The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
Part 1
Evil is Rising
Chapter 1
The Force of Evil
Hyrule, a beautiful kingdom filled with magic and peace, where creatures and humans lived in harmony as they were ruled by a loving king. The king was not only a great ruler, but was once a warrior during the last battles of Hyrule and the distant kingdom of Gorggius. Each warrior had a secret marking so they were recognized remind them that they had the magic within, called the triforce.
When the battle was over the king remained in his kingdom as ruler, but for some they had retired as the warriors lost the powers of the triforce. Some could pass it on, but most kept it or lost it. Later the noble king had a daughter and the kingdom couldn't have been happier. The name chosen for the girl was deeply and carefully thought. A name with beauty, wisdom, bravery, and strength would be given to the king's daughter. The name chosen was Zelda, and one day she would rule over Hyrule.
Ten years later a change in the kingdom had been felt by all the people. The wise king had sensed the presence of the Gorggiusans, whom were thought to be of as extinct, but now they were seeking revenge. The last of the Hyrule warriors fought the Gorggiusans, but were greatly outnumbered. The king was fighting among them.
Princess Zelda hid in the guarded dungeons as did the rest of the people in the palace. She didn't know if she was safe, but the only thought she dreaded on was her beloved father, who was fighting the large group of Gorggiusans.
All the Hyrule warriors perished, including the king, but the Gorggiusans left as soon as the warriors were dead.
Zelda and her people came out of hiding to find the hope that the Hyrule warriors ruled over the Gorggiusans, but that hope turned into misery. Princess Zelda grieved over her father's death, but knew her people depended on her. She was crowned Princess of Hyrule and was the true leader of her people.
As Zelda grew she learned more of her father's past and the power he once held and realized that she was destined to be the last carrier of the triforce.
Though the Gorggiusans had not returned, some thought that they would never appear before them again, but others thought they were preparing for their final strike to take Hyrule and make it apart of Gorggius.
Zelda grew to know more of her capabilities and decided that if she or any other Hyrule people who carried the triforce, like she, would go into hiding. The people soon forgot about their princess and thought of nothing about the warriors who once held Hyrule in peace and the power of the triforce. The warriors were thought now among everywhere as extinct, but maybe just one more did not know of their destiny...
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"Boy, come on get those roots out before the Durgan rats get to the crops," Benath ordered to his farm boy, who was slowly pulling out the corn stalk.
The boy looked up to his master, Benath, who was wearing an annoyed expression. He sighed and pulled out another corn stalk from the ground.
"Link, get a move on will ya! I need to get the corn to the village before the shops open," Benath scorned again, aggravated.
He was rarely called Link anymore. Mostly just "farm boy", but Benath was his master.
The village was once again crowded as Link and Benath made their annual trip during crop season. Benath's expression seemed to get more and more furious as more people passed him.
Link knew what that meant, he was late.
"Well would ya look at that, we're late!" he announced as they headed towards the crop trade stand.
"I'm sorry, Benath," Link apologized, respectfully.
"Yeah, well, if you would have hurried up like I told you to we wouldn't be late now would we?" Benath complained.
"It's just that I kept thinking of some things," Link explained as they walked to their destination.
"Oh, yeah like what?" His master questioned.
"Well, like what I plan on doing when I turn eighteen," he said quickly.
Benath stopped in his tracks to Link's words. "What do ya mean by that?"
Link sighed, "Master, when I turn eighteen I think it would be time for me to move on."
"Why? After all I've given ya, you would like to repay me by leaving? Aren't ya grateful that I was there?" Benath asked, selfishly.
"Benath, it's not that I'm not grateful, it's just that I want to know what's more to life than being a farm boy," Link tried to explain with respect.
"Look, I promised your mother I'd raise you to be a farmer and not to be slaughtered like your father did," he said.
Link stared at him questionably. "I thought all the stuff about my dad you told me about my dad being killed as a warrior was just stories?"
Benath's expression was uncomfortable as he started walking again with Link following him. "They are just stories."
"But you said-"
Before he could finish Benath interrupted his stated thought. "Never mind what I said." Link didn't bring up the conversation again. They walked a few more steps before stopping again. Benath no longer held an expression of anger of annoyance on his face. He turned to Link with a thoughtful face. "Look I am probably going to be here all day, so why don't you go some place else without bugging me?"
Link smiled at Benath's order and accepted it as a privilege. "Thanks Benath." Link started to head way from his master.
"Hey, don't be getting yourself into trouble, now," Benath called behind him.
Link hadn't taken his masters comment to any thought and simply waved at him trying to make his own way.
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The shops ended at a point that led to Hyrule's forest. He didn't come here often, but enjoyed every moment he had in it.
Link headed deep into the forest and found the spot he always came to. It was a large boulder next to a river. It glistened with beauty as it traveled towards the bridge of Eldin.
Link stared off into the river as he thought about what Benath had said about his father.
When Link's mother had died he went to go live at Benath's crop farm when he was eleven. Seven years ago, he remembered that his mother had ordered him to hide. She didn't say why, but he had taken his mother's orders. His father had left just before that. He never came back. About a day later, Benath had found Link and informed of his father's and mother's death.
When he moved to the crop farm, Benath explained to Link that his father was perished fighting the Gorggius people. He told Link of the Hyrule warriors and how his father was one of them. The legendary warriors that carried special powers granted to them by the gods and goddesses called the triforce.
