The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Deity [CLOSED]

[Saiba Aisu]

The young woman frowned slightly, as if Raven's last remark had displeased her in some manner. "I appreciate your interest in the Legend of the Hero of Time," she said, "but I do not think now is the time to discuss such matters; furthermore, although my knowledge concerning the ancient history of Hyrule is more expansive than most, I do not know what fate held in store for Princess Ruto after she helped to defeat Ganon—as you said, she may have given birth or she may not have. We may never know. Now, as I have said, time is short for us, and there is still much you must be told before you can set out on journey—which will not, incidentally, have anything to do with tracking down the descendants of the Six Sages."

 

"Instead, you will be jour—", she began, only to pause as a set of heavy footfalls—unable to completely muffled by the dusty carpet underneath—heralded the arrival of yet another individual to the Temple of Time. "Ah, Deralen," the woman said softly, smiling slightly at the approaching Goron. "I was wondering where you were. You're just in time."

[Shadow Zero]

Raven noticed Deralen walking up and recognized him as a Goron he had met during his brief journey through the Goron city a few years before. He was one of the few Gorons he had spoken with, and recalled that he loved a good race. "Hey, Deralen, how are you?" Raven stood straight up and walked towards Deralen with a grin on his face, happy to meet someone that he had met before, if only briefly. "I hope things are good in the Goron city? I honestly hadn't thought that I would see you outside of the Goron city though, as most Gorons like to stay on death mountain, if I understand correctly." Raven raised a hand in greeting as he approached Deralen, hoping that they might soon be able to have another race if the occasion would allow for it.

 

ooc: does anyone object to Raven knowing Deralen?

[Guest Tainted Black]

Billos scowled at the new comer. A lower being such as a Goron didn't deserve to be in his prescence. Neither did that Zora. For that matter, he felt the woman and the other Hylian did not fit with him either. "So, witch", he said to the woman, meaning a literal witch, "What do you want of us? Because I'd like to take leave of these people as soon as possible." He gripped his tome and knife tight under his cloak. This woman, who he was sure was a witch, made his blood boil. All these 'people' did.

[Saiba Aisu]

OoC: I have no trouble with Raven briefly knowing Deralen, although you are overplaying the 'travel' vibe just a little bit, I think. I do object, though, to having Raizen randomly appear. Horses don't usually push doors open, you know, and there are several guards searching for Deralen, so Raizen may draw their attention by doing just that... Also, there's no way a horse would be allowed to enter a Temple. Please edit your post accordingly.

 

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"So you two already know each other then," the young woman mused, watching Raven greet Deralen in a friendly manner. "It seems that there is much to learn about you, Raven—you are quite young, to have traveled so far and seen so much."

 

Her smile faded as she regarded Billos with cold disapproval. "You will keep a civil tongue in your head when you speak to me," she said softly, "or you will regret it, I promise you. And as to your tasteless remark... you won't be taking leave of your fellow champions for awhile. The success of our mission depends almost entirely on the fact that you will be working together—this will allow you to complete tasks and defeat enemies that you could not hope to engage individually."

[encapturer]

Deralen stared into the room dumbfounded for a moment, but suddenly something clicked in his head after seeing Raven. "Ah!" Raven extended his left arm and pointed it at Raven, since actual pointing was not possible with his gauntlets in the way. "You're Raven! I'm okay!" Raven visited Death Mountain a few years ago, he wasn't sure why, though. The main thing he remembered was that his horse was *fast* and he wanted to see if he could beat him now in a race.

 

His hand turned to the woman who apparently knew him. "But... Uhh... who are you?" he asked her directly. He hasn't seen anyone like her before, yet she knew him, and was waiting for him. He was about to ask what he was just in time for, before the other hylian cut in and asked for him. Billos, as Deralen would find out he was called later, was extremely rude when asking. Whether or not this woman deserved that, Deralen did not know, but the answer was very important, so he just waited for the woman's answer.

