Chapter 6: The Northern Temple- Link
The East Door
As Tina went through the west door Link went through the east. On the other side of the door was a huge hall with holes everywhere. There was only one door Link could possibly go through. It was on the other side of a gap in the floor. Link feeling his past endeavors come to mind had a grin on his face as he ran to jump over the gap. The gap was a little bigger than he thought it was but he still managed to grab hold to the edge and pull himself. He reflected a moment and decided that he needed to train more. When Link was about to go through the ancient door he heard a scream on the other side. It was a faint scream, barely audible, but he still heard it. He unsheathed his sword and ran through the door.
That is when Link first met her. In the center of the room was a little fairy trapped inside a cage. Link walked forward cautiously, halfway expecting something to jump out at him. The little fairy with much effort spoke.
" Please, young warrior! Hear my plea. Save me from this cage. I'll return your kindness somehow." Link, always having had a liking to fairies, smashed open the cage with his sword. The fairy popped out and spoke once more. " Thank you. I was flying around minding my own business when this monster picked me up and locked me in that cage. I'm sure you're wondering why I was down here. Well, I was just looking for my grandfather's grave. He used to be the guardian of this temple."
Link gave her a puzzled look and headed for the door when she stopped him. "Wait, my name is Lin. What's your name? Link is it? I like that name. To repay your kindness I will travel with you and help you on your quest through this land. All I want in return is for you to help me find my grandfather's grave." Link shook his head yes and they both went though the door.
"So, what are you doing here?", Lin asked Link. When he told her she was stunned that someone like that would even attempt such a feet. The room they were in had a staircase leading downwards. As Link was walking down them Lin let out a scream. " Link, look out!". But it was too late. A shadow beast had crashed down on Link knocking him through the rotten wooden steps. Lin watched in horror as her savior was being thrown down to his doom. She started to cry, but to her surprise Link had flipped over the monster and landed on it. The monster lay still and Link finished it off with a stab of the Gilded Sword. All Lin could think to say was, "Wow."
They were now at the bottom of the winding staircase. Link looked around and saw three doors. Two were locked. The only one open was the one to the east. Link walked over entering the door with Lin flying beside him. Once inside the room they noticed the cracks in the walls. Link walked forward to the center of the room when the doors barred. Link had another one of those grins brought on by memories of the other temples he had fought through. Down through the ceiling crashed a shadow beast. Link getting used to these foul creatures, slashed and hacked at it until it disappeared. A small chest appeared and Link reached in to find a small key.
The doors unbarred and Link and Lin went back through it. Back in the room with three doors they had to make a choice. Which door should they open? After much thought they decided to go through the door to the west. They found themselves in the center room on the Second level. He looked around and saw a staircase leading upwards. The two went up the stairs and when the reached the top they saw two more doors. Around one was a huge flame. Above it was a crystal switch.
Lin spoke, " Uh, Link, I don't think you'll be able to go that way." So, they both took the other door. Once again the door barred behind them. Link walked forward and a huge ring of fire started around them. Out of nowhere the corpse of a horse appeared. Link, having memories of Epona, took out his sword and slashed at the horse, until it fell to the ground. Then, the corpse got back up, and covered itself in flame. Link, fought the undead horse with rage which no one could've equaled. Finally, with many burns, Link delivered the final blow. The horse fell with a shriek and disappeared and in it's place was a bow. Link had recovered his Hero's Bow. But he didn't care. He felt the pain of loss. The ring of fire receded and the doors unbarred. Link walked slowly through the door.
Outside of the door was a Lizaflos waiting to fight him. Link, finally facing a familiar enemy, made quick work of it. It dropped a few arrows. Link picked them up and put them in his quiver. That's when an idea hit Lin.
" Hey, Link. Why don't you try shooting an arrow at the switch above the door?" Link did what she had suggested and the fire ring disappeared. They walked inside the next room and found a small key lying on the floor. " Well, that was easy.", Lin said. But as she spoke, a winged beast flew down and swallowed it. Link took out the bow once again and started shooting it at the beast. It fell to the ground long enough for him to get a few hits in. He repeated this process several times before the bird died and left the key on the floor. Link picked up the key. Feeling exhausted, Link took out a red potion and gulped it down. He then backtracked down to the locked door.
With caution he unlocked it and soon found himself upon yet another staircase. It started to seem to him that all that was holding this temple up was stairs. Halfway down the staircase was a small platform with a door. He jumped over to it and went inside. Another flaming horse appeared this time with a redead rider. Link took out the Hero's Bow and shot an arrow at each of the horse"s legs. When it fell to the ground Link took out his sword and slashed right down the redead rider. With it gone, Link made little work of the wounded horse. In their place the left a discolored chest. Link knew well what it was. He reached in and pulled out a big key. With the key in hand Link walked back out to the staircase and descended to the bottom level.
Link opened the door at the bottom of the stairs. He walked down the narrow, dark hallway inside. He then saw the huge door, and once again memories of the past rushed back to him. He opened the door with the big key and rushed inside anxiously.