Authors note: Howdy everybody. Hope your enjoying Link's journey so far. I'm having lots of fun writing this. It's very self-satisfying to know that I'm writing something that people are reading. Now I have a bit of a problem. I'm going to Florida for vacation. I'll be gone for about a week. There is a good chance that I won't be able to write anymore until I get back. Lucky for my few (I'm talking very few) fans out there I'll be posting this chapter as soon as I get it done which will hopefully be before I leave. Thanks again for reading.
The sewer was not the most savory of places in Hyrule, definitely not a place for a princess, and that was the reason that Link felt a bit uncomfortable around the girl. For some strange reason his mind kept on flashing back to that instant of bliss when her sweet soft lips pressed against his cheek. He shook the thought from his mind. It would never work between and commoner and a princess. Would it? Why was he thinking about a relationship when they hadn't even gotten out of the deep mess that they were already in? He couldn't help it; it was just natural for him to be attracted to a beauty like her.
"This way," Zelda motioned with her and as she turned a corner. "I used to play down here when I wanted to get away from my nurse Impa. Unfortunately for me she knew these tunnels better than I did. Sometimes unknowingly I'd play hide-and-seek with her thinking that I was one step ahead."
Link smiled at the thought of a princess hiding in a sewer from her nurse. The path curved and dipped a bit presenting a rather large puddle to cross. "Do you want me to carry-," Link started. He cut himself off as he saw Zelda head straight into the water. She turned.
"What?"
"Nothing," Link replied making his way into the water.
"I used to swim down here. This waters not dirty or anything. Its actually fed by a spring over there," she pointed with her finger. "Being back down here brings fond memories."
"I can imagine," Link said wading through the cool water.
"Its not much further."
They continued to walk, eventually coming out of the pool. Link had a question on his mind but he wasn't sure how Zelda would answer it. "Princess?"
"Yes."
He couldn't. It would be too embarrassing. He needed to think up a cover up and quick. "What did Agahnim want with you?"
"Oh," Zelda said her voice sounding a bit dejected. It picked up however and she ran headlong into a story. "You do know of the golden realm correct?" Link shook his head. "Well in the golden realm a masterful artifact is held. The treasure is called the Triforce. It is said that whoever touches the Triforce, the golden realm will mirror his heart. If someone with a pure heart touches it the land will be a land of peace and prosperity. However, if someone with a corrupt heart touches it, the land will become decrepit. It is said that a master thief known as Gannondorf found a way into the golden land and found the Triforce.
"Time passed and very strange things exited from the few entrances to the golden realm. Evil things, creatures that were disfigured and creatures with a taste for blood. The king of that time called forth seven powerful and knowledgeable sages in which he told to seal the golden realm for good. They found a way and did so. For hundreds of years this is how it's been, the golden realm, or the dark land as people are now referring to it, was sealed and evil was trapped.
"Now, Agahnim has come and with his mighty influence he has gathered from different parts of Hyrule the descendants of the seven sages. Seven maidens who he plans to use to re-open the gate to the dark realm. I was one of those maidens."
Now everything made sense to him, or at least, some of the fog was cleared up. "Were their any other descendants? Of the sages I mean," Link asked.
"There is said to be one. His name is Sashralla and he is a wise man who lives in Kakariko. If anybody would know how to stop Agahnim then it would be him."
Link nodded. Zelda reached a wall and put her ear to it. She knocked against it and a metal clanging sound issued. "This is it. Another ornamental shelf. Link will you help me move it?"
Together the two pushed the shelf and suddenly bright rays of light shone in. Unfortunately they could not be enjoyed, for standing in front of them both was Agahnim's chief guards all armed with crossbows and swords. One held a rather sinister looking dagger at the priest's throat.
"Nice to see you again, Zelda."
Link swept out his sword and for the first time since he got it slipped on his shield. They'd gone too far now. "Link, don't do anything rash," Zelda commanded.
"Rash? Now what could I do that would be rash?"
"Link."
Too late. He charged the soldier who had the knife to the priest's throat. The soldier pushed the priest's body out of the way lunged at Link the knife at hand. With a quick slash that hand went flying into the air. A jab and a stab and the soldier was collapsed on the ground wishing for death. "Get him!" one of the other soldiers, probably the head of the guard yelled, causing the many soldiers to raise their crossbows and aim them at Link. "LINK watch out!" screamed Zelda.
Link threw his shield up feeling the thudding of the bolts as they hit the thick metal plate. They were all crack shots. It seemed like each bolt was hitting in the same place as the last. Link backed into a corner and slid between a bookcase and an organ. He needed options. "Get the princess!" one of the soldiers commanded the others.
"Great," Link tossed himself from behind his shield and rushed towards where Zelda stood. Surprisingly she had grabbed the recently discarded dagger off the floor and she stood in a stance that suggested she might know how to use the weapon. The question of her competence with the small blade was answered when she came under one of the soldiers approaching her and slammed the blade into the hopeless man. She withdrew the knife and pushed the dying man to the floor. "Next?"
