Everyone Dies
Ch 11
Welcome readers to the eleventh chapter of Everyone Dies. This chapter is where the Goron Ruby arc truly kicks off. In this chapter we meet Darunia, the fairies return, and a new threat is revealed.
I apologize for the long wait, but I had to deal with college, finals, family problems, and other various problems during the semester. But I am back, and ready to continue my story, so sit back and enjoy.
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I do not own the Legend of Zelda series. If I did I wouldn't have named the series after some sissy princess who only helps twice and who always gets captured.
-Death Mountain, Entrance of Goron City-
Finally after five long days of climbing, the journey to Goron City was finally over. Saria sighed in relief as she recalled the long sleepless nights that she and her friends had to endure to protect the caravan from the red tektites that lived on the mountain.
As the group of young travelers watched and waited for the wagon train to finish pouring into the city, one of the more hospitable drivers approached the group. "Sorry that it took so long to reach the city kids, but we are transporting a lot more rocks than usual." The kind old trader, who had introduced himself earlier as Bill, said. "I must say that you kids did quite well for first time guards. Especially you kid." Bill said directing his comment to Link. "I've never seen someone fight Tektites like that. It looked as if you've been killing those blasted spiders all your life."
Link blushed at the praise. "Thanks sir, but my friends helped out a lot."
"Never said they didn't, just that you killed the most and the easiest, although that could be because they were flocking to you like flies to manure." Bill replied causing Saria, Naomi, and Brad to chuckle. "Say where did you learn to fight like that?"
Link's humor disappeared as he recalled how the Great Deku Tree was completely infested with the terrible spiders that literally sapped the life from the great Guardian of the Forest. "I'd rather not say." Link responded, all humor gone from his voice.
Bill shrugged. "Oh well, anyway you kids had better go and finish what business that you have with the Gorons before we leave."
"Actually Mr. Bill, we'll probably be staying a couple of days." Saria said.
"Oh well. I'd best catch up with the others. The Gorons need to get this food as fast as possible. Be sure to stick around Kakariko for a few days after you finish your business with the Gorons."
"Don't worry about that, we'll need to restock before we make our next move anyway." Brad said as he scratched Wraith behind his ear.
"You do that, and we'll give you children a discount on supplies." Bill said as he started to chuckle. "Now, off with you youngsters, I need to get these rocks up to the Gorons before they starve."
Link and his friends waved goodbye to the old trader as he followed the other traders from Kakariko towards the trading district of the Goron's capital. (1)
With their duty as guards completed Naomi allowed herself to relax a bit and for the first time on the long climb she actually took note of the beauty of Death Mountain. She and her friends were currently standing at the entrance of what appeared to be a giant cave dug into the very side of the mountain. Above the entrance to the cave hung a banner decorated with a strange red symbol that resembled some sort of footprint. As Naomi scanned the area around the entrance of the cave she noticed that there was not a single loose rock. Thinking back, Naomi couldn't actually recall ever seeing a loose rock during the entire hike up the mountain; which was not only curious, but somehow foreboding.
Turning her attention back to the others, she noticed that they too had finished up with their own observations. She noticed how Link and Saria whispered quietly to each other about their conclusions, whatever they were, she knew that they were bad as the children had an air of gravity about them, that clearly conveyed that something was bothering the two of them. Brad and Wraith glanced around, knowing that something was wrong, but without any tracks they were unsure exactly what it was.
After a few minutes of silent worry, Link and Saria made their way towards the large cave, with Brad, Naomi, and Wraith quickly following after the two forest children. As soon as the group passed through the torch-lit entryway they found themselves standing on the highest floor on what was a multistoried city.
The group of travelers was shocked into silence as their eyes took in the great city. The city was built around one giant hollow core, around which were a great deal of ramps and staircases to move from one level to the next. On each level there were about fifty or more caves carved into the outer rim of the city. After a quick count Saria noted that there were about two hundred levels that made up the city. The city was lit by various stones that were embedded into the walls of the city, which gave off a lot of light. The stones gave off red and yellow light, with yellow stones being more common. (2) Overlooking the entire city, and situated above the giant hollow core that ran through the entirety of the city was a wooden platform that was anchored into place by three strong lines of rope, on this wooden platform stood a Goron, who seemed to be guarding something.
