So sorry for not updating, but…well, I won't bore you. This is the second chapter, and I hope my reviewers haven't given up on me…if you have, then I'm sorry.
Disclaimer: I don't own Legend of Zelda. If I did, I would HURRY UP WITH THE NEXT GAME!!!!
The newly appointed Zora king stared at the curious group before him. Ralas would, as he had sworn, protect the royal family whenever they required it, but, it did not lessen the shock the young ruler felt at seeing the five people in front of him.
Link stared back at the boy, no, man in front of him. Age and size aside, Ralas was, indeed a man. A man he was fortunate enough to be friends with. He waited, seemingly patient on the outside, but seething with worry on the inside as the ruler considered his options.
Ralas of course, knew that his answer would be yes, but, it never hurt to bait the other fish, so to speak. On one hand, facing this unknown enemy would protect the next generation of rulers, and his close friends. On the other, the enemy was strong in magic, and in physical combat. The Zora were great warriors, fast and swift in their own turf, but, this enemy had caused the king and queen to leave their people at their mercy. Albeit these Shadow Keepers did not seem interested in the citizens of the country in the least…
"You are aware that by asking this, you endanger not only my people, but Hyrule's source of water?" The king asked after much deliberation.
"Yes." Link said, the simple answer catching Ralas off guard. Link, while being a ruler, and a great warrior and general, was still not raised as an aristocrat. He, raised by the people of Ordon, would NEVER sacrifice family, for any reason. That was what made Link such an honest ruler, and person.
"Very well." Ralas said, soft voice echoing in the shining cavern. "We will fight these Shadow Keepers with all our strength, and seal the entrance to the 5th province of Hyrule behind you. We will allow you to escape these fiends that trace you like your own shadows, and fight, until our home, our beautiful lake, is choked with their blood, or ours."
Link supported Zelda as they began the trek to the only warm place that they could think of. The enormous manor that sat, nestled in between the ice capped mountains, and currently the home of two yeti, was far from the entrance to Snowpoint.
Even if it WAS near the Zora, I don't think it would matter much…Link thought, turning his head to see the gargantuan wall of spiked ice that climbed to the heavens behind him.
Those Zora know their ice magic…
Link tackled the wind, protecting Zelda and their children from the cold gale. The cold, barren snowdrifts robbed heat from them, even with the huge, heavy clothes that they shielded themselves with. William, Lucy and Mathias were wrapped in Zelda's huge coat, lost amoungst the billowing fabric, but safe in their mother's arms.
Link's eyes shifted around, on careful guard against the enemies that polluted the barren mountainside. He then spotted it, a single Wolfo sitting in an all too familiar position above them, perched in a sitting position with his mussel raised to the moon.
Link gasped, and whipped out his bow, grasping for an arrow swiftly, and notching it into the bow in less than a second, he let it fly.
It was too late.
The Wolfo let loose a huge howl, one that echoed down onto the snow covered hill they were currently climbing. Link cursed, and reached for his sword as a pack of the snow wolves erupted around them. Zelda grimaced, and moved closer to her love, shielding their precious cargo from harm.
The wolves stared at them, mouths watering as bloodshot yellow eyes darted from Link to Zelda, trying to decide which was the easier mark.
They chose Zelda.
In one swift motion, three of the pack launched themselves, flying towards Link, in an attempt to stall him. The rest circled behind them, hoping to find them off guard. Link's sword weaved in and out, exploiting every weakness, every hole in the Wolfos' guards. One of them was dead when they landed from their previous jump, and the other two were far from safe.
Zelda, on the other hand, was grasping a short sword hidden in her sleeve, preparing to counter the attack that was sure to come.
Then, one of the Wolfos that Link was battling with made a suicidal lunge, which was completely uncharacteristic for the intelligent wolves. Link was caught off guard, and raised his shield to block, before following through with a quick updercut, slicing the wolf clean in two.
A startled cry caused him to look up in shock.
Zelda had, being who she was, been holding her own against the few Wolfos who attempted to attack her. Two carcasses already bled into the snow, but, alone, and with three children in one arm, she was no match when the pack descended on her. Claws raked across her back, and she winced in pain, but held on to her children.
Before a leg swept her feet out from under her.
The triplets fell, kicking and screaming, into the snow. Zelda lunged, ignoring the pain in her back, to her children. She shielded Mathias and Lucy, who were close together, with her body, and extended her arm to reach William, desperately trying to protect her child.
Link cursed, and ran, full speed towards the fallen child. The Wolfos were closer, he would never make it…
As one of the wolves reached William, and opened it's great maw to swallow the poor child, Zelda and Link let out an anguished cry, unable to help at all.
Suddenly, the wolf's nose perked, and he closed his mouth, not harming the child at all. He sniffed and snuffed around William, pressing his nose to the small child's flank. Then, the wolf let loose a howl, and the pack retreated, disappearing back from where they came.
Link reached William, and scooped up the now shivering child, he was worried, but relieved at the same time. He desperately tried to fight the black that was crowding his vision, blood loss taking it's toll. He wandered over to Zelda, sinking in the snow next to her and pressing his body against her now laying on the side one. The children were safe from the cold in between their two body heats. Link's startling blue eyes looked up at the top of the slope they had just barely survived on, and saw a huge shadow approaching them.
"LLLLIIIIIIINNNNNNNKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!" The huge voice of Yeto the Yeti bellowed out joyously across the tundra.
Muhahahahahaha….
-Twilight Symphony.