Sono Hanabira – Twilight Princes Chapter 22

The race with the yeti was...interesting.

The route we had to pass was way to dangerous, I almost fell a few times.

When we actually made it to the mansion, I remembered something important.

,,Midna...we have to go back to the Zora cave. I forgot to learn one of the new techniques from the Hero Shade! I can´t afford to just leave like last time.´´

Midna just sighed, but still transformed me into a wolf and ported me to the lake.

After a bit of searching, I found the howling stone I ignored when I made my way to Auru.

Still being a wolf, I howled a really beautiful melody until the golden wolf showed up before me.

I closed my eyes and waited to be ported to the bright room we always trained in.

I didn´t have to wait long until the hero appeared.

,,So, it seems you found me again. You are ready to learn a nrw technique, but I have to warn you. The last three techniques I´m willing to show you are really dangerous. You are threatening you own life with these. Are you willing to take the risk?´´

Well, I already nearly lost my life a few times and since that won´t make a difference, I nodded.

,,Alright. This new technique is called Mortal Draw. The ways of the sword are known to many creatures and some have strengthened their guards against shield attacks and back slices. Should you encounter such a foe, the mortal draw that I am about to teach you is most effective.´´

Sliding his sword back into his sheath, he stood still for a few seconds and suddenly stroke his sword while spinning slighty.

,,There is no defense for this. The mortal draw deals death.´´, he finished explaining and beckond for me to try it.

I stood before him, waiting for the hero shade to come near me until I got my sword out, spun one time and directly hit him in his chest.

He laid on the gropund while saying:

,,Very good. I see that you are learning very fast. Take that technique to heart.´´

,,Of course.´´, I answered and found myself back at the lake.

,,Are you done here? Then we should get back to the mansion and find that mirror piece.´´

I just nodded again and let myself teleporting back.

After we were back, I immediatly got into the mansion, hopefully not intruding.

The opening hall was full of ice and it still was really cold.

,,It feels like being in an old horror movie.´´, I said while walking to the door I saw.

Just a few stairs, but I suddenly got attacked by ice bats.

When I actually made it to the room, I saw a yeti sitting on a couch.

It had to be the wife of the one I met on the mountain.

I walked to her and she immediatly turned her head to me.

,,Who...are you? Can you come a little closer?´´

As she asked to, I came nearer.

,,Oh, what a cute little visiter!´´, she suddenly said and made me go red.

,,My husband told me about you, saying you want to see the mirror.´´

She coughed a bit hard before she spoke again.

,,Sorry, I´m a little ill right now since the mirror piece is in this mansion. Even some kind of monsters are here. Could be so nice and get the key to my bedroom, please? Me and my husband locked it there.´´

,,Ah, of course! Let me do the work.´´, I proclaimed gentleman-like and took the map where she marked the room where the key should be.

,,What are you waiting for? Let´s do this quick.´´

Midna finally got back into the shadows and left me alone.

Three different doors were in this room, the yeti lady opened the one behind her.

I went through and saw the yeti from the mountain cooking a soup.

,,OH, YOU´RE FINALLY HERE! I´M MAKING A SOUP FOR MY WIFE SINCE SHE IS ILL! YOU CAN TRY IT IF YOU WANT!´´

I declined and wanted to go through the next door, but then I heard a familiar sound.

Making my way to a corner of the room, I saw the aunt being stuck in a vase, again.

Like the other times, I helped her and now got her with me.

Passing the second door of the room, I reached a room with blocks standing on an ice floor.

There was a swith at the beginning of the floor and another one in the middle, but it was protected by ice.

It seems that I had to get one of the two blocks on the switch that was free.

It wasn´t easy, but I managed to get it right after some time.

,,That took way too long.´´, bitched Midna while annoying me while I was walking to the next room.

Of course, the switch opened the only available door.

Passing through it, I saw that it was a tiny room, but my only way was being blocked by ice.

,,Nanami, look right beside you.´´, Midna told me and of course I did so.

There was small hole in a pile of snow, probably a way to the next room.

Turning into a wolf, I got through the snow, but was immediatly greeted by other wolves.

When I managed to beat them, I noticed that I was outside, probably the yard of the mansion.

I found a small key inside of a small chest that was covered by snow.

I could open the big door right beside where I came from and go directly to the room where the key should be.

After surviving two other rooms full with strange monsters made of ice, I finally got to the room where the key should be.

,,So, where is it?´´, Midna asked impatiently.

Looking around, I spotted it behind bars.

,,Finally. Hopefully we can get the mirror now.´´, I said, moving to the bars.

,,But how can I get these bars away?´´

It seemes that I didn´t need to do anything, because two things made of ice came from nowhere.

They had spears, also made of ice.

,,Oh come on, you should beat them easily.´´, Midna exclaimed, grinning at me.

Confused by her strange behaviour, I quickyl got rid of those things and finally got to the chest.

I opened it, full with hope...just to get a pumpkin?

,,...Are you kidding me? A pumpkin?!´´

Midna began to rage and move back and forth.

,,Well, let´s go back to the yeti lady. Maybe she remembers now where she pput that key.´´

I nodded in understanding and ran back to the room the yeti was staying in.

Wait...what´s even her and her husbands name?

When I got the the main room, I immediatly asked her.

,,Oh, we didn´t even tell you our names? I´m really sorry. My name is Yeta and my husband´s name is Yeto. Can I ask for your name, dear?´´

,,My name is Nanami, nice to meet you.´´, I said and bowed at the same time.

,,...Nanami? I heard that name before.´´

What? How could she possibly heard before?

,,Oh, I remember! Yuuna told me about her.´´, she said to herself, not realizing I still heard her.

,,...Did you just say...Yuuna?!´´

Me and Midna were really shocked and just stared at Yeta.

Realizing her mistake, she quickly shook her head and told me:

,,Forget it. Give this pumpkin Yeto after I mark the key.´´

Giving me my map back, I walked to Yeto and gave him the pumpkin while being completely mute.

Walking through the new door Yeta opened for us, Midna began to talk.

,,She said that your Yuuna told her about you. You think that she is being held here?´´

,,I really hope so! When we are already roaming around this mansion, we should keep an eye out to something strange.´´

Making that promise, we continued to search this key.

Onee-sama, please be here.

/Yuuna´s POV/

Was it just me and did it get even more cold here?

I sighed and tried to get some sleep, but it just didn´t work.

Just as I was about to close my eyes again, a slave from Ganondorf arrived right before me witht he help of a portal.

,,Miss Yuuna, I have a message from Ganondorf for you.´´, it said, slightly scared.

Ganondorf probably beated it up again.

I laid my hand on it´s head and asked:

,,What is it this time?´´

It seemed to sense that I wasn´t in a good mood, so he made it quick.

,,Sir Ganondorf will take you to his castle tomorrow. The wedding is slowly coming up.´´

Wedding...this word still hurts me.

I nodded, understanding that it was time to forget my happy ending with Nanami.

Finally getting close to sleep, I could feel tears on my cheeks.