Purple and Green
Chapter Nine: Temple of Wind
It was surprisingly easy to sketch the course through the fog, even with many twists and turns. Vaati's teeth were gritted allowing them to be able to see while keeping the ship speed. Linebeck was whipping around the wheel as fast as he could to follow the course, avoiding many twists and turns. Ezlo often was destroying several explosive barrels to prevent the ship from sinking while Link was sweating in the humidity and heat and manning the cannon.
Despite that, they made it safely through the fog. Link soon sketched a new course to the Isle of Gust, which happened to be very windy, perfect for its names. Gusts came out of the ground, as well as several Miniblins.
Link ran forward first, excited, defeating most of the Miniblins, before the wind blew west and nearly knocked a scrambling Link into the water. Vaati walked out after, manipulating the wind to make sure that it didn't blow Link into the water. Both of them walked south and jumped across the various floating islands.
On the first one was a few red ChuChus, which were striked down by Link's sword. The second was much larger and had several Miniblins, which Vaati was only too happy to blow into the water, allowing them to drown. The third and final one had one red ChuChu, which also were struck by Link's sword. The fourth was not a floating island and just higher ground.
Both of them jumped down to find a crumbling wall. Link ran to a Bomb Flower only to stop when he saw Vaati exploding the wall, leaving the Bomb Flower to explode in Link's face. Vaati smirked and entered the cave, leaving Link to run after the purple sorceror while glaring ferociously.
Inside was another hideaway and Vaati opened the chest, finding a Courage Gem with Farore's mark on it, while Link read the journal of the man. There was also another map on it of the Northwester Sea, pointing to two islands not on the sea chart, as well as with an arrow pointing to Bannan Island. Vaati got out the map and sketched down the spots and arrow for the future.
After that, Link and Vaati walked up the stairs for the higher ground and used the wind to jump from various platforms. "You realized I could have teleported." Vaati said to the green hero.
And left me to jump across the platforms. Link stared at the purple sorceror. Vaati tilted his head at that, smirking. "Probably."
The dysfuctional duo walked down the next stairs, defeating more Miniblins. There was another cave and they entered it, defeating a couple of Miniblins. "These things are everywhere!" Ezlo complained. They walked up another staircase, Link wondering how the heck staircases appeared in random caves across the world and they walked forward, finding Octorok heads blowing out air.
Vaati cast a spell and blocked the air, allowing them to walk past without being blown across. Vaati walked forward, once removing the spell causing Link to fall off and glare at Vaati, who laughed an exited the cave, leaving Link running up the stairs, defeating several Miniblins along the way. Vaati was waiting outside, and when Link walked out Link swung his sword at Vaati who ducked and jumped to the side to dodge the angry hylian. Link decided to run ahead of Vaati and leaped onto a gust, which lead to another gust, which also lead to a subsequent gust, that led to a very high ground, Vaati merely teleported right in front of the green boy, who run to the side of him, glaring, jumping across to another higher platform, which had a number of Miniblins on it that Link was only too happy to introduce to his sword. After that, he climbed down the stairs to an area of gusts and a map. Vaati, who was following swiftly, grabbed Ezlo and teleported past the tiny wall to the door. Ezlo cursed Vaati multiple times, Vaati not listening.
Inside the temple, there were more Octorok heads blowing air and Vaati parted the winds, allowing Link ahead. Vaati did not stop the winds this time, as they blowed to an endless pit of doom. The air tunnels lead to another endless pit and a bomb flower. On the other side of the pit, a long line of bombs in both directions lead to an orb. The space in-between both were enough for a person and, if thrown correctly, in the middle a thrown bomb could explode both. Vaati made an explosion, causing the orbs to turn on at the same time, creating a bridge across, allowing Link and Vaati to cross. In the next room there were two Red ChuChus and the hallway next had two Octorok heads, the winds of which were stopped, as usual, by Vaati. They walked up the stairs, across a small bridge, down a large stairway, and defeating another Red ChuChu. To the north was a blue door, to the south was a door that opened through touch.
Link opened it and Vaati followed. Inside was another room, stair case, and bridge. Link stepped on the switch, standing on a switch, opening a door to a door that lead to the entrance, defeating one Keese. On the tiny bridge were Octorok heads, stopped by Vaati. There were two Keese on the bridge flying around, which met Link's sword. There were three spaces that both jumped across and down the stairs they went, into a room were a familiar door shut. The door that signalled they would have to defeat all monsters in it. However, the monsters were easy. Link and Vaati each defeated two Rope snakes, opening two connecting doors to that room. The blue one, and the one they called the 'monster lock' door. The next room had multiple Rupees and a block that could be pushed.
Inside the next room were more Ropes. Farther up were two gusts and two blocks that required bombs. Link look pointedly at Vaati. "There's likely bombs in this dungeon. It's recommendable that you get them." Link sighed and Vaati repeated the green hylian, causing Link to glare at Vaati, who ignored it. Link entered the next room with a movable Octorok head that was clearly needed for a simple puzzle. Link began pushing the blowing object down south on the checkered blocks. Vaati watched him. Link moved the Octorok head and used it to speed up his jumps, getting to the other side. Vaati followed as Link stepped on a switch to a door that would again lead to, after some gusts, the entrance. Behind him was a staircase to a bottom floor, Link walked down it with Vaati followed.
