A/N: Hello there!This is the first time writing for the Shadow of the Colossus fandom. I began playing it recently and it's really good!
So this is a novelization of a different kind, expect twists towards the end and a bit more humour.
Enjoy ;-)
In The Shadow Of The Colossus
Prologue
It's finally here! My videogame "Shadow of the Colossus" just arrived. Once "The Last Guardian" was amazing, I decided to try this one —the remastered version of course, for PS4.
Once my brother was done playing "Minecraft", it was my turn to play. Eagerly I inserted the disc in the PlayStation and watched as it loaded. I would be the only one seeing this as my parents and brother would be missing.
I watched through the impressive cinematic and then the true introduction. Grinning I began making my way towards the first colossus.
I started hearing a thunder outside. It was sunny a while ago, how it began raining all of a sudden? Lightning struck and the power went off.
I just began playing! It had to happen right now? I waited for a few minutes, but the lights went on and grabbed the controller again.
Something strange happened however. Instead of seeing the "Welcome in PlayStation" message on the screen I saw a big sigil, surrounded by the signs of the 16 colossi, the same ones as in the map of the game.
They began growing closer and closer. No they weren't growing they were coming "towards" my direction. Then I felt the TV sucking me inside and everything went black.
SotC
I feel warm and dry air around me. The ground I'm laying on is hard. Opening my eyes, I take a look at my surroundings. The room is dark and in front of me there is no floor. I'm in the beginning of some stairs and the stone door behind me is closed.
"Where am I?" Getting up, I look down and step back, scared by how high I am. I make it to the edge again, careful not to fall and see a small pool of water far below. "No, it can't be... It just can't be!"
I begin walking down the stairs, and it took quite long. Next to the pool, there's standing a black horse with a white mark on it's forehead. It's Agro, Wander's horse! How is it possible?
"My suspicions are turning out true so far. I'm in 'Shadow of the Colossus'!"
The fact that I'm in Wander's place, makes me curious... I turn to look at myself in the pool. Fortunately I'm still me, I'm even wearing the same clothes, a pair of jeans and a brown hooded T-shirt. Just I have a bow on my back and on a belt there's hanging a sword. But not any kind of sword... It's the Ancient Sword!
Agro nuzzles and stares at me, neighing. I pet her (she's female as far as I know) and she makes a delighted sound. I smile and hug her neck, sort of. Agro seems to be pretty comfortable with me.
My gazes meets the long corridor next to us. It's time to confirm that I really am in the game.
Me and Agro walk across the corridor. I stare in awe the idols of the colossi. There are sixteen of them. I look at the altar in front of me. There's noone laying there dead, waiting to be revived. Standing in the light in the middle of the room, I wait for something to happen.
This 'something' happens soon enough. I hear strange sounds behind me and gulping I turn. There are black shadows, spirits probably coming out of the ground, like ghosts. They seem ready to attack and I watch as they slowly approach. I nearly panick but then I remembered that Wander took out the sword and they disappeared. I did the same and they really turned into dust.
Now not having anything to threat me, I look up. There's no mysterious entity in the sky. Just light. I guess any moment now, Dormin will be heard from there.
«Thou must be away from thy home... What art thou doing here?»
And here they are. Some things I just realised: I noticed that Dormin had two voices, a male and a female one. For second, I could understand their language. They are saying different things this time. Probably because I'm not Wander and there's noone to revive.
«Uhm... I'm kinda lost. I don't know how did I get here.». I don't even ask "Who you are?", just because I already know.
Dormin hums. «Thou art in the Forbidden Lands, where thy ancestors...»
«They are not my ancestors!", I interrupt them.
«This land's people's ancestors... Satisfied?»
«Yeah...», I nod shrugging.
«...This land's people's ancestors lived. But they left and sealed us here...»
«But why?»
«It is a long story...", Dormin begins.
I shake my head. «You know what? Forget it, forget it. Look, I just want to go back home, ok? And I have no idea how.»
Dormin hums again. «Thou art in a different world from thy. There is no way to go back..."
My eyes widen at that and before I was able to open my mouth, the mysterious entity continues.
«But there might be a way with thy sword you possess.», they say and I look at the Ancient Sword I'm still holding.
I look up again. «Really? That's... great! What should I do?", I ask, hoping that they will give me another task.
«Thou must kill the 16 Colossi, the guardians of this land... Once thou do this, the idols shall fall...»
«What? No, no and no. I'm not doing this, there's no way I'm doing this! Anything but this!», I exclaim, stepping back. My gaze goes back to the stairs far behind me.
«Thou want to go back to thy world or not?», the voices of Dormin speak a bit more strictly.
On the one side, I would do anything just to go back home. I don't want to stay here forever! On the other side, I don't want to do this. When I cannot kill a mosquito, how can I kill a colossus?
After a moment of silence and weighing my options, I sigh.
«Fine, fine. I will do it.», I say breathlessly raising my hands. I just don't believe what I just said.
«Wise choice...»
"I don't really think so...", I think to myself.
«Thou defeat these colossi, I get freed and thou go back to thy world.
«Sounds fair to me. Deal.», I say, smiling slightly.
«Raise thy sword in the light to find thy first foe...»