-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
I sigh "The blade has been trying to kill me...and I still have scars from it." She tells me to prove it and I show the massive scar from my ankle to my hip and then the one on my hand "This is what that blade did and I almost died because the wounds wouldn't close up. I can't even keep it near me without it wanting to kill me..."
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I look at him completely shocked, as I would never believe that the sword would hurt the one chosen to wield it. "And what if you have need of the sword?" I ask, knowing that he doesn't have it on him otherwise it'd be hurting him worse.
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
"If I have need of it the old lady at the temple where the blade is at will teleport it to me if I use the bracelet and same to take it back. That way I still have access to the blade but it isn't near me." She asks to use it while she is around and I nod, the blade getting teleported when I use the bracelet but the second I pick it up I shriek in pain and yank my hand away. I hold my hand, hissing and I remove the gauntlet and the wounds are WAY worse as their on the front and back of my hand now and are going up my arm a bit...this isn't good...
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I look at the wounds in shock, despite him having shown me the scars. I can't believe that just touching the sword causes that to happen...
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
I hiss a bit "It was never this bad...normally it would slowly wound over time not instantly...now I can't even hold it without risking it killing me..." I say and the sheikiah tries to give me potions but I shake my head "Normal potions don't work...I tried that and it didn't work..." I pull out an almost blood red potion and she says it's dangerous but I ignore her and I drink it, this potion actually helping heal what the blade has done and I sigh in relief as I clean up my hand...
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I look at him analytically when the darkness-infused potion actually helped him. I begin to wonder just whether he's as light as he's supposed to be, but if Her Grace chose him, I can't really complain...
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
The sheikiah leaves after that and I collect the next slab before sending the blade back and meeting up with Flare. Once in the desert I sigh and we continue on.
-=-Flare's Pov-=-
We navigate through the beginning part of the desert fairly quickly, as the puzzles are quite simple when solved between the two of us. I'm pretty intrigued by the timeshift stones, as they're fairly cool and useful as well. We traverse through a good portion of the desert to find that the area where we actually need to go is blocked off by boulders. I try to fly over the boulders, thinking maybe I could carry him over so we don't actually have to backtrack, but it's like an invisible wall is blocking me, so I can't make it completely over them... We decide to rest to regain some energy as we know that we'll have to backtrack a decent distance in order to make it to the entrance of the mines.
Once we're rested, we start backtracking and eventually make it to this area with a giant generator that we have to find the smaller generators to activate. Aurum curses the moment he realizes that he'll need to use the Goddess Sword as he doesn't want to have to even consider about messing with the blade more than he has to. He uses the bracelet to get the sword to appear and he uses it on the first generator we find, already injured badly just from faintly holding it. He sends the sword back until we find the next generator, him getting hurt even worse, the cuts going into his forearms and higher on his legs. He drinks a potion to heal it and sighs at being in this much pain. I wish there was something that I could do to actually help him through this...
We find the last generator and he uses the sword on it and the wounds from this one are the worst of all. They take up the entirety of his forearms and practically the entirety of his leg, even going onto his other leg. He drinks another potion, hating that we're having to use so many of them. He sends the sword back and makes a comment to me about how much he wishes that we won't need it in the mines themselves. I agree with this and we head into the mines, relieved when nothing requires the goddess sword to kill at all. The mines are not difficult to traverse with the two of us and we quickly defeat the boss, leaving the temple. I hide when I hear the sound of the girl, knowing that he likely shouldn't be seen with a demon.
I watch from the shadows as Ghirahim leaps out and attacks the woman in black while Zelda gives Aurum a harp before going through the gate. Aurum grits his teeth as he leaps forward and defends the woman from Ghirahim, hating that he has to play the part of the hero by attacking a family member to us both. The woman quickly leaves as well and blows up the gate, Aurum apologetically hugging Ghira when they're gone. I step out then and join them in the hug and we spend some time together just talking until Ghirahim says that he has to go. We nod and head up to Skyloft, deciding to go to the forest to see what we have to do next.
The bully from Skyloft jumps on Aurum as he's descending from his loftwing and if it weren't for me being there, they both could have seriously gotten injured from their landing. Aurum gives a short explanation to him to explain what's been going on and we go to see the old woman. She teaches Aurum how to use the harp and then the ground rumbles, Aurum looking slightly annoyed at what he has to fight, and the problem is...it requires him to use the Goddess Sword... He takes the sword and goes to defeat the monster, me not being able to help since I can't wield the sword either...I keep an eye on him and it doesn't take him too long to defeat it, though I can tell that he's in serious pain...
