CHAPTER FIVE - THE JOURNEY BEGINS
"My uncle... dead?"
"I'm sorry Link."
"Dead...," he muttered, his eyes starting to pool.
"Link...," Zelda started.
"Take me to him."
"Follow me."
"Princess, you stay here, you won't be safe out there."
"Hurry back, Link."
With that the Old Man ran out of the Sanctuary, Link at his heals.
They ran all the way back to the castle, where a crowd of people were gathered. Link knew his dead uncle was in the middle of them.
As soon as they saw Link running over to the crowd, they began to disperse, mournful frowns upon their faces. Many whispered Link condolences as they left. Everybody around knew and loved Link's uncle.
Link fell to his knees as he saw the body lying on the ground. He put his hand on the motionless chest and dropped his head. His uncle was dead. The man whom had taken care of him his entire life; the only father he ever knew, was gone. His uncle was the only thing he had in the world to depend on, and now that was lost. Link had nothing more in the world to live for. He wept.
"Gabriel," Link started, "how did this happen?"
"It was the soldiers. They saw him coming out of the secret entrance into the castle. They attacked him. It was unlike them, Link. They wouldn't do something like this under normal circumstances. They are under a trance."
"It was the wizard. He must pay for this. I must go back to the castle. The princess was just going to tell me how to defeat him."
"You must do what needs to be done Link. No one will stand in your way."
"And Gabriel," Link said loftily, taking one last look at his dead uncle, "make sure he gets a proper burial. I want him to be remembered for the man he was."
"I will do that Link."
"Thank you for all your help, Gabriel."
"It is nothing, Sir."
Link turned from the castle and ran back to the Sanctuary. Zelda was waiting for him through the doorway.
"I'm sorry, Link."
"It's ok, Princess. It wasn't your fault."
"I still feel like I could have done something."
"It's ok Princess, what's done is done."
"I suppose so, Link."
"Now, what were you going to tell me?"
"I was going to tell you that just before I was locked in the dungeons, I heard the wizard say that as soon as he was done with me, the seal would be open. He said I was the last one."
"Any idea what that means?"
"No! That is what frightens me the most! What I do know is that the only thing strong enough in this land to defeat the dark wizard is the legendary Master Sword."
"The Master Sword? I've heard legends about it, but I always thought it was just a myth."
"No, Link. It is much more than a myth. But other than the fact that I know it is real, I know nothing more. I have heard that the village elder is a descendent of one of the seven wise men. You should go and talk to him to find out more. I'll mark his house on your map."
"I'll do that," Link said, starting towards the door.
"Be careful Link; the guards will most definitely be looking for you now."
"I will, Princess. Stay here and be safe."
"Don't worry about me, Link. Seek the elder!"
With that, Link dashed back out of the sanctuary into the daylight.
"My uncle... dead?"
"I'm sorry Link."
"Dead...," he muttered, his eyes starting to pool.
"Link...," Zelda started.
"Take me to him."
"Follow me."
"Princess, you stay here, you won't be safe out there."
"Hurry back, Link."
With that the Old Man ran out of the Sanctuary, Link at his heals.
They ran all the way back to the castle, where a crowd of people were gathered. Link knew his dead uncle was in the middle of them.
As soon as they saw Link running over to the crowd, they began to disperse, mournful frowns upon their faces. Many whispered Link condolences as they left. Everybody around knew and loved Link's uncle.
Link fell to his knees as he saw the body lying on the ground. He put his hand on the motionless chest and dropped his head. His uncle was dead. The man whom had taken care of him his entire life; the only father he ever knew, was gone. His uncle was the only thing he had in the world to depend on, and now that was lost. Link had nothing more in the world to live for. He wept.
"Gabriel," Link started, "how did this happen?"
"It was the soldiers. They saw him coming out of the secret entrance into the castle. They attacked him. It was unlike them, Link. They wouldn't do something like this under normal circumstances. They are under a trance."
"It was the wizard. He must pay for this. I must go back to the castle. The princess was just going to tell me how to defeat him."
"You must do what needs to be done Link. No one will stand in your way."
"And Gabriel," Link said loftily, taking one last look at his dead uncle, "make sure he gets a proper burial. I want him to be remembered for the man he was."
"I will do that Link."
"Thank you for all your help, Gabriel."
"It is nothing, Sir."
Link turned from the castle and ran back to the Sanctuary. Zelda was waiting for him through the doorway.
"I'm sorry, Link."
"It's ok, Princess. It wasn't your fault."
"I still feel like I could have done something."
"It's ok Princess, what's done is done."
"I suppose so, Link."
"Now, what were you going to tell me?"
"I was going to tell you that just before I was locked in the dungeons, I heard the wizard say that as soon as he was done with me, the seal would be open. He said I was the last one."
"Any idea what that means?"
"No! That is what frightens me the most! What I do know is that the only thing strong enough in this land to defeat the dark wizard is the legendary Master Sword."
"The Master Sword? I've heard legends about it, but I always thought it was just a myth."
"No, Link. It is much more than a myth. But other than the fact that I know it is real, I know nothing more. I have heard that the village elder is a descendent of one of the seven wise men. You should go and talk to him to find out more. I'll mark his house on your map."
"I'll do that," Link said, starting towards the door.
"Be careful Link; the guards will most definitely be looking for you now."
"I will, Princess. Stay here and be safe."
"Don't worry about me, Link. Seek the elder!"
With that, Link dashed back out of the sanctuary into the daylight.