Just Mortal
Written By Illuminet
Disclaimer: Most (If not all) of the characters who appear in this story are not mine, but rather, belong to the brilliant minds of Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo. I claim none of them.
"..."-Indicate speech
'...'-Indicate thought
+...+-Indicate telepathy
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:::DREAM:::
"What is this place?"
A man said. He was abnormally tall, his skin pale, dressed in a sky blue robe that covered most of his body, with a black chest mail armor. His long silver hair, which was almost as long as he was tall, blew in the wind, his blank eyes staring at a grassy plain, stretching almost as far as the eye could see, ending in tall silhouettes of mountains. The man's large wings bristled on his back at the biting wind, his left wing the color of gold while the right was as white as a pearl. He brought them up to protect himself.
"What does it matter, let's finish this..."
The man turned, lifting his left wing, to reveal another abnormally tall man. This man was dressed in an all black robe, under a golden chest mail. His skin was darkly tanned, and his fiery hair was short, but spiked out, the wind making it move like a flame on the man's head. His wings were just as large as the other's, but his left one was silver while his right one was black. His eyes were as blank as his companion's, but glowed red rather than white.
"...finish what we started, Link."
Finished the man as he crossed his arms within the giant sleeves of his dark robe. The first one, Link, turned to him.
"I suppose, Ganon...still, I have a bad feeling of this..."
The dark man, Ganon, simply laughed at the other.
"Draw, Link. We have traveled far, through lands and time...our bout never settled. Let us continue..."
As Ganon said this, he brought out his right gauntlet hand, as a flame formed in his palm, extending outwards horizontally before materializing into a large, two handed, sword with a thick wide blade, runes covering most of it's surface. Link held out his left gauntlet hand, as a flame came forth from his palm, extending as it became a large blade shaped like a double helix, the entire length covered in runes. Link brought out his other hand, gesturing at Ganon.
"Come."
Ganon struck out in a wide overhead swing, the blade cleaving a massive scar into the ground as Link jumped to the right side, bringing his left wing close to his body to prevent it from getting climmed off. He countered with a horizontal swing, but Ganon brought his blade up, defending against the blow, as sparks flew from their blades as they connected, and Ganon's feet crunching into the soft earth. Ganon smirked, his red eyes glowing brightly.
"Yes, that's it. What's the point for Gods like us to hold back?"
Ganon and Link brought their blades back as they dashed towards each other, each holding their blade behind them, before swinging in giant arcs. When the blades connected, a giant flame erupted from the collision, scorching the green grass black. The two held their blades against each other, trying to break the others grip.
"We seem to be at a stand still once more..."
Link began, before a light flashed behind him. Link flew sideways as a beam of energy struck his side, making him hit the ground. Ganon looked at him in surprise before he too was sent sideways by another blast.
"What...!"
Ganon yelled as he looked up, seeing a woman with darkly tanned skin like his own, with long red hair tied in a large golden band on top of her head. She wore a long red/pink robe, her left wing white, while the other was red. Her eyes flashed red.
"Who are you two?"
Ganon turned his head to see Link say this to two other women. One was dressed in a long dark blue robe, almost the same color as her long blue hair, one large part sticking up on top of her head. Her left wing was also white, but the other was blue. Her eyes flashed blue. The second had long green hair which curled around her body, dressed in a long green robe, with the similar white wing, and a green one. Her eyes flashed green.
"Why have you done this?"
Said the one in red, as both Ganon and Link turned to her.
"You dare desecrate our creation?"
Said the blue one, as they turned to her.
"For what cost?"
Said the green one. Link rose to his knees.
"You are also Gods...but who are you? What are your names?"
The red one spoke first again, giving her name.
"I am Din, the Goddess of Power."
Then the blue one.
"I am Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom."
And finally the green one.
"I am Forore, Goddess of Courage."
Din spoke again.
"Now tell us, who are you two?"
Ganon got up to his knees before standing.
"I am Ganon, God of Destruction."
Link then rose to his feet.
"I am Link, God of Time."
Nayru then spoke.
"Tell us, why do you fight?"
Ganon turned to her.
"He is the only one who quenches my thirst for destruction. He is the only one strong enough to do battle with me."
Link spoke up after him.
"I do this to for my own enjoyment. He is my toughest opponent."
Forore shook her head.
"I think you two should both be destroyers. You have no love for anything else..."
Din crossed her arms.
"I agree with you, Forore. These two should never be Gods..."
Link narrowed his eyes.
"You have a problem? Yet there is nothing you can do...I have gauged our powers already. Even if there are three of you, me and Ganon can still take you on..."
