Hello, and welcome to another chapter of…..
SKYWARD REMNANTS!
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OccasionallyCompetent: That would be correct, no one knows that Link lives on a Island in the Sky, as that wouldn't be the first conclusion they come to. Though, now with the release of Volume Five, Episode 2, they might believe it just a little bit more. What with the islands that appeared to be floating on Weiss' way to Mistral.
Alexkeller: Again, sorry but I couldn't find your comment. Yes, Yang has quite the itchy trigger finger, which matches her personality in the beginning. I will take note of my writing habits, hoping to get rid of them. Don't worry, this one's a bit toned down from its usual excitement.
Darkmist111: I thought it made sense. One is an abomination of life, the other is a God of Evil. Also, absolutely terrified.
Auzzy the Ozzie: Don't worry about it, heck I appreciate it! Constructive vocabulary criticism. Thank you for the writing complement!
Nanner 007: Thank you for the review Double O 7, I appreciate the comment about my energy description. The reason, I feel, is that they were following Link. Who, in EGS, explained that Salem would probably do almost anything to get her hands on it. Leaving him to believe that if any of Salem's followers or Grimm were to see the power of the sword, not only would Link be a target. But the rest for hostages. That's how I see it anyway. Asan immortal wizard, he can see how some things will go through wisdom…
And not everything is a happy Fairytale.
Tero7323: That's why I started writing it! Sure the motion controls were unneeded but it was a good game overall. It even explained the reason for Link somehow being there in the World of Remnant that made sense. (To me at least.)
Scout: Thanks, I'll try even harder now!
Maelaeran: … Didn't know his semblance at that point, so I couldn't create something I didn't know at that point.
Plopprince: Nice Review!
JohanNishigami: Although Link is in a different world, that doesn't mean he knows the consequences of his words and actions. To him, the Goddess is common knowledge, as is Skyloft, so he saw no harm in sharing that. But to Remnant, these things are unheard of, and unbelievable. I thought it made sense, as Link was clueless to the world and what they know, and I'm sorry to hear you dislike that train of thought.
TheHolyBlade: Holy shit, I've never seen such a brutal comment in my life. Now I'm curious as to why you have such negative feelings about RBY. Could you go into detail? Is it the way I'm writing them, or just a general (murderous) dislike of the three?
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Chapter Seven
"Questioning The Locals"
Ruby Rose
"Great work, Team!" Ruby Rose, leader of the newly founded Team RWBY, spoke with a contagious cheer.
She watched as Blake and Yang smiled with her, as Weiss simply huffed in annoyance.
It hadn't been long since they had begun their search for Link in the forest, perhaps only five minutes. Despite such a short amount of time, they had been able to discover exactly what they were looking for.
Freshly cut foliage, if Blake was to be believed, revealing a path almost hidden to the team!
Ruby was so glad that her plan had worked, she could almost sing in joy!
'Best Team Leader ever!' She told herself, as she thrust a fist in the air. 'Yeah~! Go Ruby~! Your so cool~!' She pretended to be a crowd in her mind, cheering her for her first accomplishment as a leader.
"Ahem." Weiss coughed daintily, like a princess waiting for attention. This quickly brought Ruby into the real world, as she grew a little sheepish.
That did nothing to stop her roll, however, as she quickly turned to her big sister. "Great work finding the trail Yang, and congrats on being a big part of Team RWBY's first success!"
Yang gave a small smile, her bright expression almost radiating joy. "Thanks, Rubes!" She told Ruby, as Yang than began to rub the young girls head. "But I couldn't have done it without your plan!"
This made Ruby blush with pride, as she gave a big cheery smile to everyone on the Team. Though it seemed that some were more annoyed than others.
"Oh please," Weiss whispered under her breath, trying not be heard by anyone on the team. "Anyone could've created such a simple plan."
Ruby pretended not to hear this, even as it shattered the previous joy she had been feeling. She shook her head though, trying to keep a positive attitude on her at all times.
"We probably shouldn't wait here any longer Ruby," Blake told her honestly, looking down at the shorter girl. "We don't know long it's been since Link has been through here."
Thinking about what the black-haired girl said, Ruby realized that she was absolutely right. Even if they had discovered the right path, Link could've started here anywhere from last night to an hour ago!
"Than we haven't a moment to lose!" Ruby shouted, trying her best to sound like a leader. Though it didn't seem to work as well as she had hoped, as Blake and Yang chuckled slightly. Meanwhile, Weiss (who she had been trying to impress) only sighed and shook her head at Ruby's actions.
She frowned ever so slightly before she tried issuing a few commands.
"We'll try and jog the down the path, hopefully catching up to Link as we do." She told everyone, who was now listening intently much to Ruby's joy. "I have some water and snacks, so we should be good if we get tired or thirsty. We should also try and stick together, that way we can't get lost in the woods. Any questions?"
"Yes actually," Weiss stated, with a small glare of annoyance. As soon as she said this, Ruby physically prepared for the onslaught of words, hoping that it wouldn't be too bad.
Only to be surprised as Weiss pointed not at her, but at Blake.
"Are you sure she'll be able to keep up?" She asked Ruby, whose eyes were still wide from the shock that Weiss's problems weren't connected to her for once.
Before Ruby could respond, however, Blake seemed to take Weiss's statement personally.
"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked with a stoic tone, though the glare on her face was evident. Yang was in a similar situation, as she too glared at the shorter Heiress.
"It figures you would forget," Said Heiress responded with no small amount of venom, as the glare from Blake and Yang depended. "You passed out only a few minutes ago! How do we know it won't happen again!?"
Blake's eyes widened in shock a little, only for her glare to deepen further. "I told you, I'm fine." She stated a little too quickly, with arms crossed under her chest.
Weiss merely scoffed at Blake's response, before closing her eyes and shaking her head. "Than you're clearly lying to us, and to yourself. I mean," She began to tell her, before waving her arms at Blake in an up and down motion. " have you looked at yourself lately?! You look like you're ready to pass out any second!"
Upon hearing her words, Ruby took the time to try and see what Weiss was talking about. As she looked closer at Blake, her eyes shined with worry.
Blake was pale, paler than she usually was. Ruby could see her arms and legs shaking slightly, with what looked like goosebumps covering every inch of her. Her eyes were constantly shifting left to right as if she was looking for a monster that was about to jump out at her.
She was also twitching at every move they made as if they would attack her when her guard was down. Sweat was practically flowing out of her every pore, drenching her clothes and hair.
"I actually have to agree with Ice Queen on this one," Yang spoke up, looking rather worried about her partner's health. "You look terrible…." She told Blake honestly, to which the black haired beauty responded with a glare.
