Waking of Monday, July 3, 2017
Loitering at the Lake Tower.
Looking for Farosh.
I was patient this time, and
eventually he did appear.
I tried something I hadn’t tried
before: when the updrafts came, I leapt off the east turret of the southern bridge
tower, paraglided up as Farosh loomed close—he was passing me rather
quickly—nocked an arrow, took aim in the slowed time and let fly! Hoping I would hit
his horn though it didn’t look like I did!
One of his attendant lightning
balls zapped me and I fell in the lake and drowned.
BUT! When I respawned on the
bridge, there was a glowing something down on the shore beneath the bridge! Had
my arrow knocked it off?
I paraglided down, took a
picture—was it one of those items the camera couldn’t identify?—and it was Farosh’s Scale.
Was
this the thing that I needed?
Mmm part of me didn’t think so, but
WHAT IF?
I looked around—Farosh was nowhere
in sight. Where had he disappeared to?
Eh I guessed lightning dragon
spirits could manifest or unmanifest
at will.
I waited again.
And again Farosh came.
And again I shot him with an arrow!
A bit more arbitrary this time, on the underbelly as he passed over the bridge,
and I kept my feet on the solid stone.
And again a scale of his fell off
and floated glowing in the water!
I paraglided down to collect it,
and then warped away to the shrine
near Mija’s Spring!
Unfortunately Mija couldn’t do
anything with Farosh’s Scales.
Evidently I really did need to land
an arrow directly on Farosh’s horn.
Hhhhummmmm....
I wandered out to that other little
red plateau or butte that stood above the wetlands, connected to the cliffs
below Mija’s Spring by a thin, curving natural bridge. I hadn’t been out here
before. I expected either a Korok.... or something sinister....
But I found neither. Instead there
was a Goddess statue. <3
I was overdue for some praying—she
gave me a heart container and another
stamina vessel.
Heh, maybe now I can reach that big
cubic maze island off Robbie’s laboratory....
But not just now; I was busy. Back
to the lake I went.
And again I waited, in the meantime
sporting with the Lizalfos in the middle of the bridge, and chasing a
particularly devious Korok down one
of the broken support pillars.
And again Farosh came.
I climbed back onto the southern
bridge tower—it’s a pretty good spot—No wait I think I changed my mind. I got
onto the bridge itself, directly in front of where Farosh would be going....
And he came closer.... and closer....
AND CLOSER....
And I jumped for it, pulled back an
arrow, utilized the slowed time, adjusted for gravity and arcing, led the
target a bit.... and let fly!
There was definitely a sound—a ringing, important-sounding
sound, when you hit Farosh with an arrow.
I fired two arrows—had been firing twice at every jump so
far, but had only ever managed to knock off one item at a time.
And it streaked off the dragon’s
body in a long tail of light, down below the bridge again.
Was this the one I needed a boat to
reach? I don’t remember. Dang Octoroks....
And this time.... this time.... I’D GOT IT!
A
Shard of Farosh’s Horn! ^_^
And I looked around again, hoping he
would make another pass.... but he had vanished again.
Where did he go?
I waited a long, long time for him
to show his face again. Seemed he never did if you were looking for him.
One Lizalfos was still alive out on
the bridge. An archer. I spent a lot of time running in, jogging back and forth
in front of him, collecting the arrows he tried to shoot me with, and then
jogging back out when the supply ran dry—after about six or so. I’d put
distance between us until he disappeared, and then run back to see him
repopulate on the screen, and do it all over again.
I milked that arrow-lizard for so
long....
But then finally—the erhu sounded again.
Farosh time!
I ran back to that spot on the
bridge.... leapt and fired in slow motion just the same—and got another hornshard. Excellent!
And I saw where Farosh went this
time.
Evidently every time someone shoots
him with an arrow, he flies straight up into the sky, twining higher and higher
and higher—so slowly, so massively—until
a great cloudy vortex coalesces high in the heavens, and swallows him up.
Well I guess I can’t really blame
him.
If somebody were shooting me with arrows, I’d leave too.
Sorry, Farosh!
Back to Mija!
And she worked her magic!
That
souped up my Champion’s Tunic all right! 8 to 14! Dandy! ^_^
And now.... NORTHWARD! Along the
path to Chariots-of-Fire Beach and then inland toward the Quarry! There was a memory there, I was quite sure of
it....!
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