Fierce Deity Unleashed
(anti marry-sue)
"Link, go and say your good byes okay? I'll meet you in the forest…." said the glowing blue ball, bobbing in the air over the small elfin boy's head.
"You sure you'll come with me Navi? I mean…." this was probably the most Link had ever said, but he wasn't afraid to talk to Navi……. No matter how annoying the rest of the world found her, she was after all, the only person that had actually stayed with him during his excerpts through time. She was his true friend, unlike the millions of people that just viewed him as a hero.
"Link… how can I say this…" Navi floated down and sat on his shoulder, hugging his cheek. "I know how hard it was for you to be the hero. I'm willing to leave with you. I have nothing to hold me back, and nothing to stop me from going with my best friend out into…well who knows where!" squeaked Navi, giving the little boy a peck on the cheek and fluttering off, out of the temple window to await him in the forest.
Time to say goodbye… Link though to himself, walking down the cold marble steps and out of the temple of time.
"Sure thing Link, I'll tell her goodbye for you." King Zora bowed from his perch over the waterfall. "She'll be sad like the rest of the sages I'm sure…. And I'll have her tell Saria as well."
"Thank you sir." Link bowed his head and headed out of the cold caves to see Malon.
"I hope you find your knight in shining armor one day Malon-chan." Link smiled down at the face of the red haired girl.
"Oh you know I will! Who couldn't love me?" Malon posed, smiling and laughing with the ever silent Link. Link waved farewell, and nodded to the new stable boy…. He couldn't remember his name.
"Take good care of Malon for me?" Link smiled at the black haired youth, shoveling pitchforks of hey to the horses.
"Sure thing pall." The boy nodded and waved, leaning on his pitchfork to stare at Malon,……………and then falling over into a pile of hey.
"YOU'RE WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!" yelled a hysterical princess Zelda. She was outside in the garden once again, and Link had come to say goodbye to her last after visiting Ruto and Malon. He knew for a fact that she would try to make him stay, she always did that …..Tried to hang on to him. She was a nice girl and all, but kind of a spoiled princess.
"I'm…g..going away. Please let me go." Link had his eyes to the floor, holding onto Epona's reigns.
"But Link… I... You…you can't go!" Zelda cried, leaping at him and clinging to his arm. "Link I wanted you to stay with me forever…" a few tears trickled down her cheek as Link pulled away from her and began backing away.
"I...j...Just came to say good bye." Link inhaled heavily and looked back up at her smiling. "You...You'll become a great queen one day." lied the little boy through his teeth. He turned around, only to have Zelda fling her arms around his waist and turn him around.
"Link…I want you to have this…." Zelda produced the ocarina of time and handed it to him. He sighed smiling, patted the little princess on the head and left, the small girl collapsing into a fit of tears……one that would last her if not visibly, then internally, for the next four years.
Lie Lie, my little green turtle dove…fly fly through the heavens above… a strange voice echoed through Links head, as Link woke from a strange dream.
"Rrnnmm… Navi...I had a weird dream. I finally decided to….leave…" Link whispered looking around at the forest around him. Epona was asleep by his side and Navi was no where in site. Lying down by the burnt out fire was a sack of strange objects left over from Termina.
Oh yeah…That's right. I left didn't I? But Navi… Link thought to himself, clenching his fists, his knuckles showing white.
Why…. Why cant I f...find you… Link shed a small tear, the sounds of the empty forest rang out through his elf like ears…. Birds…crickets….but no Navi. The small boy had spent a whole year looking for his friend, finally deciding that he would go off on his own.
"If we haven't found her yet (sniff) then… Something must have happened to her..." Link wiped away his tears, petting the now stirring Epona. The small pony whinnied, licking at the palm of Link's hand as the boy stood and looked around the giant clearing in the middle of the lush forest. The branches of the trees were so high up; there were only giant trunks of the moss-covered trees to be seen for at least 6 yards into the misty air. The remnants of that night's fire sat smoldering in the small pit in the ground.
Link wandered mopingly over to his pack of items from Termina, plopping himself upon the ground, Epona standing to shake out its mane.
"Lets see if there's anything of use in here, eh Epona?" chuckled Link, smiling at the Colt who was rubbing at a nearby tree. Link dug through the bottles of milk, loaves of bread, strange objects of gratitude given to him by the villagers, and finally his hand ran across a smooth package. Link took out the circular object wrapped in a tan cloth, and starred at it curiously.
What is this feeling?... I feel cold... Link thought to himself as he ran a hand over the cloth, And yet... I feel a strange sense of... what is this feeling?! Link though to himself, a strange smile spreading across his lips. He smiled almost insanely down upon the package, pulling away the cloth slowly, as if to savor the moment. The cloth came away easily, white, smooth surfaces glinting brightly out from under the cloth as he peeled it away. Link held up the bowl- shaped object, smiling at it and gazing through the blank pits for eyes it had. Sitting proudly, Link caressed the textured surface of Fierce Diety's mask.
"It really is... beautiful... isnt it Epona?" Link smiled happily to himself, looking around for the colt, but she was nowhere in sight. Link stood up frantically as he gazed around himself in horror. The forest had gone dark, and a low humming noise hung in the air. A fire was going where the ashes used to be, and a shadowed figure was sitting by the fire, and it sounded as though whatever it was was laughing.
"H..hello?! What's going on here?!" Link shouted, mask in hand as he unsheathed his sword from its resting place on the ground.
"Hehehe.... I thank you young traveler...." The person laughed quietly, his mellow, male voice vibrating like a nest of bees.
"Who are you?" Link stood prepared for the attack as the man stood up, draped in a black cloak, fire light dancing about his looming figure.
"You have free'd me dear one.... and I thank you once again. Please, dont be afraid of me.... I promise not to harm you. .I need your help once more boy.. and in return...." The Man said, unsheathing a briliant sword from under his cloak, the twisted blades glinting in the soft glow of firelight. "In return dear boy... I will grant your unspoken wishes... oh silent one.... Silent savior of Hyrule..." The man walked close to Link, The small boy lunging at him with his sword. Link fell through the figure as if he was merely smoke, the man standing perfectly whole behind him, grabbing Link about the tunic and holding him above the ground.
"Set me free! Let me go!" Link struggled in mid air against the enemy he could not touch. In his struggle he had dropped the mask which now hovered in mid air next to him.
"Thank you Link.... now it is your turn for a savior.....I will save you..." The man whispered, running a cold, armored hand under Link's chin.
"Save me from what?! I am a hero! Now let me go! I have to find Navi!" Link shouted, kicking madly at the man's figure, his feet going straight through him. Whilst he struggled, the Mask had been edging slowly closer to him, the man grabbing the mask and placing it upon Link's face. Link screamed out in horror as his world went black, a cold wave of icy pain engulfing him within his dark prison. The man stood there and laughed, his figure fading into smoke as Link struggled madly on the ground to free himself from the mask, another shock of icy cold running over him. Link collasped unconcious on the ground, Epona by his side, nudging at the empty shell of a boy.
(7 years later...)