Hello all of my readers, and thanks for all your reviews, this is
chapter three as all of you know, and I hope that you enjoy this chapter. I
am REALLY sorry about how the way Rauru was speaking was all mixed up. And
I don't know how it became like that, because on Microsoft Word the words
were in perfect order! So, I want take everyone's vote on if you want Rauru
to talk like that so tell me when you review. Please tell me, I really want
to know if I should keep him sounding like that. And did anyone notice
Zelda's attitude in the last chapter? I hope you did. And I also want to
clarify that Zelda isn't a princess, but in this chapter, you'll learn who
is ruling over Hyrule, for those who don't even have the slightest clue.
Please read and review!
Chapter Three
Sheik slowed down after running in the same pace for at least an hour, he looked back to make sure that no one was following him. Once he was certain that no one was following him, he pulled out raps from his shawl and began to rap his hair up, letting some strands of hair fall freely over his tanned face. Once that was done, he began to rap his fingers up in the same fashion.
'I better stay in my Sheikah form, just in case that boy tried to follow me, and it will also make no more men try and protect me. Not only that, but I would probably be better off battling monsters like this instead of wasting my magic.'
Sighing, he finished putting his fingers in raps and made sure that he had his Light Crystal Saber and Nocturnal Edge for protection in case he couldn't use his hands. Once he made sure that was in place, he looked up to the stars.
'I wonder where that boy was going? Wait, why do I care about his well-being? He has a sword and quiver full arrows, so why should I be concerned about him?'
Suddenly, Sheik heard footsteps coming from his right blind spot, grapping his Light Saber he spun into a crouch position and jumped towards his intruder.
He landed on top of the creature with a pounce and held his sword next its neck.
"Shit! How did you move that fast?"
Sheik blinked his eyes twice until he realized that he had nearly killed the boy that had tried to protect him earlier, he narrowed his ruby eyes at Link, then used one hand to hold Link's tunic collar. Boring his eyes into Link's, he asked in a low voice,
"Who in Nayru's sweet name are you?"
"I'll tell once you let go of my collar and get off of me!"
Sheik flipped off on Link's stomach and landed a yard away, Link heaved himself up and then grabbed his stomach and took in a heavy gasp. His horse, which Sheik had remembered being called Epona reared up into the cool air and trotted over to his gasping master.
"Why Farore's name did you attack me like that?" He screamed at the young man in front of him, who was still staring him down with his diamond red eyes.
"Why did you sneak up on me?" he replied back to Link, his voice surprising calm and even.
"I was looking for a girl about sixteen, did you see anyone wearing a midnight blue cloak with waist long dark blond hair."
Sheik looked at him with more intensity, this boy had gone out and looked for him at night?
"No, now if you'll excuse me, I am going to leave you."
Link watched as the young man with his face covered up pull something from the back of his head, and then throwing it to the ground it let out a blinding flash of light. And when Link recovered his sight again, he found that the stranger that had been in front him had vanished. Standing up he rubbed his eyes, trying to get the glowing spots out of his vision. He felt Epona rub her nose into his chest, making sure that Link was wasn't hurt.
"I'm fine Epona, it's just that I can hardly see anything. Let's try and find someplace to hide, I can't protect us if a Stall Child sneaks up on us, even if two hits kills them." Epona snorted and then let Link use his hands to try and find her saddle. Once he was mounted, Epona began to gallop off fast enough so monsters wouldn't have an opportunity to strike out at them, so that her master was safe for attacks.
Sheik teleport off to a spot about forty-feet away from Link, and found himself in a completely vast area with only grass surrounding him. He looked to the place where he had blinded Link for temporary time limit to see him mounting his horse. He smiled underneath his Sheikah mask, that boy was definitely different from the other his age Sheik had meet.
He continued watching Link until he became only a green speck against the dark night. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a group of Stall Children begin advancing towards him, he took out his Light Saber from its sheath. But after counting the number foes, he pulled out his second weapon, Nocturnal Edge, which was slightly longer and much thinner then his Light Crystal Saber. Crouching down, he shot out like an arrow and began slicing through countless foes, charging up his weapons with magic.
