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Authors Note: Emowhen has been my charecter since I got the game three years ago, so I don't want enyone stealing her, or this fic... *nods* now you get on to your well deserved reading!
Chapter 1:: Destiny Realization
She felt the ground give way slightly under her weight, and lifting her feet was an extra effort. Smelling the thick muddy air, made her wince and almost wish for home. Thorns would tug at her legs and arms. Holding her back from her goal, and tearing her purple satin tunic.
"Emowhen, please..." whined Tatl gently. Emowhen looked around at the brightly colored faerie, and smirked mischievously.
"Tatl, Tatl…Quit being a wimp, I didn't ask you to come along," she said comically. She took another stride, and turned her head to see if Tatl had followed. The faerie hadn't even budged! "You're beginning to get on my nerves, Tatl." She muttered, making a face.
"Princess," Tatl whined. Emowhen stood as tall as she could, trying to intimidate Tatl.
"The only reason we're here is so we can visit my Dad's old tree house, because I hope to learn about him when he was little… my age. Haven't you ever been curious?" she asked. After a minute, Tatl hadn't made a single noise except for the noise of her wings flapping to keep her suspended in air.
"The Kokeri forest has changed a lot since your Dad lived here. The people have moved on, so do you really expect to look inside your Dad's old tree house? Much less FIND it?" Tatl asked. Emowhen rolled her eyes, and wished she'd never asked her father permission to come. She knew her way by the stories that Link used to tell her at bedtime. She continued wearily, pulling her muddy boots out of the sticky muck once in a while. Tatl flew ahead nervously. She hadn't known looking after Link's eleven-year-old daughter would be so difficult!
-BONK! - Tatl's small body went limp as she recovered from the unexpected obstacle. Emowhen made little noise as she came up from behind, and cupped the weak faerie in her small hands.
"Looks like your good for something. You've found the tree house, or it found you." She remarked. Tatl flushed bright pink, as soon as she understood Emowhen. Tatl flapped her tiny wings again to become air born. As she glanced around, her small heart skipped a beat. Where was Emowhen?
"Oh boy, I'm going to hear get it when Zelda hears about this incident…" she murmured. She zoomed away before even looking further, an old habit of this faerie.
Sapphire colored eyes widened, and before she had a chance to speak, her companion vanished. That stupid faerie! She hadn't looked far enough… to understand that she played a trick. Now her Dad would find out and she wouldn't get to adventure anymore. She wanted desperately to explore the temples of Hyrule, although this would be a definite no from Link and Zelda, her parents. She didn't like the palace, and her mind wouldn't hold still until it got its fair share of fun and mystery. Emowhen looked around her shoulder to the tempting tree house door opening. Slowly she roused to her full height and took a long awaited step towards the door, and stopped. The forest's silence was spine chilling; the forest was never this quiet. Especially in the middle of day.
A low noise echoed lazily through the ancient forest of Kokeri. Emowhen's face turned as white as a ghost, and fear was growing with every breath she took. Then she spotted something, two narrow slits, clouded with red. Her mouth hung open like a book, as she wondered what to do. The monster met her gaze, and whatever made the first move, was history. The animal sure wasn't going to let Emowhen way form it. One thing other than places Emowhen had heard from her Dad, was his battle technique. "Never avoid danger if you find it, and never run into it unless you have no other choice. If it comes to you, accept it, and take it down " he had said. Emowhen had always believed in it. Always and forever had she wanted to become like her father. A strong brave hero (or in her case, heroine) that adventures into temples and places that she couldn't ever imagine. She had her chance to prove it.
She took a leaping stance, and prepared to jump onto a tree branch less than 40 meters away. She heard the animal dart for her, and immediately leaped to the branch, and turned to see it. Long white fur graced its back, and it was gifted with bulky muscles and large paws. It lacked sight, and reaction timing. Emowhen took advantage of this, by staying completely still.
"BY THE GOD DIN! I come here to find the destined and what to I get? A little girl that is stronger than she seems… what am I to do?" the wolfos cried desperately. Emowhen perked up a little.
"A-Are you safe?" she said weakly. The wolfos' eyes narrowed. His nose sniffed in the air, and he immediately spotted Emowhen.
