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Link and Zelda appeared in the Chamber of Sages and Darunia appeared in a flash of red light.
"I knew it" said Zelda
"I thank you on behalf of the Goron race for what you have done" said Darunia
"Thanks to you I was able to awaken as a sage" he said
"I guess this makes me your true brother now" he said
He cupped his hands together and the Fire Medallion appeared in his hands. "Here you go" said Darunia holding out the Fire Medallion
"Thank you" said Link taking it
"Now my power will always be with you" said Darunia
Link and Zelda disappeared in a flash of light and reappeared in the volcano in front of the entrance to the Fire Temple. They went to leave when Sheik appeared before them.
"The next temple lies at the bottom of the lake" said Sheik
"But before you can go there you must go to Zora's Domain and visit the resting place of their god to retrieve a item you will need to explore the temple" he said
"Farewell" he said as he disappeared
"I really hope we don't have to deal with her again" said Zelda
"With the way things are going she might be the next Sage" said Link
"Oh great" said Zelda sarcastically
They made their way back to the secret entrance and arrived in the Chief's room. They saw no one was there and Zelda took off the Goron Tunic with a breath of relief. "I hope I never have to wear that again" said Zelda throwing it away
"You know Zelda" said Link
"We might have to wear a similar one for the Water Temple" he said
"Damn it" said Zelda
"Is that any way for a Goddess to talk" said Link smiling
"Shut up" said Zelda huffing turning away from him
They decided to spend the night in the Chief's room and head down the mountain tomorrow.
The next morning they went down Death Mountain and went through Kakariko Village before Link called Epona. When she arrived they both got on and rode her to Zora's River. When they arrived they got off and made their way to Zora's Domain.
But when they arrived at the spot to play Zelda's Lullaby they felt a cold wind coming from Zora's Domain. "I got a bad feeling about this" said Link
Zelda played her lullaby and the waterfall parted allowing them in. Zelda let out a horrified gasp at the condition of Zora's Domain. It was frozen over!
"He froze it" said Zelda horrified
"All the Zora must be trapped in the ice" said Link
They quickly made their way through Zora's Domain to the King's chambers and saw that King Zora was frozen inside a chunk of red ice. They went out back to Zora's Fountain and saw that Lord Jabu-Jabu was missing. In his place was a trail of icebergs leading to a cave.
"I guess that is where the item is" said Link pointing at the cave
They made their way across the icebergs and into the Ice Cavern.
As they were walking down the corridor they heard a cracking sound and looked up to see large icicles starting to fall down on them. They quickly jump out of the way and icicles crash into the ground. They continue on only to be blocked by icicles growing out of the ground. Link swung his sword at them and they easily broke.
They came into a large chamber and saw three ice sculptures breathing cold wind at them. Link took out a red crystal and slammed his fist into the ground shouting "Din's Fire"
A dome of fire surrounded Link and Zelda before exploding outward destroying the three Freezards. "I have a feeling I am going to use that spell a lot in here" said Link
They went down a corridor until they came to another large chamber. This one had a large double sided blade on the floor in the center spinning around. They also saw five silver rupees scattered about in the room. They also noticed that one of the passageways was blocked by the same red ice King Zora was trapped in.
"I think we need to grab those rupees to open the door." said Link
Link made his way into the chamber and managed to get all five silver rupees opening the door. Zelda joined him at the door and they went down another corridor.
They came into another large chamber with some Freezards that Link destroyed with Din's Fire and some Ice Keese that Zelda killed with some arrows. They looked around and saw a blue fire at the top of a ramp.
"That must melt the red ice" said Link
"And we can free King Zora" exclaimed Zelda
He ran up the ramp and captured some on the blue fire in a bottle. They both ran back to the previous chamber and Link poured the blue fire on the red ice blocking the passageway melting it.
They went down the passageway and came into another chamber. It was a large block puzzle where they had to push an ice block around to get five silver rupees and to get access to more blue fire and the door leading out. Link pushed the ice block around and grabbed all five rupees along with getting some more blue fire in a bottle. He then pushed the block to the door and both Link and Zelda climbed up it and went through the door.
They went down another corridor and came into a beautiful ice chamber that only had a hole filled with water at the other end. As they walked into the chamber they heard a howl as a White Wolfos appeared and charged at them.
