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9 years passed by in an instant. It took a while for Kora to finally get used to the fact her to realise she wouldn't b seeing her best friend for a while. The day that she hated te most though, was when she was told...
The two women were sparing bruatily in the central chamber of the temple. Kora and Nabooru both held their foothold against the other. Both were exceptonall skilled with a pair of machette blades, although the now grown and matured Kora, her glare full of concentration and unbroken focus rendered her an incredibly talented warrior, he speed and power uneatable.
The sudden sound of a heavy stone wall slowly opening distracted both of the two young women, both stopping and turning towards the large door at the top of the stairs. A young Gerudo woman, around 22 years old jogged in, a look of remorse on her face.
"Forgive me for the intrusion. Nabooru, I was told to let you know that the great King Ganondorf has been anounced true ruler of the Gerudo's. I was also told to let you know that he left late last night to Hyrule castle as the representative of the Gerudos. I fear though, he may not be back for a few months." Nabooru slowly odded. She ha occasionally left the temple, traveling back to the fortrrss. Each time she saw anew Ganondorf emerge. Each one more evil then the last time she had seen him.
Mida's death a few years back had seen the rebelion against Nebro's teaching vanish with her murdered life. Thus the Great king had become a ruthless evil murderer. And all this time, she had refused to let Kora know about it.
"He's... Gone?" Kora asked, her massive burning eyes wideneingin disapointment and horror.
"Yes. I'm sorr Kora but although all the Gerudo omenprotested his depature, he stated it was necasary." Kora frowned, slowly hanging her head. Nabooru frowned at her quickly before thanking the woman then dissmissing her. he Gerudo took off back towards the Gerudo fortress, the sounds of the clanking metal against metal from the fierce sword fight again was drowned out by the massive stone door closing up behind the Gerudo woman.
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That had been two years ago though. Kora was now a fully developed 21 year old woman. She stood in the centre room, staring up in deep thought at the massive statue of the godess before her.
"Koraxius. I have a gift for you." Slowly Kora turned aroun, staring at the Nabooru whom emerged from the centre door facing Kora.
"Nabooru." Kora greeted. Nabooru knelt down before Kora, whom knelt own pposite her. Slowly Nabooru pulled out a long cushion, covered by a vlevet cloth and laid it before Kora.
"I believe these shoul make up for all the years I ignored yu're birthday." She smiled. Kora hesitated, staring at the cushion before slowly reaching down and pulling the cloth off the cushion. Her eyes widened in complete shock. Before her were a pair of the most incredible looking polished Gerudo machete blades. Each one was at least a metre long and engraved wth flames up the blades. The handles were long and wrapped in a branded black leather, paternly covered in silver diamond shaped rivets. Thebladeshad an eerie luminescent violet glow to them though.
"Nabooru... I don't know what to ... say."
"You can start with thank you."
"Yes, Thank you, their perfect!" Kora slowly piked the blades up. They were feather light suprisingly and yet looked completely undestructable and deadly.
"I asked Biggoron to make them for you. The blades are made out of a melted mixture of dragon horn and a strange glowing crystal I founf before. I think it's a protective quartz but I could be wrong. Anyway, their incedibly powerful blades and posses a strange power only a true warrior caould posses."
"Nabooru... Thank you again."
"It's ok. Think of them as a graduation present."
"Graduation?" Koira's eyes stoped examining the blades, staring aintly over at Nabooru.
"Yeah. I can't beat you anymore. I haven't bee able to win a fight against you in over two years now. i'd say you'reprettymuch unbeatable. You're also intelligent, wise and cunning. You're powerfull as well andhave a strong righteous mind I know you'll make a good warrior. So yeah, you've graduated." ra grinned happily, thrwing herself around Nabooru's neck, hauging her tightly.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"I think it's time though." Kora let nbaooru go, the twostaring at eachother again.
"Time fr what ora?"
"Time for me to avenge Mida's death."
"Kora, I've already told you,you don't know who the murderer is."
"You know Nabooru, you just won't admit it. But you can't honestly expect Nebro to get away with this." Nabooru sighed, staring sadly at the gorond.
"I thought i told you that violence wasn't the way to alwys go."
"Whoi said I was going to kill her? I just want to see her beaten, bowing down to the rightfull ruler of the Gerudos, bar Ganondorf. Whom I can't waitto see!" She stated with a sudden grin. Nabooru forced a smile though inside she was in anguish. She didn't wnt her to see Ganondorf now.
"Kora... " Nabooru didn't even get a chance to finish before Kora had gotten up and walked out te temple, heading for the eit for the first time in 11 years.
