Chapter 24: The Strange Mask Salesman
Walking through the mist filled forest with the cold morning dew hanging from the leaves, he was covered with sweat. The ground was soft. Brownish dirt stuck to his finned feet. With his arm blades, he was able to cut through the overly grown bushes, making a path for himself. In the distant, everything was quiet. Everything was hazy. The fog seemed to be getting denser with every step that he took. He didn't know which direction he should take. He didn't know what was his purpose of venturing into an unexploited forest such as this.
With his sensitive hearing, he picked up... a noise... a voice to be exact. A voice of unknown. It beckoned him to following its soft music. A tiny laughter, drifting aimlessly into the mystified air.
Thrashing through the branches and leaves, he came upon a large opening within the timberland. Circular shaped area engulfed his presence. A dark shadow wavering deep within the smog. A voice of strange attraction flew out at him, touching his ears gently.
"Who are you?" he asked with a voice that cracked with thirst.
A mere laughter was the only reply.
"Why do you bring me here?"
Walking forward to reveal himself, the stranger with variety of masks placed in a basket behind his back smirked.
"I am leaving if you don't reply to my answers," the teenager fumed.
"Ah, but you DON'T want to do that."
"Who are you?"
Grinning, an expression that suddenly shifted, the man's eyes glittered with amusement. "Some called me the Darkness from Beyond. Some called me the Mysterious Man. But I prefer you call me, the Happy Mask Salesman."
He frowned. "Never heard of that name. You from Termina or Great Bay or something?"
Shaking his head, the Salesman laughed once again. An eerie sound that sent shivers up the boy's spine. "I am from nowhere."
"Why do you call me here?"
"Ah!" Lifting one finger, the Mask Salesman waved it back and forth. "I did not call you. YOU called me."
"Stop talking incoherently!" he yelled with impatience. "What's your intention?"
Bellowing out loud, the man shook with hilarity. His eyes arced upward, a frightening sight. "You shall soon know a secret that will surprise you."
"Me? A secret? I have no secret."
"Mikau. You really need to calm yourself and listen to me carefully. I said I?d tell you a little secret. Your true identity."
Scoffing, the teenager turned his back on the man.
"You think that you are just a Zoran Hero? You are only half right. As you may well know now, that many people have referred Japas as your... 'brother', am I correct?"
"They are stupid, that's what they are. As far as similarity goes, it is just a mere coincidence," Mikau said with a soft voice. Though he still didn't dare to face the Mask Salesman. Something was tickling his mind.
"Not quite. He IS your brother."
With that, he disappeared within a thick patch of white clouds. His sound was drowned in a thunderous waterfall.
"Whoa!" Mikau screamed as he woke up from his dream. He sat upright in his bed. His hands clenched and unclenched stiffly. He rubbed his face as he shifted his position beneath the seaweed cover. Blinking a few times, his allowed his ample eyes to drift slowly across the room. The water gurgled melodiously along the channels beside his bed. The silver light softly touched the surroundings. Shaking his head a few times, he recomposed himself.
It is only a dream, Mikau thought with great doubt. Yes. It is only a dream, nothing more...
* * *
The next morning, Mikau slumped on top of his desk in his Guitar Class. Japas was sitting beside him, grinning at him with a malicious expression. Who knows what the roguish Zora was planning in that head of his. The Zoran Hero was too tired to notice his friend placing a mini Tektite on his back. All he had felt was slight prickling sensations along his spine. Mikau rolled his eyes to the right in the eye sockets. He sighed as he glanced at Japas with an empty mind.
Seeing that Mikau wasn't jumping up with horror, Japas was disappointed. Their teacher, Professor Liki, was giving instructions on how to handle the guitars. The students groaned with weariness.
"You don't look like a brother to me," Mikau mumbled as he slowly flipped through the papers with his hands. His chin was on the table.
"Huh?" Japas gave him a look of uncertainty. "What?"
"Never mind, you ruffian."
When the period was finished, Zoras packed up and headed into the hallways. Japas waved at a bulky Zora with a dark blue colored skin. Mikau was beside Japas. He narrowed his eyes. The Zora swam slowly through a sea of people. He roughly pushed the others aside. Students glared at him, but didn't dare to voice out their anger.
"Yo! Randtas!"
"Hey man," he answered with a deep, quavering voice. Giant fins drooped from his arms, with scars showing years of battles between gangs and renegades. "How are you doing, little guy?"
