I'm glad you guys liked the last chapter, it was my first nothing-but-fighting chapter...but there will be more =3 'ny way, here's chapter 11... enjoy ^^
Chapter Eleven
A bead of sweat rolled down Link's face as he looked up at the raging waterfall. "....Up.....there?"
The Doc nodded. "It's the safest way to get into Gerudo Fortress."
"Safe?! You call climbing up the side of a massive waterfall safe?"
"I mean...The best way to get in without being detected. They won't expect it."
"There's a reason for that."
"Fine," The Doc shrugged. "But the entrance to Gerudo Valley is heavily guarded now. They won't let you in."
Link sighed. He wasn't really sure what to do. He had only woken up a few hours ago, about thirty minutes after 11:00pm.
"I'm not sure if I can climb that anyway... The surface is too flat."
"Hmm...That is a problem."
Link shook his head and walked back to the lab, where Zara was still sleeping peacefully. He pulled Epona out of the house and looked out at the lake. The rays from the bright sun high in the sky made it look like there were little diamonds sparkling across the surface of the massive lake. Link smiled a little at the sight, and then started packing his stuff onto Epona's saddle.
Zara stumbled out of the house, yawning. "Are we leaving?" She asked, rubbing her eyes.
"In a little while. Get your stuff together."
"Are we going to Gerudo Valley?"
"I'm...not sure yet. Doc says it is being heavily guarded right now and the only other way to get in would be from the water-fall....which I can't climb. Besides, I have this feeling I should check on Kokiri Village..."
"A feeling? Like, something is wrong there?"
"Not sure..."
Link finished strapping his stuff to Epona then climbed up onto her saddle, and pulled Zara up after him as the Doc was walking towards them. "You two leaving already?"
"Yes," Link nodded. "Kokiri Forest isn't that far from here so I thought I'd check on everyone there."
"Alright then," the Doc said, then pulled out a jar of black powder. "Here, I made a little magic powder for you. Just dip the tip of your arrows in it, then concentrate Din's Fire magic on the arrow-head, and there you go! Explosive Arrows!"
"Great, thanks. That'll be a lot better than carrying around bombs." Link grabbed the bottle.
"Well, go get a move on Link!"
Link nodded, "Let's go Epona!"
Epona nayed then took off out of Lake Hylia.
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As Isuke and Rittowa walked across the fields of Hyrule, both of them could tell that the Sheikah's constant killing was destroying Hyrule's own life-force. The normally green field was now turning brown, the trees and plants were dieing. It made Isuke sick.
Rittowa, however, just was glad that she could feel grass under her feet, since where she came from there was nothing but sand.
Most of their traveling was in silence, only the occasional word here and there, until Isuke saw two figures on horse-back ride into the woods.
"I wonder who that is..." Isuke muttered.
"What are you talking about?" Rittowa asked.
"Over there. Two people on a horse rode just into the forest."
"Do you think they're Sheikah?"
"Let's find out, shall we?"
Isuke ran down the hill towards the forest, Rittowa closing following.
The Zora and the Gerudo made their way through the 'thin' forest, following the hoof tracks. Bright rays of light shone down from breaks in the trees, right onto some of the tracks, but the rest were harder to find whenever the horse had gone into more grassy areas.
"From the maps I've studied," Isuke started, "I'd say we're in Kokiri Forest right now."
"Kokiri Forest? Never heard of it," Rittowa shrugged.
"Not many do. I only know of it because Link, the Hero of Time, told me about it. He's drawn maps showing the location."
"Why? Why would he do that? Isn't it secret for a reason?"
"Of course, but he said if there is ever danger, Kokiri Forest would be the safest place to go. It's weird that we entered it so easily.
A scream suddenly rang-out from somewhere in the forest, saying something, but the two warriors couldn't tell what.
"Let's go!"
They both took off running towards it, but were stopped when four wolfos jumped out from behind some bushes. "Argh...Darn it!" Isuke growled, his fins growing and the edges sharpening. Rittowa pulled out her curved blades from behind her waist and slashed away a wolfos that jumped over to attack her. Another wolfos pounced towards Isuke, thrashing his claws like mad. Isuke put up his fin to block, then swung around with his other, slicing the wolfos' head clean off. Rittowa jumped over another wolfos, and brought her sword down, cutting it completely in half. Isuke finished off the last one by simply side-stepping an attack and doing his 'flip-stab' attack to kill the wolf.
"Pitiful creatures," Rittowa spat.
"Quick!" Isuke yelled, taking off towards where they heard the scream.
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"Where are we now?" Zara asked as she and Link entered the woods.
"These are the Lothrein Woods," Link replied. "It's another way to get into Kokiri Forest."
"Oh, I see."
They made their way through the forest until it got a bit thicker. "We're almost there." Link hopped off his horse and walked up to a tree, and then raised his hand. "What...? The barrier....it's not here..."
He dashed away from the tree, heading towards Kokiri Village.
"Link! Wait!" Zara called, jumping off Epona and following him.
