Shattered City Castle Town: The Noon after
Diamond was wandering around the town looking for something to do. He learned that The King was out for the day so he went out to see if anybody else knew how to get to the Moon Palace. He stuffed his face during breakfast so he wasn't very hungry. When he took a walk on the east side of town, he spotted a humongous temple. With nothing else to do he decided to go check it out.
He walked through the doorway, which was more like a hallway, and crossed the threshold. He stopped right there. He was fascinated by the decoration in the massive room. The stone pillars that held up the roof where created with amazing craftsmanship. At the end of the room there was a stone stub that looked much like a closed up well. As well as a diamond shaped hole, there was an inscription on the top written in some kind of mark. Diamond couldn't read the inscription and didn't really think about what it said.
"Do you wish to know what it says?" A voice called out from behind him.
"Sure why not." Diamond said as he turned around to see an old man in a red robe.
"Its an ancient text that few people know. I am one of those people. My name is Rauru." He said as he walked up to Diamond. "Whats your name?"
"Diamond Keya." He answered. "So what is this thing? And what does it say?"
"It is a door. Locked up over five hundred years ago." Rauru said. "The key is placed in the indent you see there."
Diamond gave a big sigh and sat down in a chair. "A lot of the current things in my life revolve around a key or something similar."
"Well maybe it's your duty to use those keys." Rauru said.
"It is my duty." Diamond said. "I just wish it wasn't me that had to do this. So what does it say?"
"It says: He who obtains the ancient blade of evil's bane will gain entrance to this door." Rauru read from the stone stub.
"The blade of evil's bane?" Diamond asked.
"It is the legendary sword that defeated the mighty evil over a thousand years ago. The sword's destiny is to defeat the evil as many times as it has to. Thus far it has slain the evil almost ten times." Rauru explained.
"You believe that legend too?" Diamond asked.
"It's not what I believe Diamond, it's what I know." Rauru said.
"You know?" Diamond asked.
"Yes. It may be hard to believe, but like The Deku Tree and Ganon, I am also over the age of one thousand. I was there."
"Do you know everything that happened to Ganon over this last thousand years?" Diamond asked.
"I know everything there is to know about this land. However, I can't help but feel as someone is toying with my mind, making me believe what they want me to believe." Rauru said as he rubbed his head.
"Well I'm afraid I can't help you in that area. I must be going." Diamond said as he got up. "It was nice meeting you sir." Diamond walked toward the exit of the temple.
"May you go with the protection of the Goddesses." Rauru said as Diamond continued to walk toward the door.
"Oh by the way." Diamond said as he stopped and turned around. "Do you know the location of the Moon Palace?"
"I have no memory of such a palace." Rauru said.
"I see." Diamond said as he continued walking toward the entrance. "See you later."
Diamond left the Temple still wondering where the hell the Moon Palace was. "So he's your solution to the problem Deku Tree? I just hope he can unlock the Hero before Ganon finds the fountain."
Shattered City Castle: About an hour later
Diamond walked along the path to the castle, hoping that the King would be there. The castle was way more guarded then it was the other day when Diamond first met the King.
"Halt." A guard said. "What business do ye have at the castle?"
"I wish to speak with the King." Diamond said.
"The King doesn't have time for the likes of a common peasant." The guard said. "Now off with you."
"Listen." Diamond said. "I'm Diamond Keya. My father is Ramsey Keya."
"I've never heard of you." The guard said.
"You are the first person that has ever said that to me." Diamond said. "But seriously, just let me in, just this one time."
"No." The guard said. "Now get out of here before you're taken by force."
"Fine!" Diamond yelled as he walked away. "They all want to do things the hard way." Diamond walked along the stonewalls of the castle trying to find a way in. He spotted a terrace but it was seven feet off the ground. "That's the only way in. But how the hell am I supposed to reach it?" Diamond looked to the other side of him and saw a tree with a branch just high enough for him to jump across to the terrace. "Huh. Well isn't that convenient."
