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Chapter Six: Midnight Attack
Blood spurted from the fatal wound in the soldier's chest. The arrow Lily had shot struck home. The man fell to the ground with a surprised gurgle. Some of his comrades looked down at the bloody corpse on the ground with shocked faces. No one had expected much of a fight from the villagers. The rapid attack had caught them off guard.
Ignoring the soldiers that stood around, Lily quickly strung her bow again and loosed another arrow at the army. One more soldier fell to the ground dead. She fired shot after shot from her quiver, each time taking down another man from the group. One of the upper officers spotted her in the dark and sent out a small force to take her down while the rest of the soldiers set about burning the town to the ground.
Lily instantly saw the small force headed her way. She quickly drew another arrow and fired. This time she was able to take out two in one shot. One of the men and been running right behind another and when the arrow that Lily had loosed went through the first man's neck the second man became the target. Man after man of the small group fell until there was nothing left. Lily started again to rag at the main force but she knew it was a losing battle. With each man that she took down two more took his place, anger written clearly on their faces. If it hadn't been for the higher officer's orders to start torching the buildings Lily assumed that many men might have charged her.
All around her the screams of dying people filled her ears. Some of the Zoras seemed to be fighting back but they soon fell to the massive numbers they were up against. The army steadily made its way through the town. Lily was on the far end since she had had no time to warn people farther down the street. Smoke filled the air and started to burn her eyes. With each arrow she fired the army grew closer to her, their pounding footsteps a clear warning sign to her.
Lily reached back for another arrow from her quiver and discovered that she had run out. Quickly, she put her bow in its rightful resting place around her neck and over her back and pulled her sword out of the sheath on her back. The thin blade glimmered in the fire from the burning buildings around her and reflected the light back giving it an eerie glow. Turning, the woman looked back towards her house to make sure that her family had left. To her horror Lily discovered that a second wave was already starting towards her house. She heard screams issue from inside that were cut short and the shattering of glass as soldiers broke the windows. Men with torches emerged from behind others and set the house ablaze.
Lily's scream pierced the air around her like a knife through butter. Tears coursed down her face at the pain she felt in her heart. Her family was dead. It was a fact she didn't want to face. There was still the possibility that the screams she had heard hadn't been real.
Taking her shield from her back, Lily charged the second wave of men roaring at the top of her lungs. The first few men fell easily under her trained strokes. She cut through the soldiers desperately trying to reach her house. There had to be somebody alive. Anybody. With each swing of her sword another man fell but the long night and the lack of sleep was starting to tell on Lily's body. Her sword grew heavier and heavier until it was a struggle to even hold it in her tight grip. Cuts and scrapes gushed blood and her clothes were torn and dirty. Each step that she took felt like her last but she battled on. Each soldier that she faced took longer and longer to kill but still she battled on. Around her bodies lay and it was almost impossible to step somewhere without trampling on the corpse of the dead.
A sharp pain in Lily's back showed that more men had arrived and were surrounding her. Grinning faces leered at her through the smoky haze that was filling her mind. She knew she couldn't fight for much longer. There was no way for her to stay alive with the sheer numbers that were overpowering her.
Suddenly all the men were looking elsewhere. They had stopped in the midst of jumping Lily to stare at something to her left. Lily from her kneeled position on the ground panted and heaved trying to catch her breath. When she noticed that no one was trying to kill her, she followed the stares and found a young Zora male fighting his way through the pack trying to reach her. His fins had become whirling blades that he used with expertise. In his hands he clutched two short daggers that killed anyone before they came too close. Soon he vanquished all the foes that stood in his way. Lily recognized the Zora as the messenger that had warned her family.
Thoughts of her family made Lily look at the burning house in front of her. The whole house was up in flames. There was no way that anyone would have made it out alive. Lily accepted that fact grudgingly. She wasn't one to keep false hope. Turning to the Zora beside her she mumbled her thanks.
"No problem, but you did pretty well yourself," was his only answer. Lily slumped to the ground watching her childhood home burn to the ground. There was nothing she could do now. No where that she could go. She was alone. Her family was dead and she might as well be, too.
Lily was pulled from her thoughts when the Zora grasped her arms and hauled her to her feet. He didn't say a word but started to pull her towards Lake Hylia's edge. Lily took the hind and followed him. The two stealthily crept through the village. They took the back streets making sure that no one saw them. When they did finally reach the water the Zora started into the lake but Lily stopped.
