"Guess I have to go to the store, Goddammit." Link was in his kitchen searching for something to eat but alas he had nothing which made him start to feel anxious, the reason why is because he had to go out and he never like going out, he only went out whenever he needed to, he hated going out because since he was an reincarnation of a legendary hero that saved hyrule and defeated Ganondorf several times before, other people would worshipped King, Link was called a great hero and the saviour of hyrule which Link thought was strange since he hasn't done anything heroic at all and doubts he'll ever do. The hylian was crowded around whenever somebody would noticed him, Link just wanted to live a normal life and to be left alone but instead he got the opposite of that.
Link walked to the front door, he had his hand on the door knob, "It won't take that long I just have to quickly get to the store, get food, head home fast it's as simple as that." He took a deep breath and open the door and headed off to the store. As Link was walking down the he noticed there were decorations all over the place, music playing, and people dressed up in costumes then it hit him. It was the masked flower festival. "how the hell did I forget!" the masked flower festival is one of the four festivals that the village had every year, four festivals for all four seasons of the year and each one had it's own theme. theme for the masked flower festival was to dress up in costume as things from nature such as plants and animals, and because it's theme was to dress up in costumes, that meant Link could hangout with other people and that wouldn't treat him as a king, he could fit in, he could interact with other people, he could be normal person something he could never be and why he barely had any real friends who liked him for who he really was. Link bought a quick snack and walked back to his house, he went up to his room and searched through his closet for his costume. After a few minutes he found it, it was a wolf costume, he always wore this wolf costume for the festival but there was one problem "Aw crap looks like I forgot to finish the costume. Damn it, it would take a too long to finish it now and I don't have any other costumes." Link groaned in frustration if he hadn't been so busy "doing other things" (thing that weren't fit for a future hero to do) all week he would've remember to finish his costume for the festival. "Well crap this thing isn't even half way finished and I don't have anything else to wear." Link was thinking on what to do about his situation, "shit what do I do, think link think."
"Wait a minute." Link rummaged through his closet looking for something, after a few minutes he found what he was looking for, A box. Link opened the box and revealed a green tunic, beige shirt and pants, brown boots, and a green cone hat. it was what most of his incarnations worn, it was pretty icon clothing. Link doesn't remember exactly when he got but he knows he had for a long time. "Do I really have to wear THIS." Link hated this outfit it reminded him of his popularity and the expectations he had to live up to, it reminded him what others thought of what he was supposed to be, it reminded him of what he had to be. Link reluctantly put on the outfit and walked to the front door, link stood there for a minute thinking about if he should go to the festival or not. he wants to go but not while wearing this. "Fucking damn it! This is kinda the only time of the year I really get to be happy and enjoy myself and am I going to let this stupid outfit ruin that?" Link took a deep breath and went to the kitchen to drink a glass of water "Okay everything is going to be okay just go out have fun, but. . . but people are going to notice me and bother me, shit I can't go out wearing this, maybe I'll just have to sit this one out."
Link started to flip back and forth if he should go to the festival or not which isn't unusual for him he always had a tendency to do this, "God this sucks. Wait other people do tend to dress up as my pass incarnations for the festival so maybe people will assume that I'm just another one of those people."
Music was playing, people were dancing with each other, the smell of delicious food and booze were in the air, Link was actually having a good time which Link wasn't expecting to, for once he was actually interacting with strangers something he would (ironically) never have the courage to do. Link went to a food stand but then notice a poster that said,
ANNUAL COSTUME CONTEST AT 12:00 AM ENTER NOW!! FIRST PLACE WINS 350 RUPEES AND A 20 POUND STEAK!!!
"MEAT!! I gotta enter before it's to late." Link look around to find a clock, he notice a huge one on a building and saw it was 11:24, "shit not much time left, now where the hell do I enter?" Link was trying to figure out where to enter when he heard some say.
"Oh hey you gonna enter the contest?" Link turned around and saw some random guy standing behind him, he was wearing a costume it seemed to be some kind goblin like creature.
"Oh yeah do you know where I can sign up for it?"
"Yeah you see that stage over there." The stranger pointed behind Link.
