Authors Note: Writers Block! That's all that needs to be said.
The bustling crowds of Hyrule castle town were at it's most high at this time of day. The afternoons proved to be most stressful for the dealers selling their item carts, with people rushing about to buy or sell. Among the crowds, a figure cloaked in purple walked about. Their face was covered by a hood and in the palm of their hand, a small bat-winged floating eyeball. "Your quest to scare the King has been successful Master."
The mage smirked to himself, he looked down at the floating sentry, eyes gleaming in ill amusement, "Stealing vessels is my specialty."
His attempt to sneak into the castle and possess the King had gone all according to plan. The look on Link's face had been priceless! Even though he had to admit that he was not expecting the green hat fool to exist in this era, Vaati, of course, was none too pleased with that. Walking through the crowd of civilians, the mage scowled to himself. He hated Hylians with passion.
Even in his Picori days, he would set small traps in the Minnish woods and would wait for any unfortunate soul to step on them. Of course, Ezlo had highly disapproved of this, and all of his fellow apprentices had shunned him for it. Looking back on his conquest for power, he had proven himself to be above those fools in the end.
Vaati felt a tug at the bottom of his cloak, glancing down he saw a small Hylian boy. A toothy grin lit up on the young boy's face, "Excuse me Miss, your really pretty."
The mage stopped in his tracks, staring down at the boy. He was not too keen on being called a woman. Surely this child had a death wish.
Then a devious thought came to him, his hand revealing the sentry from his cloak.
"Master w- what are you-?" the sentry said, blinking in confusion. "The compliment has not been received boy, for I am not a lady, isn't that right dear sentry? " Vaati said, watching the expression on the boy's face when he sees the floating eyeball. "U-hm..." The boy stuttered, eyes glued to the sentry. Vaati nudged the sentry, it blinked once more before looking at the boy in front of them. "Boo?"
"F-freaks!" the boy shouted, turning around swiftly and hurrying in the opposite direction. The mage suppressed the urge to laugh, the sentry in his hand blinking in relief, "Master, that was a close one. The child could have gotten suspicious." Vaati scoffed, waving a dismissive hand. "Nonsense. Our job here is done, for now, let's go."
The sentry blinked, "Yes Master."
"Isn't this lovely?" Queen Zelda said.
The flowers around them were in full bloom around this time. Spring had always been her favorite time of year, seeing the beautiful colors shine vibrantly.
"If the timing's right, our little one may be an April baby." Link said, his hand resting on her swollen belly.
Words couldn't describe how escastic he'd been when he first heard of the news that they would be expecting. Of course, Zelda had been just as excited as he was.
"It's our first child...I have a feeling that it's a girl." Zelda whispered, a faint smile on her face. Whatever reason it was, she just knew that their child was going to be a girl. Link chuckled, squeezing her hand.
"And If we're lucky, she'll grow up to be a wise ruler, like her mother."
Zelda laughed as well, she loved having free time like this. When all of the stress and duties of being a Queen, she always had moments like these that helped soothe her soul. She suddenly frowned, her hand gripping her head.
Link noticed this and put a hand on her cheek, "What is it? Is it the headaches again, another fainting spell?"
Zelda shook her head, a sigh escaping her lips. "No...It's the visions, they've been getting worse lately." Link nodded, watching her distraught face with concerned eyes. "It's the Four Sword, isn't it?"
Zelda opened her eyes, the palm of her hands lightly clenching, "The Four Sword, I feel it's power grows weaker. I don't know how much time-"
"Zelda, you know I will never let anything happen to you, or this Kingdom." Link said, grabbing both her hands. Zelda finally looked him in the eyes, worry slowly fading.
"I know, the visions, the nightmares...It's all frightening sometimes." Link held her close, he hated to see her like this. Though he did not share the same visions, he still understood her fears. He'd just wish she didn't have to suffer in silence. "You know, I wonder how lucky I am to be married to such a brave, unwavering man," Zelda said lightheartedly. Link smiled, pecking her on the cheek.
"And I wonder how I got so lucky to be married to virtuous, loving women." Zelda blushed bashfully, a beautiful smile that made Link fall in love with time and time again. They sat in the garden peacefully, basking in each others company and forgetting their roles only for just a moment.
"Sire, are you okay?" Link snapped out of his trance, he cursed under his breath for daydreaming in the middle of slaying monsters. "Yes."
"We've killed the remaining of the monsters in this part. We aren't sure exactly where they're coming from yet." A black-haired soldier said.
The King nodded, feeling a little exhausted but relieved. Their expedition to hut down the enemies had been so far successful. He grabbed a map from his pouch, looking over the majority of Hyrule field. "The enemies seemed to have spawned from a specific direction." He stopped, pointing to the south.
"From here, we will head the south border. These monsters, although spawned, can be killed once and for all. Once we know who or what are spawning them." The soldiers all nodded with apprehension, they all set out on their horses.
"Keep information, attack any enemy on site." With that, they all set off to the southern fields. However, the mage's words ringed in the back of the Kings head.
He had no idea where that demon held his daughter captive, all he knew was that she was in danger. Without the Four Sword, he had no chance of winning, and he hated that. Link gripped the reins tighter, frustration starting to claw its way in his head. All he could do for now was wait for the right time to strike.
"Wake up Lily."
Lily slowly opened her eyes, wincing at the brightness of the sky and rubbing her eyes. "H-Huh? How did I end up here..."
She rubbed her eyes once more and looked up to see Vaati standing above her, a slightly annoyed expression on his face. "I leave for one day and I find you sleeping on the pavement, tch."
Lily slowly got up, her bones aching from laying on the hard ground. She looked around, instantly realizing where she was. "This is the place I had the vision."
She said, more to herself. Vaati looked at her, raising a curious eyebrow, "What vision?"
The vision with her mother came to her thoughts, her warnings about the light force were still fresh on her mind. "It's nothing. I must've wondered here in my sleep."
The mage stared at her for a moment, a sigh coming from him, "I see. Since we're here. This we'll be the perfect place for practice, I do hope you've recovered from last time. This time will be much harder."
Lily carefully nodded, not wanting to remember their last session. This time she just hoped she wouldn't actually die. "What's the next lesson."
Vaati walked over to the ledge, casually looking over the edge. The buffeting winds blowing overhead, the mage pointed. "I hope you aren't afraid of heights dear, we're going to be flying."
Lily nearly passed out again.