Nabooru sighed, staring up at the massive stone statueof her godess before her. Shadows danced around the walls silently from the fire torches that lit the room.
'Kora. You really are a great warrior but I know for a fact you're ging to get hurt soon. When you see what you're old friend has... become.'
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"Nebro!" Everyone turned to the door as it swung open on it's heav wooden frame. The shadow of a woman was blinded into a mere silouhette from the bright light behind her.
Kora walked into the room her eyes piercingly focused on Nebro whom stood at the front of the room, smirking as kora stopped behind the small group of women before Nebro.
"Kora, you've grown alot since I last saw you. But because you're taller now doesn't mean you have any right to disturb my class. If you don'tmind." SHe turned back to the group of Gerudos again.
"Nebro, I came to avenge Mida's death. Nabooru won't challenge you. i'll do it for her." Nebro grinned slowly turning bac to Kora.
"And what makes yout hink I did it?"
"Wvewryone knows you did. Their just to cowadly to stand up against you."
"Well, If you want to play, we'll play but don't complain to me when you get stung." Nebro stated.
"Don't underestimate me Nebro." Kora warned. Nebro smirked,the groupof gerudos clearing to the sides of the large fire lit room. Nebro reached behind her, pulling out a large pair of machete blades, a little beter than average with white leather handles decorated in Gerudo paterns.
Kora reached behind her, where her two lades sat sheathed in her belt.Slowly her hands grabbed the handles, pulling thems slowly out. A few women gasped as the lades gave a quick shimmer of purple light.
"I se you found you'reself some new toys. Remind me o take them from you when you're lying fdace down in the dirt." Kora snuffed the comment, her eyes locking onto Nebro's, not moving.
After a moment Nebro roared, lunging wit all her strangth at Kora. Kora dodged easily, her thin and muscualr body moving with ease and grace at the smae time. Nebro smirked, lunging again. This time Nebro's blades struck Kora's as the waging war between the two warriors began. Swings and lunges were either blocked or dodged, the fight waging on for ages, over a hour. The sounds of te screams and roars, death cries etc, raged through the sounds of heavy mnetal against metal. Neither Kora nor Nebro could find a weakness in the other's defenses.
Finally Kora grinned, a quick slash wit her machette blade sent one of Nebro's flying throuh the air, embedding it's self in the wall. Kora grinned as Nebro gave a quick yelp of fright. She had a sever disadvantage now. Kora lunged again, sending the othr blae flying next to Nebro's other blade. Nebro frowned, backing up slowly as Kora's two blades held out in front of her, dangerously close to Nebro's throat.
"Do you concead to me?" Kora asked. A moments hesitation passed before Nebro finally nodded.
"Then bow." Slowly, reluctantly and glaring at Kora with a sever hatred, Nebro fell to her knees, slowy arching down before Kora.
"Good." Slowly the other Gerudos began to mumur before breaking out ina cheer. They celebrated their new leader loudly. Slowly Kora turned back towards the Gerudos.
"Kora, look out!" A gerudo yelled. Kora whrled around, as Nebro's hand hurled a machete blade staight at her. Nebro's eyes widened suddenly as a small trickle of her crimson coloured blood fell from her mouth.
"This is for Mida! Now rot in hell!" Nabooru's coldharsh voice whispered in Nebro' ears as she pushed the sword further through Nebro's lower guts. Nebro gave one last asp before her eyes rolled bac an she fell to the floor dead, her blood covering her as an icy blanket.
Kora grinned. She had seen Nabooru leap right in front of her and grab the blade, hurling it through Nebro's gut in an instant. Hr speed was incredible to state the least.
"Thank you." Kora stated. abooru turned to her and grinned.
"Just glad to take revenge on Mida's behalf." Kor agrinned, glancing back at theother Gerudos.
Slowly Kora dropped to one knee, bowing down to Nabooru. Everyone stared for amaoment before they all bowed down on one knee to Nabooru.
"Kora what are you doing?"
"Showing respect to the rightful leader of the Gerudos, bar of course ganondorf." Naboru smiled as Kora stood back up again.
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A few days passed by shwing the entire Gerudo tribe was happy with what had ocured before. Their new leader was just fair and atentive. Kora spent the days wandering around the fortress, getting used to the surroundings again.
"Kora, Kora. Nabooru wants to se you." A gerudo woman ran up besides Kora. She smiled and folwoed her back to Naboru's ld room.
"Thank You Enjis." Naboru stated. The Gerudo women miled and left, leaving Nabooru and kora alone.
"Kora, I have to tell you something. I believe you're old enough to understand." Kora sat down on a wooden chair, opposite Nabooru whom sat down on her bed.
