![]() Chapter 9 Not quite expected…A Chapter by DreamerChapter 9
Not
quite expected…
Gerad ducked back down as Claire threw
another fireball at the boulder he hid behind. She screamed as another arrow
pierced her side. It disintegrated like the other twelve had. Claire threw a
fireball at Aerica who ducked back behind her boulder. Claire shrieked from the
pain in her back caused by Sheik’s daggers. Sheik pulled his daggers out of her
back and ducked as she swung for his head; he back flipped and somersaulted
back to his cover dodging fireballs Claire threw at him. Meria whacked Claire across the face
with her staff; Claire spun from the force of the blow but managed to stay
conscious. Claire backhanded Meria and
followed up with a right hook to the side of her face. Meria fell; Claire tried
to gather the energy to burn her with another fireball but was interrupted by
an unexpected blow from the right. Slamming against the wall Claire slowly
crumpled to the floor. When she regained her feet she looked to see what had
hit her and managed to duck under the blow of the silver hammer that G-Link
held. The hammer slammed into the wall behind
Claire and showered her with rocks. Claire rolled away from G-Link who turned
to face her. Claire threw a fireball at him. G-Link hit the fireball with his
hammer and deflected it into another wall. Claire glared at him, “Fire sage.” A
sliver of fire extended from her hand and took on the shape of a sword. G-Link said nothing. Claire charged in
and swung for his head. G-Link swung with his hammer but Claire dodged it and
hit him. G-Link stumbled back from the blow a little singed but kept his guard
up as Claire retreated back out of his reach. “And who are you supposed to be?” G-Link
asked blocking another fireball Claire threw at him. Claire laughed, “Don’t tell me they
didn’t teach you about me. I’m Claire the fire elemental that terrorized the
mountain some five hundred years ago, your ancestor managed to defeat me and
trapped me in the mountain till little miss twinkle over there let me out.” Claire snarled pointing at Selene, a
stream of fire shot out from Claire’s outstretched finger heading for her. Selene jumped out of the way doing a
sideways roll to get back to her feet. Claire shot another stream of fire at
her, but Selene was overbalanced and couldn’t dodge. The stream got closer and
Selene knew she was going to fry. She covered her head with her hands waiting
for the pain; when it didn’t come she looked up. The fire acted as if it had hit a wall.
Selene looked around her and spotted G-Link. His eyes glowed red and he had a
red glow around him like the ones Selene, Sheik, and Aerica had had when they
used their powers. Selene scrambled away from the wall of
fire and G-Link moved his hands in a weird dance. The fire followed his
movements and recoiled and shifted to his side. Claire glared at him. She shot
another stream of fire but G-Link just moved his hands and the second fire
joined the first making it bigger. She shot another one to the same
conclusions. “Stop that!” Claire said stomping her
foot. She tried to throw a fireball but only
managed a small one that sputtered out before it got to G-Link. G-Link raised
his eyebrow then sighed. He swung his left arm across his body and the ball of
fire he had ‘collected’ swirled and shifted following his movement. The
gigantic fireball flew straight towards Claire. Her eyes widened as the massive fireball
came closer. Selene ducked behind the boulder she and Gerad shared as they
heard Claire’s scream of rage. The fireball exploded. The resulting shockwave
blew them all ten feet back. Selene crept back up to peek over the
edge of the boulder they had hid behind. Everything was black and smoldering.
G-Link’s power glow faded and his eyes returned to their normal dark brown. He
walked slowly to where Claire lay on the ground holding her burnt arms to her
chest. She glared at him as he stopped and looked down at her. She smirked at
him as he saw the small stalagmite sticking through her chest. “How do you stand these bodies? They’re
so fragile?” Claire said conversationally as she put her hands on the floor
under herself and lifted. She came off of the stalagmite leaving
black blood behind. She crab walked sideways till she was clear of the
stalagmite and let herself drop to the floor. She grunted in pain as the impact
jarred her beaten and burnt body. G-Link said nothing as he watched her
struggle to her feet. “That’s not your real body is it?”
