"This statue's one-eyed gaze pierces into your mind..."


Speakers of the Dead

They'll hear us. They can't hear us. Our words are heard in secret. What are we? We're not making any sense! There is mysterious power in these notes. No one cares about a relic like us! We overheard this! Just keep talking~just keep talking~ The goddess' chosen guardians. Look! Draw us into the infinite darkness that absorbs even time. Tee hee hee hee! Only 0:00 remaining! Never be allowed to threaten the world again. Sometimes friends are the worst enemies! Oh oh oh do we think they'll come talk to us? ...contain all the evil power in the void of the Realm... Oh my! We must protect this beautiful land of Hyrule. Please come talk to us! The power of the heart. We can hear the spirits whispering. We must teach what we have learned to those who come after us. They and I will surely meet again someday. Something... The strength of the Triforce of Power enabled him to become a mighty, evil king, but his dark ambitions were not satisfied. It's incredibly boring! We are the last resident of this poor village. ...sure... oh! ...A mysterious rod was handed down from the people of the sky... Look for the eye of truth... We're telling us they can't hear us... Boing-oing! There must be someone who can hear us ...transformed Hyrule into a world of monsters. Here lie the souls of those who swore fealty to the Royal Family of Hyrule...They swore allegiance to the King of Hyrule. It's a secret! If we would seek the sacred triangle, listen well... Who can listen to the voice of the earth. We've been waiting. Survivor! How we have fallen. We can speak only to those who seek the truth. We owe it all to you, kid! Doesn't that make us a part of the shadows too? Hee hee hee! We are a being of this age. Let's watch! We found it! How about it? Watch and wait. The legend came true. That's what we are saying. Words! We crave words! See what is hidden in the darkness. Patience. But we're only 400 years old! We couldn't leave anything behind...there was so much to tell. We can see into other people's minds. We cannot see! We've seen your fine work! Let us see! The nature of the task given to our tribe. We're counting on you! Watch over our spirits in their eternal slumber. Speak! Once every 100 years, a special child is born unto our people. A childish mind will turn to noble ambition. We want to know! The one who holds the Triforce of Courage...They want to know! Will we help us look? Can't they see? Someone must stay behind... Let us speak! Many thought we had died out! Passed down through time. Times have changed! Our voice must be heard! We gather and wait. Heed our words! They can't hear. It's become an awful place... They can't see! Please... We really messed up... Listen! Will we do it? We are going to cry... we cannot be seen, heard, nor can we speak. Not longer part of this world.

Silence.

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To those of you wondering about my repetitive words, writing an echo is difficult...please use your imagination. This took a surprising amount of time to write (possibly too long)

First I have to say to the anonymous reviewers, I hate littering my chapters with any real world presence. If possible, please consider getting a fanfiction account so I never have to resort to Author's Notes. I dislike them for my own stories.

Regardless, I'd like to do a quick shout out to my anonymous reviewers . The rest of you can skip this part (if you're still reading that is)

To Anonymous Reviewer Someone. I hope your comment of "creeeeepy" is a compliment... if not, I take it as one anyway :)

To James Birdsong: I must apologize. It took me a while to figure out how to approve the anonymous comments. I hope you are still reading this fanfiction and are enjoying it to the fullest.

Last, but most certainly not least Ashlee S: Thank you so much for your wonderful reviews. You are, for the most part, why I decided to write this over-sized Author's note of gratitude. Really thank you so much for taking the time to review every chapter. I can't even begin to address all of your questions and comments in this spot (I've already taken too much space). I hope the previous chapter was lighthearted enough for you at the very least.

To all of you reviewers, please think of getting an account. I take the time to personally respond to any and all reviews, and take your comments quite seriously. I'd create a new email account for you to personally message me, but why go to the trouble of a third party middleman when fanfiction does all the dirty work for me?

And to all of my ghost readers I hope you continue to enjoy From the Shadows.

In the Legend of Zelda games there's always the rule of three. Three, six, nine... But for this chapter pay attention to the rule of three especially...