Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of the Legend of Zelda. So please…don't sue me.
A/N: Alright now! I started this series because I was bored and felt like this has been a good idea. It's been a while since I actually had an idea! There will be some Zelink later on, so please, be patient. Without anymore wait, I bring you the Legend of Zelda: Spirits of Alana.
The Legend of Zelda: Spirits of Alana
Chapter One: Fangs of the Cursed Spirit
In the land of Hyrule, there was a small village known as Ordona. This village was peaceful, undisturbed by monsters and curses, for this village was protected by a powerful spirit. For countless years, this was untouched, thanks to this spirit. The villagers were content and happy with their quiet life.
From the woods of Faron, came a handsome young man on the back of a Belgian horse. As he crossed the bridge, he looked at the setting sun. The bright ball of fire was just sitting over the horizon. The horse stopped, snorted and pawed at the wood of the bridge.
The young man looked at his horse, smiled lightly, and patted the horse's soft neck. "Don't worry, Epona," The young elf reassured the mare. "We'll be home soon."
Epona shook her head and moved onward. The wooden boards of the bridge creaked with each step the horse took.
Soon, the young man arrived in front of his house. He jumped off Epona and slowly unsaddled her. Epona munched at a small patch of grass in front of her. The young man sighed and placed the saddle on the ground next to the ladder, used to get to the front door, vowing that he would put it away later. After that, he walked to an old tree and sat under it, resting his head on the trunk. He watched his horse eat, as well as drift off occasionally in a daydream.
Suddenly, Epona's head shot up, ears perked forward. The young man noticed and stood up, looking at the same direction of the horse. Now, both he and Epona were gazing at a white wolf that sat in the middle of the path that led to the village. The creature looked very unusual. The wolf was larger than a normal wolf, almost about the size of Epona. It was lean and nicely built it gazed at the horse, and then at the young man. He looked into the wolf's piercing red eyes. He slowly pulled out his wooden sword from the sheath on his back.
"Please, get out of here, beast from not of these parts," the young man muttered, not letting down his guard as he looked at the wolf. "We will not hurt you if you leave peacefully."
Instead of fleeing or charging at him, the wolf's eyes glinted with amusement. The beast rose to its paws, took one last look at the young man and walked towards the village. The young man gasped and chased after it.
Then, when he arrived at the center of the village, he looked around. The wolf had disappeared. The young man took a sigh of relief and out his wooden sword back into its sheath.
"Wonder where it went," He questioned as he turned his back and headed down the path.
"Hey! Link!" Someone called out.
The young man turned around and saw that it was his teacher, Rusl. The young man turned around and cocked his head to the side.
"Um…hello, Rusl," He greeted. "Did you see that wolf?"
Rusl raised a brow. "A wolf? Link you must be dreaming of things."
Link looked at him and shook his head. "Um…yeah."
"Well, Link, I came to tell you something," Rusl continued. "I want you to come to the castle city with me."
Link looked at Rusl with excitement shining in his eyes. "Really? You want to bring me?"
Rusl smiled and nodded. "Uh-huh. We are going to tomorrow to present a gift to the royal family and I wanted you to come. Are you still up for it?"
Link nodded. Rusl nodded back. "Good. You might even meet Princess Zelda. "
"Princess Zelda?" Link repeated. "You mean THE Princess Zelda?"
"Uh-huh! I heard she is a cutie," Rusl said before turning his back to Link. "Well, see you tomorrow. Make sure you get some sleep."
Link nodded and Rusl walked away. Link waved at his back before heading down the path to his house. Once he got to his house, he saw Epona looking at him. She trotted to him and nickered at him. Link smiled and patted Epona on the nose.
"Don't worry, the wolf is gone," Link said to her.
Epona snorted and shoved her head into Link's chest. Link chuckled and rubbed the horse's forehead.
"Alright, my friend," He said kindly to Epona. "Now we can rest for the day."
He moved away from his horse and walked over to the ladder that led up to his door. He looked at Epona and smiled. "Now you stay here and be good. I'll see you later tonight." Epona dipped her head obediently and then went to a patch of green grass and ate. Link smiled softly at her and then climbed up the ladder, opened the door and shut it behind him.
