The Fate of the First Hero of Light
I have never cried this much in my whole life.
Each step I take forwards, feels as if I had braved a fierce snow blizzard or fought a great beast. My feet are dragging.
"I DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS!"
All the Knights, servants and people in the large state room inside the Cathedral are laughing at me.
My mother runs to me. "Claurilles my beautiful boy I know you can do this!" "Mother no please help me". She hugs me tightly my tears fall on her head.
"Geir son I do not know what to say! I have never been so happy in my life!"
Tears are flowing down the Mighty Dwarven Warrior's face.
"Uncle Thandall help me."
"Geir me boy you make your fellow Dwarfs proud!"
I look to my wife she is also studying her new crown. "You can do it Geir." "Vivi?"
"Yes, Geir just be the King look at all the jewels I get to wear." My Grandmother is wearing her Royal Coat and a Crown atop her head.
"Yes, Claurilles the quicker you are King. The quicker I can be King when you unfortunately die in one of your campaigns." says Estonix.
"ESTONNY! I already talked to you about this before! If you want to kill Geir do it directly not through some cowardly underhanded means!" says my Grandmother.
"Aunt Teelee." says Estonix while looking at the ground.
"Ugh..." says everyone.
Everyone in the room looks to me, no doubt realizing what circumstances had lead to helping me become the terrible person I am. The mood is grave.
"Hahahahahahaha!" The Dwarven Warrior lets out a hearty laugh. "Don't worry everyone Geir would have grown to be the fine young man he is, no matter what had happened!" says Uncle Thandall.
"Yes, that would be true." "Definitely his evil scheming ways would have existed, no matter how or where he grew up." "I agree." "That is true without a doubt."
Even though these words pierce me. The situation had recovered that I did not need to use an inspirational saying.
Someone clears their throat loudly.
"Claurilles Descarte Oddmund of House Dominitus come face the people of Hyrule!"
The Archbishop stares at me with PRIDE!
The tears start flowing again.
I walk outside of the room and up the podium that leads out of the top of the Cathedral.
I look down from the podium there are white parkas as far as you can see. The Capitols streets are filled to the brim, people can only barely move their arms, that is how tightly they are packed.
"STOP I DO NOT WANT THIS!"
The people are judging me and staring sternly at me.
"When you left I lost my house and my dog died!" "Yes, the criminals that feared you started harassing us!" "The Royal Houses started getting full of themselves!" "That one Royal was making obscene remarks, signaling towards my daughter!" "Yes, take responsibility for leaving us!"
"NO, PLEASE I DO NOT WANT TO!"
"That is not our problem!" "Yes, fix the country like you always do!"
"YOU ALREADY HAVE ZEL..."
"We don't want her!" "You always helped us!" "She only went because you forced her!"
"PLEASE NO!"
"You're a man! Take responsibility!"
"NOOOOOO!"
"You are our King now Geir!"
The Archbishop walks towards me, I can barely see him through my tears of frustration and misery.
"Claurilles we will know start the coronation ceremony."
I shake my head side to side.
"As everyone here present heard that Sir Claurilles has accepted this Royal Task?"
"Yes, Archbishop we heard him loud and clear!" screams the crowd of people.
"I did not say anything!"
"Very well Claurilles Descarte Oddmund of House Dominitus or now, known from this day forward as His Majesty King Geir you have been anointed, blessed and consecrated by myself the Archbishop in the presence of god and the people of Hyrule."
"Lead us unto a greater future!"
"Bow your head Your Majesty."
A crown is put atop my head.
The crowd goes wild. They are singing the countries songs and there is much merriment. After a week long feast. Had I finally recovered.
I move towards the dungeons.
"You cannot hide in here forever. I also have my responsibilities."
"Your Majesty what brings you here?"
"Zelda do not get on my nerves. I have many other things to do. I cannot be playing the fool."
"The people said they wanted you." "Yes, Geir I always knew one day you would be king!" "Grandmother are you also here?" I enter past the musty dungeon cell's door. I enter the Secret Royal safe house. The overpowering scent of the many perfumes in the room blocking my nose.
The extravagant room with its many frills and cushions and every vanity a Royal would want fulling the spacious hall. "Still Geir I cannot believe this room could exist. I could always smell a strong fragrance in the dungeon but could not find the source." "Grandmother it is designed to be undetectable to even the best tracker.