Laughing, Japas punched his new friend in the stomach playfully. He was near the shoulder height when standing beside his partner. Mikau turned his face to the other way, refusing to watch on.
"Who's the eel?"
Looking at Mikau, Japas shrugged with his mouth in a straight line. "Just my friend."
Pushing his fat tongue against his inner cheek, Randtas observed the Zoran Hero. "Nice weapons you got there." He nodded at the blades.
Mikau faced him with reluctance. His teeth gritted together with rage. How dare he called me an eel? He thought.
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
Looking daggers at the student, Mikau gave a weak response, "Yes, I did hear you. It's just that, I don't feel like answering a slime like you."
Randtas puffed out a series of bubbles in the water. He lunged at the adolescent. Japas grabbed his waist and held him back.
"Hey man! That's not cool. Cool it down!" he said as he used all of his strength to avoid an onslaught.
It was not as if Mikau couldn't beat the brute. It was just that Randtas would get decked so badly that he may need intensive medical treatment.
"Japas, you wanna come over to my room tonight for dinner?" Mikau asked as he smiled coldly. "I'll order some takeouts. My treat."
"Er... yeah. Sure."
Glancing at the enraged Zora, the Zoran Hero gave a bow before leaving.
"The next time that I see you, I'll kill you!" Randtas yelled as he tried to grab his enemy. Japas was still holding on to him. "Let me go! Let me tear that Tilia Fuka to shreds!"
"Randtas, Mikau doesn't like people using the Ira Language!"
"So what? That Shifel can't even hurt a clam!"
* * *
It was about five o'clock afternoon. A Zora with shark features came knocking at Mikau's door. In her hands held six plates of food. Opening the door, Mikau thanked her as he gave away ten rupees. Near six, Japas arrived. Both of them greeted each other warmly, though there was this unexplainable tension that floated in the air.
"I am cold," Japas said as he rubbed his shoulders.
"Meh. This dry air is always cold. I heard that right now we are in the middle of a 'winter'. Whatever that is. The climate is extremely unpleasant."
"I wish that we can live back in the water like we used to."
Shrugging, Mikau handed his friend a plate. On it laid a freshly killed trout.
"Hm. What will they think of next? They can even transport fresh water fish," Japas poked at it.
"Don't expect too much goods. This is as much as I can afford."
Snickering, the Zora nudged the Zoran Hero in the ribs. "You can afford more than that. Being an Enforcer pays well."
"Shut up and eat."
Only chewing sounds could be heard as both of them ate away. After half an hour, Mikau sighed as he lay back on his bed. Japas washed his hands in the creek on the side of the room.
"Listen, uh. Randtas doesn't really mean what he has said today."
Laughing, Mikau shook his head. "Don't try it. I know what you are trying to do. Don't try to cover that jerk's actions. He ain't worth it, Japas."
"No, really-"
"I said enough!" Mikau snapped. Heaving a sigh, he opened his eyes. "Look. I treat you like a brother. I've never gotten this close to anyone else but you. Why do you have to change so much? We were so nice to each other but for some reasons, this... this mood, this incident, has torn us apart."
Japas glanced at the floor as he leaned against the pole beneath the bunk. "I don't know why. I guess that we all change. I can't be an innocent boy any longer." Looking up, he said, "You know as well as I do that this is inevitable."
"Ptff. You wish. Nothing is inevitable."
"I think you are a pacifist. You don't like violence do you?"
Mikau yawned. He rubbed his right leg with his left foot. "Do I LOOK like and ACT like as if I don't like fighting?"
Tilting his head a little, Japas thought for a moment. "Nah."
"Exactly. You are actually smarter than you look."
"You sound like as if you are my big brother," Japas chuckled. "I don't know why."
"Maybe because we ARE brothers?" Mikau blurted out.
"What?"
Getting up, he leaned over the edge of the bed. A few droplets of water sprayed onto his face. "I have this strange dream yesterday."
Holding up his hands, Japas' eyes were wide. "Don't tell me. Is it a dream about some Mask Man or something?"
"Huh? You have the same vision also?"
Nodding, the Zora gazed intently into the eyes of the Zoran Hero.
"Strange isn't it? He said that we two are brothers. He didn't really explain it clearly."
Scratching his head, Mikau was unsure whether if the dream was real or not. "I still don't believe it."
"Me either, but such a quirk?"
"Just luck."
"Nuh uh."
"Uh huh."
"Nope."
"Yes."
"Pause," Japas said after getting tired of arguing. "How about we sleep on it? See if the dream will come up again. If it does, then it's real. Agreed?"
