The priest was kind enough to offer the three guests separate rooms for the
night. They set off to return to the ship early the next morning. Talim
was in especially high spirits.
"Kilik you look great!" She remarked when she saw him that morning. Talim was pleased that with his apparent recovery. He could barely stand on his own the night before, but now he seemed to be walking his smooth, confident stride.
"I feel great too." Kilik replied in a monotone voice that said otherwise.
"You sound it." Talim commented dryly. "Say you got a new rod?"
"How did you get that?" Yunsung demanded, feeling excluded from the conversation.
"It was a gift from our host. It is the legendary Jingu Staff." Kilik informed the two as he struggled to balance two rods upon his shoulder.
"So where's this ship?" Yunsung asked as they approached the dock. Talim pointed to a medium sized vessel with blue flags.
"Wow." Yunsung whistled while rifling his fingers through his dark hair.
Link noticed the return of his friends. Yes, he considered Kilik his friend as well. He jumped off the ship's deck and landed with a feline grace upon the planks of the dock. He walked towards the trio, eyeing the Korean with obvious distaste.
He gave Talim a pointed look. She smiled at him disarmingly and introduced the two. "Link this isYunsung, Yunsung this is Link." She introduced.
"Can't he speak for himself?" The Korean sword fighter replied annoyed by the silence of the short blond. Link's eyes narrowed at the tone of voice he used and he reached behind his back for his shield to hit the arrogant stranger upside the head.
"Hey! What was that for?" Yunsung cried, clutching a hand to his bruised skull.
Kilik laughed while Talim gave Link a disapproving look. "I don't believe he likes your attitude." Kilik told the boy.
Maxi leaned over the rail of his ship, seeing his friend's return. "Kilik, you sly dog! What were doing last night?" He winked while suggestively pointing his chin in Talim's direction. Then he seemed to notice the stranger and quickly frowned.
"We ran into another combatant, by the name of Yoshimitsu. Yunsung here is an acquaintance of Talim's, we would like him to join us on our travels." Kilik replied while handing Link his spare rod.
The elf looked at it closely, getting used to the feel of the weight within his hands. He then gave Talim a mischievous smile and began to pommel the Korean youth upside the head with Kilik's rod.
"Stop that! Talim make him leave me alone!" Yunsung cried while running circles around her and Kilik. Maxi was laughing at the show and hastily agreed to allow Yunsung to travel with them.
"It may be too dull of a ride without these antics!" Maxi replied through fits of laughter. "Come onboard, we need to leave now if we plan to get to France anytime soon."
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Cervantes de Leon watched from the cove that his ship was hidden in as Maxi's vessel set sail. He would catch the group before nightfall. He would take the shards they possessed and quench some of his blood lust in the process.
He looked across the deck of his ship towards his estranged daughter. He didn't trust Ivy. She was too much like him to be trusted. The question was when would she betray him?
He shook his head in disgust as several of his crew drooled over his daughter. Could she not wear something less revealing? True, if she wasn't his daughter he would have no complaints about the scraps covering her, but she was his daughter.
He walked over towards his daughter. His crew scattered in terror of the red eyed ghost of a man. "Tell me child, what do you know of the ones upon that vessel."
"Old man, they are easy prey. But, the young girl is mine. My blade was denied her flesh last time we met." Ivy replied with her white hair waving in the sea breeze.
Cervantes grinned wickedly. "Very well, looks like there are plenty others to appease my blades' hunger."
Ivy looked at her father in disgust then redirected her gaze back to Maxi's ship. She couldn't wait to dispose of that pesky wind priestess.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I don't understand." Kilik replied, sitting across from Xianghua.
"I told you a crazy bird happened to fly by my face and clip me with her wing." She replied in aggravation. She did not want anyone to know about Maxi's reflex test that she failed.
"But, birds do not make such marks." Talim replied thoughtfully. She bent across the table. She was sitting diagonally from Xianghua and next to Kilik. "It looks more like someone threw a knife at you." She decided sitting back in her chair with a smug expression.
"I told you it was a bird!" Xianghua shouted, crossing her arms and looking away from the accusing stares of the two.
"Okay, Xianghua, if you say it was a bird we believe you." Kilik reassured her, but was silently agreeing with Talim's assessment.
"Good, because it was a bird." Xianghua told them definitively. Then she turned back to face them. "So who's the new guy?" She whispered while flickering her eyes in the direction of Yunsung.
