Chapter 11: Conflict Resolved
Shadows appeared as sun went down,
The nightmares again, visible to the mind.
A dark corridor with no definite end,
Spirits laughed, a soul that they now bind.
It took forever for a Zora to come into the jail cell that Mikau was in. The Zoran Hero didn't know how long was he being held captive. A few hours? A day? The Zora that came into his confinement had brought him two fish, both were not tasty looking. In fact, Mikau thought that he had saw some worms crawling on the food's skin... The male Zora had a set of long bluish fins on his arms. There was also a row of spiky looking fins running down his neck and his back. All of them were moving slowly back and forth in the water with ease.
"Hey! You!" Mikau yelled as the guy was preparing to leave. The stranger turned around slowly. A bored expression was on his face. Mikau frowned angrily. "Yea, you! Who are you, and why are you guys keeping me in this rotten place?"
Laughing, the unfamiliar Zora shook his head. He headed back out the door and slammed it behind him. Growling with frustration, the young Zora tried to figure out a way to elope away from this outlandish place. Advancing toward the electric eels again, Mikau tried to extend his arm blades once more. This time, the sharp weapons were able to protrude from his arms. Yet, they could only be extended half the length of their original size. Still, it was better than not lengthen at all.
The drug is wearing off now, Mikau thought with renewed hope.
Raised up his right arm, he brought it down with a strong force. The blade sliced through six eels with one smooth motion. Their separated bodies wiggled around in the salty water in pain. They tried to blast out electricity, but it proved to be futile. They were dying, gradually and painfully. Mikau breathed out a sigh of relief. With the guarding fishes gone, he could open up the door finally. His captors thought that they didn't need any lock to lock him in, since the eels were shielding the rusty door, and that was enough. Boy, were they so wrong.
Carefully opening the door, Mikau slipped out into a musty smelling hallway. The lighting was extremely poor. He could barely see. However, the darkness was well suited to his situation right now. He could slip away without drawing too much attention. The water in the corridor was extremely vile. Rotten fleshes were floating around along with many unknown substances. The floor had unclean wild plants that were sticky when touched.
Sticking to the rocky wall, Mikau stopped breathing, as he swam slowly and silently into the shadows.
* * *
"Fool! What have you done?" the doctor screamed with rage as he shook his assistance. His Zoran eyes were bloodshot.
"I... I..." the apprentice stammered.
"You said that you didn't give him anymore dosage, even after six hours? What did I just say a few hours ago, you incompetent idiot!"
They were in the physician's office. A well-polished rock with a dark greenish color that served as a table was on one side of the cave. On the other side of the cave were a bunch of file cabinets, made from fused, reinforced giant shells. The walls were reddish color. A few ocean plants with a variety of dye (yellow, indigo, purple, etc) were planted around the surrounding area. In the corners were a few lamps with newly engineered lighting fish. Instead of shining out soft, orange light, they shone out bright, eye-stabbing white light.
"I want you, to go back, and give him more of the medicine that we have perfected. Do you understand, you stupid moron?"
Quickly nodding his head, the scared Zora went out of the office as if there were sharks chasing after him. Slamming himself on top of the reef chair, the doctor yelled with pure anger. If that boy had escaped, he would tell everyone. Narrowing his eyes, the scientist began to get up from his seat and began to swim in circles. He must isolate the kid within his laboratory. That was the only Zoran Hero he was able to find and able to capture. With the child's genes, he would be able to mass-produce a powerful army that could have the ability to take over Termina! And he, he alone would be the ruler of the city!
Laughing, the doctor headed for the cell that he had locked Mikau in. Just thinking about the bright future that was waiting for him had made him extremely excited. Soon, his goal would be achieved. Soon, no one in the ocean world could stop his conquering!
* * *
"What do you mean you didn't send any doctor to stop Mikau?" Lynisana cried as she slumped down onto the algae covered floor in her house.
The Enforcers all gathered around her, trying to help her to calm down.
She grabbed one of them. Her eyes were hard and were cold, with fear, with hatred, and most of all, with fury. "You LIED to me! You said that you would bring him back, unharmed! YOU LIED TO ME!"
"Please, ma'am! Do calm down. We don't know anything about this. This is a case of kidnapping that just coincidentally happened at the same time." The poor officer tried to pry her hands off his whitish shoulders. He squinted in pain.
Others were muttering among themselves. They knew that they hadn't sent any 'doctor' to capture Mikau.
