Sorry to those who have been waiting for the next chapter!!! I didn't
realize that you were waiting!!!!!!!! GOMEN!!!!!!!!
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That night Link lay awake in the house of the woman and her three children. Everything was happening so fast. He was on his way back to Hyrule one minute, then chasing Acida, then ended up in this weird place. It was bad enough he still hadn't found his friend.
*That's why I left Hyrule in the first place... right? If not, then why did I leave?* Link thought to himself. He heard voices downstairs. He got up and wandered to the top of the staircase. He peeked down and saw the woman sitting at the table drinking tea. Acida was also there, but she was pacing back and forth. She had been uptight since that afternoon. The whole thing with the soldiers had put a veil of tension over the entire town. Limk had asked Acida why she was so dead-set on protecting this town, but the only answer she would give was a distanced look. Then she would shake it off and continue walking like nothing had been said.
Acida had been on the young hero's mind since she asked him that question. After they had returned to the house that he was currently in, Acida had immediately turned to him and asked: "Will you help protect this country? Or will you let its Fate slip through fingers?" He had stood silent for a moment, thinking. *What an odd way to put it...* The second part echoed in his mind over and over. He was about to come up with an answer when two of the three kids had ran the stairs to greet Acida. One of them was Li, the five-year-old, and the other was Ame, the oldest.
After all that, Link never got another chance to speak with Acida privately about what she meant about that second half of the question. She had left with someone, that had come by requesting her assitance about something that had do with the guards from eariler.
Link now listened and looked down at the two women, who had been silent for a while. The mother got up slowly and took her tea cup over to the sink and began to wash that and the other dishes that sat there.
"Go to bed..." Acida stated tiredly. "But what about-" "Go... I'll take care of everything down here." Obediently, the older woman began to accend the stairs. Link quietly crept back to his room and left the door slightly ajar. As soon as the heavy footsteps had passed his door and been closed off by a squeaky door, he tiptoed down the hallway and watched Acida.
Before long, Link heard Acida talking. "How long do you plan on sitting up there, Link?" the tired voice sounded. He sat there staring at the back of her head dumbfounded. Then she turned and gave him a weak smile. Link then walked down the stairs and stood at the bottom. Finally, Acida finished washing the dishes and put everything away. Next she sat at the table and gestured for Link to do the same. He did.
For a long time, neither said anything, but continously adjusted their position in the chairs. Finally Acida spoke.
"You have question to ask me... do you not? Actually have many, but two that you're very curious about." "How did you...?" "I'll answer that when the time is right, but for now ask me the two questions that you're confused about." "Well, what did you mean by 'Or will you let its Fate slip through you're fingers?'?" "I know that you've been told many times, but this time you can decide whether or not to save it. The Fate of this country rest in your hands. I'm not going say that you must help me save this place because that would be wrong. You choose for yourself this time."
Link sat there thinking. Every other time he had saved the world, it was always a "must do" thing. At least several people told him that over and over. Now he could choose. Save this beautiful country, or let it be sucked into despair. He could choose this time... no "you have to this".
"Did you have another mind-bothering question?" the female interrupted his thoughts. "Oh, yeah! Why are you so dead-set on saving this town?" Link asked, expecting the same response as he had always recieved from her. Instead there were words.
"This village isn't my hometown. The place where I was born and raised until my fourth year of age, Yuzli, was destroyed by one of the kings. Everyone died except for myself." "What do you mean kings? And where were the only suvivor?" "I was the only one who lived because I was out for a ride on Ira, my horse. ...What about the kings?" "You say 'kings' right? Why plural? I thought that there could only be one king."
"A long time ago, there were four lords and an emperor. The four lords ruled the four directions; Kage the North, Shiro the West, Ai-ji the East, and Sanosuke the South. Where the four directions met, the emperor ruled. The emperor had a stone that had been the royal family for generations. This stone gave the ruler of the country power. It could only be controled by the emperor as long as it stayed as one stone. If it broke, then it's power would be divided and anyone who got their hands on it could use it.