 

After the woman chided Billos, Deralen felt relieved. Was that guy always unpleasant to be around. He turned back to the woman, who seemed to have some expectations of him and the others here. "Champions? Tasks? Enemies? Like those... what you call 'em... mobbins?" Deralen's expression turned dark, as he focused on the woman. "Was that why they attacked me?" Right now, Deralen though that because he was a Goron Race Champion, enemies like Moblins would keep attacking him until he completed tasks, and everyone else here were in similar situations.

[Shadow Zero]

Raven was about to respond to Deralen when he heard the way Billos was speaking to the woman who had yet to name herself. He reflexively placed a hand on the sword on his back when he had heard words of such high dishonor being spoken to a maiden, but his being criticized for his tone and words caused Raven to relax considerably. Deciding to ignore Billos for the time, he responded to Deralen saying "Moblins? That had to be quite troublesome for you, especially if there was more then one of them." Raven briefly stopped speaking and then turned to face The mysterious women again and said before Deralen could respond "Well Lady, is there anyone else that we should be waiting for? Raven raised a questioning eyebrow and waited for a response in the form of either a yes, or a no and a further explanation of what the Lady was saying before.

 

ooc: oh all right. i will remind you though that i had had it posted that Raven had explored a vast part of northern Hyrule, which eventually led to the Dark Tribe.

[leoluiz]

"You'll never take me alive" he cried, he was in a big problem and yet seemed to have fun with everything. He did not know in which direction he was going, because he jumped walls and walked through roofs to escape.

 

When he was running he saw the girl that he saw earlier, he had presented himself, but the strange bird, did he run before she spoke her name. When he came near her he said "Hi, nice to see you again" but did not stop, He was beginning to gain distance from the guard, the guard seemed to be tired, but Skull Kid ran as much as possible.

 

But actually it was a trap, suddenly he was surrounded by guards, he didn't wanted to hurt them because they were just doing their job. This time he could not escape alone, and Wolf would not arrive in time to help you. He needed help, for the first time he set aside his pride and cried, "Would anyone can help me?"

[Hydra of Ages]

Sariri blinked as the kid ran past, calling out a greeting as he ran.

"Hey, it is him!" she said with a note of surprise. She glanced over at her theif companion over her shoulder.

 

"Well, come on! We've got to help him." She tweeted, before stretching out her wings. "Who knows what those guards will do to him?" she questioned out loud, before walking to the edge of the nearby building and jumping off it, quickly flooding her open wing appendages with air that took her aloft once more. She vaguely wondered what the scarecrow-like child had did to get such a response of people swarming after him, but doubted it was anything too bad. She also remembered that she needed to pick up her Grappling Hook... well, another small detour wouldn't hurt, right?

 

She twisted in the air after the small childlike creature, idly wondering how to save him. She considered just picking up the small child... he didn't look too heavy... Maybe she could just lift him to the top of one of the smaller buildings. It would be an effort, but she just might be able to do it...

[Saiba Aisu]

OoC: To those now gathered in the Temple of Time, please wait for a moment until Sariri/Erzet/Skull Kid join you. Thanks.

 

===

 

Erzet sighed slightly underneath the gray scarf obscuring his face. "You certainly keep some strange company," he remarked, raising his voice so it would reach the ascending Rito girl. He took a few paces back before running lightly forwards and vaulting to the next building in perfect flip, arms outstretched on either side for an improved sense of balance. Above him, Sariri glided swiftly in her element, occasionally angling her course slightly to keep Skull Kid and his many pursuers in sight, her sharp red-tinged eyes shining with excitement.

 

"Do you think you could fly him up here?" Erzet asked, landing lightly on his feet before continuing his wild, graceful dance across the rooftops. Below, with no crowd of people to hide in, the Guards were rapidly gaining on Skull Kid.The Gerudo narrowed his catlike green eyes slightly at the sight of it—imagine, wasting time pursuing a child when two Demon-Keese had been entirely ignored and free to do as they liked! Ridiculous.