Link felt his jaw drop. She had needed him to save her? The soldiers approached again, this time more wary. Link made his way over to Zelda's side when suddenly he heard a click. He flipped around as the crossbow bolt flew straight at him. It was like as if slow motion when the small shaft of wood entered his shoulder. The impact of the hit sent him reeling back into a pew. "Got him!" one of Agahnim's goons, yelled triumphantly.
"Finish him off!"
Link shoved himself up with his good arm and brought his sword to bear. The soldier approached, a nice long sword was held tightly in both of his hands. The blade swung down. Link dodged to the side causing the blade to lodge itself into the wood of the pew. "First and last mistake," Link said as he drove his own blade into his would-be executor.
Zelda was having her own problems. One of the soldiers swung the flat of his blade and knocked the knife away from her hand. The blade went clattering far out of reach. "Princess Zelda," one of the soldiers began, "get on your knees and put your hands behind your back."
A click and a high pitched whistle issued from behind the soldier. The soldier let out a cry and dropped to the floor, the point of a crossbow bolt protruding from the center of his throat. The last two soldiers turned around to see Link aiming another bolt. Click! The bolt slammed into the first soldiers chest downing the man.
"Get out of there Zelda!" Link yelled loading another bolt into the crossbow. Before Link could fire however, Zelda's knife shredded across the last soldier's throat. Link stood amazed as the body dropped and he saw the wielder of the knife. The priest dropped the bloody weapon and went to his knees beginning to pray, undoubtedly for forgiveness.
The danger being over the crossbow slipped form his hands and hit the floor with a loud clatter. The adrenaline was spent and almost immeadiatly a shuddering wave of pain passed through him all of it radiating from the smal length of wood in his shoulder. He slid to the floor propped up by a pew.
Zelda ran over to her hero and fell to her knee's looking into his drowsy eyes. Blood now stained his green tunic and his energy was almost gone.
"LINK! Link." The boy's body was heavy and he oculdn't move any of his limbs. Slowly darkness enveloped him.
Zelda clapsed her hand around the small bit of wood and pulled hard on it. The bolt let up and slid from the bloody hole. She threw the projectile onto the floor and stood up. The priest, who was obviously done with his prayer was beside her. "Princess, for your safety it would be best for you to leave."
"Yes Father. That would be best. Link is in no position to leave however. I need to move him to some place relativly safe."
"I have an idea. Here help me move him to the wagon out back. His house is through a path down from Hyrule Castle. Take him there."
They loaded Link into the wagon and Zelda climbed in next to him. "My driver will get you to his cabin without a problem. Be safe, princess."
"Yes Father."
A whip cracked and the wagon began to move.
A/N. I hope you enjoy. Thanks for reading. I'm enjoying the reviews. Keep'em up.
The sewer was not the most savory of places in Hyrule, definitely not a place for a princess, and that was the reason that Link felt a bit uncomfortable around the girl. For some strange reason his mind kept on flashing back to that instant of bliss when her sweet soft lips pressed against his cheek. He shook the thought from his mind. It would never work between and commoner and a princess. Would it? Why was he thinking about a relationship when they hadn't even gotten out of the deep mess that they were already in? He couldn't help it; it was just natural for him to be attracted to a beauty like her.
"This way," Zelda motioned with her and as she turned a corner. "I used to play down here when I wanted to get away from my nurse Impa. Unfortunately for me she knew these tunnels better than I did. Sometimes unknowingly I'd play hide-and-seek with her thinking that I was one step ahead."
Link smiled at the thought of a princess hiding in a sewer from her nurse. The path curved and dipped a bit presenting a rather large puddle to cross. "Do you want me to carry-," Link started. He cut himself off as he saw Zelda head straight into the water. She turned.
"What?"
"Nothing," Link replied making his way into the water.
"I used to swim down here. This waters not dirty or anything. Its actually fed by a spring over there," she pointed with her finger. "Being back down here brings fond memories."
"I can imagine," Link said wading through the cool water.
"Its not much further."
They continued to walk, eventually coming out of the pool. Link had a question on his mind but he wasn't sure how Zelda would answer it. "Princess?"
"Yes."
He couldn't. It would be too embarrassing. He needed to think up a cover up and quick. "What did Agahnim want with you?"
"Oh," Zelda said her voice sounding a bit dejected. It picked up however and she ran headlong into a story. "You do know of the golden realm correct?" Link shook his head. "Well in the golden realm a masterful artifact is held. The treasure is called the Triforce. It is said that whoever touches the Triforce, the golden realm will mirror his heart. If someone with a pure heart touches it the land will be a land of peace and prosperity. However, if someone with a corrupt heart touches it, the land will become decrepit. It is said that a master thief known as Gannondorf found a way into the golden land and found the Triforce.
"Time passed and very strange things exited from the few entrances to the golden realm. Evil things, creatures that were disfigured and creatures with a taste for blood. The king of that time called forth seven powerful and knowledgeable sages in which he told to seal the golden realm for good. They found a way and did so. For hundreds of years this is how it's been, the golden realm, or the dark land as people are now referring to it, was sealed and evil was trapped.
