So first things first, KaT, you need to get an account so that I can private message you! But since I can't, I will just have to reply to your review here. So the part when you called the giant spinning ice blade a prototype for Wipe Out made me laugh so hard. Yes, I suppose I did draw inspiration from the Little Mermaid. I have no shame in it :) And I don't think you are odd or sick for wanting Shadow Shinichi to molest real Shinichi. I considered adding that actually. Also, if you look up Zelda fanfics, there are quite a few Link/Dark Link stories. About Sonoko….no promises but I will try.
Ok so this fic is close to done! Just two more temples left, one more after this chapter, and then Shinichi will face Gin. I also plan on writing a special epilogue, so stick around for that. I think you will enjoy it ;)
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Shinichi ran as fast as he could to Kakariko Village. The small village was getting closer, but he could see the cloud of smoke that was rising from it. With that much smoke, the entire village must be on fire. He pushed himself harder.
He finally entered the village and saw to his horror that numerous houses appeared to be on fire. The village was in chaos and everywhere he looked, he saw people running around. It looked like the men were trying to at least control the fire while the women and children were attempting to handle the livestock.
"Shinichi, I sense something in the center of the village," Ai told him.
He wasn't sure what else to do, so he ran for the center of the village. He rounded a corner and saw in the center was KID. The Sheikah wasn't looking in his direction, but was facing instead at a well that was in the center of the village.
Shinichi was now level with KID and also looked at the well. Something about the well was making his skin crawl. KID warned him, "Shinichi, get back."
As soon as the words left his mouth, something exploded out of the well. Shinichi used his arm to shield his eyes and waited for the debris to settle. When it finally did he lowered his arm and looked at what he was facing. He was confused to see nothing. "What? Where did it…" he trailed off. He turned his head looking for the enemy, but was unable to see anything.
From his side, he heard KID cry out. He turned and saw KID rising from the ground. Something large was lifting him, but he couldn't see it. KID was flung through the air, being shaken as if he was a rag doll. Shinichi pulled an arrow from his quiver, but wasn't sure were to aim. He gritted his teeth in anger, "Put him down, you bastard!"
KID stopped moving and Shinichi heard a roar of anger, than the invisible thing threw KID. Shinichi barely had time to react. He dived and was just in time to catch the Sheikah in his arms. The force of the momentum brought him to his knees, but he managed to keep a hold of KID. "Are you okay?" he asked the ninja in concern.
"No time for that, it's coming back for another attack. You have to get out of here," KID told him. Shinichi set the Sheikah down as gently as he could, than he drew his sword and readied himself for an attack he couldn't even see. KID called after him to run, but he ignored the Sheikah, "I'm not leaving you or the rest of the village, so shut up and let me concentrate."
Despite his efforts, he still couldn't stop it. The next thing Shinichi knew, he was looking up at the star filled sky, a worried KID sitting next to him. He sat up slowly with KID's help. "Looks like you are coming around," KID said in relief.
"What happened?" Shinichi asked in confusion. He looked around and was relieved to see that the village was no longer on fire. A slow, steady drizzle was falling which was probably how the villagers were able to put out the fire.
"The evil shadow spirit was released. That's what attacked us. Jii, the leader of Kakariko Village, had sealed the spirit at the bottom of the well many years ago, but Gin's activity caused the shadow spirit to become stronger and the seal broke," KID began. "I believe Jii has gone to the Shadow Temple to strengthen the seal and reseal the spirit, but without any help, he will be in danger. Shinichi, Jii is one of the six sages. You must go to the Shadow Temple and help Jii."
Shinichi nodded, "I understand. I will leave for the temple immediately. Where will I find the entrance to the temple?"
"There is an entrance hidden beneath the graveyard behind this village," KID told him. He looked rather grim. "The only thing I can do for you is teach you the melody that will lead you to the Shadow Temple. This is the melody that will draw you into the infinite darkness that absorbs even time….listen, to the Nocturne of Shadow."
