HEXES
Chapter 9
Written by: KokiriCosmo & Acebatman
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Both Links hearts drop into their stomachs. Before either could say anything Peatrice says, "Look over there," pointing at the big tree.
Both Links looked as a message slowly appeared, spelled seemingly in blood. 'If... you... want... to... see... her... again... join... me... at... the... spot... of... our... first... showdown... Sky Child.'
Future Link cursed himself, "I knew this would happen." The irony of it all made him even more furious at Ghirahim. The past Link put a hand on his shoulder trying to calm him down, but it wasn't working. "It's not your fault. How could any of us predict this?" The future Link just replied with a shrug, walking off with his arms behind his head in dismay. He couldn't speak when all he could feel was disappointment.
"It was stupid of you two to leave us here alone," Zelda's father said to both Links furious at them equally.
"Sorry," Future Link groaned only feeling dumber by the moment by Gaeporo's words as they stung.
"We need to go to the Skyview Temple," past Link says, pointing toward the direction of the temple.
"The sooner we rescue Zelda, the better. Cause when I meet Ghirahim face-to-face, I'm going to rip him a new one!" Future Link hissed bitterly with seriousness on his face.
"I'll be the one taking care of Ghirahim. I just need you there to watch my back," past Link said.
"HOW?! You don't have the Master Sword, and I left mine at the Temple of Time ruins in the future." He pointed out.
"I'll find a way," past Link assured.
"Well, hurry!" Was all that future Link said as he sat under a tree next to his tent.
"Come on, we can't waste no more time chit chatting," past Link stated offering a hand to future Link.
Future Link turned his head and sighed as he took his counterpart's hand in his own. "Let me grab my sword and shield. Go ahead and get yours." He said as he got up.
Past Link looked at all his friends. "Everyone else head to Skyloft for a while; it's safer there," he commanded. He looked at his counterpart again putting a hand on his hip, "Where we're going, it's not horse accessable. So I have no idea who can babysit Epona for you."
Future Link looked at the horse and patted her cheek. "She'll be fine. If Epona runs away from Faron Woods, I can call her back with this..." He picked up the wishbone-shaped horse whistle from his chest and showed it to him. "A girl from my village gave me this whistle as a gift for returning her memories."
"Well then, shall we," past Link said, waving toward the path to the Skyview Temple.
Future Link cursed as him and his counterpart tore through groups of Bokoblins guarding the ivy covered temple. Archers perched themselves on the balcony. He aimed his bow at the two, attaching a bomb to the tip of an arrow. Link licked his lips sadistically as he shot the arrow and watched in entertainment as the demons got blown to chunks, then evaporated with their pathetic spirits floating away. "Suck on that, you little pricks!" He cheered. He stopped laughing as soon as he found out how creepy he sounded. He just stared at his weirded out grandfather, folding his arms. "What?! I like killing things. Is that a crime?"
"No," past Link said, pulling out his whip and smacking a bokoblin that was sneaking up behind future Link. He then jumped over future Link, doing the fatal blow. With an evil smirk past Link looked up at future Link, sword still in the bokoblin's heart.
Future Link's heart skipped a beat, surprised at how merciless his counterpart was to foes like he was. He just closed his eyes and chuckled, "Nice moves. But I can do the Fatal Blow too!" To prove that he slashed another monster across the chest, sending him flying back towards the stairs. Crouching low, he sprang into the air, took his sword out and buried the weapon forcefully into the Bokoblin's heart. "That's gotta hurt," Link grimaced amusingly, yanking the blade from its dead corpse. He stood back up, putting the sword away now that the area was swept of enemies. He beckoned past Link with a wave, "Shall we?"
Both Links came up to the door of the temple. The door was closed. "Allow me," past Link said, pulling out his slingshot. He shot the ruby switch above the door and it slowly swings open. But both Links paused in mid-step when they saw about ten skulltulas charging at them from inside the temple.
"Are you serious?!" Future Link growled, recognizing these arachnids from the Forest Temple. They were tough to kill and he wondered if they would be just as difficult. He unsheathed his sword and ran for the nearest skulltula, hitting one dead-on the forehead, hoping it would daze it. Link became aggravated when the blow did nothing. He tried other moves, looking for a weakness. "Come on!"
Past Link chuckles silently to himself, watching his future counterpart. "Like this," past Link said. Past Link places his foot under a skulltula. Past Link kicks his foot up and knocks the arachnid on it's back, then jumps up and stabs it in the small weak point on its abdomen.
Future Link nodded his head and copied his strategy. He saw the blue soft spot and hit it with the fatal blow. Link gritted his teeth knowing he would have to do this four more times, squeezing the sword's hilt tight. "I HATE SKULLTULAS!" He ran to the next one and roundhouse kicked it over. In the corner of his eye, he saw his counterpart prepare a bomb, and quickly dodged out-of-the-way before it could explode. He covered his ears as the bomb destroyed half the pack.
When all the spiders have been slaughtered, future Link layed against the wall trying to gain some of his energy back. He panted as he spoke, "Ghirahim isn't making this... *huff huff*... easy."
