Summary: Ten years have passed since the Triforce Team defeated the Hell Lord Apocalypse Modeus on the fields of Zedusria. Link has never returned, and not even a body of his child has turned up. The remaining two children, Samson and Gogetta, have grown into powerful young warriors. Despite it being the Chrsitmas season, and Jet having all of his friends and family surround him, certain things have been bothering him. What has become of Link? Why is his heart so heavy? And why does he keep having flashbacks to seemingly unimportant events, as if he is trying to remember something? All of his questions may be answered on one fateful day, when the alarm sounds for the first time in ten years.....
Categories: Fan Fiction Characters: Zelda, Link (OoT & MM), Impa
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 30 Completed: Yes
Word count: 72673 Read: 109924
Published: Dec 23, 2004 Updated: Apr 27, 2005
Cold Waters and Fierce Flames by BOEG
Chapter Nine: Cold Waters and Fierce Flames
Captain Falcon and Goku were seated on wooden stools in a small room somewhere on the lower levels of Hyrule castle, near the dungeon. The soldier had found a replacement for his gate duty, and was seated near a desk. On the desk were several ancient scrolls, the paper yellowed and cracked from years of use, so delicate in appearance that it would seem one would touch them and they would break into a million pieces.
“To begin, I’m going to touch on something I’m sure you both know about,” the soldier began.
“And that is…?” Captain Falcon asked.
“The lore of Hyrule, of course,” the soldier answered.
“What about it?” Goku questioned, not seeing what the soldier was getting at.
“Okay. Thousands and thousands of years ago, when the three goddesses descended upon the realm of Hyrule, they unleashed their powers upon the blackness of space, forming the planet as we know it. They used wisdom, courage, and power to create the elements that would uphold the world, right?” the soldier asked.
“Yeah,” Goku answered.
“And then they left the Triforce at the point where they left Hyrule, in a land that was permanently stained gold from the power of those triangles. That land became the Sacred Realm, right?” the soldier asked.
“Yes,” Captain Falcon agreed.
“Now, during the beginning of the world, the Sacred Realm was pretty much open to well…anyone, and the goddesses saw this, so they picked a Hylia worthy of honor and respect to put into motion a plan to guard the Sacred Realm. And they picked Rauru for this job,” the soldier said.
“The Sage of Light?” Goku asked.
“Yes. Now, as part of this plan, he picked other spirit’s which could govern over the elements to aid him. Forest, fire, water, shadow, and spirit to be exact. These would become the sages. They created a temple, the Temple of Time in this very market. But of course, it wasn’t enough to deter evil ones. So they created a lock of sorts, the Master Sword, and they sealed it behind a wall called the Door of Time, which could only be opened by a playing a song, the Song of Time. But in turn, the door would only recognize the notes when played on the Ocarina of Time, and the Ocarina of Time could only be found after collecting the three sacred gems to represent unity in Hyrule, the Spiritual Stones. And of course, the Spiritual Stones were spread all throughout Hyrule, so naturally, it was a seemingly flawless plan,” the soldier explained.
“But what does this all have to do with Golem?” Captain Falcon asked.
“The Sages felt they needed one more form of protection. They took the power from elements found in Hyrule, and made guardians in the likeness of the Sage’s powers. Golem being the guardian of the Fire. In a way, the Dark Sage of Fire. He protected the spirit of fire, but was evil in mind and heart, and knew only how to kill. He was in the most technical sense, invincible. He was made so that one thing could destroy him, would something go horribly wrong and he couldn’t be controlled,” the soldier said.
“What….one thing?” Goku asked.
“The Master sword,” the soldier answered.
“He can be killed with the Master sword?!” Captain Falcon asked.
“Yes, yes, indeed. And it would be rather easy at that too,” the soldier answered.
“That isn’t an option….we need something else,” Goku said slowly.
“Hmmm……there is one other thing that could work,” the soldier said at length.
“Which is?” Captain Falcon asked.
