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| Bx | Feb 6 2009, 12:11:04 AM Post #61 |
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(Volvagia was destroying everything around them, the ceiling was falling, the walls were crumbling and flames were engulfing everything. Z and Maria reached the lift at the end of the corridor, the ceiling above them was cracking. They hopped on quickly and Maria started pulling the rope so it would let them down, she looked at Z who wasn't doing anything but standing there.) Maria: Why are you just standing there!? (Z showed her his hands, they were bloody and cut badly...) Z: ...I can't do anything with them. It hurts too much. (The cracking in the ceiling was getting louder. Maria looked up before she stopped pulling the rope, tore off about half of each of her sleeves and handed them to Z.) Maria: Tie these around your hands and use them like gloves. And start helping! (Z did as told and was now able to help her bring the lift down more quickly. As soon as he got his hands on the rope...) BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Maria: Z! Look out! (Huge pieces of the ceiling crashed down and nearly flipped the lift over but thankfully it didn't. Smaller burning pieces fell immediately afterward on the lift, setting it on fire and leaving Z and Maria helpless to put it out. They simply continued to pull the rope as fast as they could but even that option was thrown out of the window when a piece from burning ceiling fell and set the ropes on fire...) Maria: Damn it! (Z looked down from the edge of the lift to see how far they were from the base of the tower.) Z: ...We're gonna fall, Maria. A long way... (Stress from the situation caused the pain in Maria's leg to come back, she held the wound and looked at Z while grimacing from the pain...) Maria: Ahh.... I'm really sorry, Z. Z: Huh? Maria, we can talk later. Prepare yourself for the fall. Get flat on your stomach and hold on! (Maria and Z both laid on their bellies while the ropes completely burned and the lift finally took it's free fall.) Z and Maria: AHH!!!!! BOOM! (The wooden lift crashed into the base and sent both Z and Maria flying in opposite direction. Both of them were knocked out for a moment before they got a hold of their sense of awareness again. Z got to his feet first and saw Maria struggling. He climbed over the wreckage from the fall and lifted her by the arm.) Maria: Thanks... (Together they climbed over the wreckage and heard the loudest crashing sound since Volvagia's appearance, they both looked up and saw everything crumbling down. Terrified, they ran for the 11th Floor staircase as the entire structure of the tower collapsed onto the base and threw the 11th Floor. Once they reached the 11th Floor, they saw that most of it was inaccessible but luckily the back stairwell wasn't. With Maria's leg in pain, Z took lead and essentially dragged her by the arm from this point forward...) (They ran down each the flight of stairs and heard more carnage and destruction on each floor, there would be nothing left standing at the rate this was going. Knowing this, Z skipped rushed down the stairs hearing the ceiling to each floor collapsing just as he entered the next. He was terrified but the fear actually helped him as it allowed him to forget about the actual physical pain he was in.) (The two of them were making great progress as they reached the seventh floor of the back stairwell, the statues that had blocked the entrances before had been destroyed for some reason prior to Volvagia's own destruction. Their only concern was getting out of the castle safely and the two of them were on track to do so until a loud roar ripped through their ear drums...) BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Z: SHIT!!! (Volvagia had ripped right through the entire fifth floor staircase and incinerated whatever was left standing leaving them stranded and presumably the rest of the back stairwell destroyed. Their only option was the main hall of the sixth floor. Z dragged Maria through and they immediately noticed the carnage in the area, dead bodies everywhere along with parts of the area engulfed in flames. Volvagia had changed his pattern and left this floor alone to destroy the ones below, Maria realized what this meant...) Maria: Z. That thing is destroying all of the floors below this one, this castle won't be standing much longer! Z: What are you saying we do then!? Maria: ...I don't know. (Maria looked around the area and gave the dead bodies closer attention. She noticed that the wounds they suffered weren't those likely caused by the dragon.) Maria: Z? Z: What? Maria: You did this to the guards? Z: *Frustrated* What?! What are you talking about!? We don't have time for this!! Maria: ...I guess you did then. Z: What?! Maria: The guards, look at the guards! (Z finally looked closely at the guards bodies, the wounds were a mix of either the same holes that Z found on the guards outside of the castle or their throats had been slit. The whole thing disturbed Z a bit but only for a second as rough quake shook the foundations of the castle.) Z: I didn't do this.... Maria: Really? ...Who did then? (Z shrugged his shoulders.) Maria: Z! Look, it's Aston! (Z whipped himself around and saw Aston's dead body. His throat had been slit and both sides of his face looked like someone had put a dent in them. Z looked up at Maria but she was by the window...) Maria: Z! Get over here quick! Come on! Come on! (Z ran over to where she was at and immediately