I'd like to apologize for going on at the end of the last chapter. I hope nobody minded, and if you did, I hope you just skipped it. I'll just go straight into this to make up for it.
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 17
Day Fifteen, Third Day, Seventh Three Day Cycle; 6:00 PM, 12 Hours Remain
Stock Pot Inn
"Mr. Salesman, we were wondering if you could help us." As soon as they had arrived, Tatl and Tael had told their ten companions to return to the Stock Pot Inn before they flew back into the clock tower. Soon after, they showed up at the inn with the Happy Mask Salesman.
"What is it that you need? I have many powerful masks, and I will lend you any that you need on your quest. Or, if it is knowledge you seek, I will tell you all I know."
"Maybe you can help us with both. As you know, we are to face the Fierce Deity in six hours. Do you know of any masks that can help us defeat him?" asked Zelda.
"It is interesting that you should ask. Perhaps I should tell you the story of the six moon children.
"Long ago, far off in the east, past Ikana Valley, the tribe that created Majora's Mask was practicing their dark rituals. One of them was Link's ancestor. He had traveled to Hyrule and found the gauntlet. He wished for power and became the original Fierce Deity. However, as you well know, the gauntlet always produces a side effect. The dark power in Majora's Mask increased, and the mask came to life. The guardians of the temples in the areas surrounding Clock Town were created, as well. The giants were powerless to stop this.
"The Fierce Deity battled with Majora, but as time went on, he felt himself being corrupted by Majora's evil power. Before making his final wish, he instructed the gauntlet to return to Hyrule. The side effect of this was that one of his descendants was destined to find it. By chance, he had been married for a short time in Hyrule, ensuring that he would always have descendants in that land. His final wish was that he, along with Majora and the temple guardians, would be sealed away, somehow.
"In Clock Town, there were six brothers. Five of them were each friends with one of the giants. The sixth was always feeling left out and kept to himself. However, when Majora was first brought to power, the fifth giant was sealed away. The fifth guardian was created and kept below the clock tower, never coming into contact with another being until you all showed up. The fifth and sixth brothers grew closer in their loneliness, but neither stopped sulking by themselves.
"When the deity wished for the six of them to be sealed away, the side effect was that six children would have to provide the seal. Six masks were created, each resembling one of the six who were to be sealed. Each of the six brothers found a mask, and put it on. The copies of Majora's and the Fierce Deity's Masks were found by the brooding brothers. When the brothers donned the masks, they were sent to the moon realm and the first four were each assigned the task of guarding a small temple. The Majora child was to guard the room that was to one day house the battle between Majora and the descendant of the Fierce Deity, the Hero of Time. The Fierce Deity child was lost. He was sealed away in sleep, beyond the invisible barrier of the moon field."
"Back in Termina, Majora, Odolwa, Goht, Gyorg, Twinmold, and the Fierce Deity were sealed away in masks. The Fierce Deity Mask was sent to the Majora child. Majora's Mask was given back to the tribe, who died out soon after. The four boss remain masks were hidden away, to be awakened only by Majora.
"In Hyrule, the wife of the deity also was a recipient of the side effects of the gauntlet. She became a great and powerful oni as well. Knowing the potential of her power, and the evil that was soon to take over her, she entrusted her child, ironically, to one of Malon's ancestors. This does not mean that Malon and Link are related, only that their families have crossed paths in the past.
"Returning to the story, the Fair Deity was sealed away along with her husband, and her mask was kept by the Fierce Deity child, even in his slumber. I will give you 20 worthless Happy Masks, a copy of this ancient scroll, and a talisman. Use the masks to enter and exit the temples guarded by the four children. Use the scroll to quadruple the Fair Deity Mask. Use the talisman to keep the Fair Deity from escaping the original mask."
"Thank you, Mr. Salesman for your tale, and for your help. It's almost midnight, and we need to get to the clock tower. The deity will fall, if nothing else just to repay you for your help." Zelda used the social skills she had gained from being a princess to thank the man. With that, twelve beings left the Stock Pot Inn and headed for the clock tower, just in time for the Carnival of Time to start. They ascended the stairway, heading into the final battle with the Fierce Deity.
I have no idea where that came from. I knew that I wanted to create a version of the Fierce Deity Mask for Malon, Zelda, and Saria, but I didn't expect anything like this to come of it. Well, I must be going now. I'm sick, and I need a ton of rest.
