Live Your Own Story in Hyrule

(repose)

The sound of Link's boots echo across the barren plaza as he walks up the stairs of the temple. He looks at the stone door that seems to be covering the entrance. As he reaches to try to open it, the door opens automatically, sliding slowly across ground. The door is so heavy that it causes the ground to tremble as it moves. He looks around carefully then slowly walks inside.

Irina follows Link to the door and is surprised to see the door open by itself and invite them to enter. She turns to look at the Revalis, clearly thinking that this is a trap.

But then Link enters as if an autonomous door was the most normal thing in the world. She shrugs a bit to the Ritos and follows the hero inside, although very catiously.

"Nothing I've ever seen before, either. Let's hope these folks are kind enough to provide a translation." Revali looked away from the glyphs and towards the door Link was approaching. He trailed behind him, observing with some pensiveness, the door opening on its own. "That isn't foreboding."

He still decided to press forward inside, wondering what these doors were hiding or really, why they decidded to open for Link in the first place.

Red matched irina's concern with a look of his own. A door that responded without touch felt like bad news. "We haven't been here before, why would this door open for him?" He voiced aloud the question Blue had kept only in his thoughts. "Is there some sort of connection or is this truly a trap?" He did note the glowing of his hand, maybe that was the distinction here?

The stone door suddenly slams shut after Revali enters, leaving Red outside. A grinding sound of something heavy moving across the stone floor can be heard.

Link looks at the island. It is mostly flat, except for a temple that rises from the center. In the plaza in front of the temple is a large statue of an ancient Hylian warrior. It is holding a sword that looks vaguely familiar to anybody from Hyrule, and very familiar to Link. He stares at it silent for some time, then says to the group. "We have found it... but something is not right."

Next to the statue are two holes decorated with mysterious glyphs that seem to glow in the darkness. In fact, everything around the statue and the plaza appear to be enveloped in a filter of darkness that seems to suck out any light in the air. "The light. It is being absorbed by the sword. It makes no sense."

The sword spirit suddenly appears. She speaks in a softer voice than usual.

"Master. That is indeed the blade you seek. Beware. Dark forces have drained its energy and are using its magic to inverse the light from this land. Proceed with caution."

She seems to distort after a few moments.

"Master. I cannot stay visible here. The very magic that is draining the sword is threatening to pull me in. Ma--ter. Find a -- restore --lig--ht."

Her words fade as she retreats into the crystal.

¨Miss Fi..." Irina sees the sword spirit disappear after the warnings and watches the sword thoughtfully.

"I hadn't seen that sword for so many years... Before you lost your memory," she says to Link while watching the sword. "I wonder if whoever took it had something to do with your memory loss." Looking at Link now, she continues, concerned. "If a dark force is draining the light from the blade, could it.. drain it from you too?"

Link looks down at his hands, considering Irina's question. "To be honest, since we have arrived in this place, I have felt a powerful force upon me. At first it felt like I was simply uncomfortable here, but now I do feel like it is draining me, albeit slowly."

He looks up at the rest of the group. "How are you all feeling? Do you feel it, too?" As he asks, he notices something up in the main tower of the temple. He stares at it for a few moments, then raises his hand in its direction and watches it glow faintly with light. "There is something there..."

"I feel something, but I was just assuming it was the influence of this place. And something feels off with the scale.... like a strange pain. It's hard to explain." She watches Link's hand and then looks at the tower. "Do you think we should go there?"

"Whoa... That powerful." Redvali whispered aloud to himself. Not even Fi could tolerate being out here? "I can feel the weight of the darkness, but I'm not sure it's affecting me the same way."

It's palpable, really, the way the darkness feels. Almost like a thin sheet or cloak. "I didn't even think it was possible to affect the sword like that. Changing its light into dark? Is...that what her words meant?"

"Hmph, it'd be just our luck that they found a way to do something like this." Revali looked around the area, trying to determine what this...contraption? Setup? Was all about.

"So, these things..." He approached one of the holes to get a better look at it. "Looks pretty important to me." He flicks a wing down towards it. "Those glyphs mean anything to anybody?" In fact, he thinks this is the first time he's seen anything of the sort here like it.

Irina is surprised when Revali leaves the cover to look at the holes and glyphs. But at least nobody has tried to attack him... for now.

She follows him, approaching the area curiously but cautiously, and a takes a better look at the glyphs.

Link follows Revali. He examines the glyphs, looking at them blankly. "This script... I have never seen before." He looks up at the sword. It seems to be fused with the stone of the statue that is holding it. He touches the statue and his expression suddenly changes to one of pain.