"Ah, child. If I'm right your faerie high tailed it home? Oh, don't be surprised. I followed you as soon as you came into my swamp-"
"It's the Kokeri forest sir," Emowhen said weakly. The wolfos seemed slightly annoyed by her correction, but never the less he continued.
"As of now you're in my territory, therefore you may be killed by me. I-" he said in a regal voice.
"Wait… you said that you came here to find the those chosen by destiny. You didn't say-" Emowhen choked.
"Ah but that's none of your business. You're not the one chosen, I can assure you that no girl-" he replied in the same voice.
"GIRL? I can assure you I'm much more than that!" she snapped, leaping from the tree landing in front of the white wolfos. In reaction it stepped back a few steps.
"This is for your own good," he muttered. Unexpectedly, he lunged up and sank is teeth into Emowhen's tanned flesh. His fangs released a pearly white liquid, and Emowhen couldn't move. Emowhen's mouths hang open in shock, and her body fell limply forward, hitting the soft wet ground. He pulled her onto his broad back by her satin purple tunic, and hurried away into the swamp.
* * *
The corridors of the Hyrule Palace were emptied. The ballroom wasn't filled with couples. The thrown room wasn't filled. The inhabitants of the town were not in, but their voices were echoing though out the plains. Navi and Tatl were at the head of it, beside Brave King Link, and Wise Queen Zelda.
"Are you sure you don't know where Emowhen is?" Navi questioned Tatl.
"Um…" stuttered Tatl nervously. Navi flew threatingly closer, and in response, Tatl turned away. Zelda tossed her head to speak to the faeries, and so did Link.
"Tatl you're not in trouble if you know more," both said at once, both again blushing. Tatl hesitated, and then began to speak,
"We went to Kokeri Forest, and Emowhen wouldn't obey me when I pleaded for her to return with me," she said weakly, her body nodding in shame. Link scratched the back of his head nervously. Zelda awaited his reaction, and Navi almost stopped flying.
"That's OK Tatl. I know how hard it can be when my daughter won't listen. We'll find her sooner or later-" he paused has he heard a thud from behind.
"King… I'm tiered. I need to rest, we've been walking-" moaned a soldier. Link turned to see the soldier, sprawled out in the soft grass.
"No need to worry soldier," he reassured him. He ordered one of the nobles off of his mare, and had the worn out soldier ride. While the noble kindly lead his horse, but soon more than two dozen soldiers were burnt out from walking for almost 5-6 straight hours. Link's mind was a river of worries, and his heart raced wildly. He should turn around, and go back. What if he sent everyone back to the palace and kept going? No, he couldn't leave Zelda behind.
"All right. We shall camp here, for it is too long of a trip back." He announced. Everyone set up camp, without a single word of complaint. The faces on the knights were as white as a ghost, and relieved as soon as they hit their bedrolls. The soft sand of the desert comforted them, but the eerie Spirit Temple loomed over them. Link sat nervously on a nearby rock, keeping watch. He held his Ocarina in hand and began to play his comfort song, Saria's Song. The lively notes were soft, because of his little effort. Emowhen's image floating around in his deep thoughts. Zelda noticed his uncanny silence. She didn't want to disturb him, as she laid down to rest in a heated tent. She was just as worried about her daughter. Although the two were distant, she still loved her.
Meanwhile, Navi was discussing Emowhen with Tatl. Navi was extremely disappointed, because she knows the "faerie code" or in other words, how to act perfectly snooty in Tatl's book.
"Why didn't you tell them before we all the way HERE?" Navi asked sternly.
"I...I..." Tatl said shakily.
"AWNSER ME!" she boomed.
"YOU, miss perfect, were in my face. You were also bragging about how you wouldn't of let her out of site!" Tatl said with an exasperated tone. Navi hesitated to answer, and failed to say she was sorry.
"You…you…" she started, "Well you are the one who let Link-"
"I didn't! He said it was-"
"Stop it!" yelled a nearby sleeping knight.
"Sorry Sir," Tatl sighed. The two continued to chatter by flying a few feet from the all the sleep.
