The Legend of Zelda: Goddess of Secrecy

Mini Boss 10 - Swamp Siren Palus

...and grow into the shape of a woman. The water wrapped the figure in moss and long reeds. The figure turned her head to look at the three, though at Link in particular as it ever shifting as the tide. He didn't recognize the face, or...he didn't think he did...There was something familiar about her that he couldn't place.

"Dear, what are you doing?" the figure asked.

Link looked over at Mirum. The Twili was shaking her head. Link asked, "Are we seeing the same thing?"

Endeavor turned to Link. "I doubt that. The swamp choses someone important to you to show you. I see my mother before me, I can only assume who it is you see. But the swamp can only capture the images of the dead."

Looking back at the figure, Link inquired of Endeavor as he could not recall the face of who he'd lost, "So, what do we do?"

Drawing their sword, Endeavor answered, "We destroy this disrespectful abomination."

The woman crossed her arms. "If that's the way it has to be, then very well." The water swelled beneath the figure, tide rising to meet her command.

Epona leapt out of the way as a pillar of water crashed down over them. Link pulled his sword out and put his shield between him and the water. Epona galloped around the ring, avoiding the crashing water at a breakneck pace. Her high-pitched neigh reach him in their flight, "We can't keep running forever, let us fight her!"

Link dropped his head as Epona slid across a patch of rock. He said, "Getting close to her isn't going to be easy. I'm not letting you swim out there."

"The water is thinner when she throws her arms out," Epona suggested, awfully observant for a horse. But she'd never been an average horse. "We could wait for her to stretch herself too far.

"That's going to take too long," Link said, pulling Epona to a halt as another column crashed in front of them. He pulled out the Water Sage's medallion and the Sage's Rod. "Let's see what this thing can do."

Link put the medallion into the crook of the Sage's Rod. Water shot out from the sides of the medallion, and wrapped itself around the golden staff. The water froze, turning the upper half of the Sage's Rod white from the ice.

Hanging the rod over his side, Link said, "Come on." He pulled Epona's reins. The mare protested, before eventually followed the order as she regained herself. She leapt onto the water, only to land on ice. The horse skid, before regaining her footing. Ice came up behind them as she charged across the pool. Link pulled his sword back out, and began slashing at the water. To his surprise, it felt like he was hitting something. It also caused a reaction from the creature.

Finally, the figure returned the attack on Link and Epona beneath her. One of her hands crashed down behind them to shatter their bridge. Epona leapt out of the way, racing back to the stone ring. Keeping the Sage's Rod hanging on his side, Link gripped the reins as Epona raced back around the circle again.

Endeavor raced up beside Link. They asked, "How did you figure that out?"

"I figured I might as well try," Link replied.

"Well keep doing it," Endeavor returned as their fourth rejoined them at the edge of the pool. "Dominus, get something on those arms when they are in reach."

Dominus nodded, and summoned his two creatures back. The Twilits chased the pillars around the ring, pounding any of the appendages that crashed into the stone while their caster remained out of the way of the fight, safe to provide support.