Hello there!, to anyone daring enough to read this inevitable mess of a story I thank you for trying it out. This is an idea born out of boredom and my love for these two fandoms.
This first couple chapters will be relatively slow and mostly be about the origin and back story of my link. The Link in this story still sticks to the timeline(mostly). Just… yah know… in Remnant. A mix of Twilight, Ocarina, Breath, and Majora's.
Welp, hope you enjoy! (I own nothing in this fanfic other than the story itself RWBY is property of Rooster Teeth, Legend of Zelda is Nintendo's.)
Chapter 1: A Terrible Fate
The darkness was all I saw. Nothing, but endless abyss as I aimlessly drifted through void. I didn't really know why I was here, or where here even was. I couldn't even recall my name. What I looked like….. Anything. It all seemed to fade into the nothingness around me. Except one thing that refused to leave my conscience... I was dead.
I didn't know how I knew it. I couldn't even remember the detherreaming, something cold, something metallic, and now… I'm here. In nothingness.
"Hmmm…. I must say, I'm impressed" Spoke a dark and deep tone. Seeming to come from every direction. Venom in every word. "You lasted longer than usual this time around" The vile voice sent shivers down my spine and cold chills throughout my body. As the voice rumbled into a low ominous chuckle "A bit too long in my opinion….. Hahahaha, ah, but where are my manners. You haven't the slightest I idea what I'm talking about, do you child? Well, allow me to enlighten you!"
A sharp stinging pain starts piercing my mind. As the soon as the pain started I felt a rush of memories. Hundreds of lives at once. The joy, the sorrow, the passion, the loss, the love, the deaths. Everything… Tears streamed from my face as the life I had lived a thousand times came rushing back to me. "Oh, dear me, was it too much? I suppose it won't matter soon anyways." The voice echoed on a wave of sarcasm and amusement.
The pain began to ease up as everything started to sink in, but the emotional trauma left me in pieces. I felt all the lives I had lived and lost within me as one. Then realizing my situation. "Do you finally understand now, boy? Your destiny… the terrible fate you have been met with. A damned soul you are. Trapped in a purgatory of constant torment." As its monologue continued I felt the memories start to slip away, and my very soul start to rip itself apart. "And it begins. The next chapter of your torment." The rips in my soul grew as they started to weave together a new soul while radiating a brilliant green light. "Hmmmm, I have an idea…. I'll give you a good start!" The voice echoed in my thoughts as my conscience began to slip as my soul began to remake itself and descend into the next bearer of Farore. "I'll make sure the first act of your miserable cursed life is to be the cause of your mothers death….take it as a congrats for your long life last time around. Not like she'd make it far anyways…." As his words settle in the silence of the void my consciences finally fades to nothing as everything I was ripped apart and formed as new life. The small ball of green light descends and goes to its new host.
(3rd person pov)
In the middle of a dense and over grown forest the turmoils of a mother giving birth could be heard a mile away. Not a hint of emotion showed on Impa's face as she lifted the child up. The blood covered newborn screamed into the nights sky in the quiet forest. She barked at Darunia to fetch her another blanket and warm water. All but the panting of Eliza Rhoam and the screaming of her child could be heard as Impa handed the baby to its mother. She broke her normal intense attitude and warmly smiled at Eliza "A health baby boy, strong, just like his father" Impa spoke in a tender sweet tone. Eliza took the child in her arms and shed a tear of joy as she looked down upon her son. In his mothers embrace the crying seems to almost stop. She smiles and kissed him on the forehead "Link…. Heh… that's what he wanted… a brave name I think. One I can be proud of." She said with the wonderful future ahead in mind. Allowing the bitter past fade into distant memories.
