Temples & Wizards.
Written by Claire Deprez and Stephen Manitta.
The sun rose high above the glittering ocean, as it spread its blanket of warmth across the joyous land Termina. Everyone was celebrating and having a good time. Today was the anniversary of peace. Today the land was at peace with its moon.
To this day, ten years ago, the Great Moon of Termina was falling from the sky. It was caused by a lone stalkid from the Southern Swamp, he stole a very rare and powerful mask, that brought death and despair to the once happy land. The mask was full of pure hatred and took over the stalkids mind and body, as a puppet. It used its power to take over the moon and crush the land of Termina in its mighty grasp.
But still, a young boy from a foreign land came and stole back the harmony of the land and gave it back to the people. He became their hero and, since then, ten years have passed and they are celebrating the day with a huge banquet in the main town, Clock Town.
* * * * * *
A cornucopia of food was waiting to be eaten, waiting on huge tables, under the shade cloths, waiting. As silence filled the market place except for the mumbling as workers waited behind the tables, waiting. The children inside the homes waiting, waiting for their parents to wake up.
The sun was waiting, waiting for the moon to set, waiting. The nerves of the shopkeepers grow stronger as they wait, just waiting. In the midst of all the waiting, a slender figure came into the town, passed a few windows and doors. She turned a corner and stopped, in the small but secretive shadows. She was waiting, waiting for him. She waited and saw another shadow move across the walls. It stopped just in front of her and spoke,
"Do you have the stones?" he whispered.
"Yes, but I will only give them to you when you find her."
"Yes your majesty."
One of the shadows, moved sleekly away, and then disappeared. The slender shadow moved out of the darkness and into the night air of Termina field.
* * * * * *
Not too far away, under the Great Bay Ocean, a couple of Zoras were swimming at an emense speed. Supposedly, for a race. But they seem to be swimming away from the shore. They kept going further and further until they came to a sudden halt.
"Hey Mikau, What's that?" Said one of the Zoras, pointing in front of him.
"I'm not quite sure Japas, it could be anything."
"Let's go and find out."
"Okay."
They fanned out their wing-like fins and swam downwards towards the sea floor. A shabby little hut awaited them, anybody could have passed by,
thinking it was a rock.
"Hey, it looks like a hut."
"Weird." muttered Japas.
As they reached the sandy floor, the door swung open slowly. It wasn't very inviting, all they could see was darkness.
"Are you sure about this? .... Mikau?"
The brave Zora had already walked in.
"Don't leave me here by myself! Mikau!"
Japas walked in and saw Mikau standing there in shock. Then, Japas looked around him and saw, a huge room covered in jewels, crystals, ancient treasure and paintings hanging from the wall. Luxurious rugs lay on the floor, and at the end of the hall was a huge table piled high with fish cakes.
" Yummy!"
The two cried at the same time. They ran to the table and stuffed their faces full of food. Golden goblets contained jellyfish shakes and trays of snail sandwiches, fish fingers and calamari rings.
Once they had their helpings, they took a seat and noticed something they didn't see before. A large wooden door, with two golden dolphin handles. They stared in awe and amazement. After a few moments, one of the door handles started to turn and the door opened to reveal a dark blue light, hovering one meter from the ground....
* * * * * *
Up on a high mountain, in the North part of Termina, something was disturbingly wrong. The once heated, volcanic mountain, was now frozen to the core. The inhabitance, had taken shelter in the field and were waiting for the winter to end.
Though deeply effected by the cold, the rock tribe of the Gorons stayed. Shivering in their underground city, they waited and waited. Until, one day a brave Goron by the name of Darmani, decided to leave the city and pray at the exalted shrine for the summer to come.
He trudged along through the snow, for a while and opened the secret door to the shrine of Fire. Once he was inside, warmth swept through him. Comforted by this warmth, he kneeled at the altar and prayed:
"Oh mighty, ancient, wise one, why have you placed the curse of ice upon us? Please bring the heat of summer, so we can thrive in its glory once again."
