The evil Parasite Queen Gohma let out a wail of anguish, as her single eye was being pierced by the short sword.
Link pulled it back out and watched, as the horrible creature collapsed and disintegrated into a pile of ashes.
"And stay down!" he grumbled while sheathing his blade.
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The Great Deku Tree seemed to smile at the two children, as they once again stood in front of him. "You did pretty well, you two... but sadly, it was too late... The curse has already spread too far..."
"WHAT?" Ukyo shouted. "That cannot be! You mean, all of this fighting has been in vain?"
"Not in vain," the wise old tree corrected her. "Did you not stop the Deku Trio with the help of your friend Konatsu? Did you not slay the evil Gohma, who would have attacked the village as soon as its work within me had been finished? Believe me, you did what you had to do, and I am grateful for it.
But now listen to me, as there is not much time left for us to speak... The evil man from the desert, who had sent the parasite, did not only attack the forest. I fear his evil ambitions will affect all of Hyrule if no one will stop him... Therefore, I ask of you to go to the castle of Hyrule... and bring this to the princess, Zelda!"
A bright green shining light descended from the Deku Tree's branches and took shape as a beautifully crafted emerald, held within a golden socket.
"This is the Kokiri Emerald!" the Deku Tree explained. "Bring this to the princess, Link, and she will know what to do.
"But... to reach the castle, I would have to leave the forest," Link protested. "You always warned us not to leave the woods, or else we would be doomed..."
The wise tree smiled weakly. "The times have changed, brave Link... After all, I won't survive this day to protect everyone in the village anymore, I'm afraid... also, I can assure you that you have nothing to fear when you leave, as long as your fairy and friends are with you, you will do fine, I know it!"
"Don't worry, wise Deku Tree!" Ukyo said. "We'll make sure that the princess will get this emerald, I promise!"
"Yeah," Tatl nodded. "And we'll help them on their way! Right, Navi?"
"R-right..." the blue fairy stuttered weakly.
"Very good," the tree smiled. "Aaaaah... I feel how my powers are growing weaker... Navi, Tatl, I leave those two children in your care... And good luck to all of you... Fare... well... my... chil... dren..."
The two children and their fairies could only watch and sob as the bark of the old tree suddenly turned into a sickly grey, and his face froze into a mask of death... Suddenly, the whole forest seemed to become darker, and every single bird stopped singing. A cold breeze blew past them.
"Oh wise Deku Tree..." Navi sobbed. "What will the Kokiri do without your guidance?"
"Now there..." Tatl said and stroked her friend's hair. "They will be fine if we fairies continue to do our jobs... and besides, we don't have much time to mourn... If we don't hurry, who knows what this 'evil man' is going to do to Hyrule?"
"That's right!" Link nodded in determination. "I'm ready for everything now... I'm going to leave the woods and head for Hyrule Castle!"
Ukyo smiled. "To boldly go where no Kokiri has gone before, huh? Sounds good to me! I'm with you!"
They clasped hands, and their tiny fairy friends put their own little hands on them. "We can do this... together!"
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