"Now, Agahnim has come and with his mighty influence he has gathered from different parts of Hyrule the descendants of the seven sages. Seven maidens who he plans to use to re-open the gate to the dark realm. I was one of those maidens."
Now everything made sense to him, or at least, some of the fog was cleared up. "Were their any other descendants? Of the sages I mean," Link asked.
"There is said to be one. His name is Sashralla and he is a wise man who lives in Kakariko. If anybody would know how to stop Agahnim then it would be him."
Link nodded. Zelda reached a wall and put her ear to it. She knocked against it and a metal clanging sound issued. "This is it. Another ornamental shelf. Link will you help me move it?"
Together the two pushed the shelf and suddenly bright rays of light shone in. Unfortunately they could not be enjoyed, for standing in front of them both was Agahnim's chief guards all armed with crossbows and swords. One held a rather sinister looking dagger at the priest's throat.
"Nice to see you again, Zelda."
Link swept out his sword and for the first time since he got it slipped on his shield. They'd gone too far now. "Link, don't do anything rash," Zelda commanded.
"Rash? Now what could I do that would be rash?"
"Link."
Too late. He charged the soldier who had the knife to the priest's throat. The soldier pushed the priest's body out of the way lunged at Link the knife at hand. With a quick slash that hand went flying into the air. A jab and a stab and the soldier was collapsed on the ground wishing for death. "Get him!" one of the other soldiers, probably the head of the guard yelled, causing the many soldiers to raise their crossbows and aim them at Link. "LINK watch out!" screamed Zelda.
Link threw his shield up feeling the thudding of the bolts as they hit the thick metal plate. They were all crack shots. It seemed like each bolt was hitting in the same place as the last. Link backed into a corner and slid between a bookcase and an organ. He needed options. "Get the princess!" one of the soldiers commanded the others.
"Great," Link tossed himself from behind his shield and rushed towards where Zelda stood. Surprisingly she had grabbed the recently discarded dagger off the floor and she stood in a stance that suggested she might know how to use the weapon. The question of her competence with the small blade was answered when she came under one of the soldiers approaching her and slammed the blade into the hopeless man. She withdrew the knife and pushed the dying man to the floor. "Next?"
Link felt his jaw drop. She had needed him to save her? The soldiers approached again, this time more wary. Link made his way over to Zelda's side when suddenly he heard a click. He flipped around as the crossbow bolt flew straight at him. It was like as if slow motion when the small shaft of wood entered his shoulder. The impact of the hit sent him reeling back into a pew. "Got him!" one of Agahnim's goons, yelled triumphantly.
"Finish him off!"
Link shoved himself up with his good arm and brought his sword to bear. The soldier approached, a nice long sword was held tightly in both of his hands. The blade swung down. Link dodged to the side causing the blade to lodge itself into the wood of the pew. "First and last mistake," Link said as he drove his own blade into his would-be executor.
Zelda was having her own problems. One of the soldiers swung the flat of his blade and knocked the knife away from her hand. The blade went clattering far out of reach. "Princess Zelda," one of the soldiers began, "get on your knees and put your hands behind your back."
A click and a high pitched whistle issued from behind the soldier. The soldier let out a cry and dropped to the floor, the point of a crossbow bolt protruding from the center of his throat. The last two soldiers turned around to see Link aiming another bolt. Click! The bolt slammed into the first soldiers chest downing the man.
"Get out of there Zelda!" Link yelled loading another bolt into the crossbow. Before Link could fire however, Zelda's knife shredded across the last soldier's throat. Link stood amazed as the body dropped and he saw the wielder of the knife. The priest dropped the bloody weapon and went to his knees beginning to pray, undoubtedly for forgiveness.
The danger being over the crossbow slipped form his hands and hit the floor with a loud clatter. The adrenaline was spent and almost immeadiatly a shuddering wave of pain passed through him all of it radiating from the smal length of wood in his shoulder. He slid to the floor propped up by a pew.
Zelda ran over to her hero and fell to her knee's looking into his drowsy eyes. Blood now stained his green tunic and his energy was almost gone.
"LINK! Link." The boy's body was heavy and he oculdn't move any of his limbs. Slowly darkness enveloped him.
Zelda clapsed her hand around the small bit of wood and pulled hard on it. The bolt let up and slid from the bloody hole. She threw the projectile onto the floor and stood up. The priest, who was obviously done with his prayer was beside her. "Princess, for your safety it would be best for you to leave."
"Yes Father. That would be best. Link is in no position to leave however. I need to move him to some place relativly safe."
"I have an idea. Here help me move him to the wagon out back. His house is through a path down from Hyrule Castle. Take him there."
They loaded Link into the wagon and Zelda climbed in next to him. "My driver will get you to his cabin without a problem. Be safe, princess."
"Yes Father."
A whip cracked and the wagon began to move.
A/N. I hope you enjoy. Thanks for reading. I'm enjoying the reviews. Keep'em up.