Bad Arm

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"Have you seen the General anywhere?" Zelda asked one of the construction workers after her inspection of the citadel.

"No, ma'am, haven't seen him." The worker replied bluntly, before resuming his task.

"He's just disappeared." Zelda sighed.

She walked out to where they both had stood before she left, hoping to see him there still, but no one was there. She then glanced over to where they had left there horses, and Epona was still there. So he can't have gone far?

Suddenly, a sound like a tree being uprooted roared in the air. Then, another bang, and said tree sounded as though it was being flung.

"Hinox!" One of the workers shouted.

Zelda hurried over to the edge to see a colossal blue titan lumbering across the plains, focusing on something which she couldn't see. Soon, more construction workers had joined her to spectate the beast.

"Oh Hylia!" One of them gasped, "The General's trapped under that tree!"

Upon closer inspection, the Hinox seemed to be storming towards a small figure laying helplessly on the ground his arm trapped under the thrown tree.

"Link!" Zelda screamed, "We have to help him!"

"I'm not going near that thing..." The construction workers stated.

Zelda stared down in horror. Something had to be done, she couldn't just leave him like that. He would've come racing to save her, now it was time for her to repay him.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?"

"I can't leave him!" She cried, rushing over to Link's horse.

She riffled through the bag, then pulled out a royal bow and broadsword, then hesitated before taking out a royal shield. Zelda then ran across the bridge, and jumped off the edge, pulling out the shield to surf down the hill. She could now see the scene of the fight, and the  beast was very close to the tree now.

"Hey you!" Zelda called out as she knocked an arrow and loosened it in the direction of the Hinox, "Stay away from him!"

She jumped off of the shield and strapped it to her arm. The hinox turned around to see the small Queen staring at it menacingly.

"What!" Link exclaimed, "Zelda, no! Get out of here!"

He tried to pull his arm out free, but winced with pain when he tried. The hinox began to lumber towards Zelda, who knocked another arrow and fired it in its eye. When the hinox recoiled with pain and clutched its eye, Zelda put away the bow and ran up to it, unsheathing her sword, and began slicing at its feet repeatedly. When the hinox began to come back to its senses, the Queen nimbly climbed onto its head and tried to keep her balance as the monster stood up. The blue titan looked around wildly, and knocked the tree trunk off of Link in the process. Link clutched his arm, and tried to reach for the Master Sword, which caused him a lot of pain.

"Hang on Zelda!" He called out as she was clinging onto the hinox's head for dear life.

Link tried to move his arm, but even the slightest movement was agony. He stared up at the hinox, his eyes full of terror.

"I've... Got it perfectly under control..." Zelda mumbled breathlessly, "Ok, lets do this..."

She took a deep breath. Then, she jumped from the hinox's head and thrusted the sword deep into its eye.

"Zelda!" Link screamed as he dived forward to catch her, ignoring all of the pain in his arm.

The Queen tumbled through the air and landed on top of Link, who cried out in pain. The ground rumbled underneath them as the hinox landed on the ground with a thud, and then burst into a cloud of purple smoke.

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