Surviving so many things that would kill a normal man was what finally left
all the witnesses speechless. But then again, Link was very far from
normal. He had learned and practiced his skills when he was very young.
Living in the forest, Link needed to learn all sorts of survival techniques
to protect himself and when he mixed these skills with the strong and noble
Hylian blood that ran through his veins he became very formidable by the
age of ten. And as Link listened to the battle unfolding in the darkness of
the woods that lay on the opposite bank, he knew that such skill would
serve him well, especially since the enemy had chosen to combat him on his
home turf. He took out his bow and strung an arrow on it. The Deku's were
doing the same all along the front line. They sat silently and listened to
the battle unfolding just out of their line of sight. Their anxiousness
mounted as they closely watched for a sign of moment. Nothing happened for
a while and then a enemy soldier came sprinting out of the woods being
pursued by a wolf. Two arrows came sailing across the river and struck him
in the chest. He stumbled and the wolf was able to catch him. The wolf
leaped on his back and the two of them fell into the raging river. Link
watched them disappear in a splash of white, churning water. They sat with
baited breath. The battle was coming to them. In a few moments a couple of
soldiers wandered out of the trees. They were taken out quickly but more
soon began to seep through the defense the forest animals had made. The
trees on the other bank began swiping at the enemy with their long
branches. The men charged the trees and began taking them down with large
double sided axes. The men and Deku's exchanged volleys of arrows. Soon the
sky was clouded with spears and arrows. Link raised his shield above his
head as arrows rained down on him it was not long before the first trolls
arrived the crude wooden barricades they had formed turned into a pile of
splintered wood with one swing of the trolls giant clubs.
Link: aim you fire at the trolls!
The trolls progressed across the stone bridge and they brought down about three before they reached the other side. The lead troll swung his club and sent the light Deku bodies reeling into the air. Link ran up behind the nearest one and climbed up its back .He stood on the trolls neck and fired two arrows into the base of the trolls skull. The troll began to stumble and as it fell link leaped at the next one. He plunged his sword into its face repeatedly. The beast dropped its club and flailed its hands wildly. Meanwhile the Deku's sent a volley of spears into its abdomen, which finally brought it down. Drom battled the final troll with his double axes. When the monster swiped with his club Drom blocked with his axes. Finally after awhile of this Drom found an opening and struck the beast. Several volleys of arrows and spears into the open wound brought the last troll down. The men ran across the bridge and the Deku met them half way. The two sides battled for control of the bridge. The Deku had the disadvantage at hand-to-hand combat but the odds were evened when Link rallied the Deku along the river and fired at the enemies from the side. The Deku slowly began advancing up the bridge as the enemy dropped like flies. Then five enormous trolls came charging out of nowhere and ran across the bridge, killing anyone that was foolish enough to get in their way. They got to the other side and began swinging their clubs and taking out dozens of men then five of the Deku elephants charged the trolls. The trolls looked up in horror at the gray behemoths that were bearing down on them. The trolls lined up and ran at the elephants. The elephants wouldn't have won but right when they were about to collided the Deku that were riding them fired a blast of spears at the trolls eyes. The trolls stopped and put their hands up to block the arrows right when the elephants slammed into them. They hit like a freight train and their tusk easily punctured the troll's hide. The trolls let out a roar before crashing to the ground. But the enemy still had tricks up their sleeves. Suddenly form out of the top of the trees came raining balls of fire. The enemy had launched about a dozen catapults simultaneously they all hit on target and took out a large chunk of the army. A couple more hits like that and they'd be done for. Link had to come up with a plan and fast. He found Treom and a group of soldiers and gathered them around.
Link: Treom, I've got a job for you. Your to lead these men over to the other side using those zip lines you strung over the river, just downstream form here. I need you to get to the other side find the catapults and disable them. Can you do that?
Treom: no problem.
The others murmured in agreement and nodded their heads.
Link: good, now get to it.
Treom led his team to the lines that had been set up. They would only hold the lightweight body of a Deku. Treom grabbed on first and pulled himself along the line. The water lashed at his feet as he went. They got to the other side and hid in some thick brush. They were completely camouflaged like this. They moved slowly and were dead silent. They could hear the animals still battling the enemy just meters away form where they were hiding. Treom peeked his head out of the bushes and watched the fighting still commencing. A man ran by being chased by a swarm of bees. A coyote and one of the enemy's dogs circled each other and growled as they would in the wild if competing for the alpha male. A soldier was swiping hopelessly at a disgruntled frog. A lion mauled the head of an unfortunate soldier. As Treom watched the carnage unfolding something caught his eye. When he looked closely he saw the one other force had joined the battle. Women were also fighting the enemy with large scimitars. The pirates had decided to help.