I had read that the Red Wolf clan had helped in its construction."
"UNBELIEVABLE!?"
"What do you mean Teela?"
"That they would sink so low as to give their secrets to the Kingdom!"
"Teela..."
"Zelda I will solve the most pressing matters after that you will rule again."
"Gei..."
"YOU WILL RULE AGAIN DAMMIT!"
"YES!"
"Get dressed." I throw some clothes close to Zelda.
"I see good idea Geir."
"Let us leave."
We exit the dungeon.
I am walking towards the throne room. The servants and Knights in the halls line up against the wall. You could draw a line from the first person to the last one and the line would be straight.
"Greetings Hulgrid, Briana, Ceara, Sir Renferd and Sir Bartel are you well?" Like a fine mechanism and in sync "Yes, thank you Your Majesty are you well?" "Yes, I am please carry on." They move again and go about their tasks.
"GEIR THAT IS AM..." I caught Renferd's sword before he could decapitate Zelda. "HIS NAME IS YOUR MAJESTY OR KING GEIR!"
Zelda falls backwards on the floor she is shaking.
"Sir Renferd please forgive me. She comes from a distant land. Like my Tribe she is also a leader. Please forgive her this."
"I understand King Geir forgive me my rudeness."
I stand up straight and hit him on his shoulder with force, he hits me back. I nod, he nods back.
"Sheik forgive me my rudeness I had not informed the others of your arrival."
"Yes."
I help her up, Renferd apologizes we continue moving.
"Geir he was really going to kill me."
"Zelda for now hide your identity to everyone."
"Why Geir?"
"Some people really want me to be the real King."
We enter the throne room. All the vanities that was in the room are gone.
"GEIR! Were we robbed. All the decorations are gone!?"
"No, Zelda I sold them all."
"EXCUSE ME?!"
"We need money to help the poor."
"I see."
"YOUR MAJESTY!" The Knight moves with speed towards me, then with speed past me. "YOUR MAJESTY! KING GEIR HAS TOLD ME OF HIS SCHEME!" "Scheme Sir Hunfrey?" "YES, YOUR MAJESTY HE WILL USE THIS TIME TO ROOT OUT YOUR ENEMIES. THEN WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN DEFEATED YOU WILL BE REINSTATED!" "Sir Hunfrey about that..." I glare at Zelda." YES, EXACTLY SIR HUNFREY!"
I move to a small chair in the corner, I sit down.
"Fire Mage how are things?" "Geir..."
The maids arranging the flowers snap the flowers stalks into two, they are extremely irate.
"Edith please I cannot always be caught up in formalities. Sometimes I need to act quickly."
Your Majesty if they have the time to call you by your name they can add your title? Do you not think so?"
"Edith I..."
"I SAID DO YOU NOT THINK SO!?"
"YES, EDITH! I UNDERSTAND! Sir Izdryn we could do that at least?"
"Yes, King Geir I agree!"
"Wonderful it seems I do not need to hand out punishments." Edith and the maids exit the throne room.
"Let us start again. Fire Mage how are things?"
"King Ge..." I glare at the Fire Mage "I mean Geir my Clans are very grateful. The building of the roads and other infrastructure is going as planned."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" screams Zelda.
"Shhhhhhh Zelda someone might hear us."
"Sir Izdryn why are you building roads?"
The Fire Mage closes his hands and grips them tightly, he is looking away.
"It is my reward for helping the Kingdom."
"WHAT?!"
"Yes, Zelda he comes from a foreign land and has risked his life on many occasions for ours. When I had to retrieve him last, I could see the disrepair of his land, now that I am the King he will be rewarded, also..."
"WHAT SCHEME DO YOU HAVE THIS TIME FIEND!?"
"The roads lead towards the Kingdom. They will enable his Clans to do business with our Kingdom."
"Geir how does this benefit your Tribe?" asks Zelda.
"The road has to pass through my Tribe's Country before reaching your Kingdom BAHAHAHAHA!"
"Geir why is that something to feel joyous about?" asks Zelda.
"Your Highness before my Clansmen can reach the Kingdom they will first have to run the gauntlet." says the Fire Mage.
