Kai's RPG Adventure
Chapter 37: Entering the Spirit Temple
Kai and his friends were riding through the desert on their Yoshis. The sand blew through the air as they rode.
"I wonder if we should've trusted that Nabooru person," Hazel said. "This feels like a trap."
"I trust her," Kai said.
"Why?" Toad asked. "What Hazel says makes sense."
"It was something about the look in her eyes," Kai said. "I could tell that she wasn't lying."
"This conversation is pointless," Zero said. "We're already on our way. Let's just concentrate on the adventure ahead."
Kai, Toad, and Hazel agreed. The Yoshis moved faster through the desert.
Eventually, they decided to rest. The sun was beginning to set.
"This sucks," Hazel said. "We've been riding all day. I haven't seen anything besides sand for miles. What do we do now?"
"We continue to search," Zero said. "If we stop for too long, we'll get caught by those female warriors."
"Who were those crazy chicks anyway?" Kai asked. "They suddenly attacked us for no reason. That doesn't make sense."
"I think that they were Gerudo warriors," Hazel answered. "I've read about them before. They are an all-women race of people that reside in Hyrule. Every lifetime, one man is born into the tribe and he rules the whole tribe."
"The ruler must be this Ganondorf person," Kai said. "That would explain why they would suddenly attack us. He saw Toad and I when we were with Link."
"That's right!" Toad exclaimed. "He rode by us when he was chasing Princess Zelda."
"So he described you two to his army just in case you guys arrived to help Link," Zero said. "That kind of precaution is a sign of a true mastermind. We'd be best to be careful if we ever have to fight him."
"Alright," Kai said as he looked around. "I don't see any Gerudo bounty-hunters anywhere. I bet that we can set up camp for the night, but we should keep watch anyway. Let's do shifts the same way tonight."
"We won't need to," Toad said while pointing toward the desert.
"Why?" Hazel asked.
"Because they're right there!!!" Toad shouted.
Kai, Zero, and Hazel looked toward where Toad was pointing. Sure enough, a group of Gerudo warriors were riding on horseback toward them. Kai and his friends then boarded their Yoshis and ran away.
"I hope we find that temple soon!" Hazel shouted. "Because this is getting annoying!"
"You might just get your wish," Kai said. "Look!"
Appearing in the area ahead of them was a huge temple. They drew closer and closer to the temple. The door was too small for the Yoshis. They continued to rush toward the temple.
"What do we do about the Yoshis?" Kai asked.
"Keep running," Toad said. "I have a plan."
Eventually, the temple door was about 20 yards ahead.
"This is it!" Toad shouted.
Toad pulled out the Yoshi whistle. He blew it. The Yoshis then disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Kai and his friends then continued to fly at the speed they were running. One-by-one, they flew straight through the door.
"We're in the temple, but now we're sitting ducks," Hazel said.
"I've got this!" Zero said as he began to form some new hand-signs. "Earth-Style: Avalanche Jutsu!"
Suddenly, boulders came down in front of the entrance and blocked the door to the temple. Our heroes then took in a deep sigh of relief.
"We're safe," Kai said.
"Now we can only do one thing: go deeper into the temple," Zero said.
"Technically, we could do three things," Toad said. "We could rot in this room, go deep into the dark and scary temple at night, or dig through the rock that Zero created and get captured by those psychotic Gerudo chicks. I say that we go with the second choice."
"So, who wants to go down the dark and creepy tunnel first?" Kai asked.
A few moments later, they began down some steps in the dark temple. Their only light was a torch Toad was holding.
"How much farther do we have to go down?" Kai asked.
"Just be thankful that it's down instead of up," Zero said.
They eventually reached a door. They entered the door and reached a huge room. They entered the room and saw a huge warrior in a suit of armor. He wielded a gigantic axe. On the other side of the warrior was another door.
"This can't be good," Kai said.
"Let's get out of here!" Toad shouted.
