Chapter One – Beginnings
Link knelt by the Master Sword sitting in its stone, wanting to be pulled from its imprisonment. The huge hall was darker, no windows, only a couple candles sat in their resting places on either side of the wall near the entryway. Link had found a secret way into this chamber in the back of the building. He came here to get away from Zelda, but then he also wanted away from his two sons, Josh and Kyle. He felt ashamed, but this was his place to think, to be alone. Images kept running through his head from a dream he had been having, well, more of a nightmare.
Flashback – Dream Sequence
His bright as day sapphire eyes opened and scanned around a white chamber, there were people lined up, facing him. These people wore long black jackets with hoods over their faces, and they had glowing red eyes. Each of them held a Master Sword, but the blades on their swords were silver, and all black handles, and it had a gray and black outline glow. Eight surrounded him, and a ninth appeared in front of him and he just pointed up to the ceiling.
When the young elf looked up, he saw two forms, the form of his bride, Zelda, and the silhouette of a Sheikah, Sheik it looked like. The young Hylian looked to the hooded figure and tried to shout something, but no sound came up. The figure snapped his fingers and the two disappeared. Link and the hooded man appeared in front of Zelda and his bed, and pointed to an eye that was carved in stone above their bed. The eye was that of the Sheikah, but two swords were in it, a Master Sword, and a Darker Master sword.
"Only one survives," the hooded figure said and showed him Sheik and Zelda again, "Only one may survive Hero of Time," it disappeared.
Back to Real Time
He ran the images over and over in his head, troubled by them. He stopped being around Zelda and the kids after the third time of having the dream. His wife could sense something was wrong, but he ignored her and said it was nothing. He had had sleepless night, just afraid that the dreams might show something else. He never truly understood the dreams, but he had tried to get help, but all was lost. So, he thought them over in his head.
Zelda POV
The full moon shone bright above all of Hyrule at the moment. Not a cloud was covering it as she gazed over from the tallest tower from the castle, being able to see as far as Kokiri Forest a little. Her long golden hair blew lifelessly to her left as the soft summer breeze hit her. Her blue eyes scanned the dirt road from which her husband returns from every night. She knew something was troubling him, but he wouldn't say, and then he would disappear all day. It had been going on for a week and her sons were worried too. She had been hearing him mumble Sheik, Zelda, and when she heard Sheik, she froze up.
Sheik was a real person, and Sheik had helped him in all the Temples, except for the Shadow and Spirit Temples, but, she found out that the Sheikah was getting too close with Link and she told Impa to take him away, she would use her Tri-force of Wisdom to take over his spot and convince Link that she had been him all along. She sighed softly and stared down still. Her boys were asleep, and she was getting ready to turn in when she felt something, something evil.
She whirled around and stared into the face, well, hood, of a man. Long jacket with a hood, all black, and glowing red eyes stare at her. She shrieks and backs up a little. When she blinked, it was gone. She felt a hard grasp on her wrist and then, next she knew, she was floating in the Master Sword room, staring down at her husband Link. She screamed for him to help, but no sound came out.
Sheik POV
Sheik sighed softly as he watched the water flow down from the waterfall in a forest near his village. Impa had died only a year ago, and he missed her very much. Impa was his aunt, and he lived with her, she raised him until she went to Hyrule and took the care of the Princess instead. And the Princess comes to him to ask for help, to aid Link, and then he gets a feeling or two about the soldier, and she pushes him back and orders Impa to keep him here, in the village. Sheik had been so enraged that he was about to go to Hyrule to tell Link, but his aunt told him he needed to stay. Impa had just seen the village Seer, and said that there would be a time when Zelda would realize that she has lost Link, but it is not now.
So, Sheik had stayed in his village, thinking about the blond Hylian, and that he would be used for great things to come. He would rule Hyrule by the side of his wife, and he would be the defender of all Hyrule, should Ganon ever find a way out of the Evil Realm. Sheik was now the leader of his the village, and he accepted his defeat to Zelda and moved on with his life. He never took the love of another, but he thought about Link constantly, and that got him through the day.
It was a full moon out at the moment, a very pretty one at that. His crimson eyes stared at it, and saw bit of a shadow on it, which meant something was coming. His blonde hair covered his right eye mostly, but he never minded. Sheik never spoke much anymore, just moved through his days. No one in the village knew of his attraction to the Hylian Hero, if they did, he'd be banned or killed, it was forbidden among the Sheikah to be with one of the same sex, no matter what.
He stood and moved to his third story window and looked out on the forest below and the huts scattered underneath, and he envied the people there, moving peacefully, never having to worry all that much. That's when he felt a presence behind him and he leapt back a little and flipped backwards, six ninja knives out, three in each hand and he scanned the room, nothing was there. He sighed softly, only his imagination. A hand wrapped around his wrist and the knives fell from his hand and next thing he knew, he was above the alter of the Master Sword. He looked next to him, at his attacker, and felt no strength in him, then saw Zelda, moving her mouth, but no sound escaped. He looked down and saw the Hero of Time, Link…
Link POV (Finally, lol)
Link sighed softly and stood up when a bright flash and the room lit up. Eight figures in cloaks moved in almost faster than he could follow and they circled the alter and surrounded him, he was trapped. He looked up, like in the dream, and Zelda and Sheik were there, screaming or something, but he heard nothing. See through crystals formed around the two people he felt close to, and smiled softly, Sheik was real. He snapped back to business.
"What do you want?!" he shouted at the figure. He had his Ocarina of Time out and was ready to move if he needed only because the other eight figures were around him, and they had swords. The figure spoke.
