Summary:
Three years after the war of Twilight, Zelda's father wrote his final will on his deathbed. The contents of this will spark a rebellion in the west, by the mayor of Kakariko, Lord Seto, against the royal family. As the war between Hyrule Castle and Kakariko rages on, different nobles join in the conflict in their attempts to win Hyrule Castle. Queen Zelda must not only fight for her right to the crown of Hyrule, but she must also fight for her life as she becomes the primary target across Hyrule. Across the sea, in Termina, the son of the king there struggles for his parent's approval. He does anything to warrant their love, and prove that he is the rightful heir to Termina. Meanwhile, dark forces amass in the east, led by the king of darkness, intent on avenging Ganondorf. The only thing that stops his conquest of Hyrule is a single hero with the name of Link. With Hyrule perilously in the balance, Link must bring Zelda back to the throne and defeat the king of darkness.
In my mind, a main thing you might find interesting is the suspense. Contradictory to most Legend of Zelda FanFictions, Link and Zelda are NOT the main characters, and are just as important as everybody else. It's one big battle to be the king/queen, and anybody could die. Anyone.
Author's Notes:
Thanks for reading! This is my first story, and I'm hoping that you'll enjoy it. If you enjoyed this story, then please review it. If it was not up to your standards, I'd love to have constructive critisicm so that I can improve.
This story follows Twilight Princess' story.
I'd like to note that there is character death in this story (both canon and OC). Some of the deaths are of major characters, so be advised.
Finally, I will be referencing all Hylians as humans in this story. As a result, people in Hyrule City are noted as Hylians, and so are soldiers.
CHAPTER 1
The King's Last Words
I
Hyrule Castle
They say that rain is most beautiful when the world -everything else- fits the mood; dark and grey.
If so, then today is truly beautiful, Zelda thought to herself, clutching Link's arm. She wanted to cry, to weep in to the shoulder of the man who always protected her. But crying would make her look weak, even now.
She tilted her head back to its normal position, and watched the world envelop in front of her. The preacher droned out, the world slowly lost sound. A single tear flowed out of her left eye, and she wiped it off.
"King Harkinan shall forever be missed. His body may be gone from our reach, but his soul will forever remain with us. His soul ... will always exist in our hearts." He concluded, stepping down from the podium. He had addressed about eighty of the most important figures in the Hylian empire, although so many more had wanted to come. King Harkinan spent his life in Hyrule Castle, and it was deemed appropriate that he shall be buried in the courtyard. Strangely enough, he also decreed that his funeral was to privatized to important figures.
King Juste wiped his eyes, although he shed no tears. He was the king of Termina, and a close friend of King Harkinan. Juste Valle was also old himself, with grey hair that extended to form a beard, and hazel eyes. He donned himself in a black robe, as was appropriate for the day. Beside him stood his wife, Yul, who was of the same age as him, and their thirteen year old son, Brandon Valle. Brandon had curly black hair that was fairly long, and blue eyes, just like his mother's.
Rusl also belonged to the noble Lordship of Valle, being the brother of Juste. However, Rusl decided to be a swordsman instead of a noble, a choice that Juste will never understand. With that, Rusl had sailed to Hyrule, and lived in Ordon since. Juste had tried to get them spots to attend the funeral, but seating was hard-pressed, and that never came into fruition.
Beside them stood Prince Ralis Aria, heir to the Kingdom of the Zoras. Darbus Doln, the patriarch of the Gorons, was sitting in the row behind them.
Two more rows back sat Princess Zelda and Link. To Zelda's left was her father's younger brother, Seto. Unlike her father, his hair did not gray over time, and remained brown. He was the Lord of Kakariko, which is where the Harkinans descended from, according to her family tree. Hyrule was simply the place where kings rule from.
In front of them sat Manni Rodra, who was the lord of Koholint Island, a relatively small island to the west of Hyrule. Despite the size, the island boasted a huge army, and Manni Rodra had a stone heart, feeling no compassion for anything. He was middle-aged, with grey hair and blue eyes, and towered amongst others. He was as tall as the Gorons, if not taller.
Altogether, all six noble lordships appeared at the funeral: Harkinans of Kakariko, Valles of Termina, Prince Ralis of the Zoras, Darbus, patriarch of the Gorons, Rodras of Koholint and the rightful queen, Zelda Harkinan of Hyrule Castle.
