A/N:Welcome reader, i hope you are having a good day and are looking forward to a man's attempt at his first LOZ fanfic. Besides that, i will leave you to this short first chapter, i'll see you at the end.
Chapter 1: Fallen from Grace
Termina.
Home for many Terminians, Deku, Goron, Zora and other races. They all lived in relative peace, some problems did spring up here and there, but not enough to call a crisis.
They were saved from annihilation once, they were grateful, they had learned to worry, they had learned to watch out for one another. After the fall of Majora, Termina had grown responsible, they shed their ignorance and selfishness and replaced it with duty and compassion.
But Termina was young, the nation itself just a handful of hundreds of years old, making it a constant target for the larger kingdoms.
That is where we pick up our story... With a man... And his nation.
The sun hid behind the clouds as the rain slowly drizzled over the beach, the wooden stakes and metal spikes jutted out of the sand as the defending troops hurried into their positions.
They had set up a competent trench system with wooden and stone barricades covering them, while further in land there was a small camp full of men and women of many races preparing for combat. They all grabbed their swords, spears, hammers, shields, slingshots, bows, and cross bows.
The Gorons helped load catapults with boulders, burning balls of dry hay covered in metal barbs and powder kegs.
The Zora were getting into positions with their bows and spears as the time of battle drew nearer.
The Deku were mostly going around in moving munitions and supplies, with few of them actually armed with wooden shields and daggers.
And lastly, the Terminians, people of all four regions and Clock Town arming themselves in the Terminian Red and White soldier armor. Every single man and woman carried a Sword, a small bag of bombs, two potions and a round shield.
Among them was a single boy, like many others, who enlisted to protect their homeland from the invading forces of Labrynna. He finished putting on his armor then looked over at his fellow soldier.
A majority of them were seasoned guards or hunters, while the minority were all teenagers looking for an adventure. None of the people of Termina had any experience in war, none were soldiers, Termina never needed soldiers before, but with time comes change, and today would be Termina's baptism by Fire and Sword.
"All troops! To your positions!" Yelled one of the high ranking officials as the boy put his helmet on and hurried to his designated position, a small outer trench at the far north end of the beach.
As he made his way towards his destination the catapults launched their projectiles at the ocean, the sound of splashing water, breaking wood, screaming and explosions filled the air.
The youth hurried to his post and found himself face to face with a large Goron with a nasty scar on his chin. The Goron looked down at the youth, chuckled and asked "Let me guess... You came for an adventure, right kid?"
The youth nodded and greeted the Goron with a salute and polite "Yes sir! My name is Kaz." The Goron chuckled and waved a hand lazily as he stated "Grond, now prepare... Our turn is almost up.."
Kaz raised a brow and asked "What do you mean? Aren't we gonna wait for them to come to us?" Grond chuckled more and replied "These are Labrynna troops kid... They are the most technologically advanced nation on the planet... They carry hand cannons capable of blowing a hole the size of a dekunut in a person from over a fifty meters away..."
Kaz swallowed audibly, getting the attention of a Terminian woman as she reassured him "Don't worry Kaz... We are all in this together... My name is Lynn, in case you were wondering." Kaz looked at her, she carried a heavy crossbow with a large clip mounted on the top of the weapon.
Eventually a whistle sounded off, and Grond ordered the arriving troops "Over the Top! GO! Keep your heads down and don't hold back!"
The troops climbed the ladders, with the shields going up first, then the spears, sword and lastly ranged weapons. Kaz climbed the ladder and was greeted by the sight of various ships burning on the water as Labrynna troops in purple uniforms and brass armor charged the beach with musket rifles and bayonets, while others had sabers and small shields.
Both armies looked at each other for a brief moment, catapults still throwing projectiles and cannons bombing the beach from the ships. Then, with a battle cry composed of a hundred men and women from both Termina and Labrynna, they charged at one another.
The clash of shields with shields, swords with sword and bolts, arrows and bullets on armor was migraine educing. Kaz and stabbed a woman through the abdomen, the blade cutting through her uniform and flesh with ease.
Behind him Lynn fired off large metal bolts at the Labrynnan musketeers, one of them nailing two men one after the other into the sand. Then Grond slammed a Goron war hammer down on the ground, causing a small tremble that made most troops fall flat on their asses.
There was no military or strategic coordination in the battle, it was a brawl to the death, no glory, no restriction, just pure uncensored brutality.
- 4 Years Later -
Kaz sighed as he finished herding the cows of Romani Ranch. Sighing he rode his horse back towards the stables where he met the boss herself, giving him an amused grin as she asked "Didn't tire out the old trooper, did I?"
Kaz gave Romani an amused chuckle as he jumped off the horse and stated "The war was long ago, Romani. I'm just sore after yesterday's haul.." Romani tossed him a bottle of water and asked as he drank up "I know... Now, I'd take it you will help me make the delivery into town?" He gave her a smirk, instantly letting her know the answer.
