Chapter 4- The Open Door

A Chapter by Miles W.

Chapter 4 of Vector of the Heavens

Riku watched as Link got ready for his wedding. It seemed appropriate as the path to the Golden power was finally going to be revealed, Link was going to be married to Malon. To Riku, it had only been days, but in mortal time, it had been about six months since the day of the Guardian festival. Riku had continued to watch over his assigned village as well as collect the prayers needed to open the final door. Riku was still unsure about the worthiness of his descendant, but at this particular moment, he didn’t care. This sort of thing reminded him of his long lost beloved, and that soon they would be reunited in a better world. A hand was placed on Riku’s shoulder. He turned to find Aqua standing right behind him.
“Just can’t let that kid go huh? You’ve gotten really attached to that kid Riku. Maybe you’ll get to know him better in the new world.”
“Yeah, speaking of that,” said Riku as they began to fly back to the Observatory, “Who does make the wish for a better future in the first place?”
“Usually the eldest Guardian, so basically the former King of Hylia. When the great door opens, he walks in and then, at least according to legend, he touches the golden power and then he wishes for something and then it is granted.”
“Seems simple enough. And after that?”
“As long as he doesn’t make a selfish wish, the living and the dead will be reunited in a world with no more pain or inequality, and the only person that rules is the light. I don’t know for sure, most of the text has been lost over the years.”
“How could we lose texts? Aren’t we supposed to be immortal, unable to feel the pains of mortal life?”
“Don’t look at me. Every time I ask the librarian, he just tells me that they have been missing for about 100,000 mortal years. It doesn’t matter. Just as long as we create a better future for everybody. Including our descendants.” Riku took one last look at Link, and then flew off into the sky. As the Guardians gathered around the great statue, the elder stepped up with the last prayers needed to open the great door.
“Great goddesses, ever since the rise of the New Gods, us Guardians have watched over this world with no promise of finally being a part of the great dance in the sky with those we love. When you took up the position of power, you gave us the hope to change the world for the better. Now, with this final offering we give you, we open the path to creating a better world.” With that, the final prayer was absorbed into the statue, and the great gates opened. For the first time in all the history of the Guardians, the Golden Power was revealed. It was three golden triangles connected together at the points. As the elder began to walk towards it, there was suddenly a loud noise behind all the guardians. Riku turned to see a pillar of darkness striking the ground from the sky. Several Guardians drew their swords with confused and afraid looks on their faces as they approached the figure that now replaced the dark pillar. The voice looked up at the open door to the golden power and said,
“You took everything from me and my brothers oh Goddesses. Today I take it all back.” With that, he drew his gigantic sword and began rushing towards the open door. The few Guardians unlucky enough to be close to him were chopped up almost immediately, while others who were slightly luckier tried to face him in combat and failed. Riku jumped out in front of the strange man and gave his ultimatum,
“I have waited too long for this day. You will not destroy my last hope.” The strange man stood there looking at him for a second, then started to laugh. Aqua leaped up behind him and attempted to slash him in the back, but was quickly derailed as the strange figure whirled around and cast a magic spell that sent her flying. Riku jumped up and they clashed swords for much longer than previous Guardians were able, but was knocked backwards onto the ground.
“You have heart young Guardian. Now be gone.” With that, the strange figure chanted another spell, and Riku went flying. As he headed over the edge of the Observatory, he saw the strange figure walk through the great doors, and reached out for the Golden Power. That was the last he saw before he fell to the earth.

Link was the happiest man alive. He had just finished his vows with Malon, and they had just been declared one. They kissed as was tradition, and began to make their way to their carriage. Normal couples would go out on a weeklong vacation to the shiny beaches of Winds Breath, but rather, they both agreed that they would both stay home and work on their ranch. With the two families coming together, they planned to bring the two ranches together and continue with life as it was, just with a new married couple in one of the guest bedrooms. As they made their way back to the ranch, there was a meteor shower in the sky. Malon wondered at its beauty, but Link was concerned. Nowadays, meteor showers represented the fact that a Guardian was being accepted as a member of the great dance, but before that, it was said that it meant that a great darkness was to soon envelop the land. Suddenly, one of these meteors crashed only a few hundred yards away from the Ranch of Link and Malon. Link, slightly concerned, dropped off Malon at the ranch, then rode over to the crash site. As he got closer, he saw a man limping away from where the meteor hit. Link got off Epona and ran over to the man. He wore some form of regal armor, so Link assumed that he was a member of the personal guard of the capital city, but on closer inspection, he bore no sigil of the Galorian flag. The man stopped as Link was right in front of him and said,
“You, mortal child, what… what is…your name?”
“Huh? My name is Link sir. Who might you be?”
“Link….answer me this question…”
“Hey buddy, hang in there! We’ll get you back to my ranch and patch you right up!”
“How….how can you….see… me?” With that, the stranger collapsed.

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