Chapter VI
Vaati
When I emerged into the round center chamber of our hideout, the Temple of Light, I glanced around. The Skull Kid was surrounded by other evils of Hyrule. I surveyed them contemptuously. None was as powerful as I. Morpha, Dark Link, Gohma, Phantom Ganon, Twinrova, and many others. There were also dark recreations of each of the sages, and the three goddesses: Arias (Saria), Otur (Ruto), Uruar (Rauru), Ainurad (Darunia), Apmi (Impa), Urooban (Nabooru), Nid (Din), Uryan (Nayru), and Eroraf (Farore). Kind of obvious, really. But you can't have everything you want. Each of the recreations was as powerful as its counterpart, which means that I'm more powerful than the goddesses. Power is nice.
I beckoned the Skull Kid over. "What's going on?"
"Arias intercepted an attempt at a transmission between the hero and Saria. She played the role of Saria and agreed to open the path to the Sacred Realm for him. He and the princess are on their way now."
I grinned. "Excellent." Then I raised myself into the air. "Silence!" I roared. After a few seconds, the Chamber of Sages was noiseless. I made a big show of looking everyone over. Finally, I called, "Who knows why we're here?"
Nobody made a noise.
"Then let me explain. In the past, the hated Link has thwarted nearly all of us. Correct?"
A growl of affirmation rippled through the room.
"Well, the winds of change are blowing." I allowed a small wind to float through the room. "This time, we shall kill Link and Zelda…and blanket Hyrule in darkness!"
A cheer went up. It stopped abruptly as a flash of white light…uh…flashed in the center of the room. Those around it fell back. When the light vanished, Link and Zelda were standing in the middle of the Triforce symbol on the floor. I recovered my composure the soonest, and I grinned.
"This may happen sooner than I planned!" I announced to my assistants. Then I raised my palm. A green ball of light began forming there. I grinned again. "Say goodnight!"
Then I threw the spell.
