SLAS: Hi! We're back with Chapter 1 after a long time of procrastinating.

CAW: Hope it's not as unacceptable as you thought.

SLAS: We wish. Anyway, on with the chapter.

CAW: Let me do the disclaimer, since I just played Brawl while you did the chapter by yourself.

SLAS: Fine...

CAW: Zelda characters belong to Nintendo.

SLAS: Note: This story will always be in Vaati's point of view, so don't get confused.


0- Chapter 1 -0

Nameless Traveler


Where am I? I can't really remember this place.

I must have awoken in the middle of Hyrule Field. Covered in green grass, the fields extended infinitely in my eyesight. I didn't know where to go. But since it was useless to just sit here and wait, I decided to walk forward. The fields maywere infested by monsters, but none of them were able to endure my power.

How will I live? I always thought of this as I walk along the path leading to another destiny. I wondered how my new life would begin, or how it will end; and I know that I will be the one who can change my fate. But without rupees, I won't be able to afford necessities. Even if I can find food on my own, I don't have agricultural knowledge to grow edible plants and sustain my life.

I know that everyone will alienate me. I know that they will laugh at my lavender hair. I know that in their eyes I'm a short, weird lad full of flaws given by birth. Some might even think I'm a girl waiting to fall prey to danger. They will treat me like how the citizens of the Dark Realm did, because they are all the same. They are all selfish and worthless people who don't fear the Goddesses' power. However, I have no choice but to do business with them, for it's the only way to earn rupees. The only way to live normally.

The sunlight was beginning to fade. It was the first time that I gazed upon the sunset in my new life. The radiance beckoned the end of the day and the start of the night. It was hypnotizing me to lie down on the grass, close my eyes and go to sleep. I tried to resist for my protection, but my efforts are futile. I started to lose my consciousness of the world around me.


Where was I? Why can't I move? I must have been tied up and brought in a deserted place while I was sleeping in the middle of the fields.

My eyes saw about thirty green-skinned creatures dressed like bandits surrounded around me. Most of them were carrying torches while the others held nothing. One of them was grotesquely larger than the other. He must be their leader.

I was tied to a pole standing above a pile of firewood. I was the center of attention of the crowd. It seems that I'm in a village somewhere, and its only entrance and exit is a small cavern near the watch guard.

I overheard them talking, but their tongue is different from Hylian and Minish language. They must be thinking what to do with me. With their plans away from my mind, I have no choice but to cut the rope using magic at the right time, obliterate anyone in my way and escape.

Most of the creatures noticed that I was now conscious. It seems that my awakening caused an uproar in the village. I sensed a feeling of dread from them; they are afraid of me even if they think I'm helplessly vulnerable to be burnt down to ashes.

Their leader tried to calm the others, and his efforts managed to stop all of their screams. He then proceeded to get a torch from one of the others. The crowd grew excited over my death here, but they don't know that I can easily escape. Before setting me ablaze, he pulled something from his pocket. It was gleaming brightly as the moonlight shone on it. I clearly recognized the item, and I was shocked that it is in the creature's hands.

It was a triangular blue-colored gem at the end of a yellow-hued shape vaguely resembling the markings below my eyes. It was attached to a necklace crafted from pure silver. It was the pendant of my mother. It was given to me by my father 3 years after my mother died while giving birth to me. He said that it contains her Pact, a promise of protection for someone in exchange for the death of one who made the Pact, and as long as I wear the pendant, she will protect me.

I was enraged to find out that the leader stole it. He could have stolen the ruby adorned on my cap or disarmed me by taking away my stiletto. But, he did not. Instead, he stole my most valuable and most unnoticeable possession.

He held it in front of my face, taunting me with the necklace. He swung it back and forth from his hand while speaking in their language. The crowd laughed at me, thinking I would sit down and cry until they give me back my accessory. Their boss looked at me with false pity, trying to make my tears fall from my eye sockets. I didn't say anything; I just stared at him. My eyes were burning with hatred towards them. Driven by either fear of my power or fear of my stare, he threw the pendant to me. Luckily, I caught it with my left hand and held it tightly.

