Chapter 7: Catacombs part 2
Link stood in the room that would take him down to the next level. Smart ReDeads blocked his way. They were like regular ReDeads, but could move out of the way of some attacks and moved a bit faster. They needed to be killed if he planned on moving down. He had gotten a Sage Bow and bombs on the first level. Though the bombs did become useful in unblocking caved in paths, he favored the bow a lot.
Link stood at the back of the room, eyes shut. He knew if he couldn't see the ReDeads, they couldn't freeze him. But he could still smell them and relied on that sense to tell him were they were. He held the bow, the sting pulled back tightly. "Just a little closer," He muttered as the stench of rotting flesh grew stronger. The ReDead leapt to grab onto Link when he released the arrow, plunging it deep into the ReDead's fragile skull.
Link opened his eyes. Three down, one to go. This last one seemed to be as smart as a four year old instead of two. He had so far dodged all of Links far off arrows and doesn't plan on moving any closer. Link has even tried to charge him with the Master Sword but the ReDead just moves away.
"This guy requires a new strategy…" He thought. A light bulb clicked on as he realized what he must do. He put away the bow and took out a bomb. He lit it and held it. The fuse grew shorter and yet he still held it. When it was about to blow he charged the ReDead and threw it. He didn't stand a chance. The bomb blew, throwing pieces of the ReDead everywhere. Link pulled out his shield and held it above him to "catch" stray pieces.
A small treasure chest appeared. Link opened it and took out the small key. He unlocked the door and headed down the stairs.
Already Link was stopped by a locked door. He walked in to trip the leaver that would show him what he had to do to unlock this door. A large Skeleton jumped down from above. He had an evil grin, evil even from a skeleton, and glowing red eyes. He had armor on, though from what Link could tell it still exposed his back. The large Skeleton also held a fairly large and heavy shield and a wickedly shaped Sword.
"A Stalfo… never thought I'd see one of these bastards," Link said as he readied himself, a slight smile on his face.
Link has truly changed a lot since he first started in the catacombs. When he first stepped foot in there, he was nervous and scared. Though he may still be scared at times, his courage is starting to grow. His becoming more eager to fight some of the monsters, meeting their challenge head on.
Link held the Master Sword in one hand, his shield in the other. The Stalfo and he walked in a circle, watching each other. The Stalfo charged first. Link quickly rolled away from the Stalfo. He then quickly turned toward it and slashed it across it's unprotected back. The Stalfo cried slightly and leapt away before Link could hit him again.
This continued for a minutes until the Stalfo fell into millions of pieces, the red glow in it's eyes gone. Link smiled and took a few arrows he had dropped. When the small treasure chest appeared he took the small key and unlocked the door.
Once out into the main path Link took out the Dungeon Map and Compass. He studied it thoroughly, seeing where exactly the staff was and if any more toys awaited him down here. Seeing that only the Staff awaited him, he decided to make his way there.
More ReDeads waited Link on this lower level of the catacombs, even some more Stalfos waited in locked rooms to try to get a piece of him.
The puzzles awaiting Link on the lower level were also more difficult then the upper level. Some had ReDeads on the other side. Link killed them all. He knew that the more he killed down here, the less that could come out and kill the people in the Market.
When Link reached the finale door, the door that lead to the Staff, Link stopped and smiled. He was surprised on what he had done, of what he had become in a few days. He was normally a 'let somebody else do it' kind of guy, yet here he was, getting the Staff of Sages and saving Hyrule.
Link pushed the door opened and walked inside. The Staff of Sages stood in the center of the room on a platform. The platform was elegantly made to honor the goddesses in ways that only those of ancient Hyrule could do. The staff was red in coloration, with a dragon claw at the top clutching a clear gem, rounded into a perfect sphere. Behind the Staff he saw a large door that he thought led back to the top.
As Link stepped forward into the room, the large door in the back opened. Excessive moaning and the stench of rotting flesh filled the room. The door leading out became blocked from bars. Link took out the sword as the ReDeads entered the room. He could see a countless number of them. He would have to kill a great deal of them before he could even get closer to the Staff.
As the First wave approached Link, one of the ReDeads knocked over the Staff from its place on the platform. When the staff hit the floor the gem glowed bright. The ReDeads began to be pulled towards the staff. Link looked nervously as the Staff merged all the ReDeads into one, large beast. All the ReDeads were gone, what stood was Necro.
Necro stood two stories tall. His eyes were sunk in with small crimson pupils. His body was not like the ReDeads that gave him "life" at all. His head was more round with thin, stringy hair falling down upon his face. His chest was thick and had some muscles, so did his arms and legs. He was not going to go down as easy as a normal ReDead.
Link looked away from Necro's eyes to avoid being frozen with fright. He could still feel the eyes, staring at him, piercing his soul. He froze. He was too terrified to move.
Link could feel the ground shack as Necro stepped towards him. Finally when he over came the feeling he dashed behind Necro and slashed the back of it's leg. It didn't even seem to phase Necro one bit, even though the Master Blade had dug pretty deep into his leg.
As Link went to pull the blade out, ReDeads formed from the back of Necro's leg and grabbed the blade, pulling it inside.
"Damn it…" He muttered. He took out the Sage Bow and shot a few arrows. Nothing seemed to be working on the colossus that stood before him. Maybe a bomb would work. He thought and laid a couple bombs by his feet. Nothing.
He was created by magic Link, A voice said inside his head.
What? Link thought.
Necro was created by magic, and only magic can kill him. Take hold of the Staff young Hero and banish Necro back to hell. The voice said as it faded away.
Link nodded his understanding and ran towards the Staff. As he lifted the Staff, knowledge seemed to flow into him. He was learning basic spells just by touching the Staff of Sages.
"Rauru's light!" Link yelled out. The gem glowed bight again, brighter then before. Soon, white hot pain filled his eyes, even after he shut them. When the light died down, Necro was frozen.
"Darunia's Fire!" he yelled. The gem glowed red this time and Link pushed the staff towards Necro's head. Fire shot out. When the fire hit Necro he unfroze. He stumbled around the room, moaning in pain. When he hit the walls, chunks of the wall would fall. Link watched the shadows on the floor and dodged them when they got too close.
He's just a big ReDead. An easy, yet annoying, kill. Link thought. "Saria's Earth!" The gem glowed green and Link plunged the top towards the ground. A pillar of solid earth came with it, pinning Necro to the ground. Link smiled.
"Now to finish you off. Impa's Shadow!" The Gem turned black and Link tapped the bottom of the staff on the ground. A black line shot across the ground to the fallen Necro. It surrounded him. Soon, Necro was laying in a large shadow.
Necro then began to sink into the shadow. His moans of pain filled the room until his last bit was gone. The shadow then began to close. When it was almost gone it spat out the Master Sword. Link ran to it and put it away in it's sheath.
When everything was back to normal, Link looked around the room. A blue light stood were the pillar once did. He walked towards it, feeling safe as he approached it. As he steeped into the light, his sight was blocked with the familiar sight of white. He could feel his body being lifted away from the place of death.
You have done well my son… Link heard in his head. Then his sight went black.