I'll try to sum up what I've done since last time. Link has to gather three sacred flames, literally flames, to power up the Goddess Sword. Each are located in an area he's already visited--Faron Woods, Lanayru Desert and Eldin Volcano. Before he can advance to the location of the flames, however, he must pass a trial, collecting tears from each land's Silent Realm, which is nothing more than a part of Link's subconscious. It's more like a stealth mission than anything else because he has no weapons, and he cannot be seen or touched by anything in the realm. And the things that haunt--yeah, haunt--each Silent Realm are creepy. In addition, there is a time limit. For every tear collected, ninety seconds are added to the clock and when that clock runs out, the guards chase Link and it is NOT fun. Creepy music plays and the land turns red and you can hear them stalking you.... It's just not fun. Well, it is, but not in that sense. You know what I mean.
So Link's done that, meanwhile Ghirahim has been keeping kind of a low profile. He showed up for maybe thirty seconds when we were in the Desert. So I say, as I am heading to the boss room in the Fire Sanctuary, "I hope Lord Fancy Pants shows up; I've missed him."
He is the boss of the Fire Sanctuary. >_> He's been hunting Zelda and has found out that there are not just one, but two Doors of Time. That's what Impa destroyed at the Temple of Time, which makes sense if you look at Ocarina of Time. There is only one Door of Time in that game. I digress; Ghirahim has found out that there is a second door and Link knows where it is. In the Sealed Temple, the old lady Sage person shows us the giant rock ("Oh, my God, a giant rock! It's a rock and it's giant!") and that is the only remaining Door of Time left in existence. Link, however, cannot tell Ghirahim this for obvious reasons.
Ghirahim is his usually creepy/insanely happy self, saying things such as, "my heart was filled with rainbows," (srsly) and "It was frowns all around," and (this made me LOLOL) "Oh, and don't you play coy with me..."
But in all seriousness, what is his agenda? He keeps talking about reviving his master; I thought he was lord of "the surface"--he tells Link that the first time they meet. Also, he doesn't exactly seem the type to me to have a master--he's too prideful. My initial hypothesis was that his master was Ganondorf, which would make sense, and be welcomed by me if it wasn't for the fact that this game takes place a century before Ocarina of Time the era in which Ganondorf is born. So that's where I am in that little theory.
Anyway, Link fight s Ghirahim yet again, and I have heard that I will fight him at least once more before the final boss of the game, whether that's him or not I do not know. Basically, it's the same fight as before, but he has more use of his arms, which are apparently tougher that steel. And he makes way more annoying use of the little needle-hook-curse doodads. They're really difficult to dodge and, while they only cost I think half a heart, he uses them without mercy.
The third flame is ignited after Ghirahim's presence is eradicated from the Sanctuary, and Link's sword is fully powered, and now has the title of Master Sword--so the fandom was correct when we caught our first glimpse of Fi. She is the spirit of the Master Sword. That was the general belief of the fandom that she was the spirit of the Master Sword. :) I fangirled all over the place, too, because Link and the Master Sword are just made of pure win.
However, upon closer inspection, I noticed that the cross guard is not quite right; the blue wing-looking things that are present in Ocarina and (as far as I can recollect) in all previous games are not there--well they are, but they aren't fanned out to either side of the blade. In Wind Waker this also happened, and Link had to go power it up even more. I wouldn't be surprised if we had to do something like that now.
Behold the difference! XP
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| Skyward Sword's Master Sword, mere seconds after its birth |
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| Ocarina of Time's Master Sword |
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