Ruby felt ashamed for not noticing her friends current state. How could she have been so blind? Was she really so excited by her own accomplishments that she neglected Blake's health?
Ruby could feel her shoulders slump in depression, as looked down at her feet in shame.
"I'm fine!" Blake repeated, trying to convince herself more than her teammates at this point. "I told you, there's nothing to worry about!"
"A-are you sure?" Ruby asked sheepishly, as Blake turned her sharp glare towards her. As soon as she did, Ruby recoiled under the intensity of the glare, flinching when their eyes met.
As soon as she saw this, Blake seemed to realize what she was doing, as a flash of regret appeared in her eyes. She opened her mouth in an attempt to say something, only to close it just as fast.
"I-... let's just go!" Blake told them all defensively, before turning and rushing down the path.
"Hey! Wait up!" Yang shouted after the girl, before following Blake in an attempt to stop her.
"What are you-!?" Weiss asked, watching as the two ran further down the path. "Augh, unbelievable!" She stated with a groan before she followed after them.
Watching all of this in silence, Ruby didn't think she could sulk any further. She sighed, before running after them as well.
'So much for 'Best Team Leader' ever…'
After ten minutes of running down the stone path, it was easy to see that Ruby had the most stamina of her team.
Though Blake was the one who started the run, it quickly turned into Ruby leading everyone. Being the one in the lead, Ruby glanced back at her teammates to see how they were doing.
Her sister, who was right behind her, was fine but was taking deeper breaths than she should as she ran.
Weiss was sweating slightly, having her breaths come out as gasps as she tried to keep pace with Ruby.
Blake….
Ruby's eyes shone with worry, as she watched the almost pitiful display.
Blake was lagging behind, looking worse than she did ten minutes ago. Her breath came out in long raspy gasps, as even more sweat drenched her already soggy clothes. Her eyes were still looking around as if preparing for something to jump out and scare her.
'She needs a break,' Ruby thought to herself, as she continued to watch Blake while running. 'But if I say that, she would probably lash out again.' She thought to herself in worry, before turning and facing the path.
'Think Ruby, think! What can you do to let everyone take a break without mentioning Blak-'
Before she could finish her silent thought, Ruby felt her foot catch against a loose rock. As soon as she felt herself fall, she put her hands in front of her and activated her Aura.
As she landed, she felt the loose stones rub harshly against her hands. Luckily, with her Aura up, so she didn't feel any pain, and there was no damage to her hands.
"Ruby!" She heard her sister shout in worry, before stopping with everyone else. "You okay?"
"Yeah," Ruby responded from the ground, before slowly standing up. "I'm okay."
As she said this, however, a light bulb flashed in her mind. 'Perfect!' She thought to herself, before turning to everyone.
"Maybe we should just walk from her…" Ruby told everyone, acting shy and embarrassed over the childish mishap. Although some part of her wasn't acting at all.
Nobody rejected the thought, some because they were tired, and others because they just couldn't run any further.
So, they all began walking down the path, all while on the lookout for Link. They listened for anything in the unnervingly quiet forest but were unable to hear so much as a chirp.
As they were walking, Ruby pulled out her Scroll in an attempt to connect to the internet.
"Please tell me you're not playing a video game." Weiss suddenly asked from behind Ruby, looking over the red reapers shoulder as she did.
"Nope." Ruby told Weiss honestly, popping the 'p' as she did. "I'm trying to upload a map to see if there's something at the end of this path but," Suddenly, Ruby lifted her Scroll up into the air, as she kept tapping the refresh button. "I can't seem to get a signal."
"Weird," She heard Yang speak up from beside her, as she pulled out her own Scroll. "I know Dad paid the last CCT bill for us before we went to Beacon, so we should at least have some connection."
Yang tapped something into her Scroll before she was met with a 'No Signal' message.
"That shouldn't be possible!" Weiss claimed, before pulling out her own Scroll. "We can't be any farther than 10 miles from Vale's CCT, which is supposed to connect the entire continent! How are we unable to connect?!" She shouted, as she too was met with a 'No Signal' message.
"I'm not getting anything either," Blake told them honestly from behind, as they all turned to face her.
Only for everyone's eyes to widen in shock.
Blake, who not even a minute ago looked ready to pass out, seemed perfectly healthy! Her skin complexion was just the way it was this morning, and her eyes weren't shifty anymore. Her legs and arms were now no longer shaking, and the goosebumps that were there were now gone.
"Holy hell!" Yang exclaimed, looking at the miracle patient in front of her. "How did yo-, what did y-?!"
"What?" Blake asked, confused at the blonde's rambling and Ruby and Weiss gazed filled with shock.
"You're perfectly fine?!" Weiss gasped in shock, before spinning around the black-haired beauty, examining her. "How!? You couldn't have possibly healed that fast!"
"Who cares how she did it!" Ruby exclaimed, before running up to Blake and giving her a big hug. "You're okay!"
Blake, unused to the amount of physical contact she was receiving, started to pry the young girl off of her. However, no matter what she did, she couldn't remove herself from Ruby's death like grip.
"C-can you get her off of me?" Ruby heard Blake ask, still trying to get herself free.
"Not until you tell us how you're suddenly better!" Weiss stated from behind the young girl, unintentionally using Ruby as a torture device.
Ruby glanced up from her hug, paying attention to Blake's expressions.
"I…" Blake began, suddenly looking self-conscious from all of the attention. She looked at all of the eyes staring at her, as a nervous light entered her own. "I don't-"
She was never able to finish, as the ground visibly began shaking, making Team RWBY shake with it. Luckily, the Earthquake was a relatively small one, not even causing damage to anything.
"What the heck?!" Yang suddenly shouted, jumping slightly at the sound.
Ruby quickly let go of Blake, as she watched the trees around her vibrate and the dozens of leaves fall. Using her Semblance, Ruby quickly made her way down the path, where the sound originated from.
She stopped, however, quickly turning to her teammates. "It came from over here!" She told them, before continuing her rush down the stone path.
Ruby heard shouts from behind her, but they were quickly drowned out by the wind rushing in her ears. Everything blurred together as she rushed down the path, becoming more colors than shapes.
'It had to be Link!' She thought to herself, being careful not to trip while running just under fifty miles per hour. 'He probably took down a really big Grimm, and when it crashed to the ground, it made a huge crash!'
After a few more seconds of running, her instincts told her to stop, as she canceled her Semblance.
Only to be met with a gigantic hole in the ground, which made her silver eyes glow in wonder. She also felt her smile grow like a child in a candy store.
