Chapter 10: Four Directions
"While I was in Faron, I stumbled across a chasm, so I made a detour." Link told them. "I guess I took a wrong turn, because I ran into the wrong woods."
Link walked through all of the forest examining everything that he saw. He searched the area making a map of what was there. He was walking, but stopped when he saw a giant log, he reluctantly entered for map purposes.
Inside, he stood on a bridge, there was another log on the other side of the bridge that had voices coming from the other side. He shook his head and looked over to his left and saw another log waiting to be explored.
Link jumped over the safety rope and headed toward the log. He climbed up the tall wooden pole and jumped onto the ground next to it, performed a roll, and walked through into the next area.
The area held two stumps, one short stump and one tall stump with nothing on each stump. Link marked it down on his map what it held. He looked to his right and saw another log and he did not hesitate to explore. Before he reached the end of the log, he could see a four-way intersection of logs. He turned to his map, while he kept walking forward. He reached the end of the log and turned to his right, he could hear nothing but a small footstep in the distance. He looked straight ahead and heard nothing at all. He looked to his left to hear a very low toned laugh, then another. There was a deep stare in his eyes when two stalfos finally emerged from the log.
Link stood in awe as they came closer to him, he stared at them until one of them slashed its sword horizontally. Fortunately, Link was able to duck leaving the stalfos sword to hit the log, making his sword stuck for a few moments, and giving Link enough time to take a thrust at it. The stalfos was knocked back, while the other stalfos was side-stepping off to the side of the arena. Link ran over to the secondary stalfos and jump attacked. Link turned around, after knocking that one back, to slice at the other one.
He kept switching between the two, until the first one was down. He turned and thrust the second one. The thrust that seemed to last for days because of how long it took for the stalfos to break into the separate pieces of bones. He began panting as he put his sword away.
The four directions to choose from were the only problem. Link looked around to see if he could hear anything at all coming from each of them. Nothing.
"I was very confused at that point, there were four directions, and because of the fight, I was foolish enough to lose track of which one I came from." Link told them "I worked for the king, so I had access to the royal library, I read something about those woods, those who are lost will lose their true form." "Luckily, I remembered that one of them hit the log I came from, so I retraced my steps from their." Link finished.
"That was your first run in with the stalfos then?" Albin asked him.
"Yes, the lost woods." Link answered him with a wise voice. "I didn't realize what happened back then, but now I know." "It-" Link was interrupted by one of the guards
"Sir, rebels have been spotted heading for Lake Hylia." He informed Link.
Link nodded, "I need twenty of you to come with me." He ordered the knights that were standing around. "Leave the additional thirty of you here to guard the gate."
Link put his fingers to his mouth and whistled. Everyone around paused for a moment to listen to the tune of the whistle. Once he stopped, he jumped off of the wall and landed on his horse. "Follow me!" He yelled to the knights, and he was off, going at full speed, bound for Lake Hylia.
Link stopped his horse when they arrived and waited for the knights. After several moments they arrived, and moved in.
The rebels were lighting a fire in the grass when they emerged. "Take care of them." Link ordered ten of the knights.
Link looked around at the rebels while they were attacked by the knights. "Something's not right." Link said quietly to himself while looking at them. "Albin! Take charge of this battle, make sure that none of the knights die!" Albin saluted him. "Keld, you four, come with me." Link gestured to them.
Link led them into Hyrule Field, Gerudo Valley bound. He rode with an intense face that became a somewhat worried face. They arrived just north of Gerudo Valley only to see Quietus waiting there.
"So, you saw through the diversion then." Quietus laughed.
"It was easy to tell, what would you gain for setting a lake on fire." Link snarled at him vigorously.
"Well, this time, I will end you, and all of Hyrule, then, my mission will be complete." Quietus told him. The sound of thunder started rising as over one hundred familiar faces started to come up over the hill. It had seemed as though the ugly face that Link saw earlier, had multiplied. "They're called bokoblins, and they will be the end of you."
"Gentlemen, we have reached our demise." Link told his men as he dismounted his horse and shewed his horse away. "Let us delay it as long as we can!" Link cheered. All of them took a moment to stare at the opposing forces. Keld's hand tightened on his spear, and Link's tightened on his sword. There was silence for a moment that seemed like it lasted for several. "Charge!"