Nayru nodded.
"That is true, yet if you two were separated, the three of us would have just enough power to overwhelm one of you."
Ganon scoffed.
"How are you going to that...?"
He was cut off by Forore.
"We still have an advantage..."
Link's body flashed white before he disappeared. Ganon blinked.
"What have you done with him?"
Ganon asked as he brought his sword up, already dreading the answer. Din finally spoke.
"We have separated you two. He will not be able to help you."
Ganon gripped his blade tighter as he looked at her.
"What do you three plan to do with me?"
He asked, moving his head about to see what they would do.
"We will separate and seal your Godly powers from your body. By taking away your wings, you will lose your power, robes, and precious sword. You will only have your immortality, something that no God can take away from another one."
Nayru answered. Ganon gritted his teeth.
"You dare...to cast me such a fate!"
The three Goddesses held out their right hands, encasing Ganon in a crystal. It glowed many different colors. Ganon growled, striking his fists against it, trying to break free, but to no avail. The crystal held.
"You....dare....!"
Ganon screamed, before a surge of pain spread through his body. Ganon felt like his body was being torn apart.
"I...will...not...accept...this..."
Ganon lulled off into an uneasy unconscious state.
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'Where am I?'
Thought Link as he looked around. The place was dimly lit by glowing rocks embedded in the rocky surface, but there was not enough to see very far.
'How did I...?'
Link felt other presences, one's he was just familiar with.
"I know you three are out there. Show yourselves."
He said as he looked around, trying to spot Din, Nayru, and Forore. They finally showed up, circling him. He gritted his teeth.
"What have you done with Ganon?"
He asked them. Din answered.
"He has been relieved of his Godly powers."
She said simply. Link stared wide eyed at her.
"You removed his wings from his body? You would dare do that to a fellow God?"
Link was seething.
'Okay, perhaps we did get carried away, but that does not mean they had to go so far. Me and Ganon never did that to another God...if they told us to leave their created worlds, we did...'
Nayru cut his thoughts off as she got his attention.
"It is time for your wings to be removed..."
She said calmly. Link glared at her.
"How could you do this?"
He asked as he gritted his teeth.
"You are too destructive for your own powers...they should not be used that way."
Forore said to him. Link held his head low.
'How could they...?Wait...I may not be able to escape from this, but I will still have my immortality...and they can only seal my wings somewhere on there creations... If I can locate them, I can get my revenge...'
Link was encased in a crystal in much the same way Ganon was. But Link did not struggle, knowing that he would have all eternity to claim his wings. A great pain seared through his body, making him lose consciousness...
:::DREAM:::
The young man opened his eyes slowly, but closed them again as he peered at the sun. He rose up slowly, to find himself in a boat. He stretched out his arms, before rising. A small ball of light flew towards him.
"Good morning, Master. Did you sleep well?"
The tiny ball asked in a tiny voice as it's wings fluttered slightly. The man looked all around, seeing nothing but the clear blue ocean, before staring at his fairy companion.
+It was alright.+
He said within her mind. The fairy nodded.
"I saw shore about thirty miles west. It's the Hyrulian island. Remember?"
She asked him as she fluttered about his head. The man nodded.
+Yes. You have done well, Navi. You may rest.+
The Fairy slipped into a piece of green cloth at the bottom of the small boat. The man picked it up and put it on his head, feeling the tiny fairy fall onto his the top of his long blonde hair. He peered out to the west with blue eyes, before turning to the mast of his ship, which had a large lion head adorned on it.
+Are you ready, King of Red Lions?+
The man asked as the boat head turned to his direction.
"Of course, Master. We are do west, correct? Please mount the sail."
The young man took up a pole from on the bottom of the ship as he placed it upright in the center of the boat, before tying on the sail. He looked up at the sky.
'No wind right now...we'll have to change that.'
Thought the man as he grabbed a pouch, opening it and reaching for something. An old ocarina was in his hand when he brought it out of the pouch, an engraving of a wind design on it's wooden surface. He put the instrument to his mouth as he blew a tune through it.
+Wind's fate is in my hands. Now blow west, fast and true.+
The winds picked up, heading west. The young man grabbed the handle at the stern of the boat as he sat, guiding it west. The sail caught the current as it sped along the sea.
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"Hey, someone's heading this way, Captain."
Said a giant man. A young woman with tanned skin and blonde hair tied up in a bun on her head took the telescope from him. She peered through it, seeing small sailing boat approaching.
"Who the hell is that?"
