10-11-2013, 04:49 PM
Magus was strong. A single bolt of power from his hand punched through one of their aggressors like he was made of water. Link really wished he could sense magical energy to get an idea of Magus' strength, but at least he'd seen what he was capable of now. Link knew he could take care of himself with this Sif character, but now the Hylian had his own battle about to begin. Three robed men approached him, their hands open and fingers lithe. They appeared to be spellcasters much like Magus, lacking physical strength but with a great understanding of the arcane arts.
"Stay back!" Link said, cutting at the air with the Master Sword. "This battle won't go well with you if you press me."
One of the robed men chuckled, although it was higher than a man. He lifted his head enough to let the light wash over his lips and nose. They were curvy, plump lips, with a thin nose.
"Don't worry darling, we've had a lot of experience in pressing people."
Link's eyes widened. He was squaring off against a woman. He pushed back a sudden chivalrous thought and focused on the battle ahead. Link had tangoed with women before, although he hadn't acclimated to it. Battling females always made him feel uneasy, as if he were doing something wrong. At least that's how he felt about it until he entered the Gerudo lands and ended up being captured. It was a simple escape with his hookshot, but after that he learned the deadly swordsmanship that the Gerudo women possessed, and refused to give them an inch after that. He remembered how their veils fluttered across their faces as their curved scimitars rained down blow after blow, their beauty at odds with their lethality.
The cowled woman obviously noticed Link's countenance change. "Something the matter? Is the kid afraid to fight a girl?" She laughed.
Link hated being called a kid. Granted, he was one of the youngest he'd seen since arriving in the Omniverse, but he was far from a child. Not only had he saved Hyrule from destruction and enslavement, he was a teenager! He was almost an adult! He controlled his annoyance, but one day he felt it would all bubble to the surface.
To prove the female sorceress wrong, Link dashed forward and swung his blade. She hopped backwards, easily dodging the attack, while the robed man on the left conjured a bolt of energy and fired. Spotting the light in the corner of his eye, Link slashed at the projectile, destroying it. The other mage on the right also launched an attack, catching the Hero of Time on his shield. The small explosion sent Link stumbling backwards. Once he found his stability, he inspected his Hylian shield. A black scorch covered the Triforce design.
"Careful," the woman said. "There's three of us and only one of you. You can't attack so haphazardly if you want to survive."
"Then attack me!" Link said, trying to bait them. Instead they stood still, hands half open in anticipation. Link couldn't see their eyes, but he knew they were watching every move he made.
"Why would we do that?" she asked. "We outnumber you. It's easier to let you expose yourself when you attack and then pounce."
Link could see the intelligence in that, but his warrior blood was boiling. He couldn't tell how Magus was doing, but he didn't want to drag this fight out if he could help it. He looked to the reflective sheen in the Master Sword, seeing both male mages in one side of the blade. How could he defeat them if they only attacked when he did? As he stared at their reflections, an idea dawned.
"Enough talk," Link said. He rushed towards the woman again, lifting his sword into the sky for a downward slash. As he predicted, she hopped backwards. The Hylian warrior instead took a large leap forward and slammed his shield into her, knocking her to the ground. Before the female mage made it to the floor, Link could hear the sizzling energy attacks on their way. He ducked and rolled backwards, allowing the two bolts to collide. A small explosion rang out and Link heard a woman shout. A cloud of smoke shrouded the area, and Link dove back into it. The two male mages attacked again, their energies colliding and building on the smokescreen around them. They continued attacking blindly, some attacks impacting on each other and others whizzing off into the distance.
Soon the cloud was obscuring a large portion of the field. Link picked the mage on the right first, using the bright wisps of light fired from his hand to find his exact location. He quickly descended on him from behind, taking him down with a clean strike. Link looked to the other male mage. The woman had been hit the first collision, but where she was now was a mystery.
The haze suddenly swirled and evaporated, leaving Link exposed before he could finish the other male mage. The female was standing, arms apart. Her robe was singed and she had removed her hood. Her cobalt eyes stared daggers into Link as lightning crackled at her fingertips.
"That was a clever trick," she said. "Maybe we didn't give you enough credit." She looked to the other mage. "Lars, attack him!"
The male sorcerer wiggled his fingers, and soon light danced in his palms. He threw a glowing ball at Link with tremendous force. Wasting no time, the woman thrust her clawed hands forward, shooting a deadly array of lightning bolts.Link rolled to the side of the electricity at the last moment, hearing the crackle of the energy sizzle past him. The energy ball passed by without much concern since he already dodged, but the speed of the electric attacks were almost instantaneous. If his two enemies planned ahead, Link would either fry on a spike of lightning or roll into a hellstorm of pure power.
