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Magara, Hyrul's southernmost village was alive and well with people. Sitting at the edge of a huge lake, fishing was the main source of food but also the main source of stench. The native Zora didn't mind the smells since they too smelled like fish. However, the same could not be said of the Rito who enjoyed that scent like one would adore the odor of a rose.

At noon, people sold their goods as best they could to the small population. It was mostly their families and friends who bought their goods but every once in a great while they would see a stranger in their streets. With such a small village like Magara, one couldn't miss a new comer.

He wore dark robes and a hood, normally this sort of attire would cause minor panic among the villagers. But no one was too afraid since this figure was but three feet tall. He looked like a child as his strides were short as well as the little noises he made as he trudged through the streets. His little grunts sounded cute even.

At the edge of the village and near the shore of the lake he made his way to the headquarters of a special band of brothers.

A sign with the words "HERO CLUB" were in bold script of the old language. In this day and age such writing was hard to find let alone read, so the useful image of the Triforce was proudly etched onto the wooden sign.

The little figure went to the club door where he pulled out a paper envelope. He could not read the writing but it was clear that he was here to deliver a message. Setting it down on the ground then knocking, he ran away toward the nearest wall. Hiding behind it by squishing himself as much as he could to the wall, the boy dare not peek until he heard the door squeak open like the call of a duck.

When it did a slender man looked around, his beak nose revealing himself to be a member of the club. He looked down all at once noticing the message.

"Hey, it's a message!" He said. "Its a list of.. wait! this is a grocery list-" the man shut the door.

Behind the wall the little man fumbled around as he pulled out another message. He stumbled as he returned to the door, this time setting down the message then knocking again. This time the door swung right open, pushing him down by accident.

"Our little grocery getting I see?" The Rito man asked. "Oh another message perhaps this is the one you intended to give us?" He asked as he gave back the picture list of items. He wasn't going to push the envelope so to speak, about who this little messenger was. If he really wanted to keep himself anonymous then the Rito would let him.

The little man nodded then ran away.

"How weird is that?" Viv said, closing the door again to turn to the others in the clubs large wooden house. A fire pit at the other end of the rectangular room went unused in these summer months. But the windows were left open, letting in the cooler air of the winds from the east. The only light came from those windows.

"Ok so this one's the real message." He addressed everyone in the room.

To those who claim to be the light piercing the shadows.

I ask that you aid us who dwell in the north.

Over the last winter we have fallen victim to a sinister creature.

From what we hear of other villages these monsters are spreading once again throughout the land.

We know that we are far from you and that our messengers will not be as quick to deliver a message but we hope you will receive this message and prove your devotion to purging darkness from the land.

-Megido.

Viv set the letter down on an old table. The room was full of trinkets on shelves and had a couple chests beside the fireplace.

"They sent a little kid to deliver a message across the land?" Viv asked outloud. "Do you think the first messenger passed down the letter?" The Rito wondered what the others were thinking. He was very open about his thoughts, not even considering that no one had much of a clue about what just happened. Those that knew him the longest recognized that trait and came to accept it.

Viv knew the older members better than the younger ones, but everyone shared their claim of lineage. Finding out who the true descendant of the Hero of Old didn't work out years ago and surely it wasn't going to work out any time soon. With each new generation the birthrite became more clouded, and so the answer wouldn't be know.

This club of descendants wanted something else though, no one was concerned about their birthright when it was clear that something else took precedence. The safety of the land was once again at stake, and these men and children were the ones responsible for getting rid of the monsters.

Rida walked up to Viv to look at the letter. "This sounds like fun!" Rida said with a smile, she had a cucco following her at the moment, this specific one was named Greg, and he was one of the most fearsome of her cuccos. He was also highly protective of Rida and would do anything to keep her safe, including summoning his hoard.

Rida herself was the youngest of the group, while others did try to protect her she needed no protecting, as due to her being a farm girl, she was rather strong, and she had Greg to protect her from any danger as well. Rita's gate of Souls was floating next to her as well. Where her Cucco's came from was anyone's guess, but the most popular one was that they came from a dimension where Cucco's ruled the world.

