Link stepped out of the small house that had served as his shelter that
night. He looked around and saw a few Deku cleaning up the party. Ralph
stepped out behind Link and squinted at the faint light.
Voice: good you're up.
They both turned and saw a young Deku crouched on a stump near by.
Deku: the chief will want to see you I assume. He's on the other side of the village.
Link and Ralph made there way to the other side of the large clearing. They found the Chief waiting outside a large house.
Chief: oh, good you're just in time. Young Treom is inside getting prepared.
Link: Is he okay? He went to bed very early last night. He seemed nervous.
Chief: I imagine so. It is quite a quest for a Deku to undertake.
Treom stepped out of the house. He was quite a sight. It was obvious he had been equipped honorably. He wore armor made of thick wood that wrapped around his chest and abdomen. The armor had unique artwork and symbols carved into it. Under the armor was a light green shirt. At his side he held a long and sturdy Deku stick. Over his shoulder and across his back was a leather quiver that held more sticks as opposed to arrows. Around his waist was a belt with which several things hung. At his side hung a blowpipe and on the other side were several small bags. One contained small rocks, two of them held nuts and two of them had seeds. These were to be used as projectiles.
Chief: marvelous! You truly are a great warrior, Treom.
Treom: thank you sir.
Chief: now take this time to put your affairs in order, while our guest prepare for there departure.
Treom: yes, sir.
Treom ran off and disappeared behind a house.
Chief: yes he is a fine choice for a companion.
Link: yes. He seems quite capable.
Chief: oh, here are your horses.
A Deku walked towards them with Ralph's horse and Epona being dragged by a leash.
Ralph: thank you for everything.
Chief: if you follow that path over there...
He pointed to a small path that led from the village.
Chief: it will take you to a small river. Follow that river up stream for a couple of miles and you will reach an entrance that will take you to the home of the Zoras. Hopefully they will be able to shed some light on this mystery.
Link: thank you.
Chief: your welcome and good luck finding the young princess.
Treom came running towards them.
Link: you ready to go?
Treom: yes.
Chief: Good-bye Treom. We will be anticipating your return.
Treom: good-bye sir.
The group turned and walked toward the paths that lead from the village.
The group walked for silence for a while, following the thin, winding river through the dark woods.
Treom: so, um, where are we going? This may seem foolish but I really don't know the details about what we are doing.
Ralph and Link explained to Treom about Jamie and the advice the great Deku tree had given Link.
Treom: we're going to Zoras Domain!
Link: yeah, why?
Treom: its just I've never been outside the borders of this forest.
Link: Ha! Well then the Zoras may be a bit of a shock to you.
The group came to the entrance that the chief had told them. It was a huge crack down the side of a naturally made rock wall.
Link: leave the horses here. We'll come back for them.
Ralph: I didn't know about this passage into the domain. Our intelligence office might have use of this. Treom: where did this rock come from? It just appeared out of nowhere.
Link: come on.
Ralph: aren't you going to tie up the horses?
Link: Epona can take care of herself.
Link flashed Ralph a look to show that he wasn't joking and climbed through the hole. On the other side of the crack was a long tunnel that was dimly lit with torches lined along the wall.
Link: this way.
He indicated to the others to follow him. The tunnel turned off to the right. At the end of this tunnel a faint blue light could be seen.
Treom: what's that light down there?
Link: its water.
As they got close they could see that there was a waterfall falling in front of the tunnel entrance. They stepped through the waterfall and Treom let out a gasp of amazement. They had just stepped into a incredibly massive cave. They themselves were standing on one of the thousands of rock ledges that lined the cave wall. Down below them was a huge lake of water. The cavern rose up so high that the group could not see the top. From somewhere in the cave soft organ music was being played. Over the water were several arches carved out of rock that served as bridges. All over the sides of the cave there were small ponds, rivers and waterfalls. The walls were lined with hundreds of thousands of torches that kept the cave well lit. Treom was the only one that thought it was amazing. Ralph and link had both been here so many times that the effect of wonder had worn off.
Voice: Freeze!
