A/N: Yolo! Skychild101's here and she is proud to present another chapter to her awesome readers! She also has another announcement which is she is going to create a contest. So, if you please vote on the poll so I would know.

Link: …nice try but we ALL know that you're here…

Me: Damnit, Link! Way to ruin my surprise coverage! *grumbles*

Link: *rolls his eyes* can we start now? I've got something important to do. Like you know, saving Hyrule.

Me: And going back in Time *offers helpfully*

Link: *glares*

ONWARDS!

Chapter 37: A Healing Incantation

The village gave out something a western style since there were houses that were on each side; each of them resembling the same style. The wind's breeze flew by, whipping at my hat which went to the side.

Yes, I unfortunately (and reluctantly I might add) had to go with the fake one. There goes my hope for ever finding my real hat.

Yes, I'm still pretty pissed off at the damn Bulbins…moblins…whatever you want to call them! I really see no difference in them except the skin color and the fact that they are just stupider…well one of them is stupid and the other one is stupider…

Anyways!

According Darbus who had just left, he told them that this was the hidden village and the elders call it a forgotten place and how the village was infested with the evil creatures.

I sighed, taking steps towards the village. It really look deserted as if nobody has been in here for years.

…kind of ironic…

"Destroy them all before they stop you."

Darbus's voice sneaked its way into my mind.

Right then. It should be easy, right?

When battling, never say that question. I swear: that question is a cursed one.

I lazily got out my bow and arrows so that I could aim the Bulblin that was straight ahead of me. Throughout my journey, I had become increasingly great with the bow. My aim was improved greatly so that was why the green enemy was struck with only one arrow.

I slithered my way through the village as I was trying not to be seen.

Luck just wasn't at my side and it all happened when I was close (only a few centimeters away from an explosive barrel). I mean it was only A FEW centimeters away and yet I still get struck by it!

I shall blame it on the shockwave that came with it…

…right, I shall also tell how it happened. So buckle up your seatbelts! It's gonna be a one wild ride!

I smirked when I saw one of the Bulblins that had fallen to its doom but because I was busy watching the Bulbin dying, I nearly didn't notice that one of the green enemies was sneaking up at me.

The way I had spotted the pesky intruder was by looking at the shadow. I quickly did a somersault to roll out of way before instantly grabbing my precious sword out to stab him right in the middle of its chest. In a blink of an eye, I was suddenly surrounded by the annoying enemies—the ones that were on the ground.

Just like that.

Because of the small space I had, it forced me to shift here and there until that's when it happened. Midna's call came too late as my sword accidentally made a scratch on the explosive barrel. The barrel exploded, knocking me out of the way while killing all of the opponents in the process.

Less work for me.

I stumbled backwards until I tripped over a small rock so I was now leaning against the wagon that caught my fall. My arms were dangling on both sides as I blinked at the sudden blast.

…my ears are ringing…

Once the enemies that were on the ground got taken out, I started to work my way up.

Hmm…I should've come here at nighttime…would've been easier…

I narrowly avoided the flaming arrow that was fired from the Bulbin Archer before I went up the stairs to kill it. It took a while but at last, I killed the damn bastards. By now, I was sore and tired and just plain hungry.

I heard the doorknob turning so I turned around only to find that a short elderly woman with robes had stepped outside.

"The howls of the beasts…They've faded into silence…"

I walked towards, clearing my throat so that I can get her attention.

"Hi, I'm—"

She gasped. "Wait, are you…The savior!" she exclaimed, eyes wide with shock as if she couldn't believe that the savior was actually here. "It's you, the savior!"

I shortly gave her an odd look. Savior?

"Please, please forgive me…for not opening up the door."

"It is alright. I don't blame you for not opening it. I would've done the same thing." I told her, flashing her a smile.

She gave a short nod. "My name is Impaz. I'm the last resident of this poor village. My names comes from the great one who built this village so long ago…This village was once the secret home of a proud tribe who served the royal family…But it fell into decline, and became infested with dangerous beasts. It became an awful place…" she sighed, her eyes soften at the silent village.

To be honest, I felt bad for her…

"Excuse me for asking, but is your name…Link?" she suddenly asked.

I blinked from the unexpected question. "Um yes."

"Ah! I knew it…So then, you saved that nice girl?"

"Nice…girl?" I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion until realization hit me like bricks. "Ilia! Uh—I mean, yes I did."