As Darmani finished his prayer, he looked up at the alter. It was slowly moving, or was it shaking? Then, all of a sudden, the whole temple started to shake and bits of earth fell from the ceiling.
Darmani thought it was going to collapse, so he hid under a table and covered his head with his hands and closed his eyes, tight. A moment later, he opened his eyes and saw it had all stopped. He climbed out from under the table, hitting his head on the table on the way.
He took in the destruction. The altar was broken in two.
The room started to shake again and a hole opened in the altar. Darmani, still rubbing his head, thought he was seeing things when a ruby red light, came from the hole and stopped about one meter off the floor.
* * * * * *
Deep in the valley of Ikana, a young couple were resting on the bank of the river. Holding each other in their arms, they admired the never-ending flow of the river. It was a warm morning, and the sun had just risen over the horizon.
"Anju, do you want to go for a swim? It is pretty hot."
"How cold is the water?"
"Let me check."
The young man got up from his spot and dipped his hand in the river.
"Just right." He called back to his red haired girlfriend.
She came over to him and pushed him into the water. She giggled a bit as he swam around lazily. Anju took off her shoes and dived in gracefully. The man started to race her down the river.
"Kafie! Wait up!" Anju called after him, swimming with all her might.
Soon they got to the end of the river and climbed up into a cave. The cave had crystals hanging from the roof and the floor was shining from the water. Then, Kafie noticed an old door in the corner of the cave.
"Anju, can you see that door?" He said as he pointed toward it.
"Yes, but I've never seen it before. Do you know what it could be for?"
"I'm not quite sure, but I'm going to check it out."
He moved away from Anju and walked slowly toward the door. So quite he was afraid to maybe wake up the door. Kafie went to the door and reached out for the handle. He turned it slowly and the door made a creaking noise as he opened it.
"Its okay, there is only a chest in here."
Anju joined Kafie by the door and walked in together. The treasure chest was sitting atop a red carpet with gold rims. The chest was covered in locks and chains.
Kafie took a careful step towards the treasure chest and a mysterious green light started glowing around the chest and seeping though to the outside.
Kafie jumped back and grabbed Anju, for fear they might get hurt. They clutched each other for dear life and the green light started to fade way. The couple slowly let go of each other and stared at the sight before them. A grass green light was floating above the treasure chest, with an eerie glow.
* * * * * *
The Southern swamp was moist and murky. It was always like this on an early sunrise. The creatures were still at home, resting, as the calm water lapped up against the banks.
Meanwhile, in the middle of a small pond, a large hut had been made and in there lived two very old witches. One went by the name of Koume, and the other by the name of Kotake. These witches performed very good spells and hexes, but today they needed some more ingredients.
"Koume, please come out and help me look for some spring water and those Dilite Crystals?"cackled Kotake as she flew around the house on her broomstick.
Koume slowly opened the door and grabbed her broomstick gloomily.
"What is the problem?" Kotake said as her sister mounted her broom.
"I heard there is an ancient crystal up the water fall, but you wont let me go."
"Oh! Yes I will! Let's go get our crystal!!" She screamed as she zoomed down toward the ground and straightened up and flew over the top of the waterfall. Koume followed along behind her.
After about 10 minutes of flying, a wall of weeds came into sight and they slowed down to a stop.
"There seems to be an entrance here." said Kotake as she pointed at the wall.
"Dissendium." Koume yelled.
At that, a hole appeared and a light seemed to be coming from the other end.
"Come on." said Kotake as she flew in and disappeared. Koume followed in after her.
The tunnel wasn't very long, but when they came out of the other end, what a sight before them. A huge garden, with palm and fruit trees, strawberry bushes, and tonnes of fountains and ponds.
"What an ugly sight!" Koume exploded.
They flew around for a while and then stopped near a half dead tree.
"Much better." Kotake exclaimed.
The sisters usually sapped the rest of the energy out of the tree by touching it. But this time, when they touched the tree, the tree grew taller and taller until a bright yellow light descended from the tree and landed in front of their eyes.
