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Link
Kagome
Spirit
Link knew he was dreaming. There was no possible way he was awake. For one, he was human. For another, he was in a hot spring. And the biggest indicator…
"I thought I would join you, hope you don't mind."
Kagome was standing in front of him, her hair piled on top of her head, wearing a very small robe.
'If it can even be called that,' he thought distractedly.
The robe was a light purple with a darker trim and was much, much, shorter than the top she wore. We're talking so short it stopped just below the area it was meant to cover. Her top was opened wide enough to show how well-endowed she was, without completely exposing her. The steam from the spring caused a light sheen of sweat to glisten on the exposed parts of her body.
'Yes, this is definitely a dream. But damn if it isn't a good one!'
Now Link considered himself a good person. He helped his neighbors and would never take advantage of anyone.
"No, I don't mind. There's plenty of room."
But then again, this is a dream. And he is male, who would fault him?
Giving him a bright smile, dream Kagome removed her "robe" and stepped into the spring.
He stayed sitting where he was and watched as she made her over to where he was. With a coy smile, she straddled his lap and moved his arms so that they were wrapped around her waist. Tilting his head up, he closed as she brought her face towards his own and softly kissed him before releasing him and bringing her mouth close to his ear while her free hand slid down his chest on its way 'Little Link'.
"Wake up."
'Why does she sound like Midna?'
Slowly opening his eyes, he found himself lying on a stone bank and face to face with the evil little imp.
"Ugh... Aren't you awake yet? Look! We got washed all the way down to Lake Hylia, just as I predicted... And it looks like we're right in front of the spirit's spring, to boot. Talk about lucky... Well, let's go! Snap out of it and get to the spirit!"
…DAMN IT!
Are you okay?
Looking towards his left, he saw the wolf version of the object of his dream sitting there with her head tilted.
Laying his head back on the ground, he covered his head with his paws.
I was having a nice dream and then woke up face to face with a nightmare.
He heard her laughter within his head.
Poor baby.
With a sigh, he got to his feet.
Let's go meet the spirit, so we can be human again.
Together they made their way into the dark cave.
The cavern that they came to was large. All around the walls were stone fixtures sticking out. They stood on an outcropping that rested a good couple feet above a pool of water. And there, just a few feet away, rested a golden cloud.
I am...the last of the spirits of light...consumed...by twilight...
Heroes... Chosen one of the gods... You have...done well to make it this far...
Gather...my scattered Tears of Light...that were stolen by shadow...
Gather them...in this...
I am sure...you know by now...the forms...that these dark insects take...
.when they steal...our light...
In this shadow realm...of twilight...the insects...are invisible...like the
humans...of this world...
Collect...my light... Lift the final cloud of twilight...that threatens to cover
…all of Hyrule...
Just as before, they were given a vessel to contain the Tears of Light they collected.
Looking at the map, they saw that they had much more ground to cover than before. It would seem that the Twilit Parasites were at the lake, in Castle Town and Zora's Domain.
That's weird.
What is?
The vessel has 15 pods to hold the Tears, but I only count 14 bugs.
Link took a moment to study the map.
You're right. Oh, well. Let's just start with the ones we can see now, then we'll worry about the 15th.
Okay.
Following the map, they quickly found all of the bugs that they could see.
Whew. That was a lot of running.
It was. Should we check the map and make sure we got all of them?
Probably should.
Now where did that come from?
What?
It's showing the 15th bug in the middle of the lake.
What? I don't remember seeing any other bugs down there!
Let's go back and check it out.
Might as well.
They made it back to Lake Hylia and stopped where the map said the bug was. Honing their senses, they saw a ball of lightning move through the water before disappearing.
Where is it?
Her question was answered when a giant bug burst through the water and into the air.
Holy…
Yeah…
…
…
Shall we?
We shall.
Using their brains and teamwork (and because I just don't feel like describing this particular scene), the giant bug was defeated and they soon found themselves human and standing in front of a giant snake made of pure light.
