Chapter 6: Melee in the Dell
For once it seemed, it was a bit of a sunny day in Hyrule once again. Even whilst the bad winds from the night, the aura of the air and land was serene and tranquil. It was nearly the afternoon now, and Link, Mirren and all the others were awake. Them and Tarrsus had gathered within the throne room, and were enjoying their day as they chatted and had a bit of a brunch.
"Man those winds last night were insane, I couldn't fall asleep for at least a half an hour!" Link stated, and then took a big bite from an apple- walnut muffin.
"Yeah me neither" added Tarrsus, "It sounded like a ghost wailing or something." Mirren smirked.
"Heh, I actually fell asleep pretty fine at first, but then I woke up an hour later. A word of advice guys- reading helps ya fall back asleep real fast" Mirren said after taking a sip of some sage tea. Link grinned.
"Yeah, and Zelda told me she came in to check on you last night...she told me that..." he began in a teasing tone before Mirren realized what he was going to say.
"I don't you need to blab that out loud!" he exclaimed as his eyes bugged out. Tarrsus began to laugh heartily after taking a bite of his honeyed apple. Mirren still looked nervous as Link laughed too, finding his teasing rather humorous. Soon though he patted Mirren on the back.
"But don't worry lil bro I won't let this go any further..." he explained, and then ate an entire apple-walnut muffin in one bite. Tarsus's eyes bugged out.
"Jeez whata ya have two stomachs!?" he exclaimed. Link looked a bit serious know as he touched his stomach.
"Not that, one of my older doctors had said something about an endless hole though..." the descendant of the Hero of Time answered. Everyone burst out into laughter, and guffawed to their hearts content from Link' remark. Suddenly though, Link noticed a large object by the one stain glass window, and could see and hear it knocking on it. "What the heck?" he inquired as he got out of his seat and ran over to the window. Everyone was surprised by what was transpiring.
"Who in God's name can that be?" Tarrsus asked out loud. Link was just then able to open up the upper part of the window, revealing a huge owl outside. Mirren's eyes bugged out, and the same went for Tarrsus.
"Kaepora Gaebora!" the child exclaimed. Mirren was right, it really was Kaepora Gaebora. Over the decades, the wise owl somehow stayed alive to live even now. He had befriended the new Link, and Mirren, as well as all of their friends. Still was he the Messenger of the Goddesses when it came to it- though no one knew it. Link couldn't believe his arrival either.
"Holy cow! What the heck are you doing here on such a random day lookin' like ya flew two hundred miles!?" he slightly yelled.
"First let me just come in..." the large owl said, and fluttered into the room. After a few seconds though, he fell to the ground, and lay panting on his back. Everyone jumped out of their seats, and ran over to him. Mirren loomed right over him.
"Mother of mercy!! Kaepora Gaebora what the heck made you come here all of a sudden!?" he shouted. The huge owl stilled breathed heavily, and slowly got up on his talons.
"I've got some bad news my friends, there's a bit of trouble in the forests near Kakariko Village" he answered. Tarrsus looked serious.
"What kind of trouble Kaepora?" he asked. Link closed the stain glass window and walked over to everyone else.
"Yeah, what's going on bud?" he added. Kaepora Gaebora still panted, but soon took a deep breath and looked at Link.
"There's these monsters that's attacking all the dells" he began, "they're all decently large, and have just been ravaging the woods all day!" Mirren couldn't believe what he was hearing, and looked curious yet serious at the same time.
"Are they native beasts to the forests?" he inquired. The large owl looked at him and shook his head.
"Heaven knows that mi boy!" he replied, "but all I know is that you guys have got to go there and stop them before too much damage is done!!" Link's eyes lit up with fury.
"Don't worry Kaepora, we'll get going right now to stop those things..." he stated.
"Got that right! Those stupid monsters won't stand a chance against me!" Mirren yelled as he leapt up into the air. The room fell silent for a few moments, as everyone blankly stared at the boy. Soon though, they all burst out into a chortle as they laughed hysterically from the child's statement. Mirren stood with ire in his eyes as he gritted his teeth. "Hey quit laughing you dorkchops!" he yelled.