And immediately as the duo walked from the stairs, a monster lock door shut behind them, leaving only a room of bomb flowers and rocks. Vaati tapped some of the rocks to find them move and were revealed to be Red ChuChus in a rock. Link ran to the middle of the room and threw the bomb flowers at the rock-covered ChuChus. Upon the successful defeat of them a blue door and the monster lock door opened. Link and Vaati walked through the blue door's former threshold to see a fence. To the north, Link walked up the stairs to see three ChuChus pop out. Link did a single Spin Attack and defeated all three. The two walked down the westward stairs to find a sparse room with many raised platforms. Link defeated a solitary Miniblin and stepped on a switch near a stone tablet.
When two wings flutter, the door will swing wide. Was the message inscribed on the stone tablet. The switch opened a blue door, which both of them walked up swiftly. Across were multiple gusts that could be used to cross to the next platform. Link jumped down to move a stone block. After that, Link jumped on the next gust to open a treasure chest, which had a Courage Gem inside. Link jumped down from the platform to go back around the stairs, glaring at Vaati for not helping.
"I could have done that. Less work for you." Vaati said, smirking at him, causing Link to glare harder. Vaati jumped across the gusts, stopping at a point that they could progress onward, Link soon following. Vaati walked down a staircase to still another bottom floor, Link following. There was a crumbling wall that Vaati easily exploded.
Inside the room, Link ran across to the middle platform, but there were several ground movements that Link barely dodged as giant green worms snapped at him. Vaati teleported over to where Link was. "You idiot! Those are sandworms! They are extremely sensitive to sound and the slightest loud noise will have them chasing at you and attempting to swallow you! Walk slowly and toss bombs at the ground. They'll follow the noise of the bomb falling onto the ground and eat it, causing them to explode." Vaati hissed into Link's ear angrily. "It would not do, hero, for you to die before saving the world!" Link nodded at the angry sorceror and looked at the map. Vaati pulled out the map and copied the x's. The map also had a message below.
When all the pillars of wind rise, the doors will open. Link got out the shovel and slowly walked on the ground to the various spots marked on the map. Vaati followed, equally slowly. Because of the noise that happened while Link dug up a "pillar of wind", Vaati blasted the area the sandworms are with air. Link, at the bottom-west most area, dug up the first pillar and headed north, getting a Power Gem out of a treasure chest and then heading somewhat east to dig up another pillar. After that, Link continued east and dug up another pillar. Finally, he headed south and dug up the final pillar. A blue door opened to an upwards floor. Another blue door closer to the middle-north side of the room opened. It had several bomb blocks that Vaati exploded and the two climbed up the stairs.
They arrived at the bottom-first floor higher level from the bottom-second floor. On the first raised platform they saw looking up earlier was a blowing head. Link pushed it two spaces west, where it began to blow a windmill. "All that just to blow a windmill..." Vaati said, shaking his head. Link ignored the sorceror and ran back up the bridge to go down back.
Arriving at the bottom second floor, Link headed west to another raised platform and crossed another stair way back to the floor they were previously on, B1. Link walked across the eastward bridge and Vaati moved a blowing head, causing the second windmill to blow. It caused a small key to land on the lower ground near the same tablet. Both of them jumped down and Link retrieved the key. After that, Link again lead them back to B2 and they headed straight north on a rigid walkway, unlocking the door. Link entered the adjacent room, climbing up a small stairway to a treasure chest, which held a bomb bag and ten bombs to fit inside it. Link headed northwest at that point, remembering a crumbling wall he exploded. Inside was a gust and a bomb block Vaati blew up. Both of them climbed into the gust pillar and landed on a raised platform, climbing up yet another staircase to B1. On it was a new area that Link threw a bomb onto a gust, next to a long line of bombs. Link and Vaati ran west as the line of bombs exploded, eventually hitting an orb, which caused a blue door directly south after them to open. There was a stone tablet, providing a hint.
Blank faces can hide truth as well as blemished ones. Study the walls carefully.
Link began to stare at Vaati, who snarled. "Not me, the walls!" Link shook his head out of the stupor and began to inspect the walls. Further west was a wall with a checkered square in front of it, which Link threw a bomb at. Through the hallway were two red ChuChus that had a meeting with Link's sword.
There was a door that Link touched, opening it, having a staircase to the first floor of the temple. There were more boulders in the room that Vaati cast explosions at, defeating all covered red ChuChus. Link glared. "The boulders look the same even with a ChuChu inside. A blank face. Except that time it held a large, red goop." Vaati responded. Link rolled his eyes and looked at the walls, surprised to see that one was missing from the explosion. Link walked through the area of the wall that was missing, Vaati following.
It lead to a slightly raised platform they walked up. It also lead to yet another line of bombs with orbs at the ends. Link threw two bombs into the two areas and swung his sword, exploding both at the same time, getting the orbs activated, and losing half a Heart Container of health. As a result, a blue door, again directly south, opened, which had a treasure chest inside of it. Vaati walked forward and opened it, finding a huge key in this. "What is this thing?" Vaati said, glaring at the key.
"That's the Boss Key! It's used to open a huge door that leads to the boss of the temple. Look's like you're the one stuck carrying it!" Ezlo said smugly, and Vaati glared.
Vaati walked eastward, falling off the platform, cursing the key, Ezlo, and Link, while Link followed, throwing a bomb into the gust, exploding the bomb blocks. Vaati threw the large and hefty key into the gust, letting it go the raised platform, Vaati and Link following the key. Vaati picked up the hefty key and threw it into the huge lock that was there. The large red eye and keyhole disappeared as the lock lowered, making a platform to walk on.
The chamber following had a lot of winds. There was also a gust that both of them jumped on, leading to two more gusts, and a door that Vaati touched, opening it. A blue portal appeared on the side of the room, but both ignored it. Link walked up the stairs and Vaati followed, ready to face the boss of the Temple, obtain more Sand of Hours, and get the Spirit of Wisdom.