Warning: This story contains yaoi. That's boyxboy love. If this bothers you in any way then don't read. I do not want any flame in the comments.
Disclaimer: The Legend of Zelda and its characters are property of Nintendo, I do not own any of it. All I own is my OCs and the story.
A/N: Warning in advance, this story contains the Rito, and in this story and future stories of mine the Rito do not have beaks. They have normal human faces. They also have wings attached to their arms, their arms are not wings. I just like it better that way. If this for some reason bothers you then please leave. I don't want to hear any complaints in the comments. This story is an AU inspired by the events of Twilight Princess. It, in no way follows the events of Twilight Princess. If you don't like that then don't read.
PS: This is my first fic and I currently do not have a beta reader, so sorry for any mistakes. If anyone would like to be a beta reader for me, message me please. Anyway, on with the story.
Name Pronunciation:
Xavier – [zā'vē-ər]
Ocura – [ŏ-ko͞o'rə]
Summary: After a long and exhausting war, the Kingdom of Hyrule and the Gerudo Province have established peace. Or so it seems. Join Prince Xavier of Hyrule as he embarks on a journey to reclaim an ancient power told of only in legend. This is the story of the group of heroes told of in the Prophecy of Eight
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Xavier POV
The world is dark, barren, empty. There are no animals, no plants, no life. Just nothing
I'm standing in this empty place, but I have no idea how I got here. It's as if I just appeared here. The only sign of life. There is nothing around me, just barren rock as far as I can see. No horizon just darkness hovering in the air, threatening to suffocate and engulf me.
I walk for what seems like hours, but the land never changes. I can only see about ten paces in the darkness. Still nothing.
Suddenly there is a dark chuckle. An evil menacing sound, like the growl of a beast. I can't tell where it's coming from, it's as if it's reverberating from the darkness its self. I reach for my spear but there's nothing there. I'm defenseless.
"This world shall be mine." Roars a voice far more terrifying then the chuckle. "Not even the Sages foretold in the prophecy can hope to stop me."
'Prophecy, what prophecy. And the Sages, this makes no sense.'
The voice erupts into vicious laughter that sends chills down my spine. A sudden light emanates from behind me. I turn to see a grand castle engulfed in flames. The laughter gets louder almost ear splitting. I cover my ears, buts it's in my head getting even louder.
The shadow of a large beast starts to grow from the flames. getting larger by the second. It opens two glowing red eyes as it lets out a blood curtailing growl. I lock eyes with the beast before it rears back, and pounces.
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I wake with a start, sitting bolt upright. A cold sweat has covered my skin and I'm panting as I take in my surroundings. I'm sitting in my four-poster bed in my bedroom.
"It was just a dream." I whisper into the empty room.
I jump when a loud knock sounds on my bedroom door. "Xavier are you awake? I've let you sleep as long as I can, but your father wishes to see you." Says the voice of my personal maid from behind the door.
"Yes, Ocura I'm awake. You may enter." I hear her breathe a sigh of relief as the door opens, revealing my childhood friend looking as she normally does.
Barley older then myself, her pale blond hair, cut right above her shoulders, slightly curls at the ends. She's dressed in a white silk shirt with long sleeves tightly bound at the wrist., a silk shawl draped over her shoulders. Her gray leather trousers have an assortment of bejeweled belts, and disappear into knee high boots of the same grey leather.
Actually, I've never seen her where anything else. When she was younger, she would freak out whenever one of the senior maids tried to undress her. She's refused to undress in front of anyone, or wear any other attire since.
"Just woke up didn't you. Come on, we need to hurry. I've prepared the bath for you. Your father's already upset that I let you sleep in so late." She says as she walks over to my side closet.
"My father? Why does my father want to see me?" I asked.
Disbelief flashed in her bright blue eyes before it was quickly replaced by irritation. "Don't tell me you forgot." I only stared at her, confusion evident on my face.
She let out a heavy sigh before turning to face me. "The ambassadors from the Gerudo Province are arriving today for the peace ceremony tomorrow."
Realization hit me like a slap to the face. The Kingdom of Hyrule and the Gerudo Province had just ended a war that lasted several years. The Gerudo king and his daughter are supposed to arrive today. And I have to be there when they do. After all I am the prince.