Shinichi pulled out his ocarina and learned how to play the melody quickly. The song was dark and mysterious. It was beautiful in its own way, but it also gave him the creeps.
They finished the song and KID put his lyre away, "I will see to the village and make sure everyone is okay, you go to the temple and stop the shadow spirit within." KID began walking to Shinichi, closing the distance between them. "There is one last thing I must give you. Please accept this, for luck," KID cupped Shinichi's cheek and raised the hero's face to his own. KID closed the distance between them and gave Shinichi a soft kiss. Shinichi was a little more prepared this time. He raised his arms and wrapped them around KID's neck and pulled the Sheikah closer.
KID drew away and was smiling, "Good luck, Shinichi. I will see you when you return." KID threw a flash bomb on the ground and disappeared.
Shinichi's eyes were wide in shock, "Ai, did you see? He showed me his face. KID showed me his entire, uncovered face."
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Shinichi stood at the bottom of the well and growled with impatience, "Ai, I don't see anything." After KID had left, Ai had insisted that they should check out the bottom of the well for clues. So far, they had yet to find anything.
Ai floated around and checked every corner, "Still, it wouldn't hurt to check." Her fairy light suddenly illuminated the skeleton of a long dead man. "Wait, I can hear the spirit of this man whispering something to me, he says…'find the Lens of Truth.' What do you suppose that means?"
Shinichi frowned, "I'm not sure." He began walking in Ai's direction when he suddenly tripped. He reached out his hand to catch himself on the wall, but was surprised when his hand and half of his body went through the wall. He fell to the floor with a crash, half his body visible on one side of the wall, and half on the other side. "Uh…Ai?" he called out.
Ai flew right through the wall, "It's a fake wall, it was hiding the rest of the well rooms."
Shinichi climbed to his feet, "Well let's investigate. Maybe we can find the 'Lens of Truth' or whatever that spirit was talking about."
Shinichi set out to explore the rest of the well and came to a problem almost immediately. The hallway he was following split into two identical routes. A couple inches of water flowed along the floor. He shrugged and took the hallway to the right and continued on. He had only walked for a couple minutes when he realized he was back where he had started. It would seem the two hallways were connected and made a big doughnut like shape.
"You must have missed something, let's examine the hallway again, but take it slower this time," his fairy suggested.
Shinichi followed her advice and about halfway through the long hallway, he found the Symbol of the Royal Family. He pulled out his Ocarina and played Kaito's Lullaby. When the song was completed, the water running along the floor was drained. "I'm not sure how that helped," he commented to Ai.
The fairy shrugged and urged him to keep searching. Once again he found himself back where he originally started, except this time without the water on the floor, he was able to see a hidden hole he could climb through. "I guess it's a good thing I'm small. If I was any larger, I'm not sure I could squeeze through," he thought out loud.
Ai snickered, "You might be the savior of Hyrule, but you are quite short despite the fact that you are a fully grown adult. Do you think KID is attracted to petite men?"
Shinichi turned crimson, "We really need to focus on exploring the bottom of this well. Normal wells don't have secret rooms and the Royal Family's Symbol. There is obviously something here."
The fairy chuckled but decided she had teased the hero enough. The two continued on in silence. What Ai didn't realize was that Shinichi was having an inner battle with himself. Kaito's Lullaby had reminded him of the absent prince. 'KID and I have kissed twice now. It doesn't take a genius to realize that he likes me. And if I'm honest with myself, I like him to,' he thought to himself.
'But…I won't lie to myself, I like the prince too. I may have only met him once, and he was even a child at the time, but something happened in the brief meeting, something that changed me. I can't stop thinking about Prince Kaito, but I also can't stop thinking about KID. KID, who I know likes me, who I also like,' he sighed to himself.
