Chapter Eleven: Detach
1esor2: You're exactly right! Well, except for Nadia attacking Link. She attempted to, but Rayne held her back. I know, it's really f'ed up. But it was either have Dark (or Kade as I will call him in the fic) be Nadia's bio dad, or have it so he didn't age a day since Ocarina of Time and have him weasel his way into the Royal Family somehow and attempt to become the next King of Hyrule by marrying a Princess… there'll be explanation in this chapter to why Link allowed it.
OCD Grammar: I totally get you being upset with me not making Rayne more human yet. But this will be a longer story, so I took my time with introducing Rayne. He'll start getting more involved in Nadia's life before you know it! And whaaaaa….? My dialogue should be okay… at least should be. I have the Great Fairies sounding a little more medieval, and Link and Zelda sometimes, but I think it's easy to understand. It's not that I don't appreciate the advice though! Thanks for it!
Epicness: Well... I updated! Enjoy the chapter when you get a chance!
All right, we're in for a bumpy ride guys… HANG ON!
Nadia's POV, Great Bay Coast.
I couldn't believe it.
How could my father hurt me like this?
How could he marry me off to a dark being like Kade?
As I sobbed into Rayne's strong chest, Rayne whispered little things that calmed me. The sound of Rayne's steady voice steadied me.
"Naddie?" Father asked. I turned to my father, suppressing a growl.
"Yes?" I asked. I saw guilt cross my father's face.
"I'm so sorry. Please, let me explain fully. Please." Father begged. I closed my eyes, inclining my head. I felt Rayne's hands on my shoulders.
"Let my betrothed go!" Kade snapped.
I snapped my head up and growled "he doesn't have to!" I kept the growl rumbling in my chest, warning Kade not to approach.
"Nadia, easy." Navi said as she landed on my shoulder.
"Navi, how can I take it easy considering the circumstances?" I asked her.
"She has a point." Rayne said.
"I'm just trying to comfort her." I saw Navi shrug. Had the circumstances calmed the fairy?
"May I tell the story, Naddie?" Father asked. My copper eyes met his sapphire blue. I nodded.
"It all started after I married your mother. I was crowned King. Kade came into our lives, formed into a true Hylian and claiming he had changed. Your mother and I tested him through many trials. He passed them all, especially an important one. He saved my life," Father looked to Kade, "Zelda and I named him then. Kade. It seemed to fit him well. He became our best knight, and as the best knight, our first daughter was promised to him.
"When your mother became pregnant with you, we were thrilled. We were going to have a beautiful Prince or Princess, all depending on what the Goddesses chose for us. Then something snapped in Kade," Father looked back into my eyes, "he went insane. He attacked your mother, with you inside her. He kidnapped her and held you two inside the Water Temple for weeks on end. I finally found your mother. That was when he was stripped of his title as a knight, and lost the chance to marry you. I banished him here, to Termina, to never return to Hyrule due to a spell. When you were born, your mother and I… we realized that you were cursed." Father said.
"Yet you asked many beings why I looked the way I did?" I asked.
"We were hoping maybe you weren't cursed. We were hoping that maybe my father was a Sheikah, and someone had known of him. No leads. And every lead on my father showed he was part Sheikah, not full. So the copper color of your eyes comes from your mixed ancestry," Father paused, hurt passing over his face, "but the rest of your appearance, the red crescent birthmark, the black hair, pale skin… all are because the curse."
A chill settled over my skin as I stared at Kade. He grinned insolently. Something within him made me want to become wolf and rip his throat out. He had caused my pain, my sorrow, yet he showed no remorse. A growl built in my chest and the grin on Kade's face died.
"Would you quit with that growl? We all know you're bluffing." Kade said.
"I'm not bluffing!" I snapped.
"You should watch what you say, pal!" Rayne said. I felt his grip on my shoulders tighten slightly. He was really pissed. I hadn't seen extreme emotions in Rayne before. Was this what I'd see in him when it came to me?
"Why don't you just go back to wherever you came from?" Kade asked. He walked over to Rayne and I as I dropped to the ground, a midnight black wolf. Kade gasped and started backing up as I bared my teeth at him. A growl rose to my chest as I cornered Kade. I saw fear cross Kade's crimson eyes. I howled, setting panic into his heart. Suddenly, I stopped my advance. I shifted back. I grabbed Kade's tunic, pulling his face to mine.
"Lift the curse. Now! Or I rip you to shreds, starting with major blood vessels." I growled.
"You are a threatening little bitch, aren't you?" Kade asked.
"NOW!" I shouted. Navi landed on my shoulder.
"You've caused nothing but trouble! Why can't you just lift the curse?" Navi demanded.
