The Legend of Zelda: The Seven Runes
From the Pen of Panda88: It has been quite a while since I wrote my last chapter; due to the lack of reviews I have been receiving. Please review my work, because it motivates me to write on.
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The Inventor sat and listened, ever so quietly, as Link spoke of the rising turmoil. He spoke of the runes, of the olden days, of the great monolith and of the destruction of the city.
"So the runes have appeared already. this I must see for myself," he said, after Link had spoken.
"Inventor, where do I begin? I am confused."
But the inventor was not listening; his own mind was far away.
". Fifty years ago.but who.the rune in the monolith. only 2 days.jubilee."
"INVENTOR!" shouted Link.
"My boy, I am sorry, my quest does not lie with you. I fear you must face this alone, for I must stay. Only two days do I have. I must find out how to destroy the rune in the tower. There must be a way. Too long have I spent my time making weapons. Much research must be done. I feel that the jubilee yet has a part to play in all this.only two days left. Two short days. Oh how I wish you had not slept for so long."
"My quest is beginning to unfold, inventor, but still I do not know where to start."
"Well if the king knows nothing more, then we really do have a problem where to start. Your mission is to stop the evil from returning, and so you must stop the runes from uniting. Is it not clear, my boy, that you must go and defend the runes?"
"INVENTOR!" remarked Link. "Do you not remember how it went 50 years ago? If a city cannot hold it, a boy will most certainly not."
"Yes. yes I know. I know. Oh dear. I seem to be out of ideas." Just as he had finished speaking, a soldier came running down from the castle courtyard steps."
"Link. Link! I send word from the king. It seems that he has one last thing to tell you. He says 'There has been turmoil in the east. The volcano is awakening. Go there.' He has no more answers else wise. He has also requested that you go to the monolith before you set out and speak to the high priest."
"Ah. So there my boy. You have found your beginning. Go with haste then." Said the Inventor.
"I'm afraid that this will be goodbye for now. But there is no time I fear, for long departures. Go. The high priest must be waiting. He must have more answers. Go. And farewell, Hylian child."
Not knowing any words to say. Link stood there watching him for a while, as he headed to farther and farther.
Then he realised time was slipping from him, and he turned to the monstrous tower behind him. The doors were open already and he walked inside. It was cool and pleasant on his steaming face, his footsteps echoed clearly, as if the floor was wet, and he made his way up the long flight of steps. Step by step he ascended, knowing not how many he had walked. He had lost count at five hundred and twenty. But slowly and surely, the light from above began to creep through the rising hall of stairs, as he approached the top. There was a fragrance of wildflowers about him, and soft soothing music was playing. He was in the topmost room.
"At last."
Link turned around, to see a man, young, clad in white garments, standing beside him, looking down at his face.
"The king has told me why you come. I am glad for it. For in one day, it is likely I will be dead. The evil will take me.
"What do you know about this evil?" asked Link. "How do I save the runes?"
"You cannot merely save them Link. You must hunt the evil that seeks them. That is why you must go to the volcano, for that is where she has chosen."
"She? Chosen? High Priest, tell me more, if you can."
"I can." He remarked. "Follow me to the altar." His voice was calm and tranquil, and he spoke like a thousand years wisdom and grace.
"Come, and you shall see." And the High Priest walked over to the centre of the room.
"Behold the rune of the great city."
And on the altar, placed in a large glass case, was a small stone coin. The light from above shine down through a small hole in the roof, and landed on the coin perfectly, illuminating it vividly. It was the most beautiful thing Link had ever seen.
"The evil whom you must seek out, is a sorceress called Madronas, who has been after the runes for many hundreds of years now. She seeks their power. She will stop at nothing to destroy them. Alas my knowledge is restricted. I have no answers. But I know this. You must kill her. It is the only way to end this forever. It has been made clear that the runes cannot be destroyed, so to stop the uniting of the runes, we must destroy the one that seeks them. Kill her, Link, and you will end the evil forever. We cannot simply hide the runes from her. No, she knows. She can find them if she wants to. Even if we can fool Madronas, she will return in fifty years, and our problem will have only been delayed."
"I know what I must do. The witch, assuming that she can be slain with a sword." began Link. "must be indeed very hard indeed to kill, for you would have killed by now, would you not?"
"So you are more clever than I thought. Hope shines for us once more. Yes child, she is mortal, but very, very safe. She lives in the Impossible Fortress, impenetrable, and rarely leaves. Never, in fact, safe for the three days the runes emerge. But then her magic defends her. I cannot tell you for sure, how to overcome the magic that protects her. That you must find out."
"Madronas. Where is she now? Has she begun to seek out the runes?"
"Yes, Link. She already has one, to my understanding. She goes now to the volcano."
"Then so shall I. I now know enough to bring rest to all." Spoke Link, feeling for once like he knew his entire quest.
"But before you go, two things do I have to give to you."
With that the High Priest, walked over to the table in the corner, and took from it, two items. Then he walked back carefully to Link.
"I want you to take this potion with you." he said, holding up a miniscule flask. "Drink it if you find yourself in danger. It will bring you back here. There is only one dose."
Then he handed it to Link, and Link put it into his tunic pocket.
"And take this." He added, handing him a small silver box, lined with jewels.
"I will not tell you what is inside, but open it only when you must."
Link asked "How will I know that time?"
And the High Priest smiled, "You will know. Your journey is underway. Good fortune be with you, Link, and I will be watching over you. You are this city's last hope."
Link turned around, heading to the stairs, now scared of what he was about to face. Scared about the action that he was about to witness, and the pain he was about to feel.
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For those of you that want more action in the story, it will come next chapter, as Link sets out to the volcano. I promise more fighting, and bigger thrills.
