As Link entered the room, he could, yet again, sense a dark presence. He looked around. The entire room was a huge grassy field surrounded by trees that must've been hundreds of years old. Link took a few steps forward and all of a sudden stopped. He heard booming laughter and a deep evil voice "Years ago some stupid kid tried to stop me and he succeeded, but only because he had those stupid Sages on his side. Now I'm using the power of the Sages to bring back the monsters that invaded the Temples." Suddenly, a dark swirling vortex appeared and a shadow came out of it. "I used this puppet to try and stop him years ago, but failed. Now with the years of rest my puppet has become more powerful. Meet Phantom Ganon! Ha Ha Ha!" Slowly, the shadow grew features and before Link an exact replica of Ganon stood. Link smiled; if he couldn't kill the real Ganon just yet this would have to do. The Phantom laughed and peeled back its face, revealing a blue flame with a crown on it. Link made a face of disgust and unsheathed his swords. Laughing, Phantom Ganon held his hand out and a staff appeared. Smiling sinisterly, or as much as a flame could smile, he banged the staff on the ground which sent a wave of darkness out, momentarily blinding Link. After his sight came back Link did a double take, then a triple, then a quadruple. Before him were five copies of Phantom Ganon, all laughing. He gripped the hilts of his swords and rushed at one of the Phantom Ganons. Like a flash of lightning a bolt of pain filled Link, and he fell on the ground. Panting to relieve himself of the pain, he rose to his feet, only to be knocked down again by a bolt. A third time he rose, only to be struck again. Pain filled every part of his body and just to add to the pain, his falls broke his ribs. Navi floated over to him and used a spell to heal him. The pain was gone, but the marks still remained. The Phantoms just stood glaring at him while Link did the exact same thing. His mind raced trying to figure out a way to stop them, then the words of Zelda came to him, "With Hyrule's Light you can blind your enemies, it might come in handy during your fight with Ganon." Link reached into his pack and removed the spell. It glowed yellow, then golden, then yellow again. He smiled, and held the diamond up. The yellow glow filled the room. When the light receded, Link saw that the Phantoms were rubbing their eyes and shaking their heads to regain their sight. Seeing his chance he rushed toward them screaming. With each slash of his blade, the Phantoms disappeared in a puff of smoke, until finally he felt resistance. He had finally reached the real Phantom Ganon.
Gurgling and gasping flew from the Phantom's mouth and Link removed the swords. Gasping for air, but only receiving blood Phantom Ganon glared at Link. Finally, just giving up, the Phantom fell on the ground and in a flash of light disappeared. Ganon's voice filled the room again. "Arrgh! For the second time my puppet has been defeated by a stupid kid! This time I won't send it to the second dimension, but I'll send it here so I can punish it correctly!" Two shining eyes appeared out of nowhere "You may have gotten past the first obstacle, but there are more and I assure you. It won't be this easy!" The light returned to the room and the field disappeared. Link heard the sound of tiny feet walking, and turning around he saw Saria holding her hands together. "Ganon has stolen part of my power and broken part of my spirit. But he hasn't broken my…feelings for you." She giggled which made Link slightly blush. She held her hands out and in them was a glowing orb "This is a piece of the Great Deku Tree, all those years ago he trusted it to me and I've kept it all this time. He said 'Saria, I want you to give this to the Hero of Time, but only if he has defeated the second creature of the first obstacle.' I was confused by these words at first, but now I understand. You have defeated the Second Form of Phantom Ganon and this is only your first obstacle." She placed it in Link's hand and he held it in his fist. "I promise, I will keep this safe." She smiled and a green flash of light filled Link's sight. "I will keep the promise I made all those years ago, and I will help you defeat Ganon." Those were her words as Link's sight returned. He found himself back out in the court and saw that the green beam was gone. Link pondered the words that Saria spoke 'I will keep the promise I made all those years ago…' He wondered, but it didn't matter now, he had to break the other barriers and rescue the remaining Sages. He walked over to the next door that had the Fire Sage Symbol above it and entered the room.