Disclaimer and Copyright: All characters, Link, Zelda, Ganondorf in relation to the game series The Legend of Zelda are all creations of Nintendo and they're by well Nintendo's! And I've finally realized (took long enough -.-;;) that I should copyright my characters and so I am:p Mia, Kay, Garrison, and other characters and places that are not creations of Nintendo are mine and I'd rather have it to where people don't use them. It's taking me most of the time of my nonexsistent life now and from the past year to work on this and think of these characters (yeah you stealer type ppl! Try thinking of your own! It's not all peaches and cream then is it!?) Any names or places that are similar to these characters are just a dang coincidence I tell ya, and have no relation to mine here. I think O.o j/k.
Chapter 10~
Lightning flashed, slinking it's way across the blackened sky as thunder shattered the world's silence. The usual brightness and welcoming of the castle town was darkened by shadows. There the lone boy dressed in green stood, gazing up at the towering gate above him. It wasn't nightfall yet, why was it closed? This was urgent! All of Hyrule depended on him! He needed to get in there!
With a creak the gate trembled, signaling it's decent downwards. The boy stepped aside as the gate came crashing down, ready to dash onward at the given moment. What stopped him short was the faint sound of hoofs off in the distance. All of a sudden appearing and disappearing with the same affect, a sheikah woman on a white horse with a small child behind her emerged from the castle town disappearing into the night before them. Before leaving the young girl threw an object towards the boy, missing him and having it land in the moat.
The boy didn't even have time to think of what had just occurred until turning around to view another figure that had dawned before him. Above him stood a man seated on a large black steed, his appearance matching that of the atmosphere surrounding them. Sneering at the boy his voice boomed outwards, demanding the boy to tell where the horse had ran. The boy refused, standing his ground. With an anguished look, the man gave motion to show this boy a lesson. Before doing so though he stopped to turn his head to face something coming behind him.
Another set of hoof beats rang through both their ears. Appearing in an instant was another young girl, alone. In her hands was placed a large gold staff. With no control over the horse she came in upon she swung that staff, hitting the man in the back, before jumping off to stand before the boy. She was of equal age and height of the boy, and he saw the hatred and tears that shined in her eyes. The man jerked forward, unaware and unprepared of what just happened, barely able to steady himself from tumbling off the horse. With that the world went to a silence, petrified with what may happen next as the man and the girl locked gazes.
The man warned with the softest tone anger could have, "Brat… Get out of my way."
The girl replied, the exact tone lingering on her speech, "…. No."
Snorting the man sat up tall, bringing a hand forward as a ball of light formed around it. Knowing what was coming towards her the girl dived out of the way, but the ball of light wasn't aimed for her. Still in his heroic pose the boy didn't suspect a thing, and the ball of light collided into him, sending him flying backward screaming loudly.
The girl gasped, turning to the man with clenched teeth as he returned a look. He knew very well he had the higher power, and wanted her to realize that too. She stood up, yelling, ordering to him, "You will never find them! Never!! Not as long as I am alive!"
With that, the man snapped, his anger exploded from him in a chaotic rage, "How dare you act this way to your future king!! Do you think a lowly child can scare the likes of me!? You will learn to bow before me! You will pay for your impertinence!!" Giving the girl a final look filled with rage and the thirst for a revenge he rode off, following the direction the white horse had gone before.
The world then, faded into a pure white, more pure than that of the white of clouds. The next moment what appeared were the boy and girl yet again, this time within a large temple, the Temple of Time. The boy proceeded towards a large pedestal, pulling out a small blue instrument. Lagging behind the girl looked over the area with worried eyes. Every corner, every stone, nothing was overlooked. She rushed to the front, standing in front of a large door, the design of a sun with rays shooting out in all directions filling it's middle. Nodding to the boy he began to play a smooth and solemn melody, one that echoed through out the room. Three stones flew from his satchel, finding their places in the three hollows of the pedestal and glowing with a bright light, green, red, and blue. The ancient symbol of three triangles formed above the door with a bright golden glow. The girl held up the golden staff used earlier, reaching it straight up, right above her head. Then with a sudden action a beam shot down from the glowing triangles, ricocheting off the top of the girl's staff aiming straight for the sun on the door. The glow collided with the blue stone door, burying itself deep within. The sun began to shine a bright blue, emulating the original color of the door. As the rays portraying from the sun glowed the same color as well. Both children looked in awe, mouths gaping open, eyes large and round. The door began to quiver, retreating upwards into the wall above, unveiling an unexplored room.
The children slowly walked forward within the room, soaking in all it had to offer. Light from a window, far up the wall almost on the ceiling, trailed down in a glittering gentle radiance. The boy stopped short at what was engulfed by this outside light. A sword, a magnificent sword, embedded in stone, the same symbol of triangles carved onto the stone. The sword and stone were placed on a small platform, situated in the middle of carvings of six circles, each circle showing a different design. The sword was perfect in it's making, not a single flaw was shown. The boy could feel it calling him, he felt a power coming from it as he neared it, slowly and cautiously.
