A World Deep in Disorder
Chapter fourteen: Woods of Silver
Well, I've decided what I'm going to do with the chapter order, because chronological order with so many characters is kind of… confusing. Therefore, I've decided what I'm gonna do. After I'm finished with part II of the Kyle/Alyssa Arc (The current one, where they're both 14) I'm going to put EVERYBODY else's parts, and then wrap this story up with part three. Don't worry…its A LOT longer than it sounds.
DISCLAIMER: Refer to Chapter Nine's Disclaimer.
Last time, before the spoof chapter: A lot of things happened. Long story short, the town's gone by work of Ace, whose face is mutilated black. Everyone's dead, including Lord Amelgard. Only survivors of the massacre who are from the town: Kyle, Alyssa, and Josh…
Kyle/Alyssa Saga Chapter VIII:
…The Dark Plane…Kirth's Tower…Kirth sat upon his great throne, before him were his generals and Ace, and to his right was Zalthyr. "So…you're saying that you failed…again?" Kirth asked. Ace's face was bandaged up, again. Everyone in the room was in human form. "Yes… but that Kyle's becoming quite the fighter. He and his little…friend wounded my face, which was already severely wounded by that little bastard's uncle." Ace explained. "…Do not fail me again…by the time he's twenty, his powers will rival mine… Perhaps I should kill you, and go after him, myself?" Kirth asked. "No! Just one more chance… one more… let me pull out my Ace of Spades…" Ace stated. "Oh…that? Well, that might work… just remember, you have but one chance left. Succeed, and your reward will be beyond your comprehension." Kirth replied lazily. "…And soon as possible…" He then added. Ace nodded.
"But first, we need to resolve the fact that we're minus one general because Kevin abandoned us…" Kirth sighed. Ace smirked. "Yes, but I've picked up another who shows great promise…" He stated. "Oh really? Who?" Kirth asked. "Josh, the very brother of the other greater god." Ace replied, as a sixteen-year-old Josh came forward.
"His own brother? Interesting…" Kirth smirked. "Yeah…and I can destroy him when he least expects it." Josh stated. "Yes…you'd do well to do that…Josh, you're going with Ace to hunt down Kyle. Leave at once." Kirth commanded. The two nodded, and left the room. "The rest of you are dismissed, too." Kirth stated. They all nodded, and left the room.
Ace and Josh were on their way out of the great palace. "Wait here a minute, I have something to resolve…" Ace stated, motioning for Josh to stay where he was. Josh rolled his eyes, but did as he was told. Ace walked to the corner of the hallway, far down, where he saw Zalthyr standing. "Zalthyr… it's time." Ace stated. "…What are you talking about?" Zalthyr replied. "I'm talking about my family that you killed! It's time I avenged them!" Ace exclaimed, transforming into his sheikah form. Zalthyr sighed, and with his eyes closed, smirked. "Idiot." He stated, transforming into his Link form.
Ace charged forward and took out his legendary weapon. It was twin shamshir identical to his usual ones, only they were golden, and much larger. "I've been saving these just for you! The Ace of Spades and the Ace of Diamonds!" Ace exclaimed, plunging the Ace of Spades deep into Zalthyr. However, he was striking only air. Within the next millisecond, a blade was pressed up against his neck. "I don't need a legendary weapon to beat you. You've lost, and you'll never be as good as me." Zalthyr said, before simply walking away after transforming back into his human form. Ace fell to the ground, back in his human form. He was sweating and breathing heavily. He seriously thought that Zalthyr was going to run him through, there.
…In the forests of the North…
Kyle and Alyssa had been walking together through the forest for a good hour, now. It was probably one in the afternoon, judging by the position of the sun. "…The town's gone…" Kyle said, suddenly. "How…can you tell?" Alyssa asked. "Trust me, I just know. The life that we once knew is… gone…and your father was slain by the ghost of my uncle, as retribution." Kyle replied. Alyssa remained silent for a good minute. "I knew…. that retribution was coming…for how he's been treating you all these years…" Alyssa said, with no trace of uncertainty in her voice. Kyle felt bad, now.
Kyle didn't have much left in the town. His own family wasn't all that fond of him, and his uncle was slain seven years ago. The only thing that mattered to him was at his side. Alyssa however… she had friends, people who accepted her, and people who cherished her. All that was gone, now. She was pretty overwhelmed.