"Because I didn't place it!" Kade yelled. With inhuman strength, I threw Kade against a through a wooden fence. The wood splintered and dug into Kade's skin, causing blood to stain his bright red tunic. He stood shakily, pain crossing his face. He moaned in agony.
"I underestimated you." Kade said. I smelled the sharp tang of fear and blood on him. I felt my heart sing. I had harmed one who had harmed my life, who had caused my misery. My blood crescent moon started pulsing with heat at first, then pain ripped through my body. I dropped to the ground and screamed.
"Nadia!" Father called.
"Copper!" Rayne yelled.
I started panting and gripped my birthmark. Blood started seeping through my hand it as if I had been injured. What the hell was going on with me? I felt a cold, smooth hand on my shoulder. I turned and saw it was dark in color. I looked up into golden eyes. I almost screamed, but then I stood despite my pain. A bright white smile flashed across the man's face.
"You…" I whispered.
"Hello, Princess." His voice was smooth, cold and calculating. I slapped his hand away.
"Touch me again, and I will kill you…" I snarled.
"That's my girl." Father said. I smiled.
"Oh, Nadia. There is no need to be hostile towards me." The man said.
"There is every reason! You murdered a Great Fairy!" I snapped.
"There was no need for that! Who are you, anyway?" Navi asked.
"I was beginning to wonder that myself, seeing as every one hundred years a male Gerudo, which you are, is born." Father said.
"Not here in Termina. Most male Gerudos die. And, another note, I didn't die for one reason." The man said. I swallowed. Had my assumption been true?
"Are you the son of the Dark King?" I blurted. I slowly started to inch towards Rayne when the man glared at me with golden eyes. I felt resistance after a few steps, turning to see I had found Rayne.
"Your assumption is correct. I am Amaro, the only son of Ganondorf, the True King of Hyrule." Amaro said. His chin-length red hair blew gently in the sea breeze. Had I not sensed the evil emitting from him, he would actually be handsome.
"Ganondorf was the wrongful King from the start!" Father snapped. Amaro diverted his gaze to my father. I dropped to the ground, a wolf again. I charged Amaro's legs, trying to keep his attention on me. The Gerudo Prince became unsteady and fell to his knees. I stepped in front of him, leveling my copper gaze with this golden glare. I bared my teeth and growled.
Stay away from my father! I thought.
"Nadia! Stop! Get away from Amaro!" Kade called. My ears flickered. The sun started setting on the water. Amaro lit up with red glyphs all over his body. I whimpered in confusion as a red bolt emitted from his hand. I barely dodged the blow and howled. As I howled, I felt power course through my veins. I looked at the sand and pawed at it, noticing a blue hue to it. Amaro snarled himself.
"There is no possible way! You can't be! Not yet!" Amaro said. I shifted forms and looked at my arms that had a blocky light blue pattern glowing on them. Even my usual blood red crescent had turned blue.
"I can't be what? An Interloper?" I asked.
Link's POV
Had I just heard Nadia call herself an Interloper? Those were the things of legend.
"Naddie? What do you mean?" I asked.
"Something happened in Clock Town. Copper faced a ReDead and she somehow became what a Gerudo woman called an Interloper." Rayne answered for me.
I stared at my daughter, who looked more like a machine than a Hylian at that moment. Nadia nodded.
"Her being an Interloper could prove… Useful." Amaro said. He snapped and Kade healed within seconds. Kade was at Amaro's side.
"It could, because now she's just one step closer to our side." Kade said.
"What do you mean?" Nadia asked. I stepped forward, sword drawn again. I was prepared to give my life for my daughter.
"We mean that you are crucial to our plans. Being Princess of Hyrule could make it so the rightful family is back on the throne." Amaro said.
"The rightful family is on the throne! We are the chosen of Hylia!" Nadia said. I saw Rayne step forward out of the corner of my eye. We were both prepared to defend Nadia if the time came.
"The Gerudo should rule. Rightfully." Amaro said. He reached out to touch Nadia's cheek. Within a split second I cut off Amaro's hand. He screamed. I grabbed Nadia.
"C'mon! Let's go now!" I said. Rayne followed me, as did Nadia. We ran to the horses, untethered, mounted, and steeled them all in a gallop, Tatl, Tael, and Navi following behind us, leaving the Great Bay Coast.
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WHEW! What a chapter! My own head is spinning! What do you think about Ganondorf having a son? And if you ask why it's possible, here's why:
1. Amaro was born in Termina. Maybe the Hyrulean rules of Gerudos don't apply there.
2. Rayne did say the last Gerudo male born was sickly, barely alive. Let's assume that was Amaro. Maybe he somehow survived, but the Gods don't know about him yet.
3. Amaro appeared as a spirit as first. Maybe Amaro isn't alive, but a ghost.
Just to get you thinking! Review!