Forty chapters. Wow. If I weren't so far behind, I might take the time to marvel at this feat. Of course, this won't be chapter 40 once I get the sequel set up. I hope that I don't lose some people because of this change, but I'm sure that anyone that can follow along with the story will be able to figure out what I've done once I've done it...
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 12
Day Fifteen, Third Day, Fourth Three Day Cycle; 12:00 PM, 6 Hours Remain
Clock Town
The three Hylians, two Kokiri, and five fairies ran and flew up to the top of the clock tower as fast as they could. As expected, the Fierce Deity came out. "I see you ran into my little present. What makes you think you can face me as you are now?"
"We don't intend to face you," came Link's reply. Just then, while they all remained where they were, their consciousness was taken miles away. They were suddenly in the mountains, watching as Tael stood there with Din and played the Song of Time. A warp opened beneath his feet, and he fell in. Everyone was brought back to the clock tower in time to see a Kokiri who looked like Nayru and Farore with red hair and eyes and black clothes drop out of the sky with a black fairy.
"So nice of you two to join us," said the Deity, but before he could strike, he was frozen. The twelve had all come to the top of the clock tower. Link, Malon, and Zelda all grew up very quickly. They watched while the glow and wings left three of the fairies that were with them and moved to the three Kokiri that were standing there. A little growing and shrinking later, they were all normal and time resumed its endless passing. The twelve beings that stood there traveled back in time, leaving a furious oni behind. "What happened?!" the deity cursed, when a golden envelope appeared before him. He read it over and over again, but he couldn't figure out who it was from or what it meant. Finally, he gave up and burned it with a magical fire.
Fierce Deity,
Everything is going exactly as planned. Do not fear, for everything will turn out the way it is meant to turn out in the end.
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Day Thirteen, First Day, Fifth Three Day Cycle; 6:00 AM, 72 Hours Remain
Clock Town
For the first time, they all managed to travel back in time without anything going wrong. "What exactly happened back there?" Tael asked. After everyone had picked themselves up off the floor, Link filled him in, telling the whole tale in detail, since this was the last time he'd have to do it. "Then I have two questions. Why were Din and I the only ones that were sent straight to the clock tower. And who are those fairies?"
"I'm Tatl. I was the fairy that helped Link the first time he came to Termina. This is my little brother, Tael. Just between you and me, I know where you came from. Link named you after my brother." The fairy whispered the last part in his ear. "We really don't know why you and Din were set apart. All we know about that came in another goddess letter. Link, show it to him."
As Tael read the letter, Link spoke. "I guess that you must have hit the rift just right that you fell back to the last place you had dropped out of the time stream."
"Well, now that we know what happened to me, why don't we get going. Those giants aren't going to free themselves!" Tael started walking towards West Clock Town, and everyone followed.
Yeah, I came up with a way to explain that. Don't I always? Really, this would have turned into two chapters, but they would have been two extremely short chapters. I wouldn't do that, so I just tossed them in with each other. I think I might go back and re-write the first chapter. It's way too short, and I want to make it longer. I wonder just how many people read that short chapter and gave up on my story... Anyway, I'm going to get back to work. I still have a lot to write before I'm caught up. I can't even promise that I won't get even further behind this week. I can only hope that I don't.
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 12
Day Fifteen, Third Day, Fourth Three Day Cycle; 12:00 PM, 6 Hours Remain
Clock Town
The three Hylians, two Kokiri, and five fairies ran and flew up to the top of the clock tower as fast as they could. As expected, the Fierce Deity came out. "I see you ran into my little present. What makes you think you can face me as you are now?"
"We don't intend to face you," came Link's reply. Just then, while they all remained where they were, their consciousness was taken miles away. They were suddenly in the mountains, watching as Tael stood there with Din and played the Song of Time. A warp opened beneath his feet, and he fell in. Everyone was brought back to the clock tower in time to see a Kokiri who looked like Nayru and Farore with red hair and eyes and black clothes drop out of the sky with a black fairy.
"So nice of you two to join us," said the Deity, but before he could strike, he was frozen. The twelve had all come to the top of the clock tower. Link, Malon, and Zelda all grew up very quickly. They watched while the glow and wings left three of the fairies that were with them and moved to the three Kokiri that were standing there. A little growing and shrinking later, they were all normal and time resumed its endless passing. The twelve beings that stood there traveled back in time, leaving a furious oni behind. "What happened?!" the deity cursed, when a golden envelope appeared before him. He read it over and over again, but he couldn't figure out who it was from or what it meant. Finally, he gave up and burned it with a magical fire.
Fierce Deity,
Everything is going exactly as planned. Do not fear, for everything will turn out the way it is meant to turn out in the end.
/\
/\/\
Day Thirteen, First Day, Fifth Three Day Cycle; 6:00 AM, 72 Hours Remain
Clock Town
For the first time, they all managed to travel back in time without anything going wrong. "What exactly happened back there?" Tael asked. After everyone had picked themselves up off the floor, Link filled him in, telling the whole tale in detail, since this was the last time he'd have to do it. "Then I have two questions. Why were Din and I the only ones that were sent straight to the clock tower. And who are those fairies?"
"I'm Tatl. I was the fairy that helped Link the first time he came to Termina. This is my little brother, Tael. Just between you and me, I know where you came from. Link named you after my brother." The fairy whispered the last part in his ear. "We really don't know why you and Din were set apart. All we know about that came in another goddess letter. Link, show it to him."
As Tael read the letter, Link spoke. "I guess that you must have hit the rift just right that you fell back to the last place you had dropped out of the time stream."
"Well, now that we know what happened to me, why don't we get going. Those giants aren't going to free themselves!" Tael started walking towards West Clock Town, and everyone followed.
Yeah, I came up with a way to explain that. Don't I always? Really, this would have turned into two chapters, but they would have been two extremely short chapters. I wouldn't do that, so I just tossed them in with each other. I think I might go back and re-write the first chapter. It's way too short, and I want to make it longer. I wonder just how many people read that short chapter and gave up on my story... Anyway, I'm going to get back to work. I still have a lot to write before I'm caught up. I can't even promise that I won't get even further behind this week. I can only hope that I don't.