They began to turn around. A huge iron gate suddenly came down and covered the door.
"Let's go through the other exit!" Toad shouted.
"Too late," Hazel said.
Another iron gate came down in front of the door on the other side.
"Crap," Kai said.
The warrior came near them and lifted his giant axe into the air.
"Run!" Hazel shouted.
They ran in different directions as the warrior slammed his axe onto the ground. The warrior began to chase them around and try to slam them with his axe. Toad cast a Fira spell, but it didn't do anything.
"Crap," Toad said.
The spell only made the warrior even madder. He rushed toward Toad. Toad backed up as the warrior came closer and closer. Toad was backed up into a wall, and the warrior raised his axe. Hazel got in the way and created a barrier. The warrior slammed his axe into the barrier and shattered it. Hazel fell onto the ground. The warrior raised his axe one more time. Hazel and Toad clenched their eyes shut to prepare for the pain.
As the warrior began to slam his axe toward Hazel and Toad, a bomb-rock hit his back. He turned around and saw Kai holding his bag. He had a serious look in his eyes.
"Your fight is with me," Kai said.
The warrior charged for Kai. Kai also charged forward. As they got closer and closer, they lifted their weapons. They eventually came within striking distance. They both began to strike. Kai was too close to be hit by the huge axe. Kai pierced the warrior's armor with his sword. The warrior then fell to the ground. The warrior then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"That was cool," Kai said.
"Thanks, Kai," Hazel said. "You saved me."
"It's no problem," Kai said. "Let's get going."
Later that night, they climbed a new set of stairs. By now, they were deep within the temple.
"I miss going down stairs," Kai said.
At the top of the stairs was another door.
"Please let this be the final door," Kai said.
They opened the door. Inside was a warrior within the shadows. His looks were somewhat familiar.
"If you're another monster, you'd be best to defend yourself," Kai said as he and his friends drew their weapons.
The warrior stepped out of the shadows. He was a teenage Hylian. He had blonde hair, a green tunic, a green hat, and a sword with the Triforce on the hand-guard.
"Who are you?" Zero asked.
A blue fairy flew in front of Kai.
"Kai?!" the fairy exclaimed.
"IT'S THE EVIL FAIRY!!!" Kai shouted.
He paused for a minute.
"Wait a minute, then you're…" he began.
"Link!" Toad exclaimed.
"That's me," Link said. "I can't believe you guys are here. How come you didn't age?"
"Let's just stop before we go into another headache-inducing lecture of the magical theory of time," Kai said. "I still have a migraine from the last one."
"This is cool," Toad said. "What are you doing here, Link?"
"I'm gathering the Spirit Medallion from this temple," Link answered. "I have to gather it in order to fight Ganondorf."
"First it was a ruby, now it's a medallion," Kai said. "What's next, a diamond?"
"Jokes aside, it's great to finally meet you," Hazel said. "Kai's talked so much about you. I'm Hazel."
"And I'm Zero," Zero said.
"Good to meet you," Link said.
"Hey, Link," Kai said. "Do you know what that armor-wearing guy with the axe was?"
"That was an Iron Knuckle," Navi said. "It has the strength to pierce shields with its axe."
"That would explain how it cracked my barrier with no effort," Hazel said.
"As long as I never have to fight that thing again, I'm happy," Kai said.
Suddenly, another Iron Knuckle fell from the ceiling and right behind Kai. Everyone stared at it except Kai, who didn't see it.
"Let me guess, another Iron Knuckle is behind me," Kai said.
Everyone else nodded their heads. The Iron Knuckle lifted its axe into the air. Kai turned around and dodged the axe as it slashed down. The Iron Knuckle seemed to focus on Kai and Link as it ran around and attacked.
"Why is it chasing Kai and Link?" Hazel asked.
"Who knows?" Toad said.
Suddenly, cackling was heard from the shadows. In the shadows was another door.
