Legend of the Clashing Sisters: The Hyrule Chronicles

Ninth Page

We made our way back to the spring. Soon enough, the Great Spirit, Ordona, reappeared before us. Ordona: "I am elated to see all of you again. Did the Veil of Light I have placed on you work accordingly?" Myself: "It has so, Great Spirit of the village, the Dark hearts are unable to see me. However, I must know what this plan is that you have to protect the good people of this village."

Ordona lingered for a time. Ordona: "The answer to that, youthful Glentina, lies in the woods. But for the moment, I must speak with you about my request to use my power to protect you. You must know that you will remain unseen by all those with Dark hearts; however, it will not work on all those with said hearts. Your sister and Ganondorf will not be affected by this, for they are much too powerful for such. I am also certain that a handful of others will not be affected by this, so be wary of all those who may be resistant to my power."

I had taken the Great Spirits words into consideration. Myself: "Yes...that...I understand. Now then, about protecting the good people of the village, you have mentioned to us the answer lies within the woods. Pray tell what you mean by that?" Ordona: "I speak of the spirit guardian of the forest just outside the village. He is the one that you must ask to grant your wish of protecting the village from all Dark hearts." Zelda: "That has to be Faron. He should not be far from here." Link: "Oh, yeah, I forgot about him. It makes perfect sense; the only way to reach the village is through the forest." Zelda: "Hm, if the spirit uses its powers on the forest, it could protect the village just as well as this spirit doing the same." Link: "Of course. I didn't even think of that." Ordona: "Go to him, Glentina and add his power to yours."

The Great Spirit Ordona faded within the waters once more. Myself: "Great Spirit of the forest, please await my arrival and I shall see you posthaste." Link: "OK, let's go."

And so, we exited the spring and proceeded towards the forest.

As we arrived in the forest, the surrounding area soothed my senses and I was able to free myself of all concerns towards the corruption and strife that is plaguing the faire land of Hyrule. My thoughts indeed became more clear and easy to access.

Link took notice of this almost instantly. Link: "Well, someone's starting to calm down." Myself: "This forest is so enriching. I could sense a calming Light within the sheltered trees. It is as though the splendors of all of nature is cleansing." Zelda: "That's good to hear. We all take great pride in the natural beauty of this land; we don't need anything else." Myself: "That is indeed wondrous. Huh?"

At that moment, we took notice of something most unforeseen. There was some rustling within the nearby bushes. Zelda: "What is that?" Link: "I don't know, but we need to approach it carefully."

He reached behind him and grabbed on to his sword as he approached the bushes. Zelda and I stood back and observed this taking place. Zelda: "I've got a bad feeling about this." Myself: "Indeed. I am uncertain of what is to come from this." Zelda: "So am I."

Link moved closer towards the bush slowly but surely. As he was close to it enough, a large arachnid emerged from the shrubbery, which startled Link greatly. Zelda: "AH! A Skulltula!!!"

Link pulled out his sword but the horrid arachnid knocked it out of his hand before he could remove his shield. He endeavored to retrieve but was knocked down by the arachnid. Zelda, Myself: "LINK!!"

The monstrous arachnid held down Link as he grappled with it to break free. Zelda: "We have to do something, Glentina!!" Myself: "Indeed we must!"

Before we had a chance to arrive to his aid, Zelda and I were surrounded by more horrid creatures. I unleashed a Light shockwave of my utmost effort but it did not do enough to keep back the brigade. Our situation was most grim. On my last legs, I gathered an enormous amount of my powers including my reserved energy I had to store away only for myself and overturned our dreadful situations fruitfully. Link and Zelda triumphed over each of their crisis and managed to calm themselves during the aftermath. I, on the other hand, was fatigued greatly from depleting too much of my reserves.

Link and Zelda rushed over to my side and tended to me. Zelda: "Glentina, are you OK?" Myself: "I am...well...I just...used up...too much...of my own...power..." Link: "What happened to you, Glentina? I haven't seen you so worn down like this before." Myself: "I...I depleted...a lot of...my...own reserves. That power...is...that of...my own life force. I...I shan't...ever...release it...unless...it is...desperately needed...much like...now..." Link: "But...isn't our bond with you supposed to be making you stronger?" Myself: "It should...but...even...your strength could not ease this dire blight. The dark energy within the kingdom is increasing. This is most troublesome, indeed." Zelda: "Then we have to keep moving. We're losing time." Link: "Yes, that it true. Come on, Faron is not too far from here."