Crying again, Lynisana covered her face with her hands. "Find my son.... please...."
One Enforcer named Ruan, knelt down beside the devastated mother. He reached out to hold Lynisana's hands. "We will find him. We will. I promise."
* * *
"Hey! Stop right there!"
Mikau turned around with surprise. A Zora was racing toward him at top speed. Gulping down a few deep breaths, Mikau smiled as he poured on the gas. A race was on. Racing was one of Mikau's favorite sports. In the water, he was able to do spectacular moves that no ordinary Zoras could do. He could swim way faster than everyone else.
"Stop! Stop I said, you little freak!"
The male Zora behind him huffed and puffed with exhaustion. His whitish face turned deep red as he tried to grab their prisoner. Mikau glanced back as he sojourned in the middle of the dark hallway. There was a tremendous gap between him and his pursuer. He placed his hands at his hips. Tilting his head a little bit to the right, his Zoran Hero eyes were filled with laughter. It was fun to see someone else suffer for once instead of being him all the time.
"Sto... stop!" the Zora almost collapsed.
Smiling evilly, Mikau swam further down in the corridor. Without warning, he felt something shooting through the depraved water from behind. Knowing what it was and wouldn't fall for the same trick twice, the young child did a back-flip summersault. The Yeli Fish passed by harmlessly.
"You again!" Mikau said bitterly at the shadowy figure in front of him.
Walking out of the darkness, the doctor's eyes sparkled with eagerness.
"Mikau! My fine child! Finally, we can see each other without all the secrecy," the adult Zora flung his arms wide with affection.
"Who are you and what do you want?"
"Doctor... I am so sorry," the assistance staggered up, breathless. "I couldn't catch him..."
"Stupid! No one can capture a Zoran Hero. Only me and my drugs." the physician scolded impatiently. He turned around to face Mikau once again. "Mikau. What a nice name. How old are you?"
"Cut the act. Release me now, or else..."
Laughing, the doctor crossed his arms in front of his muscular chest. His fins were trembling with slight fear, though his face showed nothing. "Or else what? Kill me? You could... but I don't think so." Moving closer, he grinned at Mikau. "See, I know, that no one likes you. No one loves you. They all hate you. You have no friend. Even your mother wants you captured. Otherwise, how else do you think that I know who you are?"
Mikau frowned. "You are lying. My mom would never do such thing."
Swimming around his newest 'lab mouse', the doctor sized the child up and down. "But it's true. Your mom asked me to find you and detain you within this infirmary."
Flashing out his fins, Mikau was preparing to slice his opponent in half.
The doctor hurriedly held out his hands, hoping to delay the boy long enough to finish his sentence. "You, a Zoran Hero, possibly the last one that ever exists, have the potential to dominate Termina or even the entire Ocean World! Partner up with me. I know you are young, but I know that you are not a fool. By join forces with me, we two can create an army big enough, and strong enough to eliminate any foes out there."
"Not interested."
The doctor's expression was dark. "Then, you have chucked away the last chance that I am giving to you. Guards-"
Before he could finish yelling the command, Mikau sprang forward with inconceivable speed. With a yell, he bought his arm blades down onto the Zora's neck. With an ear-splitting cry, the head was instantly severed from the rest of the body. The lifeless form floated within a sea of reddish water, which became increasingly black every second, as more dark red liquid gushing out of the huge opening of the corpse. The assistance screamed with terror. He quickly backed away from the area.
Mikau was literally covered in the circling blood. He stared at the pale form before him.
"Do... don't hurt me!" the Zora cried with panic. "Pl... Please! Don't... don't kill me!"
"Get out of my sight. And if I ever see you again, you will end up like this person right here, understand?"
Nodding timidly, the stranger got up from the dirt floor and disappeared from the Zoran Hero's sight.
* * *
Lynisana was sipping her drink in the living room when she heard a knock at the door. Putting down her seashell cup, she went to get the door. Opening it, she gasped as she placed her delicate hands on her mouth.
"Oh! Mikau!" she embraced with her son. She cried with happiness and with relief.
"Mom... mom!" Mikau wiggled within her choking hug. He sighed helplessly as his mother continued to hold him tightly, afraid that she might lose her son again. "MOM!" He yelled when he could finally break the hold.