He proceeded to throw the torch he held. It landed near the pile of combustible wood. Needless to say, my precautionary plan was put into action. With a single movement of my right hand, I harnessed the power of the winds and cut off these ropes that limit my movement.

All of them were surprised that I managed to escape the bonfire. They went into the different shacks to properly equip themselves with arrows and clubs. Since taking them all at once with hand-to-hand combat would be difficult and functional possessions might be damaged, I have to lure them away from the village and use my magic to eradicate them all. They noticed my sudden rush to the exit and sped up their preparations.

I managed to finally get out of the village. I took the pendant from my left hand and wore it around my neck and behind my tunic, just like how I wore as usual. I heard the battle cries of the enemies as they approach the exit of the village. It was an indication for me to use one of my most potent spells, the Tornado. The enemies have spotted me and began to shoot me with very inaccurate flaming arrows.

I was lucky to avoid the arrows whilst chanting. Out of nowhere, swift winds begin to form a column that connects with the ground. All of the enemies were sucked into the vortex. Most of them were thrown up high and landed in other places. The others were torn asunder by the fierce winds. Of course, I was unaffected by the spell. It was an advantage of being a Wind Mage and a demon.

I went back in the village to get some items the creatures left. But I was greeted by their leader. He was in front of me brandishing a giant one-edged axe. I pulled out my dagger and quickly thought of a way to defeat him with a few spells and a six-inch knife.

Hoping that he would hit me and slice me horizontally into two parts, he tackled me at full speed and swung his axe. I quickly used my Relocation spell and materialized right behind him. I repeatedly slashed his back. He illustrated no pain whatsoever, but he is severely out of energy.

He attempted to counter my attacks with a spin of his weapon, but he was left vulnerable after my reflexes dodged his axe. Taking advantage of the great weight of the axe and the loss of the leader's stamina, I plunged the dagger into his right arm. Blood was flowing like a river from his flesh wound. He dropped his axe on the ground, pulled out my stiletto arm and threw it to me. I caught it with my hand and prepared to attack. He pulled out a horn out of his pocket and blew it. I heard large footsteps running towards me. I looked behind me and perceived a massive boar charging towards me. I moved out of its path to avoid being trampled. The leader rode on the boar and escaped from the village. I shook of the dust from my clothes and sheathed my knife.

I scanned the area thoroughly for items, but the creatures didn't leave any loot. Just before I left the village, I heard a door open. I turned back and saw an old woman.

"Wait!" the woman said. I responded by walking towards her.

"Did you defeat those beasts?" she asked.

"Yes." I coldly replied.

"My name's Impaz. The evil creatures here were driven away by a hero named Link, but they didn't learn a lesson from him. I sincerely thank you for repelling them away from the village." she spoke.

"I was just doing it for my survival. I didn't know that there are other people living in a place like this." I said.

"Who are you? Are you another hero sent by the Goddesses?" I was surprised by her comment.

"My name? I have forgotten it along with my harsh past. And I'm no hero. I'm just a traveler." I lied.

"How did you end up here in the village? Did you decide to go into the cavern than to cross the bridge?" she questioned me. She seems to be used being alone.

"No. I was just passing by the fields in my journey when the monsters attacked me while sleeping. They hoped to make me a human bonfire in here, but they failed miserably." I answered.

"If that's the case, how can this old woman repay the young, nameless traveler's heroic deeds?"

"I just need a map of Hyrule. I was born and raised in a different country, so I'm not yet familiar with the places." I told her.

"Fortunately I have only one, but you can utilize it more than I can in your journey. Before you go, here's 20 rupees. You might be able to use it in your times of need." With that said, she gave me a red rupee and a detailed map of Hyrule. It was nothing familiar from the Hyrule I once knew.

After receiving my reward, I immediately made an exit out of the village. I found myself in a rocky sector near the northernmost part of Hyrule. The darkness faded into the dawn, a symbol of new life and hope from difficult trials. I continued to walk ahead into the direction of the rising sun.

As my destiny continues to reveal itself to me, I discovered a new purpose to pursue in my life: to walk alone through the country until I reach an isolated place to live as a normal human, a life that I never experienced. Rupees will matter only if I still draw forth the breath of life.