Hello once again everyone! I'm here with a new story, and I have really put all my heart and soul into writing this. I hope you enjoy and reviews are welcome if you have the time! :) Now onward to the story!
-Prologue
Fires scorched the cobblestone floors. Embers and pieces of burning wood danced from house to house, chewing through straw rooftops. The distant ringing of babies howling echoed through the bustling, blood-ridden streets, their mothers nowhere to be seen. Horse-pulled carriages remained toppled over numerous pedestrians as they viciously clawed their way through hoards of rubble and corpses. Screams of pain lingered in the smoky atmosphere as the creatures of darkness' knives sliced effortlessly through Hylian flesh.
From afar yet always close, watched the creatures' master. A man of pure evil and king of shadows, Ganondorf, or Ganon in his true form was the harbinger to all chaos with his only goal to have supreme power. Smiling from the shadows in which he always remained, Ganon's vile plans were at its peak and soon Hyrule's capital, Castle Town, would be his.
Hidden in secret, a mother cloaked in Kokiri Green, carried her son through the burning disasters of Castle Town. The boy clung to his mother, looking only into her pure cerulean eyes. His small arms snaked around her neck; he could feel the soft, short brown hair of her neck. Ash smudged across her right cheek, the mother's lips were dry and cracked as she looked down to her son and said, "My son...my baby, I'll always love you."
After saying this an explosion from the local bomb shop erupted about 20 feet from where the mother was standing. Using this as an alarm to keep moving, the two made their way to the alley of the town in order to avoid further commotion.
As the two turned the corner, they came face to face with a minion of darkness. Its face was a distorted mess, with the skin of a snake and patches of fur like a deranged dog. The creature's eyes were wild with rage and small trickles of blood ran down either side of them, getting caught in the scales and fur as it leaked. One slit ran down the middle of its face to act as a nose, and another slit, this one horizontal, was the mouth. Stretching open to reach a foot wide as well as tall, razor sharp tongues darted through its cracked teeth. The minion towered over the couple at about eight feet tall. Its hooved feet crackled under the stone floor as it made its way closer, and closer.
The mother, afraid, small, and weak, took a couple of steps back, almost tripping on a nearby corpse. The monster slowly followed, its gaze locked on the boy.
"You are the one, master needs," The demon growled. "You need to see him, the lord requests it."
Suddenly, a golden glow appeared from the boy's right hand. The glow shining through the ash-covered sky, pointed itself in the direction outside of town towards the forest. As the boy continued to look at the light, time around him froze. The scene was so still everything around him was that of picture. The monster's face was stuck in its gruesome way, while his mother held him close to her breast, her eyes closed tightly. He didn't even have time to lift a finger, before a familiar voice echoed into his mind.
"Go now...child of courage. Go to where the light of the goddesses point you to. When you reach your destination, your story will begin. Your tale will be told just as history unfurls itself with every waking second. It will be the history of much blood shed but life is full of its own challenges. Now, go forth my child, my Link..."
The echoed voice of light stopped, yet the light from Link's hand continued to glow. Within a snap, time resumed, just the demon before Link and his mother prepared to attack with its razor tongues and dual swords.
"You filthy vermin, I'll rid you of this land! If you think the beings of light can live here, then you are mistaken!" The demon screeched. "For my lord's sake I will not let you pass!"
Link's master gripped her baby tighter, as her back hit the wall behind her. Fortunately this building being made of stone was fire-proof.
"You know nothing of us! All you know is pain, you vile demon!" Link's mother spit back.
"Hah! So we are the true demons, in all of this? You call of vile but are we? Think of both sides. But you are too stupid to understand what I'm saying, Hylian. We will prevail, wench. You should thank me for granting you death."
The monster cackled and darted its tongue at the woman. With quick instinct, the mother darted away, successfully dodging the attack. The tongues, however, crashed in a nearby window shattering the glass in the process. Because the tongues were made of an unknown substance, not carrying the traits of regular flesh, they were unharmed. On the contrary, the demon's insides were that of flesh. The tongues retracted, shards of glass taken in ripped their way through its throat.
