Link crept out his door, his bag already packed. He was currently
under the magic cape, so there would be no distractions, no surprise
attacks from thieves... Link had to get to Yunsung before Cervantes did. Link
was now walking past the small forest where the little boy played his
flute. He was trying to figure out the name of the song that the boy was
playing when he heard a voice.
"Link? Link! Link, where are you?"
It was Talim. She was running past the forest towards Link's house. Link waved at her, but he was invisible. She couldn't see him. She kept running. In a few minutes, she would enter his house and find all his traveling items gone from his home. Link had put them all in his bag. He would need every helpful thing he possessed to go into the Dark World and come back alive. He knew that from experience.
He was passing through Kakariko Village. The people here were happy and joyful. They had no idea that outside of Hyrule's borders, there was a war going on. A war that would determine weather these happy people would even be here a week, a month, or a year from now.
Link arrived at the Warp Square. It flashed blue and white. Link felt around in his pocket. He had the Magic Mirror, the item that helped him get out of the Dark World. He was ready. He extended his index finger and poked the blue square.
There was a loud crack and a flash of light. Link was now in the Dark world.
Everything was dark and gloomy. There was no grass in this strange place. The trees looked very strange, and some of them even talked. Yunsung knew this because when he first landed in this strange new world, one of them commented on his appearance. Yunsung didn't know what he meant, but he knew he definitely felt different. Maybe it was just his nerves, but he had the distinct feeling he was being watched.
It wasn't as strange as he thought it was, he realized. Everything was still in the right place. There was the forest to the north; there was the village to the south... But they looked different somehow. The forest had many skulls and cut down trees and funny looking creatures roaming its depths. The village was in ruins. Several of the houses were no longer standing. There was something... Ghosts it looked like, roaming around the village. Was this the future? Yunsung wondered.
"Hello."
Yunsung jumped. He hadn't expected anyone to actually be talking to him, other than the trees. He looked around and saw- Yunsung rubbed his eyes to make sure he was seeing thing clearly. It was the most simplistic creature Yunsung had ever seen. It was, as far as he could tell, a dark blue, bald, round head sticking from the ground. But then it jumped and Yunsung realized that this was all that consisted of the creature. It looked up at him with it's lighter blue eyes and continued jumping a few times to keep his attention.
"I'm sorry," the creature said. "I didn't mean to scare you."
"Who, or what, are you?" Yunsung asked.
"Who I am is not important, and as for the second question, I'd ask you the same thing."
"Where are we?"
"We're in the Dark World," the creature said. "This is the place where thieves and criminals live."
"The Dark World?"
"This place reflects the heart of whoever possesses the Triforce. It has been in dispute these past few years and has fallen into the hands of an evil band of thieves and they turned it back into this."
"So this isn't the future?" Yunsung asked.
"Sucks if it was, huh?" The creature said.
"So how do we get out of here?"
"Well," the creature said, "We'll need a magic mirror."
"A what?"
"A magic mirror!" it said. "Link got one from an old man on Death Mountain. You stare into it and POOF! You're back in the Light World. The only problem is we don't have one, so there's absolutely no way we're going to get out of here."
"Great," Yunsung said. "I'm stuck in the Dark World with a talking kickball."
Suddenly, Yunsung felt a sharp pain in his foot. He looked down to see the thing biting hard on his foot. Yunsung yelled out in pain and began hopping on his healthy foot, holding the injured one in his hand.
"You better think twice about calling me a kickball again, buddy," the ball said.
Yunsung was about to say something back when he heard a loud thump and a yell from far away. Yunsung instinctively got on the ground. There were more thumps and yells, and what sounded like several pairs of feet running across the land. Yunsung peeked out from behind a tree and felt his jaw drop.
An army of several thousand men were charging through the forest. They were heading for the remains of Kakariko Village. They were all covered in heavy metal armor and carrying swords and shields. On of them was riding a giant white steed. Yunsung had never seen this man before, but he knew the owner of the flag that he held. Cervantes's army was on the move.
"Oh my God," Yunsung said.
"Let's follow them!" said the blue creature.
"What?!"
"You heard me," it said. "What else do you want to do? If Cervantes's army is on the move, I want to know where they're going. If they have already found a way to get into the Light World, maybe we can follow them!"
Yunsung stared down at the blue... whatever it was. He couldn't believe this. He had been there two minutes and already he was being ordered around by a disembodied head. Why did all the dumbest things happen to him? Yunsung gave a heavy sigh.
"All right," he said. "Lets go."
Link almost laughed. It had taken him awhile to find Yunsung. In the Dark World, people's appearances change to reflect the heart of that person. Yunsung had taken the form of a funny looking clown. If only Sung Mina could have seen him now.
