You will have to forgive me on this chapter. Its not the best. Feels like something is missing and yet I did not to scap this chapter and take more time. Tell me what you guys think about this.


Ch 5

Ice Giants

"Gaaa!" the giant sword lops off another ice soldier's head clean off as the monsters' body starts to fade.

Taking the purple robe and wiping off the sweat forming on my forehead in this cold place. Not to mention having to figure out how to get past the rubble is starting to strain my body. I need rest but I still don't know where this place is still.

Slowly I pull out a torn piece of paper and look at the content. The partial map was indicating that he should be around on the second floor? There was hardly anything left of the first floor considering its just all block off by the snow.

Another roar was heard in the distance.

Another patrol, great! Ever since I took that fire gem the monsters seem to keep coming and coming with no end in sight. They all seem to be coming from two room ahead of head of me. First it was just small little ice monsters and then they start to getting bigger and bigger. They have weapons now. Too bad the second floor is too linear or else I would try to avoid them.

I pull out a key and jam it into the door in front of me. The door just clicks and I quickly turn the door knob, just rushing into the room as fast as possible.

The door behind me just slams shut as metal bars slide down blocking my exit. In front of me are about two ice giants and in the middle of the room look like it could be a floating ice sphere? The big room stretches up with torn curtains on old windows still intact from its decaying ruins which was strange in its self-considering that the place was slowly falling apart.

Ten gold coins on the sphere. A grin spreads on my face.

As I took a step forward a giant turns around and looks at me before lifting its head up and wails. The air is vibrating and I can't move my body. Not even budge a finger and my head screams at the noise. Soon it stops and all of the four ice giants turn towards me at the blue fire in their eyes narrow.

Curses pours out of my mouth in every language that I knew hoping that one of them works as I took off to a wall, as a constant vibration went through the whole room with each giants' step. I then turn towards the middle of the room and dart at a giant. A giant club slams down as I roll underneath its legs.

To make matters worse the ice sphere starts to shoot some type of blue beam at me. I quickly move my sword in front of me to block but ice soon cover my sword with my hands. A scream rips through my throat as an unnatural blue cover my hands sealing me with my sword.

The pain was so unbearable that I stager bag and the beam stop coming. The gem was struggling fighting off the cold before winning and braking the ice off of me. My hands steady themselves before I felt the air get really cold to my right. The giants foot was right there and another giant is lifting its ice club. I come down landing on the foot right by me. The force of the swing flung me across the room as I tumble over the ground.

The same wailing noise comes up again as everything was spinning. Cracking sounds echo all around me. In my confusion I look up only to see one giant standing on top of ice flooring that is now covering everything.

"What?" I thought loudly. Confusion of what just happen. There was two but now one? Can they change shape or did one of them die?

Another Death defying roar breaks out as I slip on the ice flinching at the noise. The monster starts to run to me as I try to scramble out of the way just in time to dodge its club.

I need to defeat this thing but how? What ever happen the first time will not happen again? I look around as I tread the ice as fast as possible looking for any hints. I pull out the fire gem and smack it in the ground.

Luckily a little circle melts around me as I am able to get some speed in another direction not even paying attention of where I am going.

A familiar energy beam sprung towards me as I raise my sword again. I close my eyes waiting to be cover in ice. Waiting for my hands to freeze but I never came. Slowly opening up my eyes I notice that my sword was redirecting the beam to an empty wall.

How is this possible? It froze me the first time.

All of sudden a pulse of energy went through my arm. Looking at it I realize the Fire Gem is still in my hands with the sword. The blade is glowing red and getting brighter as the heat rise.

I swerve my sword around making the beam bounce to the ice giant. As the Ice giant went closer the smaller it became until it disappears into a puddle. I then use the same beam to kill out the little ice ball.

"Ouch!" pain course through my body from the now melting sword. I drop it instantly as the pain becomes unbearable. I took a couple of breaths trying to ease the pain in my hands.

"I'm free!" A voice bounce all over the room. "Thank you master!"

"What?"

"Its okay master. The place has not been the same ever sense you left." My puzzlement grew at the voice talking to me. Before I could reply it interrupts me talking about how the ice gets everywhere and how this place use to be a lot cleaner.

"Ugg, you know how ice interrupts everything? It blocks entrances and the palace workers can't even get to places." On and on it went. Wait did he just mention don't trust horses?

Great I get a wind bag that likes to talk me to death as I groan.