"One day, for reasons unkown, the four lords met secretly. They were sick of the emperor and how the people of their land always praised him for his kindness toward others, and how he gave money to those who needed. They were sick of hearing how he would have no homeless people amoung the country. So they came up with a plan to rid the country of the emperor forever.
"As soon as a year went by, the four lords began to carry out their plan. So one night, they rode to the palace of the emperor, Yousei. They broke in and crept towards the throne room where the stone stood in a case of diamond. Unfortunately, there had a celebration that night for it had been the empress' birthday, so no guards were on duty. With no one to stop them, the four lords stole the stone and crept away before dawn broke into the windows of the palace.
"Once they had the stone, they had to break it into four pieces. They tried smashing it, pulling it, and cutting it, but nothing would break it. Finally one of the four lords muttered a swear in Elvish at Emperor Yousei. The emperor's name was a "password", so to speak, that could break the stone, but only when said in Elvish. So they got lucky.
"With a piece of stone for each lord, a piece of power, they began to destroy the empire that had taken so long to build. With their newfound power, the four lords wished for immortality, then for the emperor's death, and then to become kings. Since then, they have ruled and tortured the people of this country."
"Why don't they move to a new place. They could live in Hyrule, where I come from!" Link broke in. Acida shook her head. "But...why?" the Hero of Time questioned, "Is there something wrong with Hyrule?" "Nothing is wrong with 'Hyrule'... it's just that they can't leave." Acida responded. "Can't?" Link asked. "They're weak with no magic. Only those who have magic can pass through the dimension of the worlds and only they can find the entrance to the middle." answered the female. "We could lead them to it! We could teach them magic! We could-" "If you do wished to waste your time saving this world, then leave now. I'll show you the way to the exit. If you wish to stay and help me, then go to bed. If you do not know still, then leave while you still can. Who knows how much longer the entrance will stay open..." Acida stated.
Link stood and walked toward the staircase. Acida didn't move from the table. Link, seeing that she wasn't going to follow him, started up the stairs, then stopped. The female looked up at him curiously. "The rest of my questions... because I'm staying to help you, will you answer them?" he questioned. Acida laughed, and nodded. Then she stood and opened one of the three doors on the bottom floor.
With out another word, both walked to their rooms and fell into a deep sleep...
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That night Link lay awake in the house of the woman and her three children. Everything was happening so fast. He was on his way back to Hyrule one minute, then chasing Acida, then ended up in this weird place. It was bad enough he still hadn't found his friend.
*That's why I left Hyrule in the first place... right? If not, then why did I leave?* Link thought to himself. He heard voices downstairs. He got up and wandered to the top of the staircase. He peeked down and saw the woman sitting at the table drinking tea. Acida was also there, but she was pacing back and forth. She had been uptight since that afternoon. The whole thing with the soldiers had put a veil of tension over the entire town. Limk had asked Acida why she was so dead-set on protecting this town, but the only answer she would give was a distanced look. Then she would shake it off and continue walking like nothing had been said.
Acida had been on the young hero's mind since she asked him that question. After they had returned to the house that he was currently in, Acida had immediately turned to him and asked: "Will you help protect this country? Or will you let its Fate slip through fingers?" He had stood silent for a moment, thinking. *What an odd way to put it...* The second part echoed in his mind over and over. He was about to come up with an answer when two of the three kids had ran the stairs to greet Acida. One of them was Li, the five-year-old, and the other was Ame, the oldest.
After all that, Link never got another chance to speak with Acida privately about what she meant about that second half of the question. She had left with someone, that had come by requesting her assitance about something that had do with the guards from eariler.
Link now listened and looked down at the two women, who had been silent for a while. The mother got up slowly and took her tea cup over to the sink and began to wash that and the other dishes that sat there.
"Go to bed..." Acida stated tiredly. "But what about-" "Go... I'll take care of everything down here." Obediently, the older woman began to accend the stairs. Link quietly crept back to his room and left the door slightly ajar. As soon as the heavy footsteps had passed his door and been closed off by a squeaky door, he tiptoed down the hallway and watched Acida.
Before long, Link heard Acida talking. "How long do you plan on sitting up there, Link?" the tired voice sounded. He sat there staring at the back of her head dumbfounded. Then she turned and gave him a weak smile. Link then walked down the stairs and stood at the bottom. Finally, Acida finished washing the dishes and put everything away. Next she sat at the table and gestured for Link to do the same. He did.