But there was also someone else. It was a blue ball-like thing. It was similar to the one Link met during his first encounter with the Dark World. Could this be the same person? Link couldn't be sure. For all we knew, it was one of Nightmare's spies. He had to keep up with them so he could make sure Yunsung wasn't in danger.
Link sighed.
Whoever Yunsung had met up with had somehow convinced him to follow the army head for battle. They traveled through the village and across the land of the Dark Hyrule for almost three hours. Finally they slowed down, and for good reason.
It seemed they had been heading for the desert, but in the Dark World, the desert was sealed off by several mountains. No one went in and no one got out. So how were they planning to get into the desert? When they discovered the secret cave at the base of one of the mountains, Link's question was answered. They brought out several large, pink bombs and planted them in the cave. They were planning to bring down the mountain itself!
The explosion was deafening. Several tons of rock and debris rained down upon them. Many men in Cervantes's army were killed by large pieces of rock. But their objective was achieved. The mountain caved in on itself, and then before the dust could clear, the army climbed over the remains and into the desert. But the question still loomed in the back of Link's mind.
Why?
But almost as soon as Link asked the question, it was answered again. Cervantes's army was large, but it was nothing compared to the army that was waiting for them on the other side. Nightmare's army was counter- attacking in full force. This, Link realized, was a key battle in a Soul Edge War. Whoever lost this battle would most likely lose the war all together. Link had to get back to the castle in the Light World immediately.
Link took of the Magic Cape and tapped Yunsung on the shoulder. Yunsung jumped and the ball thing screamed. Link held his finger over his mouth and pointed at the raging battle atop the crumbled mountain.
"Damn, man," Yunsung said. "Don't sneak up on me like that. Where the hell have you been?"
"Link?" the creature said. "What are you doing here?"
Link pointed at the ball creature and gave Yunsung a questioning glance.
"I don't know," Yunsung said. "I met it right after I got here. I've been following it ever since. It seems like it knows you."
Link got out his Magic Mirror and pointed to it.
"Oh, good. Now we can get out of here."
The three of them crowded around the small mirror and stared. The darkness became brighter. The noise of the battle became softer. The grass became greener. And before they knew it, they were back in the light world. The armies were gone. The sun was up. The birds were chirping. Everyone was back to normal.
But were they?
Link had not changed at all, having possessed a helpful clear orb he obtained from the Dark Tower on top of Death Mountain. Yunsung was back to his normal self. He had his red hair and his charming features. But the other person was someone Link knew well. It was someone Link had not seen in many years. She was tall with green hair and a matching green Kokiri dress and slippers.
"Surprise!" she said.
It was Saria.
"Link? Link! Link, where are you?"
It was Talim. She was running past the forest towards Link's house. Link waved at her, but he was invisible. She couldn't see him. She kept running. In a few minutes, she would enter his house and find all his traveling items gone from his home. Link had put them all in his bag. He would need every helpful thing he possessed to go into the Dark World and come back alive. He knew that from experience.
He was passing through Kakariko Village. The people here were happy and joyful. They had no idea that outside of Hyrule's borders, there was a war going on. A war that would determine weather these happy people would even be here a week, a month, or a year from now.
Link arrived at the Warp Square. It flashed blue and white. Link felt around in his pocket. He had the Magic Mirror, the item that helped him get out of the Dark World. He was ready. He extended his index finger and poked the blue square.
There was a loud crack and a flash of light. Link was now in the Dark world.
Everything was dark and gloomy. There was no grass in this strange place. The trees looked very strange, and some of them even talked. Yunsung knew this because when he first landed in this strange new world, one of them commented on his appearance. Yunsung didn't know what he meant, but he knew he definitely felt different. Maybe it was just his nerves, but he had the distinct feeling he was being watched.
It wasn't as strange as he thought it was, he realized. Everything was still in the right place. There was the forest to the north; there was the village to the south... But they looked different somehow. The forest had many skulls and cut down trees and funny looking creatures roaming its depths. The village was in ruins. Several of the houses were no longer standing. There was something... Ghosts it looked like, roaming around the village. Was this the future? Yunsung wondered.
"Hello."
Yunsung jumped. He hadn't expected anyone to actually be talking to him, other than the trees. He looked around and saw- Yunsung rubbed his eyes to make sure he was seeing thing clearly. It was the most simplistic creature Yunsung had ever seen. It was, as far as he could tell, a dark blue, bald, round head sticking from the ground. But then it jumped and Yunsung realized that this was all that consisted of the creature. It looked up at him with it's lighter blue eyes and continued jumping a few times to keep his attention.
"I'm sorry," the creature said. "I didn't mean to scare you."
"Who, or what, are you?" Yunsung asked.
"Who I am is not important, and as for the second question, I'd ask you the same thing."
"Where are we?"
"We're in the Dark World," the creature said. "This is the place where thieves and criminals live."
