Chapter 2: The voice of link
(7 years later)
"Your Majesty, Raru has sent his summons." States a soldier standing in the large golden doorway to Zelda's Room. Zelda is standing in the middle of the room, starring out the large glass window by her large four post bed.
"Thank you... I'll be at the temple in a moment... just a few more minutes..." Zelda whispers softly to the window, the Guard backing away and bowing before exiting her chambers. Zelda sighs heavily, her hands clasped together in a silentprayer over her heart as she stares longingly out the window. The tapping of footsteps is heard in the hallway as a tall, dark figure steps into her room, walking up behind her to wrap its arms around her.
"My Dearest... what troubles you so? You have looked afar from the windows for many a day now... I fear for your health."The man's voice croons in her ear, his long cape flowing out behind him,
golden crown of hair glinting in the sunlight as he nuzzles Zelda's neck.
"It's nothing..." Sighed Zelda, turning in his arms to kiss the lips of her beloved husband, smiling up into his kind eyes, "Just a foolish woman's dreams."
"The dreams of a woman are never foolish. Come now, we must go." Laughes the king, leading Zelda out of her chamber with a gloved hand underneath hers.
The two walk into the Temple of time, the King bowing and retreating outside, Zelda stepping upon the platform to recieve the sages message. A light glow emits from Zeldas hands as she clasps them together, eyes closed, the world around her magesty completely silent. A blue light engulfs the area, wisking away Zelda within its blue glow to the chamber of sages.
"There will come a time when you will all have to face the fact that you FORCED him!" Came a female voice from the depths of the dark chamber.
"He didnt deserve this, we should've seen it coming when this all began..." Said a higher squeakier female voice from within a green aura.
"The question is, is will he really come back to save us when the time comes?.. or have we... " Whispered a Deep male voice, sighing as all of the colourful pillars of light took their respected shapes.
"Have we lost him?" Raru sighed, rubbing his temples as he paced anxiously about the dark space. Zelda stepped upon the center platform, looking up into the faces of all six sages, watching their worried expressions with curiosity. "What's going on? Why have I been summoned?" Queen Zelda walked gracefully over to Raru to place her gloved hand upon his shoulder, the wise old man smiling up into her sparkling eyes. "My good lady, we are indeed in need of your power in this crucial time. We have made a grave mistake, and it has come back to haunt us...." Raru sighed heavily, his eyes weak from worry.
"What were you all bickering about whence I came in? I heard you say something about forcing someone?" Zelda looked about at all the bowed faces of the sages, Saria stepping forth, fists clenched.
"It's HIS fault! If he would've just let the boy be we'd all be fine! BUT NO! YOU HAD TO FORCE HIM! YOU HAD TO KEEP HIM HERE!" Saria yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Raru as she stomped her foot, angry tears trickling down her cheaks, "You had to..." Saria collapsed into a fit of tears, Ruto rushing over to place a pale finned hand on her shoulder.
"IF I HADENT WE'D ALL BE DOOMED BY GANNON YOU FOOL!" Raru shouted, fuming to himself.
"Shhhh shhh, it'll be alright. I'm sure he'll come back to us soon." Ruto crooned, starring angrily up into the eyes of Zelda. Zelda looked about the room and noticed how the glow of the sages seemed to be diminishing.
"What's going on here? What's happened? I dont understand..."
"It's quite simple actually.. and it has to do with our... echem ..'Hero of Time'." Raru sighed, waving a hand infront of them all, a mirror sized oval porthole appearing before their eyes, depicting a scene of fiery distruction. Within the masses of burning houses and people running for their lives, a figure in a ripped cloak was darting about, slashing at the villagers with a peculiar sword.
"What is this..... What are you showing me?!" Zelda shouted in horror as the man's face became visible in the mirror of chaos. The white flowing hair, blank eyes, and the strange markings upon his face, were the only things that could've persuaded Zelda to believe otherwise... but she knew who that man was. One look at how he stood, or held a sword, and Zelda was sure of it. Backing away from the mirror with a hand over her mouth, she began shaking her head in shock.
"NO... no this CANT BE HIM! I .. I WONT BELEVE IT!" Zelda cried, averting her eyes from the horrible scene of distruction. "WHY DO YOU SHOW ME THESE IMAGES OF DEATH?! HOW DARE YOU TORMENT MY HEART WITH THIS!" Zelda shouted, rounding on Raru, eyes streaming with tears as she grabbed a handful of his robes.
