The Fate of the First Hero of Light
In an abandoned square three figures stand...
There is a man in mithril armour, a woman in a mages robe and a suspicious figure.
The figure is studying a parchment that was ripped off from the wall, next to the person.
Their conversation continues...
The woman named Natasched asks the hooded figure.
"Please if you could tell us of his party."
The figure sighs and thinks if the information gained would be worth this awkwardness.
"Can we start with the Queen Zeld..." asks the man named Gurth.
"ABSOLUTELY NOT!"
"I see I apologize, can you tell us of the other members?"
The hooded figure sighs deeply.
"We'll start with the..."
The Knight of the Red Lotus Society
"I had heard of the Red Lotus Society." speaks Natasched.
"The Red Lotus Society?" asks the hooded figure.
"Many years prior, the Society was formed when a great evil befell the realms. Leaders and Knights all fought together to vanquish this foe, I believe the ruler of Hyrule was also one of the founding members."
"ROLAND!?" speaks the hooded figure.
"Why would you speak so informal of the King?" asks Gurth.
"Do you know him?" asks the woman.
"Let us continue." the figure ignores their question.
"Please if you could tell us of this Knight?" asks the blind woman.
"His name is Sir Hunfrey Hammerspine." speaks the figure.
"HE IS THAT "KNIGHT!"" shouts Gurth.
"The one that is called "Breadbin"!" the woman is shocked at this news.
The hooded figure is thinking how could they know of Sir Hunfrey's latest sobriquet.
A scene unfolds, memories of times recently passed...
A furious man is standing in the throne room he speaks
"SOMEONE HAS BEEN ROBBING US!"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" screams everyone in the throne room.
"GEIR HOW..." speaks the Knight.
"BE QUIET BREADBIN! I HAVE TO THINK!"
"BREADBIN!?" the Knight speaks.
The furious man speaks short times and storms off.
The Knight looks towards the crack in the wall extending upwards to the ceiling.
"YOUR MAJESTY?"
"Yes, Sir Hunfrey?"
"WILL HE EVER CALL ME KNIGHT AGAIN?" The stone face of the Knight shows the slightest sign of great sadness.
"Sir Hunfrey..." says a sad Zelda.
"Do not be alarmed Sir Hunfrey, Geir will soon forget of your new nickname." speaks a mysterious voice.
"DEFEND YOURSELF FIEND!"
The Knight withdraws his steel zweihander.
He sees it is Geir's Grandmother Esdeath.
"LADY ESDEATH! PLEASE FORGIVE ME!"
"Sir Hunfey you charmer."
The Knight squirms about.
"Princess Teela!" The exited Fire Mage speaks, he rushes towards her.
After much greetings and small talk...
"LADY ESDEATH WHY WOULD HE CHANGE MY SOBIQUET?"
"YOU ALL TRIED TO KILL HIM FOOLS! WHAT DID YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN?" screams Esdeath.
"Yes, that would be the case." says the gathered party members.
The hooded figure clears its mind, the person returns to time present.
"Do you know of him?"
"Who does not!" screams Gurth.
"At the age of 10 suncycles he had already saved three princesses, five fair maidens, slain a dragon, defeated many great beasts and was considered to command a company of Knights."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" screams the hooded figure.
"Yes, far and wide many woman who have seen him had fallen in love with the Silver Knight of Hyrule. His perfectly twirled mustache, a sight that could melt even the most hardened of a woman's frozen heart." says Natasched.
The figure grabs the bounty parchment tightly and studies it even closer.
The hood flies from her head, the identity is revealed.
None other than the cowardly accomplish and loyal servant of Geir, Zelda the Queen of Hyrule!
"WHAT IS THIS?!" the figure screams.
The Knight of the Red Lotus Society
Is none other than the legendary Sir Hunfrey Hammerspine.
It pains the King greatly but he is now the enemy of the people.
This hero turned villain should not be underestimated.
He towers above mortal men but fret not the Kingdom will protect you from his evil.
He can be identified by his perfectly twirled mustache, his massive muscular frame, shining silver armour and the rusted blade he carries.
He goes under aliases most well know as the "Knight" recently he has taken the code name "Breadbin" as his new moniker.
Do not attempt to apprehend him contact the authorities first.
Any sanctioned warrior or sorcerer under grade 2 should flee immediately.
"Sir Hunfrey!" Zelda feels her face is turning red.
Zelda screams inside her head.
"WHAT IS HAPPENING?"
"WAIT ARE YOU NOT THE QUEEN!?" screams Gurth.
"SHUT UP!"
