Tales of the wild
a X-over between
Breath of the wild/Tales of Symphonia
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia or Breath of the wild.
Before you start: please note that English isnt my first language. It is possible that there are mistakes in this story. That said, have fun reading :)
Was it determination, or worry? Sidon pondered the thought while he looked at the quiet, mysterious man, still sitting up against the rock wall. Ever since he had shown up, no one had seen him sleep, or eat or drink much. His eyes were distant, as he kept them fixed down the road ever silently, still noticing every movement.
Sidon tried talking to him, he really did. But the man didn't say a word, closing himself off completely. And the guards were used to him being a talker; their prince was a very social guy. This was a very good trait of course.
The guards found the man more so strange then mysterious. They kept an eye on him, not to sure what to make of him. Food had been offered to him several times, but the man just shook his head, just kept staring on ahead.
When he finally rose up to his full length (which was impressive for a human), it drew their attention right away. The man walked away from them, down the road he's been staring at. His hand went to the hilt of his sword, ever endless stare, stopping just before the bend of the road, going behind a rock formation.
Did he have really sharp hearing? Sidon wondered, since he didn't hear anything until a few seconds later. A raised, young man's voice, laughing as he was talking. He came into sight soon after.
"I am not kidding. That drawing was absolutely amateurish! I have no clue how they still knew it was me. It looked nothing alike."
It was a brown-haired young man, his clothing looked like a Sheikah get up, but not complete. He was joined by one, white hair and red eyes being very telling.
Within a blink of the eye, the quiet man was gone from his place and was right in front of this young man. His sword was drawn, aiming it directly at his face, the point just inches away from the tip of the teen's nose.
The Sheikah moved, wanting to react to this threat, but Lloyd rose his arm in front of her to stop this. His deep brown eyes showed a mix of emotions that made her back off, only just a little. There was confusion, surprise, anger. Was there maybe even some relief and happiness in there?
"Your reflexes are lacking." Kratos stated calmly, lowering his sword and then sheathing it.
"Kratos. What, how, why are you...?" Lloyd had so many questions, he couldn't say words properly.
"Kratos? This is your father?" Vera asked in utter surprise, still not completely relaxing.
Sidon was closing in, more curious than anything else, but not wanting to intrude. He didn't feel any real threat after all. This was the son he was talking about? What kind of father, who was looking for his boy, waiting for him so patiently, would point a sword at him as a first greeting?
The Sheikah was thinking the exact same thing, her mouth a thin line, not quite sure how to judge this all. Lloyd finally nodded to her question. He tried to read Kratos, but as always, was unsuccessful.
"A portal opened up. We noticed it due to a power emanating from it. I went to investigate." Was the first answer Kratos gave.
He knew full well there wasn't really a Mithos telling him to go. It was all in his own mind. He was so used to it; it was like a bad habit. Did he really need a second reason to justify leaving Derris-Kharlan? Wasn't making sure his own son was alright enough?
"Who is we?"
"You know the answer to that, Lloyd. The Chosen is very worried about your well-being."
Colette. Yeah, knowing her, she must have been worried sick. Again, he had wished he had a way to let her know he was alright. Wait, there was one now.
"A portal you said? That's how you got here? Where did it put you?"
Sidon was now practically standing next to the Sheikah, they shared a confused look. Only then, Vera recognized him and bowed quickly, seemingly put off guard. The prince grinned his toothy grin and nodded to her in greeting.
"It seemed to be a desert. I flew off quickly when I learned some people were after you, again. What did you do now, Lloyd?"
There was the condescending tone Lloyd knew and hated. Kratos took his standard stance too: crossing his arms while leaning back a little.
"N-nothing bad! I'm helping the people out here. Who could be after me?"
"He wore a white mask with an upside-down eye and all in red. He had this strange floating eye contraption to fight for him." Kratos scoffed. "He was no real challenge."
