Hey Guys! I made changes to this chapter as well, nothing drastic lol.
I recommend The Last Apprentice.
Ch.1.
Link pulled on a full coat of chainmail armor, and slipped a thin gray tunic over that. He then proceeded to put on his General's armor.
The General's armor had silver spaulders. The torso was made of indigo steel, and had silver ripples on the front and back. The sides were silver. A silver Triforce was engraved into the chest. The arms had silver spikes to fights off attackers without weapons. Link wouldn't be using his general's gauntlets anymore, he now he used the hidden blade gauntlets. He slipped those on, and then put his greaves on. The greaves were indigo steel as well, with silver spikes and ripples covering them. The boots were also made of silver.
He strapped his rifle to his back, and loaded his belt pouch with ammunition. He hooked two Silver knives to his belt, and then his sword. His sword had a silver blade, and an indigo steel cross guard, and hilt. The pummel was a big sapphire. Maybe his sword was a little different than the others.
He pulled his silver helmet on, and rushed out the door.
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Link arrived at the exterior gate fifteen minutes later. The armor wasn't too hard to run in, it was quite light, as it had been enchanted to be light.
He noticed other soldiers carrying rifles as well, with some soldiers on the wall firing at the monsters. He climbed the stairs to the top of the hundred foot wall and looked to the hordes. Thousands of monsters were ravaging the farms, and hundreds were trying to climb the north gate, where Link was.
B-B-BOOM!
Several cannons went off, sending their balls of death to the hordes.
"General!" Link turned to his right, to find Impa, the commander of the army. "What are we to do?"
"There are so many of them…Just keep firing, and when we run out of ammunition, we'll fight them with our blades."
"We'll never make it, General. They will have scaled our walls by then!"
"Are the spikes out?"
"Yes, but they are using them to help climb."
"Pour the oil, then."
Impa nodded, and screamed out to the army; "POUR THE OIL!"
The soldiers agreed, and hundreds of buckets of hot oil slid down the wall, coating the spikes. Every monster that came in touch shrieked in pain, as Link had earlier that day, due to the Bacon.
More came, though. The monsters just kept climbing, and the Hyrulian soldiers just kept shooting their rifles, cannons, crossbows, and bows.
"Are they being summoned?" Link asked.
"No, the ones here were, by whom, I do not know, but this is it. We kill these; we live through this battle, no more being summoned, for now."
"Good, keep mowing them down, then. They can't touch us yet, so when they can, they'll be smaller in numbers. We might win this battle."
Impa grunted, and picked up a rifle that was propped against the corrugated wall. She aimed at the blob of evil climbing the wall, and started firing.
Link pulled his rifle out, and fired at moblin in the distance. The lead ball hit home, obliterating the moblin's head.
He started aiming for large things, like moblins, or Lizalfos, instead of bokoblins.
Link noticed a flame in the distance. Another. Another, this time closer, closer, closer….Link dove to the ground, before the dragon burst into air, shedding fire where Link was.
The dragon circled back, and landed on the wall in front of the General.
Link hooked his rifle onto his back, and drew his sword. The dragon head became distorted, and it began to shrink. The once huge dragon was now a man standing a foot or so taller than Link, with red armor covering his body. His helmet resembled a demon head, and was made of silver. He had a long mane of glowing red hair that ran to his waist. The man pulled a pike from his back, and spun it in front of him. He smashed it into the ground, sending soldiers flying as flames burst from the ground, only to disappear right after. Link looked closer, and realized that this Pike was the one he saw at the Weapons shop. Link brought his sword up, and held it in front of him with both hands.
"I am Volga!" The dragon man said, and waved his pike in front of him, sending a plume of flame towards Link. Link swung his enchanted sword, and a barrier of water spread in front of him, blocking the flame out.
Volga rushed towards him, and leapt into the air, swing his pike at Link. Link deflected the blow, and spun around to face Volga. Link slashed his blade at him, and Volga pushed it away. Link soon realized that the offensive post would be a challenge, and he brought his sword closer to his body, in a defensive stance.
Volga leapt into the air, and transformed for a split second, whipping Link to the ground with his tail, and landed back down as a human. Link scrambled to his feet, and nearly slid off of the wall, but managed to gain his footing. He rushed Volga, 'screw defense' he thought, and swung his blade furiously at the dragon man. Red began to fill Link's eyesight, and Volga began to fall back against his blows.
Volga flipped back, and reared his head back, breathing in a huge gasp of air. He swung his head forward, blasting a pillar of flame from his mouth, towards Link. Link reached for his shield, but realized he forgot it. The flame came closer, and Link tried to create a water barrier, but the flame hit him hard, engulfing him in the red-hot fury of Volga.
Volga transformed, cackling as he did so, and his scales glowed red.
Impa and the other soldiers shrieked, and charged the dragon. The flame still burned high, and Impa couldn't see Link. The dragon flew into the air, and swatted several soldiers over the wall with its tail. The flames died down, and Link stood, his blade in front of him. He wasn't hurt; the flames hadn't even touched him. Link put his sword down, and Impa stared at his left hand. On it, a golden Triforce glowed brightly. Could it be?
