Chapter 16: Dodongo Doom
Link ran up to the Dodongo and brought Cocytus down on its head. It shot a purple fireball at Link, and curled up. It hurtled towards Link, and he jumped aside, just avoiding it. The Dodongo stopped and turned round. Link had a sudden idea.
"Freeze Wave!" he shouted, slamming Cocytus into the ground. A sheet of ice covered the ground, and the Dodongo skidded as it rolled, unable to find any traction. As the ice began to melt, the Dodongo shot forward, slamming into the wall at full speed. Large boulders came crashing down on top of it. The Dodongo began to shake violently, and then exploded, blasting the cave entrance open.
"Cool," said Link. As he was leaving, he noticed a silvery metal object wedged into the rocks. He grabbed it.
"Jackpot, it's the Hookshot," he said, dropping it into the Pouch of Infinite Contents. He continued up the mountain. Eventually, he reached a junction. One way went straight ahead, and was blocked by a flow of lava. The other way went left, to the top of the mountain. He spoke into his Gossip Stone.
"This is Link. Zelda? Gradil? Anyone there?" he asked.
"Gradil here," was the reply.
"Gradil, you got any idea where Inferno is?" asked Link.
There was a long pause, then, "He's in the Crater, at the top of the mountain. Be careful and watch out for Blazeroks."
"What's a Blazerok?" asked Link. A red Octorok crawled out from behind a rock and shot a jet of flame at Link. He killed it with one hit from Cocytus.
"That's a Blazerok," said Gradil. "Get their tentacles if you can, I can use them. Don't forget to come see me when you've got the Ruby of Fire."
Link continued climbing the mountain, killing the Blazeroks and taking the tentacles. He eventually reached a sheer cliff face.
"Guess I'll have to climb this," he said, starting to climb the cliff. He reached the top at sunrise, and saw a cave, leading into the crater. Link walked in.