 

Suddenly, there came a high-pitched cry for help as the Guards reached Skull Kid and circled him, eying the scarecrow-child's flute warily as they drew closer. He was trapped; there was no way a child could hope to outmatch six fully grown men. "Sariri!" Erzet called to the Rito circling above, pivoting on one foot as he turned and began to sprint towards the side of the rooftop, where only empty space awaited him. "I'll cause a distraction, while you fly him out of there!"

 

His booted foot stepped firmly upon the edge of the rooftop one last time before he sprang forwards into the air, his sharp thief's eyes taking in the position and number of the men below, as well as what weapons they possessed. He landed upon the shoulders of the guard closest to the building, as if he had been lagging behind from fear of Skull Kid. The impact forced the man to his knees where he struggled to reach his weapon—however, he wasn't fast enough.

 

With a quick and expert flick of his blade-formed hand, he struck the Guard across the neck with a precise blow that would render him harmless and bring unconsciousness within ten seconds. Not waiting for the man to faint or the other Guards to notice, he flipped onto his hands and somersaulted across the cobbled ground towards his next target, striking him squarely in the same spot as his felled comrade—however, this Guard was sharper-eyed than the others and caught the flash of movement out of the corner of his eye, uttering a brief warning cry before Erzet's blow knocked him senseless. With the air of wolves turning hungrily from one carcass to the fresh scent of prey, the other Guards drew their weapons, although they remained in a roughly circular formation that prevented Skull Kid from breaking past them.

 

Come on, Sariri. Where are you? he thought once more, making sure to not betray the Rito girl's whereabouts by looking upwards at her. With a wary and distrustful look at the remaining four Guards, he drew both of his scimitars and slipped into a defensive fighting stance which would be better able to deal with so many enemies.

[Hydra of Ages]

Sariri blinked as the theif proceeded to 'distract' the local constabilitary by physically assaulting them. She blinked in surprise when he drew steel- he was evidently taking this seriously.

 

Homing in on Skull Kid, she hoped that he wouldn't permanently damage any of them. As mean as these guards were being for some reason, they were ultimately just doing their jobs, and Sariri was really squeamish when it came to death of things that could communicate with her. She even hated it when she saw random adventurers shooting down Kargarocs that tried to attack them from above, though she knew it was mainly out of self defense.

 

She circled around the child from above, careful not to let her shadow give away her position, before she swooped in on the twiglike child. A couple guards, who noticed her swoop just in time, ran forward to intercept her but were momentarily distracted by flapping her wings in their face; Long enough for her to sink her talons into the Skull KId's shoulders and take off once more, though groaning with the effort. They yelled at her as they took off, and thanked the fact they hadn't thought to bring crossbows, which would have had deadly consequences for her.

 

She snapped her beak shut, gritting her teeth with the effort. Skull kid, despite his thin form, was not very light. She herself could be swayed by a stiff breeze due to her tiny body (even for Rito), and avian bone structure, it was the reason she used a rapier instead of, say, a longblade. Skull kid was heavier than she was, and while her wings could manage with the extra weight, it felt like wading through molasses. Flying upward especially made every muscule in her body scream out in pain at the required effort.

 

Eventually, she managed to climb to the top of a building, and scrambled to catch the ledge. She hoped Skull Kid was nimble enough to climb up the lip herself, because she was exhausted even by the few feet she had needed to carry him up.

[Saiba Aisu]

A sense of relief flooded Erzet as he saw Sariri latch onto Skull Kid and pull him out of harm's way—it looked like he wouldn't have to injure the Guards, after all. Contrary to what many people believed about the fierce Gerudo Tribe, they always avoided killing others if they could help it, and he would have felt intense guilt at pointlessly injuring a subordinate who was only doing his job to the best of his ability. Then again, another part of his relief came from the fact that he had avoided battling the four men in the first place; it wasn't that he doubted his own skill, but in a fight with so many combatants, anything could happen.