"I'm guessing that whoever is behind these Iron Knuckle things is behind that door," Zero said. "Let's go there."
Zero, Toad, Link, and Hazel began to run for the door. Hazel turned around and saw Kai, who was still fighting the Iron Knuckle.
"Kai, we have to go!" Hazel shouted.
"I'll finish this guy off," Kai said as he was fighting. "You guys can fight whatever's behind that door."
"Ok," Hazel said.
She ran for the door. Link stopped and looked at his fairy.
"Navi, stay back here and help Kai out," Link said. "He needs you more than I do right now."
"Ok," Navi said.
Navi then flew toward Kai as Link entered the door. Kai was dodging the axe slashes when Navi flew beside him.
"Kai, I can help you," Navi said.
"How?" Kai asked as he tried to slash forward but missed.
"Aim for his head," Navi said. "I sense that his weakness is there."
"I'll take your word for it," Kai said.
Kai dodged one more axe slash. He then jumped up and knocked off the warrior's helmet. The warrior was revealed to be Nabooru. She had a strange, glowing crystal on her head.
"Nabooru?" Kai said.
Nabooru didn't answer. Instead, she continued to attack Kai.
"What do I do now, Navi?" Kai asked.
"Look at her eyes," Navi said. "They're blank."
Kai looked at Nabooru's eyes. He noticed that she had no pupils.
"What does it mean?" Kai asked.
"She's being controlled by someone," Navi said. "Aim for the gem on her head."
Kai noticed the crystal.
"Alright," Kai said.
He dodged one more axe attack. He then charged some heat-energy into his sword and struck the crystal on her head. It broke, and pupils returned to Nabooru's eyes. She fell to the ground. She then got up.
"Where am I?" Nabooru asked.
She saw Kai and Navi.
"It's you," Nabooru said.
"I never introduced myself," Kai said. "I'm Kai. Now, what happened to you?"
"I'm not sure," Nabooru said. "After I helped you escape…"
A flashback began. It showed Nabooru as she watched Kai and his friends escape.
"You betrayed us, Nabooru," a voice said from behind her.
She turned around and saw two witches on broomsticks.
"You were supposed to capture the swordsman, not help him get away," one of the witches said.
"You will be punished," the other witch said.
They took out a gem and placed it on her head. Nabooru screamed. The flashback ended.
"…then I was here," Nabooru said. "I don't know what happened after the gem was placed on my head."
"Who are these witches?" Kai asked.
"Twinrova," Nabooru answered. "They are the most fearsome warriors in Ganondorf's army. They use their magic to control the minds of people who disobey Ganondorf."
"Where are they right now?" Kai asked.
Behind the door that everyone else left through, a scream was heard. It was Hazel.
"My friends!" Kai shouted.
"I'm guessing that they're behind that door," Nabooru said.
"I have to help my friends," Kai said.
He ran for the door.
"Wait!" Nabooru shouted. "You won't be able to beat them with just your sword. Look in that treasure chest."
Nabooru pointed toward a treasure chest that was in the shadows.
"I wonder why we didn't notice that before," Kai said.
Kai then walked toward the chest. He opened it and found a shield. The shield had a mirror on its front.
"What's with the shield?" Kai asked.
"That's a Mirror Shield," Nabooru answered. "It has the ability to reflect magic. Since Twinrova mainly use magical spells, this shield will work."
"Thanks," Kai said.
He took the shield and ran through the door.
"I wonder if he can beat Twinrova…" Nabooru thought.
Kai entered a humongous room. There was no roof. The stars were shining above the room. Kai looked around and saw all of his friends lying down on the ground.
"Guys!" Kai shouted.
Kai ran up to Zero.
"What happened?" Kai asked.
"Be…hind…you," Zero said slowly.
Kai turned around and saw Twinrova.
"It looks like there was one left," one of the witches said. "It seems that Nabooru failed."
"What did you do to my friends?!" Kai shouted angrily as he drew his sword.
