"Why can't I leave? Renado asked. "I thought I did everything you wanted."
"You will only leave when my subordinates will be here! Not before." Esdeath told him, displaying a charming smile, which scared the shaman. "In the meantime, I advise you to concentrate and tell me everything you know about this world."
Wanting to stay alive, Renado showed the map of Hyrule to the general, and told her about the geography and history of the empire, while she took notes. Sitting next to her, Wave was also trying to gather as much information as possible, thinking it might help him later.
Since the group had been in this village since yesterday, Bols had taken advantage of the free time granted to them to cook for the little troop. Stylish, meanwhile, was in the corner of the room, reviewing his new purchases from the night before. With a notebook in hand, he admired his new bombs and wrote down all their descriptions. At this moment, he looked like a child, who had just opened his Christmas presents.
Hearing the information Renado had been able to give her, Esdeath finally pulled out the ocarina and stared at it for a moment.
"I can feel some kind of power in it, but I can't figure it out." She affirmed, showing the object to the shaman. " What is that ? "
"O...Ocarina!" Renado shouted, recognizing the musical instrument. "Where did you get it?"
"Is it a mystical object?" Wave questioned.
"It's... It's hard to say." Renado affirmed. "It is said to be a mystical object but... no one really knows what its powers are! However, according to rumors, it seems that this object could allow its user to travel in time.
"What?" Asked Stylish, turning to Renado. " Really? "
"As I said, these are just rumours."
"You just have to play it to know." Wave remarked.
"You can try, but I doubt it will work ! The sound of the ocarina can only be produced by the breath of the chosen one. »
" The chosen one ? "
"Link-san! He's the user of the ocarina and the only person who knows all of its secrets."
"Link…" Esdeath repeated, putting the ocarina away. "The hero of this world? Decidedly, I want to meet him."
"General, what's the next plan?" Wave asked.
"We'll just wait for the postman to find our friends! Then, I think, we'll head back to the capital."
"Why ?" Bols asked.
"To have a talk with Zelda-san! Her castle is over there! Maybe she can give us some information about the location of the heart we're looking for."
"Honestly, I don't see why she would help us." Wave remarked. "Peach-san was very nice to us, but there's no telling us that Zelda-san will do the same."
"He's not wrong." Affirmed Stylish. "However, I'm sure our general will be persuasive enough to secure an interview with her."
"Indeed." The general agreed. "And I'm sure..."
A roar was suddenly heard.
"What is that ?" Wave asked.
Screams were heard, while people seemed to flee. Another, more distinct roar sounded again. Seeming to recognize him, Renado couldn't help shaking.
"NO!" He shouted, getting up from his chair, to look outside through a window. " Not him. "
"What's going on?" Esdeath asked serenely, as she stared at what Renado was staring at.
It happens to be none other than King Bulblin with two large shields wrapped in each of his arms, and having his battle axe.
" An ogre ? "
"Is that an ogre?" Wave asked. "Looks more like a giant goblin."
"Is that human?" Bols asked.
"No idea but, in any case, I'm not going near this abomination." Affirmed Stylish, who seemed to be disgusted with the appearance of the green monster. "Bowser is almost beautiful, compared to this thing."
"Softer." Renado implored. "He could hear you and, honestly, it would be in our best interests to avoid pissing him off."
"Who is it?"
"The Bulblin King ! The leader of the bulblins." Renado said as King Bulblin surveyed his surroundings.
Suddenly, taking out his huge axe, King Bulblin used it to hit the wall of a store, in order to pulverize it. Screams were heard inside the building, as several people came out. Ignoring them, the king continued to destroy everything, pulverizing the buildings of the village.
"He destroys everything." Bols remarked.
"He always does that! This monster just destroys everything in his path. And if anyone resists him, he is sure to die."
"Really?" Esdeath asked.
At that moment, adjusting her cap correctly on her head, she affirmed.
"I just wanted to let off some steam! I think it's time for me to show a sample of my power, to this world."
"What?" Renado wondered, seeing her heading for the door. "Are you crazy?"
Seeing her ignore him, Renado then turned to the trio of Jaegers.
"What are you waiting for to stop her? Don't you understand that this monster is dangerous?"
"Honestly, you should rather persuade this monster to get out of here, real quick." Wave asserted.
" What ? "
"In two minutes he will be dead."
"What?" Renado repeated.
At that moment, the sound of a missile was heard and the object slammed into the monster's back, creating an explosion.
