PLEASE NOTE: I am trying my best on the descriptions, but it has been awhile since I played the game, and I'm sorry if I made any mistakes or missed anything. I have played the game many, many times, and I know every twist and turn, but I'm not that good with the surroundings. I know the big details, but not the little ones. . .
That's all I got to say.
Thank you for your time.
Story
Kagome was falling. Falling into a never-ending darkness. She had a feeling in the pit of her stomach that something bad will happen, and soon.
A white aura surrounded her body, her eyes taking in a heavenly glow, and the light pulsed through the darkness. She instinctively closed her eyes, soaking in the soothing white energy.
She felt herself being lowered and placed gently onto the ground. Her eyes we're still closed. She didn't know where she was, or what happened.
She couldn't tell the time, so she continued to lay there, unsure of anything at the moment. She was numb all over, yet it did not hurt, more like she was paralyzed all through her body. She was unable to move, feel, touch, smell, or even hear anything. All she could do was breathe. She could not protect herself, and that made her worry, but she tried to stay calm.
The first thing that came back was her sense of touch. She then understood what surrounded her. Water, water and cold stone. She would have shivered if she had control of her body. So she just continued to lay there.
After several minutes, a small sound came to her mind. Trickling and small drips. Her hearing has returned. Her own heart thumping in the background, relaxed her. She was confused as to why she only heard water. No animals, no wind, and thankfully, no demons.
Was she in an enclosed cage? A dungeon? A basement? It was the only explanation she could think of. There was enough stone, but too much water. Maybe it was flooded.
After a few more minutes, and some smart remarks later, her smell came back. At least she knows she doesn't stink. She snorted at her own comment. She tried desperately to move, but to no avail, she sighed in frustration. Wait a minute. She paused and then sighed again, checking to make sure she was hearing correctly.
"Hmm." When did her voice return?
"Hello?" Her voice was cracked and hoarse. She cleared her throat. "Hello?" Trying again, sounding slightly better then before, but not by much.
If her tongue and mouth moved, why not her other limbs? She tried to move her arms again, a grunt escaped her dried lips. After a few minutes of trying, the only results she got from it was a few twitching fingers. Sighing again she decided to wait it out.
It wasn't long till she could move her hands into a fist and she smiled. She squeezed her eyes together, testing if she had control over them, and she did. She slowly opened her blue orbs. She immediately noticed her vision was blurred, unable to see anything. After blinking a few times to put them into focus, things started to become clearer. She looked around, her eyes scanning the area as much as they could, for she was still unable to move her head.
She was in a small room of some kind, but not a basement or dungeon. None that she has ever seen, anyway. The walls looked like they where alive, moving and flickering, dancing across the room in a stream of purple, black, and white.
"Beautiful." She stared in awe.
At that moment she noticed the water she was in was very shallow, it barley covered half her body. Her head was supported by a stone frame. It was boxed around the small puddle she was lying in. On both sides of her head were stone torches lighting the room. She noticed she could not see a door, for there was a wall directly in front of her, and quickly figuring out the door must be behind her.
She wasn't in the most comfortable position, and her body started to feel cramped. Feeling the muscles under her skin twitch, and her body shiver from the cold liquid around her was a good sign. A sign she now had control of her limbs.
Slowly, she raised her arm out of the water, so she could get a good look at it. Her hand was slightly pruned and wrinkled from being submerged for so long. She moved her fingers, hand, and arm, testing their movements. She nodded in approval, then released a grunt as she slowly heaved her body in an upright position, it decided to show its discomfort by popping and cracking in persist.
It took awhile, but she finally was able to stand. When she did she turned around and looked at the rest of the room.
All of the walls where the same moving, vibrant, shimmering colors as the one before her. She found out directly behind her was pitch black. Like a opening to an endless pathway.
"That must be the exit." Though she really wished it wasn't. The emptiness seemed to go on forever. She wasn't in a big hurry to leave, only to be in complete darkness once again.
She glanced down and saw a stone step, with a yellow symbol on it, leading out of the pond and onto a stone path. She stepped forward, standing on top of the symbol. Not feeling wet any more she looked down at herself, seeing her clothes were now dry and clean. She was left dumbfounded.
"That's odd." She dusted herself off, while checking to see if all of her weapons were accounted for. She sighed, realizing her backpack was missing. Out of bad habit, she gripped the sword at her waist in frustration.
All of a sudden the symbol underneath her started to glow, and the sound of laughter bellowed throughout the room. The joyous laughter didn't seem threatening, so she relaxed her tension and quickly turned around, facing the direct cause of the happy sound. What she saw was different, and something she least expected.
