GOOD EVENING EVERYONE! Welcome to Hero of the New Age! Well, the beginning of the rewrite of Hero of the New Age at least. Don't worry, it's going to be mostly the same overall, just a few minor changes, so that it makes more sense. This prologue is going to explain a few things that I just kind of touched upon in the other two chapters. Also, to any new readers, you're free to read the first two chapters. I can't really stop you. But they will be rewritten, if you want to wait for that. It's up to you really. But that's enough of that. Read ON!
" It doesn't look like the rain is going to let up anytime soon. We're going to be stuck inside today."
A young girl, with short, dyed green hair looked out the window, watching as the rain poured outside. The blonde boy on the bed behind her groaned, and laid back.
" I hate being cooped up in this building."
The young girl chuckled." I know, Link. You've said it many times."
Link gave a half annoyed look to the girl, and rubbed the sheathed blade on the bed next to him." C'mon Saria, we had sword practice today. I love sword practice."
Saria gave Link a deadpanned look." You love every practice. Except swimming."
The blonde boy pointed at her." Except for swimming."
The two shared a lighthearted laugh, before going back to watching the rain. Link sighed, laying on his back on his bed, staring at the ceiling.
" Saria."
The girl turned away from the window, and looked at the boy. " Yes?"
Link frowned a little." Do you think that we'll ever get out of here."
If Saria was surprised to hear the question from him, she didn't show it. Instead she sighed, and looked out the window.
" I don't know. Perhaps sooner than we think."
Link gave her questioning look." What do you mean?"
Saria waved her hand in dismissal." Nothing. Don't worry about it. Hey, how about we go find something to do. Maybe we can go prank Johnathan."
Link's grimace turned into a malicious grin almost immediately. He sat up on the bed, and rubbed his gloved hands together. Saria rolled her eyes. Link grabbed a green beanie off the night stand, and fit it snugly onto his head. The beanie had been a gift from Saria many years ago, and he had to admit it looked fitting, along with his green jacket, blue jeans, and boots. Saria told him that he looked like a hipster, and Link had chased her around with a broomstick after that, until he was told to stop by the lady that ran the orphanage. Her name was Froera, a foriegn name she had said when he asked. Unlike all the cliche movies that Link had seen, Froera was a very nice lady. She couldn't have any kids of her own, so she ran the orphanage. Saria always told Link that she didn't mind if they were never adopted, because they already had a wonderful mother. The boy, of course, agreed, but he felt bad that he wanted to leave so bad. That he just wanted to get out and travel, to explore the world. It made him a little guilty that he wanted to leave the only person that was any sort of parental figure towards him. He was jolted from his thoughts when Saria gave him a flick to the head. He winced, and rubbed his forehead where she met her mark.
" So," she said with her hands on her hips," any ideas?"
Link rubbed his forehead, (the girl flicked hard), and thought for a moment. He shrugged.
" You wanna just prank call him?"
Saria gave him a deadpanned look." With what phone?"
Link nodded." Good point."
The two brainstormed for a moment, before they heard a voice at the door.
" You two still trying to prank me? Give it a rest."
Link spun around, and the brown haired boy walked over, a sly grin on his face, and wrapped his arm around Link.
" So, anything you want to warn me about?"
Saria rolled her eyes, and Link wriggled himself out from under Johnathan's arm. " What is it you want Johnathan."
He held his hands up, and chuckled." Woah, simmer down sally. I'm just here to tell you that Ms. Froera is going to town to get some things."
Saria nodded, and Link grinned." Thanks for telling us that. Now we don't have to worry about getting in trouble while we set up the prank."
Johnathan let out a good natured laugh, before leaving.
" If you can get me!"
Link's grinned didn't leave his face, and Saria just chuckled at the two teenage boy's antics. She went to open her mouth, but before she could, there was a loud banging on the main door.
" Open up!"
Saria jumped at the noise, and Link spun around and grabbed his sword and shield, preparing to draw. There was another bang.
" C'mon kiddies, we don't have all day!"
