The Legend of Zelda: The Sacred Realm
Disclaimer: I do not own any Legend of Zelda characters sadly. x all i own is this plot
(A/N) I decided to delete my other Zelda fics so I'm just starting with this one. :) Enjoy
Prelude
Time has passed on from Zelda's death, the mourning has ended and Hyrule is once again at peace. But not for long according to Link's gut instinct. Link is the crowned King of Hyrule; Impa continues to serve in his Royal Court as a guardian Shiek of the Royal family. Hyrule has been rebuilt after the destruction caused by the breaking of the Sage's link. Link is summoned to the Temple of Time to enter the Sacred Realm and battle Evil all over again to retrieve the final Triforce piece. It is then up to Link to choose the fate of his Hylian citizens…
Chapter 1: The Flow of Time
Two years had passed since Zelda had died, leaving Link as the rightful King of Hyrule. Gannos had been defeated, Saria and he had been sprung along with their affairs and the circle of Seven Sages was broken. Link had been left quite lonely, to rule the flourishing country on his own. The Sages Darunia, Nabooru and Ruto returned to their temples as usual once their grief for Zelda's death had passed. Impa remained loyal to the Royal Family and it's descendants and continued to protect the Royal Family's heir. She was aided by the castle guards and well-armored knights. Hyrule was at peace once more, yet Link had a sneaking suspicion that now the death of the Queen had come, Hyrule would soon be in disarray and chaos. This reminded Link of the time in his boyhood fourteen years ago, when he was summoned by the Great Deku Tree to save Hyrule from the gathering evil.
Saria, the Forest Sage had fled Hyrule, or so her note addressed to Link had read. She could not bear to remain where Link could be with her, or request to see her as her guilt and remorse of the past was unbearable. She had somehow felt personally responsible for the Queen's death, although it was not her fault. So she had packed her things, gathered up rations and Link's old fairy bow, dressed her daughter Melanie, now seven years old and whisked off into unknown lands. Link's old fairy Navi had mistakenly met Saria in a eerie forest as the Kokiri girl and her child swept through darkened debris and moonlit nights. So with a fairy now at her side Saria had become a wanderer, having no fixed home.
Link dreamt of Saria every night. He longed to slide his fingers through hers and to see her comforting smile again. Zelda was a different story, she chased him in his nightmares and sung distorted but beautiful versions of Zelda's Lullaby. But Saria was always in his dreams. He always wondered what had become of her…
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Two years ago Hyrule had been destructed due to the breaking of the Sage's links between Saria, Link and Zelda. Now it was glamorously rebuilt although it remained with the original building structure. Hyrule castle had collapsed completely as had Kakariko Village. So Link ordered for everything to be returned to its original state, but in a more elegant form. The castle was crafted with brightly polished marble stones and high broad windows. The courtyard in which Link had first met Zelda was designed in exactly the same way, so the memory of her could last with Link forever. Kakariko Village, Impa's creation and birthplace, was formed with expensive shining tiles and sturdy roof plates. Luckily the ancient graveyard had been saved, along with Death Mountain.
Zelda's body had been taken from the gorge where she fell and buried at the front of the Graveyard, her white tombstone shining brightly in the sun; decorated with colourful roses and lillies. There she was at last laid to rest, the Ocarina of Time was placed on the grass before her stone. Her tombstone read, in fancy Hylian:
"Here lies Zelda, Princess and Queen of Hyrule. Wife to Lord Link and daughter of King Hamish. May her soul eternally Rest in Peace. Amen."
Many townsfolk came to offer tributes to her gravesite everyday, as many of them thought that she had been the most just and fair ruler of them all. But Link, the Hero of Time was practically just as good as Zelda had ever been. Even though Link didn't think so.