A/N: I have forgotten to say this earlier: The picture I have in use is from dA by an artist lychi and the picture's name is just simply Zelda. I'm sorry that I forgot to inform this important piece of information. T.T
Also, another note: I do NOT own the characters or places unless said otherwise. Nintendo has the rights. =P Honestly speaking, all I have is the idea for the story, few monsters, creatures and bit of changing the places. Oh, and couple of OCs here and there. ^^; I'm certain everyone can figure out which belongs to me and which doesn't. =)
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Summary: Link and Dark are handling a mission. The dark Hylian has been left bit behind to handle another task while the Hero has moved forward. Unfortunately Link crashes up with three Darknuts. The fight is on and it doesn't look too good for the Hero...
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SITUATIONS FROM THEIR LIVES
CHAPTER 11: Three Darknuts
Link was surrounded by three Darknuts in middle of a forest. He had been fighting for couple of hours already and the monsters had got several strikes in. The Hero was bleeding quite badly, especially from the wound on his side. The three armored warriors were whole time too close to each other for the Hylian to get much of chances to fight them separately.
As Link was backing off he realized one simple thing. He was in middle of a forest. He had known it whole time but for some reason it hadn't really registered in his mind. Though, three extremely harsh fighters did bring bit of something else to think than the area he was in. When the Hero finally took in on that little information along with that itty bitty fact of him having grown up in a forest, the area gave him what he needed for the victory.
Link grinned a bit and started to back off. The three Darknuts were still quite slow in their heavy armors which gave the Hero the needed distance. The monsters stayed close to each other but they didn't attack as swiftly nor did they move quick enough for them to catch up with the agile Hylian. Suddenly he dashed towards the trio.
The Darknuts readied their attacks but Link avoided them by diving over one of the swords and doing a quick somersault to get to his feet. After that he continued forward until he reached the first tree. The Hero jumped against it before bouncing towards the next tree and from there back to the first one's branch. He ran from branch to branch while rounding the tree and jumping to the next one.
If anything, this Hylian knew forests like the back of his hand. He could easily find the strong enough branch to hold his weight. He could tell the age of a tree by a swift glance. He'd easily know one tree from another by just touching its bark. He could walk through a forest blinded without crashing into any of the trees in there. Forests were his home and safety.
Link moved from one tree to another until he got next to the group of three. After that he jumped between the trio, somersaulted behind one and jumped up while slashing at the vulnerable back of the enemy. Right after landing to his feet, he already ran to the next tree and back up. He moved forward, searched the right place and attacked again. This time the Hero landed to one Darknut's shoulders, jumped over the next one and slashed before dashing off again.
Link moved swiftly around the area and gave no time for the trio to catch him. He had had his fair share of fights which had taught him the way of using a sword efficiently along with tricks. Sure, he couldn't do what Dark did. He couldn't stand on one's sword but he could make a slight use of a wide enough blade. This meant about stepping on it and use it as a way upwards and behind the enemy.
The Hero kept changing his target each time he went into the trees and attacked from there. On this way he got about equal amount of attacks in each of the three. Eventually one of the three lost its full armor. As that happened, Link started to slash at it with all he got. He gave the monster no chance of leaving or blocking the strikes. The Hylian backed off only after the two others came too close. At then he retreated back into the tree.
Link was panting a bit. The blood-loss started to affect his way of fighting but he couldn't give up, not yet. He knew he was on the winning side but he needed to be fast. As the three Darknuts walked close to the tree, the Hero jumped down, somersaulted in midair and slashed hard into the back of the Darknut without any of armor. Right after that he turned around as swiftly as possible and started to whack at the monster with his sword. Just as he got the last strike in, the two other Darknuts came bit too close.
The Hero wasn't fast enough to block nor avoid the slash of the enormous sword. The hit left a wide wound into Link's chest and struck him far before he hit back first into the ground. It left him breathless and gasping for air. Link could easily hear the two Darknuts coming closer. The bad thing was that the Hylian had no potions or fairies with him to help him get the needed help and strength to continue the fight. He had to force himself back up to his feet.
Link staggered couple of steps backwards after getting up. He was bit slumped forward while gasping for air. The longer the fight would go, the more certain his death would be. The Hero grit his teeth and stood straight. Yet, at that moment other one of the two had already gotten close enough and struck with its sword.
The Hylian grit his teeth while bringing his sword in front of him to block the attack. The strength of the slash hit harshly into the Blade of Evil's Bane and got the Hero to fly backwards again. Yet, this time around Link managed to land to his hands and push himself back into the air and eventually land to his feet. He skidded a short distance backwards before already dashing towards the duo.
The Hero dived and somersaulted over one of the two swords before already scrambling to his feet. He managed to keep his speed and take couple of quick steps forward before jumping against the closest tree. Link bounced off and bit higher from the trunk of the tree while doing a backflip. He landed behind other one of the two remaining Darknuts. Right after that he started to slash with all he got again.
The other Darknut turned around as quickly as it could but by then the Hero had already managed to strike the other one's armor down and give several harsh strikes. The armorless monster wouldn't have needed much of hits anymore before it would've been killed but Link wasn't given that chance. The second one with the armor attacked at him again.
