Chapter 5 The Death Curse
Link walked at a brisk pace on his way back to the Deku tree's cove. The weight of a sword and a shield over his back felt alien to him but he would get used to it in time. Mido looked surprised when he saw Link. "You gotta be kidding. How did you get you hands on that stuff I don't believe it," Mido said in disbelief. He suddenly straightened up and went back into his usual attitude, "You're not going to see The Great Deku Tree with that stuff. Even with it a wimp is still a wimp. You have to be strong to talk to the Deku Tree." Mido's words stung Link. He was just about to protest when Saria jumped in on his behalf. "Let him through now, Mido!" She yelled firmly. "W-what you don't mean to tell me that you actually want him to go in. Do you? I mean he doesn't even have a Fairy," Mido argued apprehensively. "Are you blind? Look at this!" She yelled pointing at Navi, "Besides the Great Deku Tree summoned him so unless you want to anger him let Link through." Link stepped back a few paces he had heard Saria yell alot but never this firmly it was even attracting attention of the other kokiri. Mido was starting to get nervous. "Listen Mido if you don't let him through I'll never forgive you!" With that she stormed off. She pointed to her house signaling that that is where she would be waiting for Link. "So that's you house what about it?" Link asked densely. Saria sighed "I'll wait for you there. Tell me how it goes." Link and Mido watched her go. Both were dumbstruck.
"How... can... she go from mean to nice so quickly" Mido gaped. "Well I know you're mean but she's not going to nice she's going home," Link informed. "What does she see in you? You're an idiot!" Mido yelled. "Well I don't know but anyway can I go through now?" Mido regained his senses, "How did someone like you get to be the favorite of Saria? What did you do? Well go on through." Mido stepped aside a sad look on his face. Link paid it no mind and rushed into the tunnel as fast as he could. The tunnel was made of naturally occurring dirt walls that were covered in grass. It was really a wonder to see Grass grow on a vertical surface. There was no real ceiling just a bunch of over hanging branches from trees one the opposite sides.
It was about 5:00 when Link made it to the Deku Tree. "Well it's about time. You were only summoned 5 hours ago!" Spearite yelled impatiently. "Hey you try finding a sword in that mess you call the lost woods. Or anywhere for that matter," Navi retorted. "Quiet you two," The Deku Tree snapped sharply, "So you have brought me the one called Link?" "Yes this is him," Navi replied. "Well young one, have you brought your equipment?" He asked. Link nodded. "The sword you hold is the legendary kokiri sword. It was forged many years ago for use by a great hero someday. Whether you are that hero we'll just have to see. Now that you have what you need, I have something to ask of you young one," The Deku Tree declared. Link looked up curiously. "Do you have courage to listen to what I must tell you?" Link didn't quite understand but still nodded. "Then listen to what I will now tell you. There is no doubt in my mind that your sleep this past moon has been restless and full of nightmares." Link nodded in a agreement. "As evil gains strength and pervades the climate of the world it causes nightmares to those... sensitive to it. You have felt it in excess and I have sensed how it torments you." Link still didn't understand why the Deku Tree asked him about his courage. "Link the time has come to test your courage and your destiny. Prepare yourself for I have been cursed. I need you to lend me your strength and destroy the curse." Everyone was shocked to hear this. "Great Deku Tree..." Spearite muttered sadly. "But Great Deku Tree I have no outstanding strength. Are you sure I am the one to do this what if I fail?" Link said. "I have confidence in you young Link even if you have no confidence in yourself. You shall prevail. Now are you prepared to rid me of this pain I feel?" The Deku Tree asked firmly. Link took a deep breath and then nodded. Then the large area underneath the part of the Deku tree that resembled a mustache broke loose. The massive section of wood sank into the ground revealing a large opening almost twenty feet high. "Then enter brave Link and you as well Navi. Link I want you to listen well to Navi for she has much sense and will aid you greatly" The Deku Tree's last dialogue was very much strained. "Well here we go" Link said as he ran through the large opening disappearing into it.