Hesitating a little, Mikau was taken aback. Finally, he smiled. "Agreed."
"Good. Now that we've got that settled, I am out of here. I have four tests to study," Japas got up and began to walk to the door.
"Me too. I have two classes with you."
"Be sure to tell me the answers during the test."
Rolling his eyes, Mikau sighed. "Typical Japas. It's only a music notation quiz."
Laughing, the teenager left the room.
* * *
Fog rolled into view as the same place appeared slowly once again. Mikau knew that this time, he would get the answer to the puzzle. Walking forward carefully, he searched for the man. Suddenly, he felt a cold hand pressed against his shoulder. Wheeling around instantly with blades flashing, he was prepared to slice down his attacker.
"Hold it," a voice that giggles rang out.
Stopping in mid-air, Mikau stared straight into the eyes of the Salesman. "You again."
"Aren't you looking for me?"
"Why do you have to appear within my dream? Why don't you show yourself in the real life?"
Laughing, the stranger doubled over. "Because I do not know if you are taking my news seriously. And now I know that you do, I can assure you that we shall meet face to face soon."
"Where?"
"Patience!" A dark facial expression exploded outward suddenly. Mikau flinched. Then, as soon as it came, the face was replaced with a giddily smile. "All will come when the time is right."
"So what do you want now?"
"Want me to tell you more about Japas? Your little brother?"
Mikau licked his lips. "How do you know that we are related?"
"I know many things on Hyrule. Oh yes."
"Still, that doesn't explain why Japas is my brother. I only met him in Termina after I was born."
Sniggering, the Mask man lifted one eyebrow. "But that's the reason why I am telling you that you two are brothers. To make a long story short, you two are twins. But because of some indefinite factors, Japas' genetic materials were... altered slightly. Therefore, you two don't look like the same, though there are some characteristics similar to each other."
Mikau gawked at him.
"And Japas' father? He is actually your mother's brother."
"No. Way."
"Oh! Yes. Way. Since after the disappearance of your real father, who was also a Zoran Hero, your mother couldn't possibly take care of two children at the same time. With a heavy heart, she was forced to give away one of her children, which is Japas, to her brother. And with a twist of fate, you two are reunited once again. Yet, the history of your births is unknown to both of you."
"This is ridiculous."
"IT IS!" the Mask Salesman shrieked with glee. "Isn't this a wonderful story?"
"Why do you want to tell me?"
Shaking his head, the man explained, "No. Not just you. You and Japas share the same dream. He sees what you see. I want to tell both of you because there is an indescribable evil growing in the Nether World, which I shall not utter here. You two will be among the first victims of that evil's wrath. I am hoping that by telling you this little epic, you two will not go against each other anymore. Perhaps through you guys, many Zoras will be saved."
Mikau was silent. His mind was filled with profound thoughts. He gazed down at the mist-covered soil.
Clapping his hands together, the Salesman grinned. "Now then! Let's set up a time to meet with each other, shall we?"
"But I still have some more quest-"
"All will be told in the right time. Let's just say, you don't need to worry about those right now. What you should worry about is that test you are going to fail miserably tomorrow."
"Wait a minute. How do you know that I will fail the exam?"
"Ha! I know it all! Now. Let's meet tomorrow at eleven o'clock, outside the dorm, in forest six hundred steps from the door heading west. Don't forget to grab Japas with you."
"Wait! But I-"
"All will be explained~!"
The clouds clustered together, and the dream slowly faded.
Mikau woke up with a fast-pacing heart. He groaned as he turned over to another side. He closed his eyes, then reopened them a second later.
"Indescribable evil..." he whispered to himself.
~End Chapter 24~
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:::[NOTE]:::
*Ira Language: As described earlier in the previous chapters, Ira Language is extremely rude and vile. Not only do the words sound harsh and mean, but the actual meanings of the profanities are the worst in all of the other languages.
(GLOSSARY)
a) Tilia Fuka: the meaning of this is "Stinking Fish"
b) Shifel: idotic, dumb, wimpy-pussy
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Author's Note: Wow! After a while, the Explanation Notes are back! Whee! Anyway, this is my first attempt of creating a language of my own. What kind of language? Ira Language! Not only is it fun to construct by manipulating cussing words and others similiar words, but it is really easy to think of different sounds and meanings. :D
Are you guys surprised to find out that Mikau and Japas are brothers? I haven't exactly played Majora's Mask, so I am not sure if the game explains it already or not. Still, it is still a nice concept, don't you think?