As he grew up with the stories Link sometimes pretended that he was a Hyrule warrior who carried the established powers of the triforce. He continued imagining that he carried a sword and fought the Gorggiusans, of the shadow kingdom. Link had thought of his father as a warrior until Benath had once claimed that the things he told Link were nothing but stories. His father's past had been a mystery and untold. He didn't know what he did and how he died. All he could remember a little while after then was that Hyrule was more lifeless and overwhelmed. Now it once again felt that his father was a warrior, but he didn't know to think of it as a fact or a legend.
Link decided promptly not to consider of it any longer and moved off the outsized boulder.
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Link's inquisitiveness had started to rise as he went deeper into the forest. He hadn't ever gone beyond the large boulder and now he was considerably far from it. It was darker in this part of the forest and more mysterious. There were not many sunlight patches in the forest. The trees were taller and thicker making their shadows larger.
Without considering of where he was going, Link started to slow his pace as the tree cover had gotten thicker. Bird like clamors came from every tree encircling him.
His sense of adventure and prying had started to go away and his uncertainties came over him. Maybe I should turn around, Link presumed glancing back.
As he turned his head back to the trail he was going down, he noticed a modification in his passageway. The trees were no longer in front of him. As an alternative, thick vines were traveling upwards, but what was it crawling against?
Link's curiosity came back to him again as he moved towards the vines. He stopped in front of them, examining its strange occupation. He vigilantly started moving the vines, but they were so thick he couldn't move them himself. Link reached through his aperture until something blocked him. The consistency was rough and cool.
Suddenly the vines spread across coming apart into an opening. Link jerked back at the unexpected movement. The vines stopped to a point making a perceptible wall. Despite the fact that the unexplainable events worried Link, his interest and curiosity were stronger.
Link glimpsed up at the wall. It was designed in stone bricks, arranged in a perfect pattern. Link stepped closer to the wall and observed it.
Then a design appeared. Four equilateral triangles formed into one large one. The interesting symbol seemed familiar to Link, but what did it mean. Similar to the ones Benath had described in the stories about his father. About that being the sign of the triforce.
He reached out to the figure. A sudden alarm of intense power came over him as his hand laid over the engraved outline. The sensation was prevailing, fierce, but somehow unethical. An image of evil and light came across Link's mind as he positioned his hand on the symbol.
Link's curiosity all of a sudden had turned into terror. Instinctively, he made his way back down the path he came.
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Link scurried as quickly as he could back to the village. The emotion, which he felt while touching the familiar emblem, had inconsequentially frightened him, but he needed to get back anyways.
Link slowed his stride when he passed the boulder, supposed that he would be reaching the village soon.
When the forest had been brought to an end, Link looked back and remembered about stumbling upon the familiar symbol. He quickly stopped thinking about about it and turned his concentration back to the village.
Link gasped and stopped in his tracks. The village was completely different from the way he left it. It had perceptibly been attacked.
Some building had been crumbled to the ground and small fires spread across it.
Villagers had perished under the heavy remains, but obviously most of them escaped. What happened? Link asked in thought observing the fallen town.
Then a thought suddenly came to Link's mind, Bentath.
Link ran to the place where the crop stand once occupied. Its entire structure was now completely ruined. Link looked over the area searching for Benath, until he saw him. He was lying on the ground with a large piece of wood on top of him.
Link reacted quickly and pulled the heavy object off of him. Link kneeled beside his dear friend. Benath's eyes started to flicker open. Link stared at him hopefully.
Benath noticed Link and started to speak softly. "Link, listen…" His voice trailed off as he tried to gain the energy to verbalize. "Your father was… was a Hyrule warrior and knew the power of the triforce. Your des…tiny does not lie among us. You have the power of the triforce." He started to cough. "Link, find Zelda. Find Princess Zelda. Find the princess, and hide in the forest. You must protect her… learn of your power… Remember the triforce…"
His voice trailed off and he closed his eyes. All of Hyrule rested in a dark and everlasting sleep of sorrow. Link looked down in grief. Now he knew his destiny would unwind.
--
Link fled into the forest. The clouds made the forest nothing but a shadow. He ran to the wall where he found the symbol, which had to have been the triforce symbol. The vines were opened still. There has to be an opening. Link found the symbol and placed his hand on it. He pushed the center triangle and it was movable and continued to put pressure on it until it moved on its own. The lines that shaped the triforce symbol started to glow a golden color. A visible crack appeared in front of him and was pushed in making a doorway. Link darted inside to escape the unwelcoming weather. He looked back to the closing doors. Now he was all alone.
Chapter 2
The Return of an unknown Warrior
"Sir, the last of the guards have met their death," a darknut said to its master.
His master turned around and faced him. His evilly delighted smile shown underneath the dark weather, told the darknut that he was pleased with his progress.
Ganondorf, master of evil and leader of the Gorggiusans, ordered his darknuts, a dark guard, and the armahoma, a oversize shadow spider, into the Hyrule palace. The rain heavily drizzled across the bridge to the palace.
Another darknut appeared before Ganondorf, "Sir we have no trace of Princess Zelda, we believe she is not present."
