Chapter 4: The Castle
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"Link! Get Over here!"
"Yes father." A young man about the age of seventeen walked over to his father. "What is it father?"
"Link, I want you to observe these fighting bouts. It may give you a good idea about what you would be doing in the army."
"Father I have already beaten every soldier already enlisted and I still cant join yet. Why is that father?"
"Ah, son if only we had more people like you that wanted to enlist. You know regulations you cannot join the army until you are 18 years old and lawfully considered a man."
"But father…"
"I will hear none of this Link. Wait another year for your birthday, then you can join."
Link sighed and sat down on a bench to watch the fights with a dull interest. He watched the soldiers with their slow moves, he tough that he should have dodged that, he could have blocked that. He got up with a cry of frustration. "So pointless!" He stalked off towards the archery range to keep his bow arm strong.
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"He doesn't see how good I AM!" He released an arrow and it hit dead center. He nocked another arrow. He won't let me fight because he thinks ill hurt myself!" Another arrow right next to the first. "It seems sometimes we aren't even related!"
"You don't know how right you are." Link gave a battle cry as he spun around and crouched into fighting stance.
"Who are you! And why did you say that!" Link took in the man in a glance. A blue skintight tunic. Cloth wraps around his hands, shins, and face. Plus a symbol on his chest. A single eye crying a tear in a blood red coloring.
"My name is not important. I am a Shiekah. I am from Kakariko village. We have an alliance with your people." He walked down towards the targets. "I am here to give you some advice. I have been watching you. You wish to fight but no one is going to let you correct?"
"Yes they don't want me to fight because I am too young or too unexpeirienced. I have beatend every soldier in this god-forsaken castle! And yet my father won't let me fight."
"Why don't you prove yourself to you father?"
"Yeah. How?"
"Well there will be an attack force heading to the Gerudo fortress in a couple of weeks. Supposedly to free some prisoners. If you can manage to bring them all back before the party heads out. Well then lets just say that a Hero is more likely to get into the army than the son of the Captain of the guards."
"I like the way you think. But how do I leave unnoticed?"
"Does your father send you on errands?"
"Yeah like to Lon Lon Ranch. But that's about it."
"Well then. Tell him that you going to pick up a supply of milk from the ranch."
"I guess I could do something along those lines."
"I will meet you outside the castle gates in one hour."
"We're leaving today?"
"No time like the present."
"Fight Harder!"
"I am!" Two Gerudo were sparring in a clearing in front of Gerudo Fortress. One was the traditional gerudo wereing purple robes signifying her rank as a soldier. Other gerudo of all ranks were keeping a boundary. The other Gerudo didn't look much like the rest of the Gerudo her skin was much paler. Although it was darker than that of Hylian skin. "Im going to beat you!"
"Not if I can help it!" If you just looked at these two you would think they were mortal enemies.But that's not how things tend to work in life. The dark skinned Gerudo spun around kicking the light skined Gerudo's swords out of her hands. "Looks like I win again."
"Says who? You havent pinned me."
"You really want me to fight someone unarmed. That would be dishonorable"
"Only if the opponent doesn't agree to the fight. Gerudo code seven. I'm letting you fight me with weapons. So come on just try it."
"Fine." She threw one of her swords at the paler Gerudo but she twisted around dodging the sword catching its as it flew past her skin. not even millimeters away.
"See? It is a fair fight because I'm gonna beat you down." The dark skinned one started in disbelief for only a moment. Then she leapt at the light one. The swung and parried each other's blows. The fight lasted for five minutes before the light skinned one elbowed the other in the gut and pinned her to the ground. "I told you. I beat you down. Now come on lets get some water." She offered her hand to the darker Gerudo.
"You finally beat me Zelda you really are going to be one strong fighter."
"Yeah, maybe I'll make major." They turned to stare at each other and after a moment burst out laughing.
"Zel the day you make major is the day I, Raven, will go to Hyrule castle-town steal the crown, and make YOU queen of all Hyrule."
"Oh you're so sweet Raven., I'm so glad I have a friend like you."
"Yeah you should be. Now that were hydrated lets go talk to the actual major and see if we can't get you into the fighting ranks of the noble Gerudo!"
"Hear hear!" Both of them walked into the labyrinth, which the Gerudo call a fortress. Both of them have been and still are best friends.
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"So Zelda I have heard you beat my daughter today in fixed combat after she disarmed you."
"That is correct major."
"Well then I do believe that the codes are as follows. If a recruit wishes to join the rank of purple they must fight the highest ranking soldier within that rank to become a rank of purple. So it sounds like you are a purple now. Go find the Seargent to get your clothes."
"Thank you major." Zelda could barely keep in her mirth as sh walked out the door Raven was waiting.
"So?" she asked in a whisper.
"I.. am.. a.. purple!" She replied again whispering. And as young schoolgirls do they giggle in the hall with pure joy in one of its most undiluted forms. "I have to go to Sergeant to get my robes."
"So lets go!" They both ran off boy as happy as could be. The major back in the other room.
"I remember when my sister brought that girl to the fortress. It turns out that she will be more help that I excepted and an even better fighter."
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So if nobodyunderstood the second part of the chapter that was zelda. And her best friend raven. They were sparring because zelda wanted to become a purple rank. Basic soldier in the gerudo ranks. And she had to beat one of he purple to become one. And I know not enough link yet stop bugin me! There will be more int eh next chapter. Plus who was that in the cloak I don't really know but It could be shiek. Who knows. Next chapter will be lots of fun.See you soon!