Chapter 7: Reyon
A few moments later, our heroes arrived outside of the legendary Gate of Seals.
"It's beautiful," said Zelda, admiring the solid gold, jewel encrusted archway.
'Well," said Link, "let's see what's so important about this place?" Link walked through the arch. He was quickly followed by Zelda and Zinc.
Inside there was a large room. In the center was an altar. On top of the altar was a large book, bound in leather.
"A book?" asked Link.
"Link, you should know that things of great importance are normally much more than they appear to be," said Zinc. Zinc opened the book. The pages quickly turned by themselves and began glowing a brilliantly. There was a bright flash of light.
When the light faded, the trio was no longer in the room beyond the Gate of Seals, but in an endlessly expansive field.
"Long ago," said a massive, ancient voice that resonated from nowhere, "When Hyrule was naught but a century old, an evil god, calling himself Khimena, descended into the paradise created by the Golden Goddesses." The image of a man appeared in the field.
"This place is filth," said Khimena.
"With his heart filled only with malice for his Golden sisters, Khimena began destroying the paradise," With a flash of pure darkness, the field became a barren wasteland. "Alas, the Golden Goddesses could only create not destroy. Din came up with the idea to create a champion to defeat Khimena.
"Each Goddess molded their champion with the value they most believed in. Din created the body, strong and instilled with her power. Nayru created the mind, noble and wise. Farore created the heart, kind and courageous. Their labor done, the Goddesses armed him with the evil destroying weapons, the Master Sword and the Shield of Reflections. They called their champion, Reyon." The scene changed showing each step in Reyon's creation as the voice spoke. When he was finished Reyon appeared to be a Hylain male clad entirely in white with long, golden hair.
"Reyon confronted the dark god. A fierce battle ensued. The battle lasted for days. Neither warrior could gain the upper hand." The scene once again changed showing the fight between the champion of the Goddesses and their dark brother. Sparks burst forth each time their blades struck each other. "Finally, on the fifth day, Reyon managed to land a critical hit against Khimena. With Khimena's destructive power temporarily disrupted, the Golden Goddesses banished him to the Realm of Shadows.
"Although he had won, Reyon had been wounded beyond the help of even the Goddesses, and like all mortals, he perished. The Goddesses descended beside their fallen champion."
"Reyon, our champion," said the Goddesses in unison, with voices as pure as gold and as fluid as water, "in your image we create a new race. This race shall value all of the virtues from which you were created. They shall be called Hylains." As the Goddesses spoke, the damage created by the fight was undone. The wastelands became lush fields, and ash became crystal-clear water.
"To protect these people," said the first Goddess, "I, Din, take thy body and thy power and create the Fierce Entity's mask."
"And I, Nayru, take thy mind and thy wisdom and create the Fierce Angel's Mask."
"Last, I, Farore, take thy heart and thy courage and thy courage and create the Fierce Deity's mask."
"We," they said once again in unison, "the Golden Goddesses of Hyrule also create the Order of the White Druid, to protect these masks, until the three chosen ones claim them." Seven men appeared, clad in white robes.
"Hey," said Zinc. "The second one from the left, it's Scythe."
"Please stop talking during the narration," said the voice. "I was getting to that. Anyway, after the Goddesses left for the heavens, there was a time of great peace. Eventually, Khimena's dark influence began to seep through the barrier to the Shadow Realm. Jedare, one of the most powerful of the White Druids became corrupted by it. Calling himself, Scythe, Jedare created black magic. He granted himself eternal life and killed the other White Druids. Scythe attempted to find and destroy the masks, but he failed, destroying his hand in the process, "and, here you stand ten millennia later, the ones chosen to stand against Scythe and the resurrection of Khimena. Remember that only three as one can emerge victorious. "The scene showed Scythe killing the White Druids, and then Link and the others where back inside the Gate of Seals.
"Well that was a unique experience," said Zelda.
"Yeah," said Zinc, "but that displaced voice barely scratched the surface of Scythe. You and the rest of Hyrule fear Ganondorf, because he is the only evil you know. Scythe is ten times more evil than Ganondorf. Jedare wasn't influenced by Khimena's evil; he was replaced by it. Let's get going. Every minute we waste, Scythe and Ganondorf get that much closer to releasing Khimena."
"Let's head for the Chamber of Sages," said Link. "We can plan our next move and see if what the Book of Seals said means anything to the sages."
"Link's right," said Zelda. "The sages should know what to do next, provided of course that Malon's done more than stare at Dax for the past hour."
"Your fiancée is so sarcastic," said Zinc. "I love it."
"She should be my sarcastic wife. Thanks to you I have to survive the wrath of a dark god before I can marry her."
Meanwhile back at Ganondorf and Scythe's lair, the two men discussed the mass devastation that would soon befall Hyrule.
"Fields will become wastelands, and water will become dust," said Ganondorf. "And all will be set into motion with this, the placement of the first of the eight Dark Keys, the Key of Pain. Now to less joyous note, your witch failed us, Scythe. Not only did she fail to destroy Link and the others, she failed to prevent them from getting the Fierce Angels mask. Do you realize that what kind of power they have now? They have all three magic masks and all three parts of the Triforce. That kind of power will rival that of even Khimena."
Scythe laughed. "I promise you, when Khimena returns, Zinc and the others will more than have their hands full. Besides with this," Scythe took the Key of Pain from Ganondorf and placed it in its lock, "We can command a small part of Khimena's power." Scythe turned the key. Dark energy flooded from the lock and split into seven sections. Each section took the shape of an iron knuckle, but it was solid black. "Go my Dark knuckles, destroy the Chamber of Sages." Scythe laughed evilly.