The Spirit [January 22nd, 2015]
A.N: Somewhat based off SAO... Kinda. Goddesses, I love that anime. Forgive me if this one sounds stupid; I'm thinking about it as if it were an actual anime-like episode thing... Come to think of it, I do that quite often. P.S: there's gonna be a new OC in this one •v•
Shadow sat on the pier, a fishing pole in his left hand and his cheek resting in the other. The sun was starting to set, and he still had yet to catch any fish in the lake. Familiar voices soon broke the silence and he turned around.
"Catch anything yet, Shadow?" Green asked. He was carrying a load of firewood in his arms as he walked along.
Shadow sighed. "Nah, still nothing."
"What kind of bait are you using?" Blue asked, starting toward him.
Shadow reeled in the line, and to his surprise, the hook was bare. He let out a groan. "So this whole time I've been fishing with no bait. No wonder I'm not catching anything."
Blue laughed. "Hey, no sweat. We went hunting in the forest and got a couple of rabbits."
"Ok," Shadow muttered. "I'm really sorry about wasting all that time though," he sighed as he left the pier with Blue.
"Hey, it's fine!" Red butted in, smiling cheerfully. "Maybe you'll catch something tomorrow!"
"When did you start being so nosy?" Blue snapped, pushing him away.
"I'm not nosy!" Red protested. "I just wanted to cheer him up!"
"You're nosy alright, sticking your nose in everyone's business!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yeah-huh!"
"Will you two stop?" Vio said sternly. "I swear, you're acting like a couple of five-year-olds."
"Nobody asked you!" Blue growled, jabbing a finger at him.
Vio smirked. "Look, dinner's ready. If you wanna eat, you better go now before I take your share."
Blue's eyes widened. "You'd better not!" He then hurried to the campfire, Red trailing behind him.
Vio proceeded to place a hand on Shadow's shoulder. "We should go too."
He shook his head. "I'm not hungry."
"Suit yourself," Vio said with a shrug as he joined the other three at the campfire. In most honesty however, Shadow was hungry. He could smell the delicious food and his stomach rumbled. He decided it would be rude to join them without being invited first.
He looked back to the water, glimmering with the final rays of sunlight. The view was beautiful, with the orange sun streaking the sky with pinks, yellows, and purples. He walked back to the pier and sat down, watching the water ripple at his touch.
He watched his distorted reflection on the water until suddenly there was a white figure to join his reflection. But as Shadow looked up, there was nothing beside him after all, and it had also disappeared from the watery mirror. Maybe he'd just been seeing things. Before he could think about it more, he could hear Green's voice calling his name.
"Hey, Shadow! Come on over here with us!" He smiled to himself disapprovingly. Now it would be rude if he didn't join them. He figured he had no choice, so he did just that.
By nightfall, the five were still awake, gathered around the campfire, laughing and having a good time.
"Ok, ok," Blue started, forcing himself to stop laughing at Green's joke. "Let's get serious."
"You? Serious? You've gotta be kidding me!" Green laughed.
"No, really, there's something I wanna tell ya'll," Blue continued.
"What is it? Is it a story?" Red asked anxiously.
"A legend," Blue corrected, adding a smirk. "It's the legend of the ghost."
"There's no such thing as ghosts," Vio scoffed.
"Think again, egghead. I heard about a man who used to live in that cabin on the other side of the lake." He pointed to it, making the other four turn to it. "One day he was out fishing. He stayed there so long with no luck, and before he knew it, it was night. Before he could head back though, he finally felt a tug on the other end of the pole. But he never got his catch. He was pushed into the lake, and he drowned."
Red gulped. "W-who pushed him?"
"Isn't it obvious? There was no one else living on the lake. It was the GHOST!" As if on cue, a crash of thunder sounded and Red fell backwards, only making Blue burst out laughing.
"I've said it once and I'll say it again: there's no such thing as ghosts," Vio sighed, helping Red back up.
"Yeah, I'll bet you told that story just to scare us," Green agreed.
