Mortis
'Combatants, raise your weapons.....'
~/*\~/*\~/*\~ The mêlée ~/*\~/*\~/*\~
~ Link, the Hero of Time ~
I'm not going to wait for the creature to land the first move, since he's cocky enough to think he can kill me. I feint to the right, and then spin around to the left – he blocks. Impressive; intuitive and fast. Finally, a proper adversary. Navi is still hanging onto my tunic at the shoulder, and I wish she'd just buzz off. She won't be of any help, and she's just distracting me. Stupid, sweet little fairy.....
He brings his darkly shining sword up, and rotates quickly on the spot – I have to back flip to avoid the spin attack. Wow – you've got to be pretty skilled to pull that off. I back flip again, and he follows after me, kicking up small sprays of water with each step. Navi's fallen off, and I feel her climb into my rupee pouch.
He thrusts, and I parry it easily, before returning with a thrust of my own, and then kicking out a leg to try and trip him. He grunts in pain, and then jumps backwards, before performing a jump attack. I dodge it, and lift my shield as he performs more of them in quick succession. Then, he retreats, and I take a few steps backwards, getting out of range of the darkly flashing blade he wields.
"Hey, Navi, get me Din's fire will you?" I could use it as a distraction whilst I drink some red potion – that stab wound from earlier is really slowing me up.
~ Dark Link ~
He's just asked his fairy for some kind of fire. Whilst he's distracted, I launch a heavy assault, slashing diagonally, and then once horizontally – surprisingly, he manages to block each one, and with one hand no less. The fairy hands him some glowing thing, and I can see the magic crackling on it. I run – I do not like magic in any form. He smirks at me, and throws the glowing object on the floor, where it pulses twice, and then explodes.
I scream. It burns! Fucking hell, it really burns. Darkness! Fuck, ow! I collapse underneath the firestorm, and find some clear air beneath it. Rolling in the water, I get rid of the burning feeling, and my skin immediately heals. Thank you Master for the insight. I can't get up, as the firestorm is still going – I can see him through it though, drinking something red out of a bottle. He grins, straightens up, and his eyes become an even clearer blue.
The firestorm finishes, and I jump up, letting out a cry of outrage. How *dare* he use magic, when I can't? However.....that doesn't mean I don't have some tricks he doesn't have. I make as though I am going to attack him from the front, and then phase out, and appear behind him. It's easy to slash at his back, and he cries out, rolling forwards over the water – he leaves behind him a swathe of blood, which begins to sink down into the water – a quick glance down shows that the creatures below are ready to be fed again.
"Holy Trio! I just closed that damnit!" he yells, charging at me very quickly; I sidestep, but barely. He is quick to return the favour, and now I too have a gaping hole in my back. Ow.
Things are beginning to get very, very intense now. And, darkness, how I do love it.
~ Link, the Hero of Time ~
Sodding, useless potion – should have waited, but no, had to heal it then, didn't I? Ow, Trio that hurts. But, at least I've already managed to get him back, and with much the same wound. The annoying thing is, that he seems to know exactly what I'm going to do, and counters everything I do. It's so frustrating! (Fun, yes, but frustrating also.) Navi is squeaking something, but I can't hear her over the clash of my sword on his.
I think I've used up all my magic, so I can't use Din's fire again. No matter, my sword shall just have to do. Though, it isn't doing all that much right now.
"You fight pretty well," I say, as I jump over one of his swings.
"I've had time to practice a lot," he answers, my sword clashing against his shield. "It's like a job."
"Same here," I say brightly, and then silently cheer as my distraction succeeds in getting me another hit, this time across his chest. He seems to realise what I've done, as he bares his teeth, and does that disappearing trick again – I jump forwards, and only just in time, as he lands with his sword stabbing down, where I was a second ago. "Don't try to do the same trick twice."