Link woke up with a start and saw the cloudless blue sky, and then Epona's head to greet him.
"What? Why am I on the ground Epona?"
Epona answered him back by biting his collar and dragging him around.
"Hey, cut that out, that hurts!"
Epona released him, and Link's head hit the ground with a rough thud, Link sat up and rubbed his hand on the sore spot on his head. Looking around, he began remembered what had happened that night, but why didn't he see camp around him? "Epona, did I fall asleep while riding you again? Damn it, why do I always do that at night?"
Link sat up and dusted his bottom off, and then looked around for a stream of a source of water anywhere around them.
"I don't see a stream around here anywhere! All that I see is grass, grass, grass, and more grass. Now which way do we go?"
Epona nuzzled Link's neck and Link moved his hand up and down her mane, he looked up to the sky, hoping to see something that would tell him about where he and his faithful companion where located. After a while he noticed a high hill nearby and decided to see what was on the other side. Walking up, he took Epona's reins and led her up as well, but when he was on the top, Link couldn't believe his eyes.
'E-Epona, what's wrong with Death Mountain?"
Death Mountain was the third largest mountain on the continent, so people miles around it could always see the gray smoke rising from its peak. But today, the smoke coming from the volcano was crimson red like wild fire; orange-yellow like mucus, and also brown like oak bark. They all mixed together and spread over Death Mountain five-times farther then the normal smoke ever did. Link stood there with Epona, who seemed to also what was wrong and only looked up at the smoke with her master.
"I wonder... if this is something that man Rauru was telling me about? Maybe... maybe I should go to Karkariko Village after all. What do you think Epona? He said that that girl Zelda would be a part of destiny, and maybe this is it? To fix whatever is wrong with Death Mountain? What do you think, should we go and check it out?"
Link looked away from the volcano to look at Epona, who was also looking into his eyes with wild intensity. Patting the dirt, she touched her damp nose up next to Link's, making Link smile at her.
"Well then, let's not waste any time, let's go and see what this adventure is going to have in store for us!" And with that said and done, he mounted Epona and galloped off into the distance, not knowing of what danger lay in front of him. And what destiny had in store for his future and what would change the mighty land of Hyrule forever.
Sheik walked through the trees silently, enjoying the quiet that he had for the moment.
'OK' he thought quietly to himself, 'time for my other identity to make come back, and for Sheik, one the soul survivors of the Sheikah clan to disappear into the shadow again.'
Taking a deep breath in, he began chanting an ancient Sheikah spell that his master Impa had taught him to change form. Silently he whispered, "Aniuqebel ilamon ihsahs inamoh ash ak, Zelda." Just as before, Sheik felt his body grow shorter and less muscular, and his Sheikah outfit melt into clothes and then a cloak.
Zelda collapsed and took in a deep breath, then forcing herself to stand back up; she undid the raps around her fingers and hair. After finishing, she put her raps into a small pocket inside of her cloak, and then she began her search for her silver circlet.
'Where is that stupid thing!' she thought angrily to herself, thinking of where she would of put it.
She smacked her palm in her forehead, and to her surprise she felt a cool metal surface under her fingers.
"Well," she said aloud to herself, "Apparently 'Sheik' forgot to take it off."
She smiled and walked out of the forest, where she meets an unpleasant surprise.
Death Mountain's clouds were twisted and discolored, they spread out much farther then the normal gray clouds ever would. She put her hand up to her mouth, her eyes wide with amazement, what in the three mighty Goddess names could cause such catastrophic horror to happen?
'I must go and see what has caused such a horrible thing to happen!' Zelda clarified inside her mind. Impa had told that when the clouds around Death Mountain were different colors that the power inside the Fire Temple wasn't balanced properly, or someone was tampering with fire's power. The tales of the ancient temples were Sheikah stories passed down by their clans' generations. No one actually ever knew if these tales were true, but right now Zelda had a pretty good idea if they were true or not.
