I have forgotten the disclaimer in both chapters 1 & 2...

I do not own the Legend of Zelda or any of it's characters.

Chapter 3

As it turned out, he was only halfway through this cavern. With more enemies and less puzzled to solve, Link found himself worrying about what kind of creature was really down here. He quickly realized there had to be some kind of boss to these randomized creatures that were down here, and the pit in his stomach told him that whatever it was, it would be tough. Excercising his sore shoulder was quickly a must almost every few minutes. He had managed to wrap it well with strips of a spare undershirt he kept, but the blood leaked through every once in awhile. Wincing as he brought his sword down in swift stroke. With the enemy defeated, the barred door opened, revealing an oddly ornated chest inside. Raising a brow, he opened the chest to discover a massive golden key. Grasping it dumbly, he realized it must go to the thick golden lock he saw on another door earlier. "Is this some kind of joke?" He wondered out loud. It he could put two and two together, then the guy behind this monster infestation was behind that golden locked door. Shaking his head, he retreated to the room, and sat outside the door, resting before barging in. He was sure that more than half a day had past, and he felt exhausted. He spotted a few clay pots next to the door, and out of mere curiousity, broke one open. Surprise lit up his eyes as a red shiny gem clattered to the floor. "Rupees? In here?" He wandered aloud. A nice little find, but it didn't help his exhaustion any. He was dying for medicine or something to dull the fire in his shoulder, although he had little hope anything like that would be down here...

And to his even bigger surprise when he knocked over the second clay pot a pink ball of light appeared. "What the-?" The little glowing ball of pink giggled. "You look wary. Allow me to heal your worn body." And the little pink ball circled him, casting it's dust-like glow over him. Startled, Link could only stare at the curious little sprite until he felt the pain in his shoulder receding and the wearniess in his muscles dissapated. Feeling like he had just woken up from the best nights sleep, he stretched his newly healed arm and smiled in delight. "Thank you!" He exclaimed excitedly. "Not a problem. If you ever have a bottle, you may take one of us fairy sprites along with you. Please consider it." And the little sprite flew off. How it even got down there, Link was more than curious to know. Why it helped him was even more curious. And what did she call herself? A fairy? Scratching his head, and newly refreshed, Link turned to the door and focused on facing whatever in the worl was in there. Fumbling with the large, golden key some, the lock finally came loose and fell to the floor with a loud CLANG. Taking a deep breath, Link stepped through the open door.

The icy wind that hit his face froze him almost instantly. It was so cold in here. He noticed large boulders in the room and glanced back at the shovel. Earlier he had learned that the item had some kind of magical enchantment on it, it could pick of boulders three times his own size and fling it across the room. It still took some of his strength, but the lifting enchantment in the item did most of the work. He looked up and noticed that the top of the room probably eventually led to the outside, although they were so far down that it was still all ice in this room...

Suddenly, the icy wind seemed to actually slash at him, cutting into his body in tiny, razor-sharp stroked. Instinctively he covered his face with his arms and hands, and peered through squinted eyes to see a giant, furry head with one eye descend down the tall room. It was massive. At least twenty times his size. His eye took up most of the being, and a large, toothy mouth roared so loudly in his ears that he went deaf for a bit. Quickly realizing he wouldn't be able to get too close to the monster, Link immediately ran over to one of the boulders strewn about the room and kicked his magical shovel underneath it, flinging it in the direction of the monster. The giant white furball had been rushing him, and the boulder hit it straight in the eye. The ey flashed red and yellow as the monster roared in pain, falling on it's side, stunned. Wasting as little time as possible, Link rushed to it, and sliced into the beasts eyeball and it screamed in pain.

Link got about three hits in before it set itself upright, summoning a powerful icy wind to unleash its razor-sharp slices on Link again. Trying to keep his own eyes intact while still watching the monster, Link ran around the room for another boulder with squinted sight. The best rushed him again, this time ramming into the wall and knocking his head hard. Now fuzzy, Link stumbled over the boulder he was aiming for, barely able to register what he needed to do. The boulder flew across the room, again hitting its mark, and Link ran to the eyeball to rip into with his sword once again.

The creatures eye now bled profusely and it panted in pain. Desperate, the wind grew colder and harsher and Link was surprised to feel himsel be moved by the wind, and being picked up fast. Suddenly he was flown into the air and came down with a loud crash, again knocking him senseless. Gasping, Link could only think of ending the beasts life to rid himself of this torture. With some doing, and quite a but of dodging, he made it to one last boulder and flung it at his opponent, and slashed the single eye to shreds. The beast reeled back, it's eye starting to bubble from being cut too many times, veins popping grotesquely and the screams of the monter ringing in Link's sensitive ears. It finally shuddered it's last breath, dark blue blood gushing from it as it began to dissapate into a dark, shadowy essence.

