When Link woke up he slowly opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was
Formar's face staring down at him. It took him a moment for his brain to
register his face. He didn't know where he was all he could see past Formar
was a dark green canvas. He could feel that he had been heavily bandaged
and he was very sore.
Formar: He's awake!
Link heard several people approach where he lay. Maku's face came into his view.
Maku: wow. Trying to stop a belrog when your seriously wounded. That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen someone do.
He laughed. Drom now came into his line of sight.
Drom: one of these days you're going to try a stunt like that and its gona get you killed.
Link: did...it.... get away.
Treom: yeah, it head towards the east.
Link: did we win?
Ralph: well lets put it this way if by win you mean having a belrog come and massacre half the men from both sides and then everyone running away in a mad panic, then yes we won.
Formar: well, what happened was this. The eruption completely wiped out the base. That belrog went on a mad killing spree while it was dragging you around. After the two of you crashed everyone went off in all directions in a hasty retreat. We found you and you've been out for a couple hours. We regrouped what men we had left and are flushing out the enemy troops. Now the battlefield spans for miles. We took some men and headed back to the supplies and made a temporary base. Here, we'll be able to hold out till morning. Just relax your safe in here.
Maku: yeah, you can say that again, all we've been doing for the last hour is guarding this tent.
Link: Epona.
Treom: she got herself out, I saw her not to long ago, she's around here somewhere, apparently she feels that horses should help flush out the enemy to and she won't let us tie her up. She's been prancing around camp on night.
Link could feel a large bandage wrapped around his head. They had also wrapped his chest and his leg. He was bruised in several places. His hands and leg ached and hurt, probably from hitting the ground when he was flung from the belrog. He must be a sight, Link thought.
Treom: you should get some rest we'll be outside.
Formar: how about we go in shifts? There is three beds in here, two of us can sleep while the others stand guard, we'll rotate.
Maku: sounds, good. Formar and me will sleep first while the rest of you stand guard and we'll switch out.
Drom: all right, we'll be okay nothing is going to get trough us.
Suddenly Link heard several things move outside the tent.
Soldier: get em off of me! Argh!
Soldier: die foul creatures!
He heard something howl and heard blood gushing everywhere.
Drom: dang it! They must have gotten into camp again. Get some rest.
The three of them ran outside.
Maku: he's right we should rest up.
The two of them got into the adjoining beds that was next to Link and fell asleep.
It was about an hour later, the three of them had helped some soldiers drive out a pack of Lizafoes and were now leaning against the tarp near the door. Treom had a spear out and was pacing in front of the door. Ralph had his horse with him and was feeding him an apple. Drom was fingering one of his axes and was sitting with his back against the wall. That's when a stranger entered the camp. Drom saw him first and leaped to his feet. The three of them stood in front of the door with their weapons drawn. The mysterious figure was had gray cloak that concealed his face and he was striding toward the tent. Drom raised his axe.
Drom: who's there?
The stranger continued to come closer.
Drom: stay there or I will cut you down!
The man stopped in front of them. He held his hand out from under his cloak.
Savroth: sleep...
The three of them fell asleep instantly and slumped to the ground. Savroth stepped over them and into the tent. Once inside he saw the three beds and went to the one on the right.
Savroth: it ends here.
Savroth took out a large dagger and raised it above Link. He plunged the dagger into Links heart. Link woke up and sputtered as blood gushed everywhere. Savroth grabbed his pillow and pressed it into his face until the blood stopped and he stopped moving. He left the dagger there and silently left the camp
Treom woke up in the middle of the forest. It took him a moment to remember where he was but he knew he had not fallen asleep in the forest. He stood up and gasped. All around him Deku's were doing battle with monsters of all species. This was the battle for the southern side of the wood. This was the day that had been etched into his mind since that day.
Deku: what do we do now commander?
Treom turned around and saw 8 Young Deku's standing before him.
Treom: no!
Before him stood platoon number 58, the same group of soldiers that he had lead to their deaths. Behind stood the fortress.
Treom: this can't be happening!
Soldier: come on! They're coming!
Soldier: we still have a cannon inside; we may be able to hold them off with it!
This had been where he had made his mistake. It had been 15 years ago. He and his group had been assigned to fight on the front line. Their mission was to keep control of the bunker that lay right on the front line and was keeping the enemy out of their territory. The fortress was a small stone structure that offered protection and had cannon holes in it for defense. There had been one cannon left inside. He had made the mistake of not using it.
Treom: we'll use the....
But he couldn't finish the sentence. It was like some unseen force was making him relive the experience.
Treom: we'll.... Fight them.... Hand to hand.
