Warning: this is a fan fiction. Not all of these ideas, characters, and places are mine. All rights are reserved to Nintendo. I do not own any part of the Legend of Zelda, I'm just a fan and this is the story I came up with.

Human beings, we have dark sides; we have dark issues in our lives. To progress anywhere in life, you have to face your demons.

-John Noble

"This is only the beginning, you know that? " The shade commented to his pupil. After their first session of training, the hero sat tired. Getting up looking around at the misty plain that surrounds them, which he still hasn't gotten used to, he just sighed with weary recognition. "I know that's what I was afraid of." Looking back at his student, whom reminded him so much of his younger self when he was still energetic and innocent. He just said with age old wisdom "Then I guess we'd best get started then" and with that they clashed again.

Table of contents

"The invasion of Ordon village" pg.1

"Midna" pg.4

"The spirit of courage" pg.11

"Quest preparations" pg.20

"Comatax village" pg.25

"The legend of twilight" pg.28

"Tree trouble" pg.44

"Gohma, the Archaic Arachnid" pg.45

"The shades' realm" pg.51

"An incident" pg.54

"True parentage" pg.55

Chapter 1

"The invasion of Ordon village"

"Link, Link! Get up!" came the screaming voice of Ilia; his "girlfriend"/horse trainer, whom had only recently started to pay attention to Link. "Geesh", he groaned, "Ilia I'm awake, I'm awake. I'd love to keep my hearing." "Hurry up then!" she shouted back at him. Getting out of his woolen bed, he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes moaning "Let me sleep for once, why don't you" as he started to climb down the ladder of the tree house; which his dad had built before he disappeared. Looking around in confusion because he couldn't find where Ilia had gone, he shouted "Ilia where are you at?" "I'm over here" she shouted back "I'm over here brushing your horse." Walking over to her because in the short time they had known each other, he had learned not to keep Ilia waiting. Giving him an incredulous look she said "Link, how many times have I told you that you need to brush Epona once a day?" giving her a sheepish look he answered "You know how Colin asked me to give him sword lessons?" shaking her head because she knew where this was going she just said "yea so," he started to give her an excuse of why he didn't brush Epona like he was supposed to, but she stopped him before he could get started "Link don't give me an excuse just do it from now on please." Looking at her with a guilty feeling only she and two other people have ever been able to make him feel he just said "Okay".

Later that night after he ate dinner he started practicing his swordplay as he did every night. After he got done, He went to the mirror like he always does before he goes to bed, and noticed something strange. When he looked into the mirror he noticed something, his reflection had changed. Instead of it showing him against the plain, old wooden background of his basement (which wasn't so much a basement as it was a workout room) his reflection was changed. His features were nothing extraordinary, he was medium height (6'0), had a little build due to working on a farm, with medium length sandy blonde hair, he was no attractive marvel but he was considered desirable in Ordon. None of these traits appeared in the mirror though. Instead of his crystal blue eyes, ember like eyes appeared, glowing with hatred as if they could burn the world and laugh about it. His skin was the wrong shade, instead of it being tan, it was black; blacker than the night sky on a clear night. Paying it no attention as he thought his mind was just playing tricks on him, he cleaned up and went to bed.

Link awoke with a start to the screaming of the villagers. Jumping out of bed he donned his armor and grabbed the sword Rusl gave him; the town's swordsmen. Rusl was like a father to him. Ever since his father's disappearance when he was younger, Rusl's always been there for him. As he was getting out of his house he saw Colin and Ilia running to him. "What's happening in town?" he screamed at the top of his lungs, with fear penetrating his voice. "It's the bokoblins!" Ilia yelled back as loud as she could (which wasn't as loud as she normally yelled since she was running and out of breath) "Ilia, take Colin and Epona and ride to Lanaryu Springs!" changing her direction she started to run through the tall grass by Epona's stable. "But what if something happens to you and everyone else?" she demanded with desperation mixed with fear in her voice. "Nothing will. We've done this before." Looking at Link with even more fear in her eyes than he's ever seen before in his life, "But this isn't a normal raid," she said sounding like she'd given up on everyone taking back the village from the bokoblins, "the bokoblin Chief is there." Suddenly understanding why she was so afraid, he smacked Epona's backside and took off towards the village without another word.

Chapter 2

"Midna"

After sending Ilia and Colin away, Link continued onto Ordon village. When he was right outside the wooden signpost that let people know where Ordon village was (it was hard to find as it was for one in the Lost woods that since the Age of the Hero of Time had grown tremendously, but also the people of Ordon village adopted the ways of the Kokiri out of respect) he ran into Bertha, a large women with medium stature and dark brown hair, who ran the shop in the village. "Bertha what's wrong?" questioned Link. "They-they- they killed my children!" at this he just stumbled back, in grief and confusion. Her oldest, a girl named Alea, was the first girl to ever like-like Link. When he heard of her death just now, he could swear he could smell the scent of her pinecone-scented hair and could taste and feel her lips on his. The second child, Ryfon, was a sweet little child who had only just turned five a fortnight ago. Try as he might he could not stop the tears from flowing out from underneath his eyes. Stifling a sob, he pointed toward Lanayru Springs and said, "Ilia and Colin went there. Go there and let them know what happened."