Upon the eve of the Feast of Matomiya (A celebration
of the Harvest.), a Raven happened upon a bit of mutton. Snatching the
mutton, the bird flew to a high height overlooking the a great pool. In
the pool lied in slumber an old Zola. The Zola was starved, seeing as no
one had fallen into his pool lately. The Zola spotted the Raven and it's
mutton. The Zola arose from the pool and began to discourse with the bird.
"Oh, beautiful Raven; angel of the Hyrulean skies, and forerunner of the
Triad gods." Having never been spoken to this way before, the Raven clutched
the meat in it's bill tighter and stared at the Zola. The Zola continued
in his discourse. "If only thy voice is a resplendant as thy vanity!" "Please
I beg of you, sing and fill the air with your radiant song." The Raven
supposing this to be true opened it's mouth and let out a brazen "Ki Kaw".
The mutton tumbled out of it's mouth and the Zola promptly devoured the
mutton. "Bade thee well of this, dear fool." Said the Zola. "Never trust
a flatterer; for thier palaver is the downfall of kings.!" ("Palaver" is
a fancy word for "Idle talk meant to decieve or flatter.")
(The Legendary Hero describes his trip to the place the Triad gods came from: Koholint. Which is the Hylean equivalent of Heaven, Nirvana, or Greater Narnia. It is where Hyleans wish to be after they die. The opposite of this would be YnosAges. A pit of evil is Ynosages. The "Y" is silent. This is what the hero had to say of Koholint, from his travels. The hero of Legend states this as what the island told him of itsself. This is written ad verbatim from the Hero's story.) "In my journey to this realm I was told by the great shrine of the isle this poem."
The Great Dream Shrine, the sanctuary and temple
of the Triad gods, was once located close to the Tower of Hera. Once a
great cavern where many chose to rest and dream of Hylean things. It was
a place of reverance to the Hylean people. In the middle of the Temple
was a great statue left incomplete by the Triad gods. The statue was of
a women holding a book with the words "Than Tira". ("Than Tira" means "Hidden
Helpers" in Hylean dialect.) The
statue was missing eyes and had a slot in
it's forehead. Many wondered upon what it meant. Then one man named, Kain
Gareet came to the temple. Kain is a descendent of the Great Knight Dragus
who helped Onericus slay the Great Dark Dragon and restore the Temple of
Mudora that, according to legend, was part of the Triad valley. (The Triad
valley was consumed by the Earth; during the Wellspring of Tarus before
the rise of the first King.) Kain Gareet, went into deep repose. An evil
spirit of the Shadow's kind entered his mind. Kain then began to dream.
In the dream, he was met by a great goddess named Venus.
Venus informed him that he was meant to fulfill
the Three Tasks of Than Tira. The Three Tasks were: 1. To retrieve the
Crystal Eye of Health. 2. To retrieve the Emerald Eye of Truth. and 3.
To retrieve the Great Black stone of prophecy. These treasures were said
to be hidden beyond the shores of Hylea. Kain arose and left. He searched
the high seas and faraway temples guided by his dreams. Unaware of the
true nature of his quest. He retrieved the items from castles far away.
Having only needed to buy the artifacts from the castles; he was disappointed
by his quest. On his way home though, his ship was beset upon by a strange
creature of the deep. The creature was of a slimy nature; having many tentacles
and a large bulbous head. It had one great eye and shot forth strange rocks
from it's mouth. It sank the ship. Clutching the three artifacts. Kain
was swallowed by the creature. Inside the
creatures cavernous bowels; he discovered
that his ship was not the first to be consumed by the creatures hunger.
Many of his crew members were still intact and so was the few small vessels
the creature had devoured. The only thing left of Kains ship was a large
metal mast with the symbol of the Triforce on it. Seeing no way out of
the creature. They slept. That night in a dream, a strange winged woman
told Kain to kill the creature. Kain woke and
arose while his men slept. He hoisted the
metal mast of his forsaken ship in his hands and slowly climbed up the
inside of the creature. He came to a strange mass of throbbing muscle eventually
and a voice urged him to plunge the mast through it. The mass it seemed
was the creatures brain. He tossed the mast at the creatures brain and
it bounced off. The voice told him to cut an upside-down triangle into
his hands. Kain obeyed the voice. And did so. The voice then told him to
grasp the creatures brain and rip it apart. Kain grasped the slimy muscle
and tore it apart. Suddenly the creature burst! It changed into many small
red creatures that swam away. (Octorocks.) Kain swam to the freed ships
and gathering up the rest of his men, sailed toward the temple. Inside
the temple, Kain replaced the three parts of the statue. The statue glowed
and shattered. A strange Beast appeared and said that he was imprisoned
in the statue. This creature was the Great Moblin. It changed Kain's men
and the others in the temple into moblins. And cursed Kain to forever wander
the earth as a ghost. Ashamed at what he had accidently done; Kain fell
to the ground. Then a strange winged woman named Venus appeared out of
the rubble of the statue. She said that with the darkness; Kain had freed
the helpers of the Triad: Faeries. She said that she was the queen of all
faeries. Kain sought vengence against the Great Moblin and trained young
knights how to beat the descendents of the moblins. His lessons on the
weaknesses of the creatures of Hylea and later Hyrule has been a valuable
lesson to many. As for the queen of all faeries. Since they could not reside
in the place of thier origin; they hid among the trees and caves of the
land. For since they are magical creatures they can not exist in whence
they were formed without dying. And so it has been for many centuries that
faeries upon becoming old and frail; embark on a pilgrimage to the shrine.
