Chapter 29: The Rage of A Battle
That very night which Evan had a quarrel with Mikau; the shouting held behind the walls waked the students sleeping near Lulu?s room up. The argument went on until the crack of dawn. Evan angrily opened the door and walked away, fuming.
Although Mikau didn't want to see Evan again, for his throbbing face was a constant reminder of the terrible punch he had received, but he found himself outside, sitting beside the frustrated Zora.
The dawn was chilly, even though spring had already arrived. The ocean lapped against the platform as the two males glanced out over the unlimited horizon. At first, Evan told Mikau to go away. But then the Zoran Hero persisted on talking to him. Finally, he broke down and sobbed.
"What has happened to me? Why am I so mad about a little thing like this?" he said with a low voice. "I can't believe I lost control of my temper... now Lulu will hate me forever..."
Mikau tried to speak, but found his throat dry. He stopped for a second, recomposing himself before trying again. "Look. Relationship cannot be forced. I am sorry that I have stole Lulu away from you. I wasn't prepared for this. Things... just... happened you know?"
Shaking his head, Evan faced his friend. "No. You are right. Lulu never liked me to being with. It isn't your fault that she fell in love with you. I was silly to think that I can win her heart... I am stupid that's all."
"Listen. There are many girls out there that are just as good as her. You still have time. Forget about this woeful incident and give yourself another chance."
"What do you know about love?"
Mikau rolled his eyes. "A lot more than you do at least."
They stopped talking for a while. A cool breeze blew across the ocean land. Seagulls sang as they flew freely in circles above them. The sun had risen up a bit more, bringing light to places that it had not yet touched a few moments ago.
"Sorry about punching you," Evan said sheepishly. "I guess that I... I don't know... I don't know what came over me yesterday night."
Laughing, Mikau placed his silvery hand on the brown eel Zora's shoulder. He gave it a shake. "It's okay. I am used to the injury. Being an Enforcer years ago was all fighting and no talking."
Grinning, the student sighed a relief. "I guess I am a total screw up, aren't I?"
"You bet. A big screw up."
Shoving the Zoran Hero playfully, Evan looked at the hazy sky dreamily. It is just what Mikau said, he thought, I still have hope to find a mate of my own...
* * *
"Captain!" Sergeant Uni came running into the Command Center, bumping the nearby Zoras away. "We have a problem!"
Sitting straight up in his chair, the officer frowned. "What's wrong?" Beside him were piles of papers.
"The Gerudo Army is now advancing toward us!"
"WHAT?" The Captain stood up. Everyone stopped what he or she was doing. "What do you mean? I thought we still have a month of time or so!"
Panting, the young officer slammed a book of reports on top of the slab. Signaling a guard on the side to bring the fish lamp over, he gazed at his superior. "That's what I've thought too! But look!" Flipping over a few pages, his fingers laid on a map drawn by the Oceanologists and Geologists. "See the blue dot over the Death Mountain? That's where they were a month ago. But see the red dot here, near the Lake Hylia? That's where they are right now!"
Swearing, the Zora rubbed the bridge between his eyes. "Why would they go around the route? They could have just descended from their Valley..."
"Apparently, they are gathering more forces from the Death Mountain. The Fire Dragon, Volvagia, has minions that number up to thousands."
"Clyde! Get over here!" the Captain shouted to a skinny Zora with puny fins on his body. He was a strategist. "I want you to look at this!" Then, turning to Uni, he asked: "Do they have boats?"
"Yes, sir. About five to seven hundreds of them. All on the water of Lake Hylia right now."
"Curse them! Lake Hylia connects to the Great Bay! That's where our capital, Rising Star, is located and that's where we are right now."
"Sir, there's even more bad news. Apparently, King Zora is currently in Great Bay as well. I've warned him before but he wouldn't listen. He has also issued an order telling me that I cannot tell the civilians about this fight lest choas break out."
Muttering a few more cuss words, the Captain heaved a sigh as he drummed his fingers on the table. Finally, he leaned straight. "Okay. Here's what I want all of you people to do: gather every men, every soldiers that you have." Grabbing another map from the side, he unrolled it and pointed to a location. "And have them set up defenses right here along the edge of the Bay. We must hold them off here."
