Sorry this is taking so long to update, but I had finals and such.NEVER
TAKE FINALS!! STAY AWAY FROM SCHOOL!! IT IS EVIL!! EVIL, I TELL YOU!
EEEEEVIIIIIIIIIL!
And I don't own Zelda, curse it.
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Ch. 10: Secrets Revealed
It was a while until Airaen finally woke up, though when she did, she wished that she hadn't. The back of her right hand burned intensely, and her head ached incredibly. She felt nauseous and dizzy. It was then that she realized she was riding Perigan slumped forward, trotting along at a slow pace. Squinting in the darkness, she saw Gate flying ahead of them, intent upon the road. Suddenly, she felt extremely nauseous. Putting a hand to her mouth, she rolled off Perigan onto the grass and vomited, crying softly.
Immediately, Perigan and Gate were at her side. Gate tried to help Airaen up, until she collapsed and vomited again, her entire body shaking. Slowly, she rolled into a ball and shivered, tears running down her face. Softly, Gate said, "I don't think we'll go any further for now." But it had fallen on deaf ears: Airaen had already fallen asleep again, her left hand clutching her right. Gate, grabbing a blanket, floated over to her and placed it over Airaen's shivering body.
Staring at Airaen's pale face, it was then that Gate felt a sudden anger at Zelda and Link. How the hell could they do this to her?, he thought, She's only a child.THEIR child! "Din damn them!", he cried to the blackness of the forest.
Her vision, for that was what she thought them as, was different. She stood upon a field of gray and unshapely figures around her. Holding aloft the Master Sword, she saw it glint from a red sun above her as rain clouds began to form in the sky. It was a little past noon. The gray forms moved swiftly about her, colliding with each other in a seemingly endless and twisted dance. She wanted to move away, but found that she couldn't. She felt as if she were waiting for something to happen, or someone to come. She looked at the Master Sword again only to find that the blade had turned black, with the hilt untouched. Frowning at it, she made to touch it, when it cracked in several places and shattered into a thousand, glistening, black shards that fell onto the ground. There, they writhed like fish caught out of water until they began to steam. Turning red hot, they burst in bright sparks and disappeared. And then the sky darkened.
Airaen awoke from her vision feeling no better than before. Her head swam, and it was a long time before she could bring her eyes into focus, though then she didn't know if that mattered. The forest was blacker than night, without a single sound to be heard. Wincing, she stood, wrapping the blanket around her in an effort to stay warm. It helped slightly, but her teeth were still chattering. Sighing, she looked around as her eyes finally adjusted to the darkness a little. The silhouette of Perigan was a few feet away from where she stood, apparently eating some grass. She continued looking around until she saw the bright blue ball of Gate floating a little ways off. Wrapping the blanket closer to her, she made her way over to him, thankful that that nauseous feeling had subsided.
As she walked towards him, she saw him land, apparently on a pile of wood. Suddenly, his blue color changed to a bright red, until flames erupted from the little woodpile Gate had made. A little startled, Airaen halted, her eyes wide in amazement. Gate, blue again, floated up from the flames and saw Airaen standing a little ways out of the ring of light from the fire. He noted how pale and rather sickly she looked and sighed.
Laughing a little, he called, "Are you just going to stand there, or do you want to come and sit down, you idiot?" Feeling stupid, Airaen nodded and sat down next to the fire, wrapping the blanket around her even tighter.
For a while, she said nothing, only staring into the fire. After a moment, she said, "Are you sure it's a good idea to have a fire? Won't those things that attacked us come back at the sight of some light?"
"I don't think those creatures will come within a hundred feet of us now, especially after you.um.after.all that's happened," Gate said awkwardly, remembering Airaen's sudden burst of power. He shuddered; he had not exactly liked seeing that. Airaen was silent.
There was another long pause, until Airaen said softly, "I know what you're talking about. You don't have to beat around the bush." Her hand burned again, and she massaged it with her left, eyes never leaving the fire. She felt small and helpless. "I just.don't understand it. I feel so.sick and as if my body's been drained," she said slowly, "And my right hand hasn't stopped burning. Why.why does it hurt? I don't get it."
