The Unfinished Tales of Link
Chapter Two- Secrets in the Dark
Link strode into the circle of torches in the middle of the jungle courtyard. Not knowing what he was looking for, he had every inch of his body tensed up for battle. He heard a noise behind him, the screaming of a woman. He drew his sword and ran towards the sound. He peered into the darkness and spied a white-robed figure running quickly towards him. He sheathed his sword and caught her as she started to trip.
"What's out there?!? What's the matter?!?" Link screamed at her. She turned her white veiled head towards him and he saw the most hideous thing ever. He dropped her corpse and drew his sword, the picture of her lingering in his mind, not daring to leave. Link prayed to Fayore for strength and courage to face whatever danger lurked in the shadows of the jungle. He plunged forward into the dense fauna and saw what he'd been looking for. The biggest snake he'd ever seen turned its bloody head towards him.
"Welcome ssstranger. Thisss is my land. What are you doing here, ssstranger?" The anaconda coiled up and poised its massive head back. It bared its two venomous fangs and screeched a high-pitched whine. Link covered his ears and started to tremble. This foe was only the beginning of his troubles. He quickly notched an arrow and shot into the serpent's gaping mouth. Unfortunately the anaconda bit down and snapped it mid flight.
"Fool, what do you think your doing?" The snake suddenly snapped down at him with lightning-fast speed. Link rolled out of the way in the nick of time and struck the snake's scaly skin. To his dismay the snake laughed. His sword had just bounced off and done no harm. He found himself wrapped in the snakes tail in coils and squeezing tightly. The snake raised him to eye level and caught him in the shoulder with one of its fangs. A white hot burning feeling instantly pained his arm and he lost feeling. He could feel the hotness spread to his whole body and numb it all. With all the strength he had he took his sword he ripped it through the underside of the tail that was grasping him and quickly plunged the Legendary Sword into the serpent's open mouth. He clung desperately as the snake tried to fling him and the protruding sword away. As the deadly anaconda slipped deeper into the dark veil of death its head lowered. Link took his sword out and proceeded to cut off the snake's head. He then lay down to sleep. He took a red potion to revive his numbing body and regain his strength.
The next morning as Dawn spread her rosy color into the sky Link arose with the fresh dew covering him. He walked over to his sword and cleaned it in the grass. He looked at the destruction of the previous night's escapades. He carefully cut both of the anaconda's fangs out and put them in his satchel. He then went past the clearing and saw a wall with writing and two holes in it. He proceeded to insert the two fangs into the slots and the door opened up into a small enclave. What Link saw made him gasp as his bright eyes shone and danced in the flickering light. It was his best friend for whom he would have given his life for, Navi. Navi turned around and shrieked with delight.
"Link, wow! It is you! Wh-What are you do-doing h-here?!?" Navi shouted. The situation didn't look right to Link. He would have thought that his friend would have been happier to see him. He took his freshly cleaned sword out of its hilt.
"Navi, you don't seem to be OK. I s everything all right?" Link inquired. He inched forward hefting his sword onto his shoulder. Something inside of him wasn't safe, wasn't calm about entering this place.
"Navi, what's going on, tell me, NOW!" Link shouted. Instead of saying anything Navi just started bouncing around and turned a bright red color. Navi started to sway back and forth and cried out something that Link couldn't make out. He snapped into a fighter's stance and held his sword out, ready to fight. From a wall behind Navi came a shadow.
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill hi..." Navi shouted. Unfortunately for Navi Link had thrown a pot in his direction and knocked him out. Navi is acting strange indeed today Link thought to himself. The shadow drifted towards Link and passed through him. Link instantly felt a white-hot searing pain in his forehead while his hands and feet felt the frostbite cold of winter. He fell as his sword clanged against the stone ground. His eyes swam as his check felt the cold stone. The cold, cold stone.