“A Dark Sage of Water was created too. Shoruto was his name, or BlackFin in regular Hylian. He was a deceased Zoran preist who was revived from death. He was killed at the bottom of Lake Hylia, horrible horrible murder. He was resurrected by the magic of the Sages, and was incredibly powerful, even though he was….decomposed. if you were to resurrect him again, and get him to combat Golem, he would have the power to defeat him,” the soldier answered.
“And what happens when he wins and starts killing us?” Goku asked.
“He won’t. If he were to gain victory over another of his kind his power would be thrown off balance and he would die. A win-win situation,” the soldier answered.
“How do we resurrect him then?” Captain Falcon asked.
“You will need to go to Lake Hylia, to the plaque on the piece of land in the middle of the water, and speak the incantation, but it isn’t that simple. First you need to find the incantation,” the soldier said.
“Where is it?” Goku asked, standing.
“Somewhere in the uncharted areas of Hyrule, the ruins of the Hylia, there is a deserted town. Katalas it was called in it’s glory days. An incredible city of the Hylia. No one has built over it in fear of …angering the spirits that linger there. But in that town there is a crypt in the graveyard. This is no ordinary crypt. The Hylia respected the dead incredibly. It is a temple unto itself. Inside, near the end of the crypt, is the scroll. It will be near the body of the High Priest. There may be an incantation though. The High Priest was buried with the scroll, so obviously he valued it. It will be a long journey, so you might want to send others in your stead. Once you have the scroll, go to Lake Hylia and speak the incantation. From there the decisions are up to you,” the soldier said.
Goku and Captain Falcon nodded, then stood and left the room slowly to return to Death Mountain. They had a plan, but they feared it would throw them into even more turmoil than they were already in.
“Mystic Fire Attack!!!” the Dark Knight yelled, blasting the Triforce Team with the flame. Golem raised his hand, shooting a much hotter blast of magma at the team. They all felt the effects of the attacks, and were in terrible pain. Shinota blasted the Dark Knight with the Temple Link’s golden light, and Jet began another assault on Golem, striking him repeatedly with saiya-jin charged blows of his Royal Family’s sword.
Golem sliced Jet in the chest with his own blade, and he fell to his knees before the stone gargoyle. He then kicked Jet hard in the face, knocking him on his back. Golem smiled slightly, and raised his arm, after several seconds he put it down, fist clenched, then opened his palm. A stream of flame flew at Jet, singing his cloth and burning his bleeding wounds.
“You won’t do this! We’ve already proven you aren’t invincible!!!” Trunks yelled, changing to a Super Saiya-jin and clutching his blade tightly once more. He flew at full speed toward Golem, delivering blow after blow with his mighty sword, each attack surprisingly knocking Golem back toward the lava pit below. This went on until Golem had reached the edge. A smile crossed his stone face once more as he grabbed Trunk’s blade, throwing it to the side. He then clutched the saiya-jin’s head tightly, flinging him off of the platform. He laughed menacingly.
“No! An outrage!!!” Al’Rashid yelled, twisting his scimitars about and launching a whirlwind of dirt and rocks at Golem with all of the power he could muster. The creature was caught off guard, and fell from the battlefield. They all let loose a sigh of relief for a second, but within the next they saw the flying shapes of Golem and Trunks battling in the air.
“It was my orders to aid Golem, and so aid him I will!” the Dark Knight said angrily, rushing at Lord Deimos. He spun his blade around, smashing Deimos in the visor with his hilt, the black glass cracking. Deimos shoved the Dark Knight to the side, then reared his all seeing blade back with both hands, swinging at the Dark Knight with full force. His armored form flew into the air, landing just inches away from the lava.
Zelda quickly ran toward him, unsheathing her daggers. Before she had a chance to stab at the Dark Knight however, Golem blasted her in the back with lava. She fell to her knees slowly, crying out in pain. Golem laughed menacingly. Horribly angered, Jet punched Golem in the back as hard as he could with his right hand, stabbing him in the back of the knee with the blade in his left. He yelled again, whipping Jet to the side with his wings. Trunks, not willing to give up so quickly after coming back to land, launched a torrent of Ki blasts at Golem, and momentarily he was covered in a cloud of smoke.
