(A/N: Just doing some changes to the stuff.)
Legend of Zelda : Council of mages
It had been six years since link had returned from Termina and he was 18 again. He was tall and handsome once more and now every where he went he had a trail of young women following after him. That was the problem with being the hero of time, all the women and girls he had saved had laid claim on him saying that because he saved them he was destined to be their's. That idea made link's stomach turn, damsel's in distress became possessive.
Link hadn't let that daunt him. He had found a home with the royal family in Hyrule castle and on the recommendation of Impa was made the king's and the princesses champion. Link loved knowing that he had finally found the place where he belonged. After spending his child hood in the kokiri village and having been picked on because of his lack of fairy he never truly had felt comfortable in the forest again, although he was welcome now. Fairy or not.
But link was happy where he was. His adventure in Termina had taught him that he needn't have left to find Navi in the first place. He realised that all the friends he could ever need were right where he'd left them. In Hyrule.
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A horse pounded across the huge field. Its white mane and tail sprayed out behind from the incredible speed. The horses rider directed it cross county away from the well worn dirt paths toward the great draw bridge that marked the entrance to the castle town.
It was almost mid day when the horse and its rider finally reached the gate. They slowed to a stop and the rider dismounted leading the chestnut on foot. They walked through the market place and to the other side where Hyrule castle stood.
The youth was greeted by the guards at the gate "Hello Link." said one of the guards who link knew. "Morning" came Link's reply as they opened the way. As soon as he was inside the castle grounds epona, his mare, let herself be lead away from her master by stable hands quietly as link walked over another draw bridge and into the main keep.
The halls inside where brightly lit by sunlight streaming through high windows. Once inside link had to slow his pace as he worked his way down the busy main hall to the throne room. The castle had been like this for days. The king had made the mistake of saying that he wanted to have Zelda marry when she turned eighteen in public and since then every self important prince, heir or ruler of the neighbours countries had come as suitors to try and claim princess Zelda's hand for themselves.
Link walked through the main door of the throne room, pushing aside those suitors waiting to get in and earning dirty looks in the process. He wove through the back of the crowed and stuck to the shadows by the wall as he mounted the dais to stand behind and to the right of the princesses throne.
"What was the news from the Gerudo?" he heard her ask in a barely audible whisper, her lips hardly moving. Link answered as well as he could with almost all of the people in the room watching him. "Nabooru called me to the fortress to tell me that they are going to make me the Gerudo prince in Ganondorf's stead."
Zelda almost forgot the audience as she spun around to look at him. She excused herself from her fathers presence and escorted link out the back entrance into the ante-chamber behind where they couldn't be overheard. "What do you mean Prince!?!" she demanded as she spun to face him. "Why would they want you to be the Gerudo prince for?"
Link was hard pressed to tell her the truth. "Well...you see..." he murmured. Zelda gave him a hard look, "My great great great great grandmother was Gerudo!" he blurted. Zelda's face relaxed. "Now I know why you've been acting strange, you've been trying to find out who your family were."
He gave her grin. "Why didn't you just ask me to help." she asked. But link just shook his head "To late now I've already found them," He stopped to consider what he had just said then grinned as he corrected himself. "No,it's more like they found me." Zelda gigled. "Well in any case lets get back to the other room. I'm supposed to be there to see those fools parade themselves before my father. Don't they know I'd rather be with you." With that she hugged him and left. Link watched her go then followed her back this time standing to the left of the kings grand seat.
One of the suitors was addressing the king. Link studied the mans appearance. He was dressed in dusty red silks and had bright red hair. To link the stain on his skin was obvious. He listened as the man finished his speech "...and that is why I must insist that you give your fair daughter to me in marriage, For I am the Gerudo king!"
Link and Zelda's reactions where identical. Both snorted as they covered their mouth with their hand to muffle the sound. Shaking with laughter Zelda leaned across to her father and whispered in his ear. The man suddenly looked frightened as the king smirked finally getting the joke, while link was bent double laughing in the shadows behind him. "Well it seems that, that is impossible." Declared the old man on the throne "For the real Gerudo prince arrived but minutes ago." with a snap of his fingers the down trodden man was escorted out of the castle by two waiting guards.
As soon as link's silent laughter had receded he stood strait to look at the next one to enter the room. But his attention was diverted to a face at the back of the crowd of watching people. He clearly recognised the blue face of the water nymph, but why would an elemental come here?
He met the purple eye's partially hidden by the cowl of the cloak. It nodded to him and left the throne room. Link looked to see if anyone was watching then left too.
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Outside link went to the most sheltered area of the moat and found the brown cloak that the nymph had been wearing. Looking down into the water he could see two bright eye's watching him from below the surface. The creature raised to meet him.
*Greetings forest one I have come as a messenger from Aquillmie of water* spoke the nymph in his mind *She bid me tell you that the dark prince Baldor has arrived on Hyrule's border. We can hold him off for only so long he will break through our magic eventually* Link stood frozen for a moment before letting lose with an extremely colourful string of words. The nymph cringed unused to such language.
Link noticed, stopped and appoligized. He sent the nymph back on her way then went back inside fumming. Hyrule was in trouble again, despite his and Zelda's efforts last time. Would there ever be peace.
