The Fallen pt.5

Nicolei sighed in exasperation as he and his brother dragged themselves through the dark woods.

"Man.I'm beat.."Thorn sighed, slouching as he walked.

"Me too..who knew that king Kikwi would have so much work for us to do.."Nicolei added.

"But at least we have ______'s nice home cooked meal to look forward to when we get home!"Thorn cheered, just thinking about food made his mouth water. Nicolei nodded but the two stopped upon reaching their so desired home.

"The lights are out.."he says.

"Well maybe she went to bed early.?"Thorn suggested, hoping for the best. Nicolei gave him a skeptic look but chose to believe his brother's assumption.

"I hope so.."he mumbled.


As Nicolei opened the door to he and his brother's dark treehome, he was shocked to find it empty.

"______! We're home!"he called but received no answer. Stepping in fully, the two brothers looked about for their younger sibling and soon found a note on the table. Being the one that got to it first, Thorn picked up the small note and read each word aloud.

"Gone into the woods to help find Sai's memory. Be back whenever, take care while I'm gone. P.s. We're out of cuckoo soup so you're gonna have to make more."

Nicolei and Thorn were silent as they matched gazes.

"She did what?!"Ncolei yelled.

"She went out into the woods! Without us! God knows how long she's been gone and now it's dark out! Worst of all we have no cuccoo soup left! We're gonna starve without her!"Thorn shrieked only to get a sarcastic look from his brother. "What?"

"seriously..Our sister is lost out in the woods with some stranger she just met and you're concerned about our survival without her home made soup made from chickens??"he growled.

Thorn placed a hand under his chin in thought.

"Huh..good point..but I'm really hungry.."he whined.

"Well tough luck! we gotta go out and find _____ now before that Sai guy does something to her!"Nicolei ordered.

"Nicci..relax. What could he possibly do to her?"Thorn asked. Nicolei glowered at his brother and shook his head.

"Are you stupid? He could do plenty of bad things! What else do strange guys do to young girls when they're alone in the woods?!"he shouted. Again, Thorn thought about this.

"Hmm...Um..kiss?"

"More than kiss you idiot! that guy could possibly rape our sister on top of that he could murder her and leave her somewhere mutilated! Oh my god! I just..I can't even think right now!"Nicolei said, running a hand through his silver locks.

Trying to settle his brother's worry, Thorn rested a hand on hi shoulder and smiled.

"Look Nicolei..I looked into that guy's eyes..He's not that kind of guy..I'm sure of it.."he tells him.

"Yeah but you can't judge anybody on just their eyes Thorn."

"Yeah huh! Steve Wilco does it all the time."

"Will you stop messing around?! This is serious! Our sister is missing you dope!"Nicolei shouted.

"Well then we just have to get out there and find her Nic! Jeez! Stop lolly gagging and come on!"With that said, Thorn turned and ushered his brother right out the door.

"H-hey! That's my line!!"

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"_______ wake up! Wake up!"

Cyka's voice rang through your ears with a sickening crack. You groaned and opened your eyes to meet a pair of emeralds staring back at you.

"What is it Cyka?"you grumbled.

"Um..it's morning! Time to wake up!"he cheered. You glared death at the green haired fourteen year old but stood from the spot in which you laid and stretch your arms.

"Alright! I'm up."you yawn.

"Good now lets go!"Cyka cheered once more, throwing your backpack over his own back. You were about to follow the young boy when you noticed something. Link was gone. You looked around then back at Cyka.

"Hey Cyka, where's Link?"you ask. Cyka turned to you on his heel and grinned.

"He went on ahead to practice his sword fighting or something. I'm not really sure but he said if he wasn't back by the time you woke up then you shouldn't wait and just follow him or something."he tells you. A hint of aggravation hit you but you decided to shrug it off.

"Well..let's go looking for him I guess.."you say, starting your walk. Cyka followed happily behind.

"Kay!"

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Link sighed heavily in exasperation as his wooden sword fell to his side. He breathed in puffs and sweat had beaded his forehead from his over exertion. He stared at the deep mark he had engraved in the tree he had been practicing on before eying some fallen trees around him.

Link fell to his knees by his sword, still gasping for deep breaths, and ran a hand through his brown hair before gripping at it tightly.

"Gah..why can't I remember? I know this! When did I learn how to sword fight? Come on..remember.."he scowled at himself. Just as Link was on the brink of remembering something, a growl from behind caught his attention.

Quickly, Link spun around, sword in hand to meet a group of short monsters that looked like goblins. Each had a sword with jagged edges in it's hands, waving them around in order to challenge Link.


Link gasped and raised his sword to defend himself as the small group of monsters charged him. One by one they swung their rigid swords  at him, only to have them rebound against his wooden sword.

"Hey! Get lost!"Link shouted, jumping over the group into a clearing but the little red monsters only followed him.

