7th installment of the VGNU.
As the land of Hyrule fights to reform, an old evil reawakens on an island where it was imprisoned.
Secreting themselves away, the Princess of this land and her chosen hero travel to put this evil to rest permanently...
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Link, Roger, Barry, and Paul, climbed out of the hole that was the exit of the Great Fairy's Fountain. They all stepped out into the daylight, the sun blinding them after having been in darkness for so long. It wasn't much warmer than it had been in the cave, but at least they were out at last. And as their eyes finally adjusted, looking to the north to the mountain range they would have to traverse next...
The top of all three mountains exploded.
"Whoa," Paul gasped, stepping to the edge of the cliff to get a better look.
Fire bellowed from the craters as rock and lava poured out. But then came the smoke and ash. The mountain range was a couple dozen miles away, far enough that the heat and fire wouldn't reach them, but the ash was carried by the wind.
And they all knew who controlled the winds here.
"Everyone down!" Link ordered, pulling them all back into the hole.
A black cloud of death swept over them, plunging them into darkness once more. The heat they could feel, even sitting in the icy hole of Mt. Talus. They could smell the rotten stench of sulfur, and the burning of ash as it settled down around them.
"What the--?" Roger coughed, poking his head out. "What just happened!?"
"Vaati," Barry growled. "Has to be."
"Maybe," Link muttered.
"Who else would do this?" Paul asked sarcastically.
Link didn't answer, but he climbed out of the hole again, taking his hat off and using it to cover his mouth. "Well... Not sure what else we're supposed to do, so..."
"Are you actually thinking of going there still?" Barry asked. "If Vaati could do that, then what chance do we have at the moment?"
"Barry's right," Paul agreed. "We should at least wait for the eruption to stop, the lava to cool. Otherwise we're not getting anywhere close."
"If Vaati's capable of that," Link corrected. "Then we need to move faster, not sit around waiting for lava to cool."
"I think Link's right," Roger said, still staring at the volcanoes. "Something like this, we should just keep moving."
"Two to two," Barry sighed. "Anyone got a coin?"
"Man," Paul huffed, shaking his head. "I guess if Roger's siding with Link what choice do we have?"
"Three to two," Barry hung his head. "I guess I lose."
"Come on," Link started down the side of the mountain, trying his best not to slip. The others stayed close behind.
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Night had fallen long before they reached the bottom, the sky dark and the moon covered by smoke. Seamlessly, their footprints in the snow became footprints in the ash, and they kept their heads down and their hats covering their mouths to avoid breathing any of it in. Luckily, the river they would've had to cross had dried up enough to simply walk through, but as they continued closer and closer to the mountains the hotter it got.
