It appeared the door was meant for someone much taller, and because of this, Link had to first lift Tya up to get a glimpse of what it looked like. After she did, he let her back down and she figured out exactly how the key should be twisted. Then he had to lift her up again to put it into the door. Quite a pathetic show, really, with the two of them awkwardly fumbling about to try and unlock the thing. And after she set it in there right, he nearly dropped her when he flinched at the sound it made opening.

It broke open and the two of them stepped back and away from it. Once it was fully open, Tya grabbed the pack again but didn't bother to put it on, not yet. She had this feeling that it wasn't going to be that simple...

They already seemed to be trained. Looked to the ceiling before stepping too far, then look all the way around the room. Nothing, not up until they stepped in closer and a flash of light stopped them.

When the light died, they could see before a new door, a figure. Tall and lanky it seemed, dressed in white with a red cloak. They held back a black sword as if preparing to strike, and just as they leaned forward to do so they froze.

The sword in their hands dispersed into a cluster of diamonds and a quiet laugh left them. One that made Tya incredibly uncomfortable...

"Look who it is..." They turned to face the two, revealing quite a strange visage. White hair with what appeared to be purple eye-shadow. Inhumanly colored skin and pale lips. "I thought that tornado I stirred up would have tossed and torn you apart, yet here you are. Not in pieces."

"That tornado was your doing?" Tya's confusion was washed away in an instant by rage, and she tossed the pack back so her hands were free.

"Hush, girl, you have no place here." A gloved hand was raised to dismiss her rage so simply, and they turned back to look at the door again.

If it weren't for the fact that she got a terrible feeling from this stranger, she would have set him on fire right then and there. But something about him suggested that wouldn't be enough... He was somehow threatening despite his appearance. Part of her wanted to fight him, but most of her didn't want to provoke him.

"Not that your lives or deaths have any consequence. It's her that matters now, and I can sense her here... Just beyond this door. Yes, we plucked Her Majesty from her perch in the clouds, and now she's ours. Oh, but listen to me. I'm being positively uncivil. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the Demon Lord who presides over this land you look down upon, this world you call the surface. You may call me Ghirahim. In truth, I very much prefer to be indulged with my full title: Lord Ghirahim. But I'm not fussy."

Tya had begun to grind her teeth, looking at Link before returning her gaze to Ghirahim. The way he carried on bothered her, but the simple dismissal of her anger, like it was nothing- like she was nothing- that pissed her off. Though her palms ached, almost demanding to be lit, she kept them closed. Tight, letting her nails dig into the scrapes the ground had left upon them.

Link seemed to have less control, which was surprising to her. He drew his blade, detached the shield, and though uncertain, when he readied for battle so did she.

"Did you really just draw your sword? Foolish boy." Ghirahim scowled at Link, then at the fire in Tya's hands. "By all rights, the girl should have fallen into our hands already. She was nearly ours when that loathsome servant of the goddess snatched her away... Do you have any idea how that made me feel inside?" Ghirahim's voice dropped to somewhat of a growl, his hands tensing as if trying to ease the aggravation. "Furious! Outraged! Sick with anger!" He hissed, his arms flinging out just before he disappeared into another cluster of strange diamonds.

Both of them paused, her fire extinguished as she lost concentration but Link's guard went up even more as he looked around.

"This turn of events has left me with a appetite for bloodshed." As if she wasn't already afraid and uncomfortable enough, his words worsened it. She stepped closer to Link, a hand finding its way beneath his shield to rest on his arm- an absent gesture.

"Still... It hardly seems fair, being of my position, to take all my anger out on you." Before they knew it, Ghirahim was behind them both, practically whispering into Link's ear. Tya drew back, fumbling to ignite her hands as Ghirahim continued. "Which is why I promise up front not to murder you... No, I'll just beat you within an inch of your life!"

Another strange hiss left him, and Tya wanted so badly to fire at him, but he was too close to Link. She risked hitting them both. Link hurried away from Ghirahim the moment he got the chance, and when he escaped him he turned quickly, sword readied and his eyes locked on the demon again.

"T-Tya, stay back," Link ordered quickly, motioning for her to step away.

"But I-"

"You're too v-vulnerable wi-without any armor and he ca-can get close b-before you know it, g-get to the wall and put your back ag-against it!"

Listening to the exchange made Ghirahim laugh, and his arms splayed out once more, allowing his red cloak to disintegrate into the diamonds.

"No need to worry, girl, you'll get your turn." Tya backed against the wall as she'd been told, but her hands remained lit and ready. Her fire charged in case she saw a good chance to shoot. Link may have ordered her to step away and back down, but that didn't mean she was going to listen.

