The reaction upon their faces was priceless. Yun Sung had the stupidest
look of them all; it was as if his bottom jaw was going to hit the ground.
Link laughed, and grinned a most boyish grin.
Talim was the first to get over the initial shock and she ran up to him gripping both his hands.
"Link! Wh, when? I mean, how?!" In her excitement and shock, the girl was having a hard time speaking. Finally she forced her self to calm down and tried again. "I'm sorry about that Link," She apologized embarrassed. "It's just that."
"It's unbelievable!" Raphael said still very impressed. "Or have you just been playing us for a fool all this time?"
The elf scratched the back of his hood nervously; the grin was still plastered to his face.
"Well you're probably not going to believe it." He started. Kilik approached him then with a skeptical look.
"Link, after every thing that's happened I'd believe anything right about now." He said. The others agreed amongst themselves at this. Link dropped his gaze to the ground feeling suddenly uncomfortable. Of course He knew what they wanted to know, and he found himself silently debating how much he could tell them without giving TOO much away.
This caused him to feel very guilty for they had been open with him and accepted him with almost no questions, even Siegfried himself who had been the only one to speak with him never asked about his past. But Link had a big responsibility to shoulder, and that was to keep the many secrets of Hyrule safe. Some of them like the Ocarina of Time was such a novelty, that he only wished he could show it off to them and give him a reason to speak so proudly of his world.
But like always there were always the dangers. The possibilities were endless, though the Triforce of Courage was safe; he still had many other powers bestowed upon him. And his knowledge of his world could easily be exploited as well as the many mystical items he carried.
Link thought of all this, and decided to only tell them what they needed to know. Everything that concerned him, the Master Sword and Soul Edge, were all that they needed to hear. Nothing more. This decision made him feel even lower, and he swallowed around the lump in his throat. The elf forced some thing of a smile as he looked to his comrades.
"It's really a long story and I don't think that this is a very suitable place to even speak about it." Link began. "Perhaps if we return to the rooms upstairs it would be better. I would like Siegfried to hear this as well." This realization struck all the fighters as they suddenly remembered their surroundings.
Kilik nodded earnestly. "Of course Link, I guess we forgot about who you were." The young martial artist with the scar upon his cheek gave a half smile in embarrassment. This little perception how ever did not offend Link, instead it made a warm feeling with in him grow. The other fighters, though of different race, had readily accepted him as one of their own. What made this scary to Link was that for one minuet he actually felt like he should belong here and he began to doubt if he ever wanted to go back to Hyrule.
Link shot the idea down quickly before he thought about it more. Was he stupid? This wasn't his world and he didn't belong here. His destiny was bound to Hyrule, and he was most eager to return to it.
"Link." Yun Sung said. The elf regarded him with something of annoyance. The Korean who had been quiet for a long time slinked up to him hands in his pockets. There was a strange look in Yun's eyes that Link could see, but didn't understand. "I'm sure we're all just dying to hear the story you've got behind you." He said this with a bit of sarcasm, and then he coughed covering his mouth. "But you can let go of Talim's hand now." Yun Sung pointed down with a finger.
"Huh?" Link started as his gaze dropped.
Talim's eyes went wide. "Wh, what?" And she also looked down. Between them they found each other's hands entwined quite comfortably. Both pulled back their hands suddenly as if stunned.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
An hour or so had passed since that small incident, but Link could not keep himself from blushing and neither could Talim. The two avoided the other's eyes for the rest of that time, in hopes to forget that embarrassing moment. It did not help when Yun Sung, who seemed a bit miffed about it, continued to harass Link even more so. Once in a while Talim would come scold the man, but Yun Sung would either quiet down or turn his harassment upon the Priestess.
On a lighter note Link was able to get Siegfried back for what had happened that morning. After the short 'touching' moment shared with Talim, the elf had all too eagerly rushed up the stairs and burst rather rudely into the room scaring Sophitia (who drew back from Siegfried quickly) causing her to falter back wards. Siegfried reflexively reached out with his malformed claw and pulled her back into him, efficiently saving her from a fall, but ending up in a rather awkward embrace. That's when the other fighters arrived behind Link.
Of course, Siegfried and Sophitia tried to save face saying that if Link could talk he would have said what had really happened. Link, who now possessed the power of speech, seized his chance and smiled in turn playfully reprimanding Siegfried for being so naughty.
If it wasn't one thing it was another, and it took awhile for the group to settle down after seeing two embarrassing situations. Though it costed Link a bit of humiliation himself, he was thoroughly satisfied with the payback he dealt to Siegfried and he savored the thunderstruck look upon his face.
