Sole Element
by: blondie91 and Jupiter-Lightning

Prologue

In the cold depths of the Sacred Realm lay a beaten and battered body. Just hours ago he had been defeated by a mere child. His dreams of conquest were shattered into a million fragments within the stronghold of his mind. He would just lay here in this gloomy and desolate dimension, but once he recovered, he knew he could return for vengeance against the Hylian boy who had stripped him of his powers and title. It was all just a matter of time.

Much time passed along as the green skinned man managed to regain some of his strength back. Now he could stand and walk around the darkness before him. Maybe there was a way out of this place somewhere? He thought to himself as he smirked. Or maybe there was someone else here? After all, he did sense some strange power emanating not far from where he was standing. He had sensed it for days now, and he knew it was a power like no other; something fearsome, something ancient.

'Come.'

The former king spun around as if he had heard someone talking behind him, but there was no one.

Turn around. I lay not far from you, Ganondorf.

How did the voice know his name? He stood there completely bewildered at this, but abruptly he began to walk straight ahead of him without thinking. It was as if someone was controlling his movements.

'That's it. You're getting there.'

Soon, he stopped walking and his eyes widened in wonder. In front of him stood a tombstone, but the engraving on it could not be deciphered. How could it have gotten in this place though? And was there something buried below its surface?

He soon felt a surge of power flow through his veins. Yes, this was indeed the feeling that he had had for several days now. There must certainly be something mighty either within or below the tombstone.

"Who is here? Speak to me!" Ganon shouted aloud.

There was a small chuckle as a voice whispered into the air. 'That is none of your concern, but if you help release me... I might consider telling you.'

"How am I supposed to help you?" Ganondorf asked.

'Destroy the tombstone. My spirit lies within it...'

Ganondorf proceeded to the tombstone, but then stopped. What was he getting himself into? Was this spirit a friend or foe? And what would he get out of freeing whatever it was?

'Trust me...'

Without another thought, Ganondorf commenced his walk to the tombstone again. This time he was left without control of his movements in recurrence of before. Was the spirit doing this, or was he losing his mind?

It didn't take him long to close the rest of the distance between him and the actual stone. He raised his right fist and quickly brought it down on the tombstone, shattering it into pieces.

He stood there in shock. Was all of this just in his head? That's what he was beginning to think, but suddenly a light was emitted from where the tombstone once stood; an eerie, fiery red light.

Ganondorf shielded his eyes with his left arm as he backed away from the fierce light. Once it diminished, he lowered his arm and there, standing before him, was a young man who looked to be only about nineteen. He appeared to be a regular human being with short raven colored hair and piercing ruby red eyes. All he wore was black pants ripped at the knees. His shirtless body revealed well-toned muscles.

The boy smirked and then said, "Thank you very much, Ganondorf." He spoke very strongly and mysteriously, which made the green skinned man shake in fear.

"Wh-who are you?" he stammered.

The boy laughed, "I suppose I should tell you. After all, you freed me from that awful prison! My name is Vulcan Ciadra. Sound familiar?"

Ganondorf gasped in shock, "B-but it's not true. It's only a myth; a story. How can it possibly be true?"

Vulcan gave him an icy glare, "Trust me. It's all true. Every single bit of it. From the day I met Naida to the day I was sealed in that tombstone by the sages and that pathetic keybearer."

"You lie! This-this is all a dream! This dark universe is making me go mad!" Ganondorf shouted as he fell to his knees.

Vulcan slowly made his way over to Ganondorf, and put a hand on his shoulder. "Would you like me to end your suffering?" he hissed.

Ganondorf whimpered. At first he didn't realize it was him. Why would he, the great King of Evil, whimper like a lowly dog? It was pathetic and he quickly became angry with himself for displaying such weakness as he had, even prior to now. He was going crazy. Yes, that was it. Like he had said before, he was indeed going mad.

"And just what could you do to ease my suffering?" he asked coolly.

"Well, for one…I could kill you," Vulcan stated, twisting his thin lips into a cruel smile. "But I'd like to help you instead. All you'd have to do is give me your heart."

"My heart?"

"Yes, without a heart you will feel nothing…and you will become all the more powerful."

"What's in it for you?"

"Only the pleasure of helping a friend in need."

Ganondorf didn't believe, but he was greedy for power. The Triforce of Power's power had become dormant, and now he craved to have that again. Maybe once his heart was gone, it would awaken. Maybe that was the kind of power Vulcan spoke of.

"All right," Ganondorf declared.

"It is good to see that we have reached an agreement. Say goodbye to your heart." Vulcan's ruby-hued eyes flared with an ethereal glow and the strangeness of it nearly made Ganondorf want to change his answer, but it was too late.

Vulcan's hands moved from his shoulders to his chest and they passed right through Ganondorf's armor and his muscled skin. Ganondorf generated a gasp as his body went numb and Vulcan removed his hands; in their clasp was a glowing object.

Ganondorf felt himself…shrink? He looked down and the last thing he saw was an odd black body standing where his had once been before the world itself went black around him.

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This is indeed a crossover fic (Kingdom Hearts and The Legend of Zelda) written by myself and Jupiter-Lightning. Although it hasn't gotten into any Kingdom Hearts stuff just yet, that will come next chapter as will a span in length. I hope you enjoyed the prologue and feedback would be very much appreciated. : )

-blondie91

Disclaimer: We do not own The Legend of Zelda or Kingdom Hearts.