I'm back with another chapter
I'm back with another chapter. I would also like to give credit to my forum mates who have given me ideas. But a few ideas in here are of my own.
On with the show.
Link was now back at the tower of the Overlord, suiting up to go to the forest of Evernight. The forge master, Giblet was currently measuring him to make a suit of steel armor. Sadly the Durium and Arcanium smelters used to make armor were stolen again.
"This feels weird." Link spoke as Giblet was climbing all over him with a piece of rope, doing what Link was hoping were measurements.
"Okay, me done. Master wait one hour for me make armor" The minion explained as he took to the smelter and began pouring steel molding into.
Link will admit, in the time he was here he thought at first, all the minions were stupid. Giblet however changed that opinion as he watched the bigger then usual minion, work calibrating the heat and pouring the hot liquid into a mold and then using a hammer and sickle move it around as it cooled to give it size and shape.
Link had left the forge chamber and was now heading to his throne room where he saw Gnarl waiting with four large minions, each different in color.
"Sire, I wish for you to meet the minion elders of each minion tribe" Gnarl explained as the four minions that stood before him bowed in respect to Link.
"I thought you were the minion elder?" Link asked confused.
"No Sire. I am the minion master. I watch over all four tribes. These minions you see before you are the oldest and most combat hardened of all minions. Zulu here fought along side our old lord when he killed Oberon Greenhaze." Gnarl explained as the minion mentioned stood, allowing Link to get a better look at him.
The brown minion was as tall as Giblet, but bore more battle scars. Over the minions left eyelid was a cut that had formed a scar. On his arms the minion wore plate armor small enough to fit its arms yet, big enough to house Ruborian cutlasses, one on each arm. The minions legs and were feet were wrapped in bandages and its ankles and knees were covered in steel guards. On its torso it, wore a leather vest that had a lining of steel covering it. On the minion's head it wore the skull of an Evernight Skull Boar that had brownish, black hair coming out of the back of the skull. On the minions back sat two weapons. One was a Ruborian Axe and the other was a large, golden, two pronged fork that was once wielded by Melvin Underbelly.
"This Sire is Zulu of the browns. He is the oldest brown minion and has been through every battle with our old lord, always leading the others into battle." Gnarl explained.
The minion stepped back and the next that stepped forth was a green minion. This minion was just as tall as the last one and was quite unique.
The minion that stood before link was far different from the green that was watching him.
Link noticed right away that it only had one ear. Its body was lizard like and this was only enforced when Link observed the flap of skin hanging from its neck, similar to what you would find on an iguana. Its torso was wrapped in a blackish cloth. Its legs were covered in scars and the nails on its feet looked sharp. The pelvis was covered in black shorts that were probably taken from a halfling. The weapon that hung from its right arm was an assassin blade coated in poison which consisted of two narrow needle like blades. The dark green skin only made the minion look quite fierce. Covering its left shoulder and lower arm was a piece of arcanium armor which once belonged to Khan the warrior. Also it had been modified so it wouldn't hinder the minions movements.
"This is Zanack of the greens. He was the one who dealt the weakening stab to Khan, the giant, allowing our old lord to finish him off." Gnarl spoke with pride as the green stepped back.
The next minion that stepped forth was a red. Link had seen a few reds stoking the fires for the forge and they looked little devils that spat flaming napalm.
The gray horns on its head, instead of being curled backwards, stuck up curved and then straight pointed. The clothing it wore was rather odd. It consisted of what could be described a coverings made of black steel cables that were held together by buckles at the shoulders, elbows, knees, chest and back. The pelvis was cover by a black loincloth that concealed the minion's 'special' area. The minion wore black steel shoulder pads.
"This is Zonda of the Reds. He helped our lord defeat the overseers that once held the village of Spree and the city of heaven's peak captive ." Gnarl explained as the red stepped back and a blue minion stepped forward.
This blue however was dressed quite well. Link had never met any blues in his short time of being the new overlord, but he will admit they did seem smarter.
The blue was dressed in a white priest robe that once belonged to a member of the silent order in heaven's peak. On it's face was a gold frowning mask that once belonged to that of a red priest who belonged to the order of the red down who served under Sir William the Black. On the minions back was the staff that was once wielded by said deceased hero. However the staff was used to extend the range of the blue healing powers so it could tackle resurrecting three minions at once.