"Sorry I completely forgot." I uttered as I jumped out of my bed and headed down the hall for the door leading to my personal washroom.
"I noticed." Ocura chuckled as the door to my washroom closed behind me. The room looked the same as always. Large bath in the center of the room big enough to hold ten people comfortably. A dish like structure on the far side that acted as a toilet. And a large stone sink that taps into the city aqueduct. A full-length mirror stood on the opposite wall from the sink.
I was in the middle of striping out of my night clothes when Ocura knocked on the washroom door.
"Xavier I've put your formal wear on your bed. You'll need to change in to them when your done and head to your fathers' throne room. She said from behind the door.
"Thank you Ocura, you are dismissed." I replied before sinking into the steaming water, sighing as it relaxed my muscles.
"I'll be back in about 20 minutes to check on you. Don't think I won't come in there and pull you out if you aren't done." I chuckled to myself before replying, "Yes Ocura, I swear I'll hurry." She huffed before I heard her turn and walk away.
When I could no longer hear her footsteps, I let out another chuckle. I don't doubt she would come in here. Ocura and I have been close for some time.
Five years ago, she just showed up at the castle gates, asking for work. She was only 13, no parents, no story, dressed in similar apparel as she wears now. She was in rather bad shape, Covered in dirt and scratches, and dried blood in her hair. There were many who didn't want to let her in, but our head maid felt pity for her. She wished to bring her in and train her to be a maid, and my father agreed.
She proved to be quite good as a maid. I was merely 11 at the time, and her being the closest person to my age in the castle, I would fallow her around when I wasn't in my studies. We became good friends. My father seeing this promoted her to be my personal maid since my current one at the time was getting rather old.
As I sank deeper into the warm water, my mind mused over the dream I had just woken from. I couldn't shake the feeling it was more than just a dream. I know my mother had prophetic visions when she slept, as it is a power of the royal blood line. But there has never been a recorded instance of a male heir having the ability.
That aside, I still couldn't make any sense of it. The voice and the shadows are obviously meant to be warnings, but what prophecy, and the sages. surely it's not referring to the sages of old. The ones who defeated the evil king in the great war.
I grabbed the soap and luffa sponge and started to wash myself. It only took around five minutes to thoroughly clean myself. I stepped out of the bath and grabbed one of the fluffy wool towels from the shelf. After drying off, I wrapped the towel around my waist and looked at myself in the mirror.
I'm rather tall for a hylian, not overly so but taller than most. Slim body covered in lean muscle from years of practice as a knight. My still damp hair strewn down the sides of my face. It'll have to stay that way until Ocura gets back. Overall I'm quite handsome, as many women so joyfully tell me. I mostly resemble my father, though I have my mothers' crystalline blue eyes and golden hair.
I left the washroom and headed over to my bedroom. Just as Ocura said, my formal attire was neatly laid out on my bed. A white tunic embroidered in gold and silver, with a matching pare trousers. My armor was sitting next to it, a set of gauntlets, boots, and shoulder plates made from silver with decorative etchings of gold and bronze.
My circlet that symbolizes my status as the crown heir was laying neatly on top of my tunic. Normally the crown would go to the first-born daughter, but being as I'm am the only royal heir the crown goes to me. I was my parents first child, and my mother, the current Zelda, died giving birth to my younger sister. I barely remember her. As for the child, she died shortly after being born.
Straying from my somber thoughts, I started to get dressed. I was fastening my last piece armor when there was a knock, and Ocura walked in.
"Oh good, your about ready. And here I was preparing myself to drag you out of the bath." She said with a cheery tone.
I scoffed lightly, "I can take care of myself thank you. I know when to take thangs seriously." "That's up for debate." She replied with a sly smile. I merely rolled my eyes.
"Anyway," she chirped, clapping her hands together. "when you're done meet me in front of the mirror and I'll do your hair." She turned and headed out the door in the direction of the washroom. After strapping down my shoulder plate, I grabbed my circlet and followed after her.
In the washroom Ocura was patiently waiting for me to arrive. She had positioned a chair in front of the mirror, and flashed a smile upon seeing my entrance. I sat in the chair with Ocura behind me. She pulled out a small brush and wooden comb, and started to brush out my hair.
This had become routine over the years. Normally I would just comb out the tangles and leave it down, but on important occasions Ocura would have to put it in a more presentable style.
