Akko and Hellene have already gone up to the fourth floor of the tower, where by then they were having a revisit of what the previous dungeons were, on the second floor having a revisit of the Luna Nova dungeon, on the third of the East Palace dungeon, on the fourth floor they had a revisit of the Cork Mountains dungeon, where they are still exploring, having picked up the master key, but this was at a very high cost since they ended up being badly injured by the debris of the snowball that exploded after defeating the two Yetis that protected that room, having an extra challenge when walking the rest of the way in the dungeon, fairies have not yet appeared for them to heal which makes the situation even more complicated.
The pair arrived at the fork where they only need to go the way on the left, starting to walk straight down the long path, when they walk a little ahead, already with a little difficulty in walking, they come across a path full of ice with cliffs on the edges where they will face Hardhat beetles that are going in their direction.
"Damn, just at this time those bastards appeared" Said Atsuko who was already taking her scepter and turning it into a bow.
"It's better we don't even get close, we could fall off this place and have all the progress in the rubbish or even worse, we could die" McLaren said.
The arrows were being launched at the monsters that were even being expelled from the path in this way leaving them free to move on, already a little hurt, seeing that the monsters at least dropped hearts, in this both pick up the ground and feel a little less painful with everything that hit them.
"Look, it's good enough, I was dead, these hearts that the monsters end up dropping recover a little health" said the relieved Kagari.
"I realise that, we just have to be careful and kill the monsters, it shouldn't always fall out should it?" Said the purple-eyed one who sees her friend denying with her head.
As they pass the cliff they follow the door ahead where they are again faced with a trap, the doors close, only this time the place is shaped a little like a bowl and in this the crimson-eyed one is already remembering what she did in the dungeon with Diana, already starting to skate around as several hardhat beetles were falling and with that the princess of Wedinburgh is also imitating the same thing.
"Oh that will help the movement, those monsters will be confused" Said the redhead.
"That's the intention, I want to confuse them and make them easier targets, which we go fast enough that they don't even have the recoil effect when they hit, giving us more chances to defeat them" Said the warrior of Luna Nova.
And it really was the best idea, since there were 15 of them chasing the pair, only with all the speed it ended up with them without suffering any retreat, just running over the monsters, Kagari's idea of sliding around that bizarre plan worked very well and the monsters really couldn't have any advantage over.
They were one by one being defeated with the quick skids of the girls, with even a good synchrony, where they occasionally went down to the middle, then back up, kept going as if in a momentum, accelerating more in the middle where they meet, turn between themselves and launch themselves further up.
When they finished defeating the monsters, they even managed to get a few hearts, which already left some wounds and bruises less marked.
"Wow now it was a good Akko, we managed to come back in a good mood" Hellene said.
"I said it would work, now let's go, we just need to continue, let's kill more monsters and maybe we'll get our vitality back, I can already walk without limping, which is already a victory, the deep cuts on my legs don't even hurt that much anymore" Said Akko relieved.
As they continue forward they finally arrive where the ladder was visible, but around it there were what looked like snow men, very different from yetis, they were literally men made of snow, walking slowly from side to side around the ladder, in this the pair stops a little and goes analysing the place more, Kagari is already preparing an even more risky strategy.
"I already know what I'm going to do, I can sacrifice my arrows, but I hardly use them on the boss monsters of the dungeons" Atsuko said with arrows in her hands.
"Isn't it just better if we go straight Akko?" McLaren asks.
"So we can have chances to get hearts, the important thing now is to be healthy, we don't know if there will be fairies here, which can complicate our journey more" Said the crimson-eyed one who was already aiming her arrows well.
Studying well the movement of the snowmen the warrior of Luna Nova can know more in detail, she shoots the first arrow, catches the first snowman, only he then throws back ice stones towards the duo what this draws the attention of all the rest of the monsters that go to the girls, with that they are grouping more and the brown-haired smiles.
She takes a bomb out of her bag and then kicks it sliding across the ice on that bridge, in three seconds it explodes in the middle of all the monsters that were grouped there, which was enough to open a lot of way.
"Akko that was genius, you killed the monsters with just one bomb, I wouldn't think of such an idea" Said the impressed purple-eyed girl.
"I just thought of an idea that might work, now let's go, there's still a lot of dungeon ahead, only two more floors to go and we'll finish it quickly, look at all the hearts and rupees left" Said the excited warrior of Luna Nova.
