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#49 Gate to the Final Trial
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In Skyloft use the dowsing ability to locate the point where Link needs to play the Goddess harp. Now equip the Goddess Harp and strum. Fi will appear. She is above a medallion that has a pulsing ring. Strum to the beat of the ring. A nice cut scene takes place. Fi tells Link to thrust his sword into the center of the mark. Do so and the area transforms. Fi calls to Link and tells him that she can not follow, as he is only here as a spirit. She tells Link, "You have entered the last of the trials, the Goddess’s Silent Realm". As before, Link receives a spirit vessel. He must collect 15. Fi tells Link that when the vessel is filled "he will be recognized as the true hero of legend." Only then will Link be shown the door that leads to the Triforce.
The task is not all that difficult. Link must be aware of several types of guardians and alarms. The "Flying Sky Watchers" hover overhead casting a bright light. If Link is caught in the light, all the guardians will be alerted. The "Earth Watchers" are stationary, but if Link gets too close they too will set off the alarm. There is a liquid called "Waking Water". If Link touches the water the guardians will be alerted.
One of the spirits is above the Academy roof and another in front of the Academy doors. Link needs to move a crate to get to it. There is a spirit on top of the light tower and another in the upper pumpkin patch. It is surrounded by Sky Watchers. The rest are out in the open. Once all the spirits are collected, Link receives the "Stone of Trials". It will lead Link to the hidden location of the Triforce.
Fi appears to congratulate Link on passing all the trials. She tells him that the Stone of Trials is one of a pair. She says that the other stone like this one is somewhere in Skyloft. Link needs to go to the North edge of Skyloft, the area near the cave entrance. While Link is here he may as well go up to the Waterfall Island and open the treasure chest to receive a Piece of Heart. Drop down and walk up to the old one-eyed bird statue. The one that has only one red stone in its right eye.
The Stone of Trials will activate the statue and it will spin around to line up with the Island of the Goddess. The statue head will then open to expose a cannon that fires a ball at the island. A few moments later the lower portion of the island begins to break away, eventually exposing a large lower temple. The cannon then fires out a number of satellites with Claw Shields. Fi appears to tell Link that the structure does likely hold the Triforce. She also tells him that the moment for Zelda to fulfill her destiny is close at hand.