"You beat the leader of the Yiga?" Vera couldn't help herself to ask in shock.
The crimson haired man ignored her however, still looking down at Lloyd. "You are coming back home with me."
It wasn't a question, but more like a statement, an order. The teen narrowed his eyes and clenched his fist in frustration.
"You are always so on one track. It's your way or no way at all. You are stubborn like that and sure, I got that from you. But I don't turn a blind eye to people in need. The people here need my help."
Kratos either decided to ignore his son's comments or not to react to them. "And why specifically your help? Wont anyone else, who is from here, suffice?"
Opening his mouth, but closing it again, Lloyd found himself not really being able to answer that question. So, Vera stepped up.
"He was chosen to." She looked at the teen. "You woke up in that Shrine where the hero was. You wield a Slate only he would be able to handle. I believe the Goddess has picked you, to come and help us out. You already brought down two Divine Beasts."
She gestured to the red beams in the sky, both going toward the center. This didn't explain much for Kratos, however. He just frowned, also at the way this young lady came to Lloyd's defense.
"Thank you, Vera." The teen smiled at her, nodding in thanks. "I might be a replacement while the real hero is lost, but I'll do anything I can to help out."
"Why? You owe these people nothing. This world isn't even connected."
Lloyd sighed and shook his head. When will his father ever learn? "Dwarven vow number two: never abandon someone in need."
"What about your friends, who need you? The Chosen is very worried."
"I'm sorry about that." He looked down at the ground. "It looked like there was no way home..."
"So, you will still stay here, for as long as needed, until this original hero will come back? You will go back home if he were to show up?"
"Uh, I guess so." Lloyd answered weakly. There would be no real reason to stay, but for his curiosity on how things will go.
"What does this hero look like?" It now came to be real business talk.
The teen just sighed in surrender, taking the Slate out of his bag. He held it up, showing the picture of Link and Zelda, the only real image he had.
Kratos observed the blond-haired young man with intend. He almost reminded him of Mithos, long ago, when he was paying attention in his lessons. Quickly, the man shook this thought off.
"Right. You took a little too much here, by the way." Touching the blue Exsphere on his son's hand for a moment, he took some of the mana back.
"Wait, what? I took it from you? How?" Lloyd was completely confused.
His father looked at him with an intense gaze. "You can do more than you think, Lloyd."
The beautiful, blue glowing wings sprouted from Kratos his back, making everyone looking on gasp and step back, except for Lloyd.
"Don't go doing anything reckless. I will be back with this hero and you will come back home." Another statement. The man rose up into the air effortlessly, after which he flew away, even though he had no real clue where to even begin.
He is that set on it, huh? That is pretty surprising, Lloyd thought as he watched his father fly away and disappear into the distance.
"By the Goddess..." Sidon managed to utter finally.
Lloyd turned to Vera and the big fish creature with red skin. He did have some shark like features and his clothing seemed luxurious.
"That... was your father?" The Sheikah asked, her gaze going from the sky to him. Her eyes were very curious, going over him with new interest.
He didn't know exactly why, but Lloyd hated that look. He scratched the back of his neck, looking away. "Yeah." His eyes then rested on the tall, red creature. "I'm sorry, you are?"
"Oh, my apologies! My name is Sidon, prince of the Zora Domain!" A wide grin confirmed his shark like features. Also, he was very tall. Lloyd really had to crane his neck to look at him.
"Prince? Oh!" Clumsy, the teen bowed to him.
"No, that's alright, no worries." Sidon laughed, clearly lighthearted. "Did I hear that right? Are you the one who took down the two Divine Beasts?" He studied Lloyd for a moment. This wasn't the hero he could remember. Then again, it had been a while and this young man did have the Slate.
"Yeah, my name is Lloyd." He offered his hand.
Sidon took it with both his big hands and shook like that, maybe a bit too enthusiastic. "I am happy to meet you. So that's what all that original hero stuff was about, huh? Something happened to Link? I hope he'll be okay. But at least we got a great replacement. I am honored to meet the hero!"