"Shouldn't we try and save anyone else?" she whispered urgently. She still had faith that there were people alive in the village. "There is no one that survived but you. We Zoras were so worried about evacuating our own people that we did not arrive in the village until it was too late. Many Zoras died tonight but we must make haste if we are to still escape."
The Zora didn't turn around when he spoke. Lily could tell that the Zora felt guilty over the village's loss.
"Hey! There's a girl an' one of them fish thingies over here!"
The harsh cry rang through the night alerting every soldier to their presence. The Zora spun around and grabbed Lily's hand pulling her into the water after him. The stone under their feet kept the water from rising above their heads. It was a memorial built by the Zoras years ago but had been destroyed in the first war against the Gerudos.
"When I tell you, take a huge breath and don't let it out. We're going to take the shortcut to Zora's Domain." The sounds of pursuing feet came closer as the two struggled against the lake's incoming tide. Lily let out a yelp when she suddenly plunged into the icy cold water. They had left the memorial and were now sitting ducks in the lake.
"NOW!" the Zora cried. Lily sucked in a big breath of air and felt herself being tugged down to the bottom of the lake by the Zora. Blackness engulfed her vision as she went further and further from the surface. She felt a pain in her ears as the pressure of the water started to bear down on her. Lily was quickly running out of air and she started to become light headed. Bubbles issued from her mouth when Lily could no longer hold her breath. She could feel the Zora tugging her in a straight line now instead further down but Lily had no sense of direction beneath the murky surface of Lake Hylia.
Suddenly an odd feeling passed through her body. She knew it must be from the lack of oxygen that her brain and blood were receiving. Her fingers were numb and she was deathly cold. The Zora in front of her started to feel her dead weight and headed straight for the surface. Lily could feel the change in direction and tried as hard as she could to reach the surface. She just had to. She couldn't just die now not when she was so close to feeling air in her lungs again.
Her head broke the surface of the water with a splash. For a minute she just let the Zora hold her as she took in several needed gulps of air. She was surprised when her feet hit the ground and she was able to stand up again. She hadn't realized the Zora was pulling her towards the shore.
Crawling on to the beach of what she thought was the lakeshore Lily flopped onto her stomach and didn't move for a while. She just didn't have the strength. Her breathing was deep as she promised herself that she would never take the air that she breathed for granted again.
Finally she put her hands beneath her and pushed herself over so that now she was lying on her back. Gasping, Lily took in her surroundings. The ceiling was made of a blue stone that reflected the surface of the water. On either side of her the same blue stone shimmered where staircases and dwellings had been carved out of the rock. Sitting up she found herself staring at a magnificent waterfall.
"We should get out of here," the Zora said. He held out a hand to the blond teenager in front of him, which she took.
"Where are we going? Where are all the Zoras? Shouldn't there be more here? What's your name? Why did the Tryul army attack us? Why didn't you tell the village sooner? Why-," Lily was suddenly cut off as the Zora began to chuckle.
"I don't see anything funny about the situation that we're in." Lily glared at the young Zora crossing her arms over her chest.
"What's so funny is that you just recovered from almost drowning and now you suddenly have enough air to ask so many questions."
Lily blushed at his reply. She was only making a fool of herself by panicking. She knew that it would only make the situation worse.
"Anyways, my name is Suba and the Zoras have already been evacuated. Anybody that made it through the doorway we passed through has already gone to the Lost Woods by way of the pool outside the entrance of Zora's Domain. That's where we're going as soon as you're done asking questions, though I suggest they wait until after we reach the Lost Woods. The Tryul army is already looking for us and may find the door here any minute."
Lily stared at Suba for a moment before sticking out her hand. It caught him completely unawares. Here they were sitting ducks, and she was acting weird. He supposed it was because she was in shock over the loss of her family.
"Well, Suba it's nice to meet you. My name is Lily and you're completely right about saving the questions for later. So let's get going." Taking Suba's hand she shook it firmly before spinning around and heading away. He soon lost sight of her as she turned a corner. Sighing, Suba stood still for a minute. Approaching footsteps could be heard thirty seconds later.
"Umm. . .where exactly are we going again?" Lily asked with a sheepish grin on her face. Suba merely chuckled and led the way out of Zora's Domain.
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Phew! Chapter Six finally done. For anyone who is actually reading this (shame on you for not reviewing) I put this aside for a while when I lost the spark. I also had problems with my computer so that I had trouble logging in for a while. It pissed me off so much but it's all in the past. Anyways, in the next chapter Lily will come to grips with her family's death and head off on a mission. That's all I can say.
