Haunted/Somebody For Me
Another Rokstar9000 TP FF
Summary: When Link is killed after fighting Gannon, Midna is stricken. Then Damon came into the picture, and things get complicated. An old icon falls. A new hero rises. One person makes the ultimate sacrifice.
Haunted/Somebody For Me
Rated T for character death, my colorful fight scenes, and some language.
I still write Midna/Link pairing. More focus on the art of the OC in this one.
Hyrule Chapter One: Hopeless.
I dodged as many attacks as I could from Gannon, but eventually he was too fast. Finally, I managed to break through the web of steel that was around me, and I slashed, knocking Gannon down. I used the first trick I had ever learned, leaping over to him and stabbing. Blood coated the blade of the Master Sword as Gannon breathed his last breath. It was finally over. We had won.
'We won, but I lost...'
My mind turned to Midna. 'Damn you Gannon. Your death wasn't worth a fraction of the lives you took today.' I thought. 'Not even one of them.'
I turned to the ruined castle. 'There's one last thing I have to do.' I said to myself. I slowly walked up the hill, into the ruins. There, I saw somebody I had never met before.
"What?" she asked. "Say something!" When I heard that voice I realized that something, probably Gannon's death, had broken the curse on Midna.
She opened her mouth to say something else, then her eyes suddenly widened in fear.
"Link, LOOK OUT!" she yelled, and I turned, lifting my shield just in time to block a slash from a Golden Darknut. 'What the hell?' I thought. A second one attacked from the side, and I blocked it, but the shield spilt in two under the heavy blow. I immediately unstrapped it and threw it to the side, and stopped a third Darknut's slash with the Master Sword. At least I knew that wouldn't break. I waited for one of the monsters to swing again, and then jumped, launching myself over its head. I slashed downward as I went over it, then hooked my sword between two of the plates of heavy armor. The Darknut turned, tearing the sword from my hand. I rolled to avoid its slash, and then reached for the sword, which was still stuck in the plates. Again it slashed, and I had to roll out of the way. I realized that I would have to fight unarmed. I backed up to the mirror and waited for one of the monsters to charge. Once it did I jumped back at the last second, launching myself off the mirror with one foot. I landed on the monster's shoulders, and then sprung off to the hard unforgiving rock below. There was a sound of breaking glass as the Darknut hit the mirror.
'Can't worry about that now...' I thought. I rolled as I landed, which softened the impact, but it still didn't feel great. The Darknut I had thrown into the mirror was obviously dead. 'Too bad it wasn't the one with the sword' I thought. I dodged the slash from the second one, knowing this was my last chance. This point was rammed home by the Golden Darknut that slashed me faster than I thought possible. I managed to avoid getting hit in a vital spot, but the blade cut through my left upper arm. 'Dammit! It's gonna be hard to fight with a gaping cut in my arm!' I swore to myself. Finally, as I avoided death for the tenth time, the Darknut plunged its sword into my stomach. I fell to my knees, pulling the blade back out of me. I fell heavily, like I was falling through water, and watched with blurred vision as the Darknut approached Midna and Zelda. 'No...' I thought weakly, and then more forcefully, I shouted "NO!" I stood up, ignoring the pain, and touched the crystal that hung on a thin chain around my neck. I almost instantly became the wolf, and, snarling, I launched myself at the Darknut, locking my jaws around the gap between its shoulder and upper arm plates. It tried to shake me off, but I held on tightly. It finally fell, and I slashed at its exposed neck. Then I felt the pain of my wounds again, and the surge of strength I had had ended. I fell, and Midna was at my side in an instant. She touched the crystal, and I was my human self again. I grunted in pain, holding my left arm. The normally white sleeve was gone, and red blood dripped from the cut. "What the hell were you thinking, Wolfy?" Midna tried to use her magic to heal the stab wound, but it was too serious. I felt myself slipping into unconsciousness. Then the pain started.
(Midna's POV)
I was stunned. Link was dying on the ground, and his killer was walking toward Zelda and I like it knew we couldn't escape. I closed my eyes, waiting for death, then I heard a voice shout "NO!", then I saw Link as his wolf self, leap onto the Darknut. I couldn't believe he had just done that. The Darknut tried to shake him, off, but Link held on, and it fell. Link jumped onto it and slashed its throat. Then he fell heavily on his side. I touched the crystal, and saw that besides being stabbed his arm was also slashed badly. I punched him lightly in his good arm. "What the hell were you thinking, Wolfy?" I said, while calling up my magic. I tried to heal the stab, but it seemed to repel magic. 'Why would he save me?' I thought. 'I've given him no reason to do anything but hate me, but he never even thought about going off on his own.' "Why would you do that?" I asked him, holding him off the ground now. "I... couldn't stand to..." he began, and then he coughed and winced in pain. I tried to use magic to heal what I could of the stab wound, but it seemed to repel magic. I carefully helped him sit up. He hissed in pain as I used magic to stop the bleeding and close the cut on his arm. Then, as I tried to heal the stab wound again, he clawed at the ground with his right hand, actually leaving inch-deep scratches in the stone. I stopped the magic, and he relaxed. He muttered something, and tried to stand up. He did so without much effort, and closed his eyes, looking away.
(Link's POV)
I muttered "I couldn't stand to see you die like that." It was the first sentence I had ever spoken. Normally I only gave silent nods or shakes of the head, or one-word answers. I got up, brushed the dirt off my clothes, and smiled at Midna and Zelda. I turned away, then fell and clawed at my arm. I got over the pain, and stood back up.