"Funny, I was going to say the same to you." Suddenly, he has another weapon in his hands – it looks like the hook shot, only sleeker. He has it in his right hand, the shield suddenly on his back, and he aims it to the tree at the centre. Fool – he won't be able to get to it from he-
Oh contraire it seems, as now he is in the boughs of the black tree, and is stuffing the weapon back into his belt. I hurry over, wincing as the wound in my back cries with each move of my muscles. Navi, all of a sudden, explodes out of my rupee pouch, and flies into my face, dazzling me yet again; when will she learn? My sight comes back quickly, and I look up at the tree. Shit! He's gone! Where'd he go?"
~ Dark Link ~
I'm bored now. He's hurt me too many times, and I don't like it when my adversaries don't play fair and die properly. His fairy has dazzled him, and that gave me the perfect opportunity to perform my vanishing trick again. He turns around again, but not quickly enough – swiftly, I stab my dark sword into his side, and knock his own sword out of his hands. He drops to the floor, and rolls out of the way when I try to stab him through the chest.
He's left his shield behind, and I pick it up and throw it at him – it clips his head, and blood springs forth. A fairy appears, and I'm glued to the spot – it isn't the same one from before. This one had a pink tint, and is running all around him, tending to all his wounds.
When I am able to move again, he is on his feet once more, looking better than he did when he entered my room. He's certainly more prepared than I took him for – potions, magic and fairies! Maybe I'll let him live for a while longer, I'm so impressed!
~ Link, the Hero of Time ~
I mentally thank the fairy that has just bought me back to life, and then berate Navi by buttoning my rupee pouch firmly closed. Stupid fairy – she almost killed me – she's just lucky I had another, more useful fairy with me!
My sword's behind me, and my shield in on top of me – it takes me only a second to get the both of them back. I stand up, and look at my foe – he doesn't look too good. His blood (which runs a much darker red than my own) is dripping into the water, and the creatures below are closer to the surface where he stands, circling him. Like vultures.....
"I see you come prepared, Hero," he calls to me, a slight chuckle in his voice. I smile tightly back at him.
"I have to. Hyrule counts on me."
"That's what the others said – and they didn't do the land quite so much credit as you do." I don't know if this was an insult or not..... I decide to ignore it, and get into my battle stance. "Ah yes, fighting. What fun." He dashes towards me, sword held horizontally, and whips to the side, aiming for my head – I lift up my shield, and the two pieces of weaponry clash – my arm jars at the terrible angle, but it'll be OK.
I decide to take a leaf out of his book, and literally run backwards, as I draw out my arrows. There are only four of them left, but, if I can pull off what I'm going to try, they should work all right.
He carries on trying to attack me, but I manage to keep well out of his reach, and even put some distance in between us. He stops suddenly, and begins to laugh loudly. "Really, do you mean to wear me out?" Something like that, shadow..... I raise my bow, and let loose two arrows in quick succession, so that they arc upwards, and then fall back to the ground, right above him. He just laughs some more, and raises his shield above his head. Just as I hoped.....
I let the other two arrows go, one towards his head, the other to his feet. Whilst his shield is occupied with the arrows above, he has nothing to block the two from the front. He uses his sword to deflect the one from his head, but the one aimed at his foot imbeds itself deep in his flesh, and he shrieks a curse word so shrilly that I don't catch it. He drops his shield, and yanks my arrows out of it, and rips the points from the shafts. Using the slits that should attach them to the shaft, he stuffs them onto his sword.
Trio, that would hurt if he managed to strike me with the left side.....
I shall have to make sure he doesn't strike me with it. Or that he just doesn't strike me at all.
~ Dark Link ~
Clever little light-walker. Darkness, I can barely walk on this foot, let alone run. I'll have to favour my right side, and I prefer the left!
At least I know he has no more arrows, as his quiver is empty. But, I don't know what other weapons he may be hiding, which again annoys me. Why isn't he as easy to read as all the others?
The answer's just come to me. Of course.....he *is* the told of one after all. He couldn't be as easy as the others, or else how would I know it was he?
