I slowly made my way back to the Death Mountain pass. I climbed back up the cliff, trying to come up with ways to get past that Goron. My shield didn't help, and there was no way I could overpower something like that! As I got back up to the top, the Goron saw me again. "You again? You don't know how to take a hint, do you? Now I'll take care of you!" The Goron started rolling in place before barreling towards me. As it kept going, I could only think of one possibility. Once the Goron got close, I hopped back down the cliff, holding on for dear life. The Goron barreled over my head and sailed down the cliff with a surprised groan. He hit the rock wall.
I climbed back up there. "Ha! I didn't need brute strength after all! Brains beats brawn again!" I shouted.
The Goron growled. "That was a dirty trick! My brothers won't fall for something like that so easily!" I ignored him and I started going farther up the mountain.
After a while of hiking, the ground started rumbling. I looked up. The mountain was exploding again! It was raining gigantic flaming boulders! I ran frantically to avoid the raining brimstone. After that moment, I took a moment to calm myself down. "I think I just found out why they call this Death Mountain…" After that, I kept going down the trail. Further down the trail were more Gorons talking. They suddenly noticed me. "Intruder!" They both curled up and started rolling down the path toward me. I held up my shield, but they both rolled right over me and down the mountain. Once I picked myself up, I laughed again. "Guess they didn't think that through!"
I kept going down the path until I found a huge crater, that wasn't quite at the summit, but you could easily see the summit. There were Gorons everywhere… Nearby, there was a sign that said, "Welcome to Goron City" crudely carved in a nearby stone. This was definitely where the Gorons lived… now I just needed to find their leader… There were several buildings carved from stones. The biggest one was in the middle and the entrance was guarded by two Gorons. That had to be where the leader was… I knew I had to get there, but I had no idea how…
I slowly climbed down the ridge into the crater. Just then, there was another thunderous rumbling! The mountain was going to blow again! All the Gorons scrambled for shelter from the raining volcanic rocks. The flaming rain stopped as suddenly as it started, but not before pummeling the Goron's homes. I took that time to go through the city. The rocks did a number to the city…
As I was looking at the debris, I heard some deep murmuring. It was then that I realized my mistake. The Gorons started peeking out of their homes to see some awkward looking guy strolling down the streets… the Gorons came out of their homes to see me. Some tough looking Gorons surrounded me and they started curling up and rolling in place. I braced myself for their attack when I heard another deep yelling. "Hold it!" The Gorons stopped rolling and stood back up. The Gorons stepped aside for another bigger Goron to come through. He easily dwarfed the other Gorons. "This human has come far, braved our brothers, and the mountain's wrath. He must have a good reason to come here. Now, let him speak."
I paused as the silence grew awkward. "Oh, um… Right. I'm looking for the piece of the Triforce of Courage that is on this mountain."
The Goron elder looked troubled at the mention of the Triforce. "Right. You must come with me. This information is not for everyone's ears…" He turned around and went into his own building. I followed him into his building. He turned around and faced me. "You seek the Triforce of Courage?" I nodded. "Well, I know of what you seek. It is in the Fire Temple, a sacred place to us Gorons, in the core of the volcano. Normally, for outsiders like you, you must prove your worth in a test of strength. But in most cases, they would burst into flames, anyways." The Goron's expressions changed. "But the circumstances have changed. The mountain is angry. It rains down destruction almost every hour. I have had visions about the cause of this disaster. I saw a ferocious monster, inhabiting the temple! I had visions about how to stop this disaster. I saw a human in green searching for a golden power, striking down the monster with the sacred Flamtaer Hammer!"
"And you think this vision was talking about me." I continued.
"Well, you're our only choice. You must venture into the Death Mountain Crater, and destroy the monster in the Fire Temple!"
I sighed. "Well, I was going into the temple anyways. I guess it saves me some trouble."
The elder let out a hardy laugh. "I knew you were a good choice!" He patted me hard on the back and I fell over. "Well, get to it!" I quickly made my way out of the elder's home. The other Gorons were preoccupied with clearing the debris that littered the town. Meanwhile, I made my way toward the smoldering mountain, to find Death Mountain Crater.
The path wasn't that hard, there were a handful of tricky climbs, but I was much better suited for rock climbing now. Was it the Triforce piece I collected giving me strength, or have I finally gotten used to this adventuring thing? I guess I'll never know. I noticed there wasn't any monsters, either. I guess the volcano violently erupting scared them off. I felt the ground rumbling beneath my feet. Speak of the devil…
In front of me, the volcano was already starting to spew flames! Heat vents were spewing gases all around me! I ran to the side, dodging the heat vents, taking shelter. I ducked down as the flaming boulders rained down around me. When the mountain stopped rumbling, and I felt that the coast was clear, I came out form the outcropping. I finally made it to the end of the trail. In front of me was a cave. I looked inside. This was the Death Mountain Crater. Deep at the bottom was a huge lake of lave, and at the bottom was a huge building. This was the Fire Temple. I started climbing down into the crater. No turning back now…
