Just so ya know, this chapter has been like three days in the making thanks to other obligations and severe writer's block (distractions), but its finally here so enjoy! (Sorry for the poor grammar, I just changed the tense of the story and I didnt feel like rewriting the whole thing so... yeah!"

My stomach preforms nervous flips as I land on the wooded path behind the Sealed Temple. It's my first time being on the surface without Link since I was first pulled down here. And even then, for the most part I had Impa with me to fight off any marauders. I dearly miss Impa. Not only had she been a loyal companion, be she also helped me cope with the reality of my destiny as the goddess.

I look over the scene for any signs or clues to Link's whereabouts. However, the area is empty and quiet aside from the low sounds of rustling leaves and birdsong from high in the trees. No sign of any monsters, but no sign of Link either.

I brake the calm of the early morning by calling out his name. "Link!" I shout, and perk my ears up for a response, of course receiving none. "Link!" I try again. "Link!"

The sound of my own voice echoing through the trees is the only thing I can hear. A sudden loneliness comes over me as I sigh and gaze at the path ahead of me. Gathering up all of my courage, I take my first steps along it, beginning my journey.

I enter Faron Woods to find it in the same state of calm that the path behind the temple had been. Maybe I was wrong about coming to Faron… I think as I walk through the quiet morning woods. I could easily be wrong. After all, the surface is vast; much larger than Skyloft and its islands. Link could be in Eldin or Lanayru as much as he could be in Faron. Even Faron in itself is a large province; consisting of not only the Sealed Grounds and the Woods, but also Lake Floria and Skyview Temple as well. The many possibilities start to overwhelm me as I think all of them over.

"I guess I'll just have to look everywhere," I say to myself, reaffirming my resolve. No matter what it comes down to, I absolutely have to find him.

The cool of the morning quickly begins to wear off as the sun begins to rise higher in the sky, bringing a comfortable warmth paired with a soothing breeze to the woods. As I hike through the forest, I let my mind wander back to my dream from the previous night. Perhaps it was actually seeing Link in the dream that called me to action. Maybe it had been the taunting of the mysterious voice. Or maybe it had been my own fears and worries about the situation as a whole. Whatever it was, I know that the situation must be growing more dire by the second. Link's life is most likely in great danger, and as long as I'm on the surface without him, so is mine.

I am drawn out of my thoughts by a sharp "snap!" underneath my boot that sounds much different from the normal sound of a small twig breaking. Glancing down, I realize that I had stepped on what looks to be an arrow, now broken in half from having been stepped on. An arrow! I quickly scoop the broken projectile up off the ground and look it over carefully. A carefully polished head, but not without a few scratches showing that it had been used before. The feathered fletching looks to be about the same color as the kind on the arrows that Link always uses. Arrows like these are only available at the Bazaar in Skyloft.

Clutching a half of the arrow in both hands I can't help but smile to myself at this revelation. Link must have been here! The arrow probably hadn't been there long either, since the wind would have carried it away since it had been on the ground. I place the arrow in one of my empty pouches, considering it my first clue. However, much to my surprise and elation, I notice another one of the exact same arrows wedged into a tree a few steps ahead of me, and another in a tree not far away from that one. In fact, many of the trees surrounding me arrows stuck into them, almost seeming to form a trail through the woods leading in the direction of Skyview Temple.

My heart sinks and I realize what's going on. It's a trap. It had to be. Whoever captured Link and appeared in my dream is trying to lure me to Skyview Temple, under the false hope that Link is there. I almost turn to go the other way entirely when a thought strikes me. Maybe Link is really within the temple after all. What harm could it be to check? Seeing as the trail of arrows as my only lead, I don't really have any other alternative. And even if he isn't there, maybe I could finally get the answers to some of my burning questions.

Eventually, after following the trail, I find my way to the entrance to Skyview Temple. I haven't been in the place since I first visited the spring deep within the temple on my first visit to the surface. However, I as I stand there now, I can clearly sense a dark presence lurking within the temple. As I cautiously step into its dark depths, I pull the Master Sword out of its sheath and grip my shield tightly with the other hand, ready to face whatever malevolent forces I could encounter inside.

Nearly suffocating on the musty air inside the structure, I gradually adjust to the cold stiffness of the area. I glance in seemingly every angle and direction, watching my back as I swiftly and silently explore the temple and taking special care to look for any signs of Link. Like the forest, the temple is eerily empty aside from me and the feeling of evil that I still feel within it.

The trail of arrows continues on the inside of the temple, but they do not appear as frequently as they had outside. Though I know the arrows are little more than a trap, the path they provide does give me something to on, which I'm a little grateful for. Though Skyview Temple isn't too large, it's still possible to get lost within its depths without a map, which I certainly dont't have. Upon entering one of the large central chambers of the dungeon however, I spot something unusual lying on the ground near the door on the far side of the room. As I approach the item, I notice that its a quiver, no doubt Link's, but empty since the arrows that it once held had been scattered through the forest and the temple.