"Your Magesty, believe me when I say, I DIDNT MEAN FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! But do not point the finger of blame at me... when it was the boy's own choice. Link brought this upon himself!" Raru removed Zelda's hands from his Robes forcefully, backing away from her to sigh once again.
"What DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?! It WAS your fault you liar!" Nabooru was standing by Impa, looking at the distruction being caused by their dear hero.
"People! PLEASE! We are not going to get anywhere by shouting nonsense! Zelda Dear, Let us tell you the story from the beginning..."Impa had engulfed Zelda in a tight hug, the girl burrying her teary face in Impa's shoulder.
"It all began with the day we called Link to the temple..." Darunia had sat down upon his pedestal, starring into the mirror. "He helped us willingly, defeated Gannon as we have told you in our stories,
but then he went back in time."
"Yes.. I remember him coming to say goodbye to me.... god.. that was 7 years ago...." Zelda whispered, sniffling back her tears.
"Well... he knew as well as we did, that if he stayed, he's be counted on as a hero again... and no one wants to live their life in slavery to the people... not even our .. hehe.. noble Link..." Laughed Darunia, rubbing a hand over his wrists.
"So he left to go find his fairy... and well.. run away from us... but we never counted on what happened in Termina." Raru sighed waving a hand over the mirror, the mass disipating into nothing more than white light, fading away in moments.
"He was counted on as a hero... forced to ... just so he could leave.. hehe.. and .. and he picked up a new friend along the way you know..." Darunia laughed sarcastically, nervously kneading his fingers through the water upon the ground.
"That damned mask is to blame for this...." Nabooru Whispered, crossing her arms, pacing about the chamber.
"Whilst out on his journey he picked up a curious mask... it is called Fierce Diety's Mask..." Said Raru as he looked up at Zelda. Impa wiped away Zelda's tears, looking into her bright baby blues.
"We believe that if we hadnt made him leave... he never would've found that mask... and.. " Impa said, smiling down at Zelda.
"But I dont understand... Fierce Diety.. A diety is a guardian no? So why would a guardian mask cause him to do those things?" Zelda looked into the worried eyes of the sages, Impa stroking her hair.
"But it is, like you said, a guardian mask. The guardian spirit within the mask was freed by link, and it is doing what is in its nature to do... Guard Link. It believes that Link should stand up for himself more forcefully....The mask is controlling Link."
"It has even given Link a new name... The Silent Savior... Fierce Diety is voicing out Link's true opinions of the world... amplifying his strength by.. the godesses only know how much." Raru stood up, stepping back on his pedestal, the other Sages gathering themselves and following suit.
"Zelda... He's going to come back here... but he's coming back for you." Naburoo whispered, as she stepped upon her platform, the colored lights engulfing the sages once more.
"He's not coming back as a friend though... ZELDA WATCH OUT!" Saria shouted out, the green light engulfing her completely.
"HE'S NOT LINK ANYMORE! PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HIM!" Impa shouted, fizzling out in a burst of purple light.
"DO WHATEVER IT IS IN YOUR POWER TO STOP HIM FROM COMING INTO THIS TEMPLE! AND REMEMBER...!!!"Raru Shouted as he dissappeared into light.
"DONT GET...!!" Darunia shouted as he too disappeared.
"TOO CLOSE TO HIM!" Shouted Ruto as the last of the saged diappeared. Zelda was flung out of the glowing waters and back down upon the platform in the temple. Due to the lack of energy in the realm, the Sages were only able to apply themselves in a physical form for short periods of time. They remained glowing lights for the rest of the time.
"Zelda! Are you alright?!" The King had rushed in from outside and was knealing by Zelda's side, wrapping his strong arms about her.
"I...I'm fine.. " Zelda shook her head, running a hand through her hair trying to collect herself from the sudden throw from the realm.
"Are you sure you're alright dearest?" The king took her face in his hands, running a finger across her tear soaked cheak.
"I'm fine. Come now Darling, there's no time to loose... we must protect the temple." Zelda stood up shakily with the king's help.
"Why must we protect the temple more than usual?"
"Link is coming." Zelda began walking towards the exit of the temple.
"Oh how wonderful! I've longed to meet our fabled hero." The kind smiled happily at Zelda's worried face.
"He's no longer the Hero we once knew...... I think... all I may say is that something happened to him, and we will need everyone's help to stop him... I have no Idea what he'd be planning." Zelda strode gracefully out of the temple, the confused king following closely at her heels.