From the Pen of Panda88: It has been quite a while since I wrote my last chapter; due to the lack of reviews I have been receiving. Please review my work, because it motivates me to write on.
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The Inventor sat and listened, ever so quietly, as Link spoke of the rising turmoil. He spoke of the runes, of the olden days, of the great monolith and of the destruction of the city.
"So the runes have appeared already. this I must see for myself," he said, after Link had spoken.
"Inventor, where do I begin? I am confused."
But the inventor was not listening; his own mind was far away.
". Fifty years ago.but who.the rune in the monolith. only 2 days.jubilee."
"INVENTOR!" shouted Link.
"My boy, I am sorry, my quest does not lie with you. I fear you must face this alone, for I must stay. Only two days do I have. I must find out how to destroy the rune in the tower. There must be a way. Too long have I spent my time making weapons. Much research must be done. I feel that the jubilee yet has a part to play in all this.only two days left. Two short days. Oh how I wish you had not slept for so long."
"My quest is beginning to unfold, inventor, but still I do not know where to start."
"Well if the king knows nothing more, then we really do have a problem where to start. Your mission is to stop the evil from returning, and so you must stop the runes from uniting. Is it not clear, my boy, that you must go and defend the runes?"
"INVENTOR!" remarked Link. "Do you not remember how it went 50 years ago? If a city cannot hold it, a boy will most certainly not."
"Yes. yes I know. I know. Oh dear. I seem to be out of ideas." Just as he had finished speaking, a soldier came running down from the castle courtyard steps."
"Link. Link! I send word from the king. It seems that he has one last thing to tell you. He says 'There has been turmoil in the east. The volcano is awakening. Go there.' He has no more answers else wise. He has also requested that you go to the monolith before you set out and speak to the high priest."
"Ah. So there my boy. You have found your beginning. Go with haste then." Said the Inventor.
"I'm afraid that this will be goodbye for now. But there is no time I fear, for long departures. Go. The high priest must be waiting. He must have more answers. Go. And farewell, Hylian child."
Not knowing any words to say. Link stood there watching him for a while, as he headed to farther and farther.
Then he realised time was slipping from him, and he turned to the monstrous tower behind him. The doors were open already and he walked inside. It was cool and pleasant on his steaming face, his footsteps echoed clearly, as if the floor was wet, and he made his way up the long flight of steps. Step by step he ascended, knowing not how many he had walked. He had lost count at five hundred and twenty. But slowly and surely, the light from above began to creep through the rising hall of stairs, as he approached the top. There was a fragrance of wildflowers about him, and soft soothing music was playing. He was in the topmost room.
"At last."
Link turned around, to see a man, young, clad in white garments, standing beside him, looking down at his face.
"The king has told me why you come. I am glad for it. For in one day, it is likely I will be dead. The evil will take me.
"What do you know about this evil?" asked Link. "How do I save the runes?"
"You cannot merely save them Link. You must hunt the evil that seeks them. That is why you must go to the volcano, for that is where she has chosen."
"She? Chosen? High Priest, tell me more, if you can."
"I can." He remarked. "Follow me to the altar." His voice was calm and tranquil, and he spoke like a thousand years wisdom and grace.
"Come, and you shall see." And the High Priest walked over to the centre of the room.
"Behold the rune of the great city."
And on the altar, placed in a large glass case, was a small stone coin. The light from above shine down through a small hole in the roof, and landed on the coin perfectly, illuminating it vividly. It was the most beautiful thing Link had ever seen.
"The evil whom you must seek out, is a sorceress called Madronas, who has been after the runes for many hundreds of years now. She seeks their power. She will stop at nothing to destroy them. Alas my knowledge is restricted. I have no answers. But I know this. You must kill her. It is the only way to end this forever. It has been made clear that the runes cannot be destroyed, so to stop the uniting of the runes, we must destroy the one that seeks them. Kill her, Link, and you will end the evil forever. We cannot simply hide the runes from her. No, she knows. She can find them if she wants to. Even if we can fool Madronas, she will return in fifty years, and our problem will have only been delayed."
"I know what I must do. The witch, assuming that she can be slain with a sword." began Link. "must be indeed very hard indeed to kill, for you would have killed by now, would you not?"
"So you are more clever than I thought. Hope shines for us once more. Yes child, she is mortal, but very, very safe. She lives in the Impossible Fortress, impenetrable, and rarely leaves. Never, in fact, safe for the three days the runes emerge. But then her magic defends her. I cannot tell you for sure, how to overcome the magic that protects her. That you must find out."
"Madronas. Where is she now? Has she begun to seek out the runes?"
"Yes, Link. She already has one, to my understanding. She goes now to the volcano."
"Then so shall I. I now know enough to bring rest to all." Spoke Link, feeling for once like he knew his entire quest.
"But before you go, two things do I have to give to you."
With that the High Priest, walked over to the table in the corner, and took from it, two items. Then he walked back carefully to Link.
"I want you to take this potion with you." he said, holding up a miniscule flask. "Drink it if you find yourself in danger. It will bring you back here. There is only one dose."
Then he handed it to Link, and Link put it into his tunic pocket.
"And take this." He added, handing him a small silver box, lined with jewels.
"I will not tell you what is inside, but open it only when you must."
Link asked "How will I know that time?"
And the High Priest smiled, "You will know. Your journey is underway. Good fortune be with you, Link, and I will be watching over you. You are this city's last hope."
Link turned around, heading to the stairs, now scared of what he was about to face. Scared about the action that he was about to witness, and the pain he was about to feel.
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For those of you that want more action in the story, it will come next chapter, as Link sets out to the volcano. I promise more fighting, and bigger thrills.