The Hylian was struck harshly back first into another tree. He crashed to the ground into a sitting position while still somehow managing to hold on to the sword. Suddenly he heard other one of the remaining monsters coming with a fast speed towards him. Link shot his eyes open and out of reflex managed to somersault out of the sword's way. Unfortunately for the Darknut, its weapon got fully stuck on the tree. The Hero scrambled to his feet and started to slash at the defenseless creature. Once the Darknut vanished, there was only one left to finish off.
Link turned towards the remaining enemy. He was panting and in pain but he couldn't give up. If nothing else, he had to finish the last Darknut before death would claim him. The Hero took once a deep breath while gritting his teeth at the pain. He couldn't let it bother. In all reality, he had long forgotten how many times he had done the same thing he was doing now. Just ignored the pain and tiredness and continued to fight until his own body would give up.
The black well armored warrior was slowly walking towards him. Link readied himself to the last part of the fight before already screaming as he dashed towards the monster. The Darknut was still slow in its movements which allowed the Hero the chance of going behind it. The Hylian slashed as hard as he could but on the second the last bit of the armor dropped off, the Darknut moved out of the way.
Link just barely managed to avoid the heavy blade which was thrown at him before the enemy already drew out another sword and attacked. The Hylian was luckily fast enough to bring his shield up for his protection but the attacks were strong and fast. Link was slowly forced to back off which certainly wasn't anything he liked of.
Eventually the Hero growled a bit and slammed the shield towards the blade of the Darknut. It got both of them to stumble a bit but it also gave Link the chance of getting to rethink his strategy. He backed off to get distance but just as he had done that, the warrior already came after him with quick speed. The Hylian dived out of the way before somersaulting to his feet. His learning of the deathly situations was only thing that gave him the chance to shield himself from the next attack.
Link was in trouble with the Darknut but he wasn't going to run off from there. Eventually he took once a deep breath and waited for the enemy to attack. That was when he ducked under the sword and slashed at the monster as he stood back up. The Darknut backed off very swiftly after that attack.
The Hero grinned a bit. His plan was deadly if his timing was wrong but it could work. Link ran to attack the warrior but instead of striking, he waited for the enemy to make the actual slash. That was when he made his best attempt of avoiding the sword while staying within reach of attacking. Luckily his plan was working but there was one simple problem... It was slow. The longer the fight went, the weaker and more desperate Link became.
Eventually the fight ended as the Hero crouched down to avoid the sword and shot up right after that. He struck his sword through the Darknut's chest before already striking it out and backing off. Link knew he couldn't stand his ground for much longer yet luckily the monster crashed to the ground and vanished. The Hylian sighed heavily and crashed to his knees. He was more than grateful for the fight to be over but he knew he had no strength left to go and get help somehow.
"Link!"
The Hylian crashed to his side while breathing heavily. He just barely heard someone call his name but thought it to be nothing more than his imagination and wind. He closed his eyes and let his breathing even out. There wasn't much of time left for him.
"LINK!"
The shout came from much closer now. The Hero forced his eyes open as he could swear that he heard someone running towards him. He sighed heavily while waiting for more monsters to come forth and finish him off. The Hylian closed his eyes again while hoping that the creatures would actually be swift and not torture him to death.
"LINK!"
The scream came way too closer for him to ignore it anymore. Not to mention he could actually recognize the voice. The shout was soon followed by something or someone hitting the ground and skidding a short distance.
"LINK! Dear Goddesses, no..."
The Hero opened his eyes with a slight frown. "D-Dark?" He called weakly while blinking several times in hopes of clearing his eyesight. Link could feel and partly see the dark Hylian turn him to his back. He could hear and notice the other one talking but he couldn't make out the words. Suddenly he was carefully lifted into a sitting position while fully leaning against the darker Hylian. Very soon after that he felt something being pressed against his lips. The Hero didn't think twice before he already drank what was being offered. Out of the taste and scent he could recognize the potion. And considering his own condition, Link had a feeling it was either a red potion or then the blue one. Probably blue one since it worked for both healing and giving strength.
"Link? Can you hear me?" The inquiry was done in full worry since the Hero had closed his eyes again. Link just simply nodded but took the given chance to calm down and let the potion to work. "You should take the next potion too..." The suggestion was done bit hesitantly but the Hero simply nodded and let Dark feed him the second potion, a red one this time around.
Not long after the second potion Link finally sat up a bit and took slight distance to show he was alright now. He took once a deep breath before opening his eyes and looking at Dark with a smile. "Thanks." The Hero said before sighing bit heavily. "I never meant to leave you behind to handle the earlier task..." He mumbled ashamed while dropping his gaze into the ground.
Dark sighed in relief before already hugging Link. "It's alright. I'm just glad you're gonna be alright now." He told in much calmer voice. The Hero nodded while returning the embrace happily. "And I thought to be quicker with the task but..." The darker Hylian continued before sighing heavily and bit tightening his hold. "I'm sorry I took so long..." He mumbled sorrowfully.
Link chuckled slightly while tightening his own hold on Dark but smiling whole time. "It's fully alright, Dark. No worries. You came over just in time. And that's what you've always done so I'm not exactly worried." The Hero told calmly. "Thank you."
Dark sighed in relief and nodded. "Always." He replied while finally closing his eyes and calming down fully. The Hero was safe and sound. That was all that mattered to him.
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