A woman popped out of the water. Her form was small when she first appeared, but the farther away she was from the water the lager the woman's body became, until she was even bigger then herself. She had red hair that was parted into three ponytails, and was wearing nothing but vines all around her body. The first thing that came into Kagome's mind was "Mother Earth."
What surprised Kagome the most was that she was floating above the water. She was smiling down at her, while she was somehow sitting on the air. She had her legs crossed, and her right arm supported her head lazily. She then started to speak to her in a kind and knowing tone.
"It is very nice to meet you, Kagome."
"How--" She interrupted her.
"How do I know your name?" Kagome just nodded. "Well, I am the Great Fairy of Power. I know everything that is in this land." She opened her mouth to ask another question but was cut off once again. "But I do not know why you are here." Kagome closed her moth with a snap, a slight growl rumbling through her chest. "I bet you are wondering where you are?" She just nodded again, jaw slightly clinched. "You are in the land of Hyrule." Kagome was about to speak again but she cut her off again, and it's really starting to annoy her. "I also don't know how you got here either." Kagome just looked down at her feet, deep in thought. "But, I do know how you can go back to your land." That caught her attention. "I believe you must rid this land of the evil that has befallen it. Once you do that, you will be able to go to your own world."
"But--" SHE DID IT AGAIN--!!
"But how? Well you have to defeat the great king of evil. Ganondorf. When he is gone, the rest of the evil in Hyrule will disappear. He is the one who brought all of the evil onto the land. Destroy him, and you destroy all of the evil that covers this world."
Kagome then waited to see if she was finished. She then raised her pointer finger to make a statement. She opened her mouth to speak that statement--
"Wh-" She cursed loudly inside her head. Why was she unable to speak around this woman!?
"Where is he? Even if you knew where he was you can not reach him. For his castle floats above a deep abyss that is filled with lava." Kagome's face was red from anger, and veins were popping up all over her forehead. She was so pissed, she couldn't even see straight! "I can not help you directly in battle, but I do have something that will help you on your journey."
The great fairy raised her hands, and a blue beam of light came down from the ceiling, surrounding her. Suddenly a choker appeared in front of her. It was very beautiflul, in Kagome's opinion. Small sliver triangles, like the one she was standing on, was linked together making a chain, and A single, onyx, crescent moon dangled from it's sliver band, with a crystal triangle in the foreground, highlighting the moon. It then disappeared and reappeared on her neck. She brought her hand up to touch the small gift, a small smile on her face.
"That choker will help you to carry more items without having to really carry them. All you have to do is think of the item you have, and it will appear in your hand. Please come back when battle makes you weary." Then she disappeared back into the water.
Kagome then turned around and was about to leave the room when the same blue beam appeared again, and she started to get lifted up to the ceiling. She closed her eyes tightly, blinded by the bright light. She then felt her feet land softly and she opened her eyes again. She quickly noticed she was in a great voluminous field.
"Things keep getting stranger and stranger." She spoke. Then she shrugged and started to walk in a random direction. She didn't know where she was going, but something told her to go this way, her feet having a mind of there own.
She was walking for several minutes before she started to climb a small hill. Over the hill she saw a castle, it had a dark aura surrounding it and she also noticed that the closer she got to it, the darker it became. To her left was some kind of circler wall, and in front of it was a sign that read 'Lon Lon Ranch.' But that wasn't the place she was headed, the castle was. Something there was calling to her. It did not take much longer, before she was standing directly in front of the castle. The night sky loomed over the area, creating an ominous feel to the ruined structure.
"No doubt from all of the evil inside." She assumed. She also noticed that the bridge was torn from its chained hinges, and broke in-two. "Whoever--" She paused. "Or whatever broke this, does not like doors very much." Oh well. She shrugged. Only makes her job that much easier. Now she doesn't have to destroy it herself, to get inside. The water splashed, getting all over her clothes and body once again. She sighed, shivering slightly from the damp cold liquid touching her skin.
She crossed the bridge quickly, and entered the castle gate. At first it didn't seem so evil, she glanced around and saw a door to her right, it seemed like it was in good shape so she decided to go inside.
She entered, and closed the door behind her with a soft click. She glanced around and noticed it was very small, and mostly dark. In front was a person sitting on a bed, above her was what looked like different colored fire in wooden cages. They moved and flickered, as if laughing. She walked towards them and saw they had faces. Where they spirits? She stopped just in front of the person. She had on a purple hood covering there face, only one eye glowing red in its dark depths. Kagome shivered, her body felt cold and constricted, as if being smothered just by her mere presences. A dark feeling started to ooze out of the fire creatures. Then she heard laugher from in the direction of the flames, as they floated out of their wooded cages like they where nothing.
