Hyrule Adventures 2

Worru took a moment to clear his head as best as he could, turning so that they could go on to the next room, save for his left leg being really stiff for some explainable reason.

Setzer looked back at Worru and smiled. "You alright Kid?" he asked, motioning at him to hurry up and get over there. "We've got another long hallway, and we're out of this hellhole."

"Hey! I lived here! It isn't a hellhole!"

"It is to me. Because almt everyone here is dead, a demon, or some ten foot giant with a shapeshifting sword."

Kenji 32/32 HP 7/7 SPL
Setzer 40/40 HP 15/15 SPL
Worru 61/61 HP 23/23 SPL
Teresa 33/33 HP 36/36 SPL


Dungeon Items:
Fire Charm
Thunder Ring
Shadow Bracelet

"Setzer, I would appreciate it if you would kindly shut up." he said, his head hanging as the blush was still evident, and his leg only a bit less stiff. "If you had the same problem I do, than you'd understand why I'm walking funny." he added, still irritable at the Gambler. "I am...I am fine for the time being. So, now that all of that is over, let's just get all this over with."

Setzer merely shrugged at what the boy had said, and continued to walk further in the next hallway. This one was almost Identical to the previous hallway, exept that instead of a closed door, their was an open doorway that lead into a darkly light room.

"Thats the last room. Thats where the final test is. If we can get through there, than we'll be able to reach the throne room. Thats where my father will be waiting.'' Teresa said, following closely behind Worru. Her expression had changed, from flirtatious, to dead serious. "The last guardian will not fight us, but test one of us mentally. So one of you will need to be ready to answer a question..."

Kenji 32/32 HP 7/7 SPL
Setzer 40/40 HP 15/15 SPL
Worru 61/61 HP 23/23 SPL
Teresa 33/33 HP 36/36 SPL


Dungeon Items:
Fire Charm
Thunder Ring
Shadow Bracelet

Worru looked from Setzer, to Kenji, and then back at Teresa. With a last look at himself, he sighed. There would be no way they would pass if they chose him for the question. He wasn't smart, in most respects, and was expecting a simple fight. "We are so, flipping dead if they chose me..." he mumbled out loud, his own feelings expressing themselves.

OoC: We are screwed then...
IC:
Teresa lead them through the doorway and into the darkened room. "Orion...we have visitors. Don't be shy and come out. They want to find Father..." She said, looking up at some shadowy figure that seemed to hang from thin air.

Teresa...what have you brought to me now? More of your play things? Dear little sister...when will you learn to leave them in your room where they belong?

Kenji 32/32 HP 7/7 SPL
Setzer 40/40 HP 15/15 SPL
Worru 61/61 HP 23/23 SPL
Teresa 33/33 HP 36/36 SPL


Dungeon Items:
Fire Charm
Thunder Ring
Shadow Bracelet

Worru looked up at the figure, gulping as he wondered what would soon happen, as it sounded like this would be the turning point. It was either they got past, or they stayed here and died a, most likely, excruciatingly painful death, which he bega to think would be caused by him.

Orion descended to the floor slowly, as if he was being lowered by several ropes and a pulley.

Teresa. I told you that if you didn't keep your toys in your room, I'd have to break one of them to teach you a lesson. Now...which one to snap like a twig?

"We are NOT her 'playthings', you shadowy freak! We're here to get that shape-shifting sword. Thats all." Setzer said, pointing his sword at the monstrous creature and hoping something bad wouldn't happen.

Worru looked up at the creature, the blood rushing from his face to somewhere else on his body, making his face paler than usual. His eyes were wide as he realized that, from face value, he would be the easiest to break, what with his short height, pale skin, and the fact that the other two looked like they could put up a better fight than he could.

Ahh... You look frightened, boy. Orion smirked at Worru and stepped lightly on the ground now. His smile was crooked and jagged, like the edge of a broken bottle of the peaks of a massive mountain. If you can answer three questions, then I will let you and your friends pass. One wrong answer, and we will all have to fight. Doesn;t that sound fair? the shadowy figure said, his wispy voice filling the room with a dark, cloudy mist that seemed to numb the mind.

The first question is an old riddle... hopefully you can tell me the answer. What creature walks on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening?

Worru gulped, in fear that he would answer wrong, but then realized that his mother, as well as all of her friends, had told him the riddle many times, and so, he had the answer firmly planted within his mind. "It's man, right? The entire baby in the beginning, man in the noon, and old guy in the evening, right?" he answered back, without the annoying long answer everyone else did say.

Very good... Orion's smile grew wider, and he clapped his hands together. The noise seemed to echo throughout the room, loud and going on forever. I guess that it was too easy. Everyone knows the riddle of the Sphinx...

I come in darkness, but fill the mind with light. I bring enlightenment to some, while gripping others in the hand of fear. With me it can be a journey of inexplicable joy and sorrow. What I will show you will often be unreachable. Journey with me and what you see may haunt you. Journey with me and you may never want to return home. Journey with me and you will never know when it will end. What am I? This time, Orion's grin faded, for he knew that few could answer this riddle. No one ever got past the second riddle...

Worru thought for the answer, over, over, over, and once more, merely for good measure, again, seeing as it as not only a very long riddle, but one that needed him to search the innermost sections of his mind. The answer was very close, but also very far...Wait, that's it!, he thought, with a snap of his fingers, and a turn to the ugly monster. "It's your dreams, isn't it!?"

Your a clever kid.... Orion frowned at Worru this time, his eyes angery slits of burning hatred. Maybe too clever. Tell me what your name is, boy? the shadowy creature spoke slowly, as if he was thinking of a different riddle to use on our heroes.

I cannot believe it! This kid got past the second question without much effort, Uh! How the hell can this be? I am Orion, The Master of Riddles! I cannot lose to this brat!!! The monster's rage was growing with every second that passes, clouding his thoughts with anger instead of the cold logic that he needed to come up with another riddle. Your good kid... but your not going to get this one.

A cloud was my mother, the wind is my father, my son is the cool stream, and my daughter is the fruit of the land. A rainbow is my bed, the earth my final resting place, and I'm the torment of man.

"Now that is just plain mean.", the young boy mumbled, right now thinking heavily over an answer he had no idea about, and had very little of a chance of actually finding the answer. Wait...I shouldn't think too hard on riddles...the answer is always right in front of you...then again, a guy who wants to cause my death, and make it a painful one as well, is right in front of me...rain come from clouds, wind moves the rain, rain makes streams, and can make fruit grow, leaves behind a rainbow, it ends at the earth...

"It's...it's rain, isn't it, Orion?..."