So, yeah. I defeated Twilight Princess (Midna was actually hot, I was surprised!) and then visions of Shad and Link began dancing in my head. I'm not quite sure why. I mean, I've always thought it would be cute, but it's been my policy to not sponsor pairings inZelda. It's a shipper war I can skip, thanks.
But no one would get mad about Link and Shad...right?... No?...
See that boy? The one with blonde hair and blue eyes, taller than the rest? The one in green, with the sword and shield strapped to his back and the leather vambraces on his arms?
What was his name, again?
What was his name, Shad?
"Once upon a time, and long ago, a great evil invaded the land of Hyrule. He stole the Triforce of Power, and would have taken the Triforce of Wisdom too, if the Princess had not shattered it into eight pieces and scattered them. Then she was captured..."
You remember him, don't you Shad? He found the missing letters in the book for you, and the canon too. He willfully fought more danger than you could ever imagine. Don't you remember him?
"But her loyal servant, Impa, was sent to find a Hero. One that could challenge Ganon and win..."
He helped you, and you can't even conjure up his stupid name. You saved him in the Castle, and now you don't remember what his voice sounds like.
Right, Shad?
"Impa did indeed find the Hero. And he was able to recover the eight pieces of the Triforce of Wisdom, and found the Silver Arrow. And he met Ganon, and challenged him, and pierced his heart with the sacred dart.
The Hero won, and saved the Princess.
What was his name, now?"
So go on, Shad. Scrape away at the walls underneath Kakariko, trying to find the answers your father couldn't. Your father, who is nothing but corpse dust and wind in the trees.
Go, and waste your life, filled with not-remembering; forget the way the Hero laughed, the way he talked, and the way he looked at Ilia and not you. Forget the look in his eyes, the one that meant he had a secret.
"It's been so long, since then. No one remembers the Hero's name."