Hey guys! I was totally gonna write something here!
...yeah...
Anyway, I don't have much to say, so read the recap in my previous post for a recap on what's happened. On with the story.
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Sorn Nors
Day 9/10 - Midnight
Asara woke us up. First me, then, together, Gasser. Without a word, she gave each of us one of the Spiritual Stones - of course, keeping the Kokiri Emerald from Gasser - and led us out of the Spirit Templer.
The Desert was strange at night. Asara was leading us South, past the Arbiter's Grounds. It was dark, cold, and, honestly, quite frightening. Who knew what lurked around the desert at night?
Stalfos. That's how Asara and I met. I was attacked by a stalfos. If anything was here at this time of night, it would be one of them.
Asara stopped. We couldn't see her, but the awful clanking of her Iron Knuckle Armour stopped... clanking. A faint movement in the surrounding darkness let us see that she had raised her left arm.
"Poes," we heard.
"Well, th-th-that's not bad, is it?" I said. "I mean, we c-can d-d-defeat poes, right?"
There was no answer but for the sound of Asara's axe being removed from her armour. She expected to have to fight. With shaking hands, I took my boomerang from my belt and held it as ready as possible.
Then I remembered that I had the Kokiri Emerald in my belt as well. Was that not supposed to symbolise courage? If so, should it not help me a little?
I quietly reached down to where I had the Emerald hanging. At that moment, a lantern appeared, and I jumped back. I saw Asara, her axe raised, ready to strike it down, but an ear-splitting shriek resounded through the desert and Asara fell to her knees.
I grasped the Emerald, and threw my boomerang. Closer and closer to the lantern it went, leaving a green path of light behind it as it flew. The poe appeared behind the lantern, watching my boomerang come closer. I felt my fears fading away. I was finally useful for once. Twice already, I'd been saved by Asara. She had given me a boomerang - this boomerang - for it, and said nothing. I had been nothing but a liability, but now, in this moment, I would repay her kindness. The poe's face was contorting into something which I could only assume was fear.
Laughter erupted from around. Lanterns shone from all directions. My boomerang, powered up by the Emerald, smashed into the first poe's lantern, killing it in one hit.
The laughter got only louder. I looked around in horror as the poes behind each lantern slowly materialised. I saw Gasser beside me, trying with all his might to use the Zora's Sapphire to do something with his deku seeds, but it wasn't working. I saw Asara kneeling on the ground, held frozen in the position she was in last time I saw her. The Goron's ruby shone brightly in her belt.
I caught my boomerang as it returned and held it ready, my fear completely dissolved. I would fight these until I was dead. Nothing would stop me.
"Put down your weapon, Goriya," said a voice. "It will not help you here."
"I disagree! I killed one of you already."
Another round of laughter. "I don't know if that's quite true. He was dead already. But you did free his spirit." the pause would have sent a chill down my spine if I wasn't being pumped with so much adrenaline. "You've taken one of ours, though," said the voice. "Maybe we should take one of yours."
I heard a clattering; looked to where it was coming from. Asara's body within the armour was shaking uncontrollably. Slowly, moans of pain became screams of agony as I watched, unable to tear my eyes away.
"Stop!" I shouted. The Kokiri Emerald had stopped glowing; my boomerang was just a piece of wood now. The fear had returned. But it wasn't fear for myself.
The laughter came once again. "Now," said the voice. "I expect you to cooperate."
"What do you want?!" I cried at the top of my voice.
Real Name:I'm not telling you my secret identity!!!
Location:Ainrofilac, Ceh Sha Ah (I'm libingual)
Posted 20 July 2017 - 05:43 AM
If you think I’m gravedigging by posting here, you can just go tell it to Dampé! I intend to finish the story that I’ve started here.
Just to recap a little (some of which was not said), the Dark Lord has taken over Hyrule. Link is old now and is being held captive at Hyrule Castle. At the end of Ocarina of Time, Zelda and the other sages left and took up residence in an undisclosed location (but I know where, so ask me if you want to include them in your story). You can see the rest of the recap in the post before last (by klop422).
We now join a new character that was introduced in my last few posts. Instead of Jaron’s point of view, it will be his point of view (and I’ll switch back and forth as needed).
Important Note: If some dialogue is contained in quotes and parentheses, it is a translation. In this case, it is a translation from Goriya-speak to Hylian (English, actually).
Name: Gritsam
Type: Escapee (non-hiding, though)
Race: Goriya
Age: 62
Main Hand: Left
Weapon-of-Choice: Boomerang
Back-Story: The only peaceful goriya left in the forest. He is old, for a goriya, but very wise and willing to help anyone restore peace to the land.
Day 8 – Morning
After closing the trap door and pushing the table back into place, I sat down in my chair and heaved a sigh if relief. … Then I noticed the Kokiri boys’ belts and gear laying next to the wall! “Oh no!” I said to myself. I had been in such a hurry to hide the boys that I forgot to make sure they had their gear with them. Before I could do anything, a fairy with a bluish glow flew out of one of the pouches they had been resting in.
“Hey,” said the blue fairy, “where’s Jaron??? I need to protect him!”
Before I could answer, another fairy with a greenish glow flew out from behind the other belt.
“Rido? Rido??? Oh, where’d you go now???”
Thinking quickly, I got up and opened the door to my bedroom.
“Come this way! I’ll show you!” I whispered.
The fairies followed me into my room. I stood on top of the bed and, reaching up, pulled open a small hatch that led directly outside behind my house.
“The boys are in a passageway under my house. It leads to a cave to the southwest. They’ll be exiting there.”
“All right. Thanks, mister... Gritsam!” said the blue fairy. “Yeah, thanks!” said the green fairy. Then they quickly flew out the window.
I closed and re-latched the window. Relieved, I returned to my living room… only to realize that the boys’ gear was still there! I was in such a hurry to help the fairies that I’d forgotten! I quickly grabbed the boys’ gear and brought it in my room, briefly setting it on the bed. I unlatched my window again, and shoved the boys’ gear out the window, hoping they would retrieve it once they left the cave. I re-latched the window and returned to my living room. After checking to make sure that I hadn’t forgotten any of their gear, I sat down in my chair to catch my breath.
Fortunately, I had smelled the Goriyas while they were a distance away. A breeze had carried their scent into my house at just the right angle so as to alert me in time. As I caught my breath and rested, I reviewed in my mind how this all started.
Ever since that dratted Dark Lord came to Hyrule, things have taken a turn for the worse. He led Grilwol astray, taking advantage of his lust for power that I’ve spent years trying to work out of his system, and granting him evil powers. I’m a bit too old to be fighting against such evil power, so Grilwol forced me to leave the Guild. Ever since then, he’s kept sending his sentries to check on me. I think he’s afraid I’d leave to find some rebels to fight against him and/or the Dark Lord.
The scent I caught was stronger than usual, making me think he must have increased his sentry force. After what the Kokiri elder said last night… what was his name again? … Oh, Jaron. That’s right. The fairy just so happened to remind me a minute ago. Anyways, after what Jaron said last night, I suppose Grilwol has probably sent a larger force to search for Jaron and his friend for what they’ve done to his hunters.
