This story takes place sometime before the events of A Link Between Worlds
This is a prequel, per sey
Our journey begins in the kingdom of Lorule. Our story is one of betrayal,and our hero isn't a goliath like the Gorons or wise like the Zora people, our hero is a boy. Our hero is Ravio, son of a blacksmith and second to most. He enjoys most things, except for the outdoors. His adventurous spirit is a kindred one! Most his age would go out and adventure yet the boy prefers the solace he finds at a workbench, creating tools and solving puzzles. Although he is still his father's apprentice his work is far beyond the skill level of most of Lorule smiths, so much so that they even have an alliance to work against his family. In fact, the families work is so admired that the Princess herself is naming them the royal blacksmith. Soon Ravio will be working along his fathers side for Princess Hilda herself. A dream they share and will now fulfill. Our heros journey begins today, his story of betrayal.
"RAVIO!"
… no answer
"RAVIO?!"
… and yet no answer.
Ravio is laying awake in bed, he can't seem to move, not even for the booming of his fathers voice. His mind is elsewhere, his thoughts still linger on the memory of a dream he had. What he remembers isn't much at all but it still affects him. He watched Lorule castle crumble, he watched the people graffiti the walls and curse the queen. He watched her die while he held Hilda back. Has he just witnessed apocalypse?
"RAVIO, I SWEAR- Ravio, I swear if you don't come outside right now I will throw you out the window and to the castle!" His father lowered his voice to a light roar, the citizens walking to the celebration are watching the Blacksmiths. Although Ravio is shaken up by the nightmare he still needs to go to the ceremony. He pulls off his sleeping cap to reveal a head of long black hair, with his pointed ears peeking out,
"Sorry father! I'll be right over, you go along without me!" He struggles with his tunic, "Maybe I should stop wearing black… winter is almost over."
"Then you're going to take your own luggage, what you leave will be left here for good."
"I know father, new life means new beginnings."
Ravio, now fully clothed, grabs only what is necessary. He approaches his fathers wardrobe and pushes it to the side revealing his families armory. "Better safe than sorry! … so what do I need? boomerang, bow, some arrows, my hammer! What else?" He catches a bracelet in the corner of his eye. An old trinket, it could be valuable, he grabs it and clenches at the stench, "This is disgusting, ugh, I guess I could scrape a few rupees from this…" He grabs it and tosses it in his bag along with the rest of his items. Now, with all of his things, he leaves his home for the last time. "Onwards, time to meet my queen!" He laughs to himself, by now he's forgotten about his dream, not realizing that his subconscious premonition is merely a shadow of what is to come...
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