"His name is Yunsung. I met him after I first left my village at Ayutthaya. He is from Korea and is seeking to use Soul Edge to defend his people in a war back home." Talim confided in the two.
"He must not be allowed to weld the sword." Xianghua replied in a serious tone.
"That is why he is with us. We will try to convince him of the folly of that action. However, Talim insists that he is a fine warrior and would be a great asset to us." Kilik explained.
"He's cute. Do you know if he's seeing anyone?" Xianghua asked Talim. The younger girl shook her head.
"I don't think so. He did mention something about his sword being a gift from his hero's daughter. Perhaps they have something between them." Talim replied casually.
Kilik couldn't stop the small smile that found it's way to his lips. Obviously Talim wasn't infatuated with the Korean, so that was good news. Now if only that elf would stop hanging around her so much, everything would be great in the world of Kilik.
"What about Maxi?" Kilik asked surprised by Xianghua's comments.
Xianghua absently touched her cut cheek and her eyes darkened in anger. "That arrogant jerk can't even remember us. So why should I remember him for anything that he used to be?" She asked with anger rising in her voice.
Kilik quickly smiled at her and raised his palms to her in a gesture of submission. "No worries, I was just curious."
"Would you like me to introduce you to him?" Talim asked. She turned around to locate the subject of their discussion. She saw him yelling at Link. Link simply ignored him as he played his ocarina.
Talim could tell by the notes he was playing that if Yunsung didn't stop bothering him soon, Link would do something violent to shut up the loud- mouthed Korean.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Talim was feeling uneasy. The winds were not calm. She was sitting in the watchtower with Link. Their eyes met and it was obvious that both felt something menacing was approaching.
Talim climbed down as Link searched the waves for whatever was causing their discomfort.
"What's wrong?" Kilik asked after he saw Talim climb down and walk towards him.
"Where's Maxi?" Talim asked.
Kilik pointed towards the room that housed all the navigational tools. "He's in there. Now tell me what is wrong." He began walking with her towards Maxi.
"Link and I both sense something malicious heading towards us." Talim answered once they reached Maxi and he looked up at them.
"What kind of menacing?" Maxi inquired concerned upon seeing the expressions on the pair's faces.
"It's just a bad feeling." Talim told him biting her lip.
Maxi looked thoughtful as he placed his chin into his palm. "It must be Cervantes." He decided as he began to leave the room. "We must alert the crew. It has to be Cervantes. It's just like him to attack on open seas and we all know that he seeks Soul Edge."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ivy's eyes flashed with excitement. Her living blade wanted to feast soon and it was about to have that wish. She had convinced her father that they should attack the ship using hand-to-hand combat. The new cannons of the 16th century were not highly reliable. She heard tales of ships setting fire to themselves because of these flame traps.
She could see the grim look upon the young girl's face as their ships drew closer to one another. She waved at the priestess. The girl narrowed her eyes. How cute, she was getting angry!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kilik noticed the look in Talim's eyes as she locked stares with Ivy. He placed a calming hand upon her shoulder. "Are you ready for this?" He asked softly. He had to admit he was a little excited about seeing her in action. She sure enjoyed bragging about her prowess.
Talim nodded, setting her jaw tight. "I won't back down." She declared as Cervantes, Ivy and several of his henchmen rushed upon their deck.
Link let loose a volley of arrows from his perch high on the ship. He didn't kill any of the crew, but certainly took them out of the fight.
Maxi was shouting orders to his crew. Yunsung and Xianghua stood back to back and were parrying with various pirates toting swords. They were a bit bored because their opponents were not very skilled.
"I'm not even breaking a sweat!" Yunsung complained. Xianghua could only agree, however she was a little worried when she noticed whom Kilik and Talim were facing off against.
"Looks like you'll have to fight me all by your lonesome girl." Ivy taunted while gesturing to her father facing off with Kilik.
Talim offered her a smile and fingered her Double Crescent Blades affectionately. "Do you really want to do this?" She asked quietly.
"You're in my way." Ivy replied before sending her snake-like blade after the priestess.
Talim leapt out of the way nimbly. She raised her blades and slashed at Ivy. "Here I come!" She yelled as she began to hack away at her enemy.
"Shutup already!" Ivy screamed as she grabbed hold of Talim's hair and threw her towards the railing of the ship. Talim hit it hard, and knew she bruised some ribs on that impact. She quickly regained her focus when she saw Ivy's blade rushing at her face.
She raised an elbow blade to block the attack and kicked out her foot to trip Ivy. Ivy landed hard on her back with a loud thud followed by a slight groan.