Impa took her place at the podium to talk. She cleared her throat, and talked. Her speech went on for only a few minutes, and Zelda tried her best to listen, but couldn't. Zelda rested her head on Link's shoulder, and her eyes felt heavy, probably from a lack of sleep. She closed them for a few seconds, and those seconds turned to minutes. When Link realized that she was sleeping, he gently shook her. She looked around in surprise, and listened intently as Hyrule Castle's councillor, Zeal, began to read King Harkinan's will, created moments before the late king permanently closed his eyes.
"This will was worded by the king and written by me moments before he died. His grace has sealed the will." Zeal said, and showed the letter to the audience, and it did have the king's seal on it. He broke the seal and read its contents, "under the dying words of his grace: Dear Prince Ralis, I am sorry that I shall not be able to attend your wedding, but I wish you a bright and prosperous future."
Prince Ralis nodded, "may the Goddesses shine on you, my king."
"Secondly, I will all of my lands, legacy, and riches to my rightful heir, Zelda Harkinan."
This did not surprise Zelda, and she remained quiet. Zeal glanced at her, and continued, "Thirdly, I am asking of Zelda to heed councillor Zeal's advice, and ask of you to keep him as the councillor, even after my death. Finally, the ownership of the path leading up to Death Mountain has been disputed between the Lordship of the Harkinans, lords of Kakariko and the Darbus Doln, leader of the Goron. I hereby decree that the piece of land is property of the Dolns."
Zeal looked up to see everybody's reactions, and the crowd was surprised. Everybody had expected that the late king would give that land to his brother. Lord Seto seemed to be angry, based on what Zelda could tell. Darbus, on the other hand, was grinning.
Finally, Zelda stood up. "May King Harkinan rest in peace." She concluded the funeral with that, and everybody stood up.
"May King Harkinan rest in peace." Everybody said in unison. The audience disbursed, and some began to leave.
Juste Valle and his family went up to Zelda, "We are extremely sorry for your loss. I always thought of him as a brother to me, so I can't imagine what it's like to lose such a great man as a father," he looked at Link, "you know... the king talked of you often. He talked of how fine of a lad you are, and how lucky he is to have met such a man."
Link forced a smile, despite the obvious lie. Link's relationship with the king was anything but fine, but the public never knew about that. The king thought of me as a worthless peasant, Link thought. The former king had wanted Zelda to marry a foreign prince for the added power. It was almost going to go through.
Almost.
Later that evening, a large banquet was served in Hyrule Castle, in honour of King Harkinan. Most people attended, although Seto had left early, for an unknown reason. People were standing up, talking, and some were even laughing.
Link sat at one end of the table. He sat alone, drinking wine, while watching Zelda converse with the many royals in the hall. She moved between them with elegance, and took a sip of wine while others were speaking. Everybody shared laughs, and Zelda's laugh is so beautiful, Link thought to himself. To him, she truly was the epitome of beauty. The way she walked, talked and laughed... sometimes he wondered whether they truly were a good fit. She was a royal princess, now queen, who rarely, if ever left her castle. He was a farm boy bound for adventures, and socializing wasn't his idea of excitement.
There are a few people he liked talking to, however, like Colin. As the years passed, Colin became a little brother to Link, almost like a younger version of the hero. Even had hero's blood in him, like when he saved Beth from the Bulbins. The only difference is that Colin is royalty, and of the Valle name. Colin never acted like royalty, however, and that pleased Link.
Eventually, Link decided to get some fresh air, and sat outside of the castle, looking at the moon.
Darbus, patriarch of the Gorons, came to greet Link. He smiled, "I can tell exactly what you're thinking, brother. The answer is yes. A definite yes."
Link had forced another smile, although this one was ever so slightly more genuine. Still, what good was advice about love from a man who was sworn to duty, and cannot marry? Link immediately looked back down at the pond under his feet.
Darbus stared into Link's blue eyes, "that's a trifle rude. Just because I swore not to marry and have children does not mean that I cannot love."
Link appeared shocked, "I'm- I'm sorry."
Darbus grinned, "It's alright. Say, want to have a sumo wrestle?"
Link looked around, "Right here?"
"Of course! I'm game if you are, brother!"
Link stood up to match the Goron. Link opted not to remove his tunic, since the weather was rather cold. When Darbus declared go, Link had tackled Darbus head-on. Darbus swept Link back, and advanced forward.
Zelda heard the rustles outside and went to look, along with a few other members. The councillor watched, unimpressed, and the Valles also watched, but with more interest.