Walking through the mist filled forest with the cold morning dew hanging from the leaves, he was covered with sweat. The ground was soft. Brownish dirt stuck to his finned feet. With his arm blades, he was able to cut through the overly grown bushes, making a path for himself. In the distant, everything was quiet. Everything was hazy. The fog seemed to be getting denser with every step that he took. He didn't know which direction he should take. He didn't know what was his purpose of venturing into an unexploited forest such as this.
With his sensitive hearing, he picked up... a noise... a voice to be exact. A voice of unknown. It beckoned him to following its soft music. A tiny laughter, drifting aimlessly into the mystified air.
Thrashing through the branches and leaves, he came upon a large opening within the timberland. Circular shaped area engulfed his presence. A dark shadow wavering deep within the smog. A voice of strange attraction flew out at him, touching his ears gently.
"Who are you?" he asked with a voice that cracked with thirst.
A mere laughter was the only reply.
"Why do you bring me here?"
Walking forward to reveal himself, the stranger with variety of masks placed in a basket behind his back smirked.
"I am leaving if you don't reply to my answers," the teenager fumed.
"Ah, but you DON'T want to do that."
"Who are you?"
Grinning, an expression that suddenly shifted, the man's eyes glittered with amusement. "Some called me the Darkness from Beyond. Some called me the Mysterious Man. But I prefer you call me, the Happy Mask Salesman."
He frowned. "Never heard of that name. You from Termina or Great Bay or something?"
Shaking his head, the Salesman laughed once again. An eerie sound that sent shivers up the boy's spine. "I am from nowhere."
"Why do you call me here?"
"Ah!" Lifting one finger, the Mask Salesman waved it back and forth. "I did not call you. YOU called me."
"Stop talking incoherently!" he yelled with impatience. "What's your intention?"
Bellowing out loud, the man shook with hilarity. His eyes arced upward, a frightening sight. "You shall soon know a secret that will surprise you."
"Me? A secret? I have no secret."
"Mikau. You really need to calm yourself and listen to me carefully. I said I?d tell you a little secret. Your true identity."
Scoffing, the teenager turned his back on the man.
"You think that you are just a Zoran Hero? You are only half right. As you may well know now, that many people have referred Japas as your... 'brother', am I correct?"
"They are stupid, that's what they are. As far as similarity goes, it is just a mere coincidence," Mikau said with a soft voice. Though he still didn't dare to face the Mask Salesman. Something was tickling his mind.
"Not quite. He IS your brother."
With that, he disappeared within a thick patch of white clouds. His sound was drowned in a thunderous waterfall.
"Whoa!" Mikau screamed as he woke up from his dream. He sat upright in his bed. His hands clenched and unclenched stiffly. He rubbed his face as he shifted his position beneath the seaweed cover. Blinking a few times, his allowed his ample eyes to drift slowly across the room. The water gurgled melodiously along the channels beside his bed. The silver light softly touched the surroundings. Shaking his head a few times, he recomposed himself.
It is only a dream, Mikau thought with great doubt. Yes. It is only a dream, nothing more...
* * *
The next morning, Mikau slumped on top of his desk in his Guitar Class. Japas was sitting beside him, grinning at him with a malicious expression. Who knows what the roguish Zora was planning in that head of his. The Zoran Hero was too tired to notice his friend placing a mini Tektite on his back. All he had felt was slight prickling sensations along his spine. Mikau rolled his eyes to the right in the eye sockets. He sighed as he glanced at Japas with an empty mind.
Seeing that Mikau wasn't jumping up with horror, Japas was disappointed. Their teacher, Professor Liki, was giving instructions on how to handle the guitars. The students groaned with weariness.
"You don't look like a brother to me," Mikau mumbled as he slowly flipped through the papers with his hands. His chin was on the table.
"Huh?" Japas gave him a look of uncertainty. "What?"
"Never mind, you ruffian."
When the period was finished, Zoras packed up and headed into the hallways. Japas waved at a bulky Zora with a dark blue colored skin. Mikau was beside Japas. He narrowed his eyes. The Zora swam slowly through a sea of people. He roughly pushed the others aside. Students glared at him, but didn't dare to voice out their anger.
"Yo! Randtas!"
"Hey man," he answered with a deep, quavering voice. Giant fins drooped from his arms, with scars showing years of battles between gangs and renegades. "How are you doing, little guy?"
Laughing, Japas punched his new friend in the stomach playfully. He was near the shoulder height when standing beside his partner. Mikau turned his face to the other way, refusing to watch on.
