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Arious stared around hum. He felt Dark Vaati above him, but he also felt another strange presence. He brushed sime dirt off of his cloak and looked around. He saw what was a tomb but it was very dark. He felt dampness down in the grave and musky dead air. He gathered a ball of violet light in his and and looked around. He saw two torches and lit them with a flick of his finger. He looked around and saw bones which creeped him out a little. Then he also saw some kind of body that looked parched. It was squatting in a little ball. Suddenly bats screeched above him making Arious stumble down the dirt steps. Then suddenly, he heard a heart piecing scream. He froze when he saw that the figure about fifteen feet away stood and took a step toward him. He cringed and tried to get up, but he was stuck.

Arious blinked as the thing slowly stepped closer. He could move again. He got up and shuffled away from the thing. "What the hell is that thing?!" He hated the undead, he had experienced them before when he was stuck in mines. "Damn it to hell... If it touches me..." The thing took a couple more steps toward Arious then lounged. However before it could touch him, he sent out a blast of magic. The thing moaned as it burned to a crisp and fell to the ground. Arious shivered. "That is enough of this place... before that THING gets back up!" He looked up the crevice and sent magic to move the tombstone back.

Arious brushed his shoulders off and shook his head. "Damn... I never want to see another one of those again! If I can't stand anything... it has to be something that won't stay dead. Once something dies... it should STAY that way!" Arious shivered. That thing gave him the creeps. "Come on... the rain is starting to come down harder... we should get back to the inn..." Arious began walking not wanting to look back at the grave.

Arious opened the door of the stable. He didn't think Dark Vaati wanted to go in the house with Vaati. "No offense, but I am NEVER going to your home. I am glad Helios saved Lisaya then, not me! Cause I won't take a step near those things!" Arious then lowered his voice... "And don't you tell anyone about this... specially Silver, when I get her back!" He shook out his dripping hair from his ponytail and ringed it out. He brushed it back with his fingers and tied it back up. Arious took off his cloak and soggy robe. He stood in his pants as he dried himself with his magic. "Would you mind?" He gestured toward his dripping clothes, hoping that Dark Vaati would dry them with the wind.

Helios stared out into the storm from the stall he was in. His nap gave him enough energy to stand but he still felt exhausted. He hated waiting... but he knew that only about three ours remained until his transformation. He snorted quietly and nestled in the hay. It was getting colder because of the rain. He hated to see what the temperature would be like tonight.

Arious nodded his thanks to Dark Vaati and put his mage robes back on. The then tied his cloak back around his shoulders.

"Well... I never said I didn't like your home... but with all those undead and lava pits... I do not think my love would enjoy it there. She hated it while she was there... but I don't see anything wrong with the place. It is a waste land though. I much rather live in Elonacia, thank you." Helios swished his tail as he knew that Dark Vaati had no idea of the things he had seen as a knight mage in his father's army. His father was a true conqueror of the lands... and he was pulled along with them to places he did not like to remember. A place a of lost souls that try and take yours... a place of darkness where all there is darkness... "I have seen things worse than your dwelling, Dark Vaati."

((I gotta go be back in an hour and a half or so.))

Sora was glad to see Vaati was alright. He turned to Taka and Kaya and said. "I've decided. I'm leaving today."

"What? You're leaving Mr. Sora? Where to?" Kaya asked, a little sad.

"To the Kokiri Forest. I don't know how long it will be." Sora explained. He got out the book Kaya had given him about the Great Fairies. "Here. Thank you very much for letting me borrow this. It came in handy." He smiled.

"You can keep it, Mr. Sora! Think of it as something to remember us by!" She said, cheerfully.

Taka just remembered. "Sora, here, I forgot to give this to you." He said, pulling out Sora's amulet. It glowed black.

Sora laughed and said, "Keep it. So you have something to remember me by." He said.

Taka handed the amulet to Kaya. "In return for the book. I know how much you liked it." He said, and she took it. The amulet then started glowing a light blue.

