A Shadow from the Past
A FanFic by Sheik
Got to chapter one and read THAT disclaimer. Then read and review.
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Sunset. A chill settled on the crowd gathered as a cold wind swept across the land. Dusk settled, and soon it became dark. Somebody lit torches that burned with an eerie blue flame. The many people gathered in the Kakariko Graveyard all had cloaks to protect them from the chill, hoods drawn over their faces that looked to the ground in sorrow. Many of them were crying.
Impa stood right at the front of the crowd, holding Princess Zelda, who was so bundled up in blankets and cloaks that she looked more like a pillow than a princess. Most of them, however, wound up on the ground.
"Zelda, please stop fidgeting!" Whined an exhausted Impa, stooping down to pick up another blanket. She had long since quit trying to pile all the stuff back on Zelda, where it belonged, and was now concerned with keeping the princess warm – and still.
"What has gotten into you? Honestly, I've never seen you like this! Zelda! Please, stop it! You need to stay still!" Impa glanced around nervously, wondering when all this was going to start. The cold wind was going right through the dress Shira had made her, which was usually very warm. "It's the Ccmula bri Fuutaycca, I'll bet," thought Impa to herself. "They're always nosing around where they don't belong. Even Zelda senses something wrong here."
Suddenly, screams erupted from the rear of the crowd. People started running everywhere, trying to get away from whatever it was that had scared the others so much.
"Impa! Get the Princess out of here!"
Impa turned to see who was shouting to her, and found herself facing Anolan, who immediately saw the look in Impa's eyes.
"No. No. Absolutely not! You can't fight that thing! Think of the Princess!"
"I am!" yelled Impa. It was all she could do to make herself heard over the crowd. "That thing is near the entrance to the graveyard! The only place to run would be into that tomb, and it's even more dangerous for her to be in there!"
"Then let me protect the princess," insisted Anolan.
"No!" Shouted Impa over the roar of the people. "This isn't an ordinary intruder! It's one of the Ccmula bri Fuutaycca, and I wouldn't trust anyone but myself to keep the Princess safe!"
With that, Impa began to make her way over to the source of the panic when she bumped into a very terrified Hylian noble holding a child. Impa paused.
"Why are you still here?" She asked the young woman. "Shouldn't you get your child out of here?"
"I can't" she whimpered. "They're blocking the exit! They already got my husband; I can't go back there! I can't let them get my Link! He's only three years old!"
"Is that him?" Asked Impa, referring to the young child trying to see what was going on. He had the bluest eyes Impa had ever seen. They seemed to compliment the green hat resting on the golden bush that was his hair."
"Yes, this is Link. Is that by any chance the Princess?"
"Yes," said Impa. I can stop those things, and I cannot let the Princess out of my sight. Come with me and I will get you past those things."
"You can't! You'll get the four of us killed!" The woman backed up a couple paces.
"More people will die if we don't do something! Look, even your son wants to fight!"
Link was babbling something about "get them" and trying to get loose of his mother's grip. His blue eyes were blazing.
"He'll make a good soldier when he grows up," said Impa.
"Yes," said the woman, "His father is a captain in the Army and very brave."
"Come on then! We can't let them get your husband! Or Link," Impa added.
The two took off towards the entrance of the graveyard, and were met with a horrible sight. About three people, two men and a woman, were lying on the ground motionless. Green Skull Bubbles were flying all over the place and blocking the entrance was one of the most horrifying of the Ccmula bri Fuutaycca: the ReDead.
"There's other choice," thought Impa. "I'll have to use the incantation Shira taught me."
Impa cleared her throat and called out in a loud voice:
"Epp samul, dnebce, tyh uh ydd nuueo kahidcan aclym!"
The ReDead let out a sigh and fell to the ground, then disappeared into nothing. The woman just stared in unbelief at the place where that thing was, and then looked at Impa with utter shock. It was then that she realized something….
"Y-you're……you're a……a…….. You're a Sheikah? But I…….they……all dead, aren't they?"