Shadow hardly listened to the arguing. He was busy thinking back to the blurry white reflection he had seen in the water. Was it the ghost? If it was the same one mentioned in the story, why didn't it try to drown him too?
After putting out the campfire, the boys had already set up their beds and were sleeping in the cabin. All except for Shadow, whom lay in bed wide awake. He had to see the ghost for himself if he was going to get any sleep tonight. So Shadow crept out the door and started his search for the ghost.
Surprisingly, it didn't take long for him to spot something on the other side of the lake. Even though it was dark, he could see a white figure sitting on the pier in the moonlight. He made his way to the other side of the lake cautiously, not taking his eyes off the figure. Finally, he was close enough to see the being clearly and he stopped in his tracks.
The boy-like figure had pale, blue hair and he wore a white tunic and hat. As he turned to face Shadow, his eyes shone a brilliant blue. He also noticed that he carried a sword and shield. It couldn't be possible, yet it was. It was a sixth Link.
The sudden realization made Shadow step back. He didn't think that this would be possible. There are four copies that make up Link and one is his shadow, but then what would that make this version of Link?
"Who are you?" Shadow tried, still keeping his distance.
The boy just blinked, not saying a word.
"Where'd you come from?"
No response.
"Can you talk or what?
No response.
Shadow sighed. "Do you have a name?"
The boy nodded mutely.
"Can you tell me?" Shadow asked hopefully.
He shook his head.
Shadow thought for a moment. "Well, I guess you're not a ghost, right? So if you don't mind, I'll be leaving now." He turned on his heel and started back to the cabin. He glanced back to make sure the boy was still there, and sure enough he was, sitting in the exact same spot as before. Smiling to himself, Shadow made it back inside and was finally able to put his mind to rest.
The next morning, all he could hear was yelling. His eyes opened slowly, and rubbing them, he yawned. "What's going on, you guys?"
"How about you tell me," Blue snapped, pointing toward the center of the room. "Who's that jerk?"
Shadow's eyes widened and he blinked, not believing his eyes. The Link clad in white was sitting in the center of the cabin, acting like he owned the place.
"Leave him alone, Blue," Green finally sighed. "It's not like he'd know; none of us do."
"Hi, I'm Red!" Red greeted to the boy. "What's your name?"
His gaze shifted to the floor, not daring to say a word. Then suddenly, his finger slid across the floor, as if he was spelling something. The floor was dusty enough so that the characters were well visible.
"'I am the spirit of the hero, Link'?" Red read aloud. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Vio almost laughed. "I knew you existed. I knew it."
"What're you talking about?" Green questioned as he watched Vio search through his stacks of books.
"Yeah, it's not like you've ever seen him before! None of us has!" Blue added, equally confused.
Vio set a book on the floor, opening it to a page he had marked. "'The Hero's Spirit'," he said, reading the title page. Everyone was now gathered around Vio, including the strange boy. "'It is the purest form of the Hero of Hyrule and it is unobtainable. It is the equivalent of the Triforce of Courage itself. Even though it appears as a human being, it has no human emotions or personality. Its sole purpose is to vanquish all evil.'" Vio closed the book. "As you can tell, there isn't that much documented information about him, but it's legit alright."
"So he's like the living embodiment of the Triforce?" Shadow questioned.
"The Triforce of Courage, yes," Vio corrected.
"Well, then what's his nickname gonna be?" Red thought aloud.
"Oh, please," Blue scoffed. "Do you really/have/to make nicknames for EVERYONE?"
"I got it! We could call him Spirit!" Red declared, ignoring Blue's remark.
"Spirit..." the white clad Link muttered as if contemplating the name. Of course, this greatly surprised the others, since he had yet to say anything until now. He nodded to himself, agreeing with the decision.
"Yay! Welcome to the family, Spirit!" Red giggled, smiling widely.
A.N: I LIKE THIS A LOT! Well, idk about you but I really do like the OC I came up with. Hopefully I'll be able to draw him sometime. Maybe I'll even continue with this. Idk where to go with it, but I feel like it sorta needs to be continued.