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The Sages' Sheik
.chapter three.
The Sheikah apprenticed hopped, no it was more that he fell down the shaft into the lowest level of Dogondo's Cavern. It had taken him all night to search the upper levels for Faerie boy, a little worried he would find him chopped to little pieces by monsters. Zelda would be very angry with him if he brought back her Hero in a bottle. Impa wouldn't protect him from the princess, something about training her apprentice probably.
He stumbled on the rocky ground, getting more dirt on his clothes. He muttered a word Zelda had taught him during lunch, had that been only yesterday? A loud roar made Sheik jump and throw himself against the wall as a monster rolled past him. An overgrown Dogondo, he identified, remembering Impa's lectures badly disguised as war stories.
"What has it all mad..." His voice trailed off, his eyes locking onto the green blur running towards the Dogondo.
Running...towards the monster?
Sheik's cry of "Is he crazy!" was lost in the Dogondo's enraged scream. The faerie's comments were clearly heard as the monster began to open its mouth.
Bombs? He got to use bombs? Sheik perked up, watching the Faerie boy pull out a goron explosive and throw it at the Dogondo. He smirked as the creature swallowed it. The muffled boom was a bit disappointing, but no less interesting to the Sheikah.
The rest of the battle fell into a pattern. The monster would roll, nearly squishing him, then try to blast Faerie boy with fire only to receive a bomb in its gut. It would've been fun to watch, had the threat of Zelda squishing him like a bug for letting her hero get killed not been hanging over Sheik's little blond head.
Sheik watched with wide eyes as the Dogondo rolled into the lava, defeated. He looked over to where Faerie boy stood, leaning heavily on his sword. His faerie was whirling, performing healing magic. Sheik knew magic couldn't fix everything, but the boy didn't look any better after the faerie was finished. Faerie boy limped towards the Dogondo's body.
Sheik crept closer, avoiding the faerie's sometimes watchful eyes. The boy was trying to open the creature's chest, pushing his sword at the scales uselessly. His nose crinkled in thought, wondering what Zelda's hero was doing now. It looked like he was going after the Dogondo's heart.
"When fighting monsters, it is important to not destroy their bodies after defeating them. While their bodies are inedible, their hearts often contain a liquid that increases endurance and has various healing effects." Impa had sighed then.
"Sheik, don't make that face. The fluid is tasteless." Another pause. "No, it's not their blood. Monster blood, blood of any sort, is used only in casting magic."
A deep throated chuckle from the Sheikah bodyguard.
"No, you can't kill a monster in the princess' room. She isn't learning blood casting yet. No, I'm not telling you when she will learn it." He had the talent of making Impa do those long, deep sighs, it seemed.
"Just shush, Sheik."
Faerie boy knew about monster hearts, just like he did, and he wasn't even a Sheikah apprentice! Sheik peered over a haunch of Dogondo and sighed. At the rate he was cutting, Death Mountain would erupt again before the boy ever touched the heart. He frowned at the hard scales, tapping them with a finger.
Yes, it would take Faerie boy forever to get through them.
"Come on, just slip under the scales and grab the heart," Sheik whispered, cheering on the boy's slow hacking at the Dogondo's hide. He almost shot to his feet to cheer when the sword did just that, dropping the heart into the exhausted boy's hands.
Grimacing while the boy licked his fingers clean of the liquid, Sheik still swore to himself he wouldn't dig out a monster heart even if he was half dead. The idea of it was still too gross.
He blinked in surprise at the disappearing blue light. It had just appeared! Right over Faerie boy! He stood and walked around the spot, tilting his head back to peering suspiciously at the ceiling of the cavern. There was no Faerie boy, not even his little faerie was left behind.
"What about me?" Sheik questioned aloud. No blue light came to rescue him from the lower level. He kicked at the Dogondo's corpse.
"Fine, I'll get out of here by myself." He huffed and began to climb.
end chapter three.
