The Champions stood proudly during the ceremony. The newly appointed Knight knelt before his Princess as she recited his duties as a Champion and so forth.
"Whether skyward bound, adrift in time, or steeped in the glowing embers of twilight...The sacred blade is forever bound to the soul of the Hero."
Those words caused a stirring, among the trees surrounding the stone platform. In the shade stood a former hero with sapphire eyes, and a sword all too similar to the Knight's.
The Hero chosen by the Goddesses.
The Hero of Light.
The Hero of Twilight.
"Hi." Twilight muttered with utmost sarcasm, tenderly holding the white cloth to his nose to stem the flow of blood. "I would've expected more from someone of your stature, Princess."
"How are you even alive!?" Zelda stamped her foot. "It's been 100 years!"
The former hero raised an eyebrow, leaning forward until his nose was almost touching her own.
"I would ask you the very same question, Zelda." He retorted silently. The Princess shivered upon hearing her name spoken with such venom. "But unlike you, I have several millennia to myself. And even more to my Name, as do you."
Link on the other hand, looked between the two confused, dealing with his own bloody nose at the same time.
"You know him, Lady Zelda?" Paya inquired.
Zelda looked away from him, crossing her arms. "Yes, regrettably, He was around 100 years ago. I've never seen him as a Wolf however, only Human." She looked to Link. "Where did you find him?"
"Sheikah Slate, there was a Rune I could use that summoned him by accident." He shrugged. "It was only when I retrieved the Master Sword that I found out he could transform, then found out who he was."
Paya cocked her head. "Who is he? I've only ever seen him train with Master Link."
Twilight threw his arm up in exasperation. "Oh for Nayru's sake! Let's go inside first, Then I'll tell you my life story, Okay!?"
Paya shrank down a bit, Link cocked an eyebrow, and Zelda gave him a glare. The former hero rolled his eyes until they were almost in the back of his head.
Runs in the family.
Impa didn't acknowledge Twilight aside from a low grumble in his direction. Paya brought them tea while Twilight set his weapons down and sat down across from them.
The first thing he did was point to Link. "You need to sort your shit out."
Link seemed taken aback. "Excuse me?"
"Are you daft? Pardon my strong language, but it's the truth." He glared at Zelda. "What happened to the Lynel?"
The Princess frowned. "...Lynel?"
"Don't play stupid, Princess." Twilight snorted, taking off his green cap. "The Silver Lynel that killed Wild...Link's father."
Zelda promptly glared back, clenching her dress in anger. "Why don't you tell us? You were there and know more than I."
His eyes narrowed, a thin smile forming on his lips. "You're definitely a Zelda. Alright then." He sipped from his cup, turning to Link. "Wild, remember the Colosseum."
"What?"
"What does tha-" Zelda joined in.
"Shush, I'm trying something. It's best that he remember it himself." Twilight put his hand together. "Like I said, remember it. A Colosseum, A Lynel, The Master Sword, and two Arrows."
Link frowned, looking down at his lap, eyes narrowed in thought. A Colosseum? A Lynel? Perhaps he meant the old Colosseum ruins with the Lynel north of the Great Plateau?
But the Master Sword? Two arrows? What did that...
A flash, a twinge of pain, and rush like a tidal wave rushing through his mind. He faintly felt Zelda's hand on his shoulder, and her panicked voice calling out to him. Yet his eyes became distant, mouth hanging open as a memory flooded back.
"There we are. Now, I'll tell you what happened..." Twilight began.
The cool air of Hyrule castle blew through the courtyard, brushing through her hair with an gentle feeling. Zelda stood there, forlornly looking into the air.
Yesterday was her 13th birthday, and all she had received was a lecture from her father on the importance of unlocking her powers.
It was frustrating.
She looked down from the clouds, green eyes resting on the Pedestal in the middle of the courtyard. In the center, lay the blade of evil's bane. The Master Sword.
Zelda frowned. Whoever was to pull the sword would certainly become her appointed Knight, but Din forbid it was one of the eager recruits in line for the position.
She sighed. It was useless thinking about it, she had no say in the matter. It was her father's choice, not her's. As always.
Her thoughts were shattered when she was roughly pushed to the ground by someone, they apparently intended no harm, only to get past her.
"Who dares to lay their hands...on..?" She trailed off, sitting up and gazing wide eyed at Link. LINK. The meek yet courageous boy who happily roamed the halls with his father. He had a heavy set of soldier armor on, his right hand gripping the Master Sword's hilt.
