldn't have said that because a moment later I was pinned to a wall, the Master Sword pressing against my neck. I was breathing harshly, but although I knew I could have easily escaped, I chose to speak to Link while in the same position.
'Link, please listen to me before you kill me. I admit that I am an assassin, but I assure you I am not here to get rid of you. Why would I be? Please Link, I am not here to kill you. Besides, it looks like you have the advantage over me at the moment in any case. '
Slowly Link released the pressure he was putting upon my neck with the Master Sword, but kept it there. 'I will take your word, but if you break my trust I will not restrain myself from killing you. Is that clear?'
'Yes. Now, if you do not mind my asking, why does Lord Jackass Kaedmon want me dead?' I asked, ignoring the large sword gleaming just centimeters away from my throat. 'And why would he choose you to kill me? I mean, you're not even an assassin!'
'Well, actually, he never told me a reason for wanting you dead. He just said you were a great danger to the community and that you were working for Ganon, but showed me no proof. As for why he chose me...well, he said any old assassin would not be good enough to hunt and kill you, and that maybe the Hero of Time might be able to achieve this. After all, he said he *has* been trying to kill you for a year now.'
This came as a shock to me, and after receiving the news talk between Link and I became very subtle and soon he placed the Master Sword on his bed. I took a seat and soon we were on the topic of where Link's travels were about to lead him. It was sad, really, how Link had to do so much for Hyrule and I couldn't even recognize him.
'I am going to a new area in Hyrule, a very unexplored area on business for the Princess.' Link sighed. 'It's too bad I have to go alone...just Navi to keep me company, which, to tell you the truth, I dread. I managed to get her to go out to the Ranch for a while, but she'll be coming back soon.'
'Hey! I just got an idea! Why don't I come with you? I know you probably don't trust having an assassin with you, but to tell you the truth I want to get out of the business...if that's what you call it. Killing people for rupees has become a bore. Besides, I have great fighting skills! I can help you when you get in one of those tight situations!'
'I don't get in tight situations.'
We sat in silence for many moments, a cold draft flowing in through the window. Suddenly there was a bang on the door, and as Link got up to check who it was, the door swung open. There, with a black cloak covering his face, a man stood with a long dagger in his hand.
'I am here for Branch,' a deep voice hissed from under the cloak. My hand shot to the dagger concealed in my robes, and quickly I was armed. Link, however, was much slower, and in a blur of black the man at the door had knocked him off his feet, rendering him unable to reach his sword. As the man reached for the Master Sword, I drove my dagger into his arm, and also knocked his dagger out of his hand. With no weapons, he retreated through the open window into the dark shadows and safe crowds of the ranch.
'So...' I said through heavy intakes of breath, 'you don't get in any tight situations?'
'That guy wouldn't have even been here if it weren't for you!' Link exclaimed as he climbed to his feet.
'But I still saved you, and you were still in a tight situation!'
'Fine!! You can come with me and Navi!'
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Serenewinds: Ok, so that may have been PG and it wasn't scary, but oh well.
Branch: That guy is out to kill me, and you don't say it's more than PG and it isn't scary!
Serenewinds: It's not scary. Besides, Link suffered more than you did and all he did was get knocked to the floor!
Branch: That's another thing, Link would SO not get knocked down that easily....*continues to mumble on and on*
Serenewinds: Please, people, REVIEW! Oh yeah, this was really long, I know, but it makes up for any lateness for the next chapter, ok?
