The Fate of the First Hero of Light

The half naked man has soiled himself, he is full of burn marks. The Fire Mage is so furious his hands are covered with flames they are being burned. He has lost focus his rage stopping him from controlling the flames properly. He beats the man the searing sound of his burning flesh fills the room, while the filthy beast squeals like a pig when he hits him again and again.

"Sir Izdryn I see you have been quite frustrated lately. Do you want me to heal him?"

The Fire Mage puts the man's face inside his hands palms the flames erupt completely engulfing his head. He closes his hand the charred remains of the degenerates head crumbles in his closing hand. The headless body falls on its knee's and over on its back.

"Princess we have to help these children." "Sir Izdryn they are not leaving this room alive." "NO, PLEASE SAVE US!" Esdeath looks at the little boy. "Child you have been corrupted by this mans evil. In 10 suncycles from now. You will spread the same misery as what he had." "NO, I WONT HURT ANYONE I PROMISE!" "Records state otherwise, we came here to end an evil. That you had been tainted by it, is very unfortunate. Curse him in the afterlife." Esdeath extends her hand to kill the naked children.

"Why did my life turn out like this?" "You did not have enough strength." "I see...there is no help in this world for the wea..."

The children are frozen and shattered into nothingness.

"Princess Teela..." "Yes, Sir Izdryn?" "What should we do with the others?" "We are only getting paid to kill the Duke. I do not work for free. Murder them at your own discretion." "I see..."

"NO, STOP!" "EVEN IF WE ARE HERE WE DIDN'T KEEP THE CHILDREN!" "YES, IT WAS THE DUKE NOT US!"

"BE QUIET! INGRATES! DIE!" Purple flames engulf the room the other Royal's skin melts off as they are slowly burnt into dust. All the while screaming and contorting their bodies.

Short moments later...

"Princess I apologize." "Sir Izdryn we had never spent much time together. But I had never thought you one pure of heart." "PURE OF HEART!?" "Yes, the quality of your flames reflect your inner emotions." "EXCUSE ME?" "Yes, a persons magic is a reflection of their heart. That you would be so genuinely angered by these monsters actions. Speaks volume of you as a person." "I am not sure, I understand but I thank you regardless. Who is next?" "Don't you want to hesitate or question our actions?" "Princess please we are the Hyrulakatsuki do not treat me like a child. Let us complete our mission with speed." "My heart just skipped a beat." "Princess?" "Never mind Sir Izdryn."

"Let me see the closest one to us is the Duchess of Backton! I know her!" "PRINCESS WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?!" "Kill her of course." "What?!" They enter a large estate an elderly woman in a formal dress waves and moves towards them.

"Esdeath!"

"Vivienne!"

"Are you well Vivienne?"

"Yes and yourself?"

"I am well thank you."

"What brings you here?"

"Business."

The Duchess removes her dress she is wearing magical leather armour. She produces twin magical wooden stakes, they are shaped into crude dagger like shapes.

"Esdeath I had always wanted to test you."

"Oh, really now! I am truly flattered that I meet your high standards. Sir Izdryn kill her."

"Yes, Princess."

"Young man step out of the way. I want to face her."

"We are assassins not honourable warriors. DIE!"

Flames erupt from the Fire Mage's hands the Duchess is incinerated instantly.

"My heart is beating so fast!" says Esdeath.

"Excuse me Princess?"

"..."

"Your face is red did I burn you?"

He moves to touch her forehead, she grabs the bounty book and puts it in front of her face. Esdeath's ears are glowing red.

"SIR IZDRYN! Let me find the next place where we should go!" "If you say so Princess."

Many times earlier...

Uncle Thandall are you sure I should pair my Grandmother and the Fire Mage together? They have never really talked to each other?"

"Trust me son listen to your elders!"

"Yes, Uncle Thandall if you say so."

"Hahahahahahahaha!" The Dwarven Warrior let's out a hearty laugh.

He is thinking "Little Lassie you will have to start making plans for your future. The curse of the runes will also effect you, a long life alone is a terrible thing."

"Uncle Thandall are you scheming?" says the God of Schemes. "Nothing of the sort little man!"

Many times later...

The doors are opened in the basement of the massive mansion. There are cages many children are inside them. As Esdeath and the Fire Mage walk through the room the small figures hide in the corners of the cages shaking out of fear.

"I wonder what Geir's plan is?"

"What do you mean Sir Izdryn?"

"We have only been murdering pedophiles, degenerates and slavers?"

"Is something the matter?"

"I thought we would be killing warlords, violent criminals and corrupt leaders."

"Geir would never let us kill his golden geese."

