Chapter 3 - Troglodytes
Link fled the great hall, jumping on another pillar and immediately to the other side, not waiting for it to go down and then up again. He drew his sword and slashed at two of the reptilian dogs sized creatures.
"They're called dodongos," said the fairy.
"OK." Link let the last part of the word drag. "Good to know."
After a few seconds of being cut by the sword, the dodongos exploded. Link mused on what would have happened if he'd stayed there after slashing them, then shook his head and forgot the thought. He ran up to a stone door of average size.
"LInk, touch the door to open it!"
"Just touch it?"
More dodongos came rushing, crawling as best they could with their small, clumsy legs.
"Link, touch the door to open it!"
"Fine!"
Link touched the door. It slid up to let him pass and slid back down with a solid thud once he was through.
"Wow," said Link. "Neat."
He turned around to the sight of a hallway. The ceiling was only a few feet above his head and it was lit solely by some sconced torches. It was straight, no turns or deviations whatsoever. Another door stood at the opposite end.
"What are these ruins? They smell really old," said Link.
"It's a dungeon now. It used to be a temple built by an ancient civilization millennia ago to honor their deity."
"Millenia?" Link began to walk to the other door. "As in cavemen?"
"There are many temples like this all across Hyrule. Some are even older and greater than this one."
"Haven't answered me."
"Many have been destroyed by the passing of time. Others lay hidden and will probably not emerge for thousands and thousands of years more. These temples are architectural marvels of vast size, legacies of times immemorial."
They reached the door on the other side. Link took his hand to its rugged surface, but stopped.
"So troglodytes built this?"
"There are many temples like this all across Hyrule..."