Talim rose to her feet and forgot her pain. "You want more?" She asked. Ivy glared at her with hate filled eyes. As she used a trick with her sword that sent the blade through the boards of the ship to strike the girl from behind.
Talim was caught off guard and yelled in pain as the blade sliced deep into the flesh of her side. She grasped her wounded side tightly and then jumped towards Ivy, who was still laying on her back.
She delivered a possibly lethal blow to her midsection, piercing some vital organs. "Won't you please give up?" Talim whispered. She didn't want to kill the troubled woman. With proper aid there was hope that she could be saved.
"Never." Ivy replied through clenched teeth as she pulled a dagger from her hip and aimed for Talim's chest.
Link took aim from above and shot the mortal blow. Talim looked in shock as an arrow now protruded from Ivy's head, right between her eyes. She glanced towards Link who had jumped down to stand beside her. He looked at her with sad blue eyes, expressing his regret in killing the woman.
Talim offered him a small, sad smile as she thanked him, before falling to her knees in agony. Link sat beside her on the ground, with his arms around her trying to ease her pain. He looked over towards the others. The fight was over, with the exception of Kilik and the evil captain from the invading ship.
Xianghua rushed over to Talim's side to examine her wound. The two tried to take her below deck to treat her, but the priestess refused to leave until Kilik was finished with his fight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Come with me to hell!" Cervantes invited as he rushed towards Kilik in yet another onslaught. Kilik used his newly acquired staff to block the attack.
"I think I'll pass." Kilik replied while applying one of his phoenix attacks upon his opponent. The attack hardly phased the insane pirate as he rushed at him again. Kilik did one of his more dirty tricks and hit the man hard in his privates.
Kilik couldn't help but smirk as he watched the man fall down in agony. Too bad he wasn't using that iron rod of his. Cervantes lifted his gaze to look at the progress of his invasion. He narrowed his blood red eyes as he saw his worthless crew was out of the fight. Then he saw his daughter.
"Well, at least I'm not the only one about to lose someone important." He taunted Kilik as he rose to his feet. Kilik foolishly turned around to follow the gaze of the pirate captain. His heart almost stopped when he saw Ivy raise the dagger towards Talim's heart and the priestess' hesitation to deliver the fatal blow.
He closed his eyes for a moment, he couldn't watch. He turned back towards Cervantes only to see a pair of swords rushing towards his neck, ready to decapitate him. Quickly he rolled to the ground, out of the way.
He knocked Cervantes from his feet using his staff to trip him up as he continued to move with the momentum of his fall. He stood and stared down at the mad pirate with bitter hatred for bringing trouble to this ship. Without a second to rethink his decision, Kilik delivered the final blow.
Cervantes' red eyes rolled up in their sockets, never to open again. Kilik stood over the body of his victim while leaning heavily upon his staff. His eyes were closed. He couldn't bear to see Talim's dead body.
He should have known he wasn't allowed to become attached to anyone. When would he learn his lesson?
"Hurry up stick boy! She refuses to let us treat her until she sees that you're okay!" An exasperated voice cried.
Kilik glanced over to see an angry Korean glaring at him impatiently. Finally Kilik looked to see Talim in the arms of Link and Xianghua, fighting to keep her eyes open.
He rushed over and kneeled in front of her. He grabbed hold of her chin, forcing her unfocused eyes to look at him directly. "Talim, you did great! You're going to be fine okay. Let Xianghua treat your wounds, okay?"
Talim nodded her head. "Okay." She replied before passing out.
"She's lost so much blood!" Yunsung cried out. "She's not going to make it!"
Link slapped the Korean across the face. "Talim WILL live." He replied. The others stared at him in shock for a moment. They didn't realize he could speak their language.
Link noticed their stares and huffed angrily, picking up Talim himself to take her to get treated.
"Hey!" Kilik shouted as he shook himself out of his daze and caught up with the elf. "I'll take her." He offered while taking Talim's unconscious figure into his own grasp. He looked down at her wounds.
He smiled in relief. "They aren't so bad. Lucky, Ivy missed any organs with her stab."
Link only nodded, not really comprehending the words, but understanding the tone of which Kilik spoke.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
What a rotten day! The friggin' ICECREAM man ran over and killed my dog today! Ugh, I really needed to write a chapter with violence. Hope you don't mind that I killed off Ivy and Cervantes. Also, to answer a reviewer's question, I plan on incorporating all of the characters into this story. Feel free to make suggestions. ~Belle
"Kilik you look great!" She remarked when she saw him that morning. Talim was pleased that with his apparent recovery. He could barely stand on his own the night before, but now he seemed to be walking his smooth, confident stride.
