Author Notes:
Story: Legend of Zelda: The Fading Triforce
Chapter: Forsaken?
Rating: PG
Genre: Action, Drama, Suspense
Summary: Link had to leave Zelda after he defeated Ganondorf, but not to go to the past, but to go save a distant land from perishing. Zelda then must fight along side of him once again as the power of the sages must be called on once more. But, will it be enough? When they find out that the triforce's powers are slowly disappearing and slipping away from them, will their power be enough?
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Oh no! The scene…it's horrible! So much pain and suffering…Why?
Why do I have to watch them over and over?! I cast an angry glance at the mirror on my dresser.
I didn't do anything wrong! All I was supposed to do was fulfill my duties as a princess. But, noooo, the evil had to come and invade Hyrule. Then I was forced to watch these horrible visions. Visions that supposedly told of the future.
All right.
I went through all that.
Then I told my father about it. I told him my visions were prophecies. What did he say? He thought I needed to lay down! Get some sleep! Rest! He thought I was crazy and hallucinating! He didn't understand that what I was saying was true!
As if I didn't have enough on my plate. Now I have to deal with him and everyone else thinking I'm some crazy person in the market.
The market!
I close my eyes. Another vision seeped into my mind. Pieces of the future flashed before me. That struck me as odd…
A woman.
A child.
A carriage.
A horse.
Voices screaming in pain as they collide. . .
I dashed out of my chamber. I needed to save them! I may not know who they are, but they do not have to be hurt when it can be prevented.
I ran breathless to the marketplace. Standing at the entrance I looked around. Everything seemed to be at peace. No carriage. No child. Nothing.
I watched the scenes of everyday people milling around. I began to walk around. Everything seemed fine.
My heart suddenly became gripped with terror. I feel another horrible premonition coming. I waited several moments. It didn't come.
What? I looked frantically around. Nothing seemed to be the cause to my distress. I looked sullenly at the ground, what was happening with my powers? First, a vision came in pieces when I always get a full vision. Then when I get the feeling I'm getting a premonition and I don't get one. What is happening?
The terror remained at my heart only growing fainter. I gazed at the crowds. Everything still seemed odd.
Another vision struck me, wildly and uncontrolled.
A man laying on the ground surrounded in blood.
A puppy hanging from a rope off a roof.
A small child's toy smashed.
Link starring at me with concerned eyes.
My castle burning.
The marketplace burning.
Screams of pain.
Cries of anguish.
Pleas of mercy.
I held my head. So much horror. It was terrible and they kept coming. I ran. I ran until I was far from the castle and the marketplace. I gasped for air and fell to my knees. It hurt.
My heart hurt. It hurt seeing the images. And yet, they still kept coming. Tears flowed from my eyes as I saw more.
Link standing with blood seeping out of his head and arm.
Saria standing in the distance.
Myself standing on a bridge.
The child Kokiris chained.
The Forest Temple stairs destroyed.
The single tree near the Forest Temple stairs hanging loosely.
I began to calm my racing heart as I saw more pleasant images.
Hyrule, green and beautiful.
A couple enjoying a picnic shaded by a large tree in a field.
A small flower growing strong in a barren wasteland.
I saw the final image. I shook my head in dismay. The flower was beautiful- stunning even. But what had become of the barren wasteland? Had it been destroyed by war? An attack of some sort? Or something else. . .?
Maybe Saria would know, she tends to get premonitions every now and then too. I should speak with her. Although, going the forest would be a difficult journey, I'm sure I could do it.
"Where…where am I?" I stand up, for the first time taking in my surroundings. I had never left castle grounds before except during the Seven Year War. And then it was horrible, everything was cast in shadows. Darkness where light should have been. It was horrible. I even told Impa I never wanted to leave the castle again. The castle had been my safe haven and when it had been rebuilt, I had treasured it more than ever.
But now. . .
Now I stand in the fields of Hyrule. And, if memory serves me, I am close to Lake Hylia. How nice it would be to see the lake again. Last time I saw it, it was slowly fading away as it dried up from Ganondorf's powers.
I look around, taking in everything that was around me. Yes, Hyrule is everything that Link said it was- and more. It is gorgeous, breathtaking. . .nothing like before. Not like the darkness that once took it over. Now it is free and growing strong. The majestic beauty something to be reckoned with. Hard to believe Ganondorf's power could take away. Everything around me looked so regal and powerful…
But it fell once, and that is what worries me. If something can fall once, then what is stopping it from falling once more? I shudder. I wish Link was here. . . He always knew how to make me feel better. To calm my fears and soothe my emotions. Yes, Link always knew how to make me feel better.
But it's been two years. Two long years since I last saw him. I wonder where he went. He told me had to take care of some business, that he was needed elsewhere. But what about me? I needed him too. . . I still do.
Zelda! Stop being so selfish! Link knows what he is doing, he is not a fool! He will come back! He promised. . .
I grimace at the memory of him leaving me. . .
I watched Link wander through the castle, peeking in different rooms. I giggled, he was always so curious. I walked quietly behind him, hiding behind statues when he glanced over his shoulder to see if anyone was following him.
