Out of Hope
Chapter 3: Welcome to Retrasio
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A/N: Yay Fast updating speed! Nothing new to say here, except thank you-s to Operation Jonny, Nintendogeek01, and NUTCASE71733. Now, on with the story! Enjoy, everyone!
With a flick of his fingers, a beam of energy exactly the same as the one he came to Hyrule with, exploded from his hand, completely vaporizing Ganon, and tossing Ragnus far up and away into the winds... until he left sight.
Though the display of energy ended quickly, it took minutes for the light and sound created from the spell to finally dissipate. Where Ganon once stood, there was a single golden triangle. Ziranithos walked over to it casually, and picked it up, it melted into his hand. Suddenly, the back side of his hand glowed with the triforce much like Ganon's had... only Ziranithos' hand was glowing far more brightly with all three parts of the triforce.
Looking around, Ziranithos sighed to himself. "This world's gone through an age of prosperity for too long..."
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"Is he alive?"
"He seems to be breathing... he'll be fine."
"...Really? That's a relief..."
"!!!!"
"What?"
"Look! He's waking up!"
"...What... where...?" Ragnus asked wearily, his vision still clouded.
"Sh... you must rest..." A soothing voice from earlier said.
"I... unhhhhh..." Ragnus moaned before falling back asleep.
"Could he be...?"
"...Don't know."
"Look! He's coming to again!!"
"What's... going on...?" Ragnus asked wearily, his vision gradually restoring itself. Everything went from clouded to blurry. In front of him he saw a blur of red and white, and a blur of yellow and white.
"...What is your name...?" One of the blurs asked him, in a soothing feminine voice.
"...You're not from around here, are you?" The other blur asked him, in a deeper male voice.
Ragnus' vision began restoring. "Huh...? I'm from Hy-what the hell are you?!?!" Ragnus suddenly shouted, snapping fully awake, and falling off the bed he was laying in.
"Guess not." The feminine figure said to the masculine. These two figures... were a creature Ragnus had never seen before. They looked like dinosaurs with larger rounded noses, and eyes that were full of their own unique life and power. They each wore boots of different colors, and had what looked like a red natural saddle or miniature shell on their backs, near their tails. They had orange spikes going down the back of the heads. Their bellies, and the bottoms of their mouth beneath the nose, were white. The rest of them was all a single color, but that color was different for each.
"...What's the matter...? Never seen a Yoshi, before?" The masculine figure asked heartily. He was a yellow Yoshi that stood around 6'5". His eyes were brown, and filled with pride, and his boots were green in color. He folded his arms, revealing large muscles in his arms that were beforehand hidden. Ragnus figured that despite their looks, this new race was certainly a strong one.
"So, where was it that you said you were from?" The feminine figure asked, curiously. She was a red Yoshi that stood around 6'0." Her eyes were green, and had a look of kindness and understanding in them, while her boots were blue in color.
"H-Hyrule!" Ragnus suddenly shouted, remembering the events that had earlier transpired.
"Ah yes. That's the world that borders this one." The Yellow Yoshi said, stroking his chin.
"I'm... not in Hyrule anymore...?" Ragnus asked quietly.
"No. This is Retrasio. It's a vast untouched world that lies between Hyrule and the Mushroom Kingdom. It's probably twice the size as the both of them combined, and twice as prosperous... you can find just about any kind of race here... Humans, Yoshi, Gorons, Boos, Zoras, Shy Guys, Kokiri, Toads, Sheikah, Koopas... you name it. The races of both worlds." The red Yoshi explained kindly.
"What I want to know is how you ended up here... and who you are." The Yellow Yoshi asked.
"I... am Ragnus. I WAS Hyrule's finest knight. It was my duty to protect the land from Ganondorf... and I couldn't... but to make matters worse, a much more powerful being came, and as soon as I knew it... I was here." Ragnus began, before pausing. "...for all I know... Hyrule could be completely destroyed..." He said, sadly. "...I've failed my King... I've failed my kingdom, and I've failed Alayna..." He finished, now holding back tears.
The two Yoshis looked at each other. The yellow one motioned for the red one to comfort him.
"...It's okay. If you want, you can stay here in Retrasio. It's an extremely prosperous place..." The Red Yoshi said, comforting him.
"...Until Ziranithos comes to blow it to pieces." Ragnus stated.
The two Yoshis were silent. Those words, as depressing as they were, hit them very hard.
"Listen... I'm Selena, and this is Graphor." The Red Yoshi said kindly. "...What you do is up to you, but you'll be welcome to stay with us for as long as you desire."
