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Author's Note Before you Read: The idea behind this fanfic novelization is to combine everything Legend of Zelda, from all the themes, the items, the quests and characters, sceneries, settings, and even legends from past Legend of Zelda games from NES time to the most recent title Skyward Sword, plus some references from the upcoming Zelda WiiU and 3DS if they ever come out.
As always, I don't own anything, including the title itself. So don't come out at me with pitchforks and torches, because this is just a fanfiction only. Nothing more. And please go easy on my writing style, okay? Reviews will be rewarded for the coming chapters this May. Any mean-spirited and flaming reviews will be deleted and the reviewer will be reported!
The Legend of Zelda
Novelization
::Prologue::
-The boy named Link-
Dawn sharply broke over the land of Hyrule. A young Hylian—blue-eyes, medium built with light-colored hair, sporting a green hat and tunic over a white shirt and trousers—stepped from the morning mists over a hill rim. Staring out over the Royal Kingdom, an eager smile broke over his face.
Hyrule spread before him; with forested slopes, rock crags dropping toward foothills and range of mountains, grasslands, rivers and lakes, and forests and glens gleaming under streaks of sunlight.
The Hylian boy lifted his head, greeting the glistening sun on his face which seemed to be playing peekaboo with him over a mist of clouds. He could even catch a glimpse of a small town among these clouds, shining faintly with magic. There has never been such a thing of beauty and magic in all of creations than those created in the land of Hyrule. It was truly a magnificent realm to be.
The Hylian boy made his descent; hiking down the hill toward a wide field of flowers and trees with roads going in multiple directions. Going northwest he arrived at a rocky forest then reached a small creek with flowing fresh crisp water where he stopped to take a drink after such long hike.
Finally leaving the creek he entered a dense forest and still kept his pace. It was a long trek toward his final destination. The trees closed in, blocking out the sun streams. Soon his way turned shady; enough to force him to form a tight grip on the hilt of the iron sword attached around his waist, whenever he heard a branch breaking or a rustling leaf nearby. It turned out to be little woodland creatures going about their daily business. Loosening his grip, he kept going.
But then a loud scream of help veered his head to the west, putting him on high alert. He dashed to the scream's direction. He pushed tree branches out of the way, jumped over bed of rocks and twisted thorns, then in a matter of minutes he shot out of the dense forest and reached a valley covered with more trees and vines. He spotted two soldiers there. Iron armors and armed with lances, they too were Hylian like him. But in term of age, they appeared older. They stared up a large steep tree with desperation painted on their faces. The boy followed their gazes and he beheld another soldier tied upside down over a vine.
"Stop moving around, Gabriel!" one of the soldiers shouted, "You will get yourself hurt or worse!"
Gabriel, the soldier tied up to the vine, gazed back at his comrades upside down. His body stirred. His breath was heavy. He was itching to break free from his prison. "I cannot stay like this any longer." He complained, "If I don't get out of this mess...!"
"You'll be fine." The second soldier spoke with reassurance, "There's no spider in this forest. Trust me."
The ground violently shook up. Trees surrounding the soldiers and the spying Hylian boy suddenly toppled over. Branches snapped. Splitters flew everywhere. The force swept them to the rocky ground. The vine trapping Gabriel swung back and forth. The young soldier wailed in fear.
The Hylian boy stood firm on his feet, hands in support to the tall heavy grass before him and gazed up. His jaws dropped by what he saw above him: a giant tarantula, with a mark the shape of a skull painted on its abdomen.
The spider slowly crept down toward the trapped soldier. The soldier met its gaze.
"S-S-S-sku-sku-skull" The soldier alarmingly raised his voice.
The two soldiers startlingly drew their swords, "A Skulltula!" the first one exclaimed. "What's it doing here? In a forest?" his comrade inquired.
Three spiders then dropped down from above. The three spiders were the size of baby elephants, with the same skull markings on their abdomen. Two of these spiders approached from behind while the third one came from the front. They hissed. Their strident squeals rang their ears temporarily deaf and their pincers clicked with excitement of the meals before them.