"Don't you dare say you aren't a hero again." Vera was very fast remarking. So, the teen just closed his mouth and nodded.
"It's been a while, Vera. How have you been?"
"Huh, you two know each other?" Lloyd looked from one to the other.
"Yes. In the past I've been on mission to the Domain, a couple of times."
"Jup, and I was a helpful asset." Sidon widely grinned. Well, he did most of the time. But then it faded. "Circumstances are different now, sadly. The road ahead is dangerous."
"We did hear something like that at the stable. There are Lizalfos there?" Vera informed.
"Loads of them. It's a pain really. Nasty things are using electricity against us." Sidon made a 'hmf' face.
"They are exploding your weakness." The Sheikah shook her head at this.
Sidon nodded. "We still can use the river, luckily. With all the rain, we are mostly just busy keeping everything from overflowing. It would be bad if the river did that."
"This constant rain, is it an effect of the Divine Beast?" Lloyd wanted to know.
"Indeed, it is. I would offer you a ride up the river, but it's a very risky and rough ride for humans. I don't think you'll be able to hold on."
Sidon pointed to his back while looking over said river. The water was wild indeed. Lloyd was pretty sure he'd disappear under those rapids in a matter of seconds. He did think of something else however.
From his pack, the teen retrieved the para glider. Man, this thing really had come in handy. He was happy he was gifted this, by the king no less!
"This was capable of holding me when I was wearing heavy armor. I think it can hold two people, at least for a little bit."
"Are you suggesting floating over the Lizalfos' heads?" The Sheikah guessed.
"Exactly! For as much as possible at the very least." He had a proud, wide grin, happy with his own idea.
"Uh, we just saw your old man flying, which I still don't really get... but, can't you do that too?" Sidon looked at the teen curious and confused.
A silence set in. Lloyd looked away, thinking back to the one time he did. That he was able to soar, high up in the sky, grand turquoise wings effortless carrying him up to stop the seed. Back then, he was almost sure that those wings were a gift, a temporary power from the eternal sword. It gave him what was needed at the time.
But Kratos his remark earlier; 'You can do more than you think,' made him now doubt that thought. Was there really more to it than he initially thought?
"Clearly this isn't the case. Or he would have done so. We will try it with the glider." Vera answered the question.
The prince flexed his arm. "Alright! I will go on ahead. See you at the Domain. Men, stay at your post, make sure no people come through until its safe."
"Yes, sire!" The guards saluted to his order.
Sidon then gracefully leaped into the water and went up against the currant as if it was no effort at all.
"Right." Vera let out a breath and turned to the teen. Due to the rain, his hair was now down, sticking to his face instead of standing up straight. Like that, she did she the resemblance between him and his father. Except for his length and his eyes. Mostly those eyes, which were brown and warm instead of distant and almost deep red. "Are you okay?"
She had noticed he was looking off a lot more, seemingly more in his own mind and thoughts. He was doing it right now, probably without even realizing it.
"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine." His weak smile didn't really sell it. The focus needed to be shifted, to what was going on right this moment. "You want to give this plan a try?"
"Very well." Vera didn't want to push him and just let it go for now. They weren't exactly at the right place to talk anyway. "We should avoid as much creatures as we can to save our strength."
Lloyd just nodded, appreciating the Sheikah dropping the subject. He wished he could force his mind to do the same thing. But he just kept hearing those words. And it was a weird thing to see his fa... Kratos here, of all people. He even wondered if he really was here just for him. He had expected the man to forcefully take him along, but he didn't. Was it he respecting his wishes after all? Ugh, that man was so frustratingly difficult!
"Right," the teen said with a sigh, placing those thoughts in the back of his mind. "Let's see, how can we do this."