"Excuse me." She paused, a puzzled look on her face. "Ma'am." She raised an eyebrow in question, and the person just nodded, showing that she was indeed correct in her assumption. She sighed in relief, not wishing to be wrong when guessing the gender of a person. "Could you tell me what those creatures above us are?" She flicked her head slightly in the direction of the flames.
"Why, they're Poes." she stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. As she spoke the 'Poes' Were moving back and forth from there cages, in a taunting manner, still a laughing.
"Poes?" She questioned her.
"You do not know of Poes?" She sounded slightly surprised
"I'm sorry. No, I don't." Kagome shook her head back and forth slightly.
"Well, Poes are like ghost, but they're not. When a ghost is still with this world, and does not go into the next, they stay here to wander. But when you kill a ghost, their sprit is still left." She motions above her head with her staff. "They are called Poes."
"Oh really?" Kagome smiled to herself at the information. "I think next time I see Kikyo I will call her a Poe." She then started to laugh at her own joke.
"You know a Poe?" The woman sounded intrigued.
"You can say that." She managed to say while trying to hold back the rest of her laughter.
"Next time you see a Poe, catch it in a bottle and bring it to me. I will pay a good price for it." Suddenly she smacked the bed frame above her, causing Kagome to jump in surprise. The Poes quickly fled into the cages, and laughed.
"You pay for Poes?" She tried to stay back on the subject at hand.
"Yes, in this time of dread a shop like this has a good killing off of Poes, and it is one of the only shops the Great Ganondorf will allow."
"That's terrible."
"No, it's life." She replied.
"Well, I will make sure you're the first one that comes to my mind when I catch a Poe."
"That's very thoughtful of you. Thank you." She bowed softly.
"No problem. I'm happy to help you with your..." She paused. "Collection. Goodbye." She said, and waved to her while closing the door. She left, a small still on her face, wondering where she can get a big enough bottle that will fit Kikyo's size. Another fit of giggles escaped her lips.
Once her laughter subsided she stood up and started to walk deeper into the castle. She soon found herself in what looked like a town square, but it was in complete shambles. Red statues were littered all over the area, looking at them made a shiver go up her spine.
"Something is not right here." She spoke to no one in particular. Suddenly a groan was heard throughout the area, then the statues started to stand and move. "Ugh!" She scrunched up her face in slight degust. "What are those things!?"
The nearest 'mummy' looked her way, and she couldn't help but stare into its dead eye sockets. A screech rang into the night air. Instantly body was paralyzed and she couldn't move--!! She struggled to get free, but it was getting closer. Small pops and creaks could be heard from the monsters body as it moved slowly towards her. A growl rumbled through her chest as she tried to fight off the spell that bounded her.
All of the creatures then started to wobble towards her in the same slow pace. The one who bounded her was still moving closer. Her heart started to beat loudly in her chest, while she was struggling to get free. Before she knew it the monster was within striking distance, and it jumped up with impressive speed, wrapping itself around her from behind and started to drain the energy out of her body. With the loss of eye contact the spell was quickly broken. She growled and started to wiggle against it's tight grip.
"Get off of me!" She roared, while breaking free of its grasp, not wanting to be in the mist of a ghoul dog-pile, while having all her energy drained. She threw the ghoul over her shoulder, her hands glowing pink with her pure energy. It slammed against a wall and instantly turned to dust on impact. "Wow. It worked." She just stared at her hands like they where the best thing in the world. "My powers must work on them like demons. I wonder if it's because they're evil?" She questioned.
She had no time to think for more of the ghouls were coming at her, and they didn't look too happy that she killed one of their friends. She was quick to act, her sword appeared in her hands and she got into a fighting stance. It didn't take much effort to turn them into dust, but there were so many of them, she was quickly getting overwhelmed.
Trying not to waste too much energy in her attacks, she used as few movements as possible, yet for some reason her body started to ache from the small attacks. It must be because of that mummy who attacked her before. Her energy was drained from her very being, and that fact did not help her in this battle.
She was swift and fluent, slicing and cutting critical parts of their humanoid bodies. One after another fell to her blade, until she was finally staring down the last one, but sweat started to quickly appear above her brow. It grunted as it slowly moved forward, she moved to the side and with a flick of her wrist she decapitated it.
She slowly stood strait, getting out of her attack stance. Her eyes were closed, and her breathing was sharp and ragged, showing her exhaustion. A sound behind her caught her attention. Boots thumping against the hard stone, and it coming at her quickly. Another one? Her jaw clinched in irritation, and the grip on her sword tightened.
