The Legend of Zelda
Prologue
Disclaimer: I don't own The Legend of Zelda video games or any of their characters or places, but I do own some of the characters in this story and their personalities.
Author's Note: This is in an alternate universe from all the Zelda games, so to speak. Different geography, history, probably races, and definitely some monsters, with a slightly familiar plot. The imp dudes in this chapter are, in case you don't know, supposed to be like Bokoblins from Wind Waker. Now just read the story or face the wrath of a monkey on a unicycle!
Cries of anguish, fear, hate and many other feelings rang out hard in the once quiet night, as the peaceful demeanor of Kakariko Village was taken away with a rather loud bang. Horrified innocents dashed and scrambled around the moderate sized town, desperate to get out of the way of danger, though all were much too late. Arrows, daggers, rocks and other things shot out into or from the sky, many townspeople dying before they even realized they were hit.
The goblinoid, pig-snouted, black-skinned demons hopped around the village, laughing their high-pitched laughs while setting buildings - and even people - aflame. They didn't even need weapons to finish the job, but they brought them anyways, just to ensure their victory. Some of them were hovering high in the sky on magically enchanted carpets, some of them crashed through the community on large, wooden vehicles with huge drills sticking out of their fronts. The others, of course, just ran around freely.
An all-too-brave villager charged one of the little monstrosities, his crudely made sword waving about frantically, but before he could touch the beast, in one long swipe of its triangle-tipped tail, he fell to the ground with his face leading the way. A foot planted itself on his head and a dagger came soon after, finding a new home in the poor, stupid man's skull.
The impish monsters guarded all the known exits of the town, and any and all fleeing civilians were cut down within seconds, as well as all the town guard and the small so-called 'military'.
Or so they thought.
* * * * *
"Let's go! Before they find out!"
"Keep your voice down, idiot!"
"Well I'm sorry, but my hometown is being pillaged, plundered and devastated!"
"That's no reason to scream!"
"It damn well is!"
The whole room was pitch black, not a torch or any other sort of light source within sight. The few inhabitants of said room could only identify the speakers by their voices, but they all knew each other well, so it wasn't as hard as one would think. The scared cries of an infant could be heard in the room, though the others inside dismissed the sound for the sake of sanity.
"Lady and not-so-gentleman, can we please just hush up and follow my lead?" asked a rather calm sounding male voice, though the question was more a command than a question.
"That's easy for you to say! You're not the one being screamed at by a madwoman!" came the shout of the man who was arguing with the woman just a few seconds earlier.
"That's my wife you're talking about," the man growled, not sounding quite as calm anymore, "Now, let's just shut up and get the hell out of here before we're found, killed and raped, okay?"
"Sounds like a plan," remarked the woman while simultaneously hushing the child in her hands.
With a boom, the trapdoor up the stairs exploded and the basement was flooded with moonlight, blood from the suicide bomber who burst the entrance open drenching the stairs. A second demon ran down the stairs, leaping three steps at a time, to meet the three adults and baby standing near a second door that lead to an underground tunnel.
"RUN!" The husband yelled before drawing a fine blade from its sheath on his belt and meeting the monster head on with a skilled charge and slash, then a roll to the back to dodge the counter from the sword-wielding imp.
"I can't leave you here, honey!"
"And I'm not deserting my best friend!"
"Well you better," said the brave fighter as he blocked what could have been a mortal hit to his head. "Because if I go, these things will follow you! Just run, I have your back covered!"
"Promise me you'll be okay!"
"I can't promise anything!"
"Promise!"
"Fine, I promise, now go!" The woman and the other man nodded reluctantly and dashed out the backdoor and into the tunnels that would eventually lead them to the sewers of Hardiya, the capital city of Hyrule. The cries from the baby came all the louder but they were still ignored; they were too determined to get out for them to stop and quiet the child!
"And don't look back," He muttered under his breath - much too quiet for his wife and friend to hear, though. The man finally landed a hit on the experienced goblinoid, embedding his blade into its cranium and pulling it back out in one fluid motion, while another beast bolted down the stairs to meet the slightly exhausted man.
Despite the energy lost from the previous fight with just one of the monsters, he was still able to hold up for quite a while, until about seven more of them came down the stairway.
All throughout the city - but luckily not through the tunnel - the man's screams were heard.
Author's Note: This chapter was pretty short, but it's a prologue, anyways. That and I always write short chapters. Review or your heart will be eaten by a contagious, vital organ-devouring virus. Yeah. That's it. And could somebody please, please tell me how to use HTML in Microsoft Word and what HTML I can use to indent and center? I'm dumb.
