-1Chapter 5
Woo-hoo! Chapter 5! This chapter was actually fun to write, believe it or not. As we all know by now, I do not own Zelda, and no user in this God forsaken website, for that matter, owns them either. You know which characters are mine and which aren't. Enjoy!
PS. I'm aware that I posted this a day after Chapter 4, but this was done, and I was too eager to wait a few days, so I posted this anyway! lol
The Murkotos breathlessly waited as Alaina blankly studied the locket. It was a gold color, just like her other one. When she opened it, there was a painting of her and the girls, where all four of them were grinning. Alaina briefly remembered thinking that the painting was supposed to be for a picture above the fireplace.
Apparently not.
The other painting was of Jimney and Anaka. The result: a nice, happy little family. Alaina's eyes shone fiercely as she considered this. Her family may be dead, but they were still in her heart, and as much as she loved the Murkotos, she wasn't going to give in that easily. Painful as it was, she couldn't forget her old life. But she couldn't hurt their feelings. She smiled and turned to Jimney and Anaka. "I love it," she said quietly. "Thank you." She embraced them and then Zaypha, Selina, and Nanda joined in. The village was quiet, and when Jimney waved his hand, the musicians started playing again, and the party became alive once more.
Alaina sat in a bench and carefully placed the locket back in the box. Then she turned to find Anaka. "Um, Anaka?" she said softly. "Is it okay if I put this back in my room? So I don't break it or anything?"
Anaka smiled warmly. "Of course," she said. She turned toward the party. "We're going to end this soon, anyway, so if you want to go for a walk or go right to bed or something, you can."
"Thanks," Alaina replied. "For this whole day. Can you also tell that to the whole village?"
"Of course." Anaka watched Alaina leave with a sad sparkle in her eyes. Jimney walked up to her. "Is she okay?"
Anaka looked up at him. "Oh yes, of course," she sighed, turning back to the rapidly shrinking figure.
"What's the matter?" Jimney questioned, placing his hands on his wife's shoulders.
Anaka sighed again. "It's a little obvious that the locket must've upset her. I know that she still misses her parents dearly, but she just won't show it. I thought the locket would help…" Her voice trailed off.
Jimney rubbed her shoulders comfortingly. "She'll be okay," he murmured. "She needs to be alone right now. Just let her be."
Anaka turned back to him, worry etched in her eyes. "I don't know, Jimney. Something tells me that she's going to be leaving here soon." Her voice trembled. "She's going home."
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"SISTERS!"
At the sound of the command, there were two flashes of light, one green and one blue, and two Goddesses appeared, joining one that was already there. The one that spoke had dark red hair and blazing red eyes. She was wearing a plain red dress with gold jewelry. Another had blue hair, dark blue eyes, and was wearing a light blue dress with diamond jewelry. The last one had green hair, green eyes, and was wearing a light green dress with pearls.
"Is it time, Din?" the Goddess in the blue asked.
"Yes, Nayru," the Goddess of Power told the Goddess of Wisdom. "She had officially turned eighteen, and has finally reached the age to accept her destiny."
"The girl is still young, and is still in pain about the whole situation,": the Goddess of Courage, Farore, reminded them. "We might have to tell her gently."
"As the daughter of the original holders of the Triforce of Courage and Wisdom, she will be able to handle this well," Din reassured her. "She will also need to know what to expect when she journeys back to Hyrule."
"Is the blade of evil's bane safely protected?" Nayru asked.
"Yes, everything is taken care of. The good Sage of Shadow had entrusted it to me long ago, and I had it hidden in a new location ever since," Farore said. "The Temple of Time was no longer safe."
From the heavens, the three Goddesses studied the world below them, spotting Alaina walking into the woods, carrying a lantern. "Shall we proceed?" Din asked.
The other two Goddesses nodded with agreement, and they all disappeared in different colored flashes of light.
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Upon returning home, Alaina placed the locket on the dresser in her room, and grabbed a lantern from the shed, filling it with oil and lighting it. The flames cast an orange glow on the trees as she started walking in the woods. She could already see the bright water of the spring right ahead. The spring was a mysterious thing during the night; it was like it was illuminated by a bright light. It was so beautiful.
When she reached the spring, Alaina snuffed out the lantern, it's light no longer needed. She placed it toward the side and walked to the edge of the ground, sitting down once she reached her destination. The water lightly brushed against her bare feet as she took out something from under her dress. It was her old locket.
