Chapter 7: Omens and Beasts
Sheik heaved open the large door and it shut noiselessly behind them. "Ugh, I hate the dark. You would think that I didn't, though, considering I live in the Twilight. Anyways, Link, this place doesn't feel right…" Midna said coming up from Link's shadow before disappearing again.
"She's right…" Sheik added. She looked around and yelled in surprise as a dead body dropped in front of her. Sheik staggered backwards and quickly drew her dagger as Midna readied her magic, and Link drew his sword.
Midna chuckled at Sheik's reaction and received a piercing gaze from the warrior. Midna floated around Link and looked curiously at the body. It appeared to be female with messy brown hair and pasty white skin, along with a few scars that ran down the cheek. "Where did it come from?" She looked up at the ceiling and saw no opening.
Sheik cautiously kicked the body and the dead body opened it's mouth letting out an ear-piercing caterwaul. Sheik, Link, and Midna covered their ears with her hands and shut their eyes. After the wail seemed to stop, Sheik slowly removed her hands from her ears and looked around.
"Ewww…" Midna complained. Link saw what she meant as maggots broke through the body's stomach and began crawling in and out of the body as it rose into the air. The body was covered with blood and gore, causing it to reek horribly. "That, is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life."
"I am an omen… Here to revive Darkness… Bow before your King of Darkness who watches and waits..." it said in a bone-chilling, echoing voice. The omen floated around in the air, still decomposing before the three's very eyes. It's long hair and tattered dress waved madly around the body as if it were in a wind storm.
Link twirled the Master Sword around and readied himself for battle. "Midna," he growled. "See any weakness?"
"No, I can't tell. Try fighting that… thing. And I'll do my best," she said with a shudder.
Link nodded and the omen shot an orb of energy, not at Link, but Sheik. Sheik quickly dodged out of the way gracefully and frowned. "Hero, I don't know how much assistance I can be of," Sheik said dodging another orb of energy.
"Hey!" called Midna. "Stop talking and finish this thing. But try getting it down first!"
Link jumped in front of Sheik and attempted to parry one of the attacks as he did with Ganon, but the magic simplystunned him and knocked him to the ground.
"Hero…" Sheik growled. "New rule: we don't parry the blows." Sheik gracefully did a back flip over one of the orbs and looked at the four tall statues that stood in the corners of the dark room. "Link, would the statues help?"
Link slowly got to his feet with the help of his sword. He grinned and nodded. Link pulled out a small rod from one of his pouches. Sheik looked curiously at him but before she/hecould say anything, Link cut him off. "This is the Dominion Rod. Just- well… Just lead the omen to one of the statues! Hurry!"
Sheik looked thoughtful for a moment and ran to one of the statues. "Oooommmeeennn…" she said in a singsong voice. "Get me if you dare." Sheik jumped up onto the statue and waited.
The omen glowered and floated over to Sheik and the statue. Behind Sheik, the statue began to glow with power from the Dominion Rod and came crashing down on the omen, almost hitting Sheik.
Sheik hurriedly lunged forward and ripped the dagger down its already destroyed chest. The omen let out a screech and Link, too, attacked the it.
It got away and rose into the air once again. It let out multiple orbs of energy one after another, barely being dodged. It began to fly crazily around the room and Midna began to have trouble focusing her magic on it.
"Sheik! Try that again!" yelled Midna.
"If only I could… Link! Can you at least try to keep it from hurdling objects at me?!"
Link scowled and distracted the omen. Sheik hurried to one of the statues and yelled to it once again. It rushed towards Sheik and the statue's hammer was brought down on it with the Dominion Rod.
It fell and Link rushed forward first and delivered the Ending Blow to the creature. It let out another ear-piercing caterwaul. It sunk to the ground and disappeared in a flash of light. And where it had fallen was a small dagger that had hung on the omen girl's waist.
The trio stood silently for a few moments, thinking over what had just occured. A mysterious omen had appeared, speaking of a King of Darkness and of it being revived. It had came from nowhere, and it obviously was created to get rid of Link. But it's creator remained a mystery, a Midna knew that few of the most powerful people have trouble in creating an omen.
Link looked at Midna and Sheik. Finally he spoke, "Anyone want it?"
"Well, I certainly say that Sheik should take it. He's good with daggers," replied the Twilight Princess, floating over to Link.
Link nodded in agreement and Sheik reluctantly bent over to pick it up. Once in her grasp, Sheik saw that is was skillfully crafted. Patterns were up and down the daggers hilt as well as the actual blade itself, making her think that the omen was once of royalty. Despite the fact that it belonged to a possessed omen with maggots crawling out of it, it was extremely beautiful.
"Well, if you don't mind, Mr. I Love Knives, I'd really like to get out of this place," Midna complained.
Sheik nodded and warped the two outside.
Once outside, Link turned to Sheik. "Are you going to continue to stay with us?"
Sheik shrugged. "Why not?"
"Good. First we need to head north. Probably to the Hidden Village. I sense a disturbance involving twilight there," Midna said opening a portal to the Bridge of Eldin. She disappeared into the portal as Sheik and Link materialized into the sky.
They appeared at the bridge and Link called Epona. "That was… different," Sheik muttered, brushing a strand of hair away from her face.
"Well, do you have any a better way of getting around? No, I didn't think so," snapped Midna.
"C'mon. Let us just get there and take care of what needs to be done," Link said mounting Epona. Midna nodded and disappeared into Link's shadow. "Are you going to get on?"
"No. I'll run."
Link looked curiously at the Sheikah warrior and shook his head. "Whatever." He pushed Epona into a gallop and Sheik stayed with him the entire time. "Wow, you really are fast," he said to Sheik dismounting Epona at the entrance to the village.
Sheik nodded, breathing heavily to catch her breath, and headed through the tunnel that led to the village.
Link's sword was in his hand as he walked into the village and it fell to the ground in a clatter as he saw the once peaceful village. The buildings were torn to mere pieces and a fire was burning in a few as well. The many cats were huddled in a group far away from the buildings in fear along with the cuccoo.
"Midna, I want to be a wolf," Link declared, turning to the imp.
Midna nodded at Link's request and turned him into a dark brown wolf with white running across his sides. Midna sat on top of Link, straddling him like a horse. Wolf Link walked over to the cats and appeared to have a 'conversation' with them.
He padded back over to Sheik and transformed again. "They say this place has been attacked by twilit monsters."
"That's not weird at all…" Sheik said addressing Link turning into a wolf. "Oh. Now what do we do?"
"Look around I suppose… And do what we can…" Link said trailing off as he kicked a piece of debris that sat at his feet. Sheik nodded in agreement as the sky was growing dark. "We better hurry. I don't want to sleep here and end up not waking up…"
They walked to the far end of the village and a large Twili beast suddenly appeared in front of Link. Midna screeched as the beast swiped at Link, knocking him unconscious. She quickly grabbed him and warped away, acting completely out of fear.
The beast turned to Sheik as he thought one single thing; if Midna was frightened then this was not good… Sheik dodged a blow from one of it's large claws but was knocked to the ground by the other. She let out a long groan and rolled to the side, vision blurring. She put her hand to her stomach and felt warm blood seeping through he clothes.
Lightwolf8: awww… why'd I leave it at this?? I don't know… or do I?? hehe, hope you like it peoples! Random fact for now: Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair… R-A-N-D-O-M!! REVIEW PPL PLZ!! I DO ACCEPT CRITISIZM!! not too bad plz...
OHHH, and it may be confusing when I use him/her, he/she for Sheik. I use them depending on who umm… well I don't really know how to explain it… OOHH WWEELL… toodleoo peeps
