This is a prologue of my other story, Destiny's Heroes. It's what happened
before that.
Quest for Link
How many people can honestly say they've been on an adventure? I know I can and it all happened before I even turned 14 where I started an even bigger chapter in my life. But that story is for later. I'd rather speak of my journey through the great land that is Hyrule. My home
My story begins before I can even remember, but I've pieced it together from visions and things my brother, Link, has told me. Yes, I said visions: mind-numbing pictures or movies that appear in your head to tell you things. Anyway.
There was a storm all around them. Thunder and lightening flashed and a beautiful woman ran across Hyrule field to escape a fierce battle raging on. She carried a young infant in her arms. Her hair was long and brown and her eyes a pale amethyst. Her hair whipped against her face but she continued to run.
She ran into a forest where everything and everyone was asleep. Blood began to show through the woman's clothes as she ran through a village full of tree houses. She continued down a path until she approached a colossal tree. She dropped to her knees when she was under the shelter of the tree's large branches riddled with green leaves.
"Great Deku Tree! I beseech thee," she cried clutching the crying infant. Snapping sounds filled the air. A face formed on the vast tree.
"Inola Trinity. What brings thee to Kokiri Forest?" The tree spoke in a deep comforting voice.
"My end is nye and I ask thee to take my second child into your midst."
"You would leave your unique child here? Your son takes refuge here already. They are special and I fear my guidance will not be sufficient. You had promised to take them when you could. Why cant you take them now?"
"I am injured beyond healing otherwise I would take them far away." The color was fading from her cheeks and her eyes were losing their shine. "Great Deku Tree, will you take her?"
"I shall"
"Her name is Sairalinde. Explain to Link. He will not understand"
Inola laid the baby in front of the tree and fell over. She took one last breath then closed her eyes in a forever sleep. The enormous tree picked up the infant with its branches and cradled her asleep.
The next morning a boy named Link woke up to the sound of laughter. He looked around and saw me. Link was 4 and didn't understand why I was there. I looked a lot like him but my eyes were like my mother's, a deep amethyst.
As if her was scared, he ran out of his tree house and to a much larger where a couple lived with their newborn. Their son would one day be my best friend.
"Mrs. Vienne!" he yelled banging on their door
Vienne lived in Kokiri Forest with her husband Stuart and were the only Hylians besides me and Link. However Link and I were raised as Kokiri and didn't know we were Hylians.
Vienne opened the door with a worried look
"Link, what is it, dear?"
"There is a baby in my room!" he yelled
"A baby?"
"Come" he grabbed her hand and took her to his house. Vienne walked and in saw me in a small bed on the counter. "See"
"Oh, she's adorable" Vienne said. She picked up and a letter fell out of my blankets.
"Mrs. Vienne. Mrs. Vienne. Look" Link gave her the letter. It told Link it was his responsibility to look after me, and then it left Vienne to explain about our mother.
From then on, I grew up as a Kokiri, never knowing my real parents. Vienne and Stuart raised me as their own but they made sure I knew that they were not my parents. Their son, Dmitri, was practically my brother too. We were inseparable.
At first Link didn't like having me around, but I think I grew on him after awhile. He always stood up for me when the other Kokiri children made fun of me.
When I turned 5, Dmitri began his wonderfully stupid stunts. Yes, at 5 he was already jumping off waterfalls, and roofs. And it's because of this I began learning healing spells. Unfortunately at the same time, the true prankster heart of Dmitri shone through. Shall I relive the day?
Kokiri Forest is connected to the Lost Woods. Only a true Kokiri child can find their way without becoming lost. But if you have a ball of string, you'll be all right. My dear friend told me to go with him one day because he said he found a new pool and swimming is one of my favorite past times.
Well, he did find a new pool and told me I should be the first to jump in. When I did, my skin turned a bright blue color.
"Dmitri, I'm going to kill you!"
"It's just a bit of dye"
I was fuming. I chased him all over the place. He led me right out of the forest and embarrassed me to now end.
But that is one of many. The real point of my story is how I've had adventures and my first adventure did not begin until mine and my brother's birthday was approaching. I would be 6, and he would be 10.
The day was bright and warm. Perfect weather. There is a bridge spanning across the small village that connected certain buildings. Dmitri and I loved sitting there and watching everyone go abut their day. We also loved coming up with wild ideas about leaving the forest. Dmitri was about to start acting one out when he was interrupted by a horse neighing in the distance.
"What was that?" I asked
"I don't know. I'll go get my mum" Dmitri hopped down and went to go get Vienne.
As he left, dark clouds covered the sky. I heard hoof beats at the entrance of the forest. A dark man came riding in on a black stallion. He wore black armor matching his horse. His skin was a dark tan almost a green shade and his hair was bright red, but his eyes were black as coal and made me shiver when I looked at them.