The room was fairly small, but it was able to fit everyone in comfortably. Raphael took his place against the wall while Kilik guarded the door. Talim and Xianghua opted for the spot upon Link's bed while Sophitia sat with Siegfried upon his. Yun Sung took the chair in the corner of the room (Looking mildly disinterested) while Link took another chair and sat himself between the beds close to the window. It was only then in the safe confines of the room did he take off his hood (apparently this was a signal to the others that he was ready to talk) and the laughing and talking died down.
Being the center of attention made the elf very uncomfortable, which was ironic since he was always the center of attention back home. Silently he contemplated the words he would speak and weighed them carefully to assure that he didn't imply too much or give away anything vital about his world.
Finally, the elf looked up his soft crystal blue eyes reflective. He looked to everyone in the room (except Talim) and saw everyone staring back expectant. This only made him more nervous.
"I'm not exactly sure where to begin..." Link started. "Or what you all are expecting to hear."
"The Soul Edge of course!" Yun said as though it were fact. However Kilik waved a dismissing hand in his direction.
"Don't pay him any mind Link, just tell us what you can."
"Your world, tell us about where you're from." Talim chimed in.
This did little to reassure Link and he shifted in his seat. He glanced at Siegfried who only nodded back urging him to start.
"I can't say much about the Soul Edge except the fact that it was the reason that I was brought here." Link admitted. "I come from the lands known as Hyrule, but I had never heard of the Soul Edge on my world or even knew that it existed. Hell, I didn't even know this world existed." Link paused again his expression sadden, and his eyes were lowered to the ground.
"But that changed rather quickly one night when I spied a bright column of light pouring down from the heavens."
Link noted the quick glances exchanged between the fighters in the room, and even Kilik seemed more attentive.
"I went to investigate this of course, as it appeared in the fields near the Hyrule Kingdome. I don't remember what exactly happened at that point when I came near the light, but." Link struggled trying to remember, " I felt as if I was being drawn to it, some part of me.And I thought I could hear some one calling, maybe screaming from with in the light...And then the next thing I knew I was in here, in this world. And this was lying beside me." Link reached into his pockets and produced a shard of the Soul Edge. "I wandered this world for a long time, and I had to conceal myself and never speak if I didn't want any trouble. I didn't know how I got here, but I suspected that there was a reason."
"The Soul Edge?" Sophitia suddenly asked and Link gave a curt nod.
"It wasn't until I found Siegfried in the desert that I had any inkling of what was going on, and it was by no mere chance that I found him when I did."
"So then you were guided? Perhaps you were sent by the Gods." The Greek female spoke again hopeful. "And after what Kilik and Talim had said earlier, you couldn't speak a word of our language until after you visited the Temple of Hephesust."
Once again Link nodded. "I, I think I can hear them.your gods. I can hear them speak so clearly.perhaps it proves the local Hylian legend told to me." Link fingered one of his long ears as if to prove a point. "My people known as Hylians bear these same features as I do. It was said that when the three goddesses Farore, Din, and Nayru, created our world they gave the people long ears so that they can hear the voices of the gods."
Yun Sung scoffed and said something quietly under his breath.
"I heard that Yun Sung." Link said plainly, the two exchanged hard steely glares for a moment before Link looked away.
Kilik inclined his head a bit before asking; "So why were you chosen to come to our world? I mean you said it yourself, you don't believe in chance and that our gods were guiding you."
"That's true, up till now I wasn't sure myself until I received an oracle at the temple, and now I realized that what Siegfried said is true. It all revolves around the Master Sword."
"The Master What?" Yun Sung asked incredibly.
"Master Sword." Link replied. Raphael nodded in understanding.
"Ah, of course the Sword you showed us earlier."
"In my world it was given many names, 'Sword with the power to repel evil' 'Sword of evil's bane'."
Xianghua's eyes widen (very much in the manner Talim's had) "So that's why your sword glows! Your sword is just like my Krita Yuga, only it's been awakened. When did it awaken? Was the Soul Edge responsible?"
Link leaned back at the barrage of questions, he didn't think too much of it and answered; "I can't tell you much about that. The Master Sword's been glowing like that since before the appearance of Soul Edge in my world."
Kilik straightened up from his position against the door. His brows were furrowed in slight concern.
"That is interesting, It's as Siegfried had said before, it could be another spirit sword. But if your sword is truly like Xianghua's then it should of remained dormant until something evil or powerful beckons it. Link, for what reason would the Master Sword have to remain in its awakened state back on your world?" Kilik asked.
"I don't know." Link said a little too quickly bringing Kilik's question to an abrupt halt. This roused a bit of suspicion and Link realized this, but he just didn't want them to know about everything.At least not now. "In any case, it's because of the Master Sword that I'm here, I was sent by the gods to aid you until another spirit sword is forged."
