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*~*Chapter 6*~*
Ivan and the Lunar Lupes
"I'm tired!" Sakura complained again. She was a few steps behind Saige, and was struggling to keep up. They had been on the road for about 5 days, and their food was running low. They had found the Pass no problem, just it was a lot longer then they had expected, and they had to take many detours to maneuver their way around boulders that were at least half the size of Hyrule. The Pass was almost like a long, deep canyon, and climbing the walls was near impossible. You had to watch your step , since smaller canyons, only about 3 feet in diameter, led off in perpendicular directions from the Gem Pass, and scorpions were often hiding in the long shadows they cast. "Quit it will ya?!" Saige shouted, her voice echoing off the reddish hued walls of the Pass. Kyra woofed her agreement and turned to stare scornfully at Sakura. It was getting dark now, and a crescent moon was beginning to rise on the horizon. A soft hoot caught Saige's attention. A small owl was perched on a nearby boulder, one foot tucked into it's messy, matted, mud- colored feathers. As Saige watched, it switched feet, so the one that was in it's feathers now supported it. Suddenly, it began to sing a low tune. "Trouble stalks you" it hooted repeatedly in its song. "Trouble..." Saige translated for Sakura, who snorted humorously. "forget it" she ordered and continued walking "its just an owl" Saige shrugged to Kyra and followed Sakura. Kyra stopped though, as the owl sang its mournful warning again. "what?" Saige asked irritably. "Somethin's here.." Kyra said, in an almost whisper. Saige reported this to Sakura, who shivered at the news and brought her small sword closer to her. Maybe the owl was right. A rock fell from the top of the canyon. "Trouble...Trouble" she owl sang in the distance. It was getting dark out, and the trio couldn't see more then a few yards ahead of them. Not even the moonlight fell into the deathly quiet canyon. Saige reached back into her sword sheath, feeling reassured as her hands grasped the familiar leather handle of the sword. Another rock fell, and she slowly took the sword out, it's blade shining lethally as she brought it into a comfortable defending position, just in front of her chest. Sakura did the same with her shorter blade. She wasn't a very good swordsman, in fact, she'd only used one once, and her hand shook as it grasped its cold handle. A few more rocks fell, and large shadows stepped out of the canyon wall. The owl whooshed past them, screaming now. "TROUBLE! TROUBLE!" The shadows came closer, and the trio could see they were taking the shape of large wolf-like dogs, with slit- like red eyes. Sakura stepped backwards, and noticed that they were surrounded by these creatures. Kyra growled menacingly, but knew she couldn't take these wolves. They were a bit bigger than her, and most of them seemed to be made of muscular long legs, that could carry them far and fast. Kyra was shorter, and more weighed down. Suddenly, a wolf darted at Saige, baring its inch long fangs. Saige was swift though, and brought the sword down right onto the creature's head. It wavered, backed up, and shook itself. It wasn't even injured. It howled, and the whole pack began to attack, one strategically placing a blow, as the other recoiled to strike again, so the trio was under an almost constant rain of teeth and claws. Sakura screamed in the distance, as her sword was ripped from her hand and tossed aside. She fell to the ground, and three wolves surrounded her, growling. Nearby she heard Saige go down, closely followed by Kyra. They could feel the wolves' breath now, it was an icy cold, and struck fear into their hearts. The dogs were emitting a cold chill as they neared, their glowing red eyes gleaming with pleasure of the kill. It was then that Saige noticed that their fur was made not of flesh, but almost of shadows. They stepped in and out of long shadows cast by the narrower cracks in the wall, and almost disappeared into the shadow. They were close now, too close. Saige shut her eyes and waited for them to kill her, she had failed. Through her eyelids though, she saw a quick flash of light, and felt the cold the dogs emitted grow weaker. She opened her eyes, as did Sakura. A good dozen yards away from them, was a small boy. In his hand he clutched a lamp, and was shining it's beam on and off at the wolves. This seemed to cause them great pain, as they howled in agony and backed into the shadows again. Some just disappeared on the spot. The scene was turned to utter chaos, the shadows darting nimbly about, trying to escape the light. Finally they seemed to be all gone. The only trace of them was a cold chill that hung in the air, no paw prints, nothing to show they were even there. Saige looked up at the boy, who was already helping Sakura to her feet a few yards away, and petting Kyra gently on the head. He appeared to be around 10 years old, and had dirty blonde hair in a mess on his head. He was about a head smaller than both Saige and Sakura, and Kyra could almost lick his face. "Thanks.." Sakura smiled. Saige hated to admit it, but she owed this kid a thanks too. She nodded towards where the wolves had disappeared. "what were those?" She asked