After an hour or so had passed, Link, Tarrsus and Mirren all rode quickly atop their horses through the fields of Hyrule and to the forests Tarrsus's of course was the biggest horse the castle had The air outside was calm and fresh feeling. Right now the sun had been covered up by whitish-grey clouds, turning a once sunny day into an overcast one. Nevertheless a cool breeze blew across the peaceful kingdom of Hyrule, giving off a soothing feeling upon whoever or whatever if passed by.
Right now the three warriors were traveling quickly through the glades. They had entered the forest-areas a few minutes ago, and were now bolting through it at great speeds. Link was riding on his beautiful steed Lapola, who was a horse from Lon Lon Ranch that was one of Link's best companions. Mirren was riding the young sister of Lapola, a pony named Monatra, though one that was as fast as any stallion. They both had dark sepia colored fur, and manes as black as the night sky.
As they rode, the horses seemed to sense something. Link could notice Lapola's ears slightly perking, and that it was as if she was sniffing some scent in the air. Also it looked like all the horses began to slow down, and they did. By the seconds their dashing diminished, and all three warriors could easily notice it.
"The monsters must be up ahead. Let's get off the horses and make it in by foot" Link said, and with that stopped Lapola, and hopped off her. Mirren and Tarrsus did the same, and both pulled out their weapons. Tarsus right now held a double-headed iron axe in one hand, and in the other a bronze like mace with a spiked head. Mirren had a gorgeous greatsword, which was smaller than normal considering his smaller size, but with a platinum-like blade and a light, shining cobalt hilt. Link had also pulled out his weaponry, that being the legendary Master Sword, and the Mirror Shield- both weapons given to him by Rauru when he became of age to be like the original Link, the Hero of Time.
All three ran as fast as they could down the path of the glade ahead of them. As they continued, they began to hear grunts, growls, and roars as fire burned and as wood split and structures crumbled.
"They must be attacking the armory up ahead!" Tarrsus yelled. Link nodded.
"You're right! That fort is probably being demolished! Pick up the speed!" he yelled back. Using more energy, they all moved their feet faster, and within a few more moments, they burst into a clearing- though one that was being ravaged.
Link, Mirren and Tarrsus then ran in, and all froze at the horrible destruction. They then saw the monsters. On the ground were three large serpents, with a dark grey belly, lighter blue scales up top, and then horns and whiskers on their heads and face, which had white pupiless eyes one of them was considerably larger than the other two. Right behind them were Bear-men, gigantic bears that were twelve or so feet tall and acted much like humans. Their furs ranged from reddish-brown to black, and wore garments and armor and carried weaponry like Hylians. Finally in the tree branches above them were three Zerdocks, the large birds with red underbellies and light yellow feathers which the original Link and Mirren fought in Kokiri Village against Varnash all those decades ago. The Hero of Time looked more irritated than angry now.
"Ohhhhh great..." With that the monsters all let out either a hiss, squawk, or roar at the three warriors, and charged at them. "Alright guys you ready!? I got the Bear-men!!" he screamed. Tarrsus and Mirren also regained their composure.
"I got that big serpent!" Tarrsus added.
"And I'll take out the rest!" Mirren stated.
"Then let's get 'em!!!" the descendant of the Hero of Time cried out, and with that the three all ran into battle.
Tarrsus roared at the biggest serpent, and sent a swing of his axe at its head. With ease it cocked itself to the left, and evaded the shot. It hissed at him menacingly, and lunged at him with its jaws wide open. It tried to bite at his chest, but the minotaur blocked it with his war- hammer, and it continued snapping its teeth and fangs at him. Each time Taursus was able to block the attack, but once the serpent was too fast, and locked its jaws onto the minotaur's right shoulder. He screamed in pain as the teeth dug into his flesh, and dropped his axe as he struggled to get it off. He began to try and pull it off with his free hand, but the serpent had a tight grip, and sank its teeth deeper into him. Tarrsus winced and grunted from the pain, and suddenly got a second-wind. He ripped the serpent off his shoulder, and violently threw it to the ground. It crashed onto the dirt hard, and hissed. Tarrsus groaned from the after-pain, and fell to his knees as he clutched his bleeding shoulder. The snake-like beast hissed at him, and lunged at the downed minotaur. It began to coil around his body, and the Minotaur squirmed and struggled. He did everything in his power to escape the attack, but soon it had its body locked around him, and brought him down to the ground. The serpent began to squeeze Tarrsus in its grasp, and he groaned in pain and winced as it crushed the Minotaur. It hissed straight at him face, and was just about to bite at his helpless body before Tarrsus sent a slash of his axe at the end of it's tail with a freed arm, cutting it right off. Instantly it unleashed a shrill hiss of agony, and Tarrsus then slammed his war-hammer into its mouth. Its hissed was ended, and now the serpent was wounded greatly. Slowly uncoiling itself from his body, it staggered and flailed all about, blooding pouring form it's greatly damaged maw. Soon, it then fell limp to the ground- not making a single motion or sound.
