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Plague of Hyrule: Chapter 5
Visiting Home
Link didn't want to hear excuses. Lareena should have told him! Now he sat with his back to her, staring out into space. He knew he'd have to talk to her sooner or later, but.... Girls....
Lareena sat with her arms hugging her knees to her chest. She wanted Link to listen... why wouldn't he?! She knew she'd have to talk some sense into him before his queen died. She knew everything about him now, for on their journey they had confided in eachother. She looked at Link's back, then down again. Boys....
Link turned around slowly. Lareena was not looking at him. He was about to call to her, when-
"SSSSSSSSSKKKKRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"
"My goddesses!" Link swore. "Lareena, what the heck is that thing?!" He looked down breifly to see Lareena first paralyzed in fear, and then a broadening smile spreading across her face. The creature she stared at was ice-blue, and about ten feet tall. It was a giant bird like thing that had landed near their camp.
"That, Link, is the one and only Iceana in this land. It is peacful. Ask it to accept your sword." Link stared at her, dumbfounded. What did she think she was saying?! "Do it, Link!"
On command, Link went up to the giant thing and held out his sword. "Would you ta-take my sword?" He wasn't scared; he had the triforce of courage. He thought this was the stupidest, funniest thing he had ever done.
But the Iceana reached out one huge, clawed wing and picked up the sword. "Now be very quiet and still, Link. This will be awesome," Lareena murmured. Link didn't move.
The Iceana held the blade, so tiny compared to his great mass, and plunged it into his heart with no hesitation. I blinding ice-blue light filled the air arounf the Iceana, and it smiled. He did not die. Or scream. Instead it pulled the blade out of his heart and held it forward to Link. In a mystical voice, he said, "You have the only Iceblade in the world, all worlds that is. It's elements are stronger than any other, nothing can save what you have struck with this blade. I have watched you, Hero of Time. You are a worthy carrier of such a weapon. Please accept this gift."
Link, awed, pulled the sword back to him. It now had a cool touch, and even his hand couldn't warm the handle. He looked at the blade, and immediatly knew what was different. The Iceana had given part of itself into the blade. On it's smoothe metal were aquamarine ice stones, covering all of the blade but still having the sharpest touch. He told the Iceana, "I accept this gift with an open heart. How can I repay you?"
The Iceana smiled. "You already have. All my life I lived under the enchantment of an evil magician. His curse was: until I found someone worthy to bear a blade of ice from me, I could not die. Thirty-thousand years I have awaited a hero such as yourself! Now I can die in peace. Use the Iceblade wisely, hero." With that he flew off into the sky.
~*~
They had talked it over. Link would take the cure back to Hyrule tomorrow. But he felt something else was wrong with the plague. He would come back after giving the cure to some trusted people and find what evil thing was really behind the plague. Lareena would wait at the world entry and guide him once he came through again. He was still mad. He had wasted over a week traveling for nothing! But at least she finally told him.... Oh well. Forgive and forget.
~*~
The journey back to the Otherworld transporter hole was rather uneventful. Link and Lareena talked a lot and avoided all battles they could. Link could now kill any enemy with a single hit of his blade, which he now called Iceblade in memory of the Iceana. They made it back in three days. "Well, I guess we part here, huh?" Lareena asked quietly when they reached the portal.
"Yeah, I guess we do. But we'll see eachother soon. Don't worry," Link said. "I'll be back soon." He grinned. "Now, can I have that potion?" Together they had brewed the cure on the eve of the third day. "Dawn will be here soon, and I will have time to get the cure into trusted hands by the time they wake up. I promise I'll hurry."
Lareena looked at him in the eyes. Never had she seen such a sincere promise in eyes. She smiled. "Please do." Link smiled back and pulled her into a tight hug. Next thing she knew he was gone through the tunnel with the cure; she sat down on the grass. Now all she had to do was wait.
~*~
Link found himself in the Lost Woods. "Saria?" He called. "Are you here?"
"No," came a reply. Link whirled around to find Mido sitting on the steps. "She's sick."
Link sat down with a thump. Malon, Zelda, Darunia, and now Saria. "Who else?"
"Impa. Ruto. Rauru. Nabooru is not ill. Do you have the cure?" Link nodded. Mido brightened at once. "Great! Now you can go heal the queen and Saria and everyone else!!!"
