The Legend of Zelda: The Dreamwaker

Chapter 4: Aftermath of Waking up

My memory of waking upwas a tad fuzzy. My vision was a blur, hearing was muffled as I sawto what my guest room with some voice was coming from Rem. She lookedto making orders with some others that were in the room, then lookedback on me as her right hand was still on my head gleaming in a whitecolor. Then I passed out onto the bed, which I'm not sure how longI was out then but couldn't fall back into a dreaming state.

After a while, I woke upto see Rem with a very distressed look on her face. "Princess, howare you feeling?"

"I... I... feel likesomething left me behind," I explained. "It was like my mind wassplitting into pieces."

"Can you remember whathappened in that dream?" Rem asked.

"Only the memories thatI saw," I answered. "It was the times that my life was in adreadful state. Then I recall a figure that was taunting me in mypain. I can't recall who it was."

"That was yourSubconscious Self," Rem said, "Our being is of two parts,Conscious & Subconscious, each work together for all life tofunction. It is a rule that Goddess Farore put in place. Usually,both parts work together in unison, but in your case, yoursubconscious self has broken herself from you, and from what I sawrescuing you, she has shattered your spirit in a way to break aconnection between you two. I believe she is now roaming the dreamworld as we speak, doing what I don't know at this point. Thanks toher, your body is in a dreaming state, so if the dream world ends, sodo you. To Delay the shattering, I've got you a special garb. Theseclothes will keep your conscious self from shattering further."

I looked down to see Iwas in a blue & white-robed dress with a belt around my waist tocompress the clothes to my body. A light blue gem stitched to the topof the chest area with a dim glow, dark blue gloves, and boots thatalso have a gem woven into them, showing off a complementary fashionwith a hooded cape attached around the back. It felt light but verysturdy, as if a way to keep my body and what was left of my spirittogether & stable.

Then the door at the endof the room opened. A man in a regal outfit walked towards Rem.

"How is our Princessholding up?" The man asked.

"She is recoveringnicely, Master," Rem replied, "Though her subconscious side hasbroken away and runs around the dream realm unchecked. Also, she leftZelda in a dreaming state because of this."

"I see..." the mancontinued, "Then we must make haste to get the Princess wholeagain. Oh, sorry Princess Zelda, let me introduce myself. My name isAsler, and I'm the Master of Dreamside. I'm very sorry for whathas happened to you and will do everything in our power to restoreback to normal."

Rem interjected, "Ihave a plan to restore her, but to do that we will need the GoddessHylia's item to complete it."

"Ah, you mean theDreamwaker?" Asler answered "Last time it was last found was inthe Vison Woods in the Dream Realm, but only the Goddess couldnavigate those woods. Without her power, we would be lost. Sadly, wehave found no clues to where Hylia has gone. Do you have a solution,Rem?"

"From what I'vegathered from the archaic texts." Rem Continued "Goddess Hylialong ago, used the dream realm to create her heroes. After onespecific hero's struggles, she wanted to be with this hero throughthick and thin and states Hylia took on another form so she could bewith him. Then she could use the Triforce to stop a grand evil thatwould at one point return. So, by that logic, she became a mortal andsettled down with that hero, thus creating a bloodline that has herpower flowing through it."

"I see." Asleranswered, "Then we must find her bloodline and bring them hereand..."

"We don't have tosearch far. In fact, The Goddess' bloodline is in this very room."Rem interjected as she looked towards me, "Princess Zelda is adescendant of the Goddess. Her blood runs through Zelda's veins."

My eyes widened withshock, "I'm... I'm.... a descendant of the Goddess?! How do youknow this, Rem?"

"When you came downinto the valley." Rem explained, "I felt a presence of theGoddess coming closer to Dreamside. So, I rushed over to the gate, all excited to meet you. I haven't felt the Goddess' power inforever. It was like a shock to my spirit".

I was still in shock, soRem continued.

"Though it seems therecollections of the Goddess aren't with you Princess, buthopefully the power you have will allow you passage in the VisionWoods in the dream realm. For now, I must prepare to get your otherself."

"I will help thePrincess to get adjusted and ready to travel in the Dream Realm."Asler replied, "Gather your Pillars Rem. We will meet you by theGate."

Rem gave a nod to both ofus and left the room. Then Asler turned towards me.

"Well, Princess, shallwe get you adjusted to Dream Realm Travel?"

Then I came back to mysenses "Uh yes... of course, Sir."

Then we both left theguest house and headed towards the center of town to begin my journeyto the Dream Realm.