Hiya! AHHHH! Late update! I sowwy... Anyway, (Small spoilers for Fire Emblem Raidiant Dawn) I've been playing said game and... I killed King Pelleas... Review if you know what I'm talking about! Or, even if you don't!
The familiar cackle of the imp woke him from his cat nap... Or rather, wolf nap... She floated out of his shadow as his jaw streched back into a yawn.
"Eh hee hee! Sleep well my little wolf?" She got that mechanical grin on her face.
He snorted before blowing off her question and skipping to his own. "Did you find her yet?" He grumbled. His traveling 'partner' had ran out on him after their rest in the forest, he had followed her as far as he could, of course he had lost her. After all, she seemed wide awake despite JUST waking up. While he was still trying to gather his senses, she had turned to a beast and made a mad-dash for the castle.
The imp rolled her eyes before replying "Of course I found her! After all, even though she could out run my chubby wolf, she can't out run the shadows! Eh hee hee!"
He growled at her insult. "So? Where'd she go!"
She laughed at him once again "Now, now. Don't blow your top wolf-boy! I need both of you to get those crystals, and as much as I'd love to watch you two tear each other limb from limb. We've got more important things to take are of! And as for where she is, she's on her way right now. So you'd better turn human."
"She's coming NOW! Well why didn't you-"
She clapped a hand over his mouth. "Shhhhhh! She's coming!"
"Coming. From. WHERE!" He barked.
"Ugh! I'll tell you later! Now shush you idiot!" She commanded him into utter silence, save for the sound of him transforming. Soon, rushed foot steps could be heard along with frantic mumbling. As they got closer the imp and former wolf could make out a few things, such as...
"They're gonna kill me."
"Maybe they'll understand..."
"Oh, but how am I supposed to find them!"
She turned the corner to find herself nose-to-nose with the imp. "How 'bout looking right in front of you? Eh hee hee!"
Her eyes widened. "Midna! B-but how d-did you...?" She stuttered.
"Eh hee hee! Don't you know that it's very rude to run away from allies? No matter, although I will hand it to you, you are very hard to follow, Luna." Midna laughed at the stunned look on the girls face.
Luna slowly turned to face Link. And she had to admit, he looked very scary. He had his chest puffed out and his arms crossed, his face was tilted down making his death glare even darker. He was fuming. Oh yes, and that sword? VERY scary. She sheepishly walked up to him before bravely raising her chin to look him the eye, trying not to falter under his never ending death glare.
They continued to stare at each other, until his gaze softened. He lowered his arms and sighed.
"We'll talk about this later. But now we have to get to Zora's Domain." He turned and walked away, before noticing the lack of foot steps behind him. He turned slightly. "You coming?"
Midna glanced back at her. Luna shook her head and began walking in their direction. She stayed a few yards back as if she was to frighted to walk next to them. Midna, taking notice of this, dropped back to 'float' next to the sulking girl.
"So... The Shiekah, huh?" She smirked. Luna's eyes widened once again as she fumbled for words.
"How... You... I..." She croaked. "You didn't tell him, did you?" she whispered.
"Eh hee hee!" Midna laughed, enjoying being the tormentor. "Mabye I did, maybe I didn't. You'll have to find out!" She floated back next to Link before turning back and winking at the flustered girl and jumping back to the green clad hero's shadow.
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By the end of the day they had covered far too much ground and killed far too many bulblins. Gotten shot with far too many arrows and used far too many red potions. Needless to say... They literally collapsed into the ground.
"I-I can see Zora's Domian from here... If we go on for about another few hours... We could sleep there..." Luna panted. Letting her sword lazily roll out of her hand.
Link groaned a rejection, no more walking today. The tell tale sound of Midna coming out of the shadows filled their ears. "What! You guys are done already! You bunch of lazy slobs! Zora's Domain is just a few hours away! Get up and get going! Your feet aren't going to move themselves! Now GO!"
They groaned a response. This infuriated Midna, she raised her hand and shadow magic formed around the two very tired warriors. With a simple wave of her hand she placed them on their feet jolting them forward, forcing them to trudge on.
They begrudgingly made their way across the remaining few miles of province, they reached the outskirts of Zora's Domian. And collapsed.
Midna came floating out of Link's shadow, the two fallen hero's gazed longingly at her. She looked up at the domain and mumbled a short. "Good enough." And crawled back down. They laid there for a few moments, panting in exhaustion. Luna turned to her partner. "Why didn't we travel as beast?" They sighed before bursting into weak laughter. A few more minutes and they were out.
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"AHHHH!" She screamed as she jolted from her spot next to Link. She immediately clapped a hand over her mouth before glancing to see if she had woken the latter. He was sitting up, staring at her expectantly. "What happened?" He asked.
She paused for a moment, another nightmare. What the heck! That one was horrible! She could feel tears well up in her eyes. She couldn't cry... She wouldn't cry. She wouldn't. Link placed a hand on her shoulder, she was shaking like crazy. "Luna?" he asked again, more concerned this time.
