Author: YAYNESS! I love suspense!…well!…whatcha waitin' for! Read!
Disclaimer…Legend of Zelda characters and locations belong to Nintendo…Nera, her Grandfather belong to me…and Kamon and the Sellswords belong to my bro.
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Chapter Five: Surprise Reunion
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Link turned around to walk to the stream when suddenly an arrow comes out of nowhere and strikes him.
"AAAAAAAAGH!" Link cries out as he falls to his knee and clutches his right shoulder.
With a grimace he pulls the sharp shaft out and throws it to the ground. He stands up to see four men charging out from the woods. Without hesitation Link unsheathes his sword and painfully holds up his shield. The first man to reach him was rather slow and dumpy and an easy target. With a swift swing to the left the fighter falls to the ground with his throat slashed. Then Link tries to block two swords at once, a success with his own sword but his injured right arm with the shield cannot withstand the blow and Link is thrown backwards. Regaining his balance he parries an attack from the left and ducks another from the right. Link swings to the right and manages to slice one of the men's shoulders wide open. With a cry the fighter backs off and Link kicks him in the chest and sends him flying into the stream. The third man saw this as an opportunity and thrusts his sword towards Link's side. Link narrowly dodges the attack only to be struck in the back by the fourth man. With a cry of pain and rage he swings his sword in a large circle and slices the third man nearly in half but the last warrior parries his attack and Link tries to use his shield again to block a counterattack. Unfortunately the man swings with such force that Links shield shatters in two and his arm breaks with a sickening snap. An intense pain surges through his right arm and Link falls to his knees. The last man pulls up his sword, ready to kill Link. But Link thrusts his sword forward and sends his blade deep into the man's gut. With a slurping sound, Link removes his sword and the fighter falls to the ground. Grimacing from the pain in his arm and back, Link slowly stands and looks at the three bodies before him. Suddenly he is jumped from behind and Link throws the attacker to the ground and pierces his chest with the Master Sword. With a sigh of relief, Link stands up and sheaths his sword.
"My…that was impressive…" came a woman's voice from behind Link. He turns around and pulls out his sword once again. Before him stood a brown haired woman in dark purple leather armor. In her hand was a longbow with an arrow cocked and aimed at him. She circled slowly around Link, but he never let her out of his sight.
'Who is she? And what's going on! These don't look like Gannondorf's men!' Link thought as the woman in purple continued to circle like a vulture after rotted meat.
"Too bad…you won't live long enough to tell anyone how you defeated four of Kamon's most skilled Sellswords" the woman added, as she slowly put her bow away and pulled out her own sword. "And I must say that's not an easy thing to do"
"Who are you?" asked Navi from her usual spot by Link's head.
"I'm afraid it will be pointless for you to find out," she said as she charged at Link. Link parried the attack and she brought her sword up to block his counterattack. Their swords clashed, clanged, and sent sparks as Link desperately tried to defend himself. Every swing made Link weaker, and made the woman smile more. Finally the stalemate was shattered as the woman thrust her sword into Links side when he faltered. The wound was enough to make Link fall to his knees.
"I'm afraid this is it for you" the woman said as she brought her sword up to Link's throat.
Link merely stared at her. Navi, however, was persistent.
"What is your name?" she asked, for she felt that the woman looked rather familiar.
"If you must know. My name is Nera" the Woman replied. At this Link's eyes widened and his jaw dropped slightly. He couldn't believe it! This was Nera? After 7 years!
"Nera! Don't kill him!" Navi shouted as she flew up towards Nera's face "It's me! Navi! Do you remember!"
"Navi? …" Nera whispered in confusion as she looked from the little blue fairy to the green-clad fighter at her mercy and back again. Then suddenly it hit her and she dropped her sword and fell to her knees.
"L-Link!" she asked quietly as she stared into his deep indigo eyes. "I-it can't be!"
Link merely nodded and brushed back his hair to reveal a silver hoop in his right ear. At the sight of the earring Nera started to cry, she couldn't believe it was Link. She suddenly reached forward and embraced him. Link cried out as Nera pressed upon his wounds.
"Oh! Link! I'm so sorry!" Nera said as she leaned back and looked at his pale face. She brushed his blonde bangs out of his eyes.
Link smiled slightly…then he suddenly collapsed. Nera cried out in surprise as she tried to grab him before he hit the ground. She held him tightly to her as he looked up at her beautiful brown eyes. Then his body fell limp in her arms and tears began to stream down her face.
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Author: AAACK! DON'T HURT MEH! wimpers …I warned you…I said I like suspense…cliffhangers rock… yay! Cliffies!