The woman said out loud in puzzlement. She had never seen any travelers use a small boat to cross the ocean, most travelers came on large ships, like her pirate ship, when they traveled. The large man turned to her.
"Captain Tetra, do you think the man on that boat is dangerous?"
Tetra looked at her comrade.
"I'm not sure, Gonzo. Regardless, I doubt he'd try to attack us. We outnumber him ten to one."
Gonzo nodded. The two waited for the boat to come closer. As it did, it started moving out a bit, trying to avoid the pirate ship, but the large ship also started to move getting closer. The young man in the small boat looked up to see it coming closer, and decided to stop and wait for it. when they were side by side, Tetra peered out from the deck railing at the young man, or rather, his back.
"Hey you, happen to know where we are?"
She shouted. The man simply nodded but kept his back to her. Tetra narrowed her eyes.
"Can you tell us how do get to Holodrum? My Sea chart fell from the ship and I don't know exactly where the island is..."
She asked him, but he didn't say anything.
"Why don't you say anything? Cat got your tongue?"
Still the man did not speak, and it was starting to annoy her.
'What's wrong with this guy? Is he deaf, or something?'
"Hey...!"
Before Tetra could finish, a small ball of light flew from the man's cap and up to her.
"A fairy?"
Tetra asked as she looked at it. The Fairy jingled.
"I'm sorry, but my Master is mute. He can't tell you anything..."
The fairy said. Tetra sighed.
"Darn...then perhaps you know..."
before Tetra could finish, an arrow hit the railing right by her, with a piece of paper attached to it. Tetra took the arrow and opened the paper, to see that it was a sea chart of the Great Sea. Once she finished looking at it, she turned towards the small boat, only to see it wasn't there anymore.
"Where did that boat go?"
She asked one of her crew members. One on the other side of the deck raised his hand.
"He's heading west, Captain Tetra. Should we seize him?"
The man asked but Tetra shook her head.
"No, let him go, he gave me a sea chart to use, anyway, so we should be on our way."
'Still, I can't help but wonder who that guy was...'
***TBC***
Note: Well, this is my first attempt at a Legend Of Zelda story. It was posted here before but through circumstances unknown to me, it was removed from my list of stories. Since then I've been busy with my own life and couldn't get it reposted sooner. Anyway, I've written one more chapter for this, so I hope readers will enjoy it, too.
Written By Illuminet
Disclaimer: Most (If not all) of the characters who appear in this story are not mine, but rather, belong to the brilliant minds of Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo. I claim none of them.
"..."-Indicate speech
'...'-Indicate thought
+...+-Indicate telepathy
------
:::DREAM:::
"What is this place?"
A man said. He was abnormally tall, his skin pale, dressed in a sky blue robe that covered most of his body, with a black chest mail armor. His long silver hair, which was almost as long as he was tall, blew in the wind, his blank eyes staring at a grassy plain, stretching almost as far as the eye could see, ending in tall silhouettes of mountains. The man's large wings bristled on his back at the biting wind, his left wing the color of gold while the right was as white as a pearl. He brought them up to protect himself.
"What does it matter, let's finish this..."
The man turned, lifting his left wing, to reveal another abnormally tall man. This man was dressed in an all black robe, under a golden chest mail. His skin was darkly tanned, and his fiery hair was short, but spiked out, the wind making it move like a flame on the man's head. His wings were just as large as the other's, but his left one was silver while his right one was black. His eyes were as blank as his companion's, but glowed red rather than white.
"...finish what we started, Link."
Finished the man as he crossed his arms within the giant sleeves of his dark robe. The first one, Link, turned to him.
"I suppose, Ganon...still, I have a bad feeling of this..."
The dark man, Ganon, simply laughed at the other.
"Draw, Link. We have traveled far, through lands and time...our bout never settled. Let us continue..."
As Ganon said this, he brought out his right gauntlet hand, as a flame formed in his palm, extending outwards horizontally before materializing into a large, two handed, sword with a thick wide blade, runes covering most of it's surface. Link held out his left gauntlet hand, as a flame came forth from his palm, extending as it became a large blade shaped like a double helix, the entire length covered in runes. Link brought out his other hand, gesturing at Ganon.
"Come."
Ganon struck out in a wide overhead swing, the blade cleaving a massive scar into the ground as Link jumped to the right side, bringing his left wing close to his body to prevent it from getting climmed off. He countered with a horizontal swing, but Ganon brought his blade up, defending against the blow, as sparks flew from their blades as they connected, and Ganon's feet crunching into the soft earth. Ganon smirked, his red eyes glowing brightly.
