A/N: Alright, now it's time for something completely different. Now before you say anything, yes, it's a Zelda FanFic, but it's got a twist to it. I'm guessing you can already guess by the name of the title, right? Well, let's get this story started then, shall we?

Now, since this is gonna be my first serious story, I'm gonna lay down a couple of guidelines.

1. There will be no dialogue like the following:

Link: Wait, so you're not doing this anymore?

Zehro: No. Now, shut up and get back to ToTH.

2. If you've read my previous stories, then you know I have a partner. Vicky the Demon Assassin. She's not going to be able to help on this one. It's all me.

3. This story is rated M for the use of blood, gore and swearing. Lots of swearing. So, if you're under the age of 18, then I suggest not reading this. If you don't listen to me, then I don't care.

4. One last thing. My grammar is not all that perfect. My choice of words is not that good either. And I have a tendency to restate what I've already said. If you DO see me make these errors in the story, let me know. I want this to look as clean as possible.

Without further ado, my fellow Demon Assassin's, I give to you...

Hylian's Creed

Prologue:

"Surrender now! You know you can't win!"

"I won't let you do this!"

"You have been misguided, Link. The brotherhood cannot teach you everything!"

"You're wrong!"

"Your brethren have fallen by my hand. Thousands of Castle Town's people lay dead. How many more people have to suffer before you give yourself in?!"

"I'll fight to my last breath. I'll stop you from destroying Hyrule. The Templars will not get away with this!"

"Don't you see, you incompetent fool? We've already conquered Hyrule! Admit it. You've failed."

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The town was in flames. Charred bodies lay on the ground outside. Thousands are dead. Thousands more are suffering because of those damn Templars. I vowed to keep Hyrule safe, but I failed. Now, one by one, the kingdom was falling to pieces. I worked so hard to keep the peace, only to have this happen. So many people I've slain. So many that I couldn't save. So many that were honest men before the Templars got a hold of them. And now, it's all for nothing.

I watched as the town slowly crumbled to pieces. I saw the tears in a little girl's eyes as she mourned over her dead mother. I saw my friend, Tobiah, get swallowed whole by flames. Most of my brethren are dead. Only a handful of us are left. The ones that were still alive either had their arms missing, or were unable to hold their own sword. Most of my men could barely stand on their own damn feet because their wounds were too severe. And all the while, he just stood there, laughing in my face. I couldn't move. I couldn't attack. I could only shout out in protest as he raised his sword and prepared to end my life.

He brought his sword down, and then everything went black...

BZZT!

BZZT!

BZZT!

{An error has occurred in the Animus database. Going into emergency shutdown mode. Now ejecting test subject.}

"Gah!"

"Desmond! Rebecca, shut the Animus down, now!"

"I'm trying! It's stuck!"

Keystrokes are heard as Rebecca makes a few changes to the Animus. A few minutes pass and the Animus is back in working order. Desmond was ejected from the Animus just seconds after it was repaired. Desmond was in utter shock. One minute, he was in a fight as Ezio with Cesare Borgia, then the next thing he knew, the Animus glitched up and sent him to a different memory sequence. Desmond got out of the Animus and was greeted by Rebecca, Lucy and Shawn.

"Are you okay, Desmond," Lucy asked, worriedly.

"Yeah, just fine. What just happened? I'm in the middle of assassinating Cesare Borgia and the next thing I know, I'm sent to some weird part of the Animus."

"What did it look like?"

"It's kinda hard to explain. It was a really disturbing image, though. It was about some guy in the Assassin Brotherhood. I think his name was Link, or something."

"I'm sorry, but did you just say Link," Shawn questioned. "You do realize that Link is a fictional character from the game series 'The Legend of Zelda,' correct?

"I know that! It just doesn't make any sense. If Link is fictional, then how come he showed up in the Animus?"

"I think I know why," Rebecca said. "Let me run some tests in the Animus to see if I can find something on the situation. Take five, Desmond."

"Gladly."

Desmond pulled up the nearest chair, sat down and relaxed. Rebecca started to prepare the diagnostics on the Animus. Shawn had gone back to study the notes he had taken earlier to uncover a few secrets left behind by Subject 16. Lucy sat next to Desmond and started questioning him.

"How're you holding up?"

"Fine, I guess. I just think it's pretty strange to have a fictional character running around in the Animus."

"Uh...Desmond," Rebecca interrupted, "You might wanna see this."

Desmond stood up and walked next to Rebecca. She was looking something on the screen. Desmond gazed at the screen and found some shocking results.

"It turns out that Link actually is a real person. Not only that, but he's in the Animus Database as well."

"What're you saying, Rebecca?"

"Desmond...Link is your ancestor."

This seems like a good place to cut it off for now. Tune in next time to where we finally explore the beginning of Link's time as an Assassin. Thanks for reading and don't forget to Favorite, Follow, Review or all three.