Disclaimer: I do not own the legend of Zelda, any characters (and yes I do know I haven't introduced a true new character yet but I will) that I add if you wish to use them just ask.
Sorry for the delay to those who like this story but I happened to run into exams and I've been recovering for the past week.
"You can't seriously be planning on doing this Princess." Cried Siriana Midna's attendant as she hurried to keep pace with the Princess.
"I am serious and I am planning on doing this for the last time." Midna replied from ahead of her.
"But the last person to go into the shrine was your Father and he never came back out."
"My Father was a fool to think he could simply trick the Goddess into letting us back into her good graces, I if you haven't noticed am not a fool."
"After people find out about what you are doing they may think otherwise Princess."
"They may, or they may bless this day if the Goddess accepts us again. Which I think she may or maybe I'm just fooling myself into thinking that my actions when I was helping Link could make her reconsider the option of taking us back."
"There is another reason behind this isn't there Princess, is it because you miss this Link?"
"Siriana I thought you would know your place by now not to say something like that."
"Sorry your Highness I was out of place, but how do you expect getting to the shrine anyway? It was sealed shut when your Father died."
"I have a feeling it will open for me."
Midna's footsteps stopped echoing in the hallway as she looked up at the huge doors. This led to the only temple dedicated to Farore in the whole kingdom and had been commissioned by one of the early Kings. They had hoped that by simply resuming worship of the Goddess would grant them an escape route from this realm but when the first few kings to enter the shrine did not come back out no one dared to enter it again aside for the occasional King or Queen who had a death wish.
"Please let me be right." Midna whispered as she pushed on the door, where she expected pressure there was none which resulted in her nearly falling through into the other room.
Come in Midna, I won't bite.
As Midna entered the room she saw a woman in Green watched her. She smiled at how the Princess eyes widened in shock that she was looking the Goddess of courage.
What you thought I was just some voice. No I have a physical form though it is significantly different from my form I held in my younger days.
Midna finally finding her voice replied " Goddess of Coura"
Please call me Farore. Really just because I'm a god doesn't mean you mortals have to be all proper.
"Farore I would respectfully ask you to take the Twili back into your good graces. We have suffered long enough in the dark."
No.
"What? You mean I have probably disgraced myself in front of the whole kingdom and you aren't going to take us back. What reason do you have for not taking us back, we have suffered and you can tell that we have lost most of our more aggressive tendencies."
That is exactly the point. You think that I was angry at what the shadow people were but I wasn't, even when they betrayed me I loved them as my children but you Twili are not the same. You don't even remotely act like them but in you Midna I saw promise, you had the inner fire that would enable you to harness the fused shadows power but you let it go. I doubt you could even control them anymore, Zant was right when he said that it was the Royal families fault that the Twili were left in the dark.
"How dare you after all that time that you sat back and watched your own people suffer judge me and my family. We did the best we could if we had not then we would have torn ourselves apart in this Twilight world but you had it all figured out then too. If we didn't change ourselves it was the Royal families fault and if we did it is obviously our fault all over again. Wait why are you smiling?"
Ah you mortals are always so easy to find out what you truly think. All you have to do is get you angry, now that I understand where you are coming from I have a deal to make with you. First of all you must pass my test to see if you and through you the rest of the Twili worthy of being under my charge once more. And the second well lets see how you do on the first task shall we.
"What do I have to do?"
Oh it is quite simple. Defeat the creature you become when you use the fused shadows. If you can dispel that part of you then and only then will the Twili have proven that they have changed enough for me to take them back.
"But why am I doing this for all of the Twili, wouldn't the Royal family be the most apt to succeed in such a challenge?"
You flatter your family too much. It was your bloodline that was corrupted, your bloodline that led to my downfall as a God, and it was your bloodline that doomed the Twili to this perpetual twilight.
"How do you propose for me to even win this fight? If it is made of the fused shadows how can I possibly destroy something that powerful?"
You forget that there are many powers greater then that of the fused shadows. If you accept my challenge you may become stronger then even you can imagine. Now let the challenge begin.
"What your not even giving me time to prepare?"
As Midna finished trying to stall the inevitable she suddenly felt an immense drain on her power. She was startled to see her Shadow suddenly dart up into the air in front of her in the shape of her imp form "By the Gods no" she murmured as the fused shadows she kept in her possession suddenly leapt on to the "shadow" Midna. And as it warped and twisted into the giant spider like form she took when the fused shadows were activated only one thought came into her mind I'm going to die.
The Shadow pulled out the giant spear it used in combat and thrust its arm down to strike but Midna rolled out of the way. Midna looked around the room for some sort of weapon but other then the statue of the Goddess there was nothing there. Wait the statue, if I can knock it on top of the creature it should kill it I hope.
Midna ran toward the back or the room as the creature finally pulled the spear free of the floor. Midna stood in front of the statue where a set of stairs rose to meet the feet of the Goddess. She looked up at the statue realizing her only chance was to climb, she closed her eyes concentrating on the spell that she could use even in her weakened state and began to levitate up to the centre of the statue. The creature let out yet another yell and plunged the spear at her once more.
Midna dropped to the floor as the spear passed overhead. The creature pulled back only to realize it's folly as the statue came crashing down on top of it. Is it over, I can't believe that actually worked. Then the creature let out yet another cry from its mouth as the statue shattered into fragments around it. Midna could only stand dazed as the spear plunged at her.
Midna raise your hand in front of your body.
"What do you want me to die in a funny pose?"
