(O.o) 1-14 reviews? That has to be like a record for me *hyperventalates* Breathe Nicole breathe. Thank all of you who reviewed so much! (64? Anyone else immedietly think of the nintendo 64 or did your minds wonder to 64 zoo lane)
Rina- I'm glad you liked that idea of an evil cryistal implanted in the skin :3 I'm rather sadistic like that.
Eyalane- Glad you like the twist! Don't worry I don't mind no review for chapter 9, I myself have internet troubles now and then so I would be a major hypocrete to judge.
increak96- The eunthusism in your review made me smile :3 I am loving all your ideas hope you don't mind if I steal a few and adjust them. As for Ghirahim being nicer I could totally see that happening without it being OOC, not overly nice though ( and deffienetly NOT yaio, don't mind a bit of yaio now and then but no way in hell I could write it.)
Inky- Yeah I have hooked another person :D If I ever go fishing I will spout my stories at the fish and see if it works on them. Glad you liked it and thanks for alerting :3
WolfRunner326- Yeah I know you off by heart now :D Glad to see I can keep ahead of you bright bunch, I thank my insanity and my sadistic creativity.
Princess-Of-Your-Doom95- Yes I to experience the annoyingness of iPods refusing to work :3 Your review also made me smile and giggle to! Glad you liked me using your idea. Sometimes I feel like I'm being uncreative when I do it but I like the feeling I can give my reiewers when I do it, like you have your part in the story (which you should since it's your story as well not just mine!)
Sailoka- :D Yes as you guessed having foreign thoughts in your head is not going to be a nice experience for Link, (and I must admit the evil part of me loves writing it) hehehe and yes I am devious by nature :3
Leva114- I recognise your name! You haven't reviewed before but I'm sure you have alerted this story at one stage. Thank you for leaving a review. I completly agree with the whole evil in the name thing :P They say never judge a book by it's cover (but thats hard when words like evil are there)
ShatteredSaphire- What will happen to Link? :D Not entirely sure myself, I just sit down here and write whatever comes to my head first (If I spent to long obssessing over the plot I would never manage daily updates) However when I get a good idea I remember it and make sure to make subtle hints to it in the chapters before I drop it on you :P
Dark Link- EXITEMENT :D I know part of me feels sorry but putting Link threw all this ... I usually shut that bit up by putting him threw more rubbish! Evil nature :3 I love how you get so into my stories but please don't cry I didn't mean to make you cry :P *gives dark Link cookies and tissues* There is something I never thought I would do :D
Roowbin- Liked my plot twist hey? Just getting the subtle hint that you did :P (sarcasm, so hard to pick up on on the interweb) I'll try not to ever stop writing :P Only because reading that part of your review made me laugh :3
NeonDystortion- Do my eyes decieve me? The author of Mercilous reviewing my story :O *feels blessed* But I could say the same thing to increak96 about all her awesome stories. I'm so glad you like my torture ideas. Whilst reading stories like yours I would make sure I would go away and think up something creative so my story didn't seem to copy cat :3
Shuzuka- Glad you liked the idea! :D And thank you so much for offering to Beta my story! It doesn't matter hopw many times I proof read I will always post a chapter look back threw it and see errors that I'm to lazy to log back in and edit out again. I really to appretiate the offer and I'm sure all my other reviewers will to!
Wow that was long I take it most of you will just read the comments I left for you but read the lot if you wish. I assume you know Nintendo owns it all so without futher stalling I begin now :3 (new favourite smiley btw)
He could still feel it. And it was weird, it had long stopped hurting but he couldn't simply forget it was there. It made his chest feel wrong. Horribly wrong and he wanted it gone. He wouldn't let it change him, and for the sake of Zelda and everyone in Skyloft he couldn't let it change him. But the aspect still terrified. The fact it could subtly warp his thoughts, change his opinions and beliefs bit by bit. It could change him into a different person without him realising and he didn't want to turn into what Ghirahim needed him to be.
Ever since their first meeting it had been Ghirahim who wanted to harm Zelda and him who wanted to protect her. She meant more then she should of to him, their friendship had been strong enough to get him through all of this, she gave him courage that he couldn't explain. It didn't mean he stopped fearing the things he thought, he was still terrified of most of them. But he would picture her face in his mind and he would fight, seeing that destorying that one monster was worth getting her back.
And the next monster he faced, and the next, and the next... he had killed countless numbers of multiple species and for what? When ever he did finally catch up with her she would run off again. And now she had trapped herself in the past where it was almost impossible to reach her. Only almost though, if anyone could do this it would be him as he was the one getting all the help from the Goddess.
He knew that trapping herself hadn't exactly been her choice, Ghirahims interuption hadn't given her and Impa very little choice otherwise. But he couldn't help but feel a little betrayed. Zelda said this wouldn't be the last time they met. She had promised. But did she want him to come? Did she appretiate his efforts or did she find his interuptions annoying? After all it wasn't him that had been protecting her so far. Sure he gave her and Impa that chance to escape in Lanaryu but before then all he had done was show up to late.
Impa had said it herself. He had been late. He had failed. And if he needed more proof that he was a failure all he had to do was look around. How could he protect Zelda if he couldn't protect himself? They knew what he was going though and they didn't care.
No. He honestly hadn't just though that right? Was that crystal getting to him already? Was he really that weak of a person? Link didn't know whether he wanted it to be the crystal or not. If it was the crystal it meant he wasn't doubting himself, if it was it meant he was already falling victim to it. He lashed out at the chains that bound him. He didn't like having a split personality in his head. He hated having to guess what he was thinking. It was his mind, the one place no person should ever be able to alter.