Link drew his sword in one fluid motion, and got into an defensive stance. He looked at Saria, who was gripping her own dagger, a gleam of determination in her eyes. The door was kicked open, and a man sauntered in, wearing a long coat, and a hat covering his eyes. He looked at the two children for a second, before a twisted grin broke out on his face.
" My my, what do we have here? I think the boss'll be pretty happy when we let him know we found them."
He went to grab Link, but the boy did a quick jump away, swinging his sword outward as a warning for the man to stay away. The man growled.
" C'mon you little brat! Get over here!"
He lunged forward, and Link dodged, cutting a hole into his coat while he was at it. He stared in shock, as when the peice of coat fell to the floor, all that was shown under it was a part of a ribcage. The man snarled, and looked at the hole in his coat.
" Bah, and this was my favorite coat. I was gonna let the boss deal with ya, but now it's my buisiness."
The man pulled out a gun, and aimed it at Link. Link threw his wooden shield up, narrowly blocking the bullet he shot with it. There was a huge crack going down the shield, and Link frowned. He didn't think he could take another one of those, and he went to lower his shield. The man pointed the gun again, ready to take another shot. However, before he could pull the trigger, a dagger flew through the air, and knocked the man's hand off. The man hissed in response, and a now defensless Saria stood in between the man and Link. The man picked up his gun, and smirked.
" I can just shoot through ya' girly. It doesn't make a damn to me, as long as I'm getting paid."
Saria looked at Link from over her shoulder." Go. Link get out of here."
Link looked at her incrediously." And leave you here with the psyco guy? I think not."
The skeleton guy sighed in annoyance." Alright then, get on with it, make peace and all that. It's not like I'm on a tight schedule. Shut up so I can shoot ya."
Saria gave a fond smile, completely ignoring the guy. " I knew you'd say that, and that's why I hate that I have to do this."
She pushed Link back with a surprising amount of strenght, and he hit the wall in front of the window. Then, she did some strange manuever, and a gust of wind pushed him out the window. As he fell, he watched as Saria gave him a sad, apologetic smile. Soon, her face disappeared from his sight, and a gunshot rang out from above. He screamed, desperately trying to get back up.
" NO! SARIA!"
He hit the ground from the height of two storys, and blacked out on impact.
Link was in a dark room, the only thing in front of him being a softly glowing sword. The sword pulsated, and a voice rang out from all around him.
" Go to New York. There, you will find what you need to defeat the Demon King."
Link spun around." Who's there? I can't see anything but this sword."
The voice spoke again." All in due time, young Hero. It will be revealed to you all in due time."
Link attempted to protest, but he felt his grasp on everything around him beginning to sleep, and bright light shining through. The light overtook him, and he was soon enveloped in warmth.
Link awoke to the sound of a bird chirping in the tree next to him. He rose steadily, remembering the strange man, and him falling from the window. He also rememered...
He blinked the tears out of his eyes, and attempted to stand. When he did get on his feet, he winced at the many pops that his back made. However, it hurt much less than he expected, more like a dull throb than anything. It didn't feel like anything was broken, and he was sure that it would've done more damage, considering the height he fell from. He finally took notice of where he was, and was confused to say the least. There were the smoldering remains of a campfire, along with a tent. He looked around, and didn't see the orphanage anywhere. Suddenly a voice piped up from behind.
" I see you are awake."
Link spun around, and saw a thirteen year old girl with auburn hair sitting there, studying his sword. He looked at her and looked back at his sword.
" Uh, hey. Could I get that back please?"
The girl raised an eyebrow, before snorting." I'm surprised a mortal has a blade this old, yet this well crafted on his person at all. Unless. Tell me boy, are you a mortal?"
Link was confused at the usage of the word mortal." Uh, yeah I'm pretty sure? I mean, I was surprised that I was able to survive that fall, but I don't think I can live forever."
The girl rose the eyebrow again." That's not what I meant, boy. Nevermind it. You seem to be just a clear-sighted mortal. Though I suppose it makes sense."
Link was very confused. He sat down on the soft dirt, and looked at the girl." What do you mean?"
The girl snorted." I meant what I meant. You seem like a normal mortal. A demigod wouldn't carry around a weapon not made of Celestial Bronze."
