Getting back to the edge of the Great Plateau wasn't all that in the ways of difficult. The journey there turned out to be a little shorter when Maka and Black Star were willing to run alongside Epona. They only traveled for about one day this time around, the occasional stop to let Epona rest and to have a snack was taken of course.
But when they got to the edge of the Great Plateau, they were faced with a… small problem.
"Ok, we're here. But there's just one teeny, tiny, miniscule detail I think we all forgot conveniently enough…." Soul admitted, staring up at the giant wall that awaited them.
The other three all nodded in unison.
"The fact that this place is elevated? Gee, wonder how that happened?" Maka wondered, her brow raised in thought. Black Star looked over with a puzzled look.
"Wonder what? How the Great Plateau is higher then the rest of the ground or how we somehow forgot this?"
"For the sake of the plot?" Kid asked, shrugging his shoulders from where he was situated on Epona. Soul shook his head, pointing upwards almost aggressively at the top of the wall.
"How this place got this way is unimportant! What we need to worry about is how to get up there! Kid, how did you say you got down in the first place?" Soul asked. Kid blushed darkly, rubbing his arm as he recalled the slightly embarrassing moment.
"I um… might have not seen the edge and fell off. Conveniently enough there were some trees growing out the cracks in the wall along the side I fell off of so I wasn't too badly hurt," admitted, giving the other three explorers a shy grin when they all stared blankly at him.
"Well, glad you didn't bust your head when you did that. But… how are we gonna get up there? This thing is nearly impossible to climb, trust us we've tried, and not only that but now we have Epona to worry about. Honestly I say we find a way around somehow. Maybe we can come in through the mountain side of it?" Soul pondered, rubbing his chin in thought. Maka shook her head in rejection however.
"We can't do that either. Even if we were to climb the nearest mountain Epona would still be a bit of problem and the walls still near impossible to climb! We got here, that's a start! But now we're stranded with nowhere to go and Kid needs to get up there ASAP! I think the best course of action is for two of us to stay down here with Epona while someone takes Kid up into the Plateau to help him get what he needs to get," she explained, crossing her arms.
This is when Black Star began to get irritated, shooting back at Maka's plan.
"And if we do do that what happens if the other two get in trouble? I know the Great Plateau is one of the most harmless places in the world but with Kid things get a bit more tricky, no offense, so we're gonna have to find a way to get all of us up there! And even if we did do that little plan of ours, Epona isn't really responsive to anyone but Soul, and the Prince for some reason, so if we sit down here Epona may get fussy and run off. Then we'll be outta luck for the rest of this fuckin' adventure!"
Maka and Black Star got in each other's faces after that, yelling and arguing about what could be done with this issue. Kid looked down at the ground, feeling slightly guilty about the fact that they had to accommodate themselves to him. Soul rolled his eyes in response to the quarrel outbreak, turning to look over his shoulder and smile at Kid.
"Hey, don't feel too bad alright? Things are just a little bit different but we'll work around it. Got it?" he cooed, patting Kid's shoulder in a comforting way.
The prince smiled, nodding his head slightly.
Suddenly, when Black Star and Maka had seemingly raised their fists to start punching at the other, a thick, heavy fog suddenly rolled around them.
"What the fuck-" Soul looked around as the plains around them were suddenly gone and all that they saw was a thick cloud barrier. Epona reared up on her back legs, kicking and whining in fear as the fog got thicker and thicker. Kid cried out, latching onto Soul as Epona began thrashing about to try and clear the fog.
"Woah, woah! Easy girl, easy!" Soul yelled, trying to calm her down.
But it was all for naught when the fog got closer, Black Star and Maka suddenly disappearing as it rolled over them. Kid turned right as their figures vanished, his eyes wide in fear.
"M-Maka! Black Star!" he cried, trying to dismount Epona to find them. But Soul's sudden grip on the back of his shirt forced him to stay put.
"Don't run off! We gotta stay together alright?!" he yelled, Epona's panicking making things hard to hear.
