When time was split to three, Link needed all of his strength to defeat Ganon. But now that Ganon has been defeated, how is Link going to fix the damage that he caused in the timeline? After all, its about time the splits were sewn back together. But how? Link can't be in three places at once… can he? High school student, slave, and knight. What happens when the three collide? Only time will tell… Action, adventure, mystery, little to no romance (any at all is total LinkxZelda because its canon). NO YAOI! Ocs are mostly bit parts. Anything greater is severely limited. Rated T for blood, mild swearing, and my own paranoia.
^ That is the WHOLE summary. I've decided that with this being my first fanfic ever, I might as well make it a good one! Please bear in mind that while the chapters may be short, I'm going to post them three at a time every (if possible) Saturday. If by some chance (like with the first three), I can't get them up a Saturday, they will be up on Sunday. At this point, I'm already writing chapter 30. However, I'm going to be very constrained with time because of the classes I have after the semester break and I would like to have some leeway so that I can keep a tight schedule.
I, the hero of time, split time into three pieces. In one split, I was defeated. In another, I saved the world as an adult. And in the final split, I saved the world as a child.
Because evil reigned supreme, I was forced to only reincarnate myself very few times in order to have enough strength to actually defeat the evil. But now, evil is dead! The three splits were never meant to exist and its my duty to sew the fabric of time back together. But how?…
*gasp* Of course!...
^ That was the prologue. I've also decided that the prologue and the first chapter will be on the same page because of the whole 'please read these chapters in intervals of three' thing messing with the mathematical minds out there (like mine). Three last things I'd like to address are that I'm trying to make this oblivious enough that non Zelda fans would be able to understand it, but referential enough that long time hardcore fans will be able to feel like they aren't reading stuff that they already know over and over again. Another thing is that this thing has seen no beta. And the final thing is that despite how the chapters may seem like they are unrelated, trust me when I say that you will begin to notice a pattern that I will never break and you will soon realize that they are all pointing towards the same point (just wait for the double digit chapters). Now, with that out of the way, I hope that I will never have make another author's note this long again.
Disclaimer: I don't own The Legend of Zelda. That belongs to Nintendo!
Chapter 1: Defeated Split
It would have been a rather fine day… if it wasn't for the Master barking orders like a madman. I can understand that the man coming today is very wealthy, and therefore, should be impressed. Which is why I'm working so hard for my Master today in hopes that I'm treated well when he leaves. If I can gain the favor, even a little, I might be able to protect some of my fellow slaves.
You see, many years ago, we with the pointed ears lived in a country called 'Hyrule', until a tragedy struck. The legends say that "time ripped in a split and the King of Evil emerged". What that means? I have no idea. Some people theorize that it means someone evil put Hyrule into a weakened state from within and caused Hyrule to become too weak to fend off the neighboring countries that invaded. Afterward, it was ordered that all people with pointed ears become either a slave or dead.
Either way, our culture completely died after that order became law. All of us with pointed ears can do now is pray and hope for a miracle. But for now, all of the people with round ears think that they're better than us. Its not like we want to flip the tables, but nobody wants to be a slave anymore. Mainly, we just want to go home.
My name is Link… or at least that's what my mother named me. When I was three years old, I was sold to my second Master, and since then, I've been sold, bought, or traded to six other Masters. I also haven't seen any of my family since that fateful day. Every time a slave is transferred from one Master to another, the new Master calls them by a different number. Right now, I'm number 28.
My last Master had taken me shopping with her so that I could carry her stuff. Somewhere along the line, a thief stole her purse and I immediately ran after him. When I caught him and handed him over to the authorities, I also returned to my Master to return her purse only to discover that in the time it took me to do that, I had been sold to another Master… again. I'm not sure if I was sold because I ran off, or bought because I ran after a thief. All I do know is that five other people have tried to buy me since then and failed.
But back to today. The wealthy man that's visiting today apparently gained his wealth by exploring treasure filled places and selling his discoveries. This makes him much more famous and renowned. Although, he also uses slaves to do a lot of the work, which makes me nervous. My Master may also be wealthy, but this guy is somehow better, according to Master.
Either way, I know that his is important to Master, so I have to do my best or else I just know I'll feel super guilty. My third Master would only ever punish us by making us feel so guilty for screwing up. After having that Master, I can never shake the absolutely horrible feeling of guilt whenever I screw up on my Master. And with a knock on the door, here's that guy!