Villain, am I? (Legend of Zelda)
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. The character's designs, called name and place mentioned belong to their respective owners.
Warning: Some descriptions might horrify you.
=[Villain, am I?]=
Act I
Golden aura erupted from the blade edge as it wrestled against the sword of one of the most terrifying enemy the world had ever seen. The sharpness of its polished edge continued to grind against the blade of darkness, creating hazardous jolts of lightning to surge outwards. The weirder of the holy blade – a young, blond-haired boy with deep sharp eyes – bellowed, mustering all the strength in his lower body to push against his opponent, the King of Evil.
His strength was legendary, forcing the King of Evil to stagger backwards. Using the opening, the hero swiftly ran his fingers along the edge of his holy weapon, forming many illuminating runic circles of all sizes and ranks. He then channeled as much of his magic and stamina into the long sword, soaking it in his absolute divinity. With a powerful swing, the legendary blade bisected the weakened demon cleanly.
The demonic entity roared as its upper body fell into the red carpet with a heavy thud, joining the rest of its butchered minions. Blood churned and pooled around its upper and lower body while the boy looked down at it. The defiant in its eyes were never left as it drawled in its last breath.
"Yes! We did it! Suck on that!" the boy, who couldn't be more than fifteen, raised his holy sword high above his head triumphantly. Demonic blood trickled down the hilts, using his fingers as channels and soaked his hand and wrist. The moment his body began to glow, he lowered his sword and faced his party. Their armors and weapons were in worst shape than his, but they were all smiling and cheering.
Most people watching them on the massive holographic screen were cheering them as well. To defeat the great King of Evil with such a small party of four was no easy feat, and they were the first party to conquer the new region. Their legendary status had become ever more legendary.
"Fuck! Fuck! Those guys are first again, Jeremy," the brown-haired boy growled. He ruffled his hair and slammed the table with his upper body, dejected, envious, as the party approached the treasure room of the conquered castle. All his works and planning were for naught. "I swear they are cheating! How the fuck did they reach the throne room so quick? Did someone give them a map to the castle?"
"Dude, you play that game too much. There are other games, you know," I said while rubbing my eyes tiredly. The newest gaming system D.E.U.S had taken a lot out of me even if it was the most realistic simulation to date.
D.E.U.S allowed a player to truly live in a beautiful simulated, breathing virtual environment to the point that death felt very, very real. A player would not die – at least there were no confirmed cases in social media – but the mental trauma from being burn alive or blasted into bits did require some psychological help afterward.
How the government approved of such a gaming system was up to much scrutiny, but considering the cooperation behind the funding and development, there were several theories. The most popular was that D.E.U.S was initially designed for military purpose, allowing the user to operate unmanned drones and armored suit in extremely high-risk zones. That was true enough.
What many did not know was that when the boards of directors – very old men – realized that it could be used for other more pleasurable form of entertainment at home, D.E.U.S instantly became a luxury due to its massive size and power requirement. That did not stop the insanely rich from commissioning an enormous skyscraper-size machine on their private island. Anything happened within the simulated world remained in the simulated world was a good incentive. The real world could not compared to one in which they were practically Gods.
"Tired? I'll just sleep in game," my best friend answered. He looked like he hadn't sleep in several days, which equated to several weeks in the game he was playing. Perception of time was also what had made the system insanely popular. Depending on the setting, a person could spend years and years in a virtual world while only a few days had passed.
"You're an idiot," I replied with a disapproving headshake. While my body was physically fine, my mind was extremely fatigue. Even at time compression of 1 to 20, one hour equivalent to 20 hours in game, I was already mentally exhausted. Some players played at 1 to 10000 (1 minute equivalent to a week). It had something to do with high IQ or individual brain's processing power from what I gathered in class.
"I'm going to find something to eat," I said. "You want anything?"
"Not really. Maybe a sandwich," he said and leaned back against his seat before taking a sip out of his energy drink. After stretching his stiff arms a little, he opened his pad and looked over his plan for when his turn became available again. There was great demand for using D.E.U.S, but since it was beginning to be deployed to the general public as another form of entertainment, there were a long queue, several in facts depending on what you were using it for. To prevent everyone crowding in a single spot shouting, tickets were introduced. I checked the ticket in my pocket to make sure it was still there before heading off to find something to eat.