Kid first tried to fight Soul's hand, not wanting to watch two of his new companions get lost and die. But suddenly, before he could make a comment back in Soul's direction, his mind reeled.
The fog had hit them, and Kid got a wave a nausea and lightheadedness hit him like a boulder being chucked his way. Soul seemed to get dizzy too, grabbing Epona's reins tightly as he tried to keep himself upright. Epona's whinnies of fear stopped as well, the horse slowly stopping her thrashing. Epona seemed unsteady on her hooves suddenly, rocking back and forth as if trying to keep her balance.
Kid whined lowly, black and purple splotches dotting the edges of his vision as he began to lose consciousness.
"S-Soul… help…" he whimpered, clutching onto the archer tightly in fear as a loud buzzing sound filled his head. His vision began to tunnel in, and the last thing he saw and felt was Epona's strength finally giving in and collapsing, and Soul falling over onto the grassy ground beneath them.
Then Kid blacked out.
It was like waking up after the initial fall. Kid's rose was filled with the smell of grass and dirt, his hands were clutching said things tightly as his consciousness slowly began to return to him.
Kid groaned in pain, his hand reaching up to grab his throbbing head instinctively as he rolled onto his back.
Opening his eyes slowly, he was greeted by the blazing sun and the outline of a tree, slightly blocking its rays. He shut his eyes almost as soon as he opened them, blocking out the blinding rays and shifting to lie on his side. He rubbed his eyes roughly, slowly sitting up to look around and observe his surroundings.
He recognized the place, it was actually the entrance to the Shrine of Resurrection. When he peered into the cave. He could see the familiar dark tunnels where he found the Sheikah Slate and the watery bed where he hid from the monsters in fear on his first night.
He shook his head, trying to clear the fuzziness that remained.
He looked to his side to see Soul passed out next to him, with Epona slowly trying to get up.
"Soul? SOUL!" Kid screamed, clambering over to where the archer was sprawled on his back. Kid grabbed his shoulders roughly, shaking his limp frame in panic as Epona finally got her hooves.
"Soul! Soul please wake up!" Kid cried, letting him go and placing his head to the albino's chest. He could hear a very, very faint heartbeat echo, but it was too weak for comfort.
Epona seemed to noticed something wrong as well. She slowly walked over to where Soul was, leaning her head down and pressing her muzzle to his cheek over and over again, huffing and snorting in fright when he remained unresponsive. Kid looked around to try and see if there was anything that could help him wake Soul up, but was instead greeted by the unconscious bodies of Black Star and Maka, one on his back and the other on her side.
Tears sprung in the young prince's eyes, rushing over to them to try and jerk them awake.
"No, no no NO! Maka! B-Black Star wake up please!" he cried, shaking them both in a desperate attempt to wake them. When they, as did Soul, remained asleep, Kid began to lose it. Tears poured from his eyes like waterfalls in fear and sadness as they didn't wake.
"No please you can't leave me here! I know we only m-met so long ago b-but I need you! Please wake up, all of you!" he begged, his head falling in shame as more tears poured down his cheeks and onto the grass below.
And that's where he remained, crying loudly and fully as Epona bustled around her person in a panicked state as well, trying to get him to wake up.
Kid's cried were so loud in his own ears that he had failed to hear the incoming footsteps. It was only until Epona neighed loudly that he looked up to see a clocked, old man with a giant walking stick approaching.
Kid was suddenly on the defensive, pulling Soul to where Maka and Black Star were and throwing his own self over them protectively.
"Wh-Who are you? What do you want!?" he screeched, Epone standing behind him and throwing her head back and forth angrily.
But the old man only laughed, the lantern hanging off his walking stick swinging back and forth as he approached.
"Do not fear me, young one. I only come to help. I saw you and your friends suddenly drop up the hill from where my fire is. I watched you get up and panic when your companions failed to do the same. If I may, we could take them over to my fireplace to keep warm," he offered, staying a good few meters away so that he wouldn't be seen as too much of a threat.