Treom: look! Pirates! That's why the animals haven't lost yet. Come on we have to find the catapults.
Treom led the team out of the brush and across the battlefield. They went cautiously, avoiding enemy fire and not drawing attention to themselves. Soon they found the first one. It was loaded and almost ready to fire. Treom walked up to it when an eagle came soaring down at him. Treom yelled and ducked at the last minute. The eagle soared over him and its beak punctured the heart of a man that had been sneaking up form behind him with an axe. The eagle dislodged itself and took flight but soon after it did and arrow shot it in the right wing and it plummeted back to earth. The archer the shot the eagle jumped out form behind the catapult along with a group of others and they fired at the team. They all got out of the way, save one who was hit in the chest and upper leg. The team returned fire and brought down most of them. Then they charged the catapult. One of the men that had been hit got up slowly and fired the catapult. He smiled a toothy grin at Treom before his legs collapsed under him and he died. They had drawn a lot of attention now and they were being rushed at from all sides. That would have been the end of them but suddenly a huge host of pirates came charging at the catapult. They broke it into pieces and began fighting the Enemies that surrounded them. The attackers killed a lot of his team. A man lunged at Treom and Treom instantly raised his spear. The tip punctured the man's heart before he could hit Treom, but when he fell he brought his sword down into Treom's foot.
Treom: YOW!
He pulled the sword out and bounced on one foot as he clutched his bleeding foot. The pirates obviously had the catapult problem under control, so the new objective for the team was to get back to the others. Treom lost his balance and fell over. Many dead bodies fell over him and he was soon partially covered. He almost called out for help but stopped himself. Maybe this was a good thing. It was the perfect hiding spot. He could rest here for a bit and then when the coast was clear he would make a run for it. His foot was still bleeding badly but it wasn't a serious wound. It didn't feel like it he had torn anything in his foot and thanks to the Deku's thick hide it wasn't very deep. The sword would have gone straight through a human's foot. He listened to the fighting that was going on above him and waited until the action near him died down a bit. Then he sifted away the bodies on top of him until he was back on top. Hardly anyone saw him leap up and dash towards the nearest bush. He ran, limping slightly but still going pretty much his normal pace. He was shot at twice but both arrows missed. He dove into the cover of the brush and moved swiftly. He burst out of the woods and swung himself onto the zip line. He went over quickly and sprinted back to the bridge. The battle was still raging as it had when he left it. He found Link and told him about the pirates coming to help. Link smiled.
Link: well it's about time the Guerudo did something useful besides trying to overthrow the Hyrulian government and replacing it with a dark king. It looks like Savroth lost this one.
The rain of catapult fire suddenly ceased. The enemy had just lost a big advantage. The Guerudos had successfully disabled the only weapons the Deku could not defend against. The enemy on the opposite bank regrouped and assembled one last charge in hopes of gaining control of the bridge. The Deku met them halfway. Link stayed back and fired a constant stream of arrows and watched his unfortunate victims fall into the rapids. The last of the trolls pushed their way through and began killing as much of the resistance as possible. The remaining elephants rushed in to confront the monsters but the trolls were ready for them this time and they slightly outnumbered them. The huge beast threw each other to the ground, each time causing the ground to rumble like a minor earthquake. Several unfortunate soldiers were crushed by the raining behemoths. Link rushed forward and bravely confronted a very large bull troll. The troll roared and swung its mighty club. Link rolled out of the way. The club barely grazed his shoulder but it was still enough to launch him into the air. He did several flips before landing flat on his back. The troll seized a giant war pike that was protruding from the ground and aimed at Link. The whole battlefield seemed to hold its breath and watch for a moment. Link quickly rolled out of the way as the pike came down where he had been seconds before. He whipped out his hook shot and fired the chain into the troll's chest. He extended it to maximum length and ran around the troll in circles. The troll looked around wildly and grunted in a confused manner. Trolls will never be mistaken as being intelligent. Link ran around the troll's feet until it was wrapped tightly around the troll's legs. The troll had spotted him and raised its club. Link could have easily dodged the blow but suddenly, from out of nowhere Ralph leaped in front of him.
Ralph: stand back, Link!
Link: what?