* * *
Fire crackled nearby, and footsteps could be heard all round. The girl's breathing pattern was scattered unnaturally, as she lay by the fire that kept her alive in the cavern. Steps of the Wolfos returning were heard, in the still night. He stared down at her. 'So this is the child?' he said. He looked her over from head to toe, a blue hue staining her lips. Another voice softly echoed,
"Yes…She is Oricide's last hope. The land will soon perish than be ruled under his law." A faint image of a beautiful maiden said. The wolfos stared up at the tall white image, with long flowing hair, and a gown that went to her ankles. "Transform Obeas." The woman said. The wolfos nodded, and his shape turned into a tall young man, with white hair. Obeas wore a musty brown robe, and gloves on either hand. "I must go… he is coming. Awaken her, and send her to Oricide…" with that the image faded.
Obeas bended over Emowhen, and pressed two of his fingers on the bite mark. The cave shimmered with a purple aura for about 30 seconds. Emowhen's sapphire eyes flickered open and her breathing returned to normal. She stared up into Obeas' eyes, and noted his fair skin and passionate green eyes. A smile brightened his face, and he sat up straight, allowing Emowhen to sit up as well. She cocked her head, curios and confused. Somehow, she knew she wasn't in danger.
"The wolfos bite me!" she said hysterically. Obeas' eyes showed some alarm as he soon realized Emowhen had not fully recovered. He smiled and patted her on the head. "What did I say? Where am I? Um…" she said within a minute.
"You said, 'the wolfos bit you' and you're in the Lost Woods, but it has turned into a winter wasteland." He said softly. Emowhen stirred uneasily, and she looked up.
"Of course. I… wonder… where'd that wolfos go?" she asked in a soft thoughtful tone.
"That, my friend, was myself. Did I do a good acting job?" he asked sarcastically. Emowhen cupped her hands over her mouth to stifle her giggles.
"Yes," she answered, trying hard not to laugh. As soon as she was silent, Obeahs reached out his hand, and cupped her chin in his hand. Her face was thin, and she had beautiful rosy cheeks. He thought of how to explain the problem at hand to such a child.
"I need to tell you something," he started with a strong voice. "You are in fact, the one I was searching for. I apologize for my rudeness, and I must explain something that could save this… and the world you must venture to." Emowhen looked at him in interest, hoping for the rest.
"Please… go on." She said. Obeas nodded.
"Let me explain in a story," he said melodramatically. "The legend goes like this: Unbalances of power once ruled the whole world. Din, Nayru, and Fayore were creating Hyrule, when Din noticed that Hyrule was missing something. Three other realms of influence, and they were wind, earth, and ice (although the water temple may suffice as this,). Alas, their time was up, and the returned reluctantly to the heavens. After a year, three male gods also left the heavens to create a world, a world in which prosperity and tranquility were abundant. They sort of 'copied' Hyrule, by placing their power into a key to the world's fate. However, the gate wasn't of time, courage, wisdom, of even power. But of a single virtue, patience. For if someone is pure evil, the lack patience." He recited. Emowhen's eyes were still as curious as ever, and it was her turn to ask some questions.
"What does this even have to do with me?" she asked sternly. Obeas raised his eyebrow mischievously.
"Hidden in another world, the holder of patience. Or, more commonly referred to as, Emowhen." He smirked.
"ME? Wow… and why did that happen? I mean, Daddy used to say the legend to me a lot. He said that when Ganondorf touched the trifoce, it split-"
"Ah yes. A good story. Oricide, or the other world, ruler passed on a few months back. His descendent, Kekain Melief, has taken the throne. He demanded that he become permanent ruler, so he ventured the land. Until he placed his grubby hands on the spectrum." He explained. It was very clear now. Emowhen bounced with excitement, as she ran over the details in her head. 'Me? A chance to be a hero, finally.' she thought.
"Save two worlds, Emowhen, you'll have to figure out how once you get there, follow me. He stood up, and motioned her to follow him. Emowhen quickly fell in step behind him, and soon stopped at a warp hole. "Step in please…" he said, and Emowhen hesitated, and then placed her foot inside. Her foot felt soft grass, and that's where our story begins.
