Kidal stared at him trying to process what he said to her. With such a serious expression he had, she almost believed. She grinned and burst in to laughter.
"You must be out of your mind!" she exclaimed. "I can't believe you're another one of those impostors! And how disrespectful!"
Link was puzzled. He was the hero of time.
"Okay, wait I am the Hero of Time. I'm not an impostor!"
Kidal shook her head.
"The Hero of Time is as good as dead! No, he is dead!"
"What? I'm not dead! I'm right here!"
"Nope, you can't be." Kidal said shaking her head in disbelief. "Didn't you hear? The Hero of Time went Stalfos in the Lost Forest in Hyrule, never to be seen again. It's not a legend. Seven years ago Hyrule reported our kingdom that Link had disappeared. Princess Zelda said herself that they only found his cap by a nearby tree
. Since then it was proclaimed that Link turned Stalfos in the Lost Forest. So there's jsut not way possible, you could ever be the legendary hero."
Link massaged his forehead with his fingertips trying to figure out how he could convince this crazy girl that he was the Hero of Time.
"I don't know who's feeding you or this land lies, but everything you said is wrong. Seven years ago I was a kid, I was ten years old! Adults might turn Stalfos in forest but kids turn in to Skull kids! Seven years ago I was with Zelda, she gave me this!" Link pulled out to what Kidal thought was just a blue ocarina. Kidal came closer to observe it at a better angle.
"It's the ocarina of time." Link explained. "It's part of the reason I was able to become the Hero of Time."
"Never heard of it..." Kidal looked on in wonder at the musical instrument and the triforce engraving on it. She shook her head but began to speak in a softer tone. "Seven years ago you vanished in to the forest. And up until now, there hasn't been any word of your return. One can only assume that you turned Stalfos in the forest...or died. Of course now...Zuyrdon has no contact with Hyrule or any other land for that matter. Maybe a few yards beyond this area is as far as anyone can go in this forest with out dying. So...we have limited knowledge of many things..."
"Wait...why can't people go beyond this forest?"
"It's...complicated. I guess it's better to show than tell. Come on" Kidal said ready to jump off the league of the fountain. Link looked down unsure of what to make of this high jump but figured he could always roll it off in the end. Kidal jumped down first and floated down gently by a strong light to the bottom. Link leapt forward only to fall quickly and roll to the ground. Link, balancing to his feet, rubbed his head in pain and confusion. Kidal gave him an odd look.
"I was going to float you down!" she yelled and remarkably pulling forth another fit of laughter. Kidal then waved her hand for him to follow her, still laughing about the situation.
"'Cause I was really supposed to know that..." Link muttered under his breath.
"The barrier should only be a few more feet away..." Kidal said suddenly letting out a chuckle. "I can't believe you actually jumped from that height. How can you even be alive?"
Link rolled his eyes. "I can't believe you're still on this. I jump from heights like that all the time! Hell, I feel in to another dimension and still survived." Kidal turned around in surprise. She leaned on a nearby tree.
"Another dimension?" Kidal wondered. "So...they do exist...What's it called?"
Link muttered an inaudible swear under his breath. He was never supposed mention that world. But somehow, after so many years, he found himself wanting to share everything he'd been through with anyone besides Epona.
"Termina..." Link sighed. "A moon was about to crush the entire land. That's the short story."
"And the long one?"
"And then I saved them... in a matter of three days...give or take..." Link looked around at the forest. It was dark, but there was no moon in the sky. Just clouds. Was it day time or night time?
"You saved an entire land in three days!" Her face suddenly lit up like a child's face anytime he told stories of his past adventures. He smiled slightly amused to know that he was just a child in an adult body.
"Aren't you supposed to be showing me this barrier that kills people?" he asked.
"Oh yeah! It's right over there. See between those two trees? It's right there and it only stretches around the entire kingdom. Go ahead and walk through it. If you're really the Hero of Time, then you should be able to walk through that tree with relative ease."
Link yawned and stretched some before saying: "Challenge accepted." Link coolly walked passed the two adjacent trees with no problem. He didn't feel a thing.
"See, nothing's happening. So what's the big deal?"
Kidal's eyes narrowed in anger and she marched over to Link but not passing the two trees.
"This is the big deal!"she viciously reach out her hand grabbing on to Link's collar passing the two trees. Stunned, Link saw her arm turn gray and then slowly turn black. Kidal's eyes met with Link's and he saw she looked almost as surprised as he felt. She passed both her hands through the barrier grabbing on to his collar as well. She pushed forward until her entire body was through and she was nothing more than a hideous monster ready to devour the Hero.