The dragon swooped back down and knocked Impa, Link, and several awed soldiers to the ground. Link leapt up, and charged at the dragon which was now flying at him at high speeds. "Go to your posts!" He shouted, and leapt off the wall, into the air. The dragon flew at him, and caught him with its claws. It carried him into the air, spinning him until his sword flew from his hand in the direction the wall. It tossed him into the air, and opened its mouth. Link pulled a pinch of gunpowder from his pouch, and threw it down, as the dragon breathed.
BOOM!
The dragon exploded, fire, blood, and scales going everywhere, leaving Link to freefall to the ground.
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Link woke on the battle field the next morning. His head thumped, his leg was twisted, and his wrists were burning with pain. He turned his head, and gazed at the carnage of battle. He heard groans from monsters that were lying on the battlefield. Arrows, gunpowder, monster remains, and blood littered the field. He attempted to roll over, and the one finger that would move willingly with limited pain did him no good. He tried lifting his head up, but to no avail. His neck was twisted slightly, probably not broken, but cracked majorly. He was lucky the fall hadn't killed him, but the pain, and his slight paralysis made him wish the fall would have killed him. He tried moaning, but his throat burned with pain, and it was drier than the Lanayru sands. He closed his eyes, and tried to think of where his sword was. It was gone…The dragon had caused him to fling it away. He opened his eyes, and looked at the sky. It was light blue, similar to Lana's hair…
Lana. She ran away from their home…His eyes managed to draw enough water to drop a single tear down his cheek. He prayed silently to the goddesses that morning, that Lana was safe, and that the monsters hadn't invaded the city. He flicked his eyes towards the wall, and found that the gate was intact, and the wall un-breached. He smiled meekly, and let loose a sigh of relief. He furrowed his brow, and looked closer at the gate. It was opening! Two figures sprinted from the gate, towards Link. As they neared he could see that one of them was Impa, but the other he didn't know.
She had a tight white, blue, and black tunic that covered her whole body. She had a pair of the hidden blades on her hands, and her face was covered in a white linen cloth. She had braided her hair with white cloth, but what he could see of it was blue. The front of her tunic was covered in ornate designs. There was a silver eye with a Triforce above it, as if it were looking up at it. She had a kunai strapped to her belt, and a short sword hooked to her back.
They arrived next to him, and the mysterious figure knelt down next to him, while Impa checked his breathing. The mysterious figure placed her hand on Link's chest, and pushed it down, sending a shock of life throughout his body. His leg un-twisted, his wrists no longer hurt, his head wasn't thumping, and all other injuries felt completely better.
Link sat up. "Who are you," he asked the mysterious figure, and turned to Impa, "And what happened after the battle with the dragon?"
The mysterious figure answered first; "My name is Sheik."
Impa answered quickly before Link could question Sheik anymore. "After the dragon was defeated, the monsters started to slack in their siege. We quickly dispatched the hordes scaling the walls, and then we sent our foot soldiers to the outskirts to take care of the rest."
"Is Lana safe?"
"I don't know, Link. We sent scouts through the city to check for monsters, and the guards are cleaning the walls now. We've seen so far that the casualties for our army didn't even go into the triple digits, and no deceased civilians have been found. I will search tonight for your wife."
"I guess I will help," Sheik said, and stood up, brushing the dirt off her knees.
Impa stood, and helped Link up. There was no pain left in his body, and standing was easy. Impa unhooked a sheath from her back, and handed it to Link. It was his General's sword. He pulled the blade out, and after a few inches, the blade stopped. Link dropped his jaw. He shook the sheath, and pointed it to the ground. The rest of the blade fell out, plopping down onto the bloody dirt.
"What happened?" Link asked. He waved the now short blade around, and tossed it to the ground.
"It was hit by a rifle blast when it was flung from your hold, and the blade snapped. I'm sorry, Link."
"It isn't your fault, Impa. It is just a sword."
"Still, I-"
"No!" Link interrupted.
Impa picked the blade up, and tucked it into the sheath. She then took the hilt and place it in the sheath. She handed the sheath to Link. "Maybe you can get it bound together."
"No," Sheik said, "it was enchanted, and one rule for enchanted weapons, is to not worth the risk binding the fragments of the blade."
"Risk?"
"Yes, enchanted weapons spells are very fragile. When one is broken, the fragility comes into play. The enchantment will be released, obliterating anything in its path. In this case, I can guess that it let loose about thirty gallons of water."
"Yes," Impa confirmed, and motioned for Link and Sheik to follow her as she walked back to the city.
"Wow," Sheik said, and pushed aside a squirming bokoblin with an arrow in its neck.
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Link had thrown his General's sword in the rubbish pile that the soldiers were building up. It was useless, as he had explained to Sheik earlier. Who was that woman anyway? He shook his head, and entered his home. His rifle was still on his back, undamaged, and his hidden blades were fine, as well. He walked to his armor room and shed his General's armor. After he had taken it off, he removed his clothing, and headed to his bathroom.
