Seith is here

Seith is here! *Dances again* Thanks for being patient! *Hugs the reader* ^_~

Link charged back from the last Fairy's Fountain. He had regained all the powers of the Goddesses and now he had to find Sheik before it was too late. He remembered what Impa had told him. If Link couldn't find Sheik in anywhere Hyrule he would most likely be in the Shadow Temple. The memory of her words came back to him.

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'If you cannot find him in all the realm, I have an idea where he may be.'

'Where?'

'He'll be hiding in the Shadow Temple.'

'Why hiding? I thought he wanted to fight me.'

'He does, but on his turf. I warn you Link, the Shadow Temple is a training ground for my kind. Now that the dark spirit inside has been vanquished the Temple has returned to normal.'

'But isn't that good?'

'The Shadow Temple is a complex maze of magic. When training, the Temple changes its interior to match the skills of those inside it. You may end up fighting all your most feared enemies again.'

'I have to stop him.'

I know, but just be aware that your past experience in there means nothing now. Rely on all the skills you have and you will prevail.'

'I will not fail you or the spirits of those that have died. I will see this to the end.'

'When you see him, tell him that I ask what drove him to this, and that I hope he sees right before you deal him the final blow'

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'No! Get away!'

Malon's scream snapped Link out of his thought. He was deep in the Temple and could sense that she was near. Using his hearing, he pinpointed the sound coming from behind one of the doors. He rammed his shoulder hard against it and burst inside. He saw Malon, injured but alive, on her knees on the floor. Sheik stood there with both his daggers in hand, ready to finish her.

'Sheik!' Link yelled 'I have done what you asked, there is no excuse for you to do this.'

Sheik turned to him, scanning him with his eyes and Sheikah techniques that could trace the presence of magic. Link was telling the truth, he had gained in strength and ability. This was the person Sheik wanted to fight.

'You've changed Hero.' He said bitterly, but with a cruel smile noticeable even through his mask 'But still, the girl is in pain. Surely you want her suffering to end?'

'Not in the way you plan.' Link replied 'You have no business with her, be true to your word and leave her alone.'

Sheik thought. He remembered what he'd said earlier about taking the people close to Link. Now that he had regained his strengths, Sheik could no longer hurt Malon out of spite. Even if the deeds he committed were evil he was still a man of his word. He stepped away from the weeping girl, he gaze never leaving Link.

'I am always true to my word Link, now you be true to your title.' He said 'I am a threat to the population, so you must slay me as you have the monsters. Be ruthless and have no regrets.'

'One thing, Sheik.' Link said 'Impa told me how you once were. She asks what drove you to choose this path and not the less brutal ones. What was the reason for your actions?'

'… Impa…' Sheik sad softly 'I remember her, another lone survivor of the Sheikah race. Link, I am going to kill you, so there is no point in taking my message.'

'I still want to know!' Link said angrily

Sheik looked down.

'My race believed in you, all of them, they would do anything for you. But there was one that cared more than any of the others.' He whispered 'He was my brother, Seith…'

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'Brother, come. Don't fall behind.'

A twelve-year-old Sheik came running out from a burning building. Clearing through the rubble, he found his brother.

He was seventeen wearing torn blue and gray rags with the Eye of Truth, the symbol of the Sheikah, printed across his chest. He was well built with long, silky black hair and piercing red eyes. Across the lower part of his face ran a mask that was sewn to the neck of his top. It ran smoothly across his face and stopped just under his eyes.

'Seith!' Sheik called

Sheik was only young but quite short for his age. He had short blonde hair fashioned in a curtain style the fell by the side of his eyes. His clothes were black with the mark of the Shadow Medallion on the front, the sign all novices wore. A single white rope held up his trousers and he wore high black boots with the laces tucked inside.

'Don't leave me behind!' Sheik said 'What about mama and papa? They haven't come out yet, and neither have any of my friends.'

Seith looked around. The whole Sheikah village had been set ablaze by the Gerudo and they were no longer safe. They had to get out before the Wolfos tracked the scent of blood and brought others with them.

'Mom and dad can't come.' He told Sheik 'Nor can your friends right now. Hurry Sheik, we have to leave Tenzukai before it's too late.'

'But I don't want to leave the village.' Argued Sheik 'Can't we just get everyone to help put out the fire?'

'No Sheik, we—' Seith paused to cough, the smoke was getting more dense around them

'Brother?' Sheik asked

Seith realized that it would take too long to explain the situation. He grabbed Sheik and lifted him up onto his back.

'Seith no!' Sheik screamed 'I wanna see mama and papa!'

Seith ignored him and continued to run. The village of Tenzukai was surrounded by thick forest and it wouldn't be long before that caught fire too. If they were in there while that happened then they would most certainly be killed. Seith sighed, knowing that they had no choice.

'Sheik, hold on tight and watch out for the branches.' He ordered 'We're going through.'

'No! I—'

'Listen to me!' Seith interrupted 'I don't have time to argue, we have to get out of here now!'

Sheik could tell by the stern tone in his voice that it was better to shut up and listen. His brother had never been wrong about anything this important before.

'O-okay.' He said 'Let's go.'

