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"[color=beaccb][i]Sparkles?[/i][/color]" Lethe mouthed as the ignorant creature continued to press her. Even more confounding than her curious new nickname was his question. Was this creature really asking what was in it for him?

"[color=beaccb]What does anyone get for saving the world?[/color]" Lethe blinked irritably, mostly because she wasn't sure how to to respond, "[color=beaccb]Fame, fortune, experience, wisdom, ...power?[/color] 

"[color=beaccb]I mean, clearly NOT DYING isn't enough for you,[/color]" she was starting to get angry, "[color=beaccb]If I have to sit here and explain all the reasons why you should save the land which you currently inhabit I honestly think--[/color]" 

[i][color=beaccb]...you'd be better off leaving[/color][/i], she stopped herself and finished the sentence in her head. She was supposed to be convincing them to stay, but would entertaining the infuriating ignorance of this cloaked [i]thing[/i] endanger her chances with the others?

She watched as one of the Shiekah, two Hylian men, and a child stepped forward. She half smiled-- it was nice to see some people who weren't so hell bent on dodging destiny. Of the two skull kids, she watched as one walked wordlessly towards the graveyard's exit. The other suddenly jumped atop a gravestone, defiantly announcing Lethe's claims to be false, but also confirming her decision to join the group regardless-- if only to prove Lethe was wrong. She had an idea of what to say then. If he didn't accept it, she wasn't going to waste anymore time trying to convince him to stay. They were on a tight schedule, after all.

"[color=beaccb]Look, [i]Spooky[/i], why don't you join us for a bit? If you find it isn't worth your time, you're welcome to leave. But don't forget, I'm just a fairy. I'm not a Goddess-- nor do I profess to be one. You can join us and possibly find some answers to those burning questions of yours, or leave... and not be any closer than you were yesterday to... whatever it is you seem to be after.[/color]"

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[center][h1][color=c21515]The Shadow Temple[/color][/h1]

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Just as Lethe finished speaking, the ground suddenly started to shake. The earthy wall behind Lethe slowly began to collapse into stairs, which led directly to the Shadow Temple's entrance. More fog crawled from the Temple's mouth and down the steps.

"[color=beaccb]Either way, it's time to choose,[/color]" Lethe said with conviction, floating up above the middle portion of the stairs, "[color=beaccb]Step forward, state your name, and I'll brief you on the way.[/color]"

As you step forward to the Temple's threshold, you encounter a curtain of darkness, through which you can see nothing. You curiously reach an arm through and an unnatural coldness overcomes your skin-- like sticking your hand under a freezing cold waterfall, but without the wetness or pressure of the water. Stepping through, you find yourself in a large room, at the head of which is a massive ornate stone door. Several torches surround a circular design on the floor.

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Lethe waits to join you until all those who desire have entered.

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