Prologue ( when we left off)
Ganondorf was not happy about this. IT was not Link to run off on his own. Something must
have happened, and he would like to know what it was. He and Jim gathered the whole group
together and told them of this latest turn of events. Everyone was shocked and a few were in
disbelief. Malon said nothing, she made no reaction at all. When the group was dispersed to
sleep, Jim went over to her.
" Are you all right" he asked.
" I am fine."
" Are you sure."
" Yes. I know that if he left on his own he must have had a very good reason to do so. I am not
worried. Let's go kill this sorceress and then we will go find him."
Chapter 22
It did not take them long to find the lair of the sorceress. Once Mason had regained his senses
he lead them straight to the lair. He kept very quiet about what had happened. No one wanted
to ask, for fear of upsetting him. It took them a few days to reach the lair. Everyone of them
could sense the presence of a very powerful, very malevolent being in the area. All of them had
been shaken by the loss of Link. Strange as it may be, it seemed to Jim that the one most
affected by the loss of Link was Ganondorf. Although Ganondorf was not the most friendly of
people, he still had a sort of life essence. HE might threaten you or, even try to kill you, but at
least there was something in him that let you know he was alive. Jim could not help noticing
that after the disappearance of Link that essence left Ganondorf. It was as if he was the walking
dead. He had no life in him whatsoever. Jim was a bit concerned by this but did not want to
approach him about it, at least not yet. A little ways away from the actual lair, Mason called a
halt. Everyone stopped and looked to Mason who was noticeably shaken and intervened. He did
not speak for a minute or so. Then he looked up to the group and gathered them around him.
" Most of you are wondering what happened to me that had me so scared. Well at first I did not know. I knew that something had happened to me that was so horrifying that it shook me to the very core of my being. I did not know what it was until a few moments ago. I remember now what it was.
When I first arrived at the lair I could sense, as you must all that something very evil was in there. Something that made my senses tingle and fear sweep over me. I knew that there was something in there that I did not want to face. Something in there that made me want to flee for my life. At first I thought it was the Sorceress, I was wrong. As I went into the lair I found that the inside was not as treacherous as I thought it would be. There is one single passage that leads straight to the Sorceresses chamber. I thought it might be a trap, but no. It took me only a few moments to reach her chamber. When I got in there, I was taken aback by the beauty of the woman sitting in the chair. She was the true essence of beauty. I stood there stunned for a few moments. She smiled and beckoned me forward.
" What do you seek" She asked me. I told her " I seek the sorceress of this forest". " Why do
you seek her" she asked. " To stop her evil ways. To end the curse she has placed on a Deku
queen."
" The Queen was vain and wasted her wish on her own person. Only one who is true of heart
can defeat me. If you can prove yourself to me, if you can pass my test; then the spell on your
friend will be broken. Do you wish to challenge me?"
I told her yes. She told me to look into her eyes. I did. " The power to defeat me lies within
yourself. See if you are worthy." What happened next I do not truly know. All that I know is
that whatever she showed me was to horrifying. I must have fainted and she thought me dead.
When I awoke I was about a mile or so from your camp."
No one said anything for a few minutes. Finally Jim stood up and addressed the group.
" Well we don't know for sure what it was that terrified Mason so. We will never know if we don't go. So I say we continue on and see if we can't find a way to stop this creature."
Everyone was in agreement. So they saddled up once more and headed for the lair.
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Link had been walking for days by himself. He still did not know if this was the right choice.
Should he have listened to that apparition or not. He didn't really have a choice now any ways.
What was done was done. He was following a path that the being told him to follow the
following night. He had gone a few days now without food or water. He didn't have any with
him and he never went back to camp for some. He was not in the best of shape and he was
starting to hallucinate. More then once in the past few hours he fired a arrow at something that
was not really there. He had to keep trying to break the delirium. He stopped and tried to find
some food or water. After a few hours of not finding anything he feel to the ground and fell into
a state of delirium. He could hear voices hissing in his ear.
" Are you sssure thissss isss the man?"
" Yessss, bring him to the massster at once."
Link fought to see if it was his delirium again.
" He'sss waking up"
" Quick hit him with thissss".
Link felt a heavy blunt object hit his head, and then all went black.
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When the group arrived at the entrance they were greeted by a very loud voice of a woman
bellowing from inside.
" Only one may enter at a time. If you try to come in with more then one, all will perish."
The group was startled by this. Everyone looked to everyone else to see who would be the first
one to enter. Finally Impa stepped forward and went in. After a half hour when she did not
return everyone began to wonder what had happened, then as if answering their question the
voice came again.
" She has failed. The next may enter."
Zelda immediately fell down and began to sob. Impa was her nanny and protector for so long.
She felt utter rage and before anyone could stop her she ran in. It took only a few minutes this
time before the voice announced that another could enter. Jim turned to Ganondorf.
" One of us should be the last to go in. If the others fail, we both have the best chance at
defeating this thing."
Ganondorf nodded his head and said " I will go last". Jim nodded his head and went in.
That is how it went for hours on end. One of the group would go in and then a little while later
the voice would announce their defeat and another to enter. Kid was the last to enter before
Ganondorf. He waited almost four hours this time. Ganondorf was beginning to think that the
little guy actually did it when the love came again.
" He has failed. You who are the last of your group, enter now."
Ganondorf sighed and gave a shrug and entered the lair of the sorceress.