The boy gave a smug smirk. "Lunar Lupes" He said. Sakura remembered from her studies that Lunar meant moon, and Lupe meant wolf. "Moon Wolves?" she asked quizzically. "Yeah" the boy said "They hate the light, they do" he said, flicking his lamp off. "I'm Ivan" he smiled, changing the subject and holding out his hand to first Saige, then Sakura. "I'm Saige" Saige said "And this is Sakura and Kyra." She said. She didn't trust this newcomer at all. "what's a couple of ladies like you doing out here all alone?" Ivan asked, handing Saige her sword from the ground. "I could ask you the same thing" she snapped bitterly, snatching it from him. Sakura rolled her eyes. "We're here to –"she almost told Ivan about her meeting with Sheik at Saige's house, and how she was looking for a powerful wizard to help Hyrule, but figured Ivan wouldn't know any powerful wizards anyway, so just told him about how she and Saige were going to track down The Force, and warn other towns about it. They might even put a stop to it, she added. Ivan nodded. "The Force eh?" he asked "Mind filling me in?" Saige smirked. "well," she said "The Force , leaded by Xieon, attacked the Western Ocean, and killed everything there –"Ivan's eyes widened in shock.
"WHAT?" he managed to stammer Saige looked taken aback by his reaction. "Western ocean was attacked by them, since the Zoras were the only people that knew of the Force's plan. Unfortunately, we've no idea what the plan was since they are all gone" Ivan sat down on a nearby rock, his blue orbs just staring straight ahead. 'I come from Western Ocean. I've been out here in the Pass for weeks now" he said slowly and quietly. Saige and Sakura exchanged glances. Surely this wasn't the help they were told lay in store for them at the Pass. The young boy continued to wind his fingers around and around in his dark blue cloak. "well.." Sakura said "If you'd like to tag along.." Ivan broke into a smile "really?!" he asked. Sakura nodded. "YES!" the boy yelped, jumping into the air. "I'll show them, I will! I'll use my ultimate powers to help save the world!" Saige rolled her eyes. "a bit of an ego problem there eh?" she scowled. Ivan looked at her madly. "I doubt you can do anything useful" he sneered. Saige smiled smugly. "as a matter of fact I can. I can talk to animals, and I'm a great swordsman." She said, puffing out her chest slightly. "and Sakura's got wind powers" she added dully after Sakura threw her a nasty look. "Will those Lunar Wolf things ever come back?" Sakura asked, glancing around her uncertainly. "definitely" said Ivan, and he reached into his backpack for a small sleeping bag, and a pile of wood. "They hate light, so we can make a fire, settle down, and head to West Ocean tomorrow at sunrise" With that he threw himself into the sleeping bag. "HEY!" Saige yelped "we have to make the fire?!" She kicked the bag hard, but Ivan ignored her. "great" she muttered, walking over to the sticks and taking a piece of from her pack. She picked the driest of the wood he had put down and struck the flint to the wood. She finally got a small ember going, and she fed it the other wood until it grew. Sakura was already asleep, but Saige sat up in front of the fire. She watched as it tongues reached for the velvet black sky, then sank back into the refuge of their homes again. She wished she could do that. Go back home, and be welcomed back by those she loved, those gone to her now. Like her mother and her father...She dismissed the thought and stared at the velvet black sky. It looked like a black cloth with little pin-pricks in it, letting light from another world shine in. She began to wonder, what they were going to do at Western Ocean anyway? Just take a look, look for a plan or a clue maybe? And what about the other towns, would they believe her If she just waltzed in and went "yeah, your all doomed. Even if you fight back. Goodbye." No, that wouldn't work. She'd tell them, and maybe have them fight back. Then she herself, and maybe Sakura and Ivan, would go look for the Force. She's serve as a spy, telling their location, and finding the plan that the Zora knew of. Her spirits brightened at the thought, and she crawled into her sleeping bag and went to sleep, anticipating the morning.