"Yes sir!" Everyone said as one.
"What about the reinforcements from Termina?"
"They are still weeks away from our position."
"Damn it! Why are they so slow?" the Captain shouted with anger. "Don't they know that time is running out?"
The Sergeant stammered: "Uh, they have weather difficulties."
"Send out a messenger to them, tell them to hurry their tails up. As for the rest of us, we begin setting up traps and stationed points. Move it!"
With that, the whole room was once again drowned in clamor.
* * *
Mikau's eyes were wide as Lulu snuggled against his chest. They were sitting in a cave not far from their dorm, eyeing the Zora Eggs on the floor.
"Oh. My. God."
Giggling, she looked at his face. "Yup. Our children are in these eggs right now."
"I don't believe this. You are pregnant and had laid these eggs already? That's fast!" Mikau blew a low whistle. Then he kissed her cheek. "I am going to be a daddy!"
"Yes, you are. What shall we name them?" Lulu picked up one of the eggs gently and admired the shine and the pattern on the outer shell. "Shall we name this one after you? Mikau the Second?"
Laughing, he hugged her. "Sure. Whatever you want is fine with me."
"How's Evan?"
"Ahh, same as always. Trying to hook up some gals. He became the 'Female Hunter' ever since the scowl you've given to him."
"Hey, he deserves it! How dare he telling me that I am his and his alone?" Lulu pouted at the memory. "I've explained to him before that he and I are just friends, nothing more."
"That's not what he thought a while ago," Mikau grinned. "But then I talked to him, and opened up his clouded mind."
"You should be a psychiatrist."
He chuckled. "Yeah, I should, shouldn't I? I wish time could freeze right now. I enjoy your company."
"So do I." she whispered as they kissed.
"So, you ready for the performance a week from now?" Mikau asked.
Nodding, Lulu smiled. "Yes. We should practice at the stage outside the dorm. I think we are going to have a huge crowd this time."
"May the Sea Goddess shine her light upon us, and grant us luck."
* * *
The field was quiet as the wind blew dusts across the land. Everywhere was quiet. The forests on the two sides of the edges of Great Bay rustled now and then. No voices, no sounds could be heard. If a traveler came upon this region, he or she would have thought the place was flaccid with peace. Little did the person know that a battle of the century was about to begin.
After long periods of deaden tranquility, the ground slowly rumbled as the vast army approached. The sky was overcast. A while ago, it was sunny. The temperature dropped slightly, as the thick clouds rolled in to cover the shining fireball.
Over the ridge below, dark masses of enemies could be seen. The roar of their lust for battle was deafening. The trees shook as hundreds of thousands of feet stomped against the gravel, pancaking the land flat. Among the Gerudos were Dinolfos, Stalfos, and monsters too hideous to name.
The place was still. The battlefield contained no life. Finally, the great army came into view, crying out their battle cries as they advanced toward their target. As they charged forward, they stepped on the icy soil. Some slipped and fell, only to be trampled by others from behind. They paused; wondering why would there be ice when spring was with them. From out of nowhere, Zoras began to appear over bushes, water, small dunes, and other hiding places. Hundreds, thousands of them. By a single command from the leader of the first line of defense, thousand volts of electricity blasted forward and came into contact with the ice. The water served as a good conductor, as the lightening flashed across the land, burning and scorching their enemies. The dark shadows of certain areas were immediately lighted up.
The mass broke up as hundreds of soldiers died. From the top of the small hills, which surrounded the nearby passes, spears rained down on the unprotected Gerudos. The sticks pierced through their body, adding more corpses to the pile already building up.
A second wave of electricity shot forward, letting no place to escape. The attack killed more foes. Finally, the adversary split up, coming at the Zoras from all sides. The swords of the enemy quickly cut down the ones that were on top of the hills. Screams and cries smothered the yells of orders. More groups spread out, almost like ants spilling out from the anthill. Over one hundred thousand troops against forty thousand Zoran Soldiers. Blood slowly bathed the sky, as the massacre continued. A few Gerudos ran off to a remote place, which they dived into the water and headed toward the heart of the Zoran Society, the Rising Star City, where the Clambo Hyrule University was located. No one had noticed them during the confusing battle.
