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Chapter 10; hope and dreams
I opened my eyes to the afternoon sun. I moaned then blinked. I couldn't move. I winced then turned my head to the right, I blinked Shiek was sleeping with his back against the wall; he was sitting up and relaxed. I heard move meant to my left, I looked. Two people sat by the fire another was keeping guard. I realised that one must be Impa and the other Zelda but I couldn't see the third women, her back was to me.
I closed my eyes then took another look. I slowly sat up, I shivered and realised I didn't have my shirt on instead I had bandages around my chest and gut where I had gotten cut by the Oaken. I also found Zelda's shield down. I could hear the sandstorm outside; I gave a quite sigh... I was home.
The unknown women by the fire must have hard cause her ear twitched and she turned to look at me. I blinked my eyes narrowed a bit.
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
My voice was quite and raw, I started to cough, blood got spat onto the ground. I bent over at the waist coughing into my hands, I couldn't breathe, and I closed my eyes. Everything was closing in, I couldn't get air and I couldn't stop coughing. Then I felt someone crouch next to me. A hand went to the base of my back, another to the front my chest to hold my so I could sit up. I sat up straight when their hand hit a point at the base of my spine; it made me sit up straight.
After a while I stopped, blood covered my hands and I still couldn't breathe proper but I could look around. I found the person holding me up was the 'stranger' to our camp. I blinked then winched why did she have to see me like this?
"Hi ya link!" she said happily as her eyes smiled at me.
"Cilia" I said with a small nod.
She smiled. She gave me a quick but soft hug "I thort I would never see you again" she said
I blinked then I pushed her away from me, I sat up straight "You're dead; it said so at the grave..." I said, I gave her a slight smile and hugged her back then let go.
She smiled her white teeth showing "No, I got out when the others attacked Ganon, there are two other's that got out as well. We've been camping around the rock for the past few nights, waiting for you all too come. And when we found the camp fire we came to investigate it... well I did, the others stayed behind at my camp." She said.
"Is...is Epona..." I said
She nodded and hugged me again as she spoke "I'm sorry link, they tried to save her but Ganon got their first, and when they went against them he killed them alone with her, I barely escaped as it was" she said.
I closed my eyes and bowed my head; I heard a sigh from my left. I looked up at Shiek he had awoken.
"Oh yea, sheikah boy here has been keeping watch on you for the last 12 hours or so" she said.
I looked at everyone. They had all come over now even Impa. Zelda came up to me.
"Don't ever do that again Link" she said as she stood with her hands on her hips.
"It was an Oaken, it would have killed you all" I replied.
Cilia raised an eyebrow. She would want the story later I could tell "Why are you with these people anyway?" she asked.
I snorted then winced "Well their going to help us beat Gannon, there's also a small army to the west of the fortress" I said, straight faced hiding what I felt again.
"I know, the group and I were there for a while till we got word that Queen Zelda, Shiek, Impa and you were coming" Cilia said
I snorted.
"I failed to do my job and this is what I get stuck with... but all these three have earned my respect Cilia and they are all good fighters, Impa and I were a standoff, I don't know about Shiek but he'll be just as good for both are Sheikah and Zelda is a good fighter herself, tho I have yet to see it but she was under Impa's and Sheik's wing with training I heard for fighting so she should do well enough" I said.
I coughed, cilia gave me a cup of water, I drunk it down "Thanks" I said.
Impa and Zelda looked shocked; Shiek was staring at me with surprise.
"What?" I asked rising an eyebrow.
They all just shook their heads, cilia laughed.
I sighed. "We should move out soon" I said.
Cilia wacked me over the head with her right hand. I bent over holding my head with my hands that had HURT!
"You rest for one more day then, I'll grab the others then well go together, the more eyes the better in this sandstorm, it hasn't let up for three weeks now." She said.
I snorted and lay back down, I faced every one "Fine" I muted then I looked at everyone, I blinked they were shocked well everyone but Cilia anyway, "What?" I asked.