Ivan, Xieon, all monsters and any other character not copyrighted by Nintendo, is mine and mine ONLY! You may only use them if you e-mail me
and ask (politely!)
*~*Chapter 6*~*
Ivan and the Lunar Lupes
"I'm tired!" Sakura complained again. She was a few steps behind Saige, and was struggling to keep up. They had been on the road for about 5 days, and their food was running low. They had found the Pass no problem, just it was a lot longer then they had expected, and they had to take many detours to maneuver their way around boulders that were at least half the size of Hyrule. The Pass was almost like a long, deep canyon, and climbing the walls was near impossible. You had to watch your step , since smaller canyons, only about 3 feet in diameter, led off in perpendicular directions from the Gem Pass, and scorpions were often hiding in the long shadows they cast. "Quit it will ya?!" Saige shouted, her voice echoing off the reddish hued walls of the Pass. Kyra woofed her agreement and turned to stare scornfully at Sakura. It was getting dark now, and a crescent moon was beginning to rise on the horizon. A soft hoot caught Saige's attention. A small owl was perched on a nearby boulder, one foot tucked into it's messy, matted, mud- colored feathers. As Saige watched, it switched feet, so the one that was in it's feathers now supported it. Suddenly, it began to sing a low tune. "Trouble stalks you" it hooted repeatedly in its song. "Trouble..." Saige translated for Sakura, who snorted humorously. "forget it" she ordered and continued walking "its just an owl" Saige shrugged to Kyra and followed Sakura. Kyra stopped though, as the owl sang its mournful warning again. "what?" Saige asked irritably. "Somethin's here.." Kyra said, in an almost whisper. Saige reported this to Sakura, who shivered at the news and brought her small sword closer to her. Maybe the owl was right. A rock fell from the top of the canyon. "Trouble...Trouble" she owl sang in the distance. It was getting dark out, and the trio couldn't see more then a few yards ahead of them. Not even the moonlight fell into the deathly quiet canyon. Saige reached back into her sword sheath, feeling reassured as her hands grasped the familiar leather handle of the sword. Another rock fell, and she slowly took the sword out, it's blade shining lethally as she brought it into a comfortable defending position, just in front of her chest. Sakura did the same with her shorter blade. She wasn't a very good swordsman, in fact, she'd only used one once, and her hand shook as it grasped its cold handle. A few more rocks fell, and large shadows stepped out of the canyon wall. The owl whooshed past them, screaming now. "TROUBLE! TROUBLE!" The shadows came closer, and the trio could see they were taking the shape of large wolf-like dogs, with slit- like red eyes. Sakura stepped backwards, and noticed that they were surrounded by these creatures. Kyra growled menacingly, but knew she couldn't take these wolves. They were a bit bigger than her, and most of them seemed to be made of muscular long legs, that could carry them far and fast. Kyra was shorter, and more weighed down. Suddenly, a wolf darted at Saige, baring its inch long fangs. Saige was swift though, and brought the sword down right onto the creature's head. It wavered, backed up, and shook itself. It wasn't even injured. It howled, and the whole pack began to attack, one strategically placing a blow, as the other recoiled to strike again, so the trio was under an almost constant rain of teeth and claws. Sakura screamed in the distance, as her sword was ripped from her hand and tossed aside. She fell to the ground, and three wolves surrounded her, growling. Nearby she heard Saige go down, closely followed by Kyra. They could feel the wolves' breath now, it was an icy cold, and struck fear into their hearts. The dogs were emitting a cold chill as they neared, their glowing red eyes gleaming with pleasure of the kill. It was then that Saige noticed that their fur was made not of flesh, but almost of shadows. They stepped in and out of long shadows cast by the narrower cracks in the wall, and almost disappeared into the shadow. They were close now, too close. Saige shut her eyes and waited for them to kill her, she had failed. Through her eyelids though, she saw a quick flash of light, and felt the cold the dogs emitted grow weaker. She opened her eyes, as did Sakura. A good dozen yards away from them, was a small boy. In his hand he clutched a lamp, and was shining it's beam on and off at the wolves. This seemed to cause them great pain, as they howled in agony and backed into the shadows again. Some just disappeared on the spot. The scene was turned to utter chaos, the shadows darting nimbly about, trying to escape the light. Finally they seemed to be all gone. The only trace of them was a cold chill that hung in the air, no paw prints, nothing to show they were even there. Saige looked up at the boy, who was already helping Sakura to her feet a few yards away, and petting Kyra gently on the head. He appeared to be around 10 years old, and had dirty blonde hair in a mess on his head. He was about a head smaller than both Saige and Sakura, and Kyra could almost lick his face. "Thanks.." Sakura smiled. Saige hated to admit it, but she owed this kid a thanks too. She nodded towards where the wolves had disappeared. "what were those?" She asked
