A Wolf in the Fall of Dusk.
Ilia looked over at Link, before looking back at Liz with an annoyed hiss. Arty shot a glare at her before muttering something, causing a door on the other side of the room to open. She led them through it; the five reluctantly followed her into a pitch black room. Link could hear waterflowing, like a waterfall, but quieter.
"Light up the Chamber of the Sages, by the power of the Ancient Six Sages!" Arty shouted, and it dimly lit up.
They were standing on a Triforce platform over a levitating platform covered in water. There were six circular platforms around the edge of the larger one, each a different colour; Yellow, green, red, blue, purple, and orange. In between each circular platform was a waterfall, falling quietly from the unseen above. Link walked to the edge of the platform, and peered into the water, seeing the reflection of his Hylian form, only more serious and a bit meaner.
Don't become what I did. A voice, my voice, rang in his head, a warning. It became the end of me. Don't become what the reflection shows. Link looked up and howled mournfully. Hanako joined in. Arty pulled a small, black instrument from her bag, a red Triforce on it. It had six holes in it, three on one side, and three on the other. She played in tune with the two wolves, the song they played ended up becoming the Song of Time. (Look it up if you don't know it). When they finished, An aged robed man appeared on the yellow platform, Saria on the green, a Goron with spikes down his back on the red, Ruto on blue (Link had a few complaints about that), A woman ninja on purple, and a dark skinned woman in dessert garb on orange.
"Ancient Sages," Arty fell to one knee. "I have returned."
"Arty!" The Ninja exclaimed, partly from shock.
"You're alive!" The dessert woman shouted.
"Good to see ya back!" the Goron smirked, or at least, Link thought he did. The robed man simply nodded.
"Your return is well welcomed, Anna." He calmly stated.
"Anna?" Link raised an eyebrow.
"Anna!" Midna voiced his question, as if she knew what she said. "You- Hanako-" There was a long pause in her words. "Wow…" Arty smirked as she rose again.
"Yes, Twilight Princess, I am Anna, or Runie. Either or. Call me what you wish." Arty turned and walked to the edge of the platform across from the ninja. "Impa, last I was in the castle, Link and Hanako had stopped a second attack from Shadow Beings getting to the princess, so as far as I know, she's fine." A wave of relief swept over the ninja's face.
"Thank the Goddesses." Impa muttered as Arty walked so she was across from the dessert-garbed woman.
"Nabooru…" Arty paused, as if not wanting to continue. The woman got that 'I'm ready' look on her face. "…The Gerudos are gone… dead. You are no different from Impa now, only no one with any trace of ancestry from the Gerudos." Nabooru's face paled, and became grave. Arty got that 'I warned you' look on her face before walking to the centre of the Triforce platform.
"Everything else in Hyrule has no change. Link here," She motioned to Link, and everyone's faces became one of remembrance. "Made sure of that. Ganondorf is gone for good, and won't torment Hyrule." You could tell that a couple of the sages felt like cheering (Saria and Ruto were the most obvious), but restrained themselves. "Unless…"
"He is either reborn, or returns from the dead." Impa said bluntly. Arty nodded.
"Exactly."
"That could pose a problem… Arty, any ties to Din of your's that could prevent that?" Nabooru asked. Arty shook her head.
"Life lies in Farore, the earth lies in Din, while law lies in Nayru." Arty said simply.
"And Alana and Aria are dead…" the robed man commented.
"Unfortunately yes, Rauru." Arty said with a tint of sadness.
After awhile of discussion between the seven, Link, Ilia, Colin, Hanako and Midna asking questions occasionally (Ilia speaking for Link), bells started chiming.
"It is time for the five to leave. Arty, Liz, you will stay here. Link," Rauru paused in memory. "Ilia, Colin, Hanako, Midna, you will be teleported out. The psychic shall find their powers next. Listen for the hero's voice." Then the five of them faded from sight.
They reappeared in a round room with marble walls, which had many different precious stones in them, along with gold and silver imbedded in parts of the wall.
BEHIND YOU! I shouted in Link's head, and he turned, then barked. Everyone looked in the same direction he was just as a shadowy black dragon shot towards them.
To Be Continued…
Author's notes: Anyone know who Arty is now? She was in Dimension Travellers, before I deleted it. Anyone I role play with should know her. Sorry for the short chapter.