A foul black liquid spewed its way through the newly acquired wound, spraying the woman, as well as the walls around her. Now, with half of her face covered with the blood of a demon and tattered as she already was, the mother was starting to look like a minion herself.
The agonizing sound of pain started to die down, as the demon shared its last minutes of life in a world of hell. When she was sure of its death, the woman started to walk in the direction of the light coming from her child's hand. Heavy with exhaust, sweat ran down her dress. Soot and ash covered once brown boots, however the green she wore was still in its deep Kokiri Green.
As the two neared the gate, a guard sat lonely in a corner near the guards barrack. A small pool of blood formed from a wound in his back. He slowly lifted his head to look at the two approaching him. His expression of pain transitioned into that of a weak smile, as he looked at the boy, being his son. He removed his helmet to reveal a head of golden hair, and tanned skin splattered with blood, and the paint of war. Tears began to leak down his face and dripped on the royal crest, plastered on his armor.
" I...I don't have much time left...Please, take care of him for me Alorha...I'm sorry I couldn't protect you both. Forgive me...Link...Alorha...I love you..." His voice began to lessen as did the life he held in him, after finishing his last words.
"No...No, please, Dareon...Dareon, please, don't go. Don't leave...please, don't go. Don't leave...please don't...DAREON!"
Alorha sank to her knees, as the city continued to burn. Her voice made it seem as though she was crying, which she was inside, yet no tears came to her eyes. Perhaps the cause was the embers that soared through the sky, or maybe it was just because she contained no more to give. Her hands held her husband tightly, abandoning Link.
A few minutes passed of silent tears, before Link decided to speak again. "M-mommy, let's go...for daddy." Link whimpered.
Alorha grabbed her husband's sword and stood on her feet. One sword-hand, and with the other free, she used the available one to hold her son's hand.
As the two exited Castle Town, a wooden beam fell, just far enough to avoid burning the broken family. At the end of the bridle stood a white horse with the royal crest covering its sides. Alorha and her child mounted the horse, traveling silently for a few moments.
"Mommy, where are we going?"
"...Kokiri Forest...You will be protected there, Link. The goddesses have told us to go there. Remember that I will always love you"
The forest appeared from the west side corner, as the two rode faster. Waiting upon arrival were three moblins all, archers.
Alorha grumbled swears, and rode even faster attempting to rush the squad of demons.
As the monsters lifted their arrows, Alorha raised her sword with might.
As the arrows were firing, Alorha struck two of the moblins leaving one behind. Their heads rolled away and more black liquid spewed out onto the ground, killing the grass, as it sank into the dirt.
The unattended mobling knocked another arrow and shot it, striking Alorha's sword-arm. The sword clattered to the grass leaving her defenseless.
"Aah! Damn you! I'll fucking kill, you!"
Her eyes filled with anger, and she hopped from the horse. Running, Alorha picked up her fallen sword, and rushed at the enemy. Another arrow shot at her arm yet she kept a steady grip. Still running a last arrow pierced her left leg. With one last leap, she executed the demon with a jumping slash down the middle of its body.
The demon was split in two halves and slithered onto the ground.
Alorha fell to her knees once again this time in physical pain.
Link came to her side, and bent down to hug his mother one last time before she spoke her last few words.
"I...will...always...love you...Link... go to the forest...They will take care of you...I...love..y...o...u..." Her eyes closed, and she lay down on the grass.
Tears found a way to make them down his face as Link cried loudly over his parent's death. After about 15 minutes, the boy slowly rose, and made his way to the forest. There, in the safety of the Deku Tree, he feinted from exhaustion, going into a long and deep sleep for weeks. Upon waking from the sleep, he remembered nothing except having a piece of green cloth that smelled of lavender, and the sea.