spotted it, there was a spear, Aston's spear, dug into the ground with a long rope tied around it leading out of the window. Z looked out of the window and saw that it was long enough to get to the bottom...) Maria: It's long enough right!? Z: Yeah. Maria: So let's use it! (They felt another quake under their feet. Volvagia was making sure that this entire thing fell no matter no what. Maria looked at Z to make sure that they were going to use it but his face said otherwise...) Maria: What's the matter? (Before he answered, Z had a flashback of Gein tossing him into the Gerudo River...) Z: ...It's a long way down. (Maria was puzzled.) Maria: You're afraid of heights now!? Z: ...No. (His pride wouldn't allow him to admit fear and he reluctantly grabbed onto the rope and climbed out of the window while Maria followed behind. Z was terrified the entire climb down and it only got worse when Volvagia decided to show his ugly face by ramming through the fourth floor ripping into whatever was left of the fifth floor ceiling and coming straight through the sixth floor's floor where he tauntingly unleashed a breath of fire into the sky above them. They both tried to maintain focus while the intimidating dragon hovered over them unleashing ungodly blasts of fire on the castle's exterior.) Maria: Z... How much farther?... (Z looked down and saw that only the remains of the third floor down were left as they climbed down from the remains of the fourth floor. Volvagia however was not just going to allow them to escape just like that, he swooped down below Z and clenched his claws around the bottom of the rope and began to fly around.) Maria: Z?! Z: It's alright.... He's toying with us.... (Volvagia had stretched the rope as far as it could go and then released it, whipping both of them into the third floor interior due to the wall being destroyed and back out swinging. If Volvagia was toying with them before, he certainly wasn't now as he flew to the top of what was left of the castle and started swooping in and out of the ceiling of each floor tearing everything apart and causing another more destructive quake. The castle was about to come crashing down completely and Z realized this.) Z: Maria! (Maria looked down at Z.) Maria: What?! Z: ...We've got to slide down! Maria: You said, "slide?" Z: Yeah! Release most of the grip you have on the rope! Maria: ...That's a long way, Z! Z: *To himself* ...You're telling me. (Though they obviously both had their reservations about it, Z and Maria both slide down the rope with Maria landing on top of Z once they hit the ground. A major quake rumbled and the castle's foundations were beginning to crumble, the entire thing was about to come down... They both ran away from the castle as fast as they could until they finally stumbled on a horse, curiously placed by the gate entrance.) Maria: You can ride a horse, right Z? Z: Yeah. (Z's hands were in pain from the rope but he grabbed the saddle and they both hopped on the horse. The castle completely collapsed once they started riding through the snowy path. The debris from the wreckage seemed to have blinded Volvagia and allowed them time to escape....) Maria: Where are we going?! Z: The port. Maria: But the boats are gone! Z: We don't know that yet. (The snow was coming down relatively hard as the night wore on, it wasn't a whiteout but it was a heavy snow making it hard to travel on horseback. Regardless, Z went down the shortcut path to the port, along the way Maria began to explain herself...) Maria: My mother... Z: What? Maria: I did it for my mother. Z: We found out she was alive, what happened? Maria: ....Alvius said he would kill my mother and me if I didn't tell him everything about you. ...I did. I was scared but when I did he decided or that Manson guy did that I would be useful to have around so... Z: They made you pretend to be his "queen?" Maria: ...Not exactly. They just wanted my presence to toy with you a bit... Z: But what about your mom? Maria: He killed her anyway. Z: ....I'm sorry. Maria: It's ok... Z: So why did you stay, why didn't you try to escape or anything? Maria: Didn't want to. Z: Why not!? Maria: Cause I knew it was the only surefire way I'd see you again. Z: .... (Maria showed Z an ocarina.) Z: You kept it. Maria: Yeah. I wanted to give it back to you, I knew that you would be the one to confront Alvius so I stayed with him. Z: Did he do anything to you? Maria: Huh? Z: Like, you know...touch you and stuff? Maria: Touch me?... What? Z...Why would you... Z: ...Sorry. Maria: *Sigh* ...No. He didn't. For all of his bravado, he was actually more intimidated by me than anything else... Z: Really? Maria: Yeah. I think he's making up for a lack of something elsewhere. Z: *Smiles* Could be. Maria: But Z, I'm really glad to see you. ...I want you to take your ocarina back to. Z: Why? It's yours now. Maria: No really, your mom gave it to you... Z: It was my father's originally. ...I don't have any use for it anymore. Maria: I figured that's why you'd want it more though. Z: ...Yeah. (They rode on through the path, hearing a loud roar in the distance as they reached the port and saw all of the bodies...) Maria: ...Terrible. Z, it's... Z: I know... (While Maria was looking at the dead lying on the streets, Z looked out at the water for the boat. He spotted it.) Z: They're still here! (A huge roar was heard right after. Maria looked back and felt the dragon's presence...) Maria: Z... (And then a voice called out to him...) Nabooru: Z! *Looks back* Tell Impa to stop the ship! (Nabooru