"Where have you been? What happened to you? Do you know how worried I am? Do you know that-"
"I know, mom. You don't need to blast out bazillions of questions at me. I am sorry for making you worry, okay?" Swimming into the house, Mikau looked around. Everything was the same. The same old table, the same old chairs. The small cracks near the corners. His room...
Lynisana closed the door. She followed closely behind her child. "Do you want something to eat? Something to drink?"
Shaking his head, Mikau went into his room. Sighing, he sat on his bed. It had been a long time since the last time that he had slept in his cozy room. Slumping onto the soft covering, he closed his eyes, letting the sleepiness took over his whole body. The water smelled so fresh... so sweet... Visions of him playing with Jabu Jabu began to appear softy within his mind. The laughter of his... the way that his fish friend slapping at him with its giant reddish tail when it had lost a race. More visualization continued to flood out from their dormant state. His mother holding him while rubbing her cheek with his... his mother's voice reaching out to him, gently, gradually...
"Mikau... look at that fish... hah, thought you can hide from me eh..." So placid. So peaceful. "Mikau... Mikau..."
"Mikau!"
Jerking awake with revelation, he glanced around with dizziness. After a moment of collecting himself together, he saw his mom standing near the doorway.
"What?"
"I was wondering if... if you would like to go back to school," Lynisana said. "You've missed school for the past four days."
Had I? Mikau thought with puzzlement.
"I..."
"It's okay if you don't want to go back to school. Really," his mother spoke quickly. "I-I mean, I can teach you if you want. Or if you don't like to study, I can plan a trip for us both, and kind of leave this place for a while. I really think-"
"Mom!" Holding up his hand to stop his parent from ranting on, Mikau smiled. "It's alright. I will go back to school. But..."
Oh no, he thought with worries, when realization hit his head. Tobieas and Japas were waiting for me last night! I blew it!
Seeing her son hesitating, Lynisana tensed up. "Yes?"
"I want to visit my friends first. I missed the trip that we were planning on."
"Is it the children from the northern sector?"
Mikau nodded. His shoulders were slumped down with defeat. There was no way his mom would agree. He knew that he couldn't make the decisions by himself anymore. Who was he kidding anyway? He was just a ten years old boy! An insignificant little kid that got pushed around every second of his life.
Getting into the room, Lynisana sat beside Mikau. She placed her arm around the child. "Of course you can."
Gaping at his mother with disbelieve, Mikau was shocked to hear that she had agreed.
"You serious?"
"On ONE condition. Don't you ever run away from home again. Ever!"
Mikau smiled weakly. "Yea. But you got to promise me, too, that you wouldn?t find any more crazy people to get me again. I had enough adventure for one week."
"All right. Don't worry about it. It's over now. But did you know that the doctor that had caught you, was not sent by us?"
Grabbing one of the seaweeds from the side of his bed, Mikau nodded. "I know. He told me so before I killed him." He pulled at the plant mindlessly as he stared at the floor. He could see a few tiny fishes swimming on the seaweed carpet.
Lynisana gasped.
Turning around to face her, Mikau's eyes were cold. "He had to die. He threatened to take over Termina, and possibly the entire ocean world. I can't allow that."
"But..."
"He threatened to kill me also. I did it for self-defense. Just like the way you had taught me."
She hugged him. His skin was smooth and tender. Hard muscles rippled on his arms and on his back. Placing her chin on top of Mikau's head, Lynisana wept silently. Mikau shut his eyes tightly together. He buried his head within his mother's hold. He released the barrier inside himself. Releasing all the emotions that had been bottled up for the past few weeks...
~End Chapter 11~
Author's Note: OMG. This chapter is waaaay longer than the previous ones. I think it is because that I want to make the chapters upcoming longer than before. Shorter chapters are somewhat boring. Wait... is this chapter boring? Ah never mind. Finally, every unpleasant things that had happened on Mikau are coming smoothly (I think) to an end (maybe, juuuust maybe). However, would the students in the Elementary School accept Mikau? Or would they continue to make fun of him?
Starting from the next chapter, there will be somewhat less of those 'moody' feelings that had taken shape from chapter 3 to 11. This is supposed to be a journal kind of story that is based on the Zoran Hero and the Zoras that had revolved around him. Somehow, I have turned this into an adventure story, which, by the way, is way off from what I had intended to do in the beginning.
I will continue to write this fan fiction. I will do so, whenever I have the time. And I WILL update. So uh, be patient! :D
Going to sleep now... *yawn...*
Shadows appeared as sun went down,
The nightmares again, visible to the mind.