With the sound of a seashell horn being blown, the Zoran Army slowly retreated while holding off the on-coming slaughters. All of them jumped over a white line drawn by chalks as they continued firing off their electric attacks. The Dinolfos rushed toward them, but they disappeared quickly under the holes being dug on the sandy beach in advance. Within the apertures, sharpened sticks were placed erect with the pointy ends facing upward. Bluish blood squirted out from the traps as the creatures were painfully being gutted to death. Stalfos were harder to destroy. They were more intelligent, and they had the skills of a good swordsman. Rising up their rusted red shields, they waved their sharp blades underneath the darkening sky and jumped over the deceptions.
A second melee was instantaneously engaged. More and more Zoras died as the war exploded onward. The ground was painted in red, as bodies laid everywhere.
* * *
Mikau was rehearsing with his band members when a female Zora urgently came to him. She told him that Lulu was crying over at the cave above the water, and not only that, there was a great war happening there.
Acknowledging, he told her to lead the way. Before he left however, he glanced at his friends. Japas, knowing that he should probably help, was scared. Though he tried to not show his fear, but his quivering lips said it all.
"It's okay, Japas," Mikau winked. "You don't have to come if you don't want to. Besides, you need to lead the band to start off with the first deep note from your guitar."
"But I-"
"No. I won't let you come with me. I won't let you get hurt."
"But you need-"
"No." Mikau said firmly and sternly. Smiling weakly, he took at last look at his pals before he said: "I won't die. Trust me. I never die, and I won't die when everything is as good as it can get for me. You guys will be save here. The war is on the other side of the Bay."
Sighing, Japas hid his face behind his fallen fins in front of his face. "Don't you dare die, Mikau."
"Sure thing, 'big' brother."
* * *
The fighting raged on for hours. Both sides had sustained significant damage. For the Zoras, over twenty thousands were killed. For the Gerudos, over fifty thousands were history. Both sides had let off the assaults for a short period of time. People needed rests and medical aids. The floor was covered with so many cadavers that it was nearly impossible to walk across the beach. The cloud turned ugly black as the wind began to howl. A single slice of a lightening blade across the sky brought a deep and terrifying rumble to the lands below. A storm was coming.
In a tent on the Gerudo side, Nabooru, the commander the massive armed forces was eating her dinner. A wooden table with a red cover was spread across the room. In front of her, officers with ranks higher than common soldiers were standing still, facing her.
She wore a loose dark yellow dress, with golden chains around her neck that ended with a large diamond. Her earrings consisted of precious stones as well. An astounding stone was on her forehead.
Gulping down the last piece of meat, she glanced at her servants. "As you know, that ten of our troops have already penetrated our enemy's defense. Their goal? To steal as many Zora Eggs as they can. With the eggs, we can finally open the Great Bay Temple door and raid of all the treasures in there."
"Yes, mistress Nabooru."
"Good. Now that's settled. Let's talk about how to wipe out those vermin out there. Any suggestions?"
One person stood forward. With her head held up high, she spoke out with a strong and deadly voice: "We can poison their water. That way, we won't have to sacrifice that many good girls of ours."
Looking at him thoughtfully, Nabooru tapped her left cheek with her fingers. Then she declined the proposition. "No. That would be too easy. I want to see their fear! Understand me? FEAR!" Then she leaned back her chair. "So, I think we will attack at the first crack of dawn, with full forces. I want to get rid of them Zoras as fast as possible. And... If any of them look good, I might take some of them prisoner for my personal enjoyment."
None of the women said anything as they stared at their commander.
"Well? What are you fools standing here for? Get out of here already, and prepare the troops. We are going out with a final battle that will shed the tears of the Sages."
And she laughed out loud as the sky began its downpour outside with another sickening crash of thunder.
~End Chapter 29~
Author's Note: This chapter is a crossover between Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time. I know this is weird, but it IS still a fan fiction, and I don't really have to write a story as true to the plot in the game as possible. I can make it up on my own. This is the second to the last chapter of my Ocean Sun. I hope you guys like it so far. The next chapter is the final chapter to this story, and the tale of Mikau and Japas will come to an end.
