Hello and welcome to any and all readers! I had a brief flash of inspiration, so I decided I would try my hand in writing a FanFiction! I do hope that you all enjoy this, although I will warn you; this story may not be for you if you disliked The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Now for the Disclaimer; I DO NOT own The Legend of Zelda series (or any/all subsidiaries thereof), Nintendo DOES own The Legend of Zelda (and any/all subsidiaries thereof). Any OCs involved in the story are my intellectual property. The cover art for this FanFiction series is credited to kinokashi at DeviantArt.
The Sacred Wolf: The Exposition
Come, children, and gather around me. I shall tell you a story of Hyrule's history; any requests? Hm? The Twilight Crisis again? Ah, but that is one that you have all heard many times, you need to remember the rest of history as well... instead I shall tell you a story in the same region and era as the Twilight Crisis, though it takes place five years later. Despite being of a similar nature to that of the Twilight Crisis in many aspects, this tale is should be quite intriguing to each of you.
It was a fine day. The skies possessed such a magnificent shade of blue that even the beautiful hue of Lake Hylia simply could not be compared; a perfect sapphire was not quite as stunning as the sky. There was a smattering of clouds across the blue canvas of a sky, but not clouds of the dark or dense sort. These clouds were so light and soft that they seemed as though one could simply lie down and sleep for all eternity on one. The weather was just cool enough to be comfortable while still being warm enough to spend all day outside without sweating or being uncomfortably warm. There was an exquisite breeze flowing through the trees, creating a peaceful rustling sound on occasion that put the mind to rest. It was on this day of exemplary weather that the villagers of Ordon Village were preparing for a feast. It was, to the very day, five years past the Twilight Crisis that had caused all of Hyrule so much trouble. The Twilight Crisis had affected the Ordona Province to such a point that all farms seemed to have been poisoned, and the rivers rent devoid of all life. Suffice it to say, there was no celebration in Ordon Village for years; the villagers were far too busy working to continue their meager existence for such frivolities. However, after four years, they had finally succeeded in the growing of crops in such a significant volume that they could afford to sell some and use some for a feast. As such, the Mayor of Ordon chose the fifth anniversary of the conclusion of the Twilight Crisis for their feast.
Now for the residents of the great Ordon Village. The Mayor was now Fado, the former rancher who tended Ordon Village's cattle. During the years following the Twilight Crisis, Fado quickly shaped up to match the challenges presented by the infertility of the land. Two years after the Twilight Crisis was ended by Link, the former Mayor Bo retired so he could better support Ilia and himself; he saw that Fado had improved from his formerly semi-lethargic and irresponsible state to become the very picture of an efficient worker. The elder Ordonians who were the only adults during the Twilight Crisis had changed quite a bit. Sera was still running her shop, although it did close down for a while during the recuperation period. Her husband, Hanch, became a much more caring father and more useful as a materials gatherer and farmer. Their daughter, Beth, also became quite an industrious young lady and became more calm and reserved than she had been before the Twilight Crisis. Pergie and Jaggle went through quite significant changes; Jaggle became slightly less apathetic while the village was coming back from the Crisis, though he did still skip work occasionally. Pergie became quite a bit sterner with their two boys, Talo and Malo. As a result of his mother's new-found rigidity, Talo further developed to become a rather better behaved young lad than he had been before the Twilight Crisis. Malo spent most of his time in Kakariko Village; his shop had prospered due to Link's efforts and the subsidiary of Malo Mart that had opened in Hyrule Castle Town (also thanks to Link). Some residents of Castle Town grew tired of city life and moved into Kakariko village, repairing and repopulating. Oddly enough, Kakariko Village seemed to suffer no adverse effects from the Twilight Crisis, so Malo further prospered. While he was a very entrepreneurial young man, Malo did send as much money as he could afford to the Ordonians to help keep them afloat. Rusl and Uli, the parents of Colin, never did change much at all; Rusl continued to be as hard a worker and a more vigilant a Village Guard than ever (although he may have come to taken his guard duties to an entirely new level). After giving birth to their daughter, who was designated the name Eosos, Uli proceeded to raise said daughter, which tended to take up most of her time; her husband had two jobs to attend to (working the fields with the other villagers and guarding the village) and her son was similarly occupied in the fields and as his father's apprentice of sorts. Colin did try to help out with his little sister when he could, which gave Uli some time to rest, but rest was not common for her, nor was it common for any of the villagers. Colin had grown the most out of any of the village young. With Link as his inspiration, he grew to be an honorable, courageous, hard-working individual, and exceptionally so in all aspects. When there was work to be done, one could be sure to see Colin doing it if he was not totally engaged elsewhere. And, thanks to the effort of all of the villagers, bar two, Ordon Village once more began to prosper after four years.
However, as was said before, there are two exceptions to the hardworking villagers. After the Crisis concluded, Link returned to Ordon Village, as I am sure that you all remember. But, despite the sheer glee of the villagers to see one of their most valued members return, Link's return was not a happy one. When he arrived at his house, the whole village awaited him; Jaggle had been loafing in his usual spot on top of the stone column and had seen Link approaching in the distance. To the great disappointment of the villagers, the only emotion they saw on his face was sorrow. Link proceeded to spend the rest of his time in his house, only leaving on rare occasion to make a trip to a destination unknown to the villagers. Colin and Ilia were the most affected by Link's dramatic change. Colin had come to consider Link to be his older brother; Colin respected him and looked up to him. Prior to the Twilight Crisis, Link and Ilia were quite close; had their relationship been allowed to develop uninhibited, they would have undoubtedly become a couple and been wed. However, due to Link's suddenly reclusive behavior, a stake was driven between them like a sword is driven into a bulblin with an Ending Blow. Ilia remained resolute to remove Link from his stupor for years, but gave up by the end of the third year post-Crisis. After that, she seemed to lose her will to participate in any form of society; she still worked the fields diligently, but was otherwise devoid of life. However, by the end of the fifth year, Ilia seemed to come back to life partially, in part due Talo and Beth steadfastly trying to bring Ilia back to her normal, lively, caring self.
After the events of the Twilight Crisis had concluded, Princess Zelda did send a Royal Messenger to Ordon Village that told the villagers that Link had been doing some work for the Royal Family of Hyrule, but nothing else. It had been decided by Zelda that the details of the events of the Twilight Crisis need not be shared with the common people; such information could cause a panic to ensue. As such, detailed information about the Twilight Crisis was confined to Link and Zelda.
Now, having filled you in on the state of the Ordona Province as it was at the beginning of our main story, I shall depict to you all the main events of our story next time we meet.
Sorry for the lengthy exposition friends, but I find that this was necessary for me to be able to create a story with actual depths. Please leave a review or comment!
