Disclaimer: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time belongs to Nintendo, so do the characters.
Dedicated to Meg
Shadows
Link opened the door and ran through quickly. It slammed shut with a loud boom. Escaping the creatures that smelled his blood, Link sighed with relief. But now, he needed to find hookshot.
He scanned the new room. It looked like something out of a dream. Mist hung above the ankle high water, and a single tree was centered. The air was thick, and Link found himself breathing a little bit deeper than usual. The mist blocked his view of the room's far wall.
He stepped into the water, his Kokhiri boots keeping his feet dry. He moved easily, and he walked to the tree.
There was nothing there.
"Hello?" he shouted into the mist. But he received no reply.
Navi flew out and circled Link.
"Emptier than your head…" she said.
Link passed the tree. He could barely see the far wall. But he continued.
He reached it, and found a door.
Locked.
With a sigh, he turned around. He started when he saw a silhouette. With caution, he stepped forward. A couple feet away, he could see the figure.
It was him.
With a laugh, the figure drew its sword and lunged at Link.
Reacting quickly, he drew his own weapon, and defended himself.
The mirror image jabbed and shielded Link's attack. Then, it copied Link's move, and sliced at his head. Link was forced to pull back, and rethink his strategy. He sheathed his sword and whipped out his megaton hammer.
He charged at the enemy and swung with all his might. The image, very quickly, dodged the hammer, and rolled across the ground. He jabbed Link in the back.
"Ugh!" Link groaned as the sword penetrated his tunic and scratched his skin. He reacted by swinging the hammer again.
This time, he hit the image. It cried out, and disappeared into the water. It reappeared and continued its assault on Link.
Link swung again, and hit the image again. He then took that second of calmness to gather his mana.
The image appeared behind him this time.
Link pictured a dome of fire surrounding him, and let it appear. It spread around his body, and forced itself outwards. It rammed into the image's body and the image screamed.
Link sighed and stood up.
But, behind him, that laugh again.
Link grabbed the hammer and swung blindly. The image dodged again, and Link was left defenseless. The image chopped at him. He fainted.
But, from his sack, a fairy flew out and saw his body.
"Heal him, I must."
She flew around him, spreading healing power. Link slowly stood, and defended himself as the image attacked.
He swung the hammer again and hit the image in the gut. It went down.
Link did this a couple more times, when he realized that he was fighting himself. Was he that good?
Finally, after several more hits, Link called up Din's Fire again.
The dome hit the image, and it let out a bloodcurdling scream. It disintegrated, and a tendril of smoke wisped up from where the image had been.
From the far wall, Link heard a crash. He saw the scenery change slowly. The mist lifted, the tree disappeared and revealed a room. Like the others.
The door at the far wall had unlocked. Link ran towards it, and stepped in.
After defeating Morpha, Link wandered back to that room. He let Navi come out and look around.
"Looks different now."
"Yeah," Link replied, "more peaceful."
With that, he headed back to Hyrule.