'A REALLY big Grimm!' She revised her earlier thoughts, before taking out her Crescent Rose in her base form.
Lining up her eye with the scope on her weapon, Ruby looked everywhere for her green clothed friend. She searched the tree lines, the weird temple thingy, even the sky, in search of the green her-
Red.
Her eyes widened as she blurred by that color, surprised to find a shade of red in the forest. She moved her scope to see where that color was, wondering what it could possibly be. However, she was met with nothing but trees and grass.
She shrugged it off, before going back to her search for Link.
She didn't find anything, however, just green leaves, blue sky, green grass, gray bricks, brown dirt, flying green ma-!
'Flying green man!' She quickly moved her scope to her target, finding just what she was looking for.
There, spinning and flying up into the air, was Link, looking exactly like he did when she last saw him! Though this time, he held what appeared to be a piece of cloth within his hands, as it… pulled him into the air?
"Whoa!" She gasped quietly, watching as he flew up to the same level as the temple, before landing with ease. "He can shoot lasers and fly?!"
Ruby watched as Link rose up, before landing with an uneasy step onto the grounds in front of the old building. He seemed distracted but focused at the same time, almost like he was listening to someone speak. Then, for some reason, he took his sword out as she watched with a raised eyebrow.
"What is he doing?" She wondered as she kept watching the hero through the scope.
Link then started to lift his sword out in front of him, as if he were holding a wand in a fantasy game. After a few seconds of watching, she saw the blade glow a dull purple, before vibrating Link's entire left arm.
Her eyes widened at the sight before her, only for her eyes to shine in curiosity at what the blade was reacting to. Suddenly, a flash of blue light shone from the sword an-
"There you are you dolt!" She heard Weiss say behind her, as Ruby jumped into the air in shock. While this was happening, Crescent Rose also jumped out of her arms, moving to hit the ground.
In hopes to catch her before she fell, Ruby reached her hands out to try and grab the handle. She ended up juggling it for a few seconds, trying to stabilize it so she didn't accidentally pull the trigger.
Only to juggle a little too hard, as her weapon was accidentally chucked in between the bars of the fence.
Ruby gasped, before using her Semblance to try and grab her weapon. However, she couldn't fit through the bars, and her arms couldn't reach far enough to catch her creation.
She sat there, watching as her creation fell down the giant hole and onto one of the strange ledges. That didn't seem to satisfy her sudden bad luck streak, however, as Crescent Rose hit the ground at just the right angle to launch itself further down the hole.
A desperate feeling welled up inside of her, one that she just as desperately wanted to get rid of. So, she prepared herself to run down and recollect her baby from the giant hole.
That is before Weiss grabbed her by the hood of her cloak.
"Oh no," Weiss seethingly gritted out through her teeth, anchoring the speedy red reaper in place. "I am not letting you get away with this one! You don't just run off and leave us alone in the forest! What happened to 'stick together'!?" She asked her, as Ruby still tried to run out of her grip.
"Alright," Came the voice of Yang, who was using her best sister voice to try and calm their conflict. " So she got a little over excited, that's all. You don't have to cram your speech down her throat."
Blake stayed silent, but from the corner of Ruby's eyes, she could see that she was looking out at the scenery. She seemed to have a look of amazement in her eye, but also something… else.
"Please," Weiss retorted, who seemed to be seething in rage at Ruby's actions. "You only say that because you're her sister. The fact of the matter is that what she did was childish, immature, and most importantly, dangerous!"
"Dangerous?" Yang asked, almost laughing at Ice Queen's words. "She ran to see what a noise was, not jump off a cliff without Aura," Yang told Weiss, as anger slowly crept into her voice.
Weiss groaned, before pulling Ruby's cloak a little closer to her chest. " You won't listen to me no matter what I say, so I'm not even going to bother with you."
"That would be a first." Ruby heard Blake say under her breath, looking as if she were trying to remember something.
Weiss either ignored Blake's taunt or didn't hear it, as she forcefully turned Ruby around to face her. As they both stared at each other, Ruby saw the anger in Weiss's eyes. It reminded Ruby too much of a frozen blizzard, as it practically froze her in place.
However, instead of acting upon her anger, Weiss kept it in for some reason. She glanced back at where Yang was standing, before turning her eyes back to Ruby.
"Stop fooling around, and get serious." She told her, before letting go of her cloak.
Ruby's first instinct was to rush down the hole and grab her Crescent Rose the second Weiss let go. However, she quelled that instinct and remained where she was, standing as still as a statue.
Weiss nodded, seeming to be pleased with herself. "Good." She said, before turning and gazing at the giant hole in the center of where they were.
"Hey Ruby," Blake asked her, looking curiously out into the area they had just entered. "When you ran here searching for the sound, did you see anything… unusual?"
Ruby thought about it for a second, unsure what to specify without attracting Weiss's ire. So, she did the best thing she could come up with.
She told them everything.
"IsawLinkoverattheoldtemplethingy, ,butI' -"
The rest of what she had to say was drowned out by the sound of an irritated forehead hitting solid iron bars.
Link
A few minutes before Team RWBY's arrival.
When Link had shot the pillar he had seen the disgusting black energy move, he had prepared himself to face whatever creature came out of it.
However, he was surprised to find that it was completely unnecessary.
Instead of the energy creating something, it shifted towards the Spike, before said spike slammed into the ground. Since he was in a battle stance, the Surface shaking didn't affect him as much as it could've. Still, he had to try pretty hard to keep his balance, for fear of falling over.
That wasn't all though, as his sensitive ears were able to pick up… something shifting within the Surface. He quickly turned around, hearing something shift directly behind him.
Only to see a stream of air, making dirt fly with how powerfully the air shot out of the ground.
Seeing nothing and only hearing the steady whistle of air shooting out of the earth, Link sheathed his sword and put away his shield.
Suddenly, the sound of wind chimes came from behind him, as Fi suddenly showed up in front of him. Link jumped a little, still unused to the fact that he was, in fact, carrying someone on his back.
"Master Link," She began, either ignoring his actions or finding them unnecessary to comment on. "I am sensing a change in the area that was triggered by your Skyward Strike. Although slight physical changes have been detected, the oppressive energy has been greatly decreased."
Link merely nodded, before gazing back down at the source of the 'oppressive energy'. Whatever that thing was, he didn't have to worry about it now.
"Without the interference of the oppressive energy, I am now able to detect a foreign Aura upon you, Master," Fi stated, causing Link to turn to her, a questioning brow lifted.
"Aura?" He asked the Sword Spirit, silently wondering what 'Aura' had to to do with the malefic presence.
For a second, Fi seemed to process what he had asked as if baffled by his questions. Then, she suddenly spoke again, as if the moment hadn't happened.