The duo goes forward only that as they approached, they noticed the ground also cracked in that part of the dungeon which they walked carefully, but even so the ground below them gave way, which Akko almost fell down the cliff after she collapsed if it weren't for Hellene's hand that helped her get back up.
"Thank you for saving me Hellene" Said Atsuko who even looks down amazed.
"Damn, we couldn't even get all the hearts, it could be enough to recover our health completely, well at least I managed to get one and you Akko?" McLaren said.
"Unfortunately none, but good now at least I'm safe, I could have died, come on, the fifth floor awaits us" Kagari said.
With that they follow the stairs to the top floor of the dungeon, the penultimate floor of the tower, when they get there the whole atmosphere changes, what was once a recreation of all the previous dungeons, returned to that luxurious decoration and somewhat classic architecture, with Greek columns, the ceiling was a little smaller than the rest of the others, it also seemed to pass a slightly darker aura, since sounds of thunder were heard and also of the wind, which they were looking around, further on they saw dragons walking from one side to the other, they were smaller dragons without wings, but they spat fireballs getting a little stuck in an enclosure, in the middle they also had some octorocks spitting stones, this in a more open field, such as statues of dragons somewhat suspicious.
"Wow, this is very peculiar," said the crimson-eyed one.
"Now it seems that the dungeon has really begun," said the purple-eyed one.
As they walked further forward, getting close to one of the statues, they ended up coming across them and moving, revealing to be dragons as well, which the pair was soon attacking them before being hit by flames, with this they were seeing the other monsters without getting close, protecting properly.
"That was almost it, well a fire wouldn't be bad, we got out of the cold of the ice dungeon, now a heat would be good" Said the redhead.
The pair walked further, trying to catch a heart, but they couldn't find anything about it, they just found the monsters that didn't release any hearts until they found a part of the floor that shone, when walking a little close to it, they end up transporting themselves to a different place, looking like a fountain, there was full of fairies, which hit a relief for both.
"Finally fairies, we will recover" said the brownish one relieved.
They get close, recover fully after passing through one of the fairies, then they take the four pots they took, putting a fairy in each one inside, thus already managing to have a security after everything, in addition to also taking the opportunity to drink some of the water from that fountain that helps to recover the magic, which was necessary for Akko to be able to use more arrows in her bow, as well as Hellene to withstand more blows, since the magic works as a protective shield.
Recovered they walk back to the portal, which they are transported back to where they left, already in a much better mood.
"Now this dungeon will be easy to get through, my body feels all refreshed, that's all I needed" McLaren said even flexing her muscles.
"I say the same, now that's what we needed to beat the monster of this dungeon, I don't doubt that it's a dragon" Atsuko said.
This time well recovered they follow the door ahead and are already faced with what appeared to be a maze, even tried to see over it before going down the stairs, since in the middle of this maze leads to just the big chest with the treasure of the dungeon, even tried to pass through the walls, but it seemed that the bushes gave a kind of shock when touching, so with that they needed to walk more carefully.
"It seems they've prevented us from cheating, we'll have to come by honestly" Kagari said scratching the back of her head.
"Well, it shouldn't be that complicated, we just have to find the middle and be careful" said the purple-eyed one.
And there they went carefully, but soon coming across the traps ahead, in the middle of the bushes came out dragons of leaves attacking the girls who were killing them, even if easily, they were often taken by surprise, which added to the difficulty, even more so that it was full of pots on the way, which they were scratching in them to remember that they passed through that place.
Always in the most following some walls, they tried to find something that was close, arriving right in the middle of everything, which for the celebration of the crimson-eyed she was already opening that huge chest and simply the treasure is a red robe.
"Woah, a red tunic, this could be useful, is it a fireproof tunic?" Said the redhead when she saw her friend's garment.
"I prefer not to test it, but that it should protect me more from beatings I do not doubt, I even feel more protected with this tunic and a little light, even with clothes under it, now come on, the treasure was already perfect, this tunic is just a little big, but then it is a matter of growing up and being able to use it later, now it is a little big on my arm and also on my shoulders" Said the brownish woman even laughing with the loose clothes until her friend decides to tie a rope around her waist.
"That looks better on you, now let's go" said the princess of Wedinburgh and the warrior of Luna Nova agrees.
Together they walk through the rest of the laboratory in the most coming across dragons of leaves that appeared around, trying to attack and soon it was proven that it was a fireproof tunic, when a dragon hit Akko from behind simply nothing happened, she was unharmed and the flame went out at the time it caught the clothes, giving another sign that it was protecting her.
