A/N: You've asked for it and now it's here. The sequel to Twilight Prince.
Dark storm clouds rolled in over the small village of Ragnar. Off in the distance, thunder could be heard. It was boring weather for the children. A thunder storm meant being cooped up inside for a long period of time. One could go stercrazy in a very short while.
"Raymond, come away from the window and eat your dinner."
"I want to go out and play," Raymond complained.
"You can't go outside when a storm is coming," his mother replied.
Raymond sulked over to the table and sat down in the empty chair across from his older sister. The boy glanced over at his father's empty chair. He was the son of the village leader. He hardly ever got to see his father.
Raymond sighed heavily, earning a glare from his sister.
"Stop being a baby," she said.
"I'm not a baby," Raymond declared.
"Well, you're sure acting like one."
"Raymond. Selia. That's enough out of both of you," their mother ordered.
The siblings glared at each other until Selia went back to eating. Raymond looked out the window. His eyes brightened when he saw a man and a group of children come towards the house.
"Momma, it's the story teller," Raymond announced as he jumped from his chair and ran to the door.
He bolted for the door and opened it even before the man got to the doorstep. Selia and her mother got up and also went to the door.
"Don't be rude, Raymond, let them in," the mother instructed.
Raymond stepped back away from the door and allowed the children and the man to come inside. The children and Raymond ran into the living room and found places to sit down while they waited for the story teller.
The man pulled back the hood of his cloak, revealing light brown hair and dark blue eyes hidden behind round, thin rimmed glasses.
"Hello, Shad," the mother greeted.
"Greetings, Kera," Shad answered. "I hope you don't mind the intrusion?"
"Not at all," Kera replied. "You've brought a smile to Raymond's face. You can intrude anytime."
Shad smiled and walked further into the small house. Kera closed the door to keep out the chilly Autumn wind. Shad took off his cloak and draped it over the back of a chair.
"Tell us a story," a little girl said, even before Shad sat down.
"Tell us a story about your adventures in Hyrule," an older boy chimed.
Shad sat down. "If you are talking about my dealings with the Hero of Light..."
"You knew the Hero?" Selia asked.
Shad looked up at her and she blushed in embarrassment.
"Yes. I knew the Hero," he confirmed.
"Are you from Hyrule?" Raymond asked.
"Yes, I'm from Hyrule," Shad replied.
"Then, why are you here?" another girl asked.
Shad looked down at the group of children and smiled.
"A few years ago there was battle between the Hero of Light and Ganondorf."
At the sound of Ganondorf's name the children gasped. Selia and Kera sat down at the table and listened.
"Ganondorf had the Hero, who's name is Link, locked up in the Hyrule Castle dungeon. I was on look-out while my friends tried to rescue Link and Queen Zelda. But, Ganondorf caught me off guard and knocked me out. While the battle was going on I managed to escape, only to find myself wandering in a land I didn't know. Luckily, your village leader found me and brought me to Ragnar."
"If Hyrule is your home, then, why are you still here?" another boy wanted to know.
"Because if I wasn't here, then Link would have met his end," Shad said.
"Met his end?" Raymond repeated in a confused tone.
Shad shifted into a more comfortable position in the chair. The children knew a great story was about to be told.
"A few years before the battle, Link was framed for trying to assassinate King Hyrule and Princess Zelda."
Again, the children gasped, their eyes wide.
"While he was in dungeon, someone came and secretly poisoned him. It was then that the queen of a place called the Twilight Realm came and brought him to her home."
"What was her name?" a third girl asked, her voice in a whisper.
"Midna," Shad replied.
"That's a pretty name," the girl said.
"In the Twilight Realm the doctors managed to save Link before it was too late. But, because of what happened, Link could no longer live in Hyrule. So, the Twilight Realm became his new home. And, it was when he was living there that something happened."
The children leaned in closer, all anxious for what was about to be said.
"They got married," Shad whispered.
The girls squealed with delight.
"However, Ganondorf attacked the Twilight Realm," Shad continued.
The excitement drained from the children's faces. Thunder rolled in the distance.
"There were survivors, Midna being one of them, but Link thought everyone was dead. And, he went into the final battle against Ganondorf thinking that. But, at the last minute, Midna came and told him that there were survivors and that they had a little girl."
"How do you know all this?" Selia asked.
"Because, Link's daughter told me," Shad replied.
Everything fell silent.
"I've got to heard this story," Selia said.
"It was three years ago," Shad began. "Now, if you met a Twili you would think that they were still young adults, when actually they may be many years old. Twili seem to age slower than we do, so when Link was brought here, being half Twili now, he was still in very good physical condition. But, I'm getting ahead of myself. It all started in this village, but it was completely different from what it is now."
Let me know what you think.
Is it worth continuing? Stupid question, probably, but, I have to ask it.
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