Link laughed, and grinned a most boyish grin.
Talim was the first to get over the initial shock and she ran up to him gripping both his hands.
"Link! Wh, when? I mean, how?!" In her excitement and shock, the girl was having a hard time speaking. Finally she forced her self to calm down and tried again. "I'm sorry about that Link," She apologized embarrassed. "It's just that."
"It's unbelievable!" Raphael said still very impressed. "Or have you just been playing us for a fool all this time?"
The elf scratched the back of his hood nervously; the grin was still plastered to his face.
"Well you're probably not going to believe it." He started. Kilik approached him then with a skeptical look.
"Link, after every thing that's happened I'd believe anything right about now." He said. The others agreed amongst themselves at this. Link dropped his gaze to the ground feeling suddenly uncomfortable. Of course He knew what they wanted to know, and he found himself silently debating how much he could tell them without giving TOO much away.
This caused him to feel very guilty for they had been open with him and accepted him with almost no questions, even Siegfried himself who had been the only one to speak with him never asked about his past. But Link had a big responsibility to shoulder, and that was to keep the many secrets of Hyrule safe. Some of them like the Ocarina of Time was such a novelty, that he only wished he could show it off to them and give him a reason to speak so proudly of his world.
But like always there were always the dangers. The possibilities were endless, though the Triforce of Courage was safe; he still had many other powers bestowed upon him. And his knowledge of his world could easily be exploited as well as the many mystical items he carried.
Link thought of all this, and decided to only tell them what they needed to know. Everything that concerned him, the Master Sword and Soul Edge, were all that they needed to hear. Nothing more. This decision made him feel even lower, and he swallowed around the lump in his throat. The elf forced some thing of a smile as he looked to his comrades.
"It's really a long story and I don't think that this is a very suitable place to even speak about it." Link began. "Perhaps if we return to the rooms upstairs it would be better. I would like Siegfried to hear this as well." This realization struck all the fighters as they suddenly remembered their surroundings.
Kilik nodded earnestly. "Of course Link, I guess we forgot about who you were." The young martial artist with the scar upon his cheek gave a half smile in embarrassment. This little perception how ever did not offend Link, instead it made a warm feeling with in him grow. The other fighters, though of different race, had readily accepted him as one of their own. What made this scary to Link was that for one minuet he actually felt like he should belong here and he began to doubt if he ever wanted to go back to Hyrule.
Link shot the idea down quickly before he thought about it more. Was he stupid? This wasn't his world and he didn't belong here. His destiny was bound to Hyrule, and he was most eager to return to it.
"Link." Yun Sung said. The elf regarded him with something of annoyance. The Korean who had been quiet for a long time slinked up to him hands in his pockets. There was a strange look in Yun's eyes that Link could see, but didn't understand. "I'm sure we're all just dying to hear the story you've got behind you." He said this with a bit of sarcasm, and then he coughed covering his mouth. "But you can let go of Talim's hand now." Yun Sung pointed down with a finger.
"Huh?" Link started as his gaze dropped.
Talim's eyes went wide. "Wh, what?" And she also looked down. Between them they found each other's hands entwined quite comfortably. Both pulled back their hands suddenly as if stunned.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
An hour or so had passed since that small incident, but Link could not keep himself from blushing and neither could Talim. The two avoided the other's eyes for the rest of that time, in hopes to forget that embarrassing moment. It did not help when Yun Sung, who seemed a bit miffed about it, continued to harass Link even more so. Once in a while Talim would come scold the man, but Yun Sung would either quiet down or turn his harassment upon the Priestess.
On a lighter note Link was able to get Siegfried back for what had happened that morning. After the short 'touching' moment shared with Talim, the elf had all too eagerly rushed up the stairs and burst rather rudely into the room scaring Sophitia (who drew back from Siegfried quickly) causing her to falter back wards. Siegfried reflexively reached out with his malformed claw and pulled her back into him, efficiently saving her from a fall, but ending up in a rather awkward embrace. That's when the other fighters arrived behind Link.
Of course, Siegfried and Sophitia tried to save face saying that if Link could talk he would have said what had really happened. Link, who now possessed the power of speech, seized his chance and smiled in turn playfully reprimanding Siegfried for being so naughty.
If it wasn't one thing it was another, and it took awhile for the group to settle down after seeing two embarrassing situations. Though it costed Link a bit of humiliation himself, he was thoroughly satisfied with the payback he dealt to Siegfried and he savored the thunderstruck look upon his face.