"Ever since I came here, I was so happy to be a human again. It was fun; becoming a hero and meeting everybody. But," He sighed, "I was fooling myself. I'm not a human. Not anymore, at least. I'm just a monster..." He said, almost ashamed of himself.

Before anyone else could protest, Kaya shouted "That's not true!" She took out a pocket mirror that she owned and pulled the Lens of Truth from Taka's pocket. She handed them both to Sora. "Look at yourself with these."

Sora looked at his reflection. He had a wooden head, glowing orange eyes and a beak. Then he put the lens up to his eye. He was human! Sora handed them back, smiling. "Thank you, Kaya. I-" A tear went down his face. "-I have to go now. Goodbye everyone!" He said as he ran out the door. There was a green flash and that was the last they saw of Sora.

A vision flashed through Taka's head.
"When I grow up, I'm going to be a hero, and even Princess Zelda will know my name!" He said those words. It was when he was a little kid before he lived in Kakariko. He was talking to- to Sora!
Taka ran to the door and called after, "Sora! We knew each other! We were childhood friends! Sora-" He felt a tug on his pant leg.

"Don't worry, Taka. He knows..." She whispered.
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Sora was in the Lost Woods. The same vision flashed through his head as well. That was before I got lost... He thought to himself. He was happy. He still didn't know who he was, but he felt it gave him closure anyway. He walked through the forest and headed for the village of the Kokiri. He took out Farore's Wind, the spell he didn't give to Taka. I'll return... One day...

And now, young hero, you are one step closer to your identity. The Great Fairy of the Forest thought to herself. Her meddling in Sora's affairs were over.

((Well, he was leaving... Kinda hard not to make that sad... Plus, it's not like his leaving is final. He still has Farore's Wind. The story isn't quite over yet, but don't worry, it won't end up being this sad. XD))

Helios shook his head. "She saw plenty of it when she fell off of that Dragon's back! Trust me... I saw her memories... She did see that dead trees... black earth. She felt frightened by it. Plus living there puts a damper on her magic. A big one at that. There was a little one on mine, I have to admit... but still. Anyway... After I turn human.. which will probably be in an a hour or so... I doubt I could time travel. Rugen stole all my magic I had with a leeching spell... Besides.. don't even offer to take me there, because without that magic, Rugen could kill me... He has my stores, probably stole Lisaya's by now... and who knows about Silver.. probably hers too. I wouldn't want to be near him with that much power. Damn! I can't stand it! I am USELESS! I can't even save my loved one!" Helios stomped his hooves on the ground in anger.

Arious crossed his arms. "Do you know how annoying it is not being able to understand what you are saying Helios? I am only getting one side of the conversation...."

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Lisaya opened her eyes slowly. She was floating on a cloud of orange magic. sShe looked around and saw nothing... but there was something... She couldn't tell... She opened her hand to make a globe of fire, But there wasn't even a spark. He tried again. "My... magic... is gone?" She sighed. the cloud shrunk around her and she cuddled her legs. Suddenly she heard a voice. "Hello, Lisaya dear... I have some great news..." the voice laughed as Lisaya turned around. "You! You are Rugen are you not?! Where have you taken me?!" She screamed at him. The voice continued to laugh evilly, "Well well... This is your dream Lisaya! You silly girl! I hope you like it here... because you will not be waking up for a long time... Since I have taken over Helios's and your kingdom, it would be fitting for me to marry you considering, Helios is stuck as a horse. But you see... I like another girl better.. so I shall be replacing you. However... I cannot kill you... I wouldn't want to get on Helios bad side that much! And surely the people would rebel. So from now on you will be asleep in a coma... But I shall allow you to wake up every once and a while if you behave." Lisaya gasped. "In a coma?! No! you can't leave me here like this! Wait come back!" The laughing voice receded until Lisaya felt that she was alone... yet surrounded. She couldn't escape from him... specially if he kept her in a sleeping spell. "Helios... my love... what is going to happen to me?"