"YES!"
He jumps to attention.
Zelda studies the parchment.
The Mage from the Clan Firedust
He is known as Izdryn Wyscerin
"Do you know of him?!"
The man wants to move to withdraw his weapon, Natasched stands ready with her staff.
Zelda understands immediately, they want to capture her.
Two giant clay centipedes move out from underneath her robe, Gurth could not even unsheathe his weapon.
SNAP
SNAP
SNAP
"AAAAAAGGGGHHHHH!" they scream in unison.
Both of them have multiple bones that are fractured, some of their limbs are pointing in the wrong direction.
"I know you are assassins from the Dark Brotherhood sent to kill Geir..."
"NATASCHED DO IT N...UGGGHHHHH."
The clay centipede that rushed into his mouth, grips its lower part around his neck tightly, he will not be able to swallow anything.
CRACK
The sound his skull made when the centipede removed the poison filled teeth is audible.
"BLLLLEEEEEEEHHHHH"
The other woman is on the ground, throwing up the poison teeth that have been removed.
"Let me ask again do you know of him?"
"..."
SNAP
SNAP
SNAP
"AAAAEEEEEIIIIIII!" Natasched screams.
"YES, PLEASE STOP!"
Zelda sees Gurth is deeply distressed when Natasched is hurt.
"Tell me of him."
"Please read the parchment again."
Tears are rolling down her cheeks, the pain she feels is immense.
The Mage from the Clan Firedust
He is known as Izdryn Wyscerin
"The Firedust Clan is one of the five ruling Clans of the Tuuzok region."
"TUUZOK REGION! That is not even many days travel from my home!"
Zelda puts her hand to her mouth, she was so excited she talked aloud by mistake.
"We can still make a deal Natasched cannot be forced to..."
SNAP
SNAP
Gurth's arm is completely destroyed, it cannot be healed or repaired, the damage is complete.
"GURTH NOOOOO! PLEASE I WILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING!"
"You misunderstand the situation you are in, you do not have a choice in the matter."
"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I HAD HEARD THERE WAS NO ONE AS MERCIFUL AND KIND AS THE QUEEN OF HYRULE! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU?"
Zelda is taken aback by these words.
She feels an ember of hatred grow in her heart.
These words resonating within her very soul, her mind wanders inside of herself.
Suddenly she feels she is staring into an abyss...
As has happened many times, when she felt she could see the future, pulling frantically at the roll of fabric in front of her pulling at the ends, releasing the memories written on the book of life of the future yet to come.
The visions appear, like colours that could never mix, always twisting, the four elements cannot bind, massive amounts of the world's secrets, forbidden knowledge, flooding into her mind.
Time stops for everybody but her, frozen stiff in place her thoughts take shape.
"What am I doing?"
"Am I really going to give these people to Teela?"
"After they enter "that" room they will cease to exist, their minds broken beyond repair."
"Am I enjoying making people suffer?"
"I always thought, talking could solve everything. What happened to me?"
"Do I hate myself for turning into this person?"
"Who do I really hate?"
She thinks to the one she truly hates and despises, a mirror is formed in front of her. She looks to stare at the one, she cannot stand. The one who took her innocence from her.
"I hate you!"
She speaks aloud the vision forms, she does not even want to look at him.
Suddenly she sees in the mirror a Mighty Muscular Dwarf. He has a Mighty braided beard but he has a perfectly trimmed Mighty Mustache. His hair is styled like "those of the fools who ride those motorized bicycles", it is a pompadour extending past his Mighty Brow.
"Even after all these suncycles, you are still annoying!"
The Dwarf lets out a hearty laugh.
"GEIR IS THAT YOU?"
"Yes, it is little lassie."
"LITTLE LASSIE!"
"Never mind all that, so this is your mind. No wonder you were always so insane."
"WHAT DID YO...why are you here?"
"This was the moment when you lost, against yourself."
"I see, why did you come?"
The Dwarven Geir looks into the far distance he has a sad expression on his face.
"You lost to yourself, when you returned from this quest you had changed. You started blaming everyone but yourself for your failings. Soon the hatred in your heart grew too large to contain. Then..."
The Dwarf grips his hands tightly, it looks as if he wants to cry.
Zelda remembers Great Father Thandall's words.
"I truly believe Geir to think of you, as if you were his little sister."
"Geir did you kill me?"
Geir starts crying fiercely.
"No, you closed off the trade routes to the southern countries. I lost so much business and money, each night I cried myself to sleep."
"WHAT THE HELL!? WHY ARE YOU HERE?"
