The Legend of Zelda: The Light of the Triforce

[Fierce Deity Link]

The Legend of Zelda:
Light of The Triforce

By Fierce Deity Link​

Art by Ananto Finnstark
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The Sorcerer Ganon has corrupted The Temple of Light, and in process has shattered the balance of the Triforce by taking Zelda’s shard of Wisdom. Armed with two shards of the sacred powers, Ganon has changed Hyrule, turning it into dark world, and altering the roles of everyone.

Zelda is no longer a Hylian Princess but a Gerudo in the desert lands.

Only Link, who holds the last piece of the Triforce is aware the world is much altered, and Ganon has his minions searching for the Elf to seize the final piece so that he may cover the world in darkness forever…

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Part I: Hidden Link

The Sky was covered in a thick sheet of shadow, threanting bolts stuck like the tears of an angry god. The once fertile plains of peridot now are patches of sorched earth. Throughout the kingdom, black armored warriors ride, their horses eyes glowing red as they keep curfew and cut down any villagers who dare ignore the will of the Dark King.

In this bleak world, only one shines. A hero, who’s heart is a pure as his golden locks and larimar blue eyes, those eyes who are all that remains of the memory of the former skies of Hyrule. The Elf Knight wore a grey cloak and dashed behind an ally as one of Dark Sentinels rode by, he saw a candle in a window and knocked on the door, there was no response.

Fear kept any of good folk of Hyrule from answering the pleadings of the needy caught outside past curfew. Link woukd have to seek sanctuary elsewhere. On a hill of golden dead grass he saw a Priest of Light, his shaven head bruised and his mustache white, his brow wrinkled and burned, as a Goblin lead him towards the Dark Castle in the distance. The Hero could not ignore the pligjt of the holy man. Taking a staff, he ran up the hill and leap yelking out “Ha-ret!” And struck down the Bokogoblin. The chain that bound the Priest hands fell like a serpent of steel, and taking it Link wrapped the goblin up. The Holy Man opened his eyes, and shook his head.

“Young fool! You doom yourself by lending me aid. I am resigned to die, the dark realm of misery is too much for me.”

Link turned and removed the shackles, and lowered his hood, his bright eyes startling The Priest.

“You only delay my fate..”

Link took hold of the hand of the Holy Man and bowed. As he did the Triforce shined over the head of The Elf, one shard glowing and landing on his head. The Priest opened his mouth wide.

“By the gods! You are the One!”

The Holy Man placed his hand on the Hero’s head in a act of blessing.

“Quick! We must get out of sight. There is a cell of someone I trust in the nearby village. Come!”

Link followed the rather boisterous Monk back to the village. He made a special knock on the window, and a candle moved, and the wood door cracked, an eye peeping out. The door then opened and Link & the Priest were admitted in. The figure was round and orange, its eyed massive and black, it sat on a carpet crossed legged.

“Dorgon, my friend. Thank you for offering us shelter. This is.. actually I did not get your name..”

The Elf provided his namesake.

“Link.. intriguing.. most intriguing. This Sir Link rescued me, and I believe he to be The One.”

Dorgon stroked his goatee.

“I know we have waited long for The One who will end this reign of shadow. He has come at last! I have seen the Sign upon him!”

Dorgon grunted and made some mumbling noises.

“I understand your reservations my friend. He has already proved his valor by saving me.”

Dorgon mumbled some more in the tongue of Goron.

“She is safe, there is no reason to risk..”

Dorgon eyed the Holy Man who turned to Link.

“He says to prove you are The Anointed, you must go into desert and seek out The Chief of Gerudos, her name is Zelda.”

The Elf blinked, he was puzzled by this, Zelda in the world he had known was Hylian, not Gerudo. What had Ganon done? What other changes and suprises awaited The Hero?

The sound of horse hoofs began to beat on cobbled stones outside.

“Quick Sir Link! To the Stables! A stead there awaits! Epona will help you in your quest!”

