Chapter 7: Secrets Told
Link put his sword away. He wouldn't need it with what he was about to do. Reaching into a secret compartment in the back of his Ikana Mirror Shield, he pulled out a peculiar mask. It was of a face similar to Link's, but this one had white hair with war paint all over it. A pale blue cap sat on its head. Link placed the mask over his face, and suddenly he bent like he had a spasm of pain. Ruto tried to stand up to help, but she was now too weak to do anything. Even if she did stand, she would have fallen again in shock from what she saw. A bright light shone from Link's body. His eyes and hair turned white as red and blue marks drew themselves over his face. A strange armor formed over his body as he doubled in size. The color dripped from his tunic as if it had been bleached. The white leggings he usually wore turned black as night. He stood there for a moment, then extended his hand. Two blades magically appeared and intertwined to form a magnificent sword, seeming to be even taller than the biggoron sword he was so fond of. Ruto was terrified. She sensed incredible amounts of evil energy coming from someone she thought she knew all her life. Link aimed his sword at the Pea-Hat, which seemed to have been frozen in fear. He gave out a great battle cry, and an incredible bolt of magical energy shot out of the sword's end. It hit the Pea-Hat, and in a flash of light, what was a deadly monster was a pile of ashes on the ground. Ruto backed up against a nearby boulder, horrified by what she had witnessed. Link sheathed his sword, pulled on his face, and in a flash of light, he once again was a young Hylian boy in green with blonde hair. He replaced the mask in the back of his shield, and walked toward Ruto. She still had a pale face, and was still worried about what he would do. As he approached, he put his hands on his hips and smirked. " What's the matter? I don't bite." Ruto was not amused. " What did you do?" she said in a quaking voice. " That creature was vaporized!" Link sighed, and sat down beside her. " I think it's time I told you something. That mask which I put on is called the fierce deity's mask. It takes all the evil you have ever had, and combines it with you to create a super being, almost indestructible." " You mean that is the way you would look if you were evil?" Ruto asked tentatively. " Yeah, I suppose so." Ruto was pretty sure she understood, but she still had a bad feeling about the whole thing. " Where did you get such an awful mask?" she asked him. "Uh- I don't remember." He said evasively. " Your kidding? Surely such a powerful mask, you can't just forget where you got it can you? Tell me." " I can't." he said. Ruto gave him a firm look. " You'll tell me," she said, " or I'll find a way to steal it from you!" " Ok,Ok,OK!" he said, submitting. " I got it in Termina while I was on the moon." Ruto said nothing for a few seconds, pondering what this meant. Suddenly she burst into an angry frenzy. " But only Majora and the Evil Spirits were up there!" Ruto said. "One of them must have given it to you. And you still use it?! Are you crazy?" Link looked at her. " If it makes you feel any better, I promise I'll do my best never to use it again." Ruto smiled affectionately. " I'm just glad your safe." She said, leaning forward to give him a warm embrace. Suddenly she pulled back, her hand over her shoulder. " Oh, I'm so sorry!" Link said, moving to take her arm. " I should have listened to you. Now your hurt again. I'll get it fixed up." He pulled the gauze he used earlier out of his belt and used it to gently wrap her new wound. By now the sun had set, and Ruto's heart had once again sped up, as she realized she was alone under the stars with the boy she loved so much. She thought dreamily. Suddenly she was jarred out of her thoughts as a steady glow shown from the corner of her eye. When she turned to look, Link was performing some sort of movement, and a blue glow was rising from his hands. " Link, what in Hyrule are you doing?" " I'm performing a spell I learned a while back. It's called Nayru's Love, and it should keep us safe as long as my magic holds out." Suddenly the blue light spreaded out, and formed a crystal surrounding both Link and Ruto. Link, sat down exhaustedly beside Ruto, his head leaning back against the boulder they were by. He checked her bandage, and noticed that her skin was even paler now. But not much could be done. Ruto smiled contentedly. She wasn't afraid with Link nearby. "I love you." she whispered softly. " What was that?" Link asked. " Oh, nothing." Ruto said. " Just something I wish I could say to someone I know."