 

As Sariri rose from her dive, wings pumping furiously as she labored to lift her cargo, Erzet sheathed his weapons and sprang away from the Guards into a back-hand spring across the cobbled ground. He then jumped up and backwards, straining to gain every possible inch of altitude—with a muffled sound, he landed on top of a striped awning that hung overhead. From there, it was child's play to use the awning as a trampoline and land back on the rooftop, leaving the four Guards looking up at him rather foolishly. Directly across the street from him, Sariri and Skull Kid touched down upon the roof.

 

Okay, Erzet told himself, giving the Guards an amused glance over the gray scarf obscuring his lower face. So we managed to rescue Skull Kid... And now it's time to lose our little entourage. I just hope Sariri has some kind of plan for carrying her precious cargo over the rooftops...

 

===

 

"Yes, Raven," the young woman replied, patting her cloak free of dust absentmindedly. "The remaining three Champions are running a bit late, but that's no reason to proceed without them. Like you have just so kindly demonstrated, we must make our own time, no?"

 

Her gray-blue gaze hardened slightly as she turned and gazed at the black-clad rogue, who had remained rather silent so far, apart from occasional outbursts of rudeness. "In the meantime, however," she said softly, "I would like to talk with you, Billos. There is something in your possession that shouldn't be... Something that you stole. Am I right?"

[Guest Tainted Black]

Billos huffed at her accusation. "Something? Don't you meant somethings?" He chuckled but then grew slemn. He glared at the mystic woman with his deep blue eyes. He would never give up his items. He'd sonner leave this mesmerizing woman than actually hand them over. "I will speak in private," He began, "But not here." He turned towards the door and asked without stopping or turning "Coming?". With that, he was out the door, and leaning against one of the walls. He had the tome, and the physical incarnation of the spell under his cloak, ready to use.

[Saiba Aisu]

The young woman sighed and drew her hood over her face once more, but she seem resigned—it appeared that whatever she needed to discuss with Billos was more important than the trouble he was causing. "Very well," she agreed, nodding. She turned to Lorenz, Raven, and Deralen, who were watching their exchange with puzzled looks. "If you'll excuse me for a moment," she said, curtsying gracefully in a flurry of skirts, before following the shady-looking man to the entrance of the Temple of Time.

 

"You know very well what I'm talking about," she said to Billos in a firm, accusing tone. "You have lied, cheated, stolen, betrayed, and killed for the sake of those items; even the least serious of your crimes is enough to turn one's stomach." The woman's blue-gray gaze focused upon the man, narrowing slightly as if she were staring at his very soul.

 

"Each time I look at you, I see a cesspit of human filth," she said coldly, crossing her arms. "So I cannot help but ask myself—why did the Gods choose you to aid in this mission? It is the one thing I cannot bring myself to understand. What merit could you possibly possess that makes up for your sins?"

[Shadow Zero]

Raven glowered after Billos as he walked out of the Temple of Time, but remained silent. He was starting to dislike Billos less and less, and it unsettled him because he had not been in this type of situation before. Yes, he'd had problems with some of the guards, but never to the point of holding any great amount of dislike for them. That was why this bothered him. He never thought that he would have this problem except with anyone who was completely evil, and yet he knew that Billos was not completely evil. In that moment, he felt as though Billos had a curse that made everyone dislike him, which to him would explain why he acted so roughly, almost as if a way to try and fend off an entire world of which had been cursed to dislike him for all his days. Still, that does not excuse his actions.

[Guest Tainted Black]

"My sins?! Do you know the living death I went through?!" He snapped. How dare she talk to him like that?! "All I see before me is a witch! Someone who would preach to me about my iniquities!" His eyes were full of rage. He felt she did not know his past, or why he wore this cloak. It was for more than just identity, he hid scars that were all over his body. Abuse. He escaped abuse and mundane life, and became his own man. Was that so wrong. "How dare you?!" He snapped one last time.