~Later~
The sun had gone down and a small crescent was in the deep colored sky with star shining faintly around it. Link was resting in a chair in front of the fireplace. He dozed off after sitting down in it a few hours earlier. He sat there, dreaming about the trip to the Castle City and the chance of meeting the beautiful Princess Zelda. He had only heard stories about her but all of them suggested the fact that she was very pretty.
A line of drool came from Link's mouth as he slept. His eyes gradually began to open. He slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes. Once his eyes adjusted to the light, he wiped the drool away from his mouth and looked at fire, then out the window.
"Geez…I felt like I slept for a week," He said groggily as he stood up. He stretched his back till it cracked. "Ow…"
He walked over to the door. "I wonder how Epona is…"
Suddenly, he heard a shriek that came from the inner village. Link's eyes shot wide open and he swiftly opened the door. From the village, there was a bright glow that seemed like the color of a fire. Even Epona below was rearing up and neighing loudly. Link quickly climbed down the ladder and ran over to Epona.
"Epona! Settle down!' He said firmly to his horse. He grabbed Epona by her bridle and held on to it. In no time, the horse calmed down. He let go and she shook her head. Since there was no time to lose, he jumped onto her back, without saddling her up, took the reins in hand and kicked her into a gallop down the path that led to the village.
When they got to the village, nothing was on fire, but several torches were lit and burning. But something odd was there. A large black creature was walking through the streets. It was in the shape of a large cat with a long tail and black snake-like things extending out of its body. Villagers stood outside of their houses, looking terrified by this weird creature. Link and Epona stood still. Then the creature turned around and looked at Link. Its red glowing eyes glared at him with all the malice and hate anything could have. It snarled at him and roared a deafening cry.
"Watch it Link!" Link heard Rusl yell. "If that thing touches you, you'll be cursed!"
The beast heard Rusl yell and turned to look at him. With that, the beast charged at him. Link was surprised at how fast the creature ran at him. Link looked around for something to throw at the monster. He found a large stick pointed stick and quickly picked it up. He launched the stick at the demon and struck it in the back. The monster let out a shrill cry and ran to the water.
At that time, while the monster was in the water, Link made Epona run over to where Rusl. He stopped in front of Rusl and kept an eye on the water where the monster hid.
"What's going on?" Link asked Rusl.
"That monster is attacking the village," Rusl reported. "All I know that besides that it's cursed, it's not of these parts."
"Not of these parts?" Link repeated.
Rusl nodded. "It's far too big and powerful to be from around here." The water began to stir. Rusl looked at Link. "We need to kill it fast or it will exterminate us all."
"I know but…how?" Link asked.
"You can borrow my sword," Rusl said as he handed Link his finely crafted blade. "It'll probably do more damage than a wooden sword. Just take Epona around and try to lure that thing away, or better yet kill it."
Link nodded and took the sword. "Got it, just be safe."
Rusl nodded and ran to his house. Link turned Epona and faced the water. The water became more distorted and out of the water, came the cat demon. The monster glared at him and roared. Epona reared up and neighed at the monster.
Then, out of the shadows, came a white blur that struck the monster in the head. The monster roared and looked around for what struck it.
Link looked around too and then saw the white wolf from earlier standing beside Epona. He looked at the wolf and the wolf looked back at him. The wolf smirked at him and nodded its head. Link smiled and nodded at the wolf. Then, the two looked at the monster, which was slowly getting up. It shook its head and ran out of the water. The wolf snarled at the demon and charged at it. Link followed the wolf's lead and went after. The monster snapped at the warriors but they evaded by jumping into the air. The wolf jumped onto the monster's head and clawed fearlessly at its eyes, trying to blind it. But the demon responded by tossing its head violently and throwing the wolf onto the ground. The wolf landed on its feet. It shook its pelt and glared at the monster.
The wolf looked at Link and barked at him, like it was trying to talk to him. Link was confused by what the wolf was barking.
"I can't understand you," he said to the wolf.
The wolf growled crossly and lunged back at the demon's face, once again attacking its evil, red eyes. Then, Link realized what the wolf wanted him to do. It wanted him to blind help blind the monster.