"Yes, that's it. What's the point for Gods like us to hold back?"
Ganon and Link brought their blades back as they dashed towards each other, each holding their blade behind them, before swinging in giant arcs. When the blades connected, a giant flame erupted from the collision, scorching the green grass black. The two held their blades against each other, trying to break the others grip.
"We seem to be at a stand still once more..."
Link began, before a light flashed behind him. Link flew sideways as a beam of energy struck his side, making him hit the ground. Ganon looked at him in surprise before he too was sent sideways by another blast.
"What...!"
Ganon yelled as he looked up, seeing a woman with darkly tanned skin like his own, with long red hair tied in a large golden band on top of her head. She wore a long red/pink robe, her left wing white, while the other was red. Her eyes flashed red.
"Who are you two?"
Ganon turned his head to see Link say this to two other women. One was dressed in a long dark blue robe, almost the same color as her long blue hair, one large part sticking up on top of her head. Her left wing was also white, but the other was blue. Her eyes flashed blue. The second had long green hair which curled around her body, dressed in a long green robe, with the similar white wing, and a green one. Her eyes flashed green.
"Why have you done this?"
Said the one in red, as both Ganon and Link turned to her.
"You dare desecrate our creation?"
Said the blue one, as they turned to her.
"For what cost?"
Said the green one. Link rose to his knees.
"You are also Gods...but who are you? What are your names?"
The red one spoke first again, giving her name.
"I am Din, the Goddess of Power."
Then the blue one.
"I am Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom."
And finally the green one.
"I am Forore, Goddess of Courage."
Din spoke again.
"Now tell us, who are you two?"
Ganon got up to his knees before standing.
"I am Ganon, God of Destruction."
Link then rose to his feet.
"I am Link, God of Time."
Nayru then spoke.
"Tell us, why do you fight?"
Ganon turned to her.
"He is the only one who quenches my thirst for destruction. He is the only one strong enough to do battle with me."
Link spoke up after him.
"I do this to for my own enjoyment. He is my toughest opponent."
Forore shook her head.
"I think you two should both be destroyers. You have no love for anything else..."
Din crossed her arms.
"I agree with you, Forore. These two should never be Gods..."
Link narrowed his eyes.
"You have a problem? Yet there is nothing you can do...I have gauged our powers already. Even if there are three of you, me and Ganon can still take you on..."
Nayru nodded.
"That is true, yet if you two were separated, the three of us would have just enough power to overwhelm one of you."
Ganon scoffed.
"How are you going to that...?"
He was cut off by Forore.
"We still have an advantage..."
Link's body flashed white before he disappeared. Ganon blinked.
"What have you done with him?"
Ganon asked as he brought his sword up, already dreading the answer. Din finally spoke.
"We have separated you two. He will not be able to help you."
Ganon gripped his blade tighter as he looked at her.
"What do you three plan to do with me?"
He asked, moving his head about to see what they would do.
"We will separate and seal your Godly powers from your body. By taking away your wings, you will lose your power, robes, and precious sword. You will only have your immortality, something that no God can take away from another one."
Nayru answered. Ganon gritted his teeth.
"You dare...to cast me such a fate!"
The three Goddesses held out their right hands, encasing Ganon in a crystal. It glowed many different colors. Ganon growled, striking his fists against it, trying to break free, but to no avail. The crystal held.
"You....dare....!"
Ganon screamed, before a surge of pain spread through his body. Ganon felt like his body was being torn apart.
"I...will...not...accept...this..."
Ganon lulled off into an uneasy unconscious state.
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'Where am I?'
Thought Link as he looked around. The place was dimly lit by glowing rocks embedded in the rocky surface, but there was not enough to see very far.
'How did I...?'
Link felt other presences, one's he was just familiar with.
"I know you three are out there. Show yourselves."
He said as he looked around, trying to spot Din, Nayru, and Forore. They finally showed up, circling him. He gritted his teeth.
"What have you done with Ganon?"
He asked them. Din answered.
"He has been relieved of his Godly powers."
She said simply. Link stared wide eyed at her.
"You removed his wings from his body? You would dare do that to a fellow God?"
Link was seething.
'Okay, perhaps we did get carried away, but that does not mean they had to go so far. Me and Ganon never did that to another God...if they told us to leave their created worlds, we did...'
Nayru cut his thoughts off as she got his attention.
"It is time for your wings to be removed..."
She said calmly. Link glared at her.
"How could you do this?"
He asked as he gritted his teeth.
"You are too destructive for your own powers...they should not be used that way."
Forore said to him. Link held his head low.