Pah, I really have to stop all this musing business. He's coming back, and I can barely stand, let alone launch an attack. He will have to come to me. Unless..... I disappear, and he turns around – but, instead of appearing behind him, I appear just where I was, and score another hit on his back, opening the twice closed wound there. He whips around, and manages to slice my face with the tip of his outstretched sword. My cheek is agony, and I raise a hand to wipe the blood away – he uses this to swipe again at me, and I have to stumble to the side, using my injured foot as leverage.
I'm angry now. Time for some out and out fighting.
I run straight into him, and do not stop pushing forwards – judging by the look on his face, his shield arm isn't a hundred per cent. Extreme discomfort crosses his face, and when I hear something crack, I know half the plan is done.
I allow him some time to draw back, and to study the damage I've done him. Whilst he removes the shield from his useless arm, I drop my own shield – may as well make it fair. Now, he has a broken arm, and I have a useless foot. I'd say that was level pegging.
~ Link, the Hero of Time ~
Oh, Trio, help! I haven't a potion left, and all the fairies have flown away. Drat – I can't use my right arm anymore, so I may as well get rid of this shield, it's useless.
I see that he's gotten rid of his shield as well. Why? Is he trying to make it easier for me or something? Who knows – who cares? I'm too busy *not* thinking about my poor arm right now. I hope he doesn't do that again – I can't afford both arms to be bust, after all. I'm almost beginning to regret not having Navi out. But, there's no helping that now.
I make my way warily towards him, my sword held diagonally before me, ready to block any attacks. He does the disappearing trick again, and this time, I'm not stupid. I hold out my sword at a ninety degree angle, and spin all the way around. A gasp of pain tells me I managed to hit my target, and I watch as he staggers backwards, the black material of his tunic flapping as he staggers off.
"Well done. You're learning." He rasps, and then disappears again – this time, I'm not ready to spin, and instead, I just run away towards the tree. He appears behind me (I hear the splashes of his feet) and I turn around. I manage to block his first attack, but his second is more sneaky, and gets me across the chest. Which – well – in polite language, really hurt.
I back flipped, my broken arm flapping uselessly at my side. Somehow, he managed to get behind me (I don't know if he did the trick or not), and grabs my right arm. I scream. What else can I do? I manage to wrench it out of his grasp, but not without cost – there is another crack, and now I can see something white peering out of my skin.
Goddesses, I feel sick.
~ Dark Link ~
Even I have to wince when I see his bone peering through his skin. That has *got* to hurt.
He's reeling away now, not quite in control, and retching, as he looks at his arm. From the looks of him, he doesn't have anything to actually bring up, but he manages anyway. Bile spills from his pink lips, and scatters over the lake surface. Lovely..... He wipes his mouth with the back of his sword hand, and then frowns at me, swaying slightly as he does so.
I suddenly fear that he is going to fall over. Where in darkness did that worry come from? That would be a good thing! Hmm, my imagination is starting to get too firm a hold I believe – I shall have to put up with the other creatures more often, and stay in my dark room.
Damn, I neglected him too long – he's circling me again. I wish I hadn't discarded my shield, because he's throwing hits very quickly indeed, and it's only a matter of time befo-
"Fuck!" He's drawn some serious blood from me – a few inches higher, and that would have been my throat, and the death of me. As it is, he has sliced a deep gash across my collar bone, and the blood is pouring out in a torrent. "Play time's over, light-walker," I snarl, and do my trick. He spins – he runs.
He doesn't get away. I chose to fall onto him, and he falls down onto the floor. He's on his front, and tries to roll over and push me off. I allow him to roll over. He has dropped his weapon, and pants heavily, looking up at me, as I quite literally sit across his heavily bleeding chest. "Well done," he breathes, eyes beginning to roll. "It looks like you win." I hold my sword to his throat, but stay my hand.
"What are you waiting for?" I don't know light-walker.....I don't know.....
