Before the Wild

A Premonition

He should have just left the Bokoblins alone. They weren't bothering him, and a matter of fact, the chances of them doing harm to someone were low, and the Gorons themselves were more than capable to defend themselves. They were just Red Bokoblins.

Now, after a long and fierce battle, Link had not just only defeated the Red Bokoblins but their blue counterparts and two members of a new type of Lynel, a black and white one with a white mane. Those guys were much tougher than the Red Lynel he had faced, and based on how much difficulty he had, he wasn't sure if Zelda and the Sheikah could do better.

And before he forgot, he had one more Lynel to take down. Link was tired, pain burning from bruised muscles and bleeding wounds, but the Hero of Hyrule was not down for the count. His opponent stared him down from the other side of the canyon, patiently awaiting Link to pick up the Master Sword currently implanted tip down in the ground. Rising to his feet, Link was determined to fight. He reached out his right hand for his sword, clasped it, then held it in his battle stance. "C'mon!"

The Lynel charged, brandishing its huge sword in the air for a powerful strike. Link ran also (against his better judgment) towards the Lynel, dryly yelling in his charge. Once he was in the Lynel's reach, the monster swung its sword, but Link began to twist in motion, blocking the Lynel with the Master Sword and, as the twist ended, grabbed unto the still galloping Lynel's tail. The monster growled, angered that the Hylian held went for the appendage, and began rushing and bucking along the canyon in a bid to dislodge Link. Link, to add some stability, brought the Master Sword to the back right thigh of the Lynel.

That really pissed the warrior monster off. It went for a different tactic, one Link didn't see coming. As it came to a wall of the canyon, the Lynel slammed its left into it. Link collided with the wall, immediately letting go and falling to the ground. "Ohhh...Ahhh." Link positioned himself to his posterior, looking up in time to see the Lynel's sword rise skyward. Adrenaline coursing in his blood, Link dove for the ventral side of the Lynel, crawling between its hooves and coming from under it by its tail. Reaching up, he yanked the Master Sword from the thigh, grimacing lightly as the Lynel howled in pain. Seeing the opportunity to try to mount it again, Link made way for the Lynel's back, but unexpectedly the Lynel raised its hind hooves, kicking the Hylian in the chest. Link was launched from his feet, landing hard on the mountain's surface near where it began to become a cliff. Link, coughing something up that had a sharp taste of iron, tried getting him to his feet again but his body didn't want to leave the kneeling position.

"Eck...Damn...C'mon Link. You are Hyrule's Hero. Get to your freaking feet and fight! If Father or Zelda was here, what would she tell you?" Link tried once more to stand, but the pain was overloading his body, shutting him back down. He swore a curse, then looked up to the White-maned Lynel, standing a few meters away with a menacing stare. For the first time in this very long fight, Link was actually scared. He had no idea what the Lynel was going to do, the mere sight of it standing motionless was enough to scare the Hero shitless.

Courage is not the absence of fear, and Link, still retaining his courage, feared for his life.

"Come on!" Link tried once more to stand, but his legs gave way before he could fully raise himself up. Angry with himself, he looked to the Lynel, who seemed to had made an executive decision on what to do with Link. It placed its weapons away and began to take a huge breath while an orange hue glowed from its mouth. It was a few seconds more before it fired three fiery blasts towards Link, and all the Hero could do was close his eyes and raise his sword, hoping it could protect him in some way.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Link heard the impacts, yet felt no force upon himself. Opening his eyes, he was granted the sight of a familiar blonde holding up a blue crystal-shaped barrier around them. Smoke covered them. Link looked all the way up to her head, where the green-eyed girl looked upon him fiercely. "Zelda?"