Without warning, Link swung his sword forward, only to have it caught by Ghirahim between two fingers. A brief struggle, but Link broke it free and moved back a step or two with his shield in front so he could regain himself. With them at a bit more distance, Tya took a chance and cast a ball out only to have it miss. With his attention briefly drawn to her, Link took a chance and got in a hit to Ghirahim's ribs.

The Demon Lord growled slightly, flipping his hair to the side before holding a hand out and summoning his own blade. Standing still made for a perfect target, so Tya took the chance and cast another bout of fire toward him. This one hit him straight on- hit him low on his side and absolutely infuriated him.

He snapped and a line of small knives were summoned. A bit of panic set in, and just as he let them fly, Tya hurried to move out of the way. She managed to escape all but one, and it just barely got her, tearing through the cloth of her shirt and splitting the skin of her upper arm.

Link lunged forward, slashing again at Ghirahim only to have his hit blocked by the sword. As the swords clashed, Link bared his down and finally forced the taller man back. As Ghirahim went to regain his steps, Link got in another good hit, right across his chest.

More fire engulfed the mage's hand, but she came to a quick realization before releasing it. She let it die, and while Ghirahim had his attention on Link, she used those quiet steps of hers to slink toward the second door which Ghirahim suggested Zelda waited behind. As she went to open it, she heard more of their blades clashing, and then a bit of a pained release.

Her first concern was that it was Link, but she turned to find Ghirahim falling back a few steps and then once again sweeping his hair to the side. He held the blade up and pointed it out toward Link, who was just about to lunge again when Ghirahim spoke: "Well...You put up more of a fight than I would have thought possible out of such a soft boy. But don't clap for yourself quite yet, that sword of yours is the only reason you still live..." His eyes turned to the door where Tya stood, trying to open. "I fear I spent far too long teasing and toying with you. The girl's presence has all but faded from this place which means there's no reason to linger here. Good-bye, sky child. Run and play this time. Get in my way again, though, and you're dead." With a quick flourish of his sword, he disappeared, leaving both of them to remain tense for a moment longer until they felt he truly was gone.

Link didn't put away his weaponry, he didn't trust it. He stepped back slowly before whipping around and looking at Tya.

"I t-told you to stay out of th-the way" raising his voice just slightly, he used his sword to motion toward the walls.

"And I refused to be useless while that man threatened to beat you half to death!" Tya responded, pulling herself off the door.

"You got h-hurt because you d-didn't listen to me," his sword dropped back to his side, and his shield motioned to her arm where the blood had started to stain her shirt.

"Its barely a cut. Stop scolding me like a child and help me open the damn door—" As she spoke, the door started to make a ringing sound. A sound that was becoming pretty familiar at that point. A light was emitted before it faded and just all disappeared. An aggravated huff left Link before he sheathed his blade and attached the shield to its spot. He turned and went to pick up the pack. Tya assumed it would be handed over to her, but instead Link just slipped one strap over his shoulder and moved passed her and up the stairs.

She followed after a moment of letting that sink in- that simple action that, in her head, somehow meant he wanted her to leave.

They reached what lay behind the door. A beautiful spring where a crest awaited a Skyward Strike. Everything there between Link and Tya was done in silence. The light triggered the crest, and Fi was summoned once again to translate a message set in the language of old gods.

She said "from the edge of time I guide you, the one chosen to carry out the goddess's mission. The spirit maiden who descended from the clouds must travel to two sacred places to purify her body. You stand in one of these places: Skyview Spring. The other is known as the Earth Spring. The second spring is hidden away deep within the scorched earth of Eldin. The spirit maiden, ever mindful of the heavy task entrusted to her, has set out for this second sacred place." And with that information, a glow formed a tablet that was handed over to Link. Fi explained that Zelda had 'purified' herself in the waters of that spring and likely began out to the second. Then that it was not clear exactly how Zelda was moving about, as the temple lay untouched by her, and there seemed to be no exit from the spring other than the entrance.

The tablet was slipped into the pack, and with that they started back to leave the temple so they could return to Skyloft.

As they stepped out into the dimming light of the day, they were met with a high pitched and familiar sound. Awaiting them at the bottom of the stairs was Machi who wanted only to offer thanks to them both for helping him return to his friends. After the brief conversation, the little Kikwi waddled off, and Link looked to the sky for a second before looking at Tya.

"We will ca-camp... Its getting l-late. That way we won't strain the L-Loftwings at all." He let the pack slide off his shoulder and onto the ground before starting to set up the camp.