As I sat pondering, I began to hear the sounds of Goriya soldiers approaching. Then I heard a gruff Goriya yell to halt the soldiers.
“Gritsaaaam!”
I looked up with alarm. It was Grilwol himself leading the soldiers! I didn’t expect that. He sure sounded upset to have called my name in such a manner.
“(Coming!)” I yelled back in Goriya language. I got up, unlocked the door, and headed outside.
Grilwol had brought about 20 Goriya soldiers. He normally only sent a few to check on me. I spotted Grilwol approaching me, so I stepped away from my house.
“(Seriously, Grilwol,)” I began, “(must you really call on me in such an unceremonious manner?)”
Grilwol had a scowl on his face. He hasn’t shown me ANY respect as his elder since receiving his dark powers. “(Did you see any foreign creatures in the woods lately?)” he demanded. “(I’ve lost nearly a DOZEN troops in the past few days, and no one has seen the culprits. There’s been hardly a scent left other than that of a strange forest.)”
I smiled. If he wasn’t going to respect me, I wasn’t about to show him any compassion. “(Oh, really?)” I amusingly replied. “(I guess being in charge is a bit harder than you thought, eh? I don’t think I’VE ever misplaced any of MY Goriyas before! You sure you didn’t make them disappear with that eye of yours while you were sleeping?)”
Grilwol growled. “(Answer the question, you old dog!)” he snapped back.
“(Now, now,)” I replied, “(no need to resort to insults. I don’t get many visitors, you know, so I can’t help but find humor in the situation.)”
“(Never mind that,)” replied Grilwol, impatiently. “(Have you seen anything???)”
“(Wellllll...)” I said while scratching my chin, pretending to think. “(Now that you mention it…)”
“(What? What is it???)” insisted Grilwol. I was really trying his patience, and loving every minute of it!
“(Hm… I think I did see some giant bird heading south on the main path yesterday.)”
Grilwol burned with anger. “(A giant bird??? What do you take me for, a cub??? Don’t make me remind you of my power, old one! I will use it!!! )”
“(Why?)” I asked, still smiling at him. “(I was only trying to help you. I haven’t seen any Goriya-eating monsters lately, okay? You’re wasting your time here.)”
Grilwol gave me a frustrated scowl, and turned to go back to his men.
Pleased, I turned to go back into my house.
Grilwol turned back to me. “(Be that as it may,)” he said, calmer this time, “(I expect you to report to me if you DO see anything out of the ordinary. Do you understand me, old one?)”
I turned back to him, sounding serious this time. “(Yes, yes, don’t worry. I’ll let you know.)”
“(Thank you,)” he gruffly replied before turning back to his troops and ordering them to turn around and head back toward the Guild.
That last remark caught me by surprise. That was the first resemblance of respect that I’d ever received from him since he turned to darkness. I stood there and pondered on that while the Goriyas marched off.
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Jaron
Inventory
Jaron's Equipment: Deku Shield, Deku Seed Pouch (40/max of 40), Deku Nut Pouch (20/max of 20), Wallet (55 rupees/max of 99)
Rido and I exited the cave and looked around to get our bearings. It was difficult to see anything familiar because of the thick foliage. I figured that’s why Gritsam kept that trap door exit, because no one would find the cave that it leads to. I figured that, based on what Gritsam said and the curve of the cave, it exited facing west.
“What should we do now?” Rido whispered to me. “The way Gritsam acted, it seemed like someone was coming that would try to harm us.”
I nodded in agreement. Then it hit me. “Oh!” I whispered back. “It was probably other Goriyas! I think they might be mad we… vanquished some of their kind.”
“Honestly, I thought Gritsam was going to be upset at that,” Rido whispered back.
“I know,” I responded. “However, Faron did say that Gritsam was exiled. He’s no longer in control of his people. ... He has compassion for the monkeys like we do, so that’s probably why…”
“Shh!” Rido interrupted. He held his hand to his ear, listening.
“What?” I asked after a moment.
“Did you hear that?” Rido asked.
I listened. I heard a familiar sound! “It’s Kovi!” I couldn’t believe it; in all the excitement I’d forgotten about my fairy! How could I have forgotten her???
“And… I hear Noru!” Rido whispered. We didn’t want to let the Goriyas to hear us, so we only spoke in whispers.
I spotted our fairies flying to the north of where we were and waved my arms to get their attention. Rido waved as well, and soon our fairies headed our direction.
“Jaron!” called Kovi as she got nearer.
I held my finger to my lips.
“Oh, sorry,” she whispered.
I held out my hand and Kovi landed on it. “Sorry we left you behind,” I whispered.
“It’s alright!” she replied. I brought my hand up next to my cheek and Kovi hugged it.
After we welcomed our fairies, I asked if they could lead us back to Gritsam’s house. They agreed, but I asked them to do so slowly because I didn’t want Rido and I to make a lot of noise moving through the trees. They led us north and we eventually made it to the road west of Gritsam’s house.
I carefully peered out to the east. I could hear some growls and yelps, which I recognized as Goriya-speech. I spotted Gritsam’s house a ways off… and a few Goriyas on the other side. I motioned for Rido to get back. “We were right,” I said. “There are a bunch of Goriyas over there. We best lay low until they’re gone.”
Rido nodded, and we sat down to wait.
After several minutes, we heard a loud snarl and what sounded like people walking away. I crept back to the road. The Goriyas that I’d seen before were gone, but I could still hear them going back on the east road. I motioned to Rido and we cautiously followed the road back to Gritsam’s house.
As we got closer, I noticed something piled up in a small heap behind the house. When we were within a few feet, I realized what it was. “Hey, that’s our gear!” I whispered to Rido. (We couldn’t hear the Goriyas anymore, but we still whispered just in case.) We hurried over to the pile. It was obvious Gritsam had hurriedly dumped our stuff out… of what? I looked up. I could barely make out the outline of a hatch in the back wall of the house.
Kovi noticed me looking. “That’s a secret window,” she explained. “That’s how Gritsam let us out of the house to go find you.”
Rido and I put our belts back on. I had to re-tighten the bottles since they came a little loose from being dropped. Luckily, they hadn’t broken at all.
Once we were ready, I slowly peeked around the left side of the house. No one was in the road. Cautiously, I crept around the house, in case there were any behind it I couldn’t see. When the front door came into my view, I noticed it was slightly ajar. I crept up and lightly knocked on it three times.
“Who is it?” I heard Gritsam casually say inside.
“It’s Jaron and Rido,” I replied. I looked behind me just to make sure Rido was, indeed, behind me. I’d been so focused on making sure no other Goriyas were around that I hadn’t looked back earlier.
“Come in,” Gritsam replied. “I left the door open for you.”
Damn, I saw your post on the day you posted it, Lightwulf, but I've been away and really couldn't deal with extended amounts of typing on a phone. So, here I am.
Also, firefox just crashed, so I had to write this bit and a couple paragraphs again, which is fun.
And, it turns out that my post is too long with the recap in it. So, I am keeping it to myself for now. There's one a few posts ago.