A dark corridor with no definite end,
Spirits laughed, a soul that they now bind.
It took forever for a Zora to come into the jail cell that Mikau was in. The Zoran Hero didn't know how long was he being held captive. A few hours? A day? The Zora that came into his confinement had brought him two fish, both were not tasty looking. In fact, Mikau thought that he had saw some worms crawling on the food's skin... The male Zora had a set of long bluish fins on his arms. There was also a row of spiky looking fins running down his neck and his back. All of them were moving slowly back and forth in the water with ease.
"Hey! You!" Mikau yelled as the guy was preparing to leave. The stranger turned around slowly. A bored expression was on his face. Mikau frowned angrily. "Yea, you! Who are you, and why are you guys keeping me in this rotten place?"
Laughing, the unfamiliar Zora shook his head. He headed back out the door and slammed it behind him. Growling with frustration, the young Zora tried to figure out a way to elope away from this outlandish place. Advancing toward the electric eels again, Mikau tried to extend his arm blades once more. This time, the sharp weapons were able to protrude from his arms. Yet, they could only be extended half the length of their original size. Still, it was better than not lengthen at all.
The drug is wearing off now, Mikau thought with renewed hope.
Raised up his right arm, he brought it down with a strong force. The blade sliced through six eels with one smooth motion. Their separated bodies wiggled around in the salty water in pain. They tried to blast out electricity, but it proved to be futile. They were dying, gradually and painfully. Mikau breathed out a sigh of relief. With the guarding fishes gone, he could open up the door finally. His captors thought that they didn't need any lock to lock him in, since the eels were shielding the rusty door, and that was enough. Boy, were they so wrong.
Carefully opening the door, Mikau slipped out into a musty smelling hallway. The lighting was extremely poor. He could barely see. However, the darkness was well suited to his situation right now. He could slip away without drawing too much attention. The water in the corridor was extremely vile. Rotten fleshes were floating around along with many unknown substances. The floor had unclean wild plants that were sticky when touched.
Sticking to the rocky wall, Mikau stopped breathing, as he swam slowly and silently into the shadows.
* * *
"Fool! What have you done?" the doctor screamed with rage as he shook his assistance. His Zoran eyes were bloodshot.
"I... I..." the apprentice stammered.
"You said that you didn't give him anymore dosage, even after six hours? What did I just say a few hours ago, you incompetent idiot!"
They were in the physician's office. A well-polished rock with a dark greenish color that served as a table was on one side of the cave. On the other side of the cave were a bunch of file cabinets, made from fused, reinforced giant shells. The walls were reddish color. A few ocean plants with a variety of dye (yellow, indigo, purple, etc) were planted around the surrounding area. In the corners were a few lamps with newly engineered lighting fish. Instead of shining out soft, orange light, they shone out bright, eye-stabbing white light.
"I want you, to go back, and give him more of the medicine that we have perfected. Do you understand, you stupid moron?"
Quickly nodding his head, the scared Zora went out of the office as if there were sharks chasing after him. Slamming himself on top of the reef chair, the doctor yelled with pure anger. If that boy had escaped, he would tell everyone. Narrowing his eyes, the scientist began to get up from his seat and began to swim in circles. He must isolate the kid within his laboratory. That was the only Zoran Hero he was able to find and able to capture. With the child's genes, he would be able to mass-produce a powerful army that could have the ability to take over Termina! And he, he alone would be the ruler of the city!
Laughing, the doctor headed for the cell that he had locked Mikau in. Just thinking about the bright future that was waiting for him had made him extremely excited. Soon, his goal would be achieved. Soon, no one in the ocean world could stop his conquering!
* * *
"What do you mean you didn't send any doctor to stop Mikau?" Lynisana cried as she slumped down onto the algae covered floor in her house.
The Enforcers all gathered around her, trying to help her to calm down.
She grabbed one of them. Her eyes were hard and were cold, with fear, with hatred, and most of all, with fury. "You LIED to me! You said that you would bring him back, unharmed! YOU LIED TO ME!"
"Please, ma'am! Do calm down. We don't know anything about this. This is a case of kidnapping that just coincidentally happened at the same time." The poor officer tried to pry her hands off his whitish shoulders. He squinted in pain.
Others were muttering among themselves. They knew that they hadn't sent any 'doctor' to capture Mikau.
