Author's rant: Well, I am thinking it is time for a good ol' update.
F. M. Q. Q.: Thanks for reveiwing, your reveiws were very helpful, especially the 'probably' error I've been making. ^^ Arigatou!
Chapter 7
Aleka felt the bruising grip on her arm tighten ever so slightly when she turned to try and see where Darunia and Ruto were being taken, before the shadow jerked her forward, marching her up a set of stairs that seemed to be purposely kept in disrepair to add to the dungeon's atmosphere. The girl felt almost like crying she was so frightened. Normally she would reassure herself in any slightly tense situation by reminding herself Link would come. But she'd never really felt that anything was stronger then Link... She'd seen swordsmen more skilled, mages with magic enough in thier little finger to destroy a village, but there had always been that feeling that Link could do it, Link could win...
As she was led through the halls a few small pools of blood caught her eyes. She briefly wondered whose it was and wether or not Link had known them. Where had the escapees even gone? What if they hadn't been able to escape? Were they killed? No one was brought into the dungeon after her, and there had only been a few soldiers there... Another jerk from the guard told her they had reached their destination, hopefully it wouldn't be to her own execution.
They stood in front of a door which was opened slowly enough for Aleka to notice the ornate image of the three goddesses on it. The door the room led to was not as elegant as the door, as a matter of fact it was much to Aleka's taste being so simple. Except the men inside it. Two of those shadows, one of them the eerily familier Dark Link.
"You may leave." Dark Link nodded to the shadow holding Aleka. The creature released its hold on her, pushing her into the room before sliding away, closing the door behind him. Aleka looked back to the two shaodows, feeling a chill run down her spine. The haunting resemblance to Link and the blood red eyes were disturbing enough, but Dark Link's companion, whoever he was, had a very large, imposing build. Aleka wouldn't have been much suprised if the man had scared a few Gorons in his time.
Dark Link took a careful step toward her, noting the breif flicker of fear in her brown eyes. He smiled for a moment, noting how evident her fear was when her anger wasn't there to cover it up. "Don't worry, we won't hurt you... Just want to see to it personally that you don't slip away, you're more important then the sages to our plans..."
Aleka opened her mouth to question him, as always some childish impulse over riding any fear she had. At least until the other shadow grabbed her left arm, twisting it cruelly.
"Perhaps we should explain that not hurting her was a euphemism for not killing her...?" The mans deep voice had a sound of wisdom and cunning, but Aleka didn't notice as she sobbed wretchedly, her legs giving out beneath her when the man released her arm. She stayed on the ground, shaking with sobs of pain that she desperatly wished she could force to subside.
"Now Rilom, was that really necessary?" Dark Link asked.
Before Rilom could answer there was another knock at the door. Rilom forced Aleka to her feet as the door opened, a haggard looking shadow entering the room. "Sir, the attack on the Guredo Fortress is over... But minus the few we captured or killed, they have all fled. Nabooru included."
Dark Link glared at him for a moment, rage bubbling just below the surface. "Then hunt them, but don't waste to much time on it..." He nodded towards Aleka, "Our Hero of Time has to come for this regardless."
Nabooru watched the sun move higher in the sapphire sky, glancing occasionally down to Hyrule Castle Town and watching the clean up of what had clearly been chaos the night before. "Did anyone survive...?"
"More than you would think." Kaepora responded from his perch in a nearby tree. His feathers ruffled suddenly, and if his face hadn't been frozen in a perpetual scowl his face would have made a very drastic change in expression.
Nabooru looked in the direction of the owls gaze, a black rider sped across Hyrule Field, headed to the southwest.
"We follow." Kaepora murmured as he took flight.
Ji rode hard across Hyrule field, faintly enjoying the feel of the wind moving across his dark face. He noted the horse begin to tire as he passed Lon Lon Ranch and allowed the horse to slow to a trot as he leaned foreward to give the creature a carrot. He grinned as the horse whinnied happily at the change, liking the company of the animal more than those screaming Hylians... Not that they weren't without reason for screaming with what had been done to them, but how irritating...
He rode the horse into the woods that encircled Lake Hylia and began to search for the few land marks Rilom had told him to be on the look out for. He noticed the horse give a slight shake and looked down to the creature, noting its apparent fear.
