Great Bay Coast – 3 days B.C.T. (Before Carnival of Time) – 7:13 a.m.
A Zora man floated through the water. His arms were broken and his legs sore. Bloody cuts on his chest, arms, back, and head. The pale white-blue, hairless forehead of a proud Zora held bruises across it. He looked like a very pale human with long fins on the elbows and a thick, long head tentacle, as all Zoras did. Will it really end like this? Am I to die all alone out here? He thought as a swarm of seagulls circled around him.
Suddenly, he felt a disturbance in the murky waters of the Great Bay. A little boy swam next to him. "Help me! Please…" the Zora cried. "Push me to shore…" The boy silently grabbed him and began to push him through the water. It seemed like an eternity to get to the beach. Slowly, but surely, the boy did it. The Zora's face brushed against the sand.
He managed to stand up and walk. I've got to get back to Zora Hall. The others must be warned. It's her only chance…Struggling, the Zora man didn't make it far. His footsteps got smaller, and smaller, until he collapsed in the sand. The young boy ran over, trying to help. But the injured man knew there was nothing that could save him now. The boy's efforts were in futility.
The Zora looked up at the child's shield. It had a name engraved on it. "Is your name…Link?" The boy nodded.
"My name is Mikau. I'm the lead guitarist in the Zora band the Indigo-gos."
"How did you get like this?" Link's fairy fluttered around him.
"……" Horrible memories of recent events flooded his mind. "Will you listen to my story?"