"No," he disagreed. "She is here, I can sense it." He brought up his left hand to his face. The triforce symbol appeared upon it, glowing darkly.
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Deep in the depths of the Hyrule castle a secret passageway was disturbed after a great many years. A cloaked figure cautiously moved down a stairwell. When the stairs ended it moved quickly down a pathway to meet its destiny. It stopped in its tracks. Lifting up its left hand, it sensed the presence of another triforce warrior. The triforce symbol glowed on its hand. It looked forward again and ran quickly down a dark pathway.
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Link had sighed at his previous events and the sorrow. He turned his head back to where the path laid.
Torches suddenly lit up and lighted the area. Ahead the triforce symbol appeared and carved into the stone wall. The rest of the room was empty except the fire pit in the center which illuminated brightly.
He felt pain in his shoulder and touched it. He had a large cut from his past experiences and it mad his shirt cut all the way down his arm.
Link walked forward bravely. A stairway appeared at the furthest point on the right hand side. Below the triforce symbol was a small, half-circled, stone ledge built into the wall. It held a green tunic, a cap, a shield, and a bow and quiver filled with strong arrows.
Without a thought Link slowly put it on. It fit perfectly.
Suddenly, a large noise came from the stairway. Link's curiosity came over him again and made his way up the stairway.
The stairs ended suddenly and iron bar doors led to a room that appeared to once be a dungeon. The door was loose from the rust. Thunder and lightning came from outside making it filled with evil. Dripping noises came from inside the cell.
Link opened the old doors and looked around the room. There was a thick glass window which is what seemed to be the other only opening in the room.
Then next to the window a large figure stood. It was cloaked in a black sheet.
Link reached quickly and took an arrow and prepared for a strike.
The unknown body turned around to the noise and faced Link. A dark purple sash covered most of its face, but you could see its blue eyes. Its head was covered by the rest of the cloak.
Link looked down to its left hand; there the triforce symbol was repetitively glowing. Link looked to his own hand; it too was glowing, showing the triforce symbol.
Link released his strike and placed everything behind his back. The shadow like figure looked at him with questionable eyes. "Who are you?" It asked kindly.
Without hesitation, Link answered its question, "My name is Link."
"How did you find the Temple of Triforce?"
"I am searching for someone who knows of the triforce power. The Princess of Hyrule, Princess Zelda," he explained quickly.
The figure suddenly changed its expression, but then looked down. It pulled down its sash and started to move back its cloak from its head.
Link gasped as he saw the figure's true form.
A young girl about Link's age came out of the shadows of its cloak with long brown hair and some of it wrapped in leather string. "You search for the princess?" She asked.
"Uh- uh yes," he said uneasily. "Who are you?"
"My name is-" the young girl hesitated for a brief moment, "Adlez." She held a ,but she looked thoughtful, "You must be the one who had awakened the Temple of Triforce."
"Well, yes. Is that why Castle Town was attacked?"
She nodded. "I have been waiing for the day for the kingdom of shadows to return, and now it is all clear why the Gorggiusans have been disturbed."
"Why do they choose now to attack now?"
Adlez lifted up her hand and showed Link the triforce symbol. "The triforce symbol is a sign of the Gods and Goddesses who grant us our special power. When the symbols on the temple are disturbed all the other members of the triforce sense it, even the ones of evil. Ganondorf, the leader of the Gorggiusans created a secret race of the shadows. He is one of the last few carriers of the triforce power, choosing to destroy the triforce light. He is not the leader of evil, but is one of its masters of its significant powers."
Link looked down in mourning, thinking that the reason that the slaughtered people of Hyrule had been caused by him. "How did you get here?"
"Ganondorf laid an attack on the castle and I evacuated through the dungeons by a secret passageway. It won't be long before he is here."
Link looked up at her with a slight expression of fret. The young girl seemed very cautious with her words. Link still did not completely understand. "What about the princess?"
Adlez sighed. "Ganondorf may have captured her already. If we are to stop Ganondorf, we must make our way to Gorggius. Princess Zelda carries the powers of the triforce, but she may fall due to the surrounding evil."
"What if they do find us?" Link asked.
"Ganondorf will surely attempt to destroy us. He wants to destroy the Hyrule race and lead the power of triforce to take over our world. We are the last hope to prevent Ganondorf's attack over Hyrule. He had taken over the Gorggius kingdom at least ten years ago by force. He will try to rein over every kingdom including Hyrule. We have to stop him ourselves."
"But I know nothing of my skills; I thought that the Hyrule warriors who carried the triforce power were nothing but an ancient Hyrule legend, until today."
"For your powers to take action, it would have to come within. No one in Hyrule had known of this power to be true except us and the princess. Now the Gorggiusans have warned them and they aren't to blame you for its cruel power."
"But how are we supposed to stop Ganondorf? We have no army and I am not prepared."
"An army needn't be. Your powers will come only when needed. Zelda will surely help us."
--
Link had mistakenly fallen asleep in the dungeon room. He couldn't understand why he had been chosen to carry the powers or the past of Adlez. Link was curious of her still. She seemed to be a very cautious person and didn't seem to be telling the complete and honest truth. When Link saw her beauty at first, he would have guessed that she was an ordinary girl, but she was a strong-willed, wise, young lady.
