The Immortal Realm
Part one:
Lance's vow
In the golden age of Hyrule ruled the hero of time and the queen of the sages. A little boy was their son was said to have great things expected of him. He was even expected to have the power of both the king and queen's Triforces. He was called Prince Lance. Lance had only one true friend of whom he trusted. This boy was Drake Nighthawk. Lance and drake went to the graveyard to play often. On one of these days Lance and Drake were pretending to fight with imaginary swords when suddenly drake tripped over the edge of his new cloak, breaking one of the graves and awaking one of the evil ghosts. The ghost cackled with evil glee and lunged at drake. Lance shot up, lunging at the ghost and stabbing at the air with his pretend sword. "NOOO!"
Link was in kakariko talking to the royal builder about the progress of the new inn they were setting up when he heard his son's scream. He rushed to the graveyard where he saved his son from the Poe but he wasn't in time to save drake. Drake had died. Lance was forbidden to play in the graveyard from that point on.
Days later, after the royal ceremony for drake, lance was to have his 10th birthday soon. But all lance could do was to cry for his lost friend. "Why dad? Why did the ghost kill him?" lance asked his father one day. Link sat down and told lance about his battles with Gannondorf, how and why he was the hero of time, and about death. He also explained to him that many monsters were left behind after the defeat of Gannon.
Lance gritted his teeth, clenching his hand into fists. "Dad, I vow to destroy the rest of the evil in Hyrule. This cannot continue." Link was silent for a while, considering his son's vow. " I am to busy with problems around Hyrule to do this task, and it must be done. Fine then. Lance, your training begins tomorrow."
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Three years has passed since young lance made his vow. Through rigorous training from his father and help from his family lance grew into a young image of link himself. Muscles rippled across the chest of a warrior who was foretold to be of even greater strength and skill than the hero of time.
Lance tightened his belt and smoothed out his royal white tunic that was just like his fathers. Checking the strap binding his sword and shield to his back, he walked out of the room to the main hall, where his mother and father were waiting.
"Mother…Father…it is time. I am ready." He said, bowing respectfully. Zelda threw her arms around her son, smiling proudly. " I am so proud of you son…you are growing into a strong young man. Good luck…and please…come back alive." Link stepped up to his son, placing his hands on lance's shoulders. " Son, good luck. And one word of warning." Links eyes grew grave yet threatening. " Do NOT battle Dark Link… unless you wish for a most painful death." Lance's eyes where wide as he nodded and, after hugging his parents and kissing his mother, mounted his colt, Flash, and rode into the sunset.
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Zelda sat at her wardrobe, link sitting across from her. " Zelda, he will be ok. I have trained him and his horse to the best of my ability. He is ready." Zelda nodded, her cheeks stained by tears. "But he is only thirteen, link…and it was so many times that I almost lost you in battle…" she trailed off, turning away from link.
Link stood up and walked over to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Gently, he kissed her cheek, brushing her golden hair back with his hand. Zelda turned to him, her eyes sparkling, like diamonds, with love. " Oh Link…" she whispered, kissing his soft lips, lovingly. "I know it hurt you, Zelda…but it wont happen to lance. I will make sure of that. Trust me." Link smiled, winking at her.
Zelda giggled, like she was a young girl again. "How can I not trust you when you talk like that? Hmm?" link laughed and helped her stand, walking her to their room.
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Lance patted flash's mane, clutching the handle for his bow. "Flash, Hyrule field is almost clear, just one more poe." He said, looking around. Soon he spotted it in the distance and, after a short chase, Hyrule field was clear. Lon Lon ranch had reported nothing, as had all of the Kokiris.
Over the next few months Lance mastered his horse and weapons, destroying all evil in Hyrule. "To bad dad didn't leave any major enemies." He said, one day, to Flash. "It would have been fun." Again lances mind flew to the one major enemy, and only enemy, left in Hyrule. " That's it. I'm GOING!" he swung flash around and galloped, at full speed, toward the one place where all life was forbidden: the cliffs of darkness.
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Off in the trees, above lance and his horse, a little blue ball of light stood, frowning. "I must warn him." It whispered to itself and flew off to warn it's friend.
