(A/N) Do you know how hard it is to keep two stories in your head at the
same time. I've had more trouble writing then I've ever had in my life. ^o^
Legend of Zelda : Council of mages.
Chapter 7 : Battle march.
"Have your force ready for the attack at sun rise. The Hyilians have hidden themselves in the lost woods more specifically Koriki village where it's inhabitance never grow old." Baldor was standing by Hyrule castles great thrones giving orders to the captains and his remaining lieutenant. "When you find them bring the princess and the king to me, Unharmed." The words rang in clear warning.
"Be quick in your return we need to gain an advantage over the hero of time or this campaign will be over before it started. We've already been victim to that juvenile so be sharp. Take the mages to guide you through the forest."
With the last words he waved the men away and they left as fast as they could. Baldor watched them go, once the room was empty the dark price fell to his knee's in obvious pain. He reached across to his left shoulder and gripped the wound that he had received two nights ago in the surprise attack on his advance force.
His intense hatred for the youth had magnified to rival that of the evil one for the bolt that had scored a hit on him had been spelled to release fire through his body when it hit. He'd managed to douse the spell but it had had enough time to do its damage.
Baldor hardened his resolve and stood running on pure determination. He would kill Link and the mages that had held him away for so long. Even at the cost of his own life.
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Sunrise...
"Link, sir the battalion stationed in the north clearing need more arrows."
"Link our men in the entrance way are falling back into the town there's to many to hold our ground."
Messenger after messenger was coming from all the hidden soldiers in the forest requesting help. The only answer for the sudden attack from the enemy was that Baldor was angry and he wanted to win more than ever.
Link and Zelda where hard pressed to deal with the caving in of their defences and time was running out. Cleo, Pleadies and the others had disappeared into the tunnels below his house long before the raid had begun and Link was starting to think that maybe their last physical hope of escape was cut off completely.
He pushed the thoughts out of his mind as he made the decision to leave his post and help defend the main entrance to their haven. Zelda was reluctant to let him go but Link pressed a small yellow and green ocarina into her hands. "It'll work just like the ocarina of time so trust me I won't let them get you or me."
He had left before Zelda could launch a protest, running for the entrance to koriki village.
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"Hurry up hyrule's forces are loosing!" Cleo was hopping up and down while Alexandria and Electrete studied the book they had found on their return to the subterranean room. Alexandria had finally worked out how she'd made the image appear in the brazier and had cast the same enchantment again.
"Wait-one-second... GOT IT." Alexandria and Electrete put their hands over the magical image and started saying the words to a endurance spell. They fixed the objective in their minds and let it go through the image and into the soldiers.
"That's done it." cried Cleo happily as she saw the soldiers pick up their feet again. "Oh look at Link." she added after a moment of studying the results. Link had a grim look on his face as he mowed his way through his enemies with a ferocity unmatched by the combatants around him. As he moved the numbers of the opposing army started to concentrate on the green clad youth with the whirring blade.
Cleo could see that link would never get out of the fray without help and something deep inside her awakener. Her whole demeanour changed as she pulled the deku nut that the Sheikah Impa had given her before she'd left for her village. She knew how to use it.
Slamming it to the ground it exploded and blinded The others watching. By the time their vision had cleared Cleo was gone. Looking into the Brazier they noticed that Cleo had appeared next to the struggling hero accompanied by two others all dressed as the protectors of the royal family.
"She was a Sheikah!?" gasped Pleadies "Now I've seen everything."
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"So what else do you have hiding boy?" Baldor was looking at the cause of all his problems through the eyes of one of his mages and had seen the group of Sheikah's enter the battle. "What else have you got hidden from me?"
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Link was glad for the extra assistance. The soldiers he had been fighting beside where getting further and further away as he was surrounded. The sheikahs had come and they were winning back the ground lost. They where pushing them back through the entrance after a few minutes of fighting when Electrete and Alexandria joined the small band as they tore through enemies.
