Author's Note: To all of those who might be reading this story, please note that it is a sequel to another story that I have written. As with the other one, this will mostly be written from the perspective of Christina who is a character of my own creation. Just to let all of you know, there could be a tragedy that you may or may not forgive me for. After all, the deaths of the innocent are never a good thing, but good may come of it. For now I will give a list of charcters who I plan to put into this story:
Link: the Hero of Hyrule, Zelda's husband, bearer of the Triforce of Courage, Knight of Hyrule and all around good-guy. He wields the Master Sword and has no problem vanquishing foes that might invade Hyrule and disturb it's peace. He is the father of Aiden.
Zelda: Princess of Hyrule, bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom, and Link's wife. She wields powerful Arrows of Light and is Hyrule's defender against evil.
Matthew: A newcomer to Hyrule. He comes from the real world and appears Hylian, but is not. It is only thanks to a spell that he appears this way. He was made a knight of Hyrule by Princess Zelda and is pretty darn good-looking. He is married to Christina.
Christina: The first Lady Knight of Hyrule, and the new bearer of the Triforce of Power. When Gannondorf was vanquished last time, the burden fell to her to wield it. She is the mother of Aiden.
Aiden: The son of Link and Christina and a Knight of Hyrule. He was born to help save Hyrule and to be the first person to trescend the realms between light and shadow. He has great courage and strength and is not easily swayed by danger.
Midna: The ruler of the Twilight Realm. She helped defeat Gannondorf the last time and, thanks to the Goddesses of Hyrule, she can now go back and forth between Hyrule and the Twilight Realm whenever she wishes. Although she can be quite mischievious at times, she is loyal and brave.
Kyle: He is a piece of work. Last time, he had the gall to say something insulting about Princess Zelda to Link, who did not take it well. He is an avid videogame lover, and even though he was friends with Christina in the past, he may very well bring about the destruction of Hyrule.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters nor do I make any money from this story. This is purely the work of my twisted imagination and boredom.
The broken form of a young man lay dying in a pool of his own blood, an arrow embedded in his back. He could neither move nor speak because of it, but he could watch and he could hear. He watched as a knight with gilded armor and a woman faced off. He was close enough to hear the knight and the woman argue,
"This is the best they could send? A little girl who likes to play with swords? Walk away from this now, insignificant whelp. You are in over your head."
"I've been in over my head for the past ten months, and I'm not walking away now."
"Suit yourself."
He watched as the knight raised his massive axe-blade, and the woman dodged the blow. The right bracer was knocked off her right arm and he heard the sickening crunch of bone as the arm shattered. He heard the woman scream in agony and could only watch helpless as she fell to her knees. He heard the horrible sound of a horse screaming and the heart-wrenching sound of a young man cry,
"NO!"
And the knight swung his weapon and brought it down…. but he didn't hit. The bludgeon had stopped just shy of her head. The young man had thrown himself across her body to protect her but was looking up at the knight now as well. The knight looked at them and said,
"You have the sacred Mark?"
The woman vigorously nodded her head, and the knight lifted his weapon and knelt before them. The young man got up off her and said,
"What's going on and why are you doing that?"
"She bears the sacred Mark. We must do as she says."
He heard the woman ask,
"We?"
"All of us that you see here. What do you wish of us?"
The dying man heard her say,
"Return to Hyrule, and do not trouble these people any more."
"As you wish, master."
The knight turned away and called off the attack. Everything just stopped. The dying man watched as the woman and her young man got into a bit of an argument and then the woman pulled something out of a pouch she had on her hip. He heard a familiar melody and the horse reappeared. The young man and the woman got on the horse and made their way to a piece of land. He watched as the young woman gave a final sweep over the carnage, and then disappear into nothingness with the young man and the horse. He watched and could say nothing, but in his mind he was screaming,
"DON'T LEAVE ME HERE! HELP ME TOO! PLEASE!"
Over and over he tried to mentally get their attention, but to no avail. He was left behind in a pool of blood covered with the stench of his enemy's bodies. He felt as his life ebbed away until he slipped into unconsciousness. He then felt himself begin to rise towards a place that he knew he was supposed to go. The pain was gone, the stench, the worry; it was no more. As he rose towards his destination, he was suddenly stopped. He heard a voice say,
"A shame that you had to leave your young life so soon while they had the chance to live on in happiness, isn't it?"
He replied,
"I…I guess."
"Tell me something, young man. Were you content with your life in that world?"
"As content as any person could be knowing that they outlived most of their neighbors and family for several months of an onslaught only to see it all fall away from me at the last minute."
