SSBM Master: Ok I'm not the kind of author to give away things about my own story but I just want to say that after this chapter the adventure stuff will begin. Any theory's you have about what James has to say will be answered in this chapter. I do not own and copyrighted Zelda characters, locations or plotlines. I only own the character of James and the plotline of this story.
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Chapter 5: James's tale
"Are you Link," asked the stranger. Link figured that this must be the person Tetra mentioned. He was no older than himself, though maybe an inch taller. He had fairly broad shoulder like he did though it was hard to tell as the thick black cloak he was wearing may emphasise his size. Link also noticed some lumps sticking out of his back suggesting that he was hiding a weapon there. He seemed to notice link sizing him up but waited patiently for an answer.
"I am," said Link. "What do you want?" The stranger smiled slightly
"I can't tell you…" he said. Tetra made a loud frustrated noise
"You've got to be kidding!" she exclaimed
"If you had let me finish…" the stranger continued, "I would have said that I can't tell you until you prove you're really Link." Link frowned
"How can I do that?" he asked
"Well if you're really Link, you will be able to avoid…THIS!"
The stranger suddenly whipped off his cloak and with surprising speed, drew twin Katina's that Link had noticed concealed under his cloak earlier and before Link could think he swung both swords at Link from both sides. Instinctively, Link drew his own sword and shield. He used his sword to deflect the blow to his right and his shield to block the blow to his left. He was about to counter attack when the stranger said,
"Good, I expected to have to draw back" He re-inserted his swords back into they're sheathes.
"Oh really?!" Tetra shouted angrily, "When were you planning on doing that? When he was half the man he used to be!" Now that the cloak was off, Link could get a better look at the stranger.
He was wearing a sleeveless shirt, which was black but had shoulder pads. He also had, on each hand, gloves, also black, which showed his fingers and went down his arm until they reached the elbow and there was what looked like a gold cover on the knuckles designed to give punches that extra kick. His trousers were fairly baggy in comparison, with more gold like material for kneepads and thick leather boots.
"I'm sorry for attacking you but I had to be sure you were link."
"Uh…It's Ok" Link said though he still wasn't sure he trusted this guy.
"My name is James and the reason I needed to see you is because I need you help." James said
"What for?" James looked thoughtful for a moment as if wondering how to explain.
"I suppose I better start from the beginning." He said. "I live alone in a dojo about 4 miles north of Windfall. Most people don't come that way as the waters are usually too dangerous to navigate. Then, about 3 or 4 days ago a few of those wooden submarines full of moblins and other monsters came and tried to capture me. At the time I had no idea why.
"What did you do?" James gave a grin.
"I taught them a lesson." He said. "Anyway, I was naturally more that keen to know why they had come to my island."
"Maybe they just needed a place to surface." Tetra said.
"That's what I thought," continued James, "but the odd thing was that they did not seem to want to kill me, more to just capture me. Another odd thing was that all the creatures seemed to be taking orders from one slightly bigger moblin. So I decided to interrogate this bigger moblin."
"He told me all about how 6 years ago, they had a master called Gannondorf who had them searching the descendent of princess Zelda and that after they had succeeded, she was rescued by a twelve year old called Link. He also told me that Link had defeated Gannondorf in a dual, causing their master to vanish and by many of the moblins be presumed dead."
"However, he also said that a small group of creatures, including the moblin I interrogated, would not give up and used treasure hunting equipment to try to find their master. After 6 years, they succeeded. They found their master impaled on a sword. After resigning themselves to the fact that he truly was dead, one moblin pulled out the sword and…Gannondorf returned. Very…much…alive!"
Link, who had been leaning against the wall during the story suddenly stood straight upright.
"How is that possible?" he exclaimed. "I killed him." James simply shook his head.
"From what the moblin told me, Gannondorf used dark magic and spells to protect himself from death long before even the hero of time was born. It's probably why he was sealed in the dark realm before. The moblin of course was rewarded for his loyalty by becoming a general in the army against you and the sages." Link looked up.
"What do the sages have to do with this?"
"That's my next point. Gannondorf was sealed in the dark realm all those hundreds of years ago by the sages of old. Although he knows that they are long dead by now, he has decided to kill the sages of new before they try to send him back to the dark realm for another millennia. At first I thought that all these creatures that had attacked me were completely mad until the general showed me this…"
James then held up a medallion that Link had not noticed before. On the front was a design that looked very familiar. In the middle, there were three triangles which link knew was the Triforce. Surrounding it were 6 circles each with its own individual design on. The oddest thing about the medallion though was the fact that parts were glowing. The two base triangles were shining a bright yellow, as was the circle at the top of the medallion and another circle was shining too only this one was red.
"Why are some glowing?" Asked Link
"They represent the sages and Triforce bearers that are close by. Obviously you two are the Triforce bearers. The circle at the top represents the sage of light."