"I said beat it!!"Link shouted once more, this time, swinging his sword as whacking half the group of monsters. The injured flew back, landing on their backs.

Link stopped to stare at his sword for a moment, amazed with his use of it, before swinging it at the last of the monsters.

The monsters flew backwards, some disappearing on impact, some getting right back up, and some fleeing. Link took his chance to notice that one of the monsters had a horn in it's hand. His brows furrowed together in confusion when it blew it.

The loud sound of the horn echoed throughout the woods, summoning more monsters that surrounded Link. He sighed but kept his sword raised.

"This can't be good.."

~~

The sound of the horn of a Bokoblin hit you and Cyka's ears loudly.

"What was that?"Cyka asked, looking up at you.

"It was a Bokoblin's horn. There are probably a lot of them around here."you tell him as you glanced around the woods.

"______ look!"Cyka pulled on your hand as he pointed to a clearing where a large group of Bokoblins were flocking and in the middle of them was Link. Your eyes widen and a gasp escaped you.

"Link!"you called to him.

"_______ wait! I got something that will help!"Cyka says, releasing your hand. You look down at him quickly.

"What is it?"you ask.

"Just wait right here! I'll be right back with it!"Was all Cyka said before scurrying up the closest tree and hopping through the branches.

"Cyka wait! Damn.."you hissed. You turned to the area where the large group of Bokoblins were. "I'm going in alone I guess.." Nodding to yourself, you started to run as fast as you could towards the large group of monsters, kicking and punching each one you came in contact with until you reached Link's side.

"_______! I'm glad to see you!"he says, swinging his sword once more.

"Yeah but what were you doing to summon this many Bokoblins? We're outmatched!"you tell him. Link shrugged.

"I was just practicing with the sword."he says.

"Yeah in their territory! Your wooden sword will surely break before it kills all of them."you tell him. No sooner than saying this, the wooden sword in Link's hands cracks and breaks into two pieces.

Link gasped and threw the useless tool away.

"Damn.."he scowled.

"Hey! Leave them alone!" You and Link look up at the sound of Cyka's voice. The two of you gasped at the glistening sword he held in his hands. He smirked at the two of you and jumped down from his perch into the group of Bokoblins.

Swinging with all his might, Cyka managed to successfully slay more than half of them before tossing the sword to Link.

"Here! Finish them off!"he says. Link caught the sword by the handle, smirking at the feel of a real sword in his hands, and swings it at the rest of the Bokoblins, slaying them all.

When the area around was clear again, Link turned to Cyka with a smile on his face.

"Thanks Cyka..but..where did you get this sword?"he asks. Cyka's green eyes widen a bit and he scratches the back of his head.

"Um..well I kinda snuck into the old temple of time and took it."he says.

"You what?!"you blurt. Cyka threw you a nervous smile but hacked when your hands found the collar of his shirt and pulled his face close to yours.

"You did what now Cyka?"you asked again. This time your tone was low and cold, making Cyka gulp nervously.

"I uh..took it from the temple of time.."he said again.

"Cyka you idiot!!"You shout, shaking the young boy by his collar. Link jumped back at your outburst.

"What? What's wrong?"he asks. You turn your glare from Cyka to Link.

"This idiot took that sword from the temple of time. A sacred ground where none of us are suppose to go. How did you even get in there? I thought the doors closed a while ago forever."you say, turning to Cyka once more.

"Well I found this really big bomb plant and apparently it only took five of those giant blasts to blow a hole in the doors. Then I just walked in and took the sword. It was really heavy and hard to pull out but I'm super strong so I managed."he says proudly.

You slam your fist on the top of Cyka's head, getting a cry of pain from him.

"You idiot! You shouldn't be proud to be a thief!"you snap. Cyka rubbed the top of his head and looked up at you.

"Ow! Hey look! You should be thankful I'm a thief! My little thievery saved your butts!"he retorts.

"Oh you little..!!" You raise your hand to smack Cyka once more but your wrist is grabbed by Link.

"He's right _______. Don't hit him anymore. If taking this sword was a really big deal then why don't we just go and put it back?"he asks.

"Because, we can't just put it back. When the Master sword is pulled, monsters will awaken again. The dark lord may even come back!"you say.

"Psh..yeah right. ______ the hero from the sky already took care of that guy. He's gone and dead. We have nothing to fear. Besides, that sword could come in handy if we're gonna be traveling all over the land searching for Link's memory."Cyka says, a certain smile plastered on his face.

"He's right ______. If this hero guy really did defeat a great and powerful lord, then we have nothing to worry about. Besides, when I hold this sword..I feel like it means something and it's a big part of my memory."Link says.

You stare at Link for a moment before sighing.

"Fine..but no more stealing Cyka!"you say but the boy only smirked and rubbed the knot on his head.

"I make no promises."