Sheik, the tale the scribes missed - Prologue
Disclaimer: I own these copies of the Legend of Zelda saga, yay for me! Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask (both N64), Link to the Past (SNES, I love my SNES!), and then the three game boy ones I went out and bought with my first pay-check, Link's awakening, of which I found an old version in a car- boot, and the new ones, Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. I also have the instruction booklets that come with them, and am borrowing the soundtrack off a friend.
Apart from the above, I own nothing to do with Zelda, and am claiming neither responsibility nor credit for the WONDERFULLNESS of the Zelda universe, OK?
Now that we have that dealt with, I can give you the epilogue that I decided against my better judgment to write. I should do work, but I'm too lazy, and I only have twelve more pages worth of my fiction story to do, and that will take me, what, two years? I mean, this only took me...forever! It's pretty damn long, isn't it? YAY for me! OK, onto the epilogue before you get bored of my ramblings.
~*~*~*~
I am awestruck - gob smacked. It is hardly believable that such a thing has happened. That I have been reformed by a simple gesture to become a real person once more. Thank the Goddesses for the kind heart of a princess, and the inquisitive nature of a hero. I am so well versed into the telling of stories that conversing this to you will be easy enough.
~*~*~*~*~
Dressed in the suit that Malon had given me, she and I made our way to the castle to watch over a wedding. A wedding, however, without a groom - yet. The gamble she took on the whole set up still amazes me...
We arrived on the exact hour of twelve, with the bells in the Temple of Time chiming the hour. Everyone in the land was gathered - I could see a small fairy known as Navi creating a viewing portal for the Kokiri in the forest. All around were Zoras, Hylians, Gerudos and even a few other Sheikah like myself. I began to feel a little odd within my suit, until I realised that I more than blended in with the rest of the crowd.
Up above, the royal trumpets sounded, and the Princess - it would be Zelda now of course - exited onto her balcony. She looked stunning, as I remembered her. A dress of pure white trailed a long train behind her as she walked daintily down the steps towards her people. I did not notice Malon moving away, nor the guards who descended to surround me. Zelda kept on her advance towards the people, and they parted before her, all staring in awe.
Whispers ran through the crowd, wondering what she was doing. I turned to do the same with Malon, only to see that she had disappeared, and in her place were the guards. I just smiled slightly, and turned around, to confront the vision of beauty, which was Zelda pause in front of me. I lowered my head, and made to step out of her way, but feeling a small hand lay itself upon my shoulder, I felt brave enough to look up.
Sapphire eyes... Sparkling gems within a face of pearl, and a dainty smile on perfect lips. "Majesty?" I questioned, feeling eyes centre upon me. A white-gloved hand found mine, and she turned, pulling me with her to the balcony. There, we stopped, and she turned me around to face the people. So many eyes stared up at me, and I noticed with amusement the Kokiri clustering to get closer to the portal.
"This is a hero of unspoken bravery," Zelda's voice rang out over the silent crowd, and she lifted my arm up with her own. "He long ago searched for the melodies of the Temples, without which the wide spoken Hero of time that we all know would never have been able to complete his quest. At a young age, he confronted the Evil King Ganondorf and survived to tell the tale. Indeed, he met him again, and again survived.
"He has suffered long enough in silence and loneliness. I lured him here today in a bid of thanks, and a hope that he may forgive what I caused him to do. Sanctuary cannot be found in solitude if you are made to stay there too long." She dropped my hand, stepped forwards, and raised both of her own. "Welcome Sheik of the Sheikah back to the world!"
A murmur passed through the crowd, which quickly escalated into a babbling, and then a roar of applause. I swayed a little, staring blankly ahead and not taking it all in. Zelda turned, a bright smile on her face, which wavered a little when she saw me. A firm resolve took me, and I returned that smile with equal intensity, just so that she would smile once more. And, she did - she smiled and laughed as the crowd's applause ran on and on.
I was pulled forwards by the white-gloved hand, and dipped my head in a nervous bow. Finally, the applause died down, and I saw that Zelda was biting her lip. I wondered what in all Hyrule could be bothering her, when she turned to me. "There was yet another reason I bought you here," she said quietly, so that only I could hear.
"Majesty?" it seemed the only word I had been able to use that day.
