Kakariko Milk Bar 10:15 PM
-Insert Theme: Bar from Conker's Bad Fur Day-
Shrun sat along side Ruta at the far corner of the milk bar inside a booth, both waited for their commander to arrive to answer them some questions. "How long has it been since we enjoyed a night out Shrun? 3 maybe 4 months?" Asked the zora woman to her short deku scrub. Shrun looked up at her and corrected "5 actually..." Both sighed and took a long sip of Milk and Honey.
The door opened and everyone looked, it was Albion, drenched in water and shivering. Some troops gave their respects and others cheered the young man. Albion made his way through the bar and to his friends, sitting besides Shrun. "Did i miss anything?" Albion asked as his friends gave him a small smile and shook their heads. "You just missed the list of the fallen... Nothing new.." Said the small scrub as a wench brought him a mug full of Milk and Honey. Albion smiled at the drink and took a long sip, the sweet and creamy liquid flowing through his taste buds and down his throat.
"So what's the plan?" Aaked Ruta as Albion drank up his milk and sighed. "Not sure, the generals and queen are currently assessing our current situation..." Albion answered flatly as both his friends sighed and continued with their drinks. The bar's calm atmosphere was broken when cheering began as the Hero of hyrule arrived, Link smiled as he greeted the men. The trio looked at the Hero of Hyrule, the blonde hylian was roughly 5ft 8 and wore a green Kokiri tunic and a red scarf, his muddy blonde hair and blue eyes always seemed to get the women when they saw them. "Gonna ho congratulated him?" Asked Ruta as Albion shrugged and said "Not in the mood."
The evening went by quickly as all the men and women left to their respective rooms, tents, or even homes. Ruta left early to get some well deserved sleep, leaving Shrun and Albion both drinking alone in the emptying bar. "Albion, I've known you for years, we escaped Termina when Majora started destroying everything... We both helped Dorum when the war started... And i know something is bothering you... What's wrong?" Shrun asked to his friend as Albion sighed. "I guess I'm tired of fighting, tired of having to watch so many die for just a couple of miles." Albion admitted to his scrub friend as he finished his drink. Shrun sighed and nodded, he knew the feeling well.
Kakariko Graveyard 11 PM
Albion walked alone into the empty graveyard, he wasn't superstitious by any means, but he was abit uneasy around a place like this during the night. He looked around for signs of anybody, anyone at all but nothing. He groaned as he turned to leave, but was surprised by a Sheikah in red robes standing behind him. Albion jumped abit and spoke in a shacky voice "I guess you wanted to see me... And who are you?"
The Sheikah examined Albion, she could see that he didn't have any traits of a hylian and responded with "I am Bongo, and i must ask you a favor... Play that song you played earlier again.." Albion raised a brow at the woman and picked up a blade of grass, pressed it against his lips and whistled the song of Healing to the graveyard. Bongo listened to the notes, memorized it, and added a beat with her bongos. The song echoed throughout the graveyard and into a certain temple full of evil and the undead.
Both played the song in it's entirety and looked at each other briefly, both where hooded and soaked in rain water. The red eyes of the Sheikah staring into his dark hazel eyes, she asked in a low tone "I am in need of assistance... I won't mind if you don't want to." Albion examined the Sheikah woman in front of him, all he could see was her red eyes and the red tattoos around them. He sighed and said "We are in the same army, how can i help?
The Sheikah smiled and responded with "When the time comes I'll tell you. Good night Albion." and with that, she vanished into the shadows, leaving Albion sighing in the graveyard.
Shadow Temple Depths - 11:27 PM
Bongo was setting up candles all around the room, an old torture chamber used when this place was still prison. The blood of the traitors of the hylian royal family adorned the mossy brick floor and walls, along with the long forgotten tools and machines of torture. This place is her home, and the home of those Sheikah who conspired against the rule of Hyrule over the lands and the original Sheikah oath.
Bongo had Sheikah spies within the royal guard, she had messenger crows delivering intel to the enemy, she even had travelers looking for allies across the seas. She spoke up in a low tone "Blind... I need of your abilities..." From the shadows a boy in a tattered white robe walked towards the Sheikah woman, his eyes covered by old bandages. "I need you to get information on Albion and to get me a light arrow..." Blind nodded and left silently with just saying "Understood... Mother..." Bongo sat in a meditation position and vanished.
As Blind walked through the vacant halls of the shadow temple, he could hear the growls and shrieks of the Re:Deads, Gibdos and Poes. The Sheikah traitors worked on forging blades, constructing siege weapons and training slaves and kidnapped soldiers for the future to come. Some Sheikah where interrogating enemy troops for intel and to replace them. This operation was gonna be the biggest opposition in hyrule in recorded history, the traitors of hyrule, rebels, pirates and afew mercenaries where all preparing for this gran day while hyrule fought their war.