Dorgon rose and removed a wrapped item from a chest. He unwrapped it to reveal a sword, the blade was mid sized, the centerpiece had a claw of the smith in brass, and cross guard in shape of blue ears pointing downward. The blade was broken, and filed back into point. Dorgon handed it to The Hero who took it in both hands, holding it with both half gloved fingers and palms. He slide it in to his brown belt, and gave a bow before making his flight. Outside the Sentries had circled the village and were inspecting houses, Link dashed behind hut and house, till he reached the stables. There a horse of red hair, white mane and white forehead neighed. Link placed a saddle on the stead and bolted out, the Dark Platemail sentries threw spears, two of them on horseback pursued with great haste, giving chase.

 

[Fierce Deity Link]

Part II: The Desert Princess

The chase lead to the threshold of the desert, there the sand whept up like waves, and Link found his stead halt, Epona let out a disturbed neigh. The Hero dropped into the surf of tan colored grain, that swirled up in wind around his ankles and he grabbed the rope seeking to lead stead on. The dark pursuers came to the threshold, and their hordes bucked them on. The clattered of their armor rang against the howl of the wind. As the two servants of Ganon rose, a great gust caught them and it swirled with the sands into a hand that three them back across the threshold.

Link in the storm of sand pressed onward, Epona his only shelter. He took his white gray cloak and drew it over his head and her mane, to shield them from the rain of grain, when peaking out, his eye like a topaz stone in the sea of sand, he saw a post rising up with a red ribbon flowing. He shielded his stead’s eyes as he led her to it and then draped the hood on the post, making a tent of the cloak. There huddled together, they were adrift in the sandy sea, hoping that come the wind would calm. Link removed his Goron Sword and cut some wood from edge of the tall post and piled it beneath the tent cloak, he then dug his sword into sand, and scraped a rock against the edge to create a spark that lit the shavings and then the wood until it became a rising flame to warm them, for as the sun set, the harsh heat gave way to bitter cold. Link leaned against Epona, and pulled out a object, a oval shaped stone of cobalt with holes and edge that he blew into. He played a song, one that soothes Epona to sleep, and even seemed to calm the storm, if even for only a moment:

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Once she drifted asleep, and Link felt her heart beat against his back, he too drifted into the shadow of slumber.

Upon the rising of the sun, The Hero awoke to find his cloak laying on him and Epona gone. He rose up in tussle, the cloak he drew off his face and looked to and fro, the wind had stilled, and in all directions was the endless expanse of desert, there was no sign of the stead, and quickly Link piped the song that had soothed Epona, hoping it would draw her to him, he heard a neigh, grabbing his sword he rushed to the sound over a sand dune, alas she was not there. Again the neigh broke the defeaning silence, and The Hero scrambled to another dune, where again there was no sign of The Stead. Link dropped to his knees, panting, his brow wet with the dew of perspiration. The disorientation had begun, the sun seemed to spiral above, in a hypnotic display. The Hero crawled, he heard a snort he was sure was Epona, instead another empty and arid view that blended with all the others.
Once more he heard a neigh, and stumbling rose and rushed to it, only to find a cactus. There he stood beside it when he noticed a leather strap dangling from one of the green arms. The Elf Knight reached for it and tugged, and tugged, when suddenly the arm snapped the strap and the cactus came alive, the arms like pinchers and the thorns were teeth, it dug into sandy soil, nearly clipping Link’s arm. He drew his sword, and shifted in the soil, there was faint rumbling beneath his feet and then the sandy floor caved in, and he wax tossed in the air, shouting “Ha-Ret! Et! Et!”
The Leever tunneled below, Link plucked his blade from the sand and stabbed down at vibration, once more the soil lost its solidity and he was tossed upward, the arm like pinchers biting at him as the creature rose up. The Hero slashed as he fell, one arm pincher fell with clear blood, the Leever let out a shriek as it tunneled back down under and began to flee into distance desert. Link rose back to his feet and walked to the pincher and raised it up in his glove, and tried to sample the liquid, which tasted like water, and then it went sour and he coughed the fluid up. Link fell on his face, the wind swept up, when a shadow began to caste across the golden grains, a mirage? Link felt the eye of the sun block, and looking up he saw someone in aquamarine robes, the face was concealed with cloth, only the eyes sparkled a matching blue to his own as he lost consciousness.