Kid's eyes narrowed, confused at the offer of sudden kindness.
"Wh-Why? They won't wake up. Are you sure they're not…" Kid bit his tongue as he talked, refusing to finish the sentence he had started. The old man looked down at them, stroking his beard.
"May I?" he inquired, pointing down at them. Kid rose a brow, unsure of what the man was asking for, but he nodded, as if his heart was ruling over his head. The old man slowly and cautiously walked over, as to not startle Epona. He crouched down on one knee and placed a hand to Soul's chest, letting it sit for a few moments before smiling softly.
"Don't worry. You're friends are just fine, they just need some time to recover from the incident. Here, you carry the little lady since she seems to be the lightest, and I'll load your male friends onto your horse so that she can carry them down the hill," he suggested, moving to pick up Soul. Kid nodded, sniffling and wiping his tears off his face.
Kid maneuvered Maka onto his back, piggybacking her easily and moving to where Epona was. Kid held Epona reins tightly and soothed her as the stranger got close to gently sling Soul and Black Star over her back. Once they were fixed, the old man let Kid lead Epona down the hill, since Epona was less then willing to let him anywhere near here unless Kid had a hold on her already.
The old man lead them down the hill to the right of the Shrine's exit, stopping soon at a small hole in the side of the hill with a fireplace in it. He helped settle Soul and Black Star up against the wall, and Kid set Maka next to them. After putting Epona close enough to them but far enough away from the fire, Kid sat down across from the old man, his legs crossed and his hands knitted together tightly.
The old man remained silent, patiently waiting for Kid to get more comfortable with his presence before talking.
"Um… excuse me sir? W-Who are you if you don't mind me asking?" Kid whispered, looked up at his cloaked face. The man chuckled, shaking his head.
"My name isn't important. I'm just an old man living in this Great Plateau. I will say thought, I wasn't expecting a Skychild to fall here anytime soon. But sure enough, a few days ago I saw a hole puncture the sky and you sail out of it. I can tell the reason that you awakened first is because the cloud barrier of the sky and the fog that overtook you and your friends are very alike, so your body is already aware of the effects. At least, that's my current understanding of it anyway," he explained, grabbing a torch sitting next to him to poke at the fire.
Kid's eyes widened, staring at the old man in awe.
"Wait, you know I'm from the Sky? And that fog was like the clouds beneath my islands?! How is that possible?" he cried, leaning forward. The old man chuckled, putting the torch out and pointing it at Kid.
"Tha clouds responded to your needs. While you are a fresh and dependant as a baby down here, the cloud barrier saw that you survived the fall those weeks ago. I watched those thick clouds carry you down and place you on the ground, cause I know for certain that if you had just fallen without any cushioning, you would have died instantly. But the clouds seemed to have sensed your distress, and since it's still early on in your journey, they reached out to help you. Now here you are, up in the Great Plateau. I'm not so sure if they'll help you back down, but at least now you can move on with your journey."
Kid looked down at his hands, flexing his fingers in amazement. The clouds helped him survive. It was like they wanted him to live.
Maybe they did the same with his mother too, back when she fell…
Before Kid could ask another question, a groan was heard off the side. The old man and Kid both looked to see Soul shift slowly, his eyes blinking open. Kid smiled brightly, rushing over to him to hug him tightly.
"Soul! Oh thank the goddesses you're alright! I was so worried when you didn't wake up!" he cried, the archer chuckled softly. Epona trotted over and nuzzled her master happily, Soul reaching up to pet her snout.
"I'm ok, I'm ok. What of Black Star and Maka?" he asked, looking to his left to see them pressed up to each other, still out cold.
"They're ok. We're up in the Great Plateau now by the way!" he cheered, Soul's eyes widening after he got the fuzziness out of his own head.
"Wait, really!? Was it that fog?" he asked urgently, looking around to see that they were indeed, in the Great Plateau. Then, his eyes fell on the old man.
"Yes my boy, it was the fog. A little magic sprinkled in but other than that," he answered.