Anyway, on to the story! (great to type that again):
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Kinek
Day 11 - Morning
There he was. Fizleon. The barman from Kakariko. I'd known him for barely over a week, but it felt like we had known each other for half a lifetime. And Lynels live for a long time!
He waved heartily as he saw our approach. There was no turning back now. I let Goroko go on ahead while I collected my thoughts. This was a man with whom I had travelled for days. He had also skinned one of my friends and turned him into a shield. But that was after he was already dead, and he had given the shield to me. Then there was the problem that he wanted to kill Link. And he had admitted that he wanted revenge on me. And he was supposed to be dead!
"How are you doing, Kinek?" His voice broke me out of my thoughts. "Goroko was just telling me about himself." He smiled at me in a way that seemed like honest pleasantness.
"Where is this Dusk Stone?" I asked him.
"Right to the point, I guess," said Fizleon, slightly exaggerating his offendedness at this. He knew that I didn't trust him right now, but clearly hoped that I would soon. "Well, that's the problem," he continued. "I... I was a bit of a scoundrel in my adolescence, and I took the Dusk Stone, and..." he paused and looked down in what I thought for a moment was embarrassment, though I caught a smirk of amusement on his face as he looked back up to finish. "...I sold it. To the moblins." There was a clear grin on his face.
"You don't look ashamed," said Goroko.
"Well, what can I say?" said Fizleon. "You saw them. They're a bit stuck up, and, being completely honest, not the people I'd trust to be able to own a palace. And definitely not a people deserving of the sword that is inside."
"You've talked a lot about this sword," I said. "What is it?"
"To be honest, I forget its name. But I hear it has magical powers. Enough to cause a lot of trouble in the wrong hands, at the very least."
I reflected on how little this actually told me, but before I could say anything, Fizleon started to talk again.
"If we're wanting this sword, we've got to go. We need to be in Moblin Village as soon as possible. I believe the Dark Lord has been trying to get support from them. Stupid place to start, if you ask me. Most moblins are stupider than a pile of rubble. No matter how flavoursome that might be to some," he added with a glance at Goroko, who returned his glance with a grin. "In any case, if we take too long, they may not want us there at all."
"Didn't you work for the Dark Lord?" Goroko asked Fizleon. He nodded unsurely, glancing at me, as if a little surprised that I had said anything. "Then," said Goroko, "could you not just go in and ask for the Dusk Stone?"
Fizleon looked at him for a moment, suddenly a serious. He was either ashamed or annoyed. "...Of course," he said, laughing again. "Didn't think of that." He turned to walk along the wall, but then stopped.
"Goroko," he said, "how fast are you?"
Goroko's expression changed into a grin. "I'm one of the fastest in Goron City!" he said. "I did the Death Mountain Loop in a matter of seconds!"
Fizleon smiled. "That's good," he said. He turned round to look at me. "Kinek, no offense, but you're a Hylian. You're slow. I have another saddle on me. You can ride."
I looked at him, confused. Fizleon hated saddles. When I had taken his previous one off as straps for my shield, he had been so relieved. Was he trying to prove his trustworthiness? What he would sacrifice for our friendship?
"It's fine, really," said Fizleon, lowering himself down to let me climb onto him. I uneasily climbed onto his back and harnessed myself onto his body.
"And we're off!" he called, his voice betraying a little savagery as he stood back up. And he began to gallop along the wall away from Lynel Town, Goroko rolling along beside us.
OOC: I will only use this to update Chillen's status at the start (and possibly the end) of each post, to remind the players of his condition. This will not be directly referenced in character
Equipment: Left Hand: Strawberry Shield. Right Hand: Wayward Sword. Armour: Light Chainmail, worn underneath tunic.
Accessories:
Fox Charm - A golden pendant worn on the neck with a fox head carved into the gold. It has been in the Hunter family for generations.
Metal Tail Brace (x2) - A metal bracelet worn on the tail to help protect it against attacks aimed at it. Does not protect the tail from all forms of damage. Up to three braces can be equipped to increase protection offered to the tail.
Polished Brass Pocketwatch - Tells the time.
Rupees: 200/200.
Adventure pouch:
Red Potion - Heals health and increases Condition.
Green Potion - Restores Magic and increases Biorhythm.
Ice Rod - A peculiar icy-blue rod that shoots fearsome blasts of icy magic energy. It freezes the area (and creatures) nearby where it struck. Consumes moderate magic per cast.
Shiny Jewel - A peculiar jewel that currently has no known use except for perhaps selling for a small sum of Rupees. Looted from a Goryia's body.
Previously, Chillen and his crew had landed on Saldora Bay and were set upon by a bunch of Goriyas; who Chillen killed with a single epic move. A guard by the name of Gareth Smith came up to greet the foreign Vulpine, who seemed to know his parents. Before he could say anything further, the immediately advised Chillen and his men to leave the bay and seek out to land on Saldora Cove to the south.
Day 8 (Midnight/early morning) - Chillen Hunter
Perched atop the front deck and bathed in a gentle aura of moonlight, Chillen gazed over the horizon and at the stars. Reaching out to the sky and making gestures using one of his furry hands while his other kept a steady weight on the ship's wooden steering wheel to turn when needed, the captain seemed entirely preoccupied with navigation that he seemed to forget about a glass of lemonade that had spilled all over his boots earlier. Standing beside the captain to the left were a petite human woman, standing barely shorter in stature than the already short fox, dressed in black as she too looked over the horizon and a big beefy male anthropomorphic brown bear in leather armor standing to the right of him, standing guard and watching for potential threats. A couple other crew-mates moved about on the deck, creating chatter that echoed through otherwise silent the night while one could hear the faint creaking of the ship's timber rubbing against itself echo under the chatter.
Looking past the hull of the ship and across the water in front, the bear stood tall and pondered about the ocean; what they were going to do when they reached their new destination, the next location at which they would land on Hyrule, as the bear scratched his neck.
"Hey captain!" the bear called to Chillen as he turned his head to face the fox, eager to get his attention.
No response followed, the captain seemingly entranced into reading the stars to guide his navigation as he remained staring over the horizon.
Grunting and biting into a stray wedge of lemon he held in his hand, the bear's facial expression briefly furrowed from biting the sour fruit. During his furrow his sight brifely jerked downwards, down far enough for the bear to notice the lemonade that had spilled all over the fox' boots and the glass mug tossed to the side through the ebb and flow of the waves crashing on the ship's hull. Sighing once again, the bear reached down and sharply tugged the hem of the fox' shirt downwards as another attempt to grab his attention.
"What Barnaby?" the fox responded at last though rather rashly, interrupting his stargazing to talk with his crewmate.
"So captain... will we land at Saldora Cove soon?" Barnaby quizzed rather excitedly, anticipating their arrival on the shore.
"There ain't much time left 'till we land. If we are lucky, by 1 o'clock. 2 o'clock is more likely. Prepare our crew to land, and make sure they are armed - We're not landing here and then getting booted off by some bratty lady and her pets like we did last time" Chillen coughed, explaining arrival time and giving the bear orders as he shrugged.