Link awoke inside a cell, chains hung from a tan rock wall, a torch flickered, and his stirring was noticed by a guard, who’s red hair fell like a tail of red flame, and whose eyes were like the green of the sea. The Gerudo left her post and summoned another, the two opened the cell with long shafts of painted lapi lazuli wood and a spear point in the shape of a crescent. They grabbed Link by both arms and les him out to a great red tent.

Inside the tent sat the figure from before, who now removed her head covering, to reveal long red hair in two tied braids, pointed ears, and skin darkened by the sun. Despite such appearance Link knew her at once, Zelda.

“You braved the desert, and it did not spit you back. Which means you are not an agent of The Sorceror.”

Link nodded.

Zelda rose in her blue dress, she approached the kneeling Hero.

“And yet I found you maddened, and nearly defeated by the desert’s power.”

Link blinked, and spoke of the Holy Man.

Zelda paused.

“Rauru sent you? Why?”

Link related a story, of how Ganon had altered the world, and that if they were to reset things, they would need to work together.

“A Hylian Princess? You must be sun mad. I am Gerudo through and through. The might of the fire circle has shaken your mind. Nevertheless, any enemy of The Sorcerer is a friend of ours. You may seek sanctuary here, in our lands.”

Link was treated to a banquet in Zelda’s Camp. He found it odd to see how at home Zelda was in Gerudo culture, and the way the other Gerudo Women paid her homage, made The Hero aware that she was Chief. Even in this alternate realm, she was a leader, and despite her physical change, and more gruff demeanor, Link saw the same heart of the one he had pledged his sword and service to. It was tempting to remain in protection of the Desert, beyond Ganon’s eye.

Link went to stables, where upon entering he was relieved to her Epona’s song, as she snorted to greet him. Link pressed his brow against her mane. Zelda interrupted,

“You are close. It is said the bond between the souls of a rider and their horse can be deeper than a well and upon the death of a rider, the stead will mourn and die. I must confess I have not seen such a bond among in the world of men.”

Link turned to The Chieftan, he told her that their bond had crossed over from the lost world he now sought to restore.

“So you will go and challenge The Sorceror, alone?”

Zelda pet the white mane of Epona.

“You are very brave and foolish. He is powerful, none dare oppose him openly.. save fools.”

Link mounted his stead and Chief Zelda handed him his sword.

“You go to certain death, are you not afraid?”

Link shook his head.

Zelda took a spear and raised it to him and two Gerudo guards gave him potions and bread.

“May The Light of the Triforce be with you Link,” said Zelda.

Link bowed his head and rode put of stables back into sun painted land. Zelda stood, one Gerudo approached, her hair long and bundled into single pony tail, with great pink pantoloons.

“Well? Is he?”

Zelda nodded.

“Yes Nabooru, I believe he is. Muster are sisters, the time has come.”

 

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Part III: The Light of the Triforce

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Link rode on, the desert seemed to part before him, his purpose breaking the mirage so that he could see the mountain range of Hyrule. He rode past a sentry who prusued in black mail, and headed on a winding path to the Hyrule Castle. The fortress was much altered, its former white stone turned ashen black and great jaggid citdels and towers formed around making it appear as a great crown. Archers unleashdd a hail of Flamming arrows, which followed Link and Epona like a lighted trail of flame till he came to the great gate, a sentry poised a spear when he began to shake, and returned the weapon to a passive state. The gate began to open, the square hole wall rose upward on massive onyx chains. The Hero rode in met by a wall of warriors in black armor and mantels, they stood as statues, their polearms pointing at the trespasser, the tips like needles almost pricking Link and Epona. They came to inner hall, where Link dismounted. He did not tie Epona to anything, he leaned in and let his stead sniff him. The Elf Knight did his best to reassure her before walking up the intimidating steps of harden coal, that were so wide and tall they seemed made for giants.

