My mother always told me that smacking fairies dead was bad luck. She told me that's why Princess Zelda disappeared seventeen years ago, while still a young babe. Shortly after her disappearance, her father the king died leaving his wife behind. A few months afterwards she married Ganon, king of the Gerudo. Of course, smacking fairies is just a superstition. After all, people smack fairies all the time.
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"Sheikah!"

"Coming!" I'm Sheikah, named after the lost race that has been guarding the royal family for ages. Until recently, they seemed to have vanished without a trace; coincidentally around the same time as Zelda. I'm seventeen, have unremarkable short brown hair and greyish blue eyes. Overall, I'm pretty much about as average as you can get.

"Can you go get me some deku nuts? I'll need them for the stew that I'm about to make." That's my mom, Rinpa. She's middle aged, yet she'd be the most athletic person you have EVER met. In secret, she teaches me some of the special "Sheikah" techniques that she says the "Sheikah" themselves have taught her, like disappearing with Deku nuts. Of course, I don't believe that. The Sheikah are too secretive for that. Plus, she's the kind of person who'll toot their cuckoo about anything.

"Sure sure, I'll bring some back. Anything else you want?"

"Nope, that's all. Just be careful of the Chuchus out there!" She smiled, mocking me.

I smirked back, "Of course." I opened the wooden door, and set off on my adventure.

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Normally, if you were a Hylian like me you'd have to go to a vendor to get deku nuts at an exorbant fee. The thing is, the Kokiri are the only ones to have access to this so called delicacy. They don't let any strangers in except for royal business, as they don't want us harming their "all mighty" deku tree. This is where my mom's "Sheikah" training comes handy.

There's a shortcut reserved for the chosen hero of the goddesses, and for the Sheikah if the occasion calls. No one else knows about these paths... Except for Rinpa, descendent of humble cuckoo farmers. In order to reach the path, I have to go through death mountain, on which our village sits upon.

Easy peasy right? Not so much...

"Halt! Who goes there? No one is allowed to go to death mountain unless if they have a seal of approval!" Oh goddesses... Not him again... I came prepared with my forged royal letter, but it looks like I won't be needing it anymore.

He turned around, and his eyes lit up. "Sheikah! May I escort you up this mountain?"

"Nope, I'm fine, really."

"But I insist!" Kalvar Geryath, age 18. He has thick brown hair, and intense eyes. I guess you could say he's handsome but... he's a little obsessed. He enlisted at an early age, hoping to impress me to no avail. The thing is, he used to be my only friend since everyone else bullied me for being a tomboy. They don't bully me anymore, but its been enough to isolate me. I mean, he's an okay person, just not my type.

He continued, "My love, I have brought some roses for thee to match the colour of thy heart."

"Oh umm... Thanks..." The best thing to do was to just go with the flow. Trust me, I know.

"Also, I have this lyre that I crafted myself. I wanted to make it perfect before I gave it to you." Hmmm, this would actually fetch a lot of rupees in castle town. Sweet! I put it in with my sac of supplies. "I got a mage to enfuse some magical properties within it." Pfft, doubt it. He probably stole it from the Royal castle.

I feigned a smile. "We'll, I better get going to hang out with my Goron buds, so see you when I get back."

"Farewell my love." I walked away, then started to run when he was out of sight. The sun was blazing on the rugged terrain, heating against my plain tunic. There were some techtites along the way, but they weren't too hard to stun with a kick. As I ran, I gazed at the clouds around the peak. For some reason or another, they were a lot darker than usual, almost as if dark times were coming.

When I finally reached the middle of the mountain, I was so sweaty like you wouldn't believe. Luckily, I brought some water in my trusty 'ole jar. The water cooled me down, some splashing on my face. If I didn't bring it, I'd be out of luck. The only thing out here are rocks, a staple of the Goron diet.

I looked ahead of me, and walked through the gaping hole. It was a bustle of activity, with the friendly monsters hard at work. They were pretty chill, and didn't mind visitors. Unfortunately, because of the guards that were put there recently, they were cut off from all outside interaction.

I went down a few flights of stairs, while everyone else minded there own business. Finally, after going through some secret passageways, I approached a seemingly dead end. I took a conveniently placed bombplant, and set it in the middle. The wall cracked, and as soon as I knew it I was swallowed in darkness.

The chill shivered me to my very core, my only company being the echoes of my feet. I moved slowly, making sure not to trip on anything.

I accidentally bonked myself against a packed wall, then realized that I had reached the end of the path. My hands felt around until they grasped a hard, spherical object. The wall fell apart, and I was welcomed to the breeze of the Deku tree's glade.

I hopped down from the somewhat high ledge, and landed in the comfort of the grass. In Kakariko, we have a little bit of greenery but nothing compared to this. The branches of the Goddess Blessed Tree hung from up top, sheltering the creatures below. The woods seemed to sway along in harmony, in tune to it's own song.

Close to the base was a lovely pile of dark, brown nuts. This would definitely come in handy not only for food, but for fighting techniques as well.

I scooped them up, then noticed a slight crack along the edge of the grove. Hmmm... I climbed up the vines close to where I exited, and took a bombplant, then threw it towards the suspicious area. Success! A gap opened, leaving a gaping hole.

I hopped down, and entered the cave. Darkness engulfed me, then all of a sudden light appeared. There was water everywhere , even flowing from the roof defying the law and order that Nayru set forth. Fairies were clustered in random groups which broke apart and reformed, wandering listlessly around.

As I was gawking, something poked my shoulder.

"Hey listen!" What?! I thought fairies could only talk to Kokiri!

"Hey listen!" Again, she(?) poked me.

"Yes, I'm listening."

"Hey, listen. I need to, to, find a..." Once more she nudged me. This was starting to get a little more than annoying.

"Listen!"

"Hey listen!"

"Hey (hiccup) lissssen!"

"Heeeeeey, liiiiiisteeeen!" SMACK! Gooey glitter oozed from her lifeless body, dripping from my hands. The water stopped flowing, and the faeries stood still.

Dead quiet swallowed me.

Crazy maniacal laughter bounced around the room.

I noticed for the first time that my feet were soaked.

"AHAHAHAHA! You... You just killed the guide chosen for the Hero of Time!' A great fairy loomed over me, scantily clad in vines and leaves.

"You shall be cursed for your evildeed.' My body started to buckle, no longer under my control.

"Only until you fulfill your destiny can you break it; in the meantime you shall act as his guide until he faces the evil demon king.' My hands blurred infront of my face.

"Look for the man with the triforce upon his hand. Only until evil is conquered, will the true heir appear.' The last thing I heard was a melody plucked by lyre.