"Zelda you cannot blame me forever. I heard you thinking in here."
"NOOOOOOO! What did you hear?"
"Everything."
Zelda puts her face in her hands, the embarrassment is too much.
"Do not fret little lassie I come from a different time, no one here will ever know of this."
"Thank goodness."
"I will tell everyone in the Dwarven Afterlife though!" the Dwarven Geir lets out a mighty laugh.
"NOOOOO...hahahaha!" Zelda started laughing.
"Geir what must I do?"
"Zelda you must take responsibilities for your own actions."
"But Geir I already..."
"How many times have you blamed me for your misfortune?"
"..."
"All your actions up till now, study them closely. Even if I forced you, you could have resisted."
"..."
Zelda looks dejected.
"Zelda look at this paper."
Zelda takes the paper it has a shining blue glyph on it, she returns the paper.
"Zelda you are not powerless anymore. In this world at this time you are one of the most powerful beings alive."
"WHAT?"
"Your boundless living energies can heal any person, cure any disease, not long times from now you will learn to heal yourself. Those terrible hand's detonating snot clay can kill even 100 men in one explosion."
"Heal myself?"
"Zelda the battles up till now can not be compared to the ones coming. The evil waiting to strike will be so powerful, many times in our battles you had lost one or more of your limbs, which you regrew in short instances."
"Unbelievable, Geir you said I was one of the most powerful beings, why would you call me that?"
"The secret of your birth, the true power you possess will be revealed in time."
"Geir that still does not tell me anything. What is my power?"
"You control the power to ##### and can manipulate the form and function of the ######."
"Geir I could not hear you. What power do I have the ability to control and manipulate what?"
"It is the ability to control #####."
"Geir I cannot hear you?"
"I see, that would be the logical choice, to hide it from you, what a cunning woman she is not called the "Queen of Curses" for nothing."
"QUEEN OF CURSES!?"
"Do not be concerned for now."
"WHAT? What about you, if I am this powerful as you claim. Surely you would be stronger than me?"
"Zelda when I was still alive. I was considered one of the four beasts that could not be defeated."
"BEASTS?"
"The hidden secrets of the Tulok tribe will be revealed eventually."
"What does this all mean Geir? What should I do now?"
"How should I know?" asks Great Father Geir.
"WHAT THE HELL! HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?"
"What do you want from me? I am not a crazy person like yourself!"
The Dwarf lets out a great laugh.
Zelda folds her arms and pouts her lips in annoyance at the Mighty Dwarf.
"Zelda open your heart and entrust those around you truly."
"But I already..."
It strikes Zelda she has never considered anyone in the Kingdom of Hyrule as a true friend. Her two closest friends is a Dark Elf and a woman from a distant tribe. Does she consider the Knight and Fire Mage as her friends or as her servants?
"Geir I had never thought of that, even you I..."
"Zelda never trust me."
"How can you say that? You came to help me."
"Zelda remember I am the leader of the Tulok tribe. Killing to me, is the same as breathing is to you. I cannot be trusted, my only alliances are to myself, my family, my tribe and my country."
"But you are here are you not?"
"Zelda I am dead. I have no ties to the living realm anymore, I have no reason to lie to you."
"Geir how did you die?"
"I do not want to tell you."
"If the foe could kill you, we must be prepared. Tell me even if it is a member of our party. I must know."
"It was your..."
"My?"
"It was your mother, in one attack before I could even react, draw my blade or use magic. She extended her domain, the village where you grew up, was the inside of her domain expansion. She killed Estonix, Micheal and myself cutting us into five parts vertically, then disintegrating our remains in purple flames. That is what I was told by the other fallen Knights who had witnessed it, before being killed themselves."
Zelda puts her hand to her mouth.
"Why did Geir tell me the colour of the flames?" Zelda notes this and instantly forgets of it.
The Dwarfs image starts to fade.
"Geir what is happening?"
"I am returning to my time and realm."
"No, wait I have more questions!"
"Zelda read this."
Zelda takes the paper there is a shining magical glyph on it.
Zelda remembers when Geir appeared first, he had shown her the same paper but she had already forgotten of it!
"What is this Geir?"
"We cannot have you changing the future. Everything we had spoken of since I first showed you this rune till now, will be forgotten."
"WHAT WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING?"
"I can only imagine how annoying you would be. Telling me these fables of meeting the Dwarf me in your mind. Warning me your kind mother will kill me."
"YOU KNOW MY MOTHER?"
"Of course, she is the Queen of Curses she is always watching you. I am a threat to her plans. I do not know of it yet, but she is waiting silently for me to make a mistake, to go too far, so that she can kill me to protect you and her future plans."
