The Shadow Chronicles: Chapter One
by Shiris
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(Author's notes: The entire chapter is one huge flashback and so is chapters 2 and 3. I hope none of you are confused like before! Anyways, enjoy. ^-^)
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"Come on! Go in!" A small boy shouted angrily, as he watched a bombchu scurry across the floor. It barely passed a spike blade.
"Come on..." He gritted his teeth. Then it swerved past a small cucco.
"Yes! Oh, yes! I'm leaving with that prize!" He began laughing insanely in victory. The woman behind the counter just stared at the insane kid, feeling a bit scared. All of a sudden, the laughter ceased at the sound of a very large cucco getting caught in the explosion of a bombchu. The little boy stared wide-eyed at the scene.
"Uhhh...kid?"
The boy stared down at the floor.
"My new bombbag..." He weeped.
"You want to try again or not?"
"Blasted cucco! You took away my victory!" He dashed over and began strangling the helpless cucco, who'd been burnt to a crisp.
"Hey! You going to play again or what?!"
"Oh, yes! Sure!" He turned to towards the game and the cucco. "This time if you get in the way...you're going to end up being my dinner!" He laughed evily as the cucco's little eyes bulged, and stared frightened at him. He reached into his wallet. He began to sweat nervously.
"Well..." She asked impatiently.
"Uhhh...I'm broke." He grinned stupidly.
"No rupees. No play."
"Can I use I.O.U.?"
"Out."
He slammed the door behind him. A girl with red hair came running towards him.
"Hey Link! You get that bombbag you wanted?"
Link gave her the most evil glare his bright blue-violet eyes could make.
"Guess that's no?" She replied nervously.
"I'll tell you something else that has been an addition to this wonderful day." He said sarcastically.
"What?"
"I have no cash."
"Oh, sorry."
Link smiled at her. "Sorry for being a pain, Malon." He apologized.
"Oh, I'm used to it. Anyways I should be heading back to the front gate where my dad's waiting. Come over to the ranch some time. Maybe we can play with the horses or something."
Malon ran off towards the drawbridge as she waved back to Link. He had just then realized what she'd said earlier. He turned to walk towards one of the allies while mumbling something about horses and Epona under his breath. Anyways, he looked around under rocks, grass, and some other stuff. He thoguht he'd just pick up any rupees he'd find and borrow them. What he was thinking anyway.
Link began feeling sleepy and decided to rest around the castle. He looked up to see that the sun was just setting.
'Well that is better since it's much easier to hide from the guards at nightfall.' He thought.
He was standing under a tree near a house, when a small blue fairy appeared out of nowhere.
"Hey Link!" It squeaked.
Link looked at it a bit annoyed. "What do you want, Navi?"
"You're supposed to be at the windmill in Kakariko! Do you remember? You need to play the Song of Storms to that looney guy up there. I hope you didn't forget!" She squeaked angrily.
"Tomorrow." He answered plainly.
"Hey!"
"I need that bombbag! I run out of bombs too quickly! When that happens, I got to just completely stop in the middle of something important, teleport to the nearest shop, teleport back, then you go and say, 'Oh Link. You did remember to cast a warp point, didn't you?' Then I have to go through the freakin' temple all over again and try to find where I was!"
Navi just floated in front of him. "So?"
Link looked up at her angrily. "So? So!? Then you try and save Hyrule with only limited equipment!"
"If you don't hurry up, there might not be an Impa left to save if you don't get to the windmill soon! We get the lense thing they keep talking about in the well, then you can go pull out the Master Sword and we'll go from there!"
"Like I said, tommorrow! When I get the bag, we can go!"
"Fine then! It'd be much better if we just went right now and got it over with!"
Navi flew angrily back into Link's green hood.
'We've got time. Don't be so eager.' He thought.
Link glanced up at the sky again, which was now pitch black. The only light was from the stars, and the moon, which then only illuminated the sky so faintly.
'I should get going now,' he thought.