As Link entered the Deku tree the opening closed up. Link turned around just in time to see it close. "Well I guess there is no backing out now," Navi commented. "Uh,huh" Link muttered as he looked around the massive tree. He was amazed at how huge the Deku tree was inside. He would never have guessed that it was hollow. Neither Link nor Navi had ever imagined that this was what it was like inside the Deku tree. It was almost totally hollow. Wooden ledges wrapped around the wall in places. Strangely grass grew on the ground and vines climbed up the wall. It was also actually quite bright inside. Sun light shined through a large opening in the top of the tree to nurture the plant life hidden with the Deku Tree thick walls. Link walked forward as he got closer to the center he almost tripped and fell down into a web that covered a large hole. "Where did this stuff come from!?" Link yelled in surprise. "It must be an effect of the curse," Navi noted. "It almost looks like some kind of spider web," Link commented. Navi fluttered close to it and tried to see through one of the holes between. Link looked around some more his eyes settled on a strange purple plant. It had three fern like leaves and a thick purple bulb. "I've never seen a plant like this before." Link said "Hey Navi, what is this thing?" Navi was to busy trying to see what was underneath the web to answer. "Oh it's just a plant" She answered her attention obviously diverted. Link moved in closer. Suddenly the bulb split open and the plant shot up to Link's height cutting his arm as it grew. Link yelled in pain and stumbled back clutching his bleeding arm. Navi looked up "Link that's a deku baba! Don't get to close its bite can be poisonous!" Navi was confused as the baba was just spinning around it didn't bend at all. "Oh don't worry it's wilted it bite isn't lethally poisonous" Navi sighed. "What do I do?" Link asked nervously. "It's just a plant, cut it down." Link let go of his arm and pulled out his sword. He took a deep breath and charged in close to the deku baba and swung with all of his might. The Blade hacked through the stem. Green liquids squirted out as its half fell to the ground and swiveled up. Link picked up the stick and tucked it between his sword strap and his back. Then he put away his sword, and walked over to Navi. "Doesn't that hurt" she asked looking at his arm. "Not really" Link forced out. Navi could tell he was trying to resist crying she could see tears forming at the corner of his eyes as he tried to crush down the pain. She couldn't blame him he was only 10 and had never been hurt that badly.
Navi fluttered up to him "Tie some cloth over it that'll stop the bleeding and ease the pain" She advised. Link nodded he grabbed his left sleeve and tore it off. Then he tied it snuggly on his arm. "Good now let's try and figure out a way to get through this web," Link nodded his agreement. "Maybe this'll work" he said pulling out his sword. He raised it high and swung it downward as hard as he could. The blade bounced off the sticky web. Link pulled on his blade but it was stuck to the thick sticky substance. "Oh wonderful" He said sarcastically. He pulled on it with all his might but it was stuck on too tight. "Great how am I supposed to get this thing loose?" Link complained. "Well I can see water under this web maybe if we break the web it will fall into the water and dissolve" Navi suggested. "Well, that brings us back to the first question... how the heck are we going to break the web?!" Navi looked around until a ledge almost a hundred feet up caught her eye. "What are you looking at," Link said a little nervously. He looked up at the ledge Navi was observing. "No, oh no there is no way I'm going up there." Link said shaking his head. "You have to. This is the only way to break the web" Navi said. "How do you know? Have you tried it?" Link argued. "Look, I've examined the web the only way that it will break is if it has to bend beyond its limits and only something falling at high speed can do that," Navi explained. "There's no other way is there?" Link asked apprehensively. "Not one" Navi replied. Link gulped. "Alright then but if I die you have to tell the Great Deku Tree."
Link walked at a brisk pace on his way back to the Deku tree's cove. The weight of a sword and a shield over his back felt alien to him but he would get used to it in time. Mido looked surprised when he saw Link. "You gotta be kidding. How did you get you hands on that stuff I don't believe it," Mido said in disbelief. He suddenly straightened up and went back into his usual attitude, "You're not going to see The Great Deku Tree with that stuff. Even with it a wimp is still a wimp. You have to be strong to talk to the Deku Tree." Mido's words stung Link. He was just about to protest when Saria jumped in on his behalf. "Let him through now, Mido!" She yelled firmly. "W-what you don't mean to tell me that you actually want him to go in. Do you? I mean he doesn't even have a Fairy," Mido argued apprehensively. "Are you blind? Look at this!" She yelled pointing at Navi, "Besides the Great Deku Tree summoned him so unless you want to anger him let Link through." Link stepped back a few paces he had heard Saria yell alot but never this firmly it was even attracting attention of the other kokiri. Mido was starting to get nervous. "Listen Mido if you don't let him through I'll never forgive you!" With that she stormed off. She pointed to her house signaling that that is where she would be waiting for Link. "So that's you house what about it?" Link asked densely. Saria sighed "I'll wait for you there. Tell me how it goes." Link and Mido watched her go. Both were dumbstruck.
"How... can... she go from mean to nice so quickly" Mido gaped. "Well I know you're mean but she's not going to nice she's going home," Link informed. "What does she see in you? You're an idiot!" Mido yelled. "Well I don't know but anyway can I go through now?" Mido regained his senses, "How did someone like you get to be the favorite of Saria? What did you do? Well go on through." Mido stepped aside a sad look on his face. Link paid it no mind and rushed into the tunnel as fast as he could. The tunnel was made of naturally occurring dirt walls that were covered in grass. It was really a wonder to see Grass grow on a vertical surface. There was no real ceiling just a bunch of over hanging branches from trees one the opposite sides.
