The second chapter of The 9th Guardian has been added now.

This chapter is dedicated to no one because no one was nice enough to review the chapter before. So if you want the next chapter to be dedicated to you, then please read and review.

Disclaimer: I do not own Zelda. If I did own Zelda, this wouldn't be posted up on this site but instead there would be a trailer of this game. And if there is a trailer, then I am either Miyamoto's future succesor and I don't know it, or Miyamoto is looked here for good ideas for his new trailer.


The boy sitting on the cliff in the rain holding the locket we all know now is Link, the only survivor of his villages attack and who vowed vengeance on the foul beast who destroyed it.

Still crying from the lost of his loved ones and how it all happened so suddenly out of nowhere, Link did not notice the group of squirrels (that he almost landed on) who were now staring at the saddened boy up in their tree.

Another lightning bolt struck down and took out the tree the squirrels were in. The tree came tumbling down and landing right next to Link, who didn't even flinch at the event. The squirrels came running out of the tree in fright and started to run around in circles, after awhile the squirrels all gathered into a large group behind Link. Slowly, the group of squirrels began to rise up into a pillar and eventually took the form of an old man covered in a squirrel fur coat.

The old man came walking up to Link and placed his hand on his shoulder. "So you're the only one left?" Link shoved the hand off and clenched his sword in anger towards the old mans statement. The man backed away for his own defense "I'm sorry for what happened to you. I saw the monster attack your village from this very cliff. When I saw what happened, I couldn't believe it myself. I couldn't believe that he has returned."

Link turned his head to look at the old man. He couldn't see the upper part of the old mans face because it was blocked by a squirrel coat hood. "Come with me boy, and I will tell you everything and also how lucky you are to survive." the man began to what appeared to be sinking, but was actually turning back into a group of squirrels. "Follow the squirrels." and with that the squirrels ran off into the forest with Link right behind them.

Link ended up at a cave with writing above the entry way. The squirrels once again turned into the old man who saw Link staring at the inscription wondering what it said. "It says, 'when one is left, they will have the power.' please come in. It's awfully wet out here." the old man entered the cave as Link stood outside wondering if he should follow him. He looked at the locket once more, and without thinking, he knew he had to do this.

Inside was a bed and a fireplace on one side of the cave and another bed with a painting of a man holding a sword facing a large pig-like creature. But what was most interesting about the cave was that U-shaped book shelves cover half of the walls which were filled with thousands of books.

The man walked over to the wall and took out a book which had a mirror on both sides of the book. "This book will tell you what you need to know." he hands Link the book for him to read. "I will be making some food while you read ok?" Link nods to the old mans suggestion as he opens the book and begins to read.

The Legendary Mirror Dragon

Where there is light, there is dark,

only a little goodness will make the spark,

but when there is all good in the land,

true evil will be close at hand,

it will create, it will change,

into a creature of this world is strange,

with its skin smooth and bright,

it will appear to be a being of light,

but it will come at the end of the day,

to make sure all good will pay.

Its power is great as it has many,

the power is to take skills of any,

it cannot be beat, it cannot be killed,

for its only weakness is to build,

another realm, for the creature to be sent,

of a place of pain and full of torment,

to make the realm open up its gate,

you must defeat the great demon eight,

for when this creature comes to arrive,

the demons take temples in which to thrive,

earth, fire, water, air,

ice, primal, techno, and dragon beware,

defeat these eight to find the power,

to be victorious in the final hour.

He looks up from the book in complete confusion as to what the last part meant. The old man walks up to the wondering boy with a bowl of soup for Link and himself. "I bet you're wondering about the whole story aren't you?" Link then nods with a still confused look on his face. "Well to put it simpler terms, I'll tell the story."

"This creature, known as the Mirror Dragon, is a creature of evil. Its skin is that of a mirror and with no other defining features. The dragon comes when the land has been at peace for many years, in which it has. It comes at night as to show that it of evil essence. The dragons power is to duplicate any skills its skin is shown and increase its power greatly, making it so hard to be defeated. But as you have read, it can't be beat nor can it be killed, but it must be sent into the realm from which it came from. The realm can only be opened by one person and that person must obtain eight talismans to open it. However, these talismans are in the possession of his eight demons that he dispersed throughout Hyrule. These demons are not only powerful but have also took over the Eight Guardian Temples. Within each of these temples was the protectors of their specific element: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ice, Primal, Techno, and Dragon. But now that they have been defeated, all sorts of evil creatures are spreading across the land causing untold havoc."

The man stopped talking for a moment to see if it all sank into the blonde boys head.

"I know this is all a lot to take in but you must or else this won't go very well for you or Hyrule. Now then, where was I. Oh yes, havoc will spread throughout the land until it is either ruled by the evil Mirror Dragon or is completely destroyed. But as I said before, there is hope for the land of Hyrule by sending the Mirror Dragon back to its realm, but it can only be done by the eight talismans and also by only one person in the world."

Link was now listening intently to find out who could possibly be the one who could do all this.

"In the legends of Hyrule, there is a man who has saved Hyrule multiple times before. This man is known as the Hero of Time, and I believe..." Link was now on the edge of his seat wanting to know the hero's name like he was a little child. "You."

A huge thump was heard as Link fell off his chair and face planted into the ground. He looked back up to see if the man was laughing from the joke that he pulled on him.

"No Link, this isn't a joke, I am serious in that I believe you are the legendary Hero of Time. Think back to when the Mirror Dragon was in your village, everyone was being defeated with it even moving from its position. But you, you were able to actually get close to the beast and injure it and lets not mention that you were the only one who survived the dragon attack. Face it, you are the Hero of Time."

The old man walks back to the book shelves and places the mirrored book back in its place. "You must go to the Eight Guardian Temples, defeat the demons, obtain their talismans, and send the evil creature back to where it was spawned!"

Link stood up still trying to get all this in his head. He had helped his friend Ikki with a giant fish, asked the girl of his dreams onto a date that very night, a dragon attacked his village and also destroyed every bit of family that he knows, and to top it all off, he learns that he is this legendary hero and has to send this Mirror Dragon to another realm. (Wow, talk about your information overload.) He walked over to the opening of the cave to look up into the sky. What he saw was a full moon, then all of a sudden a small sliver of the moon turned into a silvery color.

"The dragons power is growing." the old man says as he walks up to the new found hero looking up at the moon. "When it is full, there will be no stopping the dragons power to sweep across the land with chaos. So. . . will you take the quest and save your land?" Link made a response by placing his hand on the back of his head showing that he's not sure that he is the one to do this. "And also the possibility of gaining your loved ones back?"

Links eyes widened at what the old man said. Just think, he could see Erisa again, Ikki, Mari, everyone from his village all of them could be brought back. Link grabbed his sword and gave the old man the most serious face he has ever shown in his life.

"I'll do it."


OOOOHHH! Link now has a motive as to take the quest. What will he encounter? Will he find another love? Will he recieve a tiny companion that tells him what to do? I don't know myself either, I'm making this up as I go. But what will really help me out is if you readers supply me with a large amount of reviews which will give me the ability to post chapters up faster. Well see you all next chapter, I'm out.