Voices Of Termina

by ColinCeption

What would happen if Link never arrived to Termina? The land and the people would be doomed and would not be saved from the falling moon. And what if those who had a story to tell could tell it, via diary/journal? Well, that's the idea of this story. This will be looking at multiple characters writing down the last three entries for their diaries/journals. There are spoilers.

6. Chapter 5: Mutoh

Chapter 5

Mutoh the carpenter

Day 1

So I began my day as normal, overlooking the construction of the tower, and everything was going just great. Then, at 10:00, the captain of the guards, Captain Viscen called a meeting at the mayors office. Or should I call him Captain Coward, due to what he had to say! He told the mayor that the moon was falling and that we should not only cancel the Carnival, but also force everyone to evacuate. I could hardly believe the words myself, and I was standing right next to him! And do you know what the mayor did? He actually considered doing such a thing! I scoff every time I even think about that! I then immediately spoke up and told the captain how much of a coward and a fool he was. I also said that this was just a groundless theory with no evidence, sparked by panicked citizens who merely heard a rumor, as well as the fact that the soldiers cant even keep the panic together. The captain then responded to me as if I was an idiot, saying how obvious it was that the moon was falling, and how I shouldn't insult the soldiers in such a way. He also pointed to the "evidence" that no one is in town, despite there usually being a crowd when the Carnival is near. I tell you, the nerve of these cowards, the nerve! After that, I told them that if soldiers want to run, then they can run for all I care! And do you want to know why I'm fine with them running? Because the carnival will be a success, and I wont care if the soldiers are not there. They are such cowards, they probably wont even be able to defend Clock Town if it is in a crisis! I even said that the Madame herself would be ashamed to see such cowardice! The argument continued on for hours, with the two of us throwing jabs at each other. It finally ended when the mayor dismissed the meeting for now. After that I went home and started writing this. But not before telling my workers that they have to pull another all-nighter. I feel bad for them sometimes, but it will all be worth it when the Carnival begins and the citizens have somewhere to sit when the fireworks go off. When that happens, I will have a damn good reason to mock those cowards.

Day 2

I swear today went almost the exact same way as yesterday. It started with me in the early morning watching my men. By the way, they have made some progress overnight, as in one part. It then started raining, which of course is going to delay construction by a huge distance. I also overheard talk among the workers that they might flee. It may just be an idea, but a true coward will take any stupid idea in their heads and go with it. Everyone who hasn't fled already has a plan to run away. My workers, the citizens, the soldiers, even my own wife and children! I hardly believed it this morning that the conversation at breakfast was what direction we should flee in. I swear, good, brave people are becoming deceived by the stupid and cowardly into believing these nonsensical rumors. Any ways, at 10:00, just like yesterday, me and Captain Viscen were called by the mayor to discuss the fate of the carnival. The minute the both of us arrived we began arguing and bickering once again. Though I swear that this time, he was desperate. He seemed to repeat the same basic points he had made yesterday. "The moon is closer than it ever has been before". "There is no one in town to even celebrate". I even think the mayor is partially a coward himself! If he is truly not a coward, he would have immediately decided yesterday that the carnival should still be held. Instead he has had to sit at his desk for the last two days thinking about the matter! That means that a part of his mind actually agrees wit the captain! What a fool! If I were in his position, I would never trust the man who would flee the town he is supposed to protect with important decisions! At 8:00 the mayor again broke up the meeting with the conclusion of "I will think about it". I stopped by the site before I went home, and saw the tower was nowhere near completion. My "workers" apparently just stood around all day while I was wasting my time arguing a pointless argument! I then told them that I am not sorry for them and that they are working yet another all-nighter. Maybe if they weren't such lazy bums they would actually get to go home at night! When I walked home, I saw every member of my family packing their bags! After several minutes of confusion, my wife said they were fleeing, and they didn't care at this point whether or not I was coming with them. And she had the nerve to tell me I was a selfish and cruel husband and father. Unbelievable I tell you, unbelievable! Its my money that kept them alive, I never once hit any of them, and I even took time to teach my children on the family business. A profession, I might add, that has traveled down my family line for over a dozen generations! At least I had an excuse to sip on the bottle tonight. If these two days have been this terrible, tomorrow can only go so well.

Day 3

Oh, what a day. To start from the moment I woke up, my head hurt terribly. I should not have drunk more than a sip or two last night. Even now, almost a full day after I drank that, my head is still a little off. The other thing that happened immediately after I awoke, was that I noticed my family was gone! I mean, I knew they would flee, but they could have at least said a goodbye before they left! Or maybe they did, and I forgot due to you-know-what. So I had to make breakfast all by myself and eat it alone. When I left for work, the tower was still not complete. Of course it wasn't near completion yet. Why? Because my so called workers talked to each other about fleeing the whole night! The only one who didn't talk about running away was my apprentice, and he is only staying because I'm staying! I thought this was the worst they could do, but I'll get to that later. Also there have been constant tremors going thought the day. Some say its the moon, but I say its merely just nature. Any way, once again me and the captain were called upon to finally decide what the plans are for tomorrow. And once again we argued and argued. Oh, and guess what? He was using the same damn points again!"The moons about to hit, cant you feel the quakes?". "Think of the citizens, you heartless bastard". I swear this coward is becoming even more of a coward by the day! His arguments were so unbelievably pathetic, I feel that even he was getting tired of them! So after all this time, after three days, the mayor finally made his decision, right as we were about to leave. He came to his wits after I laid out my best argument and decided for the carnival to be on. I walked out relived, but suddenly gained back my anger when I came across the tower. While I was convincing the mayor, those sneaky cowards left! Yeah, they all fled away because of the "big, scary moon". Cowards! They were always cowards anyways! The carnival will be better without cowards, anyways. I swear when this carnival is over, I will find every one of them and give them a damn good reason to be scared! And its all because of this moon! This monster is the reason that so many good men and women became cowards! Oh well. They'll all see when tomorrow comes, the carnival will be hosted, and those that stayed will have a damn good time. Meanwhile all the cowards will realize how much of an ass they made themselves out to be, and regret not staying for the rest of their lives. Well, I have to stop writing now. I have the Carnival Of Time to host.