That very night which Evan had a quarrel with Mikau; the shouting held behind the walls waked the students sleeping near Lulu?s room up. The argument went on until the crack of dawn. Evan angrily opened the door and walked away, fuming.
Although Mikau didn't want to see Evan again, for his throbbing face was a constant reminder of the terrible punch he had received, but he found himself outside, sitting beside the frustrated Zora.
The dawn was chilly, even though spring had already arrived. The ocean lapped against the platform as the two males glanced out over the unlimited horizon. At first, Evan told Mikau to go away. But then the Zoran Hero persisted on talking to him. Finally, he broke down and sobbed.
"What has happened to me? Why am I so mad about a little thing like this?" he said with a low voice. "I can't believe I lost control of my temper... now Lulu will hate me forever..."
Mikau tried to speak, but found his throat dry. He stopped for a second, recomposing himself before trying again. "Look. Relationship cannot be forced. I am sorry that I have stole Lulu away from you. I wasn't prepared for this. Things... just... happened you know?"
Shaking his head, Evan faced his friend. "No. You are right. Lulu never liked me to being with. It isn't your fault that she fell in love with you. I was silly to think that I can win her heart... I am stupid that's all."
"Listen. There are many girls out there that are just as good as her. You still have time. Forget about this woeful incident and give yourself another chance."
"What do you know about love?"
Mikau rolled his eyes. "A lot more than you do at least."
They stopped talking for a while. A cool breeze blew across the ocean land. Seagulls sang as they flew freely in circles above them. The sun had risen up a bit more, bringing light to places that it had not yet touched a few moments ago.
"Sorry about punching you," Evan said sheepishly. "I guess that I... I don't know... I don't know what came over me yesterday night."
Laughing, Mikau placed his silvery hand on the brown eel Zora's shoulder. He gave it a shake. "It's okay. I am used to the injury. Being an Enforcer years ago was all fighting and no talking."
Grinning, the student sighed a relief. "I guess I am a total screw up, aren't I?"
"You bet. A big screw up."
Shoving the Zoran Hero playfully, Evan looked at the hazy sky dreamily. It is just what Mikau said, he thought, I still have hope to find a mate of my own...
* * *
"Captain!" Sergeant Uni came running into the Command Center, bumping the nearby Zoras away. "We have a problem!"
Sitting straight up in his chair, the officer frowned. "What's wrong?" Beside him were piles of papers.
"The Gerudo Army is now advancing toward us!"
"WHAT?" The Captain stood up. Everyone stopped what he or she was doing. "What do you mean? I thought we still have a month of time or so!"
Panting, the young officer slammed a book of reports on top of the slab. Signaling a guard on the side to bring the fish lamp over, he gazed at his superior. "That's what I've thought too! But look!" Flipping over a few pages, his fingers laid on a map drawn by the Oceanologists and Geologists. "See the blue dot over the Death Mountain? That's where they were a month ago. But see the red dot here, near the Lake Hylia? That's where they are right now!"
Swearing, the Zora rubbed the bridge between his eyes. "Why would they go around the route? They could have just descended from their Valley..."
"Apparently, they are gathering more forces from the Death Mountain. The Fire Dragon, Volvagia, has minions that number up to thousands."
"Clyde! Get over here!" the Captain shouted to a skinny Zora with puny fins on his body. He was a strategist. "I want you to look at this!" Then, turning to Uni, he asked: "Do they have boats?"
"Yes, sir. About five to seven hundreds of them. All on the water of Lake Hylia right now."
"Curse them! Lake Hylia connects to the Great Bay! That's where our capital, Rising Star, is located and that's where we are right now."
"Sir, there's even more bad news. Apparently, King Zora is currently in Great Bay as well. I've warned him before but he wouldn't listen. He has also issued an order telling me that I cannot tell the civilians about this fight lest choas break out."
Muttering a few more cuss words, the Captain heaved a sigh as he drummed his fingers on the table. Finally, he leaned straight. "Okay. Here's what I want all of you people to do: gather every men, every soldiers that you have." Grabbing another map from the side, he unrolled it and pointed to a location. "And have them set up defenses right here along the edge of the Bay. We must hold them off here."