Sheik held onto him tightly and Seith started to run though the forest. Ducking and dodging branches and plants, the heat of the fire behind them started to fade and soon they were out of the forest. The area around them was surprisingly tranquil. Seith let Sheik climb off his back.

'Now w-what?' Sheik asked, he was shaking from the ordeal

Seith noticed he was shivering and knelt down beside him. He places his arms around him, trying to ease his fear.

'It's okay, little brother.' He spoke 'I'm here, nothing bad will happen to you.'

'Th-thanks Seith.' Sheik said 'But what do we do now?'

Seith stood up.

'Don't worry.' He assured 'As soon as we get out of here we'll go find Him.'

'Him?' asked a puzzled Sheik

'Oh c'mon little bro.' Seith said, his tone was no longer stern 'Our saviour, the Hero of Time of course.'

'Yeah!' Sheik said excitedly 'We'll go get him and then he'll help us find mama and papa. And then we'll get the Gerudo back for what they've done!'

'Sheik… Mom and dad—'

'There they are!' a voice interrupted 'Allies of the Hero! I've found them!'

Four men emerged from the forest. All wore varying styles of black armour but the symbol on their clothes was the same. A crescent moon with patterns in the center, the sign of the Gerudo. Even though they were male, the symbol showed that they had passed Ganondorf's trails and had prevailed so as to become his minions. So whether you were man or women, if you passed you were considered a Gerudo, and a very high ranking one at that.

'Allies huh?' a man with a long gray cape spoke 'We can't allow them to plague our dreams.'

'Pitiful Sheikah.' Another said, he carried a long chainsaw-like blade 'Don't they realize how much stronger we are then they are?'

Seith stood in front of Sheik. He knew that Ganon's minions wouldn't hesitate to kill a child if they were ordered to.

'Heh. Look at the little Sheikah.' A man with silver hair said, kneeling down 'Do we scare you little one?'

'I could swallow that runt whole.' The last man joked, he had an axe-like weapon.

He did an athletic jump and landed right behind Sheik. Seith turned around, clutching the hilt of his sword.

'I wouldn't.' the man with silver hair warned 'Vera is pretty quick with that axe.'

Seith released his grip on the sword. Vera, as he was called, knelt down by Sheik, grabbing his neck and lifting him up.

'Look at him.' He said 'Pathetic. These are meant to defend the Hero of Time?'

'Why are you here?' Seith asked, he wanted to think about how he could help his brother 'Why did you burn the village?'

'Our orders were simple.' The man with silver hair said, he seemed to be the leader 'Destroy the allies of the Hero. You are Sheikah after all.'

Vera placed Sheik on the ground and turned him around to face his brother, his grip still tight. Seith looked at the other three and saw that they were readying to fight him.

'No.' he said 'You're sick.'

'Do you want to see what happens to the followers of the Hero.' Vera said in Sheik's ear

'Let my brother go.' Seith demanded 'He's not strong enough to fight. He poses no threat to you, so please, let him go.'

'Heh. Let's make this quick.' The leader smirked, ignoring him 'Hiron, you do the honors.'

The man with the long chainsaw blade stepped forward in front of Seith. The leader and the other man with the gray cape held him in position. Seith didn't even fight. He couldn't. If he did they would most definitely hurt Sheik.

'Seith?' Sheik said 'Seith, what are you doing? Fight 'em! I know you can win!'

Seith closed his eyes, preparing himself for what was about to happen.

'Let my brother go.' He pleaded

The man with the cape ignored him. He lunged with his blade forward and thrust it straight into his chest. He was strong and forced it so it pierced through his back. Seith uttered a sick moan and dropped to his knees on the floor.

'Seith!!!' Sheik screamed 'Seith no!!!!'

Sheik struggled against Vera but his grip was tight.

'Get off me you jerk!' Sheik insulted 'Seith!!'

Vera laughed and let go of him. Sheik ran up to his injured brother.

'Seith!' he shouted

'…Go…' Seith choked 'while you can…'

'No! I'm not leaving you!' Sheik yelled 'Where's the Hero? You said he'd come if we were in trouble!'

'Get…'

Seith didn't have anymore time to finish off his sentence. The rest of his body slumped lifelessly to the ground, making a sickening thud as it hit the floor. Seith had left his brother.

'… Seith…'

'Hmmm. That was too easy.' Said Hiron

'What about the runt?' asked Vera

The leader of the troupe knelt down beside Sheik. Sheik didn't run, he was too frightened to move.

'Let's have some fun. Have you ever played hide and seek?' Spoke the leader 'You flee and when I count to ten, we come after you.'

Sheik stepped back. He didn't want to leave his brother, but he knew that if he didn't run he'd be killed. The rest of the group laughed.

'Heh.' The man with the gray cape laughed. He placed his hands in front of him like a beast, trying to scare him 'Do we frighten the little Sheikah?'

'Shut up Yang.' Vera ordered

'Falmar,' started Hiron 'the boy is young. His mind is one that is easy to warp, he could make a strong Gerudo.'

'You question me, Hiron?' asked the leader

'N-no.' Hiron stuttered 'It's just that I've never had to kill a child before. We could keep him, change his morals.'