They all blinked.
"When you were at the castle you couldn't sit still, but a few words from her" Zelda said pointing in Cilia's direction "And you're staying in bed without complaint" she said.
I snorted then rolled onto my side away from them as Cilia laughed.
"It's because he doesn't want to get his head bashed in" she said.
"Back at the castle Impa had to fight him in the doorway" Zelda said.
I could feel Cilia's smile but here voice was straight.
"It's cause I'm his friend, also because Gannondolf was my brother and—"
"No keep your mouth closed Cilia, I've told them too much already" I said cutting her off.
I turned back to the group, I looked at her, and she sighed but nodded her head "I either do as I'm told when she's around or I'm in big trouble to put it simply" I said to the group.
Impa walked away to stand guard, Zelda went back and sat by the fire, Shiek and Cilia sat next to me.
"So Link what did you want to do to past the time?" Shiek asked.
I shrugged, I didn't care.
"Ok..." Shiek said
Cilia sighed, she shook her head.
"Link its ok you know" she said.
"Later... Tell you later" I said to her.
She looked at me. I closed my fist and made a few hand signals she read them then sighed and nodded.
"Of cause, take to night to think, I'll talk tomorrow" she said.
I blinked my eyes to her in thanks; she got up and wondered off then I looked at Shiek.
"Help me sit up, I'm not goanna spend the day lying down" I said
He blinked then smiled behind the cowl, he lifted my head up, and our packs were soft so we could use them as pillows. I sighed and rested against it.
"The hand signals... They part of your job?" he asked
I snorted "No, everyone in the clan gets taught it, just in case were in a hard spot and can't make any noise. If I had another with me that night in the castle I would have used them to signal for guards and stuff like that" I said.
He raised an eye brow; I could tell he was smiling "Can you teach me?" he asked
I snorted and rolled my eyes as a smile twitched at my lips "No way, and nether will Cilia either. No one outside the clan knows it unless they have been left out in the sand storm for dead and they managed to survive" I said.
"Oh" he said
He looked over at the fire light; I gave a quiet sigh then closed my eyes. Tomorrow night Impa, Zelda, Shiek, Cilia, two others and I along with our horses would be moving out toward the huge placement of guards, Zelda would talk to them and explain my plan then Shiek and I would sneak into the fortress... Maybe Cilia would come alone as well. We would talk to a few of the clan then get out and wait till the next day, when the small army attacked, I would slip through the fighting and go find Ganon, I would then kill him and save the clan... I hoped anyway.
It was nice and quiet... I relaxed a bit and fell asleep.
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Fire... I was glad for it tonight, I was never gonna go back into that bloody temple if I could help it. I wiggled closer to the fire. I felt someone watching me. I sighed, no they weren't watching me but I could sense something.
'Having fun?'
I sat up straight. What in Naryu's shield?
'I just asked if you were having fun that's all'
I had heard that voice somewhere else...
'Who?'
'Who... mmmm call me Dark'
I flinched, 'WHAT I THORT YOU WERE DEAD!'
'Arr... please don't do that otherwise I'll hurt you. I'm not dead because I'm part of you hero"He said.
I looked up from the fire, to find that he was now standing on the other part of the fire, blood red eyes looking through mine, dark hair tied back.
"What?" I said
I was in shock, I had killed him, stabbed him right through the chest with the master sword.
He chuckled " I'm your shadow, as long as you play hero I'll be here waiting" he said.
I blinked; I sat up the blanket fell off me. I looked around to find that the fire was way low and Epona had gone off to graze in the moon light. I blinked a few times then shook my head. A dream that's all they are, great. One temple left and I have to dream about him.
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I opened my eyes when someone clicked their fingers near my left ear. I looked up to find Shiek waiting.
"What?" I asked my brain was half asleep.
"Where moving out, the others are ready when you are, we thort it best to let you sleep a bit longer" he said.
