Author is tired; leaning on sword for support, debris of heavy objects is all around
Me: Alright…WHO ELSE WANT TO TRY ME?
Sonora the Free taps author on shoulder with staff, reminds about reviewer replies
Me: Oh…thanks Sonora-chan! I'm still getting used to the new reviewer reply system so I'll still be doing manual reviews! Read on…
Tracy Johnson-Yep, go Link w00t! Lol, glad you liked the last one
Lancetree-Thanks for the support, and thanks for making this one of your favs!
Infinite Freedom-sweatdrops Hehe, guess I should watch myself then?
Sonora the Free-Thanks for wishing me happy birthday! Hope this update didn't take too long!
I.N.V.-Of course I'll keep going! And your fic is good, I like it, please keep going!
YinYangPisces-Wow, you have the same birthday as me? That's so cool, finally somebody who has a birthday close to mine! (Or in your case, right on mine, lol)
Dragon's Hitokiri-Thanks for calling my story 'good', any and all supporting words are appreciated!
Dakyu-I have a style eh? That's pretty cool!
Rustus: Alright another new reviewer! Thanks for reading and liking my story!
Me: And to the anonymous reviewer, thanks for not throwing anything at me! Once again I hope this update didn't take too long!
TV and condo come flying to me but Lancetree and Sonora cut it up just in time
Me: (picks up katanaLooks like they're picking up again…time to end this! While we end this… (Points to all reviewers who helped me fight off the onslaught)…you guys read the story, okay? Onward!
Author and reviewers dash off to face the throwing hoards
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Link and Talim were now on the path leading to the large city where the both of them were before. It was mid morning, the sun starting to shine and life starting to awaken. The two were walking merrily to the city, well, Talim walking merrily humming a tune to herself while Link dragged behind, tired from Talim's last sprint. She looked over her shoulder and saw Link trudging and started to laugh.
"Come on Link, where's your spirit of adventure?" Talim asked while stepping lively. Link only responded with a tired groan and waving his arm lazily in front of him, which only made Talim laugh more.
(When I first met her she looked so peaceful…how does she have this much energy?)
"So we there yet?" Link asked in a tired voice.
"Just look up and see for yourself!" Talim replied. And Link did look up and saw the city's familiar towering buildings. He stood up and stretched his back, which made a somewhat large cracking noise. Talim grimaced a bit at that noise while Link just gave a silly grin. He finished his small exercise and gave a satisfied sigh.
"Alright then, so shall we?" He asked. Talim just cocked her head sideways with a wondering look on her face.
"But how do we start? We're searching for a sword of the devil…what are we supposed to ask?" she seemed to pout. Link chuckled to himself.
(I've got it…)
"Don't worry; I think I've got the right question in mind"
And so the two went into town, walking around asking the same question. What was the question in mind? Well it was simply this...
Question: Do you know anything about a supposed sword that slaughtered thousands of people?
Yep, there you have it. And you can guess the reactions. A few 'What?'s, some 'Huh?'s added with a few silent reactions and awkward moments. Oh, was the screaming old/insane hermit mentioned?
"AHHHHH! THE SWORD OF EVIL! THEY ASK FOR THE CURSED SWORD OF KINGS! RUN FOR YOUR LIVESSSS!" the strangely dressed hermit yelled as he rocketed through the town, shoving people out of his way. It wasn't really needed since mostly everybody moved right out of the way for the poor guy, leaving a dazed blonde boy and black haired girl in his tracks.
"Okay then…" Link muttered. "Not the answer I was looking for…" Talim sighed and tucked a strand of black hair behind her ears.
"Well…it was better than the little kid who called you a nut" she laughed as the memory of the six year old boy came back to her. A shy and short boy whose strange height went right above Talim's knees with the widest eyes that would make any person go 'Aw!' Link had asked the question this time around and all the boy did was make his eyes widen even more.
"Excuse me sir, but I think you're a nut"
Talim began to laugh as the memory continued to unfold. Link almost dropping on the floor at the boy's response, the boy's mother awkwardly dragging the little boy away and of course her laughing to tears. Link glared at her as she keeled over in laughter, growling a bit. Talim wiped a tear from her eye while still trying to contain her laughter.