Before Kid could try and speak, Soul's arm was suddenly around him tightly, pressing the Prince to his chest protectively. He pulled out one of the arrows from his quiver, holding it up defensively as the stranger made himself known.
"Who the hell are you? And how do you know that!?" he demanded. Kid looked up in fear from where he was being held, grabbing Soul's shoulders.
"Soul no it's ok! He's friendly I promise!" he stated. But the words seemed to fall deaf on the archer's ears when the man remained silent, an amused smile on his face.
"This old guy just came out of nowhere how can you be sure!?" he snapped, looking down at Kid. The reaper glared, grabbing Soul's cheeks roughly and pulling him down to make forced eye contact.
"If he was a threat I would've fought him off myself! But something feels ok about this! I know that really isn't good but I know we can trust him! He let me know you guys were gonna be ok after I thought you three had died! He offered his fireplace for some safety, so calm down!" he snapped, giving Soul a firm stare. As if his princely command had suddenly returned, Soul seemed to back down almost immediately, putting the arrow and holding his hands up in surrender.
The old man smiled fondly, a small chuckle escaping his lips.
"Ah, I see. So… you two are lovers, no?" he asked, a small smirk on his face.
Both Kid and Soul turned a bright, cherry red. Kid flew away from Soul's grip, and the archer sat there looking down at his lap in embarrassment.
"N-No! We're no lovers! H-He was just startled by you so he thought you were some kind of threat… he was protecting me just in case… th-that's all…" Kid yelled, fidgeting with his fingers nervously.
The old man nodded, chuckling softly along with.
"That's a shame, you two look like you'd make a cute little couple. Gold and crimson eyes, black and white hair. Why, if you two were to produce a child they'd have the most handsome silver hair and orange eyes."
Kid felt like fainting. There wasn't a single day in the one and half, maybe two weeks that he had been here that there wasn't a somewhat romantic incident with the albino archer. Soul himself was tucked up against the stone wall, gripped his cheeks as if trying to hid his beat red face at the thought of Kid's and his… baby.
Right around that moment, the other two began to stir. Maka was the first to move, rubbing her eyes and slowly coming to. She gave her head a gentle shake, searching the area with her olive eyes. When her gaze fell on Soul and Kid, she smiled brightly.
"You guys are ok! I was so scared when that fog surrounded us like that! What happened? And where are we?" she asked, slowly rubbing her head in pain.
The look that Soul gave her when he saw she was awake was like he hadn't seen her for years. He wrapped his arms around her tightly, squeezing her in relief.
"Oh thank the goddesses above that you're alright! Even if I knew you weren't dead… I thought…"
Maka smiled, hugging him back just as tightly. Kid watched from the side, a small twang of jealousy going off in his chest.
Black Star was the second of the last two to wake, jolting forward as if startled by something. He shot up to his knees, throwing himself at Soul and Maka suddenly, trapping them in his strong hold. Both Soul and Maka let out a high pitched squeak, laughing when the bluenette began snuggling them.
"Son of a bitch, I swore I was gonna lose you two in that fog what the hell was that!? Just before I blacked out I thought you guys were gonna die don't scare me like that ok?!" he screamed, pressing his face to theirs.
The jealously in Kid's heart disappeared when he saw the little group hug. And it made sense to him. The three had known each other for who knew who long, and that indescribable event scared all of them. Kid had seen fog like that before, simply because his home was in the clouds themselves.
He wondered for a brief moment… if he saw the girls again, if they would embrace him like that?
A few moments after their hug initiated, the three all turned to Kid. With smiles on their faces, Maka reached forward to pull Kid into their hug. The prince let out an undignified squeak, blushing madly when the three land dwellers were suddenly embracing him.
"Wh-Wha…? What are you doing?" he asked, holding back little whimpers as he was nuzzled from all directions. Even though he was getting used to the whole touchy feely thing down here, this was a whole new level of 'busting down Kid's personal bubble'.
"Oh hush up! Being part of team means being a part of group hugs!" Maka smiled, going so far as to plant a few friendly kissed on his forehead.