"Link, what in the name of the Goddesses are you doing?" Zelda cried out.
Link and Darbus quickly stopped fighting. "Women," Darbus quietly muttered to Link, "scratch duty. This is the reason I won't get married."
Link turned to face her, and councillor Zeal spoke up, "Sirs, you are on property of her royal highness, Zelda Harkinan the first, current ruler of the Hylian empire. This is no place for games." All the way through, Zelda nodded her agreement.
"Link, can you stop acting like a child for one day?" Zelda added.
Instead of going up to her, Link promptly took off in the opposite direction, leaving the castle as he did so.
I'm no child, Link thought angrily to himself, I'm a hero. I saved her, did she forget that? I'm no child... I saved Hyrule, why does everybody forget that? I'm no child...
"Where do you think you're going?" Zelda asked, becoming more infuriated.
"To take a walk!" Link shouted back as he left the castle grounds.
Heads turned to Darbus, "I - I'd better go take a walk as well, I suppose..." he said awkwardly as he chased after Link.
Hyrule Castle is nice. The food is perfect, and Link is treated like a king. But it's not my home, he thought sullenly. He was born to roam the lands, not stay cooped up in a cage for the remainder of his life.
"Link, running was a stupid move, and you know it," Darbus finally caught up with him. Darbus sat down beside Link, and they watched the city from the rooftop of a local café.
"Running was my only move. Darbus, do you know what it's like to be trapped in your own home? I needed air, and I needed exercise."
"Brother, you seem to forget that I'm king of my own people as well. I need to stay at the mountain, and watch over my fellow brothers. Just like you. If your marriage does go through, which is possible now, then you'll be king. Later on, you might also be a father. You may be a hero, but you need to stop being so headstrong and grow up."
"But I'm not born for that kind of lifestyle. I'm just a reckless person, and that's how I want to be."
"Then leave Hyrule Castle! Nobody's asking you to stay here, it's your decision. You could have left a long time ago as well. Yet you stayed. That alone tells me that you want to be here, but I can only say so much."
Link pondered for a moment, "Alright... but how would I apologize to Zelda about this?"
Darbus laughed, "This is an area I do have expertise in, my brother! In this matter, all women, whether human, Goron, or Zora, look for the same three words!"
"I was wrong!" Link answered. A moment later, both men burst out laughing for a few minutes.
"Yes, brother. Write those words on your tombstone as Zelda buries you alive!" He laughed, "just for added spite, she'll bury you right under your father's grave!"
Link became silent for a moment, before quietly speaking again, "you - you know?"
"Link, everybody knows about the two of you!" He laughed again. Link forced a smile.
"Darbus, be honest with me on this... do some of the royals talk about my impoverished bloodline? If so, who?"
Darbus's smile quickly faded as well, "Well... yes, many do. You may be a hero to them, but you're still a commoner. But you're going to have to live like that, since nothing can change it. Word of advice, from man to man: wear your shame and differences as your armour. That way, nobody can hurt you with it."
Link finally returned to Hyrule Castle. Zelda was waiting at the door for him, still wearing her black dress. Most of the guests had already left, and a few more were leaving.
He stood in front of her, and looked her in the eyes, "Zelda, I'm sorry about my actions. I was wrong..."
Zelda appeared to stop being so mad, and stopped him, "No, it's my fault. You need excitement back in your life."
The setting was perfect. The moon was bright overhead, both of them looked their best, and the water from a nearby fountain was the only sound to be heard. Both of them closed their eyes and kissed. Darbus was standing inside, watching them in curiosity of their relationship. Without Zelda knowing, Link gave a thumbs up to the Goron, and Darbus smiled.
II
Kakariko
"Damn it!" Seto yelled in rage. The maids were trying to calm him down, but it did little. He shouted a little more, until he finally stopped. The entire of Kakariko were talking and whispering about the ownership of the trail up to Death Mountain. Apparently, the area was riddled with gold and other precious metals.
His castle stood at the centre of the reformed Kakariko village, and towered high, largely made of cold stone. It had been built three years prior, where Kakariko had become a ghost town. After blood, sweat, and tears, Seto finally finished his crown jewel, and sparked life back into Kakariko.
Seto's main hall had a red carpet flowing from the entrance of the hall to the throne, and in the center was the Harkinan symbol, a crow. The interiors were made of marble, which was of his own request. The sides of the room were empty, although chairs could be placed there in case he had an audience. Behind his throne was a stained glass which had the vague shape of Hyrule.
