AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey, guys! Welcome back to the story! I hope that you liked the last chapter! I, again, won't be having much time to write this- I really should be getting better at that. This one will be a short one so that I can spend more time with my family. But anyway, let me know what you think that I should be working on in the story, and let me know what you think in general. I love reading your guys' comments, so keep 'em comin'! Anyway, without further ado, let's get this story going!
It'd been a week or so since Zelda and Link had run out of the village.
After learning that they were working for Ganondorf, although they were blackmailed, they immediately left and continued their search for the lake of revival.
Zelda knew that they were getting close. Now, whenever she thought hard enough, Link's heart would pound with gold as if it were going to burst out of his chest. She knew that they had to be only a few days away. They still had provisions, warmth, and transportation. All she had to do was keep Link and herself alive until those two days were up.
Which, surprisingly, was proving pretty difficult.
Every night they stayed out in the wilderness was one more night that they got closer to their deaths.
The villagers must've told Ganondorf the direction that they headed because ever since then, they were nonstop getting attacked.
Like right now, actually.
As the onslaught of Keese approached Zelda and Link, Zelda lit them up one by one. Her exploding fire melted their purple flesh and destroyed their bat-like bodies.
Sweating from fighting without a break, she clutched Link's limp body closer as she continued to summon her fire. Link, still basically dead, was no help whatsoever, but Zelda still managed to protect him nonetheless.
Zelda was doing a great job of keeping them back, but, as with anything, she wasn't perfect. As three keese slowly escaped her rampage of fire and made their way towards Link and herself, she quickly managed her defense diamond and shredded them on the spot.
After an hour or of this they rampage finally was finished. Exhausted, sore, and needing a break, Zelda collapsed on the ground, covered in sweat and surrounded by shredded and burnt remains of keese.
I need to take advantage of all the sleep I can get, she thought to herself. I need to set up camp.
The past week was filled like days such as these.
No time, no energy, and no strength. She would fight for an hour or so, collapse, then drag herself off to set up camp and feed the horses, herself, and stretch Link.
This, needless to say, is very draining- especially when you were once being watched over by everyone and never really had to anything on your own.
Regardless of these facts, she was doing especially well.
Link, however, not so much.
He was starting to deteriorate, but not like normal people do. Most people would be bloating already, maybe oozing oil or blood, too, but not Link. And while, yes, he is a very exceptional person and warrior, she knew that the goddesses had something do with it. But why was he only now deteriorating? This is what Zelda lied awake thinking about whilst she tried to sleep.
In the few days to come all their efforts were showing results. As they walked on for the next couple of days they finally came upon what they had been looking for.
The Lake of revival.
Except there was one problem. In front of the cave was a tall man with a devilish look on his face.
Ganondorf had beat them there.
They were too late.
But she wasn't going to give up now.
END NOTE: Hey, guys! Again, sorry that it's so short! I'll really try to be better about all this stuff because I don't think it's fair to you guys that you have to wait for a story, and then get less than what you were expecting. But anyway, I hope that you enjoyed this chapter and that you'll come back for the next one. Thanks for reading, and I'll see you next time! Bye!