Background Info: Midna left into the twilight realm and broke the mirror behind her. Seen from Link's perspective.
She was gone. She left, and she took everything with her. I was lost. I had spent the past year with her; she was my partner. My traveling companion, my guide, my friend to lean on when the road became to hard. And she just left. We slayed monsters. We overcame evil. I helped her save her goddamn world and she just left me? Without saying goodbye? Without even...I shuddered and forced myself to calm down.
Its been a month since she left, and I had returned to Ordin. I had left my life of excitement and glory to retire to my quiet hometown. Though the town was not the same as before. I knew deep down that it wasn't the town that had changed, it was me. I no longer felt the need to play with the children, or help herd the goats. I spent most of my time in the spirit's spring, reminiscing over my adventure.
It truly was a fantastic adventure. I had traveled to the highest peaks and the deepest sea. Met amazing people touched by the hard times, and heard astounding stories. My name seared red hot across the land, bringing many to challenge me. Fought battle after battle, enemy after enemy. Just to bring back the peace. For my friends. For the people of Hyrule. For her.
"Link?" a soft voice called and snapped me out of my memory. I turned around to see Illia standing by the spring's entrance. She looked a little weary of me, leaning against the gate there. It was funny, I had once dreamed of marrying her...now she barely meant anything to me.
She came to sit by me. She dipped her feet into the spring like I had, and turned to glance at me with her big, innocent, green eyes. "Link. Please tell me what is troubling you. You haven't been the same since you returned." She spoke in a gentle voice, placing her hand over mine. I drew my hand away and wrapped my arms around my knees. She looked a little hurt, but still determined to aid me in my sorrow. "Link. Please."
I turned to her and said wistfully, "Tell me. Do you ever feel a strange sadness as dusk falls?" I tilted my head toward the sky and she did the same. "They say it's the only time when our world intersects with theirs...The only time when we can feel the lingering regrets of the spirits who have left our world." I took a breath and laid back so my head rested against the sand. "That is why loneliness always pervades the hour of twilight." How I missed her so.
Illia brushed her hand against my face and whispered, "You grieve for someone. I can tell. If she is lost forever, I am sorry. But if she remains...she is just merely not here...there is no reason for sadness." She stood and held her hand out to me, an offering. I took it and stood up beside her. "Go to her, Link."
"It's not that simple..." I said, letting my pain seep through my voice. She smiled and said, "Love is never simple." She kissed my cheek, held me for a moment then walked out of the spring. Love is never simple.. the words echoed in my mind as I realized what must be done. I would find her. It was essential.
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