A sudden crashing noise disturbed Link from his sleep. Link's eyes flashed open and he quickly examined the dark room. Adlez was peacefully asleep. Link rose from the ground and went over to the wall he heard the noise come from. Another crashing noise came from the wall only this time creating a large crack. Link turned to Adlez, who was sitting up widely awake.
"They're coming through," Link stated aloud.
Then footsteps came from the stairwell, the last visible way out. The window was too thick to break.
Adlez rose to her feat and went to the other wall. "Stand back." She stroked her hand quickly in midair, releasing a giant spark. It reacted against the wall making it tumble down. Link and Adlez used their arms to cover their eyes from the dust of the wall. Another passageway was open to them; they ran through it without a thought.
They ran down the hallway as fast as they could but skidded to a halt when their pathway ended suddenly. Fifty feet below, a river rushed against rocks. There was no way; out the nearest ledge was out of jump's reach. They looked back; three bokoblins were running down with clubs in their hands followed by two determined darknuts.
Link turned back to their only hope to get out. He looked back again and the dark creatures were getting closer and closer. Link grabbed Adlez's arm and pushed off the cliff. Both of them screaming in the air until they landed in the water without hitting the rocks. The water was going too fast for them that it was hard to stay at the surface.
Chapter 3
The Master Sword
Link woke up coughing water. The river was in front of him moving slower than before. He laid flat on his back against the rough ground. Sitting up slowly, he studied the cave. It was dark, but lightened with blue crystals whose light illuminated in the water.
Turning around, he saw Adlez standing still and dry. He walked up to her, but she didn't seem to notice him, but intently staring at something.
Link followed her eyes and realized what was of importance.
A symmetrical stone table held a sword that had the triforce symbol on it. Its elegance shown beneath the light of the numerous crystals. It seemed that you wouldn't be able to get it out of its current position.
"The master sword is granted by the gods and goddesses that holds more of the triforce power. Evil cannot pull it and it only comes when needed, but only one can pull it from the stone table," Adlez stated.
Link looked back to Adlez and she was looking at him. "Me?"
Adkez nodded and turned her attention back to the magnificent sword.
Link walked up to it with strength of mind. Stopping in front of it, he clenched his finger as he felt the triforce power rising in him. He placed his hands around the grip of the sword and the symbol appeared again on his hand. As he pulled up, light came from the ground. It released and Link pointed it in the air with satisfaction. He placed it behind his back and turned back to Adlez.
"My duty is to protect the chosen hero... and the princess. The legend of this warrior was created with Ganondorf's first attempt to take over Hyrule. The warrior will be the hero of all in the time where he destroys all evil. And that's you."
Link glanced at her, slightly confused, "But I can't handle a sword nor can I take on this task."
She had a face of fear as she looked down. Then she looked back up to him. "Link… you have that power and the power will help you to defeat him in all the strengths that you have even if they never did show," Adlez's voice trailed off as she stared at him. They were both quiet. Adlez was running out of words to say. "The chosen hero, help me free the princess and end Ganondorf's rein over the shadow kingdom of Gorggius. " Adlez bowed before Link with all her pride, knowing she could not defeat Ganondorf by herself.
Link held his hand out for her in understanding. Adlez stood straight and accepted it. The triforce power rose between them as they would work together as one.
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After an hour of rest due to their experiences in the river that were tiresome, they tried to find a way out of the cave. They followed the river sidestepping on the ledge next to it. As they got further into the tube the river was speeding up again.
Then later there was an opening, but it wasn't something expected. The tube seeped out of a cliff creating a waterfall. They turned the corner, but the ledge would end soon and they would have to climb the rest of the way.
The ground was nearly one-hundred feet down and impossible to land on safely. They started to scale down it one foot and hand after the other. Fear was clear for the both of them after every move they made.
At least fifty feet down Adlez's pulse was beating fast when she took a glance down. She stopped and closed her eyes, holding tight to her grip.
Link stopped next to her and saw that she was frightened. "We made it halfway, and we can make the rest."
Adlez nodded and started to move again with caution. Link followed examining every move he made sticking the sword into the cliff's wall. Adlez took another step down and the rock suddenly slipped and fell out of the cliff. She slipped only having her grip on the rock with her hands. She breathed heavily and felt her pulse running.
"Adlez! Adlez, hold on!" Link let go with one hand and had his other on the master sword. He reached down for her's hand. Zelda reached up with all she could offer. Their hands almost touched as they reached for one another.
Finally they had each other's hands and held eachother tightly. "Link, don't let go!"
"I won't ever let go," he said firmly. The small rock particles were falling to the ground. Then a cracking noise came from the cliff. Link looked back to the master sword, it was making the cliff fracture and loosening the master sword's position. It rapidly released the master sword. They screamed in the air still holding each other. Link reached up in the air until he felt a vine sliding in his hands and grabbed it quickly. It ended their fall, but they were still far from the ground.
Link looked up examining the cliff from his current position. There was a hefty ledge not far from where they were, however they would have to climb up the vine. Link looked back down at Adlez, "Adlez, there's a ledge we can reach, but we'll have to climb it."
Adlez nodded in under standing. She scaled up his arm and then she wrapped her arms around his neck. She put her head against his shoulders closing her eyes, holding him tightly in fear. Link used both hands climbing the long root, using every ounce of energy he had to get to that ledge. He grunted after each time he got higher.