She smiled, gratefully at me. "How lovely. When she was here, she would often cheer me up by saying that you would come to help. That sweet girl…She worried about this old woman even as I helped her to escape from here…"

My expression suddenly went to a sad one as it painfully reminded me about her memory loss…I guess that's how she lost her memory. She must've hit her head hard on the boulders that tumbled down…

"By royal order, I can't leave this place until a certain person arrives. No matter what terrible fate is visited upon it…Oh, but listen to me blather on! I have a favor to ask: would you help me return this to her?"

"Of course." I said, sincerely.

"Thank you. It's just that I think she always kept it close to her heart, but even so, she didn't hesitate to part with it in order to protect me…"

She then gave me a charm that looked like a beige horseshoe that had a nice shade of brown whistle "branch" in which I can blow in. There were also a few beads here and there. It looks…nice.

"I believe in my heart that it's kept me safe all this time…So please…I ask that you return it to that girl." she pleaded.

I sighed, giving the woman one last look before I departed.

Imagine…being stuck in the village for an eternity until a certain person arrives…that and you cannot leave the village, no matter what fate may bring. I felt sorry for Impaz and she probably felt lonely…except when Ilia would come.

I just hope that Impaz can leave the village now.

I quickly got out of here by warping myself out and arrived to Kakariko Village in a heartbeat. After transforming back into a human, I burst into the Sanctuary as my eyes darted from one person to the next.

"Well?" Renado asked.

I nodded, earning sighs of relief.

"Good."

For some strange, I hesitated as I looked Ilia who gazed at the floor with a gloomy expression but once I gathered my wits, I walked towards her. The sound of the footstep alerted her so she looked up to see me.

"Link…" she said, softly.

I smiled weakly before fidgeting with my pocket until I pulled out the charm. In an instant, she made out a gasp before silence settled in.

"I…I knew you once…" she replied, softly. "Yes…This feels so familiar…The scent of hay…"

Right before my eyes, I felt myself being "transported" into a different scene. The background was out, excluding the others except Ilia and I.

"Long ago…When we were young, you and I…You were always there…You were always beside me…"

She opened her eyes, having a smile placed upon her lips as she relieving her memories.

"Link."

I couldn't help but to smile and I felt tears brimming at the corner of my eyes. I had finally brought my childhood friend back. I had finally brought Ilia back…everything is now the way it should be. No more talking to her as if I was a stranger. No more crying at night as I was desperately trying to figure out how to bring her memories back.

"Ilia." I replied, softly.

The background then transformed into Ordon Spring with Epona rearing behind Ilia. I stared at her soft green eyes as I smiled like an idiot. I had finally brought her back and it felt like nothing could ruin this. No matter what, I will stand by her.

I was vaguely aware that Renado and the Goron were still here but I didn't hear them leaving or the kids who were spying on us. Talo wanted to stay and watch but got pulled from Beth which ended having the kid to be scolded by her.

"This gift was meant for you. It was something I wanted to give you before you left on your journey. Please, Link, take it."

I took the gift as I realized that this was a horsecall. I could use it if I couldn't find the horsegrass to call Epona.

"Thank you." I replied, softly.

"No need. Anyways, you don't need to worry about me any longer. Whenever you return…I'll be waiting for you and…" she paused. "Are you crying?"

"N-No." I stammered. "I got something in my eyes." I hastily wiped away the tears.

"Link…we had been friends since we were young. That being said, I know when you are lying. I could read you like a book." she replied, having her head to the side.

I huffed. "Fine. I'm crying. Happy?"

She giggled. "And you're the same old Link…"

The door opened again and I jerked my head around to see Renado and the others coming in.

Since when did they left?

"Link…Do you remember what I was saying about the rod of the heavens?" Ilia asked and I looked at her. "Well, actually…it was about the messenger to the heavens who held the rod…The nice woman who saved me told me about it…Apparently, in this woman's village, they've guarded something for the heavenly messenger for generations, so they await him. But they can't give this item away until the messenger arrives with the rod…That's why the lady couldn't leave her village, you see…Say, Link…Do you have any idea who this messenger to the heavens might be? Or even what the rod is?"

"Yeah, it's—"I then stopped, staring into space.

Should I…tell her?

"You what?"

"Erm…it's nothing."

I quickly sprinted out of the Sanctuary and called Epona who came from the sound of the call. Since I knew where to go, I went to the direction that led to the village. I knew I probably shouldn't ran out like that since Ilia would start asking questions about my sudden flight but I didn't want to tell her…is that bad?

In my humble opinion, I don't think so.

The trip took about a two day ride and by the time I reached the village, it was daytime since at Kakariko it was nighttime when I did the stuff for Ilia.

I found the woman who was inside her house and…with cats.

How many cats does she even have?

