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VI
Link turned around to see Reyon staring at the Sheikah Camp. He wondered why he had stopped so suddenly after telling them to flee and tried to see exactly what he was looking at. In the distance he could see Nydek shooting fire from his hands, setting the whole camp ablaze.
'What have I done?' Reyon thought
'What the hell's he doing?' Link exclaimed 'We have to go back! Keyva might still be there!'
Reyon shook his head.
'Keyva's not there.' He informed 'I told him where the others were and told him to leave.'
'Keyva wouldn't just leave like that.' Nightshade said 'Not while people were still there.'
'I know, that's why we're staying here until he comes.' Reyon replied 'He'll find us soon enough.'
'But what about that guy, what do we do about him?' asked Link
Reyon just shrugged and turned away.
'There's nothing we can do. We won't get there in time to save the camp.' He told him
'I don't get it, why didn't you kill him?' Link asked 'I saw you fight, you could've won. That guy was no match for you, so why?'
Reyon just sat down and ignored him. He wasn't in the mood for talking.
'Well?' Link persisted 'Tell me.'
'There's no point in talking about something you can't change.'
'What? We could just go back there now and—'
'Stop it.' Nightshade interrupted 'Arguing isn't going to help here. Let's just sit tight and wait for Keyva.'
Link sighed, knowing he was beaten.
'Fine.' He sulked
'Where exactly are we going?'
Shadow was getting impatient with Rayn. He'd been carrying her around for ages but it didn't seem like they were getting anywhere.
'You know what we're meant to do if we've got no place to go.' He told her 'We're going to the training center.'
'… The Shadow Temple..?' she asked
Rayn nodded. Shadow held him tightly; she'd always been petrified of the Shadow Temple. It was the hardest training ground in all of Hyrule and many people had lost their lives there. Something bad seemed to happen every time Shadow tried to prove herself in there, she'd failed many of her assessments in there too.
'Do we have to go there?' she asked 'Are you sure?'
'What? Are you scared?' asked Rayn
'Of course not!' she snapped 'I was just asking.'
Rayn smiled. He knew she was lying.
'Remember what I said before,' he told her 'I'll always be here to protect you. Nothing bad is going to happen while I'm around.'
'He thinks I'm helpless, that's why he's doing this.' Thought Shadow 'I don't want to depend on anyone…'
Shadow just faked a smile and brought herself closer to him, shutting her eyes. She didn't want to think about what he'd said earlier, such emotions puzzled her. She'd never been through anything like that before and the whole ordeal had left her weak and confused. Something felt warm on her cheek. Rayn was kissing her. Shadow froze and opened her eyes.
'Oh no.' she thought 'What are you—'
'Shh.' Rayn spoke softly 'Get some rest. You went through a lot back there.'
'So he does think I'm weak.' She thought 'Typical, everyone's the same. He doesn't care.'
'Rayn held her close to him. Shadow meant so much to him and he knew it would take a while for her to realize it. Until then he was going to show her just how true she was to the words he said.
'Keyva! Keyva over here!'
Link was running around and waving his arms frantically to get Keyva's attention. Keyva was carrying a wounded Sheik with him. Eventually he heard Link's cries and the pair joined them.
'Sheik!' Reyon yelled, helping him 'My goddess Sheik, what happened to you?'
Sheik was injured pretty badly. His face was bleeding and he had a deep stab wound in his back. Cuts ran down his arms and legs, blood slowly trickling from the larger gashes.
'I lost…' he said softly
'We've got to heal you.' Reyon told him 'Nightshade, can you heal him? Have you learnt that?'
Nightshade nodded.
'It's not my strong point, she said 'so it might not work to well.'
'But you can make him better right?' Reyon hoped
'Sure, but I can't do it without hurting Sheik.'
Reyon looked at him, studying his gashes.
'Is that all right?' he asked 'Or are you hurting too much already?'
'Nah.' Sheik said, shaking his head 'Go on, I can take it.'
Nightshade held out her hand. White magic built up, her hand was glowing with pure energy.
'You can take a potion when we get back if you want.' She told him
'Just get it over with.' Sheik asked her
Nightshade shot the magic into him. Sheik's body radiated with its power. The magic built up, becoming more intense. Sheik clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. He could feel the wound in his back pulling itself together, trying to stop the flow of blood from escaping. It was agony, it felt like his whole body was being forced to shrink. He felt tight and was finding it difficult to breathe.
'Aaaaaaaaack!!'
Sheik lurched forward violently. His body was stretching himself, trying to spread the pain and get rid of the cramped sensation. Reyon grabbed him and forced him to the floor.
'Come on my friend, you can get through this.' He assured him 'Just a little longer.'
Sheik was struggling against him, trying to spread out his limbs, trying to ease the pain. Nightshade looked at Reyon. She wasn't sure what to do. Reyon nodded, a sign for her to continue.
'Aaaaagh! I can't… I – Aaack!!' Sheik screamed Reyon felt him weakening. He'd stopped trying to break free and his breathing was no longer laboured. He looked at him. Sheik had passed out.
'I should have stopped.' Nightshade said
'No, you did fine.' Keyva told her 'If you stopped you would have prolonged his suffering.'
'Is he… okay?' Link asked
Keyva nodded.
'We should leave now before that man finds us' he ordered 'Take my arm Link. Reyon, you take Sheik.'
They all did as he said. Keyva closed hi eyes and concentrated. Moments later, they disappeared, warping to the Shadow Temple.
*Runs around* I did it!!! I did it!! *Coughs* Ahem, yeah, whatever. Umm… Thanks for sticking with me. I appreciate every review I get (hint hint) so thank you if you do that too! *^_^*/