"My apologies, Master," She began, with a slight bow of the head. "It would seem that the premise of Aura has been lost through time for the people of Skyloft. Allow me to explain."
"Aura is, quite simply, the energy a living creature naturally gives off until death." She began to explain, drawing Link's interest as she did. "Any creature with a soul, in turn, has Aura, and those with intelligence have stronger Aura than all the animals of the earth combined. Although invisible without the proper training, Aura has an effect on anything it touches, especially objects of significance to the owner."
"Wisely, my Creator has inputted the ability to visualize and track such energies."
"Wait," Link began, as he brought a hand up to his chin in thought. "A foreign Aura… an object significant to the owner." Suddenly, Link's eyes widened in understanding and excitement, as he reached into his Adventure Pouch.
"I hear the woman performing the role of the Goddess has crafted the gift herself. And, as you all well know, the role of the Goddess this year will be…
The lovely Zelda!"
He pulled out the Sailcloth, revealing it to Fi who still seemed as stoic as ever.
"Does that mean you can track Zelda with this?" He asked her, holding out the Sailcloth in front of her.
"Indeed," She told him with a nod, as she floated slightly closer to the object in his hands. "Through the process of Dowsing, I may lead you to the location of the Spirit Maiden."
"Dowsing?" He asked, watching as Fi nodded her head robotically, putting the Sailcloth away for safekeeping.
"Yes Master," Fi responded, as she began to explain. "Dowsing is an ability used to locate a specific Aura in the world using the tip of your sword. The nearer you are to an object emitting the Aura in question, the stronger the response will be. The response manifests itself through vibration and sound from the sword."
"Activating Dowsing will take some time to master, Master," She told him, as Link tried sticking out the Goddess Sword to try and activate it. "To begin the process, you must focus on your blade, as well as the object you are track-"
Suddenly, while following Fi's instructions, Link felt something… strange, like something within him and the blade had… connected. As soon as this had occurred, the blade within his hand began to glow a dull purple. Link watched in fascination, as the blade vibrated ever so slightly in his hands, with a small beeping echoing at the same time.
Following Fi's earlier instructions, he pointed the blade in his hands elsewhere, trying to find where the signal was strongest. As he began pointing up, he found that that was where the signal was strongest and loudest.
"It would seem my explanation is unnecessary," Fi stated simply, as Link glanced down at his blade, watching as it stopped glowing.
He nodded at her simple statement, as he continued to gaze down at the sword in his hand. As he did, a question ran through his mind, one that he knew that Fi could answer.
"What if I need to track a different Aura," He began to ask, wondering about the details of this new ability. "For instance, what if I need to track something or someone other than Zelda."
"When such an occasion occurs, Master," Fi explained instantly, as she moved to float in front of him. "I will input the Aura frequency so that it may be available to track upon activation. However, it should be noted that I may only store three different Aura signatures at once."
He simply nodded at Fi's explanation, as he tried to activate Dowsing again. Not even a second later, the blade glowed a dull purple and began to vibrate and beep again. He kept turning it on and off, making sure he knew exactly how to do so later on in his quest.
"If that is all, Master," She began to tell him, as he peeled his gaze away from the blade to look at Fi. "I shall return within the blade." With that, she flipped into the air, before melding into the blade like water into sand.
As soon as she was back within the blade, Link sheathed the sword into its scabbed. Then, he gazed up, looking to see where Zelda's Aura signature had been the strongest.
He almost had crane his neck 90 degrees to see it, as he glared from the bright sun burning his eyes.
"That's a long way up…" He told himself, as he gazed at the pathway leading to where the signal originated.
"Approximately 750 feet up, and 3,612 feet walking up the path." Fi chimed in from his back, causing Link to raise an eyebrow as she did.
He looked to the side, seeing the tunnel of wind. He slowly walked up to it, feeling the cool air from the dirt below as he did. As he got closer, it roared in his ears, making him pull his hat over them in an attempt to block out the sound.
It barely worked though, as the hat was just a thin piece of cloth. Despite his discomfort, he stepped closer until he was practically on top of it. As a test, he placed his left hand within the stream, seeing how strong it was. His hand shot up as fast as the wind, almost causing his shoulder to nearly to start to dislocate from its socket.
Link, smartly, took a step back from the hole, making sure to avoid them from now on.
Yet, a stray thought crossed his mind. An idea that was both insane, yet genius.
Retrieving the Sailcloth from his pouch he took a step forward, with the handmade cloth positioned above his head.
Not even a second passed, Link was shot up into the air like a pistol. He held on tightly, despite the pain in his right shoulder, and rode the pressurized air current up.
Although he couldn't help but feel a bit queasy from all the spinning.
It was only a few seconds afterward that he had landed on the inclined ground, his footing a bit uneven from the sudden ejection.
"Your plan is quite effective, Master," He heard Fi say past the ringing in his ears, as he looked at the sword on his left shoulder. "From your experiment alone, you've saved 36.76 seconds on finding The Spirit Maiden."
Feeling quite proud of himself, Link smiled and, despite his queasiness, looked up and observed the path he would take. Unable to see where the streams of air were because of the holes structure, however, he took the air stream on his closest right.
He kept repeating the process, slowly getting used to spinning in the air as he did, until he eventually found himself back where he had started. He quickly pulled out The Goddess Sword and uncovered his ears, before pointing it straight at the temple and activated Dowsing.
Once again, the sword glowed a dull purple before ringing and vibrating. However, unlike before, the ringing was unbearably loud and high pitched, and the vibrations practically shook his entire body.
Once again, the sound of wind chimes appeared from the sword, as Fi jumped out in front of him. Like earlier, he flinched at the spirits sudden appearance. Again, just like earlier, the spirit ignored his actions and continued with what she had to say.
"It would seem that the source of the Aura frequency is just through this door, Master." She told him, speaking over the shrill noise from the sword, as he looked past her at the door he had passed on his way down.
It was as large as it was old, with moss and plants covering its aged front. On the face of the door, an orange eye crying an orange tear was glowing right in the middle, with orange arrows pointing to the corners. In between those arrows were what looked like orange chains.
Link didn't know why, but he knew that if he tried to force his way through the door as it was now, he would fail.
Despite that, he made his way towards the door, deactivating Dowsing to stop the shrill roar in his ears.
Which had drowned the yell of a certain Ice Queen.
Fi, instead of jumping back into his blade, decided to follow him. Why she did so, Link wasn't sure, but he knew that there had to be a reason for it.
As such, he stepped in front of the door…
Watching as the once orange seals turn a light violet, before dissolving like they were never there.
