The
Fire Gem
The lava poured over Link. It engulfed him completely. When it cleared, he was burned, scared, and in immense pain. Even with the Nayru`s Love, the fire had still heavily damaged him. He pulled out is Ocarina, and realized he didn`t have it. Link sat up, and hit his head on something hard. It was a Goron. It was holding the Hologram of the Staff of Power. "You dropped this?" It asked. Link grabbed it, and saw it also was holding his Ocarina. Link also took that back, and began walking up the volcano with it. "My name is Ghargen. I`m the grandson of a great king named Daruna." Said Ghargen. "You know what?" asked Link, " I knew Daruna myself. We were close friends." Ghargen goggled at Link as though he was mindless. "You, You haven`t met him, have you?" asked Link. "N-N-No." Ghargen managed to spit out, staring wide eyed at Link.
Link climbed up the mountain, and at the top looked down at the ground, thousands of feet below him. Like Keopora said, the continent this mountain sat upon was located above Ikana. He saw the Ikana Tempe, The graveyard, and the other things. Ghargen suddenly jumped like he realized he lost all his possessions. " Hey, uh………" Ghargen began, "what is your name?" "Link." He replied. "Yes, Link, can I see that stick thing again?" "Uh, yeah." Link handed Ghargen the staff, and Ghargen looked carefully at it. He ran his fat fingers through the hollows, and then again stared at it. "Is this, the……." "if you`re going to say staff of Power, you WOULD be right. That`s just a hologram." Said Link. "Oh, I was going to say…… I`M the one who owns the REAL staff of power." Said Ghargen, suddenly becoming full of pride. "You WHAT?!?" cried Link. "But Keopora told m…" "Keopora??? He came here a few hours ago and gave this to me. He said a strong young man was coming here." Said Ghargen. Link balled his hands into tight fists. –That rotten liar- Link thought, bitterly, -Why I outta…- Ghargen suddenly brought Link back to reality. " Why, Keopora told me I should GIVE you that staff." Link stared thoughtlessly as Ghargen pulled out a staff, a golden aurora glinting around it. It was carved with pure, shining gold, with a large, silver gem on the top of it. "That`s the Gem of Spirits. The staff must have this along with the other three gems to work. Link stared down. The hollows gleamed in the light of the volcano, sending a light at least 2 feet away. Link didn`t blink. "Y-You- You want me to have this?" Link studdered. Ghargen nodded, a huge grin covering his face.
Far under the earth, something lay buried, trampled, regenerating skin on its bones. It roared. It`s huge red eyes glowed like flashlights. He was alive again. With the help of the dark power source, he was alive again.
Link swung the staff around like it was his sword. He tucked it away, and followed Ghargen down into the Goron`s Salvage. It looked a lot like Goron City, exept bigger, and without the giant statue at the bottom. They walked down many halls. Left, down, Right, up, down, down, left, left, right, up, and down. Link started thinking it would never end when he saw a red light. He climbed up, and looked ahead. There was a giant pit of lava, with a stone bridge going across to a small indent in the wall, with a ladder. "That`s the way to Fire`s Shrine. Legend has it, well, I know it`s true fact, but big brother Daruna calls it a legend. Anyway, That`s where the Fire Gem is kept. That`s one of the gems you`ll need for that staff." Ghargen said, pointing toward the ladder. "Well, I wish you good luck, Link." Ghargen gave Link one last grin, and Link set off toward the stone bridge.
With new life, the monster moved underground, closer, following the scent of the one who destroyed his original body. Closer, Closer, he moved, waiting until the right moment to strike………..
Link climbed down the ladder, and began sweating furiously. He quickly strapped on his Goron Tunic, and began walking down the hallway. He exited into a huge room, and stopped dead in his tracks. He heard something. The ground rumbled, though that was nothing new to him. He looked around, and it all stopped. Link pulled out a deku stick, lit it with Din`s Fire, and continued down the dark passage, not knowing his most difficult challenge yet awaited him at the end of it.