Soldier: are you sure?
Treom: n.... yes. Soldier: All right. Charge!
The 8 of them rushed toward the front of the bunker and faced the slew of enemies coming their way. Treom ran after them against his will. The scene replayed itself just as it had 15 years ago. The 9 of them battle the enemies bravely. Treom had very little control of his body and was being forced to fight by some unseen force. That's when the enemies ran past them and ran inside the bunker.
Treom: no!
The enemies fired the cannon and it struck two of his men.
They died instantly. Then he appeared. From up on the hill the dark
rider
appeared he charged Treom men and cut down four of them where they
stood.
The last two of his men jumped in the rider's way, protecting him. He
used his
sword to cut them down. He gained control of himself again and was now
faced
with the terrors that had taken the village and captured the forest
temple. The
rider looked down at him with those horrible glowing red eyes. Treom
screamed
with anger and thrust his spear into the horse's chest. At that moment
everything
Disappeared in a flash and he stood with his spear drawn. He snapped
awake as
if coming out of a trance. His spear was covered with blood. At his
feet lay
Ralph's horse, it was dead. It had been stabbed in the chest. That's
when Ralph
and Drom woke up from their sleep. The first thing they saw was Treom
standing over the slain horse brandishing a spear. Treom just looked
at them
with his mouth hanging open. They stared at each other for a moment in
total
disbelief.
Ralph: my god.... What did you do to my horse!
Treom just looked at him and uttered a low moan.
Ralph: I'll kill you!
He jumped to his feet and charged Treom with his hands outstretched
He grabbed Treom by the neck and began strangling him.
Drom came up from behind him, lifted Ralph into the air and threw him
aside.
Treom dropped to the ground with a thud.
Treom: it was a Dream! Get Link!
Drom Ran inside the tent a gasped. There was a dagger protruding from
Formar's heart. A pillow was over his head to stop him from making
noise.
Blood was everywhere. Someone had assassinated him.
Drom: what the hell?
They had left Maku and Link but had assassinated Formar. How had they
gotten
Pass their guard?
Drom: Maku, Link wake up!
The two of them woke up and looked over at Formar.
Maku: oh my god.
Link: it was Savroth. He tried to kill me but he must have made a mistake and killed Formar.
Drom: Treom had one of those dreams. He killed Ralph's horse.
Link: Dang he's good.
Maku: well at least we know that even he can make a mistake.
No one found that statement very comforting.
Formar: He's awake!
Link heard several people approach where he lay. Maku's face came into his view.
Maku: wow. Trying to stop a belrog when your seriously wounded. That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen someone do.
He laughed. Drom now came into his line of sight.
Drom: one of these days you're going to try a stunt like that and its gona get you killed.
Link: did...it.... get away.
Treom: yeah, it head towards the east.
Link: did we win?
Ralph: well lets put it this way if by win you mean having a belrog come and massacre half the men from both sides and then everyone running away in a mad panic, then yes we won.
Formar: well, what happened was this. The eruption completely wiped out the base. That belrog went on a mad killing spree while it was dragging you around. After the two of you crashed everyone went off in all directions in a hasty retreat. We found you and you've been out for a couple hours. We regrouped what men we had left and are flushing out the enemy troops. Now the battlefield spans for miles. We took some men and headed back to the supplies and made a temporary base. Here, we'll be able to hold out till morning. Just relax your safe in here.
Maku: yeah, you can say that again, all we've been doing for the last hour is guarding this tent.
Link: Epona.
Treom: she got herself out, I saw her not to long ago, she's around here somewhere, apparently she feels that horses should help flush out the enemy to and she won't let us tie her up. She's been prancing around camp on night.
Link could feel a large bandage wrapped around his head. They had also wrapped his chest and his leg. He was bruised in several places. His hands and leg ached and hurt, probably from hitting the ground when he was flung from the belrog. He must be a sight, Link thought.
Treom: you should get some rest we'll be outside.
Formar: how about we go in shifts? There is three beds in here, two of us can sleep while the others stand guard, we'll rotate.
Maku: sounds, good. Formar and me will sleep first while the rest of you stand guard and we'll switch out.
Drom: all right, we'll be okay nothing is going to get trough us.
Suddenly Link heard several things move outside the tent.
Soldier: get em off of me! Argh!
Soldier: die foul creatures!
He heard something howl and heard blood gushing everywhere.
Drom: dang it! They must have gotten into camp again. Get some rest.
The three of them ran outside.
Maku: he's right we should rest up.
The two of them got into the adjoining beds that was next to Link and fell asleep.