"Yes," she paused, "Sheik, I..." a rapid blush spread across her cheeks. "It probably isn't at all proper, and I would not wish you to feel obliged to anything. But...oh, how to say it," she looked upwards slightly, her own sapphire eyes reflecting the azure sky above. "Oh, to darkness with it!" She grasped both my hands in her own small ones. "I do believe that I am in love with you. Verily, I was when first I saw you," she smiled. "There, I said it!"
I was stunned. I stared down at her in amazement. This creature before me - this angel who looked as though she had fallen from the care of the very Goddesses, chose me? She looked down, looking as though she had just been defeated, and was about to step away. "Zelda," she looked up. "I presume I am permitted to use your first name?"
"Of course."
"I believe I feel the same about you. And, I also notice now that there was no groom for this wedding." She looked a little guilty.
"Ah, yes. Well...this was well...planned in advance. Malon was in on the conspiracy, and Link has known of your existence since I announced the wedding itself."
"Well, I suppose it would not do to disappoint," I gave a most genuine smile. "If I may?" I leaned forward, and she nodded. Gently, so afraid that I would hurt her with even a small sudden movement, I placed a kiss upon those smiling lips. The silent crowd applauded once more, and seemingly unable to remove the smile from upon my face, I went with Zelda to the Temple of Time, following a priest, and the crowd following us.
Malon walked a few paces away from me, glancing over every now and then. "So that's why you wouldn't tell me!" I called to her, and she nodded. I smiled even more broadly, and looked down at the angel next to me.
~*~*~*~
I suppose that is an ending to my story. No longer must I tell it through mere words on paper. I can tell it through living. Thank you, my angel straight from the Goddesses. Thank you Malon, kindest of friends. Thank you Hero, for understanding why this charade was kept up for so long. And lastly, thank you to those who accepted me back into the world, who welcomed me as though I had never even left. And, for those who have read my story - now you know a little more of the years of darkness.
~*~*~*~
Yes, not all up to my usual epic proportions, but what did you expect from an epilogue my people?
Now, if I get enough reviews, I may be cajoled into writing the story from another point of view. I'm getting good at this first person stuff now! All I really need to know is whom you want me to write the next one for. Oh, and a little warning is that I won't be able to put things up until Christmas, when I will be going home and using my fast computer with broadband and talk type! YAY!
Anyway, the choices are [realises that she has just written one from a MALE point of view, so all the better for my coursework piece that I can actually do that!]
Ganondorf [who personally I really like because he has orange hair, hehe]
OR
Malon [she's cool too - I usually pair her up with Link and Zelda with, well, no one. The Sheik twist on here surprised me too!]
I'll leave it at that for the moment - I don't want to give myself too much to do, or I may end up doing no work at all this year.
OK, that's your choices. In your review, put down either: 'Ganondorf' OR 'Malon' OR, if you have any suggestions for maybe some shorter ones I could do, maybe about a thousand words for each chapter or something. Like - uh - the Goddesses, or Impa or some other minor character, (Ruto, hehe, LINK would be the main focus there!) then don't be afraid to give me a buzz at my email address, which is
cyberkittenhmc@hotmail.com
Or drop me a review. Either's good.
Until the next time I write a stupidly long story, fare well from Soda.
R+R
Oh, and guys - thanks for all your support through this one [teary eyed] It meant loads. And SnowSilver, I will read your other fics when I can get the time, so it should be this weekend!
Thanks and kudos go out to all these guys:
Cassidy dell,
Sardonic SPaZ,
The EyE,
Sheikah Girl,
Fortuna,
GoddessOfChaos,
The-damned-elf-vamp,
Shae,
Tikimoof, (Best penname in the world!)
SnowSilver,
PurpleBoy,
Emma-chan.
Go and review all the above listed, because what I have managed to actually read has been excellent! Make a review web, and help all the review addicts out there, by both giving and receiving! Bring the spirit of Christmas early (and stock up on presents cos the Christmas rush is a pain in the ass.)
PS: The 'Repaying a Debt Story' I've decided to stockpile until Christmas, so I have about two or three chapters to have as backup whilst I write it. Not much more to come until Christmas, but never fear, I will be tootling around and reading other people's stuff instead.
OK, I REALLY will go now...please don't kill me for Zelda/Sheik [runs away screaming] NOOOOOOOOO! I just thought that it would be an interesting spin, what with that he was meant to be her in disguise, and...yeah, you're all smart, you get it!
BYE!
[Waves, and runs off to get some more ideas from various places - like the coffee machine down the hall...]