When it was within striking distance she quickly turned around gripping the attacker by the shoulder, and pushed him onto the ground, trapping him underneath her. She held her sword at it's neck, about to spilt it's throat open, but instead she blinked in surprise.
He awoke in a weird place, with someone calling his name.
He looked around, finding himself in an odd position. He realized that he was standing on the Triforce symbol. Then he saw six more platforms around him, each with a different color, and one of them had a guy on it. Wait-- what?
"Link, I am Rauru, the sage of light, one of the six ancient sages. This is the Chamber of Sages, inside the Temple of Time. I have awaken you because it is time for the Hero of time to shine, and destroy the great evil that has come upon this land. That Hero is you." He smiled. "Link, Hero of Time. Seven years have past since you hefted the Master Sword." He must have seen a funny look on Link's face, for he gave a soft chuckle. "If you do not believe me. Look at how you've grown up."
Link looked down and saw that it was true, he was an adult, and like usual Navi pointed out the complete obvious.
"Link! You've grown up!" Of course…
"Link, seven years have past because Ganondorf used you to get to the Triforce. You were too young back then to be the Hero of Time, but when Ganondorf attacked, the Master Sword saved you by putting you in the Chamber of Sages. Link, there are five more Sages left in Hyrule. I am one of them, but the rest are asleep, and you must awaken the Sage within them. Once you do, we will help you all we can to defeat Ganondorf, but now I am too weak by myself. You must find the rest of the Sages. Here, take my Medallion, it has my strength within it, to help you on your journey."
A Medallion floated down towards him, and he received the Medallion of light.
You have the Medallion of Light, The Sage of Light Fuses his power to you. You now feel stronger then before. Congratulations. . . (Dun dun dun laaa.)
His body felt light as he was lifted off of the platform, and a bright light surrounded him. Link closed his eyes, and when he opened them he saw that he was transported back to the Master Sword chamber, in the Temple of Time.
He glanced around the room, before he started to descend the steps, leading away from the stone that once held the Master Sword. He suddenly felt a presence behind him, where he once stood. He withdrew the Master Sword and shield, while turning around to face the unknown person.
The person had a blue suit, underneath a white cloth with an eye on it. The cloth covered his bottom jowl and a band covered his head. All Link could see on his face was his deep blue eyes, and some of his short blond hair sticking out of the band. For some odd reason, he felt as if he had seen this person before. His thoughts were cut short though, for he started to speak.
"I've been waiting for you, Hero of Time. I am Sheik. Survivor of the Sheikahs." He paused, looking at him up and down. Link shivered under his intense stare. "You really do look like the Hero of Time standing there with the Master Sword withdrawn." He complimented him. "I have come to tell you, that your journey will not be an easy one. You must go all over Hyrule to find the Sages.
One in a Deep Forest. . .
One on a High Mountain. . .
One under a Vast Lake. . .
One within the House of the Dead. . .
One inside a Goddess of the Sand. . .
Together with the Hero of Time, the awakened ones will bind the evil and return the light of peace to the world. One Sage is waiting for the time of awakening in the Forest Temple. The sage is a girl, I am sure you know. But, if you believe what I'm saying you should head to Kakariko Village. . ."
Link just nodded, and left Sheik in the Chamber. He walked away, putting his sword and shield back into place. His steps were slow and steady as he closed his eyes and enjoyed the sound his boots made against the hard stone, as it echoed through the tall building. He sighed and that too, came back as a soft whisper against his ear, making him shiver.
In his opinion he arrived at the door, which led out of the temple, a little too quickly and a harsh gust of wind blew across his frame. Instantly smoke and some type of spice wafted into his nose, making him snap open his eyes. The sight that greeted him was not what he expected. He knew at that moment, seven years really have past and that the land was in Ganon's control.
From where he stood, he could see the evil red aura around Death Mountain. All of the plants, animals, and everything else was dead. Everything looked so evil and corrupted. Link's jaw was clinched in anger, and his knuckles where white, his leather gloves groaning in persist at the harsh treatment.
"Hey, don't be so down Link. I'm sure not everything is this bad. Don't worry, we will fix everything just as it was! Right?" Navi Chirped.
"Yeah." His grip slacked.
He sighed, looking away from the cheery ball of light, and then started to distance himself from the temple. His boots making soft thumps on the dirt road as the ground shifted under his feet. He was headed towards the town square, yet when he got down the stairs, and entered the town square, what he saw made his blue orb widen in surprise.
