CHAPTER 5
"Sage!" Emily screamed as she shot up in the bed, her eyes wide as saucers. Breathing heavily, she glanced out the window, sunlight illuminating her sweat matted hair.
Rushing over to Emily's side, Zelda said with a sigh of relief, "Oh Emily, thank Nayru you're awake!" Then, brushing a bit of hair that had fallen infront of Emily's eye, she asked, "What happened to you two out there last night, one of the guards found you unconscious on the ground near the remains of two moblins."
"W-we were walking, in the courtyard, then Ganon appeared, and, oh Sage!" Emily said burying her face in her hands weeping.
Walking over to Emily and taking her hand, Link said. "Em, I know that you went through a lot last night, but please, you have to tell us."
Choking back a sob, she nodded. Wiping a tear from her left eye, she told them of the incident that occurred and the discovery of her powers. The room was silent while Link and Zelda listened to Emily's story.
******
The pungent smell of mold brought Sage to his senses. Looking up, pain shot through his body making him involuntarily yelp out in pain.
"Ah, I see you are awake, dress-man," Ganon snickered, "I was begging to think that you wouldn't be waking."
Shaking the cobwebs from his head, Sage became more aware of his surroundings. What he saw, he did not like. His arms were chained to the mold encrusted wall. The faint smell of rotting flesh and dry blood made him want to empty his stomach. The dank, moist interior of the dungeon absorbed the light, what little there was.
Sauntering over to Sage, Ganon got right up to his face. His hot breath flowing over Sage's tired face. "So, are you ready to join me yet, dress-man?"
Looking right into Ganon's evil yellow eyes, Sage rasped. "Me name is Sage, git!"
Then, gathering what little saliva he had left in his mouth, he spat at Ganon. With spit running down his face, Ganon smiled, his teeth glowed eerily in the dim light. He then reared back and hit Sage, over and over again until he coughed up blood.
"I thought that you would come around to help me in my cause," Ganon said. "But," Turning around so that his back was facing Sage, he continued. "I guess I'll just have to use another way."
Snapping his fingers, a figure of a man formed from a black flame. "Take him away."
Putting a closed fist to his heart, the figure said. "Yes, Lord Gannon."
Sage thought.
The figure stepped closer to Sage. The chained man finally recognized that short cropped hair and silver beard. "Ye! Gaul'ramm, ye, ye traitorous bastard!" Sage said in a rage, trying to pull his hand free if the wall so he could strangle Gaul'ramm. "How could ye dae this tae Zelda and Link?!"
Eyes glowing red, Gaul'ramm cackled. "I came to the realization that Ganon is the true and rightful leader of Hyrule, and soon, you will see that fact as well."
Spitting out blood from his swollen mouth, Sage asked, "But, if ye're helping Ganon, then why help me in the battle, why didnae ye just let me get mauled tae death by that wolfos?"
"Isn't it obvious boy?" Gaul'ramm said laughing, "Its all part of the game, when I told Ganon that you had arrived at the castle, he wanted to see how well you would do." That oily smile appeared on the knight's lips again. "And I must say that I was mildly impressed."
"Well, just don't stand there!" Ganon bellowed, "Take him away!" He gave Sage one last shot to the stomach.
Sage grimaced in pure rage as stalfos surrounded him and took him away, Ganon's insane laughter filling the dungeon.
******
All that Sage could feel was pain. The place where he had been taken to was nothing more than a living hell. The yellow liquid that came to his waist clung and dripped from him like syrup, and seared his skin. His ears were ringing from the evil spirits screaming at him, drilling their words into his mind for him to submit to the wills of Ganon. Floating above Sage, Gaul'ramm had a long leather whip, at the end it split into three metal points at the ends.
Hanging the points in front of Sage's eyes, Gaul'ramm said. "You know Sage, if you just give into Lord Ganon's wishes your suffering will end."
The spirits, which Sage had never seen anything like, screamed even louder, nearly causing his eardrums to rupture. There faces looked like death, they had eyes that glowed light green. If they even had bodies they were covered by dingy yellow and tattered robes.
"Although I'm almost impressed that you've lasted the last five days down here," Gaul'ramm said holding his arm out to the side. "Ganon is growing impatient, so he sent me to, how should I say it? Speed up the process."
Then Gaul'ramm swung the three pronged whip hard across Sage's chest, cutting away his flesh in three strait lines. Sage, grunting in pain, fell to his knees and landed on his outstretched hand. Gaul'ramm continued to whip him on his back, tearing away more and more of his skin with each of his blows. His body writhing from each of the blows from Gaul'ramm's whip, Sage's body couldn't take it any longer. He fell into the liquid face first.
"Master, it is done." Gaul'ramm said looking down at Sage's body, his eyes glowing red as he communicated to Ganon telepathically.
"Good," Ganon voice rang through his ears, "Proceed with your orders."
"Yes Master, as you command." Gaul'ramm said as he put his fist to his heart.