Once the wolf was thrown off again, Link kicked Epona into a gallop and charged at the monster. He stood up on her back got the sword in his hand. Then when Epona came close enough to the monster, Link jumped up onto the monster's shoulder, ignoring the fact that the demon snakes were trying to latch onto him. He quickly ran up the monster's body to its face and stood on its forehead. Then, he drove his sword into the monster's red eyes. The monster shrieked and threw its head around, trying to throw Link off. Link wasn't able to hold on and was thrown off, and the sword came with him. He landed hard onto his back.
He looked at the monster. Blood came from the place where the sword stabbed the beast. The cat beast, with all its fury in its body extended its neck to Link. Link backed away but the beast was able to reach and bit down hard onto his arm. Link screamed in pain and tried kicking the monster off.
Then, the wolf charged at the monster and pushed its head away from Link. The monster and the wolf stared at each other, hatred and anger on both of their minds. Link was trembling in shock from the new wound on his right arm. Blood dripped from the bite mark but it soon dried up. The skin seemed to be healing, but it caused great pain. Soon, all that was left was a scar and a black mark that burned like the hottest fire. His body had trouble adapting to the situation and struggled with keeping his conscience. He was able to watch the wolf and monster fight though.
The cat beast arched its head high in the air and was about to strike at the wolf. But the wolf was quick and when the beast struck at it, it moved away and latched on firmly at the monster's neck.
The monster shrieked and tossed its head, trying to rid of the wolf. The wolf held on tightly and with all its strength, dragged the monster to the ground. The black snakes on the cat began to turn into a sticky, black substance. The substance dripped off of the monster, revealing the orange colored fur of the cat underneath. The red, malicious glow went away and the eyes of the beast became a yellow-green glare that froze on the cat's sharp face. The wolf let go and looked at the cat. Villagers were coming out of their houses, looking at the fallen monster. Some, mostly the women and children, went to Link's aid. The men went to look at the monstrous cat. The cat looked at them and then at the wounded Link.
"Disgusting little worm…"The cat growled, shaking the village slightly. "Soon…you will feel the hatred of the spirits and suffer…as I have suffered."
As the cat spoke, the flesh and fur began to decay and disappear. Soon, all was left was the skeleton of the giant cat spirit. The wolf, along with some of the villagers, bowed their heads in respect of the fallen spirit.
"Mommy," A child said. The wolf turned around and looked at Link. "Is Link going to be okay?"
The child slowly began to reach out to touch Link's arm. The wolf trotted quickly over to Link and placed its white tail in front of the wound arm, shielding it from the kid from touching it. The child looked into the wolf's red eyes. The eyes of the wolf were shining with disappointment and safety. The child took back its hand and backed away from Link. Link looked up at the wolf and gulped.
"You…saved us," He said hoarsely to the wolf. The wolf bowed its head and closed its eyes. Link, with his left hand, reached out to pet the wolf but he froze up. His eyes closed and he fell unconscious. The villagers gasped and ran to Link. But the wolf held up its tail, signaling them to stay. The villagers listened to the wolf's orders and stood still. The wolf walked to Link's side and grabbed the collar of his shirt. Villagers gasped, thinking that wolf was going to eat him. But, instead, the wolf lifted Link up and set him gently onto its back.
It looked at Epona and barked something quietly at her. Epona nodded, seeming to understand what the wolf was saying and walked over to it. The wolf walked over to the sword, which was still covered in the cat spirit's blood, and picked it up with its mouth. The villagers looked at one another, muttering questions and suspicions on what the wolf was going to do. One villager ran out and stood in front of the wolf.
"What are you doing to him?" He demanded. "If you don't tell us, I'll kill you."
The wolf looked at him. The man lowered his guard, seeming to understand what the wolf saying, even though it didn't speak in words. He moved out of the way.
The wolf walked on, with Epona following. The villagers watched the wolf as it, Epona and the wounded Link left the inner village. The villagers cried and some took off their hats as the group left and was out of sight.
Link lay on the back of the wolf, the wound on his arm still stinging painfully, along with the ominous words of the cat spirit.
"Soon…you will feel the hatred of the spirits and suffer…as I have suffered."
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