Well, I guess now a lot of people know Faragway is really Termina, but the residence don't know that, or do they?
Anyways, sorry for the long 3 month wait, but I had a huge drop in inspiration and a rise in stress and school work and etc. Plus, also wonder where all of my reviews went, no one was reviewing anymore!!! I got like what, two reviews when I submitted this? Kinda strange, then I only received 4 more reviews over the course of 3 months. Anyways, now I regained my inspiration and my writing is back on track. Here's the long awaited Chapter 5.
Chapter 5: Rune Serpent Ambush
The midday sun shined upon the once peaceful land. The group of soldiers coming to aid Clock Town was hastily making their way to the town. The Pirates, Link, Tetra, Komali, Medli and Makar took the back, following Jack. They were new to this large land, and were unsure what creatures or other surprises await them. The town they left was a day's walk from Clock Town. It would be a short walk to Clock Town, all the better.
"So why is Clock Town so important?" Medli asked.
"It holds a secret of the past that the King watches over carefully," Jack explained. "I heard rumors that it holds two more secrets that the King guarded as well."
"Oh," came Medli's answer. "I wonder what the secrets are."
"We might find out soon," Link stated looking into the distance. He pulled out his Telescope and looked at the distant place.
A large forest loomed over the horizon. A small mountain rose from the forest, pouring purple liquid. The top of a temple rose from the top of the small mountain. A large mountain was to the west of the forest. The bay we walked along slightly touched one side of a walled city. The walled city of Clock town was surrounded by a large wall with Hylian writing across the wall.
"It's a weird looking place huh?" Jack asked.
Link slipped the telescope back into his pocket and looked at Jack. "Yah, it's a little strange."
"That's Clock Town, it was always a place of mystery," Jack stated. "Something big happened a long time ago, that everyone around the island still knows through the legend."
"What legend?" Makar asked.
"A legend about a boy clothed in green, who came to the area when a strange boy with an evil mask was causing trouble. That mask was Majora's mask. The weird kid started a ritual which made the moon begin to fall. The boy in green didn't want to see it happen. He traveled to the four areas, defeated their bosses and freed the giants there. With the Giants, the ocarina of time and another sacred but evil mask, the young boy defeated Majora's mask, destroying the moon and saving this world. If it wasn't for the boy clothed in green, we'd all be dead. That's what the legend says at least." Jack explained.
"A boy clothed in green," Link and Tetra wondered aloud in unison.
"Must have been the Hero of Time," Tetra thought aloud.
"Most people on this large land know if that legend, but it's the new rumor that most people don't know that worries me," Jack inquired.
"A rumor?" Link asked.
"Yes," Jack began. "Years later, after the Hero left the town, another evil mask began to corrupt the area near Clock Town. This mask was stronger the Fierce Diety's mask and Majora's Mask. It created a large palace that was shrouded by darkness and hidden in the day. The palace held many evil spirits within its walls. Anyone who would wander into the palace was never seen again. The palace could not contain all the spirits any longer, so four more palaces sprouted up. These palaces have become an evil sanctuary. There are rumors that the evil spirits around the island have become more violent. The evil mask within the walls of the main palace must be ready to start to conquer the world. Those new attacks must have been made by the evil spirits and their monster army known as Rodarks. They somehow managed to sneak past towns and start attacking from the south, where the King's Castle is. More people know about this rumor now, but it was almost forgotten before the attacks."
"Where is this place?" asked Gonzo.
"An area northeast of the stone tower, lies a large swamp where no one has ventured. It is rumored the large palace is situated there, but hidden well. How was it hidden? That's something only the spirits know. Don't think about going there though, it could be very dangerous."
"Let's just hope we don't have to in there," Link thought aloud.
"What was that?" Jack asked raising an eyebrow towards Link.
"Oh, nothing," Link said.
Timeskip
It was now sunset in Faragway, and the sun was slowly piercing the horizon. The group decided to camp early so they would be prepared by nightfall. They camped out in a wooded area, which was overlooked by large trees. The tents were pitched up on the sides of trees, tied on so they wouldn't harm them. A cold wind was blowing through the woods, making the camp fire flicker. Niko and Zuko had gone out to get more firewood while Jack and his warrior friends scouted around the camp for anything good that they could eat. It may be a day's walk from Clock Town, but they didn't bring food. It's what travelers in Faragway always did, since the land was bountiful in vegetation.
