Chapter 12: A kiss of blood
Somewhere. Something. Thoughts it had. It wanted to get out. It wanted to live. It was Evil. Evil in it's purest form. It's influence made people hate, cry and fight. Every bit of misery in the world was it's bidding. Not because it could influence all the people. No. Just a handful he could use and control. People such as Adolf Hitler, Ganondorf, Zankurou, Joseph Stalin, Geese Howard and Osama Bin Laden. Such people, evil by heart, were given power by it. Power to murder. Power to conquer. Power to win. It had laughed when those six million judes got murdered in the gas chambers. It had cherished the sight of the collapsing Twin Towers and it loved Vietnam. It loved the suffering of it all. It loved the suffering of those who failed their exams and it loved the suffering of those who got raped and tortured. But it wanted more. It wanted Earth to become... Hell. And therefore, it had to come out. It had to get out of the seal. Out. To turn the Earth into Hell itself. To conquer the universe and lay waste to it. To destroy any and all ideals. But that required mortals. The plan had already been set into motion to kill those who would be able to oppose him. To kill those chosen by Destiny and chosen by the Heavens to defend earth. Kyo Kusanagi, Galford T. Weiler, Nakoruru, Link, Princess Zelda, Terry Bogard, Fox McCloud and Mary Ryan. They all had to die. At all costs. Then the conquest would be easy. But the spirits of the younsters were high, so it thought of something to lower it. It concentrated... There. It was done. It was able to scratch two of the list of Chosen Ones.
Nakoruru was lying in her hammock in her cabin. It took quite some time before she had gotten used to the sea. The dream she had had those weeks ago still stood fresh in her memory. The bloody death of that blonde girl. That princess. Her dream had told her that she would have to go to a land called Hyrule to save that girl. She would have to guard her. And Galford at his turn guarded Nakoruru. Nakoruru had ordered her younger sister to stay home. She had a bad feeling about this all and she didn't want Rimururu to get into trouble. It would only be a couple of days before they would reach the coast of Hyrule. She was glad about it. The old boat was far from comfortable. She was also glad that Galford had decided to join her on her little quest. Nakoruru would else feel so alone. And she wouldn't even have dared to book passage to Hyrule. She wouldn't have dared to talk to the man. Perhaps the people around her were right. Perhaps she had wasted her seventeen years. But she preferred nature above people and that was it. She thought it had been strange that she and Galford hadn't conducted a search for Zankurou after he had possessed Galford. They simply hadn't thought of it, while it had been a clear sign that he hadn't been defeated. Very strange indeed. Mamahaha sat on some sort of branch. She was chained to it. It was an order of the captain. He was affraid the hawk would fly away and wreak havoc on the ship. Nakoruru had tried to persuade the captain that that would not be the case, but she had no choice. Shikuruu was also chained to the wall. Nakoruru didn't like it, but she felt comfortable with her two best friends around her. Galford looked out over the unruly sea. He had Poppy with him. The American ninja had just broken the chain which had been used to tie Poppy in place. Poppy was his friend, not his pet. Dumb idiot of a captain. Galford thought it was indeed strange to talk to a dog, but he could really speak with Poppy. And he didn't care what people around him thought about that. Perhaps he was just as weird as Nakoruru. Weird. Damnit! How could the poor girl possibly help it that she was like this? Galford slammed his fist on the rail at which he stood. A bit too hard. He cursed as he waved the pain away from his hand. He noticed the wind increasing. He liked it. In a few moments, he would hate it. He walked a bit around the ship until he noticed something strange. At first, he thought it was his imagination, but it was obvious that the water at a certain spot was darkening. He looked up at the sky. It couldn't be a cloud, since the whole sky was grey with clouds. The waves were getting rougher and rougher, increasing in height as well. Galford bent forward over the rail of the ship. He narrowed his eyes to see through the splashing water. There was something down there. Something... big. Suddenly, he saw something racing towards him underneath the water. The next moment, a huge tentacle shot out of the water. It was about as broad as Galford was tall. "What the hell is that!?" he yelled as