'Combatants, raise your weapons.....'
~/*\~/*\~/*\~ The mêlée ~/*\~/*\~/*\~
~ Link, the Hero of Time ~
I'm not going to wait for the creature to land the first move, since he's cocky enough to think he can kill me. I feint to the right, and then spin around to the left – he blocks. Impressive; intuitive and fast. Finally, a proper adversary. Navi is still hanging onto my tunic at the shoulder, and I wish she'd just buzz off. She won't be of any help, and she's just distracting me. Stupid, sweet little fairy.....
He brings his darkly shining sword up, and rotates quickly on the spot – I have to back flip to avoid the spin attack. Wow – you've got to be pretty skilled to pull that off. I back flip again, and he follows after me, kicking up small sprays of water with each step. Navi's fallen off, and I feel her climb into my rupee pouch.
He thrusts, and I parry it easily, before returning with a thrust of my own, and then kicking out a leg to try and trip him. He grunts in pain, and then jumps backwards, before performing a jump attack. I dodge it, and lift my shield as he performs more of them in quick succession. Then, he retreats, and I take a few steps backwards, getting out of range of the darkly flashing blade he wields.
"Hey, Navi, get me Din's fire will you?" I could use it as a distraction whilst I drink some red potion – that stab wound from earlier is really slowing me up.
~ Dark Link ~
He's just asked his fairy for some kind of fire. Whilst he's distracted, I launch a heavy assault, slashing diagonally, and then once horizontally – surprisingly, he manages to block each one, and with one hand no less. The fairy hands him some glowing thing, and I can see the magic crackling on it. I run – I do not like magic in any form. He smirks at me, and throws the glowing object on the floor, where it pulses twice, and then explodes.
I scream. It burns! Fucking hell, it really burns. Darkness! Fuck, ow! I collapse underneath the firestorm, and find some clear air beneath it. Rolling in the water, I get rid of the burning feeling, and my skin immediately heals. Thank you Master for the insight. I can't get up, as the firestorm is still going – I can see him through it though, drinking something red out of a bottle. He grins, straightens up, and his eyes become an even clearer blue.
The firestorm finishes, and I jump up, letting out a cry of outrage. How *dare* he use magic, when I can't? However.....that doesn't mean I don't have some tricks he doesn't have. I make as though I am going to attack him from the front, and then phase out, and appear behind him. It's easy to slash at his back, and he cries out, rolling forwards over the water – he leaves behind him a swathe of blood, which begins to sink down into the water – a quick glance down shows that the creatures below are ready to be fed again.
"Holy Trio! I just closed that damnit!" he yells, charging at me very quickly; I sidestep, but barely. He is quick to return the favour, and now I too have a gaping hole in my back. Ow.
Things are beginning to get very, very intense now. And, darkness, how I do love it.
~ Link, the Hero of Time ~
Sodding, useless potion – should have waited, but no, had to heal it then, didn't I? Ow, Trio that hurts. But, at least I've already managed to get him back, and with much the same wound. The annoying thing is, that he seems to know exactly what I'm going to do, and counters everything I do. It's so frustrating! (Fun, yes, but frustrating also.) Navi is squeaking something, but I can't hear her over the clash of my sword on his.
I think I've used up all my magic, so I can't use Din's fire again. No matter, my sword shall just have to do. Though, it isn't doing all that much right now.
"You fight pretty well," I say, as I jump over one of his swings.
"I've had time to practice a lot," he answers, my sword clashing against his shield. "It's like a job."
"Same here," I say brightly, and then silently cheer as my distraction succeeds in getting me another hit, this time across his chest. He seems to realise what I've done, as he bares his teeth, and does that disappearing trick again – I jump forwards, and only just in time, as he lands with his sword stabbing down, where I was a second ago. "Don't try to do the same trick twice."