With a yell that sounded almost too feral to come from such a nice boy, he yanked the blade that seals the darkness from it's pedestal. He held it high, the sunlight shining off it's sharp point.
He only regarded the blade for a moment, turning around to face the Princess. She noticed with fear that his eyes were that of an animal, full of sheer primal fury and anger. Thankfully, they were not for her, instead sprinting past her and into the hallways of Hyrule Castle.
Zelda sat in shock for a moment, still trying to comprehend what had happened. He just...pulled the most legendary and revered weapon in all of Hyrule out of the stone, Like it was nothing!
When she finally snapped out of it, she stood up and rushed to the halls. When she stepped through the doorway, she almost ran into Vvillequin, the Azure-haired Guard Lieutenant.
"Princess! Did Link come through here?" He exclaimed, out of breath.
"He did...and..." She looked back to the courtyard, Vvillequin followed her gaze, jaw hanging open upon realizing the pedestal was empty.
"He...Oh my Goddesses...We have to stop him!" He began to run down the hallway where Link had gone.
"Wait, Lieutenant Vvivil!" Zelda yelled, running after him. "What happened? Where has he gone?"
"A Silver Lynel attacked Castle Town, It killed the General and left shortly afterwards." He explained hurridedly as they rounded a corner.
"The General's dead? But...isn't that" Her eyes widened in realization and horror. "...By the Goddesses."
"Yes..." Vvillequin nodded solemnly. "I saw Link grab a Hylian Shield and assumed he was going for a weapon as well. But to take the Master Sword itself? Incredible!"
The Liutenant led Zelda to the Throne room, where he explained the situation to him, including Link's situation.
"He pulled the Master Sword!?" The court gasped and King Rhoam's jaw fell in awe. "Incredible!"
"Yessir, But It appears there is no time for celebration." Vvillequin said anxiously. "His father is dead, he is driven by rage, and I think he's hunting the Lynel down as we speak."
"He just left Castle Town." A voice said from beside Zelda, who had been listening intently, she yelped at the sudden appearance of the former Hero, Twilight. "He's heading in the direction that the Lynel went, probably towards the abandoned Colosseum the monsters like to use."
She hated the way he looked so much like Link, albiet older. He looked around 18, but spoke with the air of a wise man. It would be a while until she learned he was much older than he appeared.
Rhoam nodded sadly, turning to Vvillequin. "See to his father's Body, as for you..." He turned back to Twilight. "Go after Link and bring him back safely. We cannot afford to lose him."
Twilight snorted, instantly shattering into black particles and fading away.
He materialized inside the Colosseum, on the second floor. A bokoblin that was resting there squeaked in surprise at the strange Hylian's sudden appearance. Which soon devolved into a death rattle as Twilight sunk the His era's Master Sword into it's chest.
Flicking the purple blood off the blade, he sheathed it and peered over the ledge at the broken, yet intact ground floor. Cracks dotting the stone floor.
Trotting around in the middle was the Silver Lynel from earlier, the jagged scar on it's chest from Link's Father's sword was a dead giveaway.
He backed a bit away when the deadly creature caught a glimpse of him, it snorted and continued it's aimless trotting. The sound of a horse led his eyes to gaze over to the entrance. In walked Link, his supposed descendant. Anger in his eyes and his grip on this era's Master Sword.
The lynel noticed him instantly, slowly shifting to face him. Another snort and he reached for his bow, it's massive hands stopping short, then opting for it's shield and sword.
Twilight stood up and whistled, catching the attention of both Link and the beast. He snapped his fingers, a bow of pure light appearing in his hands. He nocked an imaginary arrow, which was replaced with one of pure light. He gave a nod to Link, who upon returning it, let out a scream and charged the beast.
"Kid's got spirit, gotta admit that." Twilight muttered, taking aim. "Hope it doesn't get him killed someday."
fwi-Choom!
He released the light arrow, which erupted spectacularly from his bow and into the chest of the Lynel. It howled in pain and surprise, finally noticing he was being attack on two fronts. It charged forward on all legs and it's hands. Link hopped it's left, his sword cleaving fur and flesh along it's left side, sending a spray of blood onto the ground.
The beast growled, catching it's claws into the ground and spinning itself around. As the fight dragged on, Twilight released a torrent of arrows, hitting it in the back and neck, severely weakening it.
One lucky shot hit it dead in the face, the Lynel's response was to grab a nearby stone and toss it at him, smacking him dead in the face.
"Ack!" He fell down, clutching his face in pain. "Cheap shot!"