"Who's the eel?"
Looking at Mikau, Japas shrugged with his mouth in a straight line. "Just my friend."
Pushing his fat tongue against his inner cheek, Randtas observed the Zoran Hero. "Nice weapons you got there." He nodded at the blades.
Mikau faced him with reluctance. His teeth gritted together with rage. How dare he called me an eel? He thought.
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
Looking daggers at the student, Mikau gave a weak response, "Yes, I did hear you. It's just that, I don't feel like answering a slime like you."
Randtas puffed out a series of bubbles in the water. He lunged at the adolescent. Japas grabbed his waist and held him back.
"Hey man! That's not cool. Cool it down!" he said as he used all of his strength to avoid an onslaught.
It was not as if Mikau couldn't beat the brute. It was just that Randtas would get decked so badly that he may need intensive medical treatment.
"Japas, you wanna come over to my room tonight for dinner?" Mikau asked as he smiled coldly. "I'll order some takeouts. My treat."
"Er... yeah. Sure."
Glancing at the enraged Zora, the Zoran Hero gave a bow before leaving.
"The next time that I see you, I'll kill you!" Randtas yelled as he tried to grab his enemy. Japas was still holding on to him. "Let me go! Let me tear that Tilia Fuka to shreds!"
"Randtas, Mikau doesn't like people using the Ira Language!"
"So what? That Shifel can't even hurt a clam!"
* * *
It was about five o'clock afternoon. A Zora with shark features came knocking at Mikau's door. In her hands held six plates of food. Opening the door, Mikau thanked her as he gave away ten rupees. Near six, Japas arrived. Both of them greeted each other warmly, though there was this unexplainable tension that floated in the air.
"I am cold," Japas said as he rubbed his shoulders.
"Meh. This dry air is always cold. I heard that right now we are in the middle of a 'winter'. Whatever that is. The climate is extremely unpleasant."
"I wish that we can live back in the water like we used to."
Shrugging, Mikau handed his friend a plate. On it laid a freshly killed trout.
"Hm. What will they think of next? They can even transport fresh water fish," Japas poked at it.
"Don't expect too much goods. This is as much as I can afford."
Snickering, the Zora nudged the Zoran Hero in the ribs. "You can afford more than that. Being an Enforcer pays well."
"Shut up and eat."
Only chewing sounds could be heard as both of them ate away. After half an hour, Mikau sighed as he lay back on his bed. Japas washed his hands in the creek on the side of the room.
"Listen, uh. Randtas doesn't really mean what he has said today."
Laughing, Mikau shook his head. "Don't try it. I know what you are trying to do. Don't try to cover that jerk's actions. He ain't worth it, Japas."
"No, really-"
"I said enough!" Mikau snapped. Heaving a sigh, he opened his eyes. "Look. I treat you like a brother. I've never gotten this close to anyone else but you. Why do you have to change so much? We were so nice to each other but for some reasons, this... this mood, this incident, has torn us apart."
Japas glanced at the floor as he leaned against the pole beneath the bunk. "I don't know why. I guess that we all change. I can't be an innocent boy any longer." Looking up, he said, "You know as well as I do that this is inevitable."
"Ptff. You wish. Nothing is inevitable."
"I think you are a pacifist. You don't like violence do you?"
Mikau yawned. He rubbed his right leg with his left foot. "Do I LOOK like and ACT like as if I don't like fighting?"
Tilting his head a little, Japas thought for a moment. "Nah."
"Exactly. You are actually smarter than you look."
"You sound like as if you are my big brother," Japas chuckled. "I don't know why."
"Maybe because we ARE brothers?" Mikau blurted out.
"What?"
Getting up, he leaned over the edge of the bed. A few droplets of water sprayed onto his face. "I have this strange dream yesterday."
Holding up his hands, Japas' eyes were wide. "Don't tell me. Is it a dream about some Mask Man or something?"
"Huh? You have the same vision also?"
Nodding, the Zora gazed intently into the eyes of the Zoran Hero.
"Strange isn't it? He said that we two are brothers. He didn't really explain it clearly."
Scratching his head, Mikau was unsure whether if the dream was real or not. "I still don't believe it."
"Me either, but such a quirk?"
"Just luck."
"Nuh uh."
"Uh huh."
"Nope."
"Yes."
"Pause," Japas said after getting tired of arguing. "How about we sleep on it? See if the dream will come up again. If it does, then it's real. Agreed?"
