Sailing Away
Chapter 14
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Massic stood at the bow of the ship, looking out across the water. He could see, in the distance, an island, but it was still a great distance away. He sighed. He remembered the last words Next had said to him.
"Till death, into my heart
For you swore that spring would always come
And you swore we'd never part
You swore the colors endless
And you promised summers long
Always shall I love you,
Although you are gone. I love you, Massic..." And with those last lines from "Suvj's Lament", she had flown into the sky on Magnellen's back. As he thought about this, a tear came to his eye. He hadn't enough time to say good bye to her. He turned to his first mate.
"Turn this ship around, Cevcayam. We're going home." With great glee, Cevsayam spun the wheel, and the ship turned sharply.
The ship turned sharply, but as it turned, Massic could feel the wind picking up. The ship was tipping over! He looked up at the sky, and saw the clouds darken. He hung on to the mast for safety, and closed his eyes.
"Next...I always shall love you..." The clouds separated, and light shone down upon the little ship. The wind stopped, and the boat stabilized. He heard a voice in his head.
Massic...look out...Massic...Beware of Cevsayam...his name...He opened his eyes. "N...Next? Is that...you? What about Cevs...AHHHHHHHH!" Massic let go of the mast, just as a sword was stabbed into his back. He turned with his last bit of strength, and saw that the person who had stabbed him was his first mate, Cevsayam. He died with an expression of hate. Cevsayam drew his sword from Massic's dead body, and turned the ship around, heading toward land, to where they had come from. He grinned, and looked up at the sky. The clouds darkened.
Next awoke abruptly, from her slumber in the Lost Woods. She had dreamt that Massic had been murdered. She knew that it couldn't have been a dream. She and he had a sacred bond. She knew what had just happened. And it brought tears to her eyes.
"Massic..." She curled up on the ground again, and tried to sleep. Oniwalu woke up next.
"Next? What's wrong?"
"Massic's...his first mate killed him...He...I..." Her voice trailed off, and suddenly she stood up. "Come on, Oniwalu, let's go." She kicked Shanæro, and slapped Magnellen's side. "Come on, people, let's go!" She picked up her sword, and began walking. Oniwalu rushed to catch up with her.
"Where are we going?"
"I don't know, but I will have my revenge."
This statement of hate sent a pang of pain down Oniwalu's spine. He didn't like hate in any form, and this was the most pure of its kind. It sent him to his knees. He watched Next walk forward, and noticed that the trees around her were being ripped from the ground, and seemed to explode in midair. She continued on, and Oniwalu struggled to get to his feet, and told everyone to hurry. They followed her, but at a safe distance; they did not want to end up like those trees. Suddenly Next turned.
Oniwalu's sword jiggled, and then flew from its sheath! He grabbed the hilt just in time. He held fast, and felt himself being pulled toward her! Finally, he lost his balance, and was sent hurtling at her. She stopped the sword directly in front of her, and Oniwalu flew straight into her, knocking her down. She threw him aside, and pulled the sword from the air. Oniwalu leapt to his feet, and his eyes started to glow white. He laid his hand on her shoulder. It's going to be alright, Next. We'll get revenge, but we'll do it my way. Calm down, Next. It's going to be alright. Next slowly loosened her grip on the sword, and then let it drop to the ground. She fell to her knees, and wept again. Oniwalu's eyes stopped glowing, and he knelt beside her, rubbing her back. "It's okay, Next. We're here to help you, Next..."
The next day, they all awoke in the Lost Woods, near the Forest Temple. Oniwalu looked up at the broken staircase that would lead up into the temple. He looked around the grotto, and saw a small statue in the far corner. He walked over to it and saw that it was a gravestone. He read the epitaph:
With summer's leave, as do I
With summer's come, I do not return.
here lies Rlyda, mother of Link, May She Rest in Peace.
Chapter 14
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Massic stood at the bow of the ship, looking out across the water. He could see, in the distance, an island, but it was still a great distance away. He sighed. He remembered the last words Next had said to him.
"Till death, into my heart
For you swore that spring would always come
And you swore we'd never part
You swore the colors endless
And you promised summers long
Always shall I love you,
Although you are gone. I love you, Massic..." And with those last lines from "Suvj's Lament", she had flown into the sky on Magnellen's back. As he thought about this, a tear came to his eye. He hadn't enough time to say good bye to her. He turned to his first mate.
"Turn this ship around, Cevcayam. We're going home." With great glee, Cevsayam spun the wheel, and the ship turned sharply.
The ship turned sharply, but as it turned, Massic could feel the wind picking up. The ship was tipping over! He looked up at the sky, and saw the clouds darken. He hung on to the mast for safety, and closed his eyes.
"Next...I always shall love you..." The clouds separated, and light shone down upon the little ship. The wind stopped, and the boat stabilized. He heard a voice in his head.
Massic...look out...Massic...Beware of Cevsayam...his name...He opened his eyes. "N...Next? Is that...you? What about Cevs...AHHHHHHHH!" Massic let go of the mast, just as a sword was stabbed into his back. He turned with his last bit of strength, and saw that the person who had stabbed him was his first mate, Cevsayam. He died with an expression of hate. Cevsayam drew his sword from Massic's dead body, and turned the ship around, heading toward land, to where they had come from. He grinned, and looked up at the sky. The clouds darkened.
Next awoke abruptly, from her slumber in the Lost Woods. She had dreamt that Massic had been murdered. She knew that it couldn't have been a dream. She and he had a sacred bond. She knew what had just happened. And it brought tears to her eyes.
"Massic..." She curled up on the ground again, and tried to sleep. Oniwalu woke up next.
"Next? What's wrong?"
"Massic's...his first mate killed him...He...I..." Her voice trailed off, and suddenly she stood up. "Come on, Oniwalu, let's go." She kicked Shanæro, and slapped Magnellen's side. "Come on, people, let's go!" She picked up her sword, and began walking. Oniwalu rushed to catch up with her.
"Where are we going?"
"I don't know, but I will have my revenge."
This statement of hate sent a pang of pain down Oniwalu's spine. He didn't like hate in any form, and this was the most pure of its kind. It sent him to his knees. He watched Next walk forward, and noticed that the trees around her were being ripped from the ground, and seemed to explode in midair. She continued on, and Oniwalu struggled to get to his feet, and told everyone to hurry. They followed her, but at a safe distance; they did not want to end up like those trees. Suddenly Next turned.
Oniwalu's sword jiggled, and then flew from its sheath! He grabbed the hilt just in time. He held fast, and felt himself being pulled toward her! Finally, he lost his balance, and was sent hurtling at her. She stopped the sword directly in front of her, and Oniwalu flew straight into her, knocking her down. She threw him aside, and pulled the sword from the air. Oniwalu leapt to his feet, and his eyes started to glow white. He laid his hand on her shoulder. It's going to be alright, Next. We'll get revenge, but we'll do it my way. Calm down, Next. It's going to be alright. Next slowly loosened her grip on the sword, and then let it drop to the ground. She fell to her knees, and wept again. Oniwalu's eyes stopped glowing, and he knelt beside her, rubbing her back. "It's okay, Next. We're here to help you, Next..."
The next day, they all awoke in the Lost Woods, near the Forest Temple. Oniwalu looked up at the broken staircase that would lead up into the temple. He looked around the grotto, and saw a small statue in the far corner. He walked over to it and saw that it was a gravestone. He read the epitaph:
With summer's leave, as do I
With summer's come, I do not return.
here lies Rlyda, mother of Link, May She Rest in Peace.