Legend of Zelda 3
CH.3: Pendant of courage
Link entered the dungeon and made his way through dark hallways and infested corridors. Suddenly four skeletons popped out of the ground and Link quickly destroyed their bodies. One room contained darkness where Link had to dodge skeletons and weird bouncing enemies that stole magic. As Link made his way a one eyed giant in green lunged at him. Link found his sword had no effect on them and knew he needed a new weapon that fired pointy objects. Once he acquired a map he found many rooms that he overlooked. He had the big key and unlocked a chest containing a bow. Link picked up the wooden weapon and placed an arrow in it.
"Hey little man!" Link stiffened up and knew the one eyed creature stood behind him. Link pulled back the string and spun around and launched the arrow right into the monster's eye. The arrow pierced its eye and the monster bled, but didn't die. It swung its right arm and sent Link crashing to the floor. Link got up and found his bow across the room. Out of no where large black balls of huge proportions came right at him. Link rolled to the right and each time a new one screamed at him. "My eye…I can't see!"
"Bulls eye," Link grinned. Link reached his bow and put another arrow in. The Cyclops came tearing at him, that's when Link launched the last arrow. The Cyclops hit the ground dead right near Link's feet.
"Kill one, kill two?" Link spun around ready to re-launch another arrow but felt his face burst in red hot pain. His vision was blurred and his sword was like a clock hand. The clock hand, instead of going in circles, made back and forth movement. "Can you see?"
"Which one of you did this!" Link watched his footing and made out two red figures. How was he to fight two enemies blindly? The next attack he ducked under and lunged at his enemy. His sword bounced off some armor.
"How does it feel to be blind?" Link tripped and fell to the floor feeling his way to safety. He could hear Saharasla's voice in his head and for some reason he stopped.
"Find the water of healing," he said. Link crawled to the water basin and splashed the cold water on his face. His vision cleared and he was able to stand up. Picking up his bow he ran forward launching two arrows into the eyes of the red Cyclops. They still fought; finally Link brought them down with two arrows. Link walked over to the basin and saw a bright pink flash. "What the-?"
"We are the faeries of Queen Venus and have been asked to help you on your journey. When you feel weak and need rest find us and we will heal you. Do not give up brave hero, only you can bring Ganon to justice." They were not tall and wore purple dresses that cut off at the legs. Each had a different color of hair and each had cheerful smiles.
"How am I a hero?" Link smiled to himself and made his way to a door with a skull on it. As he unlocked it he felt a cold wind exit and the darkness made him shiver. "I am here for the-."
"We know who you are you!" Link shielded his eyes from the light and when he dropped his hands he saw 9 armored knights. "We are the knights of the Eastern Palace and protectors of the Pendant of Courage. You have faced many trials to reach us and if you defeat us, the prize is yours."
"All I have to do is defeat nine of you? I hope you put up more of a challenge then those one eyed rock creatures." All nine knights rose from the ground and began to circle the room. They came together then lined at the end of the room. They started the pattern again and Link charged.
"Foolish man, your sword can not harm us!" One of the knights hit Link, and then continued around. Link recovered and speculated on how to defeat these invincible foes. It came to him when he accidentally launched an arrow into the shield of a knight. Link shot more arrows and moved about to avoid another damaging blow. The knights vanished one by one until one remained. "You've destroyed 8 of my men, but the leader never goes down so easy." The knight turned red.
"I'm running out of arrows and this crazy knight wishes to kill me; fine time for a hero to lose momentum. I must be brave and face this evil head on," Link said. The knight was following Link, that's when he discovered he knew his weakness. Link shot two arrows while running and finally after running in circles he won. The knight exploded in orange and red and where he once floated there was a ball of green. Link walked forward and received the pendant.
"Well done Link. It appears you are the legendary hero born every 100 years. The quest for the next pendant is located in the deserts. Seek the book of Mudora in the library; a librarian should be there to help. Take Andy and he'll show you the way," Sahasrahla said. Link shook the elder's hand and followed the boy out. Andy stared at Link curiously.
"Do you really think you can rescue Zelda? Sure you wiped out the knights and got the Pendant of Courage, but you still need 2 pendants and you don't have the master sword!" Link listened to the babble and insults while keeping his mind focused on Zelda. Andy was around 8 and 10 and had long blonde hair that covered his eyes. Link wore the pendant proudly around his neck and he knew now that he was a hero. Their travels led down a dirt road where eventually they came to a normal looking library.
"I guess this is it," Link said. They approached the house and saw more guards. Link really hated this and the pendant grew hot. His sword began to glow blue and Andy began to panic.
"Hey…Link," Andy stammered. Link walked up to the house and caught the soldier's attention. Then Link held his sword in both hands and brought it over his head. The sword cut clean through the guard leaving bits and pieces of armor. The other guards attacked and Link parried all the blows in intense heat. He sliced them in the middle and right through; Link himself had just been taught a new trick. He had spun while holding his sword taking multiple enemies at once.
"Are there any more?" Link put his sword away and made his way to the library. A sudden explosion caught Link and he went flying downwards. The library was in flames and it seemed a person was still in there. Link brushed off the dirt on him and headed into the burning the library. The librarian stood near a shelf trying to reach a green book. "Need any help?"
"As a matter of fact I do. The book of Mudora is stuck up there due to a soldier's doing. I'm afraid in my age and luck I can't reach it. You young lad seem fit to help an old librarian…will you help me in my stage of helplessness?" Link shrugged and tried to climb but burnt his fingers. Link looked at his boots and found their reddish glow intriguing. He thought back to what Sahasrahla said to him. It had something to do with these…
"As an act of gratitude I give you the Pegasus boots, in need of speed just run. The wings on the side increase stability and focus. Why you can ram into things like rocks and have only a bruise. Try it on hard to reach items." Link took a careful step back and ran, his speed was quick and once he hit the shelf the book fell. Hey…I did it!
"Very good young man, now how are we to escape this blazing inferno?" Link looked at the building in flames and pondered if he can make it. Link picked up the librarian and ran. It was a blur of speed that Link can recall later on as light and steady. He put the librarian down and felt a little dizzy. The lack of air in the library made him faint right to the ground.