had called out to Z from the deck of the ship, the rest of the Sages soon arrived as well.) Ruto: You're safe! Darunia: Where's Rauru?! Z: He's in the Kokiri Forest?! Darunia: What?! Z: Yeah but that's not the worst of it.... Darunia: ...Volvagia. Z: You saw? Darunia: ...It's why we were starting to leave. We saw Volvagia and the castle being destroyed and figured... Z: ...I understand. (Saria looked over the railing and noticed Maria.) Saria: Who's your friend? Z: Oh. This is my friend Maria. She was in the castle too. Nabooru: Hmm... Z: She's going to be going with you guys. Ruto: *Stunned* You're not coming!? Z: No. (Another loud roar was heard, Volvagia was getting closer...) (Z looked back at Maria.) Z: Go with them. Maria: But Z, I don't... Z: Your leg needs medical treatment. It's not safe out here anyway, that dragon is angry now. (Maria frowned but got off the horse. Before she left, Z put his hand over her shoulder.) Z: ...Thank you. I'll see you at sunrise. (Maria smiled but did not look back at him, she climbed onto the ship via ladder and the Sages, the female Sages that is, all looked at her. Darunia pulled the Megaton Hammer out and tossed it to where Z was at.) Darunia: ...I had thought Volvagia was revived but I didn't know for sure, that's why I took the hammer from you, Z. ...I'm sorry. Z: Don't worry about it, I've got it now. Darunia: And don't forget Rauru. Z: I won't. (Darunia smiled and another loud roar was heard, Volvagia was about to arrive on the scene, Z hurried and grabbed the Megaton Hammer before he took another look at the Sages, waved them off and sat on his horse, waiting for the beast to appear. He did and he was after Z, the Sages looked on as Z led the dragon away from them by galloping toward the main area of the castle town....) |
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| Bx | Feb 6 2009, 08:17:36 PM Post #62 |
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(Now with the Megaton Hammer, Z could square off with Volvagia but not in the castle town ruins, there were too many obstructions in the way not to mention Volvagia hot on his trail. Z rode through the ruins and crossed the bridge into Hyrule Field as Volvagia unleashed a scorching breath of flame at Z.) Z: Damn! (Feeling the heat coming towards him, Z leaped off of the horse and violently rolled through the snowy field effectively escaping Volvagia's flame. The horse wasn't as lucky and was instantly cooked as it crashed into the ground and burned to death leaving a fatal example of just how dangerous Volvagia is. But even with this deadly warning, Z got to his feet and stood face to face with the monstrous beast...) Z: ....Not good. (Z pulled out the Megaton Hammer and held it in his hands while Volvagia circled around the skies above him. It wasn't long before Volvagia took extended it's claws and swooped down at Z knocking him across the field.) (Volvagia followed this with a terrifying breath of fire which Z barely managed to avoid with a quick roll down the short hilly terrain. Already worn out from previous battle, Z slowly stood up and took a few swings with the Megaton Hammer to reassure himself that he could do it. Seeing the hammer seemed to infuriate Volvagia even more as the dragon circled around Z, creating a massive ring of fire and then flew high into the air.) Z: *Looking up* ...What the hell!? (Volvagia let out a vicious roar and gazed down at Z, who was looking around at the fire surrounding him. The dragon let out another roar and dived, panicking, Z ran toward the surrounding flame and dived over it just as Volvagia crashed into the ring leaving a massive hole in the ground. With Volvagia underground for now, a slew of thoughts filled his head...) Z: *To himself* ...Ok. First things first, I've got to slow that thing down somehow... (Just as he was beginning to put his thoughts together, he heard the roar and looked around.) Z: *Looking around* Where is he? Where is he!? (And just like that, Volvagia ripped through the earth and reappeared. There was now another massive hole in the area, this time, directly in front of Z.) Z: ...Shit. (Volvagia took no mercy on Z, he flew around to Z's right side and let out another fiery breath forcing Z to roll out of the way and nearly into the seemingly bottomless pit that he had created. The dragon was relentless and just as Z was staggering to his feet, he was nearly knocked into the hole again as Volvagia with claws ready, flew into him but Z threw himself over the edge of the hole and held on successfully avoiding the attack.) (Z pulled himself over the edge and looked around, Volvagia was nowhere in sight. He continued looking for the beast until he finally saw the trail of fire heading toward Lon Lon Ranch. Another loud roar was heard and Z clenched the hammer in his hands tightly as Volvagia hovered over the ranch just staring at Z.) Z: ...What is it doing? (Volvagia pulled it's head back and Z immediately knew....) Z: Fuck! (Like a bolt of lightning, a huge blast of flame appeared from the sky burning Z across his ankle as he dived out of the way.) Z: Ahh... Ahh.... Damn it... (Z banged his burning ankle in the snow and put the fire out, though the pain that came with it was excruciating. Volvagia had no sympathy for Z's situation and quickly circled around him once again creating another ring of fire while he flew above it and roared...) Z: No... Not that. Ahh... (Z couldn't stand up, not yet, so he needed another course of action otherwise he was done. Volvagia let out another roar and