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Who is prince Baldor and who are the people guarding Hyrule's borders from this new menace? Read chapter two to find out... [pic]
Legend of Zelda : Council of mages
It had been six years since link had returned from Termina and he was 18 again. He was tall and handsome once more and now every where he went he had a trail of young women following after him. That was the problem with being the hero of time, all the women and girls he had saved had laid claim on him saying that because he saved them he was destined to be their's. That idea made link's stomach turn, damsel's in distress became possessive.
Link hadn't let that daunt him. He had found a home with the royal family in Hyrule castle and on the recommendation of Impa was made the king's and the princesses champion. Link loved knowing that he had finally found the place where he belonged. After spending his child hood in the kokiri village and having been picked on because of his lack of fairy he never truly had felt comfortable in the forest again, although he was welcome now. Fairy or not.
But link was happy where he was. His adventure in Termina had taught him that he needn't have left to find Navi in the first place. He realised that all the friends he could ever need were right where he'd left them. In Hyrule.
************
A horse pounded across the huge field. Its white mane and tail sprayed out behind from the incredible speed. The horses rider directed it cross county away from the well worn dirt paths toward the great draw bridge that marked the entrance to the castle town.
It was almost mid day when the horse and its rider finally reached the gate. They slowed to a stop and the rider dismounted leading the chestnut on foot. They walked through the market place and to the other side where Hyrule castle stood.
The youth was greeted by the guards at the gate "Hello Link." said one of the guards who link knew. "Morning" came Link's reply as they opened the way. As soon as he was inside the castle grounds epona, his mare, let herself be lead away from her master by stable hands quietly as link walked over another draw bridge and into the main keep.
The halls inside where brightly lit by sunlight streaming through high windows. Once inside link had to slow his pace as he worked his way down the busy main hall to the throne room. The castle had been like this for days. The king had made the mistake of saying that he wanted to have Zelda marry when she turned eighteen in public and since then every self important prince, heir or ruler of the neighbours countries had come as suitors to try and claim princess Zelda's hand for themselves.
Link walked through the main door of the throne room, pushing aside those suitors waiting to get in and earning dirty looks in the process. He wove through the back of the crowed and stuck to the shadows by the wall as he mounted the dais to stand behind and to the right of the princesses throne.
"What was the news from the Gerudo?" he heard her ask in a barely audible whisper, her lips hardly moving. Link answered as well as he could with almost all of the people in the room watching him. "Nabooru called me to the fortress to tell me that they are going to make me the Gerudo prince in Ganondorf's stead."
Zelda almost forgot the audience as she spun around to look at him. She excused herself from her fathers presence and escorted link out the back entrance into the ante-chamber behind where they couldn't be overheard. "What do you mean Prince!?!" she demanded as she spun to face him. "Why would they want you to be the Gerudo prince for?"
Link was hard pressed to tell her the truth. "Well...you see..." he murmured. Zelda gave him a hard look, "My great great great great grandmother was Gerudo!" he blurted. Zelda's face relaxed. "Now I know why you've been acting strange, you've been trying to find out who your family were."
He gave her grin. "Why didn't you just ask me to help." she asked. But link just shook his head "To late now I've already found them," He stopped to consider what he had just said then grinned as he corrected himself. "No,it's more like they found me." Zelda gigled. "Well in any case lets get back to the other room. I'm supposed to be there to see those fools parade themselves before my father. Don't they know I'd rather be with you." With that she hugged him and left. Link watched her go then followed her back this time standing to the left of the kings grand seat.
One of the suitors was addressing the king. Link studied the mans appearance. He was dressed in dusty red silks and had bright red hair. To link the stain on his skin was obvious. He listened as the man finished his speech "...and that is why I must insist that you give your fair daughter to me in marriage, For I am the Gerudo king!"
Link and Zelda's reactions where identical. Both snorted as they covered their mouth with their hand to muffle the sound. Shaking with laughter Zelda leaned across to her father and whispered in his ear. The man suddenly looked frightened as the king smirked finally getting the joke, while link was bent double laughing in the shadows behind him. "Well it seems that, that is impossible." Declared the old man on the throne "For the real Gerudo prince arrived but minutes ago." with a snap of his fingers the down trodden man was escorted out of the castle by two waiting guards.
As soon as link's silent laughter had receded he stood strait to look at the next one to enter the room. But his attention was diverted to a face at the back of the crowd of watching people. He clearly recognised the blue face of the water nymph, but why would an elemental come here?
He met the purple eye's partially hidden by the cowl of the cloak. It nodded to him and left the throne room. Link looked to see if anyone was watching then left too.
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Outside link went to the most sheltered area of the moat and found the brown cloak that the nymph had been wearing. Looking down into the water he could see two bright eye's watching him from below the surface. The creature raised to meet him.
*Greetings forest one I have come as a messenger from Aquillmie of water* spoke the nymph in his mind *She bid me tell you that the dark prince Baldor has arrived on Hyrule's border. We can hold him off for only so long he will break through our magic eventually* Link stood frozen for a moment before letting lose with an extremely colourful string of words. The nymph cringed unused to such language.
Link noticed, stopped and appoligized. He sent the nymph back on her way then went back inside fumming. Hyrule was in trouble again, despite his and Zelda's efforts last time. Would there ever be peace.
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Who is prince Baldor and who are the people guarding Hyrule's borders from this new menace? Read chapter two to find out... [pic]