This Fan fiction takes place an unknown amount of years after Spirit Tracks. The setting begins in new Hyrule castle as the former head of the Palace Guard, now King of Hyrule, Link, looks out at the people and the land he is now to lead.
Intro
Link looked out at Hyrule's landscape and the great wall that kept the people of the land in and the endless hordes of monsters out. It was peaceful inside the walls now, as it was many years before, and he hoped it would be for many years later. Much has changed since the time of the first King and Queen of New Hyrule he thought. Although the reason for the land's name, "New Hyrule" still eludes me.
"Long ago" Link started the Story of the Hero out loud, " A young boy became a Royal Engineer and received a request from the Princess Zelda of the time. Although at the time, neither of them knew it, it was a call to battle." Link went on, telling the story of the hero, him traversing the five realms of the land, locating the five Lokomos, exploring the land's temples, and the defeat of the demon king Malladus. As he finished the story, he became aware of a presence behind him. His instincts from his days as the head of the castle guard told him that it was not an enemy, so he chose not to react.
When he finished the story, he turned to find his wife, the Queen Zelda DLXXXVI watching him.
"Why do you insist on reciting the tales of the past?" Zelda asked. "All they do is remind us of the time before the Great Walls of Hyrule, a time before monsters plagued our every waking moment."
She's right, Link mused. Although, I have a feeling that the stories of the past may help us save our future." Link had ben getting many thoughts like this in recent times, and they worried him. He tore his attention away from his feelings and back to his wife, who was speaking again.
" – and PLEASE try to get to bed on time tonight" Zelda pleaded. "Last night you went to bed at the time when the sun was rising over the walls!"
This fact was true. He hadn't been getting much sleep in recent times because he had been getting fitful dreams that frightened, no, scaredhim.
Link looked at Zelda. "Alright" he said "I'll be in soon, goodnight."
"Goodnight." Zelda said
Link walked back into his study and wrote down in his journal the most recent feelings, almost premonitions of the future tht he had experienced during his talk with Zelda.
As link got up from his chair, he suddenly felt that this night was going to be the last time he saw the pages of his journal.