After she had finished combing through it, she grabbed a jar from the side shelf. Dabbing a small bit of gel in her palm, she lightly greased my hair to give it some shine. After putting the jar back and rinsing her hands, she grabbed my circlet from the counter and positioned it on my forehead. She then, starting from the center of my hair line, made a thin braid down the right side. Securing it with a gold beaded chain matching my circlet.
When she was finished, she took a moment to inspect her work. Making a small noise in the back of her throat, she dubbed it presentable.
"There, now I'll leave you to it." With a small wave, she disappeared out the door, off to prepare for the guests I presume.
Leaving, I headed back to my bedroom. Walking over to the far wall, I gazed up at my weapons. A large sentry style shield with elaborate engravings depicting the triforce and the goddesses. It was a gift from my father for graduating from the knight academy.
Hanging above it is my spear. It used to be my mothers. She used it as her scepter when preforming healing arts. Made from an unknown material, it appears metallic with a teal tint to it. The tip is a cone shaped spike with 3 circular openings showing it to be hallow at the base. And through the holes in the center of hallow space is a glowing green orb.
The orb supposedly gives it magical properties, though to what those are I haven't the faintest idea. The only thing it does for me is it starts out barely as long as my arm, but when it is drawn it extends into a full-sized spear.
Strapping them to my back I leave my room and head to my father's throne. Hopefully he isn't to upset about my sleeping late.
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Upon entering the throne room, I found my father in discussion with one of the attendants. When he notices me, he holds up his hand, abruptly stopping the attendant, and dismissing him.
Alexander Van Hyrule is not a relatively hard ruler, but the look he fixes on me makes a shiver of dread run down my spine. It must have shown in my expression, because after a few seconds his face softened.
"I see you decided to join us." He announced with a small smile.
"I apologize father, I forgot about the visitors today and Ocura didn't want to force me to wake." I stammered out with my head bowed.
He chuckled at this, setting my nerves a little at ese.
"That girl is too lenient with you, though I guess it can't be helped." He remarked with his hand on his chin. He stood up and started towards me. When he stopped in front of me I took a moment to take in his appearance.
It surprises me every time how much we look alike. Aside from our eyes and hair we look identical. While my hair is golden and long, his is cut short and brown. His eyes a chocolate brown as well.
He has rounded ears too. While I got my mother's pointed ears from our hylian blood, he is human
He and his younger brother enlisted in the Hylian army at the beginning of the Gerudo war. After making knighthood my father stayed in Hyrule, while his brother, upon being injured, returned to Ordona and took over their fathers' role as mayor.
My father eventually saved my mother from an assassination attempt by the Gerudo. The king was impressed and awarded him with honorary nobility, and my parents were later wedded.
"It is of no matter." He said interrupting my thoughts, and placing his hand on my shoulder. "You are here now and the Guest are not due to arrive for another 2 hours, but there is something I wish to discuss with you first." I nodded my head to let him know I was listening.
He turned around and headed back to his throne before clearing his throat.
"You are aware that Hyrule and the Gerudo have been at war for some time now?" he asked, waiting for my nod before continuing. "To be honest son, I don't trust them. Surrendering and declaring peace after years of brutal war they initiated, it doesn't sit right with me." He paused, his eyebrows scrunched up in worry. "I want you to be on your guard, report anything that stands out to me."
"Yes father." I said, bowing my head. I pondered whether I should say something about my dream, but decided against it. I still don't understand it myself.
"And Xavier," my father called, causing me to lift my head. "Your uncle and cousin have already arrived from Ordona. I suggest you go find them, they were quite disappointed upon hearing you hadn't yet awoken."
I gapped in shock, before nodding my head and exiting into the hall. The surprise was evident on my face.
I didn't know they were arriving today.
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A/N: Sorry for the long chapter, but there is just a lot of stuff I wanted to put in here, and I actually had to cut this in half because it was just too long. I swear I'll try to make the chapters shorter but no promises. Anyway, I'm currently working on the next chapter, so please review and comment.
PS: As for the name pronunciation thing. Some of my OCs names are not pronounced the way they look so I have decided to put their pronunciations before every chapter as they appear. But only the ones that are pronounced weird. You should know how to pronounce names like Alexander so they aren't listed. And if you don't, look them up sorry.