Diamond climbed the tree and jamp to the terrace. He got a good grip on it and climbed it to the other side of the wall. His feet slammed against the stone floor sending an echo throughout the enormous courtyard.
"What the hell was that?" A guard said as he looked over to where he heard the sound. He went to go check it out. When he got there he looked around. Diamond was standing behind the guard with a panicky face, moving simultaneously with each of the guard's movements. The guard began to walk back to his post and Diamond crept behind a large hedge.
He let out a big sigh and looked back around the corner. The guard was back in his place and staring at the surroundings. Diamond picked up and threw a rock back at where he landed. The sound raised curiosity in the guard thus causing him to go check it out again. Diamond waited around the corner with his sword at the ready. When the guard came within his range he knocked the guard's helmet off and belted him in the back of the head with his sword handle.
Oddly that was the only guard in the garden. Diamond went up to the back door and tried to open it, but it was locked from the inside. He walked a little back into the courtyard and turn back to the castle. He noticed another terrace that was adjacent with a balcony. He began to climb the vines. He got to the top of the terrace and jamp to the balcony. A huge and thick red curtain separated it with the inside room.
He pushed his way through the curtains and walked into what appeared to be a bedroom. Red was everywhere. It was the color of all the cloth items in the room.
"Well, this must be Jewels' room." Diamond thought out loud as he looked up at the golden chandelier that hung over the center of the room. He made his way for the door and opened it. When he looked to his left he almost fell to his face in surprise. He thought Jewels was right there. But it was just a portrait. "God damn that scared the hell out of me." He shut the door in his scare, which caught the attention of a guard down the hall. But it wasn't any ordinary guard. It was Commander Onyx.
Onyx walked down the hallway and opened the door. He walked in and had a look around. As his head moved in a different direction he let out a few grunts. He found nothing, thus he exited the room.
Where was Diamond? Well he was in one of the most unlikely of places. His hands reached over the covers on Jewels' bed and he pulled them off. He got up and tried to put the bed back the way it was. Luckily the bedding was really thick and Onyx couldn't tell the difference.
"This it stupid." Diamond said to himself as he walked back out to the balcony. "I might as well wait it out here. I think I'll just ask Jewels. She knew about the Saber Key after all, maybe she knows where the palace is." Diamond sat down on the railing of the balcony and waited.
Nightfall came fast. He didn't even notice it. It was like a candle had been blown out and the light was instantly gone. Somewhere along the line, Diamond dozed off on the balcony railing. He was lying down with his arms hanging over each side and his right leg was perched on the railing while his left was flat on the floor. Light began to shine through the thick red curtain, Diamond still in his dreamy state. Jewels pushed through the curtain and let out a shriek at the sight of the man on the balcony.
Diamond awoke instantly and in his surprise he lost balance and fell off the balcony. His hand grabbed the railing on his way down and he pulled himself up. "Don't scare me like that." He said as he got both feet on the balcony.
"Oh its just you." Jewels said in relief.
"Yeah, it is." Diamond replied as he let out a yawn.
"What are you doing here?" She asked with a curious voice.
"I just need directions." Diamond answered as he pulled the big sliver key out of his pack. "You see I have the key but I can't find its lock."
"You want to know where the Moon Palace is." Jewels said as she saw Diamond nod yes. The two exchanged a stare for a minute before Jewels broke the silence. "Just take Jagged Ridge path and go north. You'll get there eventually."
Diamond nodded and got up, the back of his legs pressing against the balcony rail. "Thank you Jewels. Nice room." He smirked as he fell backwards off the balcony and landed on his feet with a loud thud.
"Princess, I heard a scream." Onyx said as he came out on the balcony. "What happened?" He looked out to the courtyard to see Diamond walking out the way he came. He turned around and waved at them before scaling the wall. "What the hell is he doing here?"
"He just wanted directions." Jewels said as Diamond fell to the outside floor.