Crying again, Lynisana covered her face with her hands. "Find my son.... please...."
One Enforcer named Ruan, knelt down beside the devastated mother. He reached out to hold Lynisana's hands. "We will find him. We will. I promise."
* * *
"Hey! Stop right there!"
Mikau turned around with surprise. A Zora was racing toward him at top speed. Gulping down a few deep breaths, Mikau smiled as he poured on the gas. A race was on. Racing was one of Mikau's favorite sports. In the water, he was able to do spectacular moves that no ordinary Zoras could do. He could swim way faster than everyone else.
"Stop! Stop I said, you little freak!"
The male Zora behind him huffed and puffed with exhaustion. His whitish face turned deep red as he tried to grab their prisoner. Mikau glanced back as he sojourned in the middle of the dark hallway. There was a tremendous gap between him and his pursuer. He placed his hands at his hips. Tilting his head a little bit to the right, his Zoran Hero eyes were filled with laughter. It was fun to see someone else suffer for once instead of being him all the time.
"Sto... stop!" the Zora almost collapsed.
Smiling evilly, Mikau swam further down in the corridor. Without warning, he felt something shooting through the depraved water from behind. Knowing what it was and wouldn't fall for the same trick twice, the young child did a back-flip summersault. The Yeli Fish passed by harmlessly.
"You again!" Mikau said bitterly at the shadowy figure in front of him.
Walking out of the darkness, the doctor's eyes sparkled with eagerness.
"Mikau! My fine child! Finally, we can see each other without all the secrecy," the adult Zora flung his arms wide with affection.
"Who are you and what do you want?"
"Doctor... I am so sorry," the assistance staggered up, breathless. "I couldn't catch him..."
"Stupid! No one can capture a Zoran Hero. Only me and my drugs." the physician scolded impatiently. He turned around to face Mikau once again. "Mikau. What a nice name. How old are you?"
"Cut the act. Release me now, or else..."
Laughing, the doctor crossed his arms in front of his muscular chest. His fins were trembling with slight fear, though his face showed nothing. "Or else what? Kill me? You could... but I don't think so." Moving closer, he grinned at Mikau. "See, I know, that no one likes you. No one loves you. They all hate you. You have no friend. Even your mother wants you captured. Otherwise, how else do you think that I know who you are?"
Mikau frowned. "You are lying. My mom would never do such thing."
Swimming around his newest 'lab mouse', the doctor sized the child up and down. "But it's true. Your mom asked me to find you and detain you within this infirmary."
Flashing out his fins, Mikau was preparing to slice his opponent in half.
The doctor hurriedly held out his hands, hoping to delay the boy long enough to finish his sentence. "You, a Zoran Hero, possibly the last one that ever exists, have the potential to dominate Termina or even the entire Ocean World! Partner up with me. I know you are young, but I know that you are not a fool. By join forces with me, we two can create an army big enough, and strong enough to eliminate any foes out there."
"Not interested."
The doctor's expression was dark. "Then, you have chucked away the last chance that I am giving to you. Guards-"
Before he could finish yelling the command, Mikau sprang forward with inconceivable speed. With a yell, he bought his arm blades down onto the Zora's neck. With an ear-splitting cry, the head was instantly severed from the rest of the body. The lifeless form floated within a sea of reddish water, which became increasingly black every second, as more dark red liquid gushing out of the huge opening of the corpse. The assistance screamed with terror. He quickly backed away from the area.
Mikau was literally covered in the circling blood. He stared at the pale form before him.
"Do... don't hurt me!" the Zora cried with panic. "Pl... Please! Don't... don't kill me!"
"Get out of my sight. And if I ever see you again, you will end up like this person right here, understand?"
Nodding timidly, the stranger got up from the dirt floor and disappeared from the Zoran Hero's sight.
* * *
Lynisana was sipping her drink in the living room when she heard a knock at the door. Putting down her seashell cup, she went to get the door. Opening it, she gasped as she placed her delicate hands on her mouth.
"Oh! Mikau!" she embraced with her son. She cried with happiness and with relief.
"Mom... mom!" Mikau wiggled within her choking hug. He sighed helplessly as his mother continued to hold him tightly, afraid that she might lose her son again. "MOM!" He yelled when he could finally break the hold.