The girl meanwhile stayed by the door. Placing her staff on the ground she reached both hands upward. She shut her eyes tight and whispered to herself, "Oh great goddesses above me, I beg of you. Give me the power I need. The power to protect the one that is meant to be. The one that is our destiny." Finishing the door came crashing downwards again, locking out whoever was unlucky enough to be on the other side.
The boy whipped around, shocked and confused at what was going on. She turned towards him, "Take the sword! For it belongs with you!" Before walking up to the door, placing both palms against it. The same blue glow formed around her fingers, growing and enlarging to the point it encased the entire door.
Marching forward the boy stood before this mighty sword, having to stand on the stone to even reach the hilt of the sword. He placed both hands on it, taking a deep breath before pulling with all his might. To his surprise the sword lifted up with the greatest of ease.
At that moment a circle of light formed around the boy and the sword, flooding the room with its brightness. The girl continued to hold the door shut, but was weakening along with the glow she was producing on the door. Cracks started to form on the door, showing it was not able to take all the pressure it was under. In an instant it exploded, sending the girl reeling backwards slamming against the wall. The dark man from before showed himself in the doorway, booming with a harsh laugh.
Before blacking out the girl was able to get out, softly, "Forgive me…. I have… failed you." Everything was becoming a blur to the girl, from the brightness of the room a shadow reached towards her. A hand growing, larger, more menacing as it neared her. The fingers of it extended like branches, reaching out to grab her. And just before it had her in her clutches…
Mia jolted up, sitting straight up in her bed. Her breath came out short and fast as she tried to get her heart out of her throat. Sweat clung to her forehead and chills went up and down her spine. It took her a few moments to realize where she was, and to fight against her mind thinking it was still within that dream
Running her fingers through her hair, and balancing her elbows on her knees she assured herself, "It was just a dream. I'm okay.. That…" Pausing for a moment she changed her reassurance, "It. It wasn't just a dream… Why does this keep haunting me!? I know I failed him! I know.." She sniffed as tears started to form in her eyes, "If I could have just held that door! Everything would have been different! It's all, my fault."
Sighing deeply Mia layed down again, looking up at the old ceiling above. She was going to make sure she prevents Ganondorf from creating more mayhem this time. This time he will be stopped, after she gets a few more hours of sleeping in.
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Gaining entry to the Shadow's Shrine Ganondorf stepped forth, Aganhim following closely behind, shutting off their entrance. The Shrine they were within wasn't anything near an elaborate temple or sorts. For there was nothing there, not even a sky, a ground, or anything. Anything living was nonexistent within this shrine. Though this realm had nothing within it, it was not black. The air, the something that surrounded and engulfed them was of a dark purple. Light must have been produced by it, for they could see eachother very well and clearly. There was no fog, no mist. What they stood upon was the same as what was above them. There was no end. There was no beginning. It was just space.
Ganondorf twirled around in circles, mouth gaping as he tried to find words, "This. This is it?"
"What did you expect?" Aganhim answered bluntly.
"I. I dunno! There is nothing here! How could this even be called a shrine? Where are these souls? Shouldn't they be here!?"
His questions continued to flow, and their voices echoed loudly. Like triggering a switch beings started to stir. Creatures, shadows appeared before their eyes and floated about. They were solid black cloaks, with slits for eyes that would glow a bright red. Narrowing when viewing the two strangers that have invaded their home. Arms protruded from their sides as their bodies narrowed to a tail. Each shadow was an exact replica of the other, and none were large barely being a foot long. They hissed as they passed around the king of evil, weaving their way around him. Some would whisper his name in a menacing tone, as if knowing him in a past life.
Ganondorf gave them disgusted looks, backing up and moving around trying to escape from their hisses. Whipping his arms at points to give warning for them to quit weaving their way around him. Losing his cool he yelled out, "Where is Garrison!?!"
With that the place went still again. The shadows all disappearing, returning to the place they were before. The memories of the Gerudo man rekindled once hearing his booming scream. Silence and emptiness regained the superiority of the area once again. Ganondorf paced in his circle, waiting impatiently for any response. Giving up after a few moments he walked back over to the wizard prepared to go back through the doors. Aganhim stayed put, looking straight ahead.
"Well?" Ganondorf half asked, half ordered.
"Wait…"
Sensing something Ganondorf turned his head. Gazing about the area again a lone shadow now occupied where he once stood. It's eyes looked straight down in shame and sulked, staying completely silent.
"….Yoouuu!!!" Ganondorf marched over towards the shadow, energized by rage. He swiped his massive hand at it, planning to grab by what he thought was it's neck. To his surprise his hand went right through the shadow, giving no harm to either of them. Gaps that were caused by Ganondorf's fingers were refilled on instant within the shadow's body. The shadow still did not move, it's gaze still fixed to the ground.
"Look at me!!" Ganondorf demanded. Slowly lifting it's head the two met gazes. The blood red eyes of the shadow were emotionless, not showing the shame that it was hiding.
"I gave you a duty, and you have failed me! You were lucky you were murdered, for I did not have the joy of doing that myself! I hope you rot here in this place for all eternity!"
The shadow did not move, or even flinch. Its gaze still remained blank.
