This is my first story, and its first chapter. I could use reviews. And if you're lucky, (which you are) I'll write a new chapter. Anyway the story is about… Well, find out for yourself.
The Axe of Portents
In a dark room, a man sits plotting. He has been plotting many things, but 1 thing has been rather intriguing to him. "That boy, holder of the Triforce of Courage, he is amazing in his talents, strengths, and abilities. Hara!"
A young maid wanders in, quivering slightly at the man, "Y-yes Gertaldo?" She shook near him, for he was quite a powerful man indeed. He was a sorcerer, but rather evil at that. "You called?"
He smiled at the maid. He had always found her to be rather pretty, but he knew that she like most who knew him were afraid of his great power, "Yes, I did. I think it is almost time to mount the attack." He said with a serious tone as a magical vortex allowed a visual picture of a young boy, "This is Link, he is known as the Hero of Time, and holder of the Triforce of Courage in Hyrule. He has beaten many monsters, beasts, and evil warriors. His quests have taken him all over Hyrule, through time, and even through other worlds. The power he holds seems to lie not within his sword, bow, shield, magic or music, but in his heart, soul, and righteous ways. He will be tough, but we need to get rid of him. He is the biggest obstacle between us, and a powerful weapon artifact, 'The Axe of Portents.' We need that axe!!" The vortex begins to show more pictures of other people. While over a picture of a large rock like type of people, Hara seems curious, "Who are they?" "Those are the Gorons. A type of people found in these lands. They are rather muscular, and eat rocks, which happen to be part of their genetic make up. That provides them with quite a good amount of heat resistance, but it makes them slow, unless the ball up, and roll like a wheel. Him, the Goron one with the others looking up to him to lead the way, is Darunia, their leader. He has made Link a sworn brother to him ever since Link defeated the Dodongo overpopulation in Dodongo cave. He even named his son after him. He also is one of the sages of Hyrule; there are seven all together. He's the Sage of Fire. He too will suffer. He and his rock headed people. I will tell you everything. I will start from the beginning. I will tell you now, what our soldiers will know latter. Be glad you're getting to hear the story before them."
******
It had been 2 years since Link has had his crazy adventure in Termina, and lately, things have been rather peaceful in Hyrule. Link would some times make trips to Termina, afterwards. Getting to know people well comes easy to Link, as if that weren't enough, he saved their parallel universe from destruction. Termina & Hyrule were both Parallel universes to one another. Some people are easier to recall than others. However, there were several differences too. Today Link was doing nothing special in particular, but still in search of Navi, after she disappeared. After about an hour of searching, he came upon the sacred forest meadow. He decided that he might as well visit Saria, if she's there, which she was. She was also his life long friend. "Saria, how's everything going?"
"Link, it's nice to see you."
"Yeah," Link sighed depressed.
"What's wrong? Is everything ok?"
"No, not really. I've been having nightmares again, like I did 3 yrs ago when I met Navi. I miss her. Anyways, Lately, I've been sensing an evil presence, which I believe threatens my life as well as the lives of all of my friends, which would therefore include you. That said, I think you should try to get to somewhere safe."
******
"Hmm, there he is again, oh look. It's friend of his, all alone, no witnesses. What a perfect time to capture her." Said the wizard viewing the mist, which he used to view places in the world. "Let's see. This'll be perfect, & she's kinda cute too." The sorcerer grins maliciously, as he casts a spell, sending a magical energy field through the void to trap her within. Soon afterwards, the magical prison now containing a captive returns in a flash of light. "Hah ha hah, hello there."
A confused, and somewhat frightened Saria shivers with fear, "Who, who are you, and where am I?"
"I am the great Sorcerer Gertaldo, and you are at my war camp. We have come to Hyrule to find a magical artifact. The artifact is called the Axe of Portents: A powerful weapon, which just bursts with magical energy. However, we have a major obstacle in our way… your friend Link." Saria gasps. "N, no I'm not going to kill you. You are too important to my plans. You'll be hanging around with me for a while. Won't this be fun?" he smirks.