After a moment of thinking, Seto finally thought about his actions. Jarem, his army general, came to visit him.
"Sir, I'm terribly sorry about your loss."
Seto held his head, "he was my brother, yet he just gives it to a bunch of stupid rocks!"
"Sir-" Jared began, but Seto cut him off.
"Sir, sir, sir!" Seto began in a mock voice, leaving Jarem speechless, "is there anything you can say other than that?"
Damn you, Jared thought, you're an awful lord. After a few moments, Seto began to calm down, and lowered his voice, "I'm sorry. It's just that I need to blow off some steam. I knew the land was mine, and with it, as much gold as I want. I could buy entire armies with it!"
"But sir, why would you need an army? Wait... sir, you're not going to, are you?" Jared gasped.
"Hyrule Castle is my rightful property, and I deserve to be king."
"Hyrule Castle keeps twice as many men as we have in total, and that's not even counting their allies, like the Zoras."
"We'll take this one step at a time, general. Mobilize the army. Call for any allies that you can may know of. We're taking the path leading to Death Mountain. With or without violence." Seto commanded him. With a stern solute, Jared walked off. In the shadows, a figure was watching, and left afterwards.
III
Termina
As usual, King Valle travelled home in a full convoy, and he didn't so much as have the courtesy to say hello to his oldest son.
Harra was a year younger than Link, with hazel eyes and black hair. Little more than a year ago, their father, Juste, went against tradition and chose Brandon as the heir to Termina. Ever since then, Harra did everything he could to prove that he was the better candidate for heir. Nothing would ever work, however.
In many ways, Harra was different from Brandon. Harra liked cooking, reading, and sarcasm. He was very outward with his opinions, which often got him in trouble. Brandon was often a shy boy, but not when he was around friends, yet strong and brave when he needs to be. Despite their differences, they truly did treat each other like brothers.
Damn the king, Harra thought to himself. "Hello father."
King Valle looked up at his son, who stood on the balcony of their castle. He did not smile at him, just like Harra thought he would. However, Brandon excitedly waved at Harra, who smiled and waved back.
King Valle's castle was the crown of Termina. It was built on the water, facing Hyrule so that it is better able to defend the island against possible attacks. There was no guarantee that the western barbarians would not attack him, but he thought otherwise of that chance. The castle was made of purely stone, and there was a moat surrounding it. A large drawbridge hang downwards to Termina.
Once his family was welcomed back, Brandon came up to Harra's room and stared outward at Termina with him.
"Harra, guess what? Father took me to see Hyrule Castle today."
Harra smiled, "Was it nice?"
"I liked it. Apparently the king and queen there got into some sort of fight."
Harra shrugged, uninterested. He'd never been to Hyrule Castle, although he heard many tales about it being an impenetrable fortress, which seemed unreasonable to him.
"Brandon, imagine: the world is so incredibly big, and it's yours for the taking."
"What would I do with it?"
Harra shrugged, "I don't know. What would you do with it?"
Brandon sat down and thought, "well, I'd want to make people stop fighting. I'd make everybody friends with each other, like how I'm friends with you."
One of their maids came up to their room to collect the laundry, "boys, your father wants to tell you to come downstairs. Rusl and Colin are here."
Brandon smiled, and hurried downstairs to see his cousin. Harra stayed at the balcony, and watched the stars. After the maid yelled for Harra twice did he move.
Rusl had been looking well, and the recent years have been kind to him, age-wise. Colin had also turned thirteen a few months ago, and cut his hair short. The entire family met around a table, although Juste, Uli, and Brandon did not eat, since they had already eaten at Hyrule Castle.
While eating, the group had basic conversations about things like weather and Uli's infant girl. After they had eaten, Harra was sent back to his room. Brandon and Colin went outside.
Rusl cleared his throat, "Well, as you know, there is a reason why we're here. But I'd feel more comfortable if we were alone."
Juste stood up and waved his hand, signalling for the maids and housekeepers to leave the area. Once they left, they all sat down to talk.
"As I was saying, I have a reason to be here. Rumour is that the late king gave a piece of Death Mountain to the Gorons, instead of his brother."
"That's not a rumour." Yul replied.
"Yes, yes... Juste, you know Seto. He's always been war-hungry, and I have no doubts that he feels he deserves the land more, especially with the king dead. I fear that he may forcefully take the land."
