Ok...I still don't own Zelda. Anything that does not seem Zelda
likeness (so far, Airaen, Gate, and Perigan) is officially mine, unless the
Ringwraiths want it.or Shanwise, though I'll have to charge her for it.
*Author's Note: For those of you who haven't noticed, Malon is not Airaen's mother.Link is just staying at the ranch for his own reasons, which will be later revealed.
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Ch. 3: Kill Airaen!
Link awoke to a dark, damp cell that smelled of mildew. His head throbbed where the men had hit him in the struggle. Before sitting up, he drank in his surroundings for future use. Leaning against the wall, his thoughts strayed to Airaen, and whether or not she lived at all. If those men truly came from where he thought, he prayed they did not know of the destiny of his daughter, nor of how much the future of the world rested on the child's shoulders.
The echo of footsteps interrupted his thoughts, and the light from a torch splashed into the room. Squinting into the light, Link could make out a figure holding the torch, a large and familiar form. "Hello, there, little Hero," a familiar voice sneered maliciously. The figure unlocked the door and stepped into the cell. Link didn't bother to stand up.
"Well, hi, Ganon. Didn't expect to see your ugly lump of a face so soon. I see you've escaped from the seal of the sages and are just as ugly as ever," Link retorted with a fearless grin. Ganon growled. He hated to be called ugly.
"Just keep it up, boy. Keep it up. I'll have your damn head yet, as soon as I take control of Hyrule again and have Zelda's body burning in the courtyard of my castle that she stole from me!", he replied angrily. "Really?", Link replied, "Come to gloat over my capture? You're just lucky I didn't have the Legendary Sword with me, or you wouldn't feel so confident!" With a roar, Ganondorf kicked Link viciously, but the Hero of Time did not cry out. With that, Ganon stormed out, leaving a battered but happy Link behind him.
Ganondorf made his way through the Gerudo Fortress. Taking over the fortress had been simple once he had gained enough followers, and the slaughter of the thieves had been even simpler. Though they had tried to resist, Ganon had shown no mercy to them. Few were still alive, though some had fled after their defeat.
Finally, Ganondorf reached the makeshift throne room he had had his men set up, and called for East Patrol, the group of men that had captured Link. As the patrol marched through the room, the captain, Ignarok, who had struck Airaen down, noticed the subtle unrest in his Lord Ganon of the Gerudo. Puzzled, he approached him and, kneeling with right fist upon left shoulder, as is the Gerudo custom, cried, "Hail my Lord Ganondorf, true ruler of Hyrule and the realm of the Triforce!"
"Get up, you filthy swine!", Ganon sneered, "Ignarok, give me your full report on your capture."
Getting up immediately, Ignarok, with a short bow, reported all that he had seen and done: "We came to the ranch as you had commanded, nigh on a five-day journey, and came through the front entrance. I knocked on the door to find the one you spoke of. My men and I ambushed him, beat him, as well as the woman who was with him-"
"Woman?", Ganon interrupted, "What woman?! Speak! What were her features?"
Slightly frightened, Ignarok replied, "I know not, Lord, except that she had red hair and a pale complexion. Her attire was more of ranch attire than anything else."
Good, Ganon thought, definitely not the one in my dream.that would be that pathetic daughter of that idiot rancher I banished all those years ago, when I was king! Ignarok continued: "We made to carry the prisoner out, but a young girl stopped us, bearing some little sword and a kitchen knife," at this, Ganon's heart raced, "She looked a lot like the prisoner, but her eyes were more of a purple color. Said her name was Airaen, or something. The bitch tried to attack us, but I threw a spell at her. I'm sure it hit her, though there was a weird blue light. But, not to worry, Lord, that girl's as good as dead!"
Ganon stood and roared out, "Did you check the body?! Are you certain that child is dead?!"
The captain's face paled, and he stepped back a few paces. "No, Lord.b-but I'm certain the girl is dead! I gave her a spell at point-blank range! No one can survive such a blow as that, Lord! Honest!" But Ganon was already seething with rage.
Drawing his sword, the King of the Gerudo pointed it at the terrified captain. "FOOL! ALWAYS CHECK THE DAMN BODY!" And he hacked Ignarok's head off. As it rolled down to the remaining patrol, Ganon pointed his bloody sword at one of the men: "You! What is your name?!"
Terrified, the man stammered, "Str-Strega, Lord, s-second i-in command of the East P-Patrol, sir!"
Enraged, Ganon roared, "Strega, you're the new captain of East Patrol! Send out two patrols, I don't give a damn which, and FIND THAT GIRL-CHILD! BRING ME HER HEAD! GO NOW!!!!" With a shivering bow, Strega, as well as the rest of the patrol, ran out of the throne room. Ganon could hear the cry of trumpets that signaled the rallying of both patrols. Good, thought Ganon at the sound of the trumpet, that captain has chosen North Patrol, my swiftest of the swift. They'll find that child soon. He made his way back to Link's cell.
Without warning, he burst into the cell, grabbed Link by the collar, and, raising him to his face, spat out, "So you've a daughter, eh? Some Airaen bitch, I presume? Well, thanks to my little dream, I know what she'll have to do! I underestimated you, kid, but I won't make that mistake again. You heard the trumpets! They'll find her, and make sure to hack her little body to pieces! Oh, but don't struggle, boy. You'll see your precious Airaen again, or at least what's left of her!" He threw the struggling Link against the wall and left the cell, securely locking the door.