When I got back with lunch with his sandwich, my buddy was gone. Since he'd left, the perfect spot was taken by another group. They were busy chatting away, unconcerned with me frowning at them. I found a nearby small bench to sit since everywhere else fully occupied.
"Did you see those girls!? Taking out an elder dragon like it was nothing! I couldn't even see their stats at all."
"Do you see girls anywhere here? They're guys! Guys!" one of them retorted despite there were girls wandering about. There were more girls here than boys if someone bothered to count. "And the reason why we can't see their stats is because their level is way higher than us. Luke here is only at 83 and he couldn't see their level, let alone their stats. That mean they should be like level 120 or higher."
"Fuck! 120!? Isn't the game just released like a couple days ago?"
"So? I went from 1 to 50 in a single day. It's not hard to reach my level if you find a good spot and grind for experiences and gold. It's only hard to level up after becoming three digits, and dragons are nothing compare to elementals. Those things can only be hurt with magic! One of them took out a party of six, and they still gained two levels despite getting slaughtered."
"Huh? Don't you lose experiences when you die?"
"You don't lose experience in the first region. You only lose 50% of your gold," Luke said. "That's why I told you guys to use all your gold to buy potions. You don't lose item when you die, and before you die, try to spam as much attacks as possible. You get bonus experiences for how much damage you do. Even if you can't kill them, you still get plenty of experiences for trying."
"I didn't know that… hey, wait a second. Didn't someone say it was a glitch? They gained a level after they die."
"Not a glitch. It's a way to help newbies and those who are in support class. Everyone thought it was a bug, but it was intentional. My dad works there so trust me," Luke said and pointed at the skyscraper in the distance. It was the company behind Acadia Online. They were converting their flagship game into a true simulated virtual reality using D.E.U.S engine.
I thought about joining Acadia Online at first since I wasn't sure, but once I saw the publicly available list, my mind was completely blown away. There were simply so many available. Every company wanted on the hype of D.E.U.S before it died down, which only made the hype even more inflated. The engine was almost a flawless system and the world it constructed and extrapolated was simply stunning.
Everything within the game looked and felt real.
Interestingly enough, battle or war centered game plummeted in popularity as time passed due to the realisms of the system. Not only blood and gores were nauseating to come in contact with for most, nobody in their right mind would want a peaceful village they had lived in and traded with for months (years) get wiped out in ensuring battles. Magic, especially area-type ones devastated cities, and they weren't necessary the one who casted it either.
Previously massively online games like Elder Scrolls and World of Warcraft were absolute mind boggling to be a part of due to their sheer scope, getting critical acclaimed on their first day of release on D.E.U.S with millions of players, but after a few years in game, wide spread destruction were everywhere. Half of the simulated world was desolated wasteland due to permanent destruction caused by players and monsters. Furthermore, NPCs population was devastated, but since they were NPCs, no bodies really care in the end.
"We should join Sword Art Online," one of them continued while my mind wandered. "Heard it got tons of area to explore; the world map is as big as Earth with the latest update."
"Bigger if you counted other realms like elves," another boy pointed out. "You can go yourself. Getting killed in there really hurts and you die a lot! They didn't bother to lower down the feedback. Heard they can't any way since it tied to the simulation. If they dumb it down then nobody would feel anything in game, making it shit. Oh – look like one of the booths got freed up. Later guys~"
I noted my ticket was also shown up on the screen and swiftly leave the waiting area. Without my buddy there, I feel like I was out of place. Everyone grouped up together, chatting to each other while I was all alone, eating my sandwich.
"Welcome to D.E.U.S Entertainment System," a girl in her early twenty greeted. Her name was Marge from the red name tag with gold border. "May I see your ticket?"
"Sure can," I said and produced a game card instead of a ticket. Game card allowed me to save game. I swiped it across the console at her request as these cards were quite expensive and she didn't want to be blamed on damaging them. It beeped and illustrated some information on the holographic display in front of her. The girl smiled at me and gestured me into a room.
"Please enjoy your stay," the girl said and showed me how much time I have left.