To Be Continued…
Written by Claire Deprez and Stephen Manitta.
The sun rose high above the glittering ocean, as it spread its blanket of warmth across the joyous land Termina. Everyone was celebrating and having a good time. Today was the anniversary of peace. Today the land was at peace with its moon.
To this day, ten years ago, the Great Moon of Termina was falling from the sky. It was caused by a lone stalkid from the Southern Swamp, he stole a very rare and powerful mask, that brought death and despair to the once happy land. The mask was full of pure hatred and took over the stalkids mind and body, as a puppet. It used its power to take over the moon and crush the land of Termina in its mighty grasp.
But still, a young boy from a foreign land came and stole back the harmony of the land and gave it back to the people. He became their hero and, since then, ten years have passed and they are celebrating the day with a huge banquet in the main town, Clock Town.
* * * * * *
A cornucopia of food was waiting to be eaten, waiting on huge tables, under the shade cloths, waiting. As silence filled the market place except for the mumbling as workers waited behind the tables, waiting. The children inside the homes waiting, waiting for their parents to wake up.
The sun was waiting, waiting for the moon to set, waiting. The nerves of the shopkeepers grow stronger as they wait, just waiting. In the midst of all the waiting, a slender figure came into the town, passed a few windows and doors. She turned a corner and stopped, in the small but secretive shadows. She was waiting, waiting for him. She waited and saw another shadow move across the walls. It stopped just in front of her and spoke,
"Do you have the stones?" he whispered.
"Yes, but I will only give them to you when you find her."
"Yes your majesty."
One of the shadows, moved sleekly away, and then disappeared. The slender shadow moved out of the darkness and into the night air of Termina field.
* * * * * *
Not too far away, under the Great Bay Ocean, a couple of Zoras were swimming at an emense speed. Supposedly, for a race. But they seem to be swimming away from the shore. They kept going further and further until they came to a sudden halt.
"Hey Mikau, What's that?" Said one of the Zoras, pointing in front of him.
"I'm not quite sure Japas, it could be anything."
"Let's go and find out."
"Okay."
They fanned out their wing-like fins and swam downwards towards the sea floor. A shabby little hut awaited them, anybody could have passed by,
thinking it was a rock.
"Hey, it looks like a hut."
"Weird." muttered Japas.
As they reached the sandy floor, the door swung open slowly. It wasn't very inviting, all they could see was darkness.
"Are you sure about this? .... Mikau?"
The brave Zora had already walked in.
"Don't leave me here by myself! Mikau!"
Japas walked in and saw Mikau standing there in shock. Then, Japas looked around him and saw, a huge room covered in jewels, crystals, ancient treasure and paintings hanging from the wall. Luxurious rugs lay on the floor, and at the end of the hall was a huge table piled high with fish cakes.
" Yummy!"
The two cried at the same time. They ran to the table and stuffed their faces full of food. Golden goblets contained jellyfish shakes and trays of snail sandwiches, fish fingers and calamari rings.
Once they had their helpings, they took a seat and noticed something they didn't see before. A large wooden door, with two golden dolphin handles. They stared in awe and amazement. After a few moments, one of the door handles started to turn and the door opened to reveal a dark blue light, hovering one meter from the ground....
* * * * * *
Up on a high mountain, in the North part of Termina, something was disturbingly wrong. The once heated, volcanic mountain, was now frozen to the core. The inhabitance, had taken shelter in the field and were waiting for the winter to end.
Though deeply effected by the cold, the rock tribe of the Gorons stayed. Shivering in their underground city, they waited and waited. Until, one day a brave Goron by the name of Darmani, decided to leave the city and pray at the exalted shrine for the summer to come.
He trudged along through the snow, for a while and opened the secret door to the shrine of Fire. Once he was inside, warmth swept through him. Comforted by this warmth, he kneeled at the altar and prayed:
"Oh mighty, ancient, wise one, why have you placed the curse of ice upon us? Please bring the heat of summer, so we can thrive in its glory once again."