In the entire city there was but two buildings. But each building displayed the Goron's skill with stone in a way that made it abundantly clear that the Gorons were not just master masons, but the greatest masons in the world. The first building was a fortress that was not built, but carved out of the stone, that hung freely from the ceiling like a giant bat. The fortress took up every inch of 'ceiling' space the city had available. The fortress hung like a reverse citadel with great towers that were designed to mimic stalactites reaching downwards like daggers. Connecting the stalactite like towers were beautiful arcing bridges. The group of travelers noticed that the hanging fortress had large veins of some silver like metallic material running through the building, likely adding even more strength to the structure.
The other building was set at the very bottom of the city, where the traders were heading. At the base of the city, too far away for Link and his friends to make out, were four large pillars that were set at the four corners of the compass. The northern pillar depicted a Goron adult clutching a large hammer in both of his hands. The Southern pillar was carved into the image of a man astride a horse with a set of armor that was would be hauntingly familiar to the small group of friends if they were close enough to see it, a male Gerudo warrior. The eastern pillar showed a strange delicate creature, a two legged creature with wing shaped flippers, a Zora. The western pillar was carved into familiar image, that of a Hylian male, wearing a straw hat and holding a farmer's scythe in one hand. From each of these pillars a line of connecting stone beams, carved with various creatures of the forest, with fairies being prominent among the carvings, intersected at the middle and from the beams hung red hued cloths, used to separate various sections of the giant trading center.
After several minutes of staring at their surroundings the group gathered together to plan their next move. "So what's the plan Link?" Naomi asked quietly, a little overwhelmed by the city.
"Well the best thing to do would be to get in contact with a Goron. And seeing as the only one visible that is not heading down to that building down at the bottom of the city, is standing watch on that platform over there, I think we need to ask him." Link suggested as he pointed towards the Goron standing on the wooden platform suspended over the hollow core of the city.
Brad turned and gulped nervously as he saw what Link was suggesting. Climb out on a narrow piece of rope over a two hundred story city and walk about a hundred or so feet over a drop that would kill any living thing, to a wooden platform suspended only by three cables. Brad had never considered heights a problem before, but then again he never has been met with a fall that could easily kill him.
"You know guys, I think that I'm going to sit this one out. I don't think I can deal with a drop that great." Brad said.
Naomi turned to Brad and gave him a smile of understanding. Saria and Link on the other hand, did not understand his fear, having grown up in a forest where they played in the tree tops of the forest, particularly the Great Deku Tree's branches, they had never known fear of heights. On the other hand they had a healthy respect for the predators of the forest, which most 'normal' people never develop.
"Come on Brad! If you think about falling, then the battle is already half lost." Link said.
Brad shot the younger boy a bewildered look, not quite believing what was about to happen.
Then it did, Link glanced at Saria who glanced back at him and together they shared a delighted smirk before shouting together as one. "Race ya!" And just like that, the two children decked in emerald clothes raced towards a rope, once they were both in position they began to make their way across the ropes. Brad had thought that the two were a little fool hardy before, with next to no knowledge of life outside the forest, they constantly ran into trouble. But now, seeing them calmly walking on a piece of rope above a fall that would surely kill them, he knew that these friends of his had little to no sense of danger.
After a minute of walking Link saw that the platform was only twenty feet away, but Saria was closing in fast. Without a thought Link began to speed up, until he was nearly jogging along the rope. The distance to the platform shortened until it was only a few feet away, at which point he jumped from his rope onto the platform and with a roll he came to his feet with a bow directed back at Brad, Naomi, and Wraith back near the entrance. But as he turned around he noticed Saria standing there with a big smile on her face. "You beat me again didn't you?"
Saria's smile widened as she chirped, "Yep! This makes it 27 to 2."