The Deity's Escape
Chapter 17
Day Fifteen, Third Day, Seventh Three Day Cycle; 6:00 PM, 12 Hours Remain
Stock Pot Inn
"Mr. Salesman, we were wondering if you could help us." As soon as they had arrived, Tatl and Tael had told their ten companions to return to the Stock Pot Inn before they flew back into the clock tower. Soon after, they showed up at the inn with the Happy Mask Salesman.
"What is it that you need? I have many powerful masks, and I will lend you any that you need on your quest. Or, if it is knowledge you seek, I will tell you all I know."
"Maybe you can help us with both. As you know, we are to face the Fierce Deity in six hours. Do you know of any masks that can help us defeat him?" asked Zelda.
"It is interesting that you should ask. Perhaps I should tell you the story of the six moon children.
"Long ago, far off in the east, past Ikana Valley, the tribe that created Majora's Mask was practicing their dark rituals. One of them was Link's ancestor. He had traveled to Hyrule and found the gauntlet. He wished for power and became the original Fierce Deity. However, as you well know, the gauntlet always produces a side effect. The dark power in Majora's Mask increased, and the mask came to life. The guardians of the temples in the areas surrounding Clock Town were created, as well. The giants were powerless to stop this.
"The Fierce Deity battled with Majora, but as time went on, he felt himself being corrupted by Majora's evil power. Before making his final wish, he instructed the gauntlet to return to Hyrule. The side effect of this was that one of his descendants was destined to find it. By chance, he had been married for a short time in Hyrule, ensuring that he would always have descendants in that land. His final wish was that he, along with Majora and the temple guardians, would be sealed away, somehow.
"In Clock Town, there were six brothers. Five of them were each friends with one of the giants. The sixth was always feeling left out and kept to himself. However, when Majora was first brought to power, the fifth giant was sealed away. The fifth guardian was created and kept below the clock tower, never coming into contact with another being until you all showed up. The fifth and sixth brothers grew closer in their loneliness, but neither stopped sulking by themselves.
"When the deity wished for the six of them to be sealed away, the side effect was that six children would have to provide the seal. Six masks were created, each resembling one of the six who were to be sealed. Each of the six brothers found a mask, and put it on. The copies of Majora's and the Fierce Deity's Masks were found by the brooding brothers. When the brothers donned the masks, they were sent to the moon realm and the first four were each assigned the task of guarding a small temple. The Majora child was to guard the room that was to one day house the battle between Majora and the descendant of the Fierce Deity, the Hero of Time. The Fierce Deity child was lost. He was sealed away in sleep, beyond the invisible barrier of the moon field."
"Back in Termina, Majora, Odolwa, Goht, Gyorg, Twinmold, and the Fierce Deity were sealed away in masks. The Fierce Deity Mask was sent to the Majora child. Majora's Mask was given back to the tribe, who died out soon after. The four boss remain masks were hidden away, to be awakened only by Majora.
"In Hyrule, the wife of the deity also was a recipient of the side effects of the gauntlet. She became a great and powerful oni as well. Knowing the potential of her power, and the evil that was soon to take over her, she entrusted her child, ironically, to one of Malon's ancestors. This does not mean that Malon and Link are related, only that their families have crossed paths in the past.
"Returning to the story, the Fair Deity was sealed away along with her husband, and her mask was kept by the Fierce Deity child, even in his slumber. I will give you 20 worthless Happy Masks, a copy of this ancient scroll, and a talisman. Use the masks to enter and exit the temples guarded by the four children. Use the scroll to quadruple the Fair Deity Mask. Use the talisman to keep the Fair Deity from escaping the original mask."
"Thank you, Mr. Salesman for your tale, and for your help. It's almost midnight, and we need to get to the clock tower. The deity will fall, if nothing else just to repay you for your help." Zelda used the social skills she had gained from being a princess to thank the man. With that, twelve beings left the Stock Pot Inn and headed for the clock tower, just in time for the Carnival of Time to start. They ascended the stairway, heading into the final battle with the Fierce Deity.
I have no idea where that came from. I knew that I wanted to create a version of the Fierce Deity Mask for Malon, Zelda, and Saria, but I didn't expect anything like this to come of it. Well, I must be going now. I'm sick, and I need a ton of rest.