Just do what I say if you want to live.
Midna sighed as the brought her hand in front of her watching impassively as the spear she believed to be her doom came at her, she thought of trying to hurl herself out of the way but sadly her legs had not caught up with the rest of her body and were still frozen in place.
The spear as it came to the same level as her hand suddenly flew out of the creature's hands as if it hit the wall. Midna's eyes widened as her Shadow began hammering at a barrier that formed jut beyond her hand and continued in a globe around her body.
Midna, use your other hand and act like you are throwing something at the creature.
"Fine then you're the boss."
As Midna performed the action a ball of purple fire suddenly emerged from her hand and hurtled toward the creature and stuck it in the centre of the shadows. Then as if it never existed creature and spear vanished and her shadow was at its usual location.
Well you performed quite admirably. Though next time I tell you to do something leave out the sarcasm.
"What just happened there? How the Hell did I do that."
I told you that you might discover power that you had no idea you possess. It actually comes from your bond with the hero. Through him you are able to use magic that would normally be restricted to those either gifted in its use or have a piece of the Triforce.
"But Link doesn't have any magical talents. At least none as far as I could see."
He has some but your souls were joined from the beginning. He is the warrior you are the mage so to speak.
"Does this mean you will take us back?"
Yes Midna it does. And I will tell you this now, you will be surprised by what happens but it will only affect you and a handful of others drastically. No one will notice a distinct change until the next generation as I can't just go about meddling with people. Now close your eyes and try not to panic when you open them.
Midna closed her eyes and instantly felt what could only be explained by the feeling you get when you believe you are falling but you actually aren't.
Open your eyes Midna.
As she opened her eyes she looked at her hands. They were no longer the Black and white of the Twili but instead had Hylian looking skin but as she looked closer she could still see the blue patterns tracing her skin. "Do you have a mirror Farore?"
Here child Farore replied as she held out a hand that had a small mirror in it.
Midna stared at the reflection before realizing what had taken place. Her skin was all of Hylian colouring but here and there she could see the blue patterns crossing over the skin as if screaming out that she wasn't Hylian. Her red eyes didn't seem as out of place as she had thought they would and her red hair seemed to be more in place then it ever head with her twilight form.
Those blue patterns will only be visible during the night and by powerful magic users in the world of the light. Here though they will always be visible. Now before I can begin transforming the Twili you have to give me the fused shadows.
"Why do you need them Farore?"
Because they do not hold the essence of the Shadow people they hold in them the power that I used back then to create and assist them. While it was only a fraction of the might I put into my Triforce piece as you can see it was enough to be significant and without it I am not whole.
Midna nodded as she walked to the middle of the room and picked the pieces up in her arms. As she walked to the Goddess she could feel their power trying to entice her but she knew that if she did her people would never be free, they would forever be these mockeries of their former selves, and she would never see Link again.
Thank you Midna. As Farore said this she reached out and took the pieces they began to spin around the Goddess eventually forming what could best be described as a black barrier surrounding the Goddess and Midna then all Midna could see was white as a flash lit up the room.
Nice to see you are finally up.
As Midna looked up at the Goddess her eyes widened. In place of the green dress she had been wearing she wore a cloak made of black that covered over her body. She smiled at her and Midna noticed the blue patterns tracing across her skin. As well there were two black highlights going though here locks on either side of her face as if framing it.
Well are you going to say something or am I so beautiful that you are lost for words. The goddess said with a smile.
"So this is what you meant by you looked different when you were younger."
Yes I was not expecting it to be honest. Now I have only one more request for you and this is something that is more to help you then I. In this palaces cells there is a very important prisoner that your Father found in this realm when you were but a young. Ask the Guard captain I'm sure he would remember.
"Thank you Farore." Midna said as she left the room.
She rounded the corner only to run into Siriana.
"Princess I'm so sorry bu" Siriana stopped dead as she looked at the changes that had taken place to the Princess within the chamber. "Princess what happened to you? You look like a dweller of the light world."
"How would you even know what a dweller of the light world looked like? And I have been changed yes. The Goddess had decided to take us back."
"Princess you must be joking, your not joking. Oh my goodness you mean to say that we will be able to leave this dark place."
"Yes but the changes won't start occurring until at least a generation from now. Unless of course the Goddess personally changes the individual. Now if you excuse me I need to see the captain of the guard."
As Midna walked through the halls there wasn't a single soul who didn't stop and stare at what had become of their Princess. But Midna paid them no heed. Most of them were members of the court who she didn't pay attention to before she was changed so why would she start paying attention to them now.
"Captain I need to speak with you."
"Of course Princess" The captain said turning around. And while his training helped him to ignore the changes that occurred in the Princess he had a hard time not asking what happened. "What is it that you wish?"
"There was a prisoner who was found by my father. I would not have been very old at the time."
"I think I know just who you are talking about. Follow me"
As they walked down the hall she noticed that he led her to a door at the very back. "Here you go Princess." The guard said as he turned the key in the lock.
Midna entered the small room and noticed immediately that the woman in the room had blond hair the same shade as Link. And she turned around Midna let out a gasp as she saw the same blue patterns tracing her skin just like her own.
"Who are you." The mystery woman questioned.
"I am Midna Princess of the Twili."
"You don't look like any Twili here."
" I gave you my name how about you giving my yours."
"Very well my name is Mina your highness."
Once again I apologize for the huge gap in between chapters. Also if you read this please review. I would take it as a kindness.