Link made his way past Poes that hovered with their lanterns, and wraith knights with the Eye of Majora for a helm. These familar sights did not hearten The Hero, for they served as reminders of the twisted power of darkness. He finally came into inner tower, ascending the spiral stair case pf cold metal as he heard an organ play ominously. Reaching the top he saw the silver pipes rise oit of the walls like blades, and at the keys a behemoth of a being, his hair like amber fire, his skin dark emerald and his armor black as the castle walls. He finished the suite, and then rose, black robes flowing like ink and went to a throne amongst the piping.

“Ah.. Link, I have been expecting you,” said the soft yet deep voice, like wind that shifts from gentle blow to the sound of thunder in a storm.

Link stepped forth and did not draw his sword.

“I know why you have come Elf Errant.. Wisdom has foretold your steps. And now.. you bring me the last piece, Farore, to finish my work.”

Link drew his blade in response.

“Hahaha”

Ganon’s laughter filled the tower, shaking it.

“Always to the point my old adversary.. you never change, no matter how things alter around us, boards change, the pieces remain the same.”

Ganon gripped a pipe arm rest which chimed a tune.

“My valiant elf, you must know you are outmatched. Armed with Wisdom and Power, I can read your every move and break you as that blade you now wield was broken.”

The Sorcerer rose, his cape dropping black pools.

“I would be remiss not to give you satisfaction. You possess Courage Afterall, and if I am to take it, it must be won in combat.”

The Dark Lord made fists with his gauntlets. A dagger hung in black boot that fell heavy on the floor.

“Let’s see that Hero spirit!”

Ganon sweeped his elbow back and took a step in tandem, and then lunged forward with great force, swirling dark green energy forming around his fist. Link dodged the blow and swung his sword in downward cut at the nape of The Sorceror’s neck when the other hand of Ganon grabbed the blade.

“Predictable..”

The Dark Lord pulled Link torwards him, yanking the weapon from The Elf and grabbing him by the neck with his other hand, lifting the Hero up.

“Is this all you can conjure, Hero of Hyrule? Disappointing..”

Ganon three Link up into pointed cieling, The Elf shouting, “Arrrg-ret et!” He fell and landed at The Sorceror’s feet. The Hero’s head laid next to the steel spike toe of the Dark Lord’s boot. He used it to raise the head of The Hero to look at him.

“Now.. you will give me Farore’s piece.”

The Triangle on Link’s chest began to glow and rise up out into a solid pice of gold, floating to Ganon’s who’s forehead and right fist glowed with matching pieces.

“Yesss.. at last! The Power of the Full Triforce is mine!”

Link crawled away and grabbed his broken blade, as the Shard almost reached Ganon the Elf Knight leapt and struck it with all his might, “Ha-ret!”

The Triforce Piece shattered into fragments of light and began to circle the room.

Ganon let out a cry of horror.

“Noooooo! What have you done?!”

The Splintered Pieces of the Triforce Shard circled making a beam of light the blew out the window. Looking outside, Link saw the trials of light falling all over the different lands of Hyrule and beyond.

The Sorceror let out a cry of sngst that shook the whole tower.

“You fool!”

The Dark Lord took steps towards Link who backed up in terror, his body trembling.

“What’s this? You are afraid.. I can taste it.. ah.. fear.. you are swelling with it.”

The Elf Knight was backed into a corner, he rose his arms up to protect himself and slide down into sitting position.

“Without Courage you are nothing but a shaking child..”

Ganon turned back to his organ.

“Get out.. all that made you a threat is gone.”

Link was escorted by The Majorian Guard, who threw him out the gate, making Link cry out, “Ha-ret! Et-et!”

The Elf Knight was now ignored by the sentries, who paid him no heed. The Hero shook all over, crossing his arms as he walked away. As he came to scorched Hylian Plains, Epona reared near him and neigh, to which he recoiled in fear of being trampled. There was then the sound of more hoof marks, as Zelda and band of Gerudo warriors rode in, them in white silk head scarfs that flowerd around the top of their hair with a giant ruby rock holding the hair bound up. Zelda was in aqua and she dismounted to find Link.