Link stood up in a daze. Nabooru.... The sixth sage.... The only still standing sage. Goddesses, this was bad! If Nabooru fell ill while Link was giving the cure to someone, the Sacred Realm might not hold together. Pulling out his Ocarina, he warped to the Temple of Time, and quickly made his way to the castle. No guards dared to defy him; he had Iceblade drawn and held in front of him menacingly. Walking up to the front gate, he demanded, "How is Zelda?!"
"The...The que-queen is d-d-doing fine, s-s-sir. B-b-but she n-needs help-p now."
Link's eyes showed no emotion. He put his sword away and walked past the protesting guards without looking at anything but the front doors to the castle. All who opposed him were threatened by an icy glare that would make anyone, even Ganondorf, wet his/her pants. He grabbed a frightened servant. "I need to see the queen, now." It was not a command, nor was it a request. It was a statement that no one could hear and not take action too. He was led quickly to Zelda.
"Link," cried Zelda happily, "you've returned!" Before doing anything else, not even a saying "hello", Link made her drink some of the cure. "Oh, I feel better already! Now, tell me all that happened."
"I can't. I have a promise to keep. Once you feel better, help Nabooru keep hold on the Sacred Realm. She's the only sage not sick. Order the healers to give the other sages the antidote right away. Each person only needs a sip to heal them. But every sick person must remain right where they are, or will become sick again." Seeing her curious/frightened look, Link continued, "Don't ask now. I'll explain everything once I come back." Leaving the potion in Zelda's hands, he stood and left the room.
~*~
How he did it no one will ever know. He made it back to the Lost Woods, without warping, in less then an hour. How he found the entrance to Nadome, no one, not even Link himself, will ever know. The only thing that matters is he somehow did.
Lareena was waiting right where she said she would be. Link had changed, she noticed. He no longer had any playful element in his beautiful blue eyes. His face had hardened, and he seemed to only want to find the cause of the plague. "Has the queen died, Link?" She asked.
"No. But... do you remember what I told you of Ganondorf? And the seven sages?" Lareena nodded. "Well, all the sages but one had fallen ill, and I'm sure Nabooru would have been next had I not returned with the cure. Someone or something is working for Ganondorf in this world. If Nabooru had also been sick, the Sacred Realm would weaken so much Ganondorf would escape and kill everyone in the land. I also know that if anyone cured decides to get up, they will find themselves more sick, as if the cure hadn't touched them. So I must find the evil sorcerer."
~*~
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Plague of Hyrule: Chapter 5
Visiting Home
Link didn't want to hear excuses. Lareena should have told him! Now he sat with his back to her, staring out into space. He knew he'd have to talk to her sooner or later, but.... Girls....
Lareena sat with her arms hugging her knees to her chest. She wanted Link to listen... why wouldn't he?! She knew she'd have to talk some sense into him before his queen died. She knew everything about him now, for on their journey they had confided in eachother. She looked at Link's back, then down again. Boys....
Link turned around slowly. Lareena was not looking at him. He was about to call to her, when-
"SSSSSSSSSKKKKRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"
"My goddesses!" Link swore. "Lareena, what the heck is that thing?!" He looked down breifly to see Lareena first paralyzed in fear, and then a broadening smile spreading across her face. The creature she stared at was ice-blue, and about ten feet tall. It was a giant bird like thing that had landed near their camp.
"That, Link, is the one and only Iceana in this land. It is peacful. Ask it to accept your sword." Link stared at her, dumbfounded. What did she think she was saying?! "Do it, Link!"
On command, Link went up to the giant thing and held out his sword. "Would you ta-take my sword?" He wasn't scared; he had the triforce of courage. He thought this was the stupidest, funniest thing he had ever done.
But the Iceana reached out one huge, clawed wing and picked up the sword. "Now be very quiet and still, Link. This will be awesome," Lareena murmured. Link didn't move.
The Iceana held the blade, so tiny compared to his great mass, and plunged it into his heart with no hesitation. I blinding ice-blue light filled the air arounf the Iceana, and it smiled. He did not die. Or scream. Instead it pulled the blade out of his heart and held it forward to Link. In a mystical voice, he said, "You have the only Iceblade in the world, all worlds that is. It's elements are stronger than any other, nothing can save what you have struck with this blade. I have watched you, Hero of Time. You are a worthy carrier of such a weapon. Please accept this gift."
Link, awed, pulled the sword back to him. It now had a cool touch, and even his hand couldn't warm the handle. He looked at the blade, and immediatly knew what was different. The Iceana had given part of itself into the blade. On it's smoothe metal were aquamarine ice stones, covering all of the blade but still having the sharpest touch. He told the Iceana, "I accept this gift with an open heart. How can I repay you?"
