The feast was amazing. And I'm not saying it because it was in my honor, but I had never seen that much food. I didn't think I could eat that much, either. I kinda felt bad for leaving them. But the Compass of Secrets had another idea. Right now, I'm taking even more buses. Since I can't afford a plane ticket, I'm not flying anywhere. Normally, it wouldn't be so bad, but now I'm supposed to go someplace far from home. Except I'm getting more and more bored with each trip. I can't imagine doing this six more times…
After what seemed like days, actually I think it really was days, I finally got to where I was supposed to go. Yellowstone National Park. I think I'm starting to see a trend. Of course, there was no time for me to take in the sights. Once I got out of sight, I started following the compass to the next area. When the compass shone brightly, I stopped. It didn't seem to be anywhere special. Just a random outcropping of rocks.
I looked around, there wasn't anyone else around except me. There wasn't anything else important around here. I saw that there was some markings on the rock. I looked closer and I saw that the markings were actually Hylian. I jumped backward when I saw that it was Hylian writing on the stone. "How is there Hylian writing here?" I asked myself. Maybe I should actually read the writing…
"To the hero: To learn the song to the Triforce, show proof of your identity, venture into the molten earth, and face the guardian of flames." I thought for a moment. Show proof of your identity? I thought. What does it mean by that? I thought for a moment. It's probably crazy, but I got an idea. I took out the Master Sword and plunged it into a crack in the rock. For a moment, nothing happened. Then the ground shook and the rock split open and revealed an old staircase down. I shielded my face from the heat that rose out of the cave. I picked the Master Sword back up and returned it to its sheath. I walked down the stairs and into the cave.
When I finally entered the cave, the wall closed behind me. In front of me was a familiar face. Except this time, instead of red, it was a darker red color. It turned around and jumped back. "Eh! You?"
"Ah, it's Guard'in again. I hope you realize that this time, I'm much stronger than I was before."
"That's not my… no matter. My master wishes to stop you before you realize your true potential. I tried stopping you before, but that stupid so called Avatar of Power was worthless! This time, I'll stop at nothing to stop you!" It slammed its hands against the ground and it fell away. I saw some wooden supports in the corners. Before the floor crumbled, I whipped out the Hookshot and quickly flung to the corners. The floor in the middle crumbled to reveal a lake of lava far below the floor. "Tsk. So you have gotten better. No matter, I've still got some tricks up my sleeves!" It started breathing fire at me. I brought out my shield and kneeled down to block all of it.
"Seems like you've still got the same old tricks."
"Silence! I'll kill you!" He brought his hand and threw a fiery punch at be. I barely got out of the way in time. The hand lingered for a while, and I took the opportunity to use a spin attack on the gem on the back of its hand. The Master Sword cleaved right through the gem and it shattered into a million pieces. The hand exploded in a huge dust cloud.
"Rrgh!" Guard'in punched the rock pillar I was standing on, and it started breaking. I used the Hookshot to fling myself to a more stable pillar. By the time he was done, I was long gone. "Take this!" His remaining hand grabbed a huge lava rock and threw it at me. I barely jumped out of the way. He kept grabbing them and throwing them at me. The next thing I knew, there was a shadow over me. I jumped out of the way, and the hand came crashing down. I used the Master Sword to destroy the hand almost immediately after.
"I'm not done with you!" It said. I pulled out my bow and shot out one of its eyes. "Ow! Stop!"
"But I am." I shot out the other eye, and it stopped in mid air. The head started falling and it crashed into the pit of lava below. "That ends that." I looked around to find the exit. For some reason, I could feel a very hot wind. I think I could hear something on the wind. It reminded me of the song I learned at the treehouse in the forest. I pulled out the harmonica and tried to match the song. This song sounded more powerful than the last one, like the boiling magma below me. After about twenty minutes, I matched the song. I heard a deep voice say, "When the time is right, remember this song. Play the Bolero of Fire to purify the earth." After that, the Compass of Secrets lit up and shone. A bright light shone.
When the light faded, the first thing I could feel was a burning sensation. When I could see, all around me was burning hot lava! It was so hot, too! It felt like I was melting! My clothes started to catch on fire! This wasn't like all the other times I was next to lava! It looked like physics wanted revenge. "This isn't good! It's not good at all! This isn't good!" Finally, the ground started shaking violently. The next thing I knew, everything around me exploded and I felt like I was flying through the air, then everything went black…