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Chapter 5

Link, Zelda, and Tomas were standing in front of the forest. The three slipped between the trees, and began to follow the dirt road in the forest.

"Stay close." Link said to Zelda and Tom as the road narrowed. Link jumped as he heard the bushes rustling. Suddenly a wolf jumped out and attacked Link. He took his sword and killed the wolf.

"Link! That wasn't a monster! It was a wolf protecting its territory!" Zelda yelled. Link looked at her.

"Can't you feel it? The evil presence here? That wolf was possessed!" Link explained "And I'm worried that wolf wasn't the only one."

They kept on moving. Suddenly they met an old lady in the middle of the forest.

"If you are going to keep moving on from here, I suggest you take this." She said holding a bow and arrows out to Link. He stared for a moment and then took them.

"Th-thank you…" Link said confused. Zelda pushed Link forward.

After what seemed like hours, Link saw it. The necklace of Faore was in a golden tree stump. Link ran towards it when suddenly, several strong vines shot out of the ground and covered the necklace. Then a large creature hit the ground with great force, it knocked Link back.

The creature had three large eyes, no apparent mouth, large arms ending with blades, and the rest beyond explanation. It looked like pieces of other giant monsters stitched together.

"WHAT ON EATH IS THAT THING?" Link asked Zelda. Zelda just stared at the monster.

"I have no idea!" She finally answered. Link got out his sword and braced himself. Link saw the creature lift one of its arms in the air.

"MOVE!" Link warned them, they all did so just in time. Link slashed his sword at the massive beast, but its reflexes were very fast. Link didn't even see it coming as the beast took one of its bladed arms and slashed Link in the leg; Link dropped his sword in reaction.

The pain in his leg left him immobile, Link watched the beast charge all of its power into one blade, preparing to stab Link. The blade jetted forward towards him, but Tomas jumped in front of Link and took the blow. Zelda, in the corner, gasped in horror. The beast took the blade out of Tomas and stopped for a moment. Link looked at Tom.

"T-Tom?" Link said very shakily "W-why? Tom you idiot! You shouldn't have done that!" Link shouted angrily.

"S-sorry Link." Tomas slowly said "But I didn't want you to die." Link looked at Tom.

"Don't let go! Just don't let go!" Link said. Link was very angry now. He was so angry he forgot the pain in his leg. Link stood up and launched an arrow at one of the monster's eyes. The monster was a bit preoccupied with it. Link repeated this with the other two eyes. The monster was now blind and venerable. Zelda unsheathed her own sword, and Link got his off the floor.

Zelda began to cut the beast's arms off. Link found the monster's weak spot on its back. Link climbed up its back, and the creature began to thrash. Link stabbed it right on the weak spot, and jumped off. The Monster's body turned into a wolf's as it died.

Link and Zelda both dropped their weapons and ran over to Tomas. "Tom? Tom? Are you still alive?" Link asked urgently.

"I'm here." Tom said quietly. Link thought for a moment and then looked at Zelda.

"Zelda! You can perform that healing Spell again! Can't you?" Link asked. Zelda looked down.

"I-I need a healing stone for that…and the soil here isn't the kind that creates it… I'm sorry." Zelda explained trying not to cry. Link looked at her as though she was crazy.

" Of coarse it dose," Link said starting to dig in the ground. "Y-you just have to…have to…" Link couldn't hold it back any longer, he began to cry.

"Don't cry L-Link, its okay" Tomas began quietly "My mom and dad are proud of me…I'm just sorry that I have to leave you guys so soon…" then there was silence. Link's eyes widened.

"Tom? Tomas? TOM? TOM!" Link's tears were flowing. Suddenly a bright light came from the gold tree stump. Next thing they realized they were out at their campsite again. Zelda realized there was something in her hand, it was the necklace.

Link had burred Tomas's body under a tree near the campsite. Zelda and link were both siting at the campfire, being completely silent, when Zelda broke that silence, "I feel partly responsible for Tomas's death…I-I…"she sighed "If he had survived that I would have knighted him…He was very brave…" Link looked at her, she looked pale. "Link?"

"What is it Zelda?" Link asked

"After this event…I'm scared." She said shakily. Link gave her a reassuring look.

"It'll be okay Zelda. I will protect you, Princess." He said smiling. Zelda got up.

"Well, I think we should go to bed, after all we are going to a volcano tomorrow" Zelda said.