"Master?" Question from hearing my groan. "Oh master, you are hurt. I would love to examine it but the ice is blocking my path but I can tell by your wound on your chest." I froze instantly at the comment.

"Oh my, you are leaking magic everywhere. No wonder why it feels like you are dying because you are." What? "I can't believe he would do such a thing to you." How would this voice know about my wound?

A growl escapes my throat at the comment.

"Don't worry master! I can heal part of it but not all of it. You need to raise the other four parts of your palace into the sky before we can heal you completely."

"You can heal me?"

"Only a little bit. You must raise the other parts of the palace up like this one. After your defeat and without your magic, this place has been falling apart after you got defeated. It was a sad day." My defeat? He must have me confuse with someone else but I am not correcting him if he can heal me to full heath. I miss magic so much and I would like the pain to go away.

All of a sudden, I feel myself being lift up in the air with swirling dark magic around me. My chest went lighter as the pain lesson. My body seems to relax just a little for the first time in ages. Slowly the magic put me down lightly on my feet before disappearing.

"This should help you a little master!" The voice exclaims with joy. "Now you need to bring the other four up into the sky and you should be fully heal at full power. I just wish that I could see you with my eyes master." Its voice drops a little sad.

"I will help you get to the ground. Don't want you fall a thousand feet to your death!" A chuckle echoes through the room. "When you lift the other one up come and visit the kitchen here. The snow should be gone by then. Also, there is one suggestion even though you don't need it master. You need a magic user to help with the other four pieces and I can't help you because I am bound to the palace. Though I am sure you can do anything by yourself master."

All of a sudden, a portal pops right under me and I drop in. Before the portal close behind me I hear "Don't trust the horse!"

The area around me distorts into dark purple colors with black as I fall through. I also saw a little red which was concerning. The portal end and I land on a log over a river.

The log floats forward before dropping down a water fall. I scream from the drop.

I jolt at a sound a something wet plopping away from the cart. I look up at the fire and I see the very foreigner right there. Dozing off by the fire. Oh my, his clothes are all wet. Can't have my future subordinate getting sick. I mentally chuckle to myself.

I slowly get up trying not to disturb him. I grab a dry cloak from the cart and walk over to him as quiet as I can only to find him asleep. I notice the rips and the tears of what use to be his shirt. Behind the ruin I notice bandages around his chest.

I mutter a sleep spell just in case he is a light sleep as purple energy float over him before disappearing. Slowly I lift him from the log and rip off his shirt to get a better look at his chest. His body was muscular in a tone way but at the same time worn down. The fire making it seem like he is three times his age then what he should be. Slowly I rap the bandages off.

When the bandages fell my eyes widen at the sight before me. A stab wound from a sword is almost as fresh as day. The blood looks like it just dried but the bandages. They seem old like they been there for a lot longer.

I reach my hand out over the wound feeling it with my magic. A shiver shot through my arm as I pull it back. That magic, its no ordinary wound. I only know of one sword that can do that. Can't be the master sword because it is a little wider.

The image of Link standing before me lifting his sword over his head to strike me down. I shake the thought out of my mind and trying to stay calm.

"Poor foreigner." I gently coo at the sleeping man before me. "So much pain and misery."

I then get more bandages and wrap him back again and failing to use my healing magic on him. Curse that magic, hate them.

I then throw the cape over him as I set him down. I observe him as he sleeps by the cackling fire. Wondering how he even found me at all and where he was. This man is so mysterious at every new piece of information I gain. Who are you?

He mutters something in his sleep with is weird language.

He travels a lot considering the different types of items in his cart, can speak multiple languages maybe, has wounds, and is possibly an ex-leader of an army. Maybe a good fighter too. So many questions and few straight answers.

How am I going to convince that he will need me though? I wounder if I need to restore my magic and be able to perform the spell that I need. I could seduce him.

I bitter taste enters my mouth at the thought. I only reserve that for Link though. Maybe a healer of sorts? That might be a good idea or a guide to tour him in these dangerous lands. I could be a translator if he can speak that trade language.

My lips pull up at the thought of travel around and collecting anything powerful enough to boost my magic. Even learn more about this man so I can manipulate him. Though we will have to be careful if those rumors are to be true and they suspect me alive. There is also Gannondorf and Vaati around somewhere. Can't let them take my prize away from them.

A yawn escapes my mouth and I slowly get back into bed for a good night.


Thanks for reading this short chapter.