'To think I have a chance with the Prince of Hyrule is crazy. We met once as children, and only very briefly. This crush, or whatever it is, is crazy. Besides…..how could someone like me have a chance with the prince of Hyrule? I don't think it matters that I'm a commoner, but I'm a male. I could never give Prince Kaito an heir,' he sighed in defeat.
'I'm attracted to KID. If we ever had a meeting that lasted longer than five minutes, I bet I could easily fall for him…if I haven't already begun to fall,' he finished his thoughts just in time.
"I can sense that behind this door is an item with much power. I can also sense a great evil protecting it. Be careful," Ai warned.
Shinichi nodded his thanks and opened the door. It slammed and locked behind him, which just caused him to roll his eyes. He was so use to that by now. He took a quick look around his surroundings. The floor appeared to be made of dirt and he was closed in by tall hedges that acted as walls. He honestly couldn't tell if he was outside or if this room simply mimicked the outdoors. There was no way outside the room aside from the door he had just come through.
It was kind of dark, but as soon as his eyes adjusted, he let out a breath of surprise. Coming out of the ground, near each corner of the room, were four arms. The arms were long and skinny, the skin pale. The arms were so long, he had to crane his neck to see the hands attached at the top. The hands were open and looked like they were reaching for the ceiling. He squinted and could see that the fingernails were ruby red and sharp as knives.
Ai also examined the hands, and was careful to keep her distance, "Those hands coming from the ground, I know what we are up against. There is an enemy in here, called Dead Hand. He can be dangerous, but he is a coward. There is only one way to lure him out, you have to allow yourself to get captured by one of the hands coming from the ground. Only after you are captured will he reveal himself."
Shinichi gave her a look, "And how am I suppose to fight him after I'm captured?"
"The hands aren't that strong, I'm sure you can break their grip. Besides, you are still wearing the Goron Bracelet. That should give you enough strength to not only break its grip, but even a finger or two," she replied.
Shinichi looked at the golden bracelet on his wrist, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Ok, this plan makes a little more sense now."
He made his way to one of the hands in the nearest corner. As soon as he was within reach, the hand struck out and grabbed the hero around the throat. The moment the fingers closed around his throat, Shinichi heard a shuffling noise coming from behind him. He struggled with the fingers for a moment but managed to pry them off. He rolled out of reach of the arm and got his first look at Dead Hand.
He would never sleep again. This thing was surely made from nightmares. The Dead Hand was surely the thing that goes bump in the night. It was vaguely humanoid in shape, and it was hunched over. Instead of legs, it simply had a large mass of flesh that it shuffled around on. It arms were thin and it had no hands, and it kept its arms bent and close to its sides. It didn't have lips so he was free to see every one of its large teeth, it sort of looked like it was giving him an insane smile. Its eyes were black as coal and lifeless.
(A/N If you want to see what enemy gave thousands of Nintendo gamers nightmares, simply look up Dead Hand in your search engine.)
For a brief moment, Shinichi forgot that he was a brave hero with a very sharp sword. He backed against the wall and watched as the thing in front of him shuffled closer. It opened its mouth, its jaw stretching impossibly wide.
"Please accept this, for luck."
KID's voice rang through his head and Shinichi could almost taste the Sheikah's lips on his own. He stood tall and confidant and drew his sword. In one swift movement, he brought the Master Sword down on the enemy. If screamed once before falling over quite dead.
The four long arms simply faded as if they had never been there and a chest appeared. He opened it and pulled out what looked like a magnifying glass. The entire thing was purple, even lens. "This must be the Lens of Truth. I wonder how it works." Shinichi turned to Ai with a questioning look.
The fairy studied the purple magnifying glass, "I think I recognize this item. It's an ancient artifact made by the Sheikahs if I remember correctly. KID should know more about and he said he would stay in Kakariko Village to help. If we find him, we can ask."
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"Excuse me, I'm looking for a Sheikah, KID. Have you seen him?" Shinichi asked.
The old woman thought for a moment, "Oh yes, such a handsome young man. He rebuilt my chicken coop for me, than left. Is he your boyfriend?"
