The World Of the Undead
Chapter Three: Cursed Soldiers
I awoke with a start, knowing that I didn't go to sleep on purpose. I took in my surroundings to make sure I wasn't dead, sure enough I thought I was because of the steel boat I was riding in. But then I spotted Malon on the other side of me and Kaiten with a pedal, rowing the boat." Lets see..." I shispered, trying to remember what happend." I walked into that hut...then I saw the redead...everything blacked out..."
Well who wouldn't be startled after fainting. I haven't fainted for a while and last time I had to wake right back up and began fighting. But this time was different, that redead was more powerful than I thought, it really jammed all the energy I had left in me." Link are you ok? That redead got really close to you." I nodded and took in some of the water that she handed me.
I stood up and stretched out, keeping my cloak pulled over my arms. It was getting colder by the second, I could see that Malon and Kaiten was getting colder as well. The sky was turning a baby blue and the clouds were forming into what looked like rain clouds." Hey I see somethin..." Kaiten yelled back at us." Looks like an island!"I looked over the deck and noticed that this island had trees! Good to see some life, besides demons. The boat plunged onto the island and stopped, giving us the chance to jump out of the boat.
The island looked very very quiet and there was no civilization here. Slowly we walked into the forest, cautiosly not to run into any traps. I had my hand close to my sword at all times. The deeper we got into the forests the darker. I started to think we should turn back when an arrow flew past my head. I jumped with a large "gah" before noticing Malon and Kaiten weren't behind me." Kaiten?" I called." Malon?" But still I got no answer, it's like they just disappeared into nowhere. I then comed down and looked to see who shot the arrow, but little did I know that something was coming from behind me with a club. The next thing I knew, I was hit with something hard, and then everything went black.
This time, I woke up in a small cell, the bars were rusted and the bed was a total mess, rugged and not clean at all. I walked to the bars, trying to see where I was and spotted Malon in the opposite cell, sleeping tightly on the rugged bed. The I also spotted Kaiten, also out cold on his bed, not to far from Malons cell. Suddenly as if out of nowhere a large skeleton face popped up in the cell making me jump back with fright. What was with this thing? It was nothing but ragged bones and a red sword." ARR your not going anywhere mate, not for trust pasing on the forbidden island...HARR." I laughed at his accent but he shushed me with a "SILENCE" and put his hand down.
Malon woke up just a few minutes later and looked at the skeletal warrior in front my cage. Unless these things were stupid they forgot to take our weapons. I noticed Malon load an arrow and aimed. I began to stall the creature until she could hit it to knock it back from the key. She let the arrow fly and struck the beast right through the skull, causing i to collapse in blue flame. The key fell off of it's belt and four feet from where my cell was. I pulled out my bow and reached for it that way, trying to hook the key ring that was attached.
I hooked it up and pulled it towards me easilly, grabbing it with my loose hand. I looked for the lock around the cage and stuck the key in it,slightly turning it to the left. The lock opened and I emerged free, pulling the gate to the side and heading for Malons gate. Once she was free I then got Kaiten who was still out cold, and threw him on my back." Ok Malon we gotta get outta here, I know your the better than me with the bow, because you taught me how to use one. While we're escaping I need you to cover us, until Kaiten wakes up." She nodded.
Soon we were on our way to the entrance when Kaiten squirmed and opened his eyes." AH put me down..." He complained. I stopped and sat him down," Fine," I said sitting down by him as well. The lump on both of our heads were twice the size as Malons. Not like she really felt hers, I mean she's a girl after all right? Even a kind monster would take it easy on them. But if that was case then these monsters weren't monsters for very long.
"I say t\we go to these dead warriors leader and speak with him," I said breaking the silence. Malon and Kaiten looked at me like I was crazy," What the hell do you wanna go there for? Do you wanna get killed?" I nodded. I had an idea but it was going take being captured or...we could just sneak to the leaders cell or somethin. I mean it's not like I knew my way around or anything. I shrugged my cloak back and helped Malon and Kaiten up." Ok...we gotta find the thrown room, I beleive this is a castle...for some reason it looks just like Hyrule castle..."Kaiten awed," It does look like Hyrule castle...then do you think.." " Yes lets go." We ran around the hallways opening huge doors and turning corners.