I take the quiver in my hands and rub its soft, worn leather surface. It's the end of the trail. Whatever force that had led me there, wants me to go in the door right in front of me. I strap the quiver to my back, place the stray arrows I had collected along the way inside of it, and open the door ahead of me, tightly gripping the Master Sword as I walk into the darkness.

Immediately upon entering the darkened room, I feel the sensation that I am no longer alone. A foreboding presence pervades the blackness that surrounds me, giving the room a silent tension, and making me even more uneasy. I stand there, as still as possible for several minutes, hoping that I would be ready if anything were to jump out at me.

I almost scream when a voice suddenly breaks the dense silence of the chamber. "Well, well, well," calls the voice that I recognized from my dream, still nowhere to be found. "Look who has finally decided to grace me with her presence..."

I want to send a retort at the hidden voice, but my tongue can't form words. I brake into a cold sweat, breathing heavily and shaking slightly as I scan the room all over for the owner of the voice, but finding nothing.

"Are you by chance looking," the voice coos in a sickeningly sweet tone. "For… me!" For a moment I am blinded by a bright flash of light, but when I regain my vision I gasp and back up in surprise. The voice from my dream, the one who had left the trail of arrows… how could I have not recognized him?

"Ghirahim!?" I proclaim in utter disbelief. Ghirahim was a servant of Demise, who had almost succeeded in resurrecting his dark master if it hadn't been for Link defeating both Ghirahim and Demise. Both Link and I were almost been certain in the fact that Ghirahim had been destroyed along with his master, but sure enough the same demon lord that had caused my fall to the surface in the first place that was standing before me now.

A sinister smile crosses his face. "How wonderful for me that 'her grace' remembered me," he says sarcastically as he bows before me in mocking. "Oh, by the way, I have something for you my dear girl," with a snap of his fingers a bow appears in his hand, which he promptly slides across the floor to me. I pick it up, not even needing to examine it closely to know that it was Link's. I stand there, holding the weapon tightly, trying to imagine just what Ghirahim could have done to him and cringing at all of the horrible possibilities.

"I do ever so hope that the little trail I left for you was helpful," he says, that constant mocking smile still sealing his lips. "We wouldn't want the little goddess to get lost, now would we? Perhaps next time I'll leave you something of greater importance than simple arrows. Such as his items or maybe even his blood…"

The thought of Ghirahim spilling Link's blood terrifies me to the point that I can no longer remain silent. "Where is he!?" I cry out in rage and desperation. "What have you done to him!?"

While still remaining calm, the demon lord raises an eyebrow. "Isn't that adorable?" he says twistedly. "The little goddess wishes to save her conquering hero," he bursts out laughing, and I feel my cheeks burning hot as fire.

"Where is he?" I say through gritted teeth, tired of playing his games. I hold the Master Sword out in front of me to show that I mean business. "Tell me, now!"

Ghirahim steps closer to me, as I glare at him relentlessly. "And just what do you plan on doing with that?" he asks pointing to the sword. "What good is a powerless sword going to do you? You may as well throw it away as scrap metal!" He laughs once again. Long past the point of frustration, I clumsily swing the blade at him, and he easily dodges it by using his magic to vanish into thin air.

Realizing that he could be literally anywhere, I raise my guard even higher, but on the inside I am almost to my emotional breaking point. However before I can even react, Ghirahim has appeared directly behind me, clamping a hand over my mouth to cover my muffled scream and causing me to drop the Master Sword as he grasps my other hand and holds it tightly behind my back. He leans in close and whispers in my ear, just loud enough for me to hear.

"Don't worry Hylia," he says in that low tone. "I don't intend on harming you quite yet. If I were you I'd be more concerned about that miserable excuse for a hero of yours. I yet haven't decided just how long I plan on keeping him alive, but you can believe me when I say that it won't be a great deal longer. So if you wish to save him, then hurry as fast as you can. I'll be waiting for you and so will he…"

As suddenly as he had appeared behind me, he disappeared, his evil presence finally fading from the temple. Now free from his grasp, I gasp for breath, as I fight fainting from the emotional stress that filled me.

So it had been Ghirahim all along… That question was answered, but that's about it. I still have no idea where Link is or what happened to both him and the Master Sword. All I know now was the Ghirahim is behind it all. It isn't hard to guess his motives. Revenge. On both Link and I. I can't even begin guess how Ghirahim had returned and at the moment I don't really care. Exhausted from the encounter, I hastily leave the temple to breathe in the fresh and calming air of the forest.

"I haven't decided just how long I plan of keeping him alive, but you can believe me when I say that it won't be a great deal longer…" Ghirahim's cruel words circulate through my head as I sat on the steps of the temple, regaining my wits about me. What exactly is he playing at? Why had he not even attempted to harm me? And why had he so clearly revealed himself as the mastermind behind this plot? What troubles me the most however, is the fact that he had somehow managed to capture Link in the first place. Link had defeated Ghirahim in combat not once, but three times. What new powers has the demon lord obtained so that he was able to take down a hero such as Link with ease and take the power out of the Master Sword? And most importantly, how long do I have before Ghirahim's threat to end Link becomes a reality?

Well it seems like Zelda already asked all the cliff-hanging questions for me, so until next time!