Cia walked up to look at the letter as well. "My guess is it was passed on to someone who knew the area a bit better." Cia added. Cia tended to have a rather large issue with constantly getting lost as she had very little sense of direction.

She got lost in the town regularly, and a map and compass seemed to be useless to her as she would only get even more lost. Cia was also known to be a terrible cook, as earlier in the day she had tried to cook some fish for everyone but failed horribly to do so as she had burned it somehow before even lighting the fire.

A tall figure, wearing a tan cloak with green clothing underneath and a strange large red feather stuck in his hair was dragging a large pack, stumbled wearily into town. The townsfolk watched on as he staggered down the street, and then collapsed. At this point, several of the townspeople rushed to his side. "Are you okay? What happened!?" One of them asked. "Wait! he's trying to say something!" Another called. "Meat." He groaned "I...need...meat..." All the gathered people looked at each other. "He asked for what?" "Meat...I...uhhh." He groaned again. "Somebody get this man something to eat and some water!" "And call a doctor!"

One hour later...
"Hey...Kid, are you awake?" Araris opened his eyes to see someone hovering over him. "Yeah, I am awake. What happened?" He asked. "You were found collapsed muttering something about meat. "Oh, that's right. Speaking of..." He said. The young doctor hid a grin. "There is food over there." He pointed "Thank you." Araris grabbed the food and started eating. When he was done he put his hand together and thanked the doctor for the meal again. "I really don't have much money to pay you with." "Hey, no problem. Its on the house." The doctor said.

Araris gathered up his stuff to head out. The curious doctor watched him and noticed he had a massive sword. "So, you are an adventurer aren't you?" He asked. Araris paused in the doorway. He turned and said "An adventurer? I guess you can call me that. Why do you want to know?" "Well, there is this place in town called Hero Club, I don't know much about it, but I know they were looking for members. I'm sure they could use some one of your obvious skill." "Thanks for the advice," Araris said "I will keep it in mind, see you later." He walked out.

Araris walked through the center of town, in the market place surveying the wares laid out. I don't have enough rupees for what I need. Maybe I can find a job somewhere in town. He walked along, deep in thought, when he collided into someone running. He looked down and saw a kid in a dark cloak that had fallen down. "Hey, sorry I wasn't paying attention. Are you okay?" The kid didn't reply. He just got up and scurried away. Araris frowned as he watched the kid get up and keep running. Strange kid he thought. He looked down. Uh oh, I dropped my mask. He bent and picked it up. He gazed at the strange face painted on it. "Strange mask you got there." Said a voice.

The smell of fish would bug most Hylians and Humans alike. It was a nasty, retched, and lingering smell that would make ones nose fall off, figuratively speaking. The only real people who could stand the smell were Zora, Rito's, and Fisherman. In fact, if anything, the smell would almost go unnoticed at times to the fisherman. That was exactly the advantage for a slim, young figure at the edge of the town docks had. His blonde hair was long and ran down both his shoulders and back. A sword rested on his back, being held with a bandoleer to keep it from falling to the ground. His name was Aiden.

His feet rested over the edge as his boots were laid next to his side. The chilling water actually felt quite nice to him, the sole of his feet would barely touch the water. A large fishing pole rested in his hands, one that he had made himself. He had been looking to catch some dinner for later, since he really had no other job other than just the ones that he would help the locals with. He was known by the more 'aristocratic' population of the area as a bum, but was quite popular among the rest of the village.

With the time ticking away, it almost seemed like he wasn't going to get a bite. He sighed out a bit, mumbling something incoherent to himself. At that moment, he felt a nibble, and a face of joy appeared on his face. He jumped up to his feet, holding on to his rod as he struggled with his catch. Some of the locals would look at him funny, but that wasn't his concern. His eyes were locked on the water. "Come on, you! I need to get me something to eat!" He said, stepping back as his tug-of-war with the fish began to go towards his favor. From a distance, one would think the scene looked funny...

~~~Minadi~~~
I sat in the chair that was positioned in one corner of the Hero Club, watching the others from afar. Viv brought in a letter, read it aloud and asked the same pointless questions he usually did, and showed the letter to the others who were willing to get up to read it. I stood and approached Viv, looking over the head of little Rida. The letter read exactly as Viv had said, the signature at the bottom extravagant beyond words. "So, where exactly in the north is this beast?" I questioned the entire Club, "Are we aware of the location or what? Are we just going to blindly stumble into a few caves searching for it? Or would it not be wise to question one who has been to the location where this letter came from?" I glanced over at Ulu, ever since our parents and the other, older, members of the Club left, it had started to go down-hill when younger members like Pallus and Rida joined. Not that that was their fault, it was just the current trend. Ignoring whether or not people responded to me, I walked over to Ulu. "What do you think of this?" I said to my brother.

