Author's note: This is the last chapter before school starts, so I hope you enjoy! For some reason, I keep wanting to type Farore as Faore, hmm... Anyway, as always, I appreciate any reviews or wisdom that you wish to impart upon me. Here we go!
Disclaimer: I do not own Legend of Zelda, dangnabbit.
Chapter twelve:Twilit journey
When Zelda felt better a few minutes later, Link told her of the riddle that appeared when he defeated Dark Link, to which she immediately got to work in trying to solve it. "From what I can tell, the first part is referring to Dark Link. Then it says that you do not have enough power to defeat The Dark Three, which must somehow refer to the abomination that I saw in my premonition. The next part must be referring to Old Hyrule, though I do not know what it means by 'trial that tests the courageous and bold'," Zelda said, pondering it. It was then that Fi decided to appear and put her two cents in.
"Link, I calculate a 65% possiblity that the round object you are to receive is a mirror of some sort," Fi stated, which caused Zelda to have an epiphany.
"The Mirror of Twilight! There must be a second one," Exclaimed Zelda, happy for this breakthrough.
"That means that I have a chance to see Midna," Link said, what was about to happen dawning on him. "That also means that the last few parts refer to the Arbiters Grounds, and the Twili race!" Exclaimed Link, giddy that he can see Midna again, albeit in another life. It was just then that Link remembered the shard of The Mirror of Twilight that he had in his pouch and pulled it out.
"We should be able to use this to dowse for the mirror. If you could Fi," Link asked happily. Fi just nodded and started analyzing it, then letting them know a few minutes later that it was set. Link, who was super excited and wanted to get started, quickly rushed and packed enough supplies for a couple weeks, but then remembered about Zelda, who had followed him down to the Kitchen.
"Zel, you need to rest while I do this. You were hit pretty badly yesterday after all. Besides, I need someone to protect the school when I'm gone, and your skills are on par with mine," Link explained softly, trying not to upset her. Zelda, the ever sensible one of the two, knew that Link wouldn't listen to any protests, so she just wished him good luck and told him that he knew how to contact her if necessary. Link just smiled and kissed her on the cheek, before rushing out to his train, praying to Farore that he made the right choice.
Zelda Pov
When the door slammed shut behind Link, I turned around to see Link's brother, Colin I believe was his name, walk down the steps and give me a confused look. "Who was at the door Your Highness? Colin asked me after a moment of brief silence. I just told him that his big brother had some very important things to do, so he had to leave in a hurry. Once I said that, I quickly went down and scooped him up into an embrace, regardless of the pain in my side, as I knew that I would have to fill in as the older sibling while Link was away, and let him silently cry into my shoulder.
"Shh. Don't worry, he'll be back in a couple weeks. Until then, would you like to hang out with me?" I asked him in an attempt to comfort him, which seemed to work, as he started to calm down until he was just sniffling. "What would you like to do," I asked once he nodded.
"Zelda! Breakfast is ready!" Colin and I suddenly heard Impa call from the kitchen. Then, as if to confirm what we just heard, both of our stomachs growled, causing us both to laugh.
"Coming!" I called back, putting Colin down and grabbing his hand so that we could eat together. When we made it to the dining room, Colin and I sat down at the table. Impa walked in soon after, and upon seeing that I was with Colin, she set my plate down in front of me before saying that she would go set up a plate for Colin, and she ducked back into the Kitchen.
"What was that about," Colin wondered aloud once Impa was out of hearing range. I then explained to him that when I were to accompany my father to the dining table at the castle for breakfast, that Impa would always bring us both a meal. When I finished explaining this to him in a way he'd understand, Impa came back in with two more plates of food so that she could eat as well, although it had not been her original plan to do so. I finally take a look down at my food when Impa sits, to see that she had arranged the bacon, eggs, and sausage she made into a smile, before I thank her and elegantly start eating. It didn't take long for us to eat, and when we were done, Colin asked me what living at a castle was like.
"It's pretty boring actually. I rarely get to go outside the castle walls, and the only way I'm usually allowed to leave at any point in time is if I have a whole entourage of guards surrounding me at all times. I am actually surprised my father even let me come here with only Link to guard me. The only visitors we ever get either want money for something, or they want my hand in marriage to gain power, which of course is why I always turn them down," I explained, chuckeling a little at my own expense as I remember the look on the face of the last noble I turned down. When Impa opened her mouth to interject however, I quickly shot her a look telling her what I know she is going to say, but I am just explaining my perspective on it, which got Impa to promptly shut her mouth and swallow down her defense of the King.
"I've been meaning to ask this for a while, but why do you keep calling my big brother 'Link'?" Asked Colin, causing me to visibly stiffen and Impa to face-palm herself at my lack of thinking. Of course however, I easily thought of a way to tell him without him finding out about Old Hyrule's history.
"Has your dad ever told you about 'The Hero of Spirits'?" I asked him carefully, trying change the subject away from Old Hyrule, yet still explain in a way that made sense. After he looked at me briefly, wondering why I changed the subject, before he finally shook his head. When he did this I smiled and began to tell him the story of 'The Hero of Spirits'.
"Roughly two hundred years ago, a sealed demon was released on these lands by using my ancestor's body as a vessel, all because my ancestor's chancellor betrayed her and ripped my ancestor's spirit from her body. But as this was happening, a brave royal engineer came. With the help of my ancestor's spirit and a legendary blade, he struck down the demon and protected these lands from ruin. For his valiant deeds, they gave the royal engineer, who was named Link, the title of 'The Hero of Spirits'. Link, who had won my ancestor's heart, eventually wed with my ancestor and lived happily ever after with thier daughter, Lisa," I told him, silently remembering every detail of it, which made me smile happily.
"That's nice and all, but that doesn't explain why you are calling my big brother 'Link'," Colin said, liking the story, but irritated that he still hadn't gotten his answer. Fortunately, Rusl chose that moment to pop into the dining room, which distracted Colin.
"The reason why is because your big brother is the descendant of 'The Hero of Spirits', and has drawn the same legendary blade that his ancestor used, as there is a great evil presence in both New Hyrule and Old Hyrule that needs to be taken care of," I quickly explained, thanking the Goddesses that Rusl proved to be a distraction long enough for her to think of how to explain the rest without mentioning The Triforce or The Master Sword. I then got up and walked over to Rusl, having to get up on my tippy-toes to whisper the current situation of his sons to him, to which he nodded and went upstairs to inform his wife. ' I just hope Link will come back alright' I thought to myself, then went back to Colin to see what he wanted to do for the rest of the day.
End Note:I hope to hear from you all soon(When I can get over my accursed writers block anyway). Until next time!
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