Hey lovelies!
Sorry for no details on the tourney, and the delay, I promise to do better in the future!
- Rina
"oh no need to get out of bed! I'm okay right here." Aliah said. "i hope we can be good friends too." Little did Aliah know, that some friendships last through many lives, Sari and Her's being one of them.
~~~~Present day~~~~
"Hey. Aliah! Time to get up!" A high pitched voice exclaimed. Aliah's eyes slowly lift upwards, to allow her to gaze upon a glowing ball of white.
"holy mother of god!" Aliah shouted, jumping out of her bed. The covers dropped off her body, showing her borrowed nightgown. "What in the hell is that!?"
"Relax, Aliah. I'm your guidance fairy. My name is Lavi. I will be your navigation and guidance fairy through your first year at Hyrule University." The glowing ball said.
"Oh.. I heard Hylians can have fairies... Oh boy don't scare me like that."
"Come on, Aliah, time to go meet the principal. Come on!" The ball said in a high pitched voice. Aliah grumbled and rolled out of the bed onto the floor.
Aliah stood at the large principal's door, in borrowed clothing. Courtesy of Sari (or Ana, Aliah wasn't sure which one her name really was), Aliah had on a blue tunic and a pair of white tights. She pushed the door open and stepped inside, where Impazzi was waiting.
"Good afternoon Miss Aliah. I suspect your sleep went well?" She asked, turning to look at Aliah.
"Just fine, Ma'am." Aliah said, moving to sit on the couch.
"Listen, that young man, Valkyrie? Stay away from him. This is an order from me." Aliah's jaw nearly dropped, before the anger rose through her. How dare she!
Aliah slammed her fists on the table, shivering with anger. "What?! Because I'm a Yselian, right? Holy shit your entire school has something against foreingers. First Serias and now You?! Look, I will hang out with whoever I want, wear what I want and I will excel through this school! Just you fucking watch you evil old crone! I will kick everyone else's ass!"
Impazzi remained clam, her hands clasped behind her back, head held high as if she had not heard a word but the corner of her lips perked up into a smirk. "I will take you up on that. If you manage to score all high marks in every class, I will not only waive your tuition, I will also personally teach you the lost artes of the Shikah." She said. "Your classes begin next week. I hope you will be slightly fluent in Hylian by then. You are dismissed."
Aliah gasped at the coldness of the woman before grinning. "You got it you old bitch, just watch me excel." Aliah then left the office, stomping down the hall. Her stomping continued until she managed to reach her dorm room.
"Did you have to use such bad words?" Lavi asked, fluttering by Aliah's head.
"shut it, you little glow ball, before I pull you into a glass container and turn you into a lantern. Listen, we don't have your kind in Ysel, so you're of no real use to me." Aliah said, glaring at the fairy.
"Well, I have been assigned to you, so I will indeed be useful to you." Lavi fluttered around Aliah's noggin before flashing a few times. She then flittered upwards and took a seat in Aliah's hair. "This braid makes a really nice bed. I'm going to sleep till you need me."
Aliah pushed through her dorm door and stomped up to her room, grinding her teeth the whole time. She almost didn't even notice Val standing at her dorm room door. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, Little Gerudo girl, where are you going?"
"I"M NOT A GERUDO!" Aliah shrieked before she noticed who it was.
"Oh boy, someone got off on the wrong side of the bed today, what's up?"
"What the hell do you want?"
"I was going to see if we could go get something to eat. You know, at the on campus cafe."
"I can't afford it, I had to borrow these clothes." Aliah said before pushing her door open. She peeked inside, Sari nowhere to be found. "you wanna come in?" She asked, sighing.
"I'd love to," Val said, following her into the room, looking around. "wow, a babe's room hm? I guess your roommate lives here too." He chuckled at the room, simplistic, on one, side, and completely forest themed on the other. "so, what did you invite me in her- whoa whoa!" He exclaimed, shaking his hands and turning away as Aliah pulled off her tunic and dropped her leggings. "Don't just strip randomly, a guy can get naughty ideas!"
