He walked through a passageway covered by overgrowth, he drew his sword
and shield out. A Deku Baba sprouted out of the ground, the overgrown snapping
flower caused him to jump back in surprise and raise his shield for protection.
He slowly approached it, and saw that it wasn't much of a threat. It just
stood erect, snapping its mouth-like flower pod, twisting sometimes. He
passed by it, two more Deku Babas spouted out of the ground. As a reaction,
he built up strength into his right arm which held the short sword and
unleashed his strength into all three Babas, chopping them down. He took
the stems, and continued further.
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He entered a clearing with a gigantic tree in the center, a tree that appeared to have a face, The Great Deku Tree. Navi came out of his cap again and flew a little further than where he stood.
"Great Deku Tree... I'm back!" she said. "Oh... Navi... Thou hast returned... Maiku... Welcome..." said The Great Deku Tree.
"Eh... hi." he replied with absolutely no real care or concern in his voice.
"Listen carefully to what I, the Deku Tree, am about to tell thee... Thy slumber these past moons must have been restless, and full of nightmares..."
"Yeah... I guess." he lied even though he sounded sincere
"As the servants of evil gain strength, a vile climate pervades the land and causes nightmares to those sensitive to it... Verily, thou hast felt it..."
"...." he ignored the words without any concern
"Maiku... The time has come to test thy courage... I have been cursed..."
He groaned, "So? What do you want me to do about it?" he mumbled
"I need you to break the curse with your wisdom and courage. Dost thou have courage enough to undertake this task?"
He folded his arms over his chest, "Huh... what if I don't?" he said with a little hostility in his voice
"Perhaps you do not yet have confidence in your abilities... Return to the Kokiri Forest to learn the skills of combat... When thou art ready, return here and speak with me..."
"Okay, okay... I'm ready."
"Then enter, brave Maiku, and thou too, Navi..." Maiku glared at Navi, "Navi the fairy..." continued The Great Deku Tree, "Thou must aid Maiku. And Maiku, when Navi speaks, listen well to her words of wisdom..."
He growled under his breath, "Tch. Okay..."
The Great Deku Tree created an opening large enough for him to walk through. He approached it, looked around one final time and entered.