I sat up and flinched, damn it was going to hurt for a while. Shiek pulled me to my feet and gave me another shirt to ware, it was a dark blue with red around the bottom.
"Normally people shake other people awake, you didn't... why?" I asked Shiek.
He smiled behind his cowl as I settled mine back on, and then clipped the cloak back around me.
"Because you never shake a fighter, otherwise you might get killed" he said.
I rolled my eyes, a smile tugged at my lips but stayed hidden "Of cause" I said.
We walked out of the cavern, Shiek carrying the blanket and my bag. The group was a little ways away from the cavern, Cilia was already standing next to her horse, Zelda and Impa following suit with theirs, Sheik's horse and mine were been held by Cilia and Impa. The other two of our new merged group stood a little to the side holding one horse between them, a female adult and a child. I stopped and looked at them; I took two steps back in surprise.
They both had red hair and golden eyes and where both female, which was normal for the Gerudo, the older one was holding onto the horse, the child waiting next to her.
They both turned to me and smiled. The woman was called Aiwa. Her child was called Narboou, who was only 9 years of age; Narboou was a common name for the Gerudo now and had been for many years. Now that I really think about it the spirit sage was called Narboou as well.
Narboou came running toward me, she jumped hugged me, I could tell she was crying. I looked at her and Aiwa surprise written all over my face as Aiwa came toward me, Shiek took the horses from her, she thanked him before standing in front of my.
I blinked; she smiled then slapped me, my face turned to the side with the force of it. I blinked and turned my head back, Narboou had her arms around my waist hugging me so I couldn't move.
"Don't you dare do that again, you had me worried sick!" Aiwa said as her voice cracked.
"I thort you were dead!" she yelled "Narboou was in tears for three days when we heard!"
I blinked and waited till she calmed down a bit, my hands held up in peace, "I'm sorry Aiwa, sorry I had to worry you, but that would be the pay back, I saw your names on the graves, I thort YOU were dead" I said.
Zelda gasped as Aiwa slapped my other cheek. Narboou had stopped crying and she now pulled away from me, I crouched down a bit and looked at her. I ruffled her hair, she smiled and I stood back up. I looked at Aiwa who now had silent tears running down her face.
"I am sorry, but Ganon's end will come soon, and I was kinder stuck at the castle. Don't forget I am an outsider now, and I wasn't even meant to come back Aiwa" I said.
Aiwa nodded "I know but as your mother I was really worried about you" she said.
I snorted, and then rolled my eyes. The group was silent except for Cilia. I looked at them all then at Cilia.
"Have you not introduced them Cilia?" I asked
She shook her head as she stopped chuckling, she had planned this I knew it!
"No I was leaving that up to you Link" she said
I narrowed my eyes but turned to the rest of the group "Ok then, fine I'll do it" I said.
"Zelda, Shiek, Impa this is my foster mother Aiwa, and my friends Narboou and Cilia. Aiwa, Narboou and Cilia this is Queen Zelda of Hyrule, Shiek of the Sheikah and Impa of the Sheikah both of which act as Zelda's guards" I said. I pointed to everyone as I introduced them all.
I wouldn't introduce them properly right now, when we got some where safer I would spend time doing so until then that's all everyone needed to know. Narboou and Aiwa nodded to everyone, Aiwa took her horse back. Narboou would be riding on it so she wouldn't get lost or fall over in the sands. I would get Zelda, Impa and Shiek to ride as well it would be easier for them. Cilia would lead the way and I would take rear guard with Aiwa in the middle. I sighed, and then swayed. Damn it was goanna take a while to heal after all. Aiwa grabbed my arm before I fell into the sand.
"Link I think you can ride this time" she said.
I opened my mouth to tell her and the others I was fine but she cut me off.
"Cilia will take front, Impa will take the middle and I'll take the back" she said
I snorted "I can guard at the back" I said then I coughed and blood got spat onto the ground afterwards. Aiwa and the rest of the group shook their heads.