"I feel great too." Kilik replied in a monotone voice that said otherwise.
"You sound it." Talim commented dryly. "Say you got a new rod?"
"How did you get that?" Yunsung demanded, feeling excluded from the conversation.
"It was a gift from our host. It is the legendary Jingu Staff." Kilik informed the two as he struggled to balance two rods upon his shoulder.
"So where's this ship?" Yunsung asked as they approached the dock. Talim pointed to a medium sized vessel with blue flags.
"Wow." Yunsung whistled while rifling his fingers through his dark hair.
Link noticed the return of his friends. Yes, he considered Kilik his friend as well. He jumped off the ship's deck and landed with a feline grace upon the planks of the dock. He walked towards the trio, eyeing the Korean with obvious distaste.
He gave Talim a pointed look. She smiled at him disarmingly and introduced the two. "Link this isYunsung, Yunsung this is Link." She introduced.
"Can't he speak for himself?" The Korean sword fighter replied annoyed by the silence of the short blond. Link's eyes narrowed at the tone of voice he used and he reached behind his back for his shield to hit the arrogant stranger upside the head.
"Hey! What was that for?" Yunsung cried, clutching a hand to his bruised skull.
Kilik laughed while Talim gave Link a disapproving look. "I don't believe he likes your attitude." Kilik told the boy.
Maxi leaned over the rail of his ship, seeing his friend's return. "Kilik, you sly dog! What were doing last night?" He winked while suggestively pointing his chin in Talim's direction. Then he seemed to notice the stranger and quickly frowned.
"We ran into another combatant, by the name of Yoshimitsu. Yunsung here is an acquaintance of Talim's, we would like him to join us on our travels." Kilik replied while handing Link his spare rod.
The elf looked at it closely, getting used to the feel of the weight within his hands. He then gave Talim a mischievous smile and began to pommel the Korean youth upside the head with Kilik's rod.
"Stop that! Talim make him leave me alone!" Yunsung cried while running circles around her and Kilik. Maxi was laughing at the show and hastily agreed to allow Yunsung to travel with them.
"It may be too dull of a ride without these antics!" Maxi replied through fits of laughter. "Come onboard, we need to leave now if we plan to get to France anytime soon."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Cervantes de Leon watched from the cove that his ship was hidden in as Maxi's vessel set sail. He would catch the group before nightfall. He would take the shards they possessed and quench some of his blood lust in the process.
He looked across the deck of his ship towards his estranged daughter. He didn't trust Ivy. She was too much like him to be trusted. The question was when would she betray him?
He shook his head in disgust as several of his crew drooled over his daughter. Could she not wear something less revealing? True, if she wasn't his daughter he would have no complaints about the scraps covering her, but she was his daughter.
He walked over towards his daughter. His crew scattered in terror of the red eyed ghost of a man. "Tell me child, what do you know of the ones upon that vessel."
"Old man, they are easy prey. But, the young girl is mine. My blade was denied her flesh last time we met." Ivy replied with her white hair waving in the sea breeze.
Cervantes grinned wickedly. "Very well, looks like there are plenty others to appease my blades' hunger."
Ivy looked at her father in disgust then redirected her gaze back to Maxi's ship. She couldn't wait to dispose of that pesky wind priestess.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"I don't understand." Kilik replied, sitting across from Xianghua.
"I told you a crazy bird happened to fly by my face and clip me with her wing." She replied in aggravation. She did not want anyone to know about Maxi's reflex test that she failed.
"But, birds do not make such marks." Talim replied thoughtfully. She bent across the table. She was sitting diagonally from Xianghua and next to Kilik. "It looks more like someone threw a knife at you." She decided sitting back in her chair with a smug expression.
"I told you it was a bird!" Xianghua shouted, crossing her arms and looking away from the accusing stares of the two.
"Okay, Xianghua, if you say it was a bird we believe you." Kilik reassured her, but was silently agreeing with Talim's assessment.
"Good, because it was a bird." Xianghua told them definitively. Then she turned back to face them. "So who's the new guy?" She whispered while flickering her eyes in the direction of Yunsung.
"His name is Yunsung. I met him after I first left my village at Ayutthaya. He is from Korea and is seeking to use Soul Edge to defend his people in a war back home." Talim confided in the two.
