Hey Guys, Lyrisa here. I've been working on my Kingdom Hearts fic and it's been fighting me. It's been fighting me hard. In all honesty it's been winning right now and I'm not making much progress. So rather than beating my head against the wall I decided to take a step back and work on a lighter project to let my brain untangle. I was reading a Breath of the Wild fic on Spacebattles Rise of the Technocratic Union by GreggHL, which is an enjoyable read btw, and I decided why not do my own Zelda fic? Instead of portraying the most recent Zelda game, why not go all the way in the other direction and do the original Legend of Zelda? With the far more simple story and characters that opens the door for me to input my own flavor and spin on things. Also rather than go with a novelization style I thought I'd try something different. I hope you enjoy the style and please leave your thoughts and feedback, it helps me refine my amateur scribblings into something remotely acceptable.

The Legend of Zelda

A Hero's Memoirs

My name is Link. I am the Hero of Hyrule, Savior of Kingdoms, and rescuer of Princesses. Perhaps you have heard of me?

By now many Bards have told my story, many writers have detailed their impressions of my journey. Some have had the grain of truth, others had veered widely into fiction and myth.

Some of those are actually even well written, that reminds me, I'll have to pick up the next volume and see what my favorite author has me up to next. Story is downright bizarre but it has me curious about what's coming next.

Legend has it that Hyrule has faced destruction more than once before in the past and a Hero has risen up to save it. I often wonder if they had to deal with hack writers trying to make a quick rupee off them and earn their 15 minutes of fame.

Where was I again? Sorry I lost my train of thought.

Still, people have their own idealized idea of what a Hero is, and the truth often gets lost in history. So I felt it was high past time that I got my own account of what happened out there. So that the masses could know the Hylian behind the name Link.

Hey cmon now, don't look at me like that. So I earn some money on the side from book sales too. Even a Hero has got to eat you know!

Anyway, even Heroes have humble beginnings. They aren't mythical beings that appear out of nowhere because fate said so! They're common men and women who lead common lives.

At least until destiny comes crashing down on their heads and burns everything to the ground.

Unrest had been growing in Hyrule. Rumors had reached us of an army of monsters raised and led by a Sorcerer Thief who had some sort of ridiculous name that at the time I could never really remember. Troubling tales of burned and looted towns, their inhabitants slaughtered.

What did we have to fear though? No one would come out to the middle of nowhere, surely nothing would harm us all the way out here.

I'll pause for a moment until you're all done laughing hysterically.

I was at the ripe old age of 14. Just barely a teenager. Naturally of course that meant I thought I knew everything I wanted out of life and I was the master of my fate. Oh what a naive boy I was.

I was just a simple peasant, living in a simple backwater village, comfortably situated in the middle of nowhere. Sleepy villages like ours were a common sight in the mostly untamed wilderness of northern Hyrule. The closest city was Hyrule Castle Town which was still a good long ways to the south.

We were mostly farmers, gatherers, and a few such as myself were hunters. I was proud of my work as I helped provide for the village and supplement my family.

Sorry but no Heroic Lineage to speak of here I'm afraid. My mother and father were simply farmers, they were content with their lot as was I.

In all honesty if anyone in my family was going to be the Legendary Herotm, I would of thought it was going to be my 12 year old little sister Linkle. Yes, yes I know. My parents had no naming sense at all, but I loved them both just the same.

She was a cheerful and rambunctious child. Always curious and going off exploring.

Too bad for her she didn't have the directional sense to find her way out of an empty room.

She was cute as a button and a total tomboy. Our family positively adored her. She had heard about the troubles in the land and had gotten it into her head that she would become the Legendary Hero and save us all.

Maybe she could of done it too, I was darn good with a hunting bow but she was even better than me. I remember that when we would practice our archery together she would give me that big rosy cheeked smile and say, "I'll protect the whole country and I'll protect you Big Brother!"

…...Bless her little heart.

So anyone else feeling alarm yet? Well for good reason.

It all started one day when I was out hunting like usual. It had been a slow day and I had yet to be able to find any wild game.

Pickings had been disturbingly thin lately but at the time I hadn't given it any thought. Why would I?

It was then when I saw it.

The biggest and most beautiful looking deer I had ever seen. It was truly a magnificent looking specimen. Large and fit enough to feed me and my family for a week! Naturally I had to bring it down. Carrying my trusty hunting bow and quiver I crept close to my target, confident in my skills to take it down before it knew I was there.

It spotted me quickly however and ran off, cursing my luck I followed as best as I could, tracking it with all of my skill as a huntsman.

The blasted critter led me on a merry chase, always keep tantalizingly out of reach. Darting away just when I thought I had snuck up on it and lined up a shot at the last second.

I swear to Hylia it was laughing at me.

I followed that infernal deer for hours before I finally had to give up.

Now you see destiny is truly a cruel thing. The call to an epic adventure! Journeying out into the unknown to seek your fortune!

One can hardly do such a thing when you've got familial obligations as well as friends to think about.

Well you see the Goddesses in all their Wisdom, Power, and Courage said "Don't you worry Link, you just let us clear all those nasty responsibilities of yours right up!"

By the time I finally made it back to the village, I was greeted to the sight of it burning to the ground.

Not a single soul was there to be found.

I was alone.

That was where it all began…..

Man, after beating my head uselessly against the wall to finish chapter 3 of my KH story I crank this out in less than an hour. So here's Chapter 1 of my mini story for Legend of Zelda. This is basically the first half of the prologue. I wanted to set the stage for the story. I'm writing the second half now. Maybe will even finish it tonight. Please tell me your thoughts, your feedback helps me grow. Even your criticism. I hope my portrayal of this Link is and continues to be interesting.