"Calm down!" Impa reassured her. "The Sheikah are alive, and we owe our allegiance to the Crown of Hyrule. You're safe from these things with Sheikah around. Now let's go!"
"Hey! Wait! Where are you going?"
Anolan ran up to Impa. "Shouldn't you stay here with the King?"
"I have to get this woman and her child out of the village right now! Destroy those bubbles right away!"
"But how?"
"Paralyze them with an arrow, or let them run into your shield. Then attack with your sword."
"Got it."
Anolan ran off and began giving orders to the Hylian soldiers standing by. The Sheikan warriors didn't need to be told what to do.
"Let's go!" Impa called to the Woman who was getting lost in the crowd. "We have to get out of here now! Hold on tight, Zelda!"
Zelda obeyed Impa and almost held on TOO tight. Impa grabbed the woman's arm with her spare hand and ran towards the village. The cries of the battle were getting quieter and quieter as Impa and the woman ran into the village.
"YAHAAAAA!" Something hit Impa in the head and nearly knocked her down.
"Well, little Sheikling, are you gonna fight us this time?"
"Not now….." muttered Impa. "Please not now!"
But it was now. Angry Gerudo had hidden in the village and waited until just now, when their target was out in the open. Now, she, the young woman, Link, and Zelda were surrounded. There was no way out.
"Leave us alone!" Yelled Impa. "At least let the woman and her child go! They didn't do anything to you!"
But the Gerudo just laughed.
"Silly little Sheikling!" they cackled at her. "You see, our orders are to kill her and that child too! You're just an added bonus!"
"Not this time!"
Impa, still holding the woman's arm, unleashed a Deku nut, as well as some Sheikan magic, if that's what it can be called.
Suddenly, the two disappeared outside the ring of Gerudo, near the entrance. "RUN!" Whispered Impa as the two took off down the stairs. The stars were just about to come out, along with the Stalchildren.
"But…" Impa looked out of the crevice and over Hyrule Field. "They should be out right now! What's happening? Something's wrong here….."
A FanFic by Sheik
Got to chapter one and read THAT disclaimer. Then read and review.
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Sunset. A chill settled on the crowd gathered as a cold wind swept across the land. Dusk settled, and soon it became dark. Somebody lit torches that burned with an eerie blue flame. The many people gathered in the Kakariko Graveyard all had cloaks to protect them from the chill, hoods drawn over their faces that looked to the ground in sorrow. Many of them were crying.
Impa stood right at the front of the crowd, holding Princess Zelda, who was so bundled up in blankets and cloaks that she looked more like a pillow than a princess. Most of them, however, wound up on the ground.
"Zelda, please stop fidgeting!" Whined an exhausted Impa, stooping down to pick up another blanket. She had long since quit trying to pile all the stuff back on Zelda, where it belonged, and was now concerned with keeping the princess warm – and still.
"What has gotten into you? Honestly, I've never seen you like this! Zelda! Please, stop it! You need to stay still!" Impa glanced around nervously, wondering when all this was going to start. The cold wind was going right through the dress Shira had made her, which was usually very warm. "It's the Ccmula bri Fuutaycca, I'll bet," thought Impa to herself. "They're always nosing around where they don't belong. Even Zelda senses something wrong here."
Suddenly, screams erupted from the rear of the crowd. People started running everywhere, trying to get away from whatever it was that had scared the others so much.
"Impa! Get the Princess out of here!"
Impa turned to see who was shouting to her, and found herself facing Anolan, who immediately saw the look in Impa's eyes.
"No. No. Absolutely not! You can't fight that thing! Think of the Princess!"
"I am!" yelled Impa. It was all she could do to make herself heard over the crowd. "That thing is near the entrance to the graveyard! The only place to run would be into that tomb, and it's even more dangerous for her to be in there!"
"Then let me protect the princess," insisted Anolan.
"No!" Shouted Impa over the roar of the people. "This isn't an ordinary intruder! It's one of the Ccmula bri Fuutaycca, and I wouldn't trust anyone but myself to keep the Princess safe!"
