Hello again, I tried to get some action and excitement in this chapter~ I must say it was well needed!
A special thanks to T.L.K who helpped me decide how they were going to get out of the hole!~!
I don't own the Legend of Zelda
"Isn't the man of truth supposed to be…old?" Kovu questioned crossing his arms skeptically.
"With one eye might I add," I said taking a step back toward Kovu.
"Yes, well legends are exaggerated after all… I am not the original man of truth to be accurate, I inherited his gift," he explained relaxed.
I raised an eyebrow, "So you claim to be a descendant of the first man of truth. That doesn't explain why you are locked down here in secret."
He leaned back on the old fashioned bed, "Ah well I am his eldest son, I have inherited his power and learned that my blood was stronger and I didn't age as fast as the other Sheikah. I couldn't stand losing my people over time so I locked myself up here and faked my death."
"You're the eldest son, so there are more of your siblings?" Kovu questioned carefully.
"Aye; I have 2 brothers. The next in line for guiding the clan was already aging faster than I, and my youngest brother was always… Odd? Anyways, he was aging like myself but disappeared one day. Can't say I really cared for Vaati," he said dully.
"Vaati's your little brother?" I almost screeched.
"You know him?" Mufasa asked, not surprised by my reaction.
Kovu chuckled, "He tried to take over Hyrule and marry Princess Zelda some odd centuries ago."
He looked stricken by this, "Zelda still lives?"
He knew she was the Princess of Destiny then, "She has been reborn again and again to destroy Ganondorf. This will be her last life, hopefully..."
"She's with the hero of time then. Are you their enemy?" he asked suddenly taking caution.
I explained Kovu unique situation and why I needed help to change Link's mind on the matter, "So will you come and help us sway the mind of the paranoid King?"
"I am supposed to help my people; I guess I could help," He stood up and was surprisingly tall for a Sheikah; he was taller than Kovu. His hair was long and black with a purple tint if the lighting hit it right. He was still fit after spending centuries down here too…
He took notice of me staring and chuckled, "I know what you're thinking; how can he sleep and take notes for centuries and still look this good? Well I always thought it was my good charm."
Kovu growled from behind me. I had to stifle a laugh, "No, I was thinking how feminine your hair is."
"Okay, I get how it is," he said shaking his head. "I'll just pack and get dressed and be on my way, so if you please leave my room for a moment?" he said already getting things in order.
I nodded and pulled Kovu out of the room and shut the door behind me. "Do you really think that this guy will help us?" Kovu asked stiffly.
"I don't have a clue, I'll test his skills in a minute if it makes you happy," I said sitting down.
"Thank you." Kovu said triumphantly.
It wasn't too long until Mufasa came out dressed in a dark maroon wrap around cape with a black shirt and pants. I stood and walked over to him with my head down, "Before we go any further I want to test your blade."
I looked up at Mufasa and he was smiling cruelly, "It's been awhile… I suppose I could." He took out his sword as did I. He looked down at the floor then closed his eyes, still smiling a terrible smile. Fear gripped me as I took my fighting stance.
I took a deep breath before jumping forward with my blade; he deflected easily all the same and started slashing so fast I couldn't find his blade. His blows were as powerful as they were quick; I was sliding backwards trying to hold all of his blows.
His eyes remained shut and he didn't even break out in a sweat; I was breathing heavily from the start. I was staying on the defense until he tired himself out, but he didn't seem to be putting an effort into his skill.
There was no chance of me getting my sword into a position to throw his out of the way and get my own blows in there. I moved my feet farther apart so I stopped sliding; I felt his sword hit hard in the middle of my own blade and pushed back hard. I threw all of my power into delivering my own blow that landed on an awkward position on his sword making his sword fly out of reach.
His eyes were wide open, but he was still smiling. I put my sword to his throat. "It's not over yet," he said deviously.
I raised an eyebrow curious of what he meant when he flipped me around onto my back stealing my sword and pressing it against my own throat. His legs were keeping my arms and legs in place. He was smiling triumphant now as I struggled against him. His face was incredibly close to mine and Kovu came behind Mufasa frowning, "Looks like he is the real deal then."
