Nature Sage - Ch 4

Mua ha ha. The suspense. Sorry this one took so long.

Malon felt the shadows brushing past her, and shivered. The now evil Princess Zelda had sent her, Ruto, and Link into the Sacred Realm, which had been converted to the Evil Realm. Upon entering, they found themselves swallowed in a world of darkness. The only shred of light that they had to guide them was a pale blue light, way off in the distance. It kept flickering as if it was about to go out. It seemed to be calling them, beckoning them toward it.

"Hey! Look!"

"I swear I've heard that voice somewhere before," Link said thoughtfully.

"Over here!"

"I remember it, too," Ruto confirmed. "Where is it from?"

Malon summoned her newfound Sage Power and cast a beam of light toward the tiny creature. Realization began to creep onto Link's face as he saw small wings.

"No," he said softly, his face stricken with panic.

"Link! Over here! It's me, Navi!"

"AAAAAHHHHHH!" Link screamed, beginning to run away. Ruto and Malon held his arms steady so that he didn't get anywhere.

"Come on, Link," Malon encouraged. "It's just Navi."

Link shook his head. "You don't understand.."

Malon walked over to the stray fairy and used her power to break the seal on the cage she was trapped in.

"Thank you," she breathed. "I am Navi, the Guardian of the Sages. I was appointed to this title when the Goddess of Time saw my skill in handling Link."

"Yeah, right," Link said snidely. "I handled myself, thank you very much."

Malon looked at him in shock. That was not something Link would normally say. Her eyes widened when she saw that his entire character had become a few shades darker.

"The evil here is affecting him," Navi said wisely. "It would be best to get him out of here, and heal his pain."

"How do I do that?" Malon asked frantically. Link was glaring insanely at Ruto, who was backing away slowly.

"Use your power as a Sage," Navi instructed. "Focus on sending Link back to the Kokiri Forest, where Saria is waiting to rid him of the evil that has bestowed itself upon him."

She nodded, and did as the fairy had told her to. A bright, silver beam appeared and enclosed Link inside itself. It was soon gone.

"Why aren't we turning evil?" Ruto asked, looking at her skin.

"You are Sages. I have been freed, and now have the duty of protecting you."

"What about Zelda?"

"It was too late for me to save her. She is the Princess of Darkness now, dedicated to releasing Ganondorf from the Evil Realm, and ruling Hyrule alongside him under his evil power."

Malon recovered her strength. "Is there any way for us to save her now?"

"It is up to Link, now," Navi said, fluttering nervously. "I'm not sure he is the right person to - "

"Hey, Link will do just fine," Malon said angrily.

"Right. Anyway, we have to round up the other Sages of Nature, then choose our strategy," Navi said. "Now, Malon, all you must do is summon Rauru. He will do the rest."

Malon raised her arms and cast her power, creating a silver ball of light above her head. "Rauru, Ancient Sage of Light," she whispered. "I call upon you - er, thee. Thee! I call upon thee to gather the Six Sages of Nature - "

"Seven," Navi hissed.

" - Seven Sages of Nature in Hyrule Field at midnight tonight!"

The silver ball whisked away, leaving Malon exhausted. Ruto sat there laughing.

"You mean you couldn't figure out that there were Seven Sages!?" she cried. "Duh, let's see - Light, Forest, Fire, Water - "

"Shut up, Ruto."

"'I call upon you - duh, I mean thee - "

"SHUT UP, RUTO!"

"Okay."

Malon lay awake in her bed, waiting. She knew Rauru wouldn't be late. He was way too responsible for that.

A beam of light shot down from the clouds. Right on time. She peeked out her bedroom window.

"Sages of Hyrule," he called in an echoing voice. "The Hero of Time has summoned us! Come forth!"

Malon watched as the green, red, blue, orange, and purple beams of light came from the sky. They formed into the other Sages. Rauru turned and looked straight at Malon, but this time, she was ready.

"Sage of Nature, we are waiting for you."

The Sage raised her arms and summoned her power. She transformed into a shimmering ball of silver light and sped off toward the other Sages. She then reappeared as her normal self, dressed in a flowing, silver gown. Rauru smiled, proud to see how far their leader had come in the past day.

"Navi, the Guardian of the Sages, has informed me that we have two choices in our battle with the King of Evil and the Princess of Darkness. Those choices are: create a small Sage Realm and battle the entire Evil Realm within that, or break the seal on the Evil Realm and risk freeing Ganondorf, the King of Evil. We shall vote. Saria?"

The Kokiri girl stepped forward. "I think we should create the realm of our own."

"Darunia?"

"I say we break the seal. It would be far easier to fight Ganondorf than it would be to fight off the whole realm!"

"Ruto?"

"I agree with Saria."

"Impa?"

"I agree with Darunia."

"Nabooru?"

"I also side with Saria. We cannot risk those innocent lives."

"What innocent lives?" Darunia asked.

"The lives of all the people Ganondorf will destroy when he is free! Do you really think he's gonna sit here and fight us when he has all of Hyrule to conquer?"

"I agree with that," Rauru said. "So we shall create the Realm of the Sages! Let the Six Elements of Nature combine with Nature itself to destroy the evil threatening its existence!"

Everyone held their arms up and chanted something in ancient Hylian. Even thought she didn't know what they were saying, Malon found herself chanting along with them. A bright, white light opened before them, and the Seven Sages of Nature stepped into the new Realm of Sages.

-+-chapter four: completed-+-

How do you like it? Please review and tell me. Also, I need you to tell me if I should tie in Majora's Mask somehow.. I think I might have a way already, but if no one wants it there, then I won't include it.. Chapter 5 coming soon! Please review, and thank you.