“You are alive.. have you already confronted The Sorcerer?”

Link nodded.

“Did you defeat him?”

Link shook his head.

“We saw a great light cross the sky in all directions.. what happened?l

The Hero related his duel with The Dark Lord, and the shattering of The Triforce Shard of Wisdom.

“You crazy Elf! Do you know what you have done?! You have taken our one advantage against The Sorcerer and sqaundered it!”

Link held his head low.

“What’s more you no longer shine with that confidence, that fire of purpose from before.. now you are.. like an ordinary man..”

Zelda turned away, The Other Gerudo women did the same, not looking on Link’s shame. The Hero stood up and dusted himself off, and began marching away towards the sea.

Zelda turned to see him so forlorn, his ears lowered like tails. She turned to Nabooru.

“I must help him..”

Nabooru hissed.

“Why? He’s pathetic.”

Zelda looked on at The Elf Knight, and felt her heart fill with a sensation most foreign to a Gerudo Chief, pity.

“I leave the Tribe in your capable hands, I go with him.”

Zelds removed some supplied from her saddle.

Nabooru protested.

“I must insist you do not! He is s man! You must have a chaperon!”

Zelda looked at young Gerudo, who wss not yet a woman, still a girl.

“Riju will come with me.”

Nabooru rolled her eyes under the gold paint over her eyes.

“She is a child!”

Riju bowed her head.

Zelda smiled, “Yes, and so was I when the gods chose me to lead. She will come with me to ensure our custom is honored.”

Nabooru insisted,

“This is ill advised..”

Zelda took her supplies and motioned to Riju to join her on foot. She then turned to Nabooru,

“You are acting Chief, all my authority I to you confer.”

Nabooru bowed.

Zelda smiled and began walking towards the seashore with Riju carrying a bunch of belongings behind her.

Link stood at the shoreline, his boots being lapped by the waves crashing on the sand. He sound of the roaring sea made his frightened heart ease. Appearing at his side was Zelda.

“It is beautiful. My home has no such water to be seen, only veins beneath the broken rock and blankets of sand grain. I can understand my world seems small now, but I believe it is precious, and worth saving.”

Link turned to look at Zelda, her eyes fixed on the horizon, she then shifting her blue circles to him.

“We must hunt down the fragments of your Courage. Only armed with it can we hope to defeat The Sorcerer.”

A ship with a white sail and a blue Triforce approached the dock.

As Zelda walked down the dock to the ship, The Hero fixing his eyes on her when he felt his arm tugged.

“Listen up! My Chief may have faith in you, but I don’t! You do any funny business, touch even a hair on her head and I will remove what distinguishes you as a man.. got that?!”

Link nodded.

“Good.. now carry this stuff aboard!”

Riju chased after her Chief, Link blinking and making slight smile before picking up the supplies to follow his Princess.

 

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Part IV: There Be Sea Monsters

Aboard the ship, Riju turned as green as Ganon as she walked the gallon, she voided into sea, sick as Goron who has eaten too many hot rocks.

Zelda seemed resigned,unmoved by the waves. Link sat beside her. Riju fell next to them.

“Oh.. so sick.. I am as green as Lanmola..”

The ship drifted towards anisland, Link leapt up and saw land. He began to lower the sail, steer the rudder towards theshallows. There he lowered aboat, Zelda and Riju got in, Riju leapt out as Link rowed and ran in the surf,

“Land! Oh it feels so good!”

Link offerer his hand to help Zelda exit the boat, she took it and they stood on the sand, before them the loud sound of tropical birds. The Hero ofHyrule felt his senes overcome, when he heard a flute playing. Zelda began walking towards it, The Elf Knight her escort, till they came to a rock with a short figure in a yellow tunic and coral mask with horns and boar’ssnout.

“Hello..” said Zelda.

The Flute Player stopper and rose on the rock.