"Where have you been? What happened to you? Do you know how worried I am? Do you know that-"
"I know, mom. You don't need to blast out bazillions of questions at me. I am sorry for making you worry, okay?" Swimming into the house, Mikau looked around. Everything was the same. The same old table, the same old chairs. The small cracks near the corners. His room...
Lynisana closed the door. She followed closely behind her child. "Do you want something to eat? Something to drink?"
Shaking his head, Mikau went into his room. Sighing, he sat on his bed. It had been a long time since the last time that he had slept in his cozy room. Slumping onto the soft covering, he closed his eyes, letting the sleepiness took over his whole body. The water smelled so fresh... so sweet... Visions of him playing with Jabu Jabu began to appear softy within his mind. The laughter of his... the way that his fish friend slapping at him with its giant reddish tail when it had lost a race. More visualization continued to flood out from their dormant state. His mother holding him while rubbing her cheek with his... his mother's voice reaching out to him, gently, gradually...
"Mikau... look at that fish... hah, thought you can hide from me eh..." So placid. So peaceful. "Mikau... Mikau..."
"Mikau!"
Jerking awake with revelation, he glanced around with dizziness. After a moment of collecting himself together, he saw his mom standing near the doorway.
"What?"
"I was wondering if... if you would like to go back to school," Lynisana said. "You've missed school for the past four days."
Had I? Mikau thought with puzzlement.
"I..."
"It's okay if you don't want to go back to school. Really," his mother spoke quickly. "I-I mean, I can teach you if you want. Or if you don't like to study, I can plan a trip for us both, and kind of leave this place for a while. I really think-"
"Mom!" Holding up his hand to stop his parent from ranting on, Mikau smiled. "It's alright. I will go back to school. But..."
Oh no, he thought with worries, when realization hit his head. Tobieas and Japas were waiting for me last night! I blew it!
Seeing her son hesitating, Lynisana tensed up. "Yes?"
"I want to visit my friends first. I missed the trip that we were planning on."
"Is it the children from the northern sector?"
Mikau nodded. His shoulders were slumped down with defeat. There was no way his mom would agree. He knew that he couldn't make the decisions by himself anymore. Who was he kidding anyway? He was just a ten years old boy! An insignificant little kid that got pushed around every second of his life.
Getting into the room, Lynisana sat beside Mikau. She placed her arm around the child. "Of course you can."
Gaping at his mother with disbelieve, Mikau was shocked to hear that she had agreed.
"You serious?"
"On ONE condition. Don't you ever run away from home again. Ever!"
Mikau smiled weakly. "Yea. But you got to promise me, too, that you wouldn?t find any more crazy people to get me again. I had enough adventure for one week."
"All right. Don't worry about it. It's over now. But did you know that the doctor that had caught you, was not sent by us?"
Grabbing one of the seaweeds from the side of his bed, Mikau nodded. "I know. He told me so before I killed him." He pulled at the plant mindlessly as he stared at the floor. He could see a few tiny fishes swimming on the seaweed carpet.
Lynisana gasped.
Turning around to face her, Mikau's eyes were cold. "He had to die. He threatened to take over Termina, and possibly the entire ocean world. I can't allow that."
"But..."
"He threatened to kill me also. I did it for self-defense. Just like the way you had taught me."
She hugged him. His skin was smooth and tender. Hard muscles rippled on his arms and on his back. Placing her chin on top of Mikau's head, Lynisana wept silently. Mikau shut his eyes tightly together. He buried his head within his mother's hold. He released the barrier inside himself. Releasing all the emotions that had been bottled up for the past few weeks...
~End Chapter 11~
Author's Note: OMG. This chapter is waaaay longer than the previous ones. I think it is because that I want to make the chapters upcoming longer than before. Shorter chapters are somewhat boring. Wait... is this chapter boring? Ah never mind. Finally, every unpleasant things that had happened on Mikau are coming smoothly (I think) to an end (maybe, juuuust maybe). However, would the students in the Elementary School accept Mikau? Or would they continue to make fun of him?
Starting from the next chapter, there will be somewhat less of those 'moody' feelings that had taken shape from chapter 3 to 11. This is supposed to be a journal kind of story that is based on the Zoran Hero and the Zoras that had revolved around him. Somehow, I have turned this into an adventure story, which, by the way, is way off from what I had intended to do in the beginning.
I will continue to write this fan fiction. I will do so, whenever I have the time. And I WILL update. So uh, be patient! :D
Going to sleep now... *yawn...*