The old man just sat in the back smiling, watching the prince's face go from a light red to a deep crimson as he was bombarded with affectionate nuzzles and kisses. The prince was squawking with embarrassment, covering his face with his hands as he was cuddled.
"Well, I don't mean to interrupt, but if I may?" he voiced, watching all four heads turn to him with curiosity. Black Star rose a brow at him, looking down at Kid.
"Who's that supposed to be?" he asked, tightening his grip on his three partners. Kid smiled, moving out of his grip and sitting up straight.
"He's here to help us. He knew what happened with the fog and offered to help me get you three down here after I woke up. That fog that surrounded us at the bottom of the plateau teleported us up right in front of the Shrine of Resurrection. I'm not sure what we're supposed to do now, but this man says he can help us," he explained.
The old man smiled, nodding his head.
"I saw you, all those days ago. You took the Sheikah Slate and rose that tower over there from the ground up. I'm not sure if you're aware, but many other towers have risen as well, in response to the Great Plateau Tower. If you don't mind, I'd like you to met me up at the top of that tower. There's something I wish to show you."
And with that, the man suddenly stood up and walked away, leaving the four gawking at him.
"O-Oi! I thought you were helping us!?" Soul called, standing up abruptly and watching the man walk away silently. He only waved for them to come along, pointing his cane up in the direction of the tower.
The four adventurers all watched him leave, looking around at each other with confusion and hesitation.
Maka looked at Kid, her brow furrowed in confusion.
"Kid… that tower…" she whispered, pointing up at it. Kid nodded, taking out the Sheikah Slate and flipping to the map.
"Yeah. When I first got this, I ran into a weird looking pedestal out in that field over there. When I placed the Sheikah Slate into it, the ground began shaking underneath me and the pedestal turned out to be the centerpiece of that giant tower. I had to hold onto something or otherwise I would've plummeted and possible have died. But after the tower had rose completely, a stone hanging above the pedestal dropped this glowing, blue drop of water onto the Sheikah Slate and it gave me a map of the entire area. If what that old man says is true, we may be able to get a map of the entire world, like the one at your house Soul… maybe we should head over there. What else should we do? We came here with nest to plan as to what to do once we reached our destination. Besides, there's a tiny yellow dot on the Sheikah Slate that's pointing over in that direction. My gut is telling me we should go in that direction and if my Sheikah Slate is telling me the same thing then that's where we're going!" he commanded, pounding his chest with a fist. He brushed the dust from his pants and walked forward, taking his bag and slinging it over his back.
The three other looked at him with confused glances, all of them remaining sceptical as to whether or not they should follow the old man. But when Kid showed no signs of turning around, the three all gave each other exasperated sighs, and followed suit.
Kid moved his way down the rest of the hill and made the left towards the tower.
After the short walk, the four reached the base of the tower, the three who hadn't seen it before all standing below it with slacked jaws.
"Y...You're kidding!? There's no possible way that you rose this giant thing from the fuckin' dirt!" Black Star yelled, pointing at the tower wildly. Kid smirked, puffing his chest out proudly.
"Mhhm! It shocked me at first, but the view up there is great! We should start climbing if we wanna met the man soon!" he cheered, pointing up to the top. Soul tied Epona's reins to the side of the tower, making sure she wouldn't run off when the four began to scale the side of the tower.
Kid was surprisingly good at climbing the thing, ahead of everyone and always making it to each balcony first and yelling at then to hurry up.
When he wasn't being protected and wasn't jumping in fright at every new thing he saw, Kid was rather excitable with all the different things about this world.
Once Kid had reached the top, he waiting for the other three to climb the rest of the way to get to him.
"Come on! I thought you guys were supposed to be better then me! Why am I the one outrunning you?!" he called, smiling when the boys glared at him and Maka just laughing in response. Kid gave her a big grin back, pointing widely towards the edge of the tower.