"I don't really understand it either. No one in the history of the Triforce has ever borne two pieces at the same time. It is said that it causes an unbalance without the third and final piece, I'm afraid. Do you.remember anything that happened?", Gate asked.
"Not really. Just that I heard a voice say something, or two voices maybe. Then there was this blinding gold light, and then I was on the other side of that field. That's all I remember. I'll assume that you put me on Perigan, then."
"Well," said Gate, "you do bear the essence of Farore and Nayru, so perhaps they spoke to you. It is said that bearing a Triforce piece allows the Bearer to communicate with the goddess of whichever piece that person holds. It is also said that the goddess of that piece can work through the Bearer, too."
Airaen looked up: "Are you saying I was possessed just then?" Her voice shook a little from fear.
"It's possible. I'm more than sure that that's what happened, but, two goddesses in one body is something that has never been done before. It's amazing that you survived it. Though, that might be Nayru's work," Gate said.
"Oh, shit.I think I'm gonna be sick," Airaen said, placing a shaky hand on her sweaty forehead, trying to process everything, "So, you're saying.they could.possess my body at any given moment? Even now?"
"Well, sure, given their motive. But I doubt they would do it now. You're too weak from it. Another possession like that could destroy your body, even with Nayru protecting you. A very unpleasant death, I'm afraid."
Airaen groaned. The idea of being possessed by goddesses was sickening; the idea of getting her body torn to shreds from it terrified her. A thought came to her: "What would happen if I.if a Bearer died still holding a Triforce piece? What would happen to the Triforce piece?"
"Hmm.that isn't exactly certain. It is said that, when a Bearer dies still possessing the Triforce piece, that piece will appear and call out to any remaining pieces in the world. In this way, a Bearer can sense exactly where that piece is. A good question, but why ask it?"
"That must be why Zelda said that they wouldn't kill Link just yet. Ganon thinks Zelda and father have the remaining pieces still. How do you take a Triforce piece from a Bearer, Gate?"
"Now you're questions are getting difficult. That process isn't pleasant.especially if it's against the Bearer's will. The Bearer has to awaken the power of the Triforce piece first. Without proper training, that 'awakening' happens at odd moments, usually when the Bearer is in a life-threatening situation. Then, there are two options: you either kill the Bearer, a difficult thing to do with that power awakened, or you literally suck the Triforce piece out of the Bearer. But, then, you must be a Bearer yourself, and highly trained. It's never happened before, but it is said that such an experience is, if against the Bearer's wish, worse than death. Once it is completed, the victim dies immediately. It is said that the one who forced the Bearer loses his soul."
Airaen shuddered, wondering if Ganon would try and do that to her. "Then, what happened with me? Why aren't my parents dead, or something?"
Gate laughed, "Your asking deep questions. With you, it was different. Your mother and father 'gave' it to you willingly. All they needed to do was awaken their pieces, places their hands on your right hand, and will the Triforce pieces into you. That was a gift, the other is stealing. Think of it as a birthday present."
"Yeah," Airaen said angrily, "a crappy, bothersome birthday present that lets me get possessed. Oh, the damn joy." She sighed and laid back, staring up at the blackness of the forest roof. After a while, she said, "I hate them. I hate them in all their stupid, selfish glory. Maybe I won't save them. They can rot for all I damn well care."
Gate wasn't surprised that Airaen would say that. He didn't blame her; he was angry with her parents, too, though he knew that they had had no choice. Zelda had been the most reluctant, too, he remembered. But Link had thought it the only thing they could do, since Ganon didn't even know Airaen existed then. They didn't know what bearing two pieces would do, though. And they were stupid not to have known. Even Zelda thought that it would be safe, that idiot. And I did nothing, just because I thought that Link was right. Why? Why didn't I say anything? They were still young and foolish. Why didn't I ask the Deku Tree beforehand? I should have found out everything about the Triforce from him before. If I had known, I would have stopped them! Why did I have to be such an idiot? Why, dammit?
