The Legend of
ZELDA
The Rise of Ganondorf......
It is just moments after the epic battle between the King of Evil and Hero of Time. Link was unable to withstand Ganondorf's extreme power that he drew from the Triforce, his magic and swordmanship was not enough to save him or Hyrule. Barely alive the Hero of Time was thrown into a holding cell and Ganondorf tracked down and kind napped every one of the sages including their leader, Princess Zelda. This is where our story begins.....
Chapter One
Princess Ruto rubbed her shoulders slowly. The prison cell was damp and dark. A cold draft blew in from a skylight above. Rauru, the light sage, sat off in a corner his eyes closed in deep concentration. Durainia watched as Zelda held Link in her in arms, bandaging his sides, her hands and dress stained with red blood. The young boy moaned and rolled onto his side. The Princess brushed his light bangs out of his face and whispered,
"Be still, the pain will pass in time" Zelda's voice sounded awkward and yet melodic at the same time. No one had spoken a word since the defeat, save for Zelda's placating, and Nabooru the Spirit sage, paced nervously back and forth.
"Stop that" Ruto said her voice low, "you're making me nervous"
"And you don't think that I am?!" The gruedo shouted glaring her sharp eyes towards Ruto, "I'm paranoid, worried, and nervous at the same time! Do you know who's ruling our world now? Ganondorf! The most powerful sorcerer alive! Who knows what he's done to the outside world!"
"We won't have to worry about it" Rauru stirred and Nabooru glanced in his direction, "soon we won't have to worry about anything. Ganondorf will execute us all"
Saria put her hands to her mouth and whimpered softly. Durianina put a strong arm around her for comfort.
"I don't want to die" she sobbed, "I don't. I don't...." The fire sage sighed.
"Do not worry Saria, we will figure a way out of here. Do not worry"
"I can't help it!" Saira cried and everyone flinched, "There's no way we're going to be free now! Not when Link has lost and Evil controls the Golden Land!"
Zelda sighed and her eyes became clouded. Link stirred with in her embrace and she rubbed her hand on his check to pacify him. Link's back muscles tensed and he opened his cerulean eyes, which were fogged with tears of pain, fear, and regret.
"I'm sorry Saria......I'm sorry everyone...." he breathed and squeezed his eyes shut again. Zelda shook her head back and forth slowly tears welling up in her own eyes.
"No Link....it's not your fault...we....we shouldn't depend upon you so much"
Nabooru nodded and squatted next to him. "Yeah kid. Don't beat yourself up about it"
Link inhaled, then coughed viciously as hot blood poured over his lips. "But....but I failed..." He tried to sit up but Zelda pushed him back down gently.
"Don't fight it. Just relax..."
Link squeezed her hand as hard as he could, then his fingers fell limp in Zelda's palm as the action caused the already broken bones in his body to shatter more. Zelda looked up sharply at the Spirit Sage.
"Oh.... He'll die if he doesn't get some medical attention!" The princess voice was pleading and Nabooru closed her eyes to as not meet hers as she spoke,
"There is nothing we can do my lady. Unless Ganon allows us to tend to him we can only watch...and hope." Water streamed down Zelda's cheeks and Nabooru took Link from her and laid his head in her lap as Zelda threw herself to the wet ground and cried.
All the Sages looked up when the sound of a door swinging open and footsteps entering could be heard. Light raced into the room and Durania shielded his eyes from the brightness of it all. In the doorway stood three female Gruedo guards. Chains bounded their ankles loose enough only to walk and they each held desert long spears in their hands.
The leader press forward and reluctantly opened the cell door.
"His majesty Lord Ganondorf wishes Princess Zelda to come forth for her sentence." she explained her tone tired and mournful. Zelda stood, wiping the tears form her eyes. She was not going to show weakness to her enemies at the event of her death. The Princess stood and stepped forward. Link turned his head to follow her stride and reached out to grab the hem of her dress before she could escape.
Zelda avoided it; her chest muscles tightening and she stared straight ahead.
"No! Zelda! Don't go!" Link cried, attempting to get to his feet but Nabooru threaded her arms under his and held him firmly. Link was on his knees and pushed himself forward trying to get away from Nabooru.
"No Zelda! Stop! Zelda!"
"Take it easy kid!" Nabooru yelled through gritted teeth but Link still tried to resist, weak as he was from the lost of blood.
Zelda followed the Gruedo guards to the door and at the threshold she turned and Link ceased his struggling.
"Zelda..." he mouthed his ocean blue eyes quivering.