Soul was the first to get to the top of the tower after Kid, throwing his legs over the edge and rolling over to where Kid was sitting. He sighed heavily, frowning at Kid's smug grin on his face.
"Bout time," he hummed, rolling onto his stomach and putting his head on his hands. Soul grinned back, pushing himself up onto his knees and playfully shoving Kid.
"Oi knock it off, don't get too cocky yet! You may be a good clumber when there's a balcony every four meters, but if you let that get away with you I'm gonna make you run a three mile in under ten minutes and we'll see how long you last then!" he grinned, watching Kid's jaw drop in shock.
"Th-Three miles in ten minutes!? That's impossible! No human being on the planet should be able to do that!" he cried. Soul chuckled, pointing to Black Star who was currently hoisting Maka up onto the tower.
"Black Star can do it. Actually… oi Black Star! Didn't you run three miles in five minutes and not ten!?" Soul yelled behind him, watching the bluenette turn to him.
"Huh? Oh that? Yeah I ran it in four minutes and twenty-five seconds…why?" he asked, a brow raised in curiosity. Soul turned back around to face Kid, a slightly smug look on his face.
Kid's jaw dropped, staring at Black Star with a look of disbelief. The fighter smirked, crossing his arms rather proudly and snorting with pride.
"Yep! I can do that! Impressive huh?" he boasted, Maka rolling her eyes and Soul only stifling another laugh when Kid looked back at him with a startled gaze.
"Are you… serious? You people are that nuts?" he asked, pointing at Black Star accusingly. Black Star snorted, turning his nose up at the comment.
"Hey! That's not insane that's just skill. Of course it'd be surprising to you, since you people aren't used to walking any more then a mile," he retorted, a challenging smile on his face. Kid glared, his fists clenching tightly.
He had a feeling that when he got stronger, this was the guy he was gonna be picking fights with.
Soul could sense the building tension however, and stepped in-between them.
"Alright, alright. We get it, land dwellers are fast and sky dwellers could be better. Now let's not rip each other's throats out just yet. Besides, you guys have to see this killer view over here!" he pointed to the edge of the tower, making both Maka and Black Star's jaws drop in shock. Kid grinned brightly, rushing over and standing at the edge of the tower excitedly.
The view from up there was truly something to behold. They were gazing to the south, seeing things like grand forests and even a raging sandstorm in the far off desert. Kid's eyes only got wider as he stared out into that vast, unknown world. He wasn't aware of how much of it his mother got to explore, but with what Astoria had told him, she didn't do to much before she went off in the castle.
He was technically gonna the be first Sky Dweller to explore the Surface in full.
"Wow. I have to admit, this view is something else. I can't believe something of this size was just… sitting there. Underneath our feet for who know's how long! And look, there's another one!" Maka began to wildly point to the east, revealing another tower on the horizon. This tower wasn't blue like the Great Plateau one, but maybe that was because Kid hadn't gone to activate it yet.
Soon, it became a game of how many towers can we see from here. The four began to wildly gesture outwards and began pointing out towers on the horizon, some close to them and others rather far away.
"I bet that's the Lake Province one!"
"But it looks like it could be closer to Faron…"
"I CALL THAT ONE'S LANAYRU!"
Kid listened to them intently, wondering about each region that they called out about.
"Hmmm... what about that one?" Kid asked Maka, pointing towards the desert. The girl hummed, rubbing her chin.
"That's either the Gerudo Province or the Wasteland Province. I mean, they're both close to a desert so it would make sense…" she scratched her head, her eyes narrowing. Kid hummed, leaning on the edge.
"Have you guys ever been over there?" he asked, receiving shakes.
"No. We've been as far as the Lake Province and a bit into Faron, but we've never hit the desert. We want to, and if this journey of ours takes us there, then I can scratch that off the bucket list!" Soul cheered, throwing his hands up. Black Star copied the action, pounding Soul's fists and wrapping an arm around his shoulder, ruffling his hair affectionately.
Kid smiled, looking back at the desert. He turned his head to face more north, wondering how many towers were over there.