Jagged Ridge Path: Sunrise
Diamond walked the path to the Moon Palace with a smile on his face. He was humming some song that his mother always sang. It seemed to always get stuck in his head, even when his mother didn't sing it. The road was lined with trees, one on each side every ten feet or so. He could see a tower to the north as he got to the halfway mark of the path, which was a small bridge that went over a stream.
A little farther down the road, some Moblins had made camp. All of them were awake and crowded the road. They all spotted Diamond out of the corner of their eye and turn to him. There must have been twenty or thirty of them. They all barked insults at him in a different language as Diamond drew his sword. They all stared down the one-man army for a minute and then they charged him.
Diamond charged as well he crashed into the wall of pigs and must have piled threw three or four of them before he caught something out of the corner of his eye. Soon on the other side of the Moblins, the Moblins all barked at him as he stared at the figure that stood a top a tall rock. The Moblins all wondered what he was looking at so they turned their heads to see what it was, or who it was.
The Moblins only caught a glimpse of the figure as before he disappeared into the morning sun. The Moblins all looked very alert, as well as Diamond. Then one by one the Moblins all began to bleed from their chests. One by one they all fell some getting nailed through the heart, others getting their heads sliced clear off. When they all fell at the hands of this mystery man he stopped. The black figure stood above the wreckage and stared at Diamond. The glare from the sun rolled over his eyes and he sheathed his sword.
The man darted off toward Shattered City as Diamond was left to wonder. "The Moblin Slayer." He thought as he turned around and continued toward his destination, looking over his shoulder a couple of times along the way.
About an hour later he stopped in front of the large stone door of the Moon Palace. He pulled the Saber Key out of his pack and placed it in the keyhole. It was kind of hard to turn but when he got it the key was sucked into the keyhole a bright light shined from inside. A loud rumble began to stir. The door was split in two and began to open. The rumbling subsided and the door finished opening.
Diamond prepared himself for anything and everything he would have to face in this palace and walked into it's never-ending darkness.
Diamond was wandering around the town looking for something to do. He learned that The King was out for the day so he went out to see if anybody else knew how to get to the Moon Palace. He stuffed his face during breakfast so he wasn't very hungry. When he took a walk on the east side of town, he spotted a humongous temple. With nothing else to do he decided to go check it out.
He walked through the doorway, which was more like a hallway, and crossed the threshold. He stopped right there. He was fascinated by the decoration in the massive room. The stone pillars that held up the roof where created with amazing craftsmanship. At the end of the room there was a stone stub that looked much like a closed up well. As well as a diamond shaped hole, there was an inscription on the top written in some kind of mark. Diamond couldn't read the inscription and didn't really think about what it said.
"Do you wish to know what it says?" A voice called out from behind him.
"Sure why not." Diamond said as he turned around to see an old man in a red robe.
"Its an ancient text that few people know. I am one of those people. My name is Rauru." He said as he walked up to Diamond. "Whats your name?"
"Diamond Keya." He answered. "So what is this thing? And what does it say?"
"It is a door. Locked up over five hundred years ago." Rauru said. "The key is placed in the indent you see there."
Diamond gave a big sigh and sat down in a chair. "A lot of the current things in my life revolve around a key or something similar."
"Well maybe it's your duty to use those keys." Rauru said.
"It is my duty." Diamond said. "I just wish it wasn't me that had to do this. So what does it say?"
"It says: He who obtains the ancient blade of evil's bane will gain entrance to this door." Rauru read from the stone stub.
"The blade of evil's bane?" Diamond asked.
"It is the legendary sword that defeated the mighty evil over a thousand years ago. The sword's destiny is to defeat the evil as many times as it has to. Thus far it has slain the evil almost ten times." Rauru explained.
"You believe that legend too?" Diamond asked.
"It's not what I believe Diamond, it's what I know." Rauru said.
"You know?" Diamond asked.
