Hey there! This is the Twilight Princess cut scenes through Zelda's eyes. I might continue depending on the interest levels. Thank you so much to MadMags, Leina16, and LxZrulez for your reviews on my other fanfic! I really appreciate the support and critique. I tried to take it to heart, and hope it shows! Thanks!
A woman in a black cape stood in front of the window. She just stared out at her kingdom – or what used to be her kingdom. Now, it was so blank, so dark. The sun was hidden by a shroud of clouds, and hideous monsters roamed free. Yet, the woman can't change things, as she is a prisoner in her own castle. She sighed. I'm out of cards to play. My only hope is if the hero were to turn up…
The woman looked down at the courtyard, watching the guards shift duties. It was about time for them to make their rounds. All those young men and women… Their families have been waiting for them to return home since the twili appeared. The woman's heart ached. All her life she had been wishing to have a family of her own. Her father died in battle, and her mother died in childbirth. All of her tutors had told her the people of Hyrule were her family. Yet, she never had someone sharing her life and helping her through its long, winding roads. No, I shan't think of that. I need to think of how to help my people.
The woman looked at her gloved hand. The light of the Triforce had been dimming daily from its power being usurped by a world of darkness. However, it now glowed with a bright light that seemed to cut through the black veil drawn over the land. How unusual, the woman thought, This hasn't happened since Zant took over.
Outside her once ornate room, the woman heard a faint jingling of metal. The guards must be beginning their rounds, she thought.
A faint growl sounded behind the woman. She turned around and gasped. A large wolf with razor sharp teeth and an imp sitting on his back was in her room, the wolf's haunches were bunched and ready to spring.
"Midna?" The woman whispered. Her heart was beating like a newborn bird's.
"Eee hee! You remember my name? What an honor for me." The imp answered.
"So, this is the one for whom you were searching…" The woman said, ignoring Midna's comment.
"He's not exactly what I had in mind, but… I guess he'll do."
The woman looked at the wolf. He had thick gray and black fur and muscular legs and shoulders. His muzzle was long and his lips were still drawn back in a snarl. His ears were perked up and alert and… Were those blue earrings in the ears, as well?
The woman looked into the eyes of the beast last. They were a deep blue and seemed intimidating yet gentle. The woman guessed the beast was usually quite docile, but, when provoked, could inflict some severe damage. She glanced at his paw. There was a chain attached to it. The woman recognized the design of the dungeon's property.
"You were imprisoned? I am sorry," the woman apologized sincerely.
"Poor thing, he has no idea where this is or what's happened. So, don't you think you should explain to him what you've managed to do? You owe him that much, Twilight Princess. Eee hee!" Midna said mockingly.
The woman sighed. "Listen carefully," she began, "This was once the land where the power of the gods was said to slumber. This was once the kingdom of Hyrule. But that blessed kingdom has been transformed by the king that rules the twilight. It has been turned into a world of shadows, ruled by creatures who shun the light."
The woman shuddered, remembering the cruel man Zant who forced her to surrender her kingdom in order to save the lives of her people.
"Twilight covered Hyrule like a shroud," the woman continued, "and without light, the people became as spirits. Within the twilight, they live on, unaware that they have passed into spirit forms. All the people know now is fear… Fear of a nameless evil... The kingdom succumbed to twilight, but I remain its princess," the woman paused, took a deep breath, and took the concealing hood from her head, revealing a beautiful face with dirty hair, a tarnished crown, and intelligent eyes.
"I am Zelda," she finished, her eyes melancholy.
"You don't have to look so sad! We actually find it to be quite livable! I mean, is perpetual twilight all that bad?" Midna argued.
"Midna, This is no time for levity. The shadow beasts have been searching far and wide for you. Why is this?" Zelda asked dryly.
"Why indeed? You tell me! Eee hee hee!"
Zelda sighed and knelt by the beast. He looked so lost, yet his eyes seemed so determined. The wolf began to whine, very quietly, so only Zelda could hear him. She placed her hand on top of his head reassuringly.
Suddenly, a bright light shot out of Zelda's Triforce on the back of the hand touching the wolf. The piece on the right seemed like it was a tiny sun on her hand. On his paw shone Triforce, exactly like Zelda's, but the piece on the left glowed brighter. Just for an instant, Zelda caught a glimpse of the man that was lost inside the beast's body. It disappeared as soon as it came. She stared at the wolf. Footsteps sounded on the staircase. The guards must be coming to check on the Princess to make sure she wasn't escaping or practicing her magic!
"Time has grown short. The guards will soon arrive. Please, you must leave here, quickly," Zelda said hurriedly. The wolf and the imp raced out of the room, but Zelda couldn't shake the feeling that she was somehow connected to that man within the wolf. Shaking her head as if to push the thought out of her mind, Zelda donned her hood and stood by the window in wait for the guards to arrive.
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