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Shifting his foot through the lush soil, the moisture began to stick onto the leather of his boots. Leaves cluttered around his feet, piling and tumbling around the trail. Splotches of light littered the ground, breaching through holes in the covers of the trees. He slowly lifted his sword to glance at the beaten weapon. Dried blood and mud was caked on the gleam of the steel. The glare of sunlight was dull, chips and scratches running deep into the metal. He’d have to repair it with the risk of destroying it being this large. Both his health and stamina were depleted, his movement sluggish and lagging. He couldn’t put his guard down no matter how peaceful it seemed. Footsteps became louder behind him, and as he whipped around, he dropped his guard. A red zora, nearing twice his height, jogged up to where he stood, a friendly marker hovering above his head. Even without the marker, the body and the unmistakable crest on the top of his head gave his identity away. He was guildmate Rutala.
Rutala - Woah, easy there, it’s just me.
loh - sorry, my healths just running low and i dont want to lose these items or this shit ton of exp
Rutala - Ah, alright. No harm done, I forgive you.
loh - we gotta meet up at hyrule tavern tho, everybodys already going there
Rutala - Lead the way.
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The irritation from the clacking of the keyboard only grew. Zelda cringed and shut her eyes even tighter as she tried to muffle it with her pillow. She threw her face into the sheets and muffled a growl as she stomped out of bed. The chill of the autumn air followed her and she ripped her comforter off the bed to travel with her and keep her warm. Stepping into the hallway, a bright blue light leaked through the slightly ajar door to Link’s room. She peered deeper into his room, and there Link was, at his desk, a large black comforter on him, playing video games . He had headphones in and was playing light music, and even Zelda heard that in the silent house. His eyes didn’t avert to acknowledge her, so either he didn’t notice or he was ignoring her. Either way was the wrong answer.
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The tavern was a busy place. Players and non players alike roamed in and out of here, crowding the space most of the time. He was lucky to secure a table large enough… He leaned against the thick oak, resting his head on the old wood. His arms sprawled out and he let out a large sigh, causing others near him to laugh. Food and ale was set in front of him, and quickly consuming that, his health and stamina bars were quickly back into a safe range for his liking. Rutala sat to his side, slowly sipping on his wine as he watched him mirthfully. Other members of their guild began to file into their seats, sitting down with new loot and new injuries. In the first chair to his right, was of course, the knight Rutala. Next to him was the next zora healer in their guild, Miruto. Representing the gorons as he rolled in was Rudaru, their tank. Following in suit were both an expert rito marksman and gerudo magician. The rito went by Medvali and the gerudo by Urosa. They all sat down, and also began resting up for any next quests.
loh - how much exp did you guys get from this raid?
Rutala - 40,000
Medvali - 14,000…
Rutala - That’s what you get for dying twice.
Medvali - I wouldn’t have died if loh fucking blocked those attacks!
loh - everybody else?
Rudaru - I got 28,000?
loh - hey, that’s good. still beginning and twice as much as Medvali lol.
Medvali - Shut the fuck up.
Urosa - Ha! I got 45,000!
Miruto - beat you. i got 50,000.
Urosa - Hmph.
Miruto - loh? How about you?
loh - uh
Urosa - Yeah what about you?
loh - 79,000
Nobody responded for a moment.
Medvali - How the fuck.
Urosa - loh are you cheating?
loh - what no i just used my exp boost this round
It went quiet again.
Medvali - I don’t trust him, Rudaru. I’m gonna keep an eye out.
Rudaru - Good job typing that on the group chat.
Medvali - Shit.
loh - thanks
Link was about to type another comment, but the sound and feeling of a door slamming against his wall jarred him out of the game. Zelda stood in the open doorway, a tired glare boring into him.
“Link… It’s two in the morning … We have class in four hours…” Her voice was slurred and she winced at the even brighter lights, groaning. Link blinked at her. What did that have to do with anything? “Just… Please , try to get some sleep. For you and me? Tomorrow’s gonna suck for you…” She yawned loudly into her palm and walked back down the hallway. “I’m going to get some more sleepy sleepy. You better do the same.” Link slowly nodded, and turned back to his computer when he heard her body slamming into her bed.
loh - i gotta log off now, sister got on my ass for playing at 2am
Rutala - Hey, wait, it’s 2AM here too.
Urosa - Same.
loh - do we live in the same area
Medvali - Oh, goddess I hope not.
loh - ion really give a fuck we can just figure it out tomorrow
Rutala - We should log off as well.
Urosa disconnected
Rutala disconnected
loh disconnected
Shutting Down…