We kept on until we were able to arrive at the great spring of the forest. Link: "Here we are, Glentina. This is Faron Spring."

My gaze was directed towards the calming spring, I was diverted by nothing else around me. Within that brief moment, another animal formed from patterns of Light magic appeared from the waters. Its appearance was that of a lemur with an extraordinarily long tail. It latched itself to an orb of Light midair above the water. I perceived the animal to be Faron; the one we have been searching for. Faron: "My name is Faron. I am the spirit that guards over these woods." Myself: "Great Spirit of the woods, I request your aid. As you are most likely aware, a terrible Darkness has plagued this land." Faron: "Yes, I have felt that shroud of Darkness overtake the entire kingdom. This Darkness is derived from one whose origin dates back to your own." Myself: "Yes, this has...truly made me seen as a perpetrator to all of this or as bad as one, but I beg of you to perceive this; I am one who had nothing to do with this. I have caused none of this suffering."

The Great Spirit indeed was most sympathetic towards my plight. Faron: "Fear not, for I do not see you as the cause of all of this, nor one who should be blamed for any of it." Myself: "My thanks to you, Great Spirit, for siding with my innocence." Faron: "Even the cataclysm that the foul witch will bring about to all of Hyrule pales in comparison to the unyielding agony and emotional scars she has brought upon you. I can read within your heart all the losses you have endured, including the once kind sister that you still love. And now, she has brought all of that suffering to Hyrule, thereby feeding on to your pain." Myself: "Yes, but not because of me that the pain has worsened, but because of the good people of Hyrule. I have not wanted to involve others in our most dreadful dispute, but my sister has enforced this upon all of you. I must not let happen to Hyrule what became of our people. I shall do all I can to deter this. Allow us to share our powers with one another so that I am able to do so." Faron: "Very well, then. I shall do as such."

The Great Spirit bestowed on to me his grand powers. The spring as well as myself began to glow brightly. The Light subsided; I took a few glances at myself. Faron: "In addition to sharing our powers with you, I am certain you are aware that we will be able to grant 1 request from you. I can read in your heart that you intended to request the spirit of the village beyond the gorge to protect the good people of said village. Instead, he suggested using his powers for you. A wise decision considering the only way to reach the village is through these woods." Link: "Yeah, I do remember that to be true." Zelda: "I also knew about this." Myself: "Yes. If I may, please grant my request to protect the good people of the village from Dark hearts who would only bring harm to them." Faron: "Yes, it shall be done."

As the water within the spring began to glow, the surrounding area emitted a bright Light along with the waters. The radiance of the woods was truly a sight to behold.

The glow eventually subsided. Faron: "There, your request has been carried out. From here on out, the village beyond the gorge is forbidden to all those who wish to inflict harm to it and the good people that inhabit it. Should they so much as approach it, they will be sent back to the entrance of these woods. You do not need to worry about the villagers anymore; they will be safe." Myself: "That is all I could ask for. Now for the rest of Hyrule; what must I do next?" Faron: "Make your way to a valley to the East. There, you will meet with the spirit Eldin. Do with him what you have done with me and the spirit of the village." Myself: "A...valley? I haven't seen such a place. I am uncertain of how to find it." Link: "You don't have to worry about that, Glentina. I know exactly how to get there." Faron: "Make haste, noble one, for the Darkness shall continue to grow in strength."

The Great Spirit Faron faded into the waters. Myself: "Let us forge on." Zelda: "Of, course." Link: "This way."

And so, we made our way towards the forest exit.

We emerged from the woods and arrived in the vast fields of Hyrule once more. From there, I could sense something that was most unsettling. Link and Zelda seemed most concerned for me. Zelda: "Glentina, are you OK?" Link: "What's wrong?" Myself: "The...the Darkness...I sense it greatly. It has become more potent than the day before. My sister is growing stronger from this; I am certain of it."

Zelda went over towards me and placed her hand in mine. Zelda: "Let's stay together. We can do this, we must."

I looked towards Zelda and smiled. Within a moment's notice, Link's trusty steed arrived. He mounted on his steed then held his hand out for Zelda. Link: "Come on. We need to get moving now."

Zelda placed her hand into his; she was then pulled up and was situated on the steed directly behind Link. They rode off towards the East as I glided along side them.