Shinichi blushed and stumbled over his words, "Ah-just a-ah friend. Thank you."
He asked around some more and while he learned that KID had helped many people in town rebuild, he never actually found the Sheikah.
He took a break under the shade of a tree. "This isn't exactly a large village, where could KID be?" Shinichi sighed.
"Looking for me, hero?" he inquired from behind him. The ninja snaked his arms around Shinichi's waist and rested his chin on the hero's shoulder.
Shinichi's heart skipped a beat and he fought to keep the blush off his face. He turned his head so he could look at KID better, which just caused the blush to surface full force when he saw how close KID was. He pulled the Lens of Truth from his pocket, "I found this at the bottom of the well. Do you have any idea what it is or how to use it?"
KID moved his attention to the lens in Shinichi's hand. "This is a very old item made by my ancestors many years ago. It has been missing for some time now. That you would find it is surely fate, the Goddesses must think this item will help you in your journey," he told the hero.
Shinichi frowned, "How does it work?"
To answer his question, KID took the lens in his hand and held it up for Shinichi to look through. His arm never left Shinichi's waist. "See that man's toolbox over there? Try looking at it through the lens."
Shinichi looked at the toolbox. For a moment, all he could see was an ordinary toolbox. But after a moment, he found that he could see through the box and actually see the items inside. "I can see the man's tools. So does this lens allow me to see through things?" he asked the ninja. A naughty idea formed in his head. What would happen if he looked at KID through the lens? He blushed and forced the thought away.
KID smiled, "Not quite. It's a little more complicated than that. The lens reveals the truth, or it reveals things that cannot be seen by the naked eye. More importantly, it can see through illusion. The Shadow Temple is said to be full of illusions, this item will be of great help when you face the temple. Some enemies are also invisible to the naked eye, but with the Lens of Truth, you will be able to see them."
"You mean like the Spirit Beast broke free of Jii's seal?" Shinichi asked.
"Exactly," KID told him. Shinichi saw KID suddenly narrow his eyes. He appeared to be looking closely at Shinichi's neck. "Hero, you have a ring of bruises around your neck. Did something happen when you obtained the lens?"
Shinichi nodded, a little confused by the question, "Before retrieving the item, I was forced to face a Dead Hand. The bruises are from the arms that attempted to strangle me."
KID looked at the bruises a little longer before making eye contact with Shinichi, "This journey really hasn't been easy for you, has it my hero? But take heart in the fact that it is close to over. Be strong, Shinichi. Prince Kaito is waiting for you." Shinichi blinked at KID and the ninja paused.
"You know what they say, kiss it and make it better," KID smirked. Before Shinichi could react, KID was giving his neck tiny kisses. Shinichi's eyes fluttered closed and he turned his head so that KID had better access. He let out a low moan of appreciation. KID pulled away from Shinichi's next and the hero let out a tiny noise of protest. KID chuckled and gave Shinichi a quick peck on the lips.
"Shinichi, after you save all of Hyrule, would you like to get a glass of Lon Lon Milk with me sometime?"
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Shinichi found the entrance to the Shadow Temple behind the graveyard just as KID told him he would. A set of stone steps led him underground to the grand entrance. The Forest Temple had been beautiful before it was forgotten by time. The Shadow Temple was never beautiful. It was dark and mysterious and spoke of death.
Shinichi soon discovered that many of the walls in the temple were illusions. The Lens of Truth of course let him see which ones, but using the lens exhausted his magic power. When he felt the lens sapping at his strength, he was forced to take a potion to replenish it.
The entire temple gave him the creeps. Hell, even the walls whispered creepy things to him. He would often hear the walls tell him such things as, "What is hidden in the darkness…tricks full of ill will…you can't see the way forward…"
One thing he heard did cause him to pause, "Here is gathered Hyrule's bloody history of greed and hatred…"
He turned to Ai, "What do you suppose that means?"