"Holy shit!" Link exclaimed. She had a good grip on his collar and not only that she was more like a ghost with claws floating on air. Frantically, he tossed her back through the barrier, ripping off the collar of his shirt. Kidal returned to normal form as she lay flat on the ground. Though he was concerned about her well being, the thought of the demonic-like creature that he saw froze him. Link defensively put up his shield when he saw Kidal slowly began to get up hugging her body.
"And all this time I thought I'd begin to die like everyone else...instead I turned in to a monster."
Link heard her murmur and walked towards her before kneeling next to her. "That wasn't supposed to happen was it?" Kidal shook her head no.
There was a loud howl in the distance. Link and Kidal looked around in alarm.
Kidal quickly struggled to her feet. "We have to get out of here!"
Link pulled out his Ocarina and quickly played Epona's song. Kidal looked at him questioningly. Link grabbed Kidal's hand as the sound of a galloping horse became louder. Epona whisked by but Link, jut as fast, grabbed on to the reigns and pulled Kidal in back of him.
As quickly as it all happened, Kidal, back to back with Link, took aim with her magic at the numerous amount of wolves chasing them. Link, hitting Epona one last time for speed, equipped his bow to take out rabid wolves one by one in a quick methodical fashion
'There's one, two , three, fourth one to the corner, gotcha!' Link counted up in his head how many more could possible appear but he saw they appeared straight from the shadows. No matter how many he struck one with a bow it would reappear elsewhere. Epona could only dodge and weave so many people getting struck by one. 'How many wolves are there really?'
Link heard a loud wailing in his right ear, his head quickly turned to the right only to be greeted by the face of a werewolve. The werewolve was fast but Link's sword play was faster than lightning and on point even with his right hand. By force Link drew upon his sword with his right hand, striking the werewolf directly in the heart. Blood splattered across his face. Kidal turned in fright believing the blood that smacked her face was Link's. Instead she saw Link with his sword in his right hand shaking off the man-sized werewolf, to the other side of Epona. Kidal's mouth dropped at the intensity and ease that Link handled the situation. He turned his head and looked at her from the corner of his eye. His eyes widened.
"Watch out!" Link yelled. Kidal looked in front of her and saw she was just missed by a wolf's claws. "Kill it!" Kidal held a ball of light within the palms of her hands. the light spread outward, engulfing her entire body then sunk down.
"Release!" Kidal commanded. A huge beam of light claimed the life the wolf by disintegration. There was a long moment of silence. "It's gone. But the evil here is so strong, they won't stay away for long. If we can get out of here...they won't bother us anymore."
"Right, but where are we gonna go?" he asked while Epona jumped over the fence of the Heretic's Forest. He saw the vast field of Zuyrdon and it's general outline. They must have been on the highest hill in the land.
"There's a village below here, it's not the friendliest, trust me."
"Are they a tribe of thieves?"
"No..." Kidal replied in bewilderment. "They're a band of misfit kids in green clothes. They have no souls. But they do a decent job of protecting the Konkuru Village."
"You said kids in green clothes? Like my green? Do they grow up?"
"Hm, yeah I guess they do where clothing like your's...but they aren't as nice as normal age very slowly. Every seven years there's a birthday celebration They use magic and they're probably one of the most excellent fighters I've ever met. But they're ruthless savages, they even nicknamed themselves the Lost Kids. They're very cautious especially with outsiders. It might be hard to get in."
"This sounds...wonderful..." Link said with great sarcasm.
"It won't be that bad!" Kidal exclaimed. She began to sniff the back of his neck with great enthusiasm. Link began to get uneasy when he felt her breath on the back of his neck. She grabbed on to his wrist with her hands.
"W-What are you doing?"
"I knew it! You're magical! You were using light arrows. It's fairy magic."
"Yeah, Great Fairy's always give me power and energy."
"That's right! If you're the Hero of Time, you should have a fairy. Where is it in your cap?" Kidal snatched the cap on Link's head and placed it on her own. Then ruffled his blonde hair. "Nope I guess not!"
"Gimme my cap back or I will ride us off the nearest cliff."
"Ha, Even if there was a cliff, you're horse doesn't have the guts to ride us off!"
"You don't know my horse, she's crazy. She will do it." Link replied trying to stifle a few laughs but he let his smile go where she could not see.