"This looked slightly different," I said as I noticed the interior of the room was slicker and smaller than the last one I was in. Maybe they found the extra space was wasteful and compact everything? I got on the full body chair. Gizmo within winded up as soon as I got comfortable in my seat. It eventually locked my arms and legs in place to prevent me from thrashing about and injured myself. A tingling sensation in the back of my neck was felt before started to doze off into sleep. My mind began to dive into the virtual space.
Welcome to D.E.U.S.
"Search for WreckYourAss6996," I queried the AI before it even introduced itself. I didn't want to waste precious minutes listening to the boring tutorials that popped up all the time. I wanted to know if my buddy was in his game. It did not matter if I misspelt his id or not. Speaking was really unnecessary.
WreckYourAss6996 is currently in Dynasty Realm
Would you like to join?
"Yes," I said and thought the same thing. Dynasty Realm was historical fantasy, taking place in mythical, ancient china. It was barely historical since all kind of nonsense monsters roamed freely while NPC could do some amazing things. It felt like one of those Xian Xia fantasy novels where the MC spend lots of time cultivating Qi just to be powerful. Well, the winning condition was to be a God while killing all your rivals after all. There could only be one winner. It was even on their game's slogan.
CNVisual has disabled registration
"Seriously?" I uttered. Some companies had disabled new registration due to influx of players as well as hackers – mostly hackers. Since they didn't know the full potential of D.E.U.S as its development was a secret, there were many ways to get ahead and cheat the system as long as you had the brain power to do it. "Connect to WreckYourAss6996."
Requesting connection… WreckYourAss6996 accepted.
"Hey," I said as my vision shifted. The system began to illustrate the world of Dynasty Realm in my brain while simulating my sensors; a majestic feeling wrapped around me while fresh, heavenly air streamed over my frame. I was standing on the cliff side. Fear of height gripped me instantly.
"Shit man," I uttered and backed away from the edge lest I wanted to fall off and died a horrible death. I quickly scanned the surrounding and noted that my friend was hanging off the side. "I thought you were going to play Final Fantasy?"
"I was, but it's jam packed with a bunch of idiot kids," he replied with a weary sigh. "I didn't want to waste time and wait in line so I joined this game instead. But what the fuck is with everyone here? They all tried to kill me off the bat immediately, including the NPCs."
"Haven't you read the review? Everyone is a cut throat in this game," I said with a smirk. Recalling what I'd read in monthly gaming magazine, I continued. "You can only win if you actually cheat or become a scum to everyone. If you're playing normally, it will take forever to level up. There's no party system in this game either so you're basically alone."
"Oh… no wonders I kept fucking getting robbed and beaten for no fucking reason," he sighed and pulled himself up from the cliff side. He stood upright and brushed his sect's robe. "Thanks for the help."
"You're welcome," I said. I couldn't help him even if I wanted anyway. I was simply an observer.
"If this game wants me to cheat that badly then I will fucking cheat!" he roared at the sky. "Cash shop!"
"Heh," I mused. Cash shop was the easiest way to cheat as cash items were basically approved hacks. If a player didn't want to grind for a long time, an item that boosted experiences and gold gained could be brought with real money. Cash item could not be taken by other players under normal circumstances so they were perfectly safe to carry.
"Hey, you're going to join or not?" he asked when he noticed my observer status. I explained that the registration was disabled at the moment. "Oh, I thought it was weird that no new player joined. I have to deal with these stupid aggressive NPC. Just looking at them gets me into trouble."
WreckYourAss6996 has transferred 60,000 GP
"Eh? What was that for?" I asked once a popup appear. 60,000 GP was quite a bit of money for someone like me, but for him, it was merely chump changes.
"For when you are able to join," he responded with a wide grin. His fragile body glowed golden when his avatar's innate talent rose rapidly, making his growth to explosive level. "Legendary stats boost! Lucky slot! I'm going kick everyone's ass in this world! Fucking making fun of me for all these months! Want to watch?"
"Alright," I said, humoring him. After a few months watching him playing the game, I got bored and said my goodbye. I returned back to the menu screen. "How much time do I have left?"
