Chapter 1
A Hero's Call
It hadn't been long; only 3 years since Link's great journey across the land and the skies above to rescue Zelda from Demon King Demise. After this he and Zelda proposed to Gaepora, her father, that everyone in Skyloft should move back down to the surface and make it a paradise again, as it was before Demise existed. At first he was hesitant, but Link was able to convince him to offer the chance to all of Skyloft. Gaepora decided they would build their new town in the area where the goddess statue stood and the surrounding woods.
The town was at first no more bigger then Skyloft, but something unexpected happened. Other Hylians had survived on the surface, waiting in hiding for the day to rejoin their brothers and sisters in the sky. When word spread of new settlement being formed, races of all kind flocked to it- not just Hylians, but also Gorons, Zora, and Kikwi. Other races, like the Mogma, didn't settle with them but instead traded. Soon, the small town turned into a small city. The buildings weren't magnificent, but they were a marvel to behold since this was the first true city since Demise came into being. Gaepora had made it clear that he was the self appointed leader, but he didn't do it forcefully; in fact, many of the people wanted him to lead, since he had the most experience.
Gaepora appointed Link as head of the military. The young hero was slightly baffled at this, he had little military training as a knight of Skyloft, but then again, neither did anyone populating the new city. Actually, the only thing Link had as a "military" was himself, Groose, Pipit and few other knights. But Zelda had faith that Link could expand this fragile force into a great army, to protect the growing city. Link wasn't so optimistic, but he tried his best to grant her wish. Link had called upon the several races and people of the city to join, and promised that their participation in the military would be something to look up to, something to inspire hope in the people of the city, called Hyrule Town in honor of the goddess who sent Link on his quest. Life seemed to be going perfect, until that one cliché day in a story when everything changes.
"What do you mean change the name!?" Groose yelled in complete shock at Link's order.
"Listen Groose, I know you invented it, but I can't bring myself to call it the 'Groosenator' anymore, and I'm sure many others are too. So change the name." Link said, overlooking the construction of a wall that would soon protect the city.
"I think it's an awesome name!" Groose yelled, throwing his arms in the air.
"Groose, you think anything with your name in it is awesome." Pipit commented.
"How 'bout catapult? Is that fine? It isn't as stupid, and in some aspects makes sense." Link asked, hoping to end this topic and make it through the day.
Groose thought for a minute, and then it hit him. "I've got a great name!"
"Yes?" Link and Pipit said in unison.
"The Grooseapault!" Groose said with a large grin on his face. Link and Pipit slapped their faces.
"I give up. Pipit, how has scouting been near the Eldin Volcano?" Link asked, changing the subject to something more serious.
"From what the Goron Team's report says, it appears that a large bokoblin force is assembling there, we're not sure for, what but they could be a threat in the future." Pipit said looking over some papers with the report.
Link remembered the bokoblin very well. Individually, they were nothing. But as a group, well, that's a different story. This job as commander was more stressful then he thought and the leaderless monsters just made it all the harder.
"What are you going to do, Link?" Groose asked, breaking Link from his thoughts.
"I'm not sure; we have 2 options that I see. One, we leave and attack them, but leave the city defenseless. Or Two, we stay and finish building as this wall would give us a better defendable position but risk letting them organize and grow." Link suggested while looking at his two friends, who were also his two highest ranking officers. Link took off his hat and ran his hand through his hair, pondering on the situation. He had been up for weeks on end, making sure everything was perfect. He didn't want anything bad to happen, but this new job was basically controlling his life.
Groose took notice of the dark bags that had formed under Link's eyes, and also noticed his tired movements and actions. "Hey Link how 'bout you head back to the temple and get some sleep, Pipit and I can handle the rest of day." Groose said, placing a hand on Link's shoulder.
"Yeah, I also suggest consulting Zelda on this topic. She may have some helpful input on the matter at hand." Pipit added on, practically shoving his senior officer out the door.
Link yawned, showing just how tired he was. "Sounds like a plan; I'll see you gentlemen in the morning." Link said, walking towards the temple.
Hylia's Temple was operating as not only a place of worship, but food storage and temporary military HQ. Zelda, who had come to terms with her true being, had become more connected to the greater world around and was a sign of hope and wisdom to the people of the city. It was also no secret that Link and Zelda loved each other, since when they first arrived on the surface; you would never see them separated. Now Zelda would try to get Link to rest or help him with harder decisions that took most of his time to make.
Link entered the temple, passing several soldiers who saluted and continued with their business. Link walked down a long hallway and entered a medium sized circular room, where he and Zelda stayed. They had a large bed, two dressers and a large window, which provided a view of the entire city. Zelda was already in the room, sitting on the bed and playing her harp. The music was soft and welcoming to Links ears, a thousand times better than the usual yelling and grunts of his soldiers. Zelda stopped playing to see who had entered and smiled softly at whom it was.
"Hello, Link," she said, walking up to embrace him in a tight hug. "You look terrible. Have you been staying up all night again?" she asked worriedly.
