Author:…I actually don't remember changing much in this chapter… .O
Disclaimer: DAMN LAWYERS! holds up chair ACK! throws it into the mass of evil suits before her FINE! I'll do it!…I do not own any of the Legend of Zelda characters or locations…Nintendo does!…but Nera, her grandpa and Kamon and the Sellswords belong to me and my bro..
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Chapter four: The Last 7 Years
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Link was hiding in a tree near Lake Hylia when Navi came out of nowhere and landed on Link's hat.
"You were right…there's a group of Gannondorf's minions headed this way…it looks like they have another prisoner for the Castle." Navi says as Link jumps out of the tree and sneaks his way across Hyrule field.
Link comes to the top of a hill and drops to his stomach. Below him is a group of eight skeleton warriors and one of them is dragging a man bound with rope. Link charges down the hill, his Master Sword drawn and his shield before him. With a quick swing to the left he easily beheads the first skeleton and blocks an attack from another. Then with a few well-aimed swings Link decapitates the next three and parries an attack from the one dragging the man. He uses his shield and bashes the skeleton in the face and ducks under a swing from the sixth skeleton. A diagonal slash and Link slices the fifth skeleton in half then blocks an attack from another. Three more slashes and a dodge later, the ground is littered with inanimate bones. Link then sheaths his sword and walks over to the captive. He unties the man and helps him up while he is constantly thanking Link for the rescue. Then with a goodbye and a final thank you the man runs off and Link is left alone.
'A lot sure has changed these past years.' Link ponders to himself as he brushes dust off his tunic and heads back up the hill.
'Gannondorf stealing the throne, the princess disappearing…and me…destined to save this land.' He continues as he plays his ocarina to call Epona to him.
'Shortly after Nera left, I was told to collect the three sacred stones…to save the land…but instead I end up letting that monster steal the Triforce…and the throne.' Link adds as he mounts Epona.
'I'm still trying to fight him…awakening the sages…to seal him away…but in 7 years I've only awakened 3 of them…I'm not much of a 'hero'' he thinks to himself as he rides across Hyrule field and towards the forest.
Somewhere outside of Hyrule territory
Nera and four of her brother's mercenaries are riding through a thick wooded area. The group is silent and the only noise comes from the horses' hoofs upon the road, and their weapons lightly clanking. Nera is in the lead on her dapple-gray mare and wearing a long pale purple cloak that conceals her face, something she is at the moment thankful for. If her cloak hood were down she'd have to keep a straight emotionless expression or Kamon's men would bother her. She couldn't help thinking about what's going to happen when they get to Hyrule. She doesn't know where Link is or if he'll even recognize her.
'After 7 years…he probably doesn't even remember me…' she sighs as she steers her horse around a fallen stump 'and who knows if he's even there…'
'After we left Hyrule we traveled for weeks…trying to find Kamon's group…by the time we did, grandpa was ill…he passed away soon after…the only thing that really kept me going all these years…is the hope that I would get to see Link again…but has he missed me as well?' she continued to ponder. Slowly the landscape changed from heavy trees to a wide grassy plain.
"Mam! We're in Hyrule now…what are your orders?" one of the men asked as he rode up next to Nera. Steeling her face she pulled her hood back and looked around. Then Nera turned to the rather dumpy man next to her.
"First we have to find the target…did the client give any clues to his whereabouts?" she asked
"Yes Mam! It says here…" the mercenary pulls out a scrap of parchment " 'most likely in the forest to the south' so I suggest we start there"
"Alright…lets go!" Nera ordered as the five riders raced across Hyrule field. An hour later they arrived at the edge of a vast forest and dismounted. Quietly they headed in and soon came across tracks from another horse and rider. Nera motioned to the men and they all strapped their weapons on, then, leaving the horses behind, they followed the tracks. After several hours and a few wrong turns the group happens upon a clearing in the woods. Near their side is a stream and next to it, leaning on a boulder, was a man in a bold green tunic and hat, with white pants and undershirt, and brown gauntlets and boots. Upon his back were a shield and a sheath containing a sword with an indigo colored hilt. Next to him was a reddish brown horse with a black muzzle and white mane and tail. Nera stopped the men and they all ducked behind a fallen tree.
'He looks kind of familiar,' Nera thought to herself. "Is that the target?" She carefully whispered to the man next to her.
"Affirmative Mam" the Sellsword replies.
Then the men all quietly unsheathe their swords and peek out from the log while Nera pulls out her bow and cocks an arrow. She carefully stands up and aims her shot. Then, without another thought, she lets the arrow fly.
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Author:…Link is so kickass…kinda short…but mostly just to give information and bring Nera back…hope it isn't too cheesy…Please R&R!