Prologue ( when we left off).
" This is undoubtedly one of the sorceresses creatures. She smut know that we are here.
We must hurry and find your friend before she does. I suggest that we go to bed again. I will
keep watch for the remainder of the night. If I need to I will wake one of you to relive me if I
should get tired. I suggest we leave before sunrise."
Link and Ganondorf nodded their agreement and went off to bed. As Link slipped back under
the covers Malon stirred and mumbled. " Where did you go" She asked. " Just out, I had to take
care of something." Malon gave a half smile and fell back asleep. Soon after that Link fell
asleep himself.
Chapter 18
That night Link was plagued by horrible dreams. He found himself in a dark room all by
himself. He was tied to a chair and he felt very weak and injured. He could hear screaming
coming from down the way. Somewhere off in the distance. Link tried to listen to see who it
was. It sounded so horrible though, whoever it was, was in a extreme amount of pain. Link shut
his eyes to a bright light that was shone in his face.
" No sssssleeping now. The massster wantssss to ssspeak with you."
Link tried to see who it was, or what it was that was speaking to him, but the light
prevented it. Link tried to look up, but he was so exhausted he could not. He noticed out of the
corner of his eye a form move into the room. As it did the light went out instantly. A voice
immediately field the room. Link knew it, he knew that voice, it was him. The being he was
trying to destroy.
" Hello Link, so after much time we finally meet face to face. I cannot tell you how
happy I am to see you. I have awaited your arrival for so long. As you must know by now I have
been watching you every step of the way. I saw you surpass even my expectations. Now we
meet at last. I know that my welcome has been less then hospitable, but let me assure you I hold
you highest in my little book. See, believe it or not I have a little book that I keep. Each time I
break someone, or destroy someone I put that down in my book. I have Kings and Queens.
Mortals and Gods in this book. Each one of them begged for their life before I destroyed them.
None of them however will have given me as much satisfaction as when I hear you beg for your
own life at my hands. I will hear you beg before me and then I will end your miserable little life.
Don't look so down Link. If it will make your feel better, out of my respect for you I will kill
you quickly. I will not let it linger like I did with your friends. Oh, yes I am afraid I have
already ended their lives. I found it strange though that out of all of them, it was the girl Malon
who gave me the hardest time. She never cried out or begged for her life. She sat their and
smiled. When I asked her why she was smiling she would just look at me and say " he will save
me and kill you". Well I found that very funny and..oops if I didn't slip and cut of her head,
clumsy me. Why do you look so sad, is that a tear I see forming in your eye. What could make
you greave so? Oh I see, I forgot, you had feelings for this Malon girl. She was your, what is the
word, sweetheart. Does it pain you to hear about her? Huh? Does it? Yes..Yes I believe it
does. I must go now, but think of this while I am away, the pain you are feeling right now is
nothing to the horror that is in store for you."
Link heard the deep booming laugh of the creature as it walked out of the room. Link
heard the screaming start up again, and this time Link tried even harder to hear who it was. Link
listened even deeper and then it hit him, OH MY GOD..IT WAS HIM!
Link awoke with a start, breathing heavily and let out a primordial scream. Malon who
was sleeping next to him awoke in fear. She looked at him as he sat their, his clothes soaked
from his cold sweat. She touched him lightly on the shoulder and he jerked to look at her. At
first it seemed to her that he did not recognize her. Then with a cat like movement he swept her
in his arms and held her tightly. She was frightened by how he looked and how he was reacting.
She assumed he had a nightmare, but whatever it was, must have really spooked him.
The rest of the camp came running to Link's tent to see what the scream was all about.
Ganondorf was the first one there and as he entered the tent he saw Link holding on for dear life
to Malon.
" What Happened here? Who was that I heard scream?"
" I don't know what happened exactly. A few moments ago Link awoke and let out a
scream. It woke me up. He was staring into space and his entire body was soaked with sweat. I
touched him lightly on the shoulder and he turned to look at me. He was all wild eyed and
frightened as hell. I thought he didn't recognize me at first, but then he lunged at me and started
to hold onto me. I think he passed out."
" Here give him to me" Ganondorf said.
Ganondorf picked up Link who was indeed passed out. Ganondorf carried him out of the
tent and put him next to the camp fire. He grabbed some blankets and put them around Link. As
everyone came over to see what happened he told them to not worry about it and go back to bed.
Jim came over and Ganondorf and Jim watched over Link in turns while the other kept a eye on
the camp. Link remained passed out for an hour or two. When he did come back to reality he
looked around panicked. His eyes settled on Jim and he relaxed. Jim came over to him and
gave him a cup of coffee.
" Here drink this, it will help with the grogginess."
Link thanked Jim and drank the coffee. Link was taken aback by it's bitterness.
" What is this" he asked.
" It is called Coffee. It comes from a bean that when ground down and strained though
hot water creates a drink that helps wake you up, and even keeps you awake. I came across it
when I was in the lands beyond Termaina on a voyage."
Link tried the drink again, and although ti was very bitter it did help him come back to
reality faster. When he was done with the drink he gave Jim back his mug and sat staring into
the fire for a long time. After several minutes Ganondorf came over and sat down. None of
them spoke for a good half hour. Link looked at both of them and spoke.
" You both are probably wondering what it was I saw in my dream that made me react in
that fashion. I will tell you, but know this. I cannot be sure that what I saw and experienced was
not real. I know that it is not real now, but I cannot be sure that this dream is not a vision of
things yet to come. It is for that reason that this dream haunts me so. With that said let me tell
you about my dream."
