CHAPTER 10
Leaning against a tree on ground, Sage woke up slowly. He groaned as his outstretched knees cried out in pain from last night's sleep. Walking over to his horse, Sage asked it. "Remind me nae tae sleep like that again." He patted the horses nose. He laughed to himself. "Noo I'm talking tae animals."
A grunting laugh came from behind Sage's back, "You won't have to worry about that again, for you won't be alive by sundown."
Turning around he saw a large pack of wolfos staring hungrily at him. He quickly went for his claymore, but a particularly scraggly woflos blocked that way.
"Aww, what's the matter?" The apparent leader of the woflos pack growled. "Dress-man can't use his sword?"
Cockily, Sage replied. "I dinnae need it tae beat ye fools, I can get the job done wi' me bare hands."
Howling in anger the wolfos charged forward, ready to tear him apart with their claws.
After finishing his breakfast of roast wolfos, Sage cleaned up his campsite so that no one would know that he had been there. Tying up his pack and sheathed claymore, he stroked the horses neck. "So Stardance, ready tae be off?"
Turning her head, Stardance nuzzled Sage's shoulder. Mounting the horse, he pressed the flanks of Stardance and rode off to Death Mountain, his face set in grim vengeance.
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"You guys ready?" Link called over his shoulder at Perrin, Zelda and Emily mounted on horses behind him. After they nodded in agreement, Link signaled for the gatekeepers to lower the drawbridge. When it finally hit the ground the four rode off hard to death mountain. Riding to bring their friend back.
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"Sire," A moblin came bowing to Ganon. "Link and his comrades are on his way here."
Smiling, Ganon answered. "Good, make sure everything is set according to plan."
"Yes, Sire." The moblin said, bowing from the room.
Sitting down in his throne, Ganon closed his eyes and breathed deeply. Soon, a gray light blinked into existence. Opening his eyes, Ganon looked into the light. "So, Sage, coming back I see." Thinking, Ganon continued, "Hmm, very well."
Waving his hand, three ironknuckles appeared from silver flames. Their armor mirroring the flames from the torches surrounding their leader. "You three will bring him to me, alive." He put extra emphasis on 'alive.' Ganon then snapped his fingers and the ironknuckles disappeared the same way they had came.
The King of Evil then sat back and smiled smugly, "This time, I am going to extract revenge." He vowed. He chuckled evilly, thinking how to kill Link. 'Oh, so many ways.
******
Looking at the looming mountain trail ahead of him, Sage said, "Well Stardance, I guess this is it." Stardance pawed the ground and nayed in responce.
He then spurred the white horse onward at a slow pace. As he rounded a corner, an ax swung down, nearly decapitating Stardance. The horse, startled from the incident reared up and Sage got thrown from her back. Rolling on the ground, he stopped as another ax blade struck the brown rock of Death Mountain, just inches away from Sage's face. Scrambling to his feet, Sage looked at the suprise Ganon had made for him. "Sae, ye must be the welcoming comity." Sage said.
The three ironknuckles lined up in a row. "Master Ganon would like to have..a word with you." The middle ironknuckle said. It's hollow, metallic voice echoed in it's armor.
"I dinnae think sae," Sage said, drawing his blade from the sheath on Stardance. "If anyone is going tae be doing the 'talking', its me!" Sage said with a tooth filled grin. His grip on the claymore's hilt grew tighter, whitening his knuckles, his hazel eyes darted back and forth at each of the armored monstrosities.
Sage was just about to charge into a fight he knew he could not win when an arrow whizzed by his ear, hitting the right ironknuckle in one of the eye holes. Dropping the ax, and bringing his hand up to it's head where the arrow stuck out, it fell backwards, dieing before it hit the ground.
Spinning around, Sage saw Perrin with his longbow, smiling. "I guess you owe me one again, eh Sage?" Perrin said. Along with him, he saw Emily, Link and Zelda.
Emily's hair started rising and curls of golden energy wove around her body, then they combined and shot up into the air. "THUNDER LIGHTNING CRASH!" The energy slammed into the two remaining ironknuckles, sending up dirt and rocks into the air where lightning struck the ground.
After the carnage and dust had settled, Sage walked over to the four frowning. "I told ye nae tae look fer me!"
"Yeah, well what would have happened if we didn't get here when we did?" Perrin said, pointing the tip of his bow at Sages sneering face.
Knocking the bow from his face and crossing his arms, Sage shot back. "I could've took them on." Adding, "AND won!"
"Oh, knock off the "toughest guy in the world" routine, Sage!" Zelda yelled impatiently. "Even Link knows to ask for help when he's out numbered and against the wall!" Link shifted uneasily in his saddle.