Link and Tetra were laying against a tree near their tent making sure the fire wouldn't go out. Every few gusts of wind, they would stare at the fire to make sure it didn't blow out, but it was doubtful since the fire was large. The pirates were joking around on past events and mocking each other as usual. At one point, Gonzo and Nudge had an arm wrestling contest. Gonzo won, but it was only because, what Nudge said, 'I went easy.' Tetra looked over at Link who was too busy admiring the surroundings. Medli and Komali were talking to each other next to Tetra and Link. Makar was listening in, adding into their conversation every now and then.
"It's a pretty nice place huh?" Tetra asked.
"Uh-huh, and strange too," Link commented. "I've never seen trees like this on the Great Sea."
"That's because this is a large land, not like our islands," Tetra pointed out.
"Yah, but a large land like this makes you walk a lot," Link stated. "There has to be a faster way of moving about."
"Well, there is," Jack answered coming around the tree and dropping a large bag of fruit down. He sat down next to the bag and looked at them.
"There is?" Medli asked curious. "Something besides flying?"
"Yes," Jack answered simply then continued. "We have horses here, but our town didn't have any. Only the larger towns or towns with stables and ranches have them."
"What are horses?" Tetra asked.
"You don't know what horses are?" asked a shocked Jack. "Oh that's right, you're from an area of only islands, so they wouldn't have horses."
"So what are these horses?" Link asked.
"It's a little fuzzy for you to understand without looking at one with your own eyes, so it's best I show one to you when we find one," Jack's friend believed as he sat down next to Jack.
Jack's friend had a normal, brown tunic, and had a brown cowboy hat on his head. He had brown eyes and black hair. He was really well built and was a pretty handsome young man around the age of twenty four. He looked at the group as Link stared at him.
"Alright, er, what's your name?" Link asked sheepishly.
"Oh right," He said, "I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Farlono."
"Farlono huh, sort of a strange name," Link said.
"Yah, I know, but I like it all the same," Farlono stated.
"AHHHHH!!!"
The yell echoed through the forest, catching the attention of the group. Most of the other warriors were still out collecting food, except Jack and one of his friends. Silence followed the sort of girlish scream as the group stared in each other in worry. Link and Jack looked at each other and they both got up. They ran towards where the voice originated from, followed by the Medli, Makar, Komali and Jack's friend. The pirates stayed behind to watch the encampment.
"That sounded like Niko!" Medli yelled while running.
"Yah, I never knew Niko could scream so girlishly!" Link thought aloud.
"It always happens, especially when he sees something that scares him half to death," Tetra exclaimed.
By the time they got to Niko he was shaking with his back to a tree. He looked on in fear at a shadow that was on the ground. At night, it was hard to tell what the creature looked like, but it looked ferocious enough for Niko to drop his firewood and shake in fear. The group got there and stared at Niko, then at the shadow. Niko slowly looked to them and jumped for Tetra. He hugged her legs as he cowered with his eyes closed. He was really shaking as he looked towards the beast, which made the others look towards it.
"Wh-What is that!?" Niko asked scared to death.
"It looks deadly," Link said pulling his sword out.
Jack raised his light to reveal what it was and laughed, "It's a rabbit on a stump!"
The furry creature was nibbling on some grass which looked like fangs in the shadow. The rabbit looked taller because it was standing on a stump. It hopped away as the group laughed at Niko's mistake. Niko pouted and closed his eyes as the others laughed.
"Niko, you were scared by a rabbit?" Medli giggled.
Makar held in another laugh and said, "He didn't know, the shadow did look ferocious."
"Hiiiiisssss!!!"
The group froze at the sound of the new noise. They stared as a couple cobra-like creatures came out of the shadows. These things looked like cobras, but four arms came out of its main and at the end formed deadly scythes. The green eyes pierce into their eyes as they slowly approached, hissing and growling. An emerald orb on their heads glimmered from the night time light. They raise their scythe-like arms and prepare to strike the group. These things were larger than a normal man, they were pretty fierce looking too.