"Are you suggesting bloodshed?" Juste asked.
"Well... yes," Yul added, "one of our spies reports to us that Seto is mobilizing his army."
Juste sighed and rubbed his face, "when was I supposed to know about this?"
"After Rusl left. But we're all on the same page," she replied.
The baby girl, named Melina, started to wail. Uli excused herself as she left the room to care for her.
Rusl continued, "war is upon us, my king. You need to decide early, before the war is decided for you."
"Decide?" Juste shouted, "What kind of decision is this? Seto is clearly to be the victor! His army stands thirty thousand strong, while the Gorons have little more than six thousand warriors! Combined with our twenty thousand, and we'll steamroll the rocks. But it does not matter, because Queen Harkinan will not let a war commence, and will order her uncle's head for such an act."
"My king, I'd still suggest preparing your troops, in the chance that Seto rebels against her highness," Rusl concluded.
"He's right," Yul added, and rubbed the king on the arm.
The king sighed as a messenger appeared before them. His ship was docked in front of the castle, with the Harkinan flag proudly waving amidst the currents. The messenger bowed down before Juste, and handed over a message from Seto, with Seto's seal unbroken. The king received it and began to read out loud:
Dear Juste Valle,
As you know, a great misfortune fell upon me earlier today, and the passage to Death Mountain is not in my control. However, I feel that this area is rightfully mine, and I shall take it. This path leads directly into Kakariko village, and poses a constant threat to my people, in case the Gorons attack. Secondly, I'm afraid to say that in old age, the king became delirious with his will and did not fully think it through, should he have had the time. It's only logical that it should go to his rightful brother, and it shall. I humbly as of you to join me in my quest to take what is mine, and if you choose to do so, I shall gratefully swear my allegiance to you in future endeavors. In addition, a generous portion of the gold found on the passage to Death Mountain shall be yours.
Please send a letter back stating your position on my proposal, and I will write you back shortly thereafter.
The king looked up to see the reactions of his comrades. Rusl wasn't too surprised, and Yul smiled.
"Tell Seto that I accept his offer, and that I shall send five thousand men to him immediately," Juste told the messenger.
"Sir, I need you to write it out and seal it." The messenger replied. The king wrote it out and sealed it, and the messenger left with the letter in his hands.
Rusl laid back and spoke, "what if the queen forbids him? Or worse, she orders for his head?"
Juste shook his head, "it'll take her a few weeks to actually become used to being queen, and she won't get anything done within those weeks."
"Still, you shouldn't underestimate her. I've known her since she was a young one, and she's brilliant."
Colin and Brandon were practicing fencing outside, near the castle's garden. Even though the swords were made of a flimsy plastic, both were well covered up, thanks to Harra, who supervised the whole thing. Halfway through Uli and Melina came outside to watch the boys.
There was a full moon that night, and the world became so much darker. After a few minutes, Melina fell asleep, and Uli did her best not to doze off as well. Eventually they did escort her inside, and arrangements were made for Rusl's family to sleep overnight and travel back to Ordon in the dawn.
Colin and Brandon were always exceptionally well behaved to each other, and that stemmed since they were toddlers, and Harra was just nine. "Don't eat any of the food on the counter," Harra always warned them when people came over, but they didn't listen and there was rarely enough food for everybody at once.
Harra smiled as he recollected those memories. They can sure eat a lot.
Both boys continued to fence, and Colin was leading in score. Since Brandon and Harra had last seen Colin (about two years ago), Colin grew almost to Harra's height and his arms were noticeably muscular, and Rusl likely taught him how to use a real sword. Yul was always protective with Brandon, which is probably why Brandon never so much as touched anything that could cut him, or anybody else.
A cold breeze flew in to the courtyard, and all three boys went inside. The entire family talked and laughed, until Melina began nudging her mother towards what was happening outside. Snow began to fall, marking the beginning of winter.
V
Zora's Domain
Deep within Zora's river, Somra (Prince Ralis' betrothed) watched the many Zoras as they gracefully swam in the water. Usually, the water was strangely warm, since they were so far in the north. However, the water was very cold, which could only mean that snow would come soon.
Since the entire river froze three years ago, the Zoras have since spent their winters in underground lakes, where the water was still warm. Somra would have been disappointed to have been married deep underground, but fortunately Prince Ralis' birthday was in June. Since the Zoras began to walk the lands, the first king, King Zora I, decreed that the weddings of all royal Zoras must take place on the male's birthday. Nobody was entirely sure why he had such an odd rule, but it was probably because the first king himself forget his own anniversary too many times.