"GOLDEN GEESE PRINCESS?!"

"Geir is a master tactician. He manipulates them from the shadows. Sir Hunfrey and Vivilara are going to talk with some of them, who are not paying their dues."

"DUES! DOES HE INTIMIDATE THEM FOR MONEY?!"

Esdeath starts crying "Yes, my beautiful Geir how far will you still go? Is there no stopping my beautiful boy...I mean grandson."

"Princess I apologize for what I am asking. Why do we never see your son?"

Esdeath's tears stop flowing and her eyes shine brightly "My lovely son, I want to keep him away from these terrible things."

The Fire Mage stumbles he almost falls over.

"Does your son know this?"

"What do you mean Sir Izdryn?"

"He always looks with pure hatred at Geir, when I see them together."

"I raised him the best I could. I protected him from the harshnesses of life. He is a grown man he must walk on his own feet, I cannot live his life for him."

"...ugh..."

"I see where Geir gets his carelessness from."

"What do you mean Sir Izdryn?"

"Geir also treats people like plants. He grows them till they are big and strong, then leaves them to wither and die."

"That is an odd way of thinking, please explain."

"Let us imagine I was your son. What I could gleam from Geir's past is that after he was born. You abandoned your other family and only focused on Geir. If I was him I would feel heartbroken."

"I never knew! That could be a logical explanation."

"LOGICAL EXPLANATION?!"

"Yes, once Geir was born everybody else started treating me differently. I assumed it was part of being in a family."

The Fire Mage puts his hand to his forehead and shakes his side to side while sighing.

"Princess what should we do with the children?" "These ones can still be saved. Do you have a crystal on you?" "Yes, here you are Princess." The Fire Mage hands Esdeath a magical prism.

"How do you use this Sir Izdryn?" Let me come closer Princess." Their faces are almost touching. Esdeath pouts her lips she closes her eyes going in for the finisher. She kisses something cold. She opens her eyes she is kissing the prisms crystal side. The Fire Mage is wiping his face with his sleeve "Forgive me Princess I had something in my eye, can you see on the crystal?"

"Little girl I never knew you liked me that much!" She retreats and composes herself. "Great Father! We found some children that can still be saved." "Wonderful news! Where are you?" "At this..."

"Sir Izdryn, my little Girl you move along. We will be there shortly." "Yes, Great Father." "Good luck little lady!" The crystal clears again and is translucent.

"Who is next Princess?" "The Duke of Barksea."

"Men kill him, take the woman!" "Yes, we will show you what..." The Knight breaks into four blocks of ice and shatters. "Do you not find it tiresome to try and be so intimidating all day long?"

The Duke falls on his knees "Please forgive me I'll do anything."

"Anything?" says Esdeath.

"Yes, anything just spare my life!"

"DIE!" The Fire Mage extends his hand the Duke is burnt to dust.

"Forgive me Princess. We still have many people to kill. We need to move with speed!"

"YES, SIR IZDRYN I UNDERSTAND LET US GO!"

Esdeath is thinking "Why am I acting like this? I am not a sheep! Yet I want him to tell me what to do. I will turn the situation around at our next interaction and take control again."

Many murders later...

They reach a crossroad with four exits.

"Sir Izdryn is that Zelda?"

"Why yes it is!" says the Fire Mage.

"Over here Minister! How fortunate to find you."

The hair on the Fire Mages neck is standing straight. He can feel evil energy surrounding him, he feels as if he is falling into the abyss.

"Hello Zelda where is Sir Gerrick?"

"..."

Zelda's eyes are open wide and she is pale.

"Let us go find him, lead the way Zelda."

"...yes...teela..."

She moves shaking to the direction where she saw the white flash.

Many long times later...

Zelda is walking forwards she has a totally blank stare. She stopped agonizing over how she is going to die, she accepted it. She passes by a piece of fabric in the road.

"Stop Zelda pick that up."

Zelda just follows the orders she picks it up. It is the cloak she discarded she sees the triforce symbol on it. She starts moving forwards again to her inevitable death.

"Why am I doing this? Why don't I fight them I am not powerless anymore?"

"Do not even think of resisting Zelda. We might have been friends but I will not hesitate." Zelda turns around.

"WHY DO I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS!? EVERYTHING HAS ALWAYS BEEN FORCED ON ME?!

"Why did you not abdicate when the King died?"

"..."

"Everything in this world has a price Zelda. If you want to be the ruler you also have the responsibilities that come with the post."

"AAAAAGGGHHHHH!" Zelda hits the road with her fist it is bleeding.

"That frustration you have, how much more does Geir have?"