The woman smiled. "You're a little more agile than I gave you credit for."
"You'll be surprised how fast you can move when your life literally depends on it," Link fired back.
Lars launched another energy ball as Link let himself be distracted by idle banter. In frustration, he slashed at the ball. Unbeknownst to both of them, the Master Sword reflected the orb, sending it screaming back at twice the speed. Lars hastily waved his arms to erect some sort of magical barrier, but there was no time. The energy ball crashed directly into his chest, his arms still moving erratically. An explosion and a scream mingled together amongst a thinning cloud. When it cleared, it was obvious Lars wasn't getting up again.
Link couldn't believe his luck. He forgot how the Master Sword reflected Ganondorf's energy balls in their final battle in Hyrule. Lars' magic must have been made of similar material.
The remaining sorceress was not pleased by Link's divine blade. She grimaced and the skin around her eyes pulled taut. "This has gone on long enough!"
She raised her hands and a lightning bolt struck her fingers from the sky. Tiny snakes ran all over her forearms and back to her fingertips. There was a greater quantity of electricity in her possession than her last attack. "Dodge this, if you can!"
Link's eyes widened as the sorceress fired her arcane magic. Jagged lines of buzzing death raced towards him. There was no time to dodge. Rolling to either side would cook him as well as if he did nothing at all. There was a slim chance of survival, and Link took it. Swiveling the Master Sword so the blade pointed down, Link jammed it into the ground. He crouched and raised his shield, hoping that it would be enough.
The Hylian warrior dared to peek over the rim of his shield. He watched as most of the lighting bolts struck the hilt of his sword, dissipating into the ground. A few shot past it and hit his shield, sending jolts of fuzzy tingles through his arm. Soon enough hit the shield to make Link's arms shake uncontrollably, and an acute burn coiled through his bones. Just as he was about to throw down the shield and surrender to his fate, the lightning abated.
Link stood and saw the sorceress panting heavily, small ringlets of electricity zapping over her hands. "That's ... that's impossible."
An opening! Link wasted no time. He snatched the Master Sword from the earth and charged forward. His foe wasn't completely done, though. She fired another bolt of lightning, although weaker and more desperate than before. Link snaked through three attacks before the fourth found its mark on his shield. Another tingle coursed up his arm but it was nothing compared to the earlier jolts. The Master Sword skewered the sorceress and she fell to the ground like her associates.
Link took a deep sigh to calm his nerves and eke out the tingling in his right arm and looked to Magus.
"Stay back!" Link said, cutting at the air with the Master Sword. "This battle won't go well with you if you press me."
One of the robed men chuckled, although it was higher than a man. He lifted his head enough to let the light wash over his lips and nose. They were curvy, plump lips, with a thin nose.
"Don't worry darling, we've had a lot of experience in pressing people."
Link's eyes widened. He was squaring off against a woman. He pushed back a sudden chivalrous thought and focused on the battle ahead. Link had tangoed with women before, although he hadn't acclimated to it. Battling females always made him feel uneasy, as if he were doing something wrong. At least that's how he felt about it until he entered the Gerudo lands and ended up being captured. It was a simple escape with his hookshot, but after that he learned the deadly swordsmanship that the Gerudo women possessed, and refused to give them an inch after that. He remembered how their veils fluttered across their faces as their curved scimitars rained down blow after blow, their beauty at odds with their lethality.
The cowled woman obviously noticed Link's countenance change. "Something the matter? Is the kid afraid to fight a girl?" She laughed.
Link hated being called a kid. Granted, he was one of the youngest he'd seen since arriving in the Omniverse, but he was far from a child. Not only had he saved Hyrule from destruction and enslavement, he was a teenager! He was almost an adult! He controlled his annoyance, but one day he felt it would all bubble to the surface.
To prove the female sorceress wrong, Link dashed forward and swung his blade. She hopped backwards, easily dodging the attack, while the robed man on the left conjured a bolt of energy and fired. Spotting the light in the corner of his eye, Link slashed at the projectile, destroying it. The other mage on the right also launched an attack, catching the Hero of Time on his shield. The small explosion sent Link stumbling backwards. Once he found his stability, he inspected his Hylian shield. A black scorch covered the Triforce design.
"Careful," the woman said. "There's three of us and only one of you. You can't attack so haphazardly if you want to survive."
"Then attack me!" Link said, trying to bait them. Instead they stood still, hands half open in anticipation. Link couldn't see their eyes, but he knew they were watching every move he made.
"Why would we do that?" she asked. "We outnumber you. It's easier to let you expose yourself when you attack and then pounce."