Before Link could respond and flirt back, a big hand fell upon both his and Saria's shoulders. "Hmm. What are you two young ones doing all the way up here?" A big, slow, powerful voice asked.
Turning around Link and Saria saw that the hand was that of the Goron that they had seen at a distance. The one standing guard on the very platform they were now standing on. The Kokiri suddenly felt very foolish for having forgotten the reason that they were here.
Saria quickly took the lead. "You see sir, we are first time visitors and we need some directions."
The Goron nodded his head in understanding. "I see, but what possessed you two to race each other across the ropes?"
Link and Saria glanced at each other before turning back to face the Goron. "We were just having fun; we used to do this kind of stuff all the time back home." Saria said.
The Goron gaze began to sharpen, as he heard the careless answer of the Kokiri children. "So you used to go running across rope hundreds of feet high in the air with no safety net below to catch you back home, do you know how irresponsible that is!" The Goron rumbled out.
Link quickly interjected to stem the tide of the Goron's words. "We were careful, after all, our guardian always kept a close eye on us when we race through his branches. And for your information we race across branches that were nearly as high up as this city, while the entire tree was moving and rocking with the wind. So a steady rope is no problem for us."
"Wait a minute. There's a tree that is nearly as tall as this city?" The Goron questioned in amazement. "Where are you from?"
Link and Saria grinned and replied in tune with each other, "We are from the great Kokiri Forest."
For a minute the Goron looked between the two children in amazement, remembering the legend and legacy of the last Kokiri to leave the forest. Eventually the Goron composed himself and decided to try and help these children out with whatever the needed. "So, you said that you are first time visitors, how can I help." He rumbled out.
Saria was quick to begin asking questions. "What's your name?"
The Goron blinked in surprise, for in every encounter he's had with outsiders except the villagers of Kakariko and the Gerudos, no one had ever been courteous enough to ask for his name. "My name is Roran, although I'm sure that my name is not why you two children crossed the ropes."
Saria and Link nodded. "My name is Saria and this is my best friend Link. You see we were assigned a task by the Great Deku Tree before he died. We were told to retrieve the Kokiri Emerald, which has been stolen by some evil power, as well as stopping this evil. While we currently don't have any clues as to where the emerald is, or who stole it, we do have a plan to stop whoever it is from accomplishing their goals. After some discussion, we believe that the thief is most likely trying to gain access to the Triforce. To do so they would need to get all three spiritual stones, and since the spiritual stones all stay at their traditional resting places, it would be easy for the thief to come and take your spiritual stone. So we have decided that the simplest way to stop the thief would be to hide one of the two remaining spiritual stones in a new secret location, thereby denying one of the keys that the thief needs. So we need to know, where your spiritual stone is." Saria explained.
Roran looked over the two Kokiri, in amazement, having never heard a tale such as this in his entire life. After a few seconds Roran had re-gathered himself and addressed the little green haired girl's question. "You are in luck. For you see I am the guard of the Spiritual Stone of Fire, known to my people as the Goron Ruby. This platform is where the Ruby typically rests, but the Chief of Goron City, Darunia, has moved it for safety reasons. If you want the stone you must see Darunia."
Link spoke up. "Well where is he?"
"Darunia lives on the thirty-seventh level, his cave his marked by a stone door decorated with the Goron Ruby symbol." Roran said as he pointed to the footprint like symbol on the platform.
"Thanks Roran." Link said as he and Saria headed back towards the ropes.
"Wait a minute. Come here kids." Roran said. Once Link and Saria had returned, Roran began to speak again. "Look, I don't want you kids to walk across those ropes again, because just looking at you two; I know that you're going to race again." Link and Saria smiled sheepishly, knowing that is exactly what they were about to do. "So instead I'm going to send you two back the express way."
"What way is that?" Link asked. Roran smiled as he grabbed the back of both Link and Saria's shirts, and hoisting them up he cocked back one arm and threw Saria clear across the hollow core to land in a roll near Brad and Naomi. As Saria flew through the air she released a shriek of delight.
