Disclaimer: I do not own "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" or any of its characters
Let's see how this goes. I'm not sure how I want people to react so this is just going to write itself.
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I looked beyond the crystal in Zelda's hand. The first eyes I met were Rusl's. They were wide with shock. I couldn't keep my eyes on him. I looked away to Ashei who stared darkly at me. Almost accusingly. The next pair of eyes I met were Telma's. They were filled with shock but I soon I made eye contact with her, she scowled.
"Telma, I..." I mumbled.
"Get out." Her voice was soft but powerful.
"But-" I objected.
"Just leave!" she demanded.
"Telma, you're being irrational," Zelda said.
"Forgive me, Princess, but I will not allow beasts in this bar, no matter what their nature. This place is meant to be safe from the likes of them. I don't care if he had worked to help Hyrule. For all we know, he's been working with them this whole time," she said.
"No!" I shouted. I didn't even have a change to react before Rusl drew his sword to my neck. "Rusl..." I mumbled.
"I'm sorry; Link, but I don't know whether to trust you now. Please leave. I don't want to hurt you," Rusl said.
I stood, completely shocked for a moment. I knew people would be surprised by this secret but I never once expected this. I shook my head in disappointment as I turned to leave.
"Link," Zelda said as she reached her hand out to me.
I took her hand softly and said, "Don't. You've already done enough for me. Maybe they're right. Maybe if I leave, Ganondorf will follow and Hyrule will be safe." I left without letting her respond.
"Link?" Midna said when we left the bar.
"It's alright. You can go. I won't make you stay if that's how they react to me," I said.
Midna didn't so much as make a noise. I knew she was battling between comforting me and shouting 'I told you so!'.
"Let's go back home," I said.
She seemed to want to but she didn't argue and warped us back to the Ordon Spring.
When we got there, I walked back to my house and locked the door behind me.
"Well, well, well. Didn't expect things to turn out like that, did you?"
I turned, thinking the voice came from Midna but when I saw her, she looked shocked. Almost terrified.
"Who said that?" I called out.
"I did."
I looked up to the highest floor that led out to the balcony. On top of the railing, a girl that resembled Midna in every way was sitting. Her hair was long, much longer than Midna's, and black. Her eyes were a bright neon blue but still surrounded in yellow, like Midna. The colour and tattoos across her skin was almost the same in pattern and colour but her clothing was a little more scarce.
"Serafina," Midna scowled.
"Who?" I asked.
"My sister," Midna said. She put an extra emphasis on the word 'sister' that showed nothing but anger and hate.
"Oh, Midna, you say it like you wish it weren't true," Serafina said as she drifted from the railing.
"No comment," Midna said.
Serafina chuckled. Her laugh was just like Midna. The only difference between their voices was that Serafina's was higher. She turned to me and said, "I've been watching you for a while now. You seem like quite the hero. Too bad about how your friends at the bar reacted. I'm sure you could do so much for them if they'd give you the chance."
"He already has done so much for them. And so much for you," Midna spat.
"Okay, okay. I haven't been watching for long. Just since yesterday. I was coming back to visit you in the Twilight Realm but I found the mirror shattered so I figured you were trying to keep me out," Serafina said.
"As much as that's a good idea, I would never close off that path for such a selfish reason. There's no reason that the other Twilit Beings should suffer because of you," Midna said harshly.
"Well, whatever. As I was saying, I got bored just waiting for something to happen so I started to travel around these parts. I think you said it was called Hyrule?" she asked me.
I simply nodded.
"Anyways, I found this guy here, riding around aimlessly on his horse, all alone, so I followed him. And that puts me here," she said.
"What do I have to do to put you far away from here?" Midna said.
"I'm afraid that won't be so easy. After all, I kind of like it here," Serafina said as she lounged on a chair. "Am I allowed to stay?" she asked me.
"Um," I mumbled. Midna shook her head vigorously at me. "Tonight's really not a good night."
"Alright, I'll be back bright and early tomorrow morning," she said as she snapped her fingers and disappeared.
"I can't believe she followed me!" Midna shouted.
"I didn't know you had a sister," I said.
"If I had it my way, I wouldn't," Midna said.
"What's you're story with her?" I asked.
Midna sighed and fell back on a chair. "She's my half-sister. We share the same mother. Our mom died years ago and it had a negative effect on Serafina. She freaked," Midna said. "She deserted us two days before her coronation as princess so I had to take her place. Then, she came back a year later expecting us to just be waiting for her. Like nothing had changed. When she found out that I took her place, she thought I was trying to replace her and got angry with me. She left again, vowing 'revenge'. Her exact words."
"Is this why she's here now?" I asked.
"I don't know. This is the first time I've seen her since. Her intentions can't be good though," Midna said. She stepped closer to me and cradled my face in her hands. "Please be careful around her. I don't know what she's planning."
"I will," I smiled. I had a sudden urge to close the gap but held back. "Let's go to bed."
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My sleep was restless and filled with nightmares. My friends were chasing me to the mirror, trying to banish me from this world as they did to Midna's ancestors and Ganondorf. The fact of having to stay in the Twilight Realm didn't bother me, just that they treated me like him. With one deep breath, I opened my eyes, shocked to see Serafina sitting beside me. I jumped up and she giggled.
"Morning!" she smiled.
"What...?" I mumbled.
"I did say bright and early," she laughed.
I was at a loss for words. This being was far beyond what I was accustomed to.
"Oh, by the way, I thought you might want to know that the villagers are standing outside, looking to force you out of Ordon," she said.
I stood up quickly and looked out the balcony window. The whole village was standing in my front yard.
"You better get out here Link," Bo shouted.
"Link?" Midna called from downstairs.
I ran back in the house and said, "say in here." I ran down the stairs and flew out the front door. "what is all this?" I called.
"We don't want a beast living in our village!" Talo shouted.
"I've been like this for a while now!" I defended.
"Since this darkness started plaguing our world?" Rusl said.
I didn't know how to respond. It was true but their other accusations weren't. If I admitted to this, I may as well admit to all of the other lies.
"You know, for the record, Link doesn't really live in Ordon. This is just outside it," Serafina said as she appeared beside me.
"There's you proof! He's in cahoots with the beasts!" Beth's dad shouted.
"No!" I objected.
"I find that offensive!" Serafina pouted.
I saw the expressions of all the villagers turn sharp, aside from Uli and Colin, and Rusl charged at me with Bo at his side.
"Link!" I heard Midna cry. I felt her touch on my shoulder and then my vision changed to the Mirror Chamber.
"You idiot!" Midna cried to Serafina.
"What?" Serafina shouted.
"I'm sure Link could've pulled through if you hadn't shown up! We look different and incredibly similar to the twilight beasts! If they see Link with us then of course they'll blame him for everything!" Midna yelled.
Serafina smirked and said, "I know."
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So, no sure how you guys will react to me adding a character outside of TLOZ but I wanted an enemy other than Ganondorf. Let me know what you think and be as harsh as you see fit. I'm a BIG girl hahaha XD