Z remembering all of his resources, dropped his hammer, pulled out his bow from behind and readied it with an Ice Arrow.) Z: ...Come get it...You son of a...bitch. Ahh... (Just as before, Volvagia dived down and Z, though unsure of his plan, fired the Ice Arrow at the beast's face.) Eragh!! Eragh!! (The arrow stopped it's descent, Volvagia screeched in pain as it flew around recklessly buying Z time for his next action.) Z: Ok... That worked. But ahh... Damn it, my fucking ankle! (Z grabbed his ankle picked some snow up and placed it across his ankle, it soothed it a little while Volvagia, still in pain, dived into the ground creating another massive hole around Z.) Z: Shit... (The treatment seemed to be working as Z put some more snow on his ankle and the pain was beginning to subside but this was more than likely caused by the adrenaline rush of the battle more than anything else. Regardless, Z slowly got to his feet and heard another roar...) Z: Argh... (Volvagia ripped through another area of the surface and snorted in Z's face before flying into the sky again. Z pulled out his bow again and readied another Ice Arrow while Volvagia circled the skies above.) Z: ...Take another! (Z shot the arrow but Volvagia dodged this time and in retaliation, swooped down, grabbed Z before he could escape and flew with him in the air.) Z: AHH!!! AHH!!! (Terrified, Z froze as he saw how high he was. Toying with him, Volvagia furiously circled in the sky leaving Z queasy just as he released him into what he thought was one of the holes he had created but Z's luck hadn't run out yet and he merely crash landed in thick patch of snow away from the holes.) Z: Ugh.... (Z watched Volvagia from his back as he furiously hovered over him and pulled his head back...) Z: ...N-n-no.... (Z knew what was coming and tried with everything he had to stand but it was no use. Volvagia let out another massive blast of flame directly over Z but luck was on his side once again as the flame reached within a quarter of an inch of his body, just barely missing him by the slimmest of margins. Though alive, that blast of flame didn't come without a price as much of Z's body was scorching just from the heat.) Z: Ugh.... (Volvagia lost it once it realized that Z was still alive. The dragon let out a series of loud, terrifying roars that quaked the ground and then began making interlocking rings of fire in the sky before it extended it's claws and created another hole as it dived into another patch of the earth. While this was going on, Z used every muscle in his body to sit up, cracking his spine in the process. He looked around at the area and shook his head, Volvagia was on a path of destruction. His legs shook as he stood and pulled out the bow.) Z: ...Ugh... My back... (There wasn't much left in Z's body and he knew this couldn't go on much longer if he wanted to leave with his life so he readied another Ice Arrow and aimed at the sky, his arms shook tremendously while he held the bow waiting for the beast to reappear.) Z: Ahh.... Come on... Ugh... (Volvagia tore through another piece of the land and flew into the sky, Z's arms were still trembling however as the beast furiously cut through the sky leaving him no clear shot....) Z: Damn it... Damn it... Ahh... Fuck... (A sharp pain struck Z in the back while he was aiming and he dropped the bow to his knees while the pain naturally subsided, Volvagia continued tearing through the sky but finally stopped and focused it's frightening gaze upon Z once more.) (The pain in his back gone, Z lifted aimed his bow at the dragon again while it was flying closer to him. Volvagia wanted to finish Z with flames and pulled it's head back in preparation, Z responded to this by steadying his aim as best he could and firing...) Eragh!!! ERAGH!!!! (The arrow connected with Volvagia and like before, it began flying out of control. Z dropped his bow and lifted the Megaton Hammer with his shaky hands, he realized this was his opportunity and waited for Volvagia to fly near him....) Z: *Huff* ...Her...e.... *Huff* *Huff* (Z gripped the hammer as tight as he could as Volvagia was nearing him letting out painful howls...) ERAGH!!! ERAGH!!! ERAGH!!! (The howls were distracting but Z maintained as Volvagia swooped in and...) WHAM!! ERRRAGHH!!!! (Z had slammed Volvagia as hard as could with the hammer and like an insect with a broken wing, it began slowly drifting downward but it wasn't dead yet. Z took another swing...) WHAM!!! "ERRAGGHHH!!!!" Z: ...Is that it!? (But Volvagia still wasn't done yet, the dragon let out another desperate roar as it slammed into the ground, destroying the surface of the land, Z rolled out of it's path and watched it sliding across the ground. With the dragon on the ground, Z lifted the Megaton Hammer over his head and...) WHAM!!!! "EARRAGGGHHHH!!!!!!!" (Volvagia let out a final howl as it's flame began burnt out and remained motionless on the ground. ...Z had won.) Z: *Huff* Yes... Oh yes... *Huff* *Huff* (Z breathed a sigh of relief and fell to the ground, completely drained. He laid in the snow for a few minutes before he remembered that his job wasn't over yet...) Z: ....Rauru. (He closed his eyes and pulled himself up and turned in the direction of the forest.) Z: ...Not finished yet. *Sigh* (Z dragged his feet through the snow on the way to the Kokiri Forest, he didn't know what to expect but he knew one thing for sure, his body couldn't take another fight and this thought infested his mind the entire way...) Edited by Bx, Feb 7 2009, 12:46:56 AM.
