These last three chapters I had to do a lot of changing and editing. I replaced and pushed things to different places so that everything made more sense…
Everything that was changed was changed for the better! I hope anyways I made this story so much better than it used to be. xx
Chapter 11 - The Queen
She continued her wailing and crying, and continued to spit it's red acid on the plants and trees. Murray leaned over to Link and whispered in his ear.
"What's it doing..?" Link watched it, making sure that it didn't attack them when they were off guard. He grabbed his wrist, feeling it shaking beside him.
"I... I don't know..." He murmured, but his fear wasn't as noticeable as Taren's who could be heard shaking in his armor. Murray slung his stick down and smacked the back of his ankle.
"Why don't you just shit your pants already!" He said it in a harsh whisper. Taren swallowed hard and wiped the sweat from his forehead. After a few more minutes, the beast calmed and turned back to the three. Link felt his heart pound as he looked back into it's eyes, seeing himself in both of the blue globes.
It snorted loudly letting balls of spit and snot fling onto the ground. Murray raised a lip in disgust while Taren whimpered. The monster opened it's lips revealing eleven pearl white fangs surrounding the inside. Link still hadn't moved from his spot. He was only shaking slightly, enough for only Murray and Taren to see if they were paying attention to him. The monster's round eyes focused primarily on Link. It paid no attention to the frightened humans next to him.
It screamed trying to get him to move from his spot, but he swallowed hard while holding his ground and rolled the sword handle in his hand. It whispered to him and he could see the voice approaching him in the thick air.
"...You! I want you dead!" It forced a black fuzzy leg forward. Link held his sword towards it, watching as it crawled towards him. It's legs moved faster than his eye could see; the creature was too powerful. It couldn't be mortal.
"Then come get me..." He whispered back, feeling the harshness in his voice. He hadn't expected it to come out so angry. A screeching yell escaped it's mouth and it ran towards him. He held his sword out, wanting to strike but finding himself not quick enough. He felt the black fuzzy body slam against him, sending him floating across the sky and smacking against a tree. He felt like a rock to the ground, but held his sword tight. He pushed himself back on his feet and watched the giant insect. He saw it breathing slowly as it stood, watching his every movement. It ran towards him again, again too quick. He held his breath and felt his heart pounding madly. He couldn't fight this.
He held his sword in front of him and awaited the next powerful blow. As he waited he felt the earth move beneath him and he looked down seeing a root poking out from the ground. The creature jumped at him and the root expanded, emerging out of the ground just as fast as the bug had jumped. The monstrous root sprouted out between them. It twisted and shoved it's giant mass into the black bug's round belly. It's scream was silenced for a short second until root twisted around it's body and grabbed it, pulling it up towards the rooftop of the forest. The root continued growing in size and ended up hitting Link, knocking him on his back.
The root continued to elevate until it hit the roof of the trees, and it tossed the monster in the air. It reached out, catching it again and tightening around it's hard and fuzzy shell. The root then began to steadily retreat into the dirt, stopping when the monster's weight touched earth. The twigs and vines hanging around began to join the king root in it's game. They grew and wrapped tightly around the body of the overgrown spider-like creature. It screeched and continued to shake it's legs and head violently, until the twigs and small roots grasped hold of them and kept them still. The monster screeched loudly while it was being held down.
"Ah!" An echoing scream of a young girl raced through the forest. Link's heart started to race as he thought about Zelda again.
"Zelda!" He grabbed his sword, ignoring the root and beast, and took off in the direction he heard her voice. Murray and Taren didn't follow; they were still frozen in fear at the giant battle that was taking place.
Link ran as fast as his legs could carry him. Twigs and weak branches smacked and snapped in his face, but he ignored the scratches and bruises he was receiving and continued to run. She screamed again and he called out for her again. "I'm coming!" He let the words sail ahead, hoping somehow that they would get to her.
He came upon a spacious area. The air was light and it was lit by the golden aurora of thousands of fairies. They were playing in the leaves of a monstrous sized tree, centered in the middle of this tiny and untouched paradise. He walked over to the tree. It was incredibly huge, fifty times his size. He placed his small hand and slid it across the smooth bark of the trunk.
"I'm up here." Zelda had heard him coming and looked down at him, watching him as he looked up at her. She didn't blush this time as he watched her, wondering how she was able to climb such a large tree.
"How'd you get up there? And what was with the screaming?" He asked her. She smiled down to him and brushed her hair away, looking at all the giant branches. She looked down at him as he stood in the golden light. His hair was floating and his eyes were brighter. This place had an effect on her too. She felt lighter and calmer being there.
"Well... I don't remember getting up here. I was screaming because a bug attacked me..." She leaned back and sat closer to the trunk. "But it's safe here. They protect me." Link blinked.
"Who?" He looked around, trying to see any other people standing around here. It wouldn't have surprised him to see a bunch of ghost standing around the tree. He could believe anything at this point.
"We do."
The fairies mimicked the voice. Link looked up and saw them wandering and hiding in the giant branches. "We do!" Their voices were loud and high, and together gave him a headache. Link rubbed his right ear and smiled back up at her. He watched the fairies as they hid when he looked at them.
He watched them for only a short time longer when he heard a scream in the distance. He turned to the direction he had come from, hearing the queen screech once again.
"The queen has escaped."
The fairies repeated it in crying voices and sped back up into the sheltering leaves with Zelda. They stayed close to her as if they were trying to protect her. Link watched the trail, feeling himself shake as he thought about the monster he had seen.
"The queen?" He felt more nervous now. She must have been the queen of all the insects. The wind blew softly making his ears ring.