"Good-bye Link. Be strong everyone. Hold on. Do not lose hope. Good- bye" Zelda waved her hand, persevering the task of withholding her tears back. She turned on her heals and the door closed.
Link tore away from Nabooru's grasp finally and stood. His feet were unstable, with his right leg broken and he fell forward clenching the bars of the cell with broken fingers.
"No.....ZELDA! no...."He sobbed, "I couldn't save her...why!?"
Nabooru placed a hand on his shoulder. "You can't fix everything Link."
"No, I was supposed to save her. I was supposed to save you all..."
"Link, it's alright."
"I've lost her..." Nabooru narrowed her eyes in frustration and drove her fingers in the palm of her hand until her knuckles turned white.
"Stop feeling sorry for yourself! The Princess is gone! She's never coming back! It's only a matter of time before he slaughters us all like sheep! If you don't want to fail again then you should quit the winning and find us a way out of here!" Link looked up and Nabooru's breathing came fast and heavy.
"Nabooru don't yell at him" Saria whispered, "it's not his fault....he really loved her....and you are cruel to speak to him in this way! He can barely speak he is in so much pain. He risked his life for us! and even though the odds were against him he still didn't give up! He has never given up on us! But we can not count on him this time...not when he is in this condition. He needs us now"
Nabooru put her hands on her hips. "It's a cruel world Saria. A blood thirsty one. Being a child of the Kokiri Forest I don't expect you to know that. But this is your wake up call! Things don't always turn out for the best and nothing ends in 'happily ever after'. This isn't some fairy tale! This is real life! And Link needs to suck it up and move on!"
"Nabooru-" Saria began but Link cut her off.
"No Saria. She's right. I had a duty and I failed it. But I can still make up for it." He stood leaning on the bars for support; "I am not going to fail again. I think I might have an idea"
Nabooru crossed her arms. "It had better be a good one kid"
Link ignored her and turned to the Fire Sage. "Duriania? Where's my sword?"
"On the ground right here" The Goron picked up the Master Sword and held it out to Link with two hands. The Hero of Time nodded, his right leg trembling slightly under his weight.
"Good. Now take it, and start banging it against the wall" The Sages raised eyebrows and stared at Link blankly. Link smiled weakly, his eyes returning their twinkle, "trust me, it's a trick I've preformed many times"
ZELDA
The Rise of Ganondorf......
It is just moments after the epic battle between the King of Evil and Hero of Time. Link was unable to withstand Ganondorf's extreme power that he drew from the Triforce, his magic and swordmanship was not enough to save him or Hyrule. Barely alive the Hero of Time was thrown into a holding cell and Ganondorf tracked down and kind napped every one of the sages including their leader, Princess Zelda. This is where our story begins.....
Chapter One
Princess Ruto rubbed her shoulders slowly. The prison cell was damp and dark. A cold draft blew in from a skylight above. Rauru, the light sage, sat off in a corner his eyes closed in deep concentration. Durainia watched as Zelda held Link in her in arms, bandaging his sides, her hands and dress stained with red blood. The young boy moaned and rolled onto his side. The Princess brushed his light bangs out of his face and whispered,
"Be still, the pain will pass in time" Zelda's voice sounded awkward and yet melodic at the same time. No one had spoken a word since the defeat, save for Zelda's placating, and Nabooru the Spirit sage, paced nervously back and forth.
"Stop that" Ruto said her voice low, "you're making me nervous"
"And you don't think that I am?!" The gruedo shouted glaring her sharp eyes towards Ruto, "I'm paranoid, worried, and nervous at the same time! Do you know who's ruling our world now? Ganondorf! The most powerful sorcerer alive! Who knows what he's done to the outside world!"
"We won't have to worry about it" Rauru stirred and Nabooru glanced in his direction, "soon we won't have to worry about anything. Ganondorf will execute us all"
Saria put her hands to her mouth and whimpered softly. Durianina put a strong arm around her for comfort.
"I don't want to die" she sobbed, "I don't. I don't...." The fire sage sighed.
"Do not worry Saria, we will figure a way out of here. Do not worry"
"I can't help it!" Saira cried and everyone flinched, "There's no way we're going to be free now! Not when Link has lost and Evil controls the Golden Land!"
Zelda sighed and her eyes became clouded. Link stirred with in her embrace and she rubbed her hand on his check to pacify him. Link's back muscles tensed and he opened his cerulean eyes, which were fogged with tears of pain, fear, and regret.
"I'm sorry Saria......I'm sorry everyone...." he breathed and squeezed his eyes shut again. Zelda shook her head back and forth slowly tears welling up in her own eyes.
