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One of The Official Books
From the memory of Tsukasa Fan, one of the official books of my most treasured Role Playing experience.
"And he takes the credit again." says a boy, reading a newspaper. The boy looked about 18, with his long, ruby red hair and emerald green eyes. He wore a pointy blue hat with an orange rim, and he was decked out in blue including his cape which he kept fastened under his chin. He lifted one hand under his chin, his green painted nails gently scratching the tip. In frustration, he then threw the paper to the ground, turning his back sharply. "It's really getting old," He said striding to the corner of the road, keeping his hand on a sword he kept on his hip. "If I let this go any further, they will all think I just sat there. Link has a bad habit of stretching the truth. It's bad enough that they all think he is the hero of all of Hyrule." he leaned on a fence post, positioning his hand on his forehead, as he does when he needs to do some deep thinking. "He is even telling everyone that I am Nayru's lover! Yuck! I hate that woman." He straightened out, looking up and out across the dirt road. "More or less, I'm her little lackey. I must protect her because I "owe her" for finding me. Heck, I was fine with living off the land with my wolf brethren." He turned his attention to woods, hearing the wolves howl. His fist clenched, as did his teeth and he swept away from their call.
He walked across Hyrule Field, and up to Hyrule Castle where he was to be marked as an honorary hero, alongside Link. The mark was a Triforce burned into the skin, and although he was not a keeper of one of the Triforces, Princess Zelda felt that it was fit that the Hylian heroes would have the mark, so they were easily identified. As he approached the giant wooden draw bridge of the Castle market place, he heard approaching hoof beats behind him.
"Hero Coming Through!" A younger looking boy in green yelled, as he came barreling across the drawbridge on a cherry red mare, almost running the other boy into the water.
"Watch where you're going Link!" he screamed, shaking an angry fist at the mounted bulldozer. The boy known as Link did not look back or apologize, he just went forth. The red haired boy grunted and shuffled his way toward the castle gates, fiddling with the hilt of his sword.
When he finally got to the castle, he poked his head inside the doors. he had only been in the castle a few times, but Princess Zelda seems to add to her decor in between each visit. He strolled across the polished black and white floor, being sure not to stumble onto the long red carpet or on his lagging blue cape as it swished in front of his feet. He didn't let his eyes wonder, for it did not look professional or hero-like, instead he kept his eyes fixated on the throne and sitting in it, Princess Zelda herself. Princess Zelda raised to the arrival of the, rather late, boy.
"Nice of you to finally join us Ralph." Princess Zelda said keeping her prissy Princess gaze.
"Yeah, nice to see you too, Princess." Ralph said rolling his eyes under his long hair. He and Link knelt in front of Princess Zelda and offered up their left hands. She called upon the power of Din's fire to be brought to her hands in the shape of the Triforce. Ralph was first. Zelda brought her hand to Ralph's hand at the wrong angle, and burned onto his skin, a lop-sided Triforce. Ralph tried to pull his hand away, but Princess Zelda tried to correct her mistake by correctly positioning her branding on the already burned hand.
"Darn it. Well, I guess this means I'll have to do your right hand then." She flipped her hair out of her face, and takes Ralph's right hand. Ralph bit his lower lip as her branding hand began searing his unmarked flesh. Ralph involuntarily hissed in pain, his two hands raw and red. On his right hand, was a perfectly marked Triforce, but on his left hand were two Triforces entangled together, much more like the Star of David.
Link was next; of course Ralph was the guinea pig so her "hero of time" doesn't get any nasty marks. Link got his branding perfectly and almost painless, followed by Zelda kissing his burn slightly. Ralph, of course, didn't want such affection from Princess Zelda, but it disgusted him that he was treated like dirt, rather than an honorary hero as he was now labeled.
"Now, both of you, I bid you farewell." Princess Zelda said with a slight bow. Ralph and Link returned the favor, but with a much lower bow. Then, the two boys exited the castle, Link having the most unorthodox way to exit the castle by running, jumping out, and landing on his steed. Before Link rode away; he turned to Ralph, who was taking his time to leave the castle, trying to keep his professional stride.
"Hey, sorry about that buddy!" Link grinned, "But you know Zelda, her big crush on me an all." Ralph tried to keep from growling at the forest boy.
"What ever." Ralph managed to grunt. Link then flashed his boyish smile and rode off away from the castle. Ralph stood on the top step of the castle stairs looking down onto the wide, white brick paved pathway. The two guards on either side of the stairs stood like statues in their silvery iron armor, swords ready in their hands. He finally decided to make his way down the stairs. Keeping his stride, he left the castle grounds and dawdled his way out into Hyrule field.
