Chapter 11: Clash At The Mountain
The sun had finally set by the time Link made it to Kakariko Village. It was much different this time than when he was here bargaining with Tingle. In fact, not only was the retirement home gone, but the buildings that appeared after the transformation were either burning, or already burned to the ground. The only sounds that could be heard were the crackle of the fire, and the occasional scream of terror that echoed. Link searched the entire remains of Kakariko to find and rescue the person who was screaming. Link soon came to the source of the screams, which was inside of a burning house. Link kicked the door down only to receive an attack from a redead.
"Ahhhh," screamed Link in pain, as he unsheathed his sword and stabbed the redead.
The redead fell to the ground and then vanished into a puff of purple smoke. Link dusted himself off, and then headed off towards Death Mountain. The path that Link took was beaten down by several foot prints. The air smelled of blood and old pig, a rancid combination that made Link sick to his stomach.
Link crept slowly up the mountain path, dodging behind rocks to hide from scouts that were patrolling the area. Link didn't want to attack any scouts because he didn't want to give away his position till he was right on top them. At one point, Link came to a row of Gorons that were chained together, being forced to dig into the mountain side. One Goron passed out from exhaustion, causing a nearby Dark Nut to walk up to the Goron and hold its sword to the Goron's throat.
"Give us a break goro," pleaded a Goron next to the one that passed out. "We've been at this all day with no rest, nor break. You haven't even given us any food! So please, let him rest, he is young and doesn't have the stamina as us."
"I let him rest," replied the Dark Nut. "In exchange for your life."
The Dark Nut swung his sword at the pleading Goron. Link turned away, as he heard the screams of pain coming from the Goron. All of the other Gorons wailed in sorrow as one of their own lay dieing on the mountain side. Link couldn't take it; the cruelty of it all was unbearable to take. Link leapt from behind the rock he was hiding behind and stabbed the Dark Nut in the back, bringing him to his knees. The Dark Nut didn't make one sound as he fell to the ground, dead.
"There's a lot more where that came from," said Link, sheathing his sword.
The other Gorons looked at Link in silence, not believing what has just happened.
"Who are you?" asked one Goron.
"My name is Link, and I've come to rid this mountain of evil. All of you need to be quiet, or it will alarm them of my arrival."
All of the Gorons nodded in agreement and went back to work, as to remove any suspicion in case someone was watching.
Link walked a short distance up to the top of the mountain where hesaw Brick, sitting in a large chair, with a table of food in front of him. Link unsheathed his sword and held his shield at the ready.
"Whoever is running this show sure is a pansy, and isn't very smart either!" shouted Link, trying to catch Brick's attention.
"Bring the intruder to me," said Brick in a casual tone. "I'd like to show him just who the pansy is around here."
Two moblins walked up to Link, pointing their spears at him. To counter this move, Link threw his sword at one moblin which stuck in his chest, then threw a bomb at the other moblin which finished both moblins off.
"You're gonna have to try harder stupid," mocked Link, as he picked up his sword.
Brick raised his left hand, and all around him and Link, the mountain side began to glow a bright orange as hundreds of moblin archers aimed fire arrows at Link.
"I don't think I need to try any harder don't you agree?" asked Brick, who started to laugh.
"You always were too scared to fight me alone weren't you?" asked Link.
Brick stopped laughing, "No, I didn't think you were worth my effort."
"Ok, well, now that we're fighting to the death, I think you should take me one-on-one, unless you're too scared."
"Lower your weapons," commanded Brick. Brick then, instead of going for his war hammer, unsheathed a large sword that was strapped to his back. "This is a Biggoron Sword. I stole this from the leader of the gorons. What do you think of it?"
"I think it's okay, but it's useless unless you know how to use it," said Link as he smirked.
Brick charged at Link, and made a horizontal swing of his sword, which was stopped by Link's shield. Link kept his footing, but slid back a few feet due to the force of Bricks attack.
"Nice strong shield," commented Brick. "I half expected it to break."
Now Link went on the offensive. Link slid in-between Brick's legs and stood up behind him and slashed Brick's back with his sword. Brick then spun around with surprising speed and punched Link in the face, which sent Link flying towards the table Brick was sitting at. Before Link landed on the ground from Brick's punch, his hip clipped the corner of the table, subduing Link for a few seconds.
"What's the matter Link?" asked Brick, who began to chuckle. "Can't you take a little pain?"
Link stabbed the ground with his sword and used it to help himself up, "I can take it just fineā¦don't worry about me."
Link, removed a bomb and threw it straight into the air. While Brick was distracted by the bomb in the air, Link used his Pegasus Shoes to stab the Master Sword through Brick's armor and into his stomach, causing Brick to double over and shield Link from his bomb which landed on Brick's back.
"You fight dirty," groaned Brick in agony.
"At least I don't kill unarmed people," retorted Link.
Brick dropped his sword and pulled out his hammer. Brick then, with his other hand, pulled Link and the Master Sword away from him and into a perfect position for a blow to the side with his hammer. Link flew into a large pillar which crumbled on impact.
Link pulled out his hookshot and fired it at Bricks stab wound. The devise then pulled Link towards Brick. As Link was being pulled closer, he readied his sword for another stab into the same wound. This time as the sword entered, Link twisted the blade bringing Brick to his knees.
"How do you like that," asked Link.
"I'll like it a lot better after this!" shouted Brick as he grabbed onto Link again and threw him into the ground.
Link blacked out for several seconds only to regain consciousness to see Brick swinging his hammer at Link's head. Luckily for Link, he rolled out of the way just in time to dodge the lethal blow. Link quickly got to his feet and unleashed a spin attack that sent Brick falling to his back.
"Are you ready to die?" asked Link as he held the Master Sword over Brick's head preparing for a finishing blow.
"No," replied Brick as he vanished into a puff of purple smoke.
Link stared at the spot where Brick once lay in frustration. All of the monsters that were there, were now gone.
"DAMN YOU!" screamed Link as he collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. "I knew he was too scared to fight me alone, without running away."
Link looked off to the side of the path he walked up to face Brick, and saw a sign. He read that it pointed off towards an opening marked Goron City. Perhaps there, Link could convince the Gorons into helping him with his plan to vanquish the evil threatening Hyrule.
