Authors Note: I KNOW Voldo doesn't talk. Like I said, I changed some things for the better. ;-)
Chapter 5
Siegfried Schtauffen entered the Ostrheinsburg Chapel for the first time in over a year. It was a quiet place. Abandoned since the battle that took place here last year. The only person left here was Voldo, the current guard of Soul Edge here at the Chapel. Siegfried knew that. Which is why he made this visit on this cloudy day.
"Voldo?"
The place seemed empty. Was he not here? Had the sword been moved?
"If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand." It was a cold voice, but a voice Siegfried knew well. He knew he was in no danger. Voldo wouldn't kill him unless he absolutely had to.
"What are you doing here?" The voice said again.
"I've come to visit an old friend," Siegfried said.
"Old friend," the voice laughed. "Yes, I guess you could call it that, couldn't you?"
Voldo dropped from the ceiling. He looked the same as he always did. As horrid-looking as he always looked, dangerous as he always was. "I never thought I'd see that face again. I always thought I would see the armor. A band of monsters. That idiot of yours, Necrid."
"I've changed since then," Siegfried said.
Voldo laughed again. "Yeah, right," he said. "And I'm the Queen of England! What kind of fool do you take me for, Siegfried?"
"A big one, if you're now working for the King of Hyrule," Siegfried said. "I have my sources."
"And I have mine," Voldo said. "Cervantes attack on the windy city didn't go unnoticed. I've already killed three of his crones trying to get the sword. Including Berzerker. I've also heard rumors that Sophitia and Taki are in town. You won't get this sword."
"Sophitia and Taki are being taken care of. And as for this sword..." Nightmare kneeled, and Necrid made an amazing jump over Nightmare and landed on Voldo, pinning him to the ground. "I will use it go bring this world into chaos for all eternity. Goodbye, Voldo. My old friend."
And then Necrid stomped on Voldo's head, smashing it as toddler smashes an insect. Nightmare walked up the stairs to the second floor of the chapel and found the sword in a glass case. He felt the familiar power of the sword as soon as he held it in his hand. He now had the power to stand up to Cervantes. Cervantes, Nightmare thought, I will show you the greatest nightmare.
"Good morning, Link," Talim said.
It was morning indeed. Link and Talim must have fallen asleep behind the tree. It didn't matter. Link was fine right where he was. It was nice having someone to talk to. Well, all he did was listen. But it made him think about many things. Things he had never really thought to stop and think about before.
"I still can't believe he's gone," Talim said.
I'm sorry, Link thought.
"Have you ever lost family?"
Almost, Link thought. One day, Ganondorf arrived in our kingdom from the Dark World and killed our king. When my uncle left my house to go solve the problem, he was almost killed.
"How do you know when the kingdom is in trouble?"
Well, Link thought, I don't really know. Since I was kid, I've been having these dreams. They always come when there is danger near. I had one a few days before you got here. It was about you, and a knight in huge blue armor wielding a great sword. I was surprised when I saw you for the first time. I didn't believe someone so beautiful could be in my life.
"I was afraid to leave home," Talim said.
Why?
"I'm so young," Talim said. "I only turned sixteen a week ago. What can I hope do against an army of warriors under the control of the most corrupt weapon ever created? What can any of us do? Is there any hope of surviving this? Or are we just jerking around?"
I don't know, Link thought. I believe if you've fought him once, you can defeat him again. I don't know, though. The dreams I've been having lately suggest that there is something more then a war over Soul Edge. Something higher. More powerful.
"I guess I need a little faith," Talim said. "I need to be one with the wind."
Link turned his head and looked at her.
The Wind?
"Do you know about the Wind Deity?"
Link shook his head.
"Well," Talim began, "Ten thousand years ago, the great gods of fire and death ruled this planet with and iron fist. They created the very sword that we are fighting over today. Well, after about nine hundred years, some of the slaves of the fire gods decided that they did not want to be ruled by ruthless monsters. The Wind and Water Deities decided to fight back, and secretly staged a fight between two of the fire gods. They fought for control of the sword until the sword destroyed them both. That's when the Wind Deity took over, the Water Deity her right hand. Everything was happy and cheerful, the sword lost and forgotten until Cervantes found it. But then, about five thousand years ago, the water Deity fought for supreme control of this planet. The Wind Deity's victory was hard fought, so she confined all of the Water deities followers to the water where they would remain forever."
Amazing, Link thought.
"Unfortunately," Talim said, "the village you visited is one of the the last villages in existence that still follows our religion. And even in the village, few can interpret and control the winds."
You can talk with the wind?
"It's not just the wind we can talk to. Birds, eagles, various animals... It's a special gift given to those of great faith. I am greatly gifted, and I have the potential to be a great shaman in my village... what's left of it."
