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Letter

I pushed Epona hard to get home quickly. Most of those monsters came out at dusk and I wasn't in the mood for a fight.

The whole way back, Zelda was holding onto me tightly. She was shaken and she was not in the state to fight.

When we got back to the castle, Zelda did calm down a bit more. She probably felt safer at home.

Together we walked through the dim-lighted town. Only a couple of lanterns were lit here and there. I kept Zelda close to my side as we passed some unknown people. There should be more lanterns on in this town at night. Many more strangers came out at night and were not to be trusted.

Zelda and I reached her courtyard safely.

"Link?" Zelda broke the serene silence. Her voice echoed in the darkened courtyard.

I looked up at her face and nodded.

"I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier. It was stupid of me and you looked like you knew what you were doing..."

I shrugged.

"No, I am sorry."

I nodded sincerely.

"But, boy, are those clowns creepy!" She laughed, breaking the uneasiness of the conversation. The noise echoed in the courtyard again. I chuckled too. "Well, good night, Link." I watched Zelda smile in the darkness. She pecked my lips lightly and ran off towards the big doors of her castle.

I smiled, lifting a hand to touch my lips. They tingled slightly and I grinned. Zelda opened one of the large, wooden doors and she turned around once more. I waved back at her. A lot of golden light shone out from inside the castle door and all I could see was a dark outline of Zelda. She waved too and then closed the big door.

I was in pure Twilight. Not a single drop of light shone out from the castle windows, nor were any lanterns on in the once again quiet garden. I smiled, thinking of Midna again... and then I frowned. Twilight. It will never let me forget her. It's going to come back every night reminding me of her.

Midna. Midna was so beautiful. Beautiful beyond words. I just wanted to be with her again. To have her in my arms... Well, it didn't matter anymore. I'm never going to see her again. She's never coming back and I'm just going to keep on reminiscing.

"Damn it," I thought, "Damn it all!"

My muscles tensed and I stomped a foot on the gravel pathway. A couple of pebbles shot in different directions, bouncing into the newly trimmed grass. I shook my head, trying to loosen up. My fists clenched tightly, knuckles turning a deathly white. I started breathing deeply and tried to suck in the cool night air. I flexed my fingers and rolled my neck once.

I stood there in the middle of Zelda's courtyard for more than a few minutes. My breathing returned to a normal state and I did feel a little better.

I strode stiffly through the empty garden and walked through the gigantic set of doors that were supposed to keep the villagers and strangers from going in or out. I didn't even bother closing the doors since some Hylian guard would do it sooner or later.

There were only two lanterns on now, one on each side of the town square. The large fountain in the center of the square gleamed gold from the fire lit in the lanterns.

Some of those unknown people were still roaming outside. One in particular decided not to show his face by hiding it behind a brown hood. I walked by this hooded figure but I was called right back.

"Hey... Hero of Twilight..." called his dark, raspy voice.

My long, elfish ears perked up at his request for me. I stopped, my shoulder almost touching his. I turned my head to the right, seeing him out of the corner of my eye.

"Girlfriend break up with you?" he chuckled.

He must have seen me in Zelda's courtyard. My actions took over my thoughts. I shoved him against the brick wall of a house and pulled my sword to his neck.

"Easy there!" He sounded amused. I growled, deep in my chest. "Nice blade..." He was definitely eyeing my sword although I couldn't see his eyes. "... ah, the Master Sword?"

I growled again, holding my blade to his throat with much more force. He slowly lifted a hand, putting it in the opening of his hood. He reached in, touching his neck. The man pulled out his hand to see his finger tips covered in a crimson liquid.

I stumbled back, pulling my sword away from his face. The hooded figure put his hand back up to his wound.

"That's gonna take a while to heal," he mumbled to himself. He sauntered off, a small trail of blood behind him.

I blinked twice, horrified. I just hurt an innocent civilian. My teeth clenched in sorrow, not anger. I sheathed my bloody sword, looking around. No one was to be seen, not even the injured man.

I broke out into a run, leaving the town square and running out of the castle town.

I ran and ran and ran, letting the useless wind throw my hair around. I soon collapsed of exhaustion, falling into the hard ground. It was cold and I soon felt light-headed. I hoped... there were no enemies... around...

0o0o0o0o0o0

It was very cold. Not like a wintery cold at Snow Peak Mountain, more of an eerie cold. There was nowhere to go. Well, actually, I could go anywhere; it was just a big, dark room of... emptiness.

I saw a figure walking towards me. I squinted my eyes; they were still too small to see. I ran full speed towards the person.

It was a woman and she came into view almost at once. It was... Midna. Her beautiful red eyes shone brightly at me.

"Link!" she called, waving me over.

I went to beam at her but an invisible force held the corner of my lips down. I pulled out the Master Sword, but something was wrong. It didn't shine brightly with light or have its blue handle. It was glowing in Twilight and the handle was black. I slowly walked towards her figure, sword still in hand.

Midna looked worried. She held her fragile hand up to her mouth. "...Link?"

Now I smiled. Not in happiness, but in satisfaction. What was going on?

I reached her. She was a lot taller than me so I looked up, smirking. I held the dark blade to her stomach.

"This isn't like you..." she whispered desperately. I threw the blade through her mid-section. Blood poured onto the floor of the room. I wanted to cry – to bawl, but I laughed. I was laughing at her, and she was about to die. "...Li-Link..." she cried out and fell to the floor in her blood.