As he began to walk out of the alley to the main road, a young woman wearing a sky blue dress was leaning against a wooden crate. He thought she was lost, so he decided to ask if she needed any help.
"Uhhh...You lost?"
She gazed down at him with her amber-gold colored eyes. Link stepped back slightly a bit frightened. She held her hand out to him.
"I'm sorry if I scared you."
Link looked at her pale hand then at her. She smiled at him reassuringly. He reached out and grasped her hand softly.
'Whoa. She stick her hand in some ice or something?' He thought as he felt a chill go through his small body. He pulled away from her grasp.
"Think I'll be going now." Before he could leave, she caught his hand.
"I'm sorry. I really am. I didn't mean to frighten you in any way!" He turned back to see her crying through her long, pale, golden hair.
'I didn't mean to hurt her feelings.' He thought. "Are you homeless or something?"
She looked up at him a bit confused, but then laughted at his question.
Link looked at her angrily, not liking the fact that he was being laughed at because of a simple question.
"What's so funny?"
She looked at him with teary golden eyes still chuckling. "I have a home, silly!"
She continued laughing while Link looked like he was about to burst into tears because she made a big deal about it. She saw his eyes getting watery and decided to stop.
"Hey. I didn't mean to upset you."
He looked at her, wipping away his tears. "That's alright. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings in the first place."
"I don't mind. What's your name?"
"Link."
"That's an odd name, but you may think mine's even more wierd."
"What's yours then?"
"Oriana."
"I've never heard that one before."
"Guess you can say it's not too common."
"That's for sure."
At his last word, Link began feeling sleepy again. It looked like Oriana could sense it.
"You tired, kid?" She questioned
"Well, I was on my way home," he lied.
"No. You can't go sleeping in such a cold and dirty place such as the castle stables."
"What?" He responded a bit surprised.
'How on Hyrule did she know where I was going?' He thought nervously.
"Why don't you stay at my place. I would like the company." She smiled.
Shaking off his shock from before, Link accepted her offer with no thought.
"How do we get out though?" Link asked, knowing the drawbridge was up.
"Use your ocarina and play the Nocturne of Shadow," she answered.
'She did it again! How is she doing that?' He thought while his hand shook bringing out his ocarina.
He pressed it up against his lips and played the eerie melody. In an instant, they were both teleported all the way to the graveyard in a flash of purple light. Link turned, a bit surprised to see that Oriana was actually carried with him. He stared at her as she smelled the moist, cool night breeze that made Link shiver.
"Where's your house anyway? Can we get there soon because I'm freezing over here." He asked chittering slightly.
"Don't worry. We're very close." She replied.
Oriana turned and walked down the flight of stairs. Link looked at her suspiciously wondering what she'd be doing down in such an unpleasant place.
"Come on. It'll just be a second. I need to check something really quickly," she explained.
Link still looked a bit uneasy about going down there.
"It's just a voluntary thing I'm doing for the village. There's nothing to worry about."
"Whatever you say then," he answered.
He saw her disappear into the dark room below. He took awhile, but finally began his descent after her. He reached the bottom of the stair case, and saw that many torches were still lit from when he was there the other day with Din's Fire.
"Oriana?" He asked silently becoming a bit worried, since she wasn't answering.
He stepped further into the chamber when suddenly something grabbed him firmly by the throat. He struggled desperatly to escape the grasp of whoever was holding him.
"This kid's destined to be the Hero of Time?"
Link's eyes widened recognizing the voice.
"Oriana?" He choked softly.
"Took you long enough." She sneered.
Link still tried struggling to break from her hold, but she was incredibly strong.
"I really didn't believe Ganondorf when he told me a pathetic little worm like you could be Hyrule's last hope. I feel sorry for everyone in Hyrule. All their lives and destinies are lying in the hands of a weak child." She laughed softly in an evil tone.
Link tried reaching for his Kokiri Sword when he realized it was missing. He looked over his shoulder slightly to see her holding it in her free hand.
"Looking for something, brat?" She teased evily.