~~~~Ulu~~~~
I listened as Viv read the letter asking for help aloud. As he listened to the endless questions, he could only think of one; Why would the North ask for assistance now? He pondered this while Minadi got up and went over to inspect the letter with the others. She asked fair questions but no one was listening. The guild was in a low state at the moment. Due to most of our elders leaving we have no chain of command. If we were gonna respond to this cry for help we were gonna have to shape up and find a leader soon. " It is suspicious I agree, but we are in no condition to take this journey now." I responded to Minadi with a grin.

"This sounds like fun!" Rida said with a smile. "My guess is it was passed on to someone who knew the area a bit better."

"The messenger was a child that accidentally gave me a grocery list with pictures. So there's now way he wrote it. So I think you're right about that, Rida." Viv said, looking out a window. Beside the club was trees that were overgrown and didn't seem to stop.

"Strange mask you got there." Said a voice.

It was a small old man, looking at the blond Hylian. This short little man seemed to be as energetic as any youth. His glasses were broken but that didn't seem to hamper him at all. He was sitting at his potion stand with a red, green, and blue set of potions sitting in front of him. The prices of these items were listed with the image of the rupees appropriate. Purple and a Yellow for the Red Potion, Purple, Red, and Yellow for a Green Potion, and a Silver for a Blue Potion.

"Why don't you bask in the glimmer of these potions that I deliver?"

(I'll let cas continue this conversation.)

"Come on, you! I need to get me something to eat!"

OUT POPPED MONSTER! It was a squished bubble shape with six legs and a large mouth that looked like a canon. The orange creature looked angry that it had a hook in its mouth. Panicking it threw a tantrum, shooting a stream of water at the fisher's rod. It was shot out his hand and he lost 1/4th a heart because it smacked his hand with a bruise on his knuckle. What will the Hylian do now?

~~~Minadi~~~
"So, where exactly in the north is this beast?"

"Are we aware of the location or what? Are we just going to blindly stumble into a few caves searching for it? Or would it not be wise to question one who has been to the location where this letter came from?"

"What do you think of this?"

"It's from a person from Megido... hey wait that's north of Moshini. It would take a little while to get there by flying... so that means a couple days by foot! We could totally swing by in a flash if we all hurry."

He listened to what Minadi had to say.

"But you're right, it's just dangerous to go in and expect to fight something we don't know much about. We need to investigate!" Viv looked eager, more eager to discover clues than a rabbit to eat the veggies in Anju's garden.

~~~~Ulu~~~~

"It is suspicious I agree, but we are in no condition to take this journey now."

"You're.. you're right. We all can't just leave." His posture flipped from up to down with his head back and his shoulders down. He was so ready to leave even if it was going to be dangerous.

"We have to round up everyone and get a plan of action settled!" Viv was doing it again, acting like a leader when there was clearly a democratic structure in the club. Minadi and Ulu would have to remind him as the two were a couple years older than him as well as members for a longer period of the time.

The two Twili were among the oldest who knew a couple of the original members who.. well they died protecting the land from monsters.

Aiden was caught off guard by the random appearance of the beast. He didn't have enough time to react when his fishing pole, a nicely crafted one mind you, was knocked out of his hands. It left a nasty little bruise on his knuckles, as it bled a tiny bit. Seeing his fishing rod mistreated like that made the young Hylian so enraged that he pulled out his sword, staring at the beast face to face. Without a moments hesitation, he thrust the blade at the creature. More specifically, he aimed for it's big ugly head.