He heads into the pit to seal the monster, but he doesn't come back up. I don't even have to be asked to go check on him and when I do...I find him in a pool of his own blood. I try to remain calm as I scan him, glad to see that he's alive even if only just. He is absolutely covered in wounds and I know that I have to help him...He's not holding onto the sword, likely dropping it when he fell to the ground. I kick the sword as far away as I can, knowing it's only hurting by being in close proximity to him. Once that's finished, I pour one of the darkness-infused potions into him, massaging his throat to get him to swallow it. I know that it won't help completely, but it should stabilize him at least a bit...I just hope that we can get him to make it...
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
Everything is so fuzzy...I can barely see and it hurts to breathe...I feel the potion but it barely does anything and with the amount of blood I already lost the world is slowly turning dark. I hear frantic cries for me to fight to stay alive but I can't...
-=-Flare's Pov-=-
I'm frantically trying to get him to heal; using what magic Ghirahim had taught me that work on healing our people. I don't want him fading on me! Not when he's the demon I'm the closest to...
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I watch the young demon sadly, worried that the blade will actually succeed in killing the hero. If it doesn't and he continues on his journey, he'll be in bad shape as he'll have to use the blade a lot more...Especially considering he has to purify it further...
-=-Groose's Pov-=-
I start panicking, having no idea what to do. I don't want to impact what Flare is doing as I could potentially harm Link. I've never seen the boy look so horribly before...I don't like it.
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
I suddenly hear a voice right when I'm about to black out, remembering it faintly...I feel pure darkness touch me before covering me and lifting me out of the blood I had been in. I feel my blood coming back as the wounds close but I notice the darkness...Is coming from the sealing spike directly. Once I'm healed I hear my dad in my head "Stay alive son...not for the goddess but for me...don't die on me..." I then get set down after the darkness had put a collar on me, cleaned me up and set me down away from the pool of blood.
-=-Flare's Pov-=-
I'm a bit surprised that this was able to happen after the spike had been sealed fully, but I have a feeling who saved him. Few demons have control over the darkness like that, so I'm betting it was his father...
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I look at the spike alarmed that the darkness was able to come from it while it was sealed, but it doesn't seem to want anything besides helping the hero...I guess it can't be all bad considering that it only did good things, but I'm worried that it could also use the darkness for bad as well...
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
I sit up after regaining my energy and I notice the darkness come out of the spike again but it splits into two, one going near me and the other toward the blade. The one near me merely rests near me while the other drags the blade toward me but once it's near the other piece that's next to me touches the collar and it glows. It beings the blade closer and it makes me touch it...which shockingly it's not hurting me. I realize it's the collar as its guarding me with powerful magic to keep me safe and I smile a bit.
-=-Flare's Pov-=-
I smile slightly, feeling a lot better now that he has the collar to protect him from the blade. I hated seeing him get hurt, especially with how close we are...
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I narrow my eyes at more darkness escaping, but I am glad to see the hero able to hold the sword without it hurting him. It'll definitely make his journey a lot easier if he can do this...
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
I look at the spike and I know dad saved me...but I get up only to wobble and Flare instantly comes over, clean as well, and grabs me before I fall. I notice the collar constantly zapping the blade and I realize its keeping the blade from hurting me...but I don't mind and I put it in its sheath, letting it be teleported to the temple. The old lady is so stunned and confused but worried that the darkness from the spike is going to be bad...only to her shock the darkness that apparently came back out picks us all up and sets us right in front of the temple before fleeing back into the spike. We all are surprised but I didn't really mind...
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I'm still a bit shocked that the darkness isn't trying to harm us, but I guess it's alright if it isn't... As long as the darkness doesn't come out to do anything potentially evil, it's fine if it comes out for good things.
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
It's been a while later and I had to fight the imprisoned again but this time I ditched the blade even with the collar and I merely clung onto the spike. I connect mental speak with the creature...only to find it's my dad!? I speak with him, my voice in his mind stunning him to not throw me off and this stuns both the old lady and Groose but I merely tell dad to go back down and he listens but he asks why and I tell him I need to seal him back to act like I'm them and he merely mentally sighs before making it back to the bottom of the pit, Groose's canon not needed, and he stands there as I go collect the blade before telling him sorry and he merely says it needs to be done. No one heard the chat as it was all mental but I hit the spike, sometimes getting thrown off and dad saying sorry but he merely stands still and I seal him back. Once he is sealed back the darkness from the spike recharges the collar and I go back up to the old lady stunned and Groose muttering how he didn't get to use his canon.