"I WILL WARN YOU! GEIR I WILL PROTECT YOU!"
"Zelda my boot straps are loose. Please hold this for me."
Geir hands Zelda something, Zelda takes it.
"What is this?
She stares at the blue glyph on the paper.
"Thank you little lassie I will be taking that now."
Zelda is fuming, the embarrassment of her own foolishness, falling for an academy level trick, fueling the redness of her face.
"Geir what must I do now?"
"Zelda these memories are only hidden. If you search for them. You can easily find them."
"Geir why tell me this? Now that I know I will just..."
CRASH
Geir falls on his back his Dwarven Battle Armour making a loud thud as he hits the ground.
"Geir!"
"My legs have faded away, please help me up."
Zelda moves to assist him, in his Massive Mighty Hands he is holding something.
Zelda goes to grab his hand, in front of her face he folds open the paper with the blue glyph on it.
"DAMMIT!"
Zelda punches him on his chest.
Geir lets out a hearty laugh, he stands up.
"What should I do Geir?" says Zelda with a blank look on her face.
Geir hits her with a chop of his Mighty Dwarven Hand on her head.
BAM
"OW! Why did you do that?"
"Why are you letting the enemy control you?"
"Control me?"
"Yes, that woman is clearly manipulating your emotions!"
"My emotions?"
"Who are they?" asks the Dwarf.
"They are assassi...I understand!"
Zelda kisses the Dwarven Geir on the cheek.
"Thank you Great Father Geir I will be off then!"
"Farewell little lassie!"
Zelda's mind returns to her time.
The woman Natasched speaks for the first time, again.
"HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? I HAD HEARD THERE WAS NO ONE AS MERCIFUL AND KIND AS THE QUEEN OF HYRULE! WHO ARE YOU? WHAT ARE YOU?"
"BE QUIET FOOL! JUST ANSWER MY QUESTIONS!"
"..."
"Tell me of Sir Izdryn."
"We do not know much off him." The clay centipede moves around the woman's arm.
"HE WAS A VAGABOND WORKING AS A HIRED BLADE FOR THE GREAT KINGDOMS."
The centipede is retracted.
"What else do you know?"
"He fought with the King of Hyrule. He was won over by the King's actions and words spoken to him. After the battle he swore loyalty to the King."
Zelda studies the bounty further.
The Mage from the Clan Firedust
He is known as Izdryn Wyscerin
Even though he comes from a desert nation, he can be identified by his pasty skin
He wears the dress of a rogue, has a hat with a feather affixed to it
His most striking feature is the white cloak he wears the bottom rim of the cloak, has a design that is of a flame
He is a powerful Fire Mage do not engage him in combat contact the authorities immediately
His aliases are the "Fire Mage" and recently he has taken the moniker of "Candle Light".
Zelda looks to the severely injured assassins.
The woman speaks.
"We do not have any other information on him. He is the least dangerous of the party."
"YOU DARE INSULT ME FRIEND!"
"EEEEIIIIII" Zelda screams.
"FORGIVE ME YOUR MAJESTY! WE HAVE RETURNED!"
Zelda looks there are three hooded figures.
They take off their hoods.
There stands a mighty man clad in silver armour.
"Sir Hunfrey!"
"YES, YOUR MAJESTY!"
Another person his skin is pale he wears a hunters hat underneath the hood.
"Sir Izdryn."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The other hooded figure, moves to lift the hood.
"GEIR HOW GLAD I AM TO SEE YOU!"
Zelda rushes and embraces the figure.
"Zelda what are you doing?"
"Geir what is the matter your voice sounds different?"
The figure removes the hood, it is Geir's Grandmother Esdeath.
"TEELA!"
Zelda jumps backwards.
"TEELA!" the man and woman shiver in fear.
Esdeath immediately senses their looks of terror.
"Are these friends of yours Zelda?"
"Yes, we are best friends. They have many things, they want to share with us. I am correct, am I not?"
"YES! THE BESTEST OF FRIENDS!"
"What a shame." says Esdeath sighing loudly.
"Teela what is the matter?"
"I had recently developed new torture techniques but my last test subjects died prematurely. I had wanted to test it more thoroughly."
Everyone without exception gets a cold chill running down their spines.
"Where is Geir?"
"Look over there." Esdeath points to a distant person with a hooded cloak.
"Did you find it Geir?" asks Geir's Grandmother.
"Yes, I did, here look."
A brown sack is opened the King of Wrillion's head is produced.
Finish.