""The gauntlet" Sir Izdryn?"
"Our Clan's traders will have to pass through Geir's trade route and if they have not already bought or sold their wares. They will have to face another obstacle before reaching the Kingdom."
"OBSTACLE? MY FRIEND?"
"They will have to pass close to the Dwarven Realm then face the Dwarven traders!"
"UNBELIEVABLE?! GEIR YOU SCOUNDREL! NO TRADER WILL BE ABLE TO PASS THROUGH, WITHOUT HAVING ALREADY SOLD OR BOUGHT THEIR GOODS!"
"BAHAHAHAHA! The King makes the rules!"
Loud foot steps are heard coming towards the throne room. The doors are flung open a man in silver armour.
"YOUR MAJESTY!"
"Yes, Sir Wymery?"
"WE FOUND WHERE THE MEETING IS BEING HELD!"
"Thank you Sir Wymery."
"Knight, Fire Mage and Sheik let us leave."
"Ge... I mean King Geir where are we going to?" asks Zelda.
"To defeat all our Kingdoms enemies."
"WHAT!?"
Many times later...
"Remember do not kill the servants or soldiers just incapacitate them."
"Geir this is odd normally you show no mercy. What is the different?"
"Some of our people are still missing. They see us as their enemies. If we do not kill them, they might be willing to disclose where they are being held."
"UNDERSTOOD! YOUR MAJESTY WHAT SHOULD I DO?"
"Sir Hunfrey for now follow Geir's orders as if they are my own."
"YES! EVEN IF I HAVE TO HELP THE DEVIL FOR YOUR MAJESTY I WILL!"
"Sir Hunfrey..."
"Geir let us end this charade!" says the Fire Mage.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN MY FRIEND?"
"Sir Hunfrey you have to accept the truth."
"THE TRUTH MY FRIEND?"
"Yes, Sir Hunfrey, Geir is the Kingdom's new Ki..." I glare over my shoulder the grass underneath my feet is starting to die. My rage and misery at the situation I find myself in snuffing the life forces out.
"Yes, Sir Hunfrey her Highness will be reinstated very soon."
"YES, I KNOW MY FRIEND TO FIGHT FOR A JUST RULER ONCE MORE. I CANNOT WAIT!"
We reach the palace were the conference will be held to form an alliance to stand against our nation.
The soldiers move to attack us. I try to freeze them it does not work.
"Knight these ones are immune to my magics."
"I UNDERSTAND!" The Knight moves with great speed and hits the soldiers with the flat side of Rust Bane, they are unconscious.
The Palaces gates are closed. There are no gaps between the closed gates and the walls of the palace. The hinges are on the inside of the gates, we cannot damage them from the outside.
"Zelda see if you can open them."
"Yes, Geir." Many small clay balls fall on the ground they turn into small centipedes and tiny birds. They fly and crawl all over the gates looking for a gap to enter to.
"Geir I cannot find a way inside."
"Fire Mage heat one of the gates doors, I will cool the other one."
"What will that do Geir?"
"The temperature difference should twist the doors as they expand and contract at the same time. Zelda have your snot centipedes enter the gap then use the smallest explosion to damage the hinges."
"GEIR WHAT SHOULD I DO?"
"Knight when the hinges are damaged break the gate open." "YES!" "When the alarm is sounded, search for and capture each one of the leaders."
"YES!"
Two tiny centipedes crawl through the gap of the gates.
"KATSU!"
There is a loud explosion I can see the light flash through the tiny gap between the gates. A silver flash and a rusted sword. The gates shatter into firewood. The alarm is sounded. We enter the palace and move into different directions.
I face the Southern Tribe's Hero.
"I am glad I get to kill the King."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!"
"You heard me I get to kill the King."
I kick him so hard between his legs, he hits the roof and collapses into a pathetic heap on the floor. He will never have children again.
I was so incensed at someone calling me the King and not the Warchief.
I forgot...
"I AM THE KING!"
WHAT?!DID I JUST SAY?!
"I AM THE KING OF HYRULE?!"
Suddenly I realize it! What am I doing?
Zelda is not fit to be a ruler, will I just let her rule again?
The catastrophes will keep on coming! I always have to fix them!
I can fix them before they become disasters. That is because now...
"I AM THE KING!"
Finish.