Thinking back to what Ilia had said, I showed the woman the rod who gasped since she recognized it.

"Hey! That rod…Is that the Dominion Rod?"

I nodded. "The one and only…but it lost its magic." I slightly pouted.

"Ahh…" she replied. "Could it really be? Are you the messenger to the heavens?!" she suddenly asked.

"Um…I suppose?" I answered, hesitantly.

"Among the legends of my clan, there is a story from the time when the Oocca still maintained contact with the royal family." she told me after she had noticed my hesitation. "Yes, it said that a mysterious rod was handed down from the people of the sky and it was called the Dominion Rod…The rod was only to be carried by the messenger to the heavens when the royal family needed to communicate with the Oocca."

I guess that makes me the messenger then…I groaned inwardly at the sudden load of information. Seriously, just what the hell am I? First, I became the Hero who transformed into a blue-eyed beast and now I'm suddenly the messenger from the heaven…

All of this is overwhelming me…

"From generation to generation, my ancestors have guarded the book that, by royal decree, was to be given to the messenger to the heavens. This is that book. Please, take it."

She handed me a book that had brown cover. It was old and it looked like it was going to pass out anytime now. There were old ancient writings on the title of the book and I couldn't read it.

"This book is written in the ancient language of Sky Writing. I am so glad I stayed in this village…if I had not met that young girl, what would have become of me? Meeting that girl must have been ordained by the gods, so that I could be here today to pass on this knowledge…"

Sky Writing…the only person who was way too interested in these Sky birds is Shad. Going with that, I warped myself back to Kakariko yet again and went down to the basement of the Sanctuary.

All of this going back and forth is wearing me out…I need a break soon.

"Shad!" I replied, stumbling forward a bit though I got caught from Shad.

"Hey there, lad! You look a little…tired, are you alright?"

I puffed out a sigh. "Yeah, nevermind about that! I got something to show you. Um…" I fidgeted with my pouch to get out the book. "Do you know what this says?"

Shad gasped, eyes wide. "That, my boy, well um…it's Sky Writing." he replied, being engrossed in the texts. "Where in blazes did you get this? You don't suppose this could be the word that breaks the seal…" he said, not giving me the chance to reply.

"Well…it's worth a shot."

"No-I mean yes it is!" he responded, tripping over his words due to the excitement he has.

He turned around to face owl statue and after a quick glance at the words he placed his hands in front of him. Heck, even I couldn't contain my eagerness as I stared in awe at the scene. Shad spoke the language which sounded almost inhuman and eerie at the same time, giving me the chills that ran down my spine.

My eyes were so wide that it felt like they were going to pop out of its place as we both waited for something to happen. Minutes had passed and we only came to one conclusion.

Nothing had happened.

"…No reaction." Shad uttered, feeling all of the excitement fading away as if it was never there in the first place. "So it is not this statue…Urgh…Link, thanks ever so. You have brought me one step closer to solving this puzzle. I shall give the book back to you. Now! I shall try out this word on other statues!" he said, feeling ecstasy once again.

I gave an uneasy look at him, wondering if he's gonna be okay.

"I have made the rounds of these statues so many times that I have memorized their locations. I will place marks on your map so you can find them, in case you wish to track me down." he replied while I took out my map only to be snatched away.

He muttered some things until he gave me the map back.

"There you go! Remember, every one of those marks is near an owl statue!" Shad reminded me. "Now, if you'll excuse me."

I stared at him as he walked away. I still couldn't help but to feel sorry for him even if he got excited again. Imagine: you have worked something so hard but only to discover that it failed you…

I sighed, running my fingers through my hair until I gave out a jump when I felt something buzzing. Curiously, I rummaged through my pouch to see a light shining.

What…?

My hands were making its way to the light until it touched something hard and cold. Pulling it out, I blinked at the sudden light when I had moved it close to my face. I broke into a huge grin once I saw the Dominion Rod was glowing, indicating that its power had returned.

Awesome!

Hello, my sweet loving object.

"The writing in the book was a spell that imbued the staff with magic!" Midna replied, staring at the golden orb.

"Huh. Go figure that one out."

She rolled her eyes. "Now you can do to the other statues what you did before…So…He did say he would mark your map wherever there was a statue, didn't he? Then we should go check out those spots, right, Link?"

I smirked. "Someone's in a bossy mood."

"Shut up." she scowled.

I grinned. "But first…I need a break."

A/N: "Okay so now after you had talked to the Harry Potter dude—" eh…sorry XD I was watching the walkthrough from WikiGameGuides…he said it, not me! But Shad does look like Harry Potter…in a way…anyways…