Legend of Zelda : Council of sages
Chapter 3 : Unlasting happiness
Impa played the melody that would take her to death mountain warp pad on her small flute. It rippled out over the desert from the colossus entrance and picked her up in the tune. Moments later she felt the rush of heat on her body as the volcanic crater spun into view.
As soon as she felt solid ground beneath her feet she ran for the broken bridge. She jumped out and over the gap to touch down on the other side. Her stride never broke as she ran to the safety of the Goron city.
Once inside the Sheikah allowed herself to stop. As she looked around she spotted a greyish brown ball of stone rolling toward her. It stopped in front of her and unrolled to reveal the sage of fire. "Impa" it said in a voice that sounded like boulders crashing together. "What brings the sage of shadow to the Goron city?" asked Darunia. "Hyrule will soon be under attack by a man named prince Baldor. He has a power almost equal to that of Ganondorf's." Impa explained "It has Zelda worried but link doesn't seem to be in a hurry. He knew who it was so he probably set precautions, but still get to the castle as soon as you can."
They exchanged a few more words and the end of the conversation saw Impa dashing off to the entrance to the lost woods.
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"So that's why it hasn't moved. They must be strong to hold back Baldor for so long already." Link had just spent the last hour explaining to Zelda about his friends who where holding the border. He nodded "But they are now under attack. According the messenger Baldor started the mind assault just before it left."
Zelda absent mindedly nodded then said "Turn around I'm going to get changed, and no peaking!" Link obeyed and turned to face the window but as he looked outside a glint caught his eye. "Zelda I would hold that thought if I were you." He said drawing his sword. Behind him Zelda stopped and rebuttoned her dress before coming up behind him. Link silently crossed to the window and stood beside it. Out side was a muffled sound of breathing.
All of a sudden Link exploded into action and dragged one of the suitors in by the collar with a sword threatening his life. "Unhand me." shouted the man who was undoubtedly one of the real princes' and not one of the imposters.
"Well what do we have here?" mocked Link as he let go of the prince's collar and watched the man slump to the floor. "A peeping tom, or should I say a peeping prince." The mans face burned as he yelled at Link. "Get out of my way you filthy common solider. No one will stop me claiming the princess Zelda for my own."
Link hated being called a common solider and worse yet the haughty bastard had threatened him and Princess Zelda. "That's right, I am a solider." said Link, nastily calm. "But not common, after all who was the one who killed the evil Ganondorf. What should we do with him your highness?"
He looked back at Zelda as she caught on to link's game. "Oh yes what did Impa do to them again. I think she handed them over to the guards and they spent a night in the dungeon to cool off." Link's grin was plain mischievous as he turned back to the prince on the floor.
"Then we'll just have to do that then." agreed link. He picked up the prince again, hauled him to the door and called two guards from down the hall. "Take this man down to the dungeon's for the night and don't let him out what ever he says. Release him in the morning." he instructed the pair and watched with Zelda as they dragged him down the corridor.
As soon as they got back inside Link collapsed onto Zelda's bed in an all out laughing fit. "That was the funniest thing I've seen in years." he gasped for air in ragged breath's as he calmed down enough to see Zelda had used his laughing as a distraction to change into a white nightgown.
Link sat up as she climbed into bed and hopped under the blankets. Link despite himself kissed her on the forehead goodnight and then settled down in a chair by her head taking out the ocarina of time and playing the gentle melody of Zelda's lullaby to put her into a deep sleep before putting the ocarina away and settling down to watch.
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"Goddamnit!"
The cry rang through the air as Baldor's mind attack started it's first wave. The source of the unusual curse was a Sheikah that had been sitting with four other mages. "It's to soon." Claimed the young woman. "If link didn't get the nymph there'll be no way to stop Baldor." she complained while the others sweated from effort.
"Well if you don't start to concentrate there will be no time for him to get the message." growled the half Goron man on her left. Cleo shut up. The others where irritated enough without her whining.
All five of them had been called to the border, by some unknown feeling one morning, to find it under attack. They had barely any training with the magic they had and it's use now was instinctive rather than planned.
The two others on her left where the Goron man, Electrete, she remembered and a Gerudo woman named Alexandria. Strange name for a Gerudo but weren't they all? On Cleo's right was a hyilian called Pleadies and a Zora by the name of Aquillmie. All of them were around nineteen.
A splash from a near-by stream announced the return of the nymph. *Mistress, the royal family has been notified the forest one says hold the barrier for as long as you can without him.*
Exasperated sigh's rose from all the teenagers. Cleo whined to the space before her. "How boring did he say this would get?"
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The next morning in the castle Link and Zelda woke to find a great surprise awaiting them on their arrival in the throne room. The king had heeded Links warning of Baldor with some consideration and had come up with a plan to get the princess out of harm's way, for a time.
"She's the next in line for the throne and we can't risk losing her to that horrible man." he had told Link. Link had listened as the king told him the rest and felt the tinniest hint of excitement crawl through his gut.
It was put into action later that morning with the announcement that none of the present Princes would have his daughter in marriage. "Instead she shall be wed to the new prince of the Gerudo." whispers filled the room all asking who it was. By the time the crowd had stilled Link had stepped forward to stand beside the princesses throne.
The emotion that filled the air and the faces of the royal audience was shock. It was a surprise to everyone but the sage of light standing at the head of the column advisers wearing a smile on his withered face.
_______________________________________________________________________ Oh, no there might be a bit of romance in this after all. Next chapter : Retreat A/N: (Whoa! This is the most typing I've done in my life!)
