Castle Scene
It started as a normal day for the citizens of Hyrule. People traveled through the streets in search of wares that merchants had brought in for the market. What nobody noticed was that the sky began to get darker as a dark aura made its way to the castle.
"What is that," a guard questioned as light faded from the sky. Many of them just shook their heads, as they couldn't recall ever seeing something so ominous.
"Alert her highness," a lieutenant said to a guard as he watched in anticipation. "And find the captain." The guard made his way into the castle until he reached the inner keep and waited to be introduced. The princess beckoned him in as members of the inner court dispersed around the room including the captain of the guard and his wife, the lead healer.
"Beg your pardon your highness, but Lieutenant Halder wishes to inform you about a growing darkness approaching the castle," he says glancing between the princess and captain. She waves him off and turns to her captain.
"This is it. The cause of unrest," she states checking to see if her beliefs were true. The captain takes on a grim look and spares a glance to his wife. She nods and hurries off to find their daughter.
"I'm afraid so, your highness," he replies. He looks to the guards and orders them to get into positions.
"Uncle?"
He turns back to look at his niece to see her worried about what is to come. "We will defend our home, no matter the cost."
She looks down as she is handed her sword by one of her personal guards. "I worry for the people rather than myself."
"I brave thing for a ruler to believe in," he replies as they hear shouting outside of the keep. "I may not be able to be with my daughter, but I can at least be here for you." She begins to contemplate his words, but focuses at the task at hand when the doors burst open.
Guards stand around the room in front of the princess while the captain places himself nearby. A cloud of black smoke comes rushing into the room. Guards start to move around wearily, waiting for something to happen. Black, spider-like creatures emerge from the smoke and attack the guards. They rush in, but are taken out by them. The captain made his way to stand on the middle platform between the creatures and the princess with her personal guards.
A figure emerged and made its way to the bottom of the stairs, flanked with two of the creatures. He emitted the same dark aura that was felt before the castle was attacked.
"It is time for you to choose: surrender or die. Oh yes, a question for all the land and people of Hyrule. . . Life? Or death?!"
The captain flung himself at the figure because of his disgust at the blatant lack of respect for the kingdom. It flung an arm up, which caused him to crash into the wall. A snap rung out around the chamber as he fell to ground in an abnormal position. The princesses' personal guards began to get nervous, switching their eyesight back and forth from the figure to her highness.
She was still for a moment until she dropped her sword as a sign of surrender.
Outside of the castle, sections of the buildings were burning as people gathered to watch the events that had just occurred. It was a solemn event that left everybody in a silent mood while they watched their greatest monument burn. As the world around them faded into twilight, they became as spirits, doomed to wander this new world, until a hero would come to save them.