“Eyatta yat yat!”

Zelda raised a eyebrow.

The Flutist took out a smalltrident, there pitch forked blades poised to strike. Link grabbed a piece of wood shaped like a shield and blocked the strike. Zelda unsheathed a knife with pinkhandle, she stood behind Link’s shield.

“Well the natives are friendly..” said Zelda.

Link swung his makeshift wooden shield to meet the trident, pushing at The FlutePlayer. The Boar Headed Onethrusted downward, the trident stuck in the wood, The Elf Knight wrenching it from theLittle Guy who fell on his backans made noises like a wounded animal. Zelda stepped on his chest and held the knife at his neck.

“Now.. let’s try this again. Yourname is?”

The Boar Boy replied, “injit..”

Zelda lifted her blade.

“Well Injit, we mean you no harm.”

Zelda removed the trident andgave it back to the boy.

Riju arrived right then.

“What did I miss?”

Injit suddenly staggered, the beauty of Riju put him in atrance as he beautiful red hair flowered in the air and she parted a strand with her beautiful light brown skin, and bracelet of gold, like a serpenttwinkling in the sun light peaking through the trees. Agreat swirl of purple seemed to rise like a cloud over The Flute Player.

Zelda laughed and leaned over to Link with a smile. She placed her hand on his wrist and hisface turned rosy below the eyes ans in the cheeks. The Hero found it harder to conceal hisfeelings now.

Zelda stooped down to speak to Injit.

“Do you have a tribe?”

The Boar Boy looked up at Zelda and swirl passed away.

“Nayet.. ui al alona.”

Zelda placed her hand on hisshoulder.

“Poor boy.. have you seen anything odd? Say a light land on the island like the stars ofnight?”

The boy nodded.

Zelda smiled.

“Will you show us?”

Injit looked at Riju and nodded.

He then took them through thick foliage of delicate greens,and they came to the mouth of a cave, inside was waters of such blue they made precious gems seem dim. The boar boy pointed to a pool.

“Zora.. ui nada goa.”

Link approached the water anddived, the Elf felt the cool water envelop him as he swamfurther, bubbles rising from hisnose as he followed a tunnel to a great opening, below was a city, where figures with fish tails for hair and at their elbows swam in circles. Link returned back to Zelda and Company. He took a deep breath uponsurfacing.

“Well? Anything?”

The Elf Knight related what he saw.

“How do we get down there ans breath?”

The Flute Player went to nearby pool and stirrer up some bubbles that churned in some warm water. He then slide inside the bubble, and swam down. Link approached thebubbles which formed into massive ovals and circles. The Hero motioned to them.

Zelda nodded,

“Right! Come on Riju!”

Riju sighed.

“I hate water..”

All of them took on the suitesmade of bubbles, which kept air inside for them to breath as they swam. To their suprise when they paddled with handand foot it formed more bubble lining around them so that it did not break. Now they all descended on the Zora City.

There guards with silver helmsstood with sharks that seam to intercept the air breathers.Zelda, Link, and Company halted. A Zora Guardapproached.

“Halt! What business does breathers have in The Kingdom of Zoralantis?”

Zelda bow her head.

“I am Zelda, Chief of Gerudos, a desert people, this is Link myknight at arms, Riju my servant, and Injit from the surface. We seek an audience with your King.”

The Shark with its brown stripes swam circles around them, its teeth like arrow heads.

“Very well Chief Zelda, follow me.”

They descended into the white city that looked like a hive of coral, it was white with ivorytowers that had holes of yellow light. They came to onestructure that rose in circle with seaweed flowing like the long hair of Epona’s tail. There theywere lead to the throne room where King Zora in all his sizeneed.. ahem mightiness sat. He had great head in shape of a jellyfish and his arms withscronny and scale covered.

“Vistors from the surface,welcome. I am Jube, King of The Zora. I bid you welcome.”

Zelda bowed her head.

“Greetings King Jube, I am Chief Zelda of the Desert Lands near Hyrule. We have come in search of a strange phenomenon, agreat light that falls from the sky realm and landed here,according to our guide.”

