The Legend of Zelda: Goddess of Secrecy

Mini Dungeon 5 - The Linebreaker

...that was the remains of the Linebreaker. Fish swam around them, lights refracting off their scales as they filtered through the gaps in the sunken hull. Huge portraits hung from the sides of the walls, the paint faded away from being submerged for so long. Only a few retained their original design close enough to being remembered as anything.

Lynard was hanging onto the wall, working his way down the room as he grew accustomed to swimming underwater like this. Endeavor and Zelda seemed to be getting similarly acclimatized, though much faster. Link started to motion a corridor he planned to investigate when a shadow moved outside the ship. A tail fin could be seen moving beyond the ship's sides. These weren't the massive Cranioc though from Lake Hylia. These were nimble creatures.

Once the shadow passed, Endeavor motioned the group closer. Distantly through the filter of the water, Link could hear their voice; "A Gyorg." This elicited a more knowing response from Lynard, who looked up towards the boards with new concern and focus.

After a few minutes, Endeavor pointed to the faded remains of a portrait on the wall. And then more specifically, a detail on its frame, something octopus like. "Yore has also sensed Octorocs."

Lynard left their group to begin sticking his cane into any sizeable gaps. He rattled the wood hard enough to be heard through the water. Content with this response, Endeavor swam passed the gap and over to the door to help the old sailor. Lynard glanced out the gap, before motioning for Zelda and Link to come towards them. Zelda swam over to the others as Link kept a cautious eye on the opening from behind until Lynard's investigation found nothing. Then he kicked off to join the others, an eye back behind him.

With the four of them over by the door, Endeavor pulled it open, and swam into the next hall. Lynard held the door for a moment, keeping watch on the openings in the sides of the ship. Link nodded to Zelda, before following her through as Lynard insisted on staying in the rear.

The hall beyond the door led further into the ship. A galley opened to their left, an armory to their right. Tentacles poured out of the doors; huge spheres of stone came sailing after them. The sound of suction cups echoed even in the deep water, bounding out of the galley towards them.

Link pulled his sword out, hoping that Faru's charm was still active on the blade until he remembered that this was a different sword now. It was odd, he felt like he had had this sword all his life, even if it had hardly been a few weeks since he had pulled it from its resting place. Though, that was a discussion for another time.

A purple Octoroc pulled itself out of the galley and into the hallway. Zelda loosed an arrow into the thick, spiny skull of the monster. Her arrow flew straight, aided by its magic, which helped reassure Link that the Master Sword would carry the same weight as it didn't above the water. He swam in closer, raising his shield. The Octoroc fired another stone sphere, only to have it reflected at its face.

With the monster stunned, Link dove forward to attack the creature. Quickly after, the monster gave and collapsed, blocking the hallway on. Link kept his shield up as he examined the open galley and the armory on the other side of the hall. The rooms were empty now, or so it appeared at first.

A rock came hurdling through the door. An Octoroc reappeared in the back of the armory. Link watched the stone bounced back, but he didn't have time to gain on the creature before it shook itself back up.

There was the sharp sound of someone unsheathing a blade, fast enough even the water couldn't muffle it. Lynard passed by Link, a long, sailor's blade in hand, the wooden case of his cane in the other hand. Lynard hit the monster on its hard shell of a head, stunning it, before he swung around and cut at the side of the monster. It shuddered at the pain of Lynard's blade, before it faded to ash.

Lynard slid the blade back into its case. Link glanced at Lynard with a half grin. Nameless couldn't have swords after all, or at least, swords other people could see. Lynard was extremely crafty to have thought of such an ingenious hiding spot for a weapon. It seemed to run in the family though to not have much heed for this particular rule though.

The two returned to the hall. Endeavor held their sword out, watching the door behind them and the path ahead. Zelda kept her bow strung to offer cover. Link searched down the hallway, wondering what awaited them at the other end of the corridor.

Link began to swim down the passage when another shadow passed outside the ship. Link realized that the whole portion to the left of the ship have been torn out. It was quite the distance until they would reach cover again once they raced out into the open. He figured that those Gyorgs would make their entrance here. Though there was only one way to find out.

Something grabbed his shoulder. Link jumped, turning around to see Lynard. The man was pointing towards the galley, where Endeavor and Zelda were already swimming. Not wanting to split the group, Link entered into the room shortly after, waiting for Lynard to not leave his grandfather alone. The elder man swam around the room until he found a faded map on the wall. Link swam over beside to join him. It was a map of the ship. Lynard pointed to a room on the faded parchment. They were there. Lynard ran his finger along the map to another point in the ship. It was the hull of the ship. Endeavor leaned in over them, tapping the same point as well. That was where they were headed. Something was hidden there with the rest of the ship's cargo.

Zelda shook Link. He turned around. Zelda pointed down. The bubble suit was shrinking. Link turned around to look at Lynard and Endeavor. The edge of their protection was easing up their sides. They were running out of time. No more searching, time to get to the end of things.

Link quickly left the galley. With his sword out, he swam out into the open path. Immediately, his sword caught the jaw of a creature. The beast snapped at his blade before Link slammed the creature with his shield. It gave him a moment to attack as it reeled back in pain. Fortunately, the monster didn't take more of a beating before it crumpled to smoke. Unfortunately, there were dozens of them.

Lynard swam in front Link, his sword coming out again. The narrow blade carved the monsters like a filleting knife did a fish. A dozen Gyorgs fell before Link managed to fend off his second one. Lynard floated down to the floor, waving Link on down the hall. It seemed the old man was much more equipped to fight underwater than previously impressed.

Light shot through the water, and like flashes of lightening, Zelda's arrows pierced the Gyorgs to maintain cover. Still wearing her long sundress, Zelda hurried behind Link down to the other end of the hall. She kept her bow up and pointed out at the gap until she was safely beyond the threshold. Endeavor kept close behind, their weapons out and ready, though Lynard seemed to be quite able to keep up their defense. If Link didn't know better, he would have thought that the man was part Zora. His own heritage suggested otherwise.

There was a gap in the attack. Lynard raced for the doorway. Link kept his shield up, backing up towards the exit before any of the Gyorgs could follow. He heard the old door creak open. Lynard pulled on Link's arm for a moment, before he was yanked back into the room. Link swung once, before diving into the room and swinging the heavy door shut...