He rode in casually and stopped underneath me. I stared at him with a sense of fear and anger but I wasn't sure why. He sat for a moment looking around before he looked up at me and spoke.
"Hello" he said in a deep gruff voice.
"Who're you?" I asked rather rudely
"My name is Ganondorf Dragmire. I am here to see the Great Deku Tree. Dost thou know where he is?"
"I do but I do not feel compelled to tell you."
"Why not?
"I do not know you. Therefore I do not trust you"
"Then I pray you, get to know me. I have told you my name, what is yours?" he asked
"Saira."
"Now, what would you like to know?"
"I'd like to know many things. Why is the sky blue? Where did magic come from? Why do I look the way I do? But about you? I'd like to know why you are here. You walk into a peaceful forest wearing the colors of death."
"You judge me by my appearance alone?"
"You can tell a lot about a person by what they wear" I said
"And what would your attire speak of you?" he challenged
"I wear colors that reflect my eyes showing I like who I am. There are mud stains showing that I do not concern myself with primping myself. And they smell of pine because I venture into the forest."
He seemed astonished that a young girl could speak so forcefully and confident.
"And mine?"
"Yours also reflect your eyes. Black eyes are rare and in most stories and myths it is the villain that has eyes as yours. Black also represents mystery. You armor is riddled with sand meaning you are from the desert."
He grinned slyly then kicked his horse. As he left he said, "You are very perceptive but so am I. The tree grows tall"
The dark clouds that appeared remained over the village until the man left in anger. I wanted to see what happened but I knew Mido wouldn't let me. Mido was a true Kokiri child who was very jealous of anyone the Deku Tree liked. I was a friend with the Deku Tree and Mido hated me for it. He didn't think it was fair especially since all the Kokiri children had faeries and Link and I did not. Each Kokiri has a faery guide to protect them and help them but we did not and neither did Dmitri.
A few days passed and a cold wind had descended upon Kokiri Forest. I noticed in the distance a discoloration in the mighty leaves of the Deku Tree.
The next morning I left early from my tree house because Dmitri wanted to show me something in the Lost Woods. Link, as usual, slept as long as possible.
While I was gone, the Deku Tree had summoned Link by sending him his own faery by the name of Navi who is now his guide and friend. Navi revealed to Link where the Kokiri Sword was hidden and taught him some quick fighting maneuvers. Link took his and my stash of rupees to buy a Deku shield. Mido had no choice but to let Link see the Great Deku Tree.
Dmitri led me through tunnels and paths of the Lost Woods until we found an open area where two oddly dressed children were dancing around playing flutes.
"What are they?" I whispered as we hid behind bushes.
"My mum says they are Skull Kids. They are children who got lost in the woods and after awhile they gave up and started living in the woods. I've been looking for them because I didn't believe her."
Dmitri turned back to the kids but they were gone. "Hey, where'd they go?"
But I was turned around staring right at one of them. I grabbed Dmitri and spun him around so he saw what I did. He screamed like a little girl before cowering behind me in fear.
The skull kid was nose to nose with me. But suddenly he smiled. The kid jumped back laughing. His friend joined him. Dmitri was still scared and pulling on my clothes really hard. I elbowed him and he let go falling backwards. I turned to him and smiled to signal that the kids were harmless. As I did they began to play on their flutes again.
"Dmitri, give me your ocarina" I ordered. He did continuing to stare at them
I began to play and the kids stopped dancing and playing their flutes. They looked curiously at me while a played a song our friend Saria, a Kokiri child, had taught me. They ran up to Dmitri and forced him to dance. He was scared stiff but after a minute seemed to be enjoying himself at the same time. My song ended but the kids kept dancing as if I were still playing.
They finally stopped and came up to me, " How do you know Saria's song?" one of them asked me.
"She's my friend" I answered
"Well, little elf, then you're our friend too."
I was confused. I had been led to believe I was a Kokiri child.
"No, I'm not an elf, I'm a Kokiri" I said
They laughed.
"You're funny. If you're a Kokiri, where's your faery? Why do you grow? Kokiri are children forever." The other one asked
"I haven't got a faery and how do you know I'm still growing?"
"He he. Worry not. Let's play. We'll lead you out later." They said together
"Wait, I thought you were lost" Dmitri interrupted.
"Oh, no. We found our way out ages ago, but the Lost Woods is our home and we don't want to go back."
We played all day. The Skull kids took us everywhere and even showed us the way through the woods to the Sacred Forest Meadow where Saria liked to go. When night began to come, they led us back to Kokiri Forest.
