" Ah, a very interesting tale young warrior, you are the one who killed the
demon Ganon?" Nyoku asked.
" Yes, but that was seven years ago. I am now on a new quest, a very important one. The Sage of Darkness has captured my friend, Saria Sage of the Forest. I need to reach her and free her from wherever she is."
" Where is this fair maiden?"
" She spoke of a shadow realm so I figured the Shadow Sage would know where she is."
" Then if it's the shadows you seek, why come here?"
" I received a letter from the Shadow Sage, Impa. She told me of the evil in her temple and of the missing Sages, so I figured Nabooru would know if something was wrong."
" I see, very interesting. It is strange that you would bring up this shadow realm."
" Why is that?"
" That realm was destroyed 50,000 years ago."
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" WHAT?!" Ruto shouted.
" Interesting," Darunia placed his fingers on his chin.
" The place we're at must be all that is left of this realm. If it was destroyed, I seriously doubt every last molecule of data was burnt to a chard cinder," Saria replied.
" She has a point," Darunia thought aloud.
" The only question is how would this place be created if the Sages have just recently broken free of their dark tomb?"
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" If what you're telling me is right, the Sages must have rebuilt the realm."
" Sages? I thought there was only one."
" Be reasonable, Link. There are six Sages of Time, plus their leader the Sage of Time, and six Sages of Evil, the leader being the Sage of Evil. It seems highly unlikely that one Sage would come here alone."
" She's right Link! The Great Deku Tree told us about the other Sages but never went into full detail," Mido reminded.
" Lady Nyoku, do you know how to get to this shadow realm?" Link asked.
" Lady Nyoku, allow me to answer that one," Nitashi announced.
" Go ahead."
" Link, in order to reach your friend, you must find the remaining Sages, except for Light and Time, they will only get in the way."
" But those are the strongest ones!" Link yelled.
" Please, let me finish. The only Sages that you need are Shadow and Spirit; they are the only ones that can break the seal. Go to the Shadow Temple and find the Sages. There you must go through the portal they will create and find your friend in the evil one's base."
" Am I to go alone?"
" No, we shall accompany you," Nyoku took over. " This is far too slow, we will never make it in time! Nyoku, timbashu giveynatsui!"
They group of four disappeared, leaving nothing behind but their scent.
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The sound a feet stomping and the clanging of metal frightened the three Sages. The doorknob slowly turned and a handsome man stepped in. He had black, piecing eyes that resembled a god's eyes. From the bits of hair that fell loose from his helmet, you tell that his hair was midnight black. His helmet was a reddish gray, made entirely of dragon scales. They helmet was the skull of a very familiar dragon, Volvaga. He wore chest armor made of the dragon's skin, and tough scales. Horns were mounted on his shoulders and a blood red cape fell behind him. He wore chain mail shorts and a long hexagonal shape of cloth ran down from his waist to his ankles. The pictured displayed was none other than an image of the fire dragon, Volvaga. His legs were covered with scales from his knees down and his shoes were made entirely of that material. He held onto a staff, much like the Sage of Water, but his had a red flame, not blue.
" I see the Sages have found a way to reach one another," the man announced. " Aren't you curious as to who I am?"
" Not really, by the way your dressed, we kinda get the picture. Your obsession with Volvaga gives us the idea that you the Sage of Dragons," Saria answered.
After Saria finished, the creaking of the door came again. Both the Sage of Darkness and Sage of Winds walked into the room.
" Very good, I am Ching Oni, Sage of Dragons. My companions, who I'm sure you've already met, are Ohlana, Sage of Winds, and Raven, Sage of Darkness."
" That's nice, and since you have so kindly introduced yourself, not to mention the other Sages, we shall do the same to you. I am Saria Kokiri, Sage of Forest, this is Ruto Zora, Sage of Water, and this is Darunia Goron, Sage of Fire."
" That's very interesting, um...Saria. It is a pity we have to destroy you right after we have met. Oh well, as Sages of Evil, it is our job to eliminate our rival, or who could say our reflection," the Sage of Darkness held his black flaming staff toward Saria.
" Reflection?" Ruto wondered.
" That's right prissy princess," the Sage of Water brought her blue flaming staff tworad Ruto.
" Each Sage has an opposite self, like two sides of the same coin. The Sage of Time may be the strongest Sage in this world, but in our dark shadow world, the Sage of Evil is the strongest by far. You, Darunia, are my rival and reflection," the Sage of Dragons explained.
" You, Princess Ruto, are my rival and reflection," announced the Sage of Water.
" And you, Saria, are my reflection and ultimate rival," Raven said.
A sudden rumble boomed and startled the Sages. Soon the tower began to shake and the Sage of Darkness ran to a window. Outside, buildings were falling; the whole realm was shaking and falling a part.
" Damn, the seal has been broken."
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" Ah, much better. Link, Nitashi, Mido, welcome to the Temple of Shadows," Nyoku announced.
" Amazing!" Nitashi and Mido looked at their surroundings.
" Yes, well goddesses do have amazing talents."
" Let's hurry up and find Impa and Nabooru,"
The four raced through the temple and finally found the two Sages.
" Link, you have finally arrived," Impa greeted them.
" What's that thing?" Link pointed to what looked like a hole in the air.
