The last dungeon of the pendants of courage was finally fully explored, Akko and Hellene reached the end after a very hard battle, but there is still a lot to go ahead on this journey, down there they are simply surrounded by soldiers, which cannot go down there, but still have the help of the elder Alan, only before they go they will do a very important thing that they had remembered, about the top of the mountain that had another staircase near the tower of Rastavan.
The pair goes to another staircase that they had passed before entering the dungeon, this one was a little long, having a little more time to climb, where there at the top there is a stone that is showing something written and only that, besides the landscape of the surroundings that could be seen, since that is the highest part of the mountain.
"Wow, from up here it's very, very beautiful, the city even looks small from here, look how beautiful it is down there, really a beauty, we are on top of the world" Hellene said.
"The mountains of Cork are higher, but the landscape here is also very beautiful too, those of Cork did not have the landscape of cities and mountains, look there are even some bigger mountains ahead, it seems that it must be the one of the kingdom of Appleton" Said Akko looking in the background.
"Yes, my mothers said that there are the high mountains of Bradford, the city of Appleton is in the valley between these mountains, the city is naturally fortified, now let's see what is written here" McLaren said, taking the scepter in hand.
"Phaedorari Afairyngor, you don't get the things you dream about, you get the things you run after" As Atsuko reads this, the staff begins to take effect.
One thing is becoming, which then transforms, lowering from the girl's hands and going to her feet where it becomes shaped like fins, which Kagari is getting confused by that different effect that happened, she walks and goes normally without having any idea what it does, but soon she realised by the shape of what was on her feet.
"Are those fins that enable you to breathe underwater?" The redhead asks.
"That could be it" said the crimson-eyed one as the fins turned back into the staff.
"Woah, if that's really it, you'll be able to explore a lot of things underwater, we can even explore that part of the dungeon we passed, wow, there are a lot of options, but it's better for us to go home, maybe we'll just come back to this place later" Said the purple-eyed one.
After this discovery of another word from the staff, the pair walk down the stairs, already well realised of what they have managed to gain, one more step ahead, two of the seven words were found, which was another part of the journey being gradually conquered.
The two make their way all the way back down the mountain to where the entrance to the cave where Alan and Frank live is, as they enter there the two men are even relieved by the presence of the two girls alive and unharmed.
"I'm glad you're okay, I have to warn you that the situation is not the best, in a few hours some of the soldiers may arrive in the kingdom of Appleton and warn about your presence here to the lord and he will not spare any, so we will need to send all the forces to set up something that will make it possible for you to escape, I had already done this 10 years ago and 30 years ago, come with me" Said the lord.
"How will we escape without the soldiers realising or going on alert? Will we dress up as them? Or will there be more?" The princess asks.
"It's another, much more miraculous plan, it will require both of your courage to get out of here safely" Alan said.
When they arrive at the place they notice that there are some cloths thrown and also something that looked like several wooden boards also thrown, causing a lot of strangeness, the girls were somewhat confused by that.
Until they saw a paper that showed that it looked like a triangle with a support to hold, having something spinning which caused even more strangeness in the pair.
"I have already communicated telepathically with my friend Dorlin nearby, you will fly to the city of Kakariko and there you can stay safely until you return home, she has provided me with enough for your escape" Said the man.
"Kakariko? But Kakariko is almost a whole day's walk away, it would take us hours to get there, how are we going to fly all that way?" asks the confused Hellene.
"Isn't Kakariko the town we stopped at before we got here? It's really far away, it's already in Wedinburgh's domain, that's really strange, how do we end up flying so far?" Asks the confused warrior from Luna Nova.
"This thing has a lot of momentum for that, you will be fast enough and then you will go at a more stable speed, in time you will be able to land quietly, your mother did it thirty years ago and Chariot Du Nord too, it's just a matter of time, you will return safely" Explains Alan and the two girls are already very curious.
"Woah, they're going to fly Grandad, how cool is that, I wish I could fly too, how curious, you're going to take them to Grandma Dorlin's house" said Frank.
"And you will too, the lord of Appleton may end up coming to me, so I want my grandson at least to be safe and in the hands of someone I trust, even though I have already separated from your grandmother so many years ago, she still deserves to see her grandson so long, so let's go to the assembly, we can't do it inside here because there will be no room" Said the lord.
The girls are already getting very excited for the assembly, even more so that it was possible to take so far, the distance from the mountain of Rastavan to the city of Kakariko was approximately 175 km which would take a whole day to walk, on horseback it could also take a few hours, besides being already in the dominions of Wedinburgh.