The boy gave a smug smirk. "Lunar Lupes" He said. Sakura remembered from her studies that Lunar meant moon, and Lupe meant wolf. "Moon Wolves?" she asked quizzically. "Yeah" the boy said "They hate the light, they do" he said, flicking his lamp off. "I'm Ivan" he smiled, changing the subject and holding out his hand to first Saige, then Sakura. "I'm Saige" Saige said "And this is Sakura and Kyra." She said. She didn't trust this newcomer at all. "what's a couple of ladies like you doing out here all alone?" Ivan asked, handing Saige her sword from the ground. "I could ask you the same thing" she snapped bitterly, snatching it from him. Sakura rolled her eyes. "We're here to –"she almost told Ivan about her meeting with Sheik at Saige's house, and how she was looking for a powerful wizard to help Hyrule, but figured Ivan wouldn't know any powerful wizards anyway, so just told him about how she and Saige were going to track down The Force, and warn other towns about it. They might even put a stop to it, she added. Ivan nodded. "The Force eh?" he asked "Mind filling me in?" Saige smirked. "well," she said "The Force , leaded by Xieon, attacked the Western Ocean, and killed everything there –"Ivan's eyes widened in shock.
"WHAT?" he managed to stammer Saige looked taken aback by his reaction. "Western ocean was attacked by them, since the Zoras were the only people that knew of the Force's plan. Unfortunately, we've no idea what the plan was since they are all gone" Ivan sat down on a nearby rock, his blue orbs just staring straight ahead. 'I come from Western Ocean. I've been out here in the Pass for weeks now" he said slowly and quietly. Saige and Sakura exchanged glances. Surely this wasn't the help they were told lay in store for them at the Pass. The young boy continued to wind his fingers around and around in his dark blue cloak. "well.." Sakura said "If you'd like to tag along.." Ivan broke into a smile "really?!" he asked. Sakura nodded. "YES!" the boy yelped, jumping into the air. "I'll show them, I will! I'll use my ultimate powers to help save the world!" Saige rolled her eyes. "a bit of an ego problem there eh?" she scowled. Ivan looked at her madly. "I doubt you can do anything useful" he sneered. Saige smiled smugly. "as a matter of fact I can. I can talk to animals, and I'm a great swordsman." She said, puffing out her chest slightly. "and Sakura's got wind powers" she added dully after Sakura threw her a nasty look. "Will those Lunar Wolf things ever come back?" Sakura asked, glancing around her uncertainly. "definitely" said Ivan, and he reached into his backpack for a small sleeping bag, and a pile of wood. "They hate light, so we can make a fire, settle down, and head to West Ocean tomorrow at sunrise" With that he threw himself into the sleeping bag. "HEY!" Saige yelped "we have to make the fire?!" She kicked the bag hard, but Ivan ignored her. "great" she muttered, walking over to the sticks and taking a piece of from her pack. She picked the driest of the wood he had put down and struck the flint to the wood. She finally got a small ember going, and she fed it the other wood until it grew. Sakura was already asleep, but Saige sat up in front of the fire. She watched as it tongues reached for the velvet black sky, then sank back into the refuge of their homes again. She wished she could do that. Go back home, and be welcomed back by those she loved, those gone to her now. Like her mother and her father...She dismissed the thought and stared at the velvet black sky. It looked like a black cloth with little pin-pricks in it, letting light from another world shine in. She began to wonder, what they were going to do at Western Ocean anyway? Just take a look, look for a plan or a clue maybe? And what about the other towns, would they believe her If she just waltzed in and went "yeah, your all doomed. Even if you fight back. Goodbye." No, that wouldn't work. She'd tell them, and maybe have them fight back. Then she herself, and maybe Sakura and Ivan, would go look for the Force. She's serve as a spy, telling their location, and finding the plan that the Zora knew of. Her spirits brightened at the thought, and she crawled into her sleeping bag and went to sleep, anticipating the morning.