"What if I want you to be naughty?" Aliah said, wrapping her chest with the black cloth. She slipped on the cream colored pants and tied them around her ankles.
"oh? Never figured you for the type."
"you're right. I'm not the type. I was kidding." Aliah said with a chuckle.
"Oh, damn it. Got my hopes up." Val said with a smile. "Shall we head to the cafe?" He held out his arm to her. She linked her arm through his.
"Only if you pay, dude, be warned, I have a hefty appetite." Aliah said.
"Thank goddesses I have a hefty wallet, you just eat up and I'll pay."
~~~At the cafe~~~
Val was sitting at the cafe table, eye twitching slightly. On the table, three large plates had already been piled on top of each other, with a fourth right after. "okay, you do have a hefty appetite." He said.
Aliah stopped eating and looked at him, before burping.
"Delicious! Thank you for the meal!" Aliah said, clapping her hands together.
"No problem, you don't eat much, do you?"
"Back in Ysel, the resources are dwindling down to almost nothing, because it's really hard to farm. My purpose in coming here is be a hero, so I can get rich and bring prosperity to my land. And you? Why do you want to be a hero?" Aliah asked, turning her bright colored eyes onto Valkyrie.
"Well, because it's what all young boys want. I want to go back home to Kakariko village and tell everyone how successful I was, I want to save the damsel in distress, and I want to make my father see how worthy I am." He answered honestly. He then smiled at her. "Are you done? Because I am dying to stretch my feet."
"yeah, I'm good. But I don't know any places to hang."
"Oh! I know a great spot! We can watch people set up for the tournament!"
"tournament?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot you're a foreigner. Every year, the school holds a beginning of the year tournament, to decide which of the areas we will study. Then, after the tourney, we spend the first year in the center, to do general educations about our area. After the first year, we go to the section that is in our expertise and we study the more advanced techniques and things there. After that, we go do our work." Val explained as the walked up a small stone path with a few lantern posts.
"Wow, that's kinda complicated. All this to protect the kingdom?"
"Hey, when it comes to Hyrule, there is a tendency for evil to take over. This way, there is a better chance of it not coming to ruin." Val said, chuckling at her question. "To a foreigner, Hyrule seems strong. But, it usually ends up falling apart."
"and yet, there is always a hero to save the world. How lucky." Aliah said as she sat down on the bench, leaning back. "whoa, look at that moon!" she exclaimed.
"Yeah, this view is beautiful. It's my favorite in the whole can't see much, thought because it's daylight. But at night, it's so beautiful. Val said, smiling softly. He sat down on the bench next to her. "My old home used to have a view of the moon just like this one, before I moved I'd sit and just stare at the moon for hours. It was the only place that was quiet in my home."
"Oh, you're rich, right?"
Val started laughing, his head tilting back. "You're one silly girl, yes you could say that. My dad is a nobleman, from the Hyrule head knights. I'm the youngest of my 13 siblings, so it was never quiet in my house. My brother failed the Academy and my sister wanted to go instead, but she failed too. As a matter of fact, all 12 of my siblings failed and got kicked out. When my dad would get angry and start yelling, I'd run and hide on an old balcony in a storage room." He stared at the sky, smiling softly.
"Oh, I'm my mother's only living child."
"Only living child? You had others?"
"Yeah, two older brothers. They're gone now." Aliah replied, looking away. She didn't want to continue with the conversation. Valkyrie, who could sense her discomfort, wrapped an arm around her. "They died when I was little."
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get you upset. Oh my! Look!" He pointed towards the hill. On the flattened ground below, where the hill was over looking, people started moving around things in the coliseum. "Round one is to go through mini simulations, of what you might face and stuff. It's to determine the Links from the Sages. Then, the second part, the sages pass through more advanced trials. The third part is for Links only. One on One battles, with weapons supplied by the matrons of the coliseum. The headmistress then gives us letter grades to determine the ability we have to become Link."
"That... Sounds complicated." Aliah said, raising an eyebrow.
