This idea came to me one day and I decided to write it down for you guys.

This is the prologue and I would love to hear you guys' opinion on this. I already know how I want this story to end, but suggestions are always welcome. ;3

Without further ado, enjoy!


Link was in a foul mood. The night before had borne the Blood Moon and it seemed like every monster that he had beaten before was out for his blood.

That wouldn't be so unusual, but the monsters seemed even more aggressive than usual. Link didn't get a breather throughout the entire day, and now that the sun was setting, he was exhausted.

Just as the last light of the sun disappeared behind the horizon, Link found a little cave in the side of a low cliff where he could hide from view.

It was pretty dark in the cave, but he managed to set up camp. The hero hadn't eaten all day because of the continuous onslaught, so he was unsurprisingly ravenous.

He grabbed some wood and a piece of flint, quickly able to start a fire to cook some food.

But, as soon as the fire came life and illuminated the cave, Link felt a shift in the air. And he knew he had made a mistake.

It turns out that the cave wasn't as small as Link thought it would be. What Link had assumed to be the back wall of the cave, was actually just a wall that shielded the rest of the cave.

Link peeked around the corner and cursed his luck.

Not only was there a giant hollow room that he had failed to notice before, it was also filled to the brim with countless number of sleeping Keese.

The little brown bats hung upside down on the ceiling and were waking up from the light from the fire. Their eyes opened and looked at Link as a convenient breakfast.

Link considered his options. He was tired, hungry and in a bad mood, he wasn't in any condition to fight this horde of opponents. Even in top condition, the sheer number of Keese would be very challenging.

So, he took the other option. He turned and ran.

There was a forest, not far from his position. He knew this because he had passed it earlier. If he could make it there, he would have a better chance of escaping the swarm.

The hero jumped out of the cave. It was a small drop, so that didn't hinder him. As soon as his feet touched the group, he sped off.

At the same time a giant black cloud also emerged from the cave. It wasn't truly a cloud, it only looked like one, with all the bats flying together.

Link had seen large groups of Keese before, but never one of this size. He didn't take the time to estimate how many there were, focusing instead on running.

Almost halfway in the direction of the forest, Link glanced over his shoulder and realised that he would never make it there. The swarm was catching up to him, fast. He kept running, but he grabbed a sword at the ready.

Seconds later the swarm caught up and Link prepared for the worst.

As the horde of Keese swarmed him, he blindly swung his sword around, hoping to get as many Keese as he could. However, the Keese didn't attack him back, which confused the blond greatly.

The swarm passed him and then cut of his route, forcing Link to stop running. They then proceeded to trap link in the middle of circle of a wall made out of flying Keese. Link had nowhere to go now.

Link considered attacking, but he didn't want to provoke the bats any more than he already had. The Keese hadn't attacked him yet and he wanted to see what would happen next.

He pulled out a shield and kept on high alert as he waited.

Then, suddenly, out of nowhere, a large shadow passed over the top of the wall of Keese. Link looked up to see what it was and felt his body freeze in place when he laid his eyes upon a creature that he had never seen before.

The circle that Link had been trapped in became slightly bigger to allow this creature to land in front of Link.

This thing in front of him was a Keese that was way to big for his liking. Its size larger than a Bokoblin. And unlike its smaller counterparts, this Keese had two eyes, that were intensely fixed upon Link.

Link shook himself out of his stupor and readied himself for whatever would come next, holding his sword and shield in front of him protectively.

The giant Keese seemed to observe Link as it tilted its head from one side to the other. If Link's life wasn't in danger, he might have found the sight cute.

Then the creature seemed to come to a conclusion and charged, fangs bared, at Link.

'Seems like I have to fight after all.' Thought Link to himself.

Seeing the attack coming, Link jumped and dodged the Keese's first attack and brought his sword down in an arc, hoping to fell the monster in one hit.

But, as he brought down his sword, nothing happened. His attack didn't hit, not only did it not hit, where his sword should have been, there was nothing but air.

When he had brought the sword up to attack, some of the smaller Keese had swooped in to steal the sword from his grasp.

Link turned and glared at the bats who took his weapon away from him, before once again focussing his attention on his larger opponent.

He now only had his shield, which wouldn't do for Link. He made to grab another weapon from his Sheikah Slate, only to discover that it was also taken away from him.

This was bad, Link now had no means of attacking, or healing. All his items were stored in that Slate, without it, he had only the things he had on his person. Which was only his shield right now.