"Alright, go on..." He whispered as he climbed off the horse, removing his little 'package' as well as the saddle and bit. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone where you go." He added cheerfully. Like most shadows he had a weakness, and like most shadows he had a rather major personality change when dealing with that 'weakness.'
He resumed his hike, feeling a bit proud of himself for doing something good for the horse.
"Link, please, you shouldn't just-"
"Why do I feel like I've had this conversation before." Link growled at Impa. It was one thing to be careful and it was quite another to waste time. He knew Dark Link, not well, but well enough to know that the deap, personal hatred the shadow held wouldn't allow for anyone other than him to get his hands on Link. "There is no point in wasting time."
"Of course not, considering how impatient Dark Link can get." A snide voice whispered from the trees, moments before its owner appeared before them. He smirked at the dirty looks he received, but quickly held his hands up in to signal he meant no physical harm. "Now now... Put those things away." He nodded towards the Master Sword and the Sheikah blades. "Good, now I am a messanger boy, plain and simple. And I believe that this package is yours." He gave a crooked smile, tossed a small package to Link, and ran into the trees.
Impa quickly gave chase while the others stayed behind. Link's face contorted with pain and rage when he found the package was the clothe from one of Aleka's sleeves, the place were it was cut from the rest of her tunic stained with blood.
Link walked to the edge of the camp at sat on the ground, leaning against a tree.
"Aren't you going to go to Hyrule now...?"
Link looked up to see Pharik but didn't respond.
"I know you're going to go, I am coming too." Pharik said quitely but firmly.
"No, you're not."
"This is my fault for not telling anyone about the Amethyst, and you'll need someone to get the sages and Aleka out of there while you fight. I know how to take care of myself and I won't get in the way of you and Dark Link. I can help, Link." Pharik reasoned, his rational tone tainted with worry.
Link remained quite for a moment before nodding, "Yes... You can help me, but when I tell you to leave, do it."
"I will, so long as we have found Aleka, you don't need any distractions."
Link smiled slowly. "Keep her safe until I come out, eh?"
Pharik nodded, glad to have found an agreement. He glanced to the others, wondering when Link would take the opporotunity to leave.
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Sorry about the delay on update, please r&r and tell me what you want to see happen!
F. M. Q. Q.: Thanks for reveiwing, your reveiws were very helpful, especially the 'probably' error I've been making. ^^ Arigatou!
Chapter 7
Aleka felt the bruising grip on her arm tighten ever so slightly when she turned to try and see where Darunia and Ruto were being taken, before the shadow jerked her forward, marching her up a set of stairs that seemed to be purposely kept in disrepair to add to the dungeon's atmosphere. The girl felt almost like crying she was so frightened. Normally she would reassure herself in any slightly tense situation by reminding herself Link would come. But she'd never really felt that anything was stronger then Link... She'd seen swordsmen more skilled, mages with magic enough in thier little finger to destroy a village, but there had always been that feeling that Link could do it, Link could win...
As she was led through the halls a few small pools of blood caught her eyes. She briefly wondered whose it was and wether or not Link had known them. Where had the escapees even gone? What if they hadn't been able to escape? Were they killed? No one was brought into the dungeon after her, and there had only been a few soldiers there... Another jerk from the guard told her they had reached their destination, hopefully it wouldn't be to her own execution.
They stood in front of a door which was opened slowly enough for Aleka to notice the ornate image of the three goddesses on it. The door the room led to was not as elegant as the door, as a matter of fact it was much to Aleka's taste being so simple. Except the men inside it. Two of those shadows, one of them the eerily familier Dark Link.
"You may leave." Dark Link nodded to the shadow holding Aleka. The creature released its hold on her, pushing her into the room before sliding away, closing the door behind him. Aleka looked back to the two shaodows, feeling a chill run down her spine. The haunting resemblance to Link and the blood red eyes were disturbing enough, but Dark Link's companion, whoever he was, had a very large, imposing build. Aleka wouldn't have been much suprised if the man had scared a few Gorons in his time.
Dark Link took a careful step toward her, noting the breif flicker of fear in her brown eyes. He smiled for a moment, noting how evident her fear was when her anger wasn't there to cover it up. "Don't worry, we won't hurt you... Just want to see to it personally that you don't slip away, you're more important then the sages to our plans..."