he stepped backwards and the tentacle lumbered high above him, steadily increasing in length. It was huge! With a speed unatural for the size of the thing, it shot towards Galford, who ran away the moment he saw it coming. It was no use. The tentacle crashed through the rail and wrapped itself around Galford's legs. It pulled him rapidly off his feet, making Galford fall hard on his chest. The tentacle rapidly pulled Galford towards the gap in the rail, despite the ninja's efforts to grab hold of anything. Poppy started to bark loud as he ran to his friend's aid. He bit in the tentacle, but it was of no use. It was way too sturdy. The tentacle pulled galford towards the ravaging ocean, but Galford was just able to grab hold of the remains of the rail. At that moment, Nakoruru walked out of her cabin and saw the whole thing. "Galford!" she screamed as soon as she was over her surprise. She ran over to him and tried to loosen the tentacle's grip on Galford's legs. She had to bend forward to be able to reach it, dangerously hanging above the sea. When the tentacle made a pulling movement, Nakoruru lost her balance and fell into the swirling, dark water as she let a terrified scream. "Nako!" Galford yelled. He turned to Poppy. "Quickly, get my sword, Poppy." The dog ran to Galford's cabin and returned moments later with Galford's sword between his teeth. This was none too soon, since Galford, who was anxiously watching the water underneath him for Nakoruru to show up, almost lost his grip. "Good going, poppy." Galford said to the dog as he grabbed the sword with one hand. With just one hand at the rail, the tentacle got the better of him and he got pulled underneath the water. He felt the tentacle pulling him deeper and deeper in the water and he started to hack onto the thing with his sword. He had to be quick, since he was running out of oxigen rapidly. He didn't see Nakoruru anywhere, not that he really had the time to check for her. He just hacked at the tentacle and suddenly, red blood spirted out of the thing, mingling with the water. Galford kept hacking at the fresh wound, almost loosing his mind because of the lack of fresh air. His efforts were not in vain, though. The pain obviously got too much for the creature who was holding him and it let go. The first thing Galford could think of was air. He dropped his sword and rapidly moved his arms and legs in order to get to the surface as fast as possible. His lungs nearly exploded when he broke through the surfaceline as the sword sunk into the dark ocean. He caughed and caughed as he tasted the fresh air. Suddenly, he felt far from comfortable in the huge, dark ocean with some bloodthirsty creature underneath him. But he had to find Nakoruru first. He could then return to the boat with her. Then he could perhaps stand a chance against the creature. There were just a few minor dents in his little plan. First of all, he had to find Nakoruru. Second, he had to find... the boat. He was alone in the water, save for the monster and Nakoruru. The boat was nowhere to be seen and Galford was affraid that the monster was closer to him than Nakoruru was. It was hopeless. How would he possibly be able to find her? The situation seemed hopeless as he searched the waves for any sign of the girl. The clouds above him were darkening and it started to rain as the wind blew the waves higher and higher. Galford suddenly noticed something floating in the water. It wasn't too far away from him. He swum towards it as he heard thunder in the distance. A storm was coming in. That clouds had shed their darkness over the water and Galford wasn't able to see his own hands in the water. He was scared. Scared to drown. Scared to get pulled underneath the water or to be killed by that thing underneath him. When he reached the object in the water, he noticed that it, much to his relief, was Nakoruru, franticly trying to hold on to a piece of wood. She had her head on the wood as well. "Nako." Galford said with a raspy voice. "Hey." He grabbed on to the wood and Nakoruru slowly looked up at him. She looked devastated. "G... Galford..." she murmered. Her eyes were red from the salty water and her body was shivering because of the cold. The lifting of her head was too much for her and she slipped away from the wood and sunk into the water. "Nako!" Galford said as he quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. She caughed water out of her mouth and looked at him with half-opened eyes. Galford held Nakoruru tightly at his chest by wrapping his arm around her waist. "I don't want to drown, Galford." Nakoruru spoke weakly. She looked at him with glassy eyes. "I'm so scared."