Everyone is going up to the mountain in a safer part of it that was at one end, with the tools in hand Alan is starting to assemble that hang glider in a way that it would work with the temporary propulsion that could take them so quickly to that trip that already cuts a good way.
"I didn't realise we could fly with this" said Akko in surprise.
"The best way is to leave the top of the mountain, here is high enough to give you a boost, the propulsion that I will give later with my magic will help enough, in at least four hours you can safely reach Kent, just control the hang glider and hold on, I will be cheering for you" Said Alan.
"Mrs Meridies spoke of a similar invention, but putting what looked like an iron box full of things that move, to turn a thing that keeps spinning and gives impetus to the machine, I don't know what that is or if it works" McLaren said.
"Oh interesting invention, this one is a glider that can fly for long distances, after it gets height it will start to gain speed, but then it will gradually lose it and it will lose height very little by little, enough so that nobody notices" Said the man while making the assembly.
The girls were helping as they could in the assembly leaving the cloths well made and strong enough to withstand the flight, while the eldest made the structure of the hang glider with the help of the grandson who was getting all curious and interested in the invention that the grandfather made, without having the slightest idea of how it could work.
Away from there time was passing and at the fastest possible trot within a while passing through the valleys of Bradford and arriving at the kingdom of Appleton arrives the soldier of the village of Rastavan going to talk to the lord of the castle in the greatest desperation, soon being attended by the question, entering that room where the boy was sitting on the throne drinking a chalice of wine with one of his legs resting on the arm of the throne.
"What brings a soldier outside his post here? Are you one of the men of the Rastavan post? Say it soon and make it important" said the imposing Andrew to the soldier bowing to him.
"My sovereign lord, the wanted girl Atsuko Kagari, she is in the village of Rastavan, she is in the mountains, we are all watching the surroundings, I came to tell you to let you know that we are capturing her, she will soon have to come down, or else Alan will come down and he knows that he cannot come down without giving us the girl or he will pay seriously for it" Said the soldier and that made the lord himself stand up with a much more radiant reaction.
"Prepare the horses, I will go to Rastavan immediately, I want my fastest horse, we will trot to Rastavan, I want the best troops there, this girl cannot escape she is my precious prisoner, do not think of killing her too, or else you will pay the worst punishment, she has to be alive!" Said the boy who even threw the wine chalice and walked slowly to the exit.
"My lord, what if the soldier is lying?" asks one of the counsellors.
"If he is lying I will boil him in oil, but I will have to see it myself, I want to have the pleasure of doing this and knowing the truth, if it is a lie I will have all the hatred to look at the despair of this man and show my kingdom that they owe me obedience" Said the tyrant.
"I am telling the truth my lord, she was seen by my soldiers, they were even attacked by her and another girl, she has black hair but it seems to be dyed, her eyes are purple and..." The soldier said.
"She is Princess Hellene! Purple eyes are extremely rare in Hyrule, the only person I know with this feature is the youngest princess, I knew this girl had a connection with royalty, if you are telling the truth I will reward you all with a holiday of at least a month and also the reward will increase, I will make you my trusted man" Said Andrew with a smile on his face.
"By the Triforce my lord, she was the princess, I could hardly notice, they only spoke of the mysterious purple eyes" Said the lord's subordinate.
"The eyes give it away, I will have the best prize in hand, it's not the princess I wanted, but it will do, she's not ugly either, she just doesn't have the beauty that Princess Diana possesses, plus she's younger, but she can be my prisoner until she's of marriageable age, which will make me king! In addition to having the prize in hand the mysterious warrior with drawn eyes, I will be the success as king!" Said the lord clenching his fists and soon having his cloak removed by one of the castle servants.
Soon he was going to the stable outside, having his black and powerful horse that was quickly trotting out at full speed, having the accompaniment right behind the elite soldiers of his troops and the messenger who stayed by the castle warning Andrew that he was going in a few hours to the city of Rastavan, just focused on what he was going to see.
The boy's mind thought nothing but to capture the girls who came from the kingdom of Wedinburgh, he just wanted to have them for his desire, he rode until the horse was tired, going at the fastest trot possible.
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The hours passed, the sunset was coming, the black horse of the lord of Appleton was already approaching the city, at the top of the mountain the hang glider was ready after a complicated and complex construction it was with all the firmness necessary for a very long and lasting flight, until the village Kakariko, the hang glider had two different things on the tips of the wings that were potion bottles that gave an extra boost when the glass broke, then fell to the ground having enough liquid to give a very considerable speed during the act of gliding.