He could only watch wide-eyed, as the mysterious markings fled from his sight. Fi, who had been right next to him, suddenly spoke up.
"It would seem that the seal on the door has vanished, Master." She stated unnecessarily, as Link turned to her with a raised eyebrow, wondering if she was telling him, or clarifying the fact that it was gone.
He decided it really didn't matter which, as he gave her a quick nod. "Thanks, Fi."
She gave a quick bow in return, before jumping back into the blade, once again accompanied by the sound of wind chimes. If he were honest, Link had expected the longest 'your welcome' of his life.
'Perhaps she doesn't see a need to say it,' He thought to himself, not noticing his face shifting into a small frown. 'Or maybe she doesn't feel she needs a 'Thank you', as it's merely her task to help me.'
He shook his head, ignoring his thoughts as he turned to the door. While Fi was quite… different from anyone he had met, he felt he had plenty of time to get used to her quirks. But right now wasn't the time to worry about his swords soul, right now…
Zelda was beyond this door.
So, with his eyes burning bright, he opened the door to enter the ancient, abandoned temple. He forcefully pushed it with all of his strength, knowing a century old door wouldn't open easily.
As soon as he made enough room to enter, he stepped into the stone-floored temple.
Unaware of the seal placing itself over the door behind him, as it shut itself without a noise.
Weiss Schnee
The only thing Weiss could think about at the moment was how ridiculous the last 8 hours had been.
First, she was woken up by what was the equivalent of a red hurricane. Then, they were told about what had happened a little after they had all fallen asleep. It didn't end there, as she was pulled along on this insane mission to find someone they barely knew anything about.
And now this.
"Whereisshe,whereisshe,whereisshe,whereisshe,whereisshe!"
Ruby Rose, her supposed 'leader', was rushing around the entirety of the strangely shaped hole in an attempt to find her weapon.
It had only been a few minutes since the childish girl had told them every detail of what happened when she rushed ahead of them like a dunce. More importantly, her sighting of Link.
As soon as they got Ruby to slow down, she showed them exactly where the blue-eyed hero was standing.
It was a waste of time though, as he was nowhere to be found. All that was there was an ancient building, with a door that wouldn't budge, even with Yang striking it with all her power.
"Would you give it a rest!" She shouted at the childish actions, her annoyance and anger reaching a breaking point.
"But Weiss," Ruby began, ending up unnervingly close to her in the process. "I need to find Crescent Rose! If I don't, then my baby could be damaged, start to rust, or Oum forbid, be destroyed!"
As if just imagining the possible current state of her weapon terrified her, Ruby went back to her search at twice her previous pace.
She huffed in annoyance with a shake of her head, before continuing her way down the naturally made ramp. From what she could see, they were almost at the bottom, right where the strange spike and symbol were.
"It's almost unnerving how attached she is to her weapon." Weiss heard from behind, as she turned to look from the corner of her eye.
Trailing behind her with slow steps, Blake was speaking to Yang, her face in the usual deadpan. Yang, on the other hand, was as bright as she usually was, with a small smile gracing her face.
"It will be, at first," Yang told the stone-faced Blake, looking past her to see Ruby rushing around for her weapon. "Than you'll look at how adorable it is, and forget all about it. Like a girl attached to a teddy bear."
"A teddy bear with a huge gun and a blade sharp enough to cut stone," Blake responded sarcastically, as she looked around the strange hole, helping search for the folded scythe.
"Yep!" Yang responded with a rather large smile, her joking nature showing like the sun.
Weiss sighed while bringing a hand to the bridge of her nose, trying to calm the anger swelling within her. Not even a full day with her new teammates, and she already felt like she hated them.
Especially her childish leader.
"Wow, Thanks Weiss cream."
She stopped and turned suddenly, facing the blonde brawler with a surprised look. Yang's eyes were shifted into a heated glare as if trying to burn a hole in her head. Blake was much the same, though it seemed much darker coming from the buxom blonde.
Weiss flinched as she came to realize that she had said everything out loud. She turned away feeling her face heat up from accidentally revealing her private thoughts out loud.
She shook her head in silence as she began to think to herself while taking extra care not to spew out her thoughts.
'Be careful Weiss,' She told herself, as her arms folded underneath her chest in a thinking position. 'These three will be your teammates for the next four years. Even if you dislike them, making them your enemies is not the way to go about this.' She thought, nodding as if she were agreeing with herself.
'Just keep a cool head, and calm down. Be like… like Winter!' She thought, a small smile gracing her lips at the thought of her elder sister. 'I'm sure she has had to fight with people she hadn't liked before.'
With that thought in mind, along with a plan of attack in mind, she turned on her heel to apologize to the two for her rude comments.
Only to find the black and yellow duo nowhere to be found.
"Huh?" She gasped, looking all around for where the two had ended up. Turns out, they had walked past her, ignoring her to instead follow the red-cloaked girl.
She could feel a vein throb in her forehead, but she ignored it. It was reasonable for them to give her the cold shoulder after she had just insulted them. Perhaps their partnership would be nothing more than that, and that would be completely fine.
She didn't need friends, she needed competent partners and a competent leader.
"CRESCENT ROSE! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
'At least I have half of those things.' She thought to herself with a groan, seeing where the rest of the team had gone. Seeing as how they were already on the bottom, she decided to take the quick route by jumping off the edge.
Unsheathing her Myrtenaster, she fell to the bottom of the spiral hole. Using her Semblance, she had one of her sigils catch her, effectively arresting all movement before she hit the ground.
The white sigil quickly disappeared, letting her freely roam around the bottom of the hole freely.
If she hadn't landed on something, causing her to land unevenly and trip ever so slightly.
Regaining her balance, she turned to glance at the object that almost caused her to fall. Even though she should've been, she wasn't surprised to find Ruby's Scythe where she had stepped.
Once again, she sighed for the umpteenth time that day, before turning to face the Red Reaper. She was still searching frantically, looking
"It's over here," She called out to the childish reaper, bracing herself for the inevitable. She was right to do so, as not even a millisecond later, Ruby rush past Weiss with the literal speed of a freight train. Weiss was almost blown into the wall from the wind created, but managed to stay in place.
"You're okay!" Ruby cried, hugging the piece of deadly equipment like one would hug a child. She turns to Weiss with her eyes practically sparkling. "Thanks, Weiss!"
Weiss said nothing, merely giving the younger girl a small nod. That seemed to be enough for the reaper, as she gave an ear to ear grin.
Then, at a pace one could only scratch their heads at, she began to check every inch of her weapon. She unfolded her creation, checking the blade, muzzle, and so on.