"Funny, I was going to say the same to you." Suddenly, he has another weapon in his hands – it looks like the hook shot, only sleeker. He has it in his right hand, the shield suddenly on his back, and he aims it to the tree at the centre. Fool – he won't be able to get to it from he-
Oh contraire it seems, as now he is in the boughs of the black tree, and is stuffing the weapon back into his belt. I hurry over, wincing as the wound in my back cries with each move of my muscles. Navi, all of a sudden, explodes out of my rupee pouch, and flies into my face, dazzling me yet again; when will she learn? My sight comes back quickly, and I look up at the tree. Shit! He's gone! Where'd he go?"
~ Dark Link ~
I'm bored now. He's hurt me too many times, and I don't like it when my adversaries don't play fair and die properly. His fairy has dazzled him, and that gave me the perfect opportunity to perform my vanishing trick again. He turns around again, but not quickly enough – swiftly, I stab my dark sword into his side, and knock his own sword out of his hands. He drops to the floor, and rolls out of the way when I try to stab him through the chest.
He's left his shield behind, and I pick it up and throw it at him – it clips his head, and blood springs forth. A fairy appears, and I'm glued to the spot – it isn't the same one from before. This one had a pink tint, and is running all around him, tending to all his wounds.
When I am able to move again, he is on his feet once more, looking better than he did when he entered my room. He's certainly more prepared than I took him for – potions, magic and fairies! Maybe I'll let him live for a while longer, I'm so impressed!
~ Link, the Hero of Time ~
I mentally thank the fairy that has just bought me back to life, and then berate Navi by buttoning my rupee pouch firmly closed. Stupid fairy – she almost killed me – she's just lucky I had another, more useful fairy with me!
My sword's behind me, and my shield in on top of me – it takes me only a second to get the both of them back. I stand up, and look at my foe – he doesn't look too good. His blood (which runs a much darker red than my own) is dripping into the water, and the creatures below are closer to the surface where he stands, circling him. Like vultures.....
"I see you come prepared, Hero," he calls to me, a slight chuckle in his voice. I smile tightly back at him.
"I have to. Hyrule counts on me."
"That's what the others said – and they didn't do the land quite so much credit as you do." I don't know if this was an insult or not..... I decide to ignore it, and get into my battle stance. "Ah yes, fighting. What fun." He dashes towards me, sword held horizontally, and whips to the side, aiming for my head – I lift up my shield, and the two pieces of weaponry clash – my arm jars at the terrible angle, but it'll be OK.
I decide to take a leaf out of his book, and literally run backwards, as I draw out my arrows. There are only four of them left, but, if I can pull off what I'm going to try, they should work all right.
He carries on trying to attack me, but I manage to keep well out of his reach, and even put some distance in between us. He stops suddenly, and begins to laugh loudly. "Really, do you mean to wear me out?" Something like that, shadow..... I raise my bow, and let loose two arrows in quick succession, so that they arc upwards, and then fall back to the ground, right above him. He just laughs some more, and raises his shield above his head. Just as I hoped.....
I let the other two arrows go, one towards his head, the other to his feet. Whilst his shield is occupied with the arrows above, he has nothing to block the two from the front. He uses his sword to deflect the one from his head, but the one aimed at his foot imbeds itself deep in his flesh, and he shrieks a curse word so shrilly that I don't catch it. He drops his shield, and yanks my arrows out of it, and rips the points from the shafts. Using the slits that should attach them to the shaft, he stuffs them onto his sword.
Trio, that would hurt if he managed to strike me with the left side.....
I shall have to make sure he doesn't strike me with it. Or that he just doesn't strike me at all.
~ Dark Link ~
Clever little light-walker. Darkness, I can barely walk on this foot, let alone run. I'll have to favour my right side, and I prefer the left!
At least I know he has no more arrows, as his quiver is empty. But, I don't know what other weapons he may be hiding, which again annoys me. Why isn't he as easy to read as all the others?
The answer's just come to me. Of course.....he *is* the told of one after all. He couldn't be as easy as the others, or else how would I know it was he?
