It was late when Link felt the disturbance, and he sat up in bed, still half asleep.
"Link? Is something wrong?" asked Sheik, groggy and half asleep himself on the bed next to him.
'Maybe' he wanted to say, because Hero Stuff almost always meant that something went terribly wrong.
"Dark's being annoying," he said instead, even though he knew that Dark was asleep on the floor in front of the heart downstairs.
"Ugh, I'll go tell him to calm down," said Sheik, rubbing at his eyes.
"No, it's ok, I'll go," said Link, getting up and grabbing his cane. "Go back to sleep."
Sheik gave an exasperated sigh, and turned on his side to go back to sleep.
Link went instead to the edge of the lake, where he found a lone white figure standing barefoot on the sand, under the moonlight.
He could see him, in his mind, emanating a sharp white energy.
"You're back," said Link, relief flooding his heart. He felt like he had just recovered a part of himself that had been lost among the stars.
"I suppose I am," said Oni.
"Having second thoughts now?" asked Link, standing next to him. "Oh, I can't feel you in my mind."
"This vessel is different. It still resembles you in a way. And I have no secondary thoughts," said Oni, tilting his head.
"Wow, you and Dark are gonna be really happy. He's gonna enjoy all the opportunities for sarcasm that you provide," said Link.
"Enjoyment…that is…an interesting concept," said Oni.
Link raised his eyebrows at him, then laughed aloud.
Yes, life was going to be very interesting.