While he reorientated himself, Link was soon under stack by the Lynel, his anger fading once he realized he couldn't just keep dodging forever. Thinking quickly, he sidestepped a swipe and prepared a deadly strike to-
His thoughts were shattered when the Lynel smacked him across the room and into the wall. He was sure something broke when his sides burnt in pain, the armor on his back and waist shattering on impact.
Darkness threatening to overcome his vision, he was only semi-aware when something landed in his lap. He looked up, squinting at the object. A bow.
A golden and glowing Bow with two arrows ready to go.
"Hurry!" He heard the person from above yell, faintly seeing him kneeling down on the edge of the second floor.
Nodding faintly, he grasped the bow and arrows, pulling them back and steadily aiming at the Lynel, which was now charge towards him. His vision kept going in and out, hindering his aim greatly. He would miss...
The Lynel took it's chance and picked up speed, ready to trample the boy.
"Oh, no you don't!" Twilight yelled, leaping off the second floor and onto the Lynel's back, driving his blade into it, creating a long jagged scar down it's side.
It roared, bucking him off. He flipped through the air and landed gracefully, staggering to the side as he dodged a surprise charge from it, making it plow right into the wall. The Lynel whipped around and growled lowly at him.
"Come on, I'm not scared of you..." Twilight muttered.
It reared back and roared in a fury, charging forward on all legs and it's hands. Twilight breathed out, holding his sword ready to strike.
Two light arrows shot past him and hit it in the eyes.
Suddenly blind, it tumbled past him and smashed into the wall next to Link, who was now standing up. Dazed and in pain, it slumped down against the wall.
Link wasted no time, dropping the Bow of Light and wailing on the Lynel with the Master Sword, slashing sideways onto it's neck, repeatedly. There was no grace, only pure savagery as he cut deeper and deeper. Until the Blade sliced clean through it's neck and smacked into the stone wall.
The decapitated monster could only gurgle as it toppled backwards, it's head sliding off and cracking against the floor with a sickening sound. Twilight wrinkled his nose at the smell of it's blood, sheathing his sword and walking over to Link. The boy stared at the Lynel with disgust and anger, blood staining his armor, hands, and sword.
Twilight silently grabbed his Bow of Light and stood next to him, hands on his hips, impressed.
"Congrats, Kid." He said. "You just killed a Silver Lynel. Although, I kinda helped..."
Thump!
He whipped his head around to see Link passed out on the ground, the Master Sword clattering noisily to the side. Twilight sighed heavily, bending over and picking him up.
"Ya did good, Kid." He muttered softly. "You're gonna do great things, I know it."
Placing his foot on the Master Sword, they faded into black particles, reappearing in the Throne Room of Hyrule Castle.
"The Lynel is dead!" Twilight announced to the surprised Court, King, and Princess. He carefully handed Link to Vvillequin. "Get him some aid and rest, he's earned it."
He kicked the Master Sword across the floor, the blade sliding up to the King's feet. Twilight pointed to the unconscious boy.
"He's a hero! Treat him with the respect I never received. The respect my bloodline deserves from you, Arrogant Bastards and Mewling Quims."
With that, he marched out of the room. He was later confronted by Rhoam and Vvillequin, who lectured him about his insults. He didn't care, it was truth as far as he knew.
Later that Night, he saw the Master Sword back in it's pedestal. He would regret the next day, when they expected Link to pull it once more.
"Damned Nobles."
Sorry if the quality isn't that good, this is actually draft #10. The others were actually a bit more outlandish than this.
My Mom's getting better and I have 3 weeks of school left! Then I can write all the time! :D Woop! Woop!
Onto the Story, BOTW Link took down the Silver Lynel only because:
1. Twilight weakened it with his Bow of Light (Which is OP as hell in game. I've killed Silver Lynels with just it.)
2. He blinded it with LIGHT Arrows, that's kinda ironic actually.
3. His father did a f*ckton of damage to it as well. I never said he didn't go down fighting.
4. And to be fair, You'd probably die too if you were stunned and someone proceeded to repeatedly cut Through your neck. (Did I mention he's 13? Talk about starting 'em young.)
Twilight's disdain (Ahem, pure contempt) for Nobles will be explained. It DOESN'T mean he hated his Zelda though. (Also, if you look up his "Mewling Quim" line, It's Much more offensive than you think.)
Also, you might think "Twilight sure swears a lot."
If I was to wake up several millennia after I had died, surrounded by People (Minus Link and Zelda) I hated in my time. I'd swear a lot too, and much more crass than He does. Plus, he was a Rancher, and as a former Rancher myself, swearing helps relieve stress and prove a damn point.