Chapter 7 – The Twinrova Mystery
Link walked into the ancient Spirit Temple located in the depths of Desert Colossus. He walked
in with curiosity and exploratory persuasions. It seemed all the same to him. He realized that the
large block he had to push with the Silver Gauntlets was no longer there- it was just a wall. He
could not make his way to any other parts of the temple other than the entrance room.
It seemed like ever since the fall of Ganondorf, many places went under restriction. The Temple
of Time, the Shadow Temple, The Forest Temple for non-Kokiri, the Water Temple for non-
Zora, and now the Spirit Temple! What's the deal? Why don't they take tourism into
consideration?
Link walked toward the giant hieroglyphic plaques. He interpreted them, the one on the left
read: SPIRIT TEMPLE: Ancient burial temple of the Gerudo. No entry allowed into
any other room. Must be kept peaceful for wandering spirits. INTRUDERS WILL
NOT BE ALLOWED TO EXIT!!!
Forget reading the other one. Let's just get out of this temple! Link ran out of the temple and
back into the hot, sandy desert. He heard an old, cackling laugh coming from behind him.
Link turned around, startled. It was them. The two witches, Kotake and Koume.
"So, you finally made the stupid decision to come back to the Spirit Temple, didn't ya?" said
Koume.
"Did you not believe us when we said 'We'll come back to haunt you?'" said Kotake.
"The stupid boy just doesn't think!" Koume said.
"Our spirits have been resting here since you slayed us, and now we're coming back at you!" yelled Kotake.
"But...how could your souls have rested here this whole time, since I saw you in Termina?" asked Link.
The two witches did not respond.
"FIRE!" yelled Koume.
"ICE!" yelled Kotake.
Twinrova powered up and sent burning, freezing, blazing, and heart-stopping beams at Link. Link screamed in terror.
All of the sudden Link leapt out of his Kokiri Forest bed, yelling.
It was a dream. It was all a stupid dream! Link looked around nervously and anxiously. He was
sweating.
"No, it didn't happen. They are not here," Link said to himself, "They're at the Spirit Temple,
resting...or...are they at the Southern Swamp in Termina?"
Link was confused. He had defeated them during his Hyrule quest, but he saw them later on in
Termina...but that time, they weren't evil! They sold potions to him! What was the deal with the
Sorceress Sisters?
Link walked outside of his house. It was morning. The Kokiri children were out, doing their
normal daily things. Link climbed down from his house and walked out toward Hyrule Field,
slowly.
"Link!" yelled Saria.
"Yes?" responded the tired Link.
"Where have you been?"
"I've been around."
"Where'd you sleep last night?"
"My house."
"Your old Kokiri one? Aw how nice."
"Yeah, yeah, I needed a place to stay."
"Where are you headed?"
"I'm not sure, just thought I'd head out to the field. Maybe go to the lake or the castle."
"Oh, okay...."
"The only place I have to stay is my old home so I guess I'll be back later this afternoon."
"Don't be getting yourself into any trouble, now."
"I won't."
Link walked through the hollow tree stump, over the bridge, and out into Hyrule Field. It was
early, and Link was only half awake. He couldn't stop thinking about his dream he had. It made
him ponder on the mystery of the sisters.
He had already defeated them, hadn't he? He finished them off during his Hyrulean quest in the
Spirit Temple. The thought never occurred to him. He saw both witches later on in his Termina
quest, selling potions in the Southern Swamp! Did they reincarnate and lose their memory?
When he first saw them there, they just acted friendly and said "You wanna buy a potion, little
boy?"
Then it snapped. Link remembered, on the day he sent the final blow into Twinrova. Link had a
random flashback memory of that moment.
"Kotake...you're floating!"
"I'M floating? Look at you!"
"We're both floating!!"
"We've been...defeated ..."
"Auuuggh! 400 precious years of working with Ganondorf WASTED!!"
"And I'm only 380! I'm too young to die!"
"How can you be 380 when I'm 400?! We're TWINS you idiot!!"
"Well don't go on blaming me for what happened! It's all that stupid boy's fault!"
"Not only that, it's you're fault, too! You didn't attack at the right times!"
"I didn't?!?! You stupid old hag! You're just blaming me for YOUR wrongdoing!"
"Don't call me an old hag without first looking at yourself!"
The two disgruntled witches rambled on and on with stupid arguments and after a few minutes the argument finally ceased, and the witches began to rise up into the sky.
"We'll come back to haunt you!!"
Was that it? They following him to Termina and working at the swamp? They didn't haunt him,
they more or less HELPED him!
"That's it. I have to go to the desert. Hopefully they are there," Link mumbled to himself.
Link pulled out his Ocarina and played the Requiem of Spirit. The noted of the song sounded so
depressing and mournful as he played them. Like the kind of music they would play at a
Gerudo's funeral.
The next second Link found himself in Desert Colossus. And there lay the ancient Spirit Temple.
It looked so lifeless and worn out. Link began to walk.
Those stupid, annoying Leever plants rose out of the sand, only to pester Link once again.
"Oh, I remember you guys," Link said, "most annoying pests in the desert."
Link ignored them and ran into the temple. The temple lay just as link imagined it in his dream.
All other parts of the temple were restricted besides the entry. Link attempted to summon the
sisters.
"TWINROVA!!"
No answer.
"KOTAKE!! KOUME!!!"
The only answer that Link heard was silence.
"IS ANYONE IN HERE?!"
Nothing. Nothing at all.
The exasperated Link walked out of the Spirit Temple, only to meet the hot Desert Colossus
once again.
"Link?" a voice called from behind.
Link turned around. It was Nabooru.
"Link...what are you doing here?" asked Nabooru.
"Kotake and Koume. I saw them. In Termina."
"In TERMINA? But...didn't you slay them back in the day when you were in the Spirit Temple?"
"Yes. Or at least I think so."
"You did. Because, if you didn't, I wouldn't be here right now. I'm the Spirit Sage."
"I am still so confused. Did they reincarnate?"
"No, silly. They were banished into the Sacred Realm along with Ganondorf and the other bosses you beat."
"I think, somehow, they managed to escape."
"No, Link. That is impossible. The only way to escape the Sacred Realm is to use ALL THREE Triforce pieces. And I know those witches didn't have any."
"Maybe Termina is linked with the Sacred Realm. And they left the Realm with entirely new outlooks on life."
"Not a bad idea."
Link spotted a new sign on the wall directly outside the door to the temple. It had two gems on it. One fiery orange. One icy blue.
"Maybe THIS will give us some information," said Link.
He read the sign.
WELCOME TO THE SPIRIT TEMPLE
Home of lost and wandering spirits.
Unfortunately, we've had to cut off all access to the rooms besides the entry room. It is for your own good. The spirits hate being disturbed.
As for us, we are no longer here at the Spirit Temple
We have embarked on a new life journey. If you want to find us, we are located in Woodfall, the southern sector of the land of Termina
Come pay us a visit!
- Kotake and Koume
"Nabooru. You were wrong. They never went to the Sacred Realm. They're souls stayed in the Spirit Temple, and since they were the boss, they made their own decision to leave."
"Yep, you're right. I don't think you should even expect to see them in Hyrule ever again. Ever since Ganondorf's defeat, they've been 100% absent."
"Well, coming here was interesting. Now I think I'll go to Gerudo Valley. Haven't been there for two years anyway."
"I'll go with you."
Link and Nabooru walked off into the Haunted Wasteland.
END OF CHAPTER 7
