Waiting for Love
Chapter 3
By Smurf Cat
The rest of the day was dreary for Marth. It seemed as though they had been riding for days, even though it had only been hours. When at last, they had reached the Lake of Dreams, Aveil lead them on the eastern trail to get around it. As Marth looked at the lake's surface, he noticed that it was not blue, but golden. "Why is the lake golden?" he asked.
"It is filled with water that flows from Houne's fortress." Said Aveil. "Don't touch the water's edge, it will make you immortal."
"What's so bad about that?" asked Roy.
"Immortality is a curse." Said Aveil. "You cannot die, even if you want to. Those that you love pass away and you keep on living. I would never wish such a thing on anyone."
Marth veered his horse even farther away from the lake. "Why dose the water have this power?" he asked.
"Meridian put it there to curse anyone that tried to raid her fortress. Eventually, the fear of men became so great that no one dared to even set foot on the mountain soil." Said Aveil.
"How do you know so much?" asked Roy.
"I'm a woman. What do you expect?" said Aveil.
Marth rolled his eyes. He had a lot on his mind, mostly Samus. He hoped that she was O.K. 'is she pretty?' he thought to himself. Marth sighed.
~*~*~*~*~
Samus woke up early the next morning. She yawned and looked out the window at the hilltops that seemed to be glowing with the light of the sun. She sighed. She looked around the room to find that no one was there. Upon looking at her dresser, she found a note. It read:
Dear Samus,
I'm sorry that Peach and I had to leave you, but we have important stuff that we had to attend to. Please feel free to roam around the fortress until we get back. We will be there by sundown.
-Zelda
P.S. try to stay away form Howrn.
Samus looked up from the letter and found a clean dress to wear. As soon as she had slipped on the dress and brushed her hair, she walked out her door and crept down the corridors of the fortress. Porcelain statues of dogs, namely Houndoom, patrolled every turn or shift in the direction of the halls. Every few Houndoom, there would be a Ninetales or Kitsune statue.
Samus veered away from these peculiar objects and sprinted passed them. She pulled off to the side of the hall into what looked like a study room. There was a desk in the center and as Samus approached it, she saw a Magery book on the top of it. She closed the door behind her. As she walked closer, she found that she could recognize the symbols that were written in it.
She blew the dust off the book and proceeded to read it. Samus could tell that the book was old. Older even, perhaps than her great, great uncle that had ruled the land of the Shiekans four generations before her. As she flipped the pages, she found many interesting spells that she might like to try someday. As she read, she found a spell that allowed one to spy on anyone that they wished. "Marth" she said, then turned away. "I shouldn't. Heaven knows the curses enspelled upon this book by none other than Houne."
"What are you doing in here?" came Houne's voice from behind her. Samus turned around to face him. Her face was terror struck. She tried to scream, but her voice had left her. Her only thought was to run away. Somewhere far from Houne. She tried to run but her legs would not function. "Why do you fear me?" he asked.
Samus still couldn't talk. "I will not hurt you." Said Houne. "But I will give you one last chance to answer this question. What are you doing in here?"
"I was.reading." She choked out.
"You are not allowed in here. These are Meridian's rooms. No one is allowed in here." Snapped Houne.
"I.I'm sorry, I didn't know." Said Samus.
"Well now you do." Said Houne. "Get out!" Samus ran for dear life. She ran until she could run no more. She found herself in a huge garden. It looked as if it had been unkept for years-hundreds of years. It was vastly overgrown. Roses and thorns reached up the high walls. Remnants of statues and sculptures were strewn amongst the ground.
Samus looked up. She could hardly see the sky through the thick branches of the grand oaks and weeping willows. The garden was quiet-too quiet. Samus became uneasy. Her footsteps softer. The silence rang in her ears. It was deafening. She wandered to the foot of the largest oak. She sat down, and cried. She didn't cry for any particular reason. Her reason was to cry. To be sad. It comforted her. Just to let the pain out was relieving. She felt alone-unwanted.
She looked up from her tears. Standing before her was Impa, Zelda's old nursemaid and bodyguard. 'I thought all the Shiekans were dead besides me' thought Samus.