Roran looked down at Link and saw the excitement in his face. Smiling wider Roran cocked back his arm, and with a grunt of effort, he flung the young green clad boy even higher and faster than his green-haired girlfriend. As he flew through the air Link let out a whoop of excitement. Link all-to-quickly landed with a roll near his friend, with a wild grin on his face, with his hat still miraculously on his head.
Brad and Naomi took one look at the two forest children and came to a conclusion. They were wild children. Brad was the first to speak, as both Link and Saria were too busy yelling back thanks to Roran. "So what did you two learn?"
Link and Saria motioned for their friends to follow as they made their way to some stairs, and began to make their way down to the thirty seventh level. As the group of friends made their way down the levels, Link and Saria began to explain what Roran told them, as well as the mini lecture that he gave them about their race across the ropes. At this Naomi and Brad traded smiles as they listened to their younger friends.
"By the way Saria, I seem to recall, that it was I who was tasked by the Great Deku Tree for this quest, not you." Link teased as he recalled his green haired best friend's remarks to Roran.
Saria turned to Link with a smile on her face. "As if you'd make it without me. Besides I have a feeling, that the Great Deku Tree expected me to go with you on this adventure. So in that, I too was tasked by the Great Deku Tree on this adventure." Saria remarked with a smile on her face that caused Link to flush a little. Being bold, Saria reached out and took Link's hand in her own, causing her face to heat up a little.
Wraith snickered at the two children, so obviously in love with each other, but too young to understand the feelings coursing through their veins. Looking back at his master, Wraith noted that Naomi, seeing Saria's display of affection had stepped closer to Brad, prompting the shaggy haired teen to place an arm around Naomi's shoulder drawing her even closer, upon which he placed a kiss upon her head. Wraith grinned at his master, glad to see that his master and his future mate were showing their affection for each other.
Eventually the group of friends had reached the desired floor. And after circling nearly the entire floor they had finally found the door of the village chief. The door was a full twelve feet tall carved with a stylized emblem of the Goron Ruby. Above and below the giant emblem were large carved letters, in an unfamiliar language. After taking one look at the door Brad released Naomi and pulled out one of his knives, raising the knife high, Brad began to slam the hilt of the knife into the door creating an improvised door knocker.
After a minute or so a large Goron, taller and more muscled than Roran appeared at the door. The Goron was nearly eleven feet tall, with large visible muscles that were in stark contrast to the fairly unremarkable appearance of Roran. His grayish hair, both that on his head and face, was spiky, with the hair on his chin spiking about a foot downwards in three separate spikes, while his sideburns spiked outwards forming a guard around his neck, the hair on his head was spiked into three different quills, altogether giving the Goron a very fierce look. On the outside of his arms was the now recognizable Goron Ruby symbol, tattooed in black onto his flesh. "What do you children want?" The Goron asked in a gruff voice.
"Are you Darunia, the Goron Chief?" Link asked.
"I am. Who are you?" Darunia asked.
"My name's Link, this is Saria, Brad, Naomi, and Wraith. We are on a quest assigned to us by the Great Deku Tree." At this Darunia's previous bored expression was removed. In a matter of seconds he had the children ushered into his home, where they saw Darunia's wife preparing a set of armor that was far larger than any that they had ever seen.
Seeing the group's curious stares Darunia introduced them to his wife. "Children, this is my wife Salem. She is the best armor forger in the whole of Goron City, and one of the few who can use magic, thus making her better still." Darunia praised, causing Salem to blush a little under her husband's high praise.
It was at this point that the group took notice of the differences between the male and females of the Goron race. The females were a fair deal slimmer than the bulky males, as well as having a more expressive face than their male counterparts. But probably the biggest differences that they could notice was that Salem wore a large brown dress that was covered by a heavy leather apron.
"It is a pleasure to meet you." Salem said. "Darunia, what is so special about these children?" Salem questioned.
"Why do you think there is something special about them?" Darunia replied.
Salem chuckled, a soft sound when compared to Roran's earlier rumble. "Oh honey, I know you too well. Besides it's not often that you invite complete strangers inside the house within two minutes of meeting them."