Kain's curse was to be a wandering spirit uncontent and restless; torn
between Koholint and Ynosages. (You run into him in Link's Awakening.)
And from that tale we see the birth of Faeries, Moblins, and OctoRocks.
It is rumoured that the great spirit of Kain can communicate in one's dreams
and if one has a descerning heart; even the trees speak with his soul...
The Fourth Force was forged in Ynosages by
the Weaver of Heavens. It symbolizes the evil in the heart of good. For
as The Forces of Wisedom, Power, and Courage are the epitome of
good; the fourth force, The Force of Ambition,
is the epitome of flaw and was thus forced out by the Triad gods. (Why
is Ambition the epitome of flaw? Read Macbeth, The Tempest, or many other
great works to discover the answer. Ambition, if not controlled, is the
death of virtue.) This is as described here; thus it is written; thus it
is done. And shall be done for as long as eternity rests.
It is said by the Wise: "The love of Rupees
is the love of death." There sat three knaves upon a stool. At Tavern Hall
in Lower Hyrule. They sat them down and sake they drank. Then the death
bell tolled and thier light hearts sank. Who hath the Death-monger claimed
today?" "'Tis a young man and your good friend." "Since whence has he been
stolen?" "Over there beneath a tree." "Twas a sudden loss and death's dear
gain, I am afraid." "Is death there still?" "Nary, the beast hast departed!"
"Then my brothers, I wager let us three; find this foul demon death and
smite his brains." "Yes!" They cried in drunkards rage. "Let us smear its
entrails on the cobblestones and mount Death's foul head on a post!" "Hear
say!" "Let us cast this demon from Hyrule once and forever!" So thus they
went upon the roads searching high heights and low valleys for Death. Upon
thier way they came upon an old man. "Say thee, good young fellows; where
dost thou speedily flee?" "For the sake of your age, we tell thee privy
man." "We seek Death and seeing as he hast been most kind to you; you must
know his whereabouts!" "Are you seeking Death to die?" "Nary, we seek Death
to live!" "Then Death you shall find at yonder hill." "Fare thee well,
old one; may ye avoid Ynosages!" Then they alighted to the hill. There
they found not Death but a pot of
Rupees. Several thousand to be exact. "Quick!"
one of them whispered. "We must hide this good fortune." "We will wait
here until nightfall and split this horde into three and live like kings!"
"Hear say!" "Let us have ourselves a picnic to pass the merry time and
celebrate our fortune!" So the youngest of the three left to the tavern
to get sake. Meanwhile on the hill, the other two contemplated. "A three
way split is fair; but a two way split is fairer still!" "Hear say." "Let
us kill the young knave when he comes back and steal away with the treasure."
They agreed and thought of ways to do so. In the village, the youngest
purchased goblets to drink from. Then a thought crossed his mind. "A three
way split is fair as fair; but no god decreed that I should share!" "I
should poison the other two and keep the great profit." So, he purchased
a potent poison, a rather potent Keese poison; and laced the goblets with
it. "I'll propose a toast and they shall drink up and I shall not!" "Then
they will die quick and painful." "They shall meet Ynosages soon.." He
speedily left to the hill. When he arrived the other two set upon him and
slit his throat; then they laid upon him sixty-four gashes and tossed him
into a nearby ditch. They ripped his garment and scattered it about. They
removed his liver and entrails and hung them on a tree. "When he is found;
it will seem that a Gohma has set upon him." "Hear say, let us celebrate
our new fortune with a bit of sake." Then they returned to the hill and
filled the goblets. After they had drunk the sake down. Thier throats tightened,
and they died. They had searched for Death and they found the creature.
It's name was "Fortune".
Epilogue:
This hast been the first installment of many
tales from the Mudora. I shall give them to you in supplements of six tales
each. They are the immaculate Fan Fiction and I promise that you shall
see a great deal of them. They are Dmg Ice Exclusive for a month after
they are posted. I must be contacted after the month at (wwesley@internetland.net)
if you want to post them on your site. Then I will go to your site and
give you a thumbs up/thumbs down. (I'm not very picky.) A few of the stories
are taken from old stories from many different cultures. For instance
"Honour among thieves" is really a reworded version of Chaucer's "The Pardoner's
Tale." If anyone has ideas on stories you would like to see. (I'm working
on the tales of Onericus for the next one. Though there are many of them.)
Maybe you would like to hear how the Dodongo got it's skin or scary tales
of the Gohma, Stalfos, etc. Send in requests! After all, Legend of Zelda
is not a game; it's a lifestyle. (Though I think people will stare at you
if you tell them to "Go to Ynosages"!) Ynosages is pronounced NO-SAY-GES.
Or "No sages".