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"Link...Wake up...Link, the chosen one..."
Link opened his eyes slowly.
He saw before him an old man in a red and orange robe.
"I am Rauru, one of the ancient Sages... Ages ago, we ancient Sages built the Temple of Time to protect the entrance to the Sacred Realm..." The man Began
Link felt an explanation coming.
"This is the Chamber of Sages, inside the Temple of Light...
The Temple of Light, situated in the very center of the Sacred Realm, is the last stronghold against Ganondorf's evil forces."
Link jumped at the name Ganondorf.
"The Master Sword--the evil-destroying sword that you pulled out of the Pedestal of Time--was the final key to the Sacred Realm."
Link knew most of this, but was sure he was being filled in due to the fact that the hero of this time did not.
"Link...Don't be alarmed...Look at yourself...!" The old Man Pointed out.
Link saw a blue orb of light darting around him.
"Look Link! You're big now!! You've grown up!" The blue orb said.
Link knew the chosen hero had been young when he was sealed away.
The old man chimed in.
"The Master Sword is a sacred blade which evil ones may never touch...Only one worthy of the title of "Hero of Time" can pull it from the Pedestal of Time...However,
you were too young to be the Hero of Time...Therefore, your spirit was sealed here for seven years. And now that you are old enough, the time has come for you to
awaken as the Hero of Time! Well, do you understand your destiny?"
Link nodded, understanding what he was doing.
But, remember...Though you opened the Door of Time in the name of peace...Ganondorf, the Gerudo King of Thieves, used it to enter this forbidden Sacred Realm! He
obtained the Triforce from the Temple of Light, and with its power, he became the King of Evil...His evil power radiated from the temples of Hyrule, and in seven
short years, it transformed Hyrule into a world of monsters. My power now has only little influence, even in this Sacred Realm... Namely, this Chamber of Sages.
But there is still hope...The power of the Sages remains. When the power of all the Sages is awakened... The Sages' Seals will contain all the evil power in the void of
the Realm... I, Rauru, am one of the Sages... And... Your power to fight together with the Sages makes you the Hero of Time! The Hero of Time, chosen by the
Master Sword! Keep my spirit with you... And, find the power of the other Sages and add their might to your own!"
There was a twinkling, and Link saw a golden coinish thing float down to him.
"This is a Medallion, Link!" Explained the old man. "It is a sign that my power rests with you now... do not let me down!"
Link felt another blue crystal lift him up. When he opened his eyes, the blue orb greeted him.
"Link...we're back in the Temple of Time...But have seven years really passed? It looks like you won't be able to use some of the weapons you found as a kid anymore...
Let's get out of here!"
The blue orb floated behind Link, and link start to walk off, but his sharpened senses from being a wolf for however short a time told him someone else was there...
He turned to see...
"I've been waiting for you, Hero of Time..." Sheik almost spat the last word, knowing it was not true.
"When evil rules all, an awakening voice from the Sacred Realm will call those destined to be Sages, who dwell in the five temples. 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... This is the legend of the temples passed down by my people, the Sheikah." Go now to the forest, that you
may know as Faron Woods, there you will meet a girl... she is the chosen one..." Sheik approched Link caustiously, and grabbed his face.
Link screamed, and tried to force his way out, but Sheik held firm. "Silence... I'm filling you with these... Memories...your memories..."
Sheik let go, and suddenlly Link knew everything that had happened to Hyrule 7 years ago.
He shook his head.
Sheik turned around. "Use your Clawshots to gain access to the forest temple... I wish you the best of luck Hero of iTime/i"
Sheik turned fully around, and Link did so as well, and cautiously made his way out into the hell that was Hyrule Castle Town...
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