Link and Midna were both gobsmacked when I was able to not only match the blows of Gon Coron, but also managed to push him out of the ring fairly easily, all of them and even the Goron members surprised at my strength and skill. "You are quite strong despite your looks, twilight being. Okay, I will allow you into the mines with your companions. While you traverse them, seek out the three other elders to receive their key shards. Only by combining all three will you be able to reach our Patriarch's sealed chamber," Gon Coron said. "Thanks for the info and for a good workout," I smiled at him as I stretched my arms a bit and our trio proceeded into the mines. And when we did, the first thing we saw? Lava everywhere, some of it even spouting in between certain gaps that could be traversed with some jumps.
"Would you like it if I could carry you over this lava and to the other side with a spool of silk?" I smiled at Link as I let out my Arachne form. "Just make sure that the web doesn't get burnt to a crisp," Link smiled. I then grabbed hold of him and shot a spool of webbing across the room and to the other side, making sure it wouldn't get close to the lava in the process. And when I did so, I then propelled myself across it, our group reaching the door on the other side extremely quickly. It was here that we came across a hurdle with a closed door and a large weight next to it. "I'll put pressure on the weight," I smirked as I jumped up to the weight and turned into my golem form. The moment I did, my excess weight sent the weight down to the ground, the door opening in a snap for us.
"Nice moves, Epsie!" Midna smiled at me. "Thanks, hon," I smiled at her, Midna poking her head out of the shadow at that. "D-Did you just call me hon?" Midna asked. "Well, after what you did back in the village... let's just say you have earned my respect. And that's not an easy thing to do," I smiled at her. "So that means you'll be more friendly to those that gain your respect?" Link asked me. "Correct, Master," I smiled at him as we went through the door and we came across a large maze of different platforms and I saw multiple cranes above us that looked to have a special metal attached to them. "Those cranes are lined with Magnettium. If we can find a way to activate those cranes, we can be able to hook onto those cranes with your iron boots and my golem form," I explained. "That sounds awesome!" Link smiled.
After dealing with some goblin enemies in the room and collecting a key, we proceeded to the right of the area and through a door into an area that looked to be filled with more lava and we happened to see a door above a large structure. But it was here that I gasped when I got a whiff of something. "Ah! I smell the scent of a Goron beyond that door! Let's web over there!" I said as I sent out an Arachne web again and I latched onto Link, our duo zooming over to the door in a snap and us entering it soon after. And when we did, we came across quite the unique room. It had walls that were coated in Magnettium and there were fire slugs on the walls as well. "Time to go golem," I smiled as I turned into a golem and Midna snapped her fingers to give Link his metal boots.
We then proceeded over the magnetic walls and I smiled at how the blood rushed through my veins oddly when I did it. It made me feel cool almost! And when we got on the other side of the chasm, we entered the next door and jumped down from the ladder area and surprised the elder at the bottom. "Oh my! A human and a Twilight being have arrived?... Hmm... You must be very strong to have gained Gon Coron's approval to enter the mines. I am Gor Amoto," the elder smiled, him looking to be quite short while also having some smoke-producing pores on his back and head.
"I'm Link, this is Epsie," Link smiled, Midna not poking her head out for a change. "Gon Coron asked us to find the elders and collect the key shards so we can rescue your Patriarch," I explained. "But of course. Here, take this key shard. And in the chest behind me is a map of the mines. Use it to aid you in your quest," Gor Amoto smiled. "Thanks," I smiled at him as I got the map and Link received the key shard. We then proceeded out the way we came in and, once we returned to the area with the lava, I noticed a strange button in front of us. It looked quite bulky on top of that. "Hmm..." I smiled as I turned into my golem state and pressed the button. And what happened after that?
I screamed in shock as I suddenly felt my body turn upside-down and I felt my feet touch the ceiling! And when I looked upwards, I saw Master Link looking up at me in surprise as well. "Whoa! You're on the ceiling! Maybe I can join you if I push that button too," Link smiled as I stepped out of the area for him and my master then stepped on the switch with his iron boots, him being sent to the ceiling soon after. We then proceeded through the top part of the ceiling, which the map said was the second floor. Once we moved to the end of the area, we came across a door that led to an upper area in the room with the cranes.
Link and I then dealt with a few goblins surrounding a switch and, when I pressed it, the crane started up in an instant and the crane made a very strong magnetic pull to it from the Magnettium coating it. "We'll need to get on this one at a time. I'll go first, then you," I smiled at Link. "Of course, ladies first," Link smiled. "Hmm... not only is he heroic and sexy... he's courteous too..." I heard Midna say from my shadow, Link hearing her too. "Heh, what'd you say, Midna?" I smiled at her, Midna gasping and covering my mouth with her hair while still hiding in my shadow. "I heard you too, Midna. It's not her fault," Link smiled, Midna gulping before snickering slightly. "Okay, I like you romantically, so what?" Midna smiled. "Well... Ilia and I were quite close before all this happened... maybe, when we restore her memory, you could convince her to share me?" Link smiled, Midna smiling at that. "I'd love that," Midna smiled as I then ended her conversation with Link as the crane came to our area and I turned into golem form. "You're no fair, you know that?" Midna pouted. "All's fair in love and war," I smiled at her.