"You-you'll never get away with this, you're no worse than Ganondorf, in fact, I think he's better at this than you. Ganondorf was a…"
The wizard grunts "Bah, like I've never heard that line before. By the way, I know all about the incident with Ganondorf. As a matter of fact, I think he and I will become fast friends. Well stick around and watch the fun, because it's about to begin."
Saria mumbles, "Oh no, the other sages, Link, and all of Hyrule are in trouble."
"I heard that! By the way, no, not just Hyrule, Termina too… though mostly Hyrule."
******
A few hours later a meeting of the Sages has been called to order. All show up, save a certain captive. "Hmm, where's the Forest girl?" asks Darunia.
"Not here." Replies Nabooru, sage of Spirits.
"Duh, well where then?"
"Oh no, I feared this might happened." Gasped Zelda.
"Feared what would happen?" asked Rauru.
"A new evil descend upon Hyrule, too search for a powerful hidden artifact, but there is 1 that blocks its path. Link. The dream was of people in Hyrule, including you. You were all abducted, killed, banished, or captured. I don't know why, but I have a feeling whoever is masterminding this thinks it's a game, and is toying with us. I think we better call for Link."
A few minutes later, with the help of the remaining sages magic, Link is summoned to the chamber. "What's wrong? What's the emergency? Hey where's Saria?"
"Missing!" replied Zelda with a hint of worry. "Evil is coming, and it's trying to take our land. We have tried to locate Saria, but there's some sort of magical barrier that prevents any direction to search in."
Link suddenly has a thought, "Oh odd, I've been having dreams that indicate an evil. You should all try to get to some sort of safe haven, where this new evil can't get you. I have a bad feeling that we're in open grounds as of now." With that said, they go to the Temple of Light, to discuss matters further. "Hmm, it goes after Saria, but ignores the rest of the Kokiri. Maybe it's after my friends, and not just ordinary every day people, unless of course, that person is a friend."
Everybody takes time to think and talk over ideas with one another. Ruto sneaks up on Link to surprise him. She has an openly known crush on him, as a lot of people know. They also know that Link isn't too comfortable about it. "You'll protect me Link won't you?" She said as if a damsel in distress.
Link kept a straight face, and responded rather plainly, "Yes, as well as the rest of my friends, as best I can. Look, put your romance fantasies aside for now. When the threat is gone, you can continue to keep away." With that he walked over to discuss what plans others had in mind. Ruto sighed, and rolled her eyes, thinking to herself 'He's just playing hard to get. It's gotta be.' With that she goes over to the others to see what must be done.
"We need to warn people that evil is coming!" shouted Darunia. "We should tell them to be ready to defend themselves."
"Only I really need to worry." Said Link, "As do all close friends. But I think I can say that all other people are safe."
"How can you be so sure?" demanded Rauru "When something like this happens, innocents always suffer. It may not be intended upon, but it happens. Even if an accident," he sighs, "it's still very wasteful."
"We better think carefully then, we don't have too much time." Suggested Impa, "We're weakened by the loss of Saria, so we must work fast."
******
"Gertaldo, how soon until the first attack? We travel all this distance, and we've still been idle, we should mobilize before we're caught off guard." Said a soldier who was speaking on behalf of his fellow troops.
"You're that eager to fight? Save it, but let's not quarrel. We'll never beat them if we fight amongst ourselves. I can understand your boredom. I'm sure you'd like some pleasure, or fun." Looking over to Saria. Saria's eyes widened in horror, and wanted to scream, but was afraid of what they might do to high intolerance. The wizard smirks "Do what you want to her, as long as it's nothing that deals pain. We need her alive, and well. But be sure to not break the spell keeping her location hidden. Stay alert Return her when you are done."
"Well, thank you sir." Replied the soldier, with a glint of happiness, and seductiveness in his eyes. "Yes do get more, and do so soon." With that he walked away, with an unlucky captive in hand.
"I'll get others," mumbled the wizard, "But the time isn't right. Of course, I can still steal a few weapons from a random blacksmith. Nobody's going to miss a few toy hammers, maces, or pikes."
