Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda.
A/N: I haven't updated in a while because Aol became screwy and decided to shut down
the whole account because we were accused of "advertising" in the email or some other
crap like that. Plus I have been utterly uninspired to write altogether. So I'm gonna try to
get back on track before school starts for me.
Chapter 13
The wind blew through Link's golden hair as he rode upon the back of the young mature
dragon Kairi. In dragon form, Kairi was a pristine white with large light blue eyes. His
horns were straight and slanted to almost rest on the top of his head. His brother Shizuka,
who was flying at their side was a black dragon with green eyes. His horns were curved
like half circles and slanted against his head as well.
Link gazed at the looming horizon ahead of him with an uneasy feeling in his gut. The
sun was beginning to set and the temple where the demon had been sealed and Lira was
sure to be was still not in sight. He hoped he got there in time, before the demon was
released. Who knew what would happen then. Would they be able to defeat it?
Link sighed wearily, then jumped when he heard the rumbling of his current transport in
what he assumed was laughter. "What's the matter, kid? I can feel your worry comin' off
of ya like waves!" Kairi's voice spoke to him, deeper and gruffer than normal, obviously
due to his large size.
Link rubbed his temples. "Sorry. It's just that....I'm worried about Lira...and Sharai, the
other Chosen One. What if we don't make it there in time?" Kairi chuckled. "Hey man,
don't get so worked up about not making it there in time. Even if Velnar releases the
demon, we know that he's not gonna hurt Lira," he replied. Link tilted his head to the
side. "How do you know that?"
"Because he's in love with her," Shizuka answered simply. Link gasped and turned to
stare at the other dragon. "Velnar is in love with Lira?!" he repeated.
Up ahead a loud cry of anger resounded through the valley they were flying over as
Firagaht let them know he had heard what they said and wasn't very happy about it.
Every inch of his large dark blue body was tense with fury. His golden eyes were
narrowed and filled with absolute anger. All animal life below them seemed to cower in
fear and hide as he flew over them.
Kairi continued, "Velnar and Firagaht used to be friends when they were younger.
Despite the fact that they were of races that currently hated each other. When Lira
appeared in their lives, Velnar immediately fell in love with her. But when it was
announced that Lira was betrothed to Firagaht, Velnar became extremely jealous and the
two of them ceased to be friends after a huge argument that left both of them badly
wounded.
"It is strictly forbidden for wyverns and dragons to mate together. It was done in the past
and many dragons and wyverns died because of it. It is still not quite known why, but we
know that our races are incompatible. Because of this, Velnar began to experiment on his
body to gain the biological structure of a dragon. He hoped that if he became of Lira's
race she would become his, because it was known by all that Lira was not in love with
Firagaht."
Another howl of anger and the dragon leader breathed a wave of fire across the grassland
beneath them, scorching it past recognition. Link stared in amazement. He had never
seen the dragon leader so enraged. Of course he hadn't known him for that long, but the
man had never seemed the type to become so angry. Link shuddered, hoping Firagaht
wouldn't ever direct that anger toward him!
"This demon that Velnar is trying to awaken is actually not a threat itself anymore," Kairi
said. "What do you mean?" Link asked. "The demon as well as it's power has been
sealed. Before the demon was put away, it's power was sealed so even if it was released it
would be unable to wreak havoc. It would need to work through a vessel," Shizuka
supplied.
Link frowned, thinking back to when Velnar had taken Lira away after their brief battle.
"Velnar...was saying something about a wish...What did he mean by a wish?" "Simple.
When the demon is released, it will grant a wish to the one who freed it. Any wish that is
within the boundaries of its power of course," Kairi answered. "Any...wish," Link
murmured to himself.
"The past often repeats itself. And judging by what's going on now, I am sure that Velnar
intends to use his wish to lose his wyvern blood and become a dragon," Shizuka said
solemnly. "I can't believe he's going through all this trouble just for Lira! He must really
be obsessed with her!" his twin brother exclaimed. "All the more reason why we must
rescue Lira soon," Link said determinedly.
Link closed his eyes for a moment, hoping that the Chosen Ones were ok. When he
reopened them he saw a large dilapidated temple was sitting in the center of a lush garden
in the distance. "That must be the temple where Velnar is!" Link exclaimed. "Yep! Hold
on tight, we're preparing to land!" Kairi warned him.
Safely on the ground, Link leapt off of Kairi's back just as the three dragons transformed
into their human forms. Link kept a hand on his sword. "I feel an immense power
coming from inside. It must be the demon," he said. Kairi glanced over at him in
surprise, but his brother beat him to speaking. "Impossible. The seal completely covers
all signs of the beast!" Shizuka said.
The twins exchanged glances. "Then it has already begun," Firagaht said from a few feet
ahead of them. "Let us not waste anymore time chatting."
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The wyvern priest approached Lira, holding the ritual dagger in his hands. An acolyte at
his side held the bowl that would contain her blood. Lira pursed her lips then glanced
over at Sharai who was already giving of her blood. The other priest had sliced her side
and held the bowl beneath the cut to catch the droplets that escaped. Her head was
hanging limply forward, she apparently had passed out. Lira bit her lip.