" Hey I think this is it..." I muttered walking up to a large fifty foot door that seemed like no one could move it. Malon gulped. She had never seen anything like it, grant it she's never even been in a castle.Accually the only castle that I'v been in was Ganons...but that was small compared to this freakin door!
Suddenly the door opened, making a loud noise that peirced the still dirty air. The door pushed on the floor and hit the wall slightly before stopping, showing what looked like a thrown inside...I had a feeling I got to where I wanted, but I feared for Malons safety.I'm sure she could take care of herself on a regular basis but not this time anyhow...these were monsters we were dealing with.
" Ok I'll walk in first...doesn't seem like anyones here." Kaiten was right, the throne room was empy and so were the chairs. I continued to look around, something was following us the whole time...they're here I know it." Did you think you could escape my castle so easilly?" I heard a voice say. Malon jumped and ran behind me." Who are you!" I yelled out as if to nothing." Answer me!" I yelled again but was answered with my own echoes.
"Maybe their cowards," Remarked Kaiten as he pulled out his sword. I did the same and put an arm in front of Malon, protecting her from whatever it was that was coming our way...what would Zelda do in this situation? Then appeared a large skeleton in the throne room chair in front of us. I was starled at first but I could that this was no ordinary ghost or spector, it was a stalfos warrior, it looked like the leader because it was sitting in the chair. Then from both sides appeared two more stalfos warriors, swords in hand and sheilds on their backs.
"Welcome...to the city of Evil. How may I serve you?" Asked the skeletal warrior in the middle. I thought this was my chance to ask about Dracula since we had no leads what so ever." I have come to the underworld searching for a demon known as Dracula. Do you know the location in which I can locate this creature?" The leader rubbed his chin, clucking his bones together in the process.
" Dracula is legendary here and does not exist among the living, but he also doesn't exist among the dead...I do not have what you seek here...Who do you think you are coming to my island of cursed men and storming my castle?" The leader yelled, making us jump a little." You shall pay with your lives and your light shall parish in the darkness of hell. You shall become one of us, cursed beings." I damn well wasn't going to die in hell...I mean listen to it, it just sounds wrong to die in hell.
" It's no talkin to em Link, he's just a hack whos so cursed that he cannot trust anyone. Lets finish this and return to the steel boat." No...this can't be happening, I know Dracula has some connection with these beings, their to gentle to be regular stalfos." Who is the one that cursed you!" I said, completly ignoring what Kaiten said.
The creature arose from his sitting place." It was indeed the one you spoke of Dracula. He attacked our village and took us hostage, he told us ' we will never rest in peace unless the one with the light comes'. I'm sure your not that person." The one with the light...I thought. Maybe...I got it! I looked around the room as ghostly dead men began surrounding us." Now you will die!" " For long!" I countered pulling out the master sword and raising it into the air.
The light from the sword shined all around the room causing the deceased soldiers to squirm from the light now plagued their memorys." No! You can't be him!" The leader yelled charging at me, I blocked his attack and stood there in a dead lock him until finally, he gave up." You are the Hero Of Time, are you not?" I shook my head.
"Link..." Malon finally whispered." This means you are the Hero of the living and the dead." I looked at the master sword." Yes I am...but how do you know the prophecys?" I asked. Noi one knew the prophecys except those who were sensative.
"Yes and the only reason Malon and I know is because he told us. How does the underworld know this?" The creature now stood up straight and bowed." Forgive me lord...master of the light." Why is this guy bowing to me..." Dracula is very hard to find. His brides have the power to keep him hidden from demon and human eyes. It is said that he doesn't exist in the human or underworld but in between." Well this was confusing...we had to have passed this hidden place somewhere before.How would we get there?
"You mean the portal that we used to get here from the graveyard." Kaiten said, walking up beside me. The decaying skeletons backed off as the leader approached Link." You are the key to pass the forbidden place. Only true light can pass through darkness. If you can succesfully defeat Dracula, we will be free'd from this terrible curse."
" I have one more question for you," The skeletal leader turned as if listening," Does he weild a legendary artifact of the goddesses?" I knew this was a harsh question but I had to find out somehow, Malon was getting tired and fast, I had to let her rest. The creature's boney jaw began to move," Yes he does. That staff is the only thing that binds us to this world."
Then at that point I knew, that this staff was causing massive amounts of sorrow through the living and the dead and i was one step closer to finding Dracula...somehow.
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