A/N: Edited at 1.9.2013. Thanks to Swamp Dragon Princess for the fixation.

Fixations done at 23.8.2015.

The picture I have in use as the cover for my CaH saga is from dA by an artist lychi and the picture's name is just simply Zelda.

Warning: Very harsh start for the story but after the first chapter things will get better.

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DARK LINK'S QUEST

CHAPTER 1: Darkness in danger

The summer night was thoroughly dark since the clouds were hiding the moon and stars. Two figures were walking through a small forest close to Castle of Hyrule. Other one of the two was limping badly while the other just leaned very heavily against the limping one.

"Come on, Link... Just keep walking..." Dark whispered desperately while dragging the Hero through the forest. The dark Hylian was badly bleeding and getting weaker whole time. Link was just barely conscious and stumbling forward while leaning against the darker Hylian.

"We're nearly there..." Dark continued but suddenly he gasped and crashed to the ground. He grit his teeth at the pain in his left leg that had given out on him. The dark Hylian had been fast to adjust Link so he didn't crash too badly to the ground.

"D-Dark..." Link whispered very quietly while trying to stay conscious. Dark took few fast deep breaths before adjusting the Hero all over again and forcing himself back to his feet. He continued the trek forward while desperately trying to keep Link awake.

Once the duo managed to get inside the castle, Dark started to call for help with weak voice. He kept dragging Link forward towards the Infirmary while praying for the help to come. "Someone... Anyone... Please... HEEELP!" Dark eventually screamed in hopes of someone hearing him. After few more steps he fell again to his knees while feeling very weak and out of breath.

The dark Hylian laid Link carefully down to the floor when he heard fast footsteps coming towards them. The first ones at the duo were few guards. "Help..." Dark whispered quietly but nearly screamed in pain when the guards pushed him off of the Hero. The dark Hylian crashed harshly to the ground and grit his teeth when he fell to his left side. Carefully he cradled his broken left arm while slowly opening his eyes.

Two guards took Link up and started to rush him towards the Infirmary. The third guard turned to face him and the dark Hylian definitely didn't like the look on the guard's face. The guard took a grip on Dark's tunic and pulled him up to his feet before slamming the dark Hylian's back to the wall.

Dark gasped and closed his eyes. The guard held him against the wall with his right arm while brining the left hand over the dark Hylian's throat. Dark shot his eyes open in fear when the guard started to choke him. He tried to fight back but he was way too weak to do anything.

"What in Hylia's name is going on in here?! Let him go on this instant!" The princess of Hyrule shouted when she came down to the hallway. The guard let go of his victim and backed off by few steps. Dark gasped and fell down to the ground quite harshly. He didn't have the strength to even try and get up.

Zelda turned her gaze several times from Dark to the guard and back. "Explain, now." She stated out sternly while crossing her arms over her chest and staring at the guard quite angrily. The guard bowed before her and pointed then to the dark Hylian.

"I saw the two of them fight and went between. The Hero has been rushed to the Infirmary." The guard stated as convincingly as he could. Dark wanted to argue and explain fully but he needed to concentrate into breathing. Zelda gasped in shock and stared at Dark with wide eyes for a short while before narrowing her eyes in anger.

"Throw him into jail..." She commanded coldly before turning her back to the scene and rushing towards the Infirmary. The guard nodded and bowed. Once the princess was out of the place, he smirked and turned towards the dark Hylian.

The guard crouched down next to Dark. "This is going to be lot of fun..." He whispered quietly before already taking firm and very tight grip on Dark's broken arm. The dark Hylian cried out in pain and shut his eyes tightly when the guard pulled him up again. The guard forced the broken arm behind Dark's back and twisted it a bit to get another pained cry out of the dark Hylian. After that the guard started to push him forward towards the prisons.

The guard threw Dark into the prison but before he let go of the dark Hylian's arm, he gave a harsh kick into the prisoner's abdomen. Dark gasped in agony while crashing very hard into the floor of the jail. The guard slammed the door shut and left the place while chuckling evilly.

Dark laid on the ground while trying to will the pain away. He slowly moved his broken arm to a better position and carefully laid to his back. Very slowly the pain started to vanish and the dark Hylian sat up. He tore several long pieces from his tunic and started to bandage the still bleeding wounds around his body. After that he grit his teeth while taking a tight grip on his arm and forcefully pulling the broken bones to their places. The pain nearly got him to pass out but Dark wasn't ready yet. He checked his left leg and was fully relieved to realize that it was only having a hairline crack and not broken. Once he had checked the worst of the wounds, the dark Hylian laid down and fell unconscious on the floor.

Dark woke up harshly by someone kicking him into his side. The dark Hylian gasped and slowly opened his eyes. "Seems like you're not dead yet." The guard stated smirking. Dark gulped but didn't do a thing to move. The smirk on the guard's face widened and he reached down to pull the dark Hylian up.

The guard forced him to walk out of the jail. Right behind the bars were two other guards. They didn't seem as hostile as the guy behind the dark Hylian but Dark wasn't going to count on that too much. The duo had their arms crossed over their chests while checking Dark from head to toes.

Before Dark had even one second to think about his chances to escape, the one behind him kicked him straight to his fractured leg. The dark Hylian nearly screamed while crashing to the ground. He caught himself with both of his hands but grit his teeth from pain and fell to his left side when his left arm gave under him. "And I thought someone claimed you to be as good as the Hero..." The guard stated mockingly.