Rida had a huge grin on her face. She threw Greg into the air and he slowly fluttered to the ground. "WE'RE GOING ON AN ADVENTURE!!!" Rida yelled as she started to head out the door with excitement on her face, her arms in the air like any kid who was excited. Rida loved new adventures, and this was her first big adventure to go on as well. "This is gonna be so much fun!" Rida said as she started to run in circles around the two Twili in excitement, Greg followed her in these circles like a puppy would follow it's owner.

Cia got up to look at the others. "Well this will certainly be fun, I'll start getting the supplies ready then, anyone wanna come with me?" Cia asked the others, though she was looking at Ulu for this question since he was the one who felt they weren't prepared for the journey. Cia was knew they would need some fish to bring with them for food, and milk would also be needed. Of course, Rida would have easiest time getting the milk due to her living on a farm anyways.

"Why don't you bask in the glimmer of these potions that I deliver?" Araris gave the salesman a smile. "I don't have enough rupees to buy any potions." He said as he walked away. "And I don't have anything to sell either." I wonder if this 'Hero Club' could have a job for me to earn some cash. I think I will go find out. "Hey, salesmen where can I find a place called Hero Club?"

The old man was sitting in his poorly painted stand as he looked at the young male, a small grin he had at first, to a flat expression at last. "If I knew, I'd tell you. But there are some things I do not even know... Why not... look around..." The old man tilted his crooked glasses, one of the lens completely shattered. He was hunch forward a bit as he adjusted his glasses, his hands had long finger nails that seemed to have had burns.

The burns were probably from when he was younger for they were not red with irritation or deterioration. Though his left ear did look recently cut. Such small details left an air of mystery to what kind of life the man lives. On his right ring finger, there was a small opal gem on a bronze ring, it looked somewhat dirty as if it survived a war. Due to the dullness, it seemed to be quite old.

Behind him was a small house; a shack really that was barren of color, the structure slightly crooked by the slanted windows, inside there was a large pot that had something boiling; probably the man's breakfast and lunch to even his dinner. To the side of that was a small cot, the sheets looked neatly folded into a triangular pattern; it was more of a glorified napkin in terms of neatness.

To the side, was the orange road, probably due to vegetation, or simply the landscape. Either way, the wind carried the grain and dust across as the man's grey hair blew to the side, showing Hylian ears. On his right eyebrow, there was a scar that was vertical. It was a deep scar at that.

His outfit consisted of what looked like rags stitched together; neatly at that.

Whatever the man's tale was, he had an assumed harsh one that not even casual qualities could hide.

"Hmm... Try the main road... To the right of me..." He said with a slightly deeper tone.
It could be assumed he was irritated, tired, or even just bored.

"Though... I say pinch in whatever you can, you're life is surely worth more than sixty green ruppies. But I'll let you be the judge of that... On you go." He said dismissively.

----Rai----
I came tumbling in through the doors of the guild. I saw my fellow guild members discussing what looked like something important. Why am i always late? It's like the sun hates to wake me like everyone else. But i cannot show it have to be strong being the newest member of the guild and all. Can't let the other guys pick on me.

@SiliconColt
" Hey Viv...ummmm what exactly is going on. I know I'm late but it won't happen again and i know i say that all the time but really I'm working on it." I think i sounded too nervous, did he even understand me I spoke to fast. Ugh i practically threw up my words on him. See this is why I get picked on.