Fire balls started to fly as Electrete explained to link over the clang of swards that they had found something to help channel their magic. Lightning bolts joined the fray from some unknown source as the enemy retreated fully. Out of the forest and into the field.
The hyilians cheered and returned to their posts as they saw the last of the enemy flee for their lives. But link wouldn't let them rest long. He was giving orders immediately.
"All the soldiers that are fit enough go and help the other's against the enemy in the other parts of the forest. Get the wounded to the houses and send off messages with the soldiers to send back their injured fighters." His orders where obeyed.
The Sheikah joined him as he was working his way back to the king. "Cleo?" he asked uncertain when he saw his newly awakener friend. The teen nodded her head to him and smiled as Sheik appeared at his side peeling off the head bandages that disguised Zelda's face.
"Was that the princess fighting?" asked an amazed captain of the guard as they reached the tree house. "It certainly was and if you can't come to terms with your army needing the help of three women then you'll just have to suffer." Link couldn't keep the smile off his face at Zelda's war time cheek.
They were just siting down to rest when a blast rocked the tree. "What was that." yelled king Caswallon. No sooner than the words had come from his mouth when magic hand's soared through the air to grab Zelda and Caswallon.
"Zelda!" cried link as she was whisked away by the hand after her father. Once out side they floated over the ground struggling against their captors. Below them stood a mage surrounded by enemy soldiers holding them in the air.
"Give up hero of time." he shouted in the voice of Baldor. "If you want to see the princess and the king alive give yourself up to me." The high pitched evil laughter filled the air as link suddenly realised just what the attack on the forest had been.
It had been a decoy. Something to get him out of the way while the mage stole the members of the royal family from out under him. He was shaking in silent rage as the mage, the soldiers and their captives were caught in the midst of a transport spell just as Pleadies and Aquillmie joined Link.
Link was in despair. They where gone. He was just about to move toward the ladder when Aquillmie put a cold hand on his shoulder. "The people here need you." she had read his intent correctly.
"Let us go."
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So will Link go or will the Mage's that have finally found their powers go to the aid of the royal family. Find out in the next chapter.
Chapter 8 : Colliding paths.
Legend of Zelda : Council of mages.
Chapter 7 : Battle march.
"Have your force ready for the attack at sun rise. The Hyilians have hidden themselves in the lost woods more specifically Koriki village where it's inhabitance never grow old." Baldor was standing by Hyrule castles great thrones giving orders to the captains and his remaining lieutenant. "When you find them bring the princess and the king to me, Unharmed." The words rang in clear warning.
"Be quick in your return we need to gain an advantage over the hero of time or this campaign will be over before it started. We've already been victim to that juvenile so be sharp. Take the mages to guide you through the forest."
With the last words he waved the men away and they left as fast as they could. Baldor watched them go, once the room was empty the dark price fell to his knee's in obvious pain. He reached across to his left shoulder and gripped the wound that he had received two nights ago in the surprise attack on his advance force.
His intense hatred for the youth had magnified to rival that of the evil one for the bolt that had scored a hit on him had been spelled to release fire through his body when it hit. He'd managed to douse the spell but it had had enough time to do its damage.
Baldor hardened his resolve and stood running on pure determination. He would kill Link and the mages that had held him away for so long. Even at the cost of his own life.
*******************************************
Sunrise...
"Link, sir the battalion stationed in the north clearing need more arrows."
"Link our men in the entrance way are falling back into the town there's to many to hold our ground."
Messenger after messenger was coming from all the hidden soldiers in the forest requesting help. The only answer for the sudden attack from the enemy was that Baldor was angry and he wanted to win more than ever.
Link and Zelda where hard pressed to deal with the caving in of their defences and time was running out. Cleo, Pleadies and the others had disappeared into the tunnels below his house long before the raid had begun and Link was starting to think that maybe their last physical hope of escape was cut off completely.
He pushed the thoughts out of his mind as he made the decision to leave his post and help defend the main entrance to their haven. Zelda was reluctant to let him go but Link pressed a small yellow and green ocarina into her hands. "It'll work just like the ocarina of time so trust me I won't let them get you or me."