They were close enough to the ledge to grab it. Adlez got on first and Link followed. They both leaned against the cliff closing their eyes after their long dramatic experience. Adlez suddenly wrapped her arms around Link holding him tight, "Thank you."
Link smiled, "You're welcome."
Link and Adlez descended from the cliff the way they had before, but more cautiously. Adlez had recovered from her fright when Link reached the ground. Adlez breathed heavily when she touched the ground. When she turned around to examine the unfamiliar area she grew more concerned as she quickly recognized her current locality. "We're in Gorggius."
The shadowy land had a dark stormy sky. It was black, but shined an evil red. It made all of life seem so behind. The trees were thorny and almost dead like. Ahead, the Gorggius palace stood with the clouds whirling above it.
"Ganondorf should be there as well as Zelda," Adlez said. "We must get there safely without getting caught."
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As they grew closer to the palace, anger started to rise in Link. It was because of Ganondorf that the village was attacked and the reason Benath was dead. Not only that, but he wanted to know more of his past, facts that Adlez couldn't provide that the princess might. Questioning why his anger was filling up inside him greatly, he wanted to know why his anger whispered to him.. He knew revenge was the wrong way to seek an attack, just as the Gorggiusans had done, but he couldn't help but feel its tensional power. As the thorny forest grew thicker, shadow creatures had become more visible. They stayed out of view and were more careful of where the walked.
Then he started to think about Adlez, and how she hesitated when she first introduced herself. Adlez had been cautious about everything she said, but what was she trying not to reviel? Link grew paranoid of her and decided not to waid any longer to what she was hiding.
"Adlez, why are you so cautious when you say things about your life?" Link asked.
"Link, there are things you needn't to know now. All will be revieled when we reach the palace of Gorggius."
"What secret are you keeping?" He demanded.
Adlez paused and turned her head away from Link for a brief moment. "Link... I-"
Then suddenly something flew by and Adlez was out of sight. Link looked up; an argarok was hovering above him carrying Adlez in his claws. The vicious beast, ferociously screamed into the air.
Link drew his sword and held it in front of him. He turned around to spot an armagohma walking up to him. He watched closely at the giant spider. It stopped ten feet from him. It spat a silky affective thread to Link. Link somersaulted sideways to avoid the dangerous string. He stepped sideways in a circle with the armagohma watching his movement. Then he darted swiftly towards it screaming in anger.
He aimed at one of its legs cutting in to the shield and its body. The armagohma screamed in pain and used another leg to push Link out of the way. He recovered quickly and started to make another attack. He pounced into the air pointing the sword down at the armagohma. It landed in the center of its body.
Shrieking in suffering it fell to the ground. Link looked up at the argarok which clenched Adlez and kept her from using his powers.
Then a shadow kargarok flew down to Link with swiftness. As soon as it got close enough, Link swerved his sword in front of him, making a violent strike to the kargarok. The creature slid backwards shattering a scream at Link. It looked up at the argarok and started to fly up to it. Link jumped up to it and grabbed hold of its tail. The creature was flying quickly past the argarok, which gave Link enough time to strike the argarok's arm. The dark creature screamed in agony and released its grip on Adlez.
Link let go of the kargarok's tail as they both fell to the ground. They rose but started to move close to each other as they were surrounded by more creatures than they could handle at a time. Each shadow creature was prepared for an attack, but two darknuts took hold of them both.
Chapter 4
Ganondorf's Assault
The shadow creatures had taken Link and Adlez to palace of Gorggius. Each of them knew what powers the triforce warriors held, so the young Hyrule people were heavily escorted to the throne room. As they tried to move away from the tight griip they had on them, Link tried to jerk his body from them consecutively. One of the darknuts was dragging Adlez, while she was barely concious.
Two darknuts detained Adlez and Link's arms, tightly, bringing them down the isle to the throne of evil. Ganondorf smiled evilly at the young people.
"Alas you come before us powerless and weak. We have been waiting for your arrival, but anticipate your fall, like your kingdom," Ganondorf smirked as the darknuts threw them to the floor. "Princess, hmph, you are completely powerless, princess..."
Link suddenly shot a glance over to her, "Princess... Zelda..." Link's voice trailed off as he looked at the person who he once thought of as Adlez.
"Link, I'm sorry..." She said weakly.
Link shook his head and turned away from her, his anger and resentment were filling his head as the true identity of Adlez was revieled.
Zelda's eyes were swelling with tears as her lie had made a terrible effect.
"Ah a protector for the, princess and a scrawny one at that," he said as he looked at Link.
He kneeled down in front of Zelda and used his hand to lift up her chin and face him. "Though your powers are strong, your abilities to use them are not. Wastes of powers have the goddesses granted upon you." Ganondorf threw her frail face away from him, causing her to drop to the ground again.
Link wanted so much to impair Ganondorf, and to kill to make him repay for all the damage he had made and the resentment of the lie Zelda had given. He clenched his teeth in anger, but lost his energy from making a ruckus with the shadow creatures.
Zelda looked up in distress, but was too weak. Ganondorf turned to Link and smiled evilly at him. "You should know that your kingdom will soon be destroyed. There is nothing that can stop it."
He looked down at Link and scrutinized his left hand. Link's triforce symbol was glowing with exertion, but couldn't be enough for him to attack. In his hand the master sword laid on the ground.
