Chapter two ,A Miracle arrives
Chapter two ,A Miracle arrives
Author's notes
This chapter is longer then I meant it to be, but I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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Link remained by Marth doing his best to keep the fever down. He was just checking the wound again when there came a knock at the door.
"Come in" Link called without looking up. The door was opened, and Ike came into the room, he looked better then he had. He had apparently washed up and changed since the night before.
"How is he?" Ike asked concern evident in his voice. Link glanced up at him, now that the sun was coming up he could see the man more clearly then last night. Link could see in his eyes that he was genuinely concerned for the young man on the bed.
"Not good, I believe the wound is becoming infected, there is nothing more I can do, he needs a doctor" Link said gravely.
"Then I will go find one and bring him here, I don't think it wise to move him just yet." Ike said decidedly. Link nodded in agreement.
"I will stay here with him till you return" Link said although he was beginning to feel tired, but this was more important then him sleeping.
Ike nodded and left the room once more Leaving Link alone again with Marth.
Ike hurried downstairs were he found Gorleth seemingly waiting for him.
"Out to find a doctor I assume" the old man said
"Pittey I have breakfast ready" he said sounding a little disappointed.
"Thank you Gorleth, perhaps when I return I will eat, but this is more important" Ike said, he was grateful for the inn keeper's kindness, but Marth needed aid that he nor Link could provide.
"Yes, yes, go then I will take food up to Link" Gorleth said, then without another word he disappeared back into the kitchen.
Ike quickly exited the Inn and walked back out into the still deserted street. Although it was morning and the sun had risen, everything was still darker then it should be. The odd dark made Ike feel as if he and everyone was trapped in a perpetual shadow of night. Shaking off the strange chill that had so briefly wrapped round him Ike hurried off down the street.
As Ike moved through the streets he could not help but notice the lack of people. Glancing at houses as he past them he noticed the gardens were overgrown, the grass uncut, in fact the entire outside of every home was not kept at all. Nothing was clean, dirt blown up from the wind clung to the front and sides of houses, the sidewalks were covered in a thick layer of grey soil. Glancing behind him he saw his tracks in the dirt none others lay there. Stopping Ike looked ahead at the ground, no tracks anywhere.
"Something is very wrong here" he said to himself. As he said this he saw something move in the corner of his eye. He looked quickly in that direction just in time to see shutters slam shut. At least now he knew someone or something was alive in the forsaken town. The night before he had not noticed the run down and un-kept look of the town, yet he knew there must be people living here for only the night before he had knocked on doors in search of help.
Puzzled by the sudden lack of life he moved forward again, but slower now. His senses on alert, he noticed any movement or any sound, which usually consisted of slamming shutters.
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Link sat alone in the same chair he had all night, setting his elbow on the arm of it his head rested in his hand. Suddenly he heard the all to familiar laugh as his shadow changed and took the form of Midna.
"Haven't you noticed the strangeness of this place, cant you feel it" Midna said, Link noticed something different in her voice though he could not place it.
"No I haven't" Link admitted, in truth he hadn't been paying much attention to his senses.
"You are so oblivious" Midna said bluntly as ever, Link rolled his eyes he was getting used to her insults.
"Look outside" Midna instructed. Link sighed and stood up, he had learned that If he just did what she said he got less insults. Walking to the window he lifted the curtains and looked out at the deserted street. At first he noticed nothing strange except the odd dim light that hardly seemed like the sunlight. Then he noticed the filth that seemed to cover everything and the lack of people, or sound itself for that matter.
"Recognize this" Midna questioned. Vivid memories suddenly flashed into Link's mind.
Link stood in the center of a deserted looking village dust and dirt covered everything.
"Link come inside they come" came the sound of a child's voice, Link felt a tugging at the corner of his tunic. Looking down a soft smile crossed his face as he looked into the face of a little girl that looked up at him earnestly.
"Go join the other children I will fallow, first I will teach them a lesson" he said to the girl.
"No come with I scared" she said more earnestly "They kill you like daddy" she said tears coming to her eyes.
"No, not if I get them first, now go on I promise everything will be ok" the girl looked up at him with big sad eyes. Again a soft smile reached Link's face something about the little girl touched him. Link reached down and picked her up.
"I will take you in first" he said then carried the child to a run down house, as he entered his expression grew sad as he saw the faces of several other small children all of them orphaned there parents murdered brutally by 'them'.
The next thing Link remembered brought a mixture of sadness and anger to his eyes. Just then Gorleth entered the room without knocking.