Link came at one of the two Bear-men, and sent a powerful thrust at it. The creature parried the shot though with his mace, and the two got locked in a grapple. They both hardened their eyes and gritted their teeth, and also did their best to try and over power the other. The Bear-men's strength though began to aid him, and soon Link would be at his mercy.
"Heh, I'm too powerful for you puny Hylian, I'm gonna crush you!!!" he screamed. Link smirked.
"Wow, that'd actually intimidate me if it'd happen..." he replied, and with that jumped up into the air and did an uppercut with his sword on the Bear- man's chin. The sword struck at force, tearing up his skin and knocking him to the ground dead. Just then one of the Zerdocks flew at him with a squawk of fury, with its talons stretched ready to dice Link's body. With a flash though, he put his sword and shield away, and took out his bow and arrow which was actually the Fairy Bow handed down through the ages. He notched an arrow it, and let it fly. It dug straight into the Zerdock's stomach, and with a shrill cry died. One of the serpents which were Nogatras lashed out at Link with its jaws open, only to get an arrow shot right into its forehead. It let out a very low hiss, and then fell limp as blood ran down its face from the arrow wound. Link grinned at his easy success, and was about to go help Mirren when he heard a Bear-man behind him. He tried to jump away, but the Bear-man got a swipe of its wooden mace it just in time. Link yelled out in pain, and was sent flying. He crashed on the ground, and groaned as the cuts on his back began to bleed. The Bear-man snickered at the weakened Hero of Time, and advanced over to him. He grabbed him by the shoulder, and flipped Link over onto his back- smashing into the ground. The beast grinned evilly, and lifted his mace up behind him head.
"I can't wait to see what its like when my mace crushes your bones and organs..." he stated. Suddenly, Link sat up in the speed of light, and stabbed the Bear-man in his stomach. The Master Sword went right in, and the monster's eyes bugged out as he hunched over. His mouth dropped, and he made gurgling, choking sounds as crimson blood began to pour from his wound.
"I'm sure you can't, but try someone else to do it on" Link said.
Mirren wasn't having much trouble either. It actually made him kind of feel stupid for worrying at first about them. He had been battling against the one Bear-man now, and so far it had been an even fight. Neither one of them had gotten a single blow in, even with Mirren's great skill and the Bear- man's brute force. He sent a powerful slash at Mirren with his spear, only to have the boy block it with the blade of his greatsword. As they grappled, the Bear-man smacked him across the face with the back of his huge paw, making Mirren stagger backwards. He sent another slash of his spear at the boy, only to once again have it blocked. The very second the spear-tip left the sword, Mirren sprang up and smashed the cobalt hilt onto the Bear-man's forehead. It cracked his skull, and with one groan of agony, he collapsed to the ground with the biggest splitting headache ever-too bad he was dead. Mirren smirked, but not for long. Within seconds, one of the two remaining Zerdock's flew at it, and knocked his flat with its wing as it came by.
He crashed onto the ground, and the last Nogatra then began to wrap its snake-like body around the ground. Mirren grunted and struggled to escape, but every move he tried failed. Even with his incredible thinness, the Nogatra eventually coiled around his body, and began to apply pressure. Mirren gritted his teeth and cried out in pain as the serpent crushed him, and squirmed around to get his arm out of the Nogatra's clutch. The snake- beast squeezed harder, and Mirren began to feel his little body break. He groaned in agony, but finally with one last tug freed his arm; and his greatsword. He stabbed the serpent in the upper-neck, digging the tip of the blade into the Nogatra's flesh. It hissed in pain, and slowly began to let go of the boy. Blood flowed down his light blue scales like a river, and also dripped from his crimsoned mouth. Soon it closed its eyes, and fell limp and dead. Mirren pulled himself the monster's body, and stood up on his feet. He staggered a little, but was able to manage his throbbing pain. He breathed hard from fatigue, and out of the corner of his eye noticed the two Zerdock's flying at him. He narrowed his hazel eyes, and put his greatsword away. Reaching into his back, he pulled out his own bow and arrow, and notched in two arrows at the same time. Holding his bow horizontally, he aimed, and pulled back on the string. As the birds got closer, he fired them off- both soaring through the air and landing somewhere in the Zerdocks...