As Darmani finished his prayer, he looked up at the alter. It was slowly moving, or was it shaking? Then, all of a sudden, the whole temple started to shake and bits of earth fell from the ceiling.
Darmani thought it was going to collapse, so he hid under a table and covered his head with his hands and closed his eyes, tight. A moment later, he opened his eyes and saw it had all stopped. He climbed out from under the table, hitting his head on the table on the way.
He took in the destruction. The altar was broken in two.
The room started to shake again and a hole opened in the altar. Darmani, still rubbing his head, thought he was seeing things when a ruby red light, came from the hole and stopped about one meter off the floor.
* * * * * *
Deep in the valley of Ikana, a young couple were resting on the bank of the river. Holding each other in their arms, they admired the never-ending flow of the river. It was a warm morning, and the sun had just risen over the horizon.
"Anju, do you want to go for a swim? It is pretty hot."
"How cold is the water?"
"Let me check."
The young man got up from his spot and dipped his hand in the river.
"Just right." He called back to his red haired girlfriend.
She came over to him and pushed him into the water. She giggled a bit as he swam around lazily. Anju took off her shoes and dived in gracefully. The man started to race her down the river.
"Kafie! Wait up!" Anju called after him, swimming with all her might.
Soon they got to the end of the river and climbed up into a cave. The cave had crystals hanging from the roof and the floor was shining from the water. Then, Kafie noticed an old door in the corner of the cave.
"Anju, can you see that door?" He said as he pointed toward it.
"Yes, but I've never seen it before. Do you know what it could be for?"
"I'm not quite sure, but I'm going to check it out."
He moved away from Anju and walked slowly toward the door. So quite he was afraid to maybe wake up the door. Kafie went to the door and reached out for the handle. He turned it slowly and the door made a creaking noise as he opened it.
"Its okay, there is only a chest in here."
Anju joined Kafie by the door and walked in together. The treasure chest was sitting atop a red carpet with gold rims. The chest was covered in locks and chains.
Kafie took a careful step towards the treasure chest and a mysterious green light started glowing around the chest and seeping though to the outside.
Kafie jumped back and grabbed Anju, for fear they might get hurt. They clutched each other for dear life and the green light started to fade way. The couple slowly let go of each other and stared at the sight before them. A grass green light was floating above the treasure chest, with an eerie glow.
* * * * * *
The Southern swamp was moist and murky. It was always like this on an early sunrise. The creatures were still at home, resting, as the calm water lapped up against the banks.
Meanwhile, in the middle of a small pond, a large hut had been made and in there lived two very old witches. One went by the name of Koume, and the other by the name of Kotake. These witches performed very good spells and hexes, but today they needed some more ingredients.
"Koume, please come out and help me look for some spring water and those Dilite Crystals?"cackled Kotake as she flew around the house on her broomstick.
Koume slowly opened the door and grabbed her broomstick gloomily.
"What is the problem?" Kotake said as her sister mounted her broom.
"I heard there is an ancient crystal up the water fall, but you wont let me go."
"Oh! Yes I will! Let's go get our crystal!!" She screamed as she zoomed down toward the ground and straightened up and flew over the top of the waterfall. Koume followed along behind her.
After about 10 minutes of flying, a wall of weeds came into sight and they slowed down to a stop.
"There seems to be an entrance here." said Kotake as she pointed at the wall.
"Dissendium." Koume yelled.
At that, a hole appeared and a light seemed to be coming from the other end.
"Come on." said Kotake as she flew in and disappeared. Koume followed in after her.
The tunnel wasn't very long, but when they came out of the other end, what a sight before them. A huge garden, with palm and fruit trees, strawberry bushes, and tonnes of fountains and ponds.
"What an ugly sight!" Koume exploded.
They flew around for a while and then stopped near a half dead tree.
"Much better." Kotake exclaimed.
The sisters usually sapped the rest of the energy out of the tree by touching it. But this time, when they touched the tree, the tree grew taller and taller until a bright yellow light descended from the tree and landed in front of their eyes.
To Be Continued…