Kakariko Inn - Albion's Room 11:50
Albion was arriving to his room after his strange encounter with the Sheikah, Bongo. He was ready to sleep, but bumped into a certain Sheikah general right before he could reach his door. Impa smiled at the young commander, all she wore was a thin sky blue dress and no shoes. Albion blushed and smiled back at her, his hair was plastered onto his scalp, his face had signs of tiredness and generally his stance was weak, almost like he was ready to pass out. Impa opened the door for him and stepped aside, saying "Rest."
Albion gave a small smiled and bowed to the Sheikah in front of him, as much as he loved being with her, his body was demanding it's well earned rest. Albion took afew steps into his room, removed his raincoat and turned to see the Sheikah leader smiling at him, her soft red eyes following his every move, she looked simply gorgeous. Albion pulled her in gently, she blushed brightly as the young man pulled her into a warm hug and held her gently, then whispered in a warm and low tone to the beautiful Sheikah "Goodnight, Impa." After that he let go of her and slowly closed the door, leaving Impa Speechless.
Impa just stood there, no one in her life, except for Zelda when she was younger, ever hugged her, not even her own Sheikah parents. She could still feel some of his warmth wrapped around her body, and she liked it. But sadly, she knew he was tired, and was she, meaning any more interactions would have yo wait until the morning, where both would be assigned to their next mission objectives.
Gerudo Fortress - 2 AM
Ganondorf Dragmire, Emperor of the Gerudo, Warlord of the Desert, and King of the Army of Darkness looked out his balcony, the night sky was lit in the distance with the flames of battle, a battle that shouldn't be there. He turned to look at the captains of the Battle of Gerduo Valley, they where cuffed and chained to the floor in the throne room. Ganondorf spoke in a smooth and calm voice to them "My captains... Or should i say... Traitors... How did this happen? We where so close to Hyrule field, yet listen... The cries of battle echo ever so closer to this place.." The first to respond was a fat moblin with scars all over his body.
"Sorry my lord... But that witch pushed forward without us... Stupid bitch-" The moblin was silenced instantly by a warlock punch that broke his skull and made the pig monster go limp. Ganon now looked at the rest of the captains, all of them terrified of their Lord's power, Ganon cleared his throat and spoke in the same calm voice "Now... That... Woman... was my mother... Understood? Good... Now i want all of you to tell me who... Who killed the great sorceress of the desert... The first one to speak will live." The first to respond was a Gerudo captain, who said "A man and a Sheikah my lord! The man no one knows but the woman was the sage of the shadow temple!"
Ganon looked at the Gerudo, he couldn't sense any hint of dishonesty, so he snapped his fingers. The guards started executing the other captains while Gannon removed the cuffs and chains from the Gerudo captain. He smiled down at the captain as she stood up and tried her hardest to conserve her composer, but the Emperor in front of her made it difficult to do so. Ganon now nodded at the guards, signaling them to clean the mess up, then he spoke to the Gerduo and asked "What is your name..?" She responded quickly in a cracking voice "Neebaru my lord." Gannon examined her, she was roughly 24 years old 6ft6, had all the traits of a Gerudo, dark skin and red hair, and war paint, and her hair was pulled back in a single bun. He spoke now in a friendlier tone that made her feel uneasy "Then Neebaru, you are now you are General of the main Forces, i will need you to prepare for tomorrow. Order all the women and children, gerudo, moblin, and lizalfo alike, to evacuate to the Desert Colossus, and prepare my horse... I will assist tomorrow in the battlefield."
Kakariko Village - Windmill - 7 AM
Queen Zelda was waking up from another good night's rest, she rarely left the village. However today seemed brighter, it wasn't raining anymore, the sun was rising from the east and she could feel the arms of her husband around her waist. She knew today would be a good day, and hopefully, it would be good for the troops. She slidered out of Link's holds and walked over to the window, she could see the town's folk all preparing for work.
But something that caught her eye was the Spearhead Division, all of them where running laps or doing exercise before anyone was awake. They where being coached by Albion who was running ahead of the group giving them the proper instruction. She watched as Albion finally ordered the them to stip and rest, judging by their reactions, the queen could tell they had been at it for a good while. She watched as they talked casually about small things or rumors, but still had the looks of war veterans.
She watched as Albion said his farewells and walked to the milk bar, where the smell of breakfast flooded the nose of every troop awake. She giggled as the troops hurried to get in and have some grub, some stumbling and others swearing at each other. She knew Albion was a respectable leader and that he would lead them into hell and make sure the majority survived. He wasn't simply a commander, he was a brother to all of them, a role model, a true comrade. Queen Zelda sighed as she went to get dressed for the day, she had an army to lead.
And another one. Sorry for the wait on this one guys, but my other fic kinda had to be singled out for abit due to popular demand.
Will answer some question on the next chapter, so don't worry.
Like Always, i'm still in the trenches, and hope you enjoyed.