"What are those things?" Tetra asked in fear.
"Tetra, I don't think we have time to ask a question like that," Komali exclaimed.
Link gripped his sword towards the monsters and slashed at one. The cobra retracted to dodge the slash, and countered by flying forward and slashing at Link. The blade of the arm cut Link's stomach and blood leaked out where the blade was. Link held his chest as he gasped loudly. Jack came up from behind the monster and stabbed his blade through the monster. He yanked the sword upwards and slashed the monster in half. The green blood spilled out as it collapsed. Its other two companions looked towards Jack and started to slash at him as well. Jack swiftly dodged the attacks as he tried to strike at another monster. Link looked up as Farlono did a jump attack on a monster from the rear. His axe dug into the creature's head, making it fall to the ground dead.
Link slowly got up and pulled out his bow and arrow. He knocked an arrow and aimed towards the remaining monster. He released the arrow, and watched as it pierced the back of the monster, penetrating its spine. It fell over dead as Link bowed over, trying to keep balance. Tetra ran over and held him up. She looked at him and then at the monsters' corpses.
"What were those things?" Tetra asked.
"Those were Rune Serpents," Jack answered. "They're the most plentiful monster we've seen since the mask launched its attack."
"Oh," Link said as he gasped again, "At least we know they're dead."
"Not exactly," Jack's friend stated as the monster's started to glow green, "They're most plentiful because when you 'kill' them, they regenerate."
Link looked as the Rune Serpent that was cut in half at the top split into two and glowed bright green. It formed other halves and formed two more Rune Serpents. The other two that fell, both glowed bright green and regenerated as well. Link grinded his teeth at the newly formed Rune Serpents and looked for a weakness to them.
"Link, their weakness is their Green Orb atop their heads!" Farlono exclaimed as he dodged a slash.
"I see now," Link said gasping a little.
He pulled his bow out again, and knocked another arrow. He aimed for the Rune Serpent's Green Orb and released the arrow. With a loud crack, the glass on the orb broke and the Rune Serpent froze in place. It was dissolved by Green embers and disappeared after the embers died down. Link now knew the weakness of these Rune Serpents, so he pulled out his sword. With what energy he could muster, he jump attacked a Rune Serpent's green orb. The sword smashed through it, and it disappeared in green embers like the last one. Cold air was what Link felt while he flew through the embers and out the other side where he landed on his feet.
He turned towards the last two Rune Serpents which were killed by Jack and Farlono. They disappeared in green embers and all was quiet. Link sat down on the ground, and clutched his wound. Tetra walked over to him and put an arm around him. She helped him up and gave Link a blue potion from a bottle in his sack. He took a small sip and the wound sealed up, relieving Link of the pain. He smiled at Tetra who smiled back.
"Thanks Tetra," Link said simply.
She nodded and said, "anytime."
"Alright guys, let's get back to camp before everyone else starts worrying about us," Jack stated.
"So you encountered Rune Serpents in the woods?" Gonzo asked.
"Yah, they were the usual find," Jack said.
Zuko wondered, "Why didn't you kill them earlier before they regenerated?"
"I guess I forgot about doing that," Farlono declared.
"You guys better go to sleep, we still have to hike over to Clock Town so we better wake up early," Another warrior yelled.
Farlono took a pale of water and doused the camp fire. The group went into their separate tents to sleep for the night. Tetra was just about to enter her when she turned to Link who was still looking towards the night sky. She turned around and walked over to him.
"You going to sleep or what?" she asked in a sort of bossy tone.
Link looked at her and smiled, "Yah, I will, don't worry about me."
Tetra smiled back and went into her tent. She covered herself with her blanket and closed her eyes. Minutes later, she was fast asleep as Link stayed outside, glancing at the stars, wondering just what purpose will he serve on this new land with a new adventure. He dozed off under the tree, underneath the star filled, night sky.
End of Chapter 5
Well, I finally got my inspiration back, so updates will be more frequent. REVIEW OR ELSE!!! I MEAN IT!!!
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