"Only one" said Link
"This will be easy" said Zelda
As Link blocked the White Wolfos' claw strike with his shield Zelda killed it with her sword. A treasure chest appeared in front of them and Link opened it up and took out two pairs of Iron Boots. They heard someone land behind them and spun around and saw Sheik standing there.
"You now have the item you need and know the fate that has befallen the Zora" said Sheik
"The only way to get rid of the ice is to destroy the monster in the Water Temple" he said
"Figures" said Link
"Play this song to get there" said Sheik holding his harp
He played the Serenade of Water on his harp and Link and Zelda copied it on their ocarinas.
"Farewell" said Sheik as he disappeared
"Wow, he actually gave us something useful for a change" said Link
They both put on the Iron Boots and took a deep breath and held it as they jumped into the water. They landed on the bottom and went through the door and up the ramp. They both started shivering as they got out of the water. Link took out the red crystal and used Din's Fire. The heat from the fire warmed them up and dried off their clothes.
"Thanks" said Zelda
"No problem" said Link
They ran out of the Ice Cavern and back to where King Zora was. Link took out the bottle of Blue Fire and poured it on the red ice freeing King Zora.
"I'm free" shouted King Zora
He then noticed Link and Zelda standing next to him. "Thank you for freeing me" said King Zora
"Take these as your reward" he holding out two Zora Tunics
"They will allow you to breathe underwater" he said
"Gee thanks" said Zelda sarcastically taking hers
"You are welcome" said King Zora
"I just glad my daughter was able to escape before everything was frozen" he said
"Oh great" thought Zelda
"That means she is going to be the Water Sage and we will have to deal with her" she thought
They both left the Zora Domain and made their way back to Kakariko Village to rest for the night.
The next morning they woke up and got dressed in their Zora Tunics. Unfortunately Zelda found out it was just like the Goron Tunic. They left the Inn and Link wrapped his arms around Zelda's waist while she played the Serenade of Water on her ocarina.
They disappeared from Kakariko Village and reappeared on the island in the middle of Lake Hylia. They looked around and saw that the lake had dried up. "The lake is gone" shouted Link
"Without the source it must have dried up" said Zelda
They made their way across the bridges and arrived back on the shore of the lake. They put on their Iron Boots and made their way down to the bottom of the lake. Link took out his Hookshot and shot the crystal above the door that opened it. They then entered the Water Temple.
They walked down a small corridor before stepping off a ledge sinking to the bottom of the temple. They looked around and saw they were in a tall central room with multiple doors with paths radiating outward and a tower in the middle.
"I have a feeling I am not going to like this place" said Link
"Any idea on where to start" asked Zelda
"Let's look around" said Link
They walked around the tower and saw an open pathway surrounded by glowing yellow markings. "Let's try in there" said Link
They walked down a twisting corridor and came into a room with a grown-up Ruto in it. "You have finally come back" said Ruto
"It wasn't nice leaving your fiancée alone for seven years like that" she said huffing
"Fiancée" exclaimed Link
"You are still going on about that" asked Zelda
"The Sapphire is not an engagement ring" she exclaimed
"It is a key that was entrusted to your race long ago" she said
"Maybe they should have given it to a different race after all" she said
Ruto glared at Zelda for that remark.
"I have told you that Link is mine" said Zelda grabbing Link's arm
"I need your help to destroy the monster in this temple" said Ruto ignoring what Zelda was doing
Zelda laughed at that. "Help" asked Zelda laughing
"You will do nothing while we kill it just like last time" she said
Ruto glared at Zelda again as she said "I can show a secret of the temple"
"Follow me" she said
She swam up the shaft and Link and Zelda followed after her after taking off their Iron Boots. They broke through the surface of the water and climbed onto the floor in front of them. They looked in front of them and saw the symbol of the Triforce next to a water meter.
"If you play the royal song here it will change the water level in the temple" said Ruto
"There are two other places in the temple that also change the level of the water" she said
"See you soon" she said diving back into the water
Zelda played her lullaby on her ocarina and the water level dropped down to the bottom of the temple.
They jumped down to the bottom of the shaft where Link used Din's Fire to light two torches and open a door. They came into a small room and were attacked by shells with blades on them. They opened their shells and Zelda quickly fired two arrows into them killing them. A treasure chest appeared and Link took a small key out of it.
They left the room and went back to the central room. With the water gone they were able to push the block blocking an entrance out of the way. It revealed a corridor filled with water. They put on their Iron Boots and jumped in.