Yay action! Yay updates! Alright, so here's the next chapter. The next should be uploaded in a few minutes, and since once again they're so short, I may upload a third. Thank you for reading!
Cyrene yelped, holding onto Epona's saddle. The horse moved fast and steady under Link's command, but the girl wasn't used to riding horses, apparently. How odd, the warrior thought occasionally. However, she enjoyed it greatly, often sitting up and staring skyward, laughing in excitement. She urged Link to take her around Hyrule to explore, and he decided he would take her around his world, since he needed something to do for a bit. Thinking of places to visit, he decided on a village he used to go to a lot. This village was Kakariko; common settlement of the other races of Hyrule and many friends of Link lived there. Surely they'll love Cyrene as well, so that's where he was headed. It was also one of the closest landmarks from where they started, so it was an easy choice.
Passing along the trail to the little settlement, Cyrene sighed. "Hey Link, there's been something I've been wanting to tell you…" Her friend turned around slightly and looked at her. "I've been keeping this secret since we met and I just wanted to tell you-," she started, but didn't finish. Nearing Kakariko Village, huge shrieks were heard, and smoke filled the air. Suddenly excited, Link forced Epona to race through the gates to see what was happening. Glancing skyward, huge dragons filled the skies, filling every nook and cranny of the village with their fiery breath. "Dragons! Link, get down!" Cyrene shouted, trying to breathe enough to scream over the choking flames. Buildings crumbled in charred heaps, filling the road. Enraged, Link stared angrily at one of the dragons that flew overhead and took out his bow. Fitting an arrow into it, he fired, hoping that it would sink into the beast's flesh, killing it. However, it merely bounced off it its hard, black scales.
The monster turned it's head toward the hero, and roared. Wet saliva dripped off of its gleaming teeth, thirsting for battle. Link pulled out his sword, and took a stance for battle. The dragon raised its claws and dived. Cyrene stood there in shock, waiting for the beast to snare Link in its grip and fly off with its prey. Even in the face of death, though, he held a straight face. As far as she knew, no ordinary human could look straight into a dragon's eyes and not be cursed forever. "Link! No!" she cried out, and lunged out at him. The black claws of the dragon grazed the edge of the girl's arm as she flung Link out of its way. "We have to get away as fast as we can!"
I've beaten a dragon before and I can do it again! He protested in his mind. Reading his eyes, Cyrene's own widened.
"You have no idea what we're in for! These are no ordinary dragons!" Seeing his odd stare, she added, "Just trust me!" Cyrene was forced to drag Link into a narrow cave nearby to avoid the now countless dragons noticing the disturbance. Suddenly, everything was quiet, except for the crackling of the fire and burning wood as well as the rhythmic wing beats of the dragons flying overhead.
Inside the cave, Link stared heartbroken at the burning village. He prayed to the Goddesses that everyone was all right, even though he may be too late… Interrupting his silent prayers, he heard Cyrene gasp and make a hiss of pain. On her left arm, some of the fur of her tunic was ripped, and a gash crossed just under her shoulder. Blood slowly flowed from it. Link's narrowed eyes suddenly softened in worry, and he took out a rag to wrap around her arm to stop the bleeding.