"No your riding and that's the end of the matter." She said to me then turned to the others. "Well ride in pairs for now, Shiek you stay with Link. Impa you're with Narboou, she's still young but can fight well and lead you if you get lost. Zelda you're with me and Cilia." She said.
I snorted.
"Have Cilia with Shiek I'll be fine by myself" I said.
A hand wacked me in the back off my head, I knelt down holding my head, I looked up at Cilia.
"You can stay with Shiek, hopper boy, I'm goanna keep watch for the monsters so you better rest and if you ever complain again you're going to be in trouble" she said.
"Why do you keep calling me that?" I asked even tho I got no answer.
"Ok I'll get on the horse" I said.
I sighed then stood back up, I swayed Aiwa took hold off my arm again. I growled as Narboou laughed as she climbed onto Aiwa's horse, Zelda, Impa and Shiek climbed up on their own horses.
"Link your ridding double with Shiek" Cilia said.
I sighed but got up behind him anyway, Cilia climbed up onto her horse and Aiwa onto mine. I wrapped my arms around Shieks waist and got settled. Cilia went to the back for a while; Aiwa took the lead with Zelda. Impa and Narboou were in the middle, Shiek and I behind as we set off. Cilia went up to talk to Impa for a while leaving Shiek and I as the last of our group. The sand storm started up after an hour of ridding, my eyes started to close, I was tied.
"Hand on tight Link" Shiek said.
I nodded then closed my eyes again. My head rested against his shoulder, I held him tighter to me, and I gave a soft sigh. He chuckled.
"Sorry... tied" I mumbled.
I could feel him smiling behind that cowl of his. He nodded his eyes crinkled up a bit. I felt myself relax a bit, my muscles un-knotting themselves. It felt nice to be able to do this. I blinked then sighed, damn those knights weren't going to like me for targeting their Queen a few weeks back.
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It was quite. I sat up and looked around away from the fire. I sighed when I saw a shadowy figure just outside the firelight.
Hello link.
Damn... I poked the fire with a stick again.
"I'm never going to get rid of you, and nor you me, so you might as well come and join me shadow" I said "I've said it before"
He chuckled, but sat next to me anyway.
So another temple huh.
"Yep, now I just have to get out to the spirit temple in the desert, meet Shiek, beat the temple then it's onto Ganon" I said
Good for you, but remember nothing can just live without light or shadow. I can help with the next temple but that shall be the last Link.
I blinked and turned my head away. He looked at me then chuckled.
You goanna miss me link.
I snorted, "Yea right that'll be the day" I said.
I took a deep breath; he was still looking at me.
"I'll never see you again after these temples will I?" I asked.
He gave a chuckle, and then patted my head.
Oh but link I thort you wanted to get rid of me... After all I am your darkness.
I sighed "I know...but... it feels like you should always be there... but..." I said .
He raised an eyebrow, and motioned for me to keep going; I shook my head then sighed. He turned my head around to him; he had a bit of a sad look on his face.
Keep going. But what link? Mmmm
I sighed; a tear ran down my cheek.
"But... I-I don't want you t-to leave D-Dark" I said as he chuckled and wacked me over the head.
Silly, I'll always be there for you. Whenever you need me I'll be there to help, oh Link I love you to.
Then he kissed me on the forehead, he ran a hand down my cheek.
I smiled at him then chuckled "I love you to Dark" I said.
That night I fell asleep in his arms as we watched the fire die down. It was the last night I spent with him over a warm camp fire... The last night we really had together before the spirit temple. After that I never saw him after the light temple not even a flicker. As soon as Zelda showed her-self, soon after Ganon interfered with her spell, she got put in a pink holding barrier; Shiek was flung to the side into the shadows... He disappeared; I never heard from him or saw him again, not even in my dreams, both Shiek and Dark were gone, never to be seen again...Dead.
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