Chapter 10

The east forest was much more inviting than the last two forests Link and Zelda had been to, it had more light, and their were little woodland creatures running around.

"So, what are we looking for again?" Link asked.

"Well," Zelda started, "The necklace says, right her on the back, 'The white fox with a star on its head.'"

Link began to look around again. Something was rattling the bushes, so Link looked behind them.

"Zelda!" Link whispered, "Quick, over-" Suddenly the fox jumped out of the bushes fast and skidded to a stop. Zelda looked at it, and the star on its head.

"That's the one!" Zelda shouted. The fox broke in to a sprint into another direction, "Quick! After it!" Zelda shouted at Link.

They chased it for a wile, and the fox started to calm down. Once in the center of the forest the fox stopped running. Link and Zelda were exhausted now, Link leaned against a tree to catch his breath, and Zelda sat on a tree stump.

Zelda lifted her head to look at the fox, but then the fox began to transform. The fox turned in to a young, beautiful, girl; with long white hair, forest green eyes, and a dress made completely of leaves. Yet several features, such as the ears of a fox and the tail remained; one of which features was the star on her forehead. Link too had noticed this.

"You guys scared me," The girl began, "I thought you were hunters!"

"Wh-who, or, what are you?" Link asked.

"My name is Kashi!" She said, sort of offended, "I'm one of the Maljah Zenjai People!" She reached over towards the draping vines, "And this," Kashi said pulling the vines to the side, revealing a small village with houses made of wood, "is Maljah Zenjai Village!"

Link and Zelda walked into the village; both people and animals (That they figured were people in animal form) were walking through the village.

"You two visited on a perfect day!" Kashi said, "Today we're going to have the annual ceremony."

It was dark now, but the light of a fire was breaking the darkness apart. Link was wide-awake, and Kashi was waking Zelda up now.

"It's time for the ceremony!" she said, "Every one in the village must come!"

She took them to a very large place, with a very large tree in the middle; the tree had a face, but even that couldn't prepare Link for what was going to happen next, the tree began to speak.

"Who are these people you bring with you, Kashi?" he asked.

"These are guests, oh great Deku Tree." Kashi responded.

"Oh, I see." The Deku tree said.

Link, Zelda, and Kashi all sat down. For a moment they just sat there and then an old man walked to the front.

"First," The old man started, "We need the Hiran (head male) to come up here." A young boy, with the ears and tail of a wolf, and gray hair, walked to the front.

"And now," The old man began again, "the Hilana (head female)." Kashi stood up and walked to the front. The old man cleared his throat, and began to speak in another language.

"Jahtal Zenjai, Jeil, ii ein, jinla ke Maljah Zenjai, sosta mallu meijen Deku Akey jiise gensae, oipane raban. Jin tijei, kinah seahli. Tain jinla rilsehing jo, net jyats, ije biken dilei ware! Eimiki, ani jyonen dea oyan bae. Laonen-" Suddenly the man stopped, everyone looked at him, and suddenly, something came from no where and grabbed Kashi. Link stared at this creature for a moment; it looked like a large dog, with three heads!

"I don't think this is part of the ceremony!" Link said to Zelda, as everyone began to panic. The ceberus as it is known, ran off.

"What are we going to do?" someone shouted.

"It took Kashi! It took Kashi!"

"Ahggg! Ahggg! The thing stepped on my leg!"

"I'm glad you were born!"

"ENOUGH!" Shouted the Deku Tree, everyone stopped yelling and running.

"COWARDS, ALL OF YOU! IF YOU REALY WANTED TO HELP KASHI, YOU WOULD GO AND SAVE HER!"

"That's our que!" Link said to Zelda.

They walked up to the Deku tree. "Ah! Yes," the tree said, "I knew you would be the one to volunteer!"

"What?" Link asked.

"Here, I'll help you." the Deku tree said. Suddenly a light surrounded Link and Zelda.