[Proto]

The purple bird was unconcious, remaining pulled out on the gravel, completely out cold. A drift of powerful wind came across it, and a bit of shrubbery on the gravel had caught onto the bird right in the beak. The Takkuri slowly awakened to see the greens on his beak, startled, he flapped blindly to blow the vegetation away. The bird was in a extreme panic, and flapped its wings around, circling the area stupidly. Suddenly like a bullet, the bird regained its senses and began flapping off to Lokiri's store.

 

Meanwhile, Lokiri was quite worried about what had happened to his fine feathered friend. "He couldn't had been attacked? I heard strange things were happening earlier but are they here?" He walked in circles around the opening of his shop, when the Takkuri swooped down, looking a bit dazed and confused. The bird perched itself right next to its bird-man partner who gave a shout of joy "Oh Takkuri! Thank goodness your here! I was wondering where you went!" In excitement he giddily hugged the bird around its long beak and began wondering about how the guards looked so serious that day.....

[Aqua Girl]

A soft cool wind filled the room when suddenly, Billos had a wall of ice in His face. The door opened and Mira leaned on it, "Hee hee you didn't think you got rid of me that easily did you!" Mira said with a smile in Raven's direction.

 

Mira turned her gaze to Billos, "Hahahahah! How dare she? How Dare she! One cannot pass judgment of suffering unless one has suffered many lifetimes of suffering!" Mira says, she turns away as she passes the mysterious woman with a wink as If she knows what others don’t.

 

Mira runs over to Raven and Hugs him, "Your not getting rid of me that easily I followed you!" She says, like a little girl.

[Shadow Zero]

"Ah...hey...what?!" Raven was completely astonished that Mira had appears so suddenly. He was even more surprised that she had glomped him, which she had not done since before their leaving her homeland where her family and friends in the Dark Tribe lived. "Mira, I should have known that you wouldn't stay put." Raven laughs, suddenly feeling a lot better as he hugs Mira as enthusiastically as she had glomped him. "Although I have to wonder, was it really necessary to shove an ice wall into Billos's face like that?"

[leoluiz]

"Thank you" he said to the Rito girl beside him, "Now I'll call a friend to help." he began playing a song that was very similar to the sound of the howl of a wolf. When you finish the song Wolf came running toward him. "How does he come so fast?" He wondered when Wolf stopped beside him. "You disobeyed me and was at the door waiting for me to call you?" Wolf nodded. Skull Kid jumped, falling on Wolf's back. "Come, he does not bite." he paused, "If you do not give a reason for him to bite you." he warned

[Saiba Aisu]

[spoiler=OoC]

 

OoC: Attention, everyone. I'm sorry for breaking the "no OoC only" post rule, but I just wanted to notify you that, for the moment, Aqua Girl has been readmitted to the RP, under the condition that she avoid godmodding and refusal to follow the rules. I regret not having done so earlier, because it resulted in her post getting reported, which is no fault of hers.

 

 

 

===

 

The young woman gave Mira a stern, disapproving glance as she strode by them and the glittering ice wall she had summoned, right into her husband's arms. "I thought I asked you to leave your husband and I alone for a moment?" she asked the dark-skinned woman quietly, her gray-blue eyes beginning to betray impatience and anger for the first time. She tossed the frozen wall a disdainful look and placed her hand upon it, apparently oblivious to the intense cold of its surface.

 

"You are fortunate that I do not want to risk offending your husband," the woman said, addressing Mira, "otherwise, I would reprimand you for your disobedience—you should know better; this is not how a princess should behave. In the meantime, I suggest you do not play with toys that you cannot hope to control."

 

The young woman closed her eyes briefly and focused; a golden light seemed to flow from her fingers, and with a shattering crack, the ice wall exploded into sparkling dust as if it had never been. "Perhaps it is for the best that you have come, though," she sighed, unaware of the shocked expressions of those around her. "I take it that you will also partake in the quest to return balance to Hyrule..."