"This is Zeon, our oldest and smartest blue. He has a record of resurrecting over 150 minions. He helped our lord greatly whenever a minion would die, Zeon would be there to bring them back to life" Gnarl explained as he gave word, the four minions went back to the spawning pit to join their brothers.
"Very good Gnarl. I'm sure Zulu will be of use to me in my trek to Evernight. Speaking of which do you have any information on Patrona Stringheart that would be of use to me?" Link asked taking a seat at his throne.
"Indeed Sire. We know she uses puppets for fighting, however these puppets are life size and filled with a number of weapons, such as needle launchers, flamethrowers, and some even are designed simply to blow up." Gnarl explained.
"Also, I sent foru greens on a recon mission to Evernight to check on its condition. Currently a war is erupting between the creatures of Evernight and the Skull creatures that once were created by Oberon Greenhaze's nightmares. Gnarl spoke before Giblet came in holding a suit of armor.
Link looked at the armor and even though it wasn't elaborate or unique, it wuld still get the job done. It looked like basic knights armor that had better space and the armor for the arms looked better segmented. (Just think of the overlord steel armor but with both arms)
Also the helmet had a steel net structure at the top. Link asked what this was for and Giblet told him it was where his green hat would be placed when he put it on.
Link also noted the orange jewel built into the left gauntlet and Gnarl explained that this was to call his minions back to him, should they wander to far.
Link put the armor on and went to the tower portal and spoke to Gnarl "I will be back" as he was teleported to the land of spree.
Link was standing at the tower gate that was near spree and actually took in the scenery this time. It was quiet, peaceful, beautiful and serene. Part of him was enjoying this while his new evil side was slowing growing ill.
Link made his way toward where choking roots made their way into a sunflower field and stopped near the borderline of spree. This was the entrance to Evernight or so ink had been told by Gnarl. He made through the roots until he came upon the first tower gate of Evernight and focused on the brown spawning pit. He summoned 15 brown minions, Zulu being amongst them.
This was a new feeling for Link. Whenever he went to conquer a dungeon back in hyrule he would always do it alone, but now he had helpers and it felt foreign to him.
As he and his army walked, link took in the scenery of Evernight like he did Spree. It reminded him a lot of the village he grew up that was under watch of the great Deku Tree.
Suddenly Link heard the sounds of battle and followed them to an open clearing where two unicorns were doing battle with two skull stags and four skull rats.
The skull Stags looked liked humanoid deer, wielded staffs of magic and war deer skulls on their heads with horns. The Skull Rats were also humanoid like and wore rat skulls and wielded bow and arrows.
Link watched as the stags pounded their staffs to the ground and released a smoke that paralyzed the unicorns if they were in range. While the large horned horses were paralyzed, the rats would fire arrows at them in an attempt to kill the unicorns. However the unicorn skin was thick with muscle and didn't do much other then cause an annoyance.
Link was about to charge into the fight when Gnarl spoke to him. "Lord why fight when others can for you?"
Link understood what Gnarl meant as he watched a Unicorn that broke free, ram a skull stag with it's horn and plow it into a tree, killing it. The other unicorn used its back legs to kick two skull rats in the head and kill them. The process was repeated by the posh ponies and they went back to grazing with all the skull creatures dead.
Link was now about to go into battle with the one horned beasts when he realized something. He didn't have a sword or a weapon. All he had was his mirror shield. Back at the tower Giblet hung his head in shame that he had forgotten forge his new master a weapon.
Link now had to improvise. Link went through his pack he kept with him and saw he had a five deku nuts, 4 bombs, a boomerang, and his hook-shot. Link then decided what to do.
He took out a deku nut and threw it at the unicorns. When it hit the ground it paralyzed and startled the horses allowing Link to send his minions forward without fear and commence the attack. Ten attacked one while five attacked the other. The unicorn that was being attacked by the ten minions went down easily, while the other, no longer under the effects of the nut now was bucking and fighting fiercely to kill the minions attacking it. One minion climbed to the horses and stabbed it with a rustic sword and down the beast went.
Link congratulated his minions on a job well done. Link also watched how the minions removed the horns from the unicorns and now two minions had make shift daggers.
However all the fighting and commotion had tripped an alert string causing a certain elf haretic to stir.
"Who dares enter this forest?"
well here's chapter three hoped you all enjoyed it.