Sheesh, shady salesman. Araris thought as he walked in the direction the salesman pointed. He wandered leisurely, sometimes making a detour for no other reason than to explore. He finally came to a building with a very useful and obvious sign that declared the building Hero Club. "Well, that seems a little gauche." He said "Oh well, not my place to judge." He walked to the door and knocked in three sharp raps. Then he waited. He heard voices from inside.

~~~Minadi~~~
I looked hard at Ulu, waiting for a response. He stared for a second, clearly thinking about something. "It is suspicious I agree, but we are in no condition to take this journey now." Ulu responded, a few seconds later, with a small grin. I was about to respond when Viv chimed in.

"You're.. you're right. We all can't just leave." His posture flipped from up to down with his head back and his shoulders down.

"We have to round up everyone and get a plan of action settled!" Viv was doing it again, acting like a leader when there was clearly a democratic structure in the club. Ulu and I needed to shoot him down every once in a while, being the eldest and most experienced of the group.

" Hey Viv...ummmm what exactly is going on. I know I'm late but it won't happen again and i know i say that all the time but really I'm working on it." Rai had walked into what was about to develop into an argument.

"Ulu is right, the journey is long and we haven't the provisions to make the trip. You, Viv, may be able to fly, but the rest of us would need to walk, with the exception of maybe Pallus who could hover the whole way as long as the darkness didn't corrupt him. If the majority of us still think it's a good idea to go, then we should take a vote or elect a leader to decide, of course the two best candidates being Ulu and I, being the eldest here." I looked around the room judging the groups reactions, "Unless, of course, anybody thinks Viv would be a better permanent leader?" the challenge may have been rude, but it was required to put Viv in his place for another month or two, after all, he did tend to recklessly rush into things and this was a great example. Never mind that everybody followed him just because he assumed the leader's role.

Aiden was caught off guard by the random appearance of the beast. He didn't have enough time to react when his fishing pole, a nicely crafted one mind you, was knocked out of his hands. It left a nasty little bruise on his knuckles, as it bled a tiny bit. Seeing his fishing rod mistreated like that made the young Hylian so enraged that he pulled out his sword, staring at the beast face to face. Without a moments hesitation, he thrust the blade at the creature. More specifically, he aimed for it's big ugly head.

The young man leaped to the surprise of the monster who was stabbed in its head (the entire body being a head) and then popped like a balloon. Aiden fell into the water, forced to swim with his heavy equipment like his sword he struggled to float. Thankfully he was right beside the dock as well as the new green rupee sitting on his head.

The water was warm but now the soaking young man would find that air and wind would be pretty chilly. He'd need to change his clothes sooner or later.

(+1 Rupee for Aiden.)

"WE'RE GOING ON AN ADVENTURE!!!" "This is gonna be so much fun!"

"Well this will certainly be fun, I'll start getting the supplies ready then, anyone wanna come with me?"

"I'm glad Rida is on my side! Viv said. "Yes, yes we can totally manage to get supplies. The Rito seemed to have mood swings just thinking about the adventure.

----Rai----
" Hey Viv...ummmm what exactly is going on. I know I'm late but it won't happen again and i know i say that all the time but really I'm working on it."

"Oh, hey Rai. Don't worry about it, we haven't really voted on anything yet." The taller Rito held out his fist for the proper bumping between the two flyers.

"Well, that seems a little gauche." He said "Oh well, not my place to judge." He walked to the door and knocked in three sharp raps. Then he waited. He heard voices from inside.

Viv looked at the door. "Again? Viv watched the shadow under the door. It wasn't moving this time so he expected to see someone on the other side this time.

"Oh hello. Uh can we help you?" Viv asked.

~~~Minadi~~~
"Ulu is right, the journey is long and we haven't the provisions to make the trip. You, Viv, may be able to fly, but the rest of us would need to walk, with the exception of maybe Pallus who could hover the whole way as long as the darkness didn't corrupt him. If the majority of us still think it's a good idea to go, then we should take a vote or elect a leader to decide, of course the two best candidates being Ulu and I, being the eldest here."

"Unless, of course, anybody thinks Viv would be a better permanent leader?"

Viv seemed to ignore Minadi because of the stranger at the door. He only looked around when Minadi talked about Viv being a leader.

"I'm up for that yes, wait what did you say?"

@CorruptedShadow
As Rida continued to run in circles around the two twili who seemed to be ignoring her, Greg noticed the stranger, and without missing a beat went flying at the poor man. "No Greg! Stop that!" Rida said but it was too late as Greg had already flown straight into the strangers face. "I'm Sorry! I don't know what got into Greg." Rida said as she tried to recover Greg from the man's face. In truth Greg had more affection towards potential decendents than he did anyone else. And Greg seemed to really really like this man. Some of the club members who were vigilant would know this by now as Greg normally didn't like strangers.