The female human woman, after hearing the orders Barnaby was given, interrupted her own skygazing out of concern and turned to look behind herself with a jerk to see a female anthropomorphic white rabbit in a deep scarlet robe sitting next to the same big muscly deckhand rabbit who woke Chillen up earlier.
"Hey Battlemaster Harde! We need your help!" she hurriedly called out to the female rabbit in a high-pitched voice.
The female rabbit rubbed her eyes, sighing, and turned to face the petite human and walked with a hurried gait up to her, leaving audible creaks from her boots pounding on the timber in her wake, and looked around to witness Chillen palming his forehead into his hand and shaking his head in exasperation after getting dobbed in and Barnaby reluctantly stepping away from him. Reading the signs, which had been all too common since the crew set sail from Yarna Desert on Koholint, her face twisted itself into a scowl in disappointment and marched up to Chillen.
"Okay captain, what did you order Barnaby or Analise to do this time?" Harde asked, taking up an assertive tone out of her disappointment in his tactics.
"I gave orders for Barnaby to rally all our men to gear up for combat. There ain't much time left 'till we land in Saldora Cove and we ain't getting pushed off by scum like that Gerudo lady and her pets like we did last time. Battlemaster" Chillen assertively turned to her and recited with the hope he'd somehow convinced her that he was right.
Briefly pasuing to process the information, Harde turned around to look at Chillen, Barnaby and the human female in turn before clearing her throat and yawning out of tiredness. "...Captain, I would advise that you amend your order. We won't need our whole ship armed right now - only whoever is currently on deck will need arms and we will need to wake up everyone else in preparation for landing and contact with anyone who living in the cove. Is that clear with you?" she sternly advised, gazing at Chillen.
"It's perfectly clear for me, battlemaster. However, if we blunder up this attempt, we are going to have to charge onto the next place we can dock - We need to at least restock our rations, especially our water" Chillen responded, slowly nodding to agree with Harde's advice. Turning around to look at a backpedaling Barnaby, the fox called, ordering "Elite Corsair Barnaby! Rally anyone on deck and get 'em armed.", pointing to the rest of the men on deck. Turning back, the captain faced the human woman "Elite Deadeye Analise! Get the rest of our men up and at 'em, tell 'em that we are approaching Saldora Cove in an hour's time" he ordered, pointing to the hatch leading down below the deck.
Having recieved appropriate orders; Barnaby and Analise briefly stopped in their tracks to turn around to Chillen. In sync, the petite woman and the big bear kneeled over and bowed down to their captain out of both obediance and respect before marching down the deck to carry out their orders. Harde, too, begun marching away before turning around and bowing down to Chillen after a few steps.
"Oh by the way captain Chillen, I would appreciate if you don't lose your cueballs next time Deckhand Forde wakes you up regardless of how he does so. Just a reminder to keep your temper in control." the rabbit advised, afterwards parting with Chillen for the moment for him to finish navigating.
The reynard nodded, looking back on his overreaction to that incident as being embarassing towards himself, before turning back to the steering wheel. No longer needing the stars above to guide him for the moment, Chillen looked to the rail to the left of him and reached out to grab something. Realizing he was gripping at air, the fox looked around himself to see that his lemonade had spilled all over his boots in a sticky mess and the glass mug nowhere to be seen nearby. Cursing to himself, the fox reached into his pocket to grab a small orange fruit that looked like a cross between a grape and orange and bit into it. His face briefly clenching out of bitterness, the fox returned to steering his ship towards the land coming into view in the front of his sight.
Day 8 (Early Morning) - Chillen Hunter
Chillen Hunter and his crew have landed on Saldora Cove.
Sheltered by the natural rock formation high above and waves broken by the rock walls to the side, Saldora Cove takes on the appearance of a natural bay lit by the faintest moonlight leading into the inky blackness of a cave. Dotted about the walls of Saldora Cove are many unlit torches, presumably placed and previously by people who had landed here before. Scattered around the floor are the mangled skeletons of people, often partially dissolved or trapped in goo or webbing. Large crab-like shells, burn marks and scraps of black metal dot the floor, indicating that some sort of battle has taken place here. Not far to the side of Chillen's ship lies the sunkern wreckage of another vessel, seemed to appear torn apart and forgotten with time.
Standing erect on the rock ground; Chillen looking back while Barnaby, Analise, Harde and twenty of their crew-mates stood behind their captain and stared into the inky blackness of the interior of Saldora Cove; everyone carrying lit torches in preparation to march out of the moonlight and into the inky depths, where danger would certainly assure.
"Everyone! Be on your best guard. We are likely to go up against what Lord Hal and Zedra would describe as a Queen Ghoma up in this cave. This monster is said to resemble a giant spider crab with a single great eye. It is said to bear two giant claws which it can use to swipe at foes and can shoot lasers and spew poison at us. Also to watch out for are her countless offspring, said to be living versions of the many tiny spidercrab shells we see here, as well as potential Stalfos. Understood?" Chillen briefed in an assertive tone, warning his crew-mates of the potential dangers ahead before the fox stared over his crew.
"AYE AYE CAPTAIN!" the crew-mates, wearing leather armor and armed with cutlasses, crossbows, hammers, bombs and wands all shouted to Chillen in unison; shortly before rallying together in a battle-cry; reverberating through the cave.
"THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO HEAR! LET US MARCH AND MAKE OUR LORDS PROUD! ATTACK ALL MONSTERS ON SIGHT!" Chillen ordered the crew, yelling to further rouse their spirits shortly before he himself turned and started marching into the inky blackness ahead.
Following Chillen, the rest of the crew marched forwards into the shadows inside the cave, mincing everything on the floor in its path except the skeletons from the repeated pounding of boots on the stone, and ready to fight whatever lurked inside.
Again, my post is too long for the recap. You can read it on the previous page and then read the rest of this page. If my posts keep being really long, I may just post the recap in a separate post, since double posting rules seem to be a little laxer in this topic.
We don't have the Spiritual Stones anymore, And I have no idea where Asara or Gasser are.
Almost immediately after they asked for the Spiritual Stones, Gasser gave up the Zora's Sapphire. Asara had dropped her in her agony, and so I decided, against my will, that I had to give up the Emerald as well. I couldn't let them kill Asara either, could I?
Once we had all dropped the Stones, the poes dropped Asara. She fell on the ground with a clattering of her armour. I ran to her, scared for her life. She said nothing as she slowly stood up, but I could hear her breathing heavily.
The poes then began to lead us somewhere - probably the Arbiter's Grounds. I stood close to Asara in case they tried anything else - though, being honest, it was for my own protection. I watched Gasser as closely as I could by the poes' light, in case he tried to run away. He seemed more at ease than he should be, though definitely not comfortable. The poes often shot random pain through him, just for fun, but he said nothing.
After a long time - no idea how long - we ended up at a building; probably the Arbiter's Grounds. It seemed like daylight was beginning to show, but I could barely tell because of all of the bright lamps and shadows of the poes. Slowly, the poes descended between the three of us, the light stopping us from seeing each other. Even though I was sure I never left Asara's side, we were separated. At some point, I stopped in a small chamber, the door slamming shut behind me.