The Axe of Portents
In a dark room, a man sits plotting. He has been plotting many things, but 1 thing has been rather intriguing to him. "That boy, holder of the Triforce of Courage, he is amazing in his talents, strengths, and abilities. Hara!"
A young maid wanders in, quivering slightly at the man, "Y-yes Gertaldo?" She shook near him, for he was quite a powerful man indeed. He was a sorcerer, but rather evil at that. "You called?"
He smiled at the maid. He had always found her to be rather pretty, but he knew that she like most who knew him were afraid of his great power, "Yes, I did. I think it is almost time to mount the attack." He said with a serious tone as a magical vortex allowed a visual picture of a young boy, "This is Link, he is known as the Hero of Time, and holder of the Triforce of Courage in Hyrule. He has beaten many monsters, beasts, and evil warriors. His quests have taken him all over Hyrule, through time, and even through other worlds. The power he holds seems to lie not within his sword, bow, shield, magic or music, but in his heart, soul, and righteous ways. He will be tough, but we need to get rid of him. He is the biggest obstacle between us, and a powerful weapon artifact, 'The Axe of Portents.' We need that axe!!" The vortex begins to show more pictures of other people. While over a picture of a large rock like type of people, Hara seems curious, "Who are they?" "Those are the Gorons. A type of people found in these lands. They are rather muscular, and eat rocks, which happen to be part of their genetic make up. That provides them with quite a good amount of heat resistance, but it makes them slow, unless the ball up, and roll like a wheel. Him, the Goron one with the others looking up to him to lead the way, is Darunia, their leader. He has made Link a sworn brother to him ever since Link defeated the Dodongo overpopulation in Dodongo cave. He even named his son after him. He also is one of the sages of Hyrule; there are seven all together. He's the Sage of Fire. He too will suffer. He and his rock headed people. I will tell you everything. I will start from the beginning. I will tell you now, what our soldiers will know latter. Be glad you're getting to hear the story before them."
******
It had been 2 years since Link has had his crazy adventure in Termina, and lately, things have been rather peaceful in Hyrule. Link would some times make trips to Termina, afterwards. Getting to know people well comes easy to Link, as if that weren't enough, he saved their parallel universe from destruction. Termina & Hyrule were both Parallel universes to one another. Some people are easier to recall than others. However, there were several differences too. Today Link was doing nothing special in particular, but still in search of Navi, after she disappeared. After about an hour of searching, he came upon the sacred forest meadow. He decided that he might as well visit Saria, if she's there, which she was. She was also his life long friend. "Saria, how's everything going?"
"Link, it's nice to see you."
"Yeah," Link sighed depressed.
"What's wrong? Is everything ok?"
"No, not really. I've been having nightmares again, like I did 3 yrs ago when I met Navi. I miss her. Anyways, Lately, I've been sensing an evil presence, which I believe threatens my life as well as the lives of all of my friends, which would therefore include you. That said, I think you should try to get to somewhere safe."
******
"Hmm, there he is again, oh look. It's friend of his, all alone, no witnesses. What a perfect time to capture her." Said the wizard viewing the mist, which he used to view places in the world. "Let's see. This'll be perfect, & she's kinda cute too." The sorcerer grins maliciously, as he casts a spell, sending a magical energy field through the void to trap her within. Soon afterwards, the magical prison now containing a captive returns in a flash of light. "Hah ha hah, hello there."
A confused, and somewhat frightened Saria shivers with fear, "Who, who are you, and where am I?"
"I am the great Sorcerer Gertaldo, and you are at my war camp. We have come to Hyrule to find a magical artifact. The artifact is called the Axe of Portents: A powerful weapon, which just bursts with magical energy. However, we have a major obstacle in our way… your friend Link." Saria gasps. "N, no I'm not going to kill you. You are too important to my plans. You'll be hanging around with me for a while. Won't this be fun?" he smirks.