Link raced down a steep hill, but tripped on a rock and tumbled through so bushes, out into an opening. "Argh..."
He slowly got up and froze at the sight he saw. Everywhere....lay bodies of the Kokiri. Everyone he had grown-up knowing...they were all there, laying on the floor.
Link stumbled over to Mido's body, and dropped to his knees, tears streaming down his face. "No....no...why....why did this happen....they were supposed to be safe..."
Zara ran up behind him. "Oh...my..." she didn't finish. With rage, hate, and sadness all mixed together, Link yelled out an ear-splitting scream, his magic energy blasting out of his body, knocking Zara all the way back into the bushes.
"I....will....KILL THEM ALL!!!" Link screamed, his voice not his own anymore. The magic energy was engulfing him, roaring like a storm. With one last cry, Link took off into the Lost Woods.
"Link! Wait! Don't go!!" Zara yelled.
Isuke and Rittowa raced down the hill and stopped right behind the fairy.
"Who are you?" Rittowa demanded, drawing her sword.
Zara turned around and looked at them both, then recoiled at the sight of the sword. "I-I'm Zara....who are you?"
"I ask the questions here, missy."
"Rittowa..." Isuke said. "Everyone is dead."
Rittowa looked around and her eyes widened at the sight of all the dead Kokiri.
The red Zora kneeled down and looked closely at the wound. "This was done by the Sheikah. It's the same tiny hole over the heart..."
"Link....went into the Lost Woods..."
"What?! Link was here?" Isuke exclaimed.
"Yes....He ran into the Lost Woods after he saw all the bodies. W-we have to go after him!"
Isuke nodded and Zara ran to the entrance of the Lost Woods, the Zora and Gerudo following closely behind.
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Link stomped through the entrance of the Forest Temple, his eyes blazing red, his fist clenched so tight that his finger-nails were digging into his skin.
"Where are you?!" Link snarled. "I know you're here Sheikah!"
A green light appeared before the enraged hero, slowly turning into the form of a young girl with green hair.
"What in Hyrule is the matter with you Link?!"
"Out of my way!" Link yelled, back-handing the Kokiri across the face. The force knocked her into the wall and she dropped to the ground.... unconscious.
Three stalfos sprung from the ground as Link approached the center of the great hall. Without batting an eye-lid he unsheathed the Master Sword cut through them all, then crushed the elevator in the center of the room and jumped down the hole. He landed on the carpeted area and found a female Sheikah staring him right in the face. She looked 18 and was wearing the same kind of outfit Impa wore, except with a little cloth around the breast-plate she used as a top.
"So, you finally show-up, Hero of Time," She smirked. "How did you like the little display we set up for you?"
Link growled. "I'm going to rip out your heart you piece of-"
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not going to fight you...just yet. Have fun with my pet." She turned around, crossed her arms and disappeared.
"You dare turn your back to me?!"
He heard a door open and spun around, looking at the beast before him. At first he thought it was a wolfos, but this thing was standing on its hind legs, drooling and snarling.
"I will....destroy anything that gets in my way!!"
Link's rage started building, and his hair slowly started to fade....white. Markings appeared on his face and he grew a little, looking more mature, but, as his eyes opened....he had no pupils. The Master Sword in his hand started shaking then the blade split into two, grew longer and carefully twisted themselves around each other until they came to a point.
Oni-Link now faced the werewolf, and silently jumped towards him, swinging his sword down. The wolfos blocked using its massive claws then lashed out with his other hand, cutting Oni-Link across the shoulder. The white-haired Link cringed, and the wolfos instantly thrashed out again, cutting him across the chest and leg. Oni-Link managed to block the last few hits and slashed out with his own sword, cutting down the side of the beast's face. He jumped over it and sent his sword horizontally towards the wolfos' back, slicing him in two.
Without a word, he turned away from the carcass and made his way out of the Temple.
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Zara sighed. "Okay...We're lost."
Rittowa sighed. "Just great...now what are we going to do?"
Isuke sighed. "Wander around into we die of starvation? Or perhaps turn into a stalfos?"
They all just wandered through the dark forest, just hoping for some sign that Link walked that way.
"Well, well...." came a voice from the darkness.
Isuke instantly turned to the direction of the voice, his fist up, ready to fight. "Who goes there?!"
"Just a wanderer, looking for my kin," the voice replied, coming from behind him.
The zora spun around. "Show yourself! Do you wish to prove yourself a coward by concealing yourself in the shadows?!"
The voice came again, this time from above. "A coward, hmm..? Wouldn't just showing myself to armed strangers without knowing at least their name be stupidity?"
Isuke paused for a moment, and then spoke. "I am Isuke, a Zora warrior. This is Rittowa, Daughter of Nabooru....And Zara, of the Great Fairies."
A figure walked out of the shadows. It was dressed like a Sheikah warrior, the wraps around its head and part of its shirt coming up to cover its mouth and nose.
"I am Sheik, of the Sheikah tribe."