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I'm very curious why he was allowed to just seal away the creature like that, but if it works, then I'm fine with it...At least this way; he didn't have to actually fight where he could have gotten hurt. Groose continues to grumble about not using his cannon, but I can tell he's glad that the hero didn't get hurt either.
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
I suddenly feel an aura behind me and both the old lady and Groose are backing off but I merely slip my boot behind me and trip Oni, causing him to yelp and growl "Dang it! I can never scare you anymore..." I merely have a sly grin "Yea blame yourself Oni" I say, turning around as he dusts himself off and he crosses his arms "I used to scare you so well...now I can't do it anymore" I merely grin and he sits on his blade while looking at me bored "So...heard that the blade has been trying to kill you. I gathered a few bottles filled with darkness for the collar so it can't hurt you if it starts to run out. Also the collar is designed to not only keep you safe from it but to heal you and protect you from most attacks...by most pretty much vital areas" I nod and he tosses a pouch before lying on the blade "Well see ya later...good luck and if you need me you know how to call me" he vanishes and I sigh, tucking the pouch away.
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I look at the hero completely shocked that he's so comfortable around a god and that the god genuinely seems to care for him, not just because he's a subject. I'm beginning to think that the hero isn't quite who he says he is as everything that's happened today hasn't really been what I would've expected...
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
We finish the final temple but when I had charged up the blade to open the time gate I sigh in frustration at the ground rumbling and I go back out. I make it to the bottom of the pit but when I touch him he stops and stands there. I seal him back, him recharging the collar and putting darkness in the bottles so I can make it last longer before letting me go back up, or really picking me up and setting me back up. When I open the time gate and go through Impa asks what the collar is for when she notices it and I sigh "I got it and it works against the blade...it's just to keep me safe but do you mind making it invisible so I don't have Zelda asking about it?" she nods and uses her magic so it's not visible and I go meet with Zelda.
-=-Zelda's Pov-=-
I look up when Link enters the room and I smile softly, though it's tinged with sadness at the fact that I'm going to have to seal myself away. I take in his appearance, including the somehow familiar black blade on his back, sad that I'm not going to be able to see him for a while. "You've come so far, Link...I'm glad you made it." I say, "I imagine Impa filled you in on everything. We've traveled very far from home...to the distant past. In this era, the wounds inflicted on the land during the battle between the goddess and the demon king known as Demise have not yet healed. All the fairy tales about that war we heard growing up in Skyloft...Incredible as it may seem, they appear to be all too real." I sigh and begin explaining the entire story of the war and how it began. When I get to the point about me being the goddess reborn, I notice some...unknown emotion glint in his eyes. I take note of it but continue to explain the details of my journey. I notice that emotion get a bit stronger when I explain that the creature he's been fighting has been Demise and it glints again when I call the creature an abomination. I'm beginning to get confused as I continue my explanation, wondering why exactly Link is reacting this way. At the end of the explanation and showing him that he is capable of wielding the triforce, I feel guilty that I used him...and so I tell him this. I tell him that I have to seal myself away to keep the seal strong and I turn away to go where I'm going to be while sealed away.
I suddenly feel the cold bite of metal pressed against my neck and I look down, recognizing the blade that had been on his back. He then leans forward and says into my ear, "So...the little goddess really thinks her hero will help? Don't think I will let you seal yourself away when I still need to get someone back~ Never trust me "Aurum the Prince of Demons" little goddess~" I freeze in his hold then as I know that my friend is now betraying our side, the thought causing tears to come to my eyes. I gather enough courage to scream for Impa to come help me as he's somehow turned evil...This causes the blade to attack me and try to knock me out. I end up panicking as I try to fight back so that I can flee...but he's stronger than I thought...He easily overtakes me and slings me onto his shoulder and takes me to the present.
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I watch the hero come out of the past with Zelda over his shoulder and I'm confused until I faintly remember what happened all those years ago. She had screamed out for me to help her, but before I could, he took her away...It had been buried in my memory so I wouldn't remember it until now. I notice that the now Master Sword is no longer with him and I understand that he's betrayed us all and Her Grace's frantic cries and struggles only proves this. I follow them outside and watch as the hero hands Her Grace to the demon lord he's been fighting all this time...I realize that this is it then, there's nothing that we can do when the hero himself has turned away from us...Zelda is taken down into the pit and the demon begins the ritual to bring his master back, me having basically given up.
-=-Groose's Pov-=-
I start panicking when Link hands Zelda over to the demon, thinking that he could possibly be mind controlled or something. I watch as they begin a ritual and look over to Grannie, wondering why she isn't doing anything. I notice the despair and the fact that she's given up in her eyes and I'm instantly worried and confused about what's going on. Why is Link acting like this and why did he just give Zelda to the enemy?!