(7 years later)
"Your Majesty, Raru has sent his summons." States a soldier standing in the large golden doorway to Zelda's Room. Zelda is standing in the middle of the room, starring out the large glass window by her large four post bed.
"Thank you... I'll be at the temple in a moment... just a few more minutes..." Zelda whispers softly to the window, the Guard backing away and bowing before exiting her chambers. Zelda sighs heavily, her hands clasped together in a silentprayer over her heart as she stares longingly out the window. The tapping of footsteps is heard in the hallway as a tall, dark figure steps into her room, walking up behind her to wrap its arms around her.
"My Dearest... what troubles you so? You have looked afar from the windows for many a day now... I fear for your health."The man's voice croons in her ear, his long cape flowing out behind him,
golden crown of hair glinting in the sunlight as he nuzzles Zelda's neck.
"It's nothing..." Sighed Zelda, turning in his arms to kiss the lips of her beloved husband, smiling up into his kind eyes, "Just a foolish woman's dreams."
"The dreams of a woman are never foolish. Come now, we must go." Laughes the king, leading Zelda out of her chamber with a gloved hand underneath hers.
The two walk into the Temple of time, the King bowing and retreating outside, Zelda stepping upon the platform to recieve the sages message. A light glow emits from Zeldas hands as she clasps them together, eyes closed, the world around her magesty completely silent. A blue light engulfs the area, wisking away Zelda within its blue glow to the chamber of sages.
"There will come a time when you will all have to face the fact that you FORCED him!" Came a female voice from the depths of the dark chamber.
"He didnt deserve this, we should've seen it coming when this all began..." Said a higher squeakier female voice from within a green aura.
"The question is, is will he really come back to save us when the time comes?.. or have we... " Whispered a Deep male voice, sighing as all of the colourful pillars of light took their respected shapes.
"Have we lost him?" Raru sighed, rubbing his temples as he paced anxiously about the dark space. Zelda stepped upon the center platform, looking up into the faces of all six sages, watching their worried expressions with curiosity. "What's going on? Why have I been summoned?" Queen Zelda walked gracefully over to Raru to place her gloved hand upon his shoulder, the wise old man smiling up into her sparkling eyes. "My good lady, we are indeed in need of your power in this crucial time. We have made a grave mistake, and it has come back to haunt us...." Raru sighed heavily, his eyes weak from worry.
"What were you all bickering about whence I came in? I heard you say something about forcing someone?" Zelda looked about at all the bowed faces of the sages, Saria stepping forth, fists clenched.
"It's HIS fault! If he would've just let the boy be we'd all be fine! BUT NO! YOU HAD TO FORCE HIM! YOU HAD TO KEEP HIM HERE!" Saria yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Raru as she stomped her foot, angry tears trickling down her cheaks, "You had to..." Saria collapsed into a fit of tears, Ruto rushing over to place a pale finned hand on her shoulder.
"IF I HADENT WE'D ALL BE DOOMED BY GANNON YOU FOOL!" Raru shouted, fuming to himself.
"Shhhh shhh, it'll be alright. I'm sure he'll come back to us soon." Ruto crooned, starring angrily up into the eyes of Zelda. Zelda looked about the room and noticed how the glow of the sages seemed to be diminishing.
"What's going on here? What's happened? I dont understand..."
"It's quite simple actually.. and it has to do with our... echem ..'Hero of Time'." Raru sighed, waving a hand infront of them all, a mirror sized oval porthole appearing before their eyes, depicting a scene of fiery distruction. Within the masses of burning houses and people running for their lives, a figure in a ripped cloak was darting about, slashing at the villagers with a peculiar sword.
"What is this..... What are you showing me?!" Zelda shouted in horror as the man's face became visible in the mirror of chaos. The white flowing hair, blank eyes, and the strange markings upon his face, were the only things that could've persuaded Zelda to believe otherwise... but she knew who that man was. One look at how he stood, or held a sword, and Zelda was sure of it. Backing away from the mirror with a hand over her mouth, she began shaking her head in shock.
"NO... no this CANT BE HIM! I .. I WONT BELEVE IT!" Zelda cried, averting her eyes from the horrible scene of distruction. "WHY DO YOU SHOW ME THESE IMAGES OF DEATH?! HOW DARE YOU TORMENT MY HEART WITH THIS!" Zelda shouted, rounding on Raru, eyes streaming with tears as she grabbed a handful of his robes.
