Hello again, I present to you the eighth chapter of New Divide: Into the Darkness. I hope you enjoy it.
We arrived at Gerudo Valley after traveling through the vast Hyrule Field. When the Gerudo Fortress came into view we stopped in our tracks, "what the hell?" said Link as we saw smoke rising from the buildings. The bridge across the valley was collapsed. The guards on the other side were covered by blood. I looked at the collapsed bridge.
I summoned my hookshot and got a running start and jumped off the side of the valley and shot the bridge on the other side. I jumped far enough so that the hookshot was able to reach the other side. I was pulled to the broken bridge. Link got the idea and used his longshot. We both climbed the side of the cliff using the cracks in between the planks of wood. Shadow Saria used her magic to get across by turning herself in a shadow on the ground and crossed that way.
Link threw his longshot across the valley to Saria. It landed on the ground next to her and she used it the same way he did.
"Okay we're all over here now let's go see what happened," I said as I stepped over the dead Gerudo. As we walked in I started to hear faint metal clanging. We continued walking towards the sounds until a Club Moblin smashed a hut next to us. We all drew our weapons and attacked it, and took it down. I kept the Master Sword and my obsidian sword ready for anymore ambushes. We continued walking more and as they sound got closer more Gerudo bodies and bones and Stalfos armor was spread out on the ground.
We reached the main plaza of the fortress and found a huge battle between Gerudo and an army of Stalfos, Club Moblins, Re-Deads and Re-Dead Knights. In the middle of it I saw Nabooru fighting my shadow and Shadow Link. I saw she was wounded. I ran into the battle to help her. It took me a while as I was attacked by stalfos and Re-Deads, good thing the Re-Dead knights ignored me, Re-Deads are easier to fight, I can easily hide behind them to avoid their gaze, while it's impossible to avoid the Re-Dead Knight's scream even if I cover my ears. My luck ran out when a Re-Dead Knight attacked while I was fighting a group of Stalfos. I couldn't take it out with two Stalfos wailing on me with their swords.
The Re-Dead screeched and my body wouldn't move as a Stalfos cut me. Before the slash became fatal a black sword stopped the Stalfos's sword. I saw that it was Shadow Saria when she crushed its skull with her sword and killed the Re-Dead Knight who was screeching. I was released from its effects and I finally felt the pain in my arm. I dropped my obsidian sword to hold my right arm.
"Brandon, are you okay?" she asked concerned about the fresh wound. Blood was dripping down my arm and the Master Sword's blade.
"Yeah I'm fine I've been through worse," I said as I began to feel light headed.
Shadow Saria grabbed me and dragged me out of the way of the second stalfos. I tried to slash at the Stalfos, but I could barely lift the sword. So Shadow Saria killed it for me. I grabbed my other sword and dismissed both of them while I went to Shadow Saria's side, "yeah, I hate to admit, but I won't be any help at the moment. Shadow Saria smiled, "about time you know when to stop," she said as we started to maneuver though to the outside of the battle. I used my left hand, like Link does, to fight off any Stalfos that came too close (that's really tough as hell since I'm right handed).
We reached the outside of the battle and found Saria and Link. I looked where Nabooru was just fighting the two shadows. Now there was blood dripping down her face, and Shadow Link was gone.
"Brandon! What happened?" asked Saria.
"Re-Dead Knight had bad timing, I was in the middle of fighting some Stalfos when it paralyzed me," I answered.
Saria dug a red potion out of our bag and gave it to me. I drank it and my pain subsided as it healed.
"Next time we all are going in together," Link said.
"Yeah that would be a good idea, Shadow Saria can handle Re-Dead Knights," I said. Standing back up feeling a lot better now, and summoned my swords. We all ran in helping the Gerudo and trying to get to my shadow. Shadow Saria did her part by killing all Re-Dead Knights and Re-Deads that got in our way. I took down any Club Moblin that came around us. We eventually reached the spot where Nabooru was. She was growing weak as she was on ground.
"Time to die, sage," my shadow said as he began to raise his sword. I ran in as the sword was brought down and stopped the sword with the Master Sword. He looked in my direction surprised.
"Ah so the heroes have arrived," he said as he slashed at me.
I blocked it with my defensive sword and counter attacked him. He jumped backwards, and ran at me again. I saw the others were helping Nabooru escape. My shadow's sword clanged against the Master Sword from an over head strike. I slashed at his waist with my obsidian sword and missed as he blocked with his other sword. I dismissed my obsidian sword and punched him in the chest, which caught him completely off guard as he stumbled backwards. I re-summoned my obsidian sword and stabbed him.
