Sunbeams fell through the treetops, casting the mossy forest floor in dappled light. A black-clothed hylian lay on a grassy knoll, napping.
Suddenly, the dark hylian shot to his feet and paused to listen. The sable-coloured man heard footsteps and voices.
'People these days', he thought disgustedly,'No respect for the sacredity of sleep.'
Though, when the travelers appeared, the man's eyes alightened with mischief. A hylian man and his wife, who was cradling a bundle of cloth, entered the clearing.
"Ah…Excuse me, sir…" The man inquired of the ebon-covered tellurian. The other flashed a humorless grin and allowed an Ordonian accent to creep into his voice.
"M'name's Dark. Th' near'st town's Ord'n. 'Sabout ha'f kil'meter thataway. Gate closes at dusk an' opens a' dawn." He pointed out a wrong direction. The couple left in the direction Dark had pointed, while Dark returned to his sleep.
A few hours later, Dark was awoken by growling. A large, golden wolf bayed, fixing its single blue eye on the man.
"What is it this time?" Dark asked, exasperated. The wolf barked and bared its teeth.
"Well, it's not my fault they decided to trust a complete stranger!" The wolf's hackles raised.
"No, I don't feel the slightest bit guilty! Quit hounding me, Link!" The wolf barked and leapt forward to perch itself on Dark's chest.
"Fine! I'll go play the Goddess damned hero again!" Dark shouted. The wolf bounded off.
Grumbling, Dark pushed himself up to standing and went off in search of the mislead travelers. When he had almost reached the couple, he froze.
"Moblins." He whispered excitedly. The beasts were circling the couple. Dark grinned. The moblins attacked. Dark's light grey tongue flicked out over silvery lips. The woman cried out as her husband was felled by the beasts. Dark slunk up behind her.
"Hello, Darlin'" He purred mockingly. The woman screeched and stumbled back. She tripped, hitting her head on a rock. Dark cackled insanely.
"Come and play with me!" The dark hylian whined at the moblins. They attacked. Dark ducked and dodged and leapt, turning the bloodbath into a dance.
At last, when all the monsters lay dead, Dark heard a mewling noise. The shadow demon's head cocked curiously as he inspected the crimson-stained bundle the woman had been holding. 'Awh! Hell no!' Dark thought, glancing at the baby inside. A bark startled him out of inaction.
"No way, Link! I'm not going to do it. I ain't touching that thing" Dark shuddered at the thought. The wolf lowered its head to lap some of the blood off the woman's face.
"No! No way!" Dark protested again.
Dark dropped the child unceremoniously in the soft grass by the goat farm. Just as he turned to leave the growing strands of dawn light caught a light gold reflection on the infant's left hand.
"You gotta be fucking kidding me!" The triforce glinted slightly as the golden wolf nuzzled the child. Dark glared at the wolf.
"This is all your fault! There is no way in hell these people could raise the Hero! You planned this didn't you!?" The wolf appeared amused. Dark grumbled and picked the baby up.
"If you're going saddle me with your crying baby and run off, its likely to end up in a well or something!" Dark shouted to the wolf's retreating form. Dark hummed a lullaby he'd picked up from somewhere.
"Well, tyke. I ain't calling you by his name, so from now on your going to be… Sable." Dark chuckled.