"Wow, that's really scary, I never thought I'd fly," Akko said when he saw the hang glider.
"Hold on tight, you're in for a very long journey ahead," said Alan.
"And you, Grandpa, won't go with us? What if the troops find you? I don't want to lose you, Grandad" said Frank.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself, the important thing is to get you out of here, better me than you, besides that the extra weight will affect the flight of this thing, so it's better for me to stay here, that I will control the potions that will give you impulse - Said the lord.
"Grandad..." Said the boy, becoming tearful.
"You don't have to show strength and hide your tears boy, a strong man doesn't hide his emotions, now go with these two girls, they will bring you to grandma safely, they will be the salvation of Hyrule and you are the salvation of our family" Said the grandfather with his hand on the boy's shoulder.
"I..." Frank was speechless.
"There are only a few details left, let's get to the real top of this thing" Alan said.
The three agree with their heads and go climbing the highest part next to them that is a little higher taking that hang glider in hand, with the ançião looking along the way, already apprehensive that perhaps the lord has arrived and he really arrived at Rastavan.
Andrew already got off his horse with presence, he just stepped on the ground and stood with his cape fluttering already walking through the cave entrance quietly without answering any of the soldiers who shouted at him not to enter because it was too dangerous and that no man risks there because of the traps
(I will not miss this opportunity for anything, I am feeling alive in adrenaline the spirit of Ganondorf gives me a huge willpower and makes me continue, I feel confident to risk, even with traps, that they come I will not be affected, I even snap my fingers already illuminating everything around the cave without needing a lamp, I am already coming, I will not delay).
The boy was running at full speed, what before Hellene and Akko were walking very carefully, he simply ran over everything around, without being affected by the creatures, the ones in front were simply trampled, the cliffs were nothing, the spirit even gave him a buoyancy to pass through these dangers with ease.
Up there the four were climbing that mountain spiral that is out of the way going to the dungeon, where they were climbing higher and higher, soon having the view from the top, but being afraid, since what they saw below were only clouds and the city of rastavan in the background were soon pointed exactly in the direction that gives in the city of Kakariko and already put in place.
"You will have to run and then jump the wing will start the flight, the wind is even in your favour" Alan said.
"How is the wind in our favour? It's beating against us, this thing is going to pull us back," said Akko in terror.
"It is exactly the headwind that supports the wing, do not be afraid, then there will be the thrust that will make them go higher" said the gentleman.
"Is Grandad sure this is safe?" Frank asks.
"Absolute, run quickly before someone arrives, don't worry about the sun and the night, she is safe flying" Said the eldest to the three.
The trio is walking backwards as far as they can, they take a deep breath before doing anything, they look at each other and then they step on it and start running towards the other side already feeling the hang glider being pulled up, then they jump, right at that time Andrew simply arrives, he left through the first door that took him out of the caves and in that he can see from down there a wing coming out and soon he was taking lenses to see more closely.
Simply who the lord of Appleton saw was the trio that then a smoke was starting to come out of those hang gliders, seeing that his mission did not arrive on time, simply the escape of the trio was even a success, they were going faster disappearing on the horizon and the man was frustrated.
"Damn it! They got away! They knew they were surrounded! Damn it! I can't believe this happened, that damn Alan will pay" Andrew said clenching his fists in anger and starting to walk up the mountain to the highest place.
Up there in the hang glider the three screamed with fear, mainlyAkko and Frank, while Hellene screamed with happiness, finding that speed all radical, which left simply only 15 km / h in the flight was constantly increasing 50, 60, 100, 150 km / h only with the propulsion and the altitude also increased what they ended up seeing higher.
"Wow I've never reached this speed before it's bizarre and strange, it seems that at any moment I'm going to fly away, the wind in this place is too strong" Said Frank.
"Lucky I managed to tie our hands so we don't go flying off so easily" said McLaren.
"This thing keeps speeding up, it's frightening, how will the wing cope, does a bird feel that?" Atsuko said.
"I don't know if you feel it, but the feeling of freedom when flying is wonderful" said the redhead.
"Wow everything down there is so small, we must be really high, even breathing is difficult, I imagine that soon we will be at my grandmother's house" Said the blond boy.
And excited were the three, the speed was gradually increasing to reach a peak and then can keep gliding to the village Kakariko, since after so much propulsion the hang glider is cutting the wind, losing altitude and speed little by little, this already reaching 150 km / h and being at an altitude of 3 thousand metres above the
ground.
