Hello everyone! Here comes a chapter about Ilaria. This is the definitive version, in case you read the one I updated some minutes ago. Thanks for reading!

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Ilaria

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After I slept again, darkness engulfed me and I plunged into a series of visions... I saw a mirror in front of me, everything around was pitch black. I reached forward looking at my reflection and touched the mirror. By every passing touch, the mirror moved like water and showed me all of my different forms: My beast form, my Twili form, my Hylian form. I touched it again, but this time I saw a different scene. A bloody and injured reflection and at the back, I saw the most terrifying creature I had ever seen. A black creature on all fours with a red mane. Its sharp claws slashed towards me, and every time, a bright light flashed behind me. The creature roared and continued to attack, thunder and lighting struck within a group of red clouds. Completely mesmerized by what I saw, I began inspecting the wounds, believing that they were indeed mine, real. The horrible sound and scenery continued, but one flash made me close my eyes, such a bright light. When I opened them again, I saw my chest, I had been stabbed. My eyes trailed upwards, I saw the wound, the white sword dripped with blood. I continued, and saw my look of despair. The light flashed bright again.

I blinked and found myself in the palace at twilight, the same mirror set behind two people, my parents. I saw my mom and dad holding a baby, they looked happy, as happy as they could ever be. I decided to get closer, that baby was me. The twili baby was wrapped in a silver quilt, my dad stroked my cheek delicately, making me sneeze, they laughed and held me closer. I smiled. Everything was so perfect. What had happened?

I didn't even have to wait two seconds to find out the answer.

A loud blast made the doors of the throne room break and someone came through the doors. A young man in a black round mask. "You can't even unite your own people, but are here wasting your time and power with the Hylian scum, you should be ashamed" he removed his cape and threw it to the floor. "I'll make you regret your decision, by killing your child" he ran towards my mom, while unsheathing a black sword aiming to kill me.

My dad shot an arrow at his arm, making the boy fall to the floor. "You scum!" the boy shouted. "There is no balance with you here! You should just disappear!"

A shower of black squares fell from a red portal, creating a beast, worse than the one I had seen in the mirror.

"Forever hail King Ganondorf!" the boy shouted. "Now die!"

The beast ran at my mom, barring its sharp teeth and overthrowing the throne room. My dad blocked it from us and shot arrows at it, but the arrows just went through.

"Midna, run!" my dad shouted. My mom ran with me in her arms, avoiding the destruction and falling rocks. "I can't leave you! I'll fight!" she shouted.

"Just go!"

He slashed and fought, attacking with weapons I had never seen before, but nothing seemed to hurt it.

"Link" my mom whispered and silently shed a tear. She wiped it and hugged me tight, running away.

I tried moving, helping him. "Dad!" I screamed.

My dad panted and shook. I realized, without the Master Sword, his attacks were almost harmless. Without any escape, my dad ran.

The boy laughed while pulling the arrow from his arm. "Well, well! What do we have here! The Hero of Twilight running away! Like a coward! You are nothing without that sword aren't you? None of you heroes are! Cursed and pathetic!"

He arrived at the cliff, and faced the beast. "I have nothing to prove to you, I am just a ranch hand, who had the fate of a cursed hero, everything I did, was to protect the people I care about!"

My dad gripped his sword, and small blue particles of light illuminated it. I realized that everything around me had darkened and the usual blue glow of Twilight was now in his sword. He risked a small smile. "Now, it must be clear that I will do anything to be the shield and sword for those who are tormented by people like you!"

I observed everything.

My dad ran at the beast, slashing it in two. The beast exploded in the tendrils of Twilight's warm blue light, making the darkness vanish.

He had saved the day... Once again...

I ran at him, the glow barely fading. "Dad! Are you alrig-"

When I got a better view, I gasped. The beast had pierced his heart. "No, no, no, DAD!"

I rushed to his side. Despite his injuries there was a soft smile on his face. Tears wet my face. "Dad... How... can you be so happy..."

As if he had felt my presence, his eyes and head turned towards me, making me cry even more. Some seconds passed, and I noticed what he was looking at. My mom, carrying me. A tear escaped my dad's eye.

"Link!" my mom was crouched at his side. "Please hold on, everything will be alright"

My dad coughed. "I'm sorry, my love... I won't be able to be by your side... I love you" he looked at my mom, who was crying. "Don't cry..." he said smiling. "I will love you, wherever you are"

He looked at baby me and my mom brought me to his side. Baby me started crying. My dad patted my head affectionately. "Now, now, my girl, be strong and never forget-" he sniffled. "I love you"

His breaths became shallow. "Midna... see you... later"

He closed his eyes.

Some seconds passed, we stayed there mourning his death. Until... the triforce piece on my dad's hand shone bright and got out of it. The piece soared above his hand and quickly got into mine.

My mom widened her eyes. "What is going on?" she exclaimed.

Baby me started crying and shivering uncontrollably.

"The Triforce, it is fighting her Twili powers. There is no balance..."

My mom ran and I followed her.

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The scene shifted. There was a small house, it looked very familiar...

The trees surrounded it, casting shadows. However, the rays of the sun were bright. I got near my mom and baby me. I had instantly changed appearance to my Hylian self. "Here you will find balance, Ilaria" my mom said to baby me. "I'll make sure you don't get hurt in the future" she kissed my forehead while she cried.

Just like that, she left me in the doorway of that house, and vanished in black squares. My heart beat fastened, there was definitely something very familiar with this place. I waited for the scene to shift, but it didn't.

It bothered me, why couldn't I remember anything. The mirror appeared again, this time, close to the door. A woman opened it. Looking at her made my chest feel very warm. She picked me up and called a man who was apparently inside the house. He seemed incredibly familiar as well. I noticed it... The warmth...

IT WAS LOVE

My parents.

I walked towards them, the shiny aura and images of memories vanished around me. Leaving the present only. I opened the door, my parents were there, making calls and crying.

"Where is she?" my mom said crying. "Why did she go?"

My dad hugged her. "She will be fine, I know it" his voice cracked.

I knocked and came through the door. "Mom, dad?"

They got up and hugged me. "Ilaria! You are alright!"

I smiled, clearly happy. "I am" I remembered my duty, I didn't want to leave them again, but I had no choice. "But I have something to tell you"

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