[EDITING] The Legend of Zelda: Goddess of Secrecy

Dungeon Chapter 1 - The Deku Fortress

...into the musty ruin that was the abandoned fortress of the Deku Scrubs. The hollow chamber had trunks for supports, and other than the stone walls, it was made entirely of wood. Vines and cobwebs hung from the rafters, pressing in where the wood had thinned. A few pots littered the corners, one of the few things that plant life hadn't settled on yet.

Link pulled his sword free of its sheath and hoisted his new shield on his right arm. Kaepora hadn't trained him very much with the defensive item, but he knew that this was a study piece. It would hold up to anything that lurked in these woods.

"The Deku Scrubs knew about all the rooms in this fortress. There should be a map around here somewhere they left behind before fleeing."

Yore perched himself above Link, far enough away to not be in Link's way, but close enough to see. The hawk was smart, smarter than any of the birds Link had dealt with up until now. Granted, most of those were Cuccos, and Cuccos could hardly do anything on their own.

Scanning the room, Link tried to guess where he might need go next, or for any signs of the two knights to be lost in here. The chamber was two stories with four doors between them. There was one staircase, which split off and wrapped around the walls. It looked like a hub for the whole building from where Link was standing.

Cautiously, Link walked further into the building. It was almost too peaceful for a place rumored to be filled with monsters, to the point that nothing lurking here yet was curious. Which was why Link wasn't completely surprised when something shot out at him.

The Deku Nut split open on the ground, its yellow sap flowing out of the dark brown shell. Link twisted his shield arm around, the next projectile bouncing off and landing on the floor with a soft thud, still in tact.

Yore swooped in towards a corrupted Deku Scrub, a warped shrub of a creature with an extended snout, sitting on a ledge above them. His talons dug into the side of the monster, making it screech in pain. Link quickly grabbed the fallen Deku Nut and lobbed it at the Scrub. It stiffened, before hardening into a husk and dissipating into a dark cloud of smoke.

Link scanned the room, looking for any other monsters. A few baby Skulltulas hung in the corner on some vines, but there wasn't anything immediately dangerous anymore. Link moved to one of the doors on the ground floor. As he reached the door, the stone slab lifted up. Link stepped back, the door slamming down as he stepped away.

"It is an enchantment in the Temples throughout Hyrule. It helps keep the Demon Lord's minions at bay as to only open for non-monstrous creatures."

Sitting on this for a moment, Link stepped back up to the door. It swung open again, remaining open so long as he remained near it.

With Yore close behind, Link continued into the next room. A few Keeses fluttered around on the far end, but Link saw a new enemy much closer to him. It was about his height, with wrinkly purple skin, wielding a club, and only covered by a loincloth. Yore glided over the monster, his wings gleaming even in the weak torchlight.

"That is a bokoblin. They are a standard minion of the enemy, but not particularly powerful."

Link twisted his sword around in his hand, before walking a bit closer to the monster. He whistled to Yore, then glanced at the Keeses in the back of the room. The hawk seemed to get the message and quickly flew off to the other corner to keep the bat-like creatures distracted.

The bokoblin let out an awful skrieking noise in surprise as Link's sword swiped past its face. It would have hit if it hadn't moved at the last moment. Link slid back, his boots bringing him to a halt quickly before he launched himself back towards the monster.