"There is some kind of curse here. Some kind of dark magic at play."

He points again at the temple and his hand glows. "I have a feeling that whatever we are searching for is in there."

The look on Link's face is a clear warning to everybody. Nobody should not touch in its current state, especially Link.

Irina's gaze turns to the temple again. She nods to Link's statement before looking back at the group. "Understood. We should go, then."

The sound of Link's boots echo across the barren plaza as he walks up the stairs of the temple. He looks at the stone door that seems to be covering the entrance. As he reaches to try to open it, the door opens automatically, sliding slowly across ground. The door is so heavy that it causes the ground to tremble as it moves. He looks around carefully then slowly walks inside.

_Over where the others are on solid ground, Gatu is praying quietly for Link, Irina, and the Revali's safety with every fiber of his being once he sees they made it across to the Goddesses, and felt his heart skip a beat when he saw that huge fish thing that tried to eat his fellow party members as they flew across. From here on the other side with Impa, Mipha, and Kala, even he could feel something was wrong. Like butterflies in your stomach, or that metaphorical pit in your stomach. He wishes he could help the others and had gone with them- but Link and him were right._

_If the party needs a quick way to escape back across, he can cast Ice-based Magic while Mipha uses Water-based Magic to make a stable bridge for them to run across. When Link went inside, he felt a tight ball of sorts in his chest that was making it hard to breath a bit, but he manages to shake it off for the time being. Now, it was simply a waiting game... He hopes his Red Potion that he split with everyone gives them all the edge they need to get through this..._

has renamed the channel from "shadow_temple" to "twilight_realm_ground_level"

(repose)

The cold expression in Kala’s eyes softens slightly as the Sheikah approaches.

She follows her gaze to the area by the riverbank and says, “Please follow me, Lady Impa.”

She slowly walks the path up a hill where the cave she mentioned comes into view. She remains expressionless but the manner in which she sat on a stone slab near the entrance suggests that she is still weak from her previous actions.

She looks out at the islands floating in the distance. They are higher up so they can see slightly better from this vantage point.

“My people know very little about your tribe.” She says in a soft tone

_With the villagers' nerves settled, and some of them expressing they're glad he was okay, they left to go back inside and turn off their lights. However, looking over at the inn and starting to walk over there, he finds that it was closed for reservations- meaning there was no place for him to stay the night. Walking over and picking up the Moblin Spear, the young warrior breaks a section of it off so it was more his size and making it balanced so it wasn't unwieldy._
_Checking on their friend in their hat, they seemed to have gotten knocked out from the force of colliding with that tree along with them. Hopefully in time they'll wake up... Using what magic he has access to, they heal themself up a bit so it would be easier to breath. Doing so however making his Life Gauge 'glitch' through different styles until it settled on a different one; causing him a moment of pain._

_With the moment passed, the young warrior adjusts their bunny hood on top of their head after putting his hat back on and fixing their hair. Since loitering wasn't allowed in town, he'd have to go to the graveyard to rest there. Hopefully Dampé was going to be alright with it. They have in the past the few times he came and there wasn't any available rooms in the inn._

_Gatu proceeds, unknowingly, towards the <#C9UT1C3BQ>_

(See <#C5FAAGN80>)

Suddenly, a black crystal slams into the ground at high speeds, with a sudden flash of light in the form of a beam slamming into it, setting it off. Once the dust settles, one can see a Fog begin to form.

Another day, another round of looking for odd jobs to keep body and soul together. -.- It's better now than when John first started at least, he's gotten used to approaching folks at random to ask for work and they've gotten used to the idea that there's this guy around who can save them some trouble in exchange for a few rupees. Still, it's wearisome having to _hunt_ for employment all the time.

"I'm tellin' ya Johnny-boy, ya oughta just sign up wi' the castle guard," Scruvo remarks, guessing John's thoughts. "Gals love a chap in armor."

John rolls his eyes, trying to remember how many times they've had this conversation already. "And what do you think will happen when they ask about past experience and references? 'I was part of the army in the Dukedom of Loranis until I was banished for insubordination.'" e.e

"Cor blimey, an' you think _I_ take liberties in recountin' stories! At least I add stuff IN instead of leavin' all th'good parts out! Tell y'wot, why don't I tell 'em wot happened an' then you can just shoot down the embellishments, that'll get th'full story across AND show 'em you're humble ab--CRIKEY, INCOMIN'!!!"

