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This is the next part… not really much to say.
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Saber88
Chapter 1
The Conspiracy
By Saber88
Sheik, or Princess Zelda was struggling in the grasp of the enormous ebony griffon, screaming and flailing her legs, "Put me down!"
Earcu let out a loud gwaffah of laughter, hissing in pleasure at the woman's fear.
With a deft movement, the resourceful Sheikah reached into a back pocket and brought out a deku seed. She threw it at the creature's gaping beak, and it burst, sending light forth, blinding both of them.
Before the griffon could recover, Sheik grabbed her lyre and raked the strings along its claws, making long, bloody gashes.
With a cry of pain mingled with surprise, Earcu dropped the girl, who fell downward into the springy boughs of a large tree near Lon Lon Ranch, to nurse his injured talons.
Sheik quickly crawled as close to the center of the large plant as she could, hoping the beast wouldn't be able to dig her out.
Earcu had other plans. He dove into the top of the tree with such avelocity there was a violent crack, and the top burst off. He grappled with it for a moment before flinging it to the ground.
Now exposed, Sheik crawled lower into the tree, where the eagle-like snapping beak of the griffon could not reach her, nor break thethe trunkat the base of the tree because of it's large circumference.
The animalscreeched in fury, and flung itself at the tree countless times, yielding feathers to it's spidery hands, making it sway perilously, before retreating a little ways away, staring at her with it's soul-piercing eyes, "Don't worry human, I can wait."
"More then one can play at that game!" cried the princess bravely.
Earcu chortled, "Oh? I can wait a week, and you cannot. Face it, your doomed; by the Goddesses I'll have you yet!"
The Sheikah groaned and slumped in the branches. As Earcu had snatched her, the blood-curdling roar of some creature had shaken her to the core, and the disguised princess wondered…
What has become of Link?
Orth slowly lowered his clawed hands and the gale ceased to roar its fury, expelling only a light, soothing breeze. It laughed, darkly and deeply. With the speed of a mad-beast and breath-taking strength, he threw Link out of the meager water and onto the damp sand, where he laid, pinned under a gigantic, taloned foot.
With his other hand, the devilish creature punctured his green Tunic, and drew his claws slowly along his chest, parting his flesh and leaving a crimson trail in its wake – Careful not to leavea fatal wound – one he'd bleed to death from.
The trapped adolescent tried to break free, but was unable. He bit down on his lip until he tasted blood so he wouldn't scream aloud in pain, hands balled up into fists untill his nails dug into his palms.
Orth flicked blood from his claws, and stood up. Focusing his mind and blocking out other sounds, he began to use a use a strange, forbidden power to momentarily hold the young Hylian's mind enthrall, as he slowly got to his feet, speaking within it, "You are weak… But today is not your time to meet face to face with fate."
Link gasped and stumbled backwards as the demon-spawn released his thoughts. His skull screamed with pain, and the adolescent looked up, hardly believing what was happening.
Orth had spread his draconic wings, and, crouching low, propelled himself into the air, jumping a good six feet before dragging down his wings, shooting him further into the wind and flapping lazily away in the direction the griffon had taken.
Now, demon spawns were evil, demented creatures. Though, they weren't stupid, but, miraculously, known as one of the wisest creatures of Hyrule – making them all the more dangerous. Despite what others said, they wouldn't normally kill without reason.
Normally.
Link snorted, thinking, "Whoever said that was awfully stupid."
He half walked, half limped, back to where Epona waited patiently for him, holding an extra piece of cloth to his breast. He winced with every step, the scars burning like a raging inferno.
With a great amount of exertion and difficulty, he mounted his horse and turned her in the direction of the Ranch, perhaps someone there could lend a hand.
Smiling crookedly, despite the pain, he settled himself on the saddle for a long ride.
Sheik had almost fallen asleep twice, a nightmarish image of a griffon, ripping her flesh, haunted her, jolting the princess awake each time.
The griffon was still there – still watching, still waiting. It didn't even so much as blink. Its eyes were locked and focused on the young women, and on her alone.
It was only when there was a great, booming voice of greeting carried on a northern wind, did the griffon look up, rising slowly, letting out its own childish chirp of 'hello!'
Orth flew in a curvilinear arc and landing beside Earcu, his wings folded along his back. He ruffled the feathers on the creature's neck with his long fingers and took the bird-lion's place at staring at Sheik while Earcu made a sound of content much like that of a cat's.
"You have not got the mortal." He said, not as a question, but a statement of fact.
Sheik watched as the griffon drooped his head in resignation, only then did she realize he was, in his own years, no older then herself, probably, much like a kid emotionally.
With a gulp of terror, the girl also wondered how big it would get as an adult.
The spawn demon looked up at her, sending forth a stream of thoughts into her head, making it pound and ache, but still able to comprehend their meaning, "Get out of the tree, spare yourself, or I'll do it myself."
Sheik remained motionless with indecision. She swore a bitter oath, and continued immobility, bracing herself reflexively.
Impassively, the abomination strode forward, a ruthful gleam in his eye and frightend Sheik out of her being.
Omg! What will happen? Hah… Sorry, cliffhanger. Yea... Gotta go to bed. (Probably there's gunna be some grammatical errors, etc, because of the late hour… ulp. So, here it is… I hope it's a little better, I apologize again for it's length, probably I'll have more time tomorrow or something.
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