"And it only gets harder from here on," past Link said, placing a hand on future Link's shoulder. "After you," past Link said nodding toward the temple entrance.
Future Link said nothing and headed in, not in the mood to wait for whatever was hiding inside. He wanted to get Zelda back and the monsters he killed only increased his impatience. Past Link noticed that the short cut he made the first time he was inside the temple had caved in. The door at the end of the hall was locked. There were vines next to him, so he assumed the switch was close. He started climbing the vines and almost fell off when a deku baba came out of nowhere. "Crap!"
Past Link pulls out his beetle and uses it to hit the switch. The bars around the door go up. "Come on," he says up to the future Link.
The Link in white jumped off the vines, feeling his blood starting to boil with every distraction Ghirahim set. It reminded him of the Gerudo Training Grounds, and how each trial got harder as he went deeper into the abyss. The Freezards and Iron Knuckles were a royal pain in the ass. He crossed his fingers in hopes of not ever encountering either of them here. Link still didn't know what enemies to expect in this time, but some were familiar. They made it into the next room, and he stopped as he felt past Link push passed him quickly. "Excuse me."
Past Link ran straight to the viewing platform and started spinning his sword in circles. He stopped when he heard a strange noise. Suddenly two giant ice like creatures pop out of the ground on both sides of him. He falls back surprised and rolls down the stairs. Past Link pulls himself up "what are those things?" he asked.
"Move!" Future Link commanded, grabbing the ball and chain out of his adventure pack. When he saw that past Link didn't go, he looked at him seriously. "Go now!" He made sure past Link was at a safe distance as he stared at the abominations with hatred. "Alright, popsicle dicks... Ready to become ice cubes?" Link let the ball drop to the ground, and with the chain he began spinning until the ball started to lift off the floor. The Freezards were close enough to hit both at the same time. He held on to chain as hard as he could, feeling the force grow stronger as it went faster. He didn't realize he killed the two until he couldn't spin anymore.
Past Link stood there looking at future Link, mouth completely ajar. "I gotta get me one of those," he chuckled.
Future Link took a hand and wiped the sweat of his face. "Really? You should see what else I have."
"Maybe later," past Link said.
Running back up the viewing platform past Link spun the tip of his sword around, causing the eye lock to get dizzy. The bars blocking the door lift and past Link runs to open the door. Future Link stood behind and followed him into the flooded hall. There were dragon-like creatures blocking the doors on both the right and left side of the room. He looked at his future counterpart in curiosity. "You've fought these things before haven't you?"
Future Link stared at the three-headed reptiles, shaking his head, "No."
"Cut all the heads off at the same time. If you don't the heads will grow back," past Link explained.
"Simple." Future Link nodded. He chose the dragon on the left side and focused on its movements. All the heads went into a diagonal formation, and he struck all in one strike.
Past Link ran up to the one on the right and did a spin attack, taking all three heads off. He looks at door in the middle and noticed that it's sealed with a lock. "Crap, it's locked," past Link said, pointing at the door. "I'll look for a key on my side. Search for one on yours," Past Link said.
"Okay." Future Link answered, and pulled the door open. The room was filled with water and there was a bridge that led across the medium-sized chamber. He cut a couple of spider webs that were covering the corner, getting some of the sticky threads on his gauntlet. He just ignored it and proceeded, feeling the presence of a strong enemy. When Link made it out on the middle of the bridge, he almost fell on his butt as a Stalfos leaped from the ceiling, leaving a small nic on his face. He wiped his face, looking at the blood in surprise. Immediately he tore the sword from his scabbard wanting to give this bag of bones a piece of his mind.
He began striking him relentlessly, his attacks getting blocked every time. The Stalfos nearly hit him when he missed the torso the third time, bending his back fast. He turned around giving himself more space and time to study the skeleton's moves. The Stalfos held it's swords in a cross, and Link finally figured out a strategy. He charged for the opening in its defenses and stabbed him the chest. It screeched in pain as it lunged at the teen again, and Link jumped over the horizontal slice attack. This time it held its swords in an X, and he rolled around slicing him in the ribcage.
"HA!" Link laughed. "One more hit outta put you out of your misery!" And he knew seeing that the bones in the torso were almost gone. This Stalfos was similar to the ones in his time but more combat savy. In a horizontal sword stance, Link performed the coupe de grace, watching in pleasure as the skeleton's bones dropped like a ton of bricks, and tripped comically over its head.
He put the sword back, now that the room was spotless. He searched all over the room for a chest and came up empty-handed. In the end, he assumed it was in the next room up ahead. There was a message on a plake by the door, and he furrowed his brows in confusion, not familiar with the language. "Woo-Hoo, I'm illiterate!" Link joked to himself. He exited the flooded chamber and wound up in the main hall he was before with his counterpart. There was a chest above a tree that he could easily get to, and he rubbed his hands together plotting his revenge. "All the better to reach Ghirahim."
Chapter 9 is finally up and ideas are flying off the walls! Thank you, Ashlee S for the meaningful reviews. You're awesome! ^^