"So am I, Nako." Galford said, speaking the full truth. He looked at the piece of wood. It seemed to come off the boat. It had probably been struck away when the monster had attacked the ship. It was useless. It was too small to lay Nakoruru on to and it wouldn't hold them both would Galford lean onto it. Just when Galford thought their situation just couldn't get any worse, he saw the tentacles rising out of the water. Two, three, four... They rose out of the water and bowed down back into the wet substance, creating waves even bigger than those created by the wind. Then something big came. The water made way for a huge head of some sort. It slowly rose from the water, creating a huge wave in front of Galford and Nakoruru. It lifted the two high up in the air, pulling them under water for a few moments. When Galford managed to get back to the surface again with Nakoruru still at his arm, he got the scare of his life. In front of him was a huge head filled with long, relatively thin teeth. Galford had first thought that it had been a Kraken of some sort because of the tentacles, but this was something scarier, bigger and meaner. It had no ears whatsoever, but his head somewhat resambled that of a salmon, except for the fact that it was bent forward and that it had those humongous teeth in his mouth. Galford couldn't see the rest of the monster's body. Just that collosal head in front of him and those tentacles around him. The monster moved his head towards the two Humans. Slowly, as he opened his mouth, ready to rip the two helpless people to shreds. The tentacles didn't move. They kept in their place. This only emphasised the fact that it was a horrible creature, probably never witnessed by anyone. Galford knew that he would die. And with him, Nakoruru. Despite her tired body, she witnessed the creature closing in with horror. She looked at him. Galford stroke her cheek with his free hand. "I love you, Nako." he said to her. Nakoruru heard it despite the sound of the water around them. "I love you too, Galford." she said softly, knowing that she could finally release it. She would die, so she could release it. The joy Galford experienced nearly washed away the terror of his situation. He tilted Nakoruru's chin with his index finger and brought his salty, wet lips to hers and for the first time in their lives, they kissed each other, not caring for their impending doom, which lumbered tall above them, mercilessly closing his teeth in on the couple.
Somewhere. Something. Thoughts it had. It wanted to get out. It wanted to live. It was Evil. Evil in it's purest form. It's influence made people hate, cry and fight. Every bit of misery in the world was it's bidding. Not because it could influence all the people. No. Just a handful he could use and control. People such as Adolf Hitler, Ganondorf, Zankurou, Joseph Stalin, Geese Howard and Osama Bin Laden. Such people, evil by heart, were given power by it. Power to murder. Power to conquer. Power to win. It had laughed when those six million judes got murdered in the gas chambers. It had cherished the sight of the collapsing Twin Towers and it loved Vietnam. It loved the suffering of it all. It loved the suffering of those who failed their exams and it loved the suffering of those who got raped and tortured. But it wanted more. It wanted Earth to become... Hell. And therefore, it had to come out. It had to get out of the seal. Out. To turn the Earth into Hell itself. To conquer the universe and lay waste to it. To destroy any and all ideals. But that required mortals. The plan had already been set into motion to kill those who would be able to oppose him. To kill those chosen by Destiny and chosen by the Heavens to defend earth. Kyo Kusanagi, Galford T. Weiler, Nakoruru, Link, Princess Zelda, Terry Bogard, Fox McCloud and Mary Ryan. They all had to die. At all costs. Then the conquest would be easy. But the spirits of the younsters were high, so it thought of something to lower it. It concentrated... There. It was done. It was able to scratch two of the list of Chosen Ones.