The room was fairly small, but it was able to fit everyone in comfortably. Raphael took his place against the wall while Kilik guarded the door. Talim and Xianghua opted for the spot upon Link's bed while Sophitia sat with Siegfried upon his. Yun Sung took the chair in the corner of the room (Looking mildly disinterested) while Link took another chair and sat himself between the beds close to the window. It was only then in the safe confines of the room did he take off his hood (apparently this was a signal to the others that he was ready to talk) and the laughing and talking died down.
Being the center of attention made the elf very uncomfortable, which was ironic since he was always the center of attention back home. Silently he contemplated the words he would speak and weighed them carefully to assure that he didn't imply too much or give away anything vital about his world.
Finally, the elf looked up his soft crystal blue eyes reflective. He looked to everyone in the room (except Talim) and saw everyone staring back expectant. This only made him more nervous.
"I'm not exactly sure where to begin..." Link started. "Or what you all are expecting to hear."
"The Soul Edge of course!" Yun said as though it were fact. However Kilik waved a dismissing hand in his direction.
"Don't pay him any mind Link, just tell us what you can."
"Your world, tell us about where you're from." Talim chimed in.
This did little to reassure Link and he shifted in his seat. He glanced at Siegfried who only nodded back urging him to start.
"I can't say much about the Soul Edge except the fact that it was the reason that I was brought here." Link admitted. "I come from the lands known as Hyrule, but I had never heard of the Soul Edge on my world or even knew that it existed. Hell, I didn't even know this world existed." Link paused again his expression sadden, and his eyes were lowered to the ground.
"But that changed rather quickly one night when I spied a bright column of light pouring down from the heavens."
Link noted the quick glances exchanged between the fighters in the room, and even Kilik seemed more attentive.
"I went to investigate this of course, as it appeared in the fields near the Hyrule Kingdome. I don't remember what exactly happened at that point when I came near the light, but." Link struggled trying to remember, " I felt as if I was being drawn to it, some part of me.And I thought I could hear some one calling, maybe screaming from with in the light...And then the next thing I knew I was in here, in this world. And this was lying beside me." Link reached into his pockets and produced a shard of the Soul Edge. "I wandered this world for a long time, and I had to conceal myself and never speak if I didn't want any trouble. I didn't know how I got here, but I suspected that there was a reason."
"The Soul Edge?" Sophitia suddenly asked and Link gave a curt nod.
"It wasn't until I found Siegfried in the desert that I had any inkling of what was going on, and it was by no mere chance that I found him when I did."
"So then you were guided? Perhaps you were sent by the Gods." The Greek female spoke again hopeful. "And after what Kilik and Talim had said earlier, you couldn't speak a word of our language until after you visited the Temple of Hephesust."
Once again Link nodded. "I, I think I can hear them.your gods. I can hear them speak so clearly.perhaps it proves the local Hylian legend told to me." Link fingered one of his long ears as if to prove a point. "My people known as Hylians bear these same features as I do. It was said that when the three goddesses Farore, Din, and Nayru, created our world they gave the people long ears so that they can hear the voices of the gods."
Yun Sung scoffed and said something quietly under his breath.
"I heard that Yun Sung." Link said plainly, the two exchanged hard steely glares for a moment before Link looked away.
Kilik inclined his head a bit before asking; "So why were you chosen to come to our world? I mean you said it yourself, you don't believe in chance and that our gods were guiding you."
"That's true, up till now I wasn't sure myself until I received an oracle at the temple, and now I realized that what Siegfried said is true. It all revolves around the Master Sword."
"The Master What?" Yun Sung asked incredibly.
"Master Sword." Link replied. Raphael nodded in understanding.
"Ah, of course the Sword you showed us earlier."
"In my world it was given many names, 'Sword with the power to repel evil' 'Sword of evil's bane'."
Xianghua's eyes widen (very much in the manner Talim's had) "So that's why your sword glows! Your sword is just like my Krita Yuga, only it's been awakened. When did it awaken? Was the Soul Edge responsible?"
Link leaned back at the barrage of questions, he didn't think too much of it and answered; "I can't tell you much about that. The Master Sword's been glowing like that since before the appearance of Soul Edge in my world."
Kilik straightened up from his position against the door. His brows were furrowed in slight concern.
"That is interesting, It's as Siegfried had said before, it could be another spirit sword. But if your sword is truly like Xianghua's then it should of remained dormant until something evil or powerful beckons it. Link, for what reason would the Master Sword have to remain in its awakened state back on your world?" Kilik asked.
"I don't know." Link said a little too quickly bringing Kilik's question to an abrupt halt. This roused a bit of suspicion and Link realized this, but he just didn't want them to know about everything.At least not now. "In any case, it's because of the Master Sword that I'm here, I was sent by the gods to aid you until another spirit sword is forged."