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
Groose comes over to me and asks me why I just gave Zelda to the enemy but I turn around and grin, my demon fangs showing and he backs off "I have always been the enemy Groose and always will...I'm Aurum the demon prince of the demon realm! I got sent ahead through time away from my father when Hylia attacked and he is all I want back. That is why I could always seal him back because my father knew I was faking being on this side. You can have your land...but I want my family back..." I say and he backs off but the old lady merely lowers her head "So...this is why the blade tried to harm you...it was trying to warn us...to warn us of the betrayal..." I merely nod "I only did it to get my father back...with me by his side he won't do much...but I just want him back and not be forced to live without him alongside the one goddess who took me away from him...if you felt like me "Impa" wouldn't you want to get your family back...even if it meant giving someone else up?"
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I close my eyes and nod solemnly. I understand how he feels now...If I were able to get my family back, I would do anything even if it was to give up another person that I was close to.
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
After a while Ghirahim comes back up "My prince the spell is almost compl-" he doesn't even get to finish before a bucket of water is dumped on his head and he squeals, me and Flare laughing hard since he was nearby. He growls and I grin but when I hear a whinny I spot...Arvak! Plus my pets and their so grown! I fall to the ground at getting tackled by Shadow, my pet leopard and I laugh when it licks me crazily. I manage to push her off only for my wolf Spark to do pretty much the same thing and I just laugh. Shadow goes and entertains Ghirahim while Spark goes to Flare and my pet dragon, who is MUCH bigger than when I was little, Scale nuzzles me and I smile at this. I get myself cleaned up from my pets spit and Arvak may be scary but I squeal when he playfully nibbles my hair and I mess around for a bit with him, playing chase with all my pets and Flare is as well. We hear a whinny other than Arvak's and I notice the unicorn from all those years ago but their foal is full grown now. The stallion comes close and the second its horn touches my head I feel myself regain my demon bits. I smile and it nuzzles me gently before nickering and leaving back into the forest. Flare tackles me and we both roughhouse, dragging Ghirahim into it as well and we all are playing wildly, laughing and having fun but I'm like a little ball of energy with how insanely I'm playing, dragging Ghira and Flare to the ground crazily as we mess around~
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I watch this completely stunned that he would be able to drag the demon lord into playing with him like this and the rarity of his various pets. I'm intrigued by his demon parts that had been hidden and I know that he has to have a pure heart otherwise the unicorn wouldn't have come near him...
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
We all stop when the ground rumbles and my tail is going nuts with how hyper I am. I see dad in his imprisoned form and he absorbs the goddess's soul but the second he has turned back to normal I'm already bounding down into the pit, an excited squeal coming from me and before dad knows it he falls onto his back with a hyper and excited kid on him. He is so confused and distorted but I merely giggle and cling onto him, happy and so many emotions going through me I have no idea how to handle~
-=-Demise's Pov-=-
Once my mind clears, I pull him towards me as well and just cling onto him as well. I feel so happy that I don't quite know how to respond, but I feel a few relieved and happy tears going down my face. I don't care if anyone sees this right now as any father would react the same if separated from his son for this long.
-=-Impa's Pov-=-
I'm stunned when I see tears going down his face, as from what I know, demons don't cry. I've never heard of it unless their heart is pure, so maybe...I do feel a bit happy seeing this reunion though, as I don't quite know how they feel, but they must have missed each other greatly.
-=-Aurum's Pov-=-
Its months later and I'm back with my dad, gratefully but even though they lost I was right in them keeping the land as dad and I left back to the Demon Realm. Everyone was happy to see their king and prince again and I was as well but we lived happy~ I smile as I look over the kingdom once again, knowing this is where I belong forever. Dad comes up behind me and hugs me, me leaning into him and Ghira and Flare come to the balcony as well, the pets doing the same and even Oni comes as well. We all watch the sun rise over the peaceful kingdom, peace that's going to last for thousands of years on and I smile at the sight of the kingdom like this, enjoying being back with my family~
I hope you enjoyed the story and it was amazing to make. The ideas for me and April just kept going and going and this was the first story like that where i just kept having more and more ideas. This story i hope people find interesting enough and i hope you like it as i spent weeks on this (Yes weeks) but there WILL be another part out continuing the prince's journey.
The next story will be "The Demon Prince: Going Through Time" as the prince and his father will be meeting their descendants! I hope you loved the story and please review and tell me what you thought of the story as i would greatly love it and if you have ideas of what could happen for their next adventure review and tell me and i will put your name if i used an idea.
