The Legend of Zelda: The Dream Walker
Chapter 6
"Destiny"
By MEGAMANX411
Link descended deeper and deeper into the eerie crypt, not knowing who it belonged to, or why he was being drawn to it. He just felt like he had to continue further. Along the way, Link noticed that there was a plaque next to the door. It read: "Take two steps forward, one step back."
Link was utterly puzzled at the inscription. He read it again. He shook his head.
"They can't mean that literally!" he thought aloud. "It has to be some kind of clue to a riddle....but what does it mean?"
Link thought for a moment, focusing his concentration on the puzzle. He shook his head slowly.
"Maybe the puzzle will be deeper into the crypt," he concluded.
Link went into the next room, which was basically a bland, square room. Nothing was in it at all, besides the door to the next room. Link kept moving. When he got into the next room, he noticed that it was exactly the same as the previous one. No changes whatsoever. He shrugged it off, and walked into the next one. And walked through that one to another similar room. Link stopped. He knew something was wrong.
"I was here before!" he shouted. "What's going on? Is this just the same room over and over?"
Link looked around the room, and he was indeed correct. Somehow the rooms had been magically enchanted so that you couldn't pass them. But there had to be a way..
Link thought for a moment, and was struck with a revelation.
"Wait a minute...two steps forward, one step back...I think I undertand now!" he shouted.
Link went forward two rooms, and then turned around, and went back one room. And like he guessed, instead of taking him back to the earlier room, it brought him to a new one, with a staircase leading upwards. Link shrugged, looking up the staircase to the light being emitted by the room at the top of the stairs.
"Guess I have to scale this stairs..." he muttered.
He headed up the stairs, and came to an open room. All of the sudden, he heard a low, grunting sound. And then some deep rumbling. Link slowly looked around the room.
"That's not...good..." he stammered, sounding a little worried.
A massive stone golem came out of the shadows, and appeared as if it was 12 feet tall. Link gasped in awe at the size of this massive creature. Just as Link readied his sword and shiled, the creature raised its massive fists, and struck the ground, creating a shockwave.
Link was knocked off his feet, and the golem lurched towards him with his fists preparing to strike. Link rolled out of the way. He tried to stab with his Master Sword, but the attack was rather ineffective.
Damn it..his body is made of stone, my sword won't be the most effective weapon...what do I do? Link thought to himself.
Link then reached into his back, and pulled out one of his bombs, and looked at it with hope-filled eyes.
"This should work..." he said as a smirk appeared on his face.
The golem came towards Link. He readied himself, with the bomb in hand, and made preparation to attack. He quickly lit the fuse, and prepared to throw it at the right time. Link ran up towards the golem, and threw the bomb, which exploded on contact, shattering the golem's left arm and part of his shoulder and torso. But he wasn't down.
Link smiled at the apparent effectiveness of his attack, but that soon disappeared when he looked into his pack.
"Oh no....I don't have many bombs left..." he observed worriedly.
The golem once again pounded the ground with a slam of its fist, and created a shockwave, knocking Link off balance, and onto the floor.
The golem picked up a stone in one hand, and walked over, threating to drop it on Link. Link quickly grabbed a bomb, lit it, rolled out of the way, and threw it at the golem's head. The blast shattered the stone golem's head, and the creature fell apart quite literally.
Link then heard a familiar voice. One he heard from his dreams.
"Congratulations Releaser," said Lars, the mysterious wizard. "You have proved yourself by beating the guardian."
Link looked at the person in awe.
"Are you...Lars...?" he asked.
Lars nodded his head slowly.
"Yes, I am the one known as the Lars," he replied.
Link was curious of why Lars had appeared before him, and didn't want to spoil the opportunity of getting information.
"What...what is it you want of me?" Link asked.
Lars looked at Link with a hardened gaze. "
Releaser, you must save this land!" he replied. "You can only do so when you gain all of the crests before Melzas."
Link was still confused.
"The crests? Where do I find them? What good will they do?" he asked.
Lars' expression did not change.
"The crests will be essential for the destruction of Melzas," he replied. "Other wizards like myself will give them to you....here, take mine. The Ruby Crest is yours. And also take this....the Earth Scroll. It is a magical item that should help you."
Link nodded politely at the gesture.
"Thank you," he replied. Link was grateful, but still curious about something. "But...why am I the Releaser?" he asked.
Lars once again retained his composure.
"It is destiny," he replied.
The word echoed in Link's head as he was transported back outside, obviously from the effect of Lars' magic. Link was once again in the graveyard behind Inoa, with the decree of Lars still fresh in his mind.
"Destiny...?" he asked himself aloud.