"Once you get to the darkness I will be stronger than any other times you've faced me," he said as he dissipated into a thick black smoke. I started to worry about the others, but I've found that when I stabbed my shadow the monsters around us dissolved into sand. I looked around hearing almost nothing except for cries of pain from the wounded. I saw Nabooru standing again, strong as ever ordering the other Gerudos to help the survivors.
I walked to Link and the others, and faced Shadow Saria wanting to ask about what my shadow had said. I asked myself, if he gets stronger wouldn't she get stronger, too? I hope so.
I didn't notice Nabooru behind me with two other Gerudo. I turned around and looked up at her (she's taller than me and I'm six foot).
"We would like to thank you four for coming at our time of need," said Nabooru, "you were the last people we expected to show up, and we thought you lived far away."
"We were coming to visit you about something," Link said.
She must've noticed the Pendants of Light around our necks because she said, "I see what mean by the pendants around your necks."
"Yeah, we're looking the forth Unknown Temple," I said scratching my neck.
"by the way thanks for the potion, also," she said, "tonight we celebrate our victory and you two will be our special guests," she pointed at Saria and Shadow Saria. They looked confused so was Link and I. Two? I knew Gerudo had "Honor" problems against men, but that was too far, I'm the one who saved her life a few minutes ago.
"What's about us?" Link motioned to himself and me, "I did that favor for you years ago, and he just went through hell to save your life!" Link was thinking the same way I was.
"You're men, that's the problem," she said. Insults came raining through my mind.
"That bitch," said Saria.
"You took the words right out of my mouth," Link and I said at the same time.
After they finished working on putting out the fires everybody joined together inside the fortress's mess hall. They were preparing huge tables for a feast with fried cucco and beef. It smelled great. All the Gerudo sat down to the tables.
"They've had a great loss of members," said Link.
Nabooru stood up and said, "today we celebrate our victory and to remember our fallen sisters," she continued speaking as all of the other Gerudo listened. After the celebration we met with Nabooru.
"So you want me to take you to the road to darkness," she said.
"Huh?" all four of us said.
"That's the name of the forth Unknown Temple, it gets its name from what's inside, the portal to the old Hyrule," she said.
"That makes sense," I said.
"I will take you there tonight."
"Thank you," Link said. She led us out side of the temple and headed towards the Haunted Wastelands. I felt uneasy by that, some place called the Haunted Wastelands at night, but went in anyways. I grabbed my hoodie and zipped it completely up (it has a mask) to protect my eyes.
We were attacked by a lone Shadow Beast, "what the hell?" I yelled.
"What wrong, Brandon?" said Saria as she place her hand on my shoulder.
"Shadow Beast," I said as I pointed at it.
"What Shadow Beast?" she asked.
"The hallucinations are getting to him," said Nabooru. After she said that I shook my head and the Shadow Beast was gone. My arms felt numb.
I continued walking as if nothing happened (which it didn't). After a few minutes later I saw my shadow, and this time I wasn't the only one.
"What the hell is he doing here?" said Link as drew his sword and Saria did the same. Shadow Saria walked up to Link and shook him and Saria saying, "It's just a hallucination." I shook my head again and saw she was right.
"If you see anything else just ask me to confirm it, I'm immune to the magic of this wasteland," said Shadow Saria.
"Or me I can tell the difference," said Nabooru. The three of us nodded, and continued walking. We've reached an area that had a pit and we couldn't see the bottom.
"Here it is," said Nabooru, "the road to darkness." when she said that she started to mumble something and as she finished a light came from the edge of the pit. I don't know if was just to piss us off or if it was to help us, but Nabooru pushed us in.
We fell in, I was panicking from the fall. I bright light shined as we got closer to the bottom Link, who was ahead off me, started to disintegrate into a white dust. I noticed my hand started to slowly disappear in white dust. I saw the bottom close in. I put what's left of my arms In front of me, then I hit the bottom of the pit.
When woke up I found myself in a completely different place. I looked at the vast dessert in front of me. It wasn't the Haunted Wastelands, there wasn't a sandstorm. I could see clearly.
"Hey, wake up we need to get…" I started to say until I turned around ad couldn't see the others any where. I was alone in this desert.
Oh no, Brandon's stuck in the desert without the rest of the team. How will he find them and where will he find them, find out in the next chapter. See ya then.