'How could they...?Wait...I may not be able to escape from this, but I will still have my immortality...and they can only seal my wings somewhere on there creations... If I can locate them, I can get my revenge...'
Link was encased in a crystal in much the same way Ganon was. But Link did not struggle, knowing that he would have all eternity to claim his wings. A great pain seared through his body, making him lose consciousness...
:::DREAM:::
The young man opened his eyes slowly, but closed them again as he peered at the sun. He rose up slowly, to find himself in a boat. He stretched out his arms, before rising. A small ball of light flew towards him.
"Good morning, Master. Did you sleep well?"
The tiny ball asked in a tiny voice as it's wings fluttered slightly. The man looked all around, seeing nothing but the clear blue ocean, before staring at his fairy companion.
+It was alright.+
He said within her mind. The fairy nodded.
"I saw shore about thirty miles west. It's the Hyrulian island. Remember?"
She asked him as she fluttered about his head. The man nodded.
+Yes. You have done well, Navi. You may rest.+
The Fairy slipped into a piece of green cloth at the bottom of the small boat. The man picked it up and put it on his head, feeling the tiny fairy fall onto his the top of his long blonde hair. He peered out to the west with blue eyes, before turning to the mast of his ship, which had a large lion head adorned on it.
+Are you ready, King of Red Lions?+
The man asked as the boat head turned to his direction.
"Of course, Master. We are do west, correct? Please mount the sail."
The young man took up a pole from on the bottom of the ship as he placed it upright in the center of the boat, before tying on the sail. He looked up at the sky.
'No wind right now...we'll have to change that.'
Thought the man as he grabbed a pouch, opening it and reaching for something. An old ocarina was in his hand when he brought it out of the pouch, an engraving of a wind design on it's wooden surface. He put the instrument to his mouth as he blew a tune through it.
+Wind's fate is in my hands. Now blow west, fast and true.+
The winds picked up, heading west. The young man grabbed the handle at the stern of the boat as he sat, guiding it west. The sail caught the current as it sped along the sea.
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"Hey, someone's heading this way, Captain."
Said a giant man. A young woman with tanned skin and blonde hair tied up in a bun on her head took the telescope from him. She peered through it, seeing small sailing boat approaching.
"Who the hell is that?"
The woman said out loud in puzzlement. She had never seen any travelers use a small boat to cross the ocean, most travelers came on large ships, like her pirate ship, when they traveled. The large man turned to her.
"Captain Tetra, do you think the man on that boat is dangerous?"
Tetra looked at her comrade.
"I'm not sure, Gonzo. Regardless, I doubt he'd try to attack us. We outnumber him ten to one."
Gonzo nodded. The two waited for the boat to come closer. As it did, it started moving out a bit, trying to avoid the pirate ship, but the large ship also started to move getting closer. The young man in the small boat looked up to see it coming closer, and decided to stop and wait for it. when they were side by side, Tetra peered out from the deck railing at the young man, or rather, his back.
"Hey you, happen to know where we are?"
She shouted. The man simply nodded but kept his back to her. Tetra narrowed her eyes.
"Can you tell us how do get to Holodrum? My Sea chart fell from the ship and I don't know exactly where the island is..."
She asked him, but he didn't say anything.
"Why don't you say anything? Cat got your tongue?"
Still the man did not speak, and it was starting to annoy her.
'What's wrong with this guy? Is he deaf, or something?'
"Hey...!"
Before Tetra could finish, a small ball of light flew from the man's cap and up to her.
"A fairy?"
Tetra asked as she looked at it. The Fairy jingled.
"I'm sorry, but my Master is mute. He can't tell you anything..."
The fairy said. Tetra sighed.
"Darn...then perhaps you know..."
before Tetra could finish, an arrow hit the railing right by her, with a piece of paper attached to it. Tetra took the arrow and opened the paper, to see that it was a sea chart of the Great Sea. Once she finished looking at it, she turned towards the small boat, only to see it wasn't there anymore.
"Where did that boat go?"
She asked one of her crew members. One on the other side of the deck raised his hand.
"He's heading west, Captain Tetra. Should we seize him?"
The man asked but Tetra shook her head.
"No, let him go, he gave me a sea chart to use, anyway, so we should be on our way."
'Still, I can't help but wonder who that guy was...'
***TBC***
Note: Well, this is my first attempt at a Legend Of Zelda story. It was posted here before but through circumstances unknown to me, it was removed from my list of stories. Since then I've been busy with my own life and couldn't get it reposted sooner. Anyway, I've written one more chapter for this, so I hope readers will enjoy it, too.