Far away on the mountain of Rastavan Alan was watching in the sky the hang glider already disappeared smiling with another successful invention of his that worked in another emergency situation, but ends up being surprised by a very unwanted presence, just the furious lord of Appleton shows up and he is even laughing.
"It seems that not everyone ran away, didn't they, Alan?" said Andrew.
"I was waiting for you Andrew, it seems you forgot about your friend who ended up leaving" Said the gentleman sarcastically.
"This is no time for jokes, you don't want the same end I gave your son and his wife, do you?" said Hanbridge. You were lucky to escape here with your magic, but I haven't forgotten that you still have a connection with Wedinburgh, you traitor" said Hanbridge.
"I'm not hiding any of that, you didn't come here for that, did you?". Princess Hellene and the warrior Atsuko Kagari have already safely disappeared, I've already done what I had to do - Said the elder shrugging and passing by the younger as if he didn't care, until he was going down the mountain until he felt a heavy hand on his shoulder.
"You know well who I am don't you? You don't want to play with fire Mr Howard, I will still conquer Wedinburgh, they can't run away forever, you know I am the most powerful, I have a piece of the triforce in hand and I will have two, soon three, I will be invincible" Said the lord.
"History will always repeat itself Ganondorf, you try to incarnate your spirit in anyone, but you will always fail, the hero will always defeat your ambition and this endless cycle will continue and continue, peace will always reign in Hyrule, anyway ... Goodbye, I have already seen my mission, you want to stay here for a cup of tea, I know how to make a good one, there are biscuits too, lord of Appleton" Said Alan mocking everything until the possessed Andrew casts a spell towards the lord who simply passes the spell through as if it were nothing.
"Shut up, you bastard! I will win and become King of Hyrule, you cannot escape my clutches! You bastard!" Said the furious Hanbridge.
And soon he was returning to the base of the mountain unable to find Alan who with his magic simply was causing illusions and talking through telepathy with the lord of Appleton who was going down there with tied hands, getting furious that everything he did was in vain, he climbs on his black horse and all the men watch him.
"My lord, you're fine, we were worried" said one of the soldiers.
Silently the man was just riding without saying anything which already made it clear for the troops to follow the owner of the land of that place without questioning without irritating the already irritated Andrew who was starting the way back feeling deeply defeated, he clenched his fists so hard that the palm of his hands dripped blood, the nails penetrated through them, with so much irritability of the boy.
(They escaped, damn you! Damned! I could see from so close then moving away in the blink of an eye, Atsuko Kagari's beauty up close, those enchanting crimson eyes, those clothes, she really is the chosen warrior, I remember they told about the queen of Wedinburgh going to war wearing this red robe, being fireproof, she walked in the middle of the flames and chased our troops as if it were nothing, she scared everyone, on the war field ... Despite being so cute that girl can be a danger, I have to go back to the kingdom and prepare the supreme attack, this time I will go without mercy, running over everything around until I reach the kingdom of Wedinburgh, they will finally know the power of the thunder brigade).
The defeated lord was already having a plan in mind bigger than he thought it was, while high in the sky the propulsion ended, the hang glider reached up to 220 km / h in full flight, which the wind was very strong, making it difficult to breathe, but turning their faces they could even take a few breaths, besides seeing the sky around and the landscape changing, where they were very high in relation to the ground, even some birds appeared in the surroundings.
"Wow we are flying, now it seems that we stop gaining speed, I feel free, the sunset in the air is one of the most beautiful things I could see" Said Akko while the sun was still setting.
"Impressive is the speed of this thing, we must be faster than at least four horses trotting at full speed, just imagine how wonderful it must be to go to places so fast, we could cross Hyrule in a single day, I hope that one day Mrs Meridies will invent the machine capable of flying and that it is as fast as this" Hellene said.
"I will miss my grandad I hope he really doesn't die I hope Andrew doesn't do anything to him?" Frank said.
The flight was going on very safely, the hours were passing the sunset had already passed, it was already night, the sky shone with several stars and it was possible to see that in the constellation of Claiomh Solais the landscape was getting much darker, the hang glider was already gliding more slowly than before, while in Appleton Andrew was still arriving back to his kingdom, walking with the horse in a slower gear.
Soon the trio landed in Kakariko, with the help of Dorlin who was using her magic to reduce the speed of the glider they were able to land quietly on the ground and thus remain unharmed, finally touching the ground.