When they reach the end of the maze they arrive at a room where there are some dodongs walking around and also a ladder, which already indicated the end of the fifth floor that even seemed very brief, but still had the challenge of facing the monsters ahead.
"Wow it was fast, the fourth floor was by far the most challenging" Hellene said.
"I wouldn't get carried away by the lack of challenge, now we have to defeat these things, who knows they have hearts or something else, remembering that they eat bombs is the way to defeat them" Atsuko said.
And then it was time for the girls to shine, the ten dodongs were defeated with intelligence, which they remembered from the lessons with Queen Bernadette about the weak point of the creatures that devour bombs and thus end up exploding, even having some bomb plants nearby, but what was used to defeat at the time were only the bombs that Kagari had kept in her bag, exhausting all of them, leaving only one last dodongo.
"Great, that's all that's left, it's a matter of us getting that bomb there" McLaren said.
"I'll get it, I've got the power gloves" said the crimson-eyed one.
The monster was already trying to somehow hit the girls, but she easily dodged because the dragon had a slow movement, which the brownish one was taking advantage of to pick up the plant-shaped bombs on the floor to throw at the creature and thus defeat the last one that left only a few rupees, opening the way to take the stairs.
"Until it was quite easy, really the fifth floor is not so complicated, when you go through the lower ones that are worse, the monsters here are only stronger, but now let's go, there is still a sixth floor, I can't wait to see what there is to face" Said the warrior of Luna new climbing the ladder.
And the staircase was long, very long, they did not imagine, but they were climbing a lot on the stairs listening to the sounds of thunder, a staircase to climb for a long time in that spiral that seemed to have no end, which already showed that the sixth floor seemed to be the largest of all, none of the floors they climbed had so many stairs, as they climbed a lot they reach the end of everything, with a simple double door that when passing still has what seemed to be a staircase down while looking at a huge dragon.
On the sixth floor there was nothing but a wide open field at least 25 metres high while a dragon was sleeping there, besides the obvious decoration, when they reached the floor below sliding down the staircase handrail which they found more efficient than walking they just step on it and the creature's eyes open.
"Apparently it fucked up, we didn't even move and we already woke this thing up" Akko said swallowing her saliva.
"Time to break Akko, let's go defeat this dungeon" Hellene said, already getting a smile on her face.
The dragon wakes up, he faces the two girls, showing his beauty and enormous size, seven metres long, four metres high when he stands on his paws and his huge neck, his skin is kind of greyish, with an evident goatee that was underneath, in addition to a mustache that seemed thick, red eyes the monster roared at the two and was already preparing for the attack.
Rastavan Tower Dragon Fafnir
The monster is already taking a few steps revealing that it is intimidating in relation to the two small Hyllians who were even a little shaking just with the noise of him breathing it was already possible to feel a tremor throughout the spine and body, with his slow steps getting close to the duo, the giant monster already begins to prepare to launch a fireball, which even shoots, but the girls manage to dodge, walking around the creature that was in the most preparing another attack, this was a more continuous flame of fire.
"We won't be able to defeat it so easily, it's huge Hellene" Atsuko said.
"We can't give up, I'll try to get his neck with the rope, you attack him from behind and climb on his back" McLaren said taking a rope from her waist.
The creature is beginning to take flight, already frustrating the duo's plans to do something, which they are trying to keep up with, but the monster is chasing them, also blowing fire making them hide behind the columns to take cover, which the animal was leaning on them to try to find some point to hit them, with its intimidating seven metres, it was a chase, the warrior of Luna Nova terrified behind one of the pillars while listening to the monster's breathing noises, trembling as if it were an earthquake inside the heart.
(I can feel my heart pounding, it feels like all my bones are shaking, this monster can just eat us with a single bite, by the triforce, how am I going to attack this thing, not only does it look too strong, it still looks invincible, not even Luna Nova's cockatrice was this intimidating).
When Kagari was hiding in the pillars, Hellene was climbing and looking around, the dragon was sniffing trying to look for the crimson-eyed one that was close, when he got very close to Hyllian de Luna Nova, the monster simply does not notice, but on top of him was McLaren who simply threw herself from the top of the pillar and went with everything giving a hammer blow to the creature's head that ends up hitting his head on the floor.
"Take that damned dragon!" The impact was so strong that it even gave a bit of a tremor nearby which made the brownish girl take courage.
"Now yes dragon feel the fury of the warrior of Luna Nova!" Said Akko jumping towards the monster's back and with the sword in hand she gave a blow that stuck in the monster's back that ended up screaming and it was a scream so strong that the sound waves pushed the redhead back for a few metres.