Zelda pulled her hand down from her mouth and calmed her nerves down. She had now idea how the Fire Temples power couldn't be balanced, so that meant that someone was attempting to control the Fire Temples ancient power. And only one name immediately came into her minds eyes.
King Ganondorf.
King Ganondorf had seized control over Hyrule about a year before Zelda had been born, it was rumored that he had murdered the queen and king of Hyrule in order to take control. After he took control, Hyrule Field became a place filled with monsters; Hyrule Town had been destroyed and was filled with countless Re-Dead, which still lurked there to that day. Anyone who EVER resisted his rule was instantly hunted down and killed within a matter of mere hours, he had also banned the worship of Three Great Goddess, and also commanded that every single shrine was leveled to the ground and its ashes scattered across Hyrule Field. Every item that had the Triforce carved onto was destroyed, although only a few somehow managed to not be destroyed and a single item with the Triforce on it was worth thousands of rupees in the underground market. And after all of the shrines of the Goddess had been destroyed, certain people had been able to rebuild only a few underground, they were all well hidden, if one was found everyone and everything that was inside was destroyed. Even if it were newborn infant that had no idea what was happening, Ganondorf himself would murder it, not even flinching after he looked at his hands that would be drenched in blood.
'He must be trying to gain the power of the temples to have complete control over Hyrule, if he does, no mercy will be shone over the land. Not that any ever is.'
Zelda bit her lip and began running as fast as she could to Death Mountain. She had to stop Ganondorf, even if she killed herself by doing, she would do it for the children and in the honor of the name Goddess of Wisdom and love, Nayru.
She had to. And no one would get in her way. No one.
How was that for today? Was it good? Or was it bad? Please tell me!
ZeldaQueen: Thank you for the complement on Zelda's attitude, it appears that you were the only person who noticed! And I'll fix that whole Rauru situation after I take everybody's vote, and sorry about his jumbled speaking. And I hope that this chapter was long enough! Thank you for your review!
Anyone(): You got your request on another update, hope you like this chapter. Thank you for your review!
Hououza: Thank you for saying that this story has promise in it, it really helps to push me forward, and hope you enjoy this chapter. Thank you for your review!
And also remember to vote on if you think Rauru should speak the was he does when you review!
Until next time, CrypticElf....
Chapter Three
Sheik slowed down after running in the same pace for at least an hour, he looked back to make sure that no one was following him. Once he was certain that no one was following him, he pulled out raps from his shawl and began to rap his hair up, letting some strands of hair fall freely over his tanned face. Once that was done, he began to rap his fingers up in the same fashion.
'I better stay in my Sheikah form, just in case that boy tried to follow me, and it will also make no more men try and protect me. Not only that, but I would probably be better off battling monsters like this instead of wasting my magic.'
Sighing, he finished putting his fingers in raps and made sure that he had his Light Crystal Saber and Nocturnal Edge for protection in case he couldn't use his hands. Once he made sure that was in place, he looked up to the stars.
'I wonder where that boy was going? Wait, why do I care about his well-being? He has a sword and quiver full arrows, so why should I be concerned about him?'
Suddenly, Sheik heard footsteps coming from his right blind spot, grapping his Light Saber he spun into a crouch position and jumped towards his intruder.
He landed on top of the creature with a pounce and held his sword next its neck.
"Shit! How did you move that fast?"
Sheik blinked his eyes twice until he realized that he had nearly killed the boy that had tried to protect him earlier, he narrowed his ruby eyes at Link, then used one hand to hold Link's tunic collar. Boring his eyes into Link's, he asked in a low voice,
"Who in Nayru's sweet name are you?"
"I'll tell once you let go of my collar and get off of me!"
Sheik flipped off on Link's stomach and landed a yard away, Link heaved himself up and then grabbed his stomach and took in a heavy gasp. His horse, which Sheik had remembered being called Epona reared up into the cool air and trotted over to his gasping master.