It was about an hour later, the three of them had helped some soldiers drive out a pack of Lizafoes and were now leaning against the tarp near the door. Treom had a spear out and was pacing in front of the door. Ralph had his horse with him and was feeding him an apple. Drom was fingering one of his axes and was sitting with his back against the wall. That's when a stranger entered the camp. Drom saw him first and leaped to his feet. The three of them stood in front of the door with their weapons drawn. The mysterious figure was had gray cloak that concealed his face and he was striding toward the tent. Drom raised his axe.
Drom: who's there?
The stranger continued to come closer.
Drom: stay there or I will cut you down!
The man stopped in front of them. He held his hand out from under his cloak.
Savroth: sleep...
The three of them fell asleep instantly and slumped to the ground. Savroth stepped over them and into the tent. Once inside he saw the three beds and went to the one on the right.
Savroth: it ends here.
Savroth took out a large dagger and raised it above Link. He plunged the dagger into Links heart. Link woke up and sputtered as blood gushed everywhere. Savroth grabbed his pillow and pressed it into his face until the blood stopped and he stopped moving. He left the dagger there and silently left the camp
Treom woke up in the middle of the forest. It took him a moment to remember where he was but he knew he had not fallen asleep in the forest. He stood up and gasped. All around him Deku's were doing battle with monsters of all species. This was the battle for the southern side of the wood. This was the day that had been etched into his mind since that day.
Deku: what do we do now commander?
Treom turned around and saw 8 Young Deku's standing before him.
Treom: no!
Before him stood platoon number 58, the same group of soldiers that he had lead to their deaths. Behind stood the fortress.
Treom: this can't be happening!
Soldier: come on! They're coming!
Soldier: we still have a cannon inside; we may be able to hold them off with it!
This had been where he had made his mistake. It had been 15 years ago. He and his group had been assigned to fight on the front line. Their mission was to keep control of the bunker that lay right on the front line and was keeping the enemy out of their territory. The fortress was a small stone structure that offered protection and had cannon holes in it for defense. There had been one cannon left inside. He had made the mistake of not using it.
Treom: we'll use the....
But he couldn't finish the sentence. It was like some unseen force was making him relive the experience.
Treom: we'll.... Fight them.... Hand to hand.
Soldier: are you sure?
Treom: n.... yes. Soldier: All right. Charge!
The 8 of them rushed toward the front of the bunker and faced the slew of enemies coming their way. Treom ran after them against his will. The scene replayed itself just as it had 15 years ago. The 9 of them battle the enemies bravely. Treom had very little control of his body and was being forced to fight by some unseen force. That's when the enemies ran past them and ran inside the bunker.
Treom: no!
The enemies fired the cannon and it struck two of his men.
They died instantly. Then he appeared. From up on the hill the dark
rider
appeared he charged Treom men and cut down four of them where they
stood.
The last two of his men jumped in the rider's way, protecting him. He
used his
sword to cut them down. He gained control of himself again and was now
faced
with the terrors that had taken the village and captured the forest
temple. The
rider looked down at him with those horrible glowing red eyes. Treom
screamed
with anger and thrust his spear into the horse's chest. At that moment
everything
Disappeared in a flash and he stood with his spear drawn. He snapped
awake as
if coming out of a trance. His spear was covered with blood. At his
feet lay
Ralph's horse, it was dead. It had been stabbed in the chest. That's
when Ralph
and Drom woke up from their sleep. The first thing they saw was Treom
standing over the slain horse brandishing a spear. Treom just looked
at them
with his mouth hanging open. They stared at each other for a moment in
total
disbelief.
Ralph: my god.... What did you do to my horse!
Treom just looked at him and uttered a low moan.
Ralph: I'll kill you!
He jumped to his feet and charged Treom with his hands outstretched
He grabbed Treom by the neck and began strangling him.
Drom came up from behind him, lifted Ralph into the air and threw him
aside.
Treom dropped to the ground with a thud.
Treom: it was a Dream! Get Link!
Drom Ran inside the tent a gasped. There was a dagger protruding from
Formar's heart. A pillow was over his head to stop him from making
noise.
Blood was everywhere. Someone had assassinated him.
Drom: what the hell?
They had left Maku and Link but had assassinated Formar. How had they
gotten
Pass their guard?
Drom: Maku, Link wake up!
The two of them woke up and looked over at Formar.
Maku: oh my god.
Link: it was Savroth. He tried to kill me but he must have made a mistake and killed Formar.
Drom: Treom had one of those dreams. He killed Ralph's horse.
Link: Dang he's good.
Maku: well at least we know that even he can make a mistake.
No one found that statement very comforting.