"Who is that?" Tetra asked.
"It's you!" he smiled at the looks on Link and Tetra's faces "Don't look so shocked. I think the original Zelda was connected to the sages as well."
"But…" Link began "That still doesn't explain the red one….unless….." he looked at James "….you"
"Why do you think the moblins came after me?" said James "The second I touched the medallion, I realised my destiny. I'm the sage of Fire!"
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After a few moments James thought that the silence was making the atmosphere a bit tense and decided to break it.
"As far as I can tell, when a person touches this medallion, is they are a sage they will instantly remember and realise who they are. When I left my island, I went to get help and I knew that the only person I could trust was the hero of winds. And now that I know who she is, The Princess Zelda."
"So what you're saying is that we need to find the other sages before Gannondorf does…" said Tetra
"…and once we find them all, we send him back to the dark realm where he belongs." Finished Link. James nodded.
"From what I can tell, Gannondorf was using this medallion to locate the sages.
"Then we better find them before Gannondorf does. If he kills just one of them, we won't be able to send him to the dark realm…"
"Oh that reminds me." Said James, who had just remembered something else the moblin had told him. "The sages are all protected with a brand of magic similar to the one that protects Gannondorf. They cannot be killed either. Don't look too happy though," he added as Link and Tetra started to grin. "Once a year, on the day that the sages of old sent Gannondorf to the dark realm, this magic wavered as the sages used it to banish him and on this day the sages become vulnerable again."
"How far away is this day?" Tetra asked. James thought for a moment. It was 12'o'clock
"If today is day 1, it's on the fifth day."
"Then we better start now. Lets start by going to Dragon Roost and finding Medli. She's a sage." Link said.
"Actually it would be wiser to go to outset first." Said James. He was feeling a mixture of fear and guilt as Link looked at him
"Why's that?" Asked Link
"I…I'm sorry Link." Said James, Link looked like he had no clue what James had meant, so he carried on. "Gannondorf is somehow connected to this medallion. The medallion…it burns red hot when a sage is nearby. I think that when it does this, Gannondorf has also realised who this sage is."
"So?" Said Link. "He would have found out about our rebelling soon enough anyway."
"It's not that…When I was looking for you, I stopped on Outset to see if your sister knew how to find you and…I hadn't realised what it meant at the time…But when I met her it burned." Link's jaw dropped. "Your sister's a sage…and Gannondorf knows it!!"
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SSBM Master: That chapter was soooooooo looooooooong. But I did it and now you know why James was looking for Link. Until next chapter!
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Chapter 5: James's tale
"Are you Link," asked the stranger. Link figured that this must be the person Tetra mentioned. He was no older than himself, though maybe an inch taller. He had fairly broad shoulder like he did though it was hard to tell as the thick black cloak he was wearing may emphasise his size. Link also noticed some lumps sticking out of his back suggesting that he was hiding a weapon there. He seemed to notice link sizing him up but waited patiently for an answer.
"I am," said Link. "What do you want?" The stranger smiled slightly
"I can't tell you…" he said. Tetra made a loud frustrated noise
"You've got to be kidding!" she exclaimed
"If you had let me finish…" the stranger continued, "I would have said that I can't tell you until you prove you're really Link." Link frowned
"How can I do that?" he asked
"Well if you're really Link, you will be able to avoid…THIS!"
The stranger suddenly whipped off his cloak and with surprising speed, drew twin Katina's that Link had noticed concealed under his cloak earlier and before Link could think he swung both swords at Link from both sides. Instinctively, Link drew his own sword and shield. He used his sword to deflect the blow to his right and his shield to block the blow to his left. He was about to counter attack when the stranger said,
"Good, I expected to have to draw back" He re-inserted his swords back into they're sheathes.
"Oh really?!" Tetra shouted angrily, "When were you planning on doing that? When he was half the man he used to be!" Now that the cloak was off, Link could get a better look at the stranger.
He was wearing a sleeveless shirt, which was black but had shoulder pads. He also had, on each hand, gloves, also black, which showed his fingers and went down his arm until they reached the elbow and there was what looked like a gold cover on the knuckles designed to give punches that extra kick. His trousers were fairly baggy in comparison, with more gold like material for kneepads and thick leather boots.
"I'm sorry for attacking you but I had to be sure you were link."
"Uh…It's Ok" Link said though he still wasn't sure he trusted this guy.
"My name is James and the reason I needed to see you is because I need you help." James said
"What for?" James looked thoughtful for a moment as if wondering how to explain.
"I suppose I better start from the beginning." He said. "I live alone in a dojo about 4 miles north of Windfall. Most people don't come that way as the waters are usually too dangerous to navigate. Then, about 3 or 4 days ago a few of those wooden submarines full of moblins and other monsters came and tried to capture me. At the time I had no idea why.