"Uh-huh, Epona is magical. Which reminds me..." Kidal placed both hands on Epona's body which began to suddenly glow a brilliant yellow. Epona suddenly stopped and reigned upwards. When her front feet came back on to the ground, she dashed off even faster than before. Link and Kidal held on tightly.
"Epona's never gone this fast...before..." Link gasped unable to catch his breath as the wind choked him. "What'd you do this time?"
"I could sense the magic radiating off of your horse. I boosted her up with a little of my magic! Can't you sense her happiness?" Kidal spoke as if the fast speed and race against the wind didn't bother her. "Look up ahead! It's the village!"
Link attempted to look up but could only see a vast forest surrounded by tall brick walls. They were heading fast towards a large broken bridge that hovered over a large almost bottomless mote. At the speed Epona was going, she jumped over the broken bridge and landed on the other side with ease. Link heard Kidal utter a cry of excitement while they were in mid air as she embraced him from behind. When Epona landed she simply trotted slowly on the path laid out to the village.
"Hakt!" said an echoing voice. Looking around Link saw nothing but trees and the gate entrance. But similar to a Sheikah, a boy suddenly appeared at the front gates, followed by two others a male and female. They were teenagers like Link and Kidal, adorned with green. They looked rough and dirty and equipped with swords, bows, and wooden shields. "Ho go tere?"
Kidal rolled her eyes and hopped off walked towards the group of three.
"Ka to bu se! (Cut the bull shit!)" Kidal exclaimed. Link listened carefully and she was not even speaking ancient Hylian. "Yo kho verr whe ho yo ahm!"
When the boy slowly walked up to Kidal, Link noticed how different these Lost Kids were from the Kokiri kids. He had black hair and his skin was like the color of tree bark. Even though he was adorned with green, it was not bright tones but dark tones. They were all grim looking, not even a hint of cheerfulness among them.
"Yo do, yu shibine? (I do, you traitor?)" He asked in a slow and unexpectedly deep voice. A smirk appeared on his face and he turned around with a chuckle. "Traitor."
"Traitor...?" Link repeated. The boy's accent seemed heavy. Kidal turned to Link.
"Don't listen to him Link, he's just saying as many Hylian words his mind can muster. He just wants to insult me. Da mei (Right)?"
"No...She's a traitor. And you're never allowed here ever again!" a girl with dark brown hair, who spoke perfect Hylian, said with a smile.
"I need to see Naroeko!" Kidal insisted. "It's urgent."
"Hy?" the dark haired boy asked.
"Dosore (dah-So-ray), I seriously need to speak with Naroeko."
"Hy?" Dosore repeated. "Mah sin ka? Is it about that boy? Yor kissha (significant other)?" Dosore let out a laugh and the other two began to laugh as well. Kidal growled at them to stop.
"What'd they say? It was about me wasn't it?" Link asked in a scolding manner. He hopped off Epona and started for Kidal.
"It's just banter Link." Kidal said shaking her head seeing that they were making kiss faces and sexual moans, "They're playing around.." There was one final fit of laughter that befell all of them, then it was over.
"Hehehe...Okay," the other boy of the group said "I think we've tortured her enough! Let's let Kidal and her kissha pass."
"Finally! Thank you Somifa! Come on Link." she said walking passed the gates. Link followed and found that they were all intensely staring at him.
"Refaso's gonna have a fit about your new kissha. I hope you guys aren't in lok-kissh (wed lock)" the girl giggled.
"Just open the gates, Mitedo (Me tee doh)." Kidal sighed. Mitedo pressed against a loose brick on the ground and the gates began to open. Kidal and Link walked through.
"Bye, bye kissha kup, Link!" Mitedo shouted waving good-bye. Link turned around and waved with a smile. Mitedo winked and blew him a kiss. Kidal grabbed his arm and pulled his arm to come on.
"Let's go, Naroeko's home is right in the center of the village."
"Okay, okay, quit being so pushy. And what's a k-kissha?" Link wondered.
"It means a lot of things...it can imply something serious or a fling in the matters of love." Kidal muttered.
"Hnng!"
"Eh?" Kidal asked looking around wondering where that cute sound effect came from. "Did you hear that?"
"Hnng?"
"You made that noise! What kind of reply is that!"
Link only smiled and grabbed his cap from Kidal's head. "I guess it's a Hylian thing. You wouldn't know about that." Link pointed to a nearby house that looked like a large hut with smoke coming from the center.
"Yup...that's it..."