Nakoruru was lying in her hammock in her cabin. It took quite some time before she had gotten used to the sea. The dream she had had those weeks ago still stood fresh in her memory. The bloody death of that blonde girl. That princess. Her dream had told her that she would have to go to a land called Hyrule to save that girl. She would have to guard her. And Galford at his turn guarded Nakoruru. Nakoruru had ordered her younger sister to stay home. She had a bad feeling about this all and she didn't want Rimururu to get into trouble. It would only be a couple of days before they would reach the coast of Hyrule. She was glad about it. The old boat was far from comfortable. She was also glad that Galford had decided to join her on her little quest. Nakoruru would else feel so alone. And she wouldn't even have dared to book passage to Hyrule. She wouldn't have dared to talk to the man. Perhaps the people around her were right. Perhaps she had wasted her seventeen years. But she preferred nature above people and that was it. She thought it had been strange that she and Galford hadn't conducted a search for Zankurou after he had possessed Galford. They simply hadn't thought of it, while it had been a clear sign that he hadn't been defeated. Very strange indeed. Mamahaha sat on some sort of branch. She was chained to it. It was an order of the captain. He was affraid the hawk would fly away and wreak havoc on the ship. Nakoruru had tried to persuade the captain that that would not be the case, but she had no choice. Shikuruu was also chained to the wall. Nakoruru didn't like it, but she felt comfortable with her two best friends around her. Galford looked out over the unruly sea. He had Poppy with him. The American ninja had just broken the chain which had been used to tie Poppy in place. Poppy was his friend, not his pet. Dumb idiot of a captain. Galford thought it was indeed strange to talk to a dog, but he could really speak with Poppy. And he didn't care what people around him thought about that. Perhaps he was just as weird as Nakoruru. Weird. Damnit! How could the poor girl possibly help it that she was like this? Galford slammed his fist on the rail at which he stood. A bit too hard. He cursed as he waved the pain away from his hand. He noticed the wind increasing. He liked it. In a few moments, he would hate it. He walked a bit around the ship until he noticed something strange. At first, he thought it was his imagination, but it was obvious that the water at a certain spot was darkening. He looked up at the sky. It couldn't be a cloud, since the whole sky was grey with clouds. The waves were getting rougher and rougher, increasing in height as well. Galford bent forward over the rail of the ship. He narrowed his eyes to see through the splashing water. There was something down there. Something... big. Suddenly, he saw something racing towards him underneath the water. The next moment, a huge tentacle shot out of the water. It was about as broad as Galford was tall. "What the hell is that!?" he yelled as he stepped backwards and the tentacle lumbered high above him, steadily increasing in length. It was huge! With a speed unatural for the size of the thing, it shot towards Galford, who ran away the moment he saw it coming. It was no use. The tentacle crashed through the rail and wrapped itself around Galford's legs. It pulled him rapidly off his feet, making Galford fall hard on his chest. The tentacle rapidly pulled Galford towards the gap in the rail, despite the ninja's efforts to grab hold of anything. Poppy started to bark loud as he ran to his friend's aid. He bit in the tentacle, but it was of no use. It was way too sturdy. The tentacle pulled galford towards the ravaging ocean, but Galford was just able to grab hold of the remains of the rail. At that moment, Nakoruru walked out of her cabin and saw the whole thing. "Galford!" she screamed as soon as she was over her surprise. She ran over to him and tried to loosen the tentacle's grip on Galford's legs. She had to bend forward to be able to reach it, dangerously hanging above the sea. When the tentacle made a pulling movement, Nakoruru lost her balance and fell into the swirling, dark water as she let a terrified scream. "Nako!" Galford yelled. He turned to Poppy. "Quickly, get my sword, Poppy." The dog ran to Galford's cabin and returned moments later with Galford's sword between his teeth. This was none too soon, since Galford, who was anxiously watching the water underneath him for Nakoruru to show up, almost lost his grip. "Good going, poppy." Galford said to the dog as he grabbed the sword with one hand. With just one hand at the rail, the tentacle got the better of him and he got pulled underneath the water. He felt the tentacle pulling him deeper and deeper in the water and he started to hack onto the thing with his sword. He had to be quick, since he was running out of oxigen rapidly. He didn't see Nakoruru anywhere, not that he really had the time to check for her. He just hacked at the tentacle and suddenly, red blood spirted out of the thing, mingling with