A Strange Beginning
Chapter 10
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Oniwalu walked toward one of the townspeople who had survived the fire, and asked where he could find an inn. The young woman just stared at him, blankly.
"Who...who are you?" She was staring at his wings. Realizing this, he thought he would clear things up.
"I am Oniwalu, son of Rauru and Rlyda, brother to Link. And may I be so enlightened as to know your name?"
He noticed that she had hair of three different colors; one section of her hair was gold, the other two silver and black. Her hair was braided in the back, swirling the metallic hair behind her head. She held a strange sword; it appeared that three dragons were facing in different directions at the base of the hilt, and they seemed to be swirling up the blade until they finally came to a point. It looked gold, but it seemed to have an eerie glow about it.
"Next. I am called Next. I am afraid I am new to this world. Do all people of your kind have wings?" She was wearing a black jumpsuit, with a zipper all the way down. Oniwalu could not help but notice her beauty.
"Hm? Oh, yes. I mean no! Well, actually..." She just stared at him incredulously. "Usually, people here do not have wings, to answer your question. It was only until recently that I didn't have them myself. Where did you say you were from?"
"I'm from another world, one where everyone is bound to the ground. Although..." She whistled loudly, and a large red dragon came out from behind the temple. Oniwalu gazed in horror at its sheer size. He drew his weapon. "No, no, it's alright, Oniwalu. This is Magnellen, my dragon. Say hello, Magnellen!"
"Greetings, young one," the dragon spoke in a somewhat upper-class tone. Oniwalu's jaw dropped. "I can understand your confusion. We recently arrived here from a distant planet..." Magnellen looked up at the sky. He pointed to a small star, which the two "humans" could not see, as it was not quite dusk yet. Magnellen chuckled. "I see. I only met Next a few weeks ago, although I have known her for quite some time. I know little of this world, however, so..." Oniwalu reawakened from his awe, and answered.
"Oh, right. This is the Sacred Realm. Centered in the middle is the Temple of Light, which houses the entry-way to Hyrule, the other world on this planet. That is where..." Oniwalu stopped. Next looked at him, puzzled.
"What's wrong, Oniwalu?"
"That is where my father was killed. He was killed, and by this...this THING. And I own it now. I feel almost..."
"...like you killed your father..." Next finished. She had a look of sympathy in her eyes. "I understand. And..." She looked at his wings. "Exactly HOW did you get those?"
"I...my mother...Farore...Rlyda...I...I can't say." Next just looked at him in that same confused way that she had when they had first seen each other.
"I see. Well, just the same," she said this with somewhat of conviction, "we must get over..." She surveyed the land. Her eyes lit up when she saw the forest with the Temple of Light in its interior. "There! We must visit that temple over there! Surely there are priests there who will heal us! The priests here are, well..."
"There are no priests at that temple, Next. That is the Temple of Light. We may want to go there anyway, for some refuge. Follow me!" Oniwalu leapt into the air, and Next climbed onto Magnellen's back. They both flew down into the clearing where Oniwalu had lived for so many years. Oniwalu landed lightly in front of the door, while Next and Magnellen crashed into the brush. Climbing off her reptilian friend and brushing herself off, Next walked over to where Oni stood. He was hesitating. He didn't want to open the door.
"Well? Are we going in, or are you going to just stand here all day? Go on!" She pushed him lightly, but he was not ready, and fell into the door. There was a loud resounding noise emenating from the metal plates that made up the door. Slowly, Next opened the door, as Oniwalu picked himself up off the ground. Magnellen waited outside for a moment, before taking off to find food. The two adolescents walked into the temple, and the door slammed shut behind them.
Chapter 10
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Oniwalu walked toward one of the townspeople who had survived the fire, and asked where he could find an inn. The young woman just stared at him, blankly.
"Who...who are you?" She was staring at his wings. Realizing this, he thought he would clear things up.
"I am Oniwalu, son of Rauru and Rlyda, brother to Link. And may I be so enlightened as to know your name?"
He noticed that she had hair of three different colors; one section of her hair was gold, the other two silver and black. Her hair was braided in the back, swirling the metallic hair behind her head. She held a strange sword; it appeared that three dragons were facing in different directions at the base of the hilt, and they seemed to be swirling up the blade until they finally came to a point. It looked gold, but it seemed to have an eerie glow about it.
"Next. I am called Next. I am afraid I am new to this world. Do all people of your kind have wings?" She was wearing a black jumpsuit, with a zipper all the way down. Oniwalu could not help but notice her beauty.
"Hm? Oh, yes. I mean no! Well, actually..." She just stared at him incredulously. "Usually, people here do not have wings, to answer your question. It was only until recently that I didn't have them myself. Where did you say you were from?"
"I'm from another world, one where everyone is bound to the ground. Although..." She whistled loudly, and a large red dragon came out from behind the temple. Oniwalu gazed in horror at its sheer size. He drew his weapon. "No, no, it's alright, Oniwalu. This is Magnellen, my dragon. Say hello, Magnellen!"
"Greetings, young one," the dragon spoke in a somewhat upper-class tone. Oniwalu's jaw dropped. "I can understand your confusion. We recently arrived here from a distant planet..." Magnellen looked up at the sky. He pointed to a small star, which the two "humans" could not see, as it was not quite dusk yet. Magnellen chuckled. "I see. I only met Next a few weeks ago, although I have known her for quite some time. I know little of this world, however, so..." Oniwalu reawakened from his awe, and answered.
"Oh, right. This is the Sacred Realm. Centered in the middle is the Temple of Light, which houses the entry-way to Hyrule, the other world on this planet. That is where..." Oniwalu stopped. Next looked at him, puzzled.
"What's wrong, Oniwalu?"
"That is where my father was killed. He was killed, and by this...this THING. And I own it now. I feel almost..."
"...like you killed your father..." Next finished. She had a look of sympathy in her eyes. "I understand. And..." She looked at his wings. "Exactly HOW did you get those?"
"I...my mother...Farore...Rlyda...I...I can't say." Next just looked at him in that same confused way that she had when they had first seen each other.
"I see. Well, just the same," she said this with somewhat of conviction, "we must get over..." She surveyed the land. Her eyes lit up when she saw the forest with the Temple of Light in its interior. "There! We must visit that temple over there! Surely there are priests there who will heal us! The priests here are, well..."
"There are no priests at that temple, Next. That is the Temple of Light. We may want to go there anyway, for some refuge. Follow me!" Oniwalu leapt into the air, and Next climbed onto Magnellen's back. They both flew down into the clearing where Oniwalu had lived for so many years. Oniwalu landed lightly in front of the door, while Next and Magnellen crashed into the brush. Climbing off her reptilian friend and brushing herself off, Next walked over to where Oni stood. He was hesitating. He didn't want to open the door.
"Well? Are we going in, or are you going to just stand here all day? Go on!" She pushed him lightly, but he was not ready, and fell into the door. There was a loud resounding noise emenating from the metal plates that made up the door. Slowly, Next opened the door, as Oniwalu picked himself up off the ground. Magnellen waited outside for a moment, before taking off to find food. The two adolescents walked into the temple, and the door slammed shut behind them.