"How did our great islands come to be?
This is a question that dwells in the minds of many
How did our paradise rise?
Was it always like this?
Was it formed while floating?
Or…
Did it come from somewhere else?"
"Where would it come from?" A young voice asked. The teacher stopped mid sentence, turning around to face the young boy sitting at the desk. She smiled.
"That's just it my prince. No one knows. Can I continue?" she asked. The boy nodded his head vigorously.
"There is a legend that floats in the air
One that fills the minds of the young
A vast, dangerous place called…
The Surface"
"The Surface!?" the boy gasped, leaning forward in his chair excitedly. The teacher laughed, turning around to face him again.
"Yes my prince. The Surface. No one really knows what it is, or what it looks like. But if you let me finish the story, you'll find out more ok?" she smiled. The prince fixated himself back in his chair, eyes wide and full of wonder as the teacher returned to telling the story.
"No one really knows what the Surface is…
But many theorize about it
A place beneath our safe cloud barrier
A never ending land, with trees, water, and large rocky hills
Chock full of monsters and strange animals
And other strange, yet intelligent species
Including humans"
"There are humans underneath the clouds?"
The teacher sighed, turning to face the prince, who was now practically on his desk. She shook her head.
"My prince, this is merely a legend. It's not true, just a story for young children. If there were humans beneath the clouds, I think we would've found them long ago. So please, be quiet and let me finish," she replied calmly, yet sternly. The prince frowned, disappointed that the story wasn't true. However, he still kept his ears open, wanting to hear the rest.
"These humans are unlike any other
They're wild, strong, and live in a world with no government or ruler
They fight these monsters and hunt these animals
They choose what they do with their lives
No matter what kind of family they were born into
They don't care
And the never will
To them, the most important thing…
Is freedom"
"What's that?" the prince rose his hand to ask the question. The teacher turned around, smiling.
"Freedom means to have a choice. Like, I have the freedom to decide whether I want to be a teacher or not. When I was younger, if I didn't want to be a teacher, I didn't have to be. But I did, so here I am," she explained. The prince's eyes widened.
"Does that mean I can choose to not be the next Lord!?" he gasped. The teacher's expression went from one of happiness to panic. She was beginning to regret telling him what that was.
"N-No your majesty. That's something you have to do. There's simply no backing out of that. You were born with a great honor, to rule out islands to the next era. I don't understand why you wouldn't want to fulfill that great destiny."
The prince's face fell. He slumped in his seat, suddenly feeling downcast about the story. It filled him with a small hint of jealousy. A world where you could a be what you want.
That's what he wanted. A place to live where he didn't have to lead an entire civilization. That sounded nice to him.
With the story over, the teacher resumed her lecture, the prince listening with dull ears. He found himself unable to concentrate on the history being explained. He could only think about the Surface.
A place of freedom. Where you could live where you wanted, do what you wanted, and be what you wanted. He found himself longing for that world. That mythical place.
The Surface.
But like the teacher said. It was only a legend, a story for children. Nothing more, nothing less.
Right?
Oh goodness here we go~
Anyway, to those who already know me, so so sorry if I went and junked a story I was writing that you liked... My highschool career as been KILLING me, and since we moved I basically had to abandon all of my works. So, if there are any stories you wish for me to reupload, let me know and I'll do my best to accommodate.
So anyway, HI! This is Tiramina! I hope ya'll liked the prologue! I only very recently discovered Soul Eater (SUCH A WONDERFUL SERIES) and got hooked. And when BOTW came out and I played it for a while, I had this wacky story idea that just exploded in my head and got me back into writing. So, later on this story will contain large amounts of Soki (SoulxKid), Croma (CronaxMaka), and I'm debating on whether to put BlackstarxPatty and TsubakixLiz, or just have BlackstarxTsubaki and leave Liz and Patty out, which I honestly don't WANT to do since I adore the Thompson sisters.
So, you might notice that the teacher addresses the Surface, and you might think "Wait a second! Isn't this supposed to be a Breath of the Wild crossover!?" Well, YES! But in this crossover, Skyloft, or in this story, the 'Death Islands', exist along with the BOTW land. So, teenie tiny hint of SS in here, but not too much. Anyhoodle, I've rambled on long enough. This story WILL be updated every Friday at 5 p.m. Toyko time (+9 hrs.). If anything gets in the way of an update, I will put the notification on the chapter pre.
So yep! That's that! Hope ya'll are as excited as I am! Chapter 1 is already on Wattpad, and I'll be uploading the next chapter here shortly to keep each website up-to-date!
See ya on the 21st!
~HUGS ALL AROUND~