Impa took the child from her hands as Darunia returned with the water and blanket. Keeping her tender smile she spoke softly to Eliza "We'll have him cleaned up and ready in a moment. I wish our long journey ahead to be as easy and swift as possible" Eliza shaking her head in response said "Of course, thank you Impa… for everything. After we lost Kelsier….. I don't think I could've made it without you or Darunia. Thank you, for doing what you have done for me. So much" She said with even more tears swelling up in her eyes. As Impa attended to the child Darunia spoke up showing his wide warm grin "Please, Eliza, no need. It is our sworn duty and honor to stand by you. Until the end" He sat down next to Eliza on the fallen log she was leaning on holding her hand making her feel at ease. Impa sat not far away washing the blood off the baby and swaddling him. "Heh, so you're the chosen champion…." Looking into his sweet innocent eyes as he gummed his finger . "The eyes of a warrior yet to come I'm sure" She said chuckling to herself. She felt a sense of peace as she finished swaddling the Champion of Remnant. So small, yet the fate of the world in his future. She couldn't help, but smile down at the innocent child in her arms. However a pin of fear stuck her heart as her face hardened again. She knew the dangers that faced this child wpuld be more than any mortal should have to endure, so she feared for the child.
She began to walk back watching Eliza relaxed doing heavy breathing exercises with Durunia. They both look up and smile as she approaches child in arms. Then, to her left she heard a branch crack, and just as quick as the branch broke in half under th weight of the beowolf did the happiness vanish as the grim lunged itself at Impa with its eyes on the newborn. She jumped back with extreme grace as it swung its razor claws wildly barley missing Impa and Link. "DARUNIA!" She screamed just as a large fiery fist hooked the Beowolf right in the jaw sending it flying into a near by tree. His eyes fierce with protective rage as he slings his monstrous Megaton Hammer off his back. He lets out a loud hate filled roar as he charges the beowolf while its still prying itself from the tree. Almost to the beowolf and another one leaps from the rim of the forest. Clipping his right shoulder, he kept moving, powering through it and knocking the second beowolf to the side. He leaps into the air swinging the hammer to the side hitting the beowolf's head right off its shoulders. As the lifeless corpse turns to dust a growl comes from the tree branches above him. As the beowolf swings down at his throat he grabs it by the forearm with a death grip and throws him at the beowolf he pain trained just before. Knocking both of them into a dog pile. Before either of them can even began to get up he jumps raising his hammer above his head slamming it down on both of them reducing them to dust.
Impa rushed to pack the necessary things for their trek to Kokiri Village. She still held Link in her arms and had put her great sword on her back as Eliza was trying to get up and mobile. They both heard the short battle between Darunia and the beowolves end with a swift and powerful downward swing. Soon after joining them at camp sight he quickly briefed them . "There were only three, I'm gonna guess that the kid's crying drew them in. If we leave now we can probably ev-" Before he could finish his sentence the howls of beowolves could be heard all around them. They all looked at each other horrified. Darunia tightened his grip on his hammer and glared into the forest "RUN! NOW!" Darunia ordered just as five beowolves jumped from the dense cover of the shrubbery. Three of them being tossed straight back into the forest with snapped necks from a swing of the Megaton Hammer. Eliza and Impa, Link in arms, began running in the opposite direction. Eliza used her aura to get her endurance back and ready for a long run. Impa kept Link for she was the quickest and least experienced fighter due to her being younger. Eliza pulled out her sword and shield from her bag of holding. She took lead, shield up, ready to defend her son and dear friend from anything. Just as they began to run towards the path a long and discolored whip came from the trees and struck her shield sending Eliza a few feet back. Eliza gnashed her teeth and looked up to strike back at her attacker. Impa stood glaring into the forest holding Link tight as his crying continued.
"Hehehehe, Where do you think you two are running off to? Im a fan of hide and seek and all, but tag is just so much fun"
The voice, distorted almost, broke their fierce stares and replaced them with uneasy looks laced with fear. They recognized this voice. The demon that took Kelsier away, Eliza's husband and Links father ended by this horrible creature. The creature slowly stalked into view from its hiding place while the loud noises from the battle between Darunia and the ever growing number of beowolves continued behind them. Seeing this monstrous figure once again froze Eliza in fear and anger. It stood 12 feet tall. Chest shaped like a heart with what appeared to be two bulging eyes on the front of its torso glowing a dim light in the dark of night. Along with spikes sticking from its shoulders. It had one large eye on its forehead and two eye sockets with crimson slits in them accompanied with a vicious maw. Its arms had no visible fingers or hand but continued as it took the form of whips. Both dangled from its side dragging the ground as it trudged along.
"Oh. Why such a long face? Are we not friends?... I mean that whole Kel things in the past!"
Its eyes shifted to Link.