Her attention was jerked back to the priests who were tending to her as she felt the one
with the knife massage the skin upon her neck then bring the knife to rest coldly upon her
skin. She closed her eyes and held her breath, awaiting the moment of sharp pain and the
feeling of her life fluid trickling down her neck.
"Stop!" came Velnar's voice. Lira opened her eyes as the wyvern leader approached
them. "I will not have you scarring the perfect skin upon her delicate neck. She will
bleed too much there. Make a small incision in her wrist," he commanded. The priests
obeyed and the one with the knife took her right wrist in his hand and held the blade over
it.
Tears streamed down Lira's cheeks as she gazed at her former friend. "Velnar, please!
Don't do this! You don't know what the outcome of all of this will be! You do not know
for sure it will be as perfect as you hope it to! Please!" she pleaded with him.
Velnar lowered his head so his bangs covered his face. He could not bear to watch as the
priest sliced her wrist and her crimson blood flowed onto her hand and into the shallow
bowl. He flinched when he heard her soft cry of pain and clenched his fist at his side,
telling himself that after all of this was over, Lira would never be harmed again.
"Lord Velnar, we have enough blood from both Chosen Ones now. It is time," the priest
told him. Velnar lifted his head and nodded. "Begin the ceremony," he commanded.
The acolytes poured the blood into the indentions in the altar then held their hands
together in prayer. The priests stood on either side of the altar and raised their hands in
the air, chanting a spell. The blood began to slosh in their holders and glow a soft pink.
Velnar turned to Lira, who's wrist had been healed by the acolyte. He motioned for the
guards that were on either side of both Chosen Ones to take positions at the door. He
reached for the ties that held Lira and undid them, letting her fall into his arms. He
embraced her tightly and buried his face in her long azure tresses. Lira, too weak to
resist, allowed him to hug her. A single tear streamed down her cheek. "Soon, Lira.
Soon...." he whispered.
Two wyvern guards barged into the temple doors, shouting for Velnar's attention. The
wyvern leader glared back at them. "My lord! Firagaht has arrived, along with two
dragons and that Hylian boy we captured earlier!" one of them informed him. Velnar
cursed. "Send all troops to hinder his entrance. The ritual must not be stopped!" The
wyvern subordinates nodded. "Yessir!"
He felt Lira tense in his embrace and frowned. "He has come for me." Lira lifted her
head to stare into Velnar's face. "Please, let me go! What you wish for will not happen!"
Velnar pulled her back to bury her face against his chest. "It will happen. I will make it
happen."
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Back outside, The three dragons and Link watched as over a hundred wyvern guards
filled the courtyard of the temple before them. "Damn!" Kairi cursed. Link glanced at
him out of the corner of his eye. "We're surrounded!"
Indeed, there were guards on all sides of them, without a single route for escape. "There
is no time. Kairi and I will handle this. You two go on ahead!" Shizuka said. "Wha?!"
Link began but was cut off as Kairi shoved him into Firagaht, who in turn grabbed him
and charged towards the entrance, straight towards the heavily armored guards. Link,
who was suspended in the air by the waist, could only close his eyes as the distance
between them quickly became less and less.
Hearing the sound of grunts of pain and metal clashing with rock, Link reopened his eyes
to find that a path to the entrance was being cleared by the dragon twins. As the entrance
was in sight Firagaht leapt clear over the last few guards and landed within the temple.
The doors closed behind them via Kairi and Link could hear the sounds of battle as the
twins seemed to be fighting them off. Link let out a breath of relief just as Firagaht
dropped him without any warning.
"Oww!" Link muttered, slowly climbing to his feet. He rubbed his chin and glared at the
dragon leader who was doing an amazing job of ignoring him. Firagaht glanced around
the large room which seemed to be an entrance hall. Moonlight poured in to the
otherwise dark room through holes in the ceiling. He walked forward, then froze upon
hearing something. Link heard it too.
"I hear...voices coming from the next room. And...I feel an immensely powerful and
malevolent presence radiating from ahead. The seal must nearly be broken!" Link said.
He held his stomach and grunted. "That presence...is so evil! I can feel my energy just
seeping out of my body!"
"Do you wish to go home then?" Link blinked in surprise at Firagaht who was glancing
at him over his shoulder. Link growled. "No! I couldn't protect Lira before and I wish to
save her!" Firagaht faced the doorway to the next room. "Hmph."
Link watched him, wondering why he wasn't proceeding when he had been the one who
had rushed them here. Firagaht turned now to face the Hylian, and Link was hit with the
full brunt of his scrutinizing glare. The blonde man gulped.
"Can I trust you, boy?" the dark haired dragon asked suddenly. Taken aback, Link didn't
reply right away. Firagaht narrowed his eyes. "Y-yes! Of course!" Link answered. The
leader now crossed his arms over his chest. "Can I rely upon you?" Link stared at him
wearily, wondering why he would ask such a question so suddenly and at a time like this.