Darunia released a short laugh. "Ah you do know me too well. Salem, these children are on a quest from the Great Deku Tree, the Forest Sage."
Salem's eyebrows rose dramatically at this news. "Well, then I think that we had best hear what they have to say." Salem said as she stood from her workstation and moved towards the living room of the cave.
Darunia followed his wife, and beckoned the group to follow. Once everyone had entered the living room, a room lit by bright yellow sunstones embedded into the ceiling, and had taken a seat in one of the large Goron sized chairs, Link began to explain the quest.
"… And so you see, we figure that if we get one of the remaining stones and hide it away somewhere secret, where only we would know, then we would ultimately beat the thief and would have all the time in the world to find him and bring him to justice." (3)
Darunia leaned back as he thought about all that the children had told him. The story did answer several questions that he had been pondering, why for one, had the Great Deku Tree, the oldest of the sages, ceased his contact with the other sages. And why suddenly had a new Forest Sage, this time a fairy, appeared. (4) "Your plan does have its merits but I am afraid that I cannot let the Stone of Fire go, my people are facing a severe famine right now, and the removal of the stone would cause an even greater panic to overwhelm my people. It is thanks to the good people of Kakariko that we are doing so well, but they cannot keep up this pace of production for too much longer. Besides, I would not entrust the Ruby into anyone's hands, but a Goron, or Ganondorf himself." The group's eyes went wide at this, having not known that the Gerudo's were in such good graces with the Gorons.
Brad opened his mouth to speak, but Wraith quickly bit him to stop him from insulting the Goron's longtime allies. "Thanks Wraith." Brad sent, the little black fox simply nodded and curled back up on his master's lap.
"Even if I gave you the stone, where would you take it?" Darunia asked.
Naomi was the one to answer. "Well Princess Zelda, suggested that we take the stone to her, so that she might protect it."
At this Darunia and Salem gave a loud laugh. "I would not send the Ruby anywhere near Castle Town. The Hylians that serve the Hylian King are a war-hungry people. It is true that Zelda is a powerful mage, Rauru, the Light Sage has informed me that she is the best mage he has seen among the Hylian race in over five hundred years. But I do not trust the Hylians that ask for more and more weapons. I fear that they are gearing up for a conflict with our allies in the Desert, and I will not support those that would do harm to my friends. If I do give you the Ruby, then I would make you promise to not take the Ruby to Hyrule Castle."
Brad was the next to try to speak to the chief. "But you must see that the Ruby is in danger. Whoever this thief is, they are obviously powerful enough to overcome the magical barriers that surround the Kokiri Forest and steal the Kokiri Emerald from the Great Deku Tree. Surely it would be better to move the Ruby to a safer place."
Before Darunia could answer the tribesman, Salem stepped in. "You make a good case, but the facts are that we simply cannot afford to let the Ruby go at this time. With the Dodongo Caverns infested by monsters that can kill a Goron miner, our people are facing starvation. We have sent some of our soldiers to kill whatever is haunting the caverns, but whatever is in there is multiplying, and with so many monsters we are unable to clear the caverns and harvest the food we need."
Link had an idea. "What if we clear the monsters for you, would you then entrust us with the Ruby?"
Saria was quick to add in, "And we promise that we will hide the Ruby ourselves, and not take it to Zelda."
"If we clear out the caverns, then your people will be more willing to let the Ruby go into safety." Naomi added on.
"And by clearing out the caverns, we would prove that we are as strong as the Gorons, so there would be no reservations about our strength. Besides, this is the right thing to do." Brad finished.
Darunia and Salem were shocked, that these children would be willing to risk their lives to help their people. After sharing a glance with each other, Darunia stood up from his chair. "If you accomplish this then I would gladly hand over the Goron Ruby to you. And I would gladly welcome you into my family as my brothers and sisters."
"Are you sure that you four will be able to do this?" Salem asked worriedly, not realizing that Wraith was more than just a pet.
"We should be able to. After all we've seen some pretty strong monsters already." Link said. "Besides, Altair and Kairi will be able to help us."
