Chapter 5: A New Sage

Malon, Zelda, Link, and Zinc teleported back to the Chamber of Sages. Rauru was still alive, but he looked like he had only a few more minutes left.

"Malon," Rauru called, "come to my side." Malon walked to the side of Rauru's bed. "Take the Medallion of Light, Malon. Take it and receive your destiny." Rauru handed the medallion to Malon. Power flashed through the medallion, bestowing Malon with ancient magic. Rauru closed his eyes and passed away. Everyone observed a moment of silence.

"How do you feel Malon?" asked Zinc.

"Well, really freaked," said Malon.

"Great, this is just what we needed, another girl sage. I think we already had enough girls to begin with," said Pike.

"Who's she?" asked Malon.

"I'm Pike, the Sage of Wind. I am also Zinc's girlfriend, so don't get any ideas."

"Are there any men my age and race that don't already have a girlfriend anywhere in Hyrule?" asked Malon in a very annoyed tone.

"What about my brother Dax?" asked Elexus. "He's eighteen."

"Now Sweetie, Let's not get involved in adult matters," said Malon in a childish voice. "Why don't you go play with some dolls or something?"

"I hate dolls," said Elexus

"Now Malon, is it, I wouldn't doubt Elexus judgment," said Dax. "She's probably the smartest person here."

Malon looked over Dax's body a couple of time. "Two questions, Elexus: is he your brother, and is he available?"

"Yes to both questions," said Elexus.

"So, Dax, do have any plans for after the world has been saved?" asked Malon.

"Not unless you want to make some with me," said Dax.

"Well, I hate to break up this moment, but we really need to get going," said Zelda. "We still have to find the mask."

"Zelda's right," said Zinc. "We have a bit of a walk ahead of us."

"Why can't we just teleport to the temple?" asked Link.

"There is an anti-teleportation spell a half-mile around the temple," said Zinc. "You can teleport away from but not to the temple."

"Oh, but we can teleport to the edge of that area," said Link.

"Right, and we will, but we'll still have to walk the rest of the way," said Zinc. "You guys get close to me. I'll teleport us to the edge of the barrier." Link and Zelda got as close as possible to him, and Zinc used his Fire Teleport.

"Those annoying Brothers of Time and Zelda are probably already looking for Fierce Angel's mask," said Ganondorf. He was talking to Scythe inside their hideout.

"They will be heading for the Unnamed Temple," said Scythe.

"How do you know that?" asked Ganondorf.

"I was a White Druid when the magical masks were first created and hidden."

"So, why didn't you destroy the masks when you turned to the dark side?"

"I tried. I started with the Fierce Angel's mask since it was here in Hyrule, but I underestimated the power of the mask. They cannot be destroyed. That is how I lost my hand." Scythe flipped his cloak away from his body; his right hand was now made only of enchanted bones.

"Quit complaining, you didn't lose the whole hand."

"I lost enough of it to consider it the whole hand."

"So, what to you plan to do about Link and the others?"

"I shall have Darkania take care them."

"Ah, Darkania, I've heard you speak very highly of him, but I've yet to meet him. What can he do?"

"She is a powerful sorceress."
"Darkania is a woman?"

"Darkania!" yelled Scythe. A young woman with raven black hair and eyes entered the room. She had very pale skin and was clothed in all black

"How may I serve you, Lord Scythe?" Darkania asked.

"Show Ganondorf your, gifts," ordered Scythe.

"Yes, my lord." The whites of Darkania's eyes turned as black as the rest of her eyes. She pointed her hand at the ground. A black beam of energy shot out of her hand. Where it hit the ground, an armor-clad zombie pulled itself up from the portal that Darkania had created.

"Impressive," said Ganondorf. "But how strong is it?" He grabbed the head of the zombie and crushed its skull. "Pathetic." He let the dust from the zombie's skull sift out of his hand.

"Individually they are weak, but I can summon hundreds of them at once," said Darkania. "In such high numbers, their sheer tenacity can overwhelm any opponent."

"Darkania, go destroy Link and the others at the Unnamed temple," said Scythe.

"Yes, my lord." Darkania bowed to Scythe and disappeared in a flash of dark energy.

"Can she handle them?" asked Ganondorf.

"If she doesn't, she can at least hold them off long enough for us to gather the eight dark keys, and then it will be to late for Link and Zinc to do anything," said Scythe. He and Ganondorf laughed malevolently.