"You," it said, voice male, and clear, "You are not a worth owner of the title, Hero of Time. You are just a foolish boy who was picked by this girl," it slashed a hand across her face and four slash marks appeared and blood flowed from the wound. "You have not shown worthiness to your title after you defeated Ganon, the Great King of Evil. You assumed you were finished and that you could live life happily, you will never be happy. For that reason, you pathetic Hylian, I have taken the two you gave your heart to, and to prove yourself, you must rescue them, but be aware, you must choose, only one will survive. Every clue you need is in the premonition we have showed you for the past month. The Order shall test the true strength of the Hero," it said darkly and the eight other figures moved in and pointed the swords at him.
He grabbed the Master Sword and hoped that he would not be sent forward into time, and yanked it out. Nothing happened and he swung at the others, trying to back them off, but they still moved forward. He gripped the sword and pulled the ocarina out and played the song he knew the best, Serenade of the Water, and he was gone.
He appeared near the giant tree in the lake, under the full moon, and the now heavy sword fell from his grasp and he fell forward and onto his knees. His upper body fell next and only his arms held him up, and a few tears escaped him. He closed his eyes tight and wouldn't let anything else pass. He was stronger than this, but he felt like the weakest one alive at the moment. He had just found out Sheik was real, and now he and Zelda were gone, to who knows where.
He then thought back to the dreams, the wall insignia on above the bed, maybe that was it, he didn't know. He moved a little and knelt now, staring up at the moon and sighed. He held the sword and played the Song of Time and warped into the main part of the temple and strolled out, gripping his old friend, ready to try and figure this out.
Sheik POV
He saw the things advancing Link and feared for his life, but then he disappeared to Lake Hylia, to escape the evil creatures. Next he knew, he and Zelda were dropped into a stone cell with bars for the door, and a little candlelight. He moaned softly, not fully prepared for the fall. When he stood up, he heard a sound and then a hard and firm hand smacked him across his right cheek hard and knocked him into a wall. A shaky and scared voice shot out at him.
"How dare you! I told you to stay away from Link, to keep it to you guiding the Hero, but you felt for him still, and he started to feel for you! And now!" he saw many tears and tears mixed with blood fall from her cheeks, "now he has to come after us both! And only choose one of us, and with the way he is, I'm starting to fear that he'll pick you!" she sobbed in a slightly high pitched voice and she fell forward onto Sheik's chest and wept loudly.
He did the only thing he could think of, pretending that it was Link he was comforting and said, "Shh, don't worry. I know Link somewhat, and he will find a way to rescue us both," he said, his usually deeper voice, a bit higher, and comforting. Her tears and blood soaked into his dark red tunic he was wearing. He comforted her for a few more minutes and then she sat down on the floor and he next to her.
"I hope the boys are okay," her voice was still a bit shaky, "I mean, they might wake up…oh no! What if those things take the boys! Oh no, that can't happen," she said and real terror filled those words this time and she shook a little.
Sheik was about to tell her that Link wouldn't let that happen, and then he thought, Link wouldn't let this happen to us either, but it was out of his reach. The Order moved faster than even Sheik could see, they could kill, kidnap, or torture those kids. He shook his head and decided to ignore it for a little while, at least until Zelda calmed down enough. She must be going through hell at the moment, thinking about Link, her kids, Link choosing me over her, Link dying, he would wait until she calmed down, he hoped Link was fine.
Link POV
He moved through the door to his bedroom and saw the stone piece there. He had an idea at the moment, and he hoped it worked. He crawled onto the bed and rose up on his knees. Link jabbed the sword forward into the stone and it shattered into rocks, it was a thin block. He laid the sword aside and pulled out a box and two scrolls. He opened one scroll and it was an unfamiliar map, and when he opened the other, it was writing. He moved off the bed as fast as he could and moved under the light of the three candles at his desk and read.
Dear Link,
If you are reading this, then that means that you have been faced by The Order. I am terribly sorry about all of this, but you must make haste. The Order was an organization Ganon created when he was not filled with evil thoughts, before a Darkness fell over him and turned him evil. Ganon used to be a watcher of the Spirit Temple, and he knew all about the Hero of Time, and created The Order to make sure the wielder of the Master Blade was worthy. The Order will take the two things the Hero loves most and make him battle through an uncharted Temple, Temple of Choices. I have not much information on this Temple, but you must rescue your two loves, the two you care most about.
Enclosed on the other parchment is a map that will guide you to a darker land, where you must seek help. After my daughter returned to me, she and you told me of your travels, and when you mentioned Dark Link, I remembered a land where there are darker beings, demons you should say. These shadows are mirror images our selves. They are like us in every way, but they are opposite in views on good and evil. Your shadow self is evil for you are the Hero. Well since these beings can never die, it returned to its own land. These shadows are intelligent, and you must seek yours out. You must find Dark Link on his land and tell him to aid you in your quest, for, you will find out upon entering the Temple, you will need him more than you think.
Link, be safe, and heed the words I have told you. If I have not told you in person, it means my wife and I have passed on. Please, save the two you care about, you will find a way, Hero of Time.
In the box are two songs, Land of Shadows, and Quartet of Choices. The Land of Shadows will take you to Dark Links realm, and you seek him out. The map will help. And the Quartet of Choices will take you outside the Temple. Be careful, for, what you may seek, or what you may choose, can hurt your loved ones more than any battle scar or wound.
King
Link sighed softly, this was more information than he needed right now, but he shook his head softly again and then looked the map over. He truly had to seek that demon out; the King said it was important that he did, for he would find out in the Temple of Choices. All these thoughts running through his head, he read the letter over and over, until he finally fell into a deep slumber without realizing it.
End Chapter One – Beginnings
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