" Nabooru, Impa, I am forever in your debt," Link waved to them and charged through the portal.

" Let us hurry," Nyoku suggested.

The group followed Link through the portal and arrived in an unbelievable world. It was dark and completely cleared of any form of life. A dead world, ones you imagine in nightmares, but this was real.

" Is this it?" Natashi questioned her surroundings.

" Lady Nyoku?" Link turned his attention to the goddess.

" Yes, this is it. Welcome to the Shadow Realm."

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1 " How can this be?" the Sage of Darkness shouted. " You!"

" Me?!" Saria was shocked.

" You little twit! You must have communicated with that boy!" the Sage crept closer.

" You have no proof!" Saria shouted.

Saria's Ocarina slipped out of her pocket and fell to the floor.

" Ah ha! The Fairy Ocarina! He carries the Ocarina of Time, so that is my proof!"

" Hurry Link!"

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" Look at that!" Link pointed to tower in front of them.

" That must be it!" Mido announced.

" There's no way in," Lady Nyoku said solemnly.

" What?" Link looked at her in disbelief.

" You can only enter with a song."

" Teach it to me!"

" I'm sorry, Link, I don't know the song. Impa is the only one who would know the tune."

" What?! Why didn't you tell me that when we in the Shadow Temple? Impa was right there! You knew all about this!" Link's eyes burned with rage.

" Because you don't need the song. We can brake the seal for you," Impa's voice sounded.

" I think it would be wise if we taught him the song anyway, Impa," Nabooru suggested.

" Impa, Nabooru! What are you two doing here?" Link shouted in surprise.

" We couldn't let you go alone," Impa spoke for the both of them.

" About that song Impa, care to teach it?" Nabooru laughed.

" Follow along with the melody I play," Impa place two fingers to her lips.

Impa whistled Shadow Tower as Link followed on his Ocarina. The song's tune frightened Link and realized his fingers were shaking as they played the notes of the song. If it wasn't his desire to save Saria that made him play the entire melody, he would have quite long ago. Once the song ended, the world around them began to shake violently.

" What's going on?" Natashi screamed.

" Remain calm, the tower is opening," Impa answered.

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" The Shadow Sage seems to have followed them," the Sage of Dragons announced.

" Yes, she is the only one who knows that melody," the Sage of Wind replied.

" If that's the case, than I'm sure the Sage of Spirit has followed her," the Sage of Darkness spoke.

" Rynuto, find the Sage and kill her," Ching Oni commanded.

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" Something doesn't feel right," Nabooru searched the sky for the ominous presence.

" Nabooru's right," Impa did the same as the other Sage.

" Well, if it isn't the rescue squad! Hahahahahahahahahahah!"

" Who are you?" Impa demanded to know.

" Ah, Shadow Sage, I have found you!" the voice sounded.

" That life force, it's the life force of a Sage," Lady Nyoku announced.

" That's right, I am a Sage, the Sage of Death!"

" Sage of Death?" Link thought to himself.

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" What's that evil power I sense?" Ruto wondered.

" What ever it is, it is a perfect match for Impa," Darunia spoke.

" It's a Sage," Saria concluded.

" WHAT?!" the two shouted.

" She's right, I sent the Sage of Death, the Shadow Sage's equal, down to where your friends are," laughed the Dragons Sage.

" Be careful Link."