I was so tired I didn't notice my brother was gone.
Quest for Link
How many people can honestly say they've been on an adventure? I know I can and it all happened before I even turned 14 where I started an even bigger chapter in my life. But that story is for later. I'd rather speak of my journey through the great land that is Hyrule. My home
My story begins before I can even remember, but I've pieced it together from visions and things my brother, Link, has told me. Yes, I said visions: mind-numbing pictures or movies that appear in your head to tell you things. Anyway.
There was a storm all around them. Thunder and lightening flashed and a beautiful woman ran across Hyrule field to escape a fierce battle raging on. She carried a young infant in her arms. Her hair was long and brown and her eyes a pale amethyst. Her hair whipped against her face but she continued to run.
She ran into a forest where everything and everyone was asleep. Blood began to show through the woman's clothes as she ran through a village full of tree houses. She continued down a path until she approached a colossal tree. She dropped to her knees when she was under the shelter of the tree's large branches riddled with green leaves.
"Great Deku Tree! I beseech thee," she cried clutching the crying infant. Snapping sounds filled the air. A face formed on the vast tree.
"Inola Trinity. What brings thee to Kokiri Forest?" The tree spoke in a deep comforting voice.
"My end is nye and I ask thee to take my second child into your midst."
"You would leave your unique child here? Your son takes refuge here already. They are special and I fear my guidance will not be sufficient. You had promised to take them when you could. Why cant you take them now?"
"I am injured beyond healing otherwise I would take them far away." The color was fading from her cheeks and her eyes were losing their shine. "Great Deku Tree, will you take her?"
"I shall"
"Her name is Sairalinde. Explain to Link. He will not understand"
Inola laid the baby in front of the tree and fell over. She took one last breath then closed her eyes in a forever sleep. The enormous tree picked up the infant with its branches and cradled her asleep.
The next morning a boy named Link woke up to the sound of laughter. He looked around and saw me. Link was 4 and didn't understand why I was there. I looked a lot like him but my eyes were like my mother's, a deep amethyst.
As if her was scared, he ran out of his tree house and to a much larger where a couple lived with their newborn. Their son would one day be my best friend.
"Mrs. Vienne!" he yelled banging on their door
Vienne lived in Kokiri Forest with her husband Stuart and were the only Hylians besides me and Link. However Link and I were raised as Kokiri and didn't know we were Hylians.
Vienne opened the door with a worried look
"Link, what is it, dear?"
"There is a baby in my room!" he yelled
"A baby?"
"Come" he grabbed her hand and took her to his house. Vienne walked and in saw me in a small bed on the counter. "See"
"Oh, she's adorable" Vienne said. She picked up and a letter fell out of my blankets.
"Mrs. Vienne. Mrs. Vienne. Look" Link gave her the letter. It told Link it was his responsibility to look after me, and then it left Vienne to explain about our mother.
From then on, I grew up as a Kokiri, never knowing my real parents. Vienne and Stuart raised me as their own but they made sure I knew that they were not my parents. Their son, Dmitri, was practically my brother too. We were inseparable.
At first Link didn't like having me around, but I think I grew on him after awhile. He always stood up for me when the other Kokiri children made fun of me.
When I turned 5, Dmitri began his wonderfully stupid stunts. Yes, at 5 he was already jumping off waterfalls, and roofs. And it's because of this I began learning healing spells. Unfortunately at the same time, the true prankster heart of Dmitri shone through. Shall I relive the day?
Kokiri Forest is connected to the Lost Woods. Only a true Kokiri child can find their way without becoming lost. But if you have a ball of string, you'll be all right. My dear friend told me to go with him one day because he said he found a new pool and swimming is one of my favorite past times.
Well, he did find a new pool and told me I should be the first to jump in. When I did, my skin turned a bright blue color.
"Dmitri, I'm going to kill you!"
"It's just a bit of dye"
I was fuming. I chased him all over the place. He led me right out of the forest and embarrassed me to now end.
But that is one of many. The real point of my story is how I've had adventures and my first adventure did not begin until mine and my brother's birthday was approaching. I would be 6, and he would be 10.
The day was bright and warm. Perfect weather. There is a bridge spanning across the small village that connected certain buildings. Dmitri and I loved sitting there and watching everyone go abut their day. We also loved coming up with wild ideas about leaving the forest. Dmitri was about to start acting one out when he was interrupted by a horse neighing in the distance.
"What was that?" I asked
"I don't know. I'll go get my mum" Dmitri hopped down and went to go get Vienne.
As he left, dark clouds covered the sky. I heard hoof beats at the entrance of the forest. A dark man came riding in on a black stallion. He wore black armor matching his horse. His skin was a dark tan almost a green shade and his hair was bright red, but his eyes were black as coal and made me shiver when I looked at them.