He had doubted himself before of course. It was only natural to doubt you weren't perfect when you had such a huge task on your shoulders, so many people counting on you and so many people critising you. But he had never doubted Zelda. Should he? He didn't know what was happening to her, he just assumed she was safe. What if she had changed, what if she no longer wanted his help anymore? The thought made his mind race. He was sad and angry at the same time and he couldn't decide which emotion was his.
He had been angry at Impa before, for what she had said, But he had also been sad at Zelda for leaving him on so many occasions. It wasn't her fault, but Link could easily see how the feelings were connected.
He let out a slow, shakey breath. He glanced up to see if Ghirahim was anywhere in site and was glad that he wasn't. The last thing he wanted was to let him see that he was struggiling. At least thats the impression it would give. Link didn't think the crystal was working, he guessed the solitude had just given him time to thing that he had never had before and he had just gotten a mixture of past emotions.
Yes, that was it. It wasn't the crystal. Link wasn't going to let that crystal change him and it wouldn't either. All he had to do was stop thinking about it and he would be fine. Find something else to concentrate. His stomach growled and he looked down at his shrinking tunic.
He was hungry. He wanted food.
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Ghirahim led across the rocky platform listening to the rattling of the boys chains from a position the child couldn't see him. He was glad to his little crystal was working, but he still had to be careful how he approuched it. As the crystal worked his magic he could easily stay the enemy along with Zelda. Watching the boy squrm was only going to give him reason to hate him and that was no good. He needed a way to get the boy on his side. Which meant he had to be nice. The thought made him cringe, but it had to be done. Link could hate Zelda all he wanted but if he still hated Ghirahim he would be getting no help.
He heard the boys stomach rumble and sat up on his ledge, ears pricked in attention. It rumbled again, conferming what Ghirahim already thought. The boy was hungry. Ghirahim smiled. Getting the boy some food and water wouldn't be to hard to do and it would get him instant points from the boy.
Snapping his fingers he disappeared to fetch the child some food.
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Link kicked a nearby stone into the water and watched as it sizzled into smoke. It wasn't much but it certainly helped with Links thirst. Reminding his body that the water around him was in no way drinkable did help incredably with his thirst. There was no help for food though. Link was starving. He had never been so long without food and didn't know how much longer he could go. He had heard that you could survive months without food and bit his lip. That he certainly wouldn't enjoy.
He heard the sound of Ghirahim teleporting onto the platform he was chained to but he made no indication to look at him. Well he tried to, but the moment he smelt the food that must of appeare with him he couldn't help but look up. In the demons hands was 2 bottles of water. Clear water. As well as a plate of food. Vegetables and meat lined the plate and Link edged as far away from the wall as his chains would let him to see that the meat was chicken.
His favourite, but Ghirahim wouldn't of known that ... well shouldn't of anyway. But of course, as well as everthing else Ghirahim did, there had to be a catch. Link looked away from the food and water and glanced at him, narrowing his eyes slightly. "And what do you expect me to do for that." Link purposly phrased it as a question, any other way would of sounded like a plea and he didn't want to seem too desperate or Ghirahim would make what ever he had planned a lot harsher.
"Nothing?" Link was taken a back for a moment before remembering who he was talking to. Ghirahim wasn't a nice person and did nothing that didn't result in personal gain. "Is it poisoned." Link asked as Ghirahim placed the food down next to Link. Ghirahim laughed and nudged the plate forwards. "Can you honestly think of a reason to why I would poison you?"
He couldn't actually. Ghirahim needed him, the thought made Link sick but he guessed he could take it as reason enough to trust him for food. "Well are you going to unchain my hands?" Link ansked?
"Nope."
"How will I eat then?"
"I'll feed you." Link pulled a face and backed away from the food. There was no way he would let any one feed him. Ghirahim could of summounded Zelda to feed Link his food and he would still refused. Being fed meant you were incapable of doing it yourself. And Link hated being incapable.
"Couldn't you just unchain me." Link asked. Glaring at the plate of food, all appitite lost at the fact it would be fed to him.
"No." It was a quick reply and a solid one to. "I'm in the commanding seat here Link, I make the decisions. I either feed you or you can starve for another week."
Link didn't mind that, He wasn't going to die from a week without food. As long as Ghirahim kept the water where it was Link could find a way to drink it with his mouth. Ghirahim glanced at Link and he knew he wasn't going to go along with it ... try to show a brat some sympathy and this is what you get? But he didn't let his anger show, he needed to hadle this subtaly, giving the boy food would put him in his good books, setting him free would only encourage resistance..
"Fine." He clicked his fingers and the food disapeared along with the bottled water. "What." Link muttered as it vanished before looking back to him. "I can't go a week without water." He stated. But Ghirahim already knew that. "I know." He bluffed, if the boy thought Ghirahim would parch him then he would agree. He could feel it. The boy looked lost in thought as he considered the new offer. He shook his head and Ghirahim actually thought he was going to disagree before he muttered "fine, just let me drink by myself." Ghirahim smiled. He could live with that.
He snapped his finger and the food reapeared. He approuched the boy, readying a fork of chicken and potato. "Say aw." he mocked, immedietly wondered if that was going to far. The boy shot him a glare before looking at the fork. He hesitated before grabbing the food with his mouth, pulling it off the fork in seconds before eating it himself. He turned his head away from the demon to eat by himself, humiliation plastered on his face and Ghirahim smiled.
He was no good at being nice.
Hmm, I'm not so sure about this chapter, it feels a bit slow (but then again I have been writing a lot of torture lately so maybe I am not the best judge) I'm also worried it may also be a bit out of character at the end :L But I couldn't not right that because as soon as I read the suggestion (from increak96) I feel in love with it :)
Let me know what you think. I'm either going to have my mind put to rest or have a big challenge ahead of me.
-Nicolette x