When the battle had ended, Tarrsus, Link and Mirren all began to drink some Blue Potions, and stood breathing heavily from their fatiguing battles.
"Woo that was fun!!" Mirren exclaimed suddenly as his face lit up and as he jumped into the air. Link and Tarrsus both laughed.
It was a very overcast day in Herlassia. The air was very mil, and a cool breeze blew over the land. Birds soared through the air in their flocks, chirping and fluttering through the grey skies on that day. The leaves all wafted away and rustled with the wind, flying off just like the birds. The sun's rays of light tried their hardest to penetrate onto the land, only to be blockaded and stopped by the blanket of light grey clouds. Sephia liked this; the sun rarely ever amused her. She now liked the colder, gloomier days. Another Herlassian liked it this way also, and to this moment, he slowly tread down the dirt path within a forest nearby to the castle...
It was Vaarshola. He strode through the woods, without a sound of his voice. His deep blue eyes had not much expression in them, and barely even a smirk was on his face. He seemed much more serious and stern on this day, instead of his diabolical, cocky normal-self. Strapped on his back was his deadly blade Sylence, hidden within its scabbard; ready to be used to silence more foolish beings or monsters. His white hair swayed as the breeze passed by him, also making his white robe and crimson sashes wave in the air for a few seconds.
He continued his walk, and soon come to a small clearing. The grass here was very green, almost as dark as the pine and fir trees that grew within Herlassia and Hyrule. It was delimited by rowan trees, all bulky, covered in green leaves, and bearing hundreds or thousands of small red berries. He stepped in, and the second his foot touched the ground in there, he felt as if something was around him. Like something was watching him; waiting to ambush the mystical killer. He smirked though, and continued on- only to walk into a trap. In a flash, a gigantic serpent erupted from the ground right before Vaarshola, and sent him flying. He flipped through the air, but managed to gracefully land on his feet. He looked forward, and saw what the creature was. It indeed was a serpent, a very big one with reddish- brown scales, almost like a red sandstone color. Its underbelly was a dark yellow, and sprouting from its head were three white horns that looked like pointed bones. It hissed viciously at Vaarshola, and lashed at him.
Upon it coming at him, Vaarshola quickly pulled out Sylence, and leapt away to evade the beast's attack. He landed perfectly on the ground, and the serpent lunged at him once again. He jumped backwards, and the beast smashed hard into the ground. It lay groaning in pain for a few seconds, but soon shook its head vigorously as it lifted itself up. It hissed in fury at Vaarshola, and suddenly spat a stream of glossy-like yellow venom or poison at the mystical killer. The Herlassian was taken aback actually by this, but managed to block it with Sylence. Vaarshola protected himself from most of it, but a little of the venom landed upon his skin and sent a searing pain through him. He winced from it, and the serpent took advantage. Within seconds, it coiled around his body, and began to crush him like a grape. The mystical killer winced even more from this terrible hold the monster had on him, and actually groaned in agony as his body throbbed with pain. The serpent hissed at him, and applied more pressure. Vaarshola began to grind his teeth from the pain, and struggled to escape. The snake-like creature then opened up its mouth, and prepared to spit more venom at him. But just as it was about to, Vaarshola suddenly jumped up into the air as he broke free of the serpent's coil, and slammed the tip of Sylence right between its eyes. It hissed in agony, and blood sprayed out as the tip dug right into its flesh. Vaarshola grinned wickedly, and with incredible force pulled it back to him, tearing through its face and creating a horrible bloody gash. He landed on both feet gracefully, and the serpent crashed on the ground limp and lifeless. Its eyes were completely blank and dark; no longer was it alive. Vaarshola loomed over it, smiling devilishly.
"Heh, yet another victim on my list..." He whispered to himself.
Author's Notes: Just a note- next chapter= amazing. See ya then!