Chapter 3 : Unlasting happiness
Impa played the melody that would take her to death mountain warp pad on her small flute. It rippled out over the desert from the colossus entrance and picked her up in the tune. Moments later she felt the rush of heat on her body as the volcanic crater spun into view.
As soon as she felt solid ground beneath her feet she ran for the broken bridge. She jumped out and over the gap to touch down on the other side. Her stride never broke as she ran to the safety of the Goron city.
Once inside the Sheikah allowed herself to stop. As she looked around she spotted a greyish brown ball of stone rolling toward her. It stopped in front of her and unrolled to reveal the sage of fire. "Impa" it said in a voice that sounded like boulders crashing together. "What brings the sage of shadow to the Goron city?" asked Darunia. "Hyrule will soon be under attack by a man named prince Baldor. He has a power almost equal to that of Ganondorf's." Impa explained "It has Zelda worried but link doesn't seem to be in a hurry. He knew who it was so he probably set precautions, but still get to the castle as soon as you can."
They exchanged a few more words and the end of the conversation saw Impa dashing off to the entrance to the lost woods.
************
"So that's why it hasn't moved. They must be strong to hold back Baldor for so long already." Link had just spent the last hour explaining to Zelda about his friends who where holding the border. He nodded "But they are now under attack. According the messenger Baldor started the mind assault just before it left."
Zelda absent mindedly nodded then said "Turn around I'm going to get changed, and no peaking!" Link obeyed and turned to face the window but as he looked outside a glint caught his eye. "Zelda I would hold that thought if I were you." He said drawing his sword. Behind him Zelda stopped and rebuttoned her dress before coming up behind him. Link silently crossed to the window and stood beside it. Out side was a muffled sound of breathing.
All of a sudden Link exploded into action and dragged one of the suitors in by the collar with a sword threatening his life. "Unhand me." shouted the man who was undoubtedly one of the real princes' and not one of the imposters.
"Well what do we have here?" mocked Link as he let go of the prince's collar and watched the man slump to the floor. "A peeping tom, or should I say a peeping prince." The mans face burned as he yelled at Link. "Get out of my way you filthy common solider. No one will stop me claiming the princess Zelda for my own."
Link hated being called a common solider and worse yet the haughty bastard had threatened him and Princess Zelda. "That's right, I am a solider." said Link, nastily calm. "But not common, after all who was the one who killed the evil Ganondorf. What should we do with him your highness?"
He looked back at Zelda as she caught on to link's game. "Oh yes what did Impa do to them again. I think she handed them over to the guards and they spent a night in the dungeon to cool off." Link's grin was plain mischievous as he turned back to the prince on the floor.
"Then we'll just have to do that then." agreed link. He picked up the prince again, hauled him to the door and called two guards from down the hall. "Take this man down to the dungeon's for the night and don't let him out what ever he says. Release him in the morning." he instructed the pair and watched with Zelda as they dragged him down the corridor.
As soon as they got back inside Link collapsed onto Zelda's bed in an all out laughing fit. "That was the funniest thing I've seen in years." he gasped for air in ragged breath's as he calmed down enough to see Zelda had used his laughing as a distraction to change into a white nightgown.
Link sat up as she climbed into bed and hopped under the blankets. Link despite himself kissed her on the forehead goodnight and then settled down in a chair by her head taking out the ocarina of time and playing the gentle melody of Zelda's lullaby to put her into a deep sleep before putting the ocarina away and settling down to watch.
*****************
"Goddamnit!"
The cry rang through the air as Baldor's mind attack started it's first wave. The source of the unusual curse was a Sheikah that had been sitting with four other mages. "It's to soon." Claimed the young woman. "If link didn't get the nymph there'll be no way to stop Baldor." she complained while the others sweated from effort.
"Well if you don't start to concentrate there will be no time for him to get the message." growled the half Goron man on her left. Cleo shut up. The others where irritated enough without her whining.
All five of them had been called to the border, by some unknown feeling one morning, to find it under attack. They had barely any training with the magic they had and it's use now was instinctive rather than planned.
The two others on her left where the Goron man, Electrete, she remembered and a Gerudo woman named Alexandria. Strange name for a Gerudo but weren't they all? On Cleo's right was a hyilian called Pleadies and a Zora by the name of Aquillmie. All of them were around nineteen.
A splash from a near-by stream announced the return of the nymph. *Mistress, the royal family has been notified the forest one says hold the barrier for as long as you can without him.*
Exasperated sigh's rose from all the teenagers. Cleo whined to the space before her. "How boring did he say this would get?"
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The next morning in the castle Link and Zelda woke to find a great surprise awaiting them on their arrival in the throne room. The king had heeded Links warning of Baldor with some consideration and had come up with a plan to get the princess out of harm's way, for a time.
"She's the next in line for the throne and we can't risk losing her to that horrible man." he had told Link. Link had listened as the king told him the rest and felt the tinniest hint of excitement crawl through his gut.
It was put into action later that morning with the announcement that none of the present Princes would have his daughter in marriage. "Instead she shall be wed to the new prince of the Gerudo." whispers filled the room all asking who it was. By the time the crowd had stilled Link had stepped forward to stand beside the princesses throne.
The emotion that filled the air and the faces of the royal audience was shock. It was a surprise to everyone but the sage of light standing at the head of the column advisers wearing a smile on his withered face.
_______________________________________________________________________ Oh, no there might be a bit of romance in this after all. Next chapter : Retreat A/N: (Whoa! This is the most typing I've done in my life!)