Chapter 2

I had spent two or three days travelling to the Great Plateau, and when I got there I was a little worried on how I would get up. I certainly couldn't climb all the way up there…

Only after a moment did I spot a decently sized waterfall coming off the sides of the cliff face. Laughing, I tapped Gan to go that direct, before stopping him and extending my flippers.

I think I'm going to have to leave you here, I sighed, looking at Gan. You better not cause any trouble!

Do not worry, Gan snorted. I doubt there is little I can do besides kick monsters off my back if they try to jump on it.

Laughing, I dove into the water, quickly swimming to the waterfall and zooming up it. The fresh water was cool on my skin, and it was refreshing compared to the hardwater of Zora's Domain. Soon, I leaped high out of the water, diving down into the river it came from.

Link… came a voice, startling me as I landed in the water. Link… wake up Link…

The voice was female, and held an air of regality. But, how in the world had she connected with me?

Excuse me but you're connecting to the wrong person, I shot back at the woman.

You're… not-oh dear, I'm sorry! the woman cried. I thought I felt Link waking up, but I guess I was wrong…

Who's Link? I asked.

My appointed knight… You see, I am Princess Zelda, and I'm keeping Calamity Ganon in Hyrule Castle. I need Link to wake up-else Hyrule will be destroyed! Could… you go to the Shrine of Resurrection and try to wake up Link?

Pausing, I nodded to myself. Well, I'm actually on my way to the Shrine right now, so I guess I can. Don't worry, I'll wake up your knight.

Thank you.

Sighing, I jumped out of the water, startling a group of Bokoblins. They started rushing around, grabbing anything they could consider a weapon, then turned to me, before pausing.

I had an odd aura. If I didn't wish to be attacked-or wanted to be peaceful-monsters could sense this and either stop to talk, runoff, or attack anyways. Bokoblins had a hard time figuring me out, oddly, as they were not that intelligent. I didn't particularly like them anyways, unless there was an elder who I could get the lay of the land from. Odd ability, yes, but I guess it's because I could be considered a monster myself.

One of the Bokoblins muttered something to another. They were still very confused, and I did need some monster parts in case I needed to make elixirs, and so I attacked first.

Taking out my Zora Spear and using my speed to jab at the Bokoblins, I soon made quick work of them. Their weapons, shields, bows, and other things besides the monster parts were very weak, most likely able to break easily. Sighing, I grabbed whatever was useful.

Then, I continued. Along the way I hummed a tune, and tried catching butterflies and lizards. Seeing some odd flowers, I picked a few, and examined the trees that were around.

It was not long until I saw the ruins of an old church up on a hill. Turning to my right was a pathway, going up the mountain. I saw a campfire's orange glow, and smiled-maybe I could get directions from this mysterious camper.

Making my way up the path, I stopped at the campfire, where a man in a brown cloak was sitting. Startled by my sudden appearance, the man, though he seemed quite old, jumped up and took a swing at me with his staff. I quickly acted, blocking the blow with my spear, and stared into the man's only showing eye.

We stood like that for a moment, waiting for the other to make the next move. Silence, besides my beating heart, was between us. After a moment, I moved my spear away from his staff as slowly as possible, not wanting to give him a reason to attack me again. Soon, my spear was once more on my back, and I was slowly backing away from the old man, who was still in position to attack again.

After I was a reasonable distance, I took a deep breath, then bowed. "I'm sorry that I startled you so badly, sir," I said, once more looking into the man's eye.

The old man paused, relaxed, and sighed. "It is all right," he said. "It is not often that a peaceful stranger wanders around here. I thought you might be a Bokoblin."

Sighing in relief, I nodded. "I've run across a few of them journeying here," I said. "I can see why you were mistaken. I am Mitari, the Human-Zora hybrid. And you are?"

The man chuckled. "I'll spare you my life story," he said, making me suspicious. "Now, what brings you up here?"

"I'm searching for the Shrine of Resurrection," I stated bluntly. "I am on a mission, you see, and I was sent by Impa of the Sheikah."

The man seemed taken aback for a moment. "Ah," he said finally. "Impa… I have not heard that name in a while. I guess if she sent you I can help you in your search. However, the Shrine is locked from the inside, and I do not think you will be able to enter without a Sheikah Slate."