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| Bx | Feb 7 2009, 06:40:55 PM Post #63 |
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(Z stumbled into the Kokiri Forest, unaware of what to expect but he knew it wasn't over, not yet.) Z: *Looking around* ...Where could he be? (Most of the Kokiri Forest was now just burnt wood, the tree houses were all destroyed, snow covered the area and the air felt polluted but there was no sign of Rauru or anyone for that matter. No one in sight, Z continued walking through the forest until he was about halfway to the ladder that led up to the Lost Woods, stopping to rest.) Z: *Breathing heavily* So tired... !!! (Not a minute later, four figures descended and landed in a circle around Z...) Z: You....?! But... (Bundy, Gacy, Manson and Gein with their weapons drawn surrounded Z, no emotion written on their faces, they attacked...) "Duck!" BOOM! "Ugh...!!" BOOM! "Ugh....." BOOM! "Ahh!!...N-n...o..." BOOM! "...D...eath... Oh..." (And just as fast as they dived down, they fell to their knees. The shooter wasn't finished yet as he swooped in behind each of them and slit their throats ensuring their death, Z's eyes were closed the entire time.) "Get up." (Z opened his eyes and saw each of them on the ground, dead. His eyes widened, he stood up and looked up at the blue-skinned shooter.) Z: ...You? I thought they... "No. Not yet. I'm not dead yet. Eagles, that's what you can call me." (Eagles handed Z the sword that Gein had stolen from him while he spoke.) Eagles: You've done a good job. (Z was still trying to piece everything together in his head but asked...) Z: ...Was it you? Eagles: What? Z: The blue stuff, the arrows, the rope, the horse, was that all your work? Eagles: Don't forget the guards. But yeah, that was all me. Z: ...Thanks. You saved my life. Eagles: You saved your own life, I just made it easier for you. (Z paused and looked around at the Outlawz dead bodies, a frown grew on his face with each second he looked.) Eagles: What's the matter? Z: ...They were friends, weren't they? Eagles: No. Z: But Elias told me about you guys? Eagles: Did he? Z: Yeah. He told me everything, how they were orphans and how Hyrule sent soldiers to destroy your island and... Eagles: Orphans? He said these guys were orphans? Boy that Elias certainly... Z: What? Eagles: Elias likes to exaggerate a bit, maybe a little habit he picked up from Gacy. These guys were never orphans, they lived with their parents like anyone else, normal kids until the soldiers came. That's when everything changed. Z: You got angry. Eagles: Yeah. When you watch everyone around you mercilessly slaughtered, it leaves a permanent imprint in your mind. A person's teenage years are bad enough without having that extra dose of anger to go along with it. Living on an island with only four of your buddies and nothing else, it does something to you. Z: ...I can't imagine. Eagles: Funny coming from you. Z: Why? Eagles: Figure it out yourself. Besides, we've got bigger things to worry about. Z: What? Eagles: Your buddy is out there circling the grounds like a maniac. Z: Alvius? Eagles: Yeah. And your other friend. Z: ...You don't mean... Eagles: He thinks he's some kind of dragoon or something. He knows that's the only way to the port and he's just gonna wait there until you come out. Z: ....But I don't even have a boat. Eagles: I've taken care of that too. (Z looked into his quiver, there were only 3 arrows left.) Z: ...I've only got 3 arrows. *Sigh* Eagles: Your bow isn't gonna do you any good anyway. Take this. (Eagles handed Z his crossbow. Z had an unsure look as he held it in his arms.) Z: ...I've never used one of these before. Eagles: I'm sure you also never faced a dragon prior to today but you managed just fine. Take a few practice shots. See that branch hanging down, I want you to hit. (Z got in position, aimed the crossbow at the ranch and pulled the trigger. ...He missed.) Z: ...Told you. Eagles: Everyone misses on their first shot, kid. That's probably why Aston hated me so much. Ha. During my first exercise with it, he got nice bolt up his ass. Z: ...You hit missed and hit him? (Eagles smiled.) Eagles: Nah, it was intentional. Z: I'm not surprised. Eagles: Ok, watch me. (Eagles took the crossbow from Z and shot the branch down with ease.) Eagles: Did you see? Do it just like that and you'll be fine. It's different from using a bow and arrow, easier actually, all you have to do is aim and the mechanics take care of itself. Z: I feel like I have less control of the shot, though. Eagles: Just aim, kid. Shoot at that branch over there, it's a closer target. (Z took the crossbow from Eagles, steadied his aim and fired. The branch fell to the ground...) Eagles: Better. Z: Yeah. Eagles: Now that that's taken care of, take this. (Eagles handed Z another bottle full of the same blue liquid from before.) Z: What is this stuff? I felt great after I drank it. Eagles: That's the point. That's the ultimate potion, from what I understand some old hag made it back during our fathers' time and it was an effective tool for combat. The recipe was never commercialized and the old lady took it with her to the grave. The one you have in your hand is the last bottle. Z: Where did you get it from? Eagles: Found it in hidden in a chest where the old lady used to live. (Z took another look at the bottle and then at Eagles.) Z: Why don't you use it? Eagles: Because I've got my own panacea. (Eagles pointed to a bottle he had attached to his side full of a clear liquid that sort of looked like water...) Z: ...Liquor? Eagles: Otherwise known as the "Demon Water," what a name, right? Z: I hear that stuff's no good. Eagles: You of all people should know that everything you hear isn't necessarily true. (Z thought for a minute and sighed....) Z: ...I know. Eagles: Glad we could reach an understanding. (Z smiled.) Z: Eagles, why are you helping me so much? I... Eagles: Get one thing straight, I'm not helping you. But I want that kid gone just as much as anyone else. Z: So why don't you do it? Eagles: For one thing, my knees are going bad, this hard living has taken it's toll on my body and height doesn't help either... And also, that kid's father was my friend, as much as I hate him, I don't want to take his life. I've got enough guilt on my conscious. Z: ...So you're leaving everything in my hands? Eagles: I've taken all of the pressure off of you up to this point. You said it yourself, I saved your life, I can do whatever the hell I want. Z: But... Eagles: You said I saved your life. That's