Chapter 4
The Man Called Raven
Link silently gazed at the street below from his rooftop perch, scanning for any signs of a fire or the culprit behind it. He silently leaped on top of another roof and landed with the softness of a cat and looked around the town market again. Link continued to patrol from the rooftops when suddenly he smelled a stench wafting in the wind. He looked around and spotted smoke coming from the western part of the town market. Link sprinted and leaped from rooftop to rooftop as the stench grew stronger and stronger until he could barely stand it. Soon, Link was standing on a roof next to the Temple of Time. Their was a fire inside the Temple of Time! Quickly, Link unsheathed his sword and donned his shield and jumped off the roof he was standing on. As soon as he landed, Link darted inside the temple, ignoring the smoke emitting from it. He heard voices inside. One voice had a menacing air to it and a commanding tone. The other 5 were of grunts and squeaks. Since Link couldn't see his enemies, he used Farore's Wind to rid the air of this annoying smoke. The smoke instantly vanished leaving behind a smoldering pile of ruin behind the pedestal with the three spiritual stones. Also behind the pedestal, were 2 Moblins, a giant boar looking creature with a 6 foot spear, 2 Octorocks, a Stalchild, and the hooded man named Raven. But what concerned Link the most was the pile of rubble they were standing near. They had broken through the door leading to the Master Sword! Link gave a valiant war cry and charged his enemies. "Stall him! Do not let him reach the sword!" Raven cried as he sprinted off towards the Master Sword. Link quickly killed the Octorocks with little resistance. Next, he continued onto the Moblins. They fought pretty well, but Link used Din's fire and turned the 2 Moblins and the Stalchild into smoldering ashes. Then, the giant boar charged at him. Link sidestepped at the last second, but the boar swung his spear around and slammed the side of the spear into Link's gut. The force of the blow sent Link tumbling to the other side of the room. Instinctively, Link pulled out his bow and a single arrow. He slowly took aim and shot the creature right in the eye as it got ready to charge him again.
Link quickly sprinted towards the Master Sword. Just as Raven was reaching the pedestal, the 7 Sages appeared in a haze of purple smoke. They were all casting spells at Raven when he suddenly shot a spell in all directions, sending the Sages flying into the wall and Link flat on his backside.
Link tried to get up, but a boot was brought down on his chest with the Master Sword glinting in his face. "Finally, my master is free again!" The hooded man said.
"Who…….who are you?" Link gasped as the air was being squeezed out of him.
"You can just call me Raven"
Then, Raven disappeared in swirling smoke, leaving Link gasping for breath on the floor.