Hesitating a little, Mikau was taken aback. Finally, he smiled. "Agreed."
"Good. Now that we've got that settled, I am out of here. I have four tests to study," Japas got up and began to walk to the door.
"Me too. I have two classes with you."
"Be sure to tell me the answers during the test."
Rolling his eyes, Mikau sighed. "Typical Japas. It's only a music notation quiz."
Laughing, the teenager left the room.
* * *
Fog rolled into view as the same place appeared slowly once again. Mikau knew that this time, he would get the answer to the puzzle. Walking forward carefully, he searched for the man. Suddenly, he felt a cold hand pressed against his shoulder. Wheeling around instantly with blades flashing, he was prepared to slice down his attacker.
"Hold it," a voice that giggles rang out.
Stopping in mid-air, Mikau stared straight into the eyes of the Salesman. "You again."
"Aren't you looking for me?"
"Why do you have to appear within my dream? Why don't you show yourself in the real life?"
Laughing, the stranger doubled over. "Because I do not know if you are taking my news seriously. And now I know that you do, I can assure you that we shall meet face to face soon."
"Where?"
"Patience!" A dark facial expression exploded outward suddenly. Mikau flinched. Then, as soon as it came, the face was replaced with a giddily smile. "All will come when the time is right."
"So what do you want now?"
"Want me to tell you more about Japas? Your little brother?"
Mikau licked his lips. "How do you know that we are related?"
"I know many things on Hyrule. Oh yes."
"Still, that doesn't explain why Japas is my brother. I only met him in Termina after I was born."
Sniggering, the Mask man lifted one eyebrow. "But that's the reason why I am telling you that you two are brothers. To make a long story short, you two are twins. But because of some indefinite factors, Japas' genetic materials were... altered slightly. Therefore, you two don't look like the same, though there are some characteristics similar to each other."
Mikau gawked at him.
"And Japas' father? He is actually your mother's brother."
"No. Way."
"Oh! Yes. Way. Since after the disappearance of your real father, who was also a Zoran Hero, your mother couldn't possibly take care of two children at the same time. With a heavy heart, she was forced to give away one of her children, which is Japas, to her brother. And with a twist of fate, you two are reunited once again. Yet, the history of your births is unknown to both of you."
"This is ridiculous."
"IT IS!" the Mask Salesman shrieked with glee. "Isn't this a wonderful story?"
"Why do you want to tell me?"
Shaking his head, the man explained, "No. Not just you. You and Japas share the same dream. He sees what you see. I want to tell both of you because there is an indescribable evil growing in the Nether World, which I shall not utter here. You two will be among the first victims of that evil's wrath. I am hoping that by telling you this little epic, you two will not go against each other anymore. Perhaps through you guys, many Zoras will be saved."
Mikau was silent. His mind was filled with profound thoughts. He gazed down at the mist-covered soil.
Clapping his hands together, the Salesman grinned. "Now then! Let's set up a time to meet with each other, shall we?"
"But I still have some more quest-"
"All will be told in the right time. Let's just say, you don't need to worry about those right now. What you should worry about is that test you are going to fail miserably tomorrow."
"Wait a minute. How do you know that I will fail the exam?"
"Ha! I know it all! Now. Let's meet tomorrow at eleven o'clock, outside the dorm, in forest six hundred steps from the door heading west. Don't forget to grab Japas with you."
"Wait! But I-"
"All will be explained~!"
The clouds clustered together, and the dream slowly faded.
Mikau woke up with a fast-pacing heart. He groaned as he turned over to another side. He closed his eyes, then reopened them a second later.
"Indescribable evil..." he whispered to himself.
~End Chapter 24~
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:::[NOTE]:::
*Ira Language: As described earlier in the previous chapters, Ira Language is extremely rude and vile. Not only do the words sound harsh and mean, but the actual meanings of the profanities are the worst in all of the other languages.
(GLOSSARY)
a) Tilia Fuka: the meaning of this is "Stinking Fish"
b) Shifel: idotic, dumb, wimpy-pussy
-------------------------------------------------
Author's Note: Wow! After a while, the Explanation Notes are back! Whee! Anyway, this is my first attempt of creating a language of my own. What kind of language? Ira Language! Not only is it fun to construct by manipulating cussing words and others similiar words, but it is really easy to think of different sounds and meanings. :D
Are you guys surprised to find out that Mikau and Japas are brothers? I haven't exactly played Majora's Mask, so I am not sure if the game explains it already or not. Still, it is still a nice concept, don't you think?