He had left before Zelda could launch a protest, running for the entrance to koriki village.
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"Hurry up hyrule's forces are loosing!" Cleo was hopping up and down while Alexandria and Electrete studied the book they had found on their return to the subterranean room. Alexandria had finally worked out how she'd made the image appear in the brazier and had cast the same enchantment again.
"Wait-one-second... GOT IT." Alexandria and Electrete put their hands over the magical image and started saying the words to a endurance spell. They fixed the objective in their minds and let it go through the image and into the soldiers.
"That's done it." cried Cleo happily as she saw the soldiers pick up their feet again. "Oh look at Link." she added after a moment of studying the results. Link had a grim look on his face as he mowed his way through his enemies with a ferocity unmatched by the combatants around him. As he moved the numbers of the opposing army started to concentrate on the green clad youth with the whirring blade.
Cleo could see that link would never get out of the fray without help and something deep inside her awakener. Her whole demeanour changed as she pulled the deku nut that the Sheikah Impa had given her before she'd left for her village. She knew how to use it.
Slamming it to the ground it exploded and blinded The others watching. By the time their vision had cleared Cleo was gone. Looking into the Brazier they noticed that Cleo had appeared next to the struggling hero accompanied by two others all dressed as the protectors of the royal family.
"She was a Sheikah!?" gasped Pleadies "Now I've seen everything."
**********************
"So what else do you have hiding boy?" Baldor was looking at the cause of all his problems through the eyes of one of his mages and had seen the group of Sheikah's enter the battle. "What else have you got hidden from me?"
***********************
Link was glad for the extra assistance. The soldiers he had been fighting beside where getting further and further away as he was surrounded. The sheikahs had come and they were winning back the ground lost. They where pushing them back through the entrance after a few minutes of fighting when Electrete and Alexandria joined the small band as they tore through enemies.
Fire balls started to fly as Electrete explained to link over the clang of swards that they had found something to help channel their magic. Lightning bolts joined the fray from some unknown source as the enemy retreated fully. Out of the forest and into the field.
The hyilians cheered and returned to their posts as they saw the last of the enemy flee for their lives. But link wouldn't let them rest long. He was giving orders immediately.
"All the soldiers that are fit enough go and help the other's against the enemy in the other parts of the forest. Get the wounded to the houses and send off messages with the soldiers to send back their injured fighters." His orders where obeyed.
The Sheikah joined him as he was working his way back to the king. "Cleo?" he asked uncertain when he saw his newly awakener friend. The teen nodded her head to him and smiled as Sheik appeared at his side peeling off the head bandages that disguised Zelda's face.
"Was that the princess fighting?" asked an amazed captain of the guard as they reached the tree house. "It certainly was and if you can't come to terms with your army needing the help of three women then you'll just have to suffer." Link couldn't keep the smile off his face at Zelda's war time cheek.
They were just siting down to rest when a blast rocked the tree. "What was that." yelled king Caswallon. No sooner than the words had come from his mouth when magic hand's soared through the air to grab Zelda and Caswallon.
"Zelda!" cried link as she was whisked away by the hand after her father. Once out side they floated over the ground struggling against their captors. Below them stood a mage surrounded by enemy soldiers holding them in the air.
"Give up hero of time." he shouted in the voice of Baldor. "If you want to see the princess and the king alive give yourself up to me." The high pitched evil laughter filled the air as link suddenly realised just what the attack on the forest had been.
It had been a decoy. Something to get him out of the way while the mage stole the members of the royal family from out under him. He was shaking in silent rage as the mage, the soldiers and their captives were caught in the midst of a transport spell just as Pleadies and Aquillmie joined Link.
Link was in despair. They where gone. He was just about to move toward the ladder when Aquillmie put a cold hand on his shoulder. "The people here need you." she had read his intent correctly.
"Let us go."
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So will Link go or will the Mage's that have finally found their powers go to the aid of the royal family. Find out in the next chapter.
Chapter 8 : Colliding paths.