Chapter Six: Midnight Attack
Blood spurted from the fatal wound in the soldier's chest. The arrow Lily had shot struck home. The man fell to the ground with a surprised gurgle. Some of his comrades looked down at the bloody corpse on the ground with shocked faces. No one had expected much of a fight from the villagers. The rapid attack had caught them off guard.
Ignoring the soldiers that stood around, Lily quickly strung her bow again and loosed another arrow at the army. One more soldier fell to the ground dead. She fired shot after shot from her quiver, each time taking down another man from the group. One of the upper officers spotted her in the dark and sent out a small force to take her down while the rest of the soldiers set about burning the town to the ground.
Lily instantly saw the small force headed her way. She quickly drew another arrow and fired. This time she was able to take out two in one shot. One of the men and been running right behind another and when the arrow that Lily had loosed went through the first man's neck the second man became the target. Man after man of the small group fell until there was nothing left. Lily started again to rag at the main force but she knew it was a losing battle. With each man that she took down two more took his place, anger written clearly on their faces. If it hadn't been for the higher officer's orders to start torching the buildings Lily assumed that many men might have charged her.
All around her the screams of dying people filled her ears. Some of the Zoras seemed to be fighting back but they soon fell to the massive numbers they were up against. The army steadily made its way through the town. Lily was on the far end since she had had no time to warn people farther down the street. Smoke filled the air and started to burn her eyes. With each arrow she fired the army grew closer to her, their pounding footsteps a clear warning sign to her.
Lily reached back for another arrow from her quiver and discovered that she had run out. Quickly, she put her bow in its rightful resting place around her neck and over her back and pulled her sword out of the sheath on her back. The thin blade glimmered in the fire from the burning buildings around her and reflected the light back giving it an eerie glow. Turning, the woman looked back towards her house to make sure that her family had left. To her horror Lily discovered that a second wave was already starting towards her house. She heard screams issue from inside that were cut short and the shattering of glass as soldiers broke the windows. Men with torches emerged from behind others and set the house ablaze.
Lily's scream pierced the air around her like a knife through butter. Tears coursed down her face at the pain she felt in her heart. Her family was dead. It was a fact she didn't want to face. There was still the possibility that the screams she had heard hadn't been real.
Taking her shield from her back, Lily charged the second wave of men roaring at the top of her lungs. The first few men fell easily under her trained strokes. She cut through the soldiers desperately trying to reach her house. There had to be somebody alive. Anybody. With each swing of her sword another man fell but the long night and the lack of sleep was starting to tell on Lily's body. Her sword grew heavier and heavier until it was a struggle to even hold it in her tight grip. Cuts and scrapes gushed blood and her clothes were torn and dirty. Each step that she took felt like her last but she battled on. Each soldier that she faced took longer and longer to kill but still she battled on. Around her bodies lay and it was almost impossible to step somewhere without trampling on the corpse of the dead.
A sharp pain in Lily's back showed that more men had arrived and were surrounding her. Grinning faces leered at her through the smoky haze that was filling her mind. She knew she couldn't fight for much longer. There was no way for her to stay alive with the sheer numbers that were overpowering her.
Suddenly all the men were looking elsewhere. They had stopped in the midst of jumping Lily to stare at something to her left. Lily from her kneeled position on the ground panted and heaved trying to catch her breath. When she noticed that no one was trying to kill her, she followed the stares and found a young Zora male fighting his way through the pack trying to reach her. His fins had become whirling blades that he used with expertise. In his hands he clutched two short daggers that killed anyone before they came too close. Soon he vanquished all the foes that stood in his way. Lily recognized the Zora as the messenger that had warned her family.
Thoughts of her family made Lily look at the burning house in front of her. The whole house was up in flames. There was no way that anyone would have made it out alive. Lily accepted that fact grudgingly. She wasn't one to keep false hope. Turning to the Zora beside her she mumbled her thanks.
"No problem, but you did pretty well yourself," was his only answer. Lily slumped to the ground watching her childhood home burn to the ground. There was nothing she could do now. No where that she could go. She was alone. Her family was dead and she might as well be, too.
Lily was pulled from her thoughts when the Zora grasped her arms and hauled her to her feet. He didn't say a word but started to pull her towards Lake Hylia's edge. Lily took the hind and followed him. The two stealthily crept through the village. They took the back streets making sure that no one saw them. When they did finally reach the water the Zora started into the lake but Lily stopped.
