I realized I didn't quote Link, simple just the end of chapter 13 for the title. Sorry about that.
Chapter 14: The Final Battle for the Forest Temple
The elevator took them down to the lowest level of the forest temple. However it was not like Link had remembered. The door to the creature that haunted the temple was unblocked. There was no need for any of the things he had done before. All they needed was a key that was in his pocket. Link swallowed hard knowing that it was going to be something far different and perhaps worse than what he had faced the first time.
Faith was just as worried as Link but for far different reasons. She was worried because this would be far harder than anything she had ever faced before. She was suddenly very glad that the person with her was the great Hero of Time and holder of the Triforce of Courage. She had a feeling that if it wasn't him she would never be able to go in there and face the monster, whatever it was.
"So Faith are you ready?" Link asked placing his hand in the pocket with the key.
"Not really but I'm guessing it's now or never that we face this guy," Faith said. Her voiced cracked while she spoke.
"Let's do this then," Link walked toward the door. When both he and Faith reached the door he took out the key and unlocked the path. They both stepped through not knowing what was to come.
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The room was the same as Link remembered, eerie portraits all over the walls, a stairwell leading up to a central platform, and chains all around the platform other than at the stairs. He knew what would happen when they got to the center of the platform. Spikes would rise and block their path. Hr climbed the stairs with his sword hand at the ready. He wasn't sure if he would need it straight away but knew he would eventually need it. All of these kinds of battles required his sword. He didn't stop until he was almost to the middle of the chained platform.
Faith caught up to him and glanced back. Just as she did spikes popped up and blocked their way out. "Link!"
"Turned around Faith," Link whispered. Before him stood the creature they had to fight.
Faith turned and nearly screamed. Standing, actually before her was the king of all phantoms, poes and other ghostly horrors. He seemed to have no true form and rode a ghostly horse. His eyes were red lights and the horse had no eyes.
A laugh came from behind the rider and another face appeared. This face was not better than the kings however something about it clearly said it was the face of a woman.
"Two phantoms, that's wonderful," Link snarled sarcastically under his breathe.
The phantom King laughed and his horse galloped into a portrait.
As the horse leaped Navi whispered in between Faith and Link. "The Phantom King and Queen, I'm not really sure if they'll be the same as the last phantom."
"Pull out your bow and be ready to shoot as soon as he comes out a portrait!" Link said to Faith as he pulled out his own. "Their might be two possible portraits or four, can't be sure which."
Faith pulled out her bow and prepared an arrow as well. She stood with her back against Links and watched the portraits.
In three of the portraits appeared the king, queen, and horse. Faith paid attention to one more than another and Link did the same but both of them were aware of the third portrait. Faith felt Link launch an arrow as the two images she had been watching turned in the portraits and started to ride away.
"Be ready they'll come back in other portraits," Link warned and readied another arrow.
Both of them watched the portraits and found three more images of the trio. This time it was one of the two portraits Faith was watching that the horse started to come out of. She launched an arrow and shot the beast. Yet again it retreated and rode away in the portrait.
Faith readied another arrow. 'How does he do this? How is he not afraid?' Faith thought to herself.
A third time the image of the horse and riders came down three portraits. This time the portrait it came out of was the one both of them had been watching. Two arrows flew and hit their marks in the phantom horse. The two riders flew off the horse and to opposite sides of Link and Faith. The King sent a blast between them to split them. Link pulled out his sword to swing the attack back while faith rolled out of the way.
The King moved out of the way to avoid being hit by his own attack. The queen sprung to his side and the two of them forced their way between Faith and Link.
"Faith use your sword to reflect the attack back at them!" Link shouted as the king launched another attack at him. He swung his sword and launched it back.
"Got it!" Faith placed her bow back in the quiver and pulled out her sword. The queen launched an attack at Faith. This attack however was far different than the king's attack. It was not a ball of energy rather a ball of darkness. When Link saw the attack he realized he had made a mistake. "Faith, that's not the same attack look out!"
Faith heard Link's warning a second too late. She was blasted by the attack.
"FAITH!" Link shouted flinging another attack back at the king who moved in his way to avoid the attack.
Faith got to her feet and put away the sword. "Okay that's it I'm doing this my way." Faith pulled her bow back out but waited to pull out an arrow.
The queen prepared to launch another attack just as Link returned an energy ball at the king.
Faith cocked and released an arrow that struck the queen just as the returned attack hit the phantom king. Both being fell from the air and landed on the ground.
Link and Faith attacked both phantoms with their blades. Both got in a descent amount of damage before the two phantoms launched themselves back in the air. This time Link and Faith were the ones with the middle ground. Link and the king volleyed more energy attacks while Faith and the phantom queen continued with their attacks. Link and Faith struck their final blows at the same time. The two phantoms disappeared and a portal of light appeared in the center of the room.
Link put the Master Sword back in its sheath. "The portal to the chamber of sages… Faith come on!" Link said grabbing Faith's hand and pulling her toward the portal. 'If the chamber of sages is still standing then the Light Temple must still be able to be reached! We'll just have to find the new sage of light!' Link thought to himself.
"Where will this take us?" Faith asked as she was dragged into the beam of light.
"You'll see in a moment! Come on." Link was smiling with pure joy and excitement.
When Faith saw his smile she too smiled.
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The portal took them to exactly where Link thought it would, the chamber of sages. Link and Faith were facing the seal of the forest sage. From a portal of green light Mido, of the Kokiri.
"Mido! So you're the new sage!" Link exclaimed.
"Yes I am. I'm sorry it wasn't Saria standing here rather than me. However I am glad you've returned. I'm sorry for all the things I've said to you Link. I was jealous of you back when you were a kid," Mido said
"It's okay Mido, times have changed, and so have we. Now we must face a new evil. If it couldn't be Saria here, I'm glad it's you."
"I have gifts for each of you; it will aid you in your quest and help to make you stronger, here," Mido said tossing something to Link and Faith. When each of them opened their hands they found green coins marked with the symbol of the forest.
"Thank you Mido," Faith said looking at the coins. A light started to surround Link and Faith once again.
"You two be careful and take care of each other!" Mido called as the portal of light carried them back to the Sacred Forest Meadow.
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"So where should we go from here?" Faith asked putting the coin she received from Mido in a special spot in her bag.
"We rest and then head out to Zora's Domain. If we don't go now we may be in for more trouble when we go back," Link answered still gripping his coin. "Come on, we can rest at what's left of my place." Link started to walk back to the Kokiri Village and Faith followed.
I had a very nice adrenaline rush going so it got done in one day of working on it! Yay! And for those of you who didn't see it coming Mido was the sage! I love Link, I can't make him stupid all the time. Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter! Now on to working on the next!