Link was lying in bed, staring up at the ceiling. He was thinking.
"what is my purpose" he thought to himself. "Why am I here?"
From a young age he had been told he was special, and he would be vital to the world, but here he was, seventeen years of age, and nothing extraordinary had happened to him. Farm work everyday, education, typical stuff. The only thing that made him different was the pyrimidine emblem on the back of his hand.
Other then that, he lived with his uncle on a ranch, and tended to the animals most of the day. His uncle always told him his father had been important, but would never tell Link why. When he wasn't working or studying, he would sometimes go into town, to see what all was going on there. Once he had witnessed a great parade through the town square. The king of Hyrule, and his daughter zelda had been seated in royal thrones, pulled by oxen.
Link saw Zelda, and a sheer wave of deja vu had struck him. He rushed through the crowds, hoping to attract the attention of the princess. He shouted and waved towards her, but failed in his efforts. As such, he tried to bull rush towards Zelda. He got within a few feet, but then the guards beat him back, and threw him from the town. This event had inspired even more questions in Link, as before he had been hauled away, he had seen a pyrimidine emblem on the back of her hand.
Link finally fell into sleep.
He was standing in a large area, and was wearing boots, a blue tunic, along with a blue hat. He carried a sword in his left hand, and a shield in his right. Water covered the ground of this place, which seemed to stretch onward forever. Thick mist hung about, chilling the air. The only features were the door directly behind him, a door that stood about twenty yards away, and a single tree that grew in the center. For an unknown reason, this tree caused Link to become wary. Link's fist tightened around his sword as he walked towards the tree. He came around it, and looked at the side of the tree that had previously been unseeable.
He saw nothing.
Link blew a sigh of relief, and laughed at his unnecessary tension. He continued his walk towards the door, however, when he reached it, he found it was blocked by thick bars of metal that refused to budge. Thinking he may find something in this vast expanse, he turned around.
He saw the tree once more, only now, there was a shadowy figure leaning against it. He walked closer, and saw that the shade was slightly transparent. It's form resembled link, and it possessed glowing red eyes. It walked towards him casually, and Link threw a sword slash. The monster copied the move, and their blades clashed in a shower of sparks. He tried to stab at it, and the shade jumped upwards, onto Link's blade. It then back flipped off of the steel. Suddenly he felt reflex take over, as if some part of him knew what to do. He rolled backward, narrowly avoiding the monsters sword swing. He lunged at the shadow, sword outstretched. The monster leaped backwards, link followed by thrusting his sword into the jaw of the creature. It fell back several feet before falling into the water that covered the ground. With the battle done, Link relaxed slightly. Then his eyes widened, and he sensed something off. He spun around with the grace of a dancer, with his sword held firmly. He successfully cut the enemy across it's dark face.
And then he awoke, heart beating heavily. He looked down at his hand, and saw that his emblem was glowing slightly. Link heard a knocking at the door, and stumbled towards it. He opened the door, and saw his uncle, bloody and bruised.
"What happened!" Link exclaimed.
"...W, Warriors..." Uncle replied weakly.
"From where?" Link asked, concerned
"They were...from the desert. Damned leader called 'imself Ganondorf."
The name struck Link like a hammer to the head. He fainted.
He was a young boy, maybe 10 years old, outside of a great wall, and a drawbridge was coming down. It was dark out, and thundering. Suddenly, a white horse raced from behind the wall.
On the horse were 2 women, one about Link's age. This one turned, and noticed Link standing there. She threw something, and it landed in the moat behind him. He turned, and saw a large man, on a black horse, right behind him. This man's skin was green, and his hair was red. He was dressed in black leather, and looked incredibly powerful.
"arg! I lost her!" he yelled. His voice was deep, and hard, just that voice was a little frightening. Link could tell this man was Ganondorf. He hadn't yet seemed to notice Link, perhaps he could turn away, and walk away without being noticed.
The man turned towards Link.
"you there! Little kid! You must have seen that white horse gallop past! Which way did it go! Answer me!" he yelled. Link took a few steps back, he couldn't sell them out. If this man was looking for them, it didn't bode well.
"so, you think you can protect them from me...you've got guts, kid." he said, to receive a compliment from him made Link feel dirty. Link took out his shield and sword.
"heh heh heh, you want a piece of me? Very funny. I like your style" he said, rather amused.
Ganondorf raised his right hand and it appeared as though all the light around his hand was sucked into the palm of his hand. The glowing energy of the light hummed with power. Ganondorf then tossed this energy at Link.
Link woke up again, and found his uncle had passed out on top of him. He lifted his uncle, and placed him on the bed. He ran out to get some people from town, to help his uncle. He got the town doctor, Orion, and brought him back to their house. Orion set his bag down upon the table, and told Link to leave the room.
About 2 hours later Orion called Link in, and told him that his uncle had passed. Link kneeled down against his uncle's corpse as Orion left.
"uncle...I swear, I will get revenge on the man that did this to you."
For seven days Link mourned, as was the custom of the town. after the burial he returned home and slept. No dreams haunted his sleep this night. When he awoke, he let himself rest a short moment, knowing he may never get the chance again.
Finally, Link got out of bed and stretched. After getting dressed, he entered his Uncle's study.
The room was small, and had wood flooring, as opposed to the dirt flooring that was in the rest of the house. There was a simple wooden desk near the far wall of the room. And mounted above the desk, on the wall behind it, was what Link had come for. A sword, roughly 3 feet long, and a shield, displaying the crest of Hyrule. Link's uncle had always gloated about that sword. He said it was the sword Link's father had used.
Link took it down, and swung it around a couple times. It felt oddly familiar to him. He had never touched a sword in his life, yet, it felt as though his arm was whole., well, his left arm anyway. He took the shield down, and put that on his right arm. And he felt right. He tied the swords scabbard so that the sword would fit diagonally down his back. And the shield would fit over it.
It was still early in the morning, so nobody was up to ask questions about why he was leaving, with weaponry. He moved quickly, and quietly. His mind was solely on the man from his dream.
"Ganondorf..." Link muttered to himself.
Link believed the first place he should go was Hyrule castle. Perhaps Princess Zelda knew something about this. He had heard rumors of Hyrule castle, and it's surrounding castle town. From what he had heard, it was a bright, and happy place.
He wondered how to get into the castle to tell the princess what he knew. There must be guards, how many? He'd have to sneak past them somehow.
After hours of wondering and wandering he saw a magnificent castle on the horizon. It rose out of the ground, reaching unimaginable heights. It was surrounded by a town, which, in turn, was surrounded by a moat...Link knew this was the castle from his dream earlier. He wondered if whatever the princess had thrown in the moat was still there. He ran towards the castle, excited to see what lay behind it's walls.
He reached the moat, and looked down into it's waters. The water was clean and clear; nothing populated it's waters. Though semi-disappointed, he crossed the drawbridge into castle town.