"Sorry Link…but that was SO funny!" she busted out. Link continued to glare but it had no effect since men are very low when it comes to using glares. Suddenly a hand that felt like it was wrapped in bandages grabbed Link's shoulder.
(Who the-?)
Link whipped around and was about to draw his sword when he realized that the man seemed to pose no threat. He was just dressed in patchwork rags with a matching patchwork hood covering his face, bandages wrapped around his hands and wrists.
"I know what you are seeking…" the surprisingly young voice of the man spoke. Link and Talim looked at the man with an uneasy feeling. Link kept his grip on the handle of his Master Sword tight.
"Do you even know what we're 'seeking'?" Link asked, his sword halfway drawn. The man just stood there with his arms at his side.
"You're both seeking Soul Edge"
The two young adults blinked twice at the man being right. Link's grip on his weapon loosened, the blade falling back into the scabbard. Talim nodded but kept her eyes fixed on the strange man. She tried to find anything suspicious about him but nothing seemed wrong. In her mind she silently asked the wind for help. It didn't really matter since the wind also found nothing wrong but also seemed to find a strange good in the man.
"Yes, we're looking for Soul Edge" Talim replied. "What do you know about it?"
"In the old dojo in the abandoned part of the city, you'll find a samurai alone inside. He'll give you the info you want"
With that the man turned and walked away, not another word. Talim and Link tried to catch up to the man but just that moment a strange wind blew in and brought a cloud of grey with it. The man walked right into the eerie mist and in mere moments the mist cleared, the man gone. It was like he disappeared along with the fog itself.
(Who in the Three Goddesses could've that been?)
Talim and Link stood in silence. The whole moment seemed to go by so quick for them to comprehend. A strange man draped in rags comes then leaves as quickly as he came. Just then the now familiar voice of the wind rang in Link's head.
Watch for that man…you'll be seeing him again in the future
(Alright, wind just spoke to me again…gotta get used to this)
Don't worry Hero, you will eventually get used to this
The wind almost sounded like it laughed on that last one. Once again Link blinked twice, the whole thing confusing him.
(So now the wind laughs at me…glad to know I make it laugh…)
"Um…so I'm guessing we head for that old dojo?" the wind priestess asked. The Hylian nodded and they began to walk around. Looking for the abandoned part of a town should be easy right?
And surprisingly it was pretty easy.
All they had to do was follow the trail of increasingly broken down buildings and debris. Also the trail of shady and ragged people that lined the broken buildings was a good lead as well. Link and Talim slowly kept walking through, almost as if the whole area was a mine field. If land mines did exist back then.
(Sorta reminds of Kakariko village…except everyone in Kakariko village doesn't look like they're out to kill me…)
In the corner of his eye Link saw a medium building in a somewhat good condition. Inside the cracked window there was a large poster with a single large calligraphy character on it in black ink. Next to the window was a crusty and worn oak door. Link eyed the building, his senses telling him to go there.
"Think that looks like a place where we could find that samurai that guy was talking about?" the blonde asked while pointing to the building. Talim looked over at the building, eyeing it curiously.
"Looks like a good place to start" Talim shrugged. "You want to check that place out?"
Link nodded and they headed for the building. Now the two were at the door and so they did what any person would've done at a door.
Knock
"Hello? Anybody in this run down place?" Link asked while quickly knocking on the door. There was no answer so naturally Link knocked harder. "Hello?" The door seemed to slowly open…
'BAM'
…and it just fell on the floor into the house. Talim and Link were staring down at the door, which was now in two halved pieces.
(This place is in an even worse shape than I thought…)
A blade of silver was suddenly pointed right in front of Link's face.
"You two…broke down my door…"
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Me: stabs sword into ground A new chapter finally done and no more heavy objects! I pray you guys aren't angry for the long wait.
A paper ball hits and bounces off the author's head
Me: Guess some people are still angry…but I can handle paper! Now read and review everyone! And once again please forgive me for the long update!