"So this is the chosen hero of the gods. Desecrated wastes have the gods established. Now that the kingdom of Hyrule will fall, the Gorggiusans will take their territory and the triforce warriors of light will soon be destroyed." Ganondorf turned back to his throne.
Link was filling up with more resentment. He pushed himself off the ground, feeling the power of the master sword. He pulled it back and was heading for a strike on Ganondorf.
Before Link could hit his mark, Ganondorf turned around, releasing a source of dark energy. It pushed Link back, making him feebler. He hit the ground and slid back, unable to get up.
Ganondorf smirked again, "Young fool, unable to understand the powers of the shadows." Ganondorf signaled for his guards. Two of them lifted Link off the ground, and started heave him away.
Suddenly Link looked up to the dark master, "You do not believe I am the chosen hero?" The guards stopped pulling Link
"Hmph, I declare you are no fool that believes he is able to walk along side the gods and goddesses of Hyrule."
"I declare that I have the right to defend Hyrule castle. If I defend for the battle you must agree that Zelda cannot be hurt."
"Link, no," Zelda jumped in, but she had remembered that she was the one that had lied to Link, so therefore he wouldn't listen to her at all.
"Fine, you will defend the towers of Hyrule, alone and no harm can come to the princess."
--
Link and Zelda were chained in the dungeon against the wall hanging from their wrists. Neither of them spoke for the most extent amount of time. Zelda looked down in sorrow, while Link was filled with rage. Zelda's lie had made his trust in her fail. Zelda took a few sorrowful, brief glances at Link thinking about how the trust was broken. More importantly, Link had agreed to risk his life to save Zelda's
"Why did you lie to me?" He asked.
"Because I wanted to protect myself. The shadow creatures had been searching for me and if you were one of them I would have been killed. I should have known you weren't one of them. You're... well it wouldn't matter anyways. It was my fault that we got caught," Zelda said; Link turned his head and faced her. "I should have known to be more careful."
"No it was my fault," Link said in incongruity. "I should have reacted to the shadow creatures instead of just defending myself."
"What is the point of disagreeing about it? Now you're risking your life to save mine? Link there are hundreds of shadow creatures lining up to destroy Hyrule." Zelda said in sorrowfulness. "Ganondorf won, and now we can't do anything. I lied to you and I shouldn't have forced you into this mess."
"Shouldn't have? What are you talking about?" Link asked.
Zelda turned to him. "It's because of me that we are going to depart this life."
"Ever since I met you everything in my life became clear. Despite the lies that you told, you I would so much have rather died a warrior, than as a farm boy. It was because of you that my life has met its destiny. If I hadn't met you, we would both be dead."
"Link… no matter what you say I know it was to be my fault," Zelda stated. "The kingdom of Hyrule shall reach perpetual twilight and so shall we."
"Twilight, what do you mean?"
Zelda sighed as she closed her eyes. "Ganondorf was not of Hyrule in the beginning. He was from the twilight realm. Without light or hope the Hyrule race will cease to exist. If the twilight cloud comes the people of Hyrule will not live without the light. They will live on as spirits, but in fear of all shadow creatures and the twilight. Without the light people could not see in human form, but they would be unaware that they transformed into spirits. So it is my fault and you can't go into battle alone."
"I have to. The light lives within you Zelda, and the kingdom needs you to restore it."
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The sky was without rest with shadow aragoks and the other dark creatures heading for Hyrule. Link stood at the edge of the Castle's grounds alone. Hyrule seemed lifeless.
Ganondorf viewed the panorama from the tallest tower of the Hyrule castle. A twilight force field blocked the windows to prevent Zelda from escaping. She was filled with worry as she looked down at Link standing alone defending the pitiful remains of Hyrule.
When the creatures were visible on the Hyrule fields, Link drew his sword immidately. Letting the triforce power be used as his guide. He saw a black sea of darkness that eagerly started to head for the Hyrule castle as it was in sight. Link could only rely on the items he had to use and himself. Shadow Kargaroks were in the lead and Link quickly took out his bow and an arrow. Waiting until the creature was close enough before he released the arrow so he could get a direct shot. He made a perfect mark as he let it fly in the air and the Karagok fell to the ground, but there were others getting closer.
Zelda was feeble watching him. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Ganondorf smirking with pleasure. Two kargaroks started two circle around Link in the air. She watched in horror as one of them flew forward for an attack. Link swished his sword left and right to make it get away.
The other one soon made the same move the other had. Link started to make a quick move for his bow and an arrow and the shadow creature ducked away. Before he was completely away from harming Link, he dodged his right sword arm shoulder. It was painful as it cut through the sleeve of his shirt. Zelda gasped from above.
The shadow beasts were coming close to him. Knowing he couldn't leave one alive he reacted quickly trying to use his sword to strike them.
Ganondorf, viewed the panorama from the tallest tower, feeling triumph already. He quietly cackled to himself, believing that the kingdom of evil would rule the Hyrule kingdom. A twilight cloud covered the poor area filling the creatures with more power. Zelda watched in hurt. Link didn't hold the power to defeat them all.
One shadow beast came close to him. The fear behind his own eyes could not be seen by the enemy. The sword was came forward through the shadow creature's body, it dropped onto the ground. Two more came up. He slaughtered one on his right, but the other one used its arm to strike.