Jube rubbed his massive white jelly like cheeks.

“Ah.. yes the stone that has been causing our shark sentries to become aggressive, and has disturbed the slumber ofSqorok The Destroyer.”

Zelda sighed.

“What is Sqorok?”

Jube rubbed his chin.

“A great monster that has slept for ages, and now hunts anywho leave the safety of the city of Zora.”

Zelda nodded.

“Well we offer to remove boththe stone that has caused this calamity and the Monster, right Link?”

The Hero of Hyrule shook a little. Without The Triforce of Courage he felt terrified of it all, being underwater, and the prospect of facing some sea monster. He did his best to nod his head.

Jube smiled.

“This is great news! You will need to get outfitted with weapons and gear. See Zova, he will help you.”

Zelda smiled and bowed.

Riju piped in,
“You think this is a good idea? The Elf isn’t himself and we just signed up to fight whatever it making fish guts out of thesepeople.”

Zelda laughed.

“It will all be fine.”

Injit did not speak since the arrival, as if he feared to utter a word, and yet he followed them without any inclination to abandon the voyage of the doomed.

Link paid a visit to Zova and was clothed in a new cobalt blue cap and tunic with scales and gillsattached to his neck. He had silver metal fish fin flippers, and a long trident with a fin symbol in the center, the shaft amatching cobalt, some nets, and Zonar charges. Zelda worea dress of teal that had eels for a belt that glowed releasing ashock.

“This will be handy if something tries to bite.”

Riju in a white dress with a similiar eel belt.

“Or it will serve as proper chastity belt, looks like I won’thave to keep my eye on youafter all Sir Elf.”

Link gave a look that betrayed he had tired of these quips.

Injit wore a tunic like Link’s only his boar mask remained.

“Well it looks like our crew isassembled. Shall we say aprayer before we venture into the deep?”

Zelda led them in a petition for safety and then they set out. The protection of the great coral and seaweed was gone, andbefore them the emptiness ofthe ocean. There in shadows something stirred, its silhouette of a great oval shape and tentacles. Link began to shakeat its sight, it was massive and then he saw it, a great yelloweye with sage green pupil starring at him. He about tumbled off into a reef and then it was gone.

Part V: The Sporok

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The journey to the depths ledthem on a sand floor broken up by seaweed strands of seagreen, coral, rock, and fish. Link saw a shark swim towardsthem, he urged Zelda and Riju to take cover behind a rock formation. The great fish swept over, when they realized Injitwas in the shark’s jaws, his horned helmet caught between the teeth. Link grabbed histrident and got into position,hiding behind seaweed, hewaited and then threw it. The three forked spear struck theshark which opened its jaws,letting Injit float down. Rijuswam to grab him to his elation, being held in her arms. Linkwent to retrieve his trident,wheb looking at the incoming large fish with its cave mouth full of teeth, he froze, unable tomove. The beasty almost hadhim when Zelda sawm andstabbed her knife blade into itseye, making it swerve from The Hero’s positon. It began to roll,The Gerudo Chief being tossed around till she swam away, thetrident fell and landed resting vertical, the shaft in the sand. Link shook himself and walked over to it, he looked at Zelda,Riju, and Injit, his ears droppingdown like tails as he plucked thetrident free and walked past. He was ashamed, he had let his Princess take the risk he should have, he had failed her. It was inthis frame of thought that TheGerudo Chief spoke,

“You did well, Injit is alive due to your bravery and skill.”

Link shook his head and toldher that she was hero.

“It was a joint effort, we are a tribe. When one of us needs aid the other steps in.”

Riju piped in,

“Yeah, though Injit ought to be more careful.”

Injit relished being in the armsof Gerudo, who then droppedhim.

Zelda turned.

“Injit, where is this Spordok?”

The Boar Boy pointed in thedistance to a clearing, and a great gallon ship.

Riju gasped.

“Creepy..”