"Where am I?" I asked the closest poe, as the rest began to disperse and let me see where I was.
"You are our prisoner," said the poe. "You are in our castle."
And he left.
I took some time to think about where I might be. We were still in the desert - I had felt sand under my feet the whole way (I had spent a minute shaking it out of my fur), and the walls of my cell were clearly sandstone. The poes were clearly at home here, so it had to be some deserted building. That narrowed it down! In any case, I had to find some way out.
I know how these rooms work. There's some kind of a puzzle in the room that opens the door. Either I had to kill some enemies (probably poes, since this is supposed to be their castle), or solve some kind of puzzle. I looked around the room. Nothing. It was a small cube with enough space for maybe three people to stand in. I felt around the walls to see if there was anything. Still nothing.
I began to pace around the sides of the room. I couldn't believe this. Had the poes closed the door on me? It was the only way to explain this. Either that or I'd missed something in the room.
Suddenly, I tripped, my foot caught on something. Getting up, I looked back at what could have tripped me, but there was nothing there. Not convinced, I felt around the floor there: there was a small hole in the floor. It didn't look like it at all; my hand reached inside the floor. I felt around a little more. There was enough space for my whole hand to get through. Nothing else, though.
I reached my entire arm into the hole and felt around inside the cavity on the other side. It was a small cavity, without very wide walls, and short enough for me to reach. There was a small box in the bottom, which I removed from the cavity. It was a little case, like that typically used for a wedding ring. I opened it; it wasn't a ring at all - though I don't think I had expected one -, it was a small key. For the door?
I walked over to the door and felt along the edges, looking for a keyhole. There was one, invisible as the hole in the floor had been. I unlocked the door with the small key, which broke off in the lock, and pocketed the little case. Now I was ready to find Asara and Gasser.
Day 0 (meaning, happened before the first day of action):
- During the events of Majora's Mask, Soren Hamelton's ancestors left Termina to avoid being crushed by the moon. They did not return to Clock Town when Link saved Termina.
- Many years earlier, Princess Zelda and the 6 sages left Hyrule. (PM Lightwulf if you want any details, unless he says otherwise. Just make sure he knows it's about this.)
- The Dark Lord invaded Hyrule, enslaving the population, killing all who opposed him. He couldn't kill Link (who was living at Hyrule Castle), so he threw Link, the royal family, and many of the Hylian guards in the dungeon.
- The Dark Lord found and overcame the travelers who had the 3 crystals. (See the first post for details.)
- The Dark Lord caused all rock in the Goron City to be turned to steel.
- The Dark Lord ordered the Kokiri Forest to be burned.
- Sorn Nors (a foreigner Goriya) got separated from his group during a migration from the wasted plains of Hezriath.
- The Dark Lord put a large wall between Lynolia and Saldonia, forcing any travellers to go through Lynel Town and Moblin Village to get to either place
- The Dark Lord's forces attacked Dark World's Zora's Domain. Meinkae (a Zora) escaped thanks to his parents.
- Soren and Beatrice travelled away from their homes in search of a new place to live. They got caught in a battle between the Dark Lord's soldiers and Beatrice was killed by a Darknut. Soren killed the Darknut and is now an enemy of the Dark Lord.
Day 1:
- The Kokiri Forest was burned (also burning most of the Lost Woods as well); all (or most, actually) of its inhabitants retreated to the safety of the Forest Temple.
- Zaron (the Kokiri) took the Kokiri Sword and fled to Hyrule Field; he then found a place to hide at Lon Lon Ranch.
- Kinek made his initial attempt to obtain the Darkness Hammer from the Shrine of Darkness, but could not get past a Gleeok.
- Gereiffof, a Hylian Guard, is put, with the other guards, in a large cell in the dungeons, with a large mirror. They end up going through the mirror, and entering the Dark World. In the Dark World, he realises that he hadn't been transformed into a monster, and concludes that his family pendant contains the Moon Pearl, as his mother had told him the pendant had been passed down in his family by an oracle who had said that a hero in the family would need it. Gereiffof leaves the corridor he is in, and finds himself outside under a pyramid. he and the others climb to the top, and find a sword in it, which speaks to them, telling them to attack it. They do so for a few moments, before Gereiffof stops them. However, the voice from the sword tells them that it is Ganondorf, can now communicate to the Light World, and will reclaim the throne of Hyrule. The guards all run, and Gereiffof leaves to the Village of Outcasts.
- Soren has carved Beatrice's names into a large stone. Then he falls asleep, having been awake for two weeks without rest.
- Shane entered Hyrule; Charlie caught up with him at Hyrule Field, and they both entered Kakariko Village. They noticed it was corrupted by the Dark Lord's power, and want to stop it.
- Fizleon the Lynel (going undercover) found a job as barman at the Kakariko Inn.
- On arriving to the village, Gereiffof is sent to the Elder, who explains to him that a prophecy tells of a man with a moon pearl will return those born in the Dark World to the Light World. He explains that four weapons were created in the past: a sword, a bow, a hammer, and a wand. The wand, which allowed the user to travel between worlds with whoever he wanted, was misused, and sent to the Dark World. The elder explains that Gereiffof needs to use it to get everyone back to the Light World.
- Kinek recruited his Zora friend Zrutho to help him, but Zrutho became injured (by enemies sent from Fizleon) and was taken to Kakariko Village to heal and recover.
Day 2:
- Early-morning rain put out the remaining fires in the Kokiri Forest.
- Gereiffof is told by the Elder that he must talk to Zelda. He talks to her through a crystal, and she promises to give him the Wand of Worlds if he collects six medallions from the Six other Sages, one each.
- Charlie wakes up and goes onto Death Mountain. She meets a Goron, and asks if he knows of anyone who could help defeating the Dark Lord. The Goron Laughs, and Shane, having woken up, catches up to her.
- Gereiffof Enters the Skull Woods and finishes the dungeon. He finds a crystal and is greeted by an image of Saria inside it. Saria gives him a Medallion. Gereiffof asks her why they (the sages) need to be in the Dark World to protect the Triforce. She tells him they are not in the Dark World, but she cannot tell him where they are. He begins to leave, but falls to the ground, unconscious with exhaustion.
- Kinek met a Deku named Gasser, who joins his party.
- Jaron (the Kokiri elder) led a group of Kokiri to check on the Deku Tree (the new one that grew after the events of OoT, which has grown quite large). The Deku Tree told him to seek the light spirit Faron, to the southwest of the Kokiri Forest.
Day 3:
- Jaron's friend Rido joined him before he left on his quest; they went through a new passage that the Deku Tree had made that leads south from the Kokiri Forest.
- Sorn Nors ended up at Gerudo Fortress and was thrown in a cell.
- Zrutho rejoined Kinek after healing; Fizleon quit his job to join Kinek's party as well.
- Erick (the wizzrobe Deku, an undercover rebel) and a group of darknuts and wizrobes went to obtain horses at Lon Lon Ranch. Erick found Zaron hiding there; the two escaped and hid in a hole in Hyrule Field that served as a rebel base, though Zaron said the other rebels had fled to the Forest Temple.