"Kora, I wanted to tell you before, But I feared the reaction. Now you're old enough to uderstand. Kora, you know that Nebro taught Ganondorf don't you?"
"Yes."
"Well she taught ganondorf, more than just how to fight. She taught him how to corrupt his opponents, how to torture innocent peopke, how to kill relentlessly and without hesitation. She taught him that everything revolved around power. Because of this, his mind became corrupted and he becameevil. We finaly managed to talk to him and try to convince him to return to normal but he actually told u he'd rather be evil as he was ging to e th e strongest and greatest king of all, and rule over hyrule. He told us that he was going to have fun."
"What?!" Kora's mouth fell and her eyes widened in horror. She couldn't believe that her dearest friend had become so evil and corruptive since the last time she had seen him. She refused to believe it.
"I know you don't believe me Kora, but it;'s true. I wanted to give you some warning before the next time you see him." Kora frowned, staring saddly down at her feet. A few moments passed before she stood up and left, vanihing into the mountaineous cliffs around the fortress.
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Kora sat in the exact same spot she had been sitting over 11 years ago. She glanced down besides her, staring at the spot where Gnaondorf hadonce sat. She sighed again, her eyes closing and full of fear and sadness.
"Gaondorf. I had hope you would of stayed... I miss you. I hope you haven't changed. I don't think I could take it." Kora's eyes sadly fell on the moon as it rose, at 3/4s full. Dark clouds scattered accross the sky occasionally hiding the moon.
A few hours passed as she stared, completely drowned in her own thought. Ran began to fall from the approaching storm, covering the moon and drenching the young Gerudo warrior to the bone. Her simple unifom was a pair of desert pants and a tight black tank top. She shook her head slowly. It rarely ever rained in the Valle but it was refreshing this time. She longed to see her friend again.
Even if it was only once.
She had to know. She had to know if Ganondorf really was a cold hearted evil power hungry man...
~~~\/\***/\/~~~
The pelting rain hid the shadowy black cloaked figure that rode out of the Gerudo Valley on a pure black Gerudian desert stallion. the thunder hid the sounds of the stallions hooves.
Not a soul had seen the escaping Gerudothat escaped the valley...
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9 years passed by in an instant. It took a while for Kora to finally get used to the fact her to realise she wouldn't b seeing her best friend for a while. The day that she hated te most though, was when she was told...
The two women were sparing bruatily in the central chamber of the temple. Kora and Nabooru both held their foothold against the other. Both were exceptonall skilled with a pair of machette blades, although the now grown and matured Kora, her glare full of concentration and unbroken focus rendered her an incredibly talented warrior, he speed and power uneatable.
The sudden sound of a heavy stone wall slowly opening distracted both of the two young women, both stopping and turning towards the large door at the top of the stairs. A young Gerudo woman, around 22 years old jogged in, a look of remorse on her face.
"Forgive me for the intrusion. Nabooru, I was told to let you know that the great King Ganondorf has been anounced true ruler of the Gerudo's. I was also told to let you know that he left late last night to Hyrule castle as the representative of the Gerudos. I fear though, he may not be back for a few months." Nabooru slowly odded. She ha occasionally left the temple, traveling back to the fortrrss. Each time she saw anew Ganondorf emerge. Each one more evil then the last time she had seen him.
Mida's death a few years back had seen the rebelion against Nebro's teaching vanish with her murdered life. Thus the Great king had become a ruthless evil murderer. And all this time, she had refused to let Kora know about it.
"He's... Gone?" Kora asked, her massive burning eyes wideneingin disapointment and horror.
"Yes. I'm sorr Kora but although all the Gerudo omenprotested his depature, he stated it was necasary." Kora frowned, slowly hanging her head. Nabooru frowned at her quickly before thanking the woman then dissmissing her. he Gerudo took off back towards the Gerudo fortress, the sounds of the clanking metal against metal from the fierce sword fight again was drowned out by the massive stone door closing up behind the Gerudo woman.
~~~\/\***/\/~~~
That had been two years ago though. Kora was now a fully developed 21 year old woman. She stood in the centre room, staring up in deep thought at the massive statue of the godess before her.
"Koraxius. I have a gift for you." Slowly Kora turned aroun, staring at the Nabooru whom emerged from the centre door facing Kora.
"Nabooru." Kora greeted. Nabooru knelt down before Kora, whom knelt own pposite her. Slowly Nabooru pulled out a long cushion, covered by a vlevet cloth and laid it before Kora.