"Yes sir!" Everyone said as one.
"What about the reinforcements from Termina?"
"They are still weeks away from our position."
"Damn it! Why are they so slow?" the Captain shouted with anger. "Don't they know that time is running out?"
The Sergeant stammered: "Uh, they have weather difficulties."
"Send out a messenger to them, tell them to hurry their tails up. As for the rest of us, we begin setting up traps and stationed points. Move it!"
With that, the whole room was once again drowned in clamor.
* * *
Mikau's eyes were wide as Lulu snuggled against his chest. They were sitting in a cave not far from their dorm, eyeing the Zora Eggs on the floor.
"Oh. My. God."
Giggling, she looked at his face. "Yup. Our children are in these eggs right now."
"I don't believe this. You are pregnant and had laid these eggs already? That's fast!" Mikau blew a low whistle. Then he kissed her cheek. "I am going to be a daddy!"
"Yes, you are. What shall we name them?" Lulu picked up one of the eggs gently and admired the shine and the pattern on the outer shell. "Shall we name this one after you? Mikau the Second?"
Laughing, he hugged her. "Sure. Whatever you want is fine with me."
"How's Evan?"
"Ahh, same as always. Trying to hook up some gals. He became the 'Female Hunter' ever since the scowl you've given to him."
"Hey, he deserves it! How dare he telling me that I am his and his alone?" Lulu pouted at the memory. "I've explained to him before that he and I are just friends, nothing more."
"That's not what he thought a while ago," Mikau grinned. "But then I talked to him, and opened up his clouded mind."
"You should be a psychiatrist."
He chuckled. "Yeah, I should, shouldn't I? I wish time could freeze right now. I enjoy your company."
"So do I." she whispered as they kissed.
"So, you ready for the performance a week from now?" Mikau asked.
Nodding, Lulu smiled. "Yes. We should practice at the stage outside the dorm. I think we are going to have a huge crowd this time."
"May the Sea Goddess shine her light upon us, and grant us luck."
* * *
The field was quiet as the wind blew dusts across the land. Everywhere was quiet. The forests on the two sides of the edges of Great Bay rustled now and then. No voices, no sounds could be heard. If a traveler came upon this region, he or she would have thought the place was flaccid with peace. Little did the person know that a battle of the century was about to begin.
After long periods of deaden tranquility, the ground slowly rumbled as the vast army approached. The sky was overcast. A while ago, it was sunny. The temperature dropped slightly, as the thick clouds rolled in to cover the shining fireball.
Over the ridge below, dark masses of enemies could be seen. The roar of their lust for battle was deafening. The trees shook as hundreds of thousands of feet stomped against the gravel, pancaking the land flat. Among the Gerudos were Dinolfos, Stalfos, and monsters too hideous to name.
The place was still. The battlefield contained no life. Finally, the great army came into view, crying out their battle cries as they advanced toward their target. As they charged forward, they stepped on the icy soil. Some slipped and fell, only to be trampled by others from behind. They paused; wondering why would there be ice when spring was with them. From out of nowhere, Zoras began to appear over bushes, water, small dunes, and other hiding places. Hundreds, thousands of them. By a single command from the leader of the first line of defense, thousand volts of electricity blasted forward and came into contact with the ice. The water served as a good conductor, as the lightening flashed across the land, burning and scorching their enemies. The dark shadows of certain areas were immediately lighted up.
The mass broke up as hundreds of soldiers died. From the top of the small hills, which surrounded the nearby passes, spears rained down on the unprotected Gerudos. The sticks pierced through their body, adding more corpses to the pile already building up.
A second wave of electricity shot forward, letting no place to escape. The attack killed more foes. Finally, the adversary split up, coming at the Zoras from all sides. The swords of the enemy quickly cut down the ones that were on top of the hills. Screams and cries smothered the yells of orders. More groups spread out, almost like ants spilling out from the anthill. Over one hundred thousand troops against forty thousand Zoran Soldiers. Blood slowly bathed the sky, as the massacre continued. A few Gerudos ran off to a remote place, which they dived into the water and headed toward the heart of the Zoran Society, the Rising Star City, where the Clambo Hyrule University was located. No one had noticed them during the confusing battle.