 

The young woman turned and faced Billos once more, and this time, there was pity in her features. "No one knows better than I what you have suffered," she said gently, "but that does not—can not—excuse your crimes. They say it is the fate of children from broken families to pursue lives of darkness... While you have already set out on this course, I beg you—do not let this become your destiny. There is still time to repent and ask forgiveness from the Gods... In helping to restore balance to Hyrule, you can atone for some of your wrongdoings."

 

===

 

Erzet frowned at the sight of a Wolfos, of all things, dashing up the street towards his master with doglike adoration; the Guards yelled at the sight of the large canine. Who would've thought that such an innocent-looking child would keep such a fierce steed? he asked himself idly, watching as Skull Kid sprang from the rooftop onto Wolf's back with a practiced air, happiness radiating from both rider and beast. With a eerie howl, the Wolfos turned and dashed away towards the eastern end of the city, where the tall stone spire of the Temple of Time rose into the sky.

 

Regardless, Sariri and Erzet had achieved what they wanted—as long as Skull Kid was riding his Wolfos, he could easily outrun the Guards who were forced to go on foot. As to the Gerudo and the Rito, there was little chance of the men being able to keep up with either of them over the rooftops of Hyrule Castle Town.

 

"I think it's time to make our escape," Erzet said to Sariri, who was still catching her breath from hauling Skull Kid out of harm's way. "Do you think you can fly until we've lost them?" he asked, indicating the Temple of Time. "It may not be an ideal place to hide, but it'll do for the moment."

[Shadow Zero]

Raven frowned at what the Lady had said and thought to himself She really doesn't know me as well as she thinks she does, does she? and walks up to her after shed had finished pleading with Billos, a plea that did not extend to the expression that she currently wore on her face. Walking in front of her, Raven pokes her once in the forehead with an extended finger and says "Hey, I was never going to leave without her anyways. Did you really think that I would ask her, a princess of the dark tribe of Hyrule and a powerful warrior in her own right, To sit idly at home while I went out and risked life and limb to save Hyrule? Neither of us would be able to live with ourselves afterwards, and it would put a serious strain on our relationship. You disappoint me, Lady." Ravens words clearly spoke his disappointment and the offense that he felt at such a foolish notion carried by a woman who had only just recently given the impression of carrying wisdom beyond her years, as did the expression on his face. he spoke kindly enough, but the way in which he spoke made it quite clear that such a foolish action taken on the Lady's part again would put her at great risk at being one champion short. Having finished criticizing the Lady, he walked back over to his wife Mira and put an arm around her waist, waiting to see what would happen next, and wondering just when the last of the champions would arrive, since it seemed to him that that was just what the Lady was waiting for.

[Saiba Aisu]

The young woman regarded Raven coolly, her gray-blue gaze implacable, like a glassy sheet of sea. "I will thank you to keep your hands to yourself in the future, Raven," she said shortly. "Spare me your romantic clichés. What do I or the rest of Hyrule care about your relationship as man and wife in the face of the greater good? I am approaching you strictly upon your nature as a Champion of the Gods, and the duty that comes along with that title."

 

She straightened slightly with a cold, queenly air. "You think you can make these decisions on your own, yet you are a fool if you dare reproach me; if you do not realize the implications these 'choices' of yours can have heavy implications for the rest of Hyrule. The way I read the message of fate, your journey was to consist solely of the Champions of the Gods, picked by destiny—for each other person that comes along, the journey grows considerably more difficult."

 

Her cool gaze shifted from Raven to his wife, still respectful, but highly displeased. "I do not doubt that your wife is a powerful warrior, but it is selfish of her to insist going along with you on this quest, where her presence will only worsen things. I understand that she is a princess of the Hylian Dark Tribe, and is not unaccustomed to battle and hardship, but those details are irrelevant in this case—in fact, as royalty whose only duty is to serve her people, she should make the right decision and stay at home. Having said that, however, I realize that the decision is yours to make—I cannot stop you from taking her along with you, Raven, for worry of you abandoning the quest. All I know is that the seven Champions must set out together, or else all is certainly doomed to failure."