Link panted heavily, his head was throbbing in pain and he stabbed his sword into ground and leanded against it. His mind was a jumbled mess when he looked foward, where the creature had dissapated, and spotted a bright right container. Careful to avoid the dark blue liquid that stained the floor, Link picked up the oddly-shaped container and noticed a thick red liquid inside of it. What was this stuff? It smelled sweet, and a little nudge in the back of his mind was telling him to drink it. That was nuts though, right? You don't just eat or drink things that have been lying around...still. It smelled so good...

He brought the container to his lips and sipped the sweet red nectar that was inside. Instantly he felt the pain in his head begin to fade and the sore joints from being thrashed around felt better. Before he new it he had drained the container, and curiously enough, broke off a piece of the actual container and nibbled on it. It was sweet as well. He sat down in delight as he finished the sweet snack, and suddenly realized that he felt a bit stronger. Deciding to ask his blue friend about it later, he was about to advance to the door on the other side of the room when a strange white essence spurred itself from the spot the heart container had landed. Instantly drawing his blade at the sudden commotion, he was startled to see a baby fish pop out of the ground. The white energy that surrounded it streamed towards Link's bags, and he ripped out the dulled Sapphire gemstone. The white essence infused the stone, returning to brilliant blue color. Link smiled. His first step towards restoring the land...

His attention then turned to the tiny red fish that had popped itself out of the ground. It was cute, with a big yellow latern-type appendage on the top of it's head. It's big round eyes shone with a certain level of happiness. Suddenly, the temperature in the cavern seemed to warm up. The ice began to melt, and quickly. So quickly, in fact, that a small stream of water already had itself rushing through the dungeon-esque cavern. The little fish happily flopped itself into a stream of moving water, and Link swore that the little thing raised a flipper and waved it to him. Shaking his head, Link returned to rush towards the unopened door. Inside was a huge chest, beautifully decorated and lavish. Nearly giddy with excitement, he ran over to the chest and thrust it open.

Inside was a brightly glowing pendant, it seemed to have no definite shape or figure, just an ice blue ball of light somehow attached to a long, thin chain. He noticed an inscription on the chest...

He who slain the abomination that kept us in severe cold,

Let us give the gift of cold that can be used for good.

A powerful wind of ice will do as it's told,

For the Pendant if Icy Wind is worth more than gold.

Link grasped the pendant for a second, feeling an odd magical power within the little accessory. He placed the delicate chain around his neck, and felt himself able to call upon the bits of magic now at around his neck. He tested it out, and to his own surprise, started whistling. The strange little tune that moved from his lips on its own accord summoned a great gust of ice-cold wind that seemed to now bother him. Beaming over the curious little trinket, he turned around to start to make his way through exiting the cavern when he noticed the entire place was already flooded with melted ice. Panicking, he desperately looked for a way out. Seeing none, he was about to give in when a the flooring he was standing on began to shake violently. A powerful burst of water shot up from the rapidly flooding cavern, sending the piece of land and the newly found hero straight into the air and through the open top of the odd room.

Link held on for dear life, screaming as he found himself high above Zora Domain, ready to fall and crash into the dry, boulder filled lake below him. He watched from way up high as some an explosive force of water pushed all of the boulders and loose earth out of the lake from underneath, and the lake quickly filled with chilly ice water. Gritting his teeth, Link attempted to make a diving position, praying the lake was deep enough to help him escape death.

The water crashed in his face, stinging his cheeks and head his arms had gone numb from the impact and it took him a minute to realize that his head was indeed still intact. The lake was actually quite deep, and he had dove about three-quarters down. Now ready for a breath of fresh air, he swam fiercly to the water's surface and gasped in a deep breath, swimming to the nearest stable ground. He looked at the now filled lake, and was surprised to see many little red fish swimming cheerfully in it. Bewildered, but happy to see the once barren lake filled with life, he pulled himself up and began to walk back into the domain. He stopped, however, when he spied an odd patch of land on the opposite side of the lake. He looked down at his already drenched clothes and jumped back in the cool water, now evening out with the warm temperature outside, and swam to the patch of land. A lone boulder stood on it, and a few patches of dried grass. Shrugging, and telling himself he would check it out, when and if he could do something about this boulder, he headed back towards the domain.

Water flooded the place, but in a good way. The waterfall thundered in the main room, and the sudden flow of the river and already started the job of clearing out the cobwebs and some of the my dry-based creatures. Link smiled as already walking through the Domain was easier with the lack of monsters and it was cheerier with moving water in it. He actually had the hope enough to run over to the waters edge and lookin for fish like in the other lake, but his face fell when he saw nothing but clear water. He decided to come back and check for some later. He passed the still spider-owned shop without going into it, that was another thing he would have to come back and take care of...but for now, he was weary of the battles.