"What...?" Renado wondered, taking a step back. "Did Esdeath do this?"
"Huh…no." Stylish affirmed, as surprised as he was. "That's Seryu."
At that moment, being on the roof of a house, the young woman showed up while displaying a psychopathic look on her face.
"You, monster! I think I have seen enough to see that you are an enemy of justice! Therefore, I will kill you, in the name of peace."
"What is Seryu doing here?" Wave shouted.
5 minutes earlier
"We've arrived." Megma announced, at moment where Skarmory set foot on the ground.
Leaving the pokemon's back, holding Koro in her arms, Seryu bowed to Megma, before thanking her.
"Thank you so much for your help! If I hadn't met you, I still wouldn't have walked halfway."
"No worries." Megma assured her. "Anyway, having a little company made me happy! Besides, I'm happy to have made a new friend."
"Hey, Megma! Would you like to come with me to find my friends so I can introduce them to you?"
"No, thank you! Sorry, but I have to leave quickly! If I make my friends wait any longer, they might be pissed off when I get back."
"Oh? What a pity." Seryu said, not being able to hide a hint of sadness in her voice.
" Don't worry." Megma assured her. "I assure you that this is not the last time we will see each other again."
" It's true ? "
"Yes." Megma assured. "By the way, I have a message for your team leader."
"For Esdeath-sama?"
At that moment, Skarmory flapped her wings to fly away, while Megma flashed a wicked smile.
"Tell her that Goli is here and he can't wait to fight her."
"What? What are you talking about?"
"Have a nice day, Seryu-chan." Megma told her simply, walking away.
Seeing her leave, Seryu stood still, with a question mark above her head.
"What did she mean?"
Unable to answer her, Koro remained silent. However, seeming to hear suspicious noises, he suddenly began to growl.
" Koro ? "
A roar was suddenly heard, followed by sounds of destruction. Hearing this, Seryu asked.
"Do you hear that, Koro?"
Quickly forgetting Megma's words, she smiled, while affirming.
"It is time for us to uphold justice in this world."
"HAHAHAHA! Once again, justice has triumphed."
However, pushing away the smoke from the explosion, King Bulblin was still standing, with just a few burns on his body. Growling in displeasure, he glared at Seryu, who did the same.
"Hey, monster! You who love destruction, get ready to die! Koro!"
Immediately growing in size, his teigu managed to have the same build as King Bulblin.
"Attack."
Showing his huge triangular teeth, the dog then twirled towards his opponent, while his mouth resembled the blades of a blender. Seeing him rush at him, King Bulblin spread his arms wide, before resting his hands on the edges of Koro's mouth. Immediately, he felt his feet skid backwards, as the teigu's strength seemed to be stronger than his own. However, as the muscles in his arms grew, he eventually stopped moving, and immobilized Koro. Stopping turning, the teigu was surprised to have been stopped like this.
Then turning, the king looked like a turnstile, before throwing the body of the teigu, which disappeared inside a dwelling.
" KORO ? "
Seeing that he had won, the bulblin king let out a triumphant roar, before turning to Seryu. Immediately, she grabbed her revolvers, before aiming at the monster. Not at all frightened by her projectiles, the king positioned his battle ax in front of him and let the bullets ricochet off the blade of his weapon.
Then, bending his legs, he made a formidable leap towards Seryu, while positioning his ax above him. Jumping immediately to the side, Seryu saw the blade split the roof of the dwelling, cutting it in half. Losing her balance, she rolled on the roof before falling to the ground.
Seeing her on the ground, King Bulblin jumped from the roof, to crush her under his feet. However, he heard.
" KORO ! MODE ARM ! "
Immediately, a huge figure appeared near the monster and gave him a powerful punch, which stopped him. Being able to get up, Seryu stared at the monster falling a little further, before hearing.
"You're late, Seryu."
"General." Seryu rejoiced, turning to Esdeath.
"Where are Tatsumi and Run?"
"Sorry I can't answer you! When I was in the torrent, Tatsumi and I got separated and Run decided to rush to his rescue! I haven't seen them since yesterday."
"Huh? That's problematic."
At that moment, roaring with rage, King Bulblin clutched his axe, before decapitating Koro, who fell to the ground. But already a kick hit him in the face, making him step back.
"Tsss!" Wave growled, while being shielded by Grand Chariot. "That monster looks more powerful than the goblins from earlier."