"There should be a stand on the left of it and you should be able to enter there but I'm not sure if there are any spots left to enter though." Link thank the stranger and turned to see a huge crowd blocking the way, "Wait were there always this many people here?" he tried to run through the crowd but there were to many people, "Shit." he squeezed through most of the crowd but then gut stuck, "FUCK!!" Link struggled to get free but it was ultimately pointless, Link was pissed " Oh god damn it, I knew I should've just stayed home instead of going to the festival, I knew it, I god damn knew it, now I'm stuck here in this crowd squished between so many people!" All of a sudden he heard "Alright folks the annual masked flower festival costume contest is about to start if you want to watch the show head to the stage and if you want to enter there are only a few spots left!!!" The crowd started to move towards the stage, "Oh thank god looks like this wasn't for nothing." Link managed to get free from the crowd and immediately went to the left of the stage and saw the stand for entering, he ran up to it and yelled, "HEY I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER!!" Link had a undying love for with meat.
"woah jeez kid calm down would ya, you made me almost fall outta my seat, the prizes aren't that good anyway, well at least for me. Not to brag or anything." the stand attendant said with startled look.
"Oh uh sorry anyway I would like to enter the contest."Link said with a now shy and embarrassed face.
"well lucky you the contest is about to start and we got a few spots left, ok now what is your name." Link frozed he couldn"t just say his real name but he wasn't good with thinking on the spot either.
"crap i can' t come up with fake name and the contest is about to start what do I do." "Um hey dude do you not know you own name?"
"huh OH y. .yeah it's um larry, larry may?"
"Ok you sure pal, you sound very confused."
"Yes I am very sure that is my name."
"Alright then, just go to the right side of the stage.'' Link walked to to the right side of the stage and got in the back of the line, "Last place, thats great." he looked around at the other contestants, he saw some dress up as plants, animals, monsters, and famous inventors or warriors, a few dress up as his previous incarnations which started to make him nervous at the fact there were some many other competitors with high qaulity costumes, Link actually didn't have that much money right now so he was really depending on that first place prize for food until his next payday "Shitshitshitshit. I'm going to fucking starve If I don't win first place prize yet looking at the competition My chances of winning are so fucking low right now.'' Link started to freakout, heavily breathing and murmering to himself out loud to where some of the people in line started to stare at him as if he was crazy, Link noticed this and started to panic a little quieter but he was still bringing attention to himself. "Ladys and gentlemen I hope You are all having a wonderful time at our annual spring festival!!!'' The crowd roared with excitement. "Well i'm sure glad that you all are having a good time like i am, now lets get on with this years annual costume contest and see all sweet costumes!!"
"Now for our first contestant we have Gabe Wendle!" they announced the first contestant and then the next contestant and then the contestant after that and then the contestant and then the next, for Link it felt like hours, for others it felt like a blur. it was one hell of a pain for Link to wait in line for so long. "Man if I knew how long the line for this was going to be I probably would've not joined the damn thing." His feet started to hurt and he felt tried, not to mention Link never had the greatest sleeping schedule. "Now for final contestant Larry May!!" Link looked around confused, "That's odd I'm the only person so where and who the hell is Larry may. Oh wait shit that's me. Oh. Wait. Shit. That's me." Link froze in place with fear from the fact that he was going on stage in front of hundreds of people. This was a nightmare for Link. He was kind of a shy person, he only had a few friends. "Oh fuck I was only thinking about the god damn prize and didn't even bother to think about the fact that I would have I to go up on stage in front of a shit ton of people!" Link felt a hand on his shoulder. "Um hey pal. It's your turn to go up on stage." It was the guy from the from the stand for entering the contest. "O-oh um sorry I wasn't really paying attention, I'm really tired."
"I hope he didn't hear me." Link said in his head while slowly walking the stairs. "Ah jeez this is going to turn out to be a total shitshow." He nervously smiled as he got to the front of the stage. To Link's surprise the crowd seem to really like his costume, he thought that they would have just think his costume was generic and unoriginal. "Alright that we have seen of are contestants fabulous costumes It's time for all of you vote who you think was the best!!"
Link was sitting at a table waiting for the votes to be counted and the winner to be announced but he wasn't sure why he was there since he had strong doubt that he will be the winner. A contestant who was sitting across the table from Link noticed that he was looking down and asked him.
"Hey What's making ya look so down?" Link was thinking about how he probably won't win and how this was a waste of time to much to notice the question.
