Excalibur's comments: Sorry it took so long guys, I just suddenly didn't have enough time to write anything at all. It might take me a while to get the hang of it again but I'll give it my best shot, after all…nine months is a long time, not to mention all the stuff I've been through…
Chapter 10: The dark seed.
Link flew down and stopped at Kakariko Village's potion shop to stock up on some goods. He bought a blue potion and stole another; after all, he DID save the village, didn't he? He walked down the stairs leading to Hyrule Field and noticed a torn paper nailed to the tree right in front of them.
"He who seeks the final stone, meet me at the Temple of Time."
Link – humph At least I don't have to look for it.
He then played the "Prelude of Light", a song he learned when he first became the Hero of Time and was instantly warped into the temple.
He walked slowly deeper into the temple. Link felt a cool breeze pass him by and quickly dropped on the floor. When he lifted his view, a small drop of blood slid down his cheek. The sound of the footsteps of whoever attacked him drew themselves even closer and without further delay, the Hero of Time grabbed his two great swords (Biggoron's Sword, Great Fairy Sword), each with one hand and attacked. The dark figure turned into thin air and knocked Link down from behind. When he turned around, he couldn't believe what he saw.
Link – What the heck are you doing here!
Crit – Sorry Link, but I can't let you go any further.
Link – What? Why?
Crit – Can't you feel it? The evil seed sprouting inside your body?
Link – What are you talking about?
Crit – Sorry but you must die here…
She charged at him, sword in hand and stroke, but Link back flipped and landed on the altar.
Link – Stop! I don't want to fight you!
Crit – Tough luck for you kid!
She kept on striking repeatedly while he just blocked and dodged over and over again. Everything turned black all of a sudden and before he knew it, he was gripping the Evil Excalibur. His clothes had various blood stains and the walls and floor were tinted red as well. Crit lay right before him, her body covered in blood, some of her skin was missing and her face was completely unrecognizable.
Link – What the heck? Did I…do this?
Before he had any time to think about it, the three spiritual stones had placed themselves on the altar just like last time and the Door of Time reopened.
Link – Let's do this.
He grabbed his stuff, walked into the deepest part of the Temple of Time and pulled the Master Sword. This opened the path the once called Sacred Realm, where Ganondorf, former king of the gerudo and bearer of the Triforce of Power had been sealed by the seven sages (Rauru, Saria, Darunia, Princess Ruto, Impa, Nabooru and Princess Zelda).
When he opened his eyes, the Hero of Time was standing in the Temple of Light. Rauru, the sage of light, had appeared before him.
Rauru – Link? I thought you didn't have to come here anymore.
Link – Me too.
Rauru – Well, why are you here?
Link – I need you to break the seal to the evil king…
Rauru – WHAT!
Link – To ensure the future of the world, I need to perform the "Triforce Gathering" in order to retrieve the sacred triangle.
There was complete silence for a while.
Rauru – You do realize that if you fail the world will be destroyed?
Link – I won't fail!
Rauru – Very well, but once you get there, look for the Great Fairy of Power and meet Princess Zelda there. After all, you'll need her for the gathering.
Link – Thanks.
A blue light engulfed Link. It took the shape of a diamond and began to spin.
Rauru – Be strong…don't let the dark seed beat you, Link.
Link descended from the sky of the Evil Realm, although it didn't look like it. There were trees and animals and all the stuff. The only difference was that there was no night. The sun would always stand up high on directly over the pyramid that marked the center of that world, the place where Ganon had been sealed.
Link – (What's that supposed to mean? And what's that seed thing anyway?)
He noticed a crackled wall on one side of the pyramid.
Link – I guess that's where the Great Fairy lives.
He walked up the stairs and towards the wall. Then Link hit the wall with the Master Sword to see if there was really something inside. A high-pitched sound could be heard, which was weird coming from stone wall.
Link – Okay?
He used the powers of wind that were entrusted to him and froze the wall. Link shattered the wall with ease by kicking it. As he entered small winds blew nearby. It was pitch black inside, the floor was terribly rough, as if there hadn't been anyone inside for decades. Suddenly two torches lit up in green fire, revealing a small pool filled with holy water at the far end of the cavern. As Link walked further in, more and more torches lit up, until he got to the Triforce mark in front of the pool.
Link – sigh It's almost over…
He pulled out his ocarina and played "Zelda's Lullaby" to summon the Great Fairy. However, he couldn't hear the disturbing laugh of a Great Fairy, a green light shone instead. Link covered his eyes to avoid any damage to them (after all it WAS pretty dark in that cave).
? – It's okay, it will not harm you.
The low, soothing was awfully familiar and he couldn't just stand there wandering who it was. When he removed his arm from all over his face, Link learned that it was Farore who had appeared and not a Great Fairy. She opened her mouth as if to speak, but the hero interrupted.
Link – Lemme guess…you can't go any further 'cause there's an evil almighty seed of darkness inside your body that will eventually take control of your actions and you'll end up dying or destroying the whole world or whatever.
Farore – That is too good for a guess. Want to start explaining?
Link – I figured it out on my way here…
Farore – Oh…
A small earthquake came out of nowhere, perhaps it was the evil king awakening?
Link – So…what is it?
Farore – The dark seed resembles the darkness in your heart, which is rapidly increasing.
Link – But isn't there a way to halt it or something?
Farore – Well, the Triforce of Courage has slowed it a little…and the Master Sword gives you some protection for as long as you hold it as well.
Link – So as long as I hold onto this it'll be okay, right?
Farore – Probably.
Then another earthquake raged, but this one was so large that the cave began to collapse.
Farore – Say hello to the princess for me okay? She is waiting for you at the entrance right now.
With that, she disappeared into nothingness. When the first torches went out, Link knew that it was time to run like hell…well, fly like hell.
Outside, Princess Zelda walked around in circles desperately as she waited for Link. There was also agirl sitting on the stairs not too far thatspoke.
Girl – It's okay he'll just burst out of it any time now. After all he's like the most awesome hero yet!
Zelda – He is the ONLY, hero yet.
Girl – Oh…right.
Suddenly Link burst out of the cave, but didn't have enough time to stop and crashed against a tree. As if things weren't bad enough, a few rocks he dragged along hit him too.
Zelda – LINK!
She ran to him and kneeled by his side.
Girl – Zelda, wait!
The strange girl put a hand in her pocket and released a fairy she had trapped inside a crystal bottle.
Girl – Can you help thatdude over there, pretty please?
The fairy flew down and spread some fairy dust on Link's body, healing him. The girl walked down as well.
Link stood up as soon as he could. When he opened his eyes, the first thing she saw was that young lady hanging around. She was about 16 years old and wore a light green colored small overall shirt on an even smaller, white colored one. A green mini skirt and tall, brown boots and gloves. Her hair was a darker green and her eyes of the same color.
Zelda – Are you alright?
Link – There's no time for that, Ganon has awakened.
Without hesitation he just rushed into the building, leaving the two girls behind.
Girl – What's his problem?
Zelda – I was wondering that myself.
Zelda ran behind Link, asking him to slow down a little.
Girl – Hmm… (I guess he's starting to become evil already). Shit!
Then she followed the other two…
Excalibur's comments…again: Well? How was it? Was it sweet, good, like the most awesome thing you've ever seen in your life…or just a load o' shit?
Riddle of the Sphinx: How the people in video games can miraculously carry a huge load of items inside their clothes or a really small backpack? (4 example: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, you have an assault rifle, a grenade launcher, a semi-automatic shotgun, a magnum revolver and a rocket launcher inside your pocket? WHAT'S UP WITH THAT!)