There was a person in the town, and he had just been attacked by a Re-Dead. He had his back towards him so he couldn't see their face--He then grabbed the Re-Dead and slung it over his shoulder, and then faster then Link's eyes could follow in detail he cut and sliced the other Re-Deads' around him, with a blade that looked similar to The Master Sword. He was moving in an almost gracefully manner, as his long black hair whipped and snapped, matching his movements.
Link was quick to take action and help the person out, even though he looks like he didn't need it, but before he could get to him, he finished off the last one. Link continued to run at him though, to make sure he was alright. Stone meet hard leather as the thumps echoed throughout now, quiet area. As he finally came within his reach, Link's arm extended to place onto his shoulder, but the man quickly turned around, and before he had anytime to react, he was on the ground with a sword against his neck.
He was now able to get a good look at the person, and what he saw made him gasp in surprise, and his heart soared into his throat. Staring at him was a beautiful woman with hair, blackest of the night, and the most beautiful emerald green eyes he has ever seen.
Right now her eyes were emotionless, and looked about ready to decapitate him at any moment. That thought made him swallow hard in nervousness. But he also noticed her breathing was slightly ragged, as her chest rose and fell quickly. Then, her face quickly changed from deadly to completely surprised in an instant, witch amazed him.
"Oh! I'm so sorry." She then smiled at him. "Here, let me get off of you." She said as she raised up and off of him. He had to hold back his look of disappointment, saddened at the loss of contact. She slowly stood up, her knees popped and cracked at the movement, witch made him flinch at the harsh sound. Yet it didn't seem to bother her, for she was still smiling and lowered her hand down for him to take. He grinned at her while taking her hand, and she hefted him up with a slight grunt. Was he that heavy?
"No Problem. It was just an accident, you didn't mean to." He said.
"Oh no, It was my fault. I thought you were one of those ghouls." She waved her hand in front of herself in defense.
"You mean one of the Re-Dead?" He corrected her for the use of the word 'Ghoul.'
"Oh? That's what those things are called?" She paused, lost in thought, then suddenly she spoke again. "I just called them ghouls, they didn't seem to mind, since I they were busy trying to eat me." He just chuckled at her choice of words, and shook his head from side to side. "What's so funny?" She questioned, huffing.
"It's nothing..." He smiled at her, waving his hands in front of him in defeat. She then shook her before smiling to herself.
"I'm sorry, where are my manners." She spoke softly and bowed, which confused him. "I'm Kagome. I'm sorry again for what happed to you."
Link just scratched the back of his head nervously, while reaching out with his other hand in a small gesture. It was at that moment that she rose up from her bowed position, and stared at his hand strangely. After a moment a look of realization flashed in her eyes, and she smiled. She reached out and happily shook his hand. He was taken by surprised at the strong grip she gave him.
"Names Link. Very nice to meet you Kagome, even under the--" He paused, thinking of the right word to say so he would not upset her. "circumstances."
"Yeah. I guess so." She blushed a pretty pink, then released her hand from within his, before placing it by her side.
"What are you doing here by yourself anyways Kagome? You could get yourself hurt." He asked her, slightly worried about her safety. You could not be too careful with all the monsters running around in this world. She looked away, as if thinking over something, and then spoke.
"Well, the Great Fairy told me-"
"Wait. You talked to the Great Fairy?" He interrupted her.
"Yes. She told me the only way I can get back home is to defeat the great evil that controls this land. Ganondork or something."
"Ganondorf." He correct, another chuckle escaped his lips and she blushed.
"Oh well, I don't care. I just want to go home." She seemed saddened as she looked away in thought.
"You mean your going to try and kill Ganondorf?" He questioned her.
"That's what I said." She replied quickly.
"Well, you can't." Link objected.
"Why not?" She glanced at him out of the corner of her eyes.
"I'm the one that's supposed to rid the land of The Great King Ganon, by awaking the six sages." He stated.
"So you're after Ganon too?"
"Yes."
"That settles it then!" She spoke confidently.
"Settles what?" He asked as he raised one of his eyebrows in slight confusion.
"I'm going with you!"
"What?" He growled out. He was more then a little surprised as he stared at her, wide-eyed.
"Yup! I'm going with you!"
"But-"
"No buts! I'm going whether you like it or not!"
"Why?"
"I have a feeling that you're the only person that can help me." She paused, a sly grin on her face. "Plus! You already got a battle plan and everything! All we have to do I find those Stages!"
"That's 'Sages.' " He had to correct her once again.
"Whatever. Lets go!" She then grabs his arm, and dragged him out of the castle.
"What have I gotten myself into?" He grumbled. She just laughed, and he sighed in defeat.
And that's how Link's journey as The Hero of time got started…
"Look out Sages, here we come!" She shouted to the sky, as the raven haired beauty pulled him behind her.