Darunia grinned in excitement as he felt more and more confident in the children's success. "Salem, I think that these children would benefit from some of your special bracelets."
Salem smiled and made her way back to her workstation, and returned with four dull gold bracelts emblazoned with the Goron Ruby emblem. "Put these on, they will increase your strength to that of a Goron. If you are going to face whatever is haunting those caverns, then these should give you a greater chance of success." As each of the children took a bracelet, a flash of magic occurred changing the bracelets slightly. Link's bracelet kept its golden appearance, but instead of a black Goron Ruby emblem, a black howling wolf head appeared. Saria's band also didn't change colors, except for the emblem which became that of a mighty tree. Brad's bracelet changed colors from a dull gold, to a shining gold, with a pair of crossed knifes replacing the emblem. Naomi's band went through the greatest change, the band changed from dull gold, to a bright red that matched her hair, the black emblem morphed into a stylized flame.
Darunia stared at the four children in awe, having never seen something like this happening. Salem simply smiled down at the children. "I knew that you four had some powerful magic coursing through you. Darunia, is there anything else that they'll need before I send them off?"
"There is one more thing, and then you'll be ready." Darunia moved into a different room and had returned with four bags. "These are bomb bags, made from a Dodongo's hide. With these you will be able to safely transport bombs, without fear of danger. Each bag can hold up to thirty bombs, which should be plenty with the four of you going." Darunia said as he handed each member of the group a bomb bag.
Stepping back he looked over each one and saw that they were ready. "Salem if you will?" Darunia asked his wife. Salem nodded and closed her eyes and stretched out her hand towards the group, quickly a red orb grew until it was the size of a pumpkin, at which point the orb of magic flew from her hand and towards the group of friends where it engulfed them in a blaze of red light. When the red light faded, the group was gone, transported to the entrance of the Dodongo Caverns.
-Entrance of Dodongo Caverns-
In a flash of red light the group appeared in front of a giant boulder that they had camped by on the first day of their trip up the mountain. And hovering in front of the colossal rock was Kairi and Altair. "Hey guys what took you so long?" Altair asked with a smile.
"Oh you know, giant mountains, huge cities, it kind of takes a while to travel such places." Link replied.
"So did you guys get the Ruby?" Kairi asked as she spun her two new knifes that Altair had made for her. (5)
Saria shook her head no, and proceeded to explain what had happened while the fairies were on the top of the mountain forging weapons.
After Saria had finished explaining what they had missed, the fairies began to show what they had done with their time. Kairi pulled out the shield she had shrunk to fit into her pack and showed it to Link. The battle scared Deku Shield had been reworked with the Star Rise ore to become a shield that was about seventy percent larger. The new shield was completely metal, with the outside a gleaming silver with Altair's four sided curved start emblem decorating the upper left field, while a howling wolf's head took up most of the room left over. The back of the shield and the outside rim was a nice deep forest green color. The shield's straps were magically treated leather to ensure durability. All in all, the shield was a work of art and beauty. (6)
As Link took the shield, he was surprised at how heavy the shield was. It was larger than the Hylian Shield that he was almost conned into buying at Hyrule, but it was actually lighter than it, although it was still a fair bit heavier than his old Deku Shield. "So what's it called?" Link asked.
Altair grinned. "I call it the 'Wolf Shield', in honor of the future Wolf King. And if you think that is nice, just wait till you see the sword you'll get when you're older. Right now the sword is too big for you to use, so you'll just have to make do with what you've got for now."
"Right. Now let's blow open this cave." Link said after he slipped his new shield onto his back. With a grin that was matched by Saria, and was mirrored to a lesser extent by Brad and Naomi, they each pulled out a bomb and lit it, before throwing their bombs at the giant boulder that blocked the entrance to the Dodongo Caverns. With a giant 'BOOOM' the bombs went off, destroying the giant boulder and sending rocks flying every which way.
As the smoke cleared, the way into the cavern was opened.