112 minutes, 39 seconds
"Cool, plenty of time left," I responded and checked some newest releases on the global forum. Rarely anyone on the forum since spending time on the forum meant they weren't living the dream, and global forum was in real time as it connected to the real world. Wasting a minute on the forum meant wasting several months in game, but there were some hidden gems on there every now and then.
"Beta tester request?" I asked and opened the thread to read. It was a standard request, outlining what was required of the tester along with some attachments. "Single player game? Pffph… pretty boring. No wonder no bodies sign up in here. Who the hell want to play single mode anymore?"
I scrolled down the page and noted the game's name. "Heroes of Hyrule?" I read a bit of the description and smirked. "Based on the Legend of Zelda huh? That's kind of out of date. Hmmm…"
Heroes of Hyrule
Accept?
"Eh…" I murmured. I thought about clicking on the invitation, and the confirmation popped up due to my mental command. "Well, I spend a few minutes to check it out. How much time do I have left now?"
45 minutes, 33 seconds
"Shit! I spent too much time on the forum," I cursed. Quickly minimized all the popups on the screen, I went to join several games that I had accounts on. Time flew by while my body remained in suspended animation. I eventually returned to the screen after feeling mentally exhausted. Several years had gone by in my mind while my body experienced only a few hours. D.E.U.S could be used as a teaching tool at school if its core wasn't so massive. I checked how much time I have left.
1 minutes, 11 seconds.
"Time to log out then," I said and closed any tabs I still had opened.
Heroes of Hyrule
Accept?
"That's still here?" I questioned. I shrugged and accepted. One minute was enough for me to check out the game. It might be interesting. The moment I accepted, all the menus before me faded to black. My vision also shifted to blackness. I blinked – several times.
"Hey! Hey! Listen!" a glowing bluish-white light floated in front me. It had two wings protruding from its back. "I'm a fairy."
"No shit," I snorted. Nostalgia filled me as I recalled some of the Zelda games I had played. It reminded me of that annoying fairy. Actually most fairies in the series was pretty annoying. "I'm going to call you Navi."
"My name is Assist," the fairy said.
"Shut up Navi," I snorted. All NPC in D.E.U.S had strange personalities. It was quite easy to create an AI using the system due to its plethora of preset traits one can choose from. "So I'm going to be kid Link huh. So boring… where's the naming screen anyway?"
"My name is Assist," it asserted. "I was design to assist in making this game better."
"Alright, Assist, can I get in the game now? I'm not a novice you know," I said. I was wasting time, and if I idling too long, I might be disconnected from the system.
"Is playing as Link boring?" Assist asked.
"Sort of," I said. The Legend of Zelda had never allowed a player to alter the physical appearance of its main hero – Link. "He's too predictable. I would like to play as someone else and go on a different quest, like… I don't know, Zelda for example. Anyway, show me the menu already."
"…" Assist paused. It froze in midair as if it tried to process something. A confirmation popped up in my head a full minute later. What kind of computation that needed a whole minute to complete?
Play as Goddess of time, Zelda?
"Uh…" I was stunned. The game actually allowed me to play as Zelda instead of Link. That would be interesting – very interesting, but I wasn't into gender bender like most gamers. "Assist. Isn't Zelda a girl?"
"Zelda is classed as female of her species," Assist said. "If you are uncomfortable, the male gland will remain."
"Ugh… no thanks," I said. The confirmation window vanished before another one popped up.
Play as King of evil, Ganondorf?
I widened my eyes slightly. Playing as the villain was rarely available even by the current standards of gaming. True, a player could be evil and do evil things to drop their alignments into the negative, but their class and identification was always that of a hero. They were simply called chaotic heroes if they did bad things excessively. To be true villain was new to me.
"Accept! Accept! Hell yes, let me play as Ganondorf!"
The window vanished as the world shifted around me. Assist had also vanished. After several minutes, I realized I was closing my eyes. I slowly opened them and noted that I was in room. I raised my hand and clenched it tightly with a wide, devious grin. My skin was green, infused with magical power. I stood up and felt I could tower over everything sight.
"Quest," I commanded when checking myself in the mirror.
Primary Quest: Eliminate the Hero
Optional Quest (locked)
"Nice," I told myself after detailed information entered my mind. The hero was obviously Link from the way the quest menu had referred to him. "What was the Optional Quest anyway? Well, whatever, I'll go and eliminate the hero huh! Let's see how quickly I finish this game!"