"The history of the Shadow Temple is very clouded. Nobody knows who built it or for what purpose. Many theories have been made, however. Many think the temple was built by the Sheikahs. Some think it was built to pay homage to shadows and illusions. Others think it was built as a magnet to draw in all of Hyrule's evil and malevolent thoughts from the people of Hyrule, thus maintaining peace and order. Some think it was built as a prison for Hyrule's evil doers," the fairy explained.
Shinichi replied, "Interesting…and very creepy."
At that moment Shinichi gained access to a new room. The inside looked much like the room where he fought the Dead Hand, minus the arms in the corners of the room. Instead he saw a crouching figure in the center of the room. It was naked and so thin he could see every bone in its body. The shin was brown and looked shriveled. It sort of reminded him of a raison. It was curled into the fetal position with its arms covering its face. As soon as Shinichi walked into the room, the thing stood giving him a look at its face for the first time. It appeared to be wearing a mask crudely carved from wood. The mask was simple in design, it was simply two perfect circles for the eyes and a third perfect circle for the mouth.
"That is a Redead. It's a zombie-like enemy. You have to attack it quickly before it freezes you with its…" Ai began but was interrupted.
The Redead let out an ear piercing scream. It was the most terrifying noise Shinichi had ever heard. He tried to move, but his body wouldn't respond.
"…paralyzing scream," she finished. "You have to fight it Shinichi, mind over matter, come on you can do it! You don't want to see what the alternative it!"
Shinichi was grinding his teeth as he struggled to get his body to move. The Redead was slowly making its way to him. "Why, what's the alternative?" he asked.
"If it manages to catch you, it will climb onto your back and molest you while it eats your flesh*" Ai answered.
"WHAT! Ok, no way am I going to let a dead raison zombie touch me inappropriately while it tries to eat me," with a sudden burst of strength, Shinichi was able to move again. He raised his sword got rid of the zombie.
Once the Redead was defeated, a chest appeared as his reward. He opened it and found inside a strange pair of boots. They looked like normal boots except they had a tiny pair of wings attached to them. "Oh, I know what those are, they are Hover Boots. If you wear those and step off of a ledge, they allow you to float for a short period of time. The only problem with them is that they will give you no traction and can making normal walking a slippery challenge. I would recommend only wearing them when you need them," the fairy suggested.
Shinichi groaned, "Fantastic, so it's going to be like the Water Temple all over again; boots on, boots off, boots on, boots off. Ok, let's get this temple over with."
Shinichi continued on. He soon found use for the Hover Boots. He found a new doorway he had yet to go through, but unfortunately it was across a bottomless pit that was too jump across. Unfortunately, it was also too far for him to walk across with the hover boots. A puzzle stood nearby and he was sure if he solved it, it would allow him to cross to the door.
The puzzle was a statue of a raven. If he listened closely, he could hear it whisper to him, "Face my beak in the direction of the skull of truth. The alternative is to descend into eternal darkness." The walls surrounding the room where covered in skulls.
"Well, I get from the puzzle that I have to face the statue in the direction of a certain skull, or I will never cross the gap to get to that door. I just have to figure out which skull is the correct one. Luckily, I have something handy that reveals the truth," he smirked as he pulled out his Lens of Truth. He looked at each skull and found that under the lens, all of the skulls disappeared, all but one that is. The one that he could see with the lens must be the correct skull while the rest were illusions. He spun the large statue until it was facing the correct skull and it clicked into place.
Once the statue was in place, a bridge began to come out from the opposite side of the gap. But instead of connecting from one side of the gap to the other, it stopped about halfway across. It was clear what he had to do, he would have to put on the Hover Boots and run across the gap. He just hoped the boots hovered long enough so that he could make it to the bridge.