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Lance stood facing Dark link, who only regarded him as an easy kill. "It's going to be so sweet watching your father mourn your death kid," Dark link said with an evil laugh.
Lance smiled and said, "Your just lucky my father's too busy to come out here." Lances eyes were not even daring to look away from his foe. He kept thinking about his father's battle with dark link how they matched move by move and how sometimes link had to use dins fire to be assured a victory. Alas lance didn't have dins fire so he had to make due with his sword and shield. Dark link jumped in the air above lance putting his sword below him he was going to stab it right through lance's head. Lance rolled to the side and shot an arrow at him. Dark link blocked with his pitch-black shield.
"Pretty good kid, for an amateur." Dark link swings his sword at lance, but just before it hits he changes its direction, aiming for the other side. Quickly lance blocks with his sword and smashes dark link with his shield, sending the evil creation stumbling backwards. Lance takes the opportunity to come in with his sword and gashes dark link, deeply, in his side. Dark link laughs, rolling to his feet, and holds his sword and shield wide. "Ok, kid. Just for that you earn a free shot at me. C'mon! make it good!" he grins, evilly, and laughs. Lance clutches his sword and shield tighter, should he do it?
Off in the bushes, a ball of blue light was hovering beside a man in an old, worn green tunic. "There is something fishy about this, navi. I don't like it." Navi, the fairy, nodded gravely. "Yes, link…lance is in trouble." Link took out his bow and notched a light arrow in it. He held the arrow close to the ground so that it's mystical golden light would not be seen by dark link or lance. "We must be ready."
I'm going to do it! What harm could one free shot be? Lance jumped at dark link, holding his sword high above his head in a jump attack. Just as his sword was about to strike, clink, it collided with dark links. "Guess what kid? I lied!" dark link laughed at the surprised expression on lance's face and smashed his shield into his nose, sending him sprawling backwards. He laughed and walked over to lance, putting away his sword and shield.
In the bushes, link stood up, pulling the sting and getting ready to send the arrow flying. "Navi, home in. I need this to be a one shot kill…" he whispered. Navi nodded and flew to dark links back, in a place where he wouldn't notice but link would be able to get the shot.
Go to part 2
Part one:
Lance's vow
In the golden age of Hyrule ruled the hero of time and the queen of the sages. A little boy was their son was said to have great things expected of him. He was even expected to have the power of both the king and queen's Triforces. He was called Prince Lance. Lance had only one true friend of whom he trusted. This boy was Drake Nighthawk. Lance and drake went to the graveyard to play often. On one of these days Lance and Drake were pretending to fight with imaginary swords when suddenly drake tripped over the edge of his new cloak, breaking one of the graves and awaking one of the evil ghosts. The ghost cackled with evil glee and lunged at drake. Lance shot up, lunging at the ghost and stabbing at the air with his pretend sword. "NOOO!"
Link was in kakariko talking to the royal builder about the progress of the new inn they were setting up when he heard his son's scream. He rushed to the graveyard where he saved his son from the Poe but he wasn't in time to save drake. Drake had died. Lance was forbidden to play in the graveyard from that point on.
Days later, after the royal ceremony for drake, lance was to have his 10th birthday soon. But all lance could do was to cry for his lost friend. "Why dad? Why did the ghost kill him?" lance asked his father one day. Link sat down and told lance about his battles with Gannondorf, how and why he was the hero of time, and about death. He also explained to him that many monsters were left behind after the defeat of Gannon.
Lance gritted his teeth, clenching his hand into fists. "Dad, I vow to destroy the rest of the evil in Hyrule. This cannot continue." Link was silent for a while, considering his son's vow. " I am to busy with problems around Hyrule to do this task, and it must be done. Fine then. Lance, your training begins tomorrow."
********************
Three years has passed since young lance made his vow. Through rigorous training from his father and help from his family lance grew into a young image of link himself. Muscles rippled across the chest of a warrior who was foretold to be of even greater strength and skill than the hero of time.
Lance tightened his belt and smoothed out his royal white tunic that was just like his fathers. Checking the strap binding his sword and shield to his back, he walked out of the room to the main hall, where his mother and father were waiting.