"I believe these shoul make up for all the years I ignored yu're birthday." She smiled. Kora hesitated, staring at the cushion before slowly reaching down and pulling the cloth off the cushion. Her eyes widened in complete shock. Before her were a pair of the most incredible looking polished Gerudo machete blades. Each one was at least a metre long and engraved wth flames up the blades. The handles were long and wrapped in a branded black leather, paternly covered in silver diamond shaped rivets. Thebladeshad an eerie luminescent violet glow to them though.
"Nabooru... I don't know what to ... say."
"You can start with thank you."
"Yes, Thank you, their perfect!" Kora slowly piked the blades up. They were feather light suprisingly and yet looked completely undestructable and deadly.
"I asked Biggoron to make them for you. The blades are made out of a melted mixture of dragon horn and a strange glowing crystal I founf before. I think it's a protective quartz but I could be wrong. Anyway, their incedibly powerful blades and posses a strange power only a true warrior caould posses."
"Nabooru... Thank you again."
"It's ok. Think of them as a graduation present."
"Graduation?" Koira's eyes stoped examining the blades, staring aintly over at Nabooru.
"Yeah. I can't beat you anymore. I haven't bee able to win a fight against you in over two years now. i'd say you'reprettymuch unbeatable. You're also intelligent, wise and cunning. You're powerfull as well andhave a strong righteous mind I know you'll make a good warrior. So yeah, you've graduated." ra grinned happily, thrwing herself around Nabooru's neck, hauging her tightly.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
"I think it's time though." Kora let nbaooru go, the twostaring at eachother again.
"Time fr what ora?"
"Time for me to avenge Mida's death."
"Kora, I've already told you,you don't know who the murderer is."
"You know Nabooru, you just won't admit it. But you can't honestly expect Nebro to get away with this." Nabooru sighed, staring sadly at the gorond.
"I thought i told you that violence wasn't the way to alwys go."
"Whoi said I was going to kill her? I just want to see her beaten, bowing down to the rightfull ruler of the Gerudos, bar Ganondorf. Whom I can't waitto see!" She stated with a sudden grin. Nabooru forced a smile though inside she was in anguish. She didn't wnt her to see Ganondorf now.
"Kora... " Nabooru didn't even get a chance to finish before Kora had gotten up and walked out te temple, heading for the eit for the first time in 11 years.
Nabooru sighed, staring up at the massive stone statueof her godess before her. Shadows danced around the walls silently from the fire torches that lit the room.
'Kora. You really are a great warrior but I know for a fact you're ging to get hurt soon. When you see what you're old friend has... become.'
~~~\/\***/\/~~~
"Nebro!" Everyone turned to the door as it swung open on it's heav wooden frame. The shadow of a woman was blinded into a mere silouhette from the bright light behind her.
Kora walked into the room her eyes piercingly focused on Nebro whom stood at the front of the room, smirking as kora stopped behind the small group of women before Nebro.
"Kora, you've grown alot since I last saw you. But because you're taller now doesn't mean you have any right to disturb my class. If you don'tmind." SHe turned back to the group of Gerudos again.
"Nebro, I came to avenge Mida's death. Nabooru won't challenge you. i'll do it for her." Nebro grinned slowly turning bac to Kora.
"And what makes yout hink I did it?"
"Wvewryone knows you did. Their just to cowadly to stand up against you."
"Well, If you want to play, we'll play but don't complain to me when you get stung." Nebro stated.
"Don't underestimate me Nebro." Kora warned. Nebro smirked,the groupof gerudos clearing to the sides of the large fire lit room. Nebro reached behind her, pulling out a large pair of machete blades, a little beter than average with white leather handles decorated in Gerudo paterns.
Kora reached behind her, where her two lades sat sheathed in her belt.Slowly her hands grabbed the handles, pulling thems slowly out. A few women gasped as the lades gave a quick shimmer of purple light.
"I se you found you'reself some new toys. Remind me o take them from you when you're lying fdace down in the dirt." Kora snuffed the comment, her eyes locking onto Nebro's, not moving.
After a moment Nebro roared, lunging wit all her strangth at Kora. Kora dodged easily, her thin and muscualr body moving with ease and grace at the smae time. Nebro smirked, lunging again. This time Nebro's blades struck Kora's as the waging war between the two warriors began. Swings and lunges were either blocked or dodged, the fight waging on for ages, over a hour. The sounds of te screams and roars, death cries etc, raged through the sounds of heavy mnetal against metal. Neither Kora nor Nebro could find a weakness in the other's defenses.