Shaking my head, I brought out a small ball. "This was made for me by the Sheikah head of research," I said. "It won't work on towers or shrines, but it will allow me to enter the Shrine of Resurrection."

The man looked at it, before nodding slowly. "This must be a very serious mission. Why does Impa want you to enter the Shrine?"

I thought for a moment. "There is someone in a slumber in there," I said. "And he should have woken up by now. I was sent to see if he is still alive."

The man, too, paused. "Ah," he said, his voice grim. "This must be very important then."

"Well, besides what Impa asked me to do, Princess Zelda accidently connected with me thinking I was the person I'm checking on," I said with a big sigh. "She thought he was waking up."

This took the man aback even more. "Princess Zelda, you say?" he asked.

I nodded. "I promised her I would try to wake the person up," I said. "This makes my mission even more important as its suddenly something that can save Hyrule!"

The man stiffened. "We should go, then," he said. "We must make haste."

It took us little more than thirty minutes to make it up the mountain. Once we did, he led me into the maw of a cave-to see a door with a Sheikah unit nearby.

I walked over to it, placing the eye of the Sheikah ball onto the scanner.

"Sheikah ball registered," the ball-in a semi-robotic voice, said, surprising the man. The doors then opened, and another door opened at the end of the hall, to a room that had glowing, blue runes on the roof and floor.

Grimly, I walked down the hall, the man trailing me. Entering the room, I noted that the glowing seemed to come from some sort of odd bed. Hesitantly, I walked over to it, peering over the edge to see who was laying in it.

It was a Hylian man, with golden-brown hair. He seemed peaceful, but he was asleep still and I needed to awaken him. But first, I had to make sure he was alive.

Pressing two fingers to the side of his neck, I check for a pulse. But found none. "He has no pu-" I didn't get to finish what I said, because something startled me.

From where my fingers had been places, blue lightning zoomed up my arm, making me gasp and jump away from the man. Panting heavily, I turned to the old man, who was looking at me oddly.

"U-um…" I said, taking deep breaths. "What just happened..?"

The old man walked up to the sleeping form of the Hylian, before turning to me. "Were you saying that he had no pulse before that lightning appeared?" he asked.

Slowly, I nodded.

The old man walked over to me. "Could you… show me the back of the hand you check his pulse with?" he asked.

Tilting my head, I paused, before complying. The old man studied my hand, before saying, "That is an odd birthmark, I must say."

Birthmark? "I don't… have a birthmark on the back of my hand…" I said, looking down at it.

On the back of my hand, in a golden-ish color, was an odd symbol. It was three triangles, placed in a small stack to make a larger triangle, but with a piece missing.

Slowly, the old man nodded. "Ah, so that explains why it suddenly appeared when the lightning did," he said. "Do you, perhaps, feel another soul with us?"

Tilting my head again, I closed my eyes, searching the room. It didn't take me more than a moment to pinpoint another presence, which, oddly, was mingled with me own-not to mention asleep.

So, I prodded the presence…

And jumped when I heard a yelp from my side and turned to see the Hylian-even if his form was still laying in the slumber-bed-thing-surrounded in blue flames and looking very, very startled.

The old man looked from me to the Hylian, and then face-palmed. "Why must fate be so odd?" he muttered.

The Hylian looked about him, muttering questions to himself, before realizing where he was. "The Shrine of Resurrection? What am I doing…" Then he looked at his "slumbering" form in the slumber-bed-thing and paused. Then he turned to me and the old man. Then he looked about him, noticing the blue flames. "I died didn't I?"

The old man sighed, before saying, "I think it is best that you take the Sheikah Slate."

Tilting my head, I complied, taking the Sheikah Slate and looking at it. "It's missing the Runes," I said.

The old man nodded. "There are Shrines about here that could help with that," he said. "But first, let me take you two somewhere." Then, he started walking away, with me following him.

"Um what's going on?" the Hylian said, catching up to us. "Who are you and why the heck is Zelda's Sheikah Slate here?"

The old man sighed. "All will be explained in time, Link," he said.