AUTHOR'S NOTE—This story takes place seven years after Link's return to Hyrule from Termina

Author's Note—This story takes place seven years after Link's return to Hyrule from Termina. He lost all his items from Ocarina but the Ocarina of Time, as it never happened. He kept all the items from Majora's Mask, but the only one he can still use is the Great Fairy's Sword, which he can now use one-handed. He also bought a shield and a bow.

Yes, I took the dragon name from Magic: The Gathering. But nothing else!

Book One

ONSLAUGHT

Prologue

The Desert Colossus stretched out as far as the eye could see, its silence absolute.

That was, except for the shrieks.

They were pretty loud, as a Gerudo was heartlessly slitting throats.

The prisoners, all Hylians, were hanging by chains, attached to their wrists.

The Gerudo, before each victim, would murmur, spread a little powder, and slit.

She came to the last victim. This one was different. This Hylian wore a blue tunic, and had a fancy scabbard on his back.

She murmured for much longer this time, and instead of simply slitting his throat, she carved an intricate design on his chest. She sprinkled more powder onto the cuts, after slicing the chest part of his tunic off.

The design turned out to be a very detailed picture of a dragon. The powder filled in the cuts and absorbed the blood, but made the design yellowish.

He was restrained the whole time, though he stared at his chest in horror.

When the Gerudo finished, she replaced his tunic with a whitish blue one. She moved the scabbard and sword, though not before hitting him on the head with the handle.