Link put his sword away. He wouldn't need it with what he was about to do. Reaching into a secret compartment in the back of his Ikana Mirror Shield, he pulled out a peculiar mask. It was of a face similar to Link's, but this one had white hair with war paint all over it. A pale blue cap sat on its head. Link placed the mask over his face, and suddenly he bent like he had a spasm of pain. Ruto tried to stand up to help, but she was now too weak to do anything. Even if she did stand, she would have fallen again in shock from what she saw. A bright light shone from Link's body. His eyes and hair turned white as red and blue marks drew themselves over his face. A strange armor formed over his body as he doubled in size. The color dripped from his tunic as if it had been bleached. The white leggings he usually wore turned black as night. He stood there for a moment, then extended his hand. Two blades magically appeared and intertwined to form a magnificent sword, seeming to be even taller than the biggoron sword he was so fond of. Ruto was terrified. She sensed incredible amounts of evil energy coming from someone she thought she knew all her life. Link aimed his sword at the Pea-Hat, which seemed to have been frozen in fear. He gave out a great battle cry, and an incredible bolt of magical energy shot out of the sword's end. It hit the Pea-Hat, and in a flash of light, what was a deadly monster was a pile of ashes on the ground. Ruto backed up against a nearby boulder, horrified by what she had witnessed. Link sheathed his sword, pulled on his face, and in a flash of light, he once again was a young Hylian boy in green with blonde hair. He replaced the mask in the back of his shield, and walked toward Ruto. She still had a pale face, and was still worried about what he would do. As he approached, he put his hands on his hips and smirked. " What's the matter? I don't bite." Ruto was not amused. " What did you do?" she said in a quaking voice. " That creature was vaporized!" Link sighed, and sat down beside her. " I think it's time I told you something. That mask which I put on is called the fierce deity's mask. It takes all the evil you have ever had, and combines it with you to create a super being, almost indestructible." " You mean that is the way you would look if you were evil?" Ruto asked tentatively. " Yeah, I suppose so." Ruto was pretty sure she understood, but she still had a bad feeling about the whole thing. " Where did you get such an awful mask?" she asked him. "Uh- I don't remember." He said evasively. " Your kidding? Surely such a powerful mask, you can't just forget where you got it can you? Tell me." " I can't." he said. Ruto gave him a firm look. " You'll tell me," she said, " or I'll find a way to steal it from you!" " Ok,Ok,OK!" he said, submitting. " I got it in Termina while I was on the moon." Ruto said nothing for a few seconds, pondering what this meant. Suddenly she burst into an angry frenzy. " But only Majora and the Evil Spirits were up there!" Ruto said. "One of them must have given it to you. And you still use it?! Are you crazy?" Link looked at her. " If it makes you feel any better, I promise I'll do my best never to use it again." Ruto smiled affectionately. " I'm just glad your safe." She said, leaning forward to give him a warm embrace. Suddenly she pulled back, her hand over her shoulder. " Oh, I'm so sorry!" Link said, moving to take her arm. " I should have listened to you. Now your hurt again. I'll get it fixed up." He pulled the gauze he used earlier out of his belt and used it to gently wrap her new wound. By now the sun had set, and Ruto's heart had once again sped up, as she realized she was alone under the stars with the boy she loved so much. She thought dreamily. Suddenly she was jarred out of her thoughts as a steady glow shown from the corner of her eye. When she turned to look, Link was performing some sort of movement, and a blue glow was rising from his hands. " Link, what in Hyrule are you doing?" " I'm performing a spell I learned a while back. It's called Nayru's Love, and it should keep us safe as long as my magic holds out." Suddenly the blue light spreaded out, and formed a crystal surrounding both Link and Ruto. Link, sat down exhaustedly beside Ruto, his head leaning back against the boulder they were by. He checked her bandage, and noticed that her skin was even paler now. But not much could be done. Ruto smiled contentedly. She wasn't afraid with Link nearby. "I love you." she whispered softly. " What was that?" Link asked. " Oh, nothing." Ruto said. " Just something I wish I could say to someone I know."