Authors Note: Emowhen has been my charecter since I got the game three years ago, so I don't want enyone stealing her, or this fic... *nods* now you get on to your well deserved reading!
Chapter 1:: Destiny Realization
She felt the ground give way slightly under her weight, and lifting her feet was an extra effort. Smelling the thick muddy air, made her wince and almost wish for home. Thorns would tug at her legs and arms. Holding her back from her goal, and tearing her purple satin tunic.
"Emowhen, please..." whined Tatl gently. Emowhen looked around at the brightly colored faerie, and smirked mischievously.
"Tatl, Tatl…Quit being a wimp, I didn't ask you to come along," she said comically. She took another stride, and turned her head to see if Tatl had followed. The faerie hadn't even budged! "You're beginning to get on my nerves, Tatl." She muttered, making a face.
"Princess," Tatl whined. Emowhen stood as tall as she could, trying to intimidate Tatl.
"The only reason we're here is so we can visit my Dad's old tree house, because I hope to learn about him when he was little… my age. Haven't you ever been curious?" she asked. After a minute, Tatl hadn't made a single noise except for the noise of her wings flapping to keep her suspended in air.
"The Kokeri forest has changed a lot since your Dad lived here. The people have moved on, so do you really expect to look inside your Dad's old tree house? Much less FIND it?" Tatl asked. Emowhen rolled her eyes, and wished she'd never asked her father permission to come. She knew her way by the stories that Link used to tell her at bedtime. She continued wearily, pulling her muddy boots out of the sticky muck once in a while. Tatl flew ahead nervously. She hadn't known looking after Link's eleven-year-old daughter would be so difficult!
-BONK! - Tatl's small body went limp as she recovered from the unexpected obstacle. Emowhen made little noise as she came up from behind, and cupped the weak faerie in her small hands.
"Looks like your good for something. You've found the tree house, or it found you." She remarked. Tatl flushed bright pink, as soon as she understood Emowhen. Tatl flapped her tiny wings again to become air born. As she glanced around, her small heart skipped a beat. Where was Emowhen?
"Oh boy, I'm going to hear get it when Zelda hears about this incident…" she murmured. She zoomed away before even looking further, an old habit of this faerie.
Sapphire colored eyes widened, and before she had a chance to speak, her companion vanished. That stupid faerie! She hadn't looked far enough… to understand that she played a trick. Now her Dad would find out and she wouldn't get to adventure anymore. She wanted desperately to explore the temples of Hyrule, although this would be a definite no from Link and Zelda, her parents. She didn't like the palace, and her mind wouldn't hold still until it got its fair share of fun and mystery. Emowhen looked around her shoulder to the tempting tree house door opening. Slowly she roused to her full height and took a long awaited step towards the door, and stopped. The forest's silence was spine chilling; the forest was never this quiet. Especially in the middle of day.
A low noise echoed lazily through the ancient forest of Kokeri. Emowhen's face turned as white as a ghost, and fear was growing with every breath she took. Then she spotted something, two narrow slits, clouded with red. Her mouth hung open like a book, as she wondered what to do. The monster met her gaze, and whatever made the first move, was history. The animal sure wasn't going to let Emowhen way form it. One thing other than places Emowhen had heard from her Dad, was his battle technique. "Never avoid danger if you find it, and never run into it unless you have no other choice. If it comes to you, accept it, and take it down " he had said. Emowhen had always believed in it. Always and forever had she wanted to become like her father. A strong brave hero (or in her case, heroine) that adventures into temples and places that she couldn't ever imagine. She had her chance to prove it.
She took a leaping stance, and prepared to jump onto a tree branch less than 40 meters away. She heard the animal dart for her, and immediately leaped to the branch, and turned to see it. Long white fur graced its back, and it was gifted with bulky muscles and large paws. It lacked sight, and reaction timing. Emowhen took advantage of this, by staying completely still.
"BY THE GOD DIN! I come here to find the destined and what to I get? A little girl that is stronger than she seems… what am I to do?" the wolfos cried desperately. Emowhen perked up a little.
"A-Are you safe?" she said weakly. The wolfos' eyes narrowed. His nose sniffed in the air, and he immediately spotted Emowhen.