"He must not be allowed to weld the sword." Xianghua replied in a serious tone.
"That is why he is with us. We will try to convince him of the folly of that action. However, Talim insists that he is a fine warrior and would be a great asset to us." Kilik explained.
"He's cute. Do you know if he's seeing anyone?" Xianghua asked Talim. The younger girl shook her head.
"I don't think so. He did mention something about his sword being a gift from his hero's daughter. Perhaps they have something between them." Talim replied casually.
Kilik couldn't stop the small smile that found it's way to his lips. Obviously Talim wasn't infatuated with the Korean, so that was good news. Now if only that elf would stop hanging around her so much, everything would be great in the world of Kilik.
"What about Maxi?" Kilik asked surprised by Xianghua's comments.
Xianghua absently touched her cut cheek and her eyes darkened in anger. "That arrogant jerk can't even remember us. So why should I remember him for anything that he used to be?" She asked with anger rising in her voice.
Kilik quickly smiled at her and raised his palms to her in a gesture of submission. "No worries, I was just curious."
"Would you like me to introduce you to him?" Talim asked. She turned around to locate the subject of their discussion. She saw him yelling at Link. Link simply ignored him as he played his ocarina.
Talim could tell by the notes he was playing that if Yunsung didn't stop bothering him soon, Link would do something violent to shut up the loud- mouthed Korean.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Talim was feeling uneasy. The winds were not calm. She was sitting in the watchtower with Link. Their eyes met and it was obvious that both felt something menacing was approaching.
Talim climbed down as Link searched the waves for whatever was causing their discomfort.
"What's wrong?" Kilik asked after he saw Talim climb down and walk towards him.
"Where's Maxi?" Talim asked.
Kilik pointed towards the room that housed all the navigational tools. "He's in there. Now tell me what is wrong." He began walking with her towards Maxi.
"Link and I both sense something malicious heading towards us." Talim answered once they reached Maxi and he looked up at them.
"What kind of menacing?" Maxi inquired concerned upon seeing the expressions on the pair's faces.
"It's just a bad feeling." Talim told him biting her lip.
Maxi looked thoughtful as he placed his chin into his palm. "It must be Cervantes." He decided as he began to leave the room. "We must alert the crew. It has to be Cervantes. It's just like him to attack on open seas and we all know that he seeks Soul Edge."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ivy's eyes flashed with excitement. Her living blade wanted to feast soon and it was about to have that wish. She had convinced her father that they should attack the ship using hand-to-hand combat. The new cannons of the 16th century were not highly reliable. She heard tales of ships setting fire to themselves because of these flame traps.
She could see the grim look upon the young girl's face as their ships drew closer to one another. She waved at the priestess. The girl narrowed her eyes. How cute, she was getting angry!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kilik noticed the look in Talim's eyes as she locked stares with Ivy. He placed a calming hand upon her shoulder. "Are you ready for this?" He asked softly. He had to admit he was a little excited about seeing her in action. She sure enjoyed bragging about her prowess.
Talim nodded, setting her jaw tight. "I won't back down." She declared as Cervantes, Ivy and several of his henchmen rushed upon their deck.
Link let loose a volley of arrows from his perch high on the ship. He didn't kill any of the crew, but certainly took them out of the fight.
Maxi was shouting orders to his crew. Yunsung and Xianghua stood back to back and were parrying with various pirates toting swords. They were a bit bored because their opponents were not very skilled.
"I'm not even breaking a sweat!" Yunsung complained. Xianghua could only agree, however she was a little worried when she noticed whom Kilik and Talim were facing off against.
"Looks like you'll have to fight me all by your lonesome girl." Ivy taunted while gesturing to her father facing off with Kilik.
Talim offered her a smile and fingered her Double Crescent Blades affectionately. "Do you really want to do this?" She asked quietly.
"You're in my way." Ivy replied before sending her snake-like blade after the priestess.
Talim leapt out of the way nimbly. She raised her blades and slashed at Ivy. "Here I come!" She yelled as she began to hack away at her enemy.
"Shutup already!" Ivy screamed as she grabbed hold of Talim's hair and threw her towards the railing of the ship. Talim hit it hard, and knew she bruised some ribs on that impact. She quickly regained her focus when she saw Ivy's blade rushing at her face.
She raised an elbow blade to block the attack and kicked out her foot to trip Ivy. Ivy landed hard on her back with a loud thud followed by a slight groan.