Link sat in the darkness of the cell, listening to the fading gallop of the Patrol's horses. As the tears fell down his face, Link thought of only one thing. Airaen.
*Author's Note: For those of you who haven't noticed, Malon is not Airaen's mother.Link is just staying at the ranch for his own reasons, which will be later revealed.
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Ch. 3: Kill Airaen!
Link awoke to a dark, damp cell that smelled of mildew. His head throbbed where the men had hit him in the struggle. Before sitting up, he drank in his surroundings for future use. Leaning against the wall, his thoughts strayed to Airaen, and whether or not she lived at all. If those men truly came from where he thought, he prayed they did not know of the destiny of his daughter, nor of how much the future of the world rested on the child's shoulders.
The echo of footsteps interrupted his thoughts, and the light from a torch splashed into the room. Squinting into the light, Link could make out a figure holding the torch, a large and familiar form. "Hello, there, little Hero," a familiar voice sneered maliciously. The figure unlocked the door and stepped into the cell. Link didn't bother to stand up.
"Well, hi, Ganon. Didn't expect to see your ugly lump of a face so soon. I see you've escaped from the seal of the sages and are just as ugly as ever," Link retorted with a fearless grin. Ganon growled. He hated to be called ugly.
"Just keep it up, boy. Keep it up. I'll have your damn head yet, as soon as I take control of Hyrule again and have Zelda's body burning in the courtyard of my castle that she stole from me!", he replied angrily. "Really?", Link replied, "Come to gloat over my capture? You're just lucky I didn't have the Legendary Sword with me, or you wouldn't feel so confident!" With a roar, Ganondorf kicked Link viciously, but the Hero of Time did not cry out. With that, Ganon stormed out, leaving a battered but happy Link behind him.
Ganondorf made his way through the Gerudo Fortress. Taking over the fortress had been simple once he had gained enough followers, and the slaughter of the thieves had been even simpler. Though they had tried to resist, Ganon had shown no mercy to them. Few were still alive, though some had fled after their defeat.
Finally, Ganondorf reached the makeshift throne room he had had his men set up, and called for East Patrol, the group of men that had captured Link. As the patrol marched through the room, the captain, Ignarok, who had struck Airaen down, noticed the subtle unrest in his Lord Ganon of the Gerudo. Puzzled, he approached him and, kneeling with right fist upon left shoulder, as is the Gerudo custom, cried, "Hail my Lord Ganondorf, true ruler of Hyrule and the realm of the Triforce!"
"Get up, you filthy swine!", Ganon sneered, "Ignarok, give me your full report on your capture."
Getting up immediately, Ignarok, with a short bow, reported all that he had seen and done: "We came to the ranch as you had commanded, nigh on a five-day journey, and came through the front entrance. I knocked on the door to find the one you spoke of. My men and I ambushed him, beat him, as well as the woman who was with him-"
"Woman?", Ganon interrupted, "What woman?! Speak! What were her features?"
Slightly frightened, Ignarok replied, "I know not, Lord, except that she had red hair and a pale complexion. Her attire was more of ranch attire than anything else."
Good, Ganon thought, definitely not the one in my dream.that would be that pathetic daughter of that idiot rancher I banished all those years ago, when I was king! Ignarok continued: "We made to carry the prisoner out, but a young girl stopped us, bearing some little sword and a kitchen knife," at this, Ganon's heart raced, "She looked a lot like the prisoner, but her eyes were more of a purple color. Said her name was Airaen, or something. The bitch tried to attack us, but I threw a spell at her. I'm sure it hit her, though there was a weird blue light. But, not to worry, Lord, that girl's as good as dead!"
Ganon stood and roared out, "Did you check the body?! Are you certain that child is dead?!"
The captain's face paled, and he stepped back a few paces. "No, Lord.b-but I'm certain the girl is dead! I gave her a spell at point-blank range! No one can survive such a blow as that, Lord! Honest!" But Ganon was already seething with rage.
Drawing his sword, the King of the Gerudo pointed it at the terrified captain. "FOOL! ALWAYS CHECK THE DAMN BODY!" And he hacked Ignarok's head off. As it rolled down to the remaining patrol, Ganon pointed his bloody sword at one of the men: "You! What is your name?!"
Terrified, the man stammered, "Str-Strega, Lord, s-second i-in command of the East P-Patrol, sir!"
Enraged, Ganon roared, "Strega, you're the new captain of East Patrol! Send out two patrols, I don't give a damn which, and FIND THAT GIRL-CHILD! BRING ME HER HEAD! GO NOW!!!!" With a shivering bow, Strega, as well as the rest of the patrol, ran out of the throne room. Ganon could hear the cry of trumpets that signaled the rallying of both patrols. Good, thought Ganon at the sound of the trumpet, that captain has chosen North Patrol, my swiftest of the swift. They'll find that child soon. He made his way back to Link's cell.
Without warning, he burst into the cell, grabbed Link by the collar, and, raising him to his face, spat out, "So you've a daughter, eh? Some Airaen bitch, I presume? Well, thanks to my little dream, I know what she'll have to do! I underestimated you, kid, but I won't make that mistake again. You heard the trumpets! They'll find her, and make sure to hack her little body to pieces! Oh, but don't struggle, boy. You'll see your precious Airaen again, or at least what's left of her!" He threw the struggling Link against the wall and left the cell, securely locking the door.
Link sat in the darkness of the cell, listening to the fading gallop of the Patrol's horses. As the tears fell down his face, Link thought of only one thing. Airaen.