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Timeless Ocarina: Chapter 13: The Realm of Silence

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Chapter 12: The Depths of the Dragon     Chapter 14: The Desperate Battle

 

Chapter 13: The Realm of Silence

Link swung the hammer with both hands and brought it crashing down on the fire-dragon’s head. Volvagia roared, pulled back underground, and exploded out, sending rocks flying everywhere. Navi yelled and Link ducked.
The dragon flew around, spewing fire at Link. He jumped sideways and rolled, dropping the hammer. Volvagia dove. More rocks flew. Link grabbed the hammer. The dragon appeared again at the far side of the platform. Link ran. Volvagia breathed fire. Link rolled sideways.
He jumped forward, trying to catch the dragon off guard. It wasn’t. It swung its head, and its long fiery mane hit him and knocked him back. Link sprang up and smacked the hammer down on its head.
“Are you trying to kill it or give it a headache?” Navi asked facetiously.
“Navi!” Link snapped, trying to concentrate and not in the mood for jokes at that moment.
“Sorry.” Link rolled sideways to avoid another blast of fire. When Volvagia popped its head out of one of its holes, the Hylian was ready. When it swung its mane, he backflipped and bounced forward again, slamming the hammer dead on target. He was also getting tired. The heat was starting to leak through even his tunic.
Happily, the next time he repeated the pattern, Volvagia erupted from his hole right away. Link crouched warily, but Volvagia burst into flames overhead. Nothing but a few ashes fell to the platform. Continue reading →

Turmith

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Nice T-rune, there

Nice T-rune, there

Turmith rides again!
Turmith: Booyeah! I mean, er, mae govannen.
This is the champion, leader, and commander of my unit of Celebthol, and his name means Grey Master (Tur as in Turgon and Turambar, and Mith as in Mithrandir and Mitheithal). That’s pretty appropriate, since he’s the boss and all the horses are grey. His horse’s name is Eärfaroth, which means Sea Hunter (Eär as in Eärendil and Belegaer, and Faroth as in the High Faroth on the map in the Silmarillion). Note the twoonie and see how small he is! Funny, I always seem to feel he’s larger. That device on his shield is not a P, it’s a tengwar T, okay? That bit was painted freehand.

Shiny jewel, huh? That part was a bit tricky. Also I varnished the shield with floor polish (also the jewels – it works!) to make it shiny. Unfortunately, it got on the ribbon too. I didn’t have Citadel silver and gold when I painted the horse, so the barding is not as shiny as it might have been. Still, it could make a good effect if done on purpose.