Weiss shakes her head at the overexcitable girl, looking around to find what she had been interested in since they began walking down this sloped hole.
Walking to the very center of the hole, she gazed at the pattern burned into the grass, intricate like one of her Glyphs. She stopped just at the edge, realizing the grass wasn't burned, but blackened by…. she didn't know what.
However, what really drew her attention wasn't the markings, but what was in the middle of them.
The Spire.
From what she could see, it was a triangular shaped Stake just shy of meeting her own height. It was made from a gray material, looked to be shaped by a professional. The finer details were obscured by the distance, but she knew if she got closer, there would be beautiful carvings along the sides.
Weiss wasn't unfamiliar with sculptures and paintings, as they covered quite a bit of the mansion she lived in. Whenever she was feeling bored after her training, she often went to gaze at each one. She looked at the strokes of the brush, and the feeling each of these works of art gave. She was confident enough to say that she was a critic in her own right.
And this Stake that was in the ground was one of the best works she had seen.
As well as the most Sinister.
She felt a shiver move down her back, telling her not to take a step closer. She could feel a drop of sweat run down the back of her neck, cold against her skin.
Whatever the Stake was, there was something about it that drew her attention but made her want to look away. It was like a pure contradiction given form, something beautiful that gave a sinister feeling, something that demanded to be gazed upon yet made you want to look away.
It was as mesmerizing as it was confusing, making it all the more incredible.
She shook her head, ignoring such thoughts, as she focused on why she was here, to begin with.
She took out her Scroll, noticing that there was still no signal to be found. Despite that, she opened the photos application on the Scroll.
Zooming in and keeping her hands as steady as possible, she faced the camera towards the Spire. Making sure the camera was perfectly still, she took a clear picture, before moving to one of the other three sides.
Unconsciously avoiding the black markings as she did.
If she was going to get in trouble for this crazy mission, the least she could do was get evidence for her story. After Yang had pinned her to the tree, she had silently turned on her Scroll's audio file to record their conversations.
This was so that she could confirm that everything that had happened, really happened. No lies would be given to the Professor Ozpin when they were found, just pure recorded truth. Though it was quite a lot of space she was taking up on her Scroll's memory, she was sure it would last towards the end of the mission.
With all the pictures taken, she made sure that the audio was still recording. Confirming that it was, she checked her pictures, making sure they were clear and accurately showed what she was looking at.
She raised an eyebrow, as she noticed something else in her second picture. Towards the side of the picture, Yang and Blake were standing, staring at the wall.
She looked up, seeing that they were in the exact same positions. She raised an eyebrow in confusion, as she glanced over at her 'leader'.
The girl was still looking over her weapon, cocking it and making continuously folding and unfolding it.
Seeing as how Ruby was still busy, Weiss walked over to the duo, curious about what they were up to.
It didn't take long for Weiss to be next to them, as the bottom of the hole was nowhere near as large as the top. She was quickly going to ask what they were doing as she usually did. She hesitated though, thinking back to her unintended insults towards them.
If she was going to go through with this mission she needed her teammates with her, not against her. If only to be sure they don't stab her in the back.
' "Even if it's just paranoia, it's better to be prepared for everything then to be surprised by anything." ' She thought to herself, reflecting off of words spoken by her mentor.
Weiss coughed slightly into her hand, not for attention though, rather for time to think of what she was going to say. She decided to be upfront about it, but also casual as to not cause any other mishaps.
"What're you guys doing?" She asked quickly in her usual tone, before realizing just as quickly how that may have sounded.
However, they didn't respond to her attempts at being nice, which shocked her. By now, they usually would've jumped at her throat, telling her how infuriating she was to them.
What had gotten them so engrossed, that they had barely recognized what she had said?
She turns her gaze towards where they were looking, curious as to what they themselves were seeing.
Only to become just as engrossed as the blonde and raven-haired duo.
Upon the wall, faded to time, were what looked like ancient cave paintings. No, it was more like… a story since ancient times.
The first picture to the farthest left seemed to show monsters of the night, crawling out of whatever hell they had come from. At first, she had assumed they were Grimm, but their forms were too… human and no Grimm wielded a sword.
The picture to the right of that one showed the monsters killing and destroying all in their wake. They burned everything to the ground, killing everyone who ran from them in terror with an unpleasant glee.
The third painting showed a woman bathed in light holding a harp and a sword in the air, rallying what looked to be creatures of Remnant to fight the monster off. Or perhaps to defend something, as the next portrait showed men bowing down to a similar light that the woman was bathed in.
The next portrait was the one that caught her attention though, as it had already been described to her before.
As the monster's ravaged everything below, the woman, who Link had described as a Goddess, sent the humans skyward on a patch of land with the hand holding the harp. The patch of land was glowing a golden light from the sun, given it a near heaven like feeling.
The next portrait was obviously the end, as it showed the monsters, demons as Link described, shouting in agony as if they were dying.
"Is this…" She began to ask the Black and Yellow duo, leaving the question open for interpretation. Weiss was still looking at the ancient wall art with a critical eye, making sure this was what she thought it was.
"Yep," Yang told her, popping the 'p' as she did. "This seems to be the story Grasshopper was telling us about, Weiss Cream."
Blake merely nodded at her side, agreeing with the buxom blonde.
"But," She began, before turning to them with wide eyes filled with shock. "What's the story of Link's Religion doing here, when it doesn't exist anywhere else but where he's from?! Which, as far as we know, could be anywhere!"
"How should I know?" Yang responded flippantly with a shrug of her shoulders, still examining the pictures with interest.
"Perhaps this was just someone who heard the tale thousands of years ago, and decided to create a mural about it here?" Blake took a wild guess, not even sounding confident in her own answer.
"Well…" Yang hesitated, perhaps trying to find some way to solidify Blake's statement.
Weiss, however, had already found something.
"Whatever the man had used certainly faded quite a bit, so it had to be created a long time ago," Weiss stated simply, taking a closer look at the paint or whatever material the man had used. She dragged a finger along the bottom of the first portrait, surprised to find nothing chipped off.
"And with no one to tell us this is an accurate representation of Link's legend, your theory could actually hold wate-"
"Whoa!"
Weiss, Yang, and Blake jumped at the sudden exclamation of wonder. They all turned, as she drew Myrtenaster prepared to slice whatever had snuck up on them.
Only to pause as she saw who had snuck up on them.
Ruby Rose, apparently done with all of her weapon checks, had snuck up on them while they were in the middle of a conversation.