"Your Magesty, believe me when I say, I DIDNT MEAN FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! But do not point the finger of blame at me... when it was the boy's own choice. Link brought this upon himself!" Raru removed Zelda's hands from his Robes forcefully, backing away from her to sigh once again.
"What DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?! It WAS your fault you liar!" Nabooru was standing by Impa, looking at the distruction being caused by their dear hero.
"People! PLEASE! We are not going to get anywhere by shouting nonsense! Zelda Dear, Let us tell you the story from the beginning..."Impa had engulfed Zelda in a tight hug, the girl burrying her teary face in Impa's shoulder.
"It all began with the day we called Link to the temple..." Darunia had sat down upon his pedestal, starring into the mirror. "He helped us willingly, defeated Gannon as we have told you in our stories,
but then he went back in time."
"Yes.. I remember him coming to say goodbye to me.... god.. that was 7 years ago...." Zelda whispered, sniffling back her tears.
"Well... he knew as well as we did, that if he stayed, he's be counted on as a hero again... and no one wants to live their life in slavery to the people... not even our .. hehe.. noble Link..." Laughed Darunia, rubbing a hand over his wrists.
"So he left to go find his fairy... and well.. run away from us... but we never counted on what happened in Termina." Raru sighed waving a hand over the mirror, the mass disipating into nothing more than white light, fading away in moments.
"He was counted on as a hero... forced to ... just so he could leave.. hehe.. and .. and he picked up a new friend along the way you know..." Darunia laughed sarcastically, nervously kneading his fingers through the water upon the ground.
"That damned mask is to blame for this...." Nabooru Whispered, crossing her arms, pacing about the chamber.
"Whilst out on his journey he picked up a curious mask... it is called Fierce Diety's Mask..." Said Raru as he looked up at Zelda. Impa wiped away Zelda's tears, looking into her bright baby blues.
"We believe that if we hadnt made him leave... he never would've found that mask... and.. " Impa said, smiling down at Zelda.
"But I dont understand... Fierce Diety.. A diety is a guardian no? So why would a guardian mask cause him to do those things?" Zelda looked into the worried eyes of the sages, Impa stroking her hair.
"But it is, like you said, a guardian mask. The guardian spirit within the mask was freed by link, and it is doing what is in its nature to do... Guard Link. It believes that Link should stand up for himself more forcefully....The mask is controlling Link."
"It has even given Link a new name... The Silent Savior... Fierce Diety is voicing out Link's true opinions of the world... amplifying his strength by.. the godesses only know how much." Raru stood up, stepping back on his pedestal, the other Sages gathering themselves and following suit.
"Zelda... He's going to come back here... but he's coming back for you." Naburoo whispered, as she stepped upon her platform, the colored lights engulfing the sages once more.
"He's not coming back as a friend though... ZELDA WATCH OUT!" Saria shouted out, the green light engulfing her completely.
"HE'S NOT LINK ANYMORE! PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HIM!" Impa shouted, fizzling out in a burst of purple light.
"DO WHATEVER IT IS IN YOUR POWER TO STOP HIM FROM COMING INTO THIS TEMPLE! AND REMEMBER...!!!"Raru Shouted as he dissappeared into light.
"DONT GET...!!" Darunia shouted as he too disappeared.
"TOO CLOSE TO HIM!" Shouted Ruto as the last of the saged diappeared. Zelda was flung out of the glowing waters and back down upon the platform in the temple. Due to the lack of energy in the realm, the Sages were only able to apply themselves in a physical form for short periods of time. They remained glowing lights for the rest of the time.
"Zelda! Are you alright?!" The King had rushed in from outside and was knealing by Zelda's side, wrapping his strong arms about her.
"I...I'm fine.. " Zelda shook her head, running a hand through her hair trying to collect herself from the sudden throw from the realm.
"Are you sure you're alright dearest?" The king took her face in his hands, running a finger across her tear soaked cheak.
"I'm fine. Come now Darling, there's no time to loose... we must protect the temple." Zelda stood up shakily with the king's help.
"Why must we protect the temple more than usual?"
"Link is coming." Zelda began walking towards the exit of the temple.
"Oh how wonderful! I've longed to meet our fabled hero." The kind smiled happily at Zelda's worried face.
"He's no longer the Hero we once knew...... I think... all I may say is that something happened to him, and we will need everyone's help to stop him... I have no Idea what he'd be planning." Zelda strode gracefully out of the temple, the confused king following closely at her heels.