"What do you mean?"
"I wasn't supposed to die on that street! I didn't want to die on that street! I watched as one of my best friends reappeared to me, but she didn't even take the opportunity to check that I was okay! I thought that she was dead, and she didn't even look for me; all she cared about was that other guy!"
"Ahhhh. Then you are angry at her?"
"I wanted to go with them. She didn't even look for me. Why didn't she look for me?"
"Would you like to go where she is now?"
"What do you mean? Where is she?"
"She's in one of the places that you have been wanting to go your whole life, but because of a harmless comment on your part, she denied your entrance to this place to learn everything you wanted to. How to use a sword, a bow, and how to fight in combat."
"Where is she?" He asked again.
"My dear boy, she's in Hyrule; along with Princess Zelda, Link and her betrothed…. and her filthy vermin of a son."
"How do you know this?"
"I have seen her and how much joy she has right now. Everybody there thinks that she is a hero but in truth the woman is a thief. She stole something very important to me and I want it back. However, I cannot do it alone; I need your help."
"What can I do? I'm dead now."
"But you can live again! However, I cannot help you with this as long as you remain an inhabitant of your former world."
"So what do I have to do?"
"Claim me as your master. Swear undying loyalty to me, and promise that you will serve me until the end of your days."
"How do I know that the end of my days won't be tomorrow or the next day?"
"I promise that you will not die unless I meet my end, and I'm already dead. Therefore I cannot die again. You, my boy, will be immortal."
"Immortal, huh? Why should I help you?"
"You and I have a common goal: revenge. As long as all those whom I have mentioned remain alive, I cannot touch them. This is where you come in. If they are dead I can destroy them forever, and claim both worlds as my own, and you will have a place at my side once they are mine."
The apparition considered the options for a moment, and then asked,
"So, I swear undying loyalty to you and you promise to make me immortal? What's the catch?"
"No catch, just your oath. That is all I require. Unlike some, like the girl, I have compassion and understanding."
The apparition of the dead man considered again, and then said,
"What do I have to do?"
The unseen speaker's voice seemed to crackle with an invisible smile as it said,
"Repeat after me: I swear my life and my service to my master, Gannon, who is the rightful king of Hyrule."
The apparition balked at the name of the speaker. He said,
"Gannon! Hang on, you're bad news; I have no desire to serve you!"
"But you want revenge, yes?"
"I do, but…."
"Then this is your only choice. Say the oath, and you live again with all my powers at your disposal!"
"I don't…. yes, I do. She didn't even make sure that I was okay after all that time of thinking that she was dead! She wouldn't even let me ask Link anything and all I did was start a harmless conversation, and Link freaked out on me! I will say it, and I'll be even better than Link! I swear my life and my service to my master, Gannon, who is the rightful king of Hyrule!"
As soon as he spoke the words, the unseen speaker began to do something to the apparition's body. It glowed with an unearthly light and then it began to descend towards the earth in a ghostly fluidity. The apparition touched down on the ground, and as soon as his feet hit the earth his body began to grow solid and he felt the warmth of the sun on his flesh once again. He fell forward feeling every sensation as his blood found its pathways again, and he drew in his first breath of air as his lungs materialized. When his transformation was over he stood up feeling more powerful than ever before. Every sinew of his body was imbued with another power that made it possible for him to walk amongst the living. Then he heard the unseen speaker's voice say to him,
"Now, your first task is to write a letter to her and let her know that I am not so easily gotten rid of. "
The young man started a journey towards the nearest town and soon he came upon a large sprawling city which he recognized from every Legend of Zelda game he had ever played: Castle Town. He made his way towards the bar on the South Road and found his way inside. Everyone there looked towards the door as he walked in and every eye in the place followed him. He went over to the bar and said,
"Do you have a piece of paper that I can use?"
Telma gave a sheet of paper to the young man and said,
"Here you go."
He sat down at one of the tables and waited. The voice said to him,
"I want you to write these words: 'This isn't the end yet. Until next time, Heroine of Hyrule.'"
The young man dutifully did as he was asked and found the postman over in the corner of the bar. He said,
"I need you to deliver this to the 'Heroine of Hyrule.' It's urgent."
"Of course, of course, sir. Shall I say who it's from?"
"No, I'd rather it be a surprise."
"Very well. Five rupees please."
"Oh! Um…rupees, rupees; I don't have any rupees."
"We'll just call this one a freebie. That family gets more letters than what's good for them anyway. Next time, however, don't expect me to be so generous."
