[EDITING] The Legend of Zelda: Goddess of Secrecy

Dungeon Chapter 37 - Upper Levels

            …behind her around the rim of the room. Surprisingly, the halls were fairly empty. A few pirates lingered around the corridors, but nothing dangerous. For that matter, those pirates were headed to the Cage to evacuate thier now disturbed captain's quarters. It concerned Link that there was nothing there to stop them. Nothing they could get to at least. Sayyida's room was barred off still.

            Endeavor stopped after a while and looked around. She said, “Something is wrong.”

            Link came to a halt beside her, agreeing, “I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking that.”

            “Hush,” Endeavor said, scanning the room. Link took a step back, adjusting his grip on his staff. He glanced up, regretting he had. He tapped Endeavor on the shoulder. “What?” she demanded, before looking up.

            From the fissures above them, dozens on tektites hung from the ceiling. Each had a red, swollen eye watching them carefully from the center of the creatures’ faces. Zelda covered her mouth in disgust. Lynard said, “It seems she’s already gotten in touch with Zeal.”

            Link braced himself with his staff as the creature began dropping from above. He beat back the monsters, hitting them in their large eyes. The monsters skittered across the floor. Zelda summoned her bow back, drawing back one of the golden feathered arrows. The light stunned the monsters, curling back and covering their eyes.

            Endeavor pulled out her dagger. The helix blade carved through the row of fiends. Link swung his staff, cracking one of the beasts over the head. Lynard asked, “Where are you leading us, Endeavor?”

            “I would think you know already, Lynard,” Endeavor answered. “There is only one place Sayyida would trust that key to be hidden.”

            Lynard replied, “Her first mate’s quarters.” He paused as the waves began to ease off. “What do you think she’s done with the place? Zeal, that is.”

            “I can hardly imagine,” Endeavor stated. The last tektite was vanquished. The Drex let out a relieved sigh. “At last…”

            Zelda inquired, “How does Zeal already have such impressive control over this place? They couldn’t have made that deal more than a few minutes ago. This infestation would take years!”

            Endeavor answered, “I would not doubt Zeal. There is much you do not know about her. Link.” Link looked up. “Do you recall the first time you and Zeal met? I warned you that she was a corrupted sorceress.” Link nodded. “That was not the entire truth.”

            Lynard asked, “What is she then?”

            “Zeal is the Soul Sage, one of Reechka’s elements,” Endeavor replied. "Her powers are greater than you give her credit for."

            Link said, “That means she’s died once.”

            There was an expression on Endeavor’s face then, one that Link never believed he would see expressed by the woman. She looked distraught. Endeavor said, “I have removed any alliance I have with that Drex, but the manner in which Zeal died was one that the Drex only forgive because of the cause.”

            “The cause…” Link started to ask, before it dawned on him. “Oh…”

            “But we have other things to consider,” Endeavor stated. “There is the matter of the first mate’s quarters.”