For the first time in five years, she placed it around her neck, reveling in the light feel of it. Somehow, it seemed to bring her back home, where everything was all right and there were no indications of danger. She closed her eyes, enjoying the moment, but when she opened them once more, she was back in the spring, where the looming of danger and fear was imminent, at least back in Hyrule.
"I turned eighteen today," she whispered to herself, staring up at the full moon directly above her head. "I'm not a little child anymore. I wish you could've seen me grow up." She twirled the locket between her fingers and looked down at it. "I'm sorry I haven't worn this in a long time. It was too sad, you know? It reminded me too much of you two."
She looked around at her surroundings; the graceful trees, the cheerful flowers, and the twinkling stars overhead. "I tried being strong ever since I came here. Impa told me to. I figured that coming here to talk wasn't strong enough, but I don't care anymore." She promptly started crying, breaking down for the first time in years. "I miss you Mom and Dad. So much. I miss Aiden, Joes, Lila, Impa, Malon, Lionel…" She took a ragged breath. "I want to go back to Hyrule. I want to get back at that fucking bastard for what he did. I promise. But I don't know what to do! I need your help. I need guidance."
The only answer she got was silence. Alaina sat there crying her heart out, for her parents, her friends, and her kingdom. Knowing that there was nothing she could do, she stood up to leave. At that moment, there was a bright flash, blinding the girl. She stepped backward, her eyes turning an even lighter blue from the light. The light dimmed, and in front of her very eyes, were the three Goddesses themselves. Alaina uttered a low cry at the realization.
"You're the-" she began.
"The three Goddesses, yes," Din finished, smiling at the sight of the young adult gaping before her.
"But why-"
"It's time, Alaina," Farore said softly. Alaina twitched slightly; she hadn't been called Alaina in a long time.
"Time for what?" she sputtered.
"To return to Hyrule and regain what's rightfully yours," Din answered. "You are going to be the one to defeat the Dark Lord, doing whatever it takes."
Alaina was numb from shock, and the Goddesses understood. They watched patiently as she sank to the ground, trembling as she stared out into space. It took a few minutes before Alaina was able to speak again. "But…but…My mom and dad…died trying to defeat Ganondorf," she said, obvious that it took a great deal to say those words. "How did that happen if they were able to defeat him before?"
"Do you remember when Ganondorf told you how he was able to escape the Sacred Realm?" Nayru asked.
Alaina thought about this, clearly trying to remember.
"How dumb can you two possibly get? If it's impossible, how did I get out?" Ganondorf roared. "It took practice, patience, training, and most of all, power!" Lightning flashed above him as he spoke. "All of this has made me even more powerful that I'm unstoppable…"
The Goddesses watched as Alaina finally nodded. "He said that it took practice, patience, training, and power," she recited. "It made him more powerful. But I don't understand. Ever since the first time he tried to take over Hyrule, my parents have become more powerful too!"
"But Ganondorf forgot to mention that it required more strength in the mind," Nayru said.
"More strength in the mind?" Alaina repeated. "My mother had the Triforce of Wisdom, so she easily could've-"
"It's not enough. She would've had to face her fears and overcome them to have more strength in her mind-" Din said.
"But my dad had the Triforce of Courage. He has no fears!" Alaina interrupted.
"But he didn't have enough wisdom that was required," Farore replied quietly. "Neither of them did."
"Then what did Ganondorf do?" Alaina wondered.
"There are two temples in the Sacred Realm. We Goddesses had created the Temple of Light, which is located in the Light World of the Sacred Realm. The other temple, I'm sad to say, was discovered after Ganondorf had entered it," Din explained. "This is the Temple of Malum, which is located in the Dark World of the Sacred Realm. Ganondorf entered that temple to confront his fears, and once he conquered them, that's when he took over."
"His fears were never being able to rule Hyrule for eternity and being locked in the Sacred Realm for eternity. That was the final key he needed to get out," Nayru continued.
"What is the purpose of the Temple of Light?" Alaina asked.
"The Temple of Light seems peaceful at first, but you learn later on why it's dangerous, especially if you have any lost hopes or dreams. Some people want to escape to those dreams, and forget the mission they were ever on. Ganondorf had no lost dreams, because his lost dream of obtaining the Triforce was steadily coming true," Farore answered.
"By the time we realized all this, it was too late to alert your parents, and we had left everything to the Sages," Din added.
"But they arrived too late," Alaina muttered. "My parents could be alive now."
