Ch. 10
Age's Oracle
By: Cutegirlmayra (This is taking forever! I have WAY to much work now, but never fret, this WILL get done… somehow… enjoying the torturing? I am..u)
Link had finally found all the pieces of the puzzle, together they formed a key to the door leading to what he presumed was the guardian of Envy. He quickly looked to Navi, who nodded as he placed the key into the door.
Come in, Come in~ for within~ you will find, your demise.
A strange tune played as Link entered the room. The shrine had large statues in the room, and one began to shake from the wall. As the wall collapsed, a stone lion with wings, a feathery tail, talons instead of claws, and glowing eyes looked to Link with a smirk. "Whom say ye, are thee?"
"I..I am Link, the hero of time!" Link spoke bravely, holding his sword and shield up, readying for attack.
"You are nothing more than a pawn to Zelda, the princess of Hyrule." The Stone lion like beast's voice was almost like a deep grumble from his throat, slowly intensifying into that of a small roar.
"What..?" Link tilted his head slightly, but never dropped his guard.
"Who receives the glory for your endeavors? Zelda."
Navi, who was hiding behind Link, slowly fluttered over to see the Stone Lion and hear better his words.
"Who is the one the people praise and adore so? After your battle is fought, who is loved? Zelda." The Stone lion's voice was mighty, and it spoke with power and authority.
"L-link… maybe we should listen to his-" But Navi was cut off by Link's hand, which was holding his shield, as if to silence her for a moment. She immediately stopped, and stooped down behind his shoulder.
"Am I to claim all these things, in reward for service, which was already under Zelda's name?"
The Stone Lion looked Confounded, his eyes widened, but he retained his form. His tail slashed the ground with the force of many whips, his snarl bore his anger at being stumped by Link's words by his stony teeth, and his talons scraped the earth in Link's defiance. "Do ye mean to say, that you wish nothing for your time? That Zelda may claim all that is rightfully yours to take? What say ye, to having no glory?"
"I never asked for it. I simply fought for my Princess and for my land. Nothing more, and is so much, my only reward is there safety and happiness."
The Stone Lion reared itself up, power being drained from Link's unselfishness. "Ye must be somewhat jealous, or envious of her!"
"No, I am not." Link never falter in his tone nor his words, he was almost happy to see he was winning this battle with mere words that he knew in his heart were true.
"Li-Link!" Navi flew ahead of him, the Stone Lion suddenly calmed down, and gazed intensity at Navi, mouth open wide. "Come on, Link. What has Zelda ever done for you!? Why work for her anyway!? Why not just save Hyrule and obtain your well deserved reward? Isn't that a hero's just rewards?!"
The Stone Lion was suddenly filled with power again, he never took his dark, glowing gaze off of her.
"Navi, stop this. A true hero doesn't seek reward, he gladly takes hardships and suffering, so that his reward is then given to the people he loves. So that they might have joy and feel the victory." Link tried to reach out for Navi, sensing the Stone Lion was getting power from her, but Navi moved away from him.
"No!"
The Stone Lion reared his head back, and roared in victory.
"Why Link!? Why! I don't understand it! You say you serve the people you love? Than why not love yourself enough to stop listening to her?! All she ever does is lead her people into trouble!"
"Navi! Stop! It's not her fault that darkness never truly dies. She has suffered more for her people than I have suffered in battles!" Link tried to forcibly reach her now, but she kept fluttering away, and getting closer and closer to the Stone Lion. The Stone Lion kept it's mouth open and bent down slightly, wanting it's power, even if Link would not grant it to him….
"Navi stop, now! Your feeding him!"
"Your a fool Link! A love sick fool for a pathetic princess! I've done more for you than she ever could! I should be the one your serve!" the teeth of the Stone Lion slammed down, as the guardian swiped Navi up in it's mouth.
"NAVI!"
"At last… my freedom… my power!"
The Stone Lion spread it's wings, and began to attack Link with energy balls that blasted from it's mouth. Link dodged the incoming, huge balls by holding up his shield, then once the life force in his sword was charged enough, he blasted the balls back at the Stone Lion. If they flew into it's open mouth, it would rear up and be immobilized for a few seconds. This was when Link attacked it's stone Talons, they would crack and then slowly break off. The Stone Lion came down hard, and cracked most of his body. Now he roared and Link fell to the ground due to it's gravity push like power. The Stone Lion couldn't move much, so he laid down and used his tail to attack. Link figured out that when the tail lands, it flopped around three times to try and attack again, before slowly withdrawing back to ready for another attack. Link jumped high in the air, and slashed the tail, breaking it off before it recoiled back. The Lion roared again, being stone once more as Link tried to find it's weak spot. "Navi…NAVI! Please still be alive…" He encircled the Stone Lion, finally seeing something that could help. On it's back, beneath it's stony mane, was a symbol that looked vaguely like the Hyrulian symbol for Envy. He smiled, but the Stone Lion's immovability had worn off, and he rose and swiped Link away with his front talons.