"Yes, things just need to be perfect. I don't want anyone to get hurt, especially not now." Link said, walking over to the bed. "Everyone is looking up to me for guidance in these times and it's more then I can handle."
"Link, I know you have a lot on your shoulders right now, but you can give some of that weight to others, your not the only capable person." Zelda said, looking down to the ground. "Also there's something else…" she mumbled.
Link looked at Zelda; she seemed very worried which was something she was not well known for. "What do you mean, 'something else'?" he asked.
"Link, you know that I'm Hylia."
"Yes, but what does that have to do with anything?" He asked, getting slightly worried. Zelda hated being called Hylia, and she brought it up only when she wanted to talk about something serious.
"My daughters…They want you for a task." Zelda said in a low tone, still looking at the ground.
"Your daughters? You mean the Three Golden Goddesses?" Link asked in shock.
"Yes, they want your help with something."
Link, still sitting on the bed, looked to Zelda, a concerned expression hiding the fact that his mind had just added more stress to his life.
"What do they want?"
"Ask for yourself…" Zelda said, opening the door to the room. Two robed figures stood and slowly walked into the room in front of Link. The two threw back their hoods to reveal the faces of Din and Nayru. Link wasted no time into getting into a kneeling position, since he was in the presence of goddesses who did not ask him to stop kneeling in front of them, like Zelda/Hylia had asked.
"Rise, hero." Nayru said in a very calm tone. Link stood and stared into the faces of the goddesses. Before Link could ask anything Zelda stepped in front of him.
"What is it you need from him?" She asked.
"Nice to see you too, mother." Din said sarcastically.
Zelda just glared at Din and then looked back to Nayru for an answer. "We need Link, mother, for a task of great importance." She said
"Wait… I understand you need me to help you, but aren't there three of you?" Link asked in confusion.
Nayru responded before her sister could. "Our younger sister Farore is still feeling the aftershocks of a great disaster that befell her children."
Din walked forward, becoming less like her sarcastic self and more like her older sister. "Many years ago, there was another great civilization known as Xerxes, and in one night it was wiped out…"
"How is that possible?" Link asked in shock.
"An art known as alchemy happened. The art gives an average human or hylian power that matches our own. One human used this to his own selfish gain and destroyed the great civilization. Inadvertently, that is also the reason Demise came into being; from the residual energy of his alchemy." Nayru said.
"What my sister is trying to say, Hero, is that we need you to hunt this man down and stop him from doing it again." Din said, growing agitated with her sister prolonging the situation.
"In simple words yes, that is what you need my hero to do. But my daughters, you understand that I'd be entrusting you with not only my hero, my knight, but my love as well?" Zelda said, taking on her role as Hylia and mother to the golden goddesses.
"Where do I need to go, Zelda?" Link asked. She had referred to him as her love. He'd do anything to help her, even if it meant leaving. Zelda gestured towards her oldest daughter, and the blue-haired goddess spoke.
"Beyond the Eldin Volcano to the North, there is a country called Amestris. It is mostly populated by humans, and this is where you will find the man. This is where you will go. Once there, do anything possible to stop this man from repeating history."
"I'm sure you're not going to send him without proper knowledge of the place, my daughters. I would be very angry with the both of you if my hero died because you sent him unprepared." Zelda said, getting more and more annoyed at the forwardness of her daughters.
Din reached towards Link, grabbing him by the shoulders and standing him in front of Nayru. "Of course, mother. Nayru was just getting to that part." She said, as Nayru touched her hand to his head.
"Wait, what?!" Before Link could move away, there was a blinding light but then information flowed through his head. All of the world's history was being squeezed into his brain all at once, and the pain was tremendous and it felt like an eternity. He saw everything, the creature in the flask, the blonde man, the destruction of Xerxes, the creation of Amestris, the Ishvalin War of Extermination and Alchemy. Link nearly collapsed on the ground, the only thing keeping him up was Zelda. She had run over to him when Nayru used her power of wisdom on him.
"Do you now see why we need to stop him?" Nayru asked.
Link breathed heavily, his whole body was shaking but he nodded his head in agreement. Zelda was about to protest but she understood that link wasn't going to say no.
"One more thing, Link" Din said, moving closer to him "Me and my sister shall bless you with a portion of our power." Din and Nayru moved in front of Link and extended their arms. Light seemed to come off their arms and onto Link. They were filling him with the power of two great spells to help him. The power Link felt was amazing and rejuvenated him. He stood up, off of Zelda and was able to stand on his own.
"Use these powers well, Hero," Nayru said. "I have gifted you with my wisdom, use it to shield yourself from harm in the coming battles."
Din followed suit, saying "I have gifted you with my strength, use it to rain fire upon your foes in time of need."
Link looked around, feeling a familiar energy flow thorough him. Determination, the same energy that propelled him through his quest to save Zelda. "When should I go?" he asked.
"Now" Din and Nayru said in unison.
Chapter 1 is here! You'll notice that I haven't changed any of the writing because I want you to experience the other authors writing style (excuses!) till next time!