"Sage!" Emily screamed as she shot up in the bed, her eyes wide as saucers. Breathing heavily, she glanced out the window, sunlight illuminating her sweat matted hair.
Rushing over to Emily's side, Zelda said with a sigh of relief, "Oh Emily, thank Nayru you're awake!" Then, brushing a bit of hair that had fallen infront of Emily's eye, she asked, "What happened to you two out there last night, one of the guards found you unconscious on the ground near the remains of two moblins."
"W-we were walking, in the courtyard, then Ganon appeared, and, oh Sage!" Emily said burying her face in her hands weeping.
Walking over to Emily and taking her hand, Link said. "Em, I know that you went through a lot last night, but please, you have to tell us."
Choking back a sob, she nodded. Wiping a tear from her left eye, she told them of the incident that occurred and the discovery of her powers. The room was silent while Link and Zelda listened to Emily's story.
******
The pungent smell of mold brought Sage to his senses. Looking up, pain shot through his body making him involuntarily yelp out in pain.
"Ah, I see you are awake, dress-man," Ganon snickered, "I was begging to think that you wouldn't be waking."
Shaking the cobwebs from his head, Sage became more aware of his surroundings. What he saw, he did not like. His arms were chained to the mold encrusted wall. The faint smell of rotting flesh and dry blood made him want to empty his stomach. The dank, moist interior of the dungeon absorbed the light, what little there was.
Sauntering over to Sage, Ganon got right up to his face. His hot breath flowing over Sage's tired face. "So, are you ready to join me yet, dress-man?"
Looking right into Ganon's evil yellow eyes, Sage rasped. "Me name is Sage, git!"
Then, gathering what little saliva he had left in his mouth, he spat at Ganon. With spit running down his face, Ganon smiled, his teeth glowed eerily in the dim light. He then reared back and hit Sage, over and over again until he coughed up blood.
"I thought that you would come around to help me in my cause," Ganon said. "But," Turning around so that his back was facing Sage, he continued. "I guess I'll just have to use another way."
Snapping his fingers, a figure of a man formed from a black flame. "Take him away."
Putting a closed fist to his heart, the figure said. "Yes, Lord Gannon."
Sage thought.
The figure stepped closer to Sage. The chained man finally recognized that short cropped hair and silver beard. "Ye! Gaul'ramm, ye, ye traitorous bastard!" Sage said in a rage, trying to pull his hand free if the wall so he could strangle Gaul'ramm. "How could ye dae this tae Zelda and Link?!"
Eyes glowing red, Gaul'ramm cackled. "I came to the realization that Ganon is the true and rightful leader of Hyrule, and soon, you will see that fact as well."
Spitting out blood from his swollen mouth, Sage asked, "But, if ye're helping Ganon, then why help me in the battle, why didnae ye just let me get mauled tae death by that wolfos?"
"Isn't it obvious boy?" Gaul'ramm said laughing, "Its all part of the game, when I told Ganon that you had arrived at the castle, he wanted to see how well you would do." That oily smile appeared on the knight's lips again. "And I must say that I was mildly impressed."
"Well, just don't stand there!" Ganon bellowed, "Take him away!" He gave Sage one last shot to the stomach.
Sage grimaced in pure rage as stalfos surrounded him and took him away, Ganon's insane laughter filling the dungeon.
******
All that Sage could feel was pain. The place where he had been taken to was nothing more than a living hell. The yellow liquid that came to his waist clung and dripped from him like syrup, and seared his skin. His ears were ringing from the evil spirits screaming at him, drilling their words into his mind for him to submit to the wills of Ganon. Floating above Sage, Gaul'ramm had a long leather whip, at the end it split into three metal points at the ends.
Hanging the points in front of Sage's eyes, Gaul'ramm said. "You know Sage, if you just give into Lord Ganon's wishes your suffering will end."
The spirits, which Sage had never seen anything like, screamed even louder, nearly causing his eardrums to rupture. There faces looked like death, they had eyes that glowed light green. If they even had bodies they were covered by dingy yellow and tattered robes.
"Although I'm almost impressed that you've lasted the last five days down here," Gaul'ramm said holding his arm out to the side. "Ganon is growing impatient, so he sent me to, how should I say it? Speed up the process."
Then Gaul'ramm swung the three pronged whip hard across Sage's chest, cutting away his flesh in three strait lines. Sage, grunting in pain, fell to his knees and landed on his outstretched hand. Gaul'ramm continued to whip him on his back, tearing away more and more of his skin with each of his blows. His body writhing from each of the blows from Gaul'ramm's whip, Sage's body couldn't take it any longer. He fell into the liquid face first.
"Master, it is done." Gaul'ramm said looking down at Sage's body, his eyes glowing red as he communicated to Ganon telepathically.
"Good," Ganon voice rang through his ears, "Proceed with your orders."
"Yes Master, as you command." Gaul'ramm said as he put his fist to his heart.