Finding the hero (Link) wasn't that hard considering the marker pointed directly to where he was: the Kokiri forest.
Act II
"Is this a remake of Ocarina of Time?" I asked as I watched my minions invaded in the forest and hunt down little kids, who scattered. They were little kids even if they were immortals, and as for my minions, I didn't really know any of their names. I simply called out and they came, and the title next to them was what type of monster they were.
"Several of our men had been defeated," a moblin said. I stared at him for a moment. They were kind of ghastly in high definition.
"And why are you still here?" I asked with a raised brow. He quickly made haste towards where his kinds were getting killed. I followed afterwards since it was fairly obvious who was killing them. Link was just a little kid, defending his friends with sword and shield in his hands.
"Primary Quest," I said as I watched him fight.
Primary Quest: Eliminate the Hero
"Meh, whatever," I responded and formed an orb of darkness in my palm. I blasted it forwards, but Link, being very nimble for his age, dodged it with little effort. The shadowy orb crashed into one my minions, turning it into nothing. The ground he stood became a crater.
"A hero doesn't die that easily huh? Cool," I said and drew my swords. I charged at the young boy with the desire to eliminate him. Being a villain and final boss of this entire game, I automatically was already powerful – far more powerful than a child who just started his quest. That was kind of out of whack. My enchanted blade, infused with magic, broke his weapon and turned his wooden shield into splinter.
"Link!" the little girl he was defending blocked my second strike with her body.
Optional Quest: Sage of Forest Eliminated (Completed)
I honestly didn't check the updated notice when my blade drowned in blood. Even if she was an NPC, her abrupt death left me speechless. My slash could split boulders with ease, and when strike against a body of a child, the child was everywhere – pieces of her.
"Saria," Link called out in utter shock. There was burning anger in his eyes. It was the first time I heard him actually said anything. He charged at me (without any weapons).
"Fuck off, you stupid kid," I said and blasted him into oblivion along with a chunk of the ground. Several of my minions vanished as well.
Primary Quest: Eliminate the Hero (completed)
Dusts fell from the sky as I read the new notifications. I got some experiences for actually killing Link, but the amount was negligible considered my current stats. There was no actually level in this game as far as I could tell, but my health and mana was insanely high. They got a little bit higher.
"Quest," I said.
Primary Quest (new): Eliminate the King
Optional Quest (new): Eliminate the Princess
Optional Quest (new): Eliminate Sage of Fire
Optional Quest (new): Eliminate Sage of Water
Optional Quest (new): Eliminate Sage of Shadow
Optional Quest (new): Eliminate Sage of Spirit
Optional Quest (new): Eliminate Sage of Light
Optional Quest (new): Destroy Kokiri Forest
There were quite a bit of optional quests added to the list. "What would happen if I eliminate the King, I wonder? Will a new hero appear to stop me? This is kind of fun… except for the part about murdering children. That was a bit nauseating."
"You," I said, pointing at one of my shivering minions. I blew up half of my men in a single blast so they were very frightened. Simulation of fear was very well done. Was it the coding or was it the engine they were using?
"Yes… master?"
"Burn this forest, and kill everyone," I ordered before teleporting away. I didn't want to see the killing since it probably leave a bad taste in my mouth. It didn't take long for a new notification to pop into my head while my health and mana bar increased further.
Optional Quest: Destroy Kokiri Forest (completed)
"Cool," I said. I wasn't really sure if ordering my minions to do it for me would have worked, but as long as the objective was complete, it didn't matter who had done the deed. No new optional quest popped up so maybe they only do when the primary quest was completed. The castle was in frenzy when I got back. I was still a guest so the guards treated me with respect.
"What has happened?" I asked, curiously.
"The princess has fallen ill," one of the guards said. There were great distresses on his face. Everyone I could see was distressed. They seemed to love the princess dearly. Too bad I have to kill her to advance my quest trees. I did have a good idea where the quest was going.
"May I see her?" I asked and took a small potion out. "This is remedy from my homeland. It might help the princess recover."
Seeing my sincere facade, I was taken to see the monarch of Hyrule without actually being searched for any form of weapons. NPCs in this game were sure trusting.