The spider in front took a great leap to the sky. "Look out!" the first soldier shouted and the two soldiers scattered out of the spider's way. The spiders landed right where they stood. The second soldier who was very close to the spider stumbled and fell. He quickly whirled around and let out a sharp gasp. The large spider threw its pincers at him.
The spider suddenly screeched and struggled on its hind legs. The soldier looked up and saw yet another Hylian—one younger than he was—on top of the creature. He had sharp blue eyes, medium built with light-colored hair, and he had on a green hat and tunic over a white shirt and trousers.
The young Hylian wrung a fist tightly to the spider's hair. His other hand rose high above him, clenched on a sword. He paid no attention to the soldier he just saved who was watching in awe of his bravery and gazing at the sword he had brandished. With a war cry, he drove his sword down the Spider's cranial front. The slicing sound of bone filled the forest and so does the screeching of the spider. Blood oozed out of its face and the hairy beast stammered on its hind legs.
He finally turned to the soldier, "Get out of the way!" he shouted.
The soldier scurried off the ground and ran moments before the dead spider hit the floor in a loud crash. The boy leapt off from the spider and swung at the second spider, slicing vertically from head to abdomen. The spider stumbled back, hissing as blood spilled out of its squishy body. The other soldier jumped out of the way and watched the enemy fell on its back, lifeless. The two soldiers stared back at the young Hylian.
The boy pulled out a boomerang shaped like the feathers of a rare bird: marble-white with faded teal hue. He swung his arm across and set the boomerang off flying straight to the vine. The vine snapped off and the young soldier dropped to the ground. The web wobbled back in response to the boomerang and the soldiers soon watched the spider propelled to the sky, screaming until it was no longer present.
The two soldiers ran to the third soldier and removed the web trappings off their comrade. "Hey, are you all right Gabriel?" the first soldier asked.
Gabriel nodded before facing the young Hylian, "you saved me."
He said nothing. The first soldier stood up and approached him, "I don't know how we can thank you enough, kid."
The Hylian boy formed a faint smile, "It was nothing, really."
"Nothing?" the second soldier exclaimed, "I beg to differ." He stared at the sword tied to his belt, "You are very skilled with the blade for someone of your age. What is your name? So that we can speak great honor of your bravery to the Royal Court."
The Hylian boy chuckled, flattered by the compliment, "My name is Link." He said, shaking his head, "But really, I do not need the praise, I am just a-!"
"Stable boy? Farmer son?" the second soldier laughed, "It does not matter. I'm Daniel and these are my brothers Farrell and Gabriel, whose life you just saved."
"And ours as well." The first soldier, Farrell, said with a big smile on his face.
"Wait." Link blinked, "You three are brothers?"
"All in service to the Hyrule Royal Court!" Farrell replied.
Gabriel, free from the trapping of the vine approached Link and placed a hand on his shoulder, "I can't thank you enough for what you've done for me and my brothers." He said, "So tell us! How can we repay you? No rebuttal."
Link continued to shake his head in denial, "No really, sir Gabriel. I am fine. I... !"
"How about," Gabriel turned to his brothers, "we take you, sir Link, to the Royal Court of Hyrule Castle." The other soldiers gazed at each other in approval. "We will speak with our Majesty the King about the possibility of recruiting you as one of the Royal Guards." Farrell proposed.
Link was at a loss of words. The soldiers murmured in agreement.
"Heck, with that swordmaster's skills of yours, the King might even appoint you captain."
"R-Royal Guards?" Link finally managed to utter a few words, "Really?"
"You were heading out for the Royal City of Hyrule, correct?" asked Daniel.
Link stammered, "Well...yes. But only to visit my grandfather Smith." He said, "He's the appointed swordsmith to the Royal Court."
"Perfect." Farrell said vehemently, "What better way to visit your grandfather than with a stunning entrance full of high praise and recognition. You will not regret this, Link. At least consider what we're offering you."
Link sighed in defeat. All he wanted was to arrive to the Royal City of Hyrule to visit his grandfather without having to draw too much attention to himself. But his drive to help those in peril might cost him just that small chance of being a regular teenage Hylian. And thanks to his heroism he was not looking forward to this, including seeing his grandfather. Oh, what would he think of him now?
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