"Why Farore's name did you attack me like that?" He screamed at the young man in front of him, who was still staring him down with his diamond red eyes.
"Why did you sneak up on me?" he replied back to Link, his voice surprising calm and even.
"I was looking for a girl about sixteen, did you see anyone wearing a midnight blue cloak with waist long dark blond hair."
Sheik looked at him with more intensity, this boy had gone out and looked for him at night?
"No, now if you'll excuse me, I am going to leave you."
Link watched as the young man with his face covered up pull something from the back of his head, and then throwing it to the ground it let out a blinding flash of light. And when Link recovered his sight again, he found that the stranger that had been in front him had vanished. Standing up he rubbed his eyes, trying to get the glowing spots out of his vision. He felt Epona rub her nose into his chest, making sure that Link was wasn't hurt.
"I'm fine Epona, it's just that I can hardly see anything. Let's try and find someplace to hide, I can't protect us if a Stall Child sneaks up on us, even if two hits kills them." Epona snorted and then let Link use his hands to try and find her saddle. Once he was mounted, Epona began to gallop off fast enough so monsters wouldn't have an opportunity to strike out at them, so that her master was safe for attacks.
Sheik teleport off to a spot about forty-feet away from Link, and found himself in a completely vast area with only grass surrounding him. He looked to the place where he had blinded Link for temporary time limit to see him mounting his horse. He smiled underneath his Sheikah mask, that boy was definitely different from the other his age Sheik had meet.
He continued watching Link until he became only a green speck against the dark night. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a group of Stall Children begin advancing towards him, he took out his Light Saber from its sheath. But after counting the number foes, he pulled out his second weapon, Nocturnal Edge, which was slightly longer and much thinner then his Light Crystal Saber. Crouching down, he shot out like an arrow and began slicing through countless foes, charging up his weapons with magic.
Link woke up with a start and saw the cloudless blue sky, and then Epona's head to greet him.
"What? Why am I on the ground Epona?"
Epona answered him back by biting his collar and dragging him around.
"Hey, cut that out, that hurts!"
Epona released him, and Link's head hit the ground with a rough thud, Link sat up and rubbed his hand on the sore spot on his head. Looking around, he began remembered what had happened that night, but why didn't he see camp around him? "Epona, did I fall asleep while riding you again? Damn it, why do I always do that at night?"
Link sat up and dusted his bottom off, and then looked around for a stream of a source of water anywhere around them.
"I don't see a stream around here anywhere! All that I see is grass, grass, grass, and more grass. Now which way do we go?"
Epona nuzzled Link's neck and Link moved his hand up and down her mane, he looked up to the sky, hoping to see something that would tell him about where he and his faithful companion where located. After a while he noticed a high hill nearby and decided to see what was on the other side. Walking up, he took Epona's reins and led her up as well, but when he was on the top, Link couldn't believe his eyes.
'E-Epona, what's wrong with Death Mountain?"
Death Mountain was the third largest mountain on the continent, so people miles around it could always see the gray smoke rising from its peak. But today, the smoke coming from the volcano was crimson red like wild fire; orange-yellow like mucus, and also brown like oak bark. They all mixed together and spread over Death Mountain five-times farther then the normal smoke ever did. Link stood there with Epona, who seemed to also what was wrong and only looked up at the smoke with her master.
"I wonder... if this is something that man Rauru was telling me about? Maybe... maybe I should go to Karkariko Village after all. What do you think Epona? He said that that girl Zelda would be a part of destiny, and maybe this is it? To fix whatever is wrong with Death Mountain? What do you think, should we go and check it out?"
Link looked away from the volcano to look at Epona, who was also looking into his eyes with wild intensity. Patting the dirt, she touched her damp nose up next to Link's, making Link smile at her.
"Well then, let's not waste any time, let's go and see what this adventure is going to have in store for us!" And with that said and done, he mounted Epona and galloped off into the distance, not knowing of what danger lay in front of him. And what destiny had in store for his future and what would change the mighty land of Hyrule forever.
