Chapter Seven
Vaati, a Wind Sorcerer like no other, and once a member of the Minish Tribe. They came from the Minish World a long time ago, when monsters threatened mankind, and gave the Hero of Men a sword of unparalleled power, the Picori Blade. They also left behind the Light Force for the Royal Family.
Not much was known about why when the Hero of the Minish slayed Vaati, he was forced into what would be later called the Twilight Realm, although some say that he fled to Termina. Others say that he was the one who actually created Majora's Mask. Vaati hungered for control of the world; but unlike Ganondorf, he was driven to this madness by the evil hearts of man. He started to crave power, and so before he vanished he stole the power of the Minish Cap and became an all-powerful sorcerer.
However, he was defeated by the Hero of Men who wielded the mighty Four Sword. The battle done, Vaati was sealed inside what would be known as the Four Sword Sanctuary. However after years of peace, Ganondorf the king of thieves, stole the Dark Mirror from the Temple of Darkness and made one of his most favorite servants: Shadow Link. Using Shadow Link, Ganondorf managed to trick the Hero of Men to wield the Four Sword again and released Vaati from his prison.
After another heated battle the Hero resealed Vaati into the Four Sword and drove Ganondorf back to his kingdom in the desert. Vaat remained asleep during the War of Time; however when Ganondorf invaded Hyrule with the Terminans, he once again called upon Vaati, this time destroying the Four Sword so it could never be used again. But that war was lost as well, and Vaati and the Terminans were punished by being sealed away in what would later be known as the Twilight Realm at the same time Ganondorf was sealed away. The Gerudo King then turned on his former ally and sealed him away. But once the Hero of Twilight destroyed the King of Evil, Vaati was freed of his prison by the spirit of Majora, however; being touched by so much darkness the Sorcerer never aged, and thus a partnership was born to take over the Twilight Realm.
"So you're in hiding because you're trying to find the fabled Dark Relic, Majora's Mask?" Vaati asked as he sat in Marisa's cave, across from the Twilight Princess. Marisa nodded weakly. She had met Vaati nearly three months ago, when she and her mother went to the Twilight Village to find her a suitor and he had taken her out for a lunch, and a walk through the town while her mother did Queenly things.
"But why wouldn't you ask your mother for help?" The Wind Mage asked. Although while he was in the presence of Majora he was in what he called his Awakened Form, which he had become when he absorbed the light from the Light Maidens, he now sat in his Sorcerer Form. The Minish Cap was on the ground beside him, his long white hair flowing down his shoulders.
"She can't know...she wouldn't approve. She believes in destiny, and as such she believes that Gerrik is the one destined to avenge father; he even has the Triforce of Courage." She said as she looked up at Vaati.
"Yet I can't lose Gerrik too. Dad had the Triforce of Courage when he went to fight and look where that got him. I need Majora's Mask. If I can just get to it, I can use it to double my magical power and tap into the powers of my ancestors." The Twilight Princess said. Vaati looked at her confused.
"But what about the Fused Shadows?" He asked. Marisa smirked.
"Hard to use something that was destroyed. Back when my father waged war against Ganondorf, the King of Shadows, took the part that sat on my mother's head and crushed it. My dad thought that Ganondorf had killed my mother." The Princess said.
"And you're one hundred percent sure that Majora's Mask is what you need?" Vaati asked. Marisa nodded. The Mage stood up and looked at the Princess.
"Alright then; I'll help you." He said placing his Minish Cap back on his head, feeling his powers come back to him. Marisa smirked from her sitting place.
"And how can you do that, even these books don't tell me where the shards are." She said frustrated.
"Yes, but those books aren't a descendant of the Guardians of the Shards." Vaati said a smug look on his face. Marisa's eyes widened as she looked at the Mage.
"As you know this land was once a land called Termina; our people were sent here as a repercussion of joining Ganondorf in the battle against Hyrule as a whole. Termina once had four mighty temples that were guarded by Spirits. These Spirits are what protected Termina from the wrath of Majora before. These Spirtual Shrines still exist, but instead of housing Spirits now, they house the Shards of Majora's Mask." Vaati said, and Marisa beamed.
"However, I must join you on this quest. Where the power of a Twilit Royal is used to unlock the seal, only a Guardian of the Shrine can see where the Temples are and unlock the door." The Mage said. Marisa nodded.
"So where is the nearest one?" She asked she wanted to get started right away, the sooner she did the better off she would be at saving Gerrik. Vaati walked around the fire and pulled out a map, rolling it out on the little rock table Marisa had.
"We are here...and if I remember correctly; the nearest temple...is, ah here, in the Twilight Swamp of Woodfall." Vaati said, drawing a circle around it.
"That is a three day walk. From there we will head up to the Ancient Twilight Mountain, Snowhead, which will take us another month as the weather is treacherous. Heading down to the Twilight Great Bay will be easier and most likely take us two weeks, and from there it's a sure shot to the Twilight Stone Canyon. If we get moving now, we will have all the shards in two months' time." Vaati said. Marisa was silent for a moment as she did a few calculations in her head. The Light World moved faster than the Twilight Realm, so that would put Gerrik nearing the end of his training. She stood up and walked over to where her cloak was and grabbed it, before using her magic and putting out the fire.
"Then let's go Vaati. The fate of my brother rests on us." She said. Vaati nodded.
"Anything for you Princess." He said as the two headed out into the Twilight Fields.
"Very good Vaati. She may not be showing it now, but her eagerness to help her brother is blinding her to the still growing rage for the man who murdered her father...however, sadly, she will not be helping her brother...soon the Twilight Realm will be mine!" Majora's spirit yelled as she watched Marisa and Vaati start their trekk towards the Twilight Swamp of Woodfall.
Wolfe: And so once again, Marisa seems to be in over her head, and also please tell me what you think about the origins of Vaati in this timeline, I look forward to hearing from you all, also as I say time and time again, go check out Twili's channel, she is my amazing Beta reader, and a close friend, and of course a much better author then I am. Anyway Wolfe out