John dives for the nearest cover, the corner of a building. He hears a dirt-spraying impact followed by an explosion, accompanied by a brief flash brightening the surroundings. After a moment, he straightens up against the wall and takes a peek around the corner, assessing the situation and looking for casualties and at-risk civilians. &gt;.&gt; Maybe nobody's _paying_ him to be a soldier, but the trained response doesn't stop to think about things like that.

In the distance, between the mountaintops, glides a yellow object. It takes note of the strange object that just flew into the town. The young messenger Rito swoops down on the town to take a closer look.

Not too far from the town, a royal guard sees the fog and hurries to ensure everybody is safe. Upon seeing the fog, Kagetora stops before he reaches it. He is aware of what will happen if he touches it... and frowns.

"Everybody, step back! Do not touch the fog!" He warns lifting his arms, stopping any villagers that attempt to approach the area.

The young yellow bird was near the fog but perched slightly above it on a stone chimney. He hops down to the roof and asks the soldier, “What is happening?”

Kagetora looks up to see the Rito while he tries to block people from entering the town. “This fog contains dark magic and is similar to that in Castle Market Town. Those who touch it will be cursed and turned into poes. Please warn everyone to stay away!”

The young Rito squawks in affirmation to the warrior's command, and then hops a few times before taking flight over the town. He begins to call out, "Beware! Beware! Everyone abandon the village! Avoid the fog!"

Ohhhhhjoy. &gt;~&lt; John pushes off from the wall and runs over to the building's door, yanking it open. "ANYBODY IN HERE, GET OUT FAST!!! THERE'S A POISON FOG FILLING THE TOWN!!!" John of course actually doesn't know if the fog _is_ poisonous, but it's a decent assumption based on the bird-man telling people to avoid it and it gets across the desired action quick and easy. A few confused townsfolk come tumbling out, including an old man with more wisdom than speed. U~U; John grabs his arm and throws it over his shoulders, trying to hasten his hobble toward the edge of town.

Meanwhile, the resident sky-watcher who's always hanging out on that roof is still rubbing his eyes from witnessing that sudden bright beam come down from Death Mountain. :dizzy_face: By the time his vision clears, the building he's on top of is already surrounded by fog, and it's starting to creep up the shingles toward him. He waves his arms up at Kanali. "HELP! I CAN'T GET DOWN!"

Over near Kagetora, a dog darts forward to bark and growl at the encroaching phenomenon. &gt;O A small girl runs after it, wrapping her arms around its neck and tugging fruitlessly. "No no Duke, get back!" &gt;n&lt;

Kanali pauses, catching a glimpse of the curious man that is standing on the roof. He looks around, watching the fog rise. He sees a woman holding a cucco and both are transformed immediately into orbs of light as the fog touches him.

"Oh no... this is terrible." the bird mutters under his breath.

"Hold on!! Stay away from the fog!" he shouts at the man on the roof as he hops up and takes flight, being careful to put some height between himself and the encroaching haze. He swoops down and grabs onto the man, already struggling to keep aloft, but says, "I got you! Hold on to me!"

At that, he kicks down on the roof to give himself a boost, breaking several roof tiles in the effort and sending them tumbling into the fog. Kanali takes flight with the man and attempts to carry him to safety, although his piloting skills are rough with the added weight.

Kanali crashes off to the side with the man, away from the fog. "Quick! Run away from the fog!" He dusts himself off, then picks himself up and flies back to the rooftops to see if he can spot anybody else.

Kagetora moves quickly through the edge of the fog, intercepting the small girl and her dog before they can get any closer. He drops to a knee just long enough to steady her, guiding both back with firm but careful hands.

“Stay with the others,” he says, voice calm but urgent. “Do not approach the fog under any circumstance.”

Rising immediately, his gaze looks around the village. He tracks the spreading fog, the panicked movement, the flashes of light where people vanish into it. “This is the same phenomenon reported in Castle Town,” he calls out to those nearby. "Everybody, fall back now! Move to higher ground and keep distance between yourselves and the fog!”
He pauses only briefly, weighing the situation—then the decision is made.

He turns toward the direction of the road leading out of Kakariko, expression resolute. “I need to inform the castle,” he says, more to those who can hear than anyone in particular. “The Princess must know at once.”

Without hesitation, he breaks into motion, moving swiftly and silently along the outer edges of the village, leaving the evacuation in capable hands. He needs to carry the warning now.

Kanali watches Kagetora and hears him. He checks on the man he just helped one last time, then says, "Sorry, I must go. Please keep people away from the fog."

He jumps into the air and takes flight, catching up to Kagetora. "Sir!" he calls out from above. "Sir!. There is a similar fog near the castle. I can help you get the message to the castle if you want."