Cia meanwhile just watched as the scene unfolded. "I swear those two are made for each other." Cia said putting a hand to her face. She was reffering to Rida and Greg, as the two were inseparable. Around town there was even rumor of Greg being her unborn brother reborn as a cucco. Cia had already started to make a list, they already each had packs from previous adventures and she was glad on that part as all they really needed was rations. Though Cia still didn't trust the Twili, she never did she always thought they were too suspicious for the most part and that was one thing she didn't like. She always felt like they could betray them all thinking that human types were below them.

~~~Mindai~~~
"GODDAMNIT VIV, can't you pay attention for 10 minutes? What, do you think your true love is going to come running up to the door of the Hero Club and sweep you off your feet, because it wont happen. I don't feel like repeating myself so could somebody else sum it up?!?! I'm going for a walk!" I yelled, stomping out the door, cast burn on a small bush on my way out and marched over to the docks to relax. When I got there, there was a soaking wet man on the dock drying out his clothes. Pallus was swimming nearby watching the scene unfold, Majora's Mask strapped to his back. I walked over and yelled, "Hey Pallus, what kinda sick prank did ya pull on this guy?"

~~~Pallus~~~
I ignored Minadi and continued to watch the scene unfold.

~~~~Ulu~~~~
I watched as the entire club fell apart again. This happened when ever big decisions needed to be made. Mindai would get serious Viv would fall out of focus and the rest would fall into the place of madness. We did need some source of leadership and we needed soon or there might not be a club left.

"Hey!!!!" I yelled in my calmest voice. When everyone got quiet and I had their attention I spoke again.

"Now I know this is our first request in a long time but that doesn't mean we need to lose our heads. Everyone take a seat and lets talk about how we are gonna do this, if we are, and Viv please let our guest in. Rai can you go get my sister." I said calmly with a smile.
@Cuccoruler @SiliconColt
I always find my self smiling all the time for some reason. Even in serious situations I still smile. It annoys my sister to death but I think it is because she doesn't smile enough. Ever since our parents died she really has not found another reason to smile . And as her older brother I feel like it is my job to find one.
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****Rai****
Before I could fist bump back someone was at the door and Viv took. I missed my chance, but that's ok another one will appear. I went to go find seat in this chaos when Ulu startled me. He always spoke so calm and collected. I am kind of afraid of him. He is always in the darkest corner watching the rest of us, and the only time he speaks is in a chaotic time like this or when he is asked to. Ulu always has a smile on his face too, I mean the first time I met him I thought he was just a kid because he was in his imp form but it turns out he is one of the oldest members in the club, Ugh I feel so uncool. He is very nice though, he just gives off this dark vibe.

Then i noticed he asked me to go get Mindai. She was even scarier. She never smiles and always has a frown on her face and is so serious. Ugh what am I going to do? What am I going to say? Where did she go? All these questions and I haven't even left yet. I need a hug.

The first thing Araris noticed when the door was opened was a cocco flying at his head, usually that is a very bad thing. His combat instincts took over. He dropped his pack, jumped backward into a roll and came up with his mask in one hand and his broken sword in the other, and his balance centered, ready to attack or defend. Fortunately, it wasn't a cocco attack it was a tame cocco. As soon as the weird girl recovered the excited cocco, and apologized, he said, "Don't worry about it. No harm no foul." He flashed her a grin, "And yes, pun intended." He turn his gaze from the girl to the rest of the chaos that had come out. What kind of mad house is this? He wondered. He let himself be shown in and he looked around. He took note of all the people there. There was the cocco girl, a Gerudo, two Twili, and a few others he couldn't identify. He turned and addressed the smiling Twili, with a smile of his own, who had spoken. "I assume you are in charge here?"

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Orange and black clouds rolled above castle like koi fish in a pond. Almost an empty pond except for the islands.

Beings of black and white skin mingled among themselves, speaking about the mirror portal that appeared before them.

White lines zoomed around in circles, the hole sitting in the air and breathing in and out like the lungs of the sky.

To the locals this portal was new to the world similar to the one used years ago but much bigger than before. Paradixically this portal had always been in in this world throughout time, like the mirror of the portal seen and used long ago.

Instead of an image of the triforce it was a star shape bearing Hylian words that were archaic.

They read out, "Mirror of Mirror, Reflecting All and None." The locals could read the words but this expression was a riddle they trusted their ruler to solve. Coming out of the fortress to look for herself, she wondered just what it could mean.

"Link." She said, hoping that the boy would come forth from the portal. Yet her power couldn't summon him.

He was gone.

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