Darunia swung his hammer overhead, and Link barely had time to react. He
crouched quickly and tumbled backwards to put distance between him and
Darunia.
Darunia's powerful strike cracked the surface of the mountain as it landed. A small fissure split in front of Link, who was crouching, agitated.
Darunia dashed the distance between them and tried to ram Link by thrusting with his hammer. Link pulled his shield from behind his back and deflected the hammer away, but Darunia kept going and knocked him down with his shoulder.
Link stood up quickly, Darunia was once again charging at him. -"Darunia! Stop it!" -Link half-shrieked as Darunia brought down the hammer on him. Link stopped it bluntly with his shield, sliding back couple steps due to the force of the blow.
-"I'm sorry it has to be like this, brother... I really am..." -Darunia said sadly as he approached him. Link's arms were sore: It had been a while since he had faced such a powerful opponent.
-"It has to be like what?! Why are you attacking me?!" -Link clutched his shield tightly, and brought down his hand to his boomerang.
Darunia charged at him. As Link braced himself, Darunia slowed down and flung his hammer upwards, throwing Link back and his shield flying through the air.
Link threw his boomerang. It grazed Darunia's shoulder as it passed by. Darunia grunted suddenly when it came around and hit him in the elbow, stiffening his limb. Darunia held the wounded arm at his side, still clutching the hammer with the other hand. He walked towards Link, who struggled to stand up and ready his bow and arrow at the same time.
Link had little time to take aim, since Darunia was once again charging at him at full speed. Link rolled sideways as Darunia passed him by, raising a dense cloud of dust behind his trot. Link fired his arrow on Darunia's side. A faint trail of blood went down Darunia's wound. He growled in pain as he pulled the arrow out from between his ribs.
Link readied another arrow, hoping it would not come to use. Darunia turned around to face him, his eyes were bloodshot and his wounded arm trembled as it recovered its feeling.
Link had rolled closer to the cliff his sword had been tossed down through. He looked down in the blink of an eye and saw the sword lodged between two rocks on the side of the cliff, too far for him to reach.
-"Stop, Darunia! Why are you doing this?!" -Darunia stared blankly at him, and frowned.
-"You... Must... Die..."
Link squinted his eyes, taking aim, trying to figure out a way to immobilize Darunia. Darunia's veins swelled with a black tinge. Link figured he'd be able to blind him with a light arrow, and he began imbuing it with magic. The bronze tip of the arrow glittered with a golden shine, and a bright halo surrounded it. Link's shadow extended far behind him.
Darunia froze for a second as he felt the arrow's power. He flinched before attacking again and raised his hammer, ready to swing it sideways at Link.
Link fired his light arrow, hitting Darunia in the shoulder. The arrow made Darunia lose his grip on the hammer, which fell heavily on the ground. Darunia was blinded by the arrow's flash, and he started twitching in agony as he stumbled to his knees, spitting a black, tarry substance.
Black smoke emanated from the wound in his shoulder as the power of the light consumed the arrow. Darunia's veins lost their black tinge as more thick liquid got expunged out of his body through his nose and mouth. Link stood there, horrified. Darunia finally looked up again at him. Something about him was different. The black substance that had pooled at Darunia's shadow bubbled and evaporated quickly. Darunia fell on his chest as he sighed on relief and went unconscious.
Link did not fully understand what had just happened, or why he was attacking him, but he was convinced that it hadn't been Darunia's will to do so.
Link and Epona managed to drag Darunia close to a boulder. Link used his hookshot to chain Darunia to the boulder, to come and release him after retrieving his shield and sword, and finding the rest of the Gorons, as well as whatever dark force had forced Darunia to attack him.
Link retrieved his shield, but his sword was impossibly high for him to reach it, so he picked up Darunia's megaton hammer and moved up the mountain...
Darunia's powerful strike cracked the surface of the mountain as it landed. A small fissure split in front of Link, who was crouching, agitated.
Darunia dashed the distance between them and tried to ram Link by thrusting with his hammer. Link pulled his shield from behind his back and deflected the hammer away, but Darunia kept going and knocked him down with his shoulder.
Link stood up quickly, Darunia was once again charging at him. -"Darunia! Stop it!" -Link half-shrieked as Darunia brought down the hammer on him. Link stopped it bluntly with his shield, sliding back couple steps due to the force of the blow.
-"I'm sorry it has to be like this, brother... I really am..." -Darunia said sadly as he approached him. Link's arms were sore: It had been a while since he had faced such a powerful opponent.
-"It has to be like what?! Why are you attacking me?!" -Link clutched his shield tightly, and brought down his hand to his boomerang.
Darunia charged at him. As Link braced himself, Darunia slowed down and flung his hammer upwards, throwing Link back and his shield flying through the air.
Link threw his boomerang. It grazed Darunia's shoulder as it passed by. Darunia grunted suddenly when it came around and hit him in the elbow, stiffening his limb. Darunia held the wounded arm at his side, still clutching the hammer with the other hand. He walked towards Link, who struggled to stand up and ready his bow and arrow at the same time.
Link had little time to take aim, since Darunia was once again charging at him at full speed. Link rolled sideways as Darunia passed him by, raising a dense cloud of dust behind his trot. Link fired his arrow on Darunia's side. A faint trail of blood went down Darunia's wound. He growled in pain as he pulled the arrow out from between his ribs.
Link readied another arrow, hoping it would not come to use. Darunia turned around to face him, his eyes were bloodshot and his wounded arm trembled as it recovered its feeling.
Link had rolled closer to the cliff his sword had been tossed down through. He looked down in the blink of an eye and saw the sword lodged between two rocks on the side of the cliff, too far for him to reach.
-"Stop, Darunia! Why are you doing this?!" -Darunia stared blankly at him, and frowned.
-"You... Must... Die..."
Link squinted his eyes, taking aim, trying to figure out a way to immobilize Darunia. Darunia's veins swelled with a black tinge. Link figured he'd be able to blind him with a light arrow, and he began imbuing it with magic. The bronze tip of the arrow glittered with a golden shine, and a bright halo surrounded it. Link's shadow extended far behind him.
Darunia froze for a second as he felt the arrow's power. He flinched before attacking again and raised his hammer, ready to swing it sideways at Link.
Link fired his light arrow, hitting Darunia in the shoulder. The arrow made Darunia lose his grip on the hammer, which fell heavily on the ground. Darunia was blinded by the arrow's flash, and he started twitching in agony as he stumbled to his knees, spitting a black, tarry substance.
Black smoke emanated from the wound in his shoulder as the power of the light consumed the arrow. Darunia's veins lost their black tinge as more thick liquid got expunged out of his body through his nose and mouth. Link stood there, horrified. Darunia finally looked up again at him. Something about him was different. The black substance that had pooled at Darunia's shadow bubbled and evaporated quickly. Darunia fell on his chest as he sighed on relief and went unconscious.
Link did not fully understand what had just happened, or why he was attacking him, but he was convinced that it hadn't been Darunia's will to do so.
Link and Epona managed to drag Darunia close to a boulder. Link used his hookshot to chain Darunia to the boulder, to come and release him after retrieving his shield and sword, and finding the rest of the Gorons, as well as whatever dark force had forced Darunia to attack him.
Link retrieved his shield, but his sword was impossibly high for him to reach it, so he picked up Darunia's megaton hammer and moved up the mountain...