Chapter 5: The Journey of the Master Sword-Part 2




Link, Antony, and Patrik rode through Hyrule Field, and they never met any Stalfos or Moblins, so far. They were halfway to the ruins of Hyrule Castle when a whole mob of Stalfos attacked them.
"Maggots on your left, Antony!" Patrik yelled to Antony. Antony looked to his left and he saw 4 Stalfos, swinging their swords and charging to his way. Antony quickly shot arrows on the Stalfos, killing them. More Stalfos came running towards the three. Arrows flew from Link`s and Antony`s bow, and Patrik sliced away the remaining Stalfos. Soon all of the Stalfos were killed.
"Everybody watch out, there could be more of them." Link told Antony and Patrik, then they continued to Hyrule Castle, what remains of it.

Finally they found Hyrule Castle, the three went inside and saw the ruins. Houses all around were covered in ash, and the cobblestone roads were nearly gone. The whole place was muddy too, and half of the place was flooded.
"Whoa, what happened here?" Antony questioned. Patrik grimaced slightly, he heard loud footsteps coming his way.
"Quick, in this building, I hear something." Patrik went inside a half-torn house, he crouched and hid behind a large chunk of what used to be a wall. Link and Antony did the same. Link looked outside, to see who was there. There was a dozen Moblins outside, and someone who appears to be Hylian, who wore a hooded cloak. Link couldn`t hear what this man was saying, but he heard the words 'Master Sword' and 'Hurry'. Link figured that this guy wanted the master sword for himself. And the moblins seemed to understand what he was saying, because they went out to look for the master sword. Soon the man left too. The three left the house and explored the town to look for the Temple of Time, where the master sword is supposed to be. They were being careful so they don`t bump into any Moblins. 15 minutes later, a group of moblins ambushed Link while he was in the center of the town, where what used to be a fountain. The moblins advanced towards Link, swords drawn. Link reacted quickly, readying his bow. He shot 4 arrows on the mob of moblins. 4 moblins died, but there were still many of them. Link was running out of arrows, so he drew his sword. He slashed and hacked through all the moblins.
Then, the man that Link saw earlier appeared, still in a hooded cloak. He put on a half smile and pulled out a dagger.
"Link, it`s really you." The man said, walking closer. "I`m going to kill you." This guy is crazy, Link thought. Is he possessed or something? Patrik and Antony arrived just in time. Patrik drew his sword and charged towards the man, but he blocked the attack and knocked Patrik backwards with the hilt of his sword. While the man was distracted, Link launched an attack on his own. He struck the man`s back with his sword, making a huge gash. The man stumbled over, and Link, Antony and Patrik stepped back.
"Uhh...where am I? Who are you?" the man asked. He was possessed, and now he regained control of himself.
"My name`s Link," Link answered.
"Mine is Michael, and I don`t know what the hell is going on, but some Terminian guards brought me to King Roland`s castle and they told me that I could serve them well. I didn`t know what they were talking about, and after that, I lost control of myself, and I..." Michael was interrupted, an arrow flew from a roof of a house and sank into Michael`s head. His brown eyes rolled all the way up, and it filled with blood. Link recognized this, another stealthy attack from the Shadow Assasin.
"It`s the Assasin, he`s here somewhere!" Link exclaimed.

Later, the three found themselves in front of the temple of time, where the master sword is. Luckily, they never met any moblins, they seemed to have disappeared.
"I`ll go in alone." Link said, then he entered the temple of time. The main hall was still intact, and at the end of the wall was a platform, with three gemstones in it. The wall at the end of the hall had a large crack in it, revealing another room. Link stepped in the room, being careful. The room looked safe, there was a glass window letting light in. Light shone on the Master Sword, which was resting in a pedestal. Link walked up to it, feeling nervous. Could he lift it out of the pedestal? He`ll just try and find out. He put both hands on the hilt of the sword, keeping a firm grip. He lifted it easily, and took a look. He sheathed it and went back outside.
"Did you find it?" Patrik asked.
"Yes, I did. Let`s get to an inn somewhere, i`m tired." Link said. Antony nodded.
"I saw some good ones in Ishmal while I was there." Antony said. Everybody agreed and went back to their horses, but the horses disappeared. The three looked around the ruined town.
"Looks like we`ll just have to walk." Patrik said, disappointed.
"It`s not that far, come on, let`s go." Antony said. It took them 2 hours to get to Ishmal. It was a middle-sized town, not too big or small. When they went in, two Hylian knights greeted them.
"Link, you`ve arrived just in time, we got a major battle on our shoulders." a knight said. "Our scouts just spotted an army of Terminians camping about a few miles from here. They might attack tomorrow, so go get some sleep now and get ready in the morning."
"Who`s leading the army?" Link asked.
"Roland."