the water. Galford kept hacking at the fresh wound, almost loosing his mind because of the lack of fresh air. His efforts were not in vain, though. The pain obviously got too much for the creature who was holding him and it let go. The first thing Galford could think of was air. He dropped his sword and rapidly moved his arms and legs in order to get to the surface as fast as possible. His lungs nearly exploded when he broke through the surfaceline as the sword sunk into the dark ocean. He caughed and caughed as he tasted the fresh air. Suddenly, he felt far from comfortable in the huge, dark ocean with some bloodthirsty creature underneath him. But he had to find Nakoruru first. He could then return to the boat with her. Then he could perhaps stand a chance against the creature. There were just a few minor dents in his little plan. First of all, he had to find Nakoruru. Second, he had to find... the boat. He was alone in the water, save for the monster and Nakoruru. The boat was nowhere to be seen and Galford was affraid that the monster was closer to him than Nakoruru was. It was hopeless. How would he possibly be able to find her? The situation seemed hopeless as he searched the waves for any sign of the girl. The clouds above him were darkening and it started to rain as the wind blew the waves higher and higher. Galford suddenly noticed something floating in the water. It wasn't too far away from him. He swum towards it as he heard thunder in the distance. A storm was coming in. That clouds had shed their darkness over the water and Galford wasn't able to see his own hands in the water. He was scared. Scared to drown. Scared to get pulled underneath the water or to be killed by that thing underneath him. When he reached the object in the water, he noticed that it, much to his relief, was Nakoruru, franticly trying to hold on to a piece of wood. She had her head on the wood as well. "Nako." Galford said with a raspy voice. "Hey." He grabbed on to the wood and Nakoruru slowly looked up at him. She looked devastated. "G... Galford..." she murmered. Her eyes were red from the salty water and her body was shivering because of the cold. The lifting of her head was too much for her and she slipped away from the wood and sunk into the water. "Nako!" Galford said as he quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him. She caughed water out of her mouth and looked at him with half-opened eyes. Galford held Nakoruru tightly at his chest by wrapping his arm around her waist. "I don't want to drown, Galford." Nakoruru spoke weakly. She looked at him with glassy eyes. "I'm so scared."
"So am I, Nako." Galford said, speaking the full truth. He looked at the piece of wood. It seemed to come off the boat. It had probably been struck away when the monster had attacked the ship. It was useless. It was too small to lay Nakoruru on to and it wouldn't hold them both would Galford lean onto it. Just when Galford thought their situation just couldn't get any worse, he saw the tentacles rising out of the water. Two, three, four... They rose out of the water and bowed down back into the wet substance, creating waves even bigger than those created by the wind. Then something big came. The water made way for a huge head of some sort. It slowly rose from the water, creating a huge wave in front of Galford and Nakoruru. It lifted the two high up in the air, pulling them under water for a few moments. When Galford managed to get back to the surface again with Nakoruru still at his arm, he got the scare of his life. In front of him was a huge head filled with long, relatively thin teeth. Galford had first thought that it had been a Kraken of some sort because of the tentacles, but this was something scarier, bigger and meaner. It had no ears whatsoever, but his head somewhat resambled that of a salmon, except for the fact that it was bent forward and that it had those humongous teeth in his mouth. Galford couldn't see the rest of the monster's body. Just that collosal head in front of him and those tentacles around him. The monster moved his head towards the two Humans. Slowly, as he opened his mouth, ready to rip the two helpless people to shreds. The tentacles didn't move. They kept in their place. This only emphasised the fact that it was a horrible creature, probably never witnessed by anyone. Galford knew that he would die. And with him, Nakoruru. Despite her tired body, she witnessed the creature closing in with horror. She looked at him. Galford stroke her cheek with his free hand. "I love you, Nako." he said to her. Nakoruru heard it despite the sound of the water around them. "I love you too, Galford." she said softly, knowing that she could finally release it. She would die, so she could release it. The joy Galford experienced nearly washed away the terror of his situation. He tilted Nakoruru's chin with his index finger and brought his salty, wet lips to hers and for the first time in their lives, they kissed each other, not caring for their impending doom, which lumbered tall above them, mercilessly closing his teeth in on the couple.