PROLOGUE
Destiny Gives Me My Pencil Back
We walked towards the only place the only place I knew I could bring them back. The surrounding area was as ruined as the rest of the kingdom, but sadly, it was the truth of Lorule and there was no hiding it.
"This is Lorule's Sacred Realm…" I said to the two similar beings behind me. My tone was sad, yes but I turned to them with a neutral expression nonetheless, my own expression being returned by them. I went on to explain further, "Zelda. Link… One day, Yuga saw a crack in the pedestal before you now, and from it, we could sense there was another world that was much like ours…"
I turned to Ravio and gave an exaggerated sigh, "and that is when we decided to conjure a plan in which endangered your kingdom. I apologize."
Zelda only nodded, with a small smile as if to say, "It's alright." I then turned to Link who still had a neutral expression. It was time for them to leave this dark kingdom and I knew that the battle within my castle had shook the very foundation of Lorule and Hyrule once more that it would seal up any portals to Hyrule. The one behind us, hosted by Lorule's Sacred Realm pedestal was the only one left. It glowed a brilliant gold color, almost as if it knew that the two heroes of Hyrule were still here.
I went over to Link and reached out with my hands and as if understanding, he nodded and removed the ring from his wrist. It was the same ring that allowed him to travel back and forth from our kingdom to Hyrule and back. I turned to the pedestal and walked over to hit, placing one hand over my chest and the other over the ring.
"I can use the last of its power to send you both back to Hyrule…"
I closed my eyes and began to gather up what little energy I could sense in the ring. From behind me, I could hear Ravio talking and with the tone he was speaking in, I could very well imagine that smile of his. He was truly happy and I suppose that I was too.
"Thank you for everything Link. I got meet a real life genuine hero! Heh, who knows? Maybe some of your courage rubbed off on me, heh heh! Let's meet again sometime!"
I lowered my head and the ground stopped shaking and the wind stopped blowing as the world suddenly paused for the final moments… Out came to balls of energy, filled with the last bits of power I could muster up from the ring. It targeted and hit the two heroes, turning them into portraits of the same kind that Yuga used to imprison the Seven Sages; their portraits softly travelled the air to enter the crack in the pedestal.
Ravio and I stood there, the warm glow of Hyrule now leaving us and the pedestal. Forever… I closed my eyes once more and let out a pained breath as I placed my hands over my chest as if trying to hold on to that last piece of hope those two gave me. To me, it felt like the effort was in vain but even then, I kept trying to hold on to it…
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"Link… Wake up." Zelda nudged the hero, but he didn't seem like he was going to wake up anytime soon. Looks can be deceiving though as the hero woke up seconds later to Zelda's call. Zelda smiled as Link stood up and she looked around, her face showing a sort of excitement and shock.
"This is the Sacred Realm, Link. We're finally back home!"
Link gave Zelda a cheerful smile and a slight nod. It felt great to be home for those two, and Zelda's smile only lasted a few seconds because…
"How sad it was for Princess Hilda to be driven to such desperation! Her and I aren't so different when I think about it… I truly do understand why she needed our Triforce." Zelda walked ahead of Link. Link followed close by. The energy felt much more different than it did in Lorule's Sacred Realm. The energy felt in this realm felt positive, and full of opportunity. It felt like a new destiny could be re-written here.
"Yes… Look, Link! Up ahead. It's the Triforce…" Zelda pointed ahead the straight path, the clouds moving to reveal the golden colored object that is a symbol for hope and the gods in Hyrule. Link and Zelda looked at it with astonishment, for it was their first time seeing the actual entity. Zelda suggested having a closer look and the two began to walk forward. This gave Link some time to think. He thought about his entire adventure. How it was filled with happiness, sadness, tragedy and change. After some thought, his adventure was quite a handful and it showed him many things and he experienced many obstacles and problems that helped him grow as a person. When he thought about Lorule, it made him sad because they were never given a chance. From what Princess Hilda told him, her ancestors destroyed the Triforce when things looked bad, not even waiting for their own hero. They never got an actual chance…
Before he knew it, he was in front of the Triforce.
The two had reached the Triforce.
Zelda looked over at Link and smiled, "Well… I think we're both on the same page for what to wish for, don't you think, Link?"
Link nodded in agreement. It was time to set things right, he thought. They both slowly placed their hands on the Triforce, pushing their thoughts out towards it, wanting their wishes to be heard.
Please restore the Triforce of Lorule… Give them the chance they so deserve…
The ground shook and the Triforce began to glow, rising to the sky as it did. It let out a pulse of light that blinded the two.
Back in Lorule…
I stood there, feeling sorry for myself but then—
An earthquake had begun to take place and it was truly one like no other before. It shook the very foundation of Lorule and I could hardly stand. Ravio had fallen but I did not give up the struggle of staying on my feet. I looked toward the pedestal and I noticed something that wasn't there before… It had gained new cracks, and it was shining like it was when Yuga and I had found the original crack which led us to devising our plan. Before I could question any of this, the pedestal suddenly exploded, the pieces simply disappearing as if it was sand blown by the wind. I shielded myself with my arm as the forceful wind blew through the area. Once the wind had settled, I looked out toward the empty space. I was confused and scared and already sad. Before I had any chance to feel worse about the situation—
It was there. It was returning. I saw the figure and then—no… I only let out a scared but joyful gasp. It was forming again right in front of my eyes.
The Triforce… It had returned spectacularly. The foundation of our kingdom had returned and I could only thank the two people who fought hard to make this kind of ending a reality.
"Oh, thank you Zelda… Thank you so very much… Thank you too, Hero of Hyrule! I will always carry my memories of you both with me." Those little memories soon became the most important memories I could ever hold. I stood there as the Triforce descended before us to its rightful spot. Ravio had ran toward it in a excited pace and I cannot deny that I very well did the same thing. With the Triforce back so was my hope. We stopped right in front of the Triforce and for a few moments, allowed the energy emanating from the powerful item warm our hearts. I felt as if it was talking to the both of us…
It's going to be alright…
Yes, I knew it was… I looked to Ravio and smiled. I looked to the sky and my smile only grew bigger as the skies turned blue and the red skies and dark clouds that once plagued our kingdom were no more. It was the start of a new era…
"What should we wish for, Princess?"
I already had the answer for that, "Let us wish for the return of our land, first of all. We will be expelled from the Sacred Realm once we wish upon it but… I want to grow. I want to change. Let us wish for this and fix the remainder of the problems ourselves."
Ravio loved the answer as he nodded right as I finished my sentence. He knew that what I wanted was to grow and know what it meant to be a princess and have a duty. He knew that I did not want to rely on the Triforce to much just like many people have done, creating wars and suffering in doing so.
We touched the Triforce, for it was now time for our wish and the Triforce shone, emanating the most powerful warm feeling that I've ever felt, that I didn't want it to be over anytime soon…
The next day, I was getting ready to leave the castle.
Ravio had told me that he would be meeting me outside the castle in order to prepare for our plans of restoring the kingdom. It was going to be a long day and an even longer journey to restore the Lorule Kingdom but I can honestly say that as I stepped out and felt the warm rays of the sun…
I would not have it any other way.