They looked around; they were defiantly somewhere else. Link unsheathed his sword, ready for anything. The room had an enpending feeling of doom, skeletons covering the floor, the walls covered in grime, and blood sprinkled every where.

The floor began to shake, ceberus was getting closer.

"Be careful, Link!" Zelda said.

"No need to worry." he responded.

Link stepped forward and stood his ground. Then, it came into view; Kashi in his mouth. Link griped his sword tight, preparing for anything, but not for what was going to happen next.

Ceberus threw Kashi into the air, she screamed; and then ceberus opened his mouth wide and swallowed Kashi whole!

"Uugh!" Link shouted in disgust, while Zelda gasped in horror.

Ceberus bent down and stared directly at Link, who slashed it on one of the noses the nose, leaving a large gash.

"Oh, my!" Zelda said.

Ceberus howled, and then the middle head coughed up fire in Link's general direction. Link quickly rolled out of the way.

"I do not want to know how it did that!" Link said.

Ceberus backed away, and then charged forward. Link looked behind his shoulder, at Zelda. When Ceberus was close enough, Link slid under him, to take the fight away from Zelda.

Link ten realized a good strategy, one that might have been gross but affective.

Link ran forward at ceberus, his sword in the air, and ran right under ceberus's stomach. By the time every one else realize what he was doing, he had sliced ceberus's stomach open, Kashi fell out gasping for air.

Ceberus had now died, and there was a circle of light in the center of the room. Zelda ran over to help Kashi up, and guide her to the light in the center of the room, where the light was.

Link, Zelda, and Kashi all stood in the light, and where soon transported back to the Deku tree.

"Ah!" said the Deku tree, "Now we can finish our celebration!"

All the people began to cheer. Kashi took her spot once again, but then she motioned to Link and Zelda to come to the front.

Kashi reached in her bag and pulled out a flute, green and covered in vines. She began to play a tune on it, a wonderful tune, Link knew he would never forget that tune; every one began to dance!

But in the middle of the celebration every one stopped, Link's pouch was glowing a bright green. Link reached in and pulled out the Necklace of Faore, glowing more violently than ever.

"Of coarse," Link said, "this is why we're here."

"Is…is that," Kashi began, she had heard tales of this necklace, "But, that would mean…Me!"

"Put this necklace on, Kashi!" Link said. Kashi nodded in agreement, and put the necklace on.

Everything was dark around her now; Kashi had no clue what was going on. She suddenly saw a dim light coming from behind her; she quickly turned around to find vines growing rapidly in to the shape of a large pod. Then, as quickly as they grew, the vines protruded into the ground, revealing a beautiful woman, with long green hair, and a beautiful dress made of vines.

"Hello, Kashi." The woman said.

"H-how do you know my name?" Kashi asked.

"Well, I know many things being the goddess, Faore."

Kashi gasped, now she understood what was going on, "So, you mean, I'm-"

"The Sage of courage, the sage of Faore." Faore completed. "Your fate, to save the world, to keep an unspeakable evil from gaining the control that it desires, has been revealed. Do you now under stand what you must do?"

Kashi gulped, nodded, and finished with, "Yes, I truly do." And then every thing faded away.

"Kashi? Are you awake yet?"

Kashi sat up, siting in an unfamiliar room. "Where-" Kashi began, but she was soon interrupted.

"You are in the room where the sages will be stored until Link completes his journey."

Kashi turned around to be greeted by the girl we know as Sarah. She pulled Kashi to her feet.

"But wait, what about-"

"Link and Zelda? Don't worry, I transported them out of here before you woke up."

Link and Zelda were now standing somewhere behind Lake Hylia.

"Let me see the last Necklace." Zelda said

"Fine." Link said placing the necklace in her hands. Zelda turned it over to read the clue on the back.

" 'Fallow the path of water'?" Zelda read, "What dose that mean?"

"I think I know," Link said, "Look behind you." Zelda turned to find a paved path covered in water.