- After arriving at the burned-down Kokiri Forest, Kinek's party was attacked by a Deku-nut-spitting Huge Deku Baba. Fizleon saved them by beheading the monster.
- Sorn Nors was released by the Gerudos and headed toward Lake Hylia.
- Gereiffof wakes up on the floor of a shop. The shopkeeper sees him awake, and explains that he took him in after finding him in the Skull Woods. He tells Gerieffof that he is between the Skull Woods and Death Mountain. He then tells Gerieffof that, if he rally wants to climb Death Mountain (which he thinks is a bad idea) he would have to climb the face of the mountain. Gereiffof buys some potions and sets off.
- Gasser left Kinek's party before they went through the shortcut to Goron City. Gasser met his old friend Mido at the Forest Temple.
- Gereiffof reaches the Dark World equivalenbt of Goron City. He decides to use the equivalent of the path to the Fire Temple to enter the next Dungeon.
- Jaron and Rido found a road and followed it west; they found and camped with a family of Deku on vacation.
- Gereiffof wanders around the dungeon, finding a Mirror Shield inside. He finds a fairy, and bottles it after drinking a potion. He fights Trinexx using his Fire Rod and Mirror Shield. After defeating him, Darunia appears and gives him the Medallion. He then says "You have slain many monsters on your journey, but do not get too confident. You still have four medallions left to retrieve.". Gereiffof is teleported out of the dungeon and falls down the mountain, feeling a sharp pain in the back of his head before passing out.
Day 4:
- Before Jaron left the Deku camp, a Deku kid gave him a Deku ocarina.
- Gasser sneaked into the painting room of the Forest Temple, where a phantom of Ganondorf ordered Gasser to help him escape from the Sacred Realm; if not, he said he would have Gasser's family and all of Woodfall killed.
- Link the Goron (the son of Darunia) allowed Kinek's party to stay at the Goron City.
- Jaron and Rido found Faron Spring, but Rido stayed back while Jaron approached it. At first, Faron spoke without being seen, but then appeared (to Jaron only). Faron informed Jaron that all were in danger because the Dark Lord had invaded Hyrule. Faron told Jaron to seek the elders of the six races of Hyrule (that don't willingly serve the Dark Lord: Kokiri, Hylians, Deku, Gorons, Zoras, and Sheikahs) and form an alliance. Faron also told Jaron of 3 sacred weapons (not including the Master Sword, which should not be touched), each with enough power alone to defeat the Dark Lord, that the respective light spirits knew the location of. Jaron asked Faron about the Deku Tree (which has been weakend, but not killed, by the fire), so Faron told him to seek the Fountain of Healing Waters in Goryana Forest (to the east). Faron told him the way and warned about the Goriyas that lived there.
- Meinkae, in great pain from starvation, attempts to kill a moblin for food, but misses. During the moblin's charge at him, Meinkae passes out.
- Gereiffof wakes up in anotehr house in the Dark World - the bomb shop. He talks to the owner, Ravio, a green elephant. He explains that he saved Gereiffof from some Hinox by accepting him as payment for some bombs instead of rupees, so as to have some company. He shows Gereiffof the super bombs, but he cannot afford them, so Gereiffof buys some regular bombs instead. He then begins to travel to the dungeon in the lake in the south, which Ravio has directed him to.
- Gasser received orders (from Ganondorf) to recruit the Dekus at the Forest Stage to save Woodfall.
- Gereiffof, hearing the roars of moblins, reasons that they are attacking someone. He finds and kill the pack of them. He sees a dead zora, and revives him with a fairy.
- Jaron and Rido find two monkeys in a cage, surrounded by Goriyas. They save them, and are led by the monkeys to a place known as "Aril Nom". They give Jaron a Mask of Translation, which allowed him to understand Animals. With it, he learns that Hylians once lived with the monkeys, but left to fight a war. He also learns that the older of two monkeys is called Oonak, and the monkeys migrate multiple times a year. They are usually hunted by Goriyas, which they call "foxcats". However, Jaron and Rido may only stay the night, and must leave the mask of translation, in case of other visitors.
- Meinkae wakes up, a hylian over him. He tells the Hylian what happened to him, and they introduce themselves. The Hylian is Gereiffof. Meinkae tells Gerieffof where the Water Temple is, and asks to join him. Gereiffof agrees.
Day 5:
- Kinek got Link (the Goron) to permit his party to go into the Fire Temple. Link gave Kinek and his party some items to help them survive.
- In the Stalfos room of the Forest Temple, Gasser received orders to attack those who had invaded Woofall at dawn. Gasser and the other Dekus then hurried to get to Woodfall by that time.
- Kinek's party managed to find and get through the passage to Darkness Lake which was in the entrance hall of the Fire Temple.
- Oonak teaches Jaron the Monkey Rhumba, which allows him to teleport to Aril Nom. Then Jaron and Rido, returning the Mask of Translation, leave to the East. They pass the Deku Family Camp, and make their own camp a while later.
Day 6:
- Jaron and Rido see a group of Goriyas, and wonder what they were up to. They check the time, which is 0816, and continue. They see another pack of Goriyas while on the road, and hide, almost being caught. They climb onto a mountain, so as to look for the "crag" that Faron mentioned, and find a cave in the mountain. In the cave is a beautiful spring, which they conclude must be the fountain of healing waters. A large bird is flying around, frightening them. They attack it, and it speaks. It then lands, revealing itself to be a giant blue owl. It introduces itself as Klonida Gaebora, the guardian of the Fountain of Healing Waters. He then allows them to take some water, and promises not to attack any more of their kind who come for water. They begin their journey back to the Deku Tree. As they leave, they notice another monkey in a cage, guarded by goriyas. They rescue the monkey, and it gives them a wooden boomerang. Jaron takes it. They return to the Deku Tree, and heal him. The Deku Tree then asks about Faron's quest, and gives them the Kokiri Elder's Seal. He is to use it to make other races trust him. The Deku Tree then teaches them the Minuet of Forest. Jaron and Rido return to the Forest Temple.
- Gasser's party of Dekus attacked the invaders at Woodfall and won. Kotake and Koume stated he'd helped to unseal Ganondorf and then flew off toward Clock Town.
- Kinek's party rested at Darkness Lake.
- Gasser was ordered to go to Romani Ranch by Ganondorf, but the Deku king wouldn't let him go. He managed to escape the guards.
- Gasser assisted in saving the ranch from attacking aliens (which he thought were poes).
- Mitchell, a Hylian Escapee, has been hiding in a giant crate for a week. He finds a hammer to use as a weapon.
- Sorn Nors is attacked by a Stalfos in the Desert after getting lost. He cannot attack it, as his boomerang was taken by the Gerudos.
Day 7:
- Romani and Cremia thanked Gasser for his help. Then, Ganondorf's loud voice was heard all across the land: "THANK YOU, DEKU SCRUB! I AM ALMOST READY! RETURN TO THE FOREST TEMPLE!"