just another way of saying, "I owe you." Life lesson number one, watch what you say. Z: ...So that's it, you just needed me to kill Alvius for you... Eagles: No. There was another reason. Z: What? Eagles: That girl. Z: Maria?... Eagles: ...She really likes you. I killed her father and I watched her mother die without doing a thing, I can't let the last thing she's got in this world die now too. (Z stayed quiet while Eagles spoke.) Eagles: The day I killed her father was the day I lost any sense of direction, any sense of myself. Z: ...But you did it for your father. I can... (Eagles became frustrated.) Eagles: I did it because it was an order! *Sigh* ...My father had nothing to do with it.... Z: But Elias told me he ratted your father out and that's... Eagles: *Sigh* I was only 8 when he died. I never knew him. He was always on duty, always working. He wasn't in my life whatsoever, my mother tried to build him up as some great man but I never saw it. Later on in life as I put together the details of his death, I resented him, I resented the way he died. Lined up against a wall and hacked to death. He didn't fight it, he just accepted that he be put to death for another man's mistake. What a coward... Z: ... Eagles: As good a soldier as my father was, he was just an expendable tool because he wasn't the best. The best aren't expendable, the best only answer to themselves and the best decide who lives and who dies. The best killed my father. (Z closed his eyes and hung his head.) Eagles: Your father killed my father, Z. But I never held a grudge against your father because of it, in fact, I admired him because he was the best, he had the power of his own free will. If I was to live a soldier's life, I wanted that kind of power and I received it. Or I thought I did until the day I killed Maria's father. Z: ... Eagles: *Sigh* ...After I did it, I needed to find solace in something, I needed the words of someone who understood so I looked in a book but didn't find what I was looking for. (Eagles pulled out an old dusty book and handed it to Z.) Eagles: That's Link's journal. I stole it from the castle's basement 10 years ago. Some of the pages are missing but for the most part, it's intact. (Eagles' expression changed from sadness to it's usual gruffness.) Eagles: It didn't give me what I was looking for but I'm sure you want to know your father's own story. I've read it several times and I've realized that your father truly understood the idea of a "legend." Z: What? Eagles: He was a great self-promoter, above all else, he knew that he wouldn't live forever so he detailed his adventures and exploits in this book. But there are a number of obviously exaggerated things within them such as this one story about a parallel world and a possessed moon. The story itself takes place in a real setting but the actual details have obviously been altered. Z: So you're saying that he doctored his adventures a bit in the hopes that someone would find the book one day and look at him as some great hero? Eagles: Sort of. He was a great man no doubt but before take care of Alvius before you read it.... Z: I intend to. Eagles: Just remember...He was human. (Z wanted to say something but thought it better not to.) Eagles: The last date in that journal is a week before he died. When were you named? Z: Huh? (Eagles looked up to the sky and just shook his head.) Eagles: Nothing. I think you'd better go take care of Alvius now. (Z nodded his head but then remembered...) Z: Wait a minute, Rauru, I came here for him. I've got to find him. Eagles: Already taken care of. That old guy will get to where he needs to be, don't worry about that. Z: So you've got him? Eagles: Yes. Also, take these. (Eagles handed Z a bag full of bolts.) Eagles: These bolts have been specially fitted with an explosive tip. Their tough stuff but you're not gonna be able to penetrate Alvius' armor, it's made of Black Silver, the hardest metal in the world and essentially indestructible. Z: ...Where did he get that from!? Eagles: No idea. But his pockets are deep so I guess anything's possible. Z: Any other tips? Eagles: Yeah. The dragon's lost it's fire-based abilities but any advantage you've gained is canceled out by the fact that you pretty much can't move around. Z: Those holes... Eagles: Yeah. If you fall, it's over. Z: Where will go Eagles? Eagles: Wherever you're not. I don't want ever see you again. Z: Wha...!? Eagles: You're a bad omen for me kid. Every time you're around, something bad happens to me, in Goron City when Aston arrived, in Lake Hylia when I was shot with all those arrows, the castle falling and whatever else. (Z sighed and then smiled.) Z: You knew we were in Goron City and at the Lake? Eagles: My ears are very good, Z. Z: Well then, I guess this it, Eagles. Eagles: Yup. Z: Thanks for everything. My prayers will be with you. Eagles: Save your prayers for someone else. I don't believe in any gods. I've always said, I'd believe an atheist's lie before a preacher's truth. They're both the same thing except one of them isn't completely insulting my intelligence. Besides, why should I worship something that's made my life so miserable thus far, when you see your gods, you can tell them to pucker up and kiss my ass since they're so interested in my life. *Laughs* I probably won't live to see 50 now for that comment. (Z smiled and shook his head.) Z: You're a real piece of work, man. Eagles: If you really want to do something for me, just take care of that girl. That'll do more for me then any prayer. (Z nodded.) Eagles: And I almost forgot the most important thing, take them, they were Link's. (In his hands, Eagles held the Master Sword and the Ocarina of Time, Z's eyes widened once he realized what they were.) Z: Where did you get those from!? Eagles: Your father's tomb in the basement of the castle. That's what I went down there for. I don't care what you do with them, I just thought they would be best kept in your hands. (Z took the Master Sword and Ocarina of Time and put them away.) Z: ... Eagles: You alright? (Z looked up at Eagles.) Z: Yeah. Eagles: Alright then, get the job done kid, this is where it all counts. Z: Until that day, Eagles... (Z finally took a big gulp of the blue potion, waved Eagles goodbye and ran off into Hyrule Field recharged and ready to square off with Alvius once again...) |
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| Bx | Feb 8 2009, 01:39:38 AM Post #64 |
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Notorious