"Damn you!" He yelled as loud as he could as she only grasped his throat tighter.
Oriana threw it aside, far from Link's reach. She loosened her grip a bit as she brushed her silky, golden hair away from her beautiful pale face. She leaned towards his pointed ear and whispered softly. "Be lucky. Ganondorf has allowed me to do as I please with you. You are one fortunate child."
Link, not knowing what she was talking about, just kicked at her. She didn't even flinch. She only grinned wickedly. "Don't bother wasting your strength. I have plans for you. Yes. Big plans for you, boy." She let him fall to the ground.
He lay still, hurting and coughing a bit from her hold. "What are you going to do anyway?" He coughed.
"I'll let you live, but there's always some catch, right? Well, I'll let you go and live, but when you travel foward seven years in time with the Master Sword, and your body and mind are mature enough, I'll find you again. Then you'll see the final step to my plan. It's a once in a life time opportunity, what I'm offering you. You'll regret it if you die before that." She laughed softly. "Well, the sad thing is you won't remember any of this. So it dosen't matter." She smiled evily.
"What?" He groaned as he tried getting up.
Before he could react, she kicked him in the gut. He grabbed his hurting stomach and side in pain. She picked him up again by the collar.
"You're so young and fresh," She commented, "I indeed will enjoy all of this very much."
She shoved him against the hard, dirt wall, making him cough in response. She unbuttoned his collar with her free hand, exposing his small, slender neck. She smiled wickedly exposing long, pearly fangs. Link became more frightened at them, having a small idea of what she was about to do.
"Are you...?" He moaned.
"Vampyre? Yes, if that's how you want to say it. It's more like demoness that guards this temple under Ganondorf's orders." She snickered.
Link just struggled harder, attempting to make her drop him, but was unsuccessful. She tilted his head roughly to one side exposing his neck more clearly.
"Just hold still," she whispered, snickering slightly.
All of a sudden, a tiny blue ball of light with wings appeared from Link's hood.
"Is it time for breakfast, Link?" Navi yawned.
"Navi...this isn't a good time." Link yelled.
"Hey! You just too lazy this morning or what?!" Navi squeaked angrily, disgruntled that Link hadn't prepared breakfast since it was his turn.
"Can't let an annoying little pest like you get in the way of my plans," Oriana growled.
"What?" Navi didn't have anytime to get away or see who was attacking Link. It became dark when Oriana caught her inside a black sack and tossed it aside. They could see her struggling helplessly trying to get out.
Oriana turned back to Link.
"Well, where were we before we were so rudely interrupted?"
Link just kept struggling against her hold. She leaned in close to his neck.
"I remember now." She grinned wickedly.
She sunk her fangs deep into his small neck. He jerked his head back slightly gasping loudly. She drank the sweet, red liquid that flowed from his neck. He struggled a bit, but flinched as she sunk her fangs deeper.
"Stop...!" He demanded weakly.
She ignored him as she watched him suffer a bit.
"Stop..." He whimpered beginning to cry.
She loved what she was seeing. Link felt an eerie pleasure run through him as she drank. He was somehow enjoying it, but hated it and wanted her to stop. She knew it too. Soon he began feeling extremely weak. He just lay, fighting the urge to sleep, but was failing. The last thing he saw before closing his eyes was Oriana releasing her fangs from his neck with a bloody grin. He then fell into darkness.
"Hey kid. You alive?"
Link slowly opened his eyes to see Dampe standing in front of him.
"Oh, just you Link." Dampe said smiling faintly.
"Dampe?" Link groaned.
"Surprise to see you here again so soon." Dampe replied.
Link picked himself up from the wet ground and looked up at Dampe.
"Could you tell me why I'm here?" Link asked.
"You tell me. Did somebody or something mangle you, kid?"
"Huh?"
Link looked down at his clothes which were all stained with mud, dirt, and blood.
"What the...!?" Link said in surprise.
"Just what I was thinking when I saw you too."
"How did this happen?" Link asked as he examined his clothes.