"I was just thinking about som-" Link noticed that the stranger was dressed up as someone feared, someone the he would reluctantly have to face eventually, Ganondorf. Links spine began to shiver with fear and anxiety. "You gonna finish your sentence?" The stranger had a concerned look on his face which Link had noticed. "I-I'm uh just worried about something personal that's all, anyway I need to go toilet." Link walked away from the table and searched for a restroom, he started to feel sick and had a bubbling feeling in his stomach. Stumbling into a stall he kneeled over throwing up into a toilet. Seeing the costume the stranger was in made Link want to throw up, whenever he saw pictures of Ganondorf he would always start to feel uneasy.
After cleaning himself up and walked out he heard a familiar voice. "There you are I've been looking all over this damn for ya, anyway how have ya been?" It was his friend Becky who he also worked on a farm with. She was from south hyrule. She had long bright red hair, pale skin, blue eyes and was almost as tall as Link. She was a social, talkative and never back done from anything.
"I wasn't expecting to see you here." Becky would usually just hang out bars during festivals.
"Well I thought I sho-WAIT did you not see me up on stage?"
"O-oh uh I was sorta zoned out sorry."
"Really I was one of the first few, ya must have been pretty uninterested if you zoned out quickly. Wait if that's the case why did you even join then?
"I'm a bit embarrassed to admit it but it was for the prize but I'm pretty sure i got no chance anymore."
"I know there is a lot of competition but you shouldn't doubt yourself."
"I mean my costume is quite generic."
"We have officially finished counting all of your votes, will all contestants please wait on the left side of the stage." As crowd of People began to walk to towards the stage Link felt a tug on his arm, "Come on! They said for contestants to wait on the left side of the stage." Becky said to Link while grabbing his arm, dragging him to the stage. "Jeez didn't have grab so hard!" Link exclaimed in a angry tone. "Grip of iron." Becky giggled, "Sorry, I knew if I didn't drag you here you would've gone home." Link couldn't disaree with that, he finds being here pointless since he still had strong doubts he would win even after what Becky said to him. "Alright ladies and gentlemen we had plenty of amazing costumes but there can only three winners, so let's see who they are!!"
"Good luck." A stranger beside them said, "Y-You to" Link replied "First up for our third place winner we have Tupa Ross!!" She was dressed up as someone who look as if their body was made out of wood and bark with leaves and moss covering her. "Congratulations to her, Now with our second place winner who is, Ron shall!!" It was the guy dressed up as a goblin from earlier, the who told Link where to sign up. "Wait It looks like he's actually dress up a bokoblin."
"All right now finally for our first place winner, the best costume for this years contest, Larry May!!" Link shrugged it off at first until becky screeched into his ear. " YOU WON, GOD DAMN IT YOU WON" Becky push him towards the stairs and as he walked up nothing but thoughts of shock, "Holy hell I fricking won?!" Although the crowd were already clapping, Link being up on stage he heard it because up until now, when he realized he won everything felt surreal. "Congratulations to all the winners and to anyone who enter, all of your costumes were spectacular. I hope you all have a great rest of your night."Link nearly passed out from how shocked he was. A worker told him to follow them to collect his prize, after doing so he said goodbye to Becky and headed home. On his walk home he started to actually feel good, he felt confident about himself something he hasn't felt in a long while. He opened the door to his house and walked upstairs to his bedroom, after undress and getting back into his regular clothes he window and into starry night sky. He enjoy looking at star, he always wondered if there was anything beyond his world but he concluded that if there was he would probably never live long enough to see any of it, So Link laid down on his bed and drifted off to sleep.
WOW! after what, Almost Nine months at this point I finally finish the chapter one rewrite, Which I started write because to be honest the first chapter was shitty, rushed, and short. People were understandably just read the first chapter and not bother to read the second and third, I wouldn't have either especially since a good chunk was just Loz lore which isnt necessary at all. Anyway I will be now working on chapter four and it should be out next month hopefully. I do have a general idea of what it will be about, I am starting make chapters longer because I think it is disappointing to have to wait A LONG, LONG time for a new chapter to be short. Anyway thats all I guess, just look out for the fourth mid to late september to the few people who seem to like the story despite the shitty first chapter, I will try my best to focus on the story and get it out by that time.