Chapter 6 – Nightfall

Link strolled through the quiet market as the residents slept. He had completely forgotten

that he did not have a place for him to sleep. He looked around the market, seeing how peaceful

and calm it was during the night. He had never seen such dormancy in Hyrule before. He quietly

walked out of the market and across the drawbridge.

Hyrule Field was just as quiet as the market. The crickets' chirps were as faint as can be,

the castle moat quietly flowed around the walls, making relaxing water noises. Link began to get

sleepy. He gazed toward Lon Lon Ranch, in the center of the field. To the right side of it, there

was a twinkling light.

The light flashed once... It flashed again... It flashed for a third time. Link's curiosity

persuaded him to run over and investigate. He ran toward the flashing light. It got bigger, and

bigger, and finally Link saw that it was not just a bright sphere, but in the shape of a human. Not

only that, but the figure also took the shape of Link's adult form.

Link was beyond intrigued. Who is that? What is he doing? Is he another sage?

Link continued to get closer to the figure. The figure was looking at the landscape around Lake Hylia and the desert.

"Hey!" Link yelled.

The figure turned around. When Link saw him, he thought the being was a spiritual state of

his adult self. Link's interpretation was close, but not 100% correct.

Link continued to stare at the figure. It wore a large, white tunic, silver boots, platinum gauntlets, and held a huge, green helix sword.

It was him. The legendary, superior being.

Fierce Deity.


"You... is it really you? Fierce Deity?"

Fierce Deity said nothing, and looked up into the sky. Link's reflexes forced him to look up

in the sky too. A beautiful meteor shower was going on. The brilliant lights soared through the

dark sky in such amazing synchronization.

"It is me, young Link," Fierce Deity said. "I've been waiting a very long time for you."

"You have?"

"Ever since you awakened from your slumber to be the chosen Hero of Time. The day you were summoned by the Great Deku Tree and received your first fairy."

"Wow. I had no idea."

"I've waited four long years for this, not to mention going back and forth seven years every now and then."

"I only found out you existed near the end of my quest in Termina."

"You still have that mask, do you?"

"Mask?"

"The very last mask you received. The ultimate mask you got for giving away twenty of your other ones."

"Oh...YOUR mask...yeah, it's right here."

Link reaches into his arsenal and takes out the Fierce Deity's Mask.

"Yes, yes, that's it," said Fierce Deity."

"Why did it fall into my hands?" Link asked.

"It was destined to."

"But it was given to me by a shy child wearing Majora's Mask inside the moon at Termina...who were those mysterious kids anyway?"

"They are known as the moonchildren."

"Where are they now?"

"No one knows, to be honest. No one knows but them. They are the most mysterious children on the Earth. They never show their faces, either."

"And one of them just happened to have your mask?"

"Correct. They were planning on giving it to you anyway. THEY were waiting for you the second you entered Termina."

"How strange."

"They are similar to the Kokiri. They don't grow up. They stay children forever."

There is a brief silence.

"Fierce Deity, where am I to go from here? Should I stay in Hyrule?"

"That is not my decision, young Link. You must make the decision."

"I want to stay in Hyrule until the end of my life."

"Your legend will be carried on in Hyrule for generations to come, and your spirit will always remain here."

Link smiled.

"Go where your heart desires."

"I will."

Right then Fierce Deity looked back up into the sky. The meteor shower was still going on.

Suddenly, an enormous, blindingly bright meteor soared through the sky, giving Hyrule a brief

flash of bright light. Link shielded his eyes and looked back down at the ground. He looked up

again, and Fierce Deity was gone. Link looked around himself and he was nowhere in sight.

Link left and headed towards Kokiri Forest.


Link entered the forest to another quiet, mellow environment. The forest was relaxing and

content. Link wandered through the forest, until he came upon his old home.

There it was, sitting in silence and contentment. There was a sign before it that read:

Former Home of Link, the Hero of Time. NOT TO BE RESOLD. It is now a landmark

of Hyrule.

Link quietly walked up to the house in the tree. He scaled the ladder, and stepped up onto

the balcony. It brought back so many memories of Kokiri Forest. Link walked inside the tree

house.

There sat his bed on the left. There was a table with a chair on the right, and the cow he

had seen during his quest in Hyrule was no longer there.

Link yawned. He'd had a long day. Link sat on his old bed, which had not been slept on

for about three years now, and finally reclined his body, lying down.

Link drifted off to sleep.

END OF CHAPTER 6