Link drew a warm bath from the faucet, and set himself down into the tub as the water rose. Why had those monsters come now? Why would they suddenly attack now? Link then remembered what Impa had told him. The army had been summoned. By whom, though, is the question. Who were they? Why did they attack Hyrule of all places, and where did they learn the ability to summon an army that massive? Link sighed, and closed his eyes, trying to focus on non-worrying things.
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Link entered the room, Lana at his side. He stepped evenly with her to the front of the room, through a thin walkway.
Lana took a seat to their left when they arrived at the front.
Link turned to face the princess; Zelda.
She smiled, and began the ceremony. "Commander Link, of Hyrule, do you swear to the goddesses who forged this land that you will lead our armies to your greatest ability, no matter the cost?"
"I do," He replied, trying not to show emotion.
She turned around and lifted her golden rapier from its pedestal.
"Then by the power vested in me, by the goddess Hylia, I dub thee, commander Link, General of Hyrule."
The crowd erupted in applause, and Link smiled to the princess.
Later that evening…
Link pulled Lana out of the party, to the balcony viewing Hyrule Field. It was nippy that night, and the hair on his arms stood up with anticipation of the next moment.
"Link," she said, giggling lightly, "What are you up to?"
He kissed her neck, and then knelt down to one knee. He pulled a tiny box from his belt pouch, and opened it up, revealing a silver ring with a golden gem resting on it.
"Will you, Lana, marry me?"
She smiled hugely, and a tear rolled from her eye. "Yes, Link, I will marry you."
Link pulled the ring from its box, and slipped it onto her left ring finger. "I love you," he whispered.
"I love you too."
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Link pulled a light blue tunic on, and put his leather boots on. He strapped a knife to his side, and headed outside to help clean up. He closed the door behind him, and was confronted by a soldier waiting outside his door.
"General! You are needed in the war room!" The soldier turned and ran to the castle.
Link frowned, and jogged on over to the castle.
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Link pushed through the doors to the War room, and stepped into the center of the room. He stood next to Impa as the other soldiers finished gathering.
"All right!" Impa shouted, "We were attacked last night, by a sorcerer, and we don't know who, or why, but that is why we are here. This person is obviously very talented, but is very stupid."
"What?" Link asked, confusion spanning across his face.
"They attacked Hyrule! The strongest kingdom created, and we may not have the biggest army, but we have the most skilled! We gather here today to declare our intentions of war!" Impa pointed to a map of Hyrule in front of her. "We are here," She said, and pointed to the castle with her Naginata. "We are traveling through the mountains of Eldin, through the volcano, through Faron Woods, across Lake Hylia, through the Lanayru mines, through the Lanayru desert, and then to the valley of Seers, where our oracle has foreseen our enemies to hide."
"Commander, that would take over seven months!" A soldier asked.
"Yes, it will, but that is a better option than sitting here and letting our kingdom get destroyed."
"I agree with the commander," Link said, his hand cupping his chin. "It would be our best option, unless…" He looked to the map once more. "We could travel through the wastelands of death, it would cut out Eldin, Faron, and Lanayru, we could be at the Valley of Seers within the month."
Impa turned to him, "Link, the wastelands of death are called the wastelands of death for a reason. We'll be dead before we step two feet into them."
"Commander our army can't endure that long of a journey, the longest we've been gone while conquering was for two months, not seven."
"Link, you must have confidence that your army can do this, if you cannot, I will have to-"
"No, I am your superior," Link snapped, "You will follow MY orders and you will salute me."
She saluted him, and then walked from the room.
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Three weeks later…
The guards outside the Princesses door stepped to the side, allowing Link to step inside.
He heard the princess on her balcony, playing her harp. She sung beautifully;
When the Chosen hero locked away the prince of darkness, Hyrule was left in peace.
But a day will come, when they both shall rise, both evil, and divine!
When this time has come we shall adorn him in the garment of the hero.
He shall draw the blade of evil's bane, and banish the darkness.
The hero will use the Triforce to hold the prince down.
He will take him and defeat him, and then, we will, have peace.
"Nice singing," Link said, softly, as she finished.
She turned around, and smiled when she saw the face of her general. She came in, set her harp on the mantle, and rushed Link.
"Link!" She hugged him tight, and sat down in her chair. "I haven't spoken to you since the party celebrating your victory!"
"Your commander had more to do with our victory than me."
"No, she told me about the Dragon Mans power on the monster hordes, you defeated that beast, and by doing so, you lifted an enchantment on the hordes."
"I still think I don't deserve much credit."
"You deserve plenty; just try not to screw yourself over next time."
"What?"
"She told me you fell."
"Ohhhh," He said, and plopped down on one of the cushions that decorated her room.
"So what is it you need, general?"
"Well, we plan on marching to the Valley of Seers."
"I understand that, but what about it?"
"Well, Impa suggests we take the long way, through Eldin, Faron, Lanayru, and then to the Valley. I suggest we go the short way, through the wastelands of Death."
"Link, I have been meaning to tell you this, and I'm sure Impa wanted to as well. We need to go the long way."
"Why?"
"I know the dark sorceress. Her name is Cia. She is beautiful, seductive, powerful, and stunningly gorgeous. She seeks one thing, and one thing only."
"What?"
"You, Link."