"Foolish hero, you Don't even realize how Envious you should be." The Stone Lion, slightly weak in his voice, spoke.
"I already told you! I'm not envious of Zelda! Now give me back my friend!" he tried to jump and slash at the Stone Lion's talon, but the Stone Lion roared and used his other talon to slam Link into another wall.
"If not of her, then what of him?" his eyes glowed brighter, and he roared. In Link's mind, he witnessed Dark Link caressing Zelda's cheek, and then kissing her on the forehead. Zelda moved uncomfortably in her sleep, and Dark Link playfully moved away.
"W-wha… This is a lie!" he used Din's fire and it melted the stone. He was able to free himself and dust off the hot metal on his tunic.
"If you continue to be unselfish, you will lose her, and you will be envious of whomever claims her." The Lion took on a more gentler form, but Link wouldn't buy it.
"NO! I would respect it if it was her wish, if she was happy then I'd…I'd.." he suddenly looked down, something he didn't want to do. He needed to pay attention to the threat, but his mind just replaying Dark Link and Zelda over and over again. "But I'd never let him have her!" he glared back up at the Stone Lion.
"You are Envious!" The Stone Lion's mouth open, as if readying to swallow Link as well now.
"No, I just care about Zelda, I won't let him hurt her again!"
"What..?!"
Link put his sword and shield away quickly, then took out his ocarina. He played the Heroes Reawakening, 'Skyward!'
'Strike!'
Link suddenly was filled with glowing green energy, It swarmed his being and he closed his eyes. When he opened them, they were glowing green irises where blue once was. "Heh! Skyward-!" Skyward Sword Link took out his sword and held it up, the Stone Lion's mouth could not be closed now, since it opened it, it had tried to close it but acted as if it's jaw was locked. "STRIKE!"
"AHHRRRAWWW!" The Lion was engulfed in the strike and broke from within itself into billions of stone pieces. Navi slowly fidgeted in the air, and then flapped her wings widely as she slowly fell to the ground.
"Ah!" Skyward Sword Link looked shocked at Navi's appearance, then calmly closed his eyes. The green aurora disappeared as Link ran up to Navi, holding her up.
"I'm.. Sor-"
"Navi, I'm sorry."
"Huh..?"
"But.. you can't.." he looked away from her. "Your not coming with me next time."
"Bu-but Link!" she wiggled her wings as she struggled to get out of his grasp. "Link, no! forgive me!"
"It's not that Navi. I need you too… guard something for me." He still looked away, but his expression was one that Navi understood and had seen before.
"…You mean.. someone."
Back with Dark Link, he saw a faint glow come from Zelda's chain on her hand that was attached to the pillar of Envy. It suddenly disappeared with balls of light, and Zelda's hand floated freely next to her. "One down." smiled Dark Link evily, as he saw Link and Navi reappear from the Pillars blinking glow, once they were out, the pillar collapsed and became ruins once more. Dark Link clapped slowly, "Bravo. You've passed the test it seems." He looked to Zelda. "And now her lovely hand is free."
"Speaking of hands…"
Dark Link turned back to Link, unsure of what he meant until Link grabbed his wrist and held it up to Dark Link's face.
"Keep yours.. to yourself."
Dark Link gulped, "Ah… I knew you somehow see that… hehe." Link slammed Dark Link's hand into his face, "YEOW! What the-" he tried to get away from Link but Link pulled him back. Dark Link took out his sword and held it up to Link's neck. "JEALOUS!?" he cried out with anger and slight glee.
"…. I will deal with you later…." Link released his wrist, but Dark Link never let the sword fall.
"I could slit your throat right now… what a lovely thought." His eyes glew red.
"Touch Zelda again, and I will be forced to do the same." Link glared a threat right back into Dark Link's eyes.
"Besides…" he pulled out his ocarina. "I have a friend who longs to see you again."
"…Again?" Dark Link looked confused, but slowly pulled and lowered his sword away. Giving Link an expression with one eyebrow up and the other down, Link moved away and pulled one of Zelda's chains down to him. She slowly was lifted down to his level, and he stared at her for a moment, examining her frail state.
"Long to try it yourself?" Teased Dark Link as he pulled back up his sword and pointed it to Link behind his neck.
Link looked back at him and glared, "I'm not like you." he looked back to Zelda.
"Checking to see if I left a mark?"
Link spun around and their swords clinked one anothers'. "I'm making sure you didn't hurt her either."
"Now, why would I do that, knowing you were coming back." Dark Link smiled mischievously.