Link's face was bleeding. He dropped down to the ground. The shadow creature was above him. Dark power built in the fist and it was high in the air. It was coming down to his body.
Suddenly light shed all around and the area and the creatures disappeared. No solid object could be seen in the light until the luminous area disappeared into the image of a desert land in a black sky. "Link..."
Link heard the voice and glanced for when he saw the image of a body looking down. Zelda.
Link rose to his feet and walked on the softest sand toward her. She was fearful. "Zelda," he whispered.
"Chosen hero," she called him. "You don't have enough light to destroy them all. And this spell will only last a few more moments."
Link nodded, "So I guess Hyrule has no hope."
"No, Link. I am light. The light that sheds over Hyrule with every breath. But with that power the light can be passed on to another when needed. When the sword touches the sky the light will descend from the heavens above."
Link shook his head, "No, Zelda I can't-"
"Link the power of light is our last hope."
"You need it," he said. "You're up in that tower with Ganondorf and you will need it if he's prepared to attack you."
"Link my duty is to protect this kingdom and the hero. My choice as princess is to lend you this power. I will save enough for myself to be protected and enough just to possibly destroy Ganondorf," Link had no choice but to follow her request, no matter his wanting for her to be safe. "Chosen hero protect us with the light."
Something was different about her bow. What more did it mean? She was bowing not only as a protecter but as the princess, and meant more than her kingdom being safe. Though neither of them realized it, they were doing it for each other. Link offered his hand out to her once more she accepted it with great honor and a light shed between their two hands touching and then they both disappeared into the light again. The spell had ended.
Link opened his eyes to see the shadow creature directly above him. He lifted his sword and heard the foul blade cut into the body of the vicious creature. Link used his back to jump back to his feet. Remember, when the sword touches the sky, the light will descend from the heavens above, Link looked back at the tower to Zelda. He saw her give a small nod. He turned back to the creatures before him that remained.
He cast the sword into the sky with his symbolic arm. The sword made a ringing sound and the triforce symbol glowed rapidly. A bolt of lightning casted to the sky light the clouds. They tumbled and then light fell down. The piercing sound of creatures dying rang in the ears.
"No!" Said a voice behind him. Link turned back to the tower. Ganondorf, with a rage so fearful, stretched his hand out to Zelda. She screamed and fell to her knees. She was weakening. Ganondorf suddenly smiled to himself then raised his blade into the air. "It's over, Princess."
With the strength of his own power he started to let it go forward. Zelda closed her eyes and waited for the end to come.
"NO!"
Link appeared, jumping out from the tower's opening with his blade pulled back and headed for Ganondorf. He landed on the ground and blocked Ganondorf's attack over his head. The blades scratched and they both grunted putting all their strengths into each other. Link released and ducked. Ganondorf drew sword up and was blocked by Link's blade. One after the other the steel rang within each strike and block.
Zelda rose to her feet and drew the Hyrule blade from the scabbard hidden under her dress. She went for Ganondorf.
Seeing that Zelda was prepared to hurt Ganondorf with the sword, he stretched out his hand again and then she screamed. Link saw what was going to happen when Zelda fell to the ground. Ganondorf smiled in annoyance watching Zelda hopelessly lie on the ground unconcious, "It is time for you to die Princess."
Link drew his sword to Ganondorf's shoulder. He grunted in pain and turned to Link panting angrily.
He charged for Link. Link wasn't prepared and started to run for the window. He took hold of the pillar that held the tower's roof and started to climb up it, knowing that Ganondorf would follow. Ganondorf made a powerful strike on the pillar, which caused it to tumble down.
Link got out of the way in time just grab onto the edge of the roof. He swung himself onto it to avoid another attack from Ganondorf. He stood up and took hold of the pole on top of the towers roof.
Ganondorf jumped up onto the rooftop. Link slipped losing his balance against the roof's slippery tiles because of the light rain, but still had a hold on the pole causing him to wound his face when he scratched it against it. He looked down at the ground where there were more shadow creatures merging to climb the tower. The ground was far from there and Link couldn't let go. He glanced back at Ganondorf.
"Pathetic," Ganondorf stated. The weather gradually started to turn into a severe thunderstorm with heavy winds. Ganondorf made a strike at Link's shoulder causing a deep cut. Link cried out in pain. Ganondorf went for another attack, but Link swerved around the rooftop briskly to get out of the way. Link headed for the isle's roof and started to rise off the ground. Ganondorf followed.
Link backed up every time Ganondorf took a step toward him. Lightning started to crash. Ganondorf to another strike and Link defended himself with his sword and had enough energy to push Ganondorf away from him, but caused him to fall to the ground. Link no longer had the force to get up and laid flat on the long roof leading to another tower roof.
Ganondorf came up to Link and smiled at him. His eyes were burning a nightmare red with evil. His darkness shown underneath the unpredictable weather and his black armor reflected the lightning. He looked down at him and stepped on his left wrist. Link breathed heavily and grunted in pain. "It is pointless to have it like this Link. You may not see it but your power is part of shadows and not just light. Join me and we'll rule all the lands together."
Link stared at him angrily, "I will never join you. Hyrule is ruled by light and not shadow."
