Chapter 1

I stood in a barren wasteland. It stretched on for miles, no sign of life anywhere. I walked for seem like for hours, wondering what I did wrong. I couldn't save anyone, but why? I'm suppose to be the Hero Of Time chosen by the gods. So how could I fail? My name is Link and this is my story. It all started about a year ago, in a town called New Port. New Port is the capital of Hyrule, and also where I was born.

I was raised by my older brother, Dante, after my parents died in the civil war. Since my brother joined the army, I had a lot of spare time. I used it to spend time with my only friend, the princess of Hyrule Zelda. We were the best of friends, always looking out for each other. Those were the good times, but then the festival came.

Every year, New Port holds a festival dedicated to the day the town was founded. Zelda and I always went, we had lots of fun. Towards the end of the festival, the town holds a sword fighting competition. Since I was a little boy, I've dreamt of participating in it. Only 16 year old teens and up could enter, so I trained for years.

This year was the year I finally get to join and I had my sights on winning. If only I knew of the dreadful events that happened that day, I could of done something. I woke up to Dante shoving me around. "Come on, Zelda's waiting outside for you. The Festival is about to begin," He said. I pushed his hands away and sat up on the bed. I yawned and asked, "What time is it?"

"It's time to get up, now go get dressed. You wouldn't want to keep your girlfriend waiting," He said.

"She's not my girlfriend!" I insisted. He laughed and left the room. I got out of bed and put on my festival clothes. A green tunic and cap, my brother told me that this used be my dad's. I walked outside to find Zelda sitting on the porch. The sun shined on her like a beacon and the wind made her blonde hair flow with the wind.

She was wearing her favorite pink dress. "Hey," I said. She stood up and turned around. "It's about time you woke up! You're always sleeping," She said, anger in her voice. She stomped her way to me and I backed up into the door. To my surprise, she hugged me. "Good luck with your fight today. I believe in you," She said. I smiled and said, "Thanks."

We made our to the festival. There were so many activities to do, more than last year. Zelda spent her time playing each one. "You've won!" The lady said. She took out three prizes and placed them in a row. There was a bag of rubies, a bracelet and a wooden shield. Carved on the shield was the sacred Triforce and a silver bird under it.

It looked amazing, something that I could use for the tournament. But knowing Zelda, she would most likely go for the bracelet. "Hmm, I'll take the shield," she said taking me off guard. "Are you sure? It's kind of old," The lady asked confused. She nodded and picked up the shield. She handed it to me. "Here, I saw the way you were gawking at it when she pulled it out. You could use it for the fight today," She said. I took the shield from her and equipped it on my right hand.

It was surprisingly light, but I bet it could defend me from mostly anything. "Are you sure? You could still get that bracelet?" I asked.

"Stop asking me if I'm sure. Just take the shield will ya?" She punched me in the arm. A couple of hours passed by and the sword fight competition was about to start. The town gathered around the castle and standing on top of the entrance was the king of Hyrule. "Today marks the day that this thriving town was founded. We give thanks to our ancestor who built this great city and to show it we hold this festival. Now that we are nearing the end, we will hold our annual Sword Fighting Tournament!" He said in a booming voice. The townsmen cheered with joy and excitement.

Zelda tugged on my sleeve. "I have to go and join my father now, but I'll be cheering you on. So you better kick some butt today," She said. I nodded and she left to join her father. Everyone headed towards the arena and I joined the contestants inside. Everyone here looked so excited to fight the guy next to him.

I was determined to win this, no matter what. "Link!" A voice called my name. Near the entrance to the arena was Dante. I walked up to him. "What are you doing here?" I asked. He handed me a sword and said, "I came to give this to you. It was my first sword, dad gave it me. I'm giving it to you, so you better make us proud out there."

"I promise," I said. I took the sword and unsheathed it. It was a bit heavy and it looked sharp. I sheathed and threw it over my shoulder. I sat on a bench for almost three hours, waiting for my turn. So many contestants had already gone. "Next up! Link versus Obsidian," The announcer called. It was finally my turn.

I ran out into the courtyard. A boy about my age was waiting for me. He was wearing a purple robe and his eyes glowed red. He had weird markings on his face, something about him gave me a bad vibe. I looked up at the crowd that was cheering their hearts out. I found Zelda in a private booth with her father.

"You can do it Link! I believe in you!" She yelled. I took out my sword and shield. My shield in my right and my sword in my left. I was ready. My opponent, however, seemed distracted. He was looking around into the crowd.

"Let the fight begin!" The announcer yelled. I charged at him with my sword, but he didn't move. He held up his hand as soon as I attacked. It was like a force field was surrounding him. Was he using magic? "Hey, what the hell do you think you're doing? This is a sword fight not a magician stand off!" I said.

He looked at me and raised his hand again. "You are insignificant to me," He said. A massive amount of energy built up around his hand, it was like a huge dark ball. He chucked it at me, but I dodged it. All of a sudden, he vanished and reappeared in front of me. It was like he teleported. He punched me in the stomach, making me hurtle into the arena wall.

What was this? This guy was unbelievable, surely he was breaking the rules. "Come on Link, get up!" I heard Dante yell. I picked up my sword and stood up. I wasn't going to lose in my first battle. For some odd reason though, he was just looking into the crowd. Who exactly was he looking for?

I charged at him again, but I noticed something. He was smiling. He raised both of his hands and for some reason, everything was silent. I couldn't move at all, it was like I was frozen. He moved towards the wall of the arena. "I've finally found you, now I can complete my goal," He said. He jumped up into the stands which was about ten feet off the ground.

Why wasn't anybody doing anything? Was everyone frozen like me? He grabbed a little girl that I recognized. It was Sylvia, Zelda's cousin. She was only about 6 years old, what did that guy want with her. He hopped back down into the arena with her hanging over his shoulder. She was knocked out cold.

"This world is about to be consumed by evil. I want everyone to witness firsthand the end of your precious, meaningless Hyrule. With this little girl, I can make that possible. No one can stop me," He said, A dark aura surrounded him, then he vanished. My limbs could move freely again and I fell onto the ground.

"NO! MY DAUGHTER!" A woman screamed in the stands. All I could hear was whispering , everyone was terrified. I picked myself up off the ground and looked towards Zelda's booth. The king stood up and walked towards the edge of the booth. "This tournament will be on hold until further notice. Every guard is to be on full alert and the citizens are to stay in their homes."

Everyone in the stands got up and left the arena. Dante rushed his way to me. "Are you alright?" He asked.

"I'm fine," I said. I sheathed my sword and made my way to the castle. That Obsidian character was going to pay, one way or the other.