The Archaeologist

Chapter 5

She pulled the cloak tighter around her body. Blue eyes darted back and forth before she ran across the graveyard. A guard walked past. She hid behind a grave. Her shoulders heaved up and down while she tried to catch her breath. Carefully, she glanced past the stone and sprinted towards a ledge. Her body threw itself up. She gripped the edge and just managed to pull herself over.

The girl slumped onto the ground while she tried to regain her energy. Her eyes traced up from the ground and to the large boulder covering the entrance to the temple. She sat up and stared at said boulder. Her nose scrunched up out of frustration. Her mind reeled at the different possible ways to get it open. It was sealed by a magic unknown to her.

"Why do you have to be bound to the desert?" she questioned no one in particular, seeing as the one she was addressing was days away from her.

Shaking her head, she stood up and walked towards the entrance of the temple. Her body leaned forward to push on the boulder. A sudden yelp passed through her lips. She fell forward and through the boulder. Her eyes widened as she fell face first on the ground.

Slowly, Ahura pushed herself off the ground. Her head raised up. Countless red eyes were staring at her. She gulped, realizing she was imposing on sacred ground. Taking a breath to calm herself, she stood up and spoke. "I'm not sure if any of you recognize or remember me, but my name is Ahura. I helped some of your people make it here." She was greeted with silence from the elusive Sheikah. "Anyways, I came here to speak with the Sage of Shadows."

"What business do you have with the Sage?" a voice called out from within the depths of the room.

Ahura glanced at the person and a wide grin spread on her face. "Impa? You're alive?" She ran up to the person she had admired for so long. "I'm so glad you're okay. Anyways, they might have the solution to end this genocide."

"And what would that be?"

"A coup d'état."

"Out of everyone, you should know what happened the last time a coup d'état was staged," Impa spoke and crossed her arms over her chest.

"I know. The Gerudo tribe and the Sheikah were massacred. But this time is different. It's different, because the Hylians are alone in this war. The Hylians have to fight not just you, they have to fight the Zoras, the Gorons, the Bulblins, the sages, and...." She trailed off. Mentioning Ganondorf might not have been the smartest thing to do.

"The Bulblins?" Impa questioned and narrowed her eyes. "What are they doing back here? Why would they align themselves with us when we are clearly losing?" Impa grabbed Ahura by her cloak and lifted her into the air. Ahura struggled and weakly kicked her legs. "What are you not telling me?"

"You have another ally, possibly three more," Ahura gasped out. "Ganondorf is back. The Sage of Spirit believes that he can change Hyrule for the better."

Impa slammed her forearm into Ahura's neck. Ahura sputtered for air and clawed at the woman's arm. Impa's red eyes stared daggers into Ahura's blue ones. Pure rage emanated from the Sheikah as other Sheikah prepared their weapons.

"Do you not remember what happened, Ahura?!" Impa hissed through her teeth. "The Desert King betrayed my people and let them all, but one, die! It's amazing we were able to recover. I should kill you for even associating yourself with him!" Impa raised her fist in the air.

"That is enough." A voice rang out from behind Impa. Impa turned around I shock and dropped Ahura to the ground. Ahura clutched at her neck and gasped for air. She raised her eyes to a glowing sage. "The child is right."