"We were about to finish them off as you entered the door," the second witch said. "Now we can finish you all off at the same time."
"Not if I have anything to say about it!"
Kai began to run toward them. The witches rose into the air as he got close. They then launched their spells toward him. Kai dodged the blast.
"I'll need to fight them on even ground," Kai said.
He pulled out the Warpstar signal.
"Warpstar!" Kai shouted as he held it into the air.
The Warpstar then flew through the air and landed right in front of Kai. Kai then got on top of it. He flew up into the air. Navi followed him.
"So you can fly as well," the first witch said. "This will make things fun."
They began to cast spells at him. One cast flame spells while the other cast ice spells. Kai dodged each of these blasts and flew toward them in an attempt to slash them, but each time, he missed.
"How can I hit them?" Kai asked.
"Use the Mirror Shield," Navi said. "They're weak against the other one's spells."
"I get it!" Kai exclaimed.
The first witch launched a burst of flame toward Kai. As the blaze got closer and closer, Kai took out his shield. He reflected the spell toward the other witch. She screamed in pain as the spell hit.
"He has discovered our weakness!" the second witch shouted.
The witches continued to blast him. Kai did the same thing he did earlier and reflected each blast. Eventually, the witches got tired of this.
"Had enough?!" Kai shouted.
"No," the first witch said. "In fact, this match has only gotten started! Sister, we must fuse together!"
"Yes," the second witch said.
The witches then got near each other. In a flash of light, they were replaced by a new being. This new witch had a huge blue gem on her forehead and had fire and ice for hair. She wore a black desert-shirt and long white desert-pants. In her hands were two staffs that had fire and ice on the tips. She had the ability to fly without a broom.
"This is new," Kai said.
"We have combined to form Twinrova!" the new witch said. "Now you cannot destroy us."
Twinrova then blasted Kai with a blaze. Kai reflected this attack. When the reflected blaze hit Twinrova, it did no damage.
"What do I do now?!" Kai shouted in fear.
"She can only be destroyed by a powerful spell," Navi replied. "The Mirror Shield has the ability to absorb spells. Absorb three of the same spell and blast her with the result."
"I don't know what will happen, but I might as well give it a shot," Kai said.
Twinrova fired an ice blast toward Kai. Kai absorbed it into the shield. Twinrova continued to blast Kai with fire and ice spells. Kai dodged the fire attacks and absorbed the ice attacks. The shield eventually began to glow with a light blue light.
"This is it!" Kai shouted.
He fired a huge ice blast from the shield. It completely covered Twinrova. She was frozen by the blast. She began to fall to the ground.
"Time to finish this!" Kai shouted.
He flew down toward her as she fell. He lifted his sword into the air. It began to glow with a green and light-blue light.
"Shining Overdrive!!1" Kai shouted.
He slashed her in mid-air. A huge green and light-blue explosion launched from this attack.
"CURSE YOU, SWORDSMAN!!!" Twinrova shouted as she was obliterated by the attack.
The explosion cleared. Kai landed the Warpstar onto the ground.
"My name is Kai," Kai said.
He then looked up into the air.
"I know that you can hear me, Ganondorf!" Kai shouted. "I have one thing to say: I'm coming after you!"
His voice echoed into the night sky. The sun then began to rise.
Back at Ganondorf's castle, Ganondorf was standing in a huge room.
"It seems that Twinrova was destroyed," Ganondorf said into the shadows. "This swordsman is much stronger than you mentioned earlier, Sakura."
Sakura came out from the shadows. She held the staff in her hand.
"You don't need to worry about a thing, Ganondorf," Sakura said. "With the Triforce of Power and my magic, you're more than powerful enough to destroy him and his allies."
"Yes," Ganondorf said. "Soon, Hyrule will be under my control!"
Ganondorf began to laugh evilly. His laugh echoed throughout the whole room.
To be continued…