Romani hurried over to her wagon as the other workers finished loading up the milk and handed Kaz a musket, warning him with a simple "Don't waste any shots."
Kaz nodded as he got in the back of the wagon, beside the ammunition and milk. Once everything was good, Romani whipped the horses and got the wagon moving, all the while Kaz kept an eye out for any wild animals, or worse, bandits.
The trip out of the path was fairly quiet, just the occasional ChuChu jumping out towards them in a suicidal attempt at halting the wagon.
"So, how's Lynn been doing?" Asked Romani as Kaz watched the trees around them and replied "She's alright... She's still mad about the while Occupation thing that has been happening.." Romani sighed and muttered "Who hasn't?" Eventually they made it to Termina field and rode straight towards the main road, where the scars of battle still lingered on the earth itself.
Romani looked at the gates of the eastern entrance and waved at the usual guards, instantly being greeted by the gates opening for her wagon.
Once in the eastern district do they park rhe wagon outside the milk bar, Kaz jumping off the back of the Wagon and looking at the clock tower. The pride of Termina, the symbol of it's educational and cultural significance, a monument standing the test of time.
But hanging over it on a flag pole was the banner of the occupants, a purple banner with a golden triforce on it.
The general opinion of that was the same "How dare they." or "What right do they have." The people weren't happy about it, but Hyrule was the reason they survived the war. Kaz sighed and helped unload the shipment of milk as the bar workers joined him.
Hyrule Castle - 8 AM
The light creeped in trough the curtains, eventually shining down onto the flawless facial features of the sleeping resident. She stirred slightly and pulled the covers over her head, groaning as she knew she had to wale up.
She tossed her covers aside and sat up, still groggy as her messy hair stuck out like a sore thumb. She got up and huddled towards the bathroom and washed her face off before looking at herself, fine creamy skin, large deep ocean blue eyes and blonde hair.
"Zelda, you up yet?" Asked a woman's voice as Zelda brushed her teeth and replied with "I'rm irn the bathroorm!" then spat into the basin. The woman walked up to the door and asked "Are you presentable?" Zelda rolled her eyes and replied in a warm tone "Yes Impa, I'm still dressed." Impa entered the bathroom with the young princess and smiled when Zelda tried splashing some water at the older sheikah.
Impa simply side stepped it and asked playfully "I'd take it you slept well?" Zelda gave a toothy grin and nodded as she brushed her hair, making Impa roll her eyes. After that both walked over to the balcony, while one of the many servants came with the usual correspondence.
Zelda yawned and took a quick look through the myriad of letters, they were the usual reports from town and settlement leaders, her personal advisers, and some from locals. But then there was the second wave of letters and reports that she had to dedicate a personal sorter to set aside for her.
These reports were from her captains and guards stationed in Termina, and possibly the reports that caused her the most amount of stress. She sighed as she opened the first report and found herself having to deal with the usual requests for more troops to occupy Termina. She rejected these, naturally, seeing how they were meant to be keeping peace, not conquering territory.
Secondly were the requests for supplies and rations, which made her groan "It's too early for this.." But she signed the report and set it aside, knowing full well that the supply route was under constant pearl from ambushes and raids from Terminian Resistance groups. There were the odd reports stating the situation in Termina, occasional UFO sighting and letters for her from her troops.
Impa helped Zelda go through them until theu reached an envelope with the Termina clock insignia on it, a letter from the mayor of Clock Town. Zelda didn't hesitate as she opened the envelope and pulled the letter out, reading:
"Greeting Princess Zelda, if you received this letter within two days of writing, I, Mayor Kafei of Clock Town invite you and your People to this year's Festival of Time here in Clock Town. We will be holding various activities for three days ranging from performances, knight duels and weddings, and on the last day, when the clock strikes midnight we will celebrate the masked dance and fireworks show. It would mean the world if you may come with some of your subordinates to join in the festivities as an act of good faith.
Your friend - Kafei"
Zelda looked at Impa, both having the same expression of delight. However Zelda quickly looked at the date on the letter and asked Impa "How long would it take us to cross the desert and arrive at Ikana Valley?" Impa crossed her arms and did the math out loud "We can leave within three hours... Arrive at the Desert Colossus by sundown... Then a whole day of crossing the wastelands... By the following morning we would have arrived.."
Zelda put her hands together and ordered in a high and mighty tone "Then prepare our best people and heroes, we leave for Termina A-S-A-P!"
Impa smiled as the young princess scrambled together her messengers to send word to her closest and well trusted friends and champions. But, while the princess and her personal body guard prepared, one of the maids walked away from the door and headed down to the cellar, where she stood by one of the "Secret" exits.
On the other side of the bars a man asked "Oath?" and she replied "To Order." while pushing her hair back and revealing rounded Terminian ears. The man smiled and asked the maid "Has it begun?"
The maid fixed her glasses and nodded.
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