AN: Well, here it is. The story that got the most votes on my poll. Honestly I was going to postpone uploading this for a bit longer, but I've been agonising over the first chapter for a while and so I just decided to put it out there and see what people thought of it. I'm going to try and upload this weekly, if I can't then fortnightly, but I'll try my hardest to not go any longer than that!
That's enough rambling, on with the new story! I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own The Legend of Zelda, which is probably a good thing.
Prologue:
There was a time, during a fierce war that shook Hyrule to its core, when a mother sought to escape the chaos plaguing the land by fleeing to the forbidden forest of the Kokiri. She ran far, fleeing across the country with her two newborn sons, twins no more than a few months old.
However, before she could reach safety a sorcerer set upon her and her family, the attack leaving her mortally wounded and one of her sons cursed. The curse transformed him into a creature of shadow, destined never to live in the light, with the only colour left behind the blood red of his eyes.
The mother, who would not see the next sunrise, begged that the great Deku Tree raise her sons and protect them from any further harm. The Deku Tree agreed, and so the two brothers were raised into a carefree, easy life alongside the Kokiri. One brother was named Link and the other, with the simple innocence known only to children, was named Dark. They grew up happy, side by side, for almost seven years.
However, it was during that seventh year that darkness once more came to them, in the form of a great sorcerer who knew of Link's part to play in his demise. He sought out the child of shadow and took him, snatched him away from the peaceful green of the forest and led him into the darkness to which he belonged.
Since that day his brother has been tirelessly, relentlessly searching for him.
