I found myself alone. Helpless. I can't breathe! I wanted to shout but no sound came from my mouth. A cackle of laughter made bats swoop down and claw at me. The laughter came nearer as I swatted the bats away. I felt like I was drowning, my lungs incapable of breathing. I was to die – alone. No one came; no one heard me as I took my last breath.
A loud boom like the ringing of canon fire burst through my mind. My eyes flew open and I found myself lying on the ground, safely next to Link. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and tried to steady my trembling body.
"Finally! At least one of you sleepy heads is awake!" came Ghirahim's voice from farther down the way. Getting up, I found Ghirahim battling a group of Bokoblin who had acquired a canon. I rolled my eyes at his cockiness and woke Link who was ready for battle.
The night before, we had decided that entering the temple the conventional way was unnecessary. Ghirahim was the key to getting past large enemies. Even in his goodness, he was still in charge of them. However, the Bokoblin were another story. They seemed to disregard his authority. Perhaps it was because they were sworn enemies of practically everyone they encountered. Whatever the case, Ghirahim seemed to have too much fun battling them.
"Ghirahim! You know we don't even need to engage in battle with them!" I shouted over to him. With his ability to disappear and reappear, Ghirahim could easily get us to the next place we needed to be in the temple.
"And lose all this fun practice?" he amusedly said as he slashed a Bokoblin to death. He whirled around and ran like a blur to where Link and I were. "Fine. Here we go, the easy way!"
With dust the only thing in the place that we were standing moments before, I found myself inside the temple at the final dungeon.
"Watch this," grinned Ghirahim as the Scaldera confronted them. Without a word, Ghirahim stepped forward and gazed at Scaldera for a long length of time. The creature bowed and without even fighting, rolled out of the room.
With a look of triumph, Ghirahim turned to me and gestured toward the Earth Spring door as he said, "After you, your Highness."
Stepping forward, I opened the Earth Spring door and gaped in awe at what was before me. The place was filled with soft flowing water and beautiful statues. I hopped over to an emblem at far end of the room with Link one step behind. I took in the beautiful object and lifted my sword skyward. With a crack, my sword was filled with energy. I pointed it at the emblem and with a loud boom, the emblem came to life. Out of it came a part of a map that read "Lanayru Desert."
"Do we seriously have to go to another temple?" groaned Ghirahim. "It's like this goddess of yours wants you to do these painstaking things just to prove you are capable of defeating Demise. What utter nonsense!"
"Do you have any better ideas, Sassy Demon?" I retorted back.
He turned to Link and I with a gleam in his eye and said, "Well, if you are asking, I do."