She couldn't help but blush a bit at her overreaction, much like Blake and Yang beside her. Yang gave an awkward chuckle, before her gauntlets (the Ember Celica if she remembered correctly) folded back into bracelets. Blake wasn't far behind, quickly placing her weapon, Gambol Shroud away, with Weiss not too far behind with Myrtenaster.
"Ruby," Yang began, taking a quick breath to calm herself down. "Don't sneak up on us like t-"
"It's Link's Sword!"
That caused all three of them to freeze before Ruby disappeared in a cloud of roses. Weiss quickly turned around, figuring out what the young girl was after.
Lo and behold, the red Reaper was fawning over the image of the sword in the Goddesses hand.
"Link's Sword?" Blake asked, looking over the picture Ruby was almost drooling on.
"Yeah!" Ruby exclaimed, not even bothering to look at them when she spoke. "He used it to kill the Nevermore that almost…, anyway, it looks exactly like Link's Sword!"
"You're sure?" Weiss asked, not convinced that the girl was seeing what she was seeing.
"Two and a half feet of sharpened steel with a curved tip, small guard, and a one-handed grip," Ruby stated simply, causing Weiss's eyes to widen ever so slightly. "I got a pretty good look at it when he saved me."
"You sure it just doesn't look similar," Blake stated with ease, not disproving Ruby, but rather saying her thoughts. "I'm sure there have been thousands of blades that meet that exact description."
She felt herself nod along with Blake in agreement. In the centuries humanity had fought off Grimm, what were the odds that a similar looking blade has been made?
Very likely.
"That's true," Yang agreed, before turning to look them all in the eye. "But as a people who've apparently known peace for centuries, what are the odds that they have a weapon matching the exact description of this portrait? In fact, why would Link even have a sword?"
No one had an answer, no one could have an answer. There were too many unknowns about Link, too many questions with a reasonable answer. How was he so skilled, despite living in peace for, perhaps, his entire life? Where did he get a sword, an object with no place in a world of peace?
Did he truly live in a place with no Grimm?
As a perfectionist, these lack of answers infuriated Weiss to no end.
"Maybe it is the sword in the portrait," Blake said, putting the thought out in the open.
Team RWBY turned to Blake, some with a questioning glance…
And others with disbelief.
"Please," Weiss said with a quick roll of her eyes, before turning her gaze back to Blake. "If the original sword is just as old, if not older, than this painting than it would be rusted beyond repair. Not even a professional Blacksmith would be able to get it back to functioning condition."
"But she might be right Weiss, look!" Ruby suddenly interrupted, before exploding into a cloud of rose petals, before pointing her to the portrait of the supposed Goddess and strange figures. "Here, the lady is holding the sword, but in the second to last one," She exploded again, as she quickly moved to portrait of the Goddess sending a piece of land to the sky. "It's gone! Maybe-"
"Ruby," Weiss interrupted, silencing the fast-talking Red Reaper. "While I would love to talk about the possibilities of whether or not the sword ended up wherever Link lives, we still need to find him."
Ruby was silent for a few seconds as if processing the information she was given. Then, she gasped with a giant smile on her face.
"We can ask him when we see him!" As soon as she said this, she turned into a cloud of rose petals and made her way up the hill. She stopped and turned towards them, waving her hand as she did. "C'mon!"
Blake and Yang lightly chuckled at girls shenanigans, before following after her. Weiss, on the other hand, gave a small huff.
'At least she's taking my advice.' She thought to herself, before turning towards the portraits. Pulling out her Scroll, she took quick but precise pictures of them, before quickly making her way to the group.
Unable to hear the small chuckle from afar, as cold eyes watched and observed.
Link
The first thing he realized about the temple when he walked in, wasn't a concrete observation. Rather, it was an emotion, a feeling of warmth and comfort he had rarely ever felt. He couldn't identify it exactly, but he knew it was there.
The second thing he noticed was that it was really bright.
He looked around, studying his surroundings in both wonder and caution.
Sealed Temple ~ Skyward Sword
The Temple was ancient, that much he could tell from the outside. Despite that, other than moss covering the almost the entire floor and a bunch of holes in the roof, it was maintained very well. Six pillars stood to hold everything up, three on each side, caked in moss with vines growing on their sides.
In the center of the room, a staircase and a platform stood. The purpose of this was a mystery to him, but that didn't matter at the moment.
What interested him, was what was on the opposite side of the room.
There, bathed in a ray of light, was a door even larger than the one he needed to open to enter. He couldn't see most of the details, as the light was strong enough to seem like a wall of its own.
Despite that, he could see someone within the light, casting a shadow on the ground.
'Zelda!' He concluded, jogging his way over with a large smile on his face. He quickly climbed the stairs in front of him and jumped off of the platform, to get there as quickly as possible.
However, the closer he got, the clearer the shape within the light became….
And the more his disappointment grew.
As he reached the stairs towards the shower of light, he walked up them slowly, gazing upon the new figure before him.
Sitting down with her legs crossed, was an elderly woman who seemed as ancient as this very Temple. Her bright red cloak nearly covered her entire form, leaving quite a bit draped across the stone floor like a carpet. It had golden accents, with three pointing down on her own head and strange symbols which were etched into the side. Strangely enough, the cape was much taller than the woman, making it look more like a tent than a cloak.
The woman herself reminded him of Headmaster Gaepora, holding a sort of wisdom that he thought he himself would never earn. However, unlike the Headmaster, who was excitable and easygoing, this woman gave off a feeling of calm and protection. Like a grandmother protecting her grandchildren in the darkest of times.
She wore a faded purple shirt, with two yellow lines moving down the front. She wore a necklace wrapped in blue stones, which looked mythical and seemed to glow in the shining light.
But what drew the most attention was her hair, which was blond, braided and long. From what he could see, her hair wrapped around her head at least three times, but still had enough length to almost drag on the floor. Even the ends were braided into what looked like a pendulum, as it swung back and forth in a mesmerizing way.
With his observations complete, he steps closer, as the woman seemed to perceive his presence.
"Ah…" She spoke with a soft tone, as her eyes remained closed. "The traveler descended from the clouds above. I welcome you, child of fate."
He tensed at her words, wondering how she knew that. No one but who he told should know such a thing, yet this woman seemed to know with almost perfect clarity.
"Who are you?" Link asked with his body tensing, ready to make a move if necessary.
"All in time…" She responded, her voice promising answers in the future. "For now, tell me, what is your name?"
He hesitated for a second but saw no harm in revealing his name to the woman.
"Link," He told the woman quietly, his voice showing his hesitation just as much as his body language.
"...Link?" She asked, questioning to make she had heard him correctly. He gave a quick nod, confirming that she was correct. "Ah, Link. Good. Very good."