"I brought you some food" he said, Link was brought abruptly back to the present. As he turned to look at the old man he noted Midna had gone again.
"When did they last come?" Link asked abruptly. Gorleth was taken aback by the question.
"Who?" he questioned a puzzled look on his face.
"You know who, when?" Link demanded suddenly becoming angry
"Calm yourself boy they haven't come for a long time" Gorleth responded calmly. Link for a moment didn't move then nodded.
"Forgive me I did not mean to…" Gorleth cut him off
"don't apologize, by your reaction I would say you have met up with them before and that is never pleasant. To be perfectly honest I am surprised you're still alive" Gorleth said not giving a Link a chance to say anything.
"Come now eat up you look famished" Gorleth said suddenly changing the subject. Link walked back and sat down.
"Thank you" he said before eating.
Gorleth left in silence leaving Link alone with his thoughts again. Just then the ground shook Link looked up from his food and glanced at the window.
"They have come" he said almost in a daze, as the ground shook again Link realized something.
"Ike!" was all he said as he stood suddenly and bolted downstairs. Gorleth was baring the door as he came down.
"Keep watch on Marth" was all Link said before throwing the door open again.
"No wait!" Gorleth called in vain, Link disappeared around the corner.
As Link rounded the corner Midna made herself known again
"You wont find him fast enough like this" she scoffed, then all at once Link changed forms. On all fours he ran, easily picking up Ike's sent with his canine sense of smell. Link bolted around corner after corner he was able to run much faster as a wolf, and it was much easier to find Ike. With the shaking of the ground he had a bit of a hard time not stumbling and falling into things as he ran.
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Ike was beginning to feel uneasy he felt something was very wrong. Deciding there wasn't going to be any doctor's he turned to go back to the Inn. Just then however the ground began to shake the dirt beneath him shifted. The remaining shutters all slammed in unison, Ike barely kept his balance as the ground shook violently beneath him. Again and again the ground shook, Ike was barely able to keep his balance any longer, whatever it was; was coming closer.
Just then something Large rounded the corner; its shadow was so black that it seemed to swallow whatever it touched. The thing was black and scaly, but with matted hair all over. Four white eyes like that of a blind man stared down at the motionless Ike. Although the eyes were white Ike could feel them looking right at him, something about that struck a foreign fear into his very soul that rendered him unable to move.
The scaly beast had two other eyes one on either side of its head. The beast opened it's beak like mouth revealing rows of jagged sharp teeth. The teeth were coated with a green slime; its tongue was thick and purple with what looked like tiny pins sticking out at odd angles. The seven foot beast took another step foreword as he did three others rounded the corner, with all three heavy beast moving at once it shook the ground.
Ike lost balance and toppled over, he wanted to rise and run but his leg's felt like Jell-O, all he could do was stare at the beasts before him.
As the first beast stepped closer and closer Ike suddenly found his courage again and he stood and drew his large golden sword. The beast gave a deafening roar that split the air and broke glass. Ike didn't flinch he stood his ground holding his blade before him with both hands.
All at once Link bounded around the corner behind Ike. Unlike Ike however he had seen these things before and knew what to expect. He ran suddenly in front of Ike growling low in his throat. Ike looked at Link not knowing who it really was. Link suddenly howled as loud as he could the creatures shrieked and shook their heads, apparently they did not like the sound.
The beast in front made a swipe for him but Link leapt out of the way. Midna seeing the need for Ike to know what to do transformed Link again. Shaking his head a little Link jumped to his feet.
"RUN!" he shouted turning he grabbed Ike's shoulder and pulled him with him. Ike didn't need to be told twice he ran after Link the beasts ran after them shaking the ground with their heavy footfalls.
The beasts got down onto all fours making them much faster then Link and Ike. It would take a miracle to save them now.
At that moment a beam of light shot out of nowhere and struck the closest beast, it shrieked and reeled back slamming into the other three. Several more beams of light fallowed striking the beasts causing them to run into each other, giving Ike and Link time to escape.
Ike glanced back and noticed a figure standing before the creatures two white wings were spread out as if ready to take off at any moment. The whole figure seemed to glow. The beasts hated above all else, light. After several moments all four creatures fled.
Ike grabbed hold of Link's arm to stop him; Link turned and saw the new comer standing there. After a moment the figure turned and looked at the other two. He was only slightly shorter then Link and looked to be only a child. Yet his eyes bore the evidence of many battles fought and won and perhaps some losses there also.
Pit held his sacred bow in one hand, folding his wing's he spoke.
"Come quickly your friend is in grave danger"