Link felt that sensation he tried to master, that foreign cold thattried to turn his heart to stone. Taking another step, he choseto take point despite the feelings calling him to stand still.

The Ship was poised on the edge of a cliff, on a rocky mount. The side of hull was tornopen, and inside was allshadow. Then a tentacle floatee out with suckers, it was coral and white, and so massive it gave them all a fright.

Zelda drew a net and her knife.

Riju poised a spear.

Injit just stood there.

Link took up his trident and walked ahead of them, and stopped turning to Zelda.

“What do you mean stay here? You are going in alone?!”

Link drove his fear into his bellyand turned to Shipwreck,walking towards it. He felt sick, and yet he made it to the greatjaggid hole. His body shook all over, and the great eye of yellow emerged with its sage pupil. The Hero did something unexpected, he stabbed histhree pointed spear in theground and raised his hands.

Zelda shouted,

“What is he doing?!”

Riju,
“Well he’s a goner.”

Injit kept silent, he was in awe.

The Elf Knight got on a knee, his body trembling, making the rocks shake. Sporok emerged, his eye now visible to all and his tentacles wrapping around Link and pulling him inside.

Zelda ran, Riju following closely, and Injit stay behind. Inside The Great Squid placed The Hero on a massive clam that was open, The Elf sat in mouth and crosses his legs. The Sporok motioned with his tentacle to a shell, and Link lifted it, The Great Squidthen knocked his tip of his tentacle against the wood of the ship which echoed and in shell Link heard words,

“I.. hurt..”

Link looked and The Squid showed a massive spear head lodged in his inner beak. Link walked over and stepped into inner cone from which all tentacles flowed, he felt the harpoon, and began to pull, “Ar-ret! Et!”

He kept pulling and at last it came free with a whine from Sporok. Some ink rose and floated above.

He began to knock against the wood again with his tip, Link raised the shell and listened,

“Thank.. you.. are.. not.. like..the.. others..”

Link nodded.

He took a piece of wood and drew a triangle, and made lines like a glow around it. The Great Squid fixed his eye on the drawing.

He knocked a response,

“Seen.. this.. when.. I.. woke.. it.. is.. gone.”

Link frowned, and his ears lowered once more.

“What.. need.. have.. you.. of.. it?”

Link drew himself and a heart, showing a scene of him battling The Sorceror with a upsidesown triangle. Sporok pointed his other tentacle at the upside down triangle.

“Seen.. this.. symbol.. the ones.. who.. hurt.. me.. took.. it.. they.. had.. symbol.. on.. them.. they.. head.. for.. surface.”

Zelda prepared to cast her net when Injit grabbed it and pointed. She saw Link was unharmed and seemed to engage the creature without hostility.

Link ran to Zelda and told her Ganon’s servants already had possession of the shard.

“How could he have known it was here?”

Riju piped in,

“Probably black magic..”

Zelda turned to Injit.

“Unless there someone who told him..”

Injit just stood there with his mask his small hands lowered to his sides.

Riju shook her head.

“Injit is barly understandable. There is no way he’s a spy!”

Zelda squinted her eyes.

“Do not let your feelings for the lad cloud your judgement. Men are not to be trusted.”

Riju gestured with both hands.

“He is a boy! Besides, did we not follow a man into this mess?”

She gestured at Link.

Zelda shook her head.

“He is The One, and he faced Ganon alone.”

Riju clinched her teeth.

“Exactly! It is his word we have been trusting, that he fought The Sorcerer, when he may be in liege with him!”

Zelda scoffed.

“You have lost your senses! I can read people, that is why I am Chief! He does not have the bearing of a traitor.”

Sporok looked on at this tumult of emotion and knocked wood again.

“The.. invaders.. black.. arts.. still.. effect.. here..”

Link pulled out the shell and began to blow into it, making a song taught to him by a Princess in a garden long ago:



Zelda stopped feeling irritated, and Riju stopped her sassing as they listened. The sound soothed them into an almost trance state.

Zelda spoke,
“This is familiar somehow.”

Link kept playing, filling the ship with song.