Disclaimer: I own these copies of the Legend of Zelda saga, yay for me! Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask (both N64), Link to the Past (SNES, I love my SNES!), and then the three game boy ones I went out and bought with my first pay-check, Link's awakening, of which I found an old version in a car- boot, and the new ones, Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. I also have the instruction booklets that come with them, and am borrowing the soundtrack off a friend.
Apart from the above, I own nothing to do with Zelda, and am claiming neither responsibility nor credit for the WONDERFULLNESS of the Zelda universe, OK?
Now that we have that dealt with, I can give you the epilogue that I decided against my better judgment to write. I should do work, but I'm too lazy, and I only have twelve more pages worth of my fiction story to do, and that will take me, what, two years? I mean, this only took me...forever! It's pretty damn long, isn't it? YAY for me! OK, onto the epilogue before you get bored of my ramblings.
~*~*~*~
I am awestruck - gob smacked. It is hardly believable that such a thing has happened. That I have been reformed by a simple gesture to become a real person once more. Thank the Goddesses for the kind heart of a princess, and the inquisitive nature of a hero. I am so well versed into the telling of stories that conversing this to you will be easy enough.
~*~*~*~*~
Dressed in the suit that Malon had given me, she and I made our way to the castle to watch over a wedding. A wedding, however, without a groom - yet. The gamble she took on the whole set up still amazes me...
We arrived on the exact hour of twelve, with the bells in the Temple of Time chiming the hour. Everyone in the land was gathered - I could see a small fairy known as Navi creating a viewing portal for the Kokiri in the forest. All around were Zoras, Hylians, Gerudos and even a few other Sheikah like myself. I began to feel a little odd within my suit, until I realised that I more than blended in with the rest of the crowd.
Up above, the royal trumpets sounded, and the Princess - it would be Zelda now of course - exited onto her balcony. She looked stunning, as I remembered her. A dress of pure white trailed a long train behind her as she walked daintily down the steps towards her people. I did not notice Malon moving away, nor the guards who descended to surround me. Zelda kept on her advance towards the people, and they parted before her, all staring in awe.
Whispers ran through the crowd, wondering what she was doing. I turned to do the same with Malon, only to see that she had disappeared, and in her place were the guards. I just smiled slightly, and turned around, to confront the vision of beauty, which was Zelda pause in front of me. I lowered my head, and made to step out of her way, but feeling a small hand lay itself upon my shoulder, I felt brave enough to look up.
Sapphire eyes... Sparkling gems within a face of pearl, and a dainty smile on perfect lips. "Majesty?" I questioned, feeling eyes centre upon me. A white-gloved hand found mine, and she turned, pulling me with her to the balcony. There, we stopped, and she turned me around to face the people. So many eyes stared up at me, and I noticed with amusement the Kokiri clustering to get closer to the portal.
"This is a hero of unspoken bravery," Zelda's voice rang out over the silent crowd, and she lifted my arm up with her own. "He long ago searched for the melodies of the Temples, without which the wide spoken Hero of time that we all know would never have been able to complete his quest. At a young age, he confronted the Evil King Ganondorf and survived to tell the tale. Indeed, he met him again, and again survived.
"He has suffered long enough in silence and loneliness. I lured him here today in a bid of thanks, and a hope that he may forgive what I caused him to do. Sanctuary cannot be found in solitude if you are made to stay there too long." She dropped my hand, stepped forwards, and raised both of her own. "Welcome Sheik of the Sheikah back to the world!"
A murmur passed through the crowd, which quickly escalated into a babbling, and then a roar of applause. I swayed a little, staring blankly ahead and not taking it all in. Zelda turned, a bright smile on her face, which wavered a little when she saw me. A firm resolve took me, and I returned that smile with equal intensity, just so that she would smile once more. And, she did - she smiled and laughed as the crowd's applause ran on and on.
I was pulled forwards by the white-gloved hand, and dipped my head in a nervous bow. Finally, the applause died down, and I saw that Zelda was biting her lip. I wondered what in all Hyrule could be bothering her, when she turned to me. "There was yet another reason I bought you here," she said quietly, so that only I could hear.
"Majesty?" it seemed the only word I had been able to use that day.
