OK.geez I feel so guilty not updating for so long..ok no funny comments, just story story story.

CHAPTER 5 - The beginning of the end.

Link stared dumbfoundedly at the chamber within. He couldn't tear his gaze from it.

Originally, the chamber had portraits of a dark forest. But now, the dark forest had been replaced with pictures of a less tasteful scene.

Saria was featured inside every picture, her once beautiful, innocent face mauled beyond recognition. Her garments were red with blood, in each portrait she was in a different scene of horror. Impaled. Beaten. Decapitated. In each frame a form of mutilation so dire that it made Link want to convulse with disgust.

And in the centre of it all, a monument of grotesque and obscene maliciousness, was Saria, her corpse entangled within red, thorned vines, her skin shredded, her eyes open and staring.

"This." was all Link could say.

Tears found no place in Link's eyes. He simply knelt there, perpetually staring at the scene.

Navi intoned, "Link.It.". Her voice trailed off into nothingness.

All of a sudden, Link noticed the portraits had changed. Inside, there was a symbol. The symbol of the forest temple. Link and Navi looked towards it, as the symbol shone beautifully despite the horror in the chamber in which it hung.

The symbol began to darken, and the shapes that made it up twisted themselves, and so, the picture on the wall looked in all aspects like a malevolent medallion of Forest.

Suddenly the portraits went up in flames, and a small round object fell from the portrait beside Link. Navi flew over and inspected it, and Link followed.

It was the medallion that was in the painting, the twisted evil one. Link picked it up, and hastily pocketed it. And then he passed out.

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"Link..Link.Wake up, Link."

Link stirred a little.

"Link.please wake up.."

Link opened his eyes, and found that he was surrounded by white nothingness.

A laugh.

"What's going on? Where am I?" Link enquired.

"We don't have time, Link" came a voice.

".....Saria?"

Another laugh.

"Yes.its me.."

"Where are you?"

" I cannot be seen by you anymore Link...and right now, it is of no importance.the temples are corrupt, Link, and you must save them."

"Corrupt? How did they become this way?"

"I.. I don't know. All I know is that while I was down here, something came into the temple. The next thing I know, I am here."

"What about the other temples?"

"You must get there before they do. Do not allow the other temples to fall."

"Why? What will happen?"

A muffled scream.

"Link! Help!!"

"SARIA!"

Another scream. Silence.

Link dropped to the floor, unconscious.

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When Link came to, he was sitting on a stump outside the temple.

"He's awake." Mitch said.

Link opened his eyes, and was greeted by the vision of Oma, Navi and Mitch standing before him.

Link looked from one to the other, a tear forming in his eye.

Oma simply looked down.

Link found himself unable to speak, but Navi said all he needed to.

"Who has done this?" she asked.

Mitch said "I do not know, but as the temple is in chaos.then it shall begin."

Oma looked over at Mitch, wide-eyed in disbelief.

"No.it can't be.th-that legend will n-not come to p-pass for millenia!" He stuttered.

Mitch shook his head, then looked at Link.

"Link, what comes now will be the hardest of your journeys. I cannot tell you the outcome of your future efforts, but I know that you must try. The people of Hyrule need their hero again." He told Link.

Link nodded, his face still a mask of sorrow.

Oma said, "So..Link indeed is the new hero. How fitting"

Oma smiled a malicious grin, and lunged towards Link, a fiery look in his eyes.

"Link!"

Link was knocked back by one of Oma's fist, and landed on the ground, staring at the sky. The next thing he knew, two silver lines flew over his head, and he heard a sickening splat as they hit the target. He got up, and looked behind him.

Oma was impaled on a pillar by the entrance to the temple, with two daggers lodged in his back.

In a voice of agony, Oma rasped, "This is only the beginning..they will come, and Hyrule will forever be gone!"

Oma coughed, and was dead.

Link whirled around to Mitch, seeking an explanation.

Mitch simply said, "It is as I thought. The war has begun."

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Ok, so that wasn't so bad. A Hyrulian war will be coming up soon, so if you want me to add you into it, tell me your Name, race, and weapon etc. Anything you want to add to your character is fine. Also still taking in suggestions.