He looked over at Airaen only to find that she had fallen asleep again. I should have been a better guardian.
And I don't own Zelda, curse it.
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Ch. 10: Secrets Revealed
It was a while until Airaen finally woke up, though when she did, she wished that she hadn't. The back of her right hand burned intensely, and her head ached incredibly. She felt nauseous and dizzy. It was then that she realized she was riding Perigan slumped forward, trotting along at a slow pace. Squinting in the darkness, she saw Gate flying ahead of them, intent upon the road. Suddenly, she felt extremely nauseous. Putting a hand to her mouth, she rolled off Perigan onto the grass and vomited, crying softly.
Immediately, Perigan and Gate were at her side. Gate tried to help Airaen up, until she collapsed and vomited again, her entire body shaking. Slowly, she rolled into a ball and shivered, tears running down her face. Softly, Gate said, "I don't think we'll go any further for now." But it had fallen on deaf ears: Airaen had already fallen asleep again, her left hand clutching her right. Gate, grabbing a blanket, floated over to her and placed it over Airaen's shivering body.
Staring at Airaen's pale face, it was then that Gate felt a sudden anger at Zelda and Link. How the hell could they do this to her?, he thought, She's only a child.THEIR child! "Din damn them!", he cried to the blackness of the forest.
Her vision, for that was what she thought them as, was different. She stood upon a field of gray and unshapely figures around her. Holding aloft the Master Sword, she saw it glint from a red sun above her as rain clouds began to form in the sky. It was a little past noon. The gray forms moved swiftly about her, colliding with each other in a seemingly endless and twisted dance. She wanted to move away, but found that she couldn't. She felt as if she were waiting for something to happen, or someone to come. She looked at the Master Sword again only to find that the blade had turned black, with the hilt untouched. Frowning at it, she made to touch it, when it cracked in several places and shattered into a thousand, glistening, black shards that fell onto the ground. There, they writhed like fish caught out of water until they began to steam. Turning red hot, they burst in bright sparks and disappeared. And then the sky darkened.
Airaen awoke from her vision feeling no better than before. Her head swam, and it was a long time before she could bring her eyes into focus, though then she didn't know if that mattered. The forest was blacker than night, without a single sound to be heard. Wincing, she stood, wrapping the blanket around her in an effort to stay warm. It helped slightly, but her teeth were still chattering. Sighing, she looked around as her eyes finally adjusted to the darkness a little. The silhouette of Perigan was a few feet away from where she stood, apparently eating some grass. She continued looking around until she saw the bright blue ball of Gate floating a little ways off. Wrapping the blanket closer to her, she made her way over to him, thankful that that nauseous feeling had subsided.
As she walked towards him, she saw him land, apparently on a pile of wood. Suddenly, his blue color changed to a bright red, until flames erupted from the little woodpile Gate had made. A little startled, Airaen halted, her eyes wide in amazement. Gate, blue again, floated up from the flames and saw Airaen standing a little ways out of the ring of light from the fire. He noted how pale and rather sickly she looked and sighed.
Laughing a little, he called, "Are you just going to stand there, or do you want to come and sit down, you idiot?" Feeling stupid, Airaen nodded and sat down next to the fire, wrapping the blanket around her even tighter.
For a while, she said nothing, only staring into the fire. After a moment, she said, "Are you sure it's a good idea to have a fire? Won't those things that attacked us come back at the sight of some light?"
"I don't think those creatures will come within a hundred feet of us now, especially after you.um.after.all that's happened," Gate said awkwardly, remembering Airaen's sudden burst of power. He shuddered; he had not exactly liked seeing that. Airaen was silent.
There was another long pause, until Airaen said softly, "I know what you're talking about. You don't have to beat around the bush." Her hand burned again, and she massaged it with her left, eyes never leaving the fire. She felt small and helpless. "I just.don't understand it. I feel so.sick and as if my body's been drained," she said slowly, "And my right hand hasn't stopped burning. Why.why does it hurt? I don't get it."