"Yes," she paused, "Sheik, I..." a rapid blush spread across her cheeks. "It probably isn't at all proper, and I would not wish you to feel obliged to anything. But...oh, how to say it," she looked upwards slightly, her own sapphire eyes reflecting the azure sky above. "Oh, to darkness with it!" She grasped both my hands in her own small ones. "I do believe that I am in love with you. Verily, I was when first I saw you," she smiled. "There, I said it!"
I was stunned. I stared down at her in amazement. This creature before me - this angel who looked as though she had fallen from the care of the very Goddesses, chose me? She looked down, looking as though she had just been defeated, and was about to step away. "Zelda," she looked up. "I presume I am permitted to use your first name?"
"Of course."
"I believe I feel the same about you. And, I also notice now that there was no groom for this wedding." She looked a little guilty.
"Ah, yes. Well...this was well...planned in advance. Malon was in on the conspiracy, and Link has known of your existence since I announced the wedding itself."
"Well, I suppose it would not do to disappoint," I gave a most genuine smile. "If I may?" I leaned forward, and she nodded. Gently, so afraid that I would hurt her with even a small sudden movement, I placed a kiss upon those smiling lips. The silent crowd applauded once more, and seemingly unable to remove the smile from upon my face, I went with Zelda to the Temple of Time, following a priest, and the crowd following us.
Malon walked a few paces away from me, glancing over every now and then. "So that's why you wouldn't tell me!" I called to her, and she nodded. I smiled even more broadly, and looked down at the angel next to me.
~*~*~*~
I suppose that is an ending to my story. No longer must I tell it through mere words on paper. I can tell it through living. Thank you, my angel straight from the Goddesses. Thank you Malon, kindest of friends. Thank you Hero, for understanding why this charade was kept up for so long. And lastly, thank you to those who accepted me back into the world, who welcomed me as though I had never even left. And, for those who have read my story - now you know a little more of the years of darkness.
~*~*~*~
Yes, not all up to my usual epic proportions, but what did you expect from an epilogue my people?
Now, if I get enough reviews, I may be cajoled into writing the story from another point of view. I'm getting good at this first person stuff now! All I really need to know is whom you want me to write the next one for. Oh, and a little warning is that I won't be able to put things up until Christmas, when I will be going home and using my fast computer with broadband and talk type! YAY!
Anyway, the choices are [realises that she has just written one from a MALE point of view, so all the better for my coursework piece that I can actually do that!]
Ganondorf [who personally I really like because he has orange hair, hehe]
OR
Malon [she's cool too - I usually pair her up with Link and Zelda with, well, no one. The Sheik twist on here surprised me too!]
I'll leave it at that for the moment - I don't want to give myself too much to do, or I may end up doing no work at all this year.
OK, that's your choices. In your review, put down either: 'Ganondorf' OR 'Malon' OR, if you have any suggestions for maybe some shorter ones I could do, maybe about a thousand words for each chapter or something. Like - uh - the Goddesses, or Impa or some other minor character, (Ruto, hehe, LINK would be the main focus there!) then don't be afraid to give me a buzz at my email address, which is
cyberkittenhmc@hotmail.com
Or drop me a review. Either's good.
Until the next time I write a stupidly long story, fare well from Soda.
R+R
Oh, and guys - thanks for all your support through this one [teary eyed] It meant loads. And SnowSilver, I will read your other fics when I can get the time, so it should be this weekend!
Thanks and kudos go out to all these guys:
Cassidy dell,
Sardonic SPaZ,
The EyE,
Sheikah Girl,
Fortuna,
GoddessOfChaos,
The-damned-elf-vamp,
Shae,
Tikimoof, (Best penname in the world!)
SnowSilver,
PurpleBoy,
Emma-chan.
Go and review all the above listed, because what I have managed to actually read has been excellent! Make a review web, and help all the review addicts out there, by both giving and receiving! Bring the spirit of Christmas early (and stock up on presents cos the Christmas rush is a pain in the ass.)
PS: The 'Repaying a Debt Story' I've decided to stockpile until Christmas, so I have about two or three chapters to have as backup whilst I write it. Not much more to come until Christmas, but never fear, I will be tootling around and reading other people's stuff instead.
OK, I REALLY will go now...please don't kill me for Zelda/Sheik [runs away screaming] NOOOOOOOOO! I just thought that it would be an interesting spin, what with that he was meant to be her in disguise, and...yeah, you're all smart, you get it!
BYE!
[Waves, and runs off to get some more ideas from various places - like the coffee machine down the hall...]