Welcome back to Wind of Time! Here, we will see a first glimpse of the master that takes refuge in the Shadow Temple! And, a small spoiler at who the Sheikah Survivor really is.
Chapter 10
Eyes that can See the Truth
Kakariko Village was in flames. Numerous buildings were burning, the windmill was dead still, and I couldn't see anyone in the village. Except for Sheik.
The Sheikah Survivor was standing in front of the well, his back facing the large amount of company he had. Link and I walked up to him, but he continued to stare at the well. I could swear that I saw something glow on the back of his right hand, but only for a trillionth of a second. In case your wondering, I'm the fastest thing alive, remember? It would naturally follow that my eyesight would be insanely quick as well. I can't actually see sound waves or anything crazy like that, but I can pick up details that the average person would usually overlook.
Sheik did nothing to move, but warned us to stand back. As if on cue, the well's overhang broke off, and some dark presence escaped. The shadow monster sealed inside the well had broken free. (A/N: If you are not creeped out by now about how much Sonic knows about Hyrule despite never being there before in his life, there is something wrong with you.) The beast was invisible to us, but it grabbed Sheik, and threw him around like a rag doll. He eventually flew from his captors grasp, and the shadow the beast cast dashed around the village, until finally charging at me and Link. The Hylian was hit by the monster full force, but I leaped out of the way in time, having plenty of experience fighting unseen enemies thanks to countless sparring sessions with Espio.
Link was knocked unconscious by the beasts attack, and he lay there broken. He eventually came to, and Sheik explained that Bongo Bongo, the monster we failed to defeat, has fled to the Shadow Temple, while a Sheikah woman named Impa went there hoping to reseal it. It turns out, Impa is destined to become the sage of Shadow, but she won't survive without help. Link would be unable to provide much aid against an opponent he can't see, and the strategy I use with that ninja won't with Bongo Bongo.
"Link, return to the past, and search the well for the eye that can see the truth. Sonic, use the gems in your possession to generate a lens that will let you see what can not be seen." With that, he taught Link the Nocturne of Shadow, and before we could do anything, he was gone.
"It is really annoying that he never sticks around long enough for us to ask him what is really on our minds." I said irritated. "It feels like he's trying to hide something important from us." "He'll tell us what the problem is when the time comes." Link stated wisely. "I guess you're right."
"Now, I have to head to the Temple of Time, and return to the time before Ganondorf took over. You stay here, and try to generate that lens Sheik mentioned. If I'm not back here in 30 minutes, head to the Shadow Temple. I'll try to meet you there, okay?" I nodded my understanding, and with that, he played the Prelude of Light, and was whisked away to the Temple of Time. Well, I have half an hour to myself.
Overhead, Silver and the others were watching what had transpired, but they were too far away to hear anything we said. They simply watched me walk over to the well, sit down on it, and pull the five Chaos Emeralds I had with me out of my quills. Silver watched this, a confused expression on his face. Link and Sheik did not notice any of them, but he did not trust either of them. "I think it would be best to split up." he proposed. Everyone agreed to this, and the psychic liberator gave each of them Hyrulean to English dictionaries so that they would be able to at least understand what these people were saying. Tails and Knuckles went to the Temple of Time, to take a lookout on Link, Shadow and Rouge headed to the Shadow Temple in order to check what was going on there, while Silver and Amy stayed where they were to keep tabs on me. All of them had communicators with them in order to rely any information they found. It would be vital to their hopes to rescue me. Like I actually needed it.
As I sat there on the well, examining the emeralds, I wondered how I was supposed to create something that will let me see the unseen. I closed my eyes and pictured the energy forming something that will allow me to see what is unseen. I felt the Emeralds responding, and then produce something into the physical realm. The emeralds fell calm, and I opened my eyes to see a strange monocle hovering in the air above the emeralds. It was designed so that is would fit in me, and was structured for the right eye. A lens with a silted pupil was positioned so the it was not covering the eyepiece, but could be placed as such with a small switch. I replaced the Emeralds and fitted the monocle on my head, noticing that it fit like a glove.
I decided to test it, and moved the switch so that the lens would be over my eye. When I did that, I saw Amy's disembodied spirit leaning in close to me, and in shock, I lost my balance and fell into the well. I didn't suffer any severe damage, though my back took most of the shock, and I quickly hoped it would heal. The pain soon faded, and I took the ladder and climbed back up to the surface. Amy was looking down after me, and yelled her apologies to me in English. Well, at least I can still understand that.
"What the hell are you doing here!" I screamed at her. I was using Hyrulean, so she just looked at me in confusion. She took out the dictionary Silver gave, and flipped through its pages, trying to pinpoint what I said. I sighed heavily. If this is how I'm going to have to speak with my friends from here on, it is going to be extremely painstaking to hold up a conversation. She eventually found the phrases she was looking for, and resumed flipping through the pages. As she did this, I noticed silver floating a little behind her. I figured he had something to do with this. She followed my line of sight, and tried to answer my question using the Hyrulean tongue. She most likely tried to say "Silver brought us here in order to make sure you were okay." but her tongue slipped and what she said instead was "Silver brought us here to make sure your red compliment jeans were salty." I heard Silver burst out laughing at this ridiculous statement, confirming my theory that he could understand Hyrulean. She turned towards Silver and asked him what was so funny, and he explained her hilarious mistranslation to her. She quickly joined him in laughing at this, and was amazed at how cheerful she can be. Less then 10 minutes later, Link came riding back to the village, Lens of Truth in hand. Tails and Knuckles were following him, suspicion written all over their faces. The Hylian seemed to notice Amy and Silver, but largely ignored the spectral hedgehogs.
"Perfect timing." I said to him.
"Now that we both have something to let us see the unseen, it's time to head to the Shadow Temple." The hero responded to the eyepiece I was wearing. He played the warp song Sheik taught him earlier, and the two of us were taken to the Shadow Temple. At the entrance, Link used Din's Fire to light all the torches, unlocking the door. We headed inside, and began the search for Bongo Bongo and the Sage of Shadow.
You may be noticing a piece of irony in this. Shadow the Hedgehog, in the Shadow Temple? This was not intentional, but it may make for good reviews. Just do not expect any of Sonic's friends to play a large role in what is left of the story. Only Silver can fluently understand anything the blue blur is saying anyway. Now, review the chapter, or die.