Prologue
Disclaimer: I don't own The Legend of Zelda video games or any of their characters or places, but I do own some of the characters in this story and their personalities.
Author's Note: This is in an alternate universe from all the Zelda games, so to speak. Different geography, history, probably races, and definitely some monsters, with a slightly familiar plot. The imp dudes in this chapter are, in case you don't know, supposed to be like Bokoblins from Wind Waker. Now just read the story or face the wrath of a monkey on a unicycle!
Cries of anguish, fear, hate and many other feelings rang out hard in the once quiet night, as the peaceful demeanor of Kakariko Village was taken away with a rather loud bang. Horrified innocents dashed and scrambled around the moderate sized town, desperate to get out of the way of danger, though all were much too late. Arrows, daggers, rocks and other things shot out into or from the sky, many townspeople dying before they even realized they were hit.
The goblinoid, pig-snouted, black-skinned demons hopped around the village, laughing their high-pitched laughs while setting buildings - and even people - aflame. They didn't even need weapons to finish the job, but they brought them anyways, just to ensure their victory. Some of them were hovering high in the sky on magically enchanted carpets, some of them crashed through the community on large, wooden vehicles with huge drills sticking out of their fronts. The others, of course, just ran around freely.
An all-too-brave villager charged one of the little monstrosities, his crudely made sword waving about frantically, but before he could touch the beast, in one long swipe of its triangle-tipped tail, he fell to the ground with his face leading the way. A foot planted itself on his head and a dagger came soon after, finding a new home in the poor, stupid man's skull.
The impish monsters guarded all the known exits of the town, and any and all fleeing civilians were cut down within seconds, as well as all the town guard and the small so-called 'military'.
Or so they thought.
* * * * *
"Let's go! Before they find out!"
"Keep your voice down, idiot!"
"Well I'm sorry, but my hometown is being pillaged, plundered and devastated!"
"That's no reason to scream!"
"It damn well is!"
The whole room was pitch black, not a torch or any other sort of light source within sight. The few inhabitants of said room could only identify the speakers by their voices, but they all knew each other well, so it wasn't as hard as one would think. The scared cries of an infant could be heard in the room, though the others inside dismissed the sound for the sake of sanity.
"Lady and not-so-gentleman, can we please just hush up and follow my lead?" asked a rather calm sounding male voice, though the question was more a command than a question.
"That's easy for you to say! You're not the one being screamed at by a madwoman!" came the shout of the man who was arguing with the woman just a few seconds earlier.
"That's my wife you're talking about," the man growled, not sounding quite as calm anymore, "Now, let's just shut up and get the hell out of here before we're found, killed and raped, okay?"
"Sounds like a plan," remarked the woman while simultaneously hushing the child in her hands.
With a boom, the trapdoor up the stairs exploded and the basement was flooded with moonlight, blood from the suicide bomber who burst the entrance open drenching the stairs. A second demon ran down the stairs, leaping three steps at a time, to meet the three adults and baby standing near a second door that lead to an underground tunnel.
"RUN!" The husband yelled before drawing a fine blade from its sheath on his belt and meeting the monster head on with a skilled charge and slash, then a roll to the back to dodge the counter from the sword-wielding imp.
"I can't leave you here, honey!"
"And I'm not deserting my best friend!"
"Well you better," said the brave fighter as he blocked what could have been a mortal hit to his head. "Because if I go, these things will follow you! Just run, I have your back covered!"
"Promise me you'll be okay!"
"I can't promise anything!"
"Promise!"
"Fine, I promise, now go!" The woman and the other man nodded reluctantly and dashed out the backdoor and into the tunnels that would eventually lead them to the sewers of Hardiya, the capital city of Hyrule. The cries from the baby came all the louder but they were still ignored; they were too determined to get out for them to stop and quiet the child!
"And don't look back," He muttered under his breath - much too quiet for his wife and friend to hear, though. The man finally landed a hit on the experienced goblinoid, embedding his blade into its cranium and pulling it back out in one fluid motion, while another beast bolted down the stairs to meet the slightly exhausted man.
Despite the energy lost from the previous fight with just one of the monsters, he was still able to hold up for quite a while, until about seven more of them came down the stairway.
All throughout the city - but luckily not through the tunnel - the man's screams were heard.
Author's Note: This chapter was pretty short, but it's a prologue, anyways. That and I always write short chapters. Review or your heart will be eaten by a contagious, vital organ-devouring virus. Yeah. That's it. And could somebody please, please tell me how to use HTML in Microsoft Word and what HTML I can use to indent and center? I'm dumb.