chapter 7 The Great Sea
This is but one of the legends of which the people speak...
Long ago, there existed a kingdom where a golden power lay hidden. It was a prosperous land blessed with green forests, tall mountains, and peace.
But one day, a man of great evil found the golden power and took it for himself. With its strength at his command, he spread darkness across the kingdom. But then, when all hope had died, and the hour of doom seemed at hand...
...a young boy clothed in green appeared as if from nowhere. Wielding the blade of evil's bane, he sealed the dark one away and gave the land light.
This boy, who traveled through time to save the land, was known as the Hero of Time. The boy's tale was passed down through generations until it became legend... But then, a day came when a fell wind began to blow across the kingdom. The great evil that all thought had been forever sealed away by the hero once again crept forth from the depths of the earth, eager to resume its dark designs.
The people believed that the Hero of Time would again come to save them... But the hero did not appear. Faced by an onslaught of evil, the people could do nothing but pray to their God. In their last hour, as doom drew nigh, they left their future in the hands of fate.
What became of that kingdom? None remain who know.
The memory of the kingdom vanished, but its legend survived on the wind's breath. On a certain island, it became customary to garb boys in green when they came of age. Clothed in the green of fields, they aspired to find heroic blades and cast down evil. The elders wished only for the youths to know courage like the hero of legend...
So much time had passed since the destruction of that kingdom...It had passed into legend of the peoples above the oceans created because of one man's greed.
The territory was roamed by many different pirate crews, both searching for treasure and looking to claim a few islands.
But none knew how it came to be. No one questioned it.
On one of these islands, sleeping like babies, were the last Hylians in existence. In a magical sleep they were watched by the descendants of those who moved to the mountain tops. Watched for centuries under their gaze, they never aged,
and didn't have any injuries. Completly healed in sleep.
Meanwhile on Outset Island...
Merrian was running errands in the village, she was in a hurry to her hut on the edge of the island. Hoping she could make dinner before the sun went down. She had been told since she was old enough, to perform her tasks as if the sleeping Hylians would awake.
She opened her door and set to making dinner. Starting with some chopped vegetables, some cucoo stock, and bread baking over the fire.
If the Hylians did awake, they would be in a very different world. One of grand ships, galleons, and battleships.
As she cooked she stiffened, turning to the tallest Hylian suddenly awake and sniffing the air. Followed by a growling stomach. He turned his head to her as he sat up.
"Can you tell me where I am milady and what is that wonderful smell?" Damyin asked, unsure how to word his questions. Merrian slackened her stance a little and answered.
"You are on Outset Island sir knight." She answered steadily. Jumping as the other five Hylians stirred. All of them sitting up and looking around confused. Zelda looked around groggily as her brain registered where she was.
"Where are we?" She asked Merrian sleepily.
"You are in my hut on Outset Island your majesty." She stated proudly with her wooden spoon. The knights looked at each other with bewildered expressions. The two knights had a feeling they weren't in Hyrule anymore.
"My family has watched over you for centuries in your sleep. Hoping that one day you would awake." She explained further.
All of them had the same thought process as they took this in. They all shouted at once.
"What happened to the king/father?!" Merrian took a couple steps back. Trying to be sensitive to their predicament.
"As far as I know, your king died in the Great Flood." She spoke solemnly, her head lowered in respect. The Hylians picked themselves up and formed a circle, heads bowed in prayer. Asking their Lord to watch over them and their departed family.
Turning and accepting the meal they were offered, they sat at the table. Giving thanks they ate in silence. Wondering what was in store for this new world.
there's chapter 7! In the next chapter they enter one piece!