He nodded slowly. "Yes, you can," he replied more confidently than the first answer.
Firagaht nodded as well. "Good. Then I want you to take Lira and get as far away from
here as you can. Do you understand me?" Link's eyes widened, but he nodded once
more. "Alright."
Firagaht turned his back on Link and headed for the doors, Link followed. He pushed the
doors opened and stepped inside the room. Velnar as well as the four guards by the doors
all stared at him. "Firagaht," Velnar began condescendingly, "It is so nice to see you after
all these years." The dragon leader narrowed his eyes, angered by the fact that he was
holding Lira in his arms, and drew his scythe and took a step forward. All four wyvern
guards stood in-between him and his destination.
"You will not get through dragon!" the guards declared. Link reached for his sword, but
it was too late. In one fell swoop, all four guards fell dead upon the floor. Firagaht's
scythe now dripped with their blood. He lifted the corner of his mouth in a sneer and
stepped upon their corpses and towards Velnar. The wyvern leader was unaffected by
this whole exchange. Link was a little more considerate for the dead and stepped over
their bodies.
Lira lifted her head and gasped, her crimson eyes widening. "Link! Firagaht!" she
exclaimed. Velnar growled. "I see you're the same as ever, Firagaht. Never one to waste
time."
"I don't care about your damn wish. Return Lira to me at once!" Firagaht snarled. Velnar
threw his head back and laughed. "I will not return something that never belonged to you,
my dear friend!"
"My lord!" exclaimed the priest. "My lord, the seal!"
Everyone's attention turned to the large emblem upon the wall. It was glowing a dark red
and the silhouette of a great beast could be seen, flashing along with the emblem. Wisps
of air were spewing out of the corners of the seal and a red light from behind it shone
through and outlined it.
Lira gasped as Velnar laughed maniacally. "Yes! At last! The seal has been broken!
The demon is free! Hahahahahaha!!" Firagaht narrowed his eyes and prepared to charge
at the wyvern's back, when a bright light was emitted from the wall, blinding everyone in
the room.
When the light finally dimmed, everyone stared in astonishment at what stood before
them. Link's mouth dropped open in surprise. When he had heard about a demon being
sealed here, he had expected some huge monstrosity with more claws and teeth than he
could count. But here, stood what looked nothing more than a young man. His long
silver hair reached down to his knees and his eyes glowed a strange red. He wore nothing
to cover his golden skin and there were strange markings upon his arms and chest.
He stepped forward and everyone held their breath, waiting for him to do something. The
"demon's" gaze shifted from each person in the room until it finally rested upon Velnar.
"Was it you who freed me?" he asked, his voice deep and smooth. Velnar smiled. "Yes.
It was I!"
The demon nodded. "Alright. Then state your wish." Velnar released Lira and stepped
toward the demon. "I wish to become the most powerful dragon in existence!" the
wyvern man bellowed. His voice echoed throughout the temple.
"As you wish." The demon lifted a hand toward Velnar and his fingertips began to glow
a golden color. Soon his entire body began to glow white. He was consumed by the light
and became a white orb that slowly floated toward Velnar. The wyvern leader held out
his hands, preparing to welcome him. The orb became a beam that shot straight into his
body. When the demon had been totally absorbed, Velnar himself began to glow an
ominous ebony.
Lira took a step back and gasped as the walls of the temple began to rumble. Small
pebbles came loose and fell to the floors, rattling as the entire temple seemed to quake
from Velnar's newfound power.
"Link!" Firagaht exclaimed. Link nodded in understanding and grabbed Lira. "Come
on!" Link said, pulling her with him. "Wha-what about Sharai?" she protested. "Got
her!" Kairi's voice sounded. They turned quickly to see the blue eyed twin holding the
young limp wyvern girl in his arms. They rushed out of the temple, Velnar following
their every move.
He made a motion to go after them but Firagaht stood in his way. "This is where it all
ends, Velnar," Firagaht said. He raised his scythe and pointed the blade at him. "I will
kill you where you stand and you will no longer need to suffer."
Velnar smirked. The corners of his lips lifted, revealing his sharp white canines. He was
hunched forward, with his arms dangling at his sides. His nails had grown to around six
inches and were viciously sharp. "Really, Firagaht? I believe it is your time to go," he
countered, his voice deeper and demonic sounding. "Now, with this body, I can finally
make Lira mine. All that is in my way, is you!"
Firagaht bared his teeth. "Shut up!" They charged at each other and clashed. When their
energies collided, the entire temple began to crumble more vigorously around them. This
marked the beginning of a battle in which only one of them would walk away alive.
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Wow, pretty long chappie but I suppose since I haven't updated in awhile, you guys
deserve it. It seems it's really close to the end doesn't it? Well, that's cuz it is! Hahaha!
I'm thinking of a sequel. What do you guys think?
-LunaRyuu