Ch 3.
As the man looks at the knight leading him down the road completely ignoring the girl in the back of the cart as she sat straight up. Her eyes widen with glee as she looks around as if she can sense something. An opportunity if one was as skillful as a Sheikah.
The knight notices the girl. "Miss is everything alright?" As he spots the bandages covering whatever the skin he could see.
"They are coming." She starts a low dark chuckle that sent shivers down the Knight's spine as he looks at her in wariness. "They are coming." A little louder this time.
The foreigner looks at her next as she repeats the phrase. Hand griping his sword as his eyes trail into the sky. Unbudgingly from his position.
Rick follows his eyes at the direction of the strange man was looking at. Above them in the sky a dark cloud began to swirl growing bigger by the minute.
The ground violently shakes as the people stumble to the ground and latch themselves onto something solid. All the while Cia was laughing.
The stranger stumbles forward motivating the horse forward. As he did so a couple of buildings crumble to the ground as people start to scream in panic.
All of a sudden everything stops. People groan as they slowly stood up and shake off the dirt on their close. The knight follows their example and eyes the young women in the cart. Before he could question her further a bell sounds off in the direction that the three came from. He pales instantly running off to the gate.
"Get to shelter! I will find you two later!" Before Rick can run back the wind speed picks up considerably.
People were covering themselves and grabbing onto anything sturdy. Even Rick was struggling to latch himself onto the cart that he was escorting. Though the horse just stood there as if nothing was bothering him.
"East Wind" a whisper by the foreigner ear. "I have found you." The man froze in spot. "To stone with you!"
Slowly his legs start to change colors to a dull grey and starts to move up. He panics as he tries to reach for his anything within sight. Then a tornado descends on the man and swipes him away from the two people.
"Hahahaha!" laughter echo all around them as the wind cease. The whole street falls into silent.
The bell rings again multiple times sounding a warning alarm. People start to dart into buildings as more town guards start to raise to the walls.
"Rick! What are you waiting for? The place is being assaulted!" A guard yells over the rush of horses and men alike.
It takes a couple of minutes for Rick to snap out of it and rush to the walls. Completely forgetting about the girl in the cart. Wondering what in the world happened. Probably thinking that the man he was with is most likely dead by being unlucky.
As he approaches the city walls a bunch of growls and clanking could be heard.
"Ready, aim, fire!" the command was shouted as arrows was release into whatever was on the other side.
As he finally makes it to the wall he peaks over it to only have his mouth drop open. Hundreds of different monsters charging at them in full force. Loosely organized into groups as they come closer. Ladders and harpoons stick out among the monsters as they drew closer.
"Oh goddess." Someone gasp as armored beings with axes walks through the arrows liking it was nothing.
"What are you guys waiting for?! Keep shooting!" The captain of the archers yells. Motivating the archers to do their jobs.
Slowly the guard steadies his spear getting reading for the battle to commence. A swooshing sound passes his head as he blinks a couple of times. An archer stager back with a black arrow sticking out of his shoulders. Rick's eyes grow in alarm as he hid behind the stone protection.
After a couple of minutes, the arrows stop and Rick decides to poke his head out. To his alarm a monster was staring at him in surprise also almost loosing his grip on the later. Yelp escapes his mouth as he stumbles back. Another guard nearby thrust his spear at the monster by getting him in the head
Soon the whole section off the wall was fighting for their lives at close quarter combat.
"Quick! Get those ladders off the wall!" Rick finds himself yelling as he rushes pass a Lizalfos. His hands brace the ladder as he tries to push it off the wall. He grunts as his attempts fail. Another guard came up to finally complete Rick's task with him.
The ladder swings back to the ground with the occupants on it. Yells were heard as the monsters fall down to their deaths. Being lost in the horde of monsters.
Suddenly Rick was laying on the ground with a headache and an dent in his helmet. He blinks a couple of times getting out of his state of confusion. As his vision stops swimming he notice the Lizalfos that he ran past earlier was standing above him with his crooked sword held high above his head.
Tightly, he squeezes his eyes close knowing he has serve his country. The blow never came before him stood a kid in a green tunic with a wooden sword?
Wait that can't be right. You can't cut anything with a stick. As if to prove him wrong he slew another monster with it. Rick's mouth just gapes at the image standing before him again. Today just keeps on getting weirder. He thinks to himself.
The kid runs away slaying monster after monster and helping the guards push down the ladders in short work. Soon enough the monster horde was running away a little too quickly even though they had numbers on their side.
Soon the boy was surrounded by guards congratulating him at his save. Rick was about to join them when all of a sudden, the ground shakes again.
Stumbling back my head turns to towards the direction of the castle. Before us the castle was being lift up as if floating up into the air. After a couple of minutes, the castle stops above in the sky. A little light sphere forms around it before disappearing only leaving the floating castle in its place.
A cold chill ran down my spine as I realize that the royal family was still in there. The guardians have fallen. Hyrule is doomed.
A loud thud as something could be heard landing on a snowy mountain scape. The foreigner's hand lifts up before pressing to the ground to get a better view of his surroundings.
The snow storm was obscuring any view from a distance preventing the man from seeing his surroundings. A small black object was barely in view. The stranger was sinking deeper into the snow by the minute.
The Man's eyes traveled onto himself towards his cursed legs. As the stone slowly move up closer to his knees. His close were ripped to shreds. His bandages on his chest shown threw a large hole in his cloak. Black smear mark could be seen in the middle of the bandages of the old wound.
The foreigner grits hit teeth as he fumbles through the remains of his robe. His fingers slowly move as the cold starts to take over making his movements even more sluggish. His hands finally clutch the object he was looking for. His hands pull out a small vile of amber liquid. A crack on the vile was evident.
Slowly he pops off the quark a move it towards his mouth. The amber splashes all over his face as he tries to get it into his mouth. Gulping the liquid, he starts to have a fit of coughs escape his mouth until black liquid begins to drip out of it.
The stone stop spreading through his legs and seem to start disappearing slowly as it came. His face contorts in pain as he lets the liquid do its job. Finally, he was able to open his eyes.
Slowly he starts to drag his body through the snow as his arms start to shake of the bone deep chill consuming the rest of the body. Minutes starts to turn into hours as he drags himself to the object into the distance. Leaving a trail of black blood behind him in the snow.
As he neared the object, it starts to become clear that it was ruins. Falling apart but mostly intact of a once mighty castle.
His arms start to slow as his exhaustion was apparent. "I can't make it."
"Don't loose hope captain." The stranger just looks up startled by the female voice. Transparent soldiers line up in neat rows with a girl in front at attention in silver armor. On each of the solders armors etch with monsters and demons where a crest was supposed to be. Each soldier has rounded ears and tan skin.
"No one can defeat the demon legion." She walks closer to him. "We will unite our land once and for all." She bends down and put her hand and his shoulders as if comforting the crying man. She stands up and starts to walk into the ruins.
"Wait! Don't leave me lieutenant!" He shouts but they continue to walk away. He struggles harder to get to the door he saw them enter.
"Don't go Maria!" He finally reaches the ruins and collapse to the cold hard floor. On the wall above him was a worn-out eye with the other details warn away by the cold. Below it had something written.
"Palace of the Winds"