"I sense you have already gained control over the sacred power that fills your sword when pointed skyward. The Skyward Strike is yours to command." She told him, as he gazed over his shoulder to gaze upon the very sword she mentioned. "It is proof that you are fit to bear the blade you carry, the Goddess Sword."
"I have sat here for many years waiting for you to arrive. All so that I could fulfill my purpose as your guide." As she told him this, he couldn't help but wonder how long she had sat here. How long had she waited for him to… guide him? Wasn't that Fi's job?
"You stand under the roof of the Sealed Temple, a place built by the goddess an eternity ago." He felt his eyes widen slightly, as a new sort of wonder in his eyes. This was made by the Goddess Hylia? The same Goddess he prayed to almost daily, along with the Three Goddesses?
The Woman chuckled ever so slightly, before continuing her statement. "Your arrival here was predestined many, many years ago. The Spirit Maiden you seek arrived here shortly before you, descending to this land in a shower of light."
'Spirit Maiden? ….! Zelda!'
She… she was here! She was here, perhaps only a few hours before me! He couldn't stop the smile on his face if he wanted to, which he didn't.
"There's no doubting it. The gears of fate have begun to turn….
"Yet all is not as it should be."
At these words, he felt the smile melt off of his face. "What do you mean?"
"The spirit maiden was not meant to reach this land in the manner she did." The Old Woman told him, her frown becoming more pronounced with every word spoken. "I feel an evil power working in the shadows. It moves to warp the destiny of which you two are part. And these imitations of life so brazenly made do not bode well either…."
He sensed the severity of her words and understood what they meant. If someone was trying to change the way of the Goddesses plan…
Then they were the ones who forcefully brought Zelda down to the surface. The ones who forced into this dangerous realm of demons and monster.
The ones who dragged her away from him.
He felt his fist clench in anger for the ones responsible. He thought of all the dangerous things he had encountered and imagined her in his place...
He could practically hear the steam coming from his ears.
"Link... You are concerned for the spirit maiden and seek her whereabouts, yes?" The Woman asked him, receiving an almost instantaneous nod from him in return. "...That is understandable, but for now, you must focus on moving forward."
"Bu-"
"That girl has her own purpose she must pursue, as do you." The Woman interrupted, her voice stern and filled with an undeniable sharpness. He actually flinched at her words, as they were ingrained into his mind. "She set out for Faron Woods to discover that destiny for herself, and you must follow with haste."
"Now, show me your map." She told him, changing from the sharp tone she wielded, to the calm and peaceful one she held before in an instance. He was so mind boggled by this sudden change, that he had absentmindedly taken out his map.
Before he realized what he did, the Woman guided his hands, along with the map, towards the ground. He leaned down as well, making it easier to see the map. Suddenly, just like earlier in the day, the map changed, revealing the inside of the Sealed Temple. As well as a path leading right, towards an area marked with a Question mark.
The Woman placed a finger just to the left of the sign, as it glowed ever so slightly. When her finger was removed, it revealed a red 'X'!
His eyes darted to her fingers, revealing no red ink of any kind on the tips. 'How did sh-"
"The X upon your map marks the path that will lead you to Faron Woods." She told him, unintentionally interrupting his thoughts as she did. "You will be traveling in an unfamiliar land. Many monsters have settled here, and a map may not prove to be enough guidance for your journey."
"And so I will give you the power to create beacons." As she said this, she looked him in the eye, even though her own eyes were still closed. "When a beacon is marked on your map, a column of light will stand at that location. It will act as your waypoint from afar."
"Now, place your finger upon the Red 'X'," she told him, grabbing his hand and guiding him towards it. As soon as his hand was on it, she let go, but he kept his hands there, unmoving. "Focus your life force, your very being into the map, giving it a small portion of your energy. You've done it before with your sword, now you must do it with this map."
He was quite confused for a second, wondering what on earth she was talking about. Then he remembered what he had done earlier while Dowsing.
He focused on creating that exact feeling, the feeling of an unexplained connection between being an object.
Surprisingly, he had succeeded. He could feel a connection, much like the one he had created within The Goddess Sword just moments before. Suddenly, there was a blue dot exactly over the edge of the Red 'X'.
"Though you cannot see it from where we are, a beacon stands outside to guide you." She told him, as he stood up with the map in hand, looking at it in awe and fascination. "Leave the temple through the front doors, and see for yourself. When you no longer have a use for a beacon, you can remove it from your map by tapping it again. Use your beacons well, and you will never fear getting lost."
"Go now. You must head into Faron Woods and chase after the spirit maiden... the one you call Zelda. On your way out, take the contents of the treasure chest within this room. What you find there should prove useful to you on your journey."
She told him, as he gave a nod in both thanks and appreciation. He didn't feel that was enough though, as he gave a quick 'thank you'. Never noticing the glow her braid suddenly produced.
"You are ready. Leave through the door before you, and head into the woods. I wish you safe travel."
With that said, he turned to leave…
Only to have a familiar question run through his head.
"What's your name?" He asked unintentionally, as he turned to gaze at the Woman's reaction.
She paused ever so slightly, and the pendulum that was her hair seemed to freeze for a second. He blinked, and the reaction she had was gone with the wind. "Know that all the questions you have now will be answered in time. For now, Link, go bravely!"
He hesitated ever so slightly, gauging whether or not it was a question worth asking. It was a legitimate question. Who was this woman? Why was she helping him? Could she really be trusted?
He shook his head, clearing all of these thoughts from his mind. Zelda was what was important here, not his questions. He could ask Fi if he really needed to know anything, as she was with twenty-four/seven.
With that thought, he walked down the stairs and looked for the chest she was talking about. Lo and behold, just to the right of the Old Woman, a level lower than she was, laid a chest.
He jogged over to the chest, which met his thigh and was a simple wood color. He kneeled down and grabbed the edges of the chest, opening it to reveal the contents of…
A bottle filled with a potion, a Revitalizing Potion if he remembered the color correctly. Though he couldn't remember what it did, only the color and the name.
Figures that the one potion he was gifted, was the exact same potion he slept through in class just a few weeks ago. That didn't matter now though, as he needed to continue his journey to save Zelda. He turned towards back to the front door he saw on the map, making his way over.
As he stood in front of the door, he couldn't help but wonder about one of the things the Old Woman said. What were these 'Imitations of Life' she spoke of, what were these evil powers who were trying to separate him and Zelda?
Whatever this evil was planning, he would make sure it wouldn't succeed.
He would protect her…
He grabbed the handle of the door, turning it revealing a bright light in his way. He squinted ever so slightly, before moving forward onto his adventure.
...No matter the cost.
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