"Need some help? There's a bottle I keep inside that's got some water, if you want to go clean up."
"I guess...but...I still can't think of how this could have happened..." Link stated, still confused.
"I need to get back in anyway. I've been out in the plain daylight way too long for anybody to just walk in and see."
Dampe turned around and headed back to his small hut. Link looked around to see he was in back of what used to be the Royal Family's Tomb and that it truly was morning. He sat and thought for a while.
'How could I have gotten to the graveyard when I was in the market with Malon just a few minutes ago...and end up like this? Did I get jumped in the market or something? I can't remember anything like that though...actually I can't seem to recall anything that happened after Malon left. I can't remember anything...!'
"Hey Link! Will you hurry up, before some people come! You look like a mini-hobo out there like that!"
Link looked back at him with his evil childish face. He rose up, but after a few steps he flinched a bit and held his side. In fact, his entire body ached with pain.
'Why do I feel so weak? I feel like someone drained the life out of me,' he thought, still aching.
He looked down at his hands which were as white as milk. Most of his body was. He was a bit surprised at the sight of himself when he saw his reflection as he walked by a puddle of water.
He finally made it to the hut and collapsed on Dampe's bed, when Navi flew out from his hat.
"Link! Link! It's your turn to make breakfast...Hey, what happened to you?" She asked.
"You tell me." He questioned back.
"You get jumped by a wolfos and get mauled by it or something?" She asked a bit more worried.
"No. I have no idea what happened and I can't seem to remember anything..." He replied.
"Sorry. I only remember going to sleep before we went inside the Bombchu Bowling Alley...and I just woke up." Navi commented.
"Hmmm...so you don't recall anything either?" He stated.
Link suddenly felt really ichy around the base of his neck. He rubbed it with his small hand roughly.
"Ow, it feels like I just got bit by a thousand fire ants on my neck or something."
He continued to scratch at his neck a bit. He still didn't notice the two small puncture wounds on his neck.
"Hey! I remember what I was going to tell you!" Navi squeaked.
"You mean you know who or what did this to me?" He asked.
"No! You're supposed to go to the well today!" She exclaimed.
"Oh. Yeah." He replied.
As they dashed out of the hut, Link started to feel better. On his way out, he waved good-bye and thanked Dampe for the water.
Link ran into Kakariko Village and up the stairs to the windmill. He took a while to figure out that he was supposed to play the Song of Storms. When he realized that the well had been drained, he quickly climbed down and ran through the black tunnel.
Four hours had passed since Link and Navi went into the well, but a few minutes later, they emerged from the dark hole. Link was a bit unhappy, saying that they had gone through all that just to find some stupid lense.
"It may look like a regular piece of glass, but it can see through stuff!" Navi squeaked.
"It just looks pretty. That's all it is." Link sighed, a bit beat up from fighting of a bunch of undead beasts down there. He then scratched his neck again.
"Come on! We need to hurry and get to the Temple of Time and then get to the Shadow Temple! We've already wasted too much time!" Navi complained.
"Alright..." Link brought out his ocarina and played the Prelude of Light. They were both gone in a flash of golden light.
They were unaware of the woman in the dark chamber full of eerie Keese watching their every move. She waved her hand and the misty portal melted back into an ordinary mirror. She got up and walked to the end of her dark chamber, then turned to face a small black throne.
"I'll bring you into the darkness Link...when you are ready." She sighed.
She looked up to see an endless darkness with her amber-gold eyes. Her long, pale golden hair covered half of her long pointed ears. Black crystals hung from them and a lovely black velvet choker was around her slender, pale neck. She wore a long black dress as well. She began laughing softly.
She could sense Link was now at the Temple of Time. His small child's body was running towards the Master Sword. She grinned evilly with her pearly fangs showing.
"My Link... Oriana wants to play."
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(Author's notes: Oriana's my character, but she's available for use since I don't give a care about her. She's my most stupid character, so take her (believe me I won't stop you!) -_- Thanks!)
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