The Legend of Zelda: Link's Story

Chapter 2~ Butterflies

A three year old Link waddled over to a flower that was swaying gently in the breeze.

"Buh-fie," he said, reaching to touch one. 'Buh-fie' was his word for the winged creatures of beauty and grace, called butterflies. Since his birth, beauty and grace was something Hyrule had yet to see. The war that had began as an argument had escalated into an all out war, and Hyrule was still bearing the brunt three years later. His mom had been very jumpy lately, as she had heard news that a group of stalfos were coming towards her village. If the skeleton warriors raided their village, her baby would be in mortal peril. And she couldn't let that happen. So one day, she heard far off shouts of "STALFOS!", she wasted no time in grabbing her little baby and mounting her horse. As they rode off, she saw her little boy had something clutched in his fist. It was a flower, with seeds attached to the inside. She got far enough away to where she thought it was safe to stop and look behind her. She saw smoke rising from the roof of her house, and almost too late, saw the group of stalfos headed right for her.

She turned and kicked her horse gently, but still conveying the message not to hold back, they raced off at an alarming pace, toward the woods, where she knew they would be safe. The stalfos had already done her in, but she wasn't gone yet. And as long as she had breath left, she had vowed to save her son. She felt the cruel wind whipping at the bleeding cuts that ravaged her lower back. The y stung like some one had poured salt in them, but she ignored it. Reaching the hollow entrance the hidden forest, she fell off of her horse from exhaustion. She managed to drag herself through on the hands and knees, still holding her son. She heard the frightened whinnies of her horse. She prayed they wouldn't hurt it, that they would let it go, but the sickening sounds that followed told her they didn't. But better her horse than her only son. She felt dizzier and dizzier, and finally, everything went black.

A Kokiri child reached her moments later, a concerned look in her eyes. The child knelt down and kissed the woman on the cheek. The woman now had strength to stand up and walk to the Deku Tree's Meadow. But this was only borrowed life, and soon the woman would die. And she knew it. As she entered the meadow, she lay down in front of the huge tree.

"Oh great one, please, let my child live! Anything for his life! I have given my life already," she said in a soft voice. Her pride would never let her physically beg, but her eyes pleaded to grant her this. The tree could sense the child was not just a normal child. He had Sheikah blood, and he was destined for greatness. This much he could see.

"Woman, I know not your name. Tell me, what shall I call this child?" he asked kindly.

"Link." she gasped, her life fading fast. The tree touched her forehead with it's branches and absorbed the woman's memories.

"And tell him." she whispered, gripping the branch. "Tell him I love him so much, and I will wait for him forever. and tell him. his mother's name. was. Aleina. please," she took her last breath. The last word was inaudible, and the Deku Tree knew. He glanced at the child sleeping peacefully, helplessly, on the ground in front of him. The flower which he clutched had one last seed attached, and it fell into the ground here. The flower withered and died. The Deku Tree looked at the green haired girl who had been watching silently. She had tears rolling down her cheeks, and a small tear fell onto the child's hand. It glowed for a second, then evaporated.

"Saria," said the tree. "Take care of this child. He can live in that abandoned tree-house when he is older. His name is-" the Deku Tree instructed.

"Link." she finished. She scooped the child into her arms, and kissed a branch of the tree. Then she and the slumbering infant took their leave.

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