Link was tired of thinking about being confused, so he just waited for an explanation. When he got none, he simply continued the conversation.
" So," Link began," what's a thirteen year-old girl doing out in the woods?"
The girl looked angry for a second, before bursting out in a hearty laugh. Link just sighed. What was going on right now? The girl stopped laughing, and quickly steeled herself.
" I'll give you a pass this time, boy, but remember, I am not a thirteen year old girl. I'm thousands of years old."
Link's eyes widenend." Wait, you're thousands of years old. What are you, some kind of goddess?"
The girl raised a single eyebrow." Are you sure you aren't a demigod."
Link felt the urge to yell, because he was getting only more questions and no answers. Demigod? Like, half human half god demigod? He pinched the bridge of his nose.
" Why would I be a demigod?"
The girl didn't loose her intrigued look." Well, for one, you can see through the mist, as well as correctly guessing that I am a goddess. Artemis, goddess of the Hunt to be exact. As well as a few other things."
Link thought for a moment. The name sounded familiar. Then it came to him." That's Greek right?"
Artemis noddded." Very good. Perhaps you aren't completely ignorant."
She looked him up and down, before nodding to herself.
" I'm going to send you to an aquaitance of mine. He'll know what to do with you from here. However, I cannot send you the whole way, as I've got buisiness to attend to. I'll send you a few miles away from the camp. Just look for the strawberry fields."
Link was about to ask her to explain, but she snapped his fingers, and he was somewhere else. He sighed, grumbling about how things suddenly stopped making sense. He looked around, and saw that he was on the side of the road. He shrugged, and began walking. He saw a sign that said "strawberry fields 8 miles south." The young teen looked up at the sky, and noticed that the sun was setting to the left of him, so he was going the wrong direction. He sighed, and turned around, beginning his walk in the opposite direction.
He had been walking for a few minutes, when a sudden snap sounded out from the woods, followed by a low groan. He instinctively drew the sword on his back, gripping it tightly with his left hand, and gripping his shield with his right. A few seconds passed, and a leather boot came from the underbrush, leading up to a starch white bone. The full creature came out, followed by two more. He began to sweat a little nervously, before backing away slowly. Soon the skeletons charged, and he narrowly avoided one of thier attacks. He swung is sword as a distraction, and ran away in the other direction. The skeleton knocked his attack back with his shield, and Link began to run in the other direction. The skeletons came after him, and he noticed the field in the distance. He sped up, and ran towards it, but before he could reach the hill, two more of the skeletons came out, this time rising from the ground. They looked weaker than the skeletons that were armed, but there was more of them. They surrounded Link, and the boy cursed to himself.
" Dammit. Now we fight back."
He began to fight back with the sword tactics that Saria had taught him. However, there were a lot of the skeletons, and he was beginning to tire. He exhaled heavily, and gave his sword another swing. He heard a slash ring out from beside him, and one of the armed skeletons disappeared in a poof of flames. The boy held the sword with athoirty, his black hair unkempt, and dirty orange shirt as well as a pair of jeans made him look like some sort of athelete, and his eyes were the color of deep ocean. His eyes flashed with confusion, but he continued to fight the skeletons. Percy let out a final attack, taking out the last three skeletons, and grabbed Link, and pulled him forward. They passed through a barrier, and instead of seeing a strawberry field, he saw a huge camp with people all walking around. Percy looked him up and down, seemingly sizing him up. Once he was done, he grinned and held up a hand.
" Percy Jackson."
Link eyed the hand, the grabbed it and shook." Link Faron."
Percy's eyes turned to the camp, and he spread his arms in a dramatic fashion.
" Welcome to Camp Half-Blood!"
Link grinned." It's nice."
And he promptly fell to the ground, unconscious.
AAAAAAND THAT'S A WRAP! How'd you all like it? I hope it was good. Now, I'm going to rewrite the other two chapters, and then we'll continue the story. I hope you enjoyed the little bit of explanation of Link's past. If you did, follow, and favorite if its one of your favorites. Please leave a review, every single one counts, and as always...
See You On The Flip-Side~Nick Write