The sound of her shoes against the cold stone floor echoed throughout the castle chamber as she approached the meeting table. The look of anticipation and fear was obvious on her partners and she knew why it was there. Her graceful presence fell upon the room in such a way that all communication was silent; all eyes were on her. Her long blonde hair jostled along with her stride, but fell flat when she sat down. Her place was at the head of the table and she was expected to start the conversation that had been avoided for some time. The other six sages turned toward her and she looked at all of them individually, a look that instilled hope deep within them even if only for a brief moment.
All seven of them came from all over the land of Hyrule. There was a wise old man, white with age; that took the spot as the Sage of Light. Next to him was a young boy who can only be described as elfish and not past the age of 12 that had inherited the name of Sage of Forest. The Sage of Water, a half-human, half-fish adult Zora female, whose blue-white skin glistened off of the light of candles, sat next to the young boy. Across the table was a dark skinned woman, mid 20's, and a member of the Gerudos who had accepted her spot as Sage of Spirit. Next to her was a male Goron, a thick skinned, bulky, rock-like race that lived in Death Mountain. Living in heat his entire life, it was only appropriate that he was the Sage of Fire. The sixth sage, Sage of Spirit, was a Sheikah; a stealthy race that had always been chosen to protect the Royal Family of Hylia. The only one left was the girl, the Hylian princess. She was chosen to be the eight and final sage, as had all the princesses before her, ever since her ancestor had helped Link defeat Ganon on the rubble of the castle.
"I know I was expected to be the leader tonight, but I am afraid that I have come unprepared, so I'll ask Tallur to begin."
The old man, named Tallur and descendant of Rauru, stood up to begin the meeting.
"Thank you, princess," Tallur began, "As you all know, Ganon and his brother Geman have begun attacking Hylia and its allies. We also now have reports that Geman's army of monsters have successfully captures an outpost, manned by Hylian soldiers, in Gerudo Valley. Albinna, how are your women holding up?"
Albinna, the Gerudo and descendant of Nabooru, let out a sigh before she began her reports.
"Not very well. So far we have been able to hold back Geman's forces, but if Ganon joins in the attack, instead of focusing on Lake Hylia, I don't think we'll last much longer."
"Speaking of that, how is Lake Hylia withstanding, Ruta?" Tallur asked.
"Not much better. They're just too strong and I fear that the warriors are loosing morale as the battle goes on," Ruta, the Zora and descendant of Ruto, grudgingly stated.
"Not good. Well how are defenses coming along in Kakariko village, Impa?"
"They are decent. I hope my Sheikah support comes soon because we will need them very soon," Impa, the chosen Sheikah, declared.
Hertal, the Goron and descendant of Darunia, quickly added, "And the Gorons are ready in Death Mountain to join in an instant."
"Then there is only one thing left to do. Leramias, has the Great Deku Tree remembered the way to find Link?"
The young Kokiri boy stood up and said, "Yes and No. He says that the ancient texts say that the only person who can find Link is himself, but he has no idea what it means."
"Neither do I. Does anyone else have any ideas?"
A murmur went through the group and all agreed that they didn't either, except for the princess who seemed to be in a deep thought. Tallur was the only one who noticed this.
"Princess Zelda, have you any thoughts?"
A look of sudden remembrance shot through her face, and she stood up in eagerness.
"Yes! I remember! A long time ago, my grandmother told me that there is another world besides Hyrule; a parallel dimension if you will. In this other dimension, there is an exact copy of us and in a time of great distress, a hero would be brought from that world. This hero is identical to our own hero. That's all she ever told me, but I think it's obvious that our hero is Link and we need to find his parallel twin."
"Did your grandmother tell you what this "parallel dimension" is called?"
"Yes. It's called Earth."
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