"Will this help my daughter?" the King asked and gestured the servant to use the remedy I'd provided.
"Hmmm…" I wondered about that. It was an exotic health potion from its inscriptions. It might help, but it might not. No idea in other word. I had no clue why the princess had fallen ill, but I recalled enough to have an understanding. I eyed the little brat on the bed while her eyes lid twitched. So she was having a prophetic dream huh?
"The princess is waking up," her caretaker said. Her name was hovering next to her as well as her status as Sage of Shadow.
Zelda opened her blue eyes slowly and stared up at Impa. She then looked to the side of the bed to her beloved father before widening her eyes at me. She curled back on the bed and pushed herself as far away from me as possible.
"So you saw huh," I said.
"What did you see, princess?" Impa asked while comforting her.
"He… killing the light," Zelda said lowly and tearfully.
"Another one of your visions? When will you stop accusing others?" the King asked, shaking his head in disappointment. "I apologize for my daughter's behavior, King Ganondorf."
"Oh that's right, I'm a King," I muttered softly to myself. Being the only male Gerudo, I was automatically elected as King. How did Gerudo procreated before a male was born anyway? Nabooru came on to Link when he was doing his quest so Gerudo female probably mated with other race. Huh? Why am I thinking about these things anyway?
"Did you say something?"
"Hmmm… I said your daughter is correct. I did kill the light," I said, feeling it was unnecessary to play dumb. I could string everyone along before finding each one alone – or –
"Here a dark sphere," I said and toss an orb of destruction at the King playfully. He actually caught it as if it was a normal ball.
Princess Zelda couldn't believe what I had just said. Either she had believed her visions about Link being dead or not, it didn't matter one bit. She screamed in terror as her father exploded right before her very eyes. Impa quickly drew her sword, but I was quicker – much quicker.
"In the face," I said and blasted her head into pulp along with a section of the wall. Impa died instantly, spraying bloods and pieces of her all over the bed and the floor. I was about to kill the princess as well since she was screaming, drawling in the guards from the outside.
Primary Quest: Eliminate the King (completed)
Optional Quest: Eliminate the Princess (failed)
Optional Quest: Eliminate Sage of Shadow (completed)
Primary Quest (new): Corrupt the Goddess
Optional Quest (new): Destroy Hyrule
Optional Quest (new): Open the Sacred Realm
"Eh? Why did that fail?" I questioned while guards surged into the room and surrounded me. "Did I have to kill the princess before the King? I should have read the quest's description."
Ignoring the guards, I turned to see Princess Zelda, who was looking at her bloodstained hands, shakily. I couldn't eliminate her now that she became a primary quest's object. Killing her would bring me back to the menu. I didn't want to go back there yet since I wondered what happened at the end of the game.
"Impa… Impa…" Zelda uttered again and again. Great, I traumatized the little brat. Why did I keep calling her a brat anyway? I only met her today – sort of. I felt like I want to squash her when I did though.
"Get away from the Princess," one of the guards demanded.
"Shut up," I responded and shove an orb of destruction into his mouth. His death caused all the guards to attack me. Despite overwhelming numbers, I could waste them very easily. But instead, I grabbed the princess and locked her in my arm. "One more step and I will kill your precious little princess."
The royal brat tried to break free by biting down on my arm. My health bar twitched as if it wondered if it should decrease or not due to me taking damage. In the end, it did nothing.
"Please let our princess go," the guards pleaded, knowing the royal bloodline was in my hand. This was kind of fun.
"I will if you take that sword of yours and put it through your head," I said, wondering if they actually do it or not. It all depended on what kind of traits they had. "If you all did, I will let little Zelda go."
"No, don't do it!" Princess Zelda tried to say, but her scream was muffle by my arm. I didn't let her free her mouth as punishment for biting me. She was still trying too. I then rolled my eyes as I felt lurk warm tears running across my forearm. The brat was crying again.
"Please forgive us," the guards said in unison as they looked at their swords, seeing their own reflection upon the metallic surface, "for we could no longer serve you, Princess Zelda."