Sheik walked through the trees silently, enjoying the quiet that he had for the moment.
'OK' he thought quietly to himself, 'time for my other identity to make come back, and for Sheik, one the soul survivors of the Sheikah clan to disappear into the shadow again.'
Taking a deep breath in, he began chanting an ancient Sheikah spell that his master Impa had taught him to change form. Silently he whispered, "Aniuqebel ilamon ihsahs inamoh ash ak, Zelda." Just as before, Sheik felt his body grow shorter and less muscular, and his Sheikah outfit melt into clothes and then a cloak.
Zelda collapsed and took in a deep breath, then forcing herself to stand back up; she undid the raps around her fingers and hair. After finishing, she put her raps into a small pocket inside of her cloak, and then she began her search for her silver circlet.
'Where is that stupid thing!' she thought angrily to herself, thinking of where she would of put it.
She smacked her palm in her forehead, and to her surprise she felt a cool metal surface under her fingers.
"Well," she said aloud to herself, "Apparently 'Sheik' forgot to take it off."
She smiled and walked out of the forest, where she meets an unpleasant surprise.
Death Mountain's clouds were twisted and discolored, they spread out much farther then the normal gray clouds ever would. She put her hand up to her mouth, her eyes wide with amazement, what in the three mighty Goddess names could cause such catastrophic horror to happen?
'I must go and see what has caused such a horrible thing to happen!' Zelda clarified inside her mind. Impa had told that when the clouds around Death Mountain were different colors that the power inside the Fire Temple wasn't balanced properly, or someone was tampering with fire's power. The tales of the ancient temples were Sheikah stories passed down by their clans' generations. No one actually ever knew if these tales were true, but right now Zelda had a pretty good idea if they were true or not.
Zelda pulled her hand down from her mouth and calmed her nerves down. She had now idea how the Fire Temples power couldn't be balanced, so that meant that someone was attempting to control the Fire Temples ancient power. And only one name immediately came into her minds eyes.
King Ganondorf.
King Ganondorf had seized control over Hyrule about a year before Zelda had been born, it was rumored that he had murdered the queen and king of Hyrule in order to take control. After he took control, Hyrule Field became a place filled with monsters; Hyrule Town had been destroyed and was filled with countless Re-Dead, which still lurked there to that day. Anyone who EVER resisted his rule was instantly hunted down and killed within a matter of mere hours, he had also banned the worship of Three Great Goddess, and also commanded that every single shrine was leveled to the ground and its ashes scattered across Hyrule Field. Every item that had the Triforce carved onto was destroyed, although only a few somehow managed to not be destroyed and a single item with the Triforce on it was worth thousands of rupees in the underground market. And after all of the shrines of the Goddess had been destroyed, certain people had been able to rebuild only a few underground, they were all well hidden, if one was found everyone and everything that was inside was destroyed. Even if it were newborn infant that had no idea what was happening, Ganondorf himself would murder it, not even flinching after he looked at his hands that would be drenched in blood.
'He must be trying to gain the power of the temples to have complete control over Hyrule, if he does, no mercy will be shone over the land. Not that any ever is.'
Zelda bit her lip and began running as fast as she could to Death Mountain. She had to stop Ganondorf, even if she killed herself by doing, she would do it for the children and in the honor of the name Goddess of Wisdom and love, Nayru.
She had to. And no one would get in her way. No one.
How was that for today? Was it good? Or was it bad? Please tell me!
ZeldaQueen: Thank you for the complement on Zelda's attitude, it appears that you were the only person who noticed! And I'll fix that whole Rauru situation after I take everybody's vote, and sorry about his jumbled speaking. And I hope that this chapter was long enough! Thank you for your review!
Anyone(): You got your request on another update, hope you like this chapter. Thank you for your review!
Hououza: Thank you for saying that this story has promise in it, it really helps to push me forward, and hope you enjoy this chapter. Thank you for your review!
And also remember to vote on if you think Rauru should speak the was he does when you review!
Until next time, CrypticElf....