"WHY IS EVERYTHING ALWAYS ABOUT HIM? GEIR THIS AND GEIR THAT!"

"Should it be about you?"

"..."

"It is always about Geir because he works for everyone all the time. When he is enabling people to make their dreams come true. You will of course always see him."

"..."

"Ill ask again how much frustration does Geir have?"

"HOW COULD I POSSIBLY KNOW? HE IS SO AMAZING! HE CAN NEVER DO ANYTHING WRONG!"

The Fire Mage wants to speak Esdeath stops him.

"Why do you think he would want you to stay Queen?"

"I CANNOT POSSIBLY IMAGINE THE ANSWER!"

"It is because he believes in you."

Zelda falls on her knees and she starts crying harder than she ever has.

"Geir can see past your many faults, that he praises you so much gives the people absolute confidence in you."

Zelda is sitting sobbing in the middle of the road.

"...stop...stay...quiet...I...don't...want...to...hear...anymore..."

"Zelda remember this Geir's responsibilities far eclipses what our minds can comprehend. That he was willing to trust you to protect his home and his people, even though you are from another land. He can see your potential and your hidden abilities."

The tears are flowing more fiercely.

"...no...stop..."

"Even though I want it in my heart, Geir cannot stay King."

"...why...not..."

"He has many other places he needs to be. People who are in distress and worlds that need to be saved. Being King is a chain that binds him he cannot abandon the Kingdom, to save other people. He has made plans for his Tribe, the Dwarven Realm, but ruling the Kingdom as well. He cannot do everything. Zelda today is the day that you decide."

"Decide?"

"That symbol on the cloak is your Clans symbol. King Roland changed the Kingdom's Symbol for what reason I cannot understand. If you want to help Geir make a difference put on your cloak. If you want an easy life with no remorse walk past us and never return. I will tell everyone I killed you, they will never search for you anymore. You will be free."

Zelda stands up and turns around slowly she seems to be fighting something. Her feet move she starts walking backwards.

"Let us leave Sir Izdryn." "Yes, Princess."

SNAP

"AAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHH!"

They quickly turn around.

Zelda has her clay centipede around her body, the centipede is squeezing her tightly.

"YOUR HIGHN..." Esdeath put her hand on the Fire Mages mouth.

"I WONT RUN AWAY ANYMORE!"

SNAP

Zelda's bones are breaking. She is turning around it looks like her body wants to keep on moving forwards.

SNAP

Her upper thigh bone is broken. She is forcing her clay centipede to crush her bones.

"I wont turn away for even one more hair width. I would rather die than be a loser again!"

Short moments later...

Zelda is crying "NO, WHY!?"

"When you break all your bones of course you wont be able to move very far."

"Did I do anything?"

"You proved to me and Sir Izdryn of your conviction. From now on each day is a battle you have to fight."

""Battle" Teela?"

"Zelda anything that is worthwhile doing is not easy. You have spent your whole life running away. That wont change just because you snapped a few bones. You will have to work each day to reach your goals."

"Goals?"

"Your dreams and hopes."

"What is my?"

BAM

Esdeath punches her in the face.

"OW Teela!"

"HOW THE HELL COULD I KNOW THAT? I have healed you enough get up take me to where Gerrick's corpse is.

"CORPSE?!" screams the Fire Mage.

"That she could run around so freely, means he was gravely injured."

The Fire Mage casts a look of disgust at Zelda.

Zelda stays quiet and they move.

"This is where we separated."

"Sir Izdryn take her home. I will fetch Sir Gerricks remains."

Zelda wants to start to walk home. The Fire Mage grabs her so tightly on her forearm he thinks he could snap it.

"OW!OW!OW!OW!OW!OW..."

"MINISTER YOU ARE COMING WITH US!"

"Yes"

They reach the destroyed castle.

Everyone is dead.

"Look if you can find at least any part of him."

The Fire Mage sees a burnt hand it is gripping something tightly.

It is a paper of some sort. The fingers are gripping it so tightly he has to break the burnt fingers off.

On the paper is written

"Start"

"THIS IS AN EXPLOSIVE TAG! EVERYONE TAKE COVER!"

He grips the hand like a ball in his stomach trying to lessen the explosion.

Short moments later...

"Nothing happened?"

"Come look over here!" screams Zelda.

There are large pieces of broken crystal near the remains of a burnt out broken tree.

"Let us leave." says Esdeath.

"What about Sir Gerrick?"

"We will see him soon enough. Sir Izdryn let us return."

"Yes, Princess."

They follow the road leading back to the Kingdom...

Finish.