"You have arrived "said the white-haired lady.
"Mum!" Frank said, running to the old woman for hugs.
"That was definitely one of the experiences, I never imagined it would be something so different to fly" Akko said as she felt relieved to be on the ground.
"Alan has brought you to safety, what a relief" said the eldest.
"He's been left behind Granny, he might have been caught by the Lord of Appleton" said the boy.
"You can rest assured, I have already spoken telepathically with your grandfather, he is safe in the cave, he made illusions to deceive the lord who appeared up there, a little after taking off, come home, you must be hungry, I have prepared food and also prepared baths for you after dinner" Said the lady.
"We really needed a break, thank you Mrs Dorlin" said Atsuko.
"I don't know if it will be the most comfortable place for you to stay, but I'm sure it will be the height, even more so for the distinguished presence of a royal figure like the princess" said Dorlin, who even bowed to Hellene.
Then they all go to rest at the lady's house, first having a lunch that was well served, with breads, meat, lots of fruits, juices, even corn, which was a very complete meal for the girls who were stuffing themselves with everything they saw ahead and the calm boy was relieved to finally talk to his grandmother through telepathy.
After everything the trio was going to the bath but they were half scratching the back of their heads when they got close to the bathroom of the house.
"Well, what now?" Frank asks.
"Be a polite boy Frank, ladies come first" said the lady.
"Oh yes, you can go" said the blond and soon the two were entering the bathroom.
Kagari was already undressing, leaving the princess a little blushed when she saw the crimson-eyed one, also surprised by the scar she had on her back, it was like a well-given stripe, it was not just one, there were many, which she even got very worried looks.
"I couldn't help but notice Akko, but what's all that on his back?" asks the blushing McLaren.
"I fell into many flowers full of thorns, and what was it Hellene, you blushed like that, we are girls" Said the brownish one.
"It's just that I'm used to Diana being like that, I'm not ashamed to bathe with another girl, I've done it with Marianne several times, just... I don't know - said the redhead who was already undressing.
"Let go girl, sit there I'll wash the princess's back" Said the warrior while the princess even got a smile.
Whilst the two girls from Wedinburgh were having a moment in the bath between friends, resting after all the tension they had gone through in Rastavan's dungeon and then the escape flying in a hang glider.
Andrew had just arrived at Appleton castle in a rage with only one thing on his mind, he arrived in the throne room and already called his royal general.
"Did you call me sir?" The general asks.
"We'll do that" Hanbridge said as he crushed an orange with his hand.
"My lord, don't you think it's too early, we've already analysed the enemy troops well and we know they're much smaller than they were 20 years ago, but do you still think we can win? My lord, isn't that a bit hasty?" The blond lord asks.
"Precipitous is accepting defeat, that girl may have run away with that bizarre thing that flies, but this time we have a new strategy, I have a dark thing with me, something they have no control over but I do" Said the lord.
"My lord I know that our troops with their thunder brigade strategy of smashing through everything in sight is very good for invading territories and gaining dominance until the capital, but it would still be a mission of at least 5 days until we conquer Wedinburgh and we need resources" Said the general.
"Now there's no more cowering, Wedinburgh's troops have a huge vanatage, they can't attack at night" Andrew said with a smile on his face.
"But we can't attack at night sir, we could suffer many casualties from that" Said the general.
"Until now we could not, but I can control the monsters and even put the troops in our favour, they can serve to prevent any soldier from Wedinburgh from escaping, we can have the perfect troops in hand with our weaponry we will sweep until we get where we want and have the prize in hand, trust me, I have something with me that will bring our victory, tomorrow we will begin to discuss a strategy and within a few days we will move forward, the conquest for Wedinburgh will take half the time that was expected" Said the lord of Appleton with a smile on his face and soon the general lowers his head bowing.
With that, the smiling Andrew is just waiting for the moment to carry out the attack since he could simply have the perfect form of attack in his hands due to being immune to the night, for being precisely the one with the spirit of Ganondorf and also for having one of the pieces of the Triforce this leaves him with a very worrying power around the future of Hyrule.
Akko and Hellene narrowly escape Rastavan from the clutches of Andrew Hanbridge the lord of Appleton with the help of Alan and Frank were able to fly far away in the lands of Wedinburgh being safe for a more peaceful return to the kingdom, only that many concerns will rise and they involve precisely the future of Hyrule, concerns that Atsuko will have to be able to turn around and protect this land from the evil that could happen.
See you, flight witches...