Pah, I really have to stop all this musing business. He's coming back, and I can barely stand, let alone launch an attack. He will have to come to me. Unless..... I disappear, and he turns around – but, instead of appearing behind him, I appear just where I was, and score another hit on his back, opening the twice closed wound there. He whips around, and manages to slice my face with the tip of his outstretched sword. My cheek is agony, and I raise a hand to wipe the blood away – he uses this to swipe again at me, and I have to stumble to the side, using my injured foot as leverage.
I'm angry now. Time for some out and out fighting.
I run straight into him, and do not stop pushing forwards – judging by the look on his face, his shield arm isn't a hundred per cent. Extreme discomfort crosses his face, and when I hear something crack, I know half the plan is done.
I allow him some time to draw back, and to study the damage I've done him. Whilst he removes the shield from his useless arm, I drop my own shield – may as well make it fair. Now, he has a broken arm, and I have a useless foot. I'd say that was level pegging.
~ Link, the Hero of Time ~
Oh, Trio, help! I haven't a potion left, and all the fairies have flown away. Drat – I can't use my right arm anymore, so I may as well get rid of this shield, it's useless.
I see that he's gotten rid of his shield as well. Why? Is he trying to make it easier for me or something? Who knows – who cares? I'm too busy *not* thinking about my poor arm right now. I hope he doesn't do that again – I can't afford both arms to be bust, after all. I'm almost beginning to regret not having Navi out. But, there's no helping that now.
I make my way warily towards him, my sword held diagonally before me, ready to block any attacks. He does the disappearing trick again, and this time, I'm not stupid. I hold out my sword at a ninety degree angle, and spin all the way around. A gasp of pain tells me I managed to hit my target, and I watch as he staggers backwards, the black material of his tunic flapping as he staggers off.
"Well done. You're learning." He rasps, and then disappears again – this time, I'm not ready to spin, and instead, I just run away towards the tree. He appears behind me (I hear the splashes of his feet) and I turn around. I manage to block his first attack, but his second is more sneaky, and gets me across the chest. Which – well – in polite language, really hurt.
I back flipped, my broken arm flapping uselessly at my side. Somehow, he managed to get behind me (I don't know if he did the trick or not), and grabs my right arm. I scream. What else can I do? I manage to wrench it out of his grasp, but not without cost – there is another crack, and now I can see something white peering out of my skin.
Goddesses, I feel sick.
~ Dark Link ~
Even I have to wince when I see his bone peering through his skin. That has *got* to hurt.
He's reeling away now, not quite in control, and retching, as he looks at his arm. From the looks of him, he doesn't have anything to actually bring up, but he manages anyway. Bile spills from his pink lips, and scatters over the lake surface. Lovely..... He wipes his mouth with the back of his sword hand, and then frowns at me, swaying slightly as he does so.
I suddenly fear that he is going to fall over. Where in darkness did that worry come from? That would be a good thing! Hmm, my imagination is starting to get too firm a hold I believe – I shall have to put up with the other creatures more often, and stay in my dark room.
Damn, I neglected him too long – he's circling me again. I wish I hadn't discarded my shield, because he's throwing hits very quickly indeed, and it's only a matter of time befo-
"Fuck!" He's drawn some serious blood from me – a few inches higher, and that would have been my throat, and the death of me. As it is, he has sliced a deep gash across my collar bone, and the blood is pouring out in a torrent. "Play time's over, light-walker," I snarl, and do my trick. He spins – he runs.
He doesn't get away. I chose to fall onto him, and he falls down onto the floor. He's on his front, and tries to roll over and push me off. I allow him to roll over. He has dropped his weapon, and pants heavily, looking up at me, as I quite literally sit across his heavily bleeding chest. "Well done," he breathes, eyes beginning to roll. "It looks like you win." I hold my sword to his throat, but stay my hand.
"What are you waiting for?" I don't know light-walker.....I don't know.....