The postman took off with the letter, and the young man sat down to one of the tables and said,
"Bartender! I want a drink!"
Telma turned her upper lip up at this guy, but she brought him the drink. Something about this man didn't sit right with her, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She made a mental note to tell Link, Matthew or Aiden about him the next time one of them came in. She said,
"First timers drink free, but have money next time. Don't expect any special treatment around here."
The young man looked up at Telma and gave her a daring look that sent her on a hasty retreat behind the counter. Soon he got up and departed the bar. The voice said to him,
"Did you see the way that bartender reacted when you looked at her? Give it some time and you will be able to weaken entire armies with a single glare as I once did."
The young man retreated into an ally and made sure that he was alone. He said to the voice,
"Is there anyway that I can shut you off for a while? I need some time to think."
"Of course my dear boy. Take all the time in the world. If you need me again, just call my name. You know my name, yes?"
"Yes…. Gannondorf."
"Good lad. I'll be watching."
The voice left, and with it some of the menacing air that the young man was projecting. The young man left the ally and looked at the cobblestones that made up the street. He wasn't watching where he was going, however, and bumped into someone. Both of them fell flat on their backs and the young man was the first to say,
"Watch where you're going, idiot!"
"I beg your pardon? Who are ye to speak to me that way!"
The young man looked at the other person full in the face and saw an old man, short in stature with very thick glasses making him look more like a bug than a human being. The elderly man raised his fists and said,
"I'll ask ye one more time what right you have to speak to me that way or I'll box your ears for ye!"
The young man got up and laughed the way the old man was standing. He said,
"Oh my God! You really think that you're gonna beat me up? Don't make me laugh."
He continued laughing and never saw the blow. He felt a strong fist punch him square in the chin and he fell over feeling like he'd been hit with a sack of bricks. He heard a crotchety old man's voice say,
"That'll learn ye, ya ignant whippersnapper!"
The old man walked off muttering something about how young people never have respect for their elders anymore and how children should all be locked away until they were good and grown, leaving the younger man in the dirty road with every person who had witnessed the fight laughing uproariously at his misfortune. The young man was on his feet in a minute and was about to go after the senior citizen, but the voice stopped him saying,
"Don't waste your strength on that old fool. He'll get what's coming to him in the end. Focus on what you need to do."
The young man brushed himself off and took off in the other direction to avoid the old man. Soon he made it to the center square and took off in the direction of the castle. He made it to the gate, but the guard stopped him and said,
"Halt! None my pass this way without the approval of the Princess."
The young man drew himself up to his fullest height and asked,
"If I can't see the Princess, can I at least see Link? I'm a big fan of his."
"You about a thousand other people, but I'll see if he is in today."
The guard disappeared and the young man felt a surge of excitement at the possibility of being able to meet his hero again. Soon the guard came back out with another person trailing behind him. As he got closer, the young man realized that it wasn't Link, but another guard who had a higher ranking. His armor was highly polished and he carried a common sword and he had an expression on his face that screamed of boredom. As soon as they got to where the young man was standing, the higer ranking guard said,
"I am sorry, but Link is busy at the moment. Perhaps I can help you, though?"
"Um…who are you?"
"My name is Ungo. If you have business to conduct with Link or Princess Zelda, I am afraid that you need to state your business to me first."
"I'm afraid that my business is with Link only."
Ungo's expression went from bored to exasperated.
"I have already informed you that he is busy and doesn't want to talk to anyone right now. If your business is concluded, then please leave. Otherwise I'll have to remove you. Have a good day."
Ungo turned to go, but the young man said,
"Wait a second! Perhaps you know of someone else?"
Ungo turned back around and said,
"Who do you want to talk to now?"
"Do you know Christina?"
Ungo's face went from exasperated to downright mad.
"All right, look. I don't care what fan club you are the leader of; but get out of here or I'm going to throw you in the dungeons!"
"For what?"
"Pissing me off! Now get lost!"
Ungo turned to go, but before he did the young man shouted at him,
"Next time you see any of them, tell them that Kyle was looking for them!"
"All right, that's it! I've had enough of you! You're under arrest for trespassing on castle property and for disrespecting a Royal Hylian Officer!"
Ungo grabbed hold of him and placed the cuffs around his wrists. He took him down below the castle walls and threw him into a cell in the dungeon. After Ungo locked his prisoner up he said,
"I'll be sure to relay your message to the chickens. Maybe one of them will be able to help you out of this."
Ungo took off laughing, leaving Kyle sulking.