They turned and saw a Zora guard. If you called a Deku a tree, you would be giving a false description. But if you called a Zora part man part fish, your description would be 100% accurate. That's exactly what they are, a cross breed of man and fish. There feet are the same as a human except that their toes are webbed. Their arms are human except that each arm has a long fin sticking from it. They stand as a human would. They have lungs on there necks but also have a lung in their bodies. This allows them to breath on land and in water. There head is shaped like a human except the back of there head turns into a long fin. They are entirely blue. Like humans there skin color can vary in the shade of there skin but it is always blue {there are actually rare reports of zoras being a dark purple but these reports have not been proven}. They are known for there amazing swimming abilities. They can see better in water then on land. They can swim at incredible speeds. They are a militaristic culture and practiced martial arts everyday. They knew martial arts well and were formidable in melee combat. The guard before them wore metal armor and was brandishing a large pike. At his sides he had two very large switchblades.
Guard: identify yourselves!
Link: peace! Its link!
Guard: so it is.
He put down his pike.
Guard: what business do you have here?
Link: we want to speak to your king.
Guard: of course.
Treom stood behind Link carefully observing this strange new creature. They began moving up the huge cavern.
Link: what was that about?
Ralph: I don't know. There's something strange going on here.
They pass several guards that were pacing back and forth and carefully staring at them as they passed.
Ralph: what's with the tight security?
Link: this is weird. Why do they have all these guards posted everywhere?
The group walked up along the narrow walkways. There were guards posted virtually everywhere and there were few citizens. They climbed high and higher and the higher up in the domain they got the more guards seemed to be posted. A few times they came along large groups of fighters being trained for combat.
Link: I don't like this.
They eventually made to the top of the cavern. They found themselves standing in front of a huge stone door that was opened slightly. Treom looked down and a lump formed in his throat. A fall from this height would kill any man before they reached the water below. Treom pushed the thought of falling out of his mind and followed Ralph and Link through the door. They were now in a large room. In the middle of the room, the king Zora sat on a large throne decorated with emeralds. There were more guards here then anywhere else in the whole place.
Link: what is going on here!
Ralph: why are your people preparing for war? You know the sacred vows of alliance your people have with mine! If you need some sort of help we will gladly help you. Or is this some sort of attempt to betray the ancient alliance?
Link: where are all your citizens?
King: ah, Link. You truly are a skilled warrior. It is unfortunate you cannot aid Hyrule in the storm that is to come upon it.
Link: what does that mean?
King: I'm sorry link, Ralph. But I'm afraid I can't let you leave.
Voice: good you're up.
They both turned and saw a young Deku crouched on a stump near by.
Deku: the chief will want to see you I assume. He's on the other side of the village.
Link and Ralph made there way to the other side of the large clearing. They found the Chief waiting outside a large house.
Chief: oh, good you're just in time. Young Treom is inside getting prepared.
Link: Is he okay? He went to bed very early last night. He seemed nervous.
Chief: I imagine so. It is quite a quest for a Deku to undertake.
Treom stepped out of the house. He was quite a sight. It was obvious he had been equipped honorably. He wore armor made of thick wood that wrapped around his chest and abdomen. The armor had unique artwork and symbols carved into it. Under the armor was a light green shirt. At his side he held a long and sturdy Deku stick. Over his shoulder and across his back was a leather quiver that held more sticks as opposed to arrows. Around his waist was a belt with which several things hung. At his side hung a blowpipe and on the other side were several small bags. One contained small rocks, two of them held nuts and two of them had seeds. These were to be used as projectiles.
Chief: marvelous! You truly are a great warrior, Treom.
Treom: thank you sir.
Chief: now take this time to put your affairs in order, while our guest prepare for there departure.
Treom: yes, sir.
Treom ran off and disappeared behind a house.
Chief: yes he is a fine choice for a companion.
Link: yes. He seems quite capable.
Chief: oh, here are your horses.
A Deku walked towards them with Ralph's horse and Epona being dragged by a leash.
Ralph: thank you for everything.
Chief: if you follow that path over there...
He pointed to a small path that led from the village.
Chief: it will take you to a small river. Follow that river up stream for a couple of miles and you will reach an entrance that will take you to the home of the Zoras. Hopefully they will be able to shed some light on this mystery.
Link: thank you.
Chief: your welcome and good luck finding the young princess.
Treom came running towards them.
Link: you ready to go?
Treom: yes.
Chief: Good-bye Treom. We will be anticipating your return.
Treom: good-bye sir.
The group turned and walked toward the paths that lead from the village.
The group walked for silence for a while, following the thin, winding river through the dark woods.
