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After defeating each of the eight [[Nightmare]]s and receiving the [[Eight Instruments of the Sirens]], Link can finally enter the [[Wind Fish's Egg]] located on [[Mt. Tamaranch]] by playing the [[Ballad of the Wind Fish]] with the [[Ocarina]] and the Instruments of the Sirens. After navigating through the maze-like area and falling down a hole at the end of the maze, Link encounters the Shadow Nightmares.

Also known as Giant Zol and Shadow Bot, the Giant Gel is the first shadow Link must fight. Like the name describes, it is a giant [[Gel]], a common enemy encountered [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|previously]] in Link's [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons|adventures]] through Hyrule, Koholint Island, and [[Holodrum|other]] [[Labrynna|lands]]. Like any Gel, it bounces after Link while trying to harm him. However, contact with the Giant Gel will harm Link with only half a heart. Occasionally, it disappears into the ground only to appear elsewhere. Unlike Gels, though, the Giant Gel cannot be harmed with Link's [[sword]] as striking it will simply cause it to shatter and reappear elsewhere. Sprinkling the [[Magic Powder]] on it whenever the opportunity arises will harm the shadow. When sprinkled with Magic Powder three times, the shadow transforms into its next shadow.  

Unlike the [[Lanmola]]s encountered in ''[[Lanmola (A Link to the Past)|A Link to the Past]]'' and ''Link's Awakening'', this Lanmola doesn't have distinctions/relations with them. Seemingly appearing as the Shadow Nightmares' collective form that Link catches a glimpse of in between each form, Lanmola serves as a last ditch attempt to defeat Link. While moving around the room, Lanmola leaves trails of itself behind it. While its only attack is to come into contact with Link, it moves quickly around the room taking one heart of damage to Link everytime it comes in cotact with him. Lanmola is invulnerable to Link's sword, but unlike previous forms, Lanmola can be defeated with most of Link's items including the [[Magic Rod]], a Spin Attack, the [[Hookshot]], a [[Bomb]], the Pegasus Boots, or the [[Boomerang]]. Only a single strike is needed which causes Lanmola to stop its movement and transform into the Shadows Nightmares' final, deadly form.  

Once Link has defeated the Shadow Nightmares, a stairway appears that leads to the sky. Here Link meets with the [[Owl]] once again who explains to him that he is an essence of the Wind Fish's spirit.<ref>{{Cite|LA|228|Owl}}</ref> Link will be led up to the now awakened Wind Fish, who explains that the world of Koholint Island and all of its people are nothing more than a dream.<ref>{{Cite|LA|229|Wind Fish}}</ref> After this, Koholint Island vanishes, where Link finds himself awake in the middle of the sea on a piece of his wrecked ship. As he continues to wake up, he looks up at the sky to see the Wind Fish flying above him, with Koholint only a part of his memories now.