She was dead. I bent down, running my fingers through her blood. I licked my fingers. Her blood was warm and it tasted like rust. I smirked again.

I bent down again to take more blood but it was gone, along with Midna's limp body. I quickly got up in surprise. I looked behind myself and then looked forward with wide eyes.

There was the Mirror of Twilight back together in one piece. In the mirror's reflection was something horrible. There was a dark monster. I turned around. Nothing. Then I noticed, it wasn't a monster – it was me.

I looked all... unnaturally distorted. I was black from head to toe. Hair, skin, tunic – everything. Well, except for one thing. My eyes. They were a piercing red. Unlike Midna's soft eyes, mine were evil. And they were glowing too. I closed my eyes, screaming loudly.

"AAAAAHHHHH–!"

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"– HHH?" I slowly opened one eye, suddenly looking at something green. I opened the other and noticed I was lying on the grass.

With two arms, I pushed myself up. I stayed on my knees and looked around warily. I was in the field. I was in the Lanayru Province.

The sun was just starting to rise and I heard a cucco cawing out in the distance. Sunrise. Daylight. I smiled in exhaustion, getting off of the dew covered grass.

I turned away from the sun and looked towards the Hyrule Castle. I was quite a ways from it since I ran – wait. What happened to that man? What happened to me? I rubbed my temples. What did I do last night? What... came over me? I shook my head in disgust. Maybe no one will know. I took out my charm and called Epona.

She came in a couple of moments and I hopped on her quickly. I directed her back to Hyrule Castle. Today, I was working for Zelda.

I reached the castle's entry bridge and I jumped off of Epona. I was about to reach the gate when the call of the mail man startled me.

"MR. LIIIIIIIIIIIIINK!"

I swerved around to see the little man huffing and puffing.

"One letter for Mr. Link!" he announced, then sang a little victory tune. I rolled my eyes, taking the letter from his hand.

"Well, my business is concluded... ONWARD TO MAIL!" he bellowed and ran off into the field like a crazy lunatic.

"What is with that guy?" I thought, "He's going to get himself killed." I shook my head, then turned my attention back to the letter.

I broke open the seal and opened up the folded parchment.

The letter said,

"Dear Link,

You need to come down and visit us at Ordon Village. The townsfolk and kids miss you dearly. Fado desperately needs help with the goats. He can't keep a damn thing under control without you! Come down and see us. I miss your bright and shining face!

Love, Rusl"

I did need a break. The last time I saw Rusl was when he helped me get down to the Sacred Grove. I smiled; that should be the perfect place to take a break.

I decided I should go tell Zelda I'd be gone for a week or two.

Shoving through the busy square, I reached the huge doors. A Hylian guard let me through since he knew I was the Hero. I walked into the courtyard and was disturbed by Zelda yelling.

"Link! I'm getting married!" she squealed, rushing toward me.

I beamed. That was great news!

"To whom?" my hands asked.

She cleared her throat, "His name is Prince Triac."

As if on cue, her fiancé walked right out of the castle's doors.

He was very handsome. No, I would have to say beautiful because he was very angel-like. His hair was chocolate brown in colour and it fell in loose curls to his shoulders. His eyes were auburn brown and they were shining brightly. His skin was very light like a statue, even though his hair and eyes were dark in colour.

"Why hello there, my lovely lady!" he exclaimed. His voice was deep in tone, but it was very angelic. He walked over towards Zelda, putting one hand on each of her shoulders. He was also very tall, a lot taller than me and Zelda. "And who might this be?" He was eyeing me, quite thoroughly, must I add.

"This is my good friend, Link." She smiled towards me.

"Ah, yes! Sir Link, Hero of Twilight and saviour of Hyrule." His voice was very sharp when talking towards me.

Right then, I already knew I didn't like this guy. Well, he was going to be the king of Hyrule, so I still had to be respectful. I bowed deeply. Finally, I raised my head, looking at his smug face. I stood straight again, looking at the couple.

"So... I heard you're quite the swordsman! Care to have a duel sometime?" he asked. I nodded in reply.

"Link, what brings you here today?" Zelda piped up.

My hands told her, "Can we talk alone?"

"Oh, yeah, sure!" she smiled.

"Hmmm? You don't talk?" He looked at me in disgust. I shook my head in reply.

"Why not? You're not deaf... as you can hear me now. Lost your voice?" he asked mockingly.

I grounded my teeth together, holding back a snarl. I shook my head again.

"That's–!"

"Triac!" Zelda cut him off. "Link and I need to talk. Can we have a moment?"

He smiled a ravishing smile. "Sure thing!" He pecked her on the cheek and then gave me a threatening look.

Triac strode back off into the castle.

"What do you need?" she asked me, after he left.

"Well, I got a letter..." my hands continued, "... down from the people in Ordon. They asked if I could visit and I was wondering if I could go."

She laughed, "Of course you can! I'm not stopping you!"

I smiled gratefully. "I'll be gone for one or two weeks."

"Okay," she beamed, "Just be safe!"

I hugged her tightly.

"I will," my hands told her.

She turned to leave, but my hands quickly told her, "Good luck with the wedding!"

"Oh, we're not having it until a month or so. I'll tell you when!" She smiled at me again.

And then she ran off to join her fiancé.

I sighed, looking around one more time. I left the castle grounds and I called Epona. I smiled, patting her side. I hopped onto my horse and we galloped south.

A four day trip. This is going to be a lonely voyage...

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