A Hero Alone (ON HIATUS) Chapter 1: His Call, a legend of zelda fanfic

Author's Note: Hello everyone, welcome to chapter one of my first story! I've always been a big fan of the Legend of Zelda series, so I thought it would be a good idea as my first fanfic. It's very loosely based off of Link to the Past, just so I can have some practice with forming my own psuedo-story. Any reviews, follows, or favorites are greatly appreciated! I hope to see you in the next chapter!

Chapter 1: "His Call"

He remembered her voice coming to him in his dreams. It was so faint and hushed, yet at the same time it was afraid and quickened. He could remember her words coming to him every night since only about three nights ago. It repeated itself so much that he had it memorized exactly to what it says; it was never different.

"Help me. Please help me. I am a prisoner in the dungeon, my name is Zelda. The wizard has taken over the castle; corrupted the guards. He is sacrificing the maidens, and I believe I am next. You must help me."

For all he knew, it went something like that, but the rain made the voice inaudible at time. It was hard for him to know whether or not his uncle heard it also, or if it was just him. Link noticed that he looked rather distressed for the past few days, so he could only assume he heard it too. Link didn't have a clue as to how he could help that maiden. Uncle never let him leave the homestead unless to go with him into Kakariko Village, other than that, Link stayed at home tending to the fields while Uncle left to chop lumber from the Lost Woods, which is a dangerous place from what rumors were heard.

Link laid there in his bed, listening to the rain pour down harder than previous nights. He stared blankly at the ceiling of the cottage, awaiting her voice to attempt to call him, but something didn't feel right, as if something was different; wrong. His uncle just sat at the table by the light of one candle. Link assumed that he was either reading or staring, but the darkness makes it difficult to tell. It felt like an eternity to him, but it finally came.

Silence overtook the cottege. Link thought he heard the rain stop for the slightest moment, but the crashing of droplets soon started again. Not too long after, Uncle got up from the table, grabbed the candle, and moved through the darkness over to me.

"Link, I want you to stay here and get some rest. I need to leave for a bit, I'll be back by morning."

Link remained silent, watching his uncle grab the sword and shield that he kept by the door to defend them against wolves, then leave. Link knew now he had been hearing the voice also, and apparently, he was going to do something about it. Link carefully rose up from his bed and stared out the window into the black, wet world. He made his decision that he was going to help his uncle. Link quickly headed over to the storage chest, and dug out the old lantern that his uncle kept insisting didn't work, but Link knew for a fact that it indeed did. He reached for his cloak and left the house, heading after his uncle. The first thing Link felt after stepping outside was the immediate bombardment of cold rain. He tried to ignore the cold, and shuffle his way through the dark. As he moved about, He took notice of lights far off in the distance and assumed that it was most likely the castle lights he was seeing, so he embarked on his long trek to the castle.

Link had to take it slowly as he made his way to the castle because the rain was coming down so quickly that it stung as it hit skin and it made seeing almost impossible. Link found that walking regardless was difficult because of the lack of solid ground for his footing. It was nothing but mud. He started to draw his thoughts back to what was around him, and he realized, as he neared the castle gate, that more guards began to patrol the banks of the river around it. The first instinct that came to him was to hide. He didn't know what would happen if he was seen by those patrols, but he couldn't think of any pleasant things. He couldn't think of any other accessible way into the castle except the bridge. Link had to risk moving around the guards.

"By the Goddess, it's cold, wet, and terribly dark. Why is the captain making us stay out here and patrol?" A guard blurted out with harshness.

"I don't know, but if he wants us out this late, it's gotta be important." His companion replied.

This little snippet of dialogue was enough for Link to start asking questions to himself. He recalled saying that the guards were corrupt, but it certainly did not seem like it to him.

Wiping the water off his eyes, Link noticed that the downpour began to slow down and that the sun was rising, which meant he didn't have much time left to get inside the castle. He carefully made his way across the bridge and arrived just outside the keep. He was able to avoid the guards, but he wasn't sure where to go from there. He decided against sneaking into the keep via the front door, but he didn't know how else to get inside. He started to wander around and look for any other alternative route, but found. As he made his way back around to the front of the castle keep, he noticed a piece of paper stuffed inside the branches of bush. After a few moments of concentration, Link was able to retrieve it. He took it and read it, though it required some effort as it was drenched.

Follow the courtyard path. Find the secret entrance.

Link had no other leads so he did what the note instructed. He returned to the courtyard path and browsed about for any way in. He did notice that there were more plants here than anywhere else around the castle, so he started checking around the bushes. It didn't take him long to find the right one, which covered a hole he could not see far down into. He racked his brain to decide whether or not this was the secret entrance not, so he jumped.