Don't talk like that, Link thought, giving her a hard stare. You're going to see your family again. You are going to rebuild your village. If I have to come with you and help rebuild it myself, I will. I won't let this sword destroy the world! I promise.
To Link's surprise, Talim sighed. "I guess you're right. I need to have faith."
Link smiled at her. Talim smiled back. And then it was clear to Link what had to happen next. It seemed that Talim agreed, because she was moving closer to him as he was moving closer to her. Link closed his eyes and waited for their lips to meet-
"There you two are!"
It was Link's uncle.
God damnit! Link thought. Why, of all times, do you have to come now?!
"We've been looking all over the place for you, Talim," Link's uncle said. "You've been hiding here all this time? Link, why didn't you bring her back when you found her like Zelda told you to?"
"I told him not to," Talim said. "I just needed to be alone for awhile."
"Well," his uncle said, "I guess we better be getting back now. Come on. Follow me!"
"Tell me what you're thinking, Zelda."
The throne room was empty now except for the King and the princess. The King sent search parties to look for Talim, and to find Soul Edge at the Ostrheinsburg Chapel. Thing were quiet now that the soldiers were gone, and that gave the King and Zelda time to talk.
"Frankly," Zelda said, "I'm worried. We know where Nightmare resides and we have spies at his location. But we have no idea where Cervantes is staying. His attack on the Wind Deity Village took us completely by surprise.'
"There's not very many places he could hide," the King said.
"Well, he can't just appear out of thin air. We have to assume that-"
"Princess Zelda! Princess Zelda!"
It was Yunsung. He stormed into the room, Talim, Link, and Link's uncle on his heels. "We had to come tell you! I tripped over this rock and moved it over. Underneath it, we found this weird blue square. Mina bent down and touched it, and then ZAP! She's gone1"
"Where did you find this blue square?" the King asked.
"Just North of Kakariko Village before you enter the forest," Talim said.
Link, the King, and Zelda all looked at each other, the truth dawning on each of their faces. Mina had touched a warp square, and doing that sent her to the dark world, where many bad demons and thieves had been rumored using the dark world as their headquarters. Suddenly, a thought occurred to Zelda. What if Cervantes was hiding in the Dark World?
"Link, I need you to go to the Dark World and get her back. We can't spare anyone else if Cervantes makes another attack. Go. Hurry!"
But before she was done, Link was already out the door.
Chapter 5
Siegfried Schtauffen entered the Ostrheinsburg Chapel for the first time in over a year. It was a quiet place. Abandoned since the battle that took place here last year. The only person left here was Voldo, the current guard of Soul Edge here at the Chapel. Siegfried knew that. Which is why he made this visit on this cloudy day.
"Voldo?"
The place seemed empty. Was he not here? Had the sword been moved?
"If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand." It was a cold voice, but a voice Siegfried knew well. He knew he was in no danger. Voldo wouldn't kill him unless he absolutely had to.
"What are you doing here?" The voice said again.
"I've come to visit an old friend," Siegfried said.
"Old friend," the voice laughed. "Yes, I guess you could call it that, couldn't you?"
Voldo dropped from the ceiling. He looked the same as he always did. As horrid-looking as he always looked, dangerous as he always was. "I never thought I'd see that face again. I always thought I would see the armor. A band of monsters. That idiot of yours, Necrid."
"I've changed since then," Siegfried said.
Voldo laughed again. "Yeah, right," he said. "And I'm the Queen of England! What kind of fool do you take me for, Siegfried?"
"A big one, if you're now working for the King of Hyrule," Siegfried said. "I have my sources."
"And I have mine," Voldo said. "Cervantes attack on the windy city didn't go unnoticed. I've already killed three of his crones trying to get the sword. Including Berzerker. I've also heard rumors that Sophitia and Taki are in town. You won't get this sword."
"Sophitia and Taki are being taken care of. And as for this sword..." Nightmare kneeled, and Necrid made an amazing jump over Nightmare and landed on Voldo, pinning him to the ground. "I will use it go bring this world into chaos for all eternity. Goodbye, Voldo. My old friend."
And then Necrid stomped on Voldo's head, smashing it as toddler smashes an insect. Nightmare walked up the stairs to the second floor of the chapel and found the sword in a glass case. He felt the familiar power of the sword as soon as he held it in his hand. He now had the power to stand up to Cervantes. Cervantes, Nightmare thought, I will show you the greatest nightmare.
"Good morning, Link," Talim said.
It was morning indeed. Link and Talim must have fallen asleep behind the tree. It didn't matter. Link was fine right where he was. It was nice having someone to talk to. Well, all he did was listen. But it made him think about many things. Things he had never really thought to stop and think about before.