"Yes. It may be hard to believe, but like The Deku Tree and Ganon, I am also over the age of one thousand. I was there."
"Do you know everything that happened to Ganon over this last thousand years?" Diamond asked.
"I know everything there is to know about this land. However, I can't help but feel as someone is toying with my mind, making me believe what they want me to believe." Rauru said as he rubbed his head.
"Well I'm afraid I can't help you in that area. I must be going." Diamond said as he got up. "It was nice meeting you sir." Diamond walked toward the exit of the temple.
"May you go with the protection of the Goddesses." Rauru said as Diamond continued to walk toward the door.
"Oh by the way." Diamond said as he stopped and turned around. "Do you know the location of the Moon Palace?"
"I have no memory of such a palace." Rauru said.
"I see." Diamond said as he continued walking toward the entrance. "See you later."
Diamond left the Temple still wondering where the hell the Moon Palace was. "So he's your solution to the problem Deku Tree? I just hope he can unlock the Hero before Ganon finds the fountain."
Shattered City Castle: About an hour later
Diamond walked along the path to the castle, hoping that the King would be there. The castle was way more guarded then it was the other day when Diamond first met the King.
"Halt." A guard said. "What business do ye have at the castle?"
"I wish to speak with the King." Diamond said.
"The King doesn't have time for the likes of a common peasant." The guard said. "Now off with you."
"Listen." Diamond said. "I'm Diamond Keya. My father is Ramsey Keya."
"I've never heard of you." The guard said.
"You are the first person that has ever said that to me." Diamond said. "But seriously, just let me in, just this one time."
"No." The guard said. "Now get out of here before you're taken by force."
"Fine!" Diamond yelled as he walked away. "They all want to do things the hard way." Diamond walked along the stonewalls of the castle trying to find a way in. He spotted a terrace but it was seven feet off the ground. "That's the only way in. But how the hell am I supposed to reach it?" Diamond looked to the other side of him and saw a tree with a branch just high enough for him to jump across to the terrace. "Huh. Well isn't that convenient."
Diamond climbed the tree and jamp to the terrace. He got a good grip on it and climbed it to the other side of the wall. His feet slammed against the stone floor sending an echo throughout the enormous courtyard.
"What the hell was that?" A guard said as he looked over to where he heard the sound. He went to go check it out. When he got there he looked around. Diamond was standing behind the guard with a panicky face, moving simultaneously with each of the guard's movements. The guard began to walk back to his post and Diamond crept behind a large hedge.
He let out a big sigh and looked back around the corner. The guard was back in his place and staring at the surroundings. Diamond picked up and threw a rock back at where he landed. The sound raised curiosity in the guard thus causing him to go check it out again. Diamond waited around the corner with his sword at the ready. When the guard came within his range he knocked the guard's helmet off and belted him in the back of the head with his sword handle.
Oddly that was the only guard in the garden. Diamond went up to the back door and tried to open it, but it was locked from the inside. He walked a little back into the courtyard and turn back to the castle. He noticed another terrace that was adjacent with a balcony. He began to climb the vines. He got to the top of the terrace and jamp to the balcony. A huge and thick red curtain separated it with the inside room.
He pushed his way through the curtains and walked into what appeared to be a bedroom. Red was everywhere. It was the color of all the cloth items in the room.
"Well, this must be Jewels' room." Diamond thought out loud as he looked up at the golden chandelier that hung over the center of the room. He made his way for the door and opened it. When he looked to his left he almost fell to his face in surprise. He thought Jewels was right there. But it was just a portrait. "God damn that scared the hell out of me." He shut the door in his scare, which caught the attention of a guard down the hall. But it wasn't any ordinary guard. It was Commander Onyx.
Onyx walked down the hallway and opened the door. He walked in and had a look around. As his head moved in a different direction he let out a few grunts. He found nothing, thus he exited the room.
Where was Diamond? Well he was in one of the most unlikely of places. His hands reached over the covers on Jewels' bed and he pulled them off. He got up and tried to put the bed back the way it was. Luckily the bedding was really thick and Onyx couldn't tell the difference.