For a long time, neither said anything, but continously adjusted their position in the chairs. Finally Acida spoke.
"You have question to ask me... do you not? Actually have many, but two that you're very curious about." "How did you...?" "I'll answer that when the time is right, but for now ask me the two questions that you're confused about." "Well, what did you mean by 'Or will you let its Fate slip through you're fingers?'?" "I know that you've been told many times, but this time you can decide whether or not to save it. The Fate of this country rest in your hands. I'm not going say that you must help me save this place because that would be wrong. You choose for yourself this time."
Link sat there thinking. Every other time he had saved the world, it was always a "must do" thing. At least several people told him that over and over. Now he could choose. Save this beautiful country, or let it be sucked into despair. He could choose this time... no "you have to this".
"Did you have another mind-bothering question?" the female interrupted his thoughts. "Oh, yeah! Why are you so dead-set on saving this town?" Link asked, expecting the same response as he had always recieved from her. Instead there were words.
"This village isn't my hometown. The place where I was born and raised until my fourth year of age, Yuzli, was destroyed by one of the kings. Everyone died except for myself." "What do you mean kings? And where were the only suvivor?" "I was the only one who lived because I was out for a ride on Ira, my horse. ...What about the kings?" "You say 'kings' right? Why plural? I thought that there could only be one king."
"A long time ago, there were four lords and an emperor. The four lords ruled the four directions; Kage the North, Shiro the West, Ai-ji the East, and Sanosuke the South. Where the four directions met, the emperor ruled. The emperor had a stone that had been the royal family for generations. This stone gave the ruler of the country power. It could only be controled by the emperor as long as it stayed as one stone. If it broke, then it's power would be divided and anyone who got their hands on it could use it.
"One day, for reasons unkown, the four lords met secretly. They were sick of the emperor and how the people of their land always praised him for his kindness toward others, and how he gave money to those who needed. They were sick of hearing how he would have no homeless people amoung the country. So they came up with a plan to rid the country of the emperor forever.
"As soon as a year went by, the four lords began to carry out their plan. So one night, they rode to the palace of the emperor, Yousei. They broke in and crept towards the throne room where the stone stood in a case of diamond. Unfortunately, there had a celebration that night for it had been the empress' birthday, so no guards were on duty. With no one to stop them, the four lords stole the stone and crept away before dawn broke into the windows of the palace.
"Once they had the stone, they had to break it into four pieces. They tried smashing it, pulling it, and cutting it, but nothing would break it. Finally one of the four lords muttered a swear in Elvish at Emperor Yousei. The emperor's name was a "password", so to speak, that could break the stone, but only when said in Elvish. So they got lucky.
"With a piece of stone for each lord, a piece of power, they began to destroy the empire that had taken so long to build. With their newfound power, the four lords wished for immortality, then for the emperor's death, and then to become kings. Since then, they have ruled and tortured the people of this country."
"Why don't they move to a new place. They could live in Hyrule, where I come from!" Link broke in. Acida shook her head. "But...why?" the Hero of Time questioned, "Is there something wrong with Hyrule?" "Nothing is wrong with 'Hyrule'... it's just that they can't leave." Acida responded. "Can't?" Link asked. "They're weak with no magic. Only those who have magic can pass through the dimension of the worlds and only they can find the entrance to the middle." answered the female. "We could lead them to it! We could teach them magic! We could-" "If you do wished to waste your time saving this world, then leave now. I'll show you the way to the exit. If you wish to stay and help me, then go to bed. If you do not know still, then leave while you still can. Who knows how much longer the entrance will stay open..." Acida stated.
Link stood and walked toward the staircase. Acida didn't move from the table. Link, seeing that she wasn't going to follow him, started up the stairs, then stopped. The female looked up at him curiously. "The rest of my questions... because I'm staying to help you, will you answer them?" he questioned. Acida laughed, and nodded. Then she stood and opened one of the three doors on the bottom floor.
With out another word, both walked to their rooms and fell into a deep sleep...