"I still can't believe he's gone," Talim said.
I'm sorry, Link thought.
"Have you ever lost family?"
Almost, Link thought. One day, Ganondorf arrived in our kingdom from the Dark World and killed our king. When my uncle left my house to go solve the problem, he was almost killed.
"How do you know when the kingdom is in trouble?"
Well, Link thought, I don't really know. Since I was kid, I've been having these dreams. They always come when there is danger near. I had one a few days before you got here. It was about you, and a knight in huge blue armor wielding a great sword. I was surprised when I saw you for the first time. I didn't believe someone so beautiful could be in my life.
"I was afraid to leave home," Talim said.
Why?
"I'm so young," Talim said. "I only turned sixteen a week ago. What can I hope do against an army of warriors under the control of the most corrupt weapon ever created? What can any of us do? Is there any hope of surviving this? Or are we just jerking around?"
I don't know, Link thought. I believe if you've fought him once, you can defeat him again. I don't know, though. The dreams I've been having lately suggest that there is something more then a war over Soul Edge. Something higher. More powerful.
"I guess I need a little faith," Talim said. "I need to be one with the wind."
Link turned his head and looked at her.
The Wind?
"Do you know about the Wind Deity?"
Link shook his head.
"Well," Talim began, "Ten thousand years ago, the great gods of fire and death ruled this planet with and iron fist. They created the very sword that we are fighting over today. Well, after about nine hundred years, some of the slaves of the fire gods decided that they did not want to be ruled by ruthless monsters. The Wind and Water Deities decided to fight back, and secretly staged a fight between two of the fire gods. They fought for control of the sword until the sword destroyed them both. That's when the Wind Deity took over, the Water Deity her right hand. Everything was happy and cheerful, the sword lost and forgotten until Cervantes found it. But then, about five thousand years ago, the water Deity fought for supreme control of this planet. The Wind Deity's victory was hard fought, so she confined all of the Water deities followers to the water where they would remain forever."
Amazing, Link thought.
"Unfortunately," Talim said, "the village you visited is one of the the last villages in existence that still follows our religion. And even in the village, few can interpret and control the winds."
You can talk with the wind?
"It's not just the wind we can talk to. Birds, eagles, various animals... It's a special gift given to those of great faith. I am greatly gifted, and I have the potential to be a great shaman in my village... what's left of it."
Don't talk like that, Link thought, giving her a hard stare. You're going to see your family again. You are going to rebuild your village. If I have to come with you and help rebuild it myself, I will. I won't let this sword destroy the world! I promise.
To Link's surprise, Talim sighed. "I guess you're right. I need to have faith."
Link smiled at her. Talim smiled back. And then it was clear to Link what had to happen next. It seemed that Talim agreed, because she was moving closer to him as he was moving closer to her. Link closed his eyes and waited for their lips to meet-
"There you two are!"
It was Link's uncle.
God damnit! Link thought. Why, of all times, do you have to come now?!
"We've been looking all over the place for you, Talim," Link's uncle said. "You've been hiding here all this time? Link, why didn't you bring her back when you found her like Zelda told you to?"
"I told him not to," Talim said. "I just needed to be alone for awhile."
"Well," his uncle said, "I guess we better be getting back now. Come on. Follow me!"
"Tell me what you're thinking, Zelda."
The throne room was empty now except for the King and the princess. The King sent search parties to look for Talim, and to find Soul Edge at the Ostrheinsburg Chapel. Thing were quiet now that the soldiers were gone, and that gave the King and Zelda time to talk.
"Frankly," Zelda said, "I'm worried. We know where Nightmare resides and we have spies at his location. But we have no idea where Cervantes is staying. His attack on the Wind Deity Village took us completely by surprise.'
"There's not very many places he could hide," the King said.
"Well, he can't just appear out of thin air. We have to assume that-"
"Princess Zelda! Princess Zelda!"
It was Yunsung. He stormed into the room, Talim, Link, and Link's uncle on his heels. "We had to come tell you! I tripped over this rock and moved it over. Underneath it, we found this weird blue square. Mina bent down and touched it, and then ZAP! She's gone1"
"Where did you find this blue square?" the King asked.
"Just North of Kakariko Village before you enter the forest," Talim said.
Link, the King, and Zelda all looked at each other, the truth dawning on each of their faces. Mina had touched a warp square, and doing that sent her to the dark world, where many bad demons and thieves had been rumored using the dark world as their headquarters. Suddenly, a thought occurred to Zelda. What if Cervantes was hiding in the Dark World?
"Link, I need you to go to the Dark World and get her back. We can't spare anyone else if Cervantes makes another attack. Go. Hurry!"
But before she was done, Link was already out the door.