But Ralph thrust out his hand behind him and Link fell back onto the grass. Ralph very dramatically tossed his sword with an exaggerated "Argh!" .The sword struck in its right shoulder. The beast tried to back up but fell down since its feet were tied together. It fell down with a loud thud and died. As it fell the enemy ran back in a hasty retreat. The Deku gave a cheer and joined with the pirates and the wild animals to help drive them back. Link was not even looked down at and was trampled by the excited soldiers. The forest erupted with cheers as the last of the men ran out of the forest. The river instantly calmed, the trees went stiff and the animals ran back into the brush. Clouds formed overhead and it began to rain. The rain put out all the trees that were burning before they could start a forest fire the pirates regrouped and ran off in pursuit of the cowards. The Deku's lifted Ralph up on their shoulders and began carrying him back to the city. Link's jaw hung open. He was not use to not being in the spotlight and he NEVER had to share it with someone else. He fell back in mud and let the rain cool him off. He would need to be cool so that he wouldn't rip Ralph's throat out.
Link: aim you fire at the trolls!
The trolls progressed across the stone bridge and they brought down about three before they reached the other side. The lead troll swung his club and sent the light Deku bodies reeling into the air. Link ran up behind the nearest one and climbed up its back .He stood on the trolls neck and fired two arrows into the base of the trolls skull. The troll began to stumble and as it fell link leaped at the next one. He plunged his sword into its face repeatedly. The beast dropped its club and flailed its hands wildly. Meanwhile the Deku's sent a volley of spears into its abdomen, which finally brought it down. Drom battled the final troll with his double axes. When the monster swiped with his club Drom blocked with his axes. Finally after awhile of this Drom found an opening and struck the beast. Several volleys of arrows and spears into the open wound brought the last troll down. The men ran across the bridge and the Deku met them half way. The two sides battled for control of the bridge. The Deku had the disadvantage at hand-to-hand combat but the odds were evened when Link rallied the Deku along the river and fired at the enemies from the side. The Deku slowly began advancing up the bridge as the enemy dropped like flies. Then five enormous trolls came charging out of nowhere and ran across the bridge, killing anyone that was foolish enough to get in their way. They got to the other side and began swinging their clubs and taking out dozens of men then five of the Deku elephants charged the trolls. The trolls looked up in horror at the gray behemoths that were bearing down on them. The trolls lined up and ran at the elephants. The elephants wouldn't have won but right when they were about to collided the Deku that were riding them fired a blast of spears at the trolls eyes. The trolls stopped and put their hands up to block the arrows right when the elephants slammed into them. They hit like a freight train and their tusk easily punctured the troll's hide. The trolls let out a roar before crashing to the ground. But the enemy still had tricks up their sleeves. Suddenly form out of the top of the trees came raining balls of fire. The enemy had launched about a dozen catapults simultaneously they all hit on target and took out a large chunk of the army. A couple more hits like that and they'd be done for. Link had to come up with a plan and fast. He found Treom and a group of soldiers and gathered them around.
Link: Treom, I've got a job for you. Your to lead these men over to the other side using those zip lines you strung over the river, just downstream form here. I need you to get to the other side find the catapults and disable them. Can you do that?
Treom: no problem.
The others murmured in agreement and nodded their heads.
Link: good, now get to it.
Treom led his team to the lines that had been set up. They would only hold the lightweight body of a Deku. Treom grabbed on first and pulled himself along the line. The water lashed at his feet as he went. They got to the other side and hid in some thick brush. They were completely camouflaged like this. They moved slowly and were dead silent. They could hear the animals still battling the enemy just meters away form where they were hiding. Treom peeked his head out of the bushes and watched the fighting still commencing. A man ran by being chased by a swarm of bees. A coyote and one of the enemy's dogs circled each other and growled as they would in the wild if competing for the alpha male. A soldier was swiping hopelessly at a disgruntled frog. A lion mauled the head of an unfortunate soldier. As Treom watched the carnage unfolding something caught his eye. When he looked closely he saw the one other force had joined the battle. Women were also fighting the enemy with large scimitars. The pirates had decided to help.
Treom: look! Pirates! That's why the animals haven't lost yet. Come on we have to find the catapults.