Atsuko was getting stuck in the dragon that continued to fly with a sword on his back trying in every way to get the girl out of there who was holding on as tight as possible, but Kagari was resistant she did not let go for anything, continuing to hold on tight.
Down there the purple-eyed one was taking her magic rope making a trap, she always carries this rope that
has a length determined by the magic she has and was doing her best to make a capture net, which was even working, she managed to wrap it in several points on the pillars.
"Ahhhhh, you really don't give up, do you" said the crimson-eyed girl trying to hold on, but soon the monster lands and the impact of the landing plus a jump of the monster throws the girl out without the sword in hand.
(Shit the sword is still on his back and I'm unarmed, the boomerang would be useless against him, I already know what to do, there's a chandelier up there I'll aim the arrow right there and bring it down on the bastard when he gets close).
Fafnir slowly approached the warrior of Luna Nova, who took the scepter out of her bag and began to speak the words as the monster began to prepare to run, which already surprised the brownish woman by launching the arrow towards the chandelier.
"ShinyArc! Take that!" Said the Luna Nova warrior.
The chandelier falls exactly on the dragon's back giving Akko time to dodge a possible bite and with that she was even going towards the back of the creature that fell to the ground and went to her sword, but soon the creature was again wanting to move flying, which Atsuko was forced to force the sword again by stocking the monster.
Flying he was being directed precisely in the traps that Hellene had placed in the various ropes, where Kagari threw herself jumping from the monster flying and the ropes were doing the job of wrapping themselves like a net around the whole creature that was trapped.
"Good Akko! My trap worked, now attack" McLaren said.
The dragon was half trapped trying to get out, but the ropes held him very tight, which was the breach of Hyllian de Luna Nova, she was taking the bow and launching continuous arrows, several of them in the monster that was being hit more and more times, being a real bloodbath, but it seemed that the arrows did not hurt him, just hurt a little, but even so it was the resource that the warrior used to hurt the dragon as much as possible before starting to give stronger attacks.
"Damn the arrows ran out, it wasn't even enough to kill the monster" Said the frustrated Kagari.
"My magic is also over, it was the maximum of ropes I could make, we have to kill this thing somehow" Said the redhead while already seeing the dragon trying to escape.
The rope was starting to burn, to the misfortune of the pair the dragon was soon loosening with several arrows stuck in his body, were 23 fired at various points of the animal that furious was loose and was soon starting to fly angry towards the pair who managed to dodge the charge attack that the monster gave, hitting his head on one of the pillars, knocking her down on the spot.
In this they are even getting apprehensive, there was no more magical resource, the ropes had already caught fire, they did not have strong enough weapons, they will have to resort to some resource.
"I think the way will be to defeat it in another way, we will have to do it the old way, Akko I distract the monster, you try to climb on his head with the sword, I'm sure a well-delivered blow on him will do" Hellene said.
Trembling with fear with the dragon coming this time he came flying with everything breathing fire both girls hide behind pillars and the monster takes flight, as far as the shadows could show, which McLaren was already preparing with the little rope she had left, from the remains, she was using to climb the pillars, while the dragon came close to the pair.
The crimson-eyed one ran out, drawing the attention of the dragon who went towards her with his mouth open, that's where she took a deep breath and jumped towards a pillar, then another, and that with the princess watching.
The brownish risked everything, threw the sword up and jumped from pillar to pillar until she got on top and Fafnir was already opening her mouth releasing fire, but because the warrior was wearing a fireproof tunic, she was able to pass through the flame.
A well-given cut from the head, passing through the neck and part of the body was hit byAkko, she then fell to the ground and the dragon opened a large wound on her body, Atsuko was already injured by the impact of the height she fell, even more so that it was a little badly, she is relieved to have endured the flames and even looks at herself.
"That was close, so it's really true that I'm fireproof, good to know, at least I didn't become a barbecue" said the relieved Kagari.
"Akko behind you!" Shouts the purple-eyed one as the dragon opens its mouth to swallow the warrior of Luna Nova.
Fafnir can even leave the girl inside the mouth, but can not close, since the crimson-eyed stuck the blade in the roof of the monster's mouth added to the pressure she made with the power gloves to hold the creature that way that was even trying to escape, but did not expect something, one of the pillars was breaking. Jumping from pillar to pillar the princess of Wedinburgh, was getting close to punching the specific pillar that ends up catching the monster on impulse that spits the brownish, only that in this strong spit she holds on to the sword and this ends up tearing her jaw even more, which ends up being all open at the top with the impact of the blade cutting it.