"No Link....it's not your fault...we....we shouldn't depend upon you so much"
Nabooru nodded and squatted next to him. "Yeah kid. Don't beat yourself up about it"
Link inhaled, then coughed viciously as hot blood poured over his lips. "But....but I failed..." He tried to sit up but Zelda pushed him back down gently.
"Don't fight it. Just relax..."
Link squeezed her hand as hard as he could, then his fingers fell limp in Zelda's palm as the action caused the already broken bones in his body to shatter more. Zelda looked up sharply at the Spirit Sage.
"Oh.... He'll die if he doesn't get some medical attention!" The princess voice was pleading and Nabooru closed her eyes to as not meet hers as she spoke,
"There is nothing we can do my lady. Unless Ganon allows us to tend to him we can only watch...and hope." Water streamed down Zelda's cheeks and Nabooru took Link from her and laid his head in her lap as Zelda threw herself to the wet ground and cried.
All the Sages looked up when the sound of a door swinging open and footsteps entering could be heard. Light raced into the room and Durania shielded his eyes from the brightness of it all. In the doorway stood three female Gruedo guards. Chains bounded their ankles loose enough only to walk and they each held desert long spears in their hands.
The leader press forward and reluctantly opened the cell door.
"His majesty Lord Ganondorf wishes Princess Zelda to come forth for her sentence." she explained her tone tired and mournful. Zelda stood, wiping the tears form her eyes. She was not going to show weakness to her enemies at the event of her death. The Princess stood and stepped forward. Link turned his head to follow her stride and reached out to grab the hem of her dress before she could escape.
Zelda avoided it; her chest muscles tightening and she stared straight ahead.
"No! Zelda! Don't go!" Link cried, attempting to get to his feet but Nabooru threaded her arms under his and held him firmly. Link was on his knees and pushed himself forward trying to get away from Nabooru.
"No Zelda! Stop! Zelda!"
"Take it easy kid!" Nabooru yelled through gritted teeth but Link still tried to resist, weak as he was from the lost of blood.
Zelda followed the Gruedo guards to the door and at the threshold she turned and Link ceased his struggling.
"Zelda..." he mouthed his ocean blue eyes quivering.
"Good-bye Link. Be strong everyone. Hold on. Do not lose hope. Good- bye" Zelda waved her hand, persevering the task of withholding her tears back. She turned on her heals and the door closed.
Link tore away from Nabooru's grasp finally and stood. His feet were unstable, with his right leg broken and he fell forward clenching the bars of the cell with broken fingers.
"No.....ZELDA! no...."He sobbed, "I couldn't save her...why!?"
Nabooru placed a hand on his shoulder. "You can't fix everything Link."
"No, I was supposed to save her. I was supposed to save you all..."
"Link, it's alright."
"I've lost her..." Nabooru narrowed her eyes in frustration and drove her fingers in the palm of her hand until her knuckles turned white.
"Stop feeling sorry for yourself! The Princess is gone! She's never coming back! It's only a matter of time before he slaughters us all like sheep! If you don't want to fail again then you should quit the winning and find us a way out of here!" Link looked up and Nabooru's breathing came fast and heavy.
"Nabooru don't yell at him" Saria whispered, "it's not his fault....he really loved her....and you are cruel to speak to him in this way! He can barely speak he is in so much pain. He risked his life for us! and even though the odds were against him he still didn't give up! He has never given up on us! But we can not count on him this time...not when he is in this condition. He needs us now"
Nabooru put her hands on her hips. "It's a cruel world Saria. A blood thirsty one. Being a child of the Kokiri Forest I don't expect you to know that. But this is your wake up call! Things don't always turn out for the best and nothing ends in 'happily ever after'. This isn't some fairy tale! This is real life! And Link needs to suck it up and move on!"
"Nabooru-" Saria began but Link cut her off.
"No Saria. She's right. I had a duty and I failed it. But I can still make up for it." He stood leaning on the bars for support; "I am not going to fail again. I think I might have an idea"
Nabooru crossed her arms. "It had better be a good one kid"
Link ignored her and turned to the Fire Sage. "Duriania? Where's my sword?"
"On the ground right here" The Goron picked up the Master Sword and held it out to Link with two hands. The Hero of Time nodded, his right leg trembling slightly under his weight.
"Good. Now take it, and start banging it against the wall" The Sages raised eyebrows and stared at Link blankly. Link smiled weakly, his eyes returning their twinkle, "trust me, it's a trick I've preformed many times"