"The Dark World?"
"This place reflects the heart of whoever possesses the Triforce. It has been in dispute these past few years and has fallen into the hands of an evil band of thieves and they turned it back into this."
"So this isn't the future?" Yunsung asked.
"Sucks if it was, huh?" The creature said.
"So how do we get out of here?"
"Well," the creature said, "We'll need a magic mirror."
"A what?"
"A magic mirror!" it said. "Link got one from an old man on Death Mountain. You stare into it and POOF! You're back in the Light World. The only problem is we don't have one, so there's absolutely no way we're going to get out of here."
"Great," Yunsung said. "I'm stuck in the Dark World with a talking kickball."
Suddenly, Yunsung felt a sharp pain in his foot. He looked down to see the thing biting hard on his foot. Yunsung yelled out in pain and began hopping on his healthy foot, holding the injured one in his hand.
"You better think twice about calling me a kickball again, buddy," the ball said.
Yunsung was about to say something back when he heard a loud thump and a yell from far away. Yunsung instinctively got on the ground. There were more thumps and yells, and what sounded like several pairs of feet running across the land. Yunsung peeked out from behind a tree and felt his jaw drop.
An army of several thousand men were charging through the forest. They were heading for the remains of Kakariko Village. They were all covered in heavy metal armor and carrying swords and shields. On of them was riding a giant white steed. Yunsung had never seen this man before, but he knew the owner of the flag that he held. Cervantes's army was on the move.
"Oh my God," Yunsung said.
"Let's follow them!" said the blue creature.
"What?!"
"You heard me," it said. "What else do you want to do? If Cervantes's army is on the move, I want to know where they're going. If they have already found a way to get into the Light World, maybe we can follow them!"
Yunsung stared down at the blue... whatever it was. He couldn't believe this. He had been there two minutes and already he was being ordered around by a disembodied head. Why did all the dumbest things happen to him? Yunsung gave a heavy sigh.
"All right," he said. "Lets go."
Link almost laughed. It had taken him awhile to find Yunsung. In the Dark World, people's appearances change to reflect the heart of that person. Yunsung had taken the form of a funny looking clown. If only Sung Mina could have seen him now.
But there was also someone else. It was a blue ball-like thing. It was similar to the one Link met during his first encounter with the Dark World. Could this be the same person? Link couldn't be sure. For all we knew, it was one of Nightmare's spies. He had to keep up with them so he could make sure Yunsung wasn't in danger.
Link sighed.
Whoever Yunsung had met up with had somehow convinced him to follow the army head for battle. They traveled through the village and across the land of the Dark Hyrule for almost three hours. Finally they slowed down, and for good reason.
It seemed they had been heading for the desert, but in the Dark World, the desert was sealed off by several mountains. No one went in and no one got out. So how were they planning to get into the desert? When they discovered the secret cave at the base of one of the mountains, Link's question was answered. They brought out several large, pink bombs and planted them in the cave. They were planning to bring down the mountain itself!
The explosion was deafening. Several tons of rock and debris rained down upon them. Many men in Cervantes's army were killed by large pieces of rock. But their objective was achieved. The mountain caved in on itself, and then before the dust could clear, the army climbed over the remains and into the desert. But the question still loomed in the back of Link's mind.
Why?
But almost as soon as Link asked the question, it was answered again. Cervantes's army was large, but it was nothing compared to the army that was waiting for them on the other side. Nightmare's army was counter- attacking in full force. This, Link realized, was a key battle in a Soul Edge War. Whoever lost this battle would most likely lose the war all together. Link had to get back to the castle in the Light World immediately.
Link took of the Magic Cape and tapped Yunsung on the shoulder. Yunsung jumped and the ball thing screamed. Link held his finger over his mouth and pointed at the raging battle atop the crumbled mountain.
"Damn, man," Yunsung said. "Don't sneak up on me like that. Where the hell have you been?"
"Link?" the creature said. "What are you doing here?"
Link pointed at the ball creature and gave Yunsung a questioning glance.
"I don't know," Yunsung said. "I met it right after I got here. I've been following it ever since. It seems like it knows you."
Link got out his Magic Mirror and pointed to it.
"Oh, good. Now we can get out of here."
The three of them crowded around the small mirror and stared. The darkness became brighter. The noise of the battle became softer. The grass became greener. And before they knew it, they were back in the light world. The armies were gone. The sun was up. The birds were chirping. Everyone was back to normal.
But were they?
Link had not changed at all, having possessed a helpful clear orb he obtained from the Dark Tower on top of Death Mountain. Yunsung was back to his normal self. He had his red hair and his charming features. But the other person was someone Link knew well. It was someone Link had not seen in many years. She was tall with green hair and a matching green Kokiri dress and slippers.
"Surprise!" she said.
It was Saria.