(Author's Note: I know I mispelled Gaebora all last chapter. Ignore that.)
"By Sacred Realm I assume you mean the place where the goddesses departed this land?"
"Of course, what did you think I meant?" Rauru was slightly displeased with his former mentor's lack of enthusiasm.
"But, my dear Rauru, what has gotten into you? How would you find this place, and why would you want to go there anyway? What is so special about the goddesses departing point?" Bagrand was slightly annoyed. He had been called from Kasuto simply to find where the goddesses left?
"Who knows what the goddesses placed in that land? Perhaps the goddesses themselves are still there. It is not from this world, you know. It is in an entirely different dimension." "And the king has ordered us to investigate with all deliberate speed" cut in Gaebora, who seemed bored with the proceedings. "He said to find anybody who might be useful, and so I chose you to aid me, Bagrand." Finished Rauru. "This could be the greatest moment in Hyrule's history.
"So I am ordered by the king to go on a fruitless quest, eh? This whole mess seems ridiculous. How, may I ask, are we to leave this dimension?"
At this point Rauru seemed to notice Mudora again. "Do you remember verse 24 of the Races Canticle, Mudora?"
"Of course. 'And the goddesses gave the Hylian race pointed ears, like the Sheikah and Kokiri before them. But the ears of Hylia could hear messages from the goddesses, for they wished the Hylians to be blessed above all.' I never believed it much, though." Mudora looked rather shy to be quoting such legends in front of so many great men.
"Perhaps because you are Sheikah and feel jealous, eh?" Rauru smiled and turned his attention back to Bagrand. "Well, I have found many ancient scrolls of Hylians who claim to have received such messages. They claim that playing a sacred song, on a magical instrument, with a large magical force gathered, will open a rift. That is why we need you. An ocarina has been crafted, but we do not know how strong this magical force must be."
"Why ocarina?" Bagrand asked out of curiosity.
"It's the only instrument I can play," Kaepora said in a low voice.
Bagrand shrugged in a sort of I-Guess-That-Makes-Sense-Forget-I-Asked kind of way. Rauru merely stated "We begin tomorrow. Make sure you are prepared. May we have lots of luck, old man." With that he and Gaebora left. Bagrand and Mudora watched them leave. Bagrand turned to his student. "I get the feeling that Kaepora guy doesn't like me." Mudora shrugged, but his master continued. "It doesn't matter, really. This whole stupid thing will end soon and then we can get back to Kasuto. But it looks as if you are in for the ride, so pay attention to everything. I think I will call this lesson 'what happens when you spend too much time in a royal court.'" Mudora laughed.
That night, back in his chambers, Mudora took out a book from his belongings. About a year ago, he started to collect his thoughts on the ancient lore and wrote them down in this volume. The words "Mudora's Journal" were written on its bright green cover. It appears I will have more to write in this, Mudora thought.
Mudora had no idea what to expect, but even so his experiences were beyond anything he could have imagined. The day started ordinary enough, as Bagrand and he walked with Gaebora and Rauru to the royal gardens. The mage knight was in a better mood, and chatted with the boy all the way there. He seemed nice enough, even if he did have a tendency to drone on and on about things everyone already knew. When they reached the gardens, the royal family was there, from the king down to the baby princess. Mudora was shocked and embarrassed; who was he to meet the royal family? Fortunately, as the youngest member of the four, he was virtually ignored, and Bagrand did most of the talking. Merely formalities, of course. Bagrand extolled the king's virtues while the king spoke of the significance of this moment. Finally, the king gave Kaepora Gaebora a beautiful blue ocarina. The four moved away from the king, and the knight began to play.
Mudora was impressed. The quality of the ocarina was perfect, and sounded somewhat different than all others he had heard. And the song was beautiful, almost timeless. It gave Mudora the sense of being outside of time. He heard his mentor whisper "By Din..." in awe, and then it hit him. A strong force, a magical barrier stronger than he could ever imagine, seemed to repel him. He could sense the other three trying to break through that barrier, but it seemed no use. If anything could prove the existence of the goddesses, this was it. Suddenly, the force collapsed....
Eloan, the young prince, was bored with the whole ordeal. Although he was starting to realize the importance of his father, these sort of things started to bore him. Sure the music was nice, but what was the point? Yet his mouth opened with awe as he saw a miracle performed before his eyes. A brilliant blue shaft of light burst out from the ground, shooting upwards as far as the eye could see. The shaft, originating in the center of the four mages, expanded outward in a ring until it enveloped the four. The ring of light slowly shrunk back inwards and dissipated. Rauru, Kaepora, Bagrand, and Mudora were nowhere to be seen.
When Mudora could see again, after the blinding blue light, everything had changed. There was no castle, no gardens, no king. Instead, they were in the middle of a beautiful valley during what appeared to be a sunset. Bagrand, looking around, said "It appears I owe you an apology, Rauru. You do seem to have found the Sacred Realm. But, what exactly is here?" Rauru offered a noncommittal response when Mudora noticed something rather odd. Although the sky was golden, like a sunset, the sun was still high in the sky. Mudora pointed this out to the older men, and they were forced to agree.
"This golden light seems to emanate from those mountains. Something must be up there," Kaepora offered. The others agreed, and it was quickly decided that the golden light should be their destination. Slowly, the first four travelers to the Sacred Realm moved toward the brilliant light.