"Ah, child. If I'm right your faerie high tailed it home? Oh, don't be surprised. I followed you as soon as you came into my swamp-"
"It's the Kokeri forest sir," Emowhen said weakly. The wolfos seemed slightly annoyed by her correction, but never the less he continued.
"As of now you're in my territory, therefore you may be killed by me. I-" he said in a regal voice.
"Wait… you said that you came here to find the those chosen by destiny. You didn't say-" Emowhen choked.
"Ah but that's none of your business. You're not the one chosen, I can assure you that no girl-" he replied in the same voice.
"GIRL? I can assure you I'm much more than that!" she snapped, leaping from the tree landing in front of the white wolfos. In reaction it stepped back a few steps.
"This is for your own good," he muttered. Unexpectedly, he lunged up and sank is teeth into Emowhen's tanned flesh. His fangs released a pearly white liquid, and Emowhen couldn't move. Emowhen's mouths hang open in shock, and her body fell limply forward, hitting the soft wet ground. He pulled her onto his broad back by her satin purple tunic, and hurried away into the swamp.
* * *
The corridors of the Hyrule Palace were emptied. The ballroom wasn't filled with couples. The thrown room wasn't filled. The inhabitants of the town were not in, but their voices were echoing though out the plains. Navi and Tatl were at the head of it, beside Brave King Link, and Wise Queen Zelda.
"Are you sure you don't know where Emowhen is?" Navi questioned Tatl.
"Um…" stuttered Tatl nervously. Navi flew threatingly closer, and in response, Tatl turned away. Zelda tossed her head to speak to the faeries, and so did Link.
"Tatl you're not in trouble if you know more," both said at once, both again blushing. Tatl hesitated, and then began to speak,
"We went to Kokeri Forest, and Emowhen wouldn't obey me when I pleaded for her to return with me," she said weakly, her body nodding in shame. Link scratched the back of his head nervously. Zelda awaited his reaction, and Navi almost stopped flying.
"That's OK Tatl. I know how hard it can be when my daughter won't listen. We'll find her sooner or later-" he paused has he heard a thud from behind.
"King… I'm tiered. I need to rest, we've been walking-" moaned a soldier. Link turned to see the soldier, sprawled out in the soft grass.
"No need to worry soldier," he reassured him. He ordered one of the nobles off of his mare, and had the worn out soldier ride. While the noble kindly lead his horse, but soon more than two dozen soldiers were burnt out from walking for almost 5-6 straight hours. Link's mind was a river of worries, and his heart raced wildly. He should turn around, and go back. What if he sent everyone back to the palace and kept going? No, he couldn't leave Zelda behind.
"All right. We shall camp here, for it is too long of a trip back." He announced. Everyone set up camp, without a single word of complaint. The faces on the knights were as white as a ghost, and relieved as soon as they hit their bedrolls. The soft sand of the desert comforted them, but the eerie Spirit Temple loomed over them. Link sat nervously on a nearby rock, keeping watch. He held his Ocarina in hand and began to play his comfort song, Saria's Song. The lively notes were soft, because of his little effort. Emowhen's image floating around in his deep thoughts. Zelda noticed his uncanny silence. She didn't want to disturb him, as she laid down to rest in a heated tent. She was just as worried about her daughter. Although the two were distant, she still loved her.
Meanwhile, Navi was discussing Emowhen with Tatl. Navi was extremely disappointed, because she knows the "faerie code" or in other words, how to act perfectly snooty in Tatl's book.
"Why didn't you tell them before we all the way HERE?" Navi asked sternly.
"I...I..." Tatl said shakily.
"AWNSER ME!" she boomed.
"YOU, miss perfect, were in my face. You were also bragging about how you wouldn't of let her out of site!" Tatl said with an exasperated tone. Navi hesitated to answer, and failed to say she was sorry.
"You…you…" she started, "Well you are the one who let Link-"
"I didn't! He said it was-"
"Stop it!" yelled a nearby sleeping knight.
"Sorry Sir," Tatl sighed. The two continued to chatter by flying a few feet from the all the sleep.