Finally Kora grinned, a quick slash wit her machette blade sent one of Nebro's flying throuh the air, embedding it's self in the wall. Kora grinned as Nebro gave a quick yelp of fright. She had a sever disadvantage now. Kora lunged again, sending the othr blae flying next to Nebro's other blade. Nebro frowned, backing up slowly as Kora's two blades held out in front of her, dangerously close to Nebro's throat.
"Do you concead to me?" Kora asked. A moments hesitation passed before Nebro finally nodded.
"Then bow." Slowly, reluctantly and glaring at Kora with a sever hatred, Nebro fell to her knees, slowy arching down before Kora.
"Good." Slowly the other Gerudos began to mumur before breaking out ina cheer. They celebrated their new leader loudly. Slowly Kora turned back towards the Gerudos.
"Kora, look out!" A gerudo yelled. Kora whrled around, as Nebro's hand hurled a machete blade staight at her. Nebro's eyes widened suddenly as a small trickle of her crimson coloured blood fell from her mouth.
"This is for Mida! Now rot in hell!" Nabooru's coldharsh voice whispered in Nebro' ears as she pushed the sword further through Nebro's lower guts. Nebro gave one last asp before her eyes rolled bac an she fell to the floor dead, her blood covering her as an icy blanket.
Kora grinned. She had seen Nabooru leap right in front of her and grab the blade, hurling it through Nebro's gut in an instant. Hr speed was incredible to state the least.
"Thank you." Kora stated. abooru turned to her and grinned.
"Just glad to take revenge on Mida's behalf." Kor agrinned, glancing back at theother Gerudos.
Slowly Kora dropped to one knee, bowing down to Nabooru. Everyone stared for amaoment before they all bowed down on one knee to Nabooru.
"Kora what are you doing?"
"Showing respect to the rightful leader of the Gerudos, bar of course ganondorf." Naboru smiled as Kora stood back up again.
~~~\/\***/\/~~~
A few days passed by shwing the entire Gerudo tribe was happy with what had ocured before. Their new leader was just fair and atentive. Kora spent the days wandering around the fortress, getting used to the surroundings again.
"Kora, Kora. Nabooru wants to se you." A gerudo woman ran up besides Kora. She smiled and folwoed her back to Naboru's ld room.
"Thank You Enjis." Naboru stated. The Gerudo women miled and left, leaving Nabooru and kora alone.
"Kora, I have to tell you something. I believe you're old enough to understand." Kora sat down on a wooden chair, opposite Nabooru whom sat down on her bed.
"Kora, I wanted to tell you before, But I feared the reaction. Now you're old enough to uderstand. Kora, you know that Nebro taught Ganondorf don't you?"
"Yes."
"Well she taught ganondorf, more than just how to fight. She taught him how to corrupt his opponents, how to torture innocent peopke, how to kill relentlessly and without hesitation. She taught him that everything revolved around power. Because of this, his mind became corrupted and he becameevil. We finaly managed to talk to him and try to convince him to return to normal but he actually told u he'd rather be evil as he was ging to e th e strongest and greatest king of all, and rule over hyrule. He told us that he was going to have fun."
"What?!" Kora's mouth fell and her eyes widened in horror. She couldn't believe that her dearest friend had become so evil and corruptive since the last time she had seen him. She refused to believe it.
"I know you don't believe me Kora, but it;'s true. I wanted to give you some warning before the next time you see him." Kora frowned, staring saddly down at her feet. A few moments passed before she stood up and left, vanihing into the mountaineous cliffs around the fortress.
~~~\/\***/\/~~~
Kora sat in the exact same spot she had been sitting over 11 years ago. She glanced down besides her, staring at the spot where Gnaondorf hadonce sat. She sighed again, her eyes closing and full of fear and sadness.
"Gaondorf. I had hope you would of stayed... I miss you. I hope you haven't changed. I don't think I could take it." Kora's eyes sadly fell on the moon as it rose, at 3/4s full. Dark clouds scattered accross the sky occasionally hiding the moon.
A few hours passed as she stared, completely drowned in her own thought. Ran began to fall from the approaching storm, covering the moon and drenching the young Gerudo warrior to the bone. Her simple unifom was a pair of desert pants and a tight black tank top. She shook her head slowly. It rarely ever rained in the Valle but it was refreshing this time. She longed to see her friend again.
Even if it was only once.
She had to know. She had to know if Ganondorf really was a cold hearted evil power hungry man...
~~~\/\***/\/~~~
The pelting rain hid the shadowy black cloaked figure that rode out of the Gerudo Valley on a pure black Gerudian desert stallion. the thunder hid the sounds of the stallions hooves.
Not a soul had seen the escaping Gerudothat escaped the valley...
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