Aleka opened her mouth to question him, as always some childish impulse over riding any fear she had. At least until the other shadow grabbed her left arm, twisting it cruelly.
"Perhaps we should explain that not hurting her was a euphemism for not killing her...?" The mans deep voice had a sound of wisdom and cunning, but Aleka didn't notice as she sobbed wretchedly, her legs giving out beneath her when the man released her arm. She stayed on the ground, shaking with sobs of pain that she desperatly wished she could force to subside.
"Now Rilom, was that really necessary?" Dark Link asked.
Before Rilom could answer there was another knock at the door. Rilom forced Aleka to her feet as the door opened, a haggard looking shadow entering the room. "Sir, the attack on the Guredo Fortress is over... But minus the few we captured or killed, they have all fled. Nabooru included."
Dark Link glared at him for a moment, rage bubbling just below the surface. "Then hunt them, but don't waste to much time on it..." He nodded towards Aleka, "Our Hero of Time has to come for this regardless."
Nabooru watched the sun move higher in the sapphire sky, glancing occasionally down to Hyrule Castle Town and watching the clean up of what had clearly been chaos the night before. "Did anyone survive...?"
"More than you would think." Kaepora responded from his perch in a nearby tree. His feathers ruffled suddenly, and if his face hadn't been frozen in a perpetual scowl his face would have made a very drastic change in expression.
Nabooru looked in the direction of the owls gaze, a black rider sped across Hyrule Field, headed to the southwest.
"We follow." Kaepora murmured as he took flight.
Ji rode hard across Hyrule field, faintly enjoying the feel of the wind moving across his dark face. He noted the horse begin to tire as he passed Lon Lon Ranch and allowed the horse to slow to a trot as he leaned foreward to give the creature a carrot. He grinned as the horse whinnied happily at the change, liking the company of the animal more than those screaming Hylians... Not that they weren't without reason for screaming with what had been done to them, but how irritating...
He rode the horse into the woods that encircled Lake Hylia and began to search for the few land marks Rilom had told him to be on the look out for. He noticed the horse give a slight shake and looked down to the creature, noting its apparent fear.
"Alright, go on..." He whispered as he climbed off the horse, removing his little 'package' as well as the saddle and bit. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone where you go." He added cheerfully. Like most shadows he had a weakness, and like most shadows he had a rather major personality change when dealing with that 'weakness.'
He resumed his hike, feeling a bit proud of himself for doing something good for the horse.
"Link, please, you shouldn't just-"
"Why do I feel like I've had this conversation before." Link growled at Impa. It was one thing to be careful and it was quite another to waste time. He knew Dark Link, not well, but well enough to know that the deap, personal hatred the shadow held wouldn't allow for anyone other than him to get his hands on Link. "There is no point in wasting time."
"Of course not, considering how impatient Dark Link can get." A snide voice whispered from the trees, moments before its owner appeared before them. He smirked at the dirty looks he received, but quickly held his hands up in to signal he meant no physical harm. "Now now... Put those things away." He nodded towards the Master Sword and the Sheikah blades. "Good, now I am a messanger boy, plain and simple. And I believe that this package is yours." He gave a crooked smile, tossed a small package to Link, and ran into the trees.
Impa quickly gave chase while the others stayed behind. Link's face contorted with pain and rage when he found the package was the clothe from one of Aleka's sleeves, the place were it was cut from the rest of her tunic stained with blood.
Link walked to the edge of the camp at sat on the ground, leaning against a tree.
"Aren't you going to go to Hyrule now...?"
Link looked up to see Pharik but didn't respond.
"I know you're going to go, I am coming too." Pharik said quitely but firmly.
"No, you're not."
"This is my fault for not telling anyone about the Amethyst, and you'll need someone to get the sages and Aleka out of there while you fight. I know how to take care of myself and I won't get in the way of you and Dark Link. I can help, Link." Pharik reasoned, his rational tone tainted with worry.
Link remained quite for a moment before nodding, "Yes... You can help me, but when I tell you to leave, do it."
"I will, so long as we have found Aleka, you don't need any distractions."
Link smiled slowly. "Keep her safe until I come out, eh?"
Pharik nodded, glad to have found an agreement. He glanced to the others, wondering when Link would take the opporotunity to leave.
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Sorry about the delay on update, please r&r and tell me what you want to see happen!