Folding out the glider, he looked at Vera. "I can hold on to one of those handholds and you to the other. We have to hold on to each other as well, hopefully it will keep in balance."
"Ah, yes. Of course."
A bit awkward, they did just that. Now that Lloyd had learned that concentrating on the orb's power was enough to activate it, he didn't have to physically touch it.
Well, here it goes. The upward draft danced around them and then lifted them up. It was not without effort. They didn't go as high and they drifted down easier. This wasn't meant for two people, not for a long time.
At the very least, it got them higher. A couple of Lizalfos were spotted on the right-hand side, so Lloyd tried to land them as far away as possible.
"It does its job," said Vera when they were on the ground again.
"Yeah, but I also know this power can't be used as often. I learned that when up the mountain. Its power is limited."
"Hm, well. Better make good use of it."
Lloyd nodded, looking back at the big lizard creatures. "We can always cut those things down if needed."
"I agree."
Again, they went up with the wind, avoiding the monsters for as much as possible. Now that Lloyd was able to concentrate on the orb, he did feel the power of it weakening. Almost like the level of mana in his Exsphere.
"I think we can use this one more time for now."
"Hm." Vera looked around and then up to the higher ridge. "We should go for that."
They nodded to each other and went up high one more time. Both spotted the two Lizalfos right below them. A look was shared and they agreed silently; at the same time, they let go and jumped the creatures.
Lloyd had pulled his ancient swords and made the blades appear right when he plunged them into the monster's head. Vera tackled the other and took care of it just as quickly with her dagger.
The road went on ahead, winding around some more ridges. More of those creatures were certainly waiting for them.
"I think we should try to sneak the rest of the way. The bridge to the Domain isn't that far anymore."
"Hm, alright then." Still not a fan of sneaking, Lloyd knew the Sheikah was right.
It was better to save energy for the real thing, like the Divine Beast. He followed behind Vera, letting her give the right example. Of course, she was really good at it. They slipped by every lizard without trouble, some were even sleeping on the job!
Yet, before said bridge, two Lizalfos were keeping watch. No doubt to stop anyone from getting in, or out.
"Let's teach these two a lesson." Vera said softly to Lloyd. He nodded in agreement.
There was not much to hide behind anymore, so they had no element of surprise. They just went in, charging at the Lizalfos at full speed, armed with their respective weapons.
These two did put up more of a fight, using their own weapons to defend. They were nimble, jumping from side to side. Sparks of electricity came from their horns. When Lloyd got too close, a shock drove him back. Such a nasty trick!
Vera jumped in front of him, kicking the Lizalfos back. The other came in however, raising its curved blade. Something jumped up from the water. A flash of red. The Lizalfos was knocked against the ground, a big, clawed hand pushing it down. With his free hand, Sidon drew his sword and ran it through.
Recovering quickly, Lloyd came to the Sheikah's side, who blinked surprised at the princes' save. She then combined a forward strike with Lloyd, to take down the remaining Lizalfos.
"Sidon! You shouldn't get yourself into danger like that." Vera scorned the Zora prince.
He stood up straight and just smiled his wide smile. "I can't help it. I shouldn't allow a lady to get hurt on my turf."
Lloyd frowned, looking between the two. Her annoyance with him, his actions and mesmerism's. It really reminded him of the weird dynamic between Zelos and Sheena. It was almost creepy. Or was he really that home sick?
The Sheikah shook her head. "Fool. But fine, I suppose I should thank you."
"No problem. Come on, allow me to show you around the Domain. It's your first time here, right?" Sidon looked down to Lloyd.
"Yeah, that's true."
The first view of the place was impressive enough, with most of the structures being blue or see-through. And at the back of it, giant waterfalls casting downwards in a half circle. It really had something enchanting. Everything was glistening as if it was made out of glass or crystal.
The Zora there, were all blue or a grayish color. It looked like their prince was the only one who had red scales. Was it because he was royalty?