"You believed I would succeed?" Link said curiously. "An awfully flattering thing for you to say, considering you hate me so."
"Indeed, I taste vomit every time I even dare think of it." Dark Link teased. Their swords clashed a time or two again, as Zelda's body was lifted back into position, since Link let go of one of her chains. "However, I wouldn't of been stupid enough to even bring you down here if I didn't figure you could handle it."
"Then, you couldn't beat them yourself? Which must mean.." Link backed away and lowered his sword. With a sly smile, he coolly said, "You envy me."
Dark Link looked like he had been caught, and dashed forward with his sword. The two fought for a time, but evenly matched.
"Admit it! You only long for my attention! You want me to feel every bit of jealousy you do for me!" Link declared, dodging his attacks.
Suddenly, Dark Link jumped on Link's sword, causing Link to be stunned for a moment. "Or perhaps I'm just giving you a reason to be, just to tick you off." He kicked Link in the face and tried to skin him alive with another slash.
"STOP IT!" Navi screamed out. Dark Link didn't seem to care but Link pulled out his shield, obeying her wishes, and rammed Dark Link a good feet away, having Dark Link fly off to avoid injury and landing smoothly to the ground. "I'll watch Zelda, okay? Now just… just hurry up and go break the chains!" Navi flew over Zelda's body, landing on her stomach and looking down at the boys.
"HA!" Dark Link let out a short laugh, "Your going to make her play guard dog?" he pointed to Navi and looked to Link incredulously. "HAHAAHHA! Isn't that rich?! Your that worried I'd spoil your little princess? And what's a pip-squeak fairy gonna do about it anyway? ANNOY me to stop it!? AHAHAHAHAHAH!" he started laughing his demented laugh as he rolled down to the ground and on his back. Navi puffed up her fur on her body and her cheek, getting furious at him making fun of her. She flew at lightening speeds down and tackled him by pounding him with her body, he suddenly released she packed a punch and moved away.
"You touch Zelda on my watch, and I'll… I'll… OFFUPHH! Woof woof!" she conutined to batter him once more, as he tried to use his hands to stop her, Dark Link suddenly realized his shield was a much better choice.
"Dang, Your fairies like a floating fist!"
"Have fun you two."
"Bye, Link!" Navi stopped a moment a moment to wave one wing to Link, then continued to exact her revenge on Dark Link and beat him up some more.
Link approached the Pillar of deceit,
'Link…'
He turned around to see Zelda, hearing her voice within his head as well. "I'll be back… I've never left you before without returning to your side.. Zelda.." he whispered and then touched the pillar. He appeared in a strange jungle, and then thought a moment.
'Wait, how is it Zelda can communicate with me through my mind like you guys can?'
'Beats me, but she's always been able to do it.' Spoke one, sounding like the Link of the past.
-Somewhere, in the land of Hyrule-
"LEAVE NONE ALIVE!"
Spoke the evil lord Ganondorf upon a rubyed dragon. "Destory all in your path!" A herd of goblins rampaged a farm town, the citizen's flocked in frantic away, but some were sadly too slow. Ganon laughed as he drew forth Life force, and destroyed the land with great gorges of the earth and massive hurricanes.
Inside a small shed, a little pink pig with a big red ribbon lay helplessly inside as her whole home was suddenly swallowed up in a massive hurricane, her brothers and sisters all were taken away, except for her, who was in the loving arms of her master. Her master was a small farm girl, who gripped an iron rod that had supported the shed with all her might, but she couldn't withstand it for long. "We'll make it! We'll make it!" she cried out, but soon a moblin heard her cries, and with a bloody butcher knife, entered the hurricane.
Ganon was protecting his army from the disasters he was creating, but every now and again found pleasure in watching them fall into his rends in the quakes of the earth, or get swallowed up in the hurricane's furry. "Power, all glorious power!" he cried out, and laughed cruelly.
Lucky for the girl, The moblin wasn't being protect by Ganondorf's power anymore, and screeched as it was hurled away in the hurricane. The little piggy freaked out, and wiggled out of her master's arms, "Wait!" called her master, but she would not yield. The little pig ran and ran, dodging falling bodies of brave men, and escaping the swords, cubs, and spears of murdering and destructive moblins as it finally made it's way behind Ganon's cape. Safe from his vision, the little pink Pig glanced frightfully up at him, almost in a sense of wonder.
(LOL, my cheesiest, and funniest pun EVER is about to unravel, I was so tore about it, but now I'm doing it. XD it's to great to pass up! Honestly~ so, I'm thinking I'm gonna run out of title names soon… but I've got like… 17 names to go off of right!? And it's only the 10th chapter! I think I'll be okay for awhile XP please reply and tell me what'chu think. Thank you for reading this far by the way xD you are a blessed people indeed.)