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(The snow had picked up in Hyrule Field, visibility had dropped but it was still better than the whiteout from a few days ago. Z could hear Alvius slicing through the sky in the distance, Eagles was telling the truth. The terrain started to get worse the closer he had gotten to the battle site, large seemingly bottomless holes were scattered across the area. It was abundantly clear to Z that there was no room for error and even less to move, this couldn't be a battle of attrition, it had to be a quick, decisive one; Z surveyed the area for anyway around this disadvantage but found none as a violent wind blew in...) Z: *Looking up* Alvius! (Controlling the flame-less dragon, Alvius swooped down coming face to face with Z.) Alvius: Nice to see that you made it out of there! But your luck has finally run out! Ha, ha, ha... I gave you a chance and you choose this!? A land with no foundation, no order, no people!? You fool! I've already won! And after I've sent you to hell, your beloved Sages will follow right behind! Enjoy!!! (Alvius flew into the sky, Z pulled out his crossbow and aimed at the sky but he couldn't see them. He could only hear the dragon rapidly tearing through the sky but pinpointing his location was nearly impossible. Still, Z continued aiming around the sky for any hint of Alvius' location but his only sign was...) Alvius: IT'S OVER! (Alvius' voice echoed through the skies as he quickly, though unsuccessfully tried to charge into Z. Z had managed to avoid the attack by throwing himself to the ground and laying flat. He instinctively pulled his crossbow up and aimed at Alvius, sitting atop the dragon's backside, and fired.) BOOM! "Ha, ha, ha! I forgot to tell you, this is of the finest quality, Black Silver! But I'll give you points for the effort! Now try for some more!" (Alvius flew into the sky, out of Z's visibility and reappeared diving at Z, just starting to get up but still able to dodge most of the impact by rolling out of the way onto the edge of the platform, though the dragon was able to scar his back leaving him in pain as he staggered to his feet. Alvius flew out of visibility again not long after...) Alvius: Not too shabby, Z! But not as good as last time either! Ha, ha, ha... I guess fate is tearing your luck away as slowly and as painfully as possible! Ha, ha, ha... (Alvius continued circling the sky while Z aimed the crossbow with his right hand and held his bloody back with the other. Z heard Alvius cutting through the wind above him and then suddenly silence...) Z: ...Huh? Where'd he go? (Z listened closely for any sign of Alvius and soon picked up on him through a very faint breathing sound. Alvius had somehow sneakily dived into the hole right behind him and was waiting for just the right moment to strike his prey. Z took a deep breath and slowly turned his head before he whipped around fired into the hole...)) BOOM! "ERAGH!" (A familiar cry rung through his ears and he knew that he had hurt the dragon.) Alvius: Stupid animal! Stop moving! Stop! (Alvius couldn't stand having a dose of his own medicine as his beast flew into the air and began flailing around in circles, with the dragon within his visibility, Z used this opportunity to pelt the dragon with a barrage of bolts...) BOOM! "EARRGH!" BOOM! "ERAGHH!" BOOM! "ERAGGH!!" BOOM! "ERRRAGGHHH!!" BOOM! "ERRAGHHH!!!!" (The series of explosions didn't kill the dragon but they certainly took it's on him as large chunks of it's body had been blown away and could no longer fly high into the air. Realizing that his beast had lost much of its effectiveness, Alvius took a different approach and pulled out a long sword as he hovered around Z.) Z: Not laughing anymore are you, you psychotic bastard!? Alvius: Ha! You couldn't possibly think I'd hide behind this dragon forever did you? No. It wouldn't give me the enjoyment of stealing your final breath with my own hand! (As much as he tried to hide it, Alvius knew that his dragon was slowly dying, he knew that this had to end quickly before the beast became a critical liability and as his answer, he flew beside Z and began slashing at him furiously...) Alvius: HAHH!!!!! DIE!!!!! (Z had since pulled out his sword and held it in his right hand, blocking Alvius attacks while in his other hand, he held the crossbow and was pumping the dragon with more explosive bolts in the hopes of killing it more quickly...) BOOM! "ERRRRAGGHHHHHH!!" (The dragon let out another howl of pain and started hovering slowly on it's own while Alvius desperately continued slashing at Z who blocked each of the attacks easily and finally knocked Alvius' blade back and him along with it....) Alvius: ....*Huff* This... *Huff* is... (With Alvius drifting over the land on his fatally wounded dragon, Z went on the offensive and slashed away at Alvius' but the armor protected him completely and none of the attacks worked. A furious Alvius retaliated with a few more hard slashes of his own but Z was able to block each of them just as easily as before.) Alvius: ARGH!!!! Z!!! I WILL KILL YOU!!!!!!!! (Frustrated with his ultimately useless dragon hovering around aimlessly, Alvius ended it's suffering himself and stabbed it through the top of it's head with the blade, as the dragon, hovering around the edge of the platform crashed into the ground, Alvius leaped off and...) BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! (Three bolts. Z fired three bolts into Alvius' chest while he was in the air and while the bolts unsurprisingly failed to penetrate his armor, the impact of the explosions thrust Alvius backward and into...) "NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (The fiery depths of Hyrule. Z walked over to the edge where Alvius had fallen and looked down. He could still hear the echoes of his scream...) Z: ...He's done. ...Alvius is dead. (A cold wind blew across the region, it was silent, no rustling of leaves, no chattering voices, the air was completely silent. Z looked back at the dragon or what was left of it, laying on the ground dead. To ensure that it would never come back, he pushed it's remains over the edge of the platform as well.) Z: No more dragons, no more... (With the fighting now over, the energy he expended throughout this entire affair caught up with him as the adrenaline rush wore off and he fell back....Into the snow.) Z: ...I did it. (Overjoyed but tired, Z laid in the snow and waved his arms and legs around, making a snow angel as he slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep...) Part III End Edited by Bx, Feb 8 2009, 01:41:47 AM.