"This it stupid." Diamond said to himself as he walked back out to the balcony. "I might as well wait it out here. I think I'll just ask Jewels. She knew about the Saber Key after all, maybe she knows where the palace is." Diamond sat down on the railing of the balcony and waited.
Nightfall came fast. He didn't even notice it. It was like a candle had been blown out and the light was instantly gone. Somewhere along the line, Diamond dozed off on the balcony railing. He was lying down with his arms hanging over each side and his right leg was perched on the railing while his left was flat on the floor. Light began to shine through the thick red curtain, Diamond still in his dreamy state. Jewels pushed through the curtain and let out a shriek at the sight of the man on the balcony.
Diamond awoke instantly and in his surprise he lost balance and fell off the balcony. His hand grabbed the railing on his way down and he pulled himself up. "Don't scare me like that." He said as he got both feet on the balcony.
"Oh its just you." Jewels said in relief.
"Yeah, it is." Diamond replied as he let out a yawn.
"What are you doing here?" She asked with a curious voice.
"I just need directions." Diamond answered as he pulled the big sliver key out of his pack. "You see I have the key but I can't find its lock."
"You want to know where the Moon Palace is." Jewels said as she saw Diamond nod yes. The two exchanged a stare for a minute before Jewels broke the silence. "Just take Jagged Ridge path and go north. You'll get there eventually."
Diamond nodded and got up, the back of his legs pressing against the balcony rail. "Thank you Jewels. Nice room." He smirked as he fell backwards off the balcony and landed on his feet with a loud thud.
"Princess, I heard a scream." Onyx said as he came out on the balcony. "What happened?" He looked out to the courtyard to see Diamond walking out the way he came. He turned around and waved at them before scaling the wall. "What the hell is he doing here?"
"He just wanted directions." Jewels said as Diamond fell to the outside floor.
Jagged Ridge Path: Sunrise
Diamond walked the path to the Moon Palace with a smile on his face. He was humming some song that his mother always sang. It seemed to always get stuck in his head, even when his mother didn't sing it. The road was lined with trees, one on each side every ten feet or so. He could see a tower to the north as he got to the halfway mark of the path, which was a small bridge that went over a stream.
A little farther down the road, some Moblins had made camp. All of them were awake and crowded the road. They all spotted Diamond out of the corner of their eye and turn to him. There must have been twenty or thirty of them. They all barked insults at him in a different language as Diamond drew his sword. They all stared down the one-man army for a minute and then they charged him.
Diamond charged as well he crashed into the wall of pigs and must have piled threw three or four of them before he caught something out of the corner of his eye. Soon on the other side of the Moblins, the Moblins all barked at him as he stared at the figure that stood a top a tall rock. The Moblins all wondered what he was looking at so they turned their heads to see what it was, or who it was.
The Moblins only caught a glimpse of the figure as before he disappeared into the morning sun. The Moblins all looked very alert, as well as Diamond. Then one by one the Moblins all began to bleed from their chests. One by one they all fell some getting nailed through the heart, others getting their heads sliced clear off. When they all fell at the hands of this mystery man he stopped. The black figure stood above the wreckage and stared at Diamond. The glare from the sun rolled over his eyes and he sheathed his sword.
The man darted off toward Shattered City as Diamond was left to wonder. "The Moblin Slayer." He thought as he turned around and continued toward his destination, looking over his shoulder a couple of times along the way.
About an hour later he stopped in front of the large stone door of the Moon Palace. He pulled the Saber Key out of his pack and placed it in the keyhole. It was kind of hard to turn but when he got it the key was sucked into the keyhole a bright light shined from inside. A loud rumble began to stir. The door was split in two and began to open. The rumbling subsided and the door finished opening.
Diamond prepared himself for anything and everything he would have to face in this palace and walked into it's never-ending darkness.