Impa leaned down so that she could speak in a whisper. "I've been looking all over for you Samus. We have to get you out of here."
"But what about Marth?"
"If he doesn't come by tomorrow, I will take you away from this place." Said Impa. "Houne may decide to sacrifice you early. He knows about Marth."
Samus' eyes widened. "How?"
"Apparently Zelda told him." Said Impa.
"But.why?" asked Samus. "I thought that I could trust her."
"She's jealous of you, Samus," said Impa. "She doesn't want you near Marth."
"Why?"
"Because she's in love with him." Said Impa. "They used to be in a relationship together, but Marth dumped her because they were too busy for each other. Marth wants someone that doesn't have her own kingdom to govern. In short, he wants a house wife, not a bossy energizer bunny with a mouth."
Samus couldn't help but laugh at Impa's comparison to Zelda. "She dose talk a lot." Impa nodded. "Let's get you somewhere safe." She said.
Samus followed Impa through the garden until they reached a door that was covered with ivy. Impa opened it. As she did, dust fell all around them. 'This place must be really old.' Thought Samus. Impa lead her into the opening. Samus could hardly believe her eyes. This room was even more beautiful than her own. The ceilings were higher, the tapestries more vivid. The room was unusually.blue.
Samus looked around. "Not even Houne know that this place exists." Said Impa.
Samus looked up. Her face was puzzled. "Meridian built rooms in this castle for you." Said Impa. "She is a mage and a prophetess. Come."
Impa lead her over to a table with a book on it. It was a second magery book. "Read it." Said Impa. Samus picked the book up and began reading it. As she did, it all became clear to her. "It's about me." She said to Impa. "Yes, but you must not read any more. It is painful to know one's future." Said Impa.
With that, Impa turned to Samus. "I must go now. I have business to attend to."
"What kind of business?" asked Samus.
"I cannot speak of it." Said Impa, then left.
~*~*~*~*~
Marth looked up at the sky. "It's getting dark." The fortress was only 100 yards away.
"We should attack in the morning." Said Aveil. "The moonlight strengthens the Houndoom. The full moon is tonight. We should attack tomorrow morning when they are weary."
"For once, you have a good idea." Said Roy.
Aveil gave him a dirty look, but didn't say anything. "We should go to sleep, tomorrow will be a long day." She said.
~*~*~*~*~
Marth woke up early the next morning. Today he would valiantly fight for a princess. He'd never rescued a princess before. The sun shone brightly on the horizon. He stepped toward the fortress. He was hesitant with his steps, as if the fortress would overtake him with evil if he did not.
The very air around the fortress was thick with an evil barrier. The evil did not belong to Houne, but to Howrn. No one knew this better than Roy as he awoke. He knew that he must fight Howrn today. Not to rescue any princess or banish evil, but this would be a personal battle for him. Howrn, in years passed had visited Altea. While there, he had killed several Alteans, one of which was Roy's fiancé.
Roy arose from his bedding. His heart wept as he recalled the awful memories. Roy began to remember her, his love. Then he thought of Howrn. "I will avenge you, Marin." he said. Two small tears fell from his eyes. He walked passed Marth, toward the fortress.
"Roy." Marth said.
"No." said Roy. "I have to do this.alone. And if I do not return alive, bury me in Marin's coffin, so that we shall forever rest in peace.together." A smile touched the corners of his mouth as he spoke. "Tell Samus that I said hi."
"Good luck Roy." Said Marth.
Roy walked forward. He came to the fortress' gates. He drew the Sword of Seals and slashed through the gates. They came down and seemed to tremble before him as they fell. The noise was like thunder coming down to scream in your ears. It was so loud that it could be heard in the farthest reaches of the fortress.
~*~*~
"We have company." Said Ni-ene.
"This early?" asked Houne. " Why, it's only the dawn of the third day."
"News seems to travel very quickly these days." Said Ni-ene.
"Indeed." Said Houne. "Wait here, Ni-ene. I will attend to this personally. I don't want you getting hurt."
"What do you take me for?" asked Ni-ene.
"Fine." Said Houne. "You may fight, but Marth is mine."