"I don't really understand it either. No one in the history of the Triforce has ever borne two pieces at the same time. It is said that it causes an unbalance without the third and final piece, I'm afraid. Do you.remember anything that happened?", Gate asked.
"Not really. Just that I heard a voice say something, or two voices maybe. Then there was this blinding gold light, and then I was on the other side of that field. That's all I remember. I'll assume that you put me on Perigan, then."
"Well," said Gate, "you do bear the essence of Farore and Nayru, so perhaps they spoke to you. It is said that bearing a Triforce piece allows the Bearer to communicate with the goddess of whichever piece that person holds. It is also said that the goddess of that piece can work through the Bearer, too."
Airaen looked up: "Are you saying I was possessed just then?" Her voice shook a little from fear.
"It's possible. I'm more than sure that that's what happened, but, two goddesses in one body is something that has never been done before. It's amazing that you survived it. Though, that might be Nayru's work," Gate said.
"Oh, shit.I think I'm gonna be sick," Airaen said, placing a shaky hand on her sweaty forehead, trying to process everything, "So, you're saying.they could.possess my body at any given moment? Even now?"
"Well, sure, given their motive. But I doubt they would do it now. You're too weak from it. Another possession like that could destroy your body, even with Nayru protecting you. A very unpleasant death, I'm afraid."
Airaen groaned. The idea of being possessed by goddesses was sickening; the idea of getting her body torn to shreds from it terrified her. A thought came to her: "What would happen if I.if a Bearer died still holding a Triforce piece? What would happen to the Triforce piece?"
"Hmm.that isn't exactly certain. It is said that, when a Bearer dies still possessing the Triforce piece, that piece will appear and call out to any remaining pieces in the world. In this way, a Bearer can sense exactly where that piece is. A good question, but why ask it?"
"That must be why Zelda said that they wouldn't kill Link just yet. Ganon thinks Zelda and father have the remaining pieces still. How do you take a Triforce piece from a Bearer, Gate?"
"Now you're questions are getting difficult. That process isn't pleasant.especially if it's against the Bearer's will. The Bearer has to awaken the power of the Triforce piece first. Without proper training, that 'awakening' happens at odd moments, usually when the Bearer is in a life-threatening situation. Then, there are two options: you either kill the Bearer, a difficult thing to do with that power awakened, or you literally suck the Triforce piece out of the Bearer. But, then, you must be a Bearer yourself, and highly trained. It's never happened before, but it is said that such an experience is, if against the Bearer's wish, worse than death. Once it is completed, the victim dies immediately. It is said that the one who forced the Bearer loses his soul."
Airaen shuddered, wondering if Ganon would try and do that to her. "Then, what happened with me? Why aren't my parents dead, or something?"
Gate laughed, "Your asking deep questions. With you, it was different. Your mother and father 'gave' it to you willingly. All they needed to do was awaken their pieces, places their hands on your right hand, and will the Triforce pieces into you. That was a gift, the other is stealing. Think of it as a birthday present."
"Yeah," Airaen said angrily, "a crappy, bothersome birthday present that lets me get possessed. Oh, the damn joy." She sighed and laid back, staring up at the blackness of the forest roof. After a while, she said, "I hate them. I hate them in all their stupid, selfish glory. Maybe I won't save them. They can rot for all I damn well care."
Gate wasn't surprised that Airaen would say that. He didn't blame her; he was angry with her parents, too, though he knew that they had had no choice. Zelda had been the most reluctant, too, he remembered. But Link had thought it the only thing they could do, since Ganon didn't even know Airaen existed then. They didn't know what bearing two pieces would do, though. And they were stupid not to have known. Even Zelda thought that it would be safe, that idiot. And I did nothing, just because I thought that Link was right. Why? Why didn't I say anything? They were still young and foolish. Why didn't I ask the Deku Tree beforehand? I should have found out everything about the Triforce from him before. If I had known, I would have stopped them! Why did I have to be such an idiot? Why, dammit?
He looked over at Airaen only to find that she had fallen asleep again. I should have been a better guardian.