"Mother…Father…it is time. I am ready." He said, bowing respectfully. Zelda threw her arms around her son, smiling proudly. " I am so proud of you son…you are growing into a strong young man. Good luck…and please…come back alive." Link stepped up to his son, placing his hands on lance's shoulders. " Son, good luck. And one word of warning." Links eyes grew grave yet threatening. " Do NOT battle Dark Link… unless you wish for a most painful death." Lance's eyes where wide as he nodded and, after hugging his parents and kissing his mother, mounted his colt, Flash, and rode into the sunset.
***
Zelda sat at her wardrobe, link sitting across from her. " Zelda, he will be ok. I have trained him and his horse to the best of my ability. He is ready." Zelda nodded, her cheeks stained by tears. "But he is only thirteen, link…and it was so many times that I almost lost you in battle…" she trailed off, turning away from link.
Link stood up and walked over to her, placing a hand on her shoulder. Gently, he kissed her cheek, brushing her golden hair back with his hand. Zelda turned to him, her eyes sparkling, like diamonds, with love. " Oh Link…" she whispered, kissing his soft lips, lovingly. "I know it hurt you, Zelda…but it wont happen to lance. I will make sure of that. Trust me." Link smiled, winking at her.
Zelda giggled, like she was a young girl again. "How can I not trust you when you talk like that? Hmm?" link laughed and helped her stand, walking her to their room.
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Lance patted flash's mane, clutching the handle for his bow. "Flash, Hyrule field is almost clear, just one more poe." He said, looking around. Soon he spotted it in the distance and, after a short chase, Hyrule field was clear. Lon Lon ranch had reported nothing, as had all of the Kokiris.
Over the next few months Lance mastered his horse and weapons, destroying all evil in Hyrule. "To bad dad didn't leave any major enemies." He said, one day, to Flash. "It would have been fun." Again lances mind flew to the one major enemy, and only enemy, left in Hyrule. " That's it. I'm GOING!" he swung flash around and galloped, at full speed, toward the one place where all life was forbidden: the cliffs of darkness.
***
Off in the trees, above lance and his horse, a little blue ball of light stood, frowning. "I must warn him." It whispered to itself and flew off to warn it's friend.
***********************************
Lance stood facing Dark link, who only regarded him as an easy kill. "It's going to be so sweet watching your father mourn your death kid," Dark link said with an evil laugh.
Lance smiled and said, "Your just lucky my father's too busy to come out here." Lances eyes were not even daring to look away from his foe. He kept thinking about his father's battle with dark link how they matched move by move and how sometimes link had to use dins fire to be assured a victory. Alas lance didn't have dins fire so he had to make due with his sword and shield. Dark link jumped in the air above lance putting his sword below him he was going to stab it right through lance's head. Lance rolled to the side and shot an arrow at him. Dark link blocked with his pitch-black shield.
"Pretty good kid, for an amateur." Dark link swings his sword at lance, but just before it hits he changes its direction, aiming for the other side. Quickly lance blocks with his sword and smashes dark link with his shield, sending the evil creation stumbling backwards. Lance takes the opportunity to come in with his sword and gashes dark link, deeply, in his side. Dark link laughs, rolling to his feet, and holds his sword and shield wide. "Ok, kid. Just for that you earn a free shot at me. C'mon! make it good!" he grins, evilly, and laughs. Lance clutches his sword and shield tighter, should he do it?
Off in the bushes, a ball of blue light was hovering beside a man in an old, worn green tunic. "There is something fishy about this, navi. I don't like it." Navi, the fairy, nodded gravely. "Yes, link…lance is in trouble." Link took out his bow and notched a light arrow in it. He held the arrow close to the ground so that it's mystical golden light would not be seen by dark link or lance. "We must be ready."
I'm going to do it! What harm could one free shot be? Lance jumped at dark link, holding his sword high above his head in a jump attack. Just as his sword was about to strike, clink, it collided with dark links. "Guess what kid? I lied!" dark link laughed at the surprised expression on lance's face and smashed his shield into his nose, sending him sprawling backwards. He laughed and walked over to lance, putting away his sword and shield.
In the bushes, link stood up, pulling the sting and getting ready to send the arrow flying. "Navi, home in. I need this to be a one shot kill…" he whispered. Navi nodded and flew to dark links back, in a place where he wouldn't notice but link would be able to get the shot.
Go to part 2