"You-you'll never get away with this, you're no worse than Ganondorf, in fact, I think he's better at this than you. Ganondorf was a…"
The wizard grunts "Bah, like I've never heard that line before. By the way, I know all about the incident with Ganondorf. As a matter of fact, I think he and I will become fast friends. Well stick around and watch the fun, because it's about to begin."
Saria mumbles, "Oh no, the other sages, Link, and all of Hyrule are in trouble."
"I heard that! By the way, no, not just Hyrule, Termina too… though mostly Hyrule."
******
A few hours later a meeting of the Sages has been called to order. All show up, save a certain captive. "Hmm, where's the Forest girl?" asks Darunia.
"Not here." Replies Nabooru, sage of Spirits.
"Duh, well where then?"
"Oh no, I feared this might happened." Gasped Zelda.
"Feared what would happen?" asked Rauru.
"A new evil descend upon Hyrule, too search for a powerful hidden artifact, but there is 1 that blocks its path. Link. The dream was of people in Hyrule, including you. You were all abducted, killed, banished, or captured. I don't know why, but I have a feeling whoever is masterminding this thinks it's a game, and is toying with us. I think we better call for Link."
A few minutes later, with the help of the remaining sages magic, Link is summoned to the chamber. "What's wrong? What's the emergency? Hey where's Saria?"
"Missing!" replied Zelda with a hint of worry. "Evil is coming, and it's trying to take our land. We have tried to locate Saria, but there's some sort of magical barrier that prevents any direction to search in."
Link suddenly has a thought, "Oh odd, I've been having dreams that indicate an evil. You should all try to get to some sort of safe haven, where this new evil can't get you. I have a bad feeling that we're in open grounds as of now." With that said, they go to the Temple of Light, to discuss matters further. "Hmm, it goes after Saria, but ignores the rest of the Kokiri. Maybe it's after my friends, and not just ordinary every day people, unless of course, that person is a friend."
Everybody takes time to think and talk over ideas with one another. Ruto sneaks up on Link to surprise him. She has an openly known crush on him, as a lot of people know. They also know that Link isn't too comfortable about it. "You'll protect me Link won't you?" She said as if a damsel in distress.
Link kept a straight face, and responded rather plainly, "Yes, as well as the rest of my friends, as best I can. Look, put your romance fantasies aside for now. When the threat is gone, you can continue to keep away." With that he walked over to discuss what plans others had in mind. Ruto sighed, and rolled her eyes, thinking to herself 'He's just playing hard to get. It's gotta be.' With that she goes over to the others to see what must be done.
"We need to warn people that evil is coming!" shouted Darunia. "We should tell them to be ready to defend themselves."
"Only I really need to worry." Said Link, "As do all close friends. But I think I can say that all other people are safe."
"How can you be so sure?" demanded Rauru "When something like this happens, innocents always suffer. It may not be intended upon, but it happens. Even if an accident," he sighs, "it's still very wasteful."
"We better think carefully then, we don't have too much time." Suggested Impa, "We're weakened by the loss of Saria, so we must work fast."
******
"Gertaldo, how soon until the first attack? We travel all this distance, and we've still been idle, we should mobilize before we're caught off guard." Said a soldier who was speaking on behalf of his fellow troops.
"You're that eager to fight? Save it, but let's not quarrel. We'll never beat them if we fight amongst ourselves. I can understand your boredom. I'm sure you'd like some pleasure, or fun." Looking over to Saria. Saria's eyes widened in horror, and wanted to scream, but was afraid of what they might do to high intolerance. The wizard smirks "Do what you want to her, as long as it's nothing that deals pain. We need her alive, and well. But be sure to not break the spell keeping her location hidden. Stay alert Return her when you are done."
"Well, thank you sir." Replied the soldier, with a glint of happiness, and seductiveness in his eyes. "Yes do get more, and do so soon." With that he walked away, with an unlucky captive in hand.
"I'll get others," mumbled the wizard, "But the time isn't right. Of course, I can still steal a few weapons from a random blacksmith. Nobody's going to miss a few toy hammers, maces, or pikes."