Legend has it that there are many Zora tribes scattered across the globe, and combined, their numbers far exceed that of the humans. However, there were only one hundred thousand Zoras in Hyrule, and only thirty thousand of them are trained in combat and able to be drawn upon.
Snow began to fall from outside of their den, and the Zoras began to leave the river. Somra did not move, and waited patiently for Prince Ralis to return from the funeral.
After a few more minutes, he finally returns to Zora's Domain. She waves at him, and he waves back.
"Sorry I took so long, but I was invited to a feast afterwards," he called out as he approached her, "believe me, I really wanted for you to join me there, but there were no seats to attend his funeral. The Terminian 'royalty' took three for themselves, and were still asking for three more!"
"That's alright," Somra shrugged, "that's not important, what we need to focus on is this upcoming winter."
Prince Ralis hugged her, and she noticed that he was awfully cold to the touch as he said, "Tilo should be working on that. Let's go inside, I'm freezing."
VI
Koholint
Manni returned to Koholint Island, which lied to the east of Hyrule, past the Desert Province. The island used to be lush and green, of a tropical setting many years ago. Now it is a stone fortress, with rugged mountains and volcanoes. Even farther east of the island is a mystery, as no ships that have left to the east have ever come back.
Manni's nephew and niece sat at the dinner table at his castle. The two were twins, the boy was named Ramsi, while the girl's name was Aman. Manni had no offspring for him to relieve the castle to when he dies, so he gladly gave the right to the throne to the two of them. Their father was elated to hear that, but he had died a few years ago.
The twins were the same age as Link, and were extraordinarily gifted. Ramsi was tall, at 6'2'', with cold blue eyes, just like Manni. His hair was curly, and of a dark golden colour. He was an excellent swordsman in his own right. Manni assigned him as general of Koholint's army. Aman was also rather tall, with her height comparable to most adult men. She had blue eyes and light golden hair that flowed to her back. She was brilliant at being able to weigh out battle plans, which was always a man's job, until Manni had assigned her to do so.
After a full day of travel, Manni finally made it back to his home. The lord rarely saw snow, so he relished the moment while he was in Hyrule City. In the desert, and Koholint Island, there was absolutely no snow for as long as their history had recorded it. Now he'd heard rumours that it was just a freak blizzard, and all the snow had already melted.
To get from the desert to Koholint was a difficult task, since a large sea blocked them. He decided to build a sea port in the desert, and named it the Sand Port. The main inhabitants of the port were Gorons, since they were already used to such hot climates.
Manni was fully surrounded by his guards until he made it to his dinner table. He then sat down across from the twins and waved the guards off. Servants and maids scurried off to bring them dishes as they conversed.
"How was your trip?" Ramsi asked him as he gorged down on chicken.
"Firstly, you shouldn't eat with your mouth full," Manni glared at the young man.
"Why does it matter? All I asked was how your trip went," he said, with food still in his mouth.
Manni sighed, at least I have another heir. "Boring, and uneventful. Except for the snow," Manni replied, and waited for all of the servants to leave. "We're probably going to war. The late king of Hyrule gave a piece of land to the Gorons, instead of his brother. Now rumour's going around that the two are to wage war over it."
Aman raised an eyebrow, "war?"
"Yes, they will likely war, unless Queen Zelda is quick enough to stop Seto, which I doubt."
"Are we also going to be in it?" Ramsi asked, "which side are we on?"
"I don't know, but this is the opportunity I've been waiting for. My children, war is upon us, and we shall take Hyrule Castle for our family, and with it, all of Hyrule." Manni smirked, "may the Goddesses look brightly upon us."
End Chapter
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Author's Notes
That's the introduction to the story! Yes, there are a lot of OCs, I know. Most of them seem like carbon copies of one another, but that'll change soon enough as their roles become well defined. Also, I'll be bringing in more of TLoZ characters into the mix as well.
Just note, this is primarily a battle story (not the romantic kind where the guy goes of to war, leaving his beloved), but an actual struggle for power. Yes, that does mean that there is character death, both OC and canon characters.
Many chapters will follow this style, but there'll be more action scenes in the next chapters, if that's what you're interested in.
Please review, I'd love to hear your feedback!