Mufasas' grin only widened at that, but he got off me. I closed my eyes in defeat; but got up anyways and held out my hand for Mufasa. He took my noticeably smaller hand in his and shook it slightly. I expected his hand to be warm but it was icy to the touch. I was holding on longer than I was supposed to so Mufasa asked, "Are you alright? I have had more training than you..."
I let go of his hand, looked up, and smiled back at him, "Zelda herself will believe that you are the man of truth if you fight like that. Anyway, let's get going we will have to move out of Karkio before nightfall, or else the mighty new King could sent people to investigate the well."
"Fine with me; nighttime will give you more time to tell me what has happened to Hyrule since I locked myself up," Mufasa said heading back into his room.
"Wait! Where are you going, we have to find a way out!" Kovu shouted at him.
"Yeah, there is a way through my room. I don't suppose you see any other place to go? Come on!" Mufasa said without looking back.
Kovu sighed heavily, "I don't like this guy at all."
I giggled at him and hurried after Mufasa; which had already held the door open to the secret room leading to the way out, "Get your swords out. The only way I could secure this was to place many dangerous monsters into the exit. There has to be at least ten Dead Hands in there."
"Damn Bastards," Kovu grumbled as he made his way through the secret door. I went right after him and Mufasa closed the door behind us as we started towards the hands. I watched Mufasa doge all of the hand and pierce the ground, only moments later the hands all dropped as he moved to the next circle of hands.
I looked to Kovu and he let the hands catch him until the main body came up to try and eat him. He cut the hand off that caught him then beheaded the main body. I couldn't do the same thing that they did though; I would never learn anything like that.
I took out my chain whip and lassoed the hands together; I pulled up with all of my might and up came the whole body. I smiled to myself before cutting of the creatures head. I repeated the process until I ran out of Dead Hands. Each of us killed three, but Mufasa finished the last one off triumphantly, "Ha! killed the last one."
"You very well have to be who you say you are if you can see threw the creature's ground trick," Kovu said distantly.
"Well coming from you I think that's a compliment, thank you," Mufasa chuckled.
I shook my head at them and went on to the next room, but it only revealed a small crawlspace. I got onto my stomach and crawled through with ease; it was big enough for Mufasa to squeeze in after all.
We were all jammed together shoulder to shoulder in a small pit, "Now what?" Kovu growled.
Mufasa didn't answer but turned his back to us and started digging at the dirt wall. He stopped after a while of doing this then pulled a rope out of the dirt, revealing a way out.
Smiling I slapped Mufasa on the back, "Good work." He looked smiled cockily at me and motioned for me to go first. I was out of the hole within a minute; Kovu and Mufasa were both fast behind me.
We were behind a wall illusion leading back into the main entrance; I pulled back out my cloak and hid my face in the hoods shadow. I climbed back up the well to Kakarkio. I hurried to an openly abandoned house and Mufasa shut the door behind him.
Kovu moved to the fireplace and started a fire within seconds. I huddled next to Kovu by the fire, and Mufasa sat across from me, "What's the plan... Wait, I don't know your names yet do I?"
"I'm sorry, I am Acandia one of the last real Sheikah."
"I am Kovu and wish to learn the way of the Sheikah."
"Good and we know who I am. Like I said, what are we doing now?" Mufasa questioned.
I smiled, "Now we are going to Impa she was the one to raise Zelda. Kovu and I will remain hidden until you are redeemed as the man of truth, which you will be claiming to be. Impa herself will have no record of you, we lost many of our history papers thanks to the move."
"The Royal Family still has a tight grip on us do they?" Mufasa asked without needing an answer.
"They know as many of our secrets as we do theirs; no one cares about our almost dead race anyways," I whispered.
"One thing we didn't lose was our hatred for those who opposed us in trial?"
"Trial?" I asked with awe, "I've never heard of the Sheikah having a trial before."
"Yes, the people of Hyrule wanted us dead but the Royal Family promised to keep us alive if we served them. That's why no matter what we fight for Hyrule, and we have to protect Zelda with our lives," he said passionately.
"If I Link gets a hold of me he will kill me, and if I die now there's no way I can hold against the Triforce!" I said fearfully.
"Triforce…?" Mufasa said slowly."
"Acandia has in her possession the Triforce of power, which she has purified," Kovu whispered for me.
Mufasa looked up at me evilly, "I need you to give me that."
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