He put on the boots. They were slippery just as Ai had said. It reminded him of walking on ice. He tried to get a running start, but the boots gave him no traction so it was impossible. He had to simply walk across and hope he didn't fall into the eternal darkness. He took a couple calming breaths and began to walk. He reached the gap and his feet left the ground. Instead of falling into the bottomless pit, he hovered in midair. He took another step, and another. He was almost to the bridge when he felt himself beginning to fall. He reached out desperately and was barely able to grab a hold of the bridge. He pulled himself up and walked the rest of the way to the door.
Through the door, he found another spinning blade much like the one he had found in the ice cave when he retrieved the Iron Boots. This one however wasn't made of ice. It looked like a giant scythe and even had two larger than life grim reaper statues that stood back to back and spun the scythe blades. He didn't know if he should be scared or laugh at how tacky it was. Either way, the twin spinning reapers were just as easy to dodge as the ice blade in the snow cavern.
Next he found a room with floating guillotines, a room with an invisible grim reaper wielding a scythe (he had to use the Lens of Truth to see it), and a room with a spike trap that would fall from the ceiling onto him if he wasn't careful. The thing that set this temple apart from others was that it had fewer enemies but more traps.
He entered a new room and found himself facing a large ferry. The boat was floating in midair with fog swirling around it. The head of the boat resembled a bird and near the bottom it held two bells in its talons. He climbed aboard the ferry and gazed ahead trying to see where it would take him, but the fog was too thick. "This ferry is giving me the creeps. It reminds me of the ferry that is sad to take souls to the realm of the dead," he muttered.
Ai nodded in agreement. She noticed the Symbol of the Royal family was etched into the boat. She pointed it out to Shinichi who pulled his Ocarina and played Kaito's Lullaby. When the song was completed, they heard a faint tinkling noise, "Did you hear that?"
The sound rang again and Shinichi nodded, "I think it's the two bells we saw at the bottom of the ferry." He felt the ferry begin to move on its own despite the lack of caption or driver. The ferry bobbed on nonexistent water, the bells tinkling every so often. They road in silence and simply waited till they reached the ferry's destination. It at least seemed to know where it was going.
The trip was smooth until the ferry rammed into a wall. "Ai, the ferry is sinking, we have to get out of here!" Shinichi called out. He gazed through the fog and could barely make out land. He jumped off the ferry to the ground and turned just in time to see the ferry sink into oblivion.
After that, he found himself in a maze, except all of the walls were invisible. Unfortunately, he figured this out the hard way, by bumping into the invisible barrier and smashing his nose. Once he figured out the walls were there, he was able to use the Lens of Truth to find his way out of the maze.
"Okay Shinichi, I can sense a great evil behind this door. The Shadow Spirit must be beyond this door," Ai told him.
Shinichi opened the door, but the room was empty. Not surprising, he did know that the Shadow Spirit was invisible to the naked eye. He looked through the Lens of Truth but was surprised to see that the room was still empty. He used the lens to examine the floor and discovered that in the center of the room was a hole. He approached the hole and tried to see what was at the bottom, but it was to dark. He also couldn't find a ladder or any footholds. The only way to get down was by falling.
Shinichi set out a sigh and jumped down the hole. He fell for quite a while but was shocked when he landed on soft, bouncy ground. Actually, the ground was very bouncy, strangely so in fact. "Shinichi, now would be a good time to use your Lens of Truth," the fairy suggested.
Shinichi pulled out the lens and looked around. A quick examination of his surroundings showed him that he was actually standing on a giant drum! The drum was floating in a sea of what looked like poisonous miasma. He used the lens to look up, "Ai, I found the Shadow Spirit."
He held the Lens of Truth out so that the fairy could have a look, "That's Bongo Bongo. By careful, this battle will get quite annoying considering you can only see him with the Lens of Truth. It won't be easy fighting with just one hand."
Bongo Bongo was so large, Shinichi could only see half of its body. It was enormous, its body just seemed to appear from the darkness. Where its head should have been was what looked a bit like a black flower. The petals circled around a glowing red eye that took up the entire things face. It had arms and hands, but the hands weren't attached to the arms but instead floated in place.