- Jaron and Rido are awoken by the voice, and they converse with some of the others about it. Jaron goes to sleep again, and wakes up later. He tells the kokiri about the Deku Tree, and they are happy. He then went to Mido to ask him about Gasser. Mido seemed quite angry, as if it were to do with him. Later, Jaron and Rido prepare to leave again, to find the other five races.
- Sorn Nors is woken and interrogated by an Iron Knuckle. The Iron Knuckle removes its helmet, and reveals itself to be a Gerudo. She introduces herself as Asara, and explains to Sorn Nors that he is in the Spirit Temple, where the three Spiritual Stones are. She explains that she has now recruited him to help her protect them.
- Kinek's party heard and were shaken by Ganondorf's voice before entering the Darkness Shrine.
- Zrutho sacrificed himself to defeat the masked Gleeok, utilizing the absorbing & reflecting attribute of his body's scales to deflect the beast's fire & ice back to it. (Possibly a later date:) Fizleon suggested they use Zrutho's scales to make a mirror shield; Kinek hesistantly agreed. After making it, Fizleon let Kinek have it because he was Zrutho's friend. Fizleon and Kinek continue, and find a flight of stairs. Fizleon runs down before Kinek has the chance to, and Kinek loses sight of him. Kinek follows, and fights a powerful torch slug, watched, unknown to him, by Fizleon. Fizleon doesn't know whether he should help or not. Kinek is then swallowed by a strange black orb. He is woken by Fizleon, who explains that he must defeat the boss to get the Hammer. Kinek is confused, and Fizleon explains that he himself is the boss. They don't fight immediately, and Fizleon explains that he works for the Dark Lord, and that he is out to kill Link, for killing his parents. Kinek then fights and defeats Fizleon, making the Darkness Hammer, which appears, and leaving the shrine through a blue light. Fizleon is then revived by a fairy and leaves, swearing revenge on Kinek.
- Sorn Nors was given a new boomerang by Asara, but he slightly resents her for not showing him around the Spirit Temple.
- Jaron and Rido return to Aril Nom by use of the Monkey Rhumba. It seems to be in a very dilapidated state, and they quickly conclude that it has been attacked by Goriyas. They call a monkey with the Monkey Rhumba and a monkey appears. He is the monkey they saved after leaving Aril Nom last time. He gives Jaron the Mask of Translation again. He explains the goriyas destroyed Aril Nom and took all of the monkeys, except him. Another monkey shows up, this time a female. The two of them seem close. The male monkey explains to the other what has happened, and explains to both her and Jaron that he saw the Goriyas take the monkeys to the 'Land of the Foxcats', the Goriya's home. Taking off the Mask of Translation, Jaron explains to Rido. They argue for a moment, and then decide to go to Faron and ask for his help.
- Gasser managed to make it all the way back to the Forest Temple. He snuck in after distracting the Kokiris on guard, and in the painting room, Ganondorf ordered him to retrieve the three Spiritual Stones from the Spirit Temple (in the Gerudo Desert), put them in the Temple of Time, play the Song of Time, and grab the Master Sword.
- Chillen Hunter, a Hakken (anthropomorphic Fox-like creature, native to Koholint), and captain of a ship, has sailed towards Hyrule in search of his lost parents Hal V and Zedra. (His backstory is in Post #36). He and his crew land on Saldora Bay. They are attacked by and kill a trio of Goriyas, and are then met by a Guard, who explains about the tyrannical ruler of the town, a Gerudo Iron Knuckle by the name of Leanne Piper. According to the guard, she brings in monsters from Death Mountain and the Lost Woods to enforce her tyrannical laws. Chillen is uninterested, and tels the guard of his own motive for arrival. The guard then guesses Chillen's name, and introduces himself as Gareth Smith.
- Jaron and Rido arrive at Faron's Spring, and Jaron talks to him. He tells Faron that he wants to save the monkeys. Faron explains that the Dark Lord has empowered the Goriyas. He explains that a blue Goriya named Grilwol has been empowered by the Dark one to lead the Goriyas and dark magic. He then tells Jaron that the Goriyas have taken the monkeys to a place known as 'The Guild'. He explains that it is very difficult to enter the Guild, but also tells Jaron of the Goriya elder, who has been exiled from the Guild, and can help Jaron and Rido. He also tells Jaron that Grilwol channels the dark magic through his eye, which he keeps covered with an eyepatch. Finally, he explains that the Enchanted Bow (one of the Three Weapons) was in a temple in Aril Nom, but could have been removed by the Goriyas when thy attacked. Jaron is instructed to look for it when he goes to the Goriya camp. He and Rido leave to go south to Gritsam.
- Jaron and Rido find Gritsam's house and tell him Faron sent them. Gritsam is unsure of their identity, but his mind is put to rest after being shown the Kokiri Elder's seal. Jaron recounts his adventures for Gritsam. Gritsam is saddened by what the Goriyas have done. He makes some shroomsteak for the kokiri, they eat, and then they sleep.
- A Moblin by the name of Nujiphsk tells Leanne Piper of the ship which docked, and the death of the three Goriyas.
- Jaron has a dream wheere Oonak the monkey warns him that 'not everything is as it appears to be'. Jaron then sees that he is now a monkey. Grilwol, the Goriya, is now behind him, wearing an eyepatch and a hood. Jaon gasps in surprise, to which Grilwol laughs evilly. Jaron now wakes up, screaming. He sees that Rido is still asleep, but Gritsam's door is locked, so Jaron cannot see what has happened to him.
Day 8:
- Gareth is directing Chillen to a secret cove on Chillen's ship. Gareth explains that, shortly after Chillen's parents left to get the Goddess Jewels, Leanne rigged an election in her favour to become mayor, and has also been responsible for the lack of communication between Chillen and his parents. Gareth then suggests that Chillen not attack Leanne now, so as not to incur the wrath of the Dark Lord, her master. The ship is then attacked by a colony of fire keese, which turn out to be under control of a bat wizzrobe.
- Chillen and his crew sail towards Saldora Bay and dicuss what they will do when they land. They decide to arm everyone on deck in case of any more attacks on landing.
- Deasn, a Foreigner Goriya, arrives in the Goron Shrine after finishing some business in Saria Town, but notices no Gorons are there. He hears something from the Snowhead Temple, and finds the Gorons there. He asks them about it, and they say something about a 'Dark One'. He ignores this. Later, he arrives at Clock Town, and finds it overrun with Wizzrobes and Darknuts. He kills some Wizzrobes, and hides in the Great Fairy Fountain.
- Having now landed in the bay, Chillen and his crew enter Saldora Cave, where the Queen Gohma (likely) lives, as well as its countless offspring and potential Stalfos.
- Jaron and Rido wake up to a strange smell, which turns out to be more of Gritsam's cooking. It turns out to be 'sleggarots', made of sparrow eggs, slugs, and mushrooms. They eat, and Jaron suddenly seems to be able to tell what Rido and Gritsam are thinking, though only minor thoughts.
- Jaron and Rido are forced, by a sudden visit by Goriyas to Gritsam's house, to escape via a secret underground passageway from Gritsam's house. They run into a skulltula, and then realise they left their belts in his house. Rido finds a rock and kills the skulltula, and they continue on their way.