A Shrine was there, inside the structure. Lloyd activated it; it will no doubt be useful. The Zora seemed to be nice people, be it a bit down. This was understandable, with all the rain they had to deal with. Even for them there was such a thing as too much water.
"Oh, I would like to introduce you to my father. He'd love to know you're here. Maybe he knows more about the Divine Beast and give you some info."
"Your dad, the king?"
"Yeah, I wouldn't be a prince otherwise," chuckled Sidon at the teen's question. "Come on."
He walked ahead of them, up a large set of stairs. This led them to the next level, on a raised platform.
"Don't be too intimidated." Vera said softly to the teen.
"Huh, because he's a king? Nah, I've met a king before." Several times, even. Here, and back in Thete'alla.
"You'll see." Was all the Sheikah said.
They approached a large statue, Sidon stopped in front of it and looked up. It looked like a young Zora girl, graceful and equally adorned in luxury clothing and jewellery.
"That's Mipha, Sidon's older sister. She was the Zora Champion." Vera informed Lloyd in a whisper.
Nothing more needed to be said. By now, it was clear what happened to all the Champions. It was a shame that all Lloyd could do was free their trapped soul. Sure, it was something, but still... they were lost lives. He was the type to save everyone, even if it was way before his time. It was the whole deal with Exspheres all over again.
"Sire, why are you bringing people here?" An old, cracking voice asked. It belonged to a Zora with a flat head. His posture next to his voice indicated he was old. Squinting, the geezer looked from the two visitors up to Sidon.
"Well, grand vizier. This here is the guy who already freed two Beasts. So, I figure he should meet my father."
"Eh, this one?" The gaze of the old man focused back on Lloyd. It was very judgemental, like he was looking down on him.
"Yes, now if you excuse us." Sidon didn't back down, his politeness and smile never fading, ushering Vera and Lloyd to come along.
It was nice the prince defended him in a way, Lloyd really appreciated that. When they stepped into the throne room, Lloyd couldn't help but to gasp. The figure in the throne was truly enormous. The room was made to fit his stature, but you could still tell he was a real giant and even rotund. This was Sidon's father? Lloyd could hardly believe it.
Sidon bowed lightly, while Vera knelled down and Lloyd quickly followed her example.
"Father, I brought along the hero. He is here to save us from the Beast's oppression."
"Hm, is that so?" Even the king's voice was imposing, fitting of his stature. He leaned forward a little. "Could you come closer, please?"
Lloyd rose to his feet and did what he was asked. The king squinted and looked him over with beady eyes. Or rather, looked down on him.
"You are not Link. Why are you posing as him?"
"He is not, my lord. This is Lloyd. You see, Link has disappeared and we do not know what happened to him." Vera took it upon herself to explain.
"Hah, of course that fool was lost. I wouldn't expect anything else." The vizier chimed in. "He is the cause of all of this. Thanks to him, princess Mipha perished, thanks to him..."
"Silence!" Sidon unexpectedly lashed out. "Do not use my sister's name in vain! She cared for him deeply. As she did for all her people. That is why she agreed to become the Champion. She wanted to protect her people, to save us from disaster. That was her own decision. That it would go wrong, no one could have expected it to happen like it did. No one is at fault."
A silence set in, while the king set back and nodded. "Very true, my son. It is sad to hear what happened to the young man. The young lad was a very welcome guest here." He sighed heavily "If there is a way, to find him, and release us all from Ganon's clutches..."
"I might not be the hero you expected. But I will do what I can, to get those Beasts of yours back. We will find Link and bring down Ganon!"
Lloyd rose his fist to empower his words. Everyone in the room stared at him. Was it in bewilderment, admiration? It wasn't really clear. The king let out a deep laugh.
"I like that spirit! Allow me to tell you about our Beast then, so you will be properly prepared."