"Shouldn't we try and save anyone else?" she whispered urgently. She still had faith that there were people alive in the village. "There is no one that survived but you. We Zoras were so worried about evacuating our own people that we did not arrive in the village until it was too late. Many Zoras died tonight but we must make haste if we are to still escape."
The Zora didn't turn around when he spoke. Lily could tell that the Zora felt guilty over the village's loss.
"Hey! There's a girl an' one of them fish thingies over here!"
The harsh cry rang through the night alerting every soldier to their presence. The Zora spun around and grabbed Lily's hand pulling her into the water after him. The stone under their feet kept the water from rising above their heads. It was a memorial built by the Zoras years ago but had been destroyed in the first war against the Gerudos.
"When I tell you, take a huge breath and don't let it out. We're going to take the shortcut to Zora's Domain." The sounds of pursuing feet came closer as the two struggled against the lake's incoming tide. Lily let out a yelp when she suddenly plunged into the icy cold water. They had left the memorial and were now sitting ducks in the lake.
"NOW!" the Zora cried. Lily sucked in a big breath of air and felt herself being tugged down to the bottom of the lake by the Zora. Blackness engulfed her vision as she went further and further from the surface. She felt a pain in her ears as the pressure of the water started to bear down on her. Lily was quickly running out of air and she started to become light headed. Bubbles issued from her mouth when Lily could no longer hold her breath. She could feel the Zora tugging her in a straight line now instead further down but Lily had no sense of direction beneath the murky surface of Lake Hylia.
Suddenly an odd feeling passed through her body. She knew it must be from the lack of oxygen that her brain and blood were receiving. Her fingers were numb and she was deathly cold. The Zora in front of her started to feel her dead weight and headed straight for the surface. Lily could feel the change in direction and tried as hard as she could to reach the surface. She just had to. She couldn't just die now not when she was so close to feeling air in her lungs again.
Her head broke the surface of the water with a splash. For a minute she just let the Zora hold her as she took in several needed gulps of air. She was surprised when her feet hit the ground and she was able to stand up again. She hadn't realized the Zora was pulling her towards the shore.
Crawling on to the beach of what she thought was the lakeshore Lily flopped onto her stomach and didn't move for a while. She just didn't have the strength. Her breathing was deep as she promised herself that she would never take the air that she breathed for granted again.
Finally she put her hands beneath her and pushed herself over so that now she was lying on her back. Gasping, Lily took in her surroundings. The ceiling was made of a blue stone that reflected the surface of the water. On either side of her the same blue stone shimmered where staircases and dwellings had been carved out of the rock. Sitting up she found herself staring at a magnificent waterfall.
"We should get out of here," the Zora said. He held out a hand to the blond teenager in front of him, which she took.
"Where are we going? Where are all the Zoras? Shouldn't there be more here? What's your name? Why did the Tryul army attack us? Why didn't you tell the village sooner? Why-," Lily was suddenly cut off as the Zora began to chuckle.
"I don't see anything funny about the situation that we're in." Lily glared at the young Zora crossing her arms over her chest.
"What's so funny is that you just recovered from almost drowning and now you suddenly have enough air to ask so many questions."
Lily blushed at his reply. She was only making a fool of herself by panicking. She knew that it would only make the situation worse.
"Anyways, my name is Suba and the Zoras have already been evacuated. Anybody that made it through the doorway we passed through has already gone to the Lost Woods by way of the pool outside the entrance of Zora's Domain. That's where we're going as soon as you're done asking questions, though I suggest they wait until after we reach the Lost Woods. The Tryul army is already looking for us and may find the door here any minute."
Lily stared at Suba for a moment before sticking out her hand. It caught him completely unawares. Here they were sitting ducks, and she was acting weird. He supposed it was because she was in shock over the loss of her family.
"Well, Suba it's nice to meet you. My name is Lily and you're completely right about saving the questions for later. So let's get going." Taking Suba's hand she shook it firmly before spinning around and heading away. He soon lost sight of her as she turned a corner. Sighing, Suba stood still for a minute. Approaching footsteps could be heard thirty seconds later.
"Umm. . .where exactly are we going again?" Lily asked with a sheepish grin on her face. Suba merely chuckled and led the way out of Zora's Domain.
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Phew! Chapter Six finally done. For anyone who is actually reading this (shame on you for not reviewing) I put this aside for a while when I lost the spark. I also had problems with my computer so that I had trouble logging in for a while. It pissed me off so much but it's all in the past. Anyways, in the next chapter Lily will come to grips with her family's death and head off on a mission. That's all I can say.