He rode in casually and stopped underneath me. I stared at him with a sense of fear and anger but I wasn't sure why. He sat for a moment looking around before he looked up at me and spoke.
"Hello" he said in a deep gruff voice.
"Who're you?" I asked rather rudely
"My name is Ganondorf Dragmire. I am here to see the Great Deku Tree. Dost thou know where he is?"
"I do but I do not feel compelled to tell you."
"Why not?
"I do not know you. Therefore I do not trust you"
"Then I pray you, get to know me. I have told you my name, what is yours?" he asked
"Saira."
"Now, what would you like to know?"
"I'd like to know many things. Why is the sky blue? Where did magic come from? Why do I look the way I do? But about you? I'd like to know why you are here. You walk into a peaceful forest wearing the colors of death."
"You judge me by my appearance alone?"
"You can tell a lot about a person by what they wear" I said
"And what would your attire speak of you?" he challenged
"I wear colors that reflect my eyes showing I like who I am. There are mud stains showing that I do not concern myself with primping myself. And they smell of pine because I venture into the forest."
He seemed astonished that a young girl could speak so forcefully and confident.
"And mine?"
"Yours also reflect your eyes. Black eyes are rare and in most stories and myths it is the villain that has eyes as yours. Black also represents mystery. You armor is riddled with sand meaning you are from the desert."
He grinned slyly then kicked his horse. As he left he said, "You are very perceptive but so am I. The tree grows tall"
The dark clouds that appeared remained over the village until the man left in anger. I wanted to see what happened but I knew Mido wouldn't let me. Mido was a true Kokiri child who was very jealous of anyone the Deku Tree liked. I was a friend with the Deku Tree and Mido hated me for it. He didn't think it was fair especially since all the Kokiri children had faeries and Link and I did not. Each Kokiri has a faery guide to protect them and help them but we did not and neither did Dmitri.
A few days passed and a cold wind had descended upon Kokiri Forest. I noticed in the distance a discoloration in the mighty leaves of the Deku Tree.
The next morning I left early from my tree house because Dmitri wanted to show me something in the Lost Woods. Link, as usual, slept as long as possible.
While I was gone, the Deku Tree had summoned Link by sending him his own faery by the name of Navi who is now his guide and friend. Navi revealed to Link where the Kokiri Sword was hidden and taught him some quick fighting maneuvers. Link took his and my stash of rupees to buy a Deku shield. Mido had no choice but to let Link see the Great Deku Tree.
Dmitri led me through tunnels and paths of the Lost Woods until we found an open area where two oddly dressed children were dancing around playing flutes.
"What are they?" I whispered as we hid behind bushes.
"My mum says they are Skull Kids. They are children who got lost in the woods and after awhile they gave up and started living in the woods. I've been looking for them because I didn't believe her."
Dmitri turned back to the kids but they were gone. "Hey, where'd they go?"
But I was turned around staring right at one of them. I grabbed Dmitri and spun him around so he saw what I did. He screamed like a little girl before cowering behind me in fear.
The skull kid was nose to nose with me. But suddenly he smiled. The kid jumped back laughing. His friend joined him. Dmitri was still scared and pulling on my clothes really hard. I elbowed him and he let go falling backwards. I turned to him and smiled to signal that the kids were harmless. As I did they began to play on their flutes again.
"Dmitri, give me your ocarina" I ordered. He did continuing to stare at them
I began to play and the kids stopped dancing and playing their flutes. They looked curiously at me while a played a song our friend Saria, a Kokiri child, had taught me. They ran up to Dmitri and forced him to dance. He was scared stiff but after a minute seemed to be enjoying himself at the same time. My song ended but the kids kept dancing as if I were still playing.
They finally stopped and came up to me, " How do you know Saria's song?" one of them asked me.
"She's my friend" I answered
"Well, little elf, then you're our friend too."
I was confused. I had been led to believe I was a Kokiri child.
"No, I'm not an elf, I'm a Kokiri" I said
They laughed.
"You're funny. If you're a Kokiri, where's your faery? Why do you grow? Kokiri are children forever." The other one asked
"I haven't got a faery and how do you know I'm still growing?"
"He he. Worry not. Let's play. We'll lead you out later." They said together
"Wait, I thought you were lost" Dmitri interrupted.
"Oh, no. We found our way out ages ago, but the Lost Woods is our home and we don't want to go back."
We played all day. The Skull kids took us everywhere and even showed us the way through the woods to the Sacred Forest Meadow where Saria liked to go. When night began to come, they led us back to Kokiri Forest.
I was so tired I didn't notice my brother was gone.