"What did you do?" James gave a grin.
"I taught them a lesson." He said. "Anyway, I was naturally more that keen to know why they had come to my island."
"Maybe they just needed a place to surface." Tetra said.
"That's what I thought," continued James, "but the odd thing was that they did not seem to want to kill me, more to just capture me. Another odd thing was that all the creatures seemed to be taking orders from one slightly bigger moblin. So I decided to interrogate this bigger moblin."
"He told me all about how 6 years ago, they had a master called Gannondorf who had them searching the descendent of princess Zelda and that after they had succeeded, she was rescued by a twelve year old called Link. He also told me that Link had defeated Gannondorf in a dual, causing their master to vanish and by many of the moblins be presumed dead."
"However, he also said that a small group of creatures, including the moblin I interrogated, would not give up and used treasure hunting equipment to try to find their master. After 6 years, they succeeded. They found their master impaled on a sword. After resigning themselves to the fact that he truly was dead, one moblin pulled out the sword and…Gannondorf returned. Very…much…alive!"
Link, who had been leaning against the wall during the story suddenly stood straight upright.
"How is that possible?" he exclaimed. "I killed him." James simply shook his head.
"From what the moblin told me, Gannondorf used dark magic and spells to protect himself from death long before even the hero of time was born. It's probably why he was sealed in the dark realm before. The moblin of course was rewarded for his loyalty by becoming a general in the army against you and the sages." Link looked up.
"What do the sages have to do with this?"
"That's my next point. Gannondorf was sealed in the dark realm all those hundreds of years ago by the sages of old. Although he knows that they are long dead by now, he has decided to kill the sages of new before they try to send him back to the dark realm for another millennia. At first I thought that all these creatures that had attacked me were completely mad until the general showed me this…"
James then held up a medallion that Link had not noticed before. On the front was a design that looked very familiar. In the middle, there were three triangles which link knew was the Triforce. Surrounding it were 6 circles each with its own individual design on. The oddest thing about the medallion though was the fact that parts were glowing. The two base triangles were shining a bright yellow, as was the circle at the top of the medallion and another circle was shining too only this one was red.
"Why are some glowing?" Asked Link
"They represent the sages and Triforce bearers that are close by. Obviously you two are the Triforce bearers. The circle at the top represents the sage of light."
"Who is that?" Tetra asked.
"It's you!" he smiled at the looks on Link and Tetra's faces "Don't look so shocked. I think the original Zelda was connected to the sages as well."
"But…" Link began "That still doesn't explain the red one….unless….." he looked at James "….you"
"Why do you think the moblins came after me?" said James "The second I touched the medallion, I realised my destiny. I'm the sage of Fire!"
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After a few moments James thought that the silence was making the atmosphere a bit tense and decided to break it.
"As far as I can tell, when a person touches this medallion, is they are a sage they will instantly remember and realise who they are. When I left my island, I went to get help and I knew that the only person I could trust was the hero of winds. And now that I know who she is, The Princess Zelda."
"So what you're saying is that we need to find the other sages before Gannondorf does…" said Tetra
"…and once we find them all, we send him back to the dark realm where he belongs." Finished Link. James nodded.
"From what I can tell, Gannondorf was using this medallion to locate the sages.
"Then we better find them before Gannondorf does. If he kills just one of them, we won't be able to send him to the dark realm…"
"Oh that reminds me." Said James, who had just remembered something else the moblin had told him. "The sages are all protected with a brand of magic similar to the one that protects Gannondorf. They cannot be killed either. Don't look too happy though," he added as Link and Tetra started to grin. "Once a year, on the day that the sages of old sent Gannondorf to the dark realm, this magic wavered as the sages used it to banish him and on this day the sages become vulnerable again."
"How far away is this day?" Tetra asked. James thought for a moment. It was 12'o'clock
"If today is day 1, it's on the fifth day."
"Then we better start now. Lets start by going to Dragon Roost and finding Medli. She's a sage." Link said.
"Actually it would be wiser to go to outset first." Said James. He was feeling a mixture of fear and guilt as Link looked at him
"Why's that?" Asked Link
"I…I'm sorry Link." Said James, Link looked like he had no clue what James had meant, so he carried on. "Gannondorf is somehow connected to this medallion. The medallion…it burns red hot when a sage is nearby. I think that when it does this, Gannondorf has also realised who this sage is."
"So?" Said Link. "He would have found out about our rebelling soon enough anyway."
"It's not that…When I was looking for you, I stopped on Outset to see if your sister knew how to find you and…I hadn't realised what it meant at the time…But when I met her it burned." Link's jaw dropped. "Your sister's a sage…and Gannondorf knows it!!"
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SSBM Master: That chapter was soooooooo looooooooong. But I did it and now you know why James was looking for Link. Until next chapter!