The Sages' Sheik
.chapter three.
The Sheikah apprenticed hopped, no it was more that he fell down the shaft into the lowest level of Dogondo's Cavern. It had taken him all night to search the upper levels for Faerie boy, a little worried he would find him chopped to little pieces by monsters. Zelda would be very angry with him if he brought back her Hero in a bottle. Impa wouldn't protect him from the princess, something about training her apprentice probably.
He stumbled on the rocky ground, getting more dirt on his clothes. He muttered a word Zelda had taught him during lunch, had that been only yesterday? A loud roar made Sheik jump and throw himself against the wall as a monster rolled past him. An overgrown Dogondo, he identified, remembering Impa's lectures badly disguised as war stories.
"What has it all mad..." His voice trailed off, his eyes locking onto the green blur running towards the Dogondo.
Running...towards the monster?
Sheik's cry of "Is he crazy!" was lost in the Dogondo's enraged scream. The faerie's comments were clearly heard as the monster began to open its mouth.
Bombs? He got to use bombs? Sheik perked up, watching the Faerie boy pull out a goron explosive and throw it at the Dogondo. He smirked as the creature swallowed it. The muffled boom was a bit disappointing, but no less interesting to the Sheikah.
The rest of the battle fell into a pattern. The monster would roll, nearly squishing him, then try to blast Faerie boy with fire only to receive a bomb in its gut. It would've been fun to watch, had the threat of Zelda squishing him like a bug for letting her hero get killed not been hanging over Sheik's little blond head.
Sheik watched with wide eyes as the Dogondo rolled into the lava, defeated. He looked over to where Faerie boy stood, leaning heavily on his sword. His faerie was whirling, performing healing magic. Sheik knew magic couldn't fix everything, but the boy didn't look any better after the faerie was finished. Faerie boy limped towards the Dogondo's body.
Sheik crept closer, avoiding the faerie's sometimes watchful eyes. The boy was trying to open the creature's chest, pushing his sword at the scales uselessly. His nose crinkled in thought, wondering what Zelda's hero was doing now. It looked like he was going after the Dogondo's heart.
"When fighting monsters, it is important to not destroy their bodies after defeating them. While their bodies are inedible, their hearts often contain a liquid that increases endurance and has various healing effects." Impa had sighed then.
"Sheik, don't make that face. The fluid is tasteless." Another pause. "No, it's not their blood. Monster blood, blood of any sort, is used only in casting magic."
A deep throated chuckle from the Sheikah bodyguard.
"No, you can't kill a monster in the princess' room. She isn't learning blood casting yet. No, I'm not telling you when she will learn it." He had the talent of making Impa do those long, deep sighs, it seemed.
"Just shush, Sheik."
Faerie boy knew about monster hearts, just like he did, and he wasn't even a Sheikah apprentice! Sheik peered over a haunch of Dogondo and sighed. At the rate he was cutting, Death Mountain would erupt again before the boy ever touched the heart. He frowned at the hard scales, tapping them with a finger.
Yes, it would take Faerie boy forever to get through them.
"Come on, just slip under the scales and grab the heart," Sheik whispered, cheering on the boy's slow hacking at the Dogondo's hide. He almost shot to his feet to cheer when the sword did just that, dropping the heart into the exhausted boy's hands.
Grimacing while the boy licked his fingers clean of the liquid, Sheik still swore to himself he wouldn't dig out a monster heart even if he was half dead. The idea of it was still too gross.
He blinked in surprise at the disappearing blue light. It had just appeared! Right over Faerie boy! He stood and walked around the spot, tilting his head back to peering suspiciously at the ceiling of the cavern. There was no Faerie boy, not even his little faerie was left behind.
"What about me?" Sheik questioned aloud. No blue light came to rescue him from the lower level. He kicked at the Dogondo's corpse.
"Fine, I'll get out of here by myself." He huffed and began to climb.
end chapter three.