It didn't take long for the midnight black creature to find him again. It took sight of Link first thing and screeched again. "YOU CANNOT ESCAPE MY WILL!" It pounced towards him, but hadn't realized the great tree that lay behind him. A huge root poked from the peaceful soft dirt and smacked the queen hard across the body. Link drew his sword, making himself ready for battle if he had to fight.
The monster rolled back onto it's feet and hissed at the root. The plant wiggled in the air.
"Further progression will cause you to bleed."
It growled, glaring at the root with both of it's solid blue eyes. "WHY PROTECT THEM? THEY ONLY CONTROL YOUR WORLD WHILE YOU SIT AND WATCH IT HAPPEN! WITH HIM DEAD, I CAN RULE OVER THIS PLANET! WE CAN RULE!!" The root smacked the dirt and shook the ground.
"Parasites have a place. The top is not meant for you. If it were there would be no issues. Go back into the dirt!"
The root slammed against her body and she tumbled across the ground. She screamed but forced herself back onto her feet as quickly as she fell down. Once again she tried to attack Link, but the root continued to fight her. She hissed and slowly paced near it. "I'm sick of you!" Her voice pierced through the air violently. Link swallowed hard and Zelda scooted farther up the branch. The queen spit a ball of acid towards the root. It was too big to avoid the snot. It shook from the burning. A small trail of smoke emitted off the red and hot area. "Why must you continue to struggle? Give up you worthless plant!" She took her opportunity and slid her eleven sharp fangs into the veins of the plant.
The plant squealed and sucked back into the hole. The fairies yipped and flew higher into the tree. Zelda watched the helpless creatures flutter and worry. "He's poisoned! The queen poisoned the Great Deku Tree!" They whined and cried. The tree had rapidly added a darker tint of gray into it's beautiful bark, which soon took a hard texture.
"You have no respect. An empire would die under a creature as harmful as you..."
The queen hissed and laughed. "Save it, Deku. You'll need the strength..." She whispered and hooted proudly. The wind wasn't blowing, but the leaves of the trees were moving. The queen knocked down one behind her with her back leg. "Shut up, worthless twigs!" She growled. Link sliced his sword through the air, which was growing heavy.
"Why don't you fight something that can defend itself?" Link couldn't believe he had said it. His eyes widened as he locked eyes with the black beast. She laughed and edged towards him.
"What?" She groaned. "You? A scrawny human with a knife? Sad that your the soul needed to complete my ritual." She lunged forward and pressed her weight down on his body. She was just too fast for him. He dropped his sword and she held him down; he wasn't strong enough to push her off.
"Link!" Zelda screamed from the tree. He felt the pressure from the fuzzy hot body press harder against him. She hissed and he tried his best to keep her off him.
Link pictured the best picture of Rais he could grasp in memory. He continued to repeat 'Help' in his head and thought of Rais. His head began throbbing. He ignored it and thought only of Rais. Just Rais. Everything he had ever done with Rais. The training, the talking, the battles, and even the fight. Rais was the only thing he had on his mind. Just Rais.
"...HELP ME..."
Everything was hurting and his mind was screaming. He wanted to get out and he felt like he was trying to exit his body. He held himself back and felt himself come back into reality. The queen was still on top of him and he saw all of her pearl white fangs glittering above him. But it faded away as he felt his friend's soul touch him.
His heart pounded until he felt a sensation melt around his mind like water. He felt himself relax as his soul connected to a well known friend. He felt as if he had known him better know than he ever had.
"I'm coming!"
He could hear Rais's thoughts. He had done it! He had connected to Rais and spoke with him telepathically. Their minds were connected together; making it seem and feel like they were the same person. He felt Rais pulling away from him, letting go of his soul and shoving him back into the real world.
"You're going to die if you don't protect yourself! Let go!"
In an instant Rais was gone and Link was face to face with the queen again. He heard her purr as she held him against the dirt. He struggled as he felt her body on top of him. She was as hot as a giant fireball.
"You're going to die…" He saw her fangs edging closer to his head, knowing she was wanting to bite it off. He shook and fought effortlessly beneath her.
A rock smacked against the bug's body. She yelled in annoyance and looked up at Zelda, who was standing on the branch while a fairy provided another rock. She tossed it again, this time it hit the queen in the right eye. The queen hissed. "Stupid girl!" She climbed off Link and charged towards the tree. She jumped and snapped her fangs, barely catching Zelda's foot. Zelda let out a cry and moved higher on the branch. Three fairies flew close to her side.
The queen took another jump and grabbed hold of the thick branch. She swung around and climbed on top of it. She laughed and crawled towards Zelda who had no escape, unless she jumped. The queen attempted to attack; but the fairies flew in front of Zelda. All three turned into a bright crimson red ball of light and rapidly flew around the queen's eyes. She waved her front legs in the air trying to catch the fast magic creatures, but she wasn't as quick as they were. She then lost balance and began to slide off.
The Great Deku Tree was too weak to keep itself together. The weight on the branch from the queen forced it to snap in half. The queen fell, the branch fell, and so did Zelda.
"Ahh!" She fell down towards the dirt, but crashed into Link's hands and he broke her fall. They slide across the dirt before stopping. Link grabbed her and pulled her out of the way of the falling branch. It crashed and snapped in half once more from the fall. Link and Zelda panted hard, and to utter disappointment looked over to the living queen.
She laughed and spit acid towards them. Link stood in front of Zelda, holding his sword in front of him.
"There's no one to help you now…"
They could both feel her purr.
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I'm going to get arthritis in my hand from all of these stories that I type up. Ah… oo
Nooo!
Keep going… you can't stop now after getting this far, can you?