"Understood"
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Chapter 3
By Smurf Cat
The rest of the day was dreary for Marth. It seemed as though they had been riding for days, even though it had only been hours. When at last, they had reached the Lake of Dreams, Aveil lead them on the eastern trail to get around it. As Marth looked at the lake's surface, he noticed that it was not blue, but golden. "Why is the lake golden?" he asked.
"It is filled with water that flows from Houne's fortress." Said Aveil. "Don't touch the water's edge, it will make you immortal."
"What's so bad about that?" asked Roy.
"Immortality is a curse." Said Aveil. "You cannot die, even if you want to. Those that you love pass away and you keep on living. I would never wish such a thing on anyone."
Marth veered his horse even farther away from the lake. "Why dose the water have this power?" he asked.
"Meridian put it there to curse anyone that tried to raid her fortress. Eventually, the fear of men became so great that no one dared to even set foot on the mountain soil." Said Aveil.
"How do you know so much?" asked Roy.
"I'm a woman. What do you expect?" said Aveil.
Marth rolled his eyes. He had a lot on his mind, mostly Samus. He hoped that she was O.K. 'is she pretty?' he thought to himself. Marth sighed.
~*~*~*~*~
Samus woke up early the next morning. She yawned and looked out the window at the hilltops that seemed to be glowing with the light of the sun. She sighed. She looked around the room to find that no one was there. Upon looking at her dresser, she found a note. It read:
Dear Samus,
I'm sorry that Peach and I had to leave you, but we have important stuff that we had to attend to. Please feel free to roam around the fortress until we get back. We will be there by sundown.
-Zelda
P.S. try to stay away form Howrn.
Samus looked up from the letter and found a clean dress to wear. As soon as she had slipped on the dress and brushed her hair, she walked out her door and crept down the corridors of the fortress. Porcelain statues of dogs, namely Houndoom, patrolled every turn or shift in the direction of the halls. Every few Houndoom, there would be a Ninetales or Kitsune statue.
Samus veered away from these peculiar objects and sprinted passed them. She pulled off to the side of the hall into what looked like a study room. There was a desk in the center and as Samus approached it, she saw a Magery book on the top of it. She closed the door behind her. As she walked closer, she found that she could recognize the symbols that were written in it.
She blew the dust off the book and proceeded to read it. Samus could tell that the book was old. Older even, perhaps than her great, great uncle that had ruled the land of the Shiekans four generations before her. As she flipped the pages, she found many interesting spells that she might like to try someday. As she read, she found a spell that allowed one to spy on anyone that they wished. "Marth" she said, then turned away. "I shouldn't. Heaven knows the curses enspelled upon this book by none other than Houne."
"What are you doing in here?" came Houne's voice from behind her. Samus turned around to face him. Her face was terror struck. She tried to scream, but her voice had left her. Her only thought was to run away. Somewhere far from Houne. She tried to run but her legs would not function. "Why do you fear me?" he asked.
Samus still couldn't talk. "I will not hurt you." Said Houne. "But I will give you one last chance to answer this question. What are you doing in here?"
"I was.reading." She choked out.
"You are not allowed in here. These are Meridian's rooms. No one is allowed in here." Snapped Houne.
"I.I'm sorry, I didn't know." Said Samus.
"Well now you do." Said Houne. "Get out!" Samus ran for dear life. She ran until she could run no more. She found herself in a huge garden. It looked as if it had been unkept for years-hundreds of years. It was vastly overgrown. Roses and thorns reached up the high walls. Remnants of statues and sculptures were strewn amongst the ground.
Samus looked up. She could hardly see the sky through the thick branches of the grand oaks and weeping willows. The garden was quiet-too quiet. Samus became uneasy. Her footsteps softer. The silence rang in her ears. It was deafening. She wandered to the foot of the largest oak. She sat down, and cried. She didn't cry for any particular reason. Her reason was to cry. To be sad. It comforted her. Just to let the pain out was relieving. She felt alone-unwanted.
She looked up from her tears. Standing before her was Impa, Zelda's old nursemaid and bodyguard. 'I thought all the Shiekans were dead besides me' thought Samus.
Impa leaned down so that she could speak in a whisper. "I've been looking all over for you Samus. We have to get you out of here."