Two problems became very clear about taking down the Beast named Vah Ruta. One: it was up past the waterfalls, in the middle of a large lake. It wouldn't be easy to get there and the second you got close, it would start launching big ice cubes at you. Two: it had four generators that needed to be taken down first or it couldn't even be reached. In that regard it did feel very much like the one in Rito Village (or above).
The question became how to approach this all; what the most effective way would be to tackle the obstacles. Sidon was thinking about it as well, stroking his chin.
"The generators react badly to electricity. We aren't really good at handling that. So, we ourselves have nothing for that. However, there is a place where you can find shock arrows."
"Uh, shock arrows?" Lloyd asked with a frown.
"There are some arrows with elemental adaption," was Vera's short explanation. She turned her gaze to the prince. "Are you talking about the high cliff with the Lyonel?"
Both of them looked up to mentioned cliff, at the very top of two sets of waterfalls. Vera shook her head.
"It's dangerous to go there. That Lyonel is brutal."
"Yeah, that's why that place it littered with shock arrows. Challengers have tried to take it down, with no real success."
Lloyd also shook his head. This sounded too risky. "There has to be another way."
"Hm, maybe. You will need assistance anyway. You won't be able to swim fast enough around the Beast."
"Are you offering?" Lloyd frowned while looking up at Sidon.
The prince flashed him his wide, toothy grin. "I am! But you'll need a suit, to protect you from the harsh, cold water. Do we have something for him?"
Sidon looked at the grumpy vizier, who was still there for some reason.
"Sire, we have nothing like that. Only what your sister had made for the 'hero'," he scoffed.
"Oh yeah. Hey, maybe that will fit you. Come on, let's give it a try."
The prince already went ahead, not even bothering with the grump. Not worth the effort for sure.
"If I understand correctly, I once again, can't join you taking down the Beast?" Vera asked, looking to Lloyd while they followed.
"It's looking like that. Sorry." He gave her an apologetic smile.
"You can't help it. And hopefully, I can find something that relates to Link in the meantime."
"I can even send along some Zora, to help you out?" Was Sidon his offer.
"Thank you, that would be useful." The Sheikah said with a nod.
They came to the private chamber of the prince himself. He walked over to a closet, pulling open a drawer and searching through it. While he was doing that, Lloyd took a look around. The room was typically royal and grand, most of it in a soft blue. Again, this reminded him a lot of his buddy Zelos.
"Aha, here it is." Sidon exclaimed, pulling out a dark blue material.
It was a streamlined suit, complete with flippers to swim with. In thought for a moment, Sidon ran a finger over the fabric.
"She made this especially for him."
"Sidon..." Vera started.
The prince just shook his head, offering the clothing to Lloyd. "Give it a try."
"Uh, okay."
Lloyd just went behind the room divider that was there. He tried on the suit. It was a bit tight, though it was kind of made to do that. It seemed Lloyd was just a bit bigger than this Link guy. He wondered more and more who this guy exactly was.
How old was he, what was he like? He only heard some things from others. Some were praising him, while others clearly loathed him. Who he really was as a person? His ideals, dreams and goals, were still unclear.
Anyway, he was at least able to move in this suit and that was what counted.
"Ah good! A bit tight, but still good." Sidon held up his thumb when Lloyd stepped out from the divider.
Vera maybe took a bit too long of look, before she turned away. "Should we get some lunch?"
"Late lunch it is. Let's go."
Still widely smiling, Sidon went ahead again, the two of them just following. Lloyd tried to ignore the fact the Sheikah was flustered, distracting himself by looking around at the surroundings. The inn was small and had an even more interesting choice in food; it was all fish. The teen frowned at this. Wasn't this considered cannibalism? But he quickly shook his head to forget that dark thought.
They ate lunch in peace, mostly listening to Sidon talking about the latest happenings in and around the Domain. There wasn't much good news, sadly. Hopefully, with tackling Vah Ruta, things will be better.