The Iceana smiled. "You already have. All my life I lived under the enchantment of an evil magician. His curse was: until I found someone worthy to bear a blade of ice from me, I could not die. Thirty-thousand years I have awaited a hero such as yourself! Now I can die in peace. Use the Iceblade wisely, hero." With that he flew off into the sky.
~*~
They had talked it over. Link would take the cure back to Hyrule tomorrow. But he felt something else was wrong with the plague. He would come back after giving the cure to some trusted people and find what evil thing was really behind the plague. Lareena would wait at the world entry and guide him once he came through again. He was still mad. He had wasted over a week traveling for nothing! But at least she finally told him.... Oh well. Forgive and forget.
~*~
The journey back to the Otherworld transporter hole was rather uneventful. Link and Lareena talked a lot and avoided all battles they could. Link could now kill any enemy with a single hit of his blade, which he now called Iceblade in memory of the Iceana. They made it back in three days. "Well, I guess we part here, huh?" Lareena asked quietly when they reached the portal.
"Yeah, I guess we do. But we'll see eachother soon. Don't worry," Link said. "I'll be back soon." He grinned. "Now, can I have that potion?" Together they had brewed the cure on the eve of the third day. "Dawn will be here soon, and I will have time to get the cure into trusted hands by the time they wake up. I promise I'll hurry."
Lareena looked at him in the eyes. Never had she seen such a sincere promise in eyes. She smiled. "Please do." Link smiled back and pulled her into a tight hug. Next thing she knew he was gone through the tunnel with the cure; she sat down on the grass. Now all she had to do was wait.
~*~
Link found himself in the Lost Woods. "Saria?" He called. "Are you here?"
"No," came a reply. Link whirled around to find Mido sitting on the steps. "She's sick."
Link sat down with a thump. Malon, Zelda, Darunia, and now Saria. "Who else?"
"Impa. Ruto. Rauru. Nabooru is not ill. Do you have the cure?" Link nodded. Mido brightened at once. "Great! Now you can go heal the queen and Saria and everyone else!!!"
Link stood up in a daze. Nabooru.... The sixth sage.... The only still standing sage. Goddesses, this was bad! If Nabooru fell ill while Link was giving the cure to someone, the Sacred Realm might not hold together. Pulling out his Ocarina, he warped to the Temple of Time, and quickly made his way to the castle. No guards dared to defy him; he had Iceblade drawn and held in front of him menacingly. Walking up to the front gate, he demanded, "How is Zelda?!"
"The...The que-queen is d-d-doing fine, s-s-sir. B-b-but she n-needs help-p now."
Link's eyes showed no emotion. He put his sword away and walked past the protesting guards without looking at anything but the front doors to the castle. All who opposed him were threatened by an icy glare that would make anyone, even Ganondorf, wet his/her pants. He grabbed a frightened servant. "I need to see the queen, now." It was not a command, nor was it a request. It was a statement that no one could hear and not take action too. He was led quickly to Zelda.
"Link," cried Zelda happily, "you've returned!" Before doing anything else, not even a saying "hello", Link made her drink some of the cure. "Oh, I feel better already! Now, tell me all that happened."
"I can't. I have a promise to keep. Once you feel better, help Nabooru keep hold on the Sacred Realm. She's the only sage not sick. Order the healers to give the other sages the antidote right away. Each person only needs a sip to heal them. But every sick person must remain right where they are, or will become sick again." Seeing her curious/frightened look, Link continued, "Don't ask now. I'll explain everything once I come back." Leaving the potion in Zelda's hands, he stood and left the room.
~*~
How he did it no one will ever know. He made it back to the Lost Woods, without warping, in less then an hour. How he found the entrance to Nadome, no one, not even Link himself, will ever know. The only thing that matters is he somehow did.
Lareena was waiting right where she said she would be. Link had changed, she noticed. He no longer had any playful element in his beautiful blue eyes. His face had hardened, and he seemed to only want to find the cause of the plague. "Has the queen died, Link?" She asked.
"No. But... do you remember what I told you of Ganondorf? And the seven sages?" Lareena nodded. "Well, all the sages but one had fallen ill, and I'm sure Nabooru would have been next had I not returned with the cure. Someone or something is working for Ganondorf in this world. If Nabooru had also been sick, the Sacred Realm would weaken so much Ganondorf would escape and kill everyone in the land. I also know that if anyone cured decides to get up, they will find themselves more sick, as if the cure hadn't touched them. So I must find the evil sorcerer."
~*~
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