"We even have a fourth person to take his place see! I mean… no garente that we wont lose him too, but that's just part of the game."
Eliza stood shaking with rage as her anger over took her fear, and she lunged with her shield up at the monster.
"DON'T THREATEN MY SON!"
She screamed as she released abrade of slashes slipping into her primal instincts. The monster dodged and side stepped the sword as it moved inhumanly fast. Impa frantically looked around wanting to help, but knowing Link was her propriety. She stood there ready to run, but refused to leave her friend to die. Eliza danced with the monster in the moonlight. Every slash of the sword was evaded or blocked with the demons whips, but she gave it no moment to catch its breath. With every attack she grew more and more reckless. On one particular thrust she left her self too open for too long and the mosnter whipped her across her chest sending her flying and causing her to lose her shield. She rolled back to her feet, chest bloodied. Quickly recovering she used her semblance to warp in a flash of green right behind the demon. Then she gripped the sword in two hands and slashed up its back, then down, and across. Repeating the process slash after slash. The demon spun around in pain cracking its whips where she was only to miss her by another flash of green as she was now at his side shoving her broad sword through his thick hiede. He let out a loud shriek and atttempted another swipe at her for yet another green flash and now finding her above his head as she slams the sword down his back.
"AAARRRGGHH"
She boosted off its shoulders as he fell to his knees. She rolled to the ground and turn around ready to lunge and deal the final blow. She raised her sword high and jumped ready to decapitate the demon when it shot its arm out like a spear.
"ELIZA!"
Impa screamed in horror as she witnessed her dear friend be impaled like a fish to a harpoon. The arm had grown stiff and long running Eliza through the chest.
"You…. Are… IT!" Hehehehheheheheheheheheheheheh!"
It let out an awful unnatural laugh as it stood back up lifting Eliza off the ground. Eliza, eyes wide with shock, reached up to feel the rod sticking through her heart. Blood started to seep from her mouth. She look over at Impa and Link.
"Keep him safe….. Please…..Run"
Her body went limp and the monster retracted his arm causing her body to fall to the ground. Impa stood too horrified to move, trembling, as Link crying had now reached its peak almost as of he could grasped that his mother had met her end. The demon's gaze turned to Impa. Her grip on the baby tightened.
"Heheh, relax, im not here for the child…..Yet."
Impa slowly fell to her knees holding the child in her chest. Staring at the lifeless body of Eliza she began to weep uncontrollably. The demon made its way to were it was towering over his the corpse. One of his whips retracted and morphed into a hand with four fingers and sharp claws. He kneeled and placed his hand on Eliza's face. A faint purple glow appeared and her face seemed to peal off. Along with her face the body seemed to dissipate and fade into what came to be a mask in the demons hands. He looked down at Link and Impa.
"Welp… See you in 18 years play mate, hehehehehe, thanks for helping me find this little bunch. Cries are so easy to track.. anyways, toodles"
He cackled his hideous laugh as his form turned into a dark purple shade as he started to scatter into small dark particles feet up. The last bit of matter vanished into thin air when blood covered and tired Darunia landed with a powerful slam where the demon once stood.
"DAMN T! DAMN IT! DAMN IT DAAAMMNN IT!"
He started repeatedly slamming his hammer out of a fit of rage. Swearing and breaking the ground around him in rage. Impa sat, weeping while holding the now orphan child. Tears flowed from her eyes as she looks down at Link. Impa and Darunia sat in shame, sadness, horror, and exhaustion.
They had done their job. Assured the survival of the Champion, but they did not feel achieved or filled with valor. They felt sorrow and mourned the loss of Eliza and Kelsier. The child had cried itself to sleep as they limped their way back to Kokiri village. They had planned to raise the child there together. Train him for the days to come. Teach him to endure and survive his terrible fate.
Ok, rough, I know. Just keep in mind this is my first time writing. Im completely welcome to helpful criticism. I want some guidance actually.
I know I did a few things weirdly, but this is what I had in my head. Just as a heads up Impa is exceptionally young in this chapter(compared when she is normally shown in games) about 20 in this, bit next chapter is a 18 year time jump so then she'll be the age she kinda is in Ocarina.
Hope you stick around for next chapter and thanks for reading! Have a good day/night.