>>6152385>>6152498>>6152514>>6152675>>6152680“Scouts, take a look around.” Impa orders “I want to know how big this thing is. Don’t get too close though, you’re not trained to handle the Twilight.” The scouts depart, splitting in two to cover both sides.
“Infiltration team you’re with me, we’re going to scout inside the Twilight.” Impa’s squad quickly assembles ready to move out.
“The rest of you set up camp. Remember the mission is only half done, so don’t get sloppy now!” The remaining Sheikah set down their burdens and begin following Impa’s orders.
Following in the wake of the Scouts, Impa’s team approaches the Barrier of Twilight. This close, the Twilight magic doesn’t need darkness to affect its surroundings. The closer the team gets, the dimmer and less clear the world becomes and all the special training shows its worth as the magic presses hard against them, but their senses remain largely uneffected.
At last, Impa stands before the barrier, its surface as black as obsidian and just as solid too, as it resists all attempts to push through.
“Open it up Femi.” Impa orders and her new seer steps forward, pressing a talisman against barrier. At the talisman’s touch, the barrier lights up with orangish gold patterns and the once solid surface shifts and move like ink.
“Stay close and keep on your guard. The Twilight is far more dangerous than any place in this world.” Impa gives her team one last warning before plunging into the inky darkness of the barrier.
It’s like plunging into ice water Impa thinks to herself as she pushes through the barrier. The unpleasantly familiar weight of the Twilight settles around her once more and she has to pause for a moment to shake off the weight and adjust to her new surroundings. As the world comes into focus around her, she immediately realizes the ground before her is bare. No trees, no grass, and no stones bigger than her foot are anywhere to be seen. The only large object she can see is a squat looking structure in the distance. The realization suddenly hits Impa that this clearing of obstructions is deliberate, and she quickly lays flat on the ground. Sotrea, her scout, stumbles through the barrier behind her and Impa immediately reaches up and pulls the girl to the ground beside her.
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