When it ceased there was a scowl about his face, and he slammed his fist into the ground, a geyser of lava flowing up from the earth and spraying the team. Gogetta ran towards Golem, sword in hand, but was quickly pummeled by the Dark Knight, once more on his feet. The executioner threw one of his heads at the Dark Knight, and it bounced off his helmet, distracting him. Dregan then ran forward stabbing him in the back. He yelled in pain, blood spilling to the ground, then whirled around, slashing him in the chest.
Quite suddenly Golem ceased attacking and stood tall. He flexed his wings once, then nodded to the Dark Knight, and spoke, “My power is back, and the waiting is over. Now we go below, and set the plan into motion,” Golem said. The Dark Knight nodded.
“What plan?” Samus asked.
“This world is ending….we are the ushers of the apocalypse,” the Dark Knight answered, warping away with his magic. Golem did the same, and the team was left alone in the heat and flame of the crater of the mountain of death. In this moment Goku and Captain Falcon returned to the mountain.
“Did you guys kill him?!” Goku asked in shock.
“No…..the exact opposite….we bored him,” Kafei said in a low tone.
“What did you find out?” Samson asked.
“We spoke to a Hylian soldier. He told us that Golem is a dark sage, and there is another like him, a dark water sage named Shurtoken, or Blackfin. In the ruins of a Hylia town up north of the castle, there’s a crypt with an incantation. When the incantation is read on the plaque in Lake Hylia, the sage will be summoned, and he’ll fight Golem, then die due to the imbalance of power. We were sent to get a few of you to go to the Hylia city,” Captain Falcon explained.
“I’ll go,” Ogre said.
“So will I,” Al’Rashid said.
“Gogetta and Samson, you two go with them. It’ll give you experience, and you’ll be safer,” Jet said, sheathing his blade.
“But dad…..” Gogetta whined.
“No….I want you to be safe, so just do as I say,” Jet said in a stern voice.
“Okay….you kick his butt, okay?” Gogetta said.
“Heh, yeah. Will do,” Jet said with a smile. The four left the crater to head for the Hylia city, leaving the rest of the team in the mountain, wounded and weak.
“Now what?” Shinota asked.
“Now…we go to Hyrule field and fight,” Jet answered. They readied their weapons, then headed out of the crater, a long trip down through the darkness the only break they had from combat.
They had made it at length north of Hyrule castle, and they were now near to the ruins of the Hylia town. Al’Rashid and Ogre had left to look ahead at the town and try to get a layout of the land, leaving Gogetta and Samson alone.
“D’ya think dad’s gonna do it?” Gogetta asked.
“That Golem guy is strong….I don’t know if any of ‘em are gonna be able to do it,” Samson answered.
“But we never lose…we’re the good guys,” Gogetta said quietly.
“Yeah, but……..hey, Gogetta,” Samson whispered.
“What is it?” Gogetta asked, leaning in toward Samson.
“Did you hear that?” Samson asked.
“I don’t hear anything with you asking me if I heard anything like that,” Gogetta answered. Samson hit him over the head.
“You moron! Listen….it’s coming from those bushes behind is,” Samson said slowly.
“Oh no….what if it’s Golem?!” Gogetta asked.
“On the count of three, we draw our swords, turn around, and pounce like a cat!” Samson said.
“Meow!!!” Gogetta said in excitement.
“One….” Samson began.
“Two…..,” Gogetta continued.
“Three!!!!” they both yelled in unison, unsheathing their swords and jumping behind the bush. They were amazed at what they found. A boy their height with Kokiri boots and a red tunic covered in chain mail armor stood before them. He had leather gloves and a pointed red hat on, and blonde bangs hanging over his face, covering his bright blue eyes. He had a sword sheathed behind his back, his left hand clutching the hilt.
“Who are you?” Samson asked, pointing his blade toward the boy’s chest.
“My name is Link the Second,” he answered slowly.
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