"Link..." Midna said. I turned back around. "Can I talk to you alone for a second?"
I nodded, and we walked to a more closed off part of the ruined castle.
"Link, I'm not staying." she told me. "But-" I started to protest. She held up a finger. "No. This is hard enough as it is."
I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my chest, and I fell to the ground. Everything went black only a few seconds after. The last thing I heard was Midna crying. Then my vision faded, my hearing stopped, and I couldn't even breathe.
(Midna's POV)
"Link!" I yelled, dropping to the ground again. His breathing was slow.
"Oh goddesses no." I whispered, crying. The tears fell down, and felt Link's breathing stop.
"No!" I whispered, my voice so quiet only he could have heard it. I buried my face in his chest and cried, punching the ground, which had always been his habit, but was something I learned. I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
AN: Link did not just have a heart attack.
But if that wasn't it, what was?
Real World Chapter 1: All Too Real
(In the real world [Damon's POV])
"Hey Damon!" a blonde girl called to me. "Why don't you smile?"
Stupid question. I couldn't smile. My brother Nick had been ruled dead only a month ago. He had been missing for over two years. I was wearing some of his old clothes, actually. Torn black jeans, black sunglasses with red rims, black biker gloves, and a tight black shirt. Sure, you could call me emo. I really don't give a damn. I don't even know what it means to be emo. I wear mu scars like trophies. None of the scars were made by me. They were actually from me getting into a little argument with a werewolf. Not the smartest thing to do. But the fact that my arms were scarred, coupled with the rest of my outfit, made people assume that I was a cutter. I had loved school before Nick had disappeared. Now I got into all sorts of trouble. I walked with the other "bad-boys" of the school, got into fights in the locker room, and played my music loud. I wasn't acting, either. Suddenly, in the middle of my thoughts, I ran into Kayla, the girl who had come to this school just before Nick disappeared.
"S-sorry!" I got out, then I went around her. I heard her call my name, but ignored her and kept walking.
My house was two minutes away from the school, so I was home before I knew it. I opened the door, walked into the empty house, and went into my room. There, I opened the windows, even though it was raining. I loved the rain. I picked up my copy of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii, and loaded up my save. I had actually made a hack that made the game more realistic, with one-for-one motion and actually getting injured. The character, not me. I watched the cutscene before the Gannon battle, and made Link roll out of the way. I dodged all Gannon's attacks, defeating him without getting hit once. Then I watched the ending, which I had seen before. But now something was different. Link looked down and away from the camera, then looked at the castle. He walked back up the hill, head hung low. Then he saw Midna uncursed.
"What?" she asked. "Say something!"
Then her eyes widened, and she yelled "LOOK OUT!" (I had added voice acting.)
I watched the strange fight unfold. Link vs. a Golden Darknut and two regular ones. His shield actually broke, and he was fighting with just the Master Sword. Then he tried to remove the Darknut's armor, and lost the sword. Then he showed some serious acrobatic fighting. I watched in horror as first his arm got hit, then after a few more dodges the Darknut stabbed him. Then the Darknut turned to Midna and Zelda. Link suddenly shouted "NO!" and changed into the wolf, managing to kill the Darknut. I smiled as I saw Midna save Link, winced as he yelled in pain, and reacted like all of it was real. The thought shocked me. 'Wait, the TV isn't normally that big!' I thought. 'And no TV looks this real. I slowly walked forward, holding out my hand. It went through where there should have been a screen, and I walked through. As I did, I saw Link fall to the ground, and Midna cry over him. 'Link is DEAD?' I thought in terror. Then 'Note to self: hacking is bad.' Then I heard a clinking sound from behind me, and realized that hacking was the least of my problems.
"OH… SHI-"
I cut myself off and jumped out of the way as the Darknut slashed at me. I flipped back, then jumped to the side again. 'I need a weapon!' I looked around and nearly got hit. 'SHIT! I gotta find some way to hit this thing!' I looked around again. The only option I saw was to take Link's sword. I quickly ran toward that area, and tried to grab the sword, but I was stopped by a pale hand.
"Who are you, and what do you want the sword for?" a familiar voice shouted at me.
"Attacked. Need a weapon!"
"Stand back."
'Oh yeah… she can use magic…' I remembered, then stared as she used the sword instead, bringing it sweeping around in a silver-white blur.
"Why did you-"
"Use the sword? It was easier."
"So, I'm Damon."
"I'm-"
"I know who you are. Wow… that sounded really weird."
"How do you know who I am?"
"I…" I decided it was best to say something that might make sense.
"I came from the future. I saw your entire story, then, when I got closer I saw… something unusual. As I walked forward, I found myself here."
She snapped her fingers, and a bladed spear appeared in her hands, which she held at my throat. "You're lying."
"Hey! Hey! Chill! I'm not the one you're after!"
She glared for a moment. "You're lying." she repeated, but she took the blade away from my throat.
"So now what do we do?" I asked.
"Now I go find a way to escape this realm. You do whatever you wish." she answered turning and walking away.
"Wait!" I called, following her. "I don't belong here! How am I supposed to get home?"
"It's not my problem." she answered coldly. "Find your own way."
"The thing is... I don't know where to go." I said, looking away.
She glared for a moment, then her expression softened. "You can stay with me for now. Maybe we'll both find our way home..." she relented. "Just don't become too annoying. I'm doing you a favor."
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AN: Okay, you have to tell me what you think. Good? Bad? Decent? I think it's a lot better than the first story I wrote.