-Castle Town-
Amongst the usual hustle and bustle of the lively Castle Town, there was a figure that walked with a purpose. He had on only tattered green rags, but still he moved forward with a determination that belied his rough appearance. On his journey north, after he and his companion had lost their prey he had wandered lost for two weeks, burning everything and everyone he met in his fury. But eventually he had felt a tug on his spirit. Something was drawing him north, so he again set out with his companion eagerly following, both of them hoping that they would find their prey at the end of the trip.
And after another three non-stop weeks of travelling both day and night, he arrived in this annoyingly loud city. The noise was sparking his anger to burn something. Just as he let the urge take over, a boy several years 'older' than himself appeared before him covered in black armor. The teen's strange appearance stopped his urges o burn everything for a moment, mostly because the teen had flaming red hair and a dark green hued skin. As the two boys took each other in, the Gerudo, motioned for the boy and his companion to follow him towards an alley.
As soon as the two males entered the alley, the rag covered boy began demanding answers. "Who are you? Are you the one who has been calling me these past few weeks?"
"Patience little boy. My name is Kieran, and I have been assigned to give you your task." The Gerudo teen proclaimed.
"Heh, I am far older than you, I am over three hundred years old. So you better show some respect, before I burn you to ashes." The little 'boy' cackled out as his eyes began to take on a fierce red glow.
Kieran simply ignored this poor wretch's threats and continued on with his assigned task. "You are ordered to go near Death Mountain, where you are to wait for certain travelers. When you find them, kill all of them, but take from them a red glowing stone. And be sure to bring it back."
The rag covered boy and his companion laughed at the Gerudo. "Now why would we do that?"
"Because Mido; Link and his friends are the ones you are being sent to kill." Kieran replied, watching the warped Kokiri become even more high-strung as word of his hated enemy came to him. "Do you accept your orders?"
Mido and Zaid glanced at each other before turning back to the Gerudo prince. "We accept. WE shall kill and burn them all to ashes; and in return for this great help we will bring back this red stone of yours."
Kieran raised his hand and a purple orb of power began to grow. "I am sending you about a week of travel away from Death Mountain. Wait there and your prey will surely come to you. Now go." And with that the warped Kokiri and his equally warped fairy were teleported to their position on the plains, to await and kill Link, and all of his friends, even Saria.
And that is the end of chapter eleven. I originally thought that this chapter would only be about three thousand words long, but it seems that the length was more than I expected. Anyway the start of the Goron Ruby Arc has begun, expect another chapter fairly soon. I hope you have enjoyed my newest chapter. Again I am sorry for the long wait, but I promise that the next chapter will come out far faster than this one did. Sorry about the lack of action, but I can promise you that the next chapter will have quite a bit of fight scenes.
1. The Gorons do not only live in Goron City. They have other towns and cities all over the northwestern mountain range that forms the northern border for Hyrule. Goron City is simply the Gorons greatest and biggest city; and it is the one which the people of Hyrule are most familiar with.
2. These stones that give off light, are sun stones. They are used exclusively by the Gorons, who use them as artificial light in Goron City, and their mines. They use these stones rather than torches, because in giant underground cities such as Goron City, the smoke from thousands of torches would eventually kill much of the city. Note that they still use torches, just in a far smaller amount.
3. Note that Link is just explaining the quest, not the fact that the Gerudos murdered nearly all of Reiner village. That would have caused some serious issues.
4. The sages have a way of communicating vast distances. They meet on a spiritual plain, if you will, and discuss the happenings of their lands. Note that it is the Light Sage that speaks for the Hylains, seeing as the Time Sage, Zelda, has her powers locked, thus she is not a fully realized sage.
5. Kairi's knifes are identical, each can channel magic. Each blade has a small guard designed to look like a rose's thorns. The hilt is green, naturally, while the blade is made of some Star Rise ore, leaving the blade a nice shining silver.
6. Imagine the Mirror shield from Occarina of Time, with the new additions. This has to be my favorite shield from all the games.
I hope that you have enjoyed the chapter. Please leave a review behind. Also if you have any questions about my story or elements in the story feel free to ask, I will answer them to the best of my ability.
On a positive I am already getting started on the next chapter. It is currently at 2,000 words, and it is still growing.