But his gaze stopped and fell upon something flying through the sky.
At first glance, his heart stopped. He thought for a brief moment it was his island he was staring at. But when he focused his gaze, he noticed it's odd shape and color, recognizing it has not his island. His gaze fell sadly, his eyes looking towards his feet.
Soul noticed his sudden drop in mood and walked over, placing a hand on Kid's shoulder.
"Hey, you alright? You look all down," he asked, leaning down to look into Kid's golden eyes. His own widened when he saw some tears built up in them, and the Prince biting his lip. Kid gasped slightly, rubbing his eyes frantically.
"N-No, I'm fine! I just… thought I saw my island for a moment." He pointed to the large thing flying in the air, watching Soul follow his finger. The albino followed his gaze, only to lower his eyes almost menacingly.
"I can see where the confusion came, but that's no magical floating island," he replied, Maka and Black Star coming up behind him to stare as well. Kid rose a brow, looking up at him.
"Then… what is it?" he asked. Black Star crossed his arms, a snarl on his face.
"Divine Beast Vah Medoh. One of the four great Divine Beasts and a terror to all that come in his range," he explained. Kid's heart seemed to stop, his blood running cold.
That? That thing was one of those Divine Beasts!? If it looked this clear from where he stood, he didn't even want to know how big it was up close and personal! And the woman in his dream wanted him to go near that thing!?
Kid's whole frame began to shake, and he suddenly clutched Soul's arm tightly, his fear rising at a dramatic rate.
The archer looked down, smiling sympathetically. He wrapped his other arm around Kid, pulling him close to his chest.
"Hey, it's alright. I know it looks scary and all, but I promise you this. We won't let it hurt you ok? We're gonna do this whole thing without crossing their beams once, you hear me?" he asked sternly, making Kid look up at him. The Prince nodded, looking back at the Beast before turning away once more.
"What… how big is it up close? Do you know?" he asked, his voice trembling.
Soul hummed, shaking his head.
"I'm don't know about Medoh. I know it's name and that it's one of the easiest to see. But the only Divine Beast I've seen in a relatively close range is Vah Ruta, the one close to the Zora's Domain. It looks like a giant Elephant, but it's sheer size is enough to give somebody nightmares. Especially if it's weapons are pointed at you. I was dumb enough to try and swim in the same lake it stands in once and was nearly frozen to death in response. I was lucky a few Zora soldiers were there, otherwise I would've been dead," he explained. Kid's face went pale, thinking about something that terrifying.
Maka glared at Soul, smacking him in the back of the head.
"OI! Look at what you're doing to him, you're scaring him!" she hissed, pointing at Kid's frightened face. Soul winced, shaking his head and smiling.
"Hey, don't worry! Since I know from experience how dangerous they can be we won't go near it ok? Don't worry, it'll only get dangerous if we get too close alright?" he cooed, rubbing Kid's arm.
Kid nodded, not wanting to look back at Medoh anymore.
The three land dwellers all offered Kid comforting words, understanding that one of this dreams wanted him to go near something like. But they all denied it, letting him know they would protect him from it.
It was after a few minutes that Soul began to question why they came up there in the first place.
"Um, I hate to interrupt this little heartfelt talk we're having, but why did we come up here again?" he asked, looking around at the others.
Kid rose his head, a little face of surprise.
"That's right! We were supposed to met that man up here! Where is he I wonder?" he asked, pressing his hand to his lips in thought.
Black Star chuckled, shrugging his shoulders.
"Died on the way up? Let's be real guys he looks way too old to be climbing a thing like this," he joked, receiving a glare from Kid and a smack from Maka.
"Hey! That's rude Black Star! Just because he's old doesn't mean he's weak!" she snapped, the bluenette sticking his tongue out playfully.
"I highly agree!"
The four children all screamed in unison, latching onto each other like velcro as the old man himself sailed down towards them using some kind of glider. They watched with wide wides and dropped jaws as he landed next to them, pulling his cane out of seemingly nowhere once he was safe on the tower.