" That is the portal to the shadow realm."
" Yes, but that was seven years ago. I am now on a new quest, a very important one. The Sage of Darkness has captured my friend, Saria Sage of the Forest. I need to reach her and free her from wherever she is."
" Where is this fair maiden?"
" She spoke of a shadow realm so I figured the Shadow Sage would know where she is."
" Then if it's the shadows you seek, why come here?"
" I received a letter from the Shadow Sage, Impa. She told me of the evil in her temple and of the missing Sages, so I figured Nabooru would know if something was wrong."
" I see, very interesting. It is strange that you would bring up this shadow realm."
" Why is that?"
" That realm was destroyed 50,000 years ago."
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" WHAT?!" Ruto shouted.
" Interesting," Darunia placed his fingers on his chin.
" The place we're at must be all that is left of this realm. If it was destroyed, I seriously doubt every last molecule of data was burnt to a chard cinder," Saria replied.
" She has a point," Darunia thought aloud.
" The only question is how would this place be created if the Sages have just recently broken free of their dark tomb?"
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" If what you're telling me is right, the Sages must have rebuilt the realm."
" Sages? I thought there was only one."
" Be reasonable, Link. There are six Sages of Time, plus their leader the Sage of Time, and six Sages of Evil, the leader being the Sage of Evil. It seems highly unlikely that one Sage would come here alone."
" She's right Link! The Great Deku Tree told us about the other Sages but never went into full detail," Mido reminded.
" Lady Nyoku, do you know how to get to this shadow realm?" Link asked.
" Lady Nyoku, allow me to answer that one," Nitashi announced.
" Go ahead."
" Link, in order to reach your friend, you must find the remaining Sages, except for Light and Time, they will only get in the way."
" But those are the strongest ones!" Link yelled.
" Please, let me finish. The only Sages that you need are Shadow and Spirit; they are the only ones that can break the seal. Go to the Shadow Temple and find the Sages. There you must go through the portal they will create and find your friend in the evil one's base."
" Am I to go alone?"
" No, we shall accompany you," Nyoku took over. " This is far too slow, we will never make it in time! Nyoku, timbashu giveynatsui!"
They group of four disappeared, leaving nothing behind but their scent.
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The sound a feet stomping and the clanging of metal frightened the three Sages. The doorknob slowly turned and a handsome man stepped in. He had black, piecing eyes that resembled a god's eyes. From the bits of hair that fell loose from his helmet, you tell that his hair was midnight black. His helmet was a reddish gray, made entirely of dragon scales. They helmet was the skull of a very familiar dragon, Volvaga. He wore chest armor made of the dragon's skin, and tough scales. Horns were mounted on his shoulders and a blood red cape fell behind him. He wore chain mail shorts and a long hexagonal shape of cloth ran down from his waist to his ankles. The pictured displayed was none other than an image of the fire dragon, Volvaga. His legs were covered with scales from his knees down and his shoes were made entirely of that material. He held onto a staff, much like the Sage of Water, but his had a red flame, not blue.
" I see the Sages have found a way to reach one another," the man announced. " Aren't you curious as to who I am?"
" Not really, by the way your dressed, we kinda get the picture. Your obsession with Volvaga gives us the idea that you the Sage of Dragons," Saria answered.
After Saria finished, the creaking of the door came again. Both the Sage of Darkness and Sage of Winds walked into the room.
" Very good, I am Ching Oni, Sage of Dragons. My companions, who I'm sure you've already met, are Ohlana, Sage of Winds, and Raven, Sage of Darkness."
" That's nice, and since you have so kindly introduced yourself, not to mention the other Sages, we shall do the same to you. I am Saria Kokiri, Sage of Forest, this is Ruto Zora, Sage of Water, and this is Darunia Goron, Sage of Fire."
" That's very interesting, um...Saria. It is a pity we have to destroy you right after we have met. Oh well, as Sages of Evil, it is our job to eliminate our rival, or who could say our reflection," the Sage of Darkness held his black flaming staff toward Saria.
" Reflection?" Ruto wondered.
" That's right prissy princess," the Sage of Water brought her blue flaming staff tworad Ruto.
" Each Sage has an opposite self, like two sides of the same coin. The Sage of Time may be the strongest Sage in this world, but in our dark shadow world, the Sage of Evil is the strongest by far. You, Darunia, are my rival and reflection," the Sage of Dragons explained.
" You, Princess Ruto, are my rival and reflection," announced the Sage of Water.
" And you, Saria, are my reflection and ultimate rival," Raven said.
A sudden rumble boomed and startled the Sages. Soon the tower began to shake and the Sage of Darkness ran to a window. Outside, buildings were falling; the whole realm was shaking and falling a part.
" Damn, the seal has been broken."
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" Ah, much better. Link, Nitashi, Mido, welcome to the Temple of Shadows," Nyoku announced.
" Amazing!" Nitashi and Mido looked at their surroundings.
" Yes, well goddesses do have amazing talents."
" Let's hurry up and find Impa and Nabooru,"
The four raced through the temple and finally found the two Sages.
" Link, you have finally arrived," Impa greeted them.
" What's that thing?" Link pointed to what looked like a hole in the air.
" That is the portal to the shadow realm."