The hands began playing the giant drum that Shinichi stood on. It was a little hard balancing while he played, but he managed. Than without warning, one of the hands reached out and grabbed him. The hand was so big, his entire body easily fit inside its palm. The thing shook Shinichi around before throwing him.
"Shinichi, are you alright?" his fairy asked in concern.
Shinichi growled and got to his feet, "That must have been the same attack it used on KID. You will pay for that."
He fired an arrow off at the right hand. Bongo Bongo roared and began shaking his hand as if he could shake the pain away. He used his other hand to slam down and try to squash Shinichi. The hero simply dodged and slashed at the other hand.
With both hands injured, Bongo Bongo charged at Shinichi and tried to head butt the hero. Shinichi was too quick for him he fired off an arrow that stunned the Shadow Spirit and then attacked his eye with the Master Sword.
Bongo Bongo drew himself up in anger and began slapping the drum in anger. Dodging the gigantic hands was very hard for Shinichi, especially since the drum made him bounce like he was on a trampoline. His luck ran out when one of the hands smashed down on his ankle painfully. Shinichi bite back a shout of pain. He tried to stand and put weight on his leg, but the pain and the unstable ground made it impossible. He fell back on his butt and gingerly held his ankle.
Bongo Bongo snarled in triumph, sure that his prey was finished. He charged at Shinichi, his single red orb getting closer and closer. The eye was so close, Shinichi could see his reflection inside it. He raised his Long Shot and fired directly into the center of the eye. Bongo Bongo stopped charging and screeched in pain. Shinichi climbed painfully to his feet and drove the Master Sword deep into the eye, killing the Shadow Spirit once and for all.
xXx
Shinichi looked around and saw he was standing in the Chamber of Sages. Wait, he was standing? He glanced down and tried rolling his ankle, it seemed completely healed. "I used a small amount of my power to heal your ankle. It's the least I can do for the boy with Kaito's Ocarina."
Shinichi looked up at the speaker and wasn't surprised to see Jii, Kaito's caretaker, standing in front of him. "Jii, I'm glad you are safe. KID told me you went to the Shadow Temple to reseal Bongo Bongo and I wasn't sure I would make it in time to help you," Shinichi told the sage.
"Shinichi, as you may already know, we Sheikah have served the royal family for generations. But on that day seven years, Gin suddenly attacked. His attack was so well planned that Hyrule Castle was forced to surrender after just a short period of time. Gin's target was one of the keys to get into the Sacred Realm, the treasure of the Royal Family, the Ocarina of Time. My duty bound me to take Prince Kaito to safety. I want you to know that Prince Kaito is safe, you have nothing to worry about. Soon, you will meet the prince face-to-face and he will explain everything. That is when we, the Six Wise Ones, will seal up Gin and return peace to Hyrule. I have to stay here in the chamber in order to help you. Please, go to Prince Kaito's side and protect him on my behalf. Please take this, the Shadow Medallion, so that I may add my power to yours," at the end of his speech, Jii raised his arms wide and summoned the Shadow Medallion.
The medallion floated to Shinichi. It was a deep purple color and had a triangle in the middle with three circles closing around it on the outer edge. Shinichi felt the familiar pull the meant he was returning to the outer world. He could no longer see the Chamber of Sages anymore, but he still heard Jii call after him, "Please, look out for the Prince…"
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*= I'm not making this up! Redeads molest Link and are fucked up! Go look it up on youtube. Just make sure you are watching a video from Ocarina of Time and not one of the other games.
All the theories Ai mentioned about the Shadow Temple are real theories that can be found any certain Zelda fan cites. None of the theories have been confirmed as correct by Nintendo because they like to keep us guessing and keep all of their secrets locked up tight.
This chapter was very hard to write, so I would appreciate any reviews, even if it's just to say 'me like.'