"Alright!" The other four looked over at Emily. "If anyone is going to bend Sage's ear," Emily looked mischievously at Sage and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Its me." Looking down at her emerald eyes, Sage kissed her.
"Hmm, if this is me punishment," Sage said coyly. "I'd can't wait tae see the reward." With that, Emily's face darkened about three shades in blushing.
"Mwhahahahaa!" Ganon laughed, his voice booming as he materialized infront of them. "What a touching scene."
Looking up at Ganon, Sage promised. "Ganon, I will hae me revenge oan ye." Pointing the end of his blade at Ganon's head when he said 'ye'. "And it will be oh, sae fun." He added with a vengeful grin on his face, emphasizing each one of the words.
"Heh, heh, heh. I see that some of my influence is still in you, my specialty is revenge, after all."
"I rid myself of that little inconvenience along time ago."
While Sage and Ganon were arguing, Emily's anger kept rising and rising, remembering how much Ganon had screwed with their lives.
As her anger kept rising, red waves of energy started to dance around her, enveloping her whole body, making the air around her ripple from the heat. Her screeching "BALEFIRE!" drew everyone's attention to her. A wave of fire shot out at Ganon, surrounding him and spinning faster and faster. The walls of the now cylinder of flame kept closing in until the sides slammed together with a deafening roar, blinking out of existance.
Sweat coming from her brow and breating hard, Emily smiled contently and said. "Boom."
"Wow lass, I didnae ken ye had it in ye!" Sage winked.
Emily smiled up at Sage shyly and gave a relieved. "Thanks."
Walking up to the couple, Link said happily, "Well, I see Zelda's and Deeana's training has helped you imensly." He crossed his arms approvingly and gave a tooth filled grin.
"Um, guys," Perrin interupted, "Not to sound like a downer, but I don't think that Ganon could be defeated that easily."
"Perrin's right." Zelda added. "It seemed too easy, not to say that Emily's powers aren't strong, but it took Link, Me, and the six sages to take him down last time."
"How nice of you to remember, dear." Gannon's voice echoed on the jagged, rocky cliffs of Death Mountain. "And I must admit that little girl's powers are somewhat impressive, heh heh heh, but no where near mine." Directing his voice to Emily, he continued. "So, little girl, you like to play with fire, eh?" His voice grew dark. "Well like they say, when you play with fire, you're bound to..get...BURNED!!"
The ground underneath them suddenly vanished a black hole appeared. Then the five fell, and fell, and fell.
Leaning against a tree on ground, Sage woke up slowly. He groaned as his outstretched knees cried out in pain from last night's sleep. Walking over to his horse, Sage asked it. "Remind me nae tae sleep like that again." He patted the horses nose. He laughed to himself. "Noo I'm talking tae animals."
A grunting laugh came from behind Sage's back, "You won't have to worry about that again, for you won't be alive by sundown."
Turning around he saw a large pack of wolfos staring hungrily at him. He quickly went for his claymore, but a particularly scraggly woflos blocked that way.
"Aww, what's the matter?" The apparent leader of the woflos pack growled. "Dress-man can't use his sword?"
Cockily, Sage replied. "I dinnae need it tae beat ye fools, I can get the job done wi' me bare hands."
Howling in anger the wolfos charged forward, ready to tear him apart with their claws.
After finishing his breakfast of roast wolfos, Sage cleaned up his campsite so that no one would know that he had been there. Tying up his pack and sheathed claymore, he stroked the horses neck. "So Stardance, ready tae be off?"
Turning her head, Stardance nuzzled Sage's shoulder. Mounting the horse, he pressed the flanks of Stardance and rode off to Death Mountain, his face set in grim vengeance.
******
"You guys ready?" Link called over his shoulder at Perrin, Zelda and Emily mounted on horses behind him. After they nodded in agreement, Link signaled for the gatekeepers to lower the drawbridge. When it finally hit the ground the four rode off hard to death mountain. Riding to bring their friend back.
******
"Sire," A moblin came bowing to Ganon. "Link and his comrades are on his way here."
Smiling, Ganon answered. "Good, make sure everything is set according to plan."
"Yes, Sire." The moblin said, bowing from the room.
Sitting down in his throne, Ganon closed his eyes and breathed deeply. Soon, a gray light blinked into existence. Opening his eyes, Ganon looked into the light. "So, Sage, coming back I see." Thinking, Ganon continued, "Hmm, very well."
Waving his hand, three ironknuckles appeared from silver flames. Their armor mirroring the flames from the torches surrounding their leader. "You three will bring him to me, alive." He put extra emphasis on 'alive.' Ganon then snapped his fingers and the ironknuckles disappeared the same way they had came.
The King of Evil then sat back and smiled smugly, "This time, I am going to extract revenge." He vowed. He chuckled evilly, thinking how to kill Link. 'Oh, so many ways.