When he saw their similar faces of utter shock and astonishment, he let out a hearty laugh. Patting his chest, he gave them all a smile.
"Surprised? I said I was meeting you up here, I never said anything about climbing the tower. So, enjoying the nice view from up here? I must say, Hyrule looks fantastic from here," he sighed, walking over to the edge of the tower to look out towards the land.
The four gawked at him, unable to speak for the next few moments before Kid found his voice.
"Uh… y-yes. That's true… so um… what did you want us to see?" he asked, standing up while dusting off his pants.
The old man smiled, taking his cane and pointing towards a small, ancient looking building.
"You see that structure over there?" he asked, letting Kid get a good look before continuing.
"There's a treasure in there, that some say is very rare. But the reason you might want to go in there is because I believe there may be something in there that has to do with your little slate right there on your hip," he explained, taking his cane and poking Kid's side.
The prince yelped, looking down at where he was poked and taking the Sheikah Slate out. He looked at it calmly, then back at the building.
"... Are you sure?" he asked, turning to the old man.
At that moment, the other three stepped up to the scene, staring down at the building with him.
"Um… are you sure there's treasure in there? Looks kinda fishy if you ask me," Soul stated, rubbing his chin. The old man chuckled, tapping his foot in thought before smiling.
"I know it does, so I'm willing to offer you a trade. You go into that shrine and retrieve the treasure, and I'll give you my Paraglider in exchange for it. In reality, you are getting more out of this than me because there are things in that shrine that'll help you gain more control over that Sheikah Slate. Sound like a fair trade?" he asked, holding the folded up Paraglider out for them to see.
The four adventurers all awed over the glider, a few of them even reaching out to touch it.
Kid hummed to himself, turning to take a glance at the Shrine before turning back to the old man.
"Alright, we'll go in on your trade. If what you say is true then going there will benefit us greatly. Besides… my curious side is really kicking in right now," he confessed, hopping in place from excitement as he thought of going into an ancient building.
The other three all gawked at him, surprised he took the offer up so quickly.
"W-Wait a minute Your Majesty! Shouldn't we try and maybe check that this whole deal is really, well real before we jump into it?" Soul panicked. Kid shook his head in response.
"If we go check right now, there would be no need for a deal. Who knows, maybe we would've taken the treasure for ourselves and just left him behind? So, we go now and return with whatever treasure awaits!" Kid replied sternly.
The other three all looked to each other, seeing the sense in his theory.
The old man nodded.
"Well then. If you agree, let's shake on it. Deal?" he asked, holding his hand out.
Kid grinned happily, excited to be shaking someone's hand. He held his hand out, grabbing the man's and nodding his head firmly.
"Deal!"
OMG IT'S FINALLY HERE!
I am SOSOSOSOSO sorry for the delay! I got sick the week it was supposed to be finished and lost the effort to write till I recovered! Then school got in my way and I wasn't able to get it done till yesterday! Once again, so sorry about this! The next chapter will be pushed back to the week after this for time's sake. ONCE AGAIN SORRY!
Well, now that that's out of the way, let's talk about the chapter, cause MAN did I have fun with this one! The Old Man is here, and he's gonna lead them to victory! Or a shrine, really... but writing that little bit where Kid thought everyone was dead just made me giggle. Kid loves them already, he just don't have the pride to say so~~~
I was going to include them going into the Shrine this chapter, but then I realized I was getting well above 6000 words and decided to push it back. I want the chapters to be long but not too long. So we'll just hafta wait a little bit.
A few more Soki moments for the heart and soul~~~ Hehehe... their baby would look cute.
Well, that's about all I have to say! Story is updated every OTHER Saturday at 5 pm Tokyo time (+9)!
NEXT TIME:
The hunt for treasure begins! Kid and the four adventures go to each of the four shrines in search of the Spirit Orbs to not only obtain the paraglider, but to discover more about this journey of theirs. What will they find, and just who is this old man really?
Find Out Next Time: November 25th!
~HUGS ALL AROUND~