Dark had lot of words in his mind but stayed silent. Instead he just glared at the guy with pain filled eyes. "Let's see how much this freak can take." The guard continued and once again forced the dark Hylian up and slammed his back against the bars. Dark closed his eyes and grit his teeth while waiting for the pain to come.

The two other guards just stood there and watched while the third beat the dark Hylian. After eternity felt time the guard backed off and let Dark crash to the ground. The guard just kept laughing while his victim slowly pushed himself to a sitting position. "Is that all you can do?" The dark Hylian asked bit angrily while glaring at the guard.

The guard smirked and shook his head. "No." He answered and kicked Dark straight at the head. The ex-shadow hit his head backwards against the bars by the force of the kick and fell unconscious on the floor. "But that is for now." The leader guard continued and nodded to the guard on his left. The younger guy nodded back and dragged the unconscious victim back into the jail.

Dark woke up with a harsh headache. He carefully pushed himself up to a sitting position before starting to cough out blood. He was shivering while feeling sick and weak. "When Link wakes up, I'll get out of here... I hope..." Dark thought while trying to calm down and get ready for whatever the day was going to bring forth. The dark Hylian closed his eyes and slumped when he heard footsteps coming towards the jail.

"Nice to know that you're awake already..." The guard stated cruelly. Dark gulped once but stayed silent while keeping his eyes closed. "Take him out of there." The guard commanded. The dark Hylian grit his teeth and waited for the pain to start.

The two other guards came into the jail. First one stayed at the door while the second one came to Dark. He glanced once very swiftly at the guard behind the bars before taking a grip on the dark Hylian's arm and bringing it behind his back. The guard stayed bit on the other guy's line of sight, so the leader of the trio didn't see Dark's confusion of not feeling any of pain.

"Can you fake to feel pain?" The guard asked very quietly from the dark Hylian. Dark blinked few times but nodded then. "Good. I hope your acting skills are worthy." The guard continued while pulling his 'victim' up. The dark Hylian took once a deep breath and started to fake the feeling of pain. The guard was bit taken aback about how convincing the acting was. "Wow, you're good. I just hope I'm not really hurting you." He whispered bit awed.

Once they were outside the jail, the leader guard took a grip on Dark's tunic and harshly pulled him off of the other guard's grip. The dark Hylian was once again slammed against the bars of the jail before being dragged forward in the hallway. Dark stumbled after him while desperately trying to stay on his feet. The two other guards followed bit worriedly after their leader.

Eventually they stopped walking. The leader guard twisted Dark's broken arm behind his back again and kicked him to his knees. The dark Hylian gasped in pure pain before gritting his teeth and closing his eyes. "Let's see what your arm thinks about this..." The guard whispered and kept increasing the pressure in the broken arm until it broke all over again.

Dark shot his eyes open in agony while inhaling sharply. The guard laughed while letting go of the broken arm and the dark Hylian slumped in pain and fear. Yet, very soon the guard forced his victim back up and slammed against the closest wall. This time he went against the working arm and twisted it behind Dark's back very harshly.

It was then that Zelda came down. "What is going on in here?!" She shouted out in shock. The guard backed off from Dark and let him fall to the ground. The dark Hylian held his broken arm while slumping and waiting for the guard to come up with a new excuse for his actions.

"Your Highness... We..." The guard started and glanced at his two comrades. The princess waited for an answer but the guard hadn't waited for her to come down and walk into the scene. He truly was at loss of words.

Dark took once a deep breath. "Your Highness, I asked to be let for a walk and... Well, I tried to run away..." He stated out as calmly as he could without glancing at her.

Zelda frowned at the given answer. "With a broken leg? I really don't think him to be so stupid as to try and run with a broken leg. He barely can walk!" She thought but couldn't prove her fears. "Just take him back to the jail." The princess commanded and stood there until the guards took Dark up and started to head back to the jail. Zelda would've loved to follow and see what truly was going on but she didn't have the time. The princess had only come to check the noise while heading to the Infirmary.

The leading guard threw the dark Hylian back into the jail while seething with rage. "You lucky bastard..." He mumbled before walking away from there. Dark sighed in relief and tried to calm down while starting to try and fix the newly broken arm again.

At the next day the guard came alone into the prison. Dark stayed put and waited for the guard start to torture him again. But that didn't happen. Instead, the guard had news for him. "The Hero of Hyrule died last night." He stated before walking away.

Dark was fully bewildered about the information. His eyes shot wide open in mix of feelings with fear and shock of the news being the strongest ones. "No..." The dark Hylian whispered while starting to breath fast and shakily before fully breaking down. "No...no... It can't... I... I thought..." Dark continued quietly. "NOOOO! IT'S A LIE! IT HAS TO BE! I did all I could to protect him! I took the strikes, I stood between him and the monsters, I brought him back to here... Link can't be dead! HE CAN'T BE DEAD!" The dark Hylian screamed while crying.

Dark stood up without caring about the pain in his leg. He started to hit the closest wall with all his strength while screaming out his pain of losing the only friend he ever had had. After most of his strength had been used, the dark Hylian just slumped into the ground while crying. "There's no reason for me to live anymore. With the lie from the guard I'm certainly going to be dead anyways... Oh goddesses... Link..."

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A/N: I'm really sorry for harsh start.

Also, flames are accepted but those shall be for Axel's entertainment or for Demyx's practice! =P

Still in working:
1)
Do a drawing from one of my stories and I'll write you a story.
2) Send questions to Dark and/or Link! Also, other characters will be answering if you want to send a question for them! =)

P.S. If you guys think this should actually be rated M because of the first chapter, then tell me. Otherwise I'll keep the raiting on T.