Hello to my few angelic reviewers and my non-reviewing hellions alike!

I return after playing through the old LoZ's with the inspiration to continue (to the enjoyment of my few loyal reviewers I hope xP)

Disclaimer: I, the laziest genius in the land, Scarecrow-Alone, hereby claim no ownership of the wonderful Legend of Zelda series. I merely reign over my own constructs, nothing more.

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Chapter 6

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Zelda smiled and graciously inclined her head towards Link, "Good evening."

Zimera pushed past Link and ran almost full-tilt towards Zelda. The Princess recoiled in surprise as the girl grasped her free hand and dropped to a kneel, "Finally! Good Princess, I came to warn of you of the evil that now walks in your world!" She turned and gestured to the un-moving armored man, whom Link had moved to check.

The green-clad boy knelt and tapped his sword against the silver helmet. When no response was given, he stood back up and moved a few paces away to observe the two womens' conversation.

Zelda had gingerly freed her hand from Zimera's grasp, "Please, stand. You travel in Link's company; I expect no royal treatment from you."

Zimera's head tilted to the side slightly, and she looked at Link, "You know eachother?"

A chuckle came from the middle of the square, where Ashei was approaching with the injured Reldva supported on her shoulder.

Ashei jerked her head towards Link, "I should hope the Princess would know the greatest hero in her realm."

The Princess smiled, "Yes, the Hero of Time is rather hard to miss."

Zimera went rigid, and turned to glare at Link with an expression that a lesser being would have quailed under. That's not to say he didn't take an involuntary step backwards.

"You're the Hero of Time?!" She said through gritted teeth. Link shrugged and smiled sheepishly, "Last time I heard."

Zimera took a deep breath and turned back to Princess Zelda, "Kind of disappointing, but I'll live." She muttered too low for Zelda to hear. The metal clanking of armored feet sounded behind Zelda. A fresh squad of soldier lined up as her impromptu Honor Guard.

She moved around Zimera to approach Ashei and Reldva. She lowered her face to the Captain's eye level, "Are you alright, Rel?" He grunted his affirmation, and Zelda gestured towards the castle, "Ashei, if you would please help the good Captain to the castle apothecaries, they will treat his wounds. And please inform my advisors that I will take no part in their problems today, I must speak with an old friend."

Zelda turned to look at Link just in time to see the behemoth of a man rising to his feet, sword in hand, behind Link, who saw her look of surprise, and spun around to bring his own blade to meet the massive sword that came crashing down like a meteor.

Ordonian steel met obsidian with strength that made Link's legs buckle. The giant raised his sword again and swung it back down too fast for Link to counter, and their blades were forced against eachother again.

This time, the Ordonian sword, not made for such punishment, split at the center. A metallic twang accompanied the death of the trusty blade. The giant's sword was also damaged, but in a different way.

One of the barbs on the blade had broken away, and by some unseen malevolence, seemed to draw itself towards the Hero of Time like an arrow. The black shard buried itself within Link's shoulder, who gave a brief cry of pain, and grasped the point where the shard had hit. He looked up at the silver helm defiantly for a split second, before a second blaze of light struck the behemoth.

This was not the same controlled burst that had rendered the man unconscious before. This was a blow brought from an unbridled outpour of power. The light seemed to burn and peel at the giant's armor, pieces of it flying off with a punishing screeching of steel. Then the illuminated figure of the man was borne like a feather in a hurricane backwards, crashing into the wall with force strong enough to split and crack the stone.

All eyes but Link's turned to the furious form of Zelda, whom was marching towards Link. She moved around to his front, and knelt to bring him face to face. He was still holding his wound, as though to staunch the flow of blood. But there was obviously no pressure put into it, as the stream of crimson life flowed freely through his fingers. His eyes seemed distant.

Zelda put a hand on his unharmed shoulder, "Link, are you alright?" As if on cue, Link's body gave a violent spasm, and he fell forward into her arms. She looked up and gave a rapid bout of orders. Her Guard sprang forward to obey, and Link was hoisted up and carried between four of the soldiers. With Zelda leading the way, Zimera hot on her heels, they entered the castle, Link suddenly howling in pain.

Other soldiers were sent out to contain the armored man, but somehow, in the bare few minutes that no one was watching him, the silver warrior was gone, leaving behind an assortment of whole and fragmented pieces of armor, alongside a beautiful silver helm. Soldiers swarmed over the city, demanding to know if anyone had seen an unknown man about, or fleeing.

None had. The man wasn't the only thing missing. The blade he'd been wielding had vanished as well.

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Now review, you blighters. I worked hard on that. xP