With the sound of a seashell horn being blown, the Zoran Army slowly retreated while holding off the on-coming slaughters. All of them jumped over a white line drawn by chalks as they continued firing off their electric attacks. The Dinolfos rushed toward them, but they disappeared quickly under the holes being dug on the sandy beach in advance. Within the apertures, sharpened sticks were placed erect with the pointy ends facing upward. Bluish blood squirted out from the traps as the creatures were painfully being gutted to death. Stalfos were harder to destroy. They were more intelligent, and they had the skills of a good swordsman. Rising up their rusted red shields, they waved their sharp blades underneath the darkening sky and jumped over the deceptions.
A second melee was instantaneously engaged. More and more Zoras died as the war exploded onward. The ground was painted in red, as bodies laid everywhere.
* * *
Mikau was rehearsing with his band members when a female Zora urgently came to him. She told him that Lulu was crying over at the cave above the water, and not only that, there was a great war happening there.
Acknowledging, he told her to lead the way. Before he left however, he glanced at his friends. Japas, knowing that he should probably help, was scared. Though he tried to not show his fear, but his quivering lips said it all.
"It's okay, Japas," Mikau winked. "You don't have to come if you don't want to. Besides, you need to lead the band to start off with the first deep note from your guitar."
"But I-"
"No. I won't let you come with me. I won't let you get hurt."
"But you need-"
"No." Mikau said firmly and sternly. Smiling weakly, he took at last look at his pals before he said: "I won't die. Trust me. I never die, and I won't die when everything is as good as it can get for me. You guys will be save here. The war is on the other side of the Bay."
Sighing, Japas hid his face behind his fallen fins in front of his face. "Don't you dare die, Mikau."
"Sure thing, 'big' brother."
* * *
The fighting raged on for hours. Both sides had sustained significant damage. For the Zoras, over twenty thousands were killed. For the Gerudos, over fifty thousands were history. Both sides had let off the assaults for a short period of time. People needed rests and medical aids. The floor was covered with so many cadavers that it was nearly impossible to walk across the beach. The cloud turned ugly black as the wind began to howl. A single slice of a lightening blade across the sky brought a deep and terrifying rumble to the lands below. A storm was coming.
In a tent on the Gerudo side, Nabooru, the commander the massive armed forces was eating her dinner. A wooden table with a red cover was spread across the room. In front of her, officers with ranks higher than common soldiers were standing still, facing her.
She wore a loose dark yellow dress, with golden chains around her neck that ended with a large diamond. Her earrings consisted of precious stones as well. An astounding stone was on her forehead.
Gulping down the last piece of meat, she glanced at her servants. "As you know, that ten of our troops have already penetrated our enemy's defense. Their goal? To steal as many Zora Eggs as they can. With the eggs, we can finally open the Great Bay Temple door and raid of all the treasures in there."
"Yes, mistress Nabooru."
"Good. Now that's settled. Let's talk about how to wipe out those vermin out there. Any suggestions?"
One person stood forward. With her head held up high, she spoke out with a strong and deadly voice: "We can poison their water. That way, we won't have to sacrifice that many good girls of ours."
Looking at him thoughtfully, Nabooru tapped her left cheek with her fingers. Then she declined the proposition. "No. That would be too easy. I want to see their fear! Understand me? FEAR!" Then she leaned back her chair. "So, I think we will attack at the first crack of dawn, with full forces. I want to get rid of them Zoras as fast as possible. And... If any of them look good, I might take some of them prisoner for my personal enjoyment."
None of the women said anything as they stared at their commander.
"Well? What are you fools standing here for? Get out of here already, and prepare the troops. We are going out with a final battle that will shed the tears of the Sages."
And she laughed out loud as the sky began its downpour outside with another sickening crash of thunder.
~End Chapter 29~
Author's Note: This chapter is a crossover between Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time. I know this is weird, but it IS still a fan fiction, and I don't really have to write a story as true to the plot in the game as possible. I can make it up on my own. This is the second to the last chapter of my Ocean Sun. I hope you guys like it so far. The next chapter is the final chapter to this story, and the tale of Mikau and Japas will come to an end.