Chapter X
Ikenia's Jet Bike blasted through an opening in the wall. It rushed through a street, and she killed Kalers – the monsters the Hylians had been fighting by the masses – just by running them over. But a crowd appeared, and it was too dense for the bike to handle. Ikenia was thrown off of it, and now she had to continue on foot. In one simple move, greenish lightning erupted from the Liberator, destroying Kalers all around her.
The Gorons rolled ahead as Link clambered the enormous walker while Dirriden and Folley kept to the side. "As soon as we get to the Citadel," Folley instructed, "get to one of the windows or find some cover so you can lay some blasts on the enemies. I'm sure a lot of other soldiers have been killed by these attacks, and we need to hold on to as many of our men as we can."
"Alright." Both Link and Dirriden said at the same time. The Citadel was only so many kilometers away, but the trio decided to walk to maintain their energy for the fight.
Zelda could sense a new disturbance – enemy aircraft was approaching, but this time it had bigger and better weapons. The Gunships had somehow passed and survived the dogfighting above Hylia Citadel and now were about to destroy Zelda's barrier that kept the castle safe. Zelda could not do anything to stop them, and the powerful blasts began to pound the force field.
The enormous Citadel surrounded Hyrule Castle, as the last line of defense. It was more than one building, it was a circular wall with three towers in perfect division on certain points in the wall. The heaviest weapons were all here, and soldiers hurried to it as the Kalers and armored Minotaurs advanced toward it. Intense air battles had already begun, and were well underway. The storm at night made it difficult to see and direct their shots, and so the Gunships managed to pass by and attack Zelda's force field.
Chapter XI
Finally, the Citadel was in sight for Folley, Dirriden, and Link. A Commander shouted at the soldiers. "Move, move, move! Find cover! The enemy will arrive any minute! You!" the Commander looked at Link, "group up with the other walkers! Go!"
Link did as he was told, and lined up similar to the other walkers. Link fell into the rhythm of the heavy rain patting the top of his helmet, something to keep his mind somewhat occupied while he waited for the enemy to approach. He could hear explosions and shots above, but that didn't concern him much at all, that was for the pilots to deal with. After all of the adrenaline rush from fighting that lot of creatures, he was unbelievably tired. Without anyone noticing, he fell asleep.
Zelda was under enormous pressure – the lasers above pounding at her shield put a constant strain on her energy, and it was beginning to tire her out. Thinking to save her life, she radioed command. "Attention Command," she spoke into her comlink, "this is Princess Zelda. There are well over seven gunships that have bypassed your defense. Send fighters…" She had to take a gulp of air to prevent her from passing out. She began to breathe more consistently, and tried to maintain her energy while the Gunships pounded on her force field. The fighters hadn't arrived, but being under pressure and in need to survive, she lifted her last defense, and grabbed her Legendary Rapier. She was now open to attack, but she wasn't giving this battle up so easily.
"DEFEND YOUR HOME!" Link awoke to this battlecry, to find the battle had begun and miraculously, he had not been shot. Immediately, Link pointed his guns at the Kalers, and began firing. The Kalers had this odd exoskeleton – it formed around their entire body, giving them a sort of armor. As he blasted away, Kalers exploded under the sheer velocity of each shot. Link advanced forward, and managed to drive the Kalers back a bit. Other pilots saw what he was doing, and followed his strategy. Meanwhile, Dirriden and Folley weren't having the greatest of times.
Dirriden's gun was running low on energy for their shots, and so was Folley's. They tried to conserve ammunition whenever possible, but aiming for long periods of time was exposing them from their cover, making them vulnerable to enemy fire. Hovertanks started to roll from their garages, and they blasted away advancing enemy armor. The Anti-Aircraft was finally available, after some technical inability from some well-placed shots. The AA guns began to pump laserfire into the sky, targeting enemy aircraft and nailing them down. Also, a Hovertank sat in the passage to the castle, efficiently blocking the way because of its relative size.
Chapter XII
Zelda watched as Darknuts and Iron Knuckles descended from the sky on powerful jetpacks. Zelda knew of these creatures in the stories she heard about the Hero of Time, but she thought the knight like races had become extinct. She readied her rapier, and confronted the closest Iron Knuckle. It swung its axe around in the air when Zelda got close, but she used swift movements to avoid the deadly attacks. She dealt damage by attacking its armor with quick thrusts and light feet. In moments the armor fell off, and Zelda attacked its unprotected body, which managed to kill it off rather quickly. A Darknut came forward and tired to attack her, but Zelda jumped back to avoid this attack. A Darknut's armor was different – its opponent would need to get behind it and cut the ropes holding it in place to remove the impenetrable armor. Zelda managed to teleport behind it, and then cut the ropes in one slice. Zelda continued attacking until the Darknut was dead.
Link continued on his attack on the Kalers, pushing them back every step he took. He realized something – the others were following him like a leader, and he was coordinating every step. He felt proud of himself, and the Gorons came from behind the Kalers, unleashing a surprise attack and destroying them at an incredibly fast rate. However, amiss all of these positive happenings, something bad was bound to happen. Link heard a screeching sound, and saw an armored dragon. He was sure this wasn't a Hylian secret weapon, and so he began to fire one gun at the dragon, while the other aimed at the Kalers. This dragon's armor was indestructible, and it soared towards Link, who still stood there, pumping laserfire at it, hoping to kill the creature. Meanwhile Dirriden fought from out of his cover to continue firing at the Kalers who were successfully being pushed back. The dragon came down to Link, but a tank had shot it, and so it was sent off course. Instead of killing Link, it captured Dirriden and flew off with him.
Zelda was having a rather good time killing the Darknuts and Iron Knuckles in the courtyard. Occasionally she would use magic to speed up the process, but she was doing fine and se could have done it without using magic at all. Though there was one thing she feared – the Gunships shooting the castle. Though, the moment she started to worry, the fighters came and destroyed the Gunships. As a favor and to make up for the time, bombers came and eradicated the Darknuts and Iron Knuckles roaming about.