He gritted his teeth and desperately sought for a way out of this mess, with not much luck.

The large Keese prepared itself to launch another attack.

Despite knowing he couldn't win like this, Link raised his shield once more.

'I'm not going down without a fight!' He thought and braced himself.

The monster charged and Link jumped out of the way again, but the Keese had learned from before. It twisted its body and followed Link's movement.

Link was only barely in time to raise his shield to protect himself from being bitten.

The Keese didn't allow Link any time to recover and used one of its wings to knock the shield away from his grasp.

The shield went flying and before it even hit the ground, it was picked up and carried away.

Now Link was completely defenceless, but that didn't stop him from raising his fists. He would fight until his dying breath.

He send a silent apology to Zelda, knowing there was no way out of this. He had been outsmarted by a bunch of bats and would undoubtedly find his demise soon enough. Unless a miracle happened, right now, he was done for. In this moment, he hated himself for letting everyone that counted on him down.

He made eye contact with the leader Keese and glared at it, daring it to attack.

Yet, instead of attacking, like Link would have predicted, the large bat observed him again, its big yellow eyes scanning him from head to toe.

'Why is it doing that? Why not just attack me and kill me?' Link wondered.

The two opponents stared at each other. Not knowing what was going on, it unnerved Link greatly.

The tension rose high until the hero snapped. "Just get it over with already!" He yelled out.

The sudden outburst made the bat flinch. Using this opportunity, Link launched an attack himself. It probably wasn't the smartest move, but Link was determined to fight until he couldn't no more.

The blonde pulled his fist back, and punched the monster as hard as he could. To Link's surprise, it hit and the sheer force that came behind the punch caused the bat to fall on its back.

Link didn't even think when he jumped on top of it and started beating the seemingly disarmed creature.

Filled with rage and slight fear, Link continued his onslaught. Punching the beast over and over. Doing so, he didn't notice when the bat beneath him shifted its body ever so slightly.

The creature took all hits and doesn't seem to be affected much, and when Link threw his next punch, the bat was prepared. It caught Link's arm between its teeth and bit down, hard.

Link screamed in pain and tried to free his arm to no avail. The teeth were bedded deep into his arm.

Knowing that flailing around would only worsen the wound, Link willed himself to stay still.

Then the Keese did something that he would never have guessed, it let go.

Taking this opportunity again, Link jumped of the creature. He pulled his injured arm close to his body and glared angerly at the bat, which was getting on its feet.

The hero expected another attack and dreaded it, but it didn't come.

Instead the Keese just looked at Link for a few seconds, focussing its attention on the wound. Then it raised its head to look up and let out a high pitched screeching sound.

Link flinched as the sound hurt his ears and caused a headache.

The sound stopped and the wall made of the small Keese dispersed. Every bat flew away in different directions. The giant Keese followed soon after, leaving Link standing alone in the field.

To say it was confusing was an understatement. Everything that happened up until now seemed like one giant mess and Link didn't even want to try and figure out what it meant at this moment.

The danger wasn't over yet. Link found himself severely injured, alone in an open field. He currently had nothing on him to do something about it. His Sheikah Slate was taken away from him, without it he had nothing.

He was alone, injured and defenceless in a hostile land at night. Not a good combination.

The adrenaline of the recent encounter was starting to wear off and the events of the entire day were catching up.

Trying not to panic, Link resumed his path towards the forest. At least there he would be able to find some cover and hopefully some items to deal with this situation.

He dragged his feet slowly towards his destination, he tried to go as fast as he could, but he was exhausted.

Not even halfway and his vision started to blurry. He tried to shake it off and keep going, not wanting to give up here. But his body and his mind didn't cooperate. As he took another step, he collapsed onto the ground.

Pain shot through his arm, reminding him that the wound was still bleeding quite heavily.

If he wanted a chance at surviving, he had to keep moving. He would be done for if he blacked out now. In the middle of the night, it wouldn't be long before any monster would find him and make him its next meal.

He put his weight to the side of his good arm and started crawling towards the forest. Or at least, he attempted to. It didn't work, his body couldn't keep up with the way it was.

Once again, Link knew he was done for, unless another miracle happened right now.

As blackness started creeping into his vision, Link cursed the giant Keese. 'Damn you, not even giving me a proper end. Going like this is pathetic. At least, at least I'm not hurting anymore.'