Treom: so, um, where are we going? This may seem foolish but I really don't know the details about what we are doing.
Ralph and Link explained to Treom about Jamie and the advice the great Deku tree had given Link.
Treom: we're going to Zoras Domain!
Link: yeah, why?
Treom: its just I've never been outside the borders of this forest.
Link: Ha! Well then the Zoras may be a bit of a shock to you.
The group came to the entrance that the chief had told them. It was a huge crack down the side of a naturally made rock wall.
Link: leave the horses here. We'll come back for them.
Ralph: I didn't know about this passage into the domain. Our intelligence office might have use of this. Treom: where did this rock come from? It just appeared out of nowhere.
Link: come on.
Ralph: aren't you going to tie up the horses?
Link: Epona can take care of herself.
Link flashed Ralph a look to show that he wasn't joking and climbed through the hole. On the other side of the crack was a long tunnel that was dimly lit with torches lined along the wall.
Link: this way.
He indicated to the others to follow him. The tunnel turned off to the right. At the end of this tunnel a faint blue light could be seen.
Treom: what's that light down there?
Link: its water.
As they got close they could see that there was a waterfall falling in front of the tunnel entrance. They stepped through the waterfall and Treom let out a gasp of amazement. They had just stepped into a incredibly massive cave. They themselves were standing on one of the thousands of rock ledges that lined the cave wall. Down below them was a huge lake of water. The cavern rose up so high that the group could not see the top. From somewhere in the cave soft organ music was being played. Over the water were several arches carved out of rock that served as bridges. All over the sides of the cave there were small ponds, rivers and waterfalls. The walls were lined with hundreds of thousands of torches that kept the cave well lit. Treom was the only one that thought it was amazing. Ralph and link had both been here so many times that the effect of wonder had worn off.
Voice: Freeze!
They turned and saw a Zora guard. If you called a Deku a tree, you would be giving a false description. But if you called a Zora part man part fish, your description would be 100% accurate. That's exactly what they are, a cross breed of man and fish. There feet are the same as a human except that their toes are webbed. Their arms are human except that each arm has a long fin sticking from it. They stand as a human would. They have lungs on there necks but also have a lung in their bodies. This allows them to breath on land and in water. There head is shaped like a human except the back of there head turns into a long fin. They are entirely blue. Like humans there skin color can vary in the shade of there skin but it is always blue {there are actually rare reports of zoras being a dark purple but these reports have not been proven}. They are known for there amazing swimming abilities. They can see better in water then on land. They can swim at incredible speeds. They are a militaristic culture and practiced martial arts everyday. They knew martial arts well and were formidable in melee combat. The guard before them wore metal armor and was brandishing a large pike. At his sides he had two very large switchblades.
Guard: identify yourselves!
Link: peace! Its link!
Guard: so it is.
He put down his pike.
Guard: what business do you have here?
Link: we want to speak to your king.
Guard: of course.
Treom stood behind Link carefully observing this strange new creature. They began moving up the huge cavern.
Link: what was that about?
Ralph: I don't know. There's something strange going on here.
They pass several guards that were pacing back and forth and carefully staring at them as they passed.
Ralph: what's with the tight security?
Link: this is weird. Why do they have all these guards posted everywhere?
The group walked up along the narrow walkways. There were guards posted virtually everywhere and there were few citizens. They climbed high and higher and the higher up in the domain they got the more guards seemed to be posted. A few times they came along large groups of fighters being trained for combat.
Link: I don't like this.
They eventually made to the top of the cavern. They found themselves standing in front of a huge stone door that was opened slightly. Treom looked down and a lump formed in his throat. A fall from this height would kill any man before they reached the water below. Treom pushed the thought of falling out of his mind and followed Ralph and Link through the door. They were now in a large room. In the middle of the room, the king Zora sat on a large throne decorated with emeralds. There were more guards here then anywhere else in the whole place.
Link: what is going on here!
Ralph: why are your people preparing for war? You know the sacred vows of alliance your people have with mine! If you need some sort of help we will gladly help you. Or is this some sort of attempt to betray the ancient alliance?
Link: where are all your citizens?
King: ah, Link. You truly are a skilled warrior. It is unfortunate you cannot aid Hyrule in the storm that is to come upon it.
Link: what does that mean?
King: I'm sorry link, Ralph. But I'm afraid I can't let you leave.