It was about 5:00 when Link made it to the Deku Tree. "Well it's about time. You were only summoned 5 hours ago!" Spearite yelled impatiently. "Hey you try finding a sword in that mess you call the lost woods. Or anywhere for that matter," Navi retorted. "Quiet you two," The Deku Tree snapped sharply, "So you have brought me the one called Link?" "Yes this is him," Navi replied. "Well young one, have you brought your equipment?" He asked. Link nodded. "The sword you hold is the legendary kokiri sword. It was forged many years ago for use by a great hero someday. Whether you are that hero we'll just have to see. Now that you have what you need, I have something to ask of you young one," The Deku Tree declared. Link looked up curiously. "Do you have courage to listen to what I must tell you?" Link didn't quite understand but still nodded. "Then listen to what I will now tell you. There is no doubt in my mind that your sleep this past moon has been restless and full of nightmares." Link nodded in a agreement. "As evil gains strength and pervades the climate of the world it causes nightmares to those... sensitive to it. You have felt it in excess and I have sensed how it torments you." Link still didn't understand why the Deku Tree asked him about his courage. "Link the time has come to test your courage and your destiny. Prepare yourself for I have been cursed. I need you to lend me your strength and destroy the curse." Everyone was shocked to hear this. "Great Deku Tree..." Spearite muttered sadly. "But Great Deku Tree I have no outstanding strength. Are you sure I am the one to do this what if I fail?" Link said. "I have confidence in you young Link even if you have no confidence in yourself. You shall prevail. Now are you prepared to rid me of this pain I feel?" The Deku Tree asked firmly. Link took a deep breath and then nodded. Then the large area underneath the part of the Deku tree that resembled a mustache broke loose. The massive section of wood sank into the ground revealing a large opening almost twenty feet high. "Then enter brave Link and you as well Navi. Link I want you to listen well to Navi for she has much sense and will aid you greatly" The Deku Tree's last dialogue was very much strained. "Well here we go" Link said as he ran through the large opening disappearing into it.
As Link entered the Deku tree the opening closed up. Link turned around just in time to see it close. "Well I guess there is no backing out now," Navi commented. "Uh,huh" Link muttered as he looked around the massive tree. He was amazed at how huge the Deku tree was inside. He would never have guessed that it was hollow. Neither Link nor Navi had ever imagined that this was what it was like inside the Deku tree. It was almost totally hollow. Wooden ledges wrapped around the wall in places. Strangely grass grew on the ground and vines climbed up the wall. It was also actually quite bright inside. Sun light shined through a large opening in the top of the tree to nurture the plant life hidden with the Deku Tree thick walls. Link walked forward as he got closer to the center he almost tripped and fell down into a web that covered a large hole. "Where did this stuff come from!?" Link yelled in surprise. "It must be an effect of the curse," Navi noted. "It almost looks like some kind of spider web," Link commented. Navi fluttered close to it and tried to see through one of the holes between. Link looked around some more his eyes settled on a strange purple plant. It had three fern like leaves and a thick purple bulb. "I've never seen a plant like this before." Link said "Hey Navi, what is this thing?" Navi was to busy trying to see what was underneath the web to answer. "Oh it's just a plant" She answered her attention obviously diverted. Link moved in closer. Suddenly the bulb split open and the plant shot up to Link's height cutting his arm as it grew. Link yelled in pain and stumbled back clutching his bleeding arm. Navi looked up "Link that's a deku baba! Don't get to close its bite can be poisonous!" Navi was confused as the baba was just spinning around it didn't bend at all. "Oh don't worry it's wilted it bite isn't lethally poisonous" Navi sighed. "What do I do?" Link asked nervously. "It's just a plant, cut it down." Link let go of his arm and pulled out his sword. He took a deep breath and charged in close to the deku baba and swung with all of his might. The Blade hacked through the stem. Green liquids squirted out as its half fell to the ground and swiveled up. Link picked up the stick and tucked it between his sword strap and his back. Then he put away his sword, and walked over to Navi. "Doesn't that hurt" she asked looking at his arm. "Not really" Link forced out. Navi could tell he was trying to resist crying she could see tears forming at the corner of his eyes as he tried to crush down the pain. She couldn't blame him he was only 10 and had never been hurt that badly.
Navi fluttered up to him "Tie some cloth over it that'll stop the bleeding and ease the pain" She advised. Link nodded he grabbed his left sleeve and tore it off. Then he tied it snuggly on his arm. "Good now let's try and figure out a way to get through this web," Link nodded his agreement. "Maybe this'll work" he said pulling out his sword. He raised it high and swung it downward as hard as he could. The blade bounced off the sticky web. Link pulled on his blade but it was stuck to the thick sticky substance. "Oh wonderful" He said sarcastically. He pulled on it with all his might but it was stuck on too tight. "Great how am I supposed to get this thing loose?" Link complained. "Well I can see water under this web maybe if we break the web it will fall into the water and dissolve" Navi suggested. "Well, that brings us back to the first question... how the heck are we going to break the web?!" Navi looked around until a ledge almost a hundred feet up caught her eye. "What are you looking at," Link said a little nervously. He looked up at the ledge Navi was observing. "No, oh no there is no way I'm going up there." Link said shaking his head. "You have to. This is the only way to break the web" Navi said. "How do you know? Have you tried it?" Link argued. "Look, I've examined the web the only way that it will break is if it has to bend beyond its limits and only something falling at high speed can do that," Navi explained. "There's no other way is there?" Link asked apprehensively. "Not one" Navi replied. Link gulped. "Alright then but if I die you have to tell the Great Deku Tree."