"But what about Marth?"
"If he doesn't come by tomorrow, I will take you away from this place." Said Impa. "Houne may decide to sacrifice you early. He knows about Marth."
Samus' eyes widened. "How?"
"Apparently Zelda told him." Said Impa.
"But.why?" asked Samus. "I thought that I could trust her."
"She's jealous of you, Samus," said Impa. "She doesn't want you near Marth."
"Why?"
"Because she's in love with him." Said Impa. "They used to be in a relationship together, but Marth dumped her because they were too busy for each other. Marth wants someone that doesn't have her own kingdom to govern. In short, he wants a house wife, not a bossy energizer bunny with a mouth."
Samus couldn't help but laugh at Impa's comparison to Zelda. "She dose talk a lot." Impa nodded. "Let's get you somewhere safe." She said.
Samus followed Impa through the garden until they reached a door that was covered with ivy. Impa opened it. As she did, dust fell all around them. 'This place must be really old.' Thought Samus. Impa lead her into the opening. Samus could hardly believe her eyes. This room was even more beautiful than her own. The ceilings were higher, the tapestries more vivid. The room was unusually.blue.
Samus looked around. "Not even Houne know that this place exists." Said Impa.
Samus looked up. Her face was puzzled. "Meridian built rooms in this castle for you." Said Impa. "She is a mage and a prophetess. Come."
Impa lead her over to a table with a book on it. It was a second magery book. "Read it." Said Impa. Samus picked the book up and began reading it. As she did, it all became clear to her. "It's about me." She said to Impa. "Yes, but you must not read any more. It is painful to know one's future." Said Impa.
With that, Impa turned to Samus. "I must go now. I have business to attend to."
"What kind of business?" asked Samus.
"I cannot speak of it." Said Impa, then left.
~*~*~*~*~
Marth looked up at the sky. "It's getting dark." The fortress was only 100 yards away.
"We should attack in the morning." Said Aveil. "The moonlight strengthens the Houndoom. The full moon is tonight. We should attack tomorrow morning when they are weary."
"For once, you have a good idea." Said Roy.
Aveil gave him a dirty look, but didn't say anything. "We should go to sleep, tomorrow will be a long day." She said.
~*~*~*~*~
Marth woke up early the next morning. Today he would valiantly fight for a princess. He'd never rescued a princess before. The sun shone brightly on the horizon. He stepped toward the fortress. He was hesitant with his steps, as if the fortress would overtake him with evil if he did not.
The very air around the fortress was thick with an evil barrier. The evil did not belong to Houne, but to Howrn. No one knew this better than Roy as he awoke. He knew that he must fight Howrn today. Not to rescue any princess or banish evil, but this would be a personal battle for him. Howrn, in years passed had visited Altea. While there, he had killed several Alteans, one of which was Roy's fiancé.
Roy arose from his bedding. His heart wept as he recalled the awful memories. Roy began to remember her, his love. Then he thought of Howrn. "I will avenge you, Marin." he said. Two small tears fell from his eyes. He walked passed Marth, toward the fortress.
"Roy." Marth said.
"No." said Roy. "I have to do this.alone. And if I do not return alive, bury me in Marin's coffin, so that we shall forever rest in peace.together." A smile touched the corners of his mouth as he spoke. "Tell Samus that I said hi."
"Good luck Roy." Said Marth.
Roy walked forward. He came to the fortress' gates. He drew the Sword of Seals and slashed through the gates. They came down and seemed to tremble before him as they fell. The noise was like thunder coming down to scream in your ears. It was so loud that it could be heard in the farthest reaches of the fortress.
~*~*~
"We have company." Said Ni-ene.
"This early?" asked Houne. " Why, it's only the dawn of the third day."
"News seems to travel very quickly these days." Said Ni-ene.
"Indeed." Said Houne. "Wait here, Ni-ene. I will attend to this personally. I don't want you getting hurt."
"What do you take me for?" asked Ni-ene.
"Fine." Said Houne. "You may fight, but Marth is mine."
"Understood"
Whatcha think? Should I make a graphic AND bloody fight scene or should it just be graphic? You decide! REVIEW!!!!!!!!!