Link could see the intelligence in that, but his warrior blood was boiling. He couldn't tell how Magus was doing, but he didn't want to drag this fight out if he could help it. He looked to the reflective sheen in the Master Sword, seeing both male mages in one side of the blade. How could he defeat them if they only attacked when he did? As he stared at their reflections, an idea dawned.
"Enough talk," Link said. He rushed towards the woman again, lifting his sword into the sky for a downward slash. As he predicted, she hopped backwards. The Hylian warrior instead took a large leap forward and slammed his shield into her, knocking her to the ground. Before the female mage made it to the floor, Link could hear the sizzling energy attacks on their way. He ducked and rolled backwards, allowing the two bolts to collide. A small explosion rang out and Link heard a woman shout. A cloud of smoke shrouded the area, and Link dove back into it. The two male mages attacked again, their energies colliding and building on the smokescreen around them. They continued attacking blindly, some attacks impacting on each other and others whizzing off into the distance.
Soon the cloud was obscuring a large portion of the field. Link picked the mage on the right first, using the bright wisps of light fired from his hand to find his exact location. He quickly descended on him from behind, taking him down with a clean strike. Link looked to the other male mage. The woman had been hit the first collision, but where she was now was a mystery.
The haze suddenly swirled and evaporated, leaving Link exposed before he could finish the other male mage. The female was standing, arms apart. Her robe was singed and she had removed her hood. Her cobalt eyes stared daggers into Link as lightning crackled at her fingertips.
"That was a clever trick," she said. "Maybe we didn't give you enough credit." She looked to the other mage. "Lars, attack him!"
The male sorcerer wiggled his fingers, and soon light danced in his palms. He threw a glowing ball at Link with tremendous force. Wasting no time, the woman thrust her clawed hands forward, shooting a deadly array of lightning bolts.Link rolled to the side of the electricity at the last moment, hearing the crackle of the energy sizzle past him. The energy ball passed by without much concern since he already dodged, but the speed of the electric attacks were almost instantaneous. If his two enemies planned ahead, Link would either fry on a spike of lightning or roll into a hellstorm of pure power.
The woman smiled. "You're a little more agile than I gave you credit for."
"You'll be surprised how fast you can move when your life literally depends on it," Link fired back.
Lars launched another energy ball as Link let himself be distracted by idle banter. In frustration, he slashed at the ball. Unbeknownst to both of them, the Master Sword reflected the orb, sending it screaming back at twice the speed. Lars hastily waved his arms to erect some sort of magical barrier, but there was no time. The energy ball crashed directly into his chest, his arms still moving erratically. An explosion and a scream mingled together amongst a thinning cloud. When it cleared, it was obvious Lars wasn't getting up again.
Link couldn't believe his luck. He forgot how the Master Sword reflected Ganondorf's energy balls in their final battle in Hyrule. Lars' magic must have been made of similar material.
The remaining sorceress was not pleased by Link's divine blade. She grimaced and the skin around her eyes pulled taut. "This has gone on long enough!"
She raised her hands and a lightning bolt struck her fingers from the sky. Tiny snakes ran all over her forearms and back to her fingertips. There was a greater quantity of electricity in her possession than her last attack. "Dodge this, if you can!"
Link's eyes widened as the sorceress fired her arcane magic. Jagged lines of buzzing death raced towards him. There was no time to dodge. Rolling to either side would cook him as well as if he did nothing at all. There was a slim chance of survival, and Link took it. Swiveling the Master Sword so the blade pointed down, Link jammed it into the ground. He crouched and raised his shield, hoping that it would be enough.
The Hylian warrior dared to peek over the rim of his shield. He watched as most of the lighting bolts struck the hilt of his sword, dissipating into the ground. A few shot past it and hit his shield, sending jolts of fuzzy tingles through his arm. Soon enough hit the shield to make Link's arms shake uncontrollably, and an acute burn coiled through his bones. Just as he was about to throw down the shield and surrender to his fate, the lightning abated.
Link stood and saw the sorceress panting heavily, small ringlets of electricity zapping over her hands. "That's ... that's impossible."
An opening! Link wasted no time. He snatched the Master Sword from the earth and charged forward. His foe wasn't completely done, though. She fired another bolt of lightning, although weaker and more desperate than before. Link snaked through three attacks before the fourth found its mark on his shield. Another tingle coursed up his arm but it was nothing compared to the earlier jolts. The Master Sword skewered the sorceress and she fell to the ground like her associates.
Link took a deep sigh to calm his nerves and eke out the tingling in his right arm and looked to Magus.
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