* * *
Fire crackled nearby, and footsteps could be heard all round. The girl's breathing pattern was scattered unnaturally, as she lay by the fire that kept her alive in the cavern. Steps of the Wolfos returning were heard, in the still night. He stared down at her. 'So this is the child?' he said. He looked her over from head to toe, a blue hue staining her lips. Another voice softly echoed,
"Yes…She is Oricide's last hope. The land will soon perish than be ruled under his law." A faint image of a beautiful maiden said. The wolfos stared up at the tall white image, with long flowing hair, and a gown that went to her ankles. "Transform Obeas." The woman said. The wolfos nodded, and his shape turned into a tall young man, with white hair. Obeas wore a musty brown robe, and gloves on either hand. "I must go… he is coming. Awaken her, and send her to Oricide…" with that the image faded.
Obeas bended over Emowhen, and pressed two of his fingers on the bite mark. The cave shimmered with a purple aura for about 30 seconds. Emowhen's sapphire eyes flickered open and her breathing returned to normal. She stared up into Obeas' eyes, and noted his fair skin and passionate green eyes. A smile brightened his face, and he sat up straight, allowing Emowhen to sit up as well. She cocked her head, curios and confused. Somehow, she knew she wasn't in danger.
"The wolfos bite me!" she said hysterically. Obeas' eyes showed some alarm as he soon realized Emowhen had not fully recovered. He smiled and patted her on the head. "What did I say? Where am I? Um…" she said within a minute.
"You said, 'the wolfos bit you' and you're in the Lost Woods, but it has turned into a winter wasteland." He said softly. Emowhen stirred uneasily, and she looked up.
"Of course. I… wonder… where'd that wolfos go?" she asked in a soft thoughtful tone.
"That, my friend, was myself. Did I do a good acting job?" he asked sarcastically. Emowhen cupped her hands over her mouth to stifle her giggles.
"Yes," she answered, trying hard not to laugh. As soon as she was silent, Obeahs reached out his hand, and cupped her chin in his hand. Her face was thin, and she had beautiful rosy cheeks. He thought of how to explain the problem at hand to such a child.
"I need to tell you something," he started with a strong voice. "You are in fact, the one I was searching for. I apologize for my rudeness, and I must explain something that could save this… and the world you must venture to." Emowhen looked at him in interest, hoping for the rest.
"Please… go on." She said. Obeas nodded.
"Let me explain in a story," he said melodramatically. "The legend goes like this: Unbalances of power once ruled the whole world. Din, Nayru, and Fayore were creating Hyrule, when Din noticed that Hyrule was missing something. Three other realms of influence, and they were wind, earth, and ice (although the water temple may suffice as this,). Alas, their time was up, and the returned reluctantly to the heavens. After a year, three male gods also left the heavens to create a world, a world in which prosperity and tranquility were abundant. They sort of 'copied' Hyrule, by placing their power into a key to the world's fate. However, the gate wasn't of time, courage, wisdom, of even power. But of a single virtue, patience. For if someone is pure evil, the lack patience." He recited. Emowhen's eyes were still as curious as ever, and it was her turn to ask some questions.
"What does this even have to do with me?" she asked sternly. Obeas raised his eyebrow mischievously.
"Hidden in another world, the holder of patience. Or, more commonly referred to as, Emowhen." He smirked.
"ME? Wow… and why did that happen? I mean, Daddy used to say the legend to me a lot. He said that when Ganondorf touched the trifoce, it split-"
"Ah yes. A good story. Oricide, or the other world, ruler passed on a few months back. His descendent, Kekain Melief, has taken the throne. He demanded that he become permanent ruler, so he ventured the land. Until he placed his grubby hands on the spectrum." He explained. It was very clear now. Emowhen bounced with excitement, as she ran over the details in her head. 'Me? A chance to be a hero, finally.' she thought.
"Save two worlds, Emowhen, you'll have to figure out how once you get there, follow me. He stood up, and motioned her to follow him. Emowhen quickly fell in step behind him, and soon stopped at a warp hole. "Step in please…" he said, and Emowhen hesitated, and then placed her foot inside. Her foot felt soft grass, and that's where our story begins.