G-Link asked her calmly. She glanced at him, “No, this is the
body of the sorceress who tried to tame me some thousands of years ago. She was
too weak to control me so I took over her and have been having fun ever since.” “Uh-huh. And I’m the tooth fairy.” Sheik
muttered to Meria where they crouched behind a boulder. Meria grunted in
agreement. “For someone so old you sure know how to
keep in shape.” Aerica said. Claire glared in the direction her voice
had come from. She smiled as she answered, “It all has to do with what you
know.” Claire tipped sideways but caught
herself; blood continued to flow from her wounds. “But I don’t think this body
is going to survive much longer, not that it matters to me.” Claire said with a
smirk as she fell sideways onto the floor. Selene slowly crept to her ready to
spring back if she got back up. When Claire only looked at her as she
approached she relaxed a little. Selene inspected her wounds careful not to
touch the burns. Claire watched her silently. “G-Link I could probably heal her; it’s
up to you.” Selene said standing up. “Don’t let her die!” a voice cut in before
G-Link could respond. Claire grimaced, “That old fart is still alive?” she
tried to lift her head to see the newcomer but gave up from the pain it caused
her. The rest of the group came out from
their hiding places as a very old Goron escorted by two younger ones waddled
into the circle of destruction. G-Link knelt down when the old Goron
approached him. The old one patted his head then moved to Claire. She tried to
cross her arms and pout but couldn’t due to the pain. She settled for another
glare. “Claire.” The old one said nodding his
head in greeting. “Shalto.” Claire sneered. Shalto chuckled, “I see you still
haven’t lost your charm; or lack thereof.” Claire smirked at this. Shalto
turned to Selene, “You had said you could heal her?” Selene nodded her head, “I can give it a try.” “If you do not succeed the fire element
known as Fosrow will be free once again to terrorize this mountain.” “Fire element?” Gerad asked coming to
stand next to Selene. “Yes.” Shalto said looking back at
Claire. Gerad waited for an answer but none was forthcoming. “What is a Fire element?” Aerica asked,
she stood next to Calhan, his robe had seen better days. Meko rested on her
shoulder, his right wing was a tad singed around the edge from helping Aerica
in the fight. Calhan turned to her, “Think of it as a
fire that is alive. It can make itself form into any shape it wants. They’re
also very, almost super intelligent.” Claire smiled at them, “Yeah, I wouldn’t
suggest you take me on in Pagra.” Selene knelt down next to Claire, who
watched her. Selene closed her eyes and her power glow enveloped her. Selene
opened her eyes and stretched out her hands to Claire’s chest where the
stalagmite had pierced her. Selene’s face became strained but the
wounds were not healing. Finally she gave up; the glow left her and she
collapsed sideways. Claire laughed, “Looks like you lose
this time old fart. No one can heal me now and there’s nothing you can do to
stop me from being free.” Shalto’s silence made the rest of them
uneasy. The group watched in silence as Claire
breathed in each ragged breath slowly slowing down, the time between each one
getting longer and longer. Finally Claire inhaled one last time then exhaled
and died with that smirk on her face. The group waited not quite sure for
what. Claire’s body began to glow deep orange. Her mouth opened and a snake of
fire slithered out. Shalto watched it go, the group didn’t know what to do
about it but step out of the way as it made its way to the entrance to Goron
City. When Fosrow disappeared around the
corner Shalto let out the breath he had been holding and the rest followed.
G-Link looked at Shalto, “Now what?” “You all weakened it quite a lot it will
be a few years before it will be ready to fight again. I suggest in that time
you hone your skills young sages you will need them.” With that warning he
turned and shuffled off. Selene looked down at the body of Claire
and saw a pile of dust that blew away with the slight breeze. © 2014 Dreamer |
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Added on July 6, 2013 Last Updated on October 4, 2014 Author |