((Good choice....NOT!  Lol.  Prepare for Hell cause you're in my world now.   >:)  "insert maniacal and evil laughter here."))<br/><br/>Princess Zelda nodded her understanding at Andrew's words, knowing all about his tragic past.  It had been a dark day indeed when his village had been wiped out by a rarely seen raid by Stalfos and other undead creatures concentrated in such numbers as they had been.  Still, she was prepared to reassure him about his abilities and her faith in him to do what needed to be done, but he beat her to it.  Even though he didn't think himself worthy of such a title, he was willing to try anyway, and she knew that she had done right to bring him down here.  Tyger also impressed her in his own way, and again she nodded silently as they went down the path that Ganon had started on long ago, in a way.  Tyger seemed to have a better grasp of what was expected of them than she would have believed as he described what he thought would be down each of the paths in turn, and his informed guesses were dead on.  Before they went though, she did confirm what he had asked of her.<br/><br/>"I couldn't draw you through the dimensional barriers if I had wanted, but I did indeed see your coming Tyger.  I saw all of your coming.  Sarah's Mael's, yours, everyone that came this night I saw long before you knew you yourselves were coming here.  Such is the gift and the curse of wielding a Triforce of Wisdom as I do since my own mother passed on.  The Hero of Time is indeed a mantle that has been passed on through the ages, and each time he has led us to victory, no matter how dark the times got or how powerful our enemies became.  No matter what happens to you both, know that you have already won by simply taking this path that is set before you.  May the three golden goddesses guide you from here on.  You'll need strength from each other as well as your own beings to make the journey that is before you, but I have faith you shall succeed."<br/><br/>When they disappeared down the hall that marked Din's test, a metal slab descended behind them, as did metal bars that sealed them in the room until it was over or they had fallen, whatever came first.  The room itself was circular like the mural room they had just left, but flames erupted from the floor, adding another level of danger to the whole affair, making running on the walls an impossibility now.  There were platforms and staircases reaching upwards to more platforms they could use to gain the high ground, but so could whatever was in here with them.  A portal appeared then, just a few feet off the floor, and a creature stepped out, wielding a sword and shield that was almost as big as he was.  It was covered in armor from head to toe that was as black as the stone they were on.  The beast twirled his sword, and its red eyes seemed to shine brightly behind its helmet as it gauged its opponents.  "You who seek to pass and gain my key, why is it that you fight?  You do not know what it is you seek, and yet you would try anyway.  You think you know, but do you really?  Let us put it to the test."  It banged its sword against its shield and charged in, aiming for the weaker of the two, which it saw was Andrew, spinning to the left as it sword and shield followed.  First the shield aimed to bash him in the face, then the sword right behind to finish him off if the first worked....<br/><br/>((Work together or die alone.  That's all the help I can give.))