"Then let us go." The man turned toward the door. "If you will." Zelda looked to Link, who produced the ocarina. After playing the ancient song, the massive Door of Time slowly crept opened. The three entered into the shadowy room, the large window allowing slivers of moonlight to penatrate. What little light that did enter the room glistened off the Master Sword. Link gazed at the awesome power, which he knew he must wield again.
"Wow, brings back memories, huh?" Navi asked. She hovered about the room, doing circles around the sword.
"You should be going."
"Aren't you coming?" Zelda inquired.
"It is not my place. I am merely a messenger." Link walked up to the Pedestal of Time. He placed his hands on the handle of the sword. Looking over his shoulder, he could see the frightened smile on Zelda's face. She placed a hand his shield, as Link pulled upward on the Master Sword. A magical blue light filled the room, as Zelda and Link watched the tall, stone walls fade away.
Trickling of water echoed through the majestic room. Zelda and Link looked around. The room was incredibly tall, with shafts of sparkling water pouring down. They stood on a small platform, in the center of a pond with slightly reddish water. Around of the edges of the pond, were several other platforms, each a different color with a symbol on the top. "This must be it." Zelda finally said.
"Uh-huh. The Chamber of the Sages." Navi agreed.
"He....help...me..." Link spun around to see where the noise came from. Nearly gasping, he looked to see Rauru, lying on his platform, bleeding from several spots. Zelda covered her face and gasped as Link ran over to Rauru. "Li..Link. Is it really....really you?"
"Please, Rauru, don't talk." Navi pleaded. "Just try to hold still."
"Who did this?" Zelda kneeled down to where the others had gathered.
"Demon.....hideous....slaught....slaughtered us.....sages...."
"The other sages?"
"....Uhhhh....cou...couldn't...hold him...off.....errrrrrr..." Rauru forced his words out. "It...it...it wanted...the...Tr...Triforce....ahhhh!!!"
"Ssshh." Navi flew close to his face. "Just hold on."
"No.....you...must get...him. Get...Ganondor......dorf."
"How?" Zelda begged. "We can't open the seal, can we?"
"Use...their....power, Link. You have....their pow...power....uhh....huu...keep the Triforce...safe. You...you three...must....save...the...uni....ver...errr!!"
"Rauru, can you tell us anything about the destortion of the universe?" Zelda inchd closer to him. "Don't speak if you can't, but.."
"It's...it's too late...for me." Rauru stopped to breathe in deeply. "Termina...is....isn't there. Don't...be..fooled. It...is...too much...too much for...us..to...to under...understand. Gather...the pieces...together. It...is...the..." Rauru took another breath as he closed his eyes. "....the...only....way."
"Rauru?" Navi nudged him. ".........He's gone."
Zelda stood and turned away. Link continued to stare down as a bright light surrounded Rauru's body, then he watched it vanish into the light. Turning around, he could see Zelda wiping tears away from her face.
"What did he mean? 'Use their power.' I'm not sure if I..." She looked at Link. "Did you ever get anything from the sages?" Link reached into his tunic, pulling out the Medallion of Light. "That's it!" She ran over to him. "Come on. We'll put them on the pedistals. It's got to work." Link and Zelda took the six medallions and arranged them around room. When each had been placed, they gathered back to the center of the room. "Now what?" Link looked about the room, seeing that the medallions weren't reacting. After looking around, he noticed something about the room. Zelda seemed to be looking, too. The platforms were arranged around the center, which seemed familiar. Almost similtaneously, they realized it. The pattern was the same as the room that held the Master Sword. Link looked down where he was standing. He reached to his back and drew the sword. Lifting it high above his head, Link stabbed down into the ground. Everyone stood waiting. All of a sudden, there was a tremendous rumbling. The medallions began to glow, as the floor seemed to vanish beneath them. They were tossed into the air, as the area below changed to a bright white.
There was soon nothing but white. Link and Zelda felt themselves hovering above the emptiness. She reached out her hand, and Link took hold. They both looked down, as a tiny speck of gold appeared in the white. It grew brighter and brighter. As the light drew closer, a dark, purplish aura appeared around it. Then, in the center of it all, a shadow began to form. The shadow began to take shape. Arms and legs began to form. The large, bulky body began to reveal itself. Still being blown backwards, the golden light could be seen radiating from the Triforce's symbol, enscribed on the back of a fist.
"He, he, he, he, he, he, he!!!!"