"Do not blame them," Din told her soothingly. "We're saddened to say that this is our fault, because we had told them too late as well. Basically," she sighed, "this whole thing was our fault, and we deeply apologize." Din bowed her head, and Nayru and Farore did the same.
"Do you think…there is some way that I can see my parents again?" Alaina asked hopefully.
"You would think that they could come back as spirits, for Zelda was the Sage of Time and Link was the legendary Hero of Time, but it cannot happen. Their souls have never fully rested in peace," Nayru said.
"But if I defeated Ganondorf, they can come back as spirits!" Alaina said.
"We don't know that, Alaina. They are not fully sages," Farore replied.
"Fully sages? How is that?" Alaina asked with confusion.
"The sages of Hyrule have a job, which is to guard their assigned temples when needed. Your mother is, in simple terms, a half-sage, while your father wasn't a sage at all," Farore said.
"But Impa, my caretaker, is a sage. She's not…I mean, is she…?" Alaina stuttered.
"All of those sages are, in fact, spirits," Din answered. "All of them had been leaders of their tribes in their mortal forms, so it made sense to go to their neighboring temples when there was trouble, which, as you know, was when Ganondorf first took over. They were killed trying to destroy the beasts guarding the temple, and thusly, they had been reawakened as sages. Yes, Impa did seem like she was one of you, but she is a spirit. Have you noticed how she never gotten harmed by anything?" Alaina nodded. "Only dark magic can completely kill the sages, and then they disappear from the world forever, and join any other deceased person up in the heavens."
Alaina nodded again, the information jumbling in her mind. It was amazing to her how she could first learn more about Ganondorf and go right into a lesson about the sages, but she needed the answers she had hoped for.
"Why are you really here though?" she asked, her eyes full of question.
"I believe that this is Nayru's job," Din said, she and Farore backing away as Nayru stepped up.
"Wha-what's going on?" Alaina wondered as Nayru placed one palm on each side of her left hand. There was a sudden, searing pain, and Alaina bit her lip to keep from shouting out. After a few seconds, Nayru released her hand, which was glowing a brilliant golden color. Alaina watched with awe as the color faded, and the Triforce was engraving itself on her hand. The top triangle and the right triangle were now a dark gray color, but the left triangle was still glowing the gold color.
"It can't be!" she whispered with disbelief. "The Triforce of Wisdom?"
Nayru smiled. "You are more like your mother than you know, so it made perfect sense that the Triforce of Wisdom had chosen you as its new holder," she said.
Alaina smiled. "And I'm guessing that if I was like my father…"
"The Triforce of Courage would've gone to you," Farore finished, smiling as well.
"And whichever Triforce piece went to you would affect the other holder," Din said. "Because you have the Wisdom piece, the other holder would need much courage in him or her to receive the Courage piece. And if you got the Courage piece, we would need to find someone with wisdom."
"That makes sense," Alaina agreed.
The Goddesses grew serious. "It is all up to you now, Alaina. We need you to find the new holder of the Triforce of Courage, who is located in Hyrule. We know who it is, for we have visited that person already, but it is the rule of the Triforce that we don't tell you. It is…the will of the Triforce, in a way. It's like it's part of the challenge. After you find the holder, you will need to find the new location of the Master Sword, and then go to the Temple of Time and enter the Sacred Realm, where you will need to go to the Temple of Light and the Temple of Malum. We would say to go straight to Ganondorf, but the Sages are drained of all of their necessary power, so they are no longer able to help you," all three of them told Alaina in unison.
Alaina nodded in understanding, accepting the dangerous quest.
The Goddesses, knowing that their job was done, vanished in the three different colors of light. "Good luck, Alaina," they said as they were leaving. "The fate of Hyrule is in your noble hands. We're counting on you."
Alaina stood there in the now silent spring, staring at her left hand with newfound determination. She was ready. She will go back to Hyrule and find her new partner, and they would bring back peace to Hyrule together.
"I'm going to do this for everybody that Ganondorf has harmed," she promised to herself. "For all of them, this will be for hope, victory, and peace. For me? It's revenge."
I don't know about you guys, but I thought that last sentence was pretty sweet. I was laughing a little bit when I was writing the conversation between the Goddesses and Alaina, because it reminded me of those incredibly long speeches some characters gave to Link during the games (ex. Great Deku Tree (OOT), Sheik (OOT), King of Hyrule (WW), and the Sages (TP)) so yeah you get my point. Sorry if this chapter seemed a little short, but it was necessary for it to be one chapter. Anyway, R&R!!