Feeling blood pouring from his nose, the king let out another roar, before running towards Wave, to hit him with his shield. Closing his fist, Wave struck the shield. However, he was unable to give it the slightest scratch.
"Tss! This shield is as hard as steel ! I have to find an opening." He said avoiding King Bulblin.
At this moment, a sound of fog horn was heard. And a few seconds later, other bulblins arrived, weapons in hand.
"Huh?" The three Jaegers said, seeing them surround them.
Roaring, the Bulblin King pointed at the trio, seemingly ordering his men to attack them. Unfortunately, as soon as they took a step, part of the bulblins disappeared inside a torrent of flames. Screaming in agony, they felt the flames cover their bodies, turning them to ashes.
Being armed with Rubicante, Bols affirmed.
"The villagers of this village live in peace! There's no way I'll let you plunder and destroy this place."
Immediately, wanting to avenge their companions, the remaining bulblins began to surround him. Seeing this, Stylish's voice was heard.
"Bols, would you allow me to perform an experiment?"
Turning, the group of enemies saw the scientist, sitting on a roof, with a lightning bolt in his hand.
"Let's see what this lightning bolt is for, from Mario's world."
Crushing the lightning in his hands, Stylish saw a cloud of lightning forming above the combat area.
" Huh ? "
Seeing the gray cloud, charging into lightning, Wave confessed.
"I don't like the color of this cloud."
Being the only one to see this attack, when she had fought against Mario, Esdeath took a step back to avoid being struck down. A moment later, several lightning bolts fell to the ground and struck down a large number of bulblins. Jumping in an attempt to avoid being struck by lightning, Seryu and Bols were also struck by lightning.
"STYLISH!" Roared Wave, who was the only one to dodge the lightning.
"For my defense, I had no idea how that lightning bolt worked."
Eventually, when the cloud disappeared, the remaining Jaegers were surprised to find that all of the bulblins that had been hit by the lightning had become small. They were barely fifteen centimeters high.
"They look like Lilliputians." Wave remarked.
At that moment, among the small bulblins, he saw the silhouettes of Seryu and Bols, waving their arms to attract his attention. Grabbing them, Wave turned to Stylish before showing their two companions.
"Do something."
"I don't know how to reverse the effects of this attack."
" You're kidding ? "
"Don't worry." Esdeath assured. "In a few seconds, they will return to their normal size."
Then lowering her gaze, towards the small bulblins, she amused herself by raising her foot, and hit the ground with all her might. The impact of her foot against the ground made the creatures recoil, who cried out in fear, before running away. Nevertheless, several of them suddenly got crushed under King Bulblin's feet. Not being under the cloud, at the time of the attack, the monster had retained his normal size. Walking towards the Jaegers, he didn't bother to look at the ground and just walked straight ahead, crushing the bulblins that lay beneath his feet.
Then, seizing his axe, he rushed towards Esdeath. In response, Esdeath stomped on the ground again with her feet. Immediately, the ground in front of her covered in a layer of ice, freezing the bodies of all the bulblins that stood between her and the king. Continuing to run, the creature felt the ice freeze one of his feet, before covering his entire body. Standing still, Esdeath saw him completely frozen, when he was only two meters away from her.
"No matter how strong you are, you are worthless."
At that moment, as he placed them on his shoulder, Wave felt Bols and Seryu return to their normal size and crush him under their weight.
"I've grown up again." Seryu rejoiced.
At that moment, finishing regenerating his body, Koro jumped into her arms. Leaving the roof, Stylish affirmed.
"Kurome is on the boat and we have found Seryu! Which means that only Run and Tatsumi are left to find."
" Su ... Sugoi ! "
Having come out of his house, Renado watched King Bulblin being completely frozen.
"You...You defeated him? Unbelievable."
"Immediately, other people came out of their homes. And seeing that the monsters had been eradicated, they began to shout.
" JAEGERS ! JAEGERS ! JAEGERS ! JAEGERS ! "
Being the first time he heard a crowd cheering for him, Wave couldn't help but scratch the back of his head, while grinning stupidly.
Laughing, Esdeath was about to say something, when she heard a cracking sound behind her. Saved by a reflex, she jumped back and avoided in extremis the ax of King Bulblin, at the instant when the ice which covered his body broke into pieces.
"What...?" The other Jaegers wondered, seeing him free himself.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" the monster yelled.
Seeing him still able to fight, Esdeath smiled, before grabbing her sword.
"Clearly, in the last few days, I've come across a lot of interesting opponents to fight."
