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In a Realm of blinding light dwelt a darkness too great to imagine. Well, far too great to imagine for what normal life dwelt in the dimension of Hyrule and its people. Although this one did live among them, She could understand. A truth which wasn't always the best thing, but necessary for survival. For, if She couldn't comprehend the destiny of herself and the role She played in the Creature's release, She would be cast into the infinite, dark light which held It there.
She was there now. A friendly place is the last thing it was. For although it was bright, the light was a dark one and the air cold. This one was a realm of no forms, only feelings. And if She had had her form of "reality", She might have felt more comfortable being here. But, maybe it was better for her that She only wanted to get the information She needed and leave as soon as possible.
Feeling It's presence, She composed herself and reached out to it.
*You called me, Master?* she mind-spoke.
*Yes,* came the reply in a cold voice that would have made her hair stand on end.
*It's about those girls, isn't it?* She said, with a newfound hatred. From where it came from, she didn't know.
*The sooner we can get them out of the way, the better,* the Creature told her.
*In this time, you mean, right? They can't stay there much longer without interfering with our plans.*
First of all, you see, these two didn't know the slight complication of this. For, if they were out of the way in the present, the only other place to go would be the past. And that would only bring the five closer to their goal. They did, though, have an advantage to bringing them back.
*Of course. Do what you have to in order to send them back. But, remember, I want them alive.*
*Yes, of course,* She said, feeling their connection break, then "reality" returning to her.
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"I don't trust her," Aholya said as the five girls approached the small village of Iosia.
"Oh, really? We couldn't tell at all!!" Michelle said, her comment dripping with sarcasm.
"Shut up."
"Make me."
"Guys, please..." Chrystie said, stepping in between the two.
"Well, I, for one, don't like her either," Rynita added.
They all turned to look at her.
Michelle said, "Jeeze, I almost forgot you were there! Why are you being to quiet?"
"I don't know," Rynita said, shrugging. "You two are entertaining to listen to."
Katrina suddenly turned around to walk backwards, looking at Rynita. "Sometimes, it's easier just to listen to them. Then you don't get your head bitten off."
"I know what you mean. But then again, I know how it is to be on the opposite side; I mean, whoever interferes in your fight is going to get verbally bashed, if not physically hurt," Rynita stated.
"Well, thank you!" Michelle said.
"But at least I'm not that bad," Rynita continued, ignoring Michelle.
Michelle turned to her right to glare at the girl, but instead found herself a second to late to warn Katrina, who was still walking backwards, that she was going to smack right into the person behind her.
"Aie!" Katrina squeaked as she ran right into Ilisya and almost lost her balance. "Watch were you're going!" she said to whomever it was that had stopped her walk.
"Yes, she should watch out," Chrystie said.
Michelle walked forward a bit to look again at Ilisya, who seemed to just have stopped, turning statue still. She seemed to be in a daze, or a trance.
"Hello?" she said.
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At that moment, Ilisya snapped out of her trance and jerked her head to the side. That girl...the one which had come from somewhere not of Hyrule....yes, that's who she was. Annoyingly similar to the Power Goddess, and far too strong for someone so young. But, what was age when one had an eternal soul? A situation which was all too similar to her own; she had asked that question of herself many times, but could never truly find an answer.
By now she supposed that these five had somehow figured out their roles in the legend which had started to unravel. Oh, how much fun, she thought, it was going to be to take away that false confidence from them. She had done this sort of thing a thousand times before, but now it was personal. A conflict which had been going on inside of her for more centuries than she could count, but was still as heated as it had been when it first arose when she was reminded of it. And these girls reminded her in a way which made her want to be able to throw her pain right back at them. At least she could have her fun with them before her mission was up.
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Six girls soon found themselves being pushed into a small house on the outer edges of the town of Iosia by a large, merry woman in an apron.
"Ilisya, who're your friends? You never bring friends over here! You should more often. In fact, you should leave the house more often. It might result in more people coming over here! You girls! Please come in and make yourself at home!"
"Is she your mother?" Chrystie asked Ilisya quietly in between the bombardment of questions and statements.
"Close enough," Ilisya shrugged. "My boss."
"Ha," Michelle had to laugh at that. "Yes, I think that describes my mom pretty well."
"Why is she so happy?" Katrina asked as the woman bustled towards another section of the establishment.
"Probably because of the thing she just said; that I never bring anybody over here."
"Why would you?" Michelle asked.
"Because I live here. I work down here during the days, and there are some rooms upstairs. She lets me sleep up there."
"Why, don't you have a family or something?" Katrina asked.
"No," Ilisya replied simply.
"Did anybody notice that the sun is setting?" Chrystie asked suddenly.
"Did anyone care?" Aholya answered.
"Are you girls hungry?" the large woman said as she appeared from behind them.
"Um," Michelle started.
"Of course they are. Aren't you?" Ilisya asked them.
"Okay," was the collective response.
"Then eat," the woman told them as she led them to a small table in the corner of the room.
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"This room is empty," Ilisya stated after knocking on the door and starting to unlock it.
"That's nice," Michelle said. "I really didn't feel like sleeping outside!"
"I don't feel like sleeping here," Aholya said very quietly from behind Michelle.
"Then you can sleep outside," Michelle answered her just as quietly as she turned her head to her.
Aholya crossed her eyes at the back of Michelle's head as she turned it back in front of her.
The girls stepped inside the small room. Seeing as it was scarcely furnished, Michelle figured they'd be sleeping on the floor again. But, that didn't matter too much to her. As long as she didn't have to sleep outside, she was fine.
"Well, I think you guys will be comfortable in here. You should get some rest," Ilisya said as she closed the backed out of the doorway. She then closed the door and turned her back to it. She began walking the stairs to her attic room.
She would be back downstairs later that night.
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Oooooooooooooh, look where I ended it. Suspense!! *sarcasm* Mweehehehe. Um, now hopefully I can post the next chapter before my computer becomes something from ancient times. Wow, I just pulled that out of my hat. ^___^
Oh, guess what! I'm drawing a poster for this story! It has all the characters I made up on it; Michelle, Rynita, Aholya, Chrystie, Katrina, and Ilisya. None of the people from the game that Nintendo made; Saria, Link, Zelda, etc. Well, just thought that was interesting. If I ever find a way to post it on the Internet, I'll tell you guys just so the people who want to know how I see the characters in my head are in my head.
WAIT!! HALT! CEASE! DESIST!!! AND ALL THAT SORT OF JAZZ!! Did I ever do a disclaimer for this story? Well, here it is, so PAY ATTENTION!!!
I DO NOT OWN THE LEGEND OF ZELDA OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS OR PLACES THEREOF. THEY BELONG TO NINTENDO, AND IF YOU THINK THAT I OWN NINTENDO YOU ARE IN NEED OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP. I DO, HOWEVER, OWN MICHELLE, RYNITA, AHOLYA, CHRYSTIE, KATRINA, ILISYA AND ANY OF THE NAMES OF SMALLER CHARACTERS OR TOWNS IN THIS STORY THAT WEREN'T IN THE GAMES. THEY BELONG TO ME. SO DON'T STEAL THEM!!
Okay. That's all. Hopefully (!) I can post on this soon! Oh, and sorry about the short chapter, but I just wanted to post! Okay! Oh, yeah. REVIEW PLEASE!! Please? Thank you.
Adios!
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