"You know you can never win. You will die or you will become of the shadows. You will have to give into it eventually and Zelda will die then. It is a great power one would want to wield," he said.
"I'll never be apart of the shadows! You might as well kill me."
Ganondorf smirked, "I will." He raised the sword and Link kept his eyes on it.
"Ganondorf," a defending voice said behind him. Link turned his head back; Zelda was uncloaked standing at the roof of the other tower with a determined face. She was completely viewed in her golden shoulder protective covering and her lavender dress. Link turned his attention back to Ganondorf who was no longer paying concentration to him, but was instead focusing on Zelda. Link turned back to Zelda who stood on the rooftop.
Zelda closed her eyes and brought her hands together feeling the power of the triforce. Link felt it too. Ganondorf studied her for a moment but as he She started to rise off the ground and into the air. She stopped at a point and opened her eyes. She was shining a golden light. Then she pushed her hands forward, releasing a large string of light to Ganondorf. Below the shadow creatures started to fall and fade away from the view of the incredible light. The weather was calming down slowly making the dark clouds disappear. All of the shadows were disappearing as well as the twilight cloud.
Ganondorf was pushed back. Link rose to his feet when the light disappeared. Zelda gently touched the ground after her brilliant attack. Ganondorf was across from them and slowly rose to his feet. He grunted in pain as he tried to speak. "This isn't over… the battle has just begun." Behind him a dark cloud built up. Ganondorf backed into it and was no longer visible. The dark shadow had faded away.
Link turned his attention back to Zelda who was weakly standing. Her attack made her delicate and almost lifeless. She suddenly dropped to the ground falling unconscious. Link rushed towards her and held her up. He stroked her hair gently. She was alive, but not in a well state of form. Her triforce symbol tried to glow hard. He took hold of Zelda and picked her up off the ground. Her powers had grown very weak. If Ganondorf were to return Zelda would not be strong enough to fight. She almost perished in this attack. Link looked at his ally and made his way back to Hyrule.
Ganondorf was gone, for now. He would return, with even more power and superior armed forces.
Chapter 5
The Master Sword's Restoration
Within an hour, Zelda became conscious again, but her powers were still weak. She knew as Link did that Ganondorf would return stronger and that she must prepare. Link would grow to know more of his powers in time, but he knew why he felt so unsteady and lost. He tried to battle Ganondorf in anger which wasn't the right thing to do. Knowing that anger could have its drastic side effects.
They traveled to the Hyrule fields and looked at each other for a moment.
"What is it?" Zelda asked.
"I can't stay," Link stated. "I have to hide."
"Why?"
"I am apart of the forest's shadows. I need time to prepare, as do you."
Zelda looked down in understanding but in sorrow, "Your powers are strong and they need to grow. Along our time of waiting we will face up to other challenges. Thank you, Link.
Link held out his hand for Zelda. Zelda had accepted it and they both felt the power of the triforce between them as they had felt before. Then an unknown feeling was between them. One stronger than the triforce, that hadn't been felt before. Link turned around and started to let the triforce guide him to the forest, eventually letting go of Zelda's touch. "Why are you certain that you're apart of the shadows."
Link turned back to her and sighed, "Because Ganondorf says that I wield the powers of light and shadow. That I will have to give in and you will die."
Zelda shook her head, "You would not ever do that to me though I know it."
"I care for you too much to take that chance." Link was astonished to what he said, but then he looked into Zelda's blue eyes. He moved towards her slowly. "Zelda I..."
He moved towards her face and their lips met. Zelda kissed him back as Link put his hands against her cheeks. Suddenly Link broke it.
Zelda watched him go until he disappeared in the shadows. They both knew they would meet again soon. She turned to the castle the sun was setting making the sky's plate an orange shade, but the stars were chasing its magnificant light away.
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Link ran to the tallest tower of the temple of time and climbed the vines knowing he could get one last view of the Hyrule fields before he would disappear for a long time. At the top above trees. He could see Zelda clearly and lifted his sword. Zelda lifted her hand and the power came from the tips of her fingers. Lightning struck from the sword and the triforce symbol appeared in the clouds. Link turned away and never saw Zelda's face for a long time.
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Link let the triforce carry him through the forest leading him to a stone table. He knew what it was for. It was time to let go of the master sword. He remembered what Zelda had said. That it would come when needed. He paused in front of the stone table, taking the elegant sword. Then he threw in the air and shot it downward making it stay within the hard ground.
He released its grip and felt sorrow rise. He turned away from it and moved away. He looked at the sunset, knowing that Zelda was watching the same one at the same moment. He knew he had strong feelings for her, but he knew that he must bury them deep down. The master sword reflected light brilliantly in the forest. Only Link could know of its power and it would return to him when evil will rise again...
Preview
The Legend of Zelda Part 2
The Dark Side
Soon we will have the sequal to this story. Here is a short preview on what it is about...
After one month when the attack on the kingdom of Gorggius had ended, Link, the brave, young, triforce warrior had hidden amongst the forest. With the master swords unexpected return Link only finds trouble when his own anger has taken into shape as a dark red eyed reflection of him. Zelda's powers are weak and along the journey, Link realizes that his feelings for her are strong, but tries to bury them down for her own safety. Link's formed shadow tries to get to him, but what he realizes is that he can't let his feelings take flight or it might spill doom for them both...