Talim rose to her feet and forgot her pain. "You want more?" She asked. Ivy glared at her with hate filled eyes. As she used a trick with her sword that sent the blade through the boards of the ship to strike the girl from behind.
Talim was caught off guard and yelled in pain as the blade sliced deep into the flesh of her side. She grasped her wounded side tightly and then jumped towards Ivy, who was still laying on her back.
She delivered a possibly lethal blow to her midsection, piercing some vital organs. "Won't you please give up?" Talim whispered. She didn't want to kill the troubled woman. With proper aid there was hope that she could be saved.
"Never." Ivy replied through clenched teeth as she pulled a dagger from her hip and aimed for Talim's chest.
Link took aim from above and shot the mortal blow. Talim looked in shock as an arrow now protruded from Ivy's head, right between her eyes. She glanced towards Link who had jumped down to stand beside her. He looked at her with sad blue eyes, expressing his regret in killing the woman.
Talim offered him a small, sad smile as she thanked him, before falling to her knees in agony. Link sat beside her on the ground, with his arms around her trying to ease her pain. He looked over towards the others. The fight was over, with the exception of Kilik and the evil captain from the invading ship.
Xianghua rushed over to Talim's side to examine her wound. The two tried to take her below deck to treat her, but the priestess refused to leave until Kilik was finished with his fight.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Come with me to hell!" Cervantes invited as he rushed towards Kilik in yet another onslaught. Kilik used his newly acquired staff to block the attack.
"I think I'll pass." Kilik replied while applying one of his phoenix attacks upon his opponent. The attack hardly phased the insane pirate as he rushed at him again. Kilik did one of his more dirty tricks and hit the man hard in his privates.
Kilik couldn't help but smirk as he watched the man fall down in agony. Too bad he wasn't using that iron rod of his. Cervantes lifted his gaze to look at the progress of his invasion. He narrowed his blood red eyes as he saw his worthless crew was out of the fight. Then he saw his daughter.
"Well, at least I'm not the only one about to lose someone important." He taunted Kilik as he rose to his feet. Kilik foolishly turned around to follow the gaze of the pirate captain. His heart almost stopped when he saw Ivy raise the dagger towards Talim's heart and the priestess' hesitation to deliver the fatal blow.
He closed his eyes for a moment, he couldn't watch. He turned back towards Cervantes only to see a pair of swords rushing towards his neck, ready to decapitate him. Quickly he rolled to the ground, out of the way.
He knocked Cervantes from his feet using his staff to trip him up as he continued to move with the momentum of his fall. He stood and stared down at the mad pirate with bitter hatred for bringing trouble to this ship. Without a second to rethink his decision, Kilik delivered the final blow.
Cervantes' red eyes rolled up in their sockets, never to open again. Kilik stood over the body of his victim while leaning heavily upon his staff. His eyes were closed. He couldn't bear to see Talim's dead body.
He should have known he wasn't allowed to become attached to anyone. When would he learn his lesson?
"Hurry up stick boy! She refuses to let us treat her until she sees that you're okay!" An exasperated voice cried.
Kilik glanced over to see an angry Korean glaring at him impatiently. Finally Kilik looked to see Talim in the arms of Link and Xianghua, fighting to keep her eyes open.
He rushed over and kneeled in front of her. He grabbed hold of her chin, forcing her unfocused eyes to look at him directly. "Talim, you did great! You're going to be fine okay. Let Xianghua treat your wounds, okay?"
Talim nodded her head. "Okay." She replied before passing out.
"She's lost so much blood!" Yunsung cried out. "She's not going to make it!"
Link slapped the Korean across the face. "Talim WILL live." He replied. The others stared at him in shock for a moment. They didn't realize he could speak their language.
Link noticed their stares and huffed angrily, picking up Talim himself to take her to get treated.
"Hey!" Kilik shouted as he shook himself out of his daze and caught up with the elf. "I'll take her." He offered while taking Talim's unconscious figure into his own grasp. He looked down at her wounds.
He smiled in relief. "They aren't so bad. Lucky, Ivy missed any organs with her stab."
Link only nodded, not really comprehending the words, but understanding the tone of which Kilik spoke.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
What a rotten day! The friggin' ICECREAM man ran over and killed my dog today! Ugh, I really needed to write a chapter with violence. Hope you don't mind that I killed off Ivy and Cervantes. Also, to answer a reviewer's question, I plan on incorporating all of the characters into this story. Feel free to make suggestions. ~Belle