Treom led the team out of the brush and across the battlefield. They went cautiously, avoiding enemy fire and not drawing attention to themselves. Soon they found the first one. It was loaded and almost ready to fire. Treom walked up to it when an eagle came soaring down at him. Treom yelled and ducked at the last minute. The eagle soared over him and its beak punctured the heart of a man that had been sneaking up form behind him with an axe. The eagle dislodged itself and took flight but soon after it did and arrow shot it in the right wing and it plummeted back to earth. The archer the shot the eagle jumped out form behind the catapult along with a group of others and they fired at the team. They all got out of the way, save one who was hit in the chest and upper leg. The team returned fire and brought down most of them. Then they charged the catapult. One of the men that had been hit got up slowly and fired the catapult. He smiled a toothy grin at Treom before his legs collapsed under him and he died. They had drawn a lot of attention now and they were being rushed at from all sides. That would have been the end of them but suddenly a huge host of pirates came charging at the catapult. They broke it into pieces and began fighting the Enemies that surrounded them. The attackers killed a lot of his team. A man lunged at Treom and Treom instantly raised his spear. The tip punctured the man's heart before he could hit Treom, but when he fell he brought his sword down into Treom's foot.
Treom: YOW!
He pulled the sword out and bounced on one foot as he clutched his bleeding foot. The pirates obviously had the catapult problem under control, so the new objective for the team was to get back to the others. Treom lost his balance and fell over. Many dead bodies fell over him and he was soon partially covered. He almost called out for help but stopped himself. Maybe this was a good thing. It was the perfect hiding spot. He could rest here for a bit and then when the coast was clear he would make a run for it. His foot was still bleeding badly but it wasn't a serious wound. It didn't feel like it he had torn anything in his foot and thanks to the Deku's thick hide it wasn't very deep. The sword would have gone straight through a human's foot. He listened to the fighting that was going on above him and waited until the action near him died down a bit. Then he sifted away the bodies on top of him until he was back on top. Hardly anyone saw him leap up and dash towards the nearest bush. He ran, limping slightly but still going pretty much his normal pace. He was shot at twice but both arrows missed. He dove into the cover of the brush and moved swiftly. He burst out of the woods and swung himself onto the zip line. He went over quickly and sprinted back to the bridge. The battle was still raging as it had when he left it. He found Link and told him about the pirates coming to help. Link smiled.
Link: well it's about time the Guerudo did something useful besides trying to overthrow the Hyrulian government and replacing it with a dark king. It looks like Savroth lost this one.
The rain of catapult fire suddenly ceased. The enemy had just lost a big advantage. The Guerudos had successfully disabled the only weapons the Deku could not defend against. The enemy on the opposite bank regrouped and assembled one last charge in hopes of gaining control of the bridge. The Deku met them halfway. Link stayed back and fired a constant stream of arrows and watched his unfortunate victims fall into the rapids. The last of the trolls pushed their way through and began killing as much of the resistance as possible. The remaining elephants rushed in to confront the monsters but the trolls were ready for them this time and they slightly outnumbered them. The huge beast threw each other to the ground, each time causing the ground to rumble like a minor earthquake. Several unfortunate soldiers were crushed by the raining behemoths. Link rushed forward and bravely confronted a very large bull troll. The troll roared and swung its mighty club. Link rolled out of the way. The club barely grazed his shoulder but it was still enough to launch him into the air. He did several flips before landing flat on his back. The troll seized a giant war pike that was protruding from the ground and aimed at Link. The whole battlefield seemed to hold its breath and watch for a moment. Link quickly rolled out of the way as the pike came down where he had been seconds before. He whipped out his hook shot and fired the chain into the troll's chest. He extended it to maximum length and ran around the troll in circles. The troll looked around wildly and grunted in a confused manner. Trolls will never be mistaken as being intelligent. Link ran around the troll's feet until it was wrapped tightly around the troll's legs. The troll had spotted him and raised its club. Link could have easily dodged the blow but suddenly, from out of nowhere Ralph leaped in front of him.
Ralph: stand back, Link!
Link: what?
But Ralph thrust out his hand behind him and Link fell back onto the grass. Ralph very dramatically tossed his sword with an exaggerated "Argh!" .The sword struck in its right shoulder. The beast tried to back up but fell down since its feet were tied together. It fell down with a loud thud and died. As it fell the enemy ran back in a hasty retreat. The Deku gave a cheer and joined with the pirates and the wild animals to help drive them back. Link was not even looked down at and was trampled by the excited soldiers. The forest erupted with cheers as the last of the men ran out of the forest. The river instantly calmed, the trees went stiff and the animals ran back into the brush. Clouds formed overhead and it began to rain. The rain put out all the trees that were burning before they could start a forest fire the pirates regrouped and ran off in pursuit of the cowards. The Deku's lifted Ralph up on their shoulders and began carrying him back to the city. Link's jaw hung open. He was not use to not being in the spotlight and he NEVER had to share it with someone else. He fell back in mud and let the rain cool him off. He would need to be cool so that he wouldn't rip Ralph's throat out.