"It'd actually be the best option. You don't know how you even got here, so you don't know how you'll get back... and even if you did, how will you take on that... that... Z... Z... Ziromawatzit guy anyway?" Graphor stated. Though harsh, his words were true.
"...Don't listen to him. He's just incredibly blunt sometimes... but... if you really want to go out into the world... you'll need a weapon that you should defend yourself with... though they don't go anywhere near our towns and cities, monsters do roam the countryside, and some are very aggressive and very dangerous. You should be careful." Selena explained.
"What part of Retrasio is this, anyway?" Ragnus asked.
"Horeron." It's a small town populated with the majority of all the races. Quite peaceful, especially for those who've decided to settle down and live life peacefully. It's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy to the south of Metrigard, the capital city and central point of Retrasio."
"I see... I don't care if it kills me, but I'll try and find away back into Hyrule, and stop Ziranithos... for Alayna's sake.
"That's the spirit!" Graphor bellowed. "As for a weapon... come to my shop! We Yoshis are known as well for our blacksmithing skills as the gorons."
"Graphor here is an exceptionally good blacksmith, even among Yoshis. His shop will have a weapon that's just right for you." Selena explained.
"Due to your predicament, I'll let you take one weapon, for no cost. Not like rupees are valid in this world. Kyriths are our currency of choice." Graphor said.
"...Kyriths...?" Ragnus asked.
Selena pulled out what looked like both a rupee and a coin at the same time. It was round like a coin, but glowed with the majestic color of a rupee. "Symbol of how our world is the collaboration of Hyrule and the Mushroom Kingdom."
"I see." Ragnus replied.
"Come! Allow me to show you what I've got..." Graphor said, leading Ragnus and Selena outside.
...Ragnus looked on in awe at the town of Horeron...
In the center of town was a marketplace filled with all kinds of races... some which were familiar to Ragnus, and others that were completely different. Ragnus never thought that he'd see an armless walking bomb or a spherical fanged ghost out in broad daylight in his life. Outside the marketplace was the residential district, where he currently was with his two new friends. Outside the residential district was a sturdy wall made of some unknown metal that seemed like it would repel just about anything that came at it.
Graphor led Ragnus to his store, while Selena went off to shop in the marketplace. Stepping inside the store, Ragnus looked around. He'd never seen so many weapons in one place... not even in Hyrule's armory!
Graphor walked behind the desk. "So... what type of weapon best suits you?" He asked.
"How specific should I be?" Ragnus asked.
"Try me." Graphor replied.
"Well..." Ragnus began, putting a hand to his chin while looking up at the ceiling in thought. "...I'm comfortable in using longswords... preferably ones that aren't too heavy, but pack a punch as well... between three and four feet in length... if you could..." Ragnus said, looking down, and stopping. He noticed that the counter was completely filled with various weapons of the kind he requested. Graphor smirked triumphantly. "That's quite a... selection." Ragnus said, surprised at how Graphor just pulled out about fifty blades of the exact type he wanted in a matter of a few seconds.
"Choose any one you want! I've got plenty more where that came from!" Graphor laughed.
Given the opportunity to pick any blade of a good batch he desired, and figuring that it would be going toward saving Hyrule, probably Retrasio, and possibly even all of existence, itself, Ragnus looked through them all, trying to find the perfect one. There were steel swords, Iron swords, Silver swords, Mythril swords... even sword made out of alloys he's never seen before. However, there was one blade... that when Ragnus saw it, knew that it was the sword for him.
It was a longsword that had a blade of about four feet in length. The hilt was golden, and had a diamond embedded in the center. The handle was wrapped in a fine and comfortable brown leather made for gripping, and at the bottom of the pommel was a ruby. The blade itself was red, too... and looking at it would make one feel as if they were a tad hot. Ragnus held the sword in his hands, and swung the blade a few times, each swing significantly raising the temperature in the room. Ragnus found that the sword was in fact, very comfortable in his hands.
Graphor smiled. "I forgot about that one... it was my very first blade... and probably one of, if not the, best of them. The blade itself is made out of fused adamantium, crystals, rubies, and red elemental components... a perfect fit. You seem very comfortable with it, and the blade packs a punch as well. It's not going to break easily. You could hit this thing as many times as you want against a solid wall, and it won't even have a scratch on it! Since it'll be going toward saving your world, I'll allow you to keep it..."
"Thank you very much... what's its name?" Ragnus asked.
"I called it Firagus, but you can rename it, if you desire." Graphor replied.
"No. Firagus it is."
End of Chapter
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