Chapter 8: Duty

Zelda hugged her petrified father. She wept loudly. The other soldiers entered the room. The six of them nearly cried.

"I'm sorry," said one of the soldiers.

Why were these dumb dumbs so weak? thought Zelda.

"Shut up! I am your princess and I'm ordering you to shut up!"

Snot fell down her nose.

"You didn't save daddy!"

She pointed her finger at the guards.

"You are bad guards!"

None of the soldiers met her eyes. One fiddled with his sword. Two walked out of the room. A sobbing Zelda laid down on the floor next to her father. Two more guards left. A long blond haired soldier sat in the chair next to the royal bed. A spikey brown haired soldier leaned against the wall. He had a hand on his spear. Zelda cried herself to sleep.

Zelda slept until an explosion jolted her awake. She immediately heard the sound of stone smashing against stone. The blond soldier hoped up. He stepped in front of her and withdrew his sword. The spikey haired guard's eyes were wide open. The blond guard nodded to him. He nodded back and ran out of the room.

"What's going on?" asked a horsed Zelda.

"Don't move princess."

Zelda popped up under the blond guard's legs and ran out of the room. The door she ran out of stood at the end of the hall. In front of her a dozen sword and spear brandishing guards faced the only entrance into the royal hallway. None of them saw her. People that Zelda could not see screamed as metal constantly banged in the distance. Something grabbed Zelda. She screamed. The other guards turned around and watched the blond soldier bring her back into the room.

"You said I am a bad guard, but your life is my duty. This is the safest place for you,"

Zelda did not know how to respond.

The banging metal came closer and closer. Someone in the hallway yelled "For the sages!" Zelda heard more clashing and screaming.

"This is the most fortified place in the kingdom," said the blond soldier. "You will be safe here."

Zelda's heart pounded hard and fast. The spikey haired guard ran back into the room with his spear in hand.

"There are only three of us left. We have to move!"

"I'm sorry princess," said the blond soldier.

The blond soldier picked up his sword, and sheathed it. He then scooped up Zelda. The two guards nodded to each other and then ran out of the room.

"Do they want to hurt daddy?"

No one answered her. The bodies of Hyrulian soldiers littered the hallway. Bodies in red vests and spiked helmets also laid there. Two guards ran in front of the blond haired soldier. They all meandered through several hallways until they reached the grand staircase. The grand staircase consisted of a large staircase that led to the thrown room. Two staircases on either side led to second floor hallways. The four of them stood a top one of those.

"Kaepora!" yelled one of the guards.

Kaepora and several dozen Hyrulean soldiers fought off the enemy in the moonlit room. Broken bodies and ceiling littered the ground.

Kaepora turned to see the princess. He then retreated to the steps.

"Close the gap!" Kaeopra yelled back at the soldiers before turning to the group. "Take the princess out of the side door."

Kaeopora turned toward the battle. On both sides more and more bodies fell on the ground. The ranks of both soldiers were thinning out.

"Hena!"

A female soldier with a red soaked blade ran to the group. She wore her hair in braids.

"Yes sir?"

"Take them to the pond."

"Yes sir."

The group moved down the stairs.

"What about you sir?"

"I have a duty to uphold."

"But sir."

"I have made your orders clear."

"Yes...sir."

Now there were three enemy soldiers standing, and only one Hyrulian soldier.

"Back down," said Kaepora in a calm voice.

The solider cautiously backed up to the group. Kaepora strolled up to take his place. The first girl raised a thin straight cleaver into the air. He sliced her chest open with a casual swing of his arm. The second soldier's eyes frantically ran up and down Kaepora. The third one yelled "For the king," before running toward Kaepora who swung his blade faster. She fell. The last soldier backed up. He tried to turn around, but before he could a curved blade slid out of his solar plexus. Ganon, who was behind him, yanked on the polearm to no avail. It fell with the body.

"Sir Kaepora, I'm here to follow your orders."

Ganon wore puffy blue pants, blue blouse, and blue slippers. More of the red vested enemies filled in behind him. Ganon spun to face them.

"Hena. Take this boy with you."

The enemies slowed down as more and more of them lined up together. Kaepora slowly walked up to Ganon, who began to speak.

"But I-"

Kaepora backhanded Ganon in the jaw with an iron fist. Kaepora's arm did not overextend. The boy toppled to the ground.

"Hena, I am a tactician not a fighter, so please take these children out of the battlefield."

"Yes sir!"

Hena threw Ganon over her shoulder. The enemy soldier's number now topped over 40. They split evenly into two groupings. A person walked between them. That person's hair was dark red, and curved inward just bellow a smooth sharp chin. A steel mask that covered the eyes rested on the person's nose. They wore a ginormous blue feathered coat. Their pants were beige and tight fitting. They wore red and white boots that were laced up halfway to their knees. Zelda couldn't take her eyes of this person. She's never seen a anyone like that. Kaepora frowned.

"Helmaroc, king of the Onset Isles."


Aside: Sorry for the lateness, went to go see Godzilla last night.