Chapter 5
Once Link had recovered his composure Shanu began to talk in earnest.
"Considering the circumstances we are in deep trouble. The gateway has been opened, with no blame attached, by you. We will need to find out what Ganondorf is planning and how his plot involves you, also we will need to prepare you through training and that requires a teacher. Yes, I feel the only way in which to prepare you is to call on Kaya."
"Kaya? Who, or what, is that?"
"She is the one who has complete control of her gift and, though in fact the potential of your gift may outshines her own, she is not a woman to take lightly. She dwells in the land of Termina to the south, and is more commonly known as Lulu."
"Lulu? I met her, she's from the Indigo-go's."
"Yes, the musical talent that you so obviously admire stems from the power which resided within her. That is why it was so imperative that she regain her voice for without an outlet for that power such as your ocarina, it cannot be released."
Link tried to reorder his thoughts but suddenly asked "But if I need a musical outlet and I did not have my ocarina when I healed you, then how did I heal you?"
"You must have been singing when you healed me."
Link thought back to those hectic moments and replied "No, I was not singing."
Eyes opened wide.
"You…you are sure?"
Link thought then nodded.
Shanu stared at Link with a mixture of surprise and worry. He seemed almost scared of Link and watched him with cold eyes.
"…Then …how…?" The dragon mused.
A hoarse voice issued from Shanu's throat, a voice with the power of the ages and of all life. It was the power of fate.
There will be one who comes to the land of need, who sings in the hearts and minds of the living without voice. Beware ye of ancient powers for a force the magnitude of your own lies on the horizon and will overpower you unless understanding comes from the heart, not anger.
The great dragon shook his head and looked at the young man that stood before him. Pain stood out in his eyes as he thought of what this prophesy meant. The young man, scarcely out of childhood, was to have a trial that may cost him his life, and there was nothing he could do for his saviour. A moment more of regarding and the dragon turned away, extending his neck out so that Link could climb up.
"Let's go find your wife"
Link climbed cautiously onto Shanu's back. Settling between the dragons wings he felt very small and insecure. With a rumbling "Are you ready?" from Shanu, the dragon lifted off. At first the muscle bunched uncomfortably between Link's legs but soon the rhythmic pulsing of the wing joints became insignificant as the excitement of the dragon ride took him over. Link felt exhilarated by the feel of cool fresh air whistling past his ears. The beating of Shanu's wings gave the flight a feeling of such power that Link felt he would burst in pride at the thought that he was sharing this magnificent freedom.
Over hills they did fly, leaving the great Death Mountain of Hyrule as a small speck on the horizon. The Zoran River became a small sliver of silver, emptying out into a small pool. The town of Hyrule was a little grey block from up there, the people seeming as dolls. Finally in comparison, the Desert where the Gerudo lived stretched out into the distance.
Soon they came across the land of Termina, a land where only those who were unhappy could find. The Clock tower rose towards them like a finger and yet it was the size of a finger, from so high above the land. The white-topped Snowhead was a cool but small hill and even the swamp's stagnant fragrance could not reach them in the air.
Shanu flew over the Great Bay and thrust out over the ocean. They flew and as far as the eye could see was the great vast sapphire of the sea stretched out below them. At this point Shanu turned his head around and began to speak, his flight not faltering for a second.
"I would advise that you hold on to your cap, Link, as the ride could get a little rough. In order to reach the Sacred Realm then we will need to fly faster and breach the walls of time. Hang on!"
Shanu turned up and flew, going faster and faster towards the setting sun, towards that fiery orb that hung in the sky. Wind whistled past Links elven ears and nothing else could be heard except the roar of air and Shanu mingling. Link's eyes could stand the pressure no more and, not caring what the dragon thought of him, he closed his eyes.