'You started that fire.' Reminded Falmar 'Think how many died there. You killed men, women and children. Close combat is no different.'

'Yes sir.' Hiron apologised 'You're right.'

Falmar, the leader, stood up. With one swift wave of his arm, a sword appeared in his hand. Sheik looked around and saw that the others were brandishing their weapons too.

'One.' Started Falmar

Sheik still stood there, looking at the dead body of his brother.

'Two.' Falmar continued

'Where are you?' Sheik thought 'You're meant to come when we need you.'

'Three.'

'You… You lied to us!'

'Four.'

'You said you'd come, but you're not here.'

'Five.'

'Why?'

'Six.'

'I hate you! It's all your fault!'

'Seven.'

'Run little Sheikah.' Urged Hiron

Falmar struck him on the head. It startled him, but the man was strong and didn't waver.

'Where was I? Eight.'

'You killed them. You're just as guilty as any of them.'

'Nine.'

'I'll make you all pay.'

Sheik slid a Deku Nut from his pocket into his hand. Before Falmar had a chance to say 'Ten' Sheik threw it on the ground. There was a blinding flash of light, so bright it forced the male Gerudo to turn away. When the light disappeared, they turned back to see that Sheik had gone with it.

In the middle of Hyrule Field, far away from Tenzukai, Sheik appeared. He was scared, lonely and the entire area was engulfed by the moon. He didn't know what to do. People were walking in the distance but Sheik was too scared to ask for their help. The people were more or less the same, all they saw was a black figure in the shadows. They all looked straight at him, but continued without a thought.

'Th-those are Hylians.' Sheik realized 'Why are they ignoring me?'

Sheik stood up, angry at the fact that nobody seemed to care.

'We protected you!' he thought 'Now I need your help. Why aren't you walking here?'

He slumped back down to the floor and started to cry. The tragic loss of his brother and family had caught up to him.

'Why doesn't anybody care? After all we've done.' He wept 'I want mama and papa. I want Seith. I…'

The sound of his mind was overcome by the power of his tears. He sat there, curled up with his head on his knees, waiting for the monsters to reunite him with his family.

'Child, are you okay?'

Sheik looked up to see who was showing him the compassion he craved. A woman, most likely in her late twenties to early thirties, stood above him. She had identical tattoos down both cheeks and short, white hair.

The woman knelt down so as not to intimidate him. She saw he was trembling.

'My name is Impa. You're safe now, child.' She spoke 'You have nothing to fear, I am a Sheikah and won't let any harm come to you.'

Hearing these words, Sheik clung to her. He was upset and needed someone to hold. Impa put her arms around him, trying to comfort him.

'Come.' She said 'I will take you somewhere safe.'

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'… After that I trained as a warrior.' Sheik said 'I saved many people, but my ultimate goal was you. Hearing the people I saved talk about how great you were and not even mentioning our accomplishments made me fight even harder. I swore I'd get back at you, no matter what the cost.'

Link, though still angry at him for what he'd done, was overwhelmed by sympathy.

'I'm sorry, Sheik.' He said 'For what happened to your people and to you.'

'It burned, the entire village burnt to the ground.' Continued Sheik 'When I returned, there was not one structure left standing. I never saw those four again.'

Malon still lay on the floor, too scared and weak to whisper her thoughts.

'I blame you for everything.' Sheik said, pointing to Link with his dagger 'If you had come like you were supposed to, then… I hate you! Why didn't you come?!'

'I… By that time I had been locked in the Chamber of Sages. I don't remember anything that happened back then because my spirit was—'

'Shut up! Shut up! I don't want to hear it!' Sheik snapped, clutching his head 'Everybody I cared about died because of you! I did this because I had to make you feel like I do! That is my revenge!'

Sheik drew his second dagger.

'But you haven't suffered enough.' He continued 'You haven't lost half as many people as I have. You can never feel my true pain.'

He struck forward with his dagger and Link countered with the Master Sword. Their battle had begun and Link knew Sheik wouldn't stop until either one of them perished.

'You took everybody away from me!' screamed Sheik

Link kept silent. The only sounds made by him were the ones when he struggled with his blade. He didn't feel like he had a right to speak. He couldn't say that he had lost people close to him, that would make Sheik even more furious and he had lost far more people than he had.

'I'm going to kill you first, then everyone else who murdered my family!'

'Hyrule's people are innocent, they have no idea of what happened.' Link said

'They should!' Sheik screamed 'After everything we've done for them! After all the torment and abuse, you'd think that someone would care! But they don't! These people are completely oblivious to what's going on around them, they won't miss much.'

Sheik keenly held his daggers tight in his hands. Now was the time for battle.

I know, I know. Cheap crappy suspense. I try. And Maniac Mosli, I promise I'll try my best for the fighting scene that's coming up! Thanks to Daredelvil, Maniac Mosli, Davis' Girlfriend and Moonlight Song for your nice reviews! You encourage me! *Hugs them all* ^o^

P.S. Sorry Davi's Girlfriend, Ruto and Nabooru aren't gonna go. If you want, I'll write a separate fic for them! ¬_¬