"You are a failure. You shouldn't have the opportunity to exist!"
There was still no response.
Taking a deep breath Ganondorf cooled off a bit, "What happened? You said you were going to get rid of some girl and now I hear you are murdered!? What! Happened?!"
The shadow hissed while its eyes narrowed into slits as it looked off towards the side. Locked in a hateful memory.
"Who killed you!?"
The shadow still remained speechless. It wasn't about to attempt to reveal who had given him so much shame.
"Argh!!!" Ganondorf had had it. He stood back, forming a black ball of energy that spiraled rapidly between his hands. Waiting for the right moment when the shadow of Garrison looked up into his eyes Ganondorf shot the energy towards him, sounding out a large "Boom!" when colliding with the shadow. A violent and horrific scream squealed from that shadow as it was incinerated within seconds.
The wizard, still standing in his same position grew wide-eyed, gazing over at Ganondorf who was heaving deeply, trying to catch his breath. The atmosphere within the room started to stir like before. The shadows were reappearing once again, this time in mad swarms. Their hisses rang through the men's ears, like being trapped in a large snake pit. Ganondorf ran towards Aganhim, "Open the door! We need to get out of here!"
Quickly Aganhim took hold of a handle of the large door behind him, jerking it back frantically. The door creaked and moved slowly, showing the light from the castle through a crack as the door moved further away from its partner. Quickly Ganondorf darted through not bothering to help Aganhim with the door. The wizard on the other hand, with speed for his age let go of his grip on the door and dived through the crack before it was slammed shut behind him, locking all the shadow's back in their world.
Ganondorf walked up to the man, about to open his mouth and say something, but decided against it giving the old man a look with his ebony eyes, penetrating into the man's body and to his soul. Throwing his cape behind his back Ganondorf stomped up the steps, back to his private quarters. The cape flowing behind him like smoke ascending from a fire.
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Mia was already up and going, wide-awake at three AM. With the memories of that nightmare and her thoughts on what she could have done to prevent it still haunting her, she was already certain sleep would be just a waste of time. Hopefully this plan of her's will turn out better then Zelda's bright idea. Taking a good hour to get her new masculant and manly look perfect, she already had the optimistic feeling that this plan was the one that would work, of course she felt that way right away with Zelda's plan too. It seemed doubtful, and she would have to watch her back at all times not giving a single hint of her true identity, but with hopes high and mind alert, she had a chance. Filling a small bag with items, clothes, and a small bit of food, she was set. The last thing to pack was the object that has controlled her life ever since she was created, her staff. Placing it in a box, wrapping it with up with a white cloth she stuffed it far within her bag. It was the only weapon of her's that made her stand out as a fighter. She may not possess much magic powers alone herself, but she could really pack a punch with that staff. Never leaving her side that staff has been part of her life ever since she first possessed the powers to control its mighty force.
With luck on her side her room was located on the first floor of the building, fairly near to the back door at the end of the narrow hallway. She sneaked out of her room and continued down this hallway as quickly and quietly as possible. Once in awhile a floorboard would creak or groan in this old, aged wooden floor echoing through the walls, able to wake any light sleepers. When this would occur Mia would freeze, shutting her eyes tightly hoping that nothing proceeds after these creaks. All that would follow though would be absolute silence. Once reaching the door she slipped out unnoticed. Going through a few mazes of alleys till coming to the main street she ran through town. Not wanting to meet up with anyone, even with that being tough to do at five in the morning.
The only road leading to the castle was a single dirt road that winded through the thick forest beyond town for a few miles clearing only to the castle grounds itself. It was still fairly dark and shady once you entered the forest, even though the sun was about to rise with twilight being the only remains of the night before. Sounds of many creatures echoed throughout this vast area of trees sounding as if there was an intruder among them. While walking Mia was practicing her cover up voice and thinking about all the warnings that Amy practically hammered into her head. Especially the one where if Mia would show any signs of bestowing magic she would be moved up to a very high position right away. Then Ganondorf would become more interested in this person's powers, wanting to see them more, and would depend on this person more. That is mostly what happened to that drunk, Kay, even though he was a very skilled fighter. At least, that was the story Amy had heard from Aaron.
A few hours of walking led it to about mid morning when she finally reached the clearing and the castle grounds. The forest completely cut off showing bright green grass and the same dirt road leading right up to the castle doors. The castle itself was magnificently large, showing its battles against the weather and age. Vines coated over much of the dark gray stone. There were many windows dotted all over it with a few gorgeous stain glass ones. It wasn't quite as large as Hyrule's castle, but this one looked almost more beautiful. It was a plain shock that such an old yet beautiful structure withheld such an evil and vile creature. The land took a sharp slope from the trail showing the training grounds at the bottom when the land flattened out again. From the trail you could see smaller figures as small as the size of toys all over representing the army's men. The training grounds must have circled halfway around the castle. They didn't go too far forward though considering forest completely surrounded the castle. Mia quickened her pace, she was slightly past the noon hour and still had plenty of time, but still wanted to get the most important part over with as soon as possible. Seeing if this disguise could fool the man that has had an ever-growing hatred towards her since that one night, so long ago.