******
Looking at the looming mountain trail ahead of him, Sage said, "Well Stardance, I guess this is it." Stardance pawed the ground and nayed in responce.
He then spurred the white horse onward at a slow pace. As he rounded a corner, an ax swung down, nearly decapitating Stardance. The horse, startled from the incident reared up and Sage got thrown from her back. Rolling on the ground, he stopped as another ax blade struck the brown rock of Death Mountain, just inches away from Sage's face. Scrambling to his feet, Sage looked at the suprise Ganon had made for him. "Sae, ye must be the welcoming comity." Sage said.
The three ironknuckles lined up in a row. "Master Ganon would like to have..a word with you." The middle ironknuckle said. It's hollow, metallic voice echoed in it's armor.
"I dinnae think sae," Sage said, drawing his blade from the sheath on Stardance. "If anyone is going tae be doing the 'talking', its me!" Sage said with a tooth filled grin. His grip on the claymore's hilt grew tighter, whitening his knuckles, his hazel eyes darted back and forth at each of the armored monstrosities.
Sage was just about to charge into a fight he knew he could not win when an arrow whizzed by his ear, hitting the right ironknuckle in one of the eye holes. Dropping the ax, and bringing his hand up to it's head where the arrow stuck out, it fell backwards, dieing before it hit the ground.
Spinning around, Sage saw Perrin with his longbow, smiling. "I guess you owe me one again, eh Sage?" Perrin said. Along with him, he saw Emily, Link and Zelda.
Emily's hair started rising and curls of golden energy wove around her body, then they combined and shot up into the air. "THUNDER LIGHTNING CRASH!" The energy slammed into the two remaining ironknuckles, sending up dirt and rocks into the air where lightning struck the ground.
After the carnage and dust had settled, Sage walked over to the four frowning. "I told ye nae tae look fer me!"
"Yeah, well what would have happened if we didn't get here when we did?" Perrin said, pointing the tip of his bow at Sages sneering face.
Knocking the bow from his face and crossing his arms, Sage shot back. "I could've took them on." Adding, "AND won!"
"Oh, knock off the "toughest guy in the world" routine, Sage!" Zelda yelled impatiently. "Even Link knows to ask for help when he's out numbered and against the wall!" Link shifted uneasily in his saddle.
"Alright!" The other four looked over at Emily. "If anyone is going to bend Sage's ear," Emily looked mischievously at Sage and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Its me." Looking down at her emerald eyes, Sage kissed her.
"Hmm, if this is me punishment," Sage said coyly. "I'd can't wait tae see the reward." With that, Emily's face darkened about three shades in blushing.
"Mwhahahahaa!" Ganon laughed, his voice booming as he materialized infront of them. "What a touching scene."
Looking up at Ganon, Sage promised. "Ganon, I will hae me revenge oan ye." Pointing the end of his blade at Ganon's head when he said 'ye'. "And it will be oh, sae fun." He added with a vengeful grin on his face, emphasizing each one of the words.
"Heh, heh, heh. I see that some of my influence is still in you, my specialty is revenge, after all."
"I rid myself of that little inconvenience along time ago."
While Sage and Ganon were arguing, Emily's anger kept rising and rising, remembering how much Ganon had screwed with their lives.
As her anger kept rising, red waves of energy started to dance around her, enveloping her whole body, making the air around her ripple from the heat. Her screeching "BALEFIRE!" drew everyone's attention to her. A wave of fire shot out at Ganon, surrounding him and spinning faster and faster. The walls of the now cylinder of flame kept closing in until the sides slammed together with a deafening roar, blinking out of existance.
Sweat coming from her brow and breating hard, Emily smiled contently and said. "Boom."
"Wow lass, I didnae ken ye had it in ye!" Sage winked.
Emily smiled up at Sage shyly and gave a relieved. "Thanks."
Walking up to the couple, Link said happily, "Well, I see Zelda's and Deeana's training has helped you imensly." He crossed his arms approvingly and gave a tooth filled grin.
"Um, guys," Perrin interupted, "Not to sound like a downer, but I don't think that Ganon could be defeated that easily."
"Perrin's right." Zelda added. "It seemed too easy, not to say that Emily's powers aren't strong, but it took Link, Me, and the six sages to take him down last time."
"How nice of you to remember, dear." Gannon's voice echoed on the jagged, rocky cliffs of Death Mountain. "And I must admit that little girl's powers are somewhat impressive, heh heh heh, but no where near mine." Directing his voice to Emily, he continued. "So, little girl, you like to play with fire, eh?" His voice grew dark. "Well like they say, when you play with fire, you're bound to..get...BURNED!!"
The ground underneath them suddenly vanished a black hole appeared. Then the five fell, and fell, and fell.