Suddenly, Kyle put his hand up to mark silence. "Rogues…they're near… coming from behind us…from the north… where Alizano used to be… About fifteen of them… and all are the rogues who were with Ace. Thankfully, Ace himself isn't among them… they are all moving fast, though…" Kyle stated, based off of his hearing, alone.
"What do we do?" Alyssa asked. "We can't run. They're moving faster than we are…plus, we've never been this far out in the forest, and they took the trip up here, so they know it better than us… no choice but to fight." Kyle explained. Alyssa sighed. "We just lost everything that we have, and now we have to fight?" She asked. Kyle turned toward her. "No. We didn't lose everything. We still have each other, and that's all that matters... now wait for me ahead…I want to take on these rogues, myself." Kyle explained. Alyssa nodded. "You're right…I'm sorry… but… I don't want you going into battle alone. I'm coming, too." She said. Kyle shook his head. "I have a personal bone to pick with these rogues. I'll call for you if I need the help." He stated. Alyssa understood, and ran ahead. "I'll be waiting for you." She said back to him.
Kyle transformed into his Bowser form, and walked forward. Suddenly, a large and hefty blade cut through a tree, and it fell down toward him. Kyle however, caught the tree in mid fall, and picked it up. He began to use it as a baseball bat, and killed five of the rogues by simply swinging the mighty tree in a large arc. He then threw the tree at another three, and it killed them, too. All of the rogues were sword-wielders, like Marth, Roy, and Link. Seven rogues remained, Kyle already killed eight.
"You bastards… you're going to pay for making Alyssa upset!" Kyle roared, and breathed out a large mass of fire breath, which reduced both the rogues and a good amount of forest to smoldering black ash. "Simple enough…" Kyle stated, exhaling heavily, and transforming back into his human form. He then stopped to listen. "…There's more? Alyssa!" He exclaimed.
…About half a mile away…
Alyssa sat on a tree stump. Judging by all the smoke raised up above the tree a half mile away, she guessed that Kyle had sent them all to their fiery doom. Now she just had to wait for his return. Suddenly, she heard a twig snap. Alyssa turned around, and transformed into her Sheik form, only to see ten more of the rogues. "Damn! Our surprised attack failed!" One rogue yelled. "Who cares? It's a single girl against the ten of us men…what harm could she do?" The next rogue stated. They were all transformed. Alyssa smirked. People who were sexist thinking that girls were weak were usually in for a big surprise against her. Sure enough, as the sword-wielding rogues ran forward, Alyssa simply vanished where she stood.
"Where'd she go?" A rogue asked. Suddenly, that rogue's throat was pierced by a kunai, causing both blood to leak out, and causing his death. "What the hell?" Another rogue asked, noticing his compatriot suddenly falling dead. Suddenly, a shuriken got lodged in that rogue's forehead. "She's…" One rogue started… suddenly, Alyssa jumped down from the trees, and zipped through the rogues, slitting their throats out one by one, all in the blink of an eye.
Alyssa then transformed back into her human form. "Too easy." She sighed. Just then, Kyle caught up. "Are you ok?" He asked. "Just fine…those rogues were a piece of cake." Alyssa replied. Kyle sighed in relief. "Well, the good news is that there's a town five miles from here. We can spend the rest of the day there, and get some rooms at the inn." Kyle stated. "Nice! Let's go then!" She exclaimed. The two were off to the village, leaving the bloody corpses of the rogues behind.
…And so, the two reached the next town fairly quickly, and spent the day there together… It soon got late at night, and they had to head to the inn…
Kyle didn't have any money. "Sorry, Lyss, but you're gonna have to pay for this…" Kyle said. "Don't worry." Alyssa replied, getting out her wallet as the two reached the desk.
"Welcome. One room for one night is fifteen coins. Would you want two rooms?" The clerk asked. Alyssa paused for a minute. "Can we just get one room with two beds?" She asked. "Sure. Here you go. That'll be fifteen coins." The clerk said, taking the coins, and handing the pair a key. Kyle looked at Alyssa. "You…don't want to be in another room?" He asked in disbelief. Alyssa shook her head. "Two reasons. First of all, we need to save as much of the money we have as possible. Second, and more importantly, I trust you." She explained, with a smile. Kyle smiled back. "Thanks, Lyss." He stated. "No problem." Alyssa replied.
End of ChapterWell, it's a pretty solid length. I hope you liked it…now review! I might have a chapter out later, I might not. Who knows?
Until Next Chapter,
-Biggoron