The prince had even worked fast and arranged some Zora to accompany Vera with her investigation. She looked at the three lined up, then looking at Sidon.
"Are you sure about this? You still need to figure things out with the Beast."
"Ah, we will be fine. Go on ahead." Sidon waved away her worries.
"Very well. Be careful, the both of you. And good luck." She nodded to the both of them.
"You too!" Both men waved while she walked away with the Zora.
"She sure is in a hurry all of the sudden." Sidon said with an amused grin.
"Uh yeah. I guess. So, what are we going to do?"
"I think we should..."
A rolling thunder interrupted, the lightning crashing in loudly overhead right after. The rain only grew more intense. A soft curse came from Sidon's mouth.
"Just our luck."
"A thunderstorm?" It was quite intense, but Lloyd didn't get it. He saw Zora running, going for cover. Then it clicked. "Ooh... The lightning."
"Yeah. It's dangerous, even for you. We have no choice but to wait it out. I can go through some books in the meantime. I suggest you just take it easy, save up some energy."
"Uh yeah, okay..."
Two things Lloyd wasn't good at: having to patiently wait and take it easy. As Sidon went off, the teen figured he'd stay close, strolling around on the structure. The lightning show wasn't showing any relent yet. He always found the forces and show of nature like this to be impressive, not as much scary.
Lloyd remembered looking on to storms when younger, Genis and Colette with him. Colette would be a bit more afraid, more startled by the sounds than anything else. And he always promised her she was safe, right there with them.
A sad smile came across his face with that memory. Yup, it was official; he was home sick. Well, maybe more that he was really missing his friends. Sure, he found a friend in Vera, but he was so used to having all his friends around. It felt weird not to.
Small, Zora kids were taking shelter under the large, overhead plateau. Their faces looked genuinely scared, pressing up against their parent. Poor kids. They didn't know any better. Lloyd thought back to the little Goron kid, and to Teba's little chick. Those innocent little faces, those were the ones that really stuck.
He needed to get his mind of things, and he only knew one way to do that. Letting the two ancient swords light up, he started swinging them, going in his usual practice. But this time the swings were more deliberate, with a bit more of an edge.
Only now, did Lloyd feel the frustration he'd build up. And most of it was because of Kratos. Once again, he showed up out of nowhere. Once again, he had to teach him a lesson, and once again he was as vague as ever. Ugh, honestly that guy! How in the world was he his dad?
With a sigh, Lloyd plumped down at the edge, just under the cover. He looked up, rain cascading down almost as hard as the waterfalls in the background. Big forks of light and electricity lit everything up.
His eyes followed the waterfalls up, letting them settle on the cliff which held the Lyonel. 'You can do more than you think.' What did he mean? Closing his eyes, Lloyd tried to make sense of it. It made him think about wings again. Surely, that was just the sword's doing, right?
Still, just imagine. Being able to just fly up there. He could picture it; the grand, turquoise wings folding out and going up with no effort at all. The top of the cliff coming in to view quickly after. On it, trees and rocks, arrows scattered around. They had a unique, yellow tip design. In the middle, was the grand creature; a lion's head, with the body of a horse. It stomped and breathed heavily, truly intimidating. Still, the arrows were there for the taking. At first, the creature didn't even seem to notice. But then, it let out a roar, deep and deafening, going in for the charge. In an almost lazy arch, this was dodged. A total of ten arrows, successfully taken. Surely, this would be enough. Making a grand flip, up and back, it resulted in disappearing over the edge of the cliff.
What a wild imagination, almost like a crazy dream. Opening his eyes, Lloyd still sat at the same place, at the edge of the structure. It almost felt real. Wanting to clench his hand, he felt something. Looking down, there were arrows in his hand. Exactly ten of them, with the bright yellow tips.
No. It can't be. That was just a... A roar made him look up, to the cliff. A large silhouette stood there, roaring once again as if angered.
No. Nononononono. Falling sideways, Lloyd blacked out.