 

The Lady then paused slightly, her eyes closed and the ghost of a smile flickering across her lips. She turned and faced the now-open door of the Temple of Time, where the dazzling sunlight was turning the motes of dust into gold. "Speaking of which," she said softly, "I believe the remaining three Champions are now on their way."

[leoluiz]

Skull Kid and Wolf ran to a temple where he thought he could hide. He was tired, he ran to escape the guards and defeated the moblins. He would have to stop, even briefly. He jump off Wolf's back and entered the temple. His mask fell to the ground, he bent over to pick it up, was when he realized he was not alone. "I'm sorry for invading, but I need to hide for a while." He looked at the strange group of people in front. 3 Hylians, a Goron and a Zora. He recognized the goron as his friend Deralan. "Deralen you escaped." he said happily, "I thought that you could not escape after the confusion with the moblins' corpses." he said, he put the mask to hide that he was ashamed to have spoken more than he should.

[Shadow Zero]

"Well that's good then. That means that we will be learning what needs to be done soon. And Lady, it is not a matter of me insisting on taking her with me. If I had to, I could leave her here, but she would not allow me to leave her to wait and worry while I risk my life for everyone's sake, including hers. You also have no right to lecture her about 'duty'. She chose to be my wife, thereby leaving entrusting her siblings to take up the matters of the dark tribe. I met them myself and they are very capable. Also, while I can understand why you might feel offended by being reproached where you normally would not have been before, do not mistake your loyalty to that which you have sworn yourself to for pride. You should also, stop assuming that you know everything just because you know what needs to be done, because you clearly do not. Now, I suggest that we steer the conversation away from these dangerous waters before the atmosphere becomes even darker in this hallowed place where there should only be light." Raven was growing increasingly annoyed with the Lady, and was starting to feel as though he would like nothing more then to just leave and be done with this. Still, he had his responsibilities as a knight of Hyrule, and he would not abdicate his duties and leave them for someone else to take up. At any rate, he could give a pretty fair guess as to where he was to go. Since he and Mira had fought with Lorenz to defeat the Freezards, Raven was certain that he and Mira would be traveling with him to the Zoras Domain, the place that was Lorenzs homeland, and which lay to the south of Miras own homeland of Province Peak. If that is indeed the case, Then We'll need Raizen and Frost Shard to expedite the journey. I just hope that I don't run out of mystery seeds.

[encapturer]

Deralen sighed deeply as he watched the scene unfold before him. All this bickering and back-and-forth was annoying. The strange lady seemed to believe wholeheartedly that the woman, Mira, would get in the way, or at least not be necessary. Deralen felt the opposite; that anyone who is willing to dedicate their minds and bodies to a cause would be able to make a difference. It was a simple belief, but that's how Deralen liked it.

 

"Calm down, we're all in this together, right? From what I understand, Hyrule is getting...." He paused, looking for the right words, which failed to come to him. Deralen wasn't exactly the most eloquent person. "Hyrule is getting... messed up... and we all want to.... fix...it, right?" He glanced around the room, looking at everyone there. "Then, let's go fix it!" Deralen was getting excited; he didn't expect this to all happen when he came down off Death Mountain. This day in itself has been an adventure already. "And if any more people are..."

 

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a familiar voice behind him. Turning around, he recognized it as Skull Kid, who fortunately escaped. Deralen grinned as Skull Kid spoke, proud of his run through town.

 

"What are you talking about?" Deralen replied to Skull Kid crossing his arms. "I'm *fast*. I got away easily. I'm glad you're safe as well."

 

As he spoke, he realized that this skull kid may be one of the 'champions' the lady spoke of. Regardless, if he's going to help, Deralen was sure that things would go smoothly.