She slowly looked up at him and without warning crushed him in a hug. She stayed there with her arms locked around him for only a few seconds before pulling back abruptly and shaking her head. "I-I'm sorry..." She mutterd, eyes glued to the ground.
"It's... Fine." He replied. He looked up at the sun, early morning. They should get going... He stood up and looked down at the girl tracing circles in the grass. "Come on." He said. "Let's get this over with."
She looked up at him before slowly getting up and nodding her response. They walked in utter silence, both thinking of their own things. The trip up went by fast and they soon found themselves in the waterfall basin of the domain. A Zora guard approached them. "What brings you two tiny humans here?" He asked.
Link was about to reply before Luna stepped up. "We seek audience with King Ralis." She stated boldly. The guard eyed them cautiously before nodding for them to follow. They approached the roaring waterfall and the guard turned to him. "I don't see how you two could get up there... So..."
Link stepped in front of him, eyeing the waterfall. "We can make it. Just go on up and we'll meet you there." He offered. The guard shook his head. "Whatever you say..." He muttered. They watched as he dove into the water and turned to fight the 'fall swiming boldly up. Luna turned to Link. "Well, I don't know how your getting up there... But I was taught when I lived here." She smirked.
"Well." He said, grinning back at her. "I have my way, so lets see yours."
She winked at him, accepting the challenge. She pulled the blue bandana from around her neck up and over her nose. She dove in the water and did just as the guard. Swam up the waterfall and disappeared. Midna, who he had not noticed, heaved out a sigh. "I should have gone with her. She can swim unlike my chubby hero. Eh hee hee!" She sank back down before he could smack her. Fat jokes get annoying when your not fat.
He turned to a wolf, forcing her out of his shadow and began the bothersome trip of hopping from one rock to another. After several minutes of Midna complaining, they finally reached the top, only to find Luna with her 'I've-been-sitting-here-all-day' look. She sighed before walking over to her now human partner. "Geez, what happend! You're one slow wolf! I've been sitting here forever!" She whined.
He sighed. "I took the stairs." She rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Fine. The guard is speaking with Ralis." She huffed.
"Well let's hope it doesn't take long." He said. After around three minutes, Link could have sworn Luna would die, if she didn't kill him first. He attempted to calm her down, fearing that she might wear a hole in the ground, he reached out to stop her from pacing. She hissed at him, jerked her arm out of his grasp and continued her pace.
Link, taken aback by the hiss, forgetting that she was part feline. Sadly trudged back to where he was sitting. After a few more minutes the guard came out and called for them. Luna walked up to him and, luckily, Link noticed her claws were out and he jumped after her, grabbing both of her wrists and held them at her back as they slowly passed the guard. Luna of course, glaring at him as if a simple look would tear him apart. She seemed to be doing a good job of at least, unnerving him as they passed.
They stepped into the throne room, royal Zora guards stood perfectly still and maids scurried back and forth. The place was definitely looking more like a throne room... They were led to the back of the room, bumping into several of the maids on the way. They approached the king and kneeled before him.
He had grown, for sure. He now stood as the tallest Zora here, he looked down at them. "Rise." He stated. He looked back and forth, from one to another. "It's good to see you well. You must tell me how you to met." He smiled.
"Ralis..." Luna sighed, her eyes shining. Everyone in the room stopped and gasped, how dare that human call the king by his name! Ralis looked around at the gaping servants. "What? These two are close friends of mine, and the queens. So if you would, I'd like to speak with them... Alone." Immediately all of the maids went scurrying off along with all the guards, save for one who chose to speak. "My king, how can you be sure that they pose no threat?" He asked, his voice slightly quivering.
"They have my trust. You are excused." The guard bowed before hurrying away. Ralis sighed and glanced at the two humans, they were shuffling their feet uncomfortably. He heaved another sigh. He looked them over, taking notice of the blue bandana wrapped around Luna's neck, the golden trim sparkling in the light. "You still have that?" He questioned, pointing to said item.
"Of course! It's from your mother after all..." She trailed off at the last part as memories of the late queen flooded her mind. She had given her that bandana only a month after she had been living there. As she recalled, the late king could make full sets of armor for any human worthy enough to live with the Zora's. While his wife could only make the scarf that would wrap around their face and allow who ever was wearing it to breathe under the waves. Luna had been given one. Which she treasured dearly.
"Hmm, yes." He said, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. "She was, quite fond of you."
"I can only hope."
"Well, as much as I'd like to hope you came just to visit, I know that it's hard for you to come out here unless it was of the utmost importance. So, what do you need?" He chukled lightly at their nervous expressions. "Well? Out with it! We Zora's will happily oblige to anything you have need of."
Link coughed before stepping forward. "Actually, we were wondering if you knew of something called... A shadow crystal?"
Ralis's eyes flashed before regaining their former calmness. "Come." He gestured for them to follow. He led them to a wall where he paused before reaching into a bag tied to the belt on his waist. He pulled out a simple shell, he fitted it into an engraving on the wall. It shined and the outline of a door lit up. They watched in amazement as the door opened. Ralis stepped inside and they slowly followed...
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