Even though I told them to do it, I was speechless when they all killed themselves. Their loyalties were commendable since they were probably programmed that way, but they did it in front of their beloved princess without thinking too deeply upon it. Their deaths would scar her for life – probably had.
Primary Quest (updated): Corrupt the Goddess
"Hmmm…?" I noted the new popup. The title didn't change, but something did. I quickly read through the new description to learn there were many ways to corrupt the young princess. I was disgusted at some suggestions, but due to the flexibility nature of D.E.U.S engine, as long as her alignment moved towards evil, she would be corrupted – my quest would be achieved.
"Ota, Galla, Dari…" Zelda muttered tearfully. I guessed they were the names of the guards.
I dropped the little girl on the floor by letting go my hand, all while smiling. This was really fun, playing the bad guy. I wondered how far I could push the AI to elicit genuine emotions. "I don't go back on my words, Princess Zelda."
Princess Zelda glared up at me. Her blue eyes were completely clouded with hatred. She despised me more than anyone she had ever despised before. For a goddess to hate someone like that, her spirit had been tarnished. She picked up the sword nearby and pointed at me. Her small hands were unflinching.
"Do you want to kill me?" I asked mockingly. "They gave up their lives to save you and for you to waste it here, what a selfish princess. You don't deserve their sacrifice."
My words pierced through her more than any swords could. Her hands quivered and she dropped the sword. Tears constantly streamed out of her eyes. She then bolted out the door, running away from the dreadful nightmare I had created in her bedroom.
Damn I was a bastard, but being evil felt so good with all the heroic craps been going around.
Primary Quest (updated): Corrupt the Goddess
The quest had updated again due to my action. I didn't bother to check it since I had plenty other ways to break her spirit. Goddess or not, she was just a little girl.
"Impa… father…" Zelda sobbed as she ran and ran, passing all the servants and guards as they stared in shock. They ran after her soon enough, asking what had happened. She eventually cowered in her little garden, not saying anything to anyone.
"The King is dead," I said as I entered the scene, looking wounded. "Some kind of dark magic came out of the princess. It possessed Impa, who was by the princess' side. Impa killed the King before engaging with guards. I have no choice… but to put an end to the madness."
They didn't believe me, but there were questions in their mind. Impa did practice dark art, and strangely the princess trusted her explicitly. Their questioning did not take hold since a shadow entity appeared to the side of the garden. It surged forwards and stabbed its deadly claws into one of the servants, ripping her to pieces in seconds. Chaos ensured as noncombatants scattered with guards rushed to defend their princess from the demon.
"Go! I will protect the princess," I said and took position before Zelda could muster the strength to say anything. The guards looked at me and their future Queen before charging to their death. There was nothing on their mind except to protect their beloved monarch now that her father was dead. They would continue to believe the fact until their body was ripped to shred.
"No, stop, please stop, please stop," Zelda begged me desperately as anguish screams filled the garden, making even me flinched. More guards rushed out from the corridors, but the entity I'd summoned was immune to physical attacks.
"Will you run away again?" I asked.
"I won't, I won't, please don't kill any more of my people," Zelda pleaded.
"If you try to run again, I execute each of your subjects one by one for each minute you leave my side. If you tried to kill yourself, I will let all your people comfort you in the afterlife," I whispered into her long ears. She was smart to understand what I'd meant. "Do not test me, little princess."
Primary Quest (updated): Corrupt the Goddess
Zelda lost all fight within her. Even as young as she was, she loved her people, and her people loved her in return – and they became her greatest weakness. She would give up the love of her life for her people in the end of the game despite years of loneliness, showing much of her strengths as a monarch. Hyrule survived after that event so her bloodline did carry onwards.
"Gah!" Another guards perished under the demon before I raised my hand. With much visible effort, I blasted it into dust. I then dropped to my knees, panting heavily – all for show.
"Thank the Goddess that you were here, Lord Ganondorf," a servant called out. Some servants rushed to the princess to see if she was alright. She remained unresponsive after what had happened in her quiet place. In a single day, her world was shattered. Her hopes were grinded to dust.
Optional Quest: Destroy Hyrule (failed)
"Eh?" I murmured while others cheered for me. "Why did that fail? I could still carry it out. Did that now inevitably tied to the princess? Destroying it would mean killing her?"