I'll See You Again…
Chapter 1: Stars
The lofty glow moon seemed to give off the impression of sunshine to the world below it. The midnight black heavens were dotted with what the eye could only see as a small sparkling dots that were more commonly known as stars. Topping off the luminous sky scape, was a soft warm wind that gently passed through the field. Yet it could only go so far. Towards the far east, the dark and heavy clouds that had dwelled over the fallen castle of Hyrule for the past seven years, loomed as thick as ever.
A lone figure strode silently and swiftly through the field, only briefly glancing towards the general direction of the old town miles in the distance. She was no longer sensitive to it however; she had far too many other things on her mind.
Like the night, she was mysterious and unknown. To the few who did know her, her identity was Sheik, a survivor of the near extinct Sheikah tribe. The Sheikah were a people who lived in the shadows, who, at one time, had given aid to the Hylian royal family. But those days had long since passed, ever since what the Sheikah called "the Great Betrayal". The betrayal had happened long before Sheik's time with events that had no real concern to her. Besides, the royal family had been disposed of seven years ago. Or so everyone thought.
How cruel, Sheik thought, as she lifted her chin towards the late night sky. That the world above still thrives while the world below is suffering in agony. Like many of Sheik's poetic notions, this was one she wouldn't dare say out loud. At least, not at the present moment. Not while she pledged allegiance to Ganondorf, the evil king who had conquered Hyrule all those years ago. Since his wicked reign began, the Gerudo King from the desert had spread his darkness throughout the land, polluting it with his vile monsters, using the power of the Triforce he had stolen from the Sacred Realm. The Sacred Realm's opening had been an accident. A young hero from the forest, in trying to prevent Ganondorf from conquering Hyrule, had mistakenly pulled the Master Sword from the Temple of Time on that day seven years ago, opening the door to the Sacred Realm.
Sheik knew all of this, and she knew well just how evil Ganondorf was. She also knew that his tyranny had to be stopped, but it was a feat she could not hope to accomplish. That was the Hero of Time's work. Yet as the years past and the hope for the long awaited hero's appearance grew dim, Sheik decided that instead of doing nothing at all, she would play the defensive. She enlisted in Ganondorf's forces to spy on him to, at the very least, ease the pain that innocent people were feeling under his rule. But as time progressed, even Ganondorf took notice of Sheik for her incredible fighting skills and stealth techniques. Eventually, Sheik worked her way up the ranks to eventually joining Ganondorf's most elite and trusted mercenaries, which consisted of Twinrova, two powerful sorceress sisters, Nabooru, one of the leading members of the Gerudo clan, and several other skilled Gerudos and Stalfos.
Among these, Sheik was considered the outcast, partly because she was not a Gerudo, but mostly because so little was known about her. For Sheik, this was just fine. After all, her mission was not to make friends; it was to take down Ganondorf.
She had been able to fool Ganondorf for close to three years at the time. To his face, she would pledge loyalty, but when she was alone, she would curse his name. But in what was perhaps the most satisfying part of her feigned alliance with the Gerudo king was that fact that she was helping to undo his evil workmanship behind his back. During her time in Ganondorf's army, she had been able to rescue countless civilians and villages from certain death by warning them of Ganondorf's approaching troops and helping them escape. Sheik had been playing both sides, but she knew where her true loyalty lied. And it was not with the King of Evil.
At the moment, Sheik had been given leave from the army for a few days. But it wasn't like she really had anywhere to go. Sheik filled her free time with only two things: traveling and music. The first was simply a matter of wandering to any place that caught her interest at the moment, the other was much deeper. Sheik considered herself to be a minstrel, scouring the world, playing music and learning new tunes (and information) as she went. Sheik was known for her skills on the harp, an instrument that she had been able to play as long as she could remember. With her bandaged fingers, the female Sheikah could pluck out an entire beautiful melody with multiple verses with ease.
As Sheik walked, she pulled out her golden harp and strummed a few notes thoughtfully. She wasn't really carving a song, but she played for the sake of ridding the darkened silence of the still night. She sighed underneath the cloth she wore over her face to conceal her identity. When will this waking nightmare ever end? She mused in her head. If the Hero of Time does not appear soon, Hyrule's dark fate is certainly secured.
Continuing a melancholy stream of notes, Sheik came to a stop to watch the sudden disappearance of the stars that marked the soon arrival of a new day. The sky became a pale shade of gray and the moon drifted into the shadows. Sheik knew that she would have to report to Ganondorf soon, but she decided to soak in these last few hours where she didn't have to pretend she cared for her enemy.
Suddenly, as the sun began to peak over the distant hills before her, a strong feeling overcame the young Sheikah. A feeling of renewed hope, followed by a set of instinctive instructions: go to the Temple of Time. Immediately, Sheik questioned her own thoughts. The Temple of Time? No one has touched the place in years! What could possibly be there? Yet, all the same, she would have to pass by the temple in order to get to Ganondorf's castle so what would the harm be in seeing if anything was happening? After all, instincts hardly ever failed the survivor of the Sheikahs.