- Sorn Nors is shown parts of the Spirit Temple. He sees the Spiritual Stones (which he is amazed by) and the Twinrova Room. Inside there, he hears a cackle, but thinks it's just his imagination. Later, he meets the Phantom Guide outside the Temple, who warns him of great danger. He tells Sorn Nors "I'll tell you, you should not let pass, the one who sounds like he would gas. If you do, use from the sun a ray, so that he does not betray. Failing that, what you must do, is not allow him the sword that is blue." The Phantom guide then disappears, and Sorn Nors goes to the Oasis.
- Gritsam realises that Jaron and Rido left their stuff behind, and soon also realises the fairies were left behind also. He lets them out of a secret window in the back of his hut, followed by the kokiris' gear, just before a the Goriyas come to his door. It turns out that Gritsam himself is leading this pack, looking for some kind of foreign creature who may have been the cause of various Goriyas going missing. Gritsam is purposely unhelpful so as not to give away Jaron and Rido, but promises to tell Grilwol if he sees anything.
- Jaron's and Rido's fairies (Kovi and Noru) rejoin them. They stealthily return to the house, finding their gear outside. Re-equipping everything, they go back around the house and knock on the front door. Gritsam lets them back in.
- Gasser realises that Ganondorf cannot physically hurt him. He decides to return home, but Ganondorf gets into his mind and shows him that there is no way out of helping him. He goes to the Gerudo Desert.
- Sorn Nors wonders about the Phantom Guide. He sits at the Oasis, and is approached by Asara. He explains to Asara what he was doing in the desert. Asara then reveals that she left the Gerudos because she didn't get along with them. She explains that, once she found out that the Spiritual Stones were in the Spirit Temple, she decided to stay and protect them. She asks Sorn Nors to help her protect the Spiritual Stones. He agrees, on the condition that she stop being so protective of him. However, Asara has no boomerang for Sorn Nors, and, as he cannot use any other weapons, they decide to get his boomerang back from the Gerudos
Day 9:
- Kinek has left the Darkness Shrine, and has returned to Goron City for some rest. He concludes that the Dark Lord could either be in Saldonia Castle, Hyrule Castle, or the Stone Tower Temple. Link of the Gorons gives him some drums and teaches him the Bolero of Fire. Kinek then leaves, and notices a huge wall in the way, which will force him to cross both Lynel Town and Moblin Village.
- Gasser Is captured by Gerudos, but tricks them into letting him go into the Spirit Temple. However, he cannot pass the Sand River.
- Sorn Nors and Asara also go to the Gerudo Fortress, to get back Sorn Nors's boomerang. the split up and Sorn Nors is recaptured.
- Fizleon is angry about what the Darkness Shrine did. But, he then decides to go to Saldonia, and take a sacred sword from there, with the power to split him in four. He is angry at the realisation that the wall is there, stopping him. He then reveals that he stole a "Dusk Stone", supposedly from a parallel universe, from the Lynels, and picked a fight with the Moblin Senator, before joining the Dark Lord, so he will not be welcomed back. He also wishes to find some kind of key to the Palace of the sword, which he hears is hidden near Saldonia Castle. He also frets about the fact that the Dark Lord could be there (Fizleon has no idea where the Dark Lord is), as there is 'no reasonable explanation' for his presence there.
- Sorn Nors is visited by Narneen, leader of the Gerudo guard after being put in a cell. She refuses to give him back his boomerang, but Asara shows up in her Iron Knuckle armour. They battle, leaving Narneen at Asara's mercy. Narneen calls the other guards, causing Asara to spare her life so as to get a more merciful sentence if they are captured. Another guard shows up and reveals that a deku scrub had shown up and escaped to go to the Spirit Temple, apparently working for Ganondorf. Asara then explains that, as she and Gasser had already been at the Spirit Temple, they can go back with no extra sentence. The gerudo lets them out, and they see the deku scrub.
- Sorn Nors and Asara talk about Gasser, afraid he may be up to something, as he is acting quite suspicious. They agree that, if he is, the Deku King must be behind it.
Day 10:
- At midnight, Sorn Nors, Asara, and Gasser leave the Spirit Temple to travel to Woodfall, carrying a Spiritual Stone each. They are stopped by a Poe attack, which stops Asara as she is about to kill it. Sorn Nors, using the power of the Kokiri Emerald, overcomes his fear and destroys the poe with his boomerang. However, more poes appear and stop his destruction of any more by threatening to destroy Asara. They then tell Sorn Nors that they want the Spiritual Stones.
- Given no other choice, Sorn Nors and the others give up the Spiritual Stones to the poes. The poes then lead the group away to their 'castle' (which Sorn Nors thinks is likely the Arbiter's Grounds). He is locked in a cell, separated from the other two, and realised that to leave, he has to solve the puzzle of the room. He finds nothing until he trips over an invisible hole in the floor - it looks like there is more of the floor there. In it is a small case holding a small key. Sorn Nors finds an invisible lock in the door and opens it, ready to find the other two.
- Kinek begins going to Lynel Town. While he camps, a Goron called Goroko catches up to him. They continue on their way, and during the night, they are stopped by a Lynel. They explain that they wish to go to Saldonia, to 'meet an old friend'. When Kinek mentions that he befriended and killed Fizleon, the Lynel is honoured, and introduces himself as Galralog.
- Kinek and Goroko are brought to Ezrikaro, king of the Lynels. He begins to question them about Fizleon and the Dusk Stone, but they are confused. He tries to explain what the Dusk Stone is, but is interrupted by Galralog, who accuses them of lying. He then tells the king that Fizleon lives. Ezrikaro is angry, and tells his guards to attack. Kinek and Goroko escape, with help of one of the guards. This turns out to be Fizleon, who explains that he is against the Dark Lord. He explains that, though the Darkness Hammer could kill the Dark Lord, it alone could not allow Kinek to reach him. He then suggests beginning a war against the Dark Lord, using the six races (see above) against him. He then mentions that he plans to go to Saldonia, the the Sanctuary of the Sacred Sword, to find a special sword. He explains to Kinek that they need the Dusk Stone, which is a key to the entrance. They hear cries from the Town, so they part ways, Fizleon telling them to meet with him at the wall, directly East from where they are now.
- Goroko convinces Kinek to let Fizleon join the team despite Fizleon wanting revenge on Link, reasoning that Fizleon has good reason for it in his own opinions. Kinek agrees, though he warns that he will not let Fizleon kill Link should he ever get the chance.
Day 11:
- Kinek and Goroko meet with Fizleon. Fizleon reveals that he sold the Dusk Stone, the key to a Palace in Saldonia in which the sword he is looking for is, to the Molbins. He then reveals that the Moblins may now be under the control of the Dark Lord, or at least on his side. Goroko suggests that Fizleon, having worked for the Dark Lord, could go in to Moblin Village and ask for it back. They then leave.
And I'll post something else here fairly soon. I's supposed to be doing a project for Uni due in a couple hours, so I can't go on with the story yet.