"Thanks Hellene, that blow really hurt him, now we have to finish this thing together, I'm already getting exhausted" Said the panting warrior of Luna Nova.
"Just one on his head and we'll get it, there are more of these pillars, distract the dragon I'll knock him down and that can weaken him enough, by the way I saw your beautiful wall jump and your attack was magnificent and beautiful to see Akko" Hellene said.
The two agree with their heads and go to their posts, the angry dragon is still getting up with enough pain, Atsuko swallows saliva, seeing that the monster was already staring at her and running towards her and already seeing her friend there on top of the broken pillars, which the monster was making a run towards her who was simply running.
The first piece of pilaster falls on the monster that weakens a lot, trying to look around and shoot fireballs all over the place which causes more fragments to fall from the sky and even in one of those knocked Hellene to the ground that ended up breaking all with the fall, worrying Hyllian de Luna Nova a lot.
"Hellene!" Said Akko who reached her friend using a fairy pot that healed her and the dragon was already limping with each walk, after being hit so much, so weakened that he was.
"I think I hit him too much, finish this monster Akko, he's suffering enough already, I'm sticking around" McLaren said resting.
"I will, you bet" said the motivated crimson-eyed girl who even used a fairy pot to make herself whole.
She faces the dragon that was struggling to walk, Fafnir faces her back the brownish looks at the corners and notices that there is a ramp, starting to run towards it already the creature even fly gets the fireballs fired had no effect, only served to disrupt the vision of the warrior of Luna Nova, which jumps towards the monster that has a slow reaction.
With a single blow to the head, Kagari manages to finish the dragon that falls to the ground and then begins to become dust underneath her, which finally allows her to defeat the creature with great relief, which then appears the last pendant of courage and also appears just a transparent heart, which already recovers much of the warrior's health, then Hellene appears from the wreckage and goes to hug celebrating with her friend.
"We did it! You were great Akko! You managed to defeat Fafnir, now you have all the hangings of courage!" McLaren said.
"Well, I couldn't have done it without your help, you hitting the pillars with your gauntlets and making big pieces hit the dragon was essential for our victory, you almost died, you risked a lot, you have everything to be a great warrior, even more than me" Akko said breathlessly.
With the mission accomplished they follow to the light on the floor where it takes them just outside the tower, already with things in hand, another dungeon was conquered byAtsuko Kagari the Hyllian of Luna Nova, the duo appears outside and are even relieved, sitting against the wall until a spiritual manifestation of Woodward appears in front of them.
"Woodward?" Asks the shocked crimson-eyed girl.
"You have accomplished your mission of taking all the pendants of courage Atsuko Kagari, you have proven yourself a warrior chosen to match the master sword, you will save Luna Nova from the clutches of the spirit of ganondorf that plagues lord Andrew Hanbridge of Appleton, even with the master sword in hand it is still not enough power to defeat him, continue your search for the seven words of Claiomh Solais and conquer the nine dungeons of the nine witches that are scattered all over the land of Hyrule, so you will have enough power to be able to once and for all defeat Ganondorf and bring peace to Hyrule, I trust you Atsuko Kagari, I know you will be the great warrior I chose, you will be a great hero, your journey is just beginning" Said
Woodward who was then disappearing into the landscape becoming several leaves and with that the two girls are even moved.
"It seems that we have a lot to do yet, but it was funAkko, gee it's really true, the dungeon leaves us healed and on top of that willing again, not even the fairy is able to heal that much, at least one alone, now it will be a long way ahead, I hope you can Akko, this mission is really bigger than everything" Hellene said.
"Now let's go back home, your sister must be very worried by now" said Akko with a big smile.
The duo still have no idea, but the path is still longer than it seems, they went back only to the cave where the elder Alan was, and also Frank, having to turn around to escape the mountain, since they will have to think of some way, considering that down there is full of Appleton soldiers eager to capture the pair of warriors and in the midst of this in a quick trot was coming one of the soldiers in the kingdom of Appleton to announce that the lord's target was nearby.
Akko and Hellene finally reach the end of the Rastavan tower dungeon defeating the dragon Fafnir being until then the most challenging dungeon, putting everything they had trained into practice, putting all the adventures that Kagari had done as well, they managed to reach the end, with all the pendants of courage in hand it was time to begin the true journey of the legendary warrior of Hyrule.
See you, dragon witches...