"Basically, it's a bunch of battles and obstacles, a big obstacle course."
"SWEET!" Aliah said, leaping off of the bench and heading towards the end of the hill. "Let's go right now!"
"Easy there, Little Gerudo girl, tournament isn't until tomorrow." Val said, waving his hands.
"Don't call me that, but okay, I can't wait to see what I can do." Aliah grinned before turning to look at Valkyrie. "I'll see you on the battlefield tomorrow!"
~~~~The next day, at the stadium~~~~
Aliah pushed through the crowd, looking for a friendly face. Valkyrie waved his arms, smiling widely. "Hey! Over here Little Gerudo!" Aliah pushed through to him, they were on the ground area around the large arena.
"So, if we're down here, who is watching?" She asked, "Who is that in the stands?"
"those are the other students, pardoned from their classes. This is also projected via magic through the kingdom," Val replied, smiling. "let's go, the line is over there."
"So, all we do is pass this stuff?" Aliah asked, blinking.
"Yeah, pretty much. The winner gets some kinda armor, I think it's a perfect replica of the hero's armor." Val answered, smiling. "I'll win this thing and become Link!" He thrust his fist up into the air and smiled.
Impazzi moved to the center, where a tower stood. "Good evening students! Prospective heroes and sages, current novices, and visitors! I welcome you to the 40th annual tournament. For 200 years, we have held this tournament to decide where our students' talents are best suited. As the headmistress of Hyrule Academy, I bid you welcome, and good fighting!" She shouted over the magic tubes. "We will call each student one by one into the course, however, it is a free for all. Help, or hinder your fellow students, through each course. Here are the rules: Rule 1) No killing each other, Rule 2) No outside weapons, only what the school has given you, Rule 3) Talents are allowed, including summoning talents, however, entropy and death hexes are not permitted. Any thing else is free game, Rule 4) You will be given 5 hit points on your back, once your hit points reach 0, you will be "Dead" proceed off the course then and to your nearest counselor who will give you your score. Those who do not die, will automatically become Links. You may now commence the annual Hero's tournament!"
"See you in there, little gerudo!" Valkyrie shouted before leaping ahead, and running to his line. The lines went in slowly, with Aliah bouncing in anticipation.
Finally, it was her turn to run through, and the gates opened, showing the woodsy area.
"Wow, okay, forest." She said, looking around slightly. The call of birds could be heard, then something else. An ocarina. Aliah followed it, silently, alert to her surroundings. The ground began to shake and quiver, causing her to jump forwards. Good thing, the ground collapsed under her, revealing a spiked pit underneathe. "Oh boy... that would have been messy," The sound of the ocarina got louder as she walked, avoiding a few traps, here and there. However, the land was quiet mostly, not another student around. Then, Aliah saw the form of a little girl with green hair. She waved her arm and smiled before running off. "Wait! You shouldn't be here miss, there is a tournament!" Aliah called before chasing after the child. She followed the running little girl until she came to a large door, which she pushed open, revealing the firey pit of lava, as well as the dark volcanic ground. "Stage 2?" Aliah asked herself.
The child appeared next to her, giggling "go on, Link." She said before vanishing.
"That was... odd to say the least." Aliah said, before shrugging and walking through the door which closed behind her.
Most of the other areas occurred in the same manner, Aliah following another person, occasionally battling a student or monster, before coming to the final area, a white room. Several other students were there, some, covered in dirt, or mud.
"Oh boy, I made it." She said, wiping herself off. All the other students were male, and looked just as tired as she was.
"A gerudo? Whoa a chick?" One of the guys asked, looking at her.
"Have you seen a guy named Valkyrie? You know, Tall, dark hair, bright eyes, always perving on something, male or female?" Aliah asked, looking around.
"If you mean me, Little Gerudo. I'm here." Val said, coming in behind her. "you know, if you're here, it means you've passed the sage trials. All of them... Meaning, you're a Link. A FEMALE Link."
"And that means?"
"It means Hyrule history is about to be rewritten."