My name is Lanayru.
Your efforts have at last restored each of us light spirits in Hyrule.
O hero chosen by the gods...
The dark power that you seek...
It waits in a temple set in the bed of Lake Hylia.
...But before seeking it, you must now bear witness to something...and never
forget it.
You must know that it was the will of the goddesses that we lock away the
forbidden power...
Link and Kagome listened to the spirits voice and soon found themselves in a world of darkness. Looking at each other, they noticed that their clothing had changed again. Link was once again in his normal clothes while Kagome was dressed very differently.
Her outfit was almost similar to what he was used to seeing her wearing. She still had a sleeveless kimono, but this one was longer, and a light purple with a pink obi. Instead of fingerless gloves, attached to her biceps were the sleeves of her kimono. Her legs were covered in off-white pants that ended at her knees. On her feet was a pair of ordinary sandals. Her hair was also different. Instead of a single braid, two ponytails rested behind each ear.
They looked at each other and smiled before their attention was brought back to Lanayru as he once more began to speak.
When all was chaos, the goddesses descended and gave order and life to the
world.
They granted power equally to all who dwelt in the light, and then returned to
the heavens.
The lands where the goddesses descended came to be known as the Sacred Realm.
For ages, the people lived at ease, content in mind and body...
The pair watched as the Goddesses created the world, both in awe.
But soon, word of the Sacred Realm spread through Hyrule, and a great battle
ensued...
Among those living in the light, interlopers who excelled at magic appeared.
Neither noticed the other's eye become pure white, nor the dagger that appeared in Kagome's hand. Kagome turned toward Link and moved as if to strike him down, but was surprised when he drew his own sword and drew it on her. Seeing her fall, Link turned toward the Sacred Power and ran toward it, once more in his battle clothing. At the base of the Power, two shadows Links were waiting for him.
Wielding powerful sorcery, they tried to establish dominion over the Sacred Realm.
It was then that the goddesses ordered us three light spirits to intervene.
We sealed away the great magic those individuals had mastered.
Link and his two shadows watched as the Goddesses combined their power against them. The vision ended with Link screaming in rage.
Being brought out of their trances, the pair found themselves once more before the spirit.
You know this magic...
It is the dark power you seek...the Fused Shadow.
O hero chosen by the goddesses... Beware...
Those who do not know the danger of wielding power will, before long, be ruled by it.
Never forget that...
The sprit began to fade, but not before imparting one last piece of knowledge.
The dark power that you seek is sleeping within Lakebed Temple in Lake Hylia...
All was silent as they processed what they had just heard.
Link looked toward his partner and became worried when he saw how pale and frightened she looked.
"Kagome?"
"That vision…"
She turned frightened eyes toward him.
"I was going to kill you, but…"
She felt her legs give out beneath her and would have fallen had Link not reached her and held her as he slowly brought them to sit on the ground.
Holding her close, he reassured her as best as he could.
"It wasn't real. I know you would never do anything like that to anyone and I would never draw my sword on you…unless of course you were possessed. Then we might have a few problems."
He felt her laugh against his neck.
"That's better. Now we need to figure out what to do next."
"Well, the spirit did mention a 'Lakebed Temple'."
Cue Midna!
"Whoa! That reminds me of something... Didn't the late queen in Zora's Domain ask you to do something? She asked us to find her son! The one who's been missing since he headed for Hyrule Castle... I think she said something about granting you some special power if you rescued him? If the final piece of the Fused Shadow is on the bottom of Lake Hylia...then it looks like we're going to need that ability!"
And exit Midna, stage right.
"Looks like we know where to start!"
Standing up, he offered Kagome his hand to help her up.
"Shall I escort My Lady to Telma's Bar?"
Smiling up at him, she allowed him to help her up.
"If kind Sir would be so gracious."
Arm in arm, the two left the cavern and made their way back to Castle Town.