With that, Impa began to make her way over to the source of the panic when she bumped into a very terrified Hylian noble holding a child. Impa paused.
"Why are you still here?" She asked the young woman. "Shouldn't you get your child out of here?"
"I can't" she whimpered. "They're blocking the exit! They already got my husband; I can't go back there! I can't let them get my Link! He's only three years old!"
"Is that him?" Asked Impa, referring to the young child trying to see what was going on. He had the bluest eyes Impa had ever seen. They seemed to compliment the green hat resting on the golden bush that was his hair."
"Yes, this is Link. Is that by any chance the Princess?"
"Yes," said Impa. I can stop those things, and I cannot let the Princess out of my sight. Come with me and I will get you past those things."
"You can't! You'll get the four of us killed!" The woman backed up a couple paces.
"More people will die if we don't do something! Look, even your son wants to fight!"
Link was babbling something about "get them" and trying to get loose of his mother's grip. His blue eyes were blazing.
"He'll make a good soldier when he grows up," said Impa.
"Yes," said the woman, "His father is a captain in the Army and very brave."
"Come on then! We can't let them get your husband! Or Link," Impa added.
The two took off towards the entrance of the graveyard, and were met with a horrible sight. About three people, two men and a woman, were lying on the ground motionless. Green Skull Bubbles were flying all over the place and blocking the entrance was one of the most horrifying of the Ccmula bri Fuutaycca: the ReDead.
"There's other choice," thought Impa. "I'll have to use the incantation Shira taught me."
Impa cleared her throat and called out in a loud voice:
"Epp samul, dnebce, tyh uh ydd nuueo kahidcan aclym!"
The ReDead let out a sigh and fell to the ground, then disappeared into nothing. The woman just stared in unbelief at the place where that thing was, and then looked at Impa with utter shock. It was then that she realized something….
"Y-you're……you're a……a…….. You're a Sheikah? But I…….they……all dead, aren't they?"
"Calm down!" Impa reassured her. "The Sheikah are alive, and we owe our allegiance to the Crown of Hyrule. You're safe from these things with Sheikah around. Now let's go!"
"Hey! Wait! Where are you going?"
Anolan ran up to Impa. "Shouldn't you stay here with the King?"
"I have to get this woman and her child out of the village right now! Destroy those bubbles right away!"
"But how?"
"Paralyze them with an arrow, or let them run into your shield. Then attack with your sword."
"Got it."
Anolan ran off and began giving orders to the Hylian soldiers standing by. The Sheikan warriors didn't need to be told what to do.
"Let's go!" Impa called to the Woman who was getting lost in the crowd. "We have to get out of here now! Hold on tight, Zelda!"
Zelda obeyed Impa and almost held on TOO tight. Impa grabbed the woman's arm with her spare hand and ran towards the village. The cries of the battle were getting quieter and quieter as Impa and the woman ran into the village.
"YAHAAAAA!" Something hit Impa in the head and nearly knocked her down.
"Well, little Sheikling, are you gonna fight us this time?"
"Not now….." muttered Impa. "Please not now!"
But it was now. Angry Gerudo had hidden in the village and waited until just now, when their target was out in the open. Now, she, the young woman, Link, and Zelda were surrounded. There was no way out.
"Leave us alone!" Yelled Impa. "At least let the woman and her child go! They didn't do anything to you!"
But the Gerudo just laughed.
"Silly little Sheikling!" they cackled at her. "You see, our orders are to kill her and that child too! You're just an added bonus!"
"Not this time!"
Impa, still holding the woman's arm, unleashed a Deku nut, as well as some Sheikan magic, if that's what it can be called.
Suddenly, the two disappeared outside the ring of Gerudo, near the entrance. "RUN!" Whispered Impa as the two took off down the stairs. The stars were just about to come out, along with the Stalchildren.
"But…" Impa looked out of the crevice and over Hyrule Field. "They should be out right now! What's happening? Something's wrong here….."