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| Bx | Feb 8 2009, 10:49:40 AM Post #65 |
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Notorious
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Epilogue: Sunset (When Z had fallen asleep in the snow, it was in the early hours of the morning before sunrise and still snowing when he awakened, the sky was clear with night nearing. He stood up and looked down at the hole where Alvius had fallen and heard nothing.) Z: *Sneeze* Heh. Just my luck to catch a cold after this is all finished... (Before heading for the port, Z surveyed the entire area, Hyrule Field was a disaster. Alvius was gone but the wreckage he left behind didn't go away with him, the restoration process would be a long, grueling one. But this fact did not deflate Z's elation, he was just happy that is was finally over, that he didn't have to play "hero" any longer. He touched his back and felt the long scar that the dragon had left on his body, a permanent memory of everything that happened here. He took one final look around the area and crossed over a small piece of the surface reaching the drawbridge.) Z: *Sneeze* *Sniff* Jeez, now this cold is starting to bother me. (Z crossed the drawbridge entering the Castle Town ruins, another reminder of how much work had to be done. He crossed through the ruins and saw the piled up debris of Alvius' castle in the distance. He sneezed a few more times as he passed through the path leading to the port...) Z: There's the boat, just like he said. (He spotted the boat, the only boat left standing in the port, and walked towards it. Among the anonymous dead bodies that filled the port was Elias, he had a spear sticking out of his throat but Z did the man an honor and pulled it out.) Z: Thanks, Elias. (Giving Elias his last regards, Z crossed over the rest of the bodies and reached the boat that Eagles had left him. It was the same boat that he had used when he first left Hyrule for Johan with Maria, somehow Eagles had restored it. He hopped inside and looked around, everything was exactly like it had been from the color to the trap door leading to the small storage area.) Z: *Looking around* Incredible. If Eagles did this himself, he should have been a carpenter. (Z looked out at beautiful sunset to the west, he wanted to travel towards it but his destination was to the east. Taking one final glance of Hyrule, Z launched the boat out to sea and sat down he traveled across the sea to the east. Now that the job was done as Eagles would say, he put all of his belongings except his sword down and started reading the book Eagles had given him, Link's Journal...) Z: Hmm? (After only a few minutes of travel, Z heard a rumbling sound below him. He opened the trap door to find out what...) Z: !! ...You're still...! (A charred black Alvius appeared from the trap door. His knees were wobbly, much of his armor was gone presumably burned and in one hand he held his broken sword and in the other a warp gem...) Alvius: *Holding warp gem up*...T-t-t-this... is the greatest....p-p-piece of....e...equip...ment ever....made.... (Z gripped his sword tightly as Alvius spoke.) Alvius: ...Ha, ha, ha.... I-I-I have seen...the f-f-f-flames of h...ell, there is....nothing you can...do to stop me.... Z: Alvius, it's over. Give it up already. There's nothing left. (Every bone in Alvius body hurt but he managed to slowly display his trademark smile as he spoke more...) Alvius: ...It. It is...not over... Ha, ha, ha.... Th-this country h-h-has no heir, w-who will....rule?.... Ha, ha, ha... A leg-ggitimacy crisis will....ensue and.... Hyrule will be...in constant turmoil...war t-t-that not even...you...can stop.... (Z paused to think about Alvius' words...) Alvius: ....Ha, ha, ha.... But... I have...spared Hyrule....the t-t-tr-ouble. Z: What? Alvius: ...I...followed...part of Ganondorf's...ph-philosoph-phy....and have....ensured that....you, "hero" w-will n-not receive a moment's...rest. As...I die, the....other will take....my place... Z: What are you talking about!? What other!? Alvius: Ha, ha, ha.... It's already started.... Within the forest..... It's already...started... Z: What!? What's started?! Tell me!! (Alvius didn't answer and merely gave Z one final devilish grin...) Alvius: ....Ha, ha, ha... Do what you're....supposed to do...and kill me "Hero." Z: No! What the hell were you just talking about!? Alvius: Ha, ha, ha.... Ha, ha, ha... Z: Answer me! Alvius: Ha, ha, ha... Z: Argh! (With no answer from Alvius aside from his psychotic laugh, Z took his sword and stabbed Alvius through the heart, finally killing the maniacal villain...) (Z dumped his body in the water and looked back at Hyrule, if what Alvius said was true, something was brewing back there. However he chose to believe that Alvius' final words were merely another ruse to toy with him and continued sailing. He saw four caskets drifting across the water and knew that Eagles had given his friends a proper final send-off. For that moment, Alvius' words were erased from his mind but they returned soon after...) (To try and take his mind off of things, he went back to reading Link's Journal and in the days that passed, he read the entire book. Now both the Master Sword and Ocarina of Time could be found carelessly drifting across the ocean. The boat Z was traveling took a detour from it's ultimate destination, the land where the Sages and remaining refugees were stationed, the most powerful nation in the world at this point, the land of Termina....) The End The Beginning Edited by Bx, Feb 8 2009, 10:53:03 AM.
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