Welcome to the new chapter! I see this story is steadily growing in popularity as I post these chapters, so awesomesauce! Anyway, one of you listened to me and finally gave some sort of feedback, lol. Thank you so much msfcatlover! Don't worry, what happens next ish awesome if I do say so myself. Enjoy!
Link gasped, seeing Cyrene grab at him with a scaly hand, gripping tightly. He struggled wildly, seeing the dragon prepare for takeoff.
"Sorry there, buddy! This is much safer than riding bareback!" Lifting herself with her wings, Cyrene flew through the hole in the ceiling, holding the young warrior in her talons. The ground slowly shrank under him, as the wind rushed passed his body. Hyrule Field kept shrinking, until he could not take looking at the increasing height anymore. Link's throat was burning, and he wondered why.
Was I screaming? His answer came with a claw moved over his mouth. Cyrene glanced at the little Hylian in her paw, and sighed.
"Get used to it. If we're going to battle Gorethik, it'll most likely be in the sky!" She let the wind rush around her body, whipping her soft mane. The gales roared in her ears, and she roared back, grateful to be in her true form once again. After a while, as the dragon began a smooth, straight path, she raised the talon gripping her friend to her face. "You want to try going on my back? I promise you won't fall," she smiled as warmly as a dragon could. Link nodded, and she raised her arm to her shoulders. He slipped out, and wrapped his legs behind her neck, gripping the soft mane. "Now, as I said, keep your knees curved…" She glanced back, her purple eyes analyzing what the boy was doing. "Good, good. Make sure they're nice and tight! Just like riding a horse, keep your core muscles focused, and do not release my mane. Don't worry! We'll find supplies to build a dragon saddle soon…" Cyrene's words died out in Link's ears as he looked around his surroundings. Now, the beauty of a world above Hyrule really started to sink into his brain.
There was hardly a cloud in the clear blue sky, and the dragon hardly moved from a straight line. The rhythmic beating of her wings matched his heart, as his breath was taken away by his home world far below, only seen by a few patches of green. "Nice up here, ain't it? I've always loved having the gift of flight… I never could quite understand how you humans lived with staying on the ground all the time."
It really is amazing! He wanted to agree, but no words came from his lips.
"You know what I just noticed, though? You have not spoken a single word since we met… So far you've only spoken with your eyes," Cyrene mused out loud. Link tried to focus his attention to the sky next to him, but suddenly a really peculiar sight made him rub his eyes a few times. Tapping Cyrene's shoulder, he pointed to an odd island. It seemed to have a dark aura around it, despite being near the sun. She looked, and then suddenly her spine stiffened. "Link, you know what that is?" she asked. He shook his head. "That is the realm of dragons… At least part of it. The other islands should be scattered around the sky somewhere… They used to be beautiful landmarks of riches and prosperity, but Gorethik's evil lore has twisted all who dwell on these islands to be consumed by the darkness. See what I mean by how powerful he is?"
Evil kings are all the same, aren't they, Link thought with an eye roll.
"He is consumed with greed, wanting as much as he possibly can. Gorethik plans on starting a war that your kind probably will not win… He plans to strike with the element of surprise in an ultimate attack, bringing his most powerful dragons into battle with him. Sure, he has burned down a few villages-" Cyrene quickly changed the subject, sensing the boy's sudden sadness, "but smaller attacks like that are for fun, really. Like he predicted, some residents of this world are running around, not being able what to do, fearing their home will be next… Perhaps we're not quite powerful enough to bring him down? Only time will tell." She went quiet, slowly losing altitude. "We should probably get back to Castle Town, so that nice bar lady knows that we didn't go off on some merry adventure together," the dragon giggled.
Link sighed in relief, finally seeing the ground rising up slowly beneath him and the dragon.