He walked around a corner, his footsteps quiet. I silently approached the corner pressing myself against the wall. When I felt sure he wouldn't see me I stepped around the corner.
I screamed.
He stood there, grinning like a Goron. Damn him. He knew I was there all along. My temper flared but I couldn't yell at him.
Instead I looked at his grinning face and couldn't help but smile myself. He always knew how to make me smile.
He took me by the shoulders and pressed me against the wall. I let out a startled gasp as he was firm but gentle with me. What's he planning? I narrowed my eyes at his devious expression. Then, before I knew it, his lips were on mine.
"Link!" My gasp was silenced by his lips. Slowly, I began to kiss him back, edging open his mouth with my tongue. I could feel his surprise and couldn't help but enjoy it. He got me, now I'm going to get him.
But, before I could continue with my plan, a servant came down the corridor. I gasped and shoved Link away from me. He stood on the other side of the corridor grinning at me as the servant walked past us, her face flushed. Clearly she never meant to intrude.
Link and I continued like that for several days. He restlessly wandered the castle in search of something to do while I trailed him and tried to figure out what he planned next. I was so happy. Just to be there with him. We played our little 'cat and mouse' game. Even though I was never sure which I was until it was too late.
However, we continued our games throughout the castle that had been promptly rebuilt by the sages after Ganondorf's defeat. But, then, on a day with clear skies and warm weather, our games ended.
We stood in the gardens. We stared into each other's eyes. Both unmistakably blue, both unlike any others. My eyes were blue with wisdom and beauty while his were blue with courage and determination. I sometimes wonder why he chose me. . .Am I really that different from the other girls? Ruto? Malon? Saria? He could have easily had any girl he wanted. Yet, he chose me.
I know it wasn't because I'm a princess. He isn't like that. He chose me. . .and yet I haven't a clue as to why. But I can tell you why I chose him. Not because of his skills. Not because of how handsome he is. Not because he is the Hero of Time. But. . .because. . .of this feeling deep within my heart. The same heart that contracts at the thought of him being hurt or another woman looking at him. Looking at him that special way. . .the way that tells him exactly how you feel.
I am the only one allowed to look at him like that. Why? Because I said so. Besides, I am the princess of Hyrule. Would anyone dare cross me? Especially when they know that his heart already belongs to someone else? I think not. No one is that foolish. I hope. . .
I don't want to lose him. Yet, I still don't know why he chose me. I guess I will just have to assume that he chose me for the same reason I chose him. That feeling. . .that feeling deep within me, within us. Within us it resides. Maybe the goddesses deemed us to be the holders of the two pieces of triforce as well as lovers. But that can't be.
This feeling, it can't be because someone told me to love him. I just do. And that's that. I love him plain and simple.
But why do I have a bad feeling? He is looking at me right now and I can't say a word.
He moves his lips to speak. But, try as I might, I can't stop him. I know what he is going to say. He is going to leave me! I know he is! Probably to go fight some new evil. At least no other evil can rival Ganondorf. . .
"Zelda. . ." He looks at me with longing and I feel my eyes water. "I have to. . .leave. .for a little while. . there is something that I must take care of. . .a business of sorts."
I start crying. He's going to leave me. Just like he did during the Seven Year War.
"No! I won't let you leave!" I sob.
"Zelda. . ." He embraces me. I feel some of the pain go away but it still remains. The core of it. He's going away. . .
"I won't leave you. . .not ever." I looked at him startled. He just finished telling me that he was going somewhere and now he is telling he won't leave? He sees the confusion in me as I look at him pleadingly. Please let him stay. . .
"Zelda, I will be with you always," He repeats. "In heart." BAM! That was it! He's still leaving, he won't stay with me. Obviously his business elsewhere is more important.
I pull out of his arms and glare at him. He looks at me with sadness on his features.
"Please don't make this difficult," He whispers.
"Fine. I won't." I start stubbornly. "Don't leave."
He lets out a sigh. He tries to put a hand on my shoulder but I swat it away. I look away. Suddenly the gardens seem far more interesting than normal.
But then he takes his hand and gently places it under my chin. "Zelda," I turn to face with the aide of his hand. "You know I don't want to leave you, but this castle isn't the place for me right now. I am needed elsewhere. There is a distant land that needs me. They are in chaos, come on Zelda, understand, I know you can." He pleads. His sad eyes bore into mine.
That awful man. He knows my weakness. Just look at me with those eyes. . .and he knows I can never turn him down.
"Fine," I say reluctantly. "You can go but. . ." This time it is my eyes that plead. "Come back soon." I whisper. "And stay safe." I couldn't bare it if anything happened to him.
He smiles. Oh Goddesses, I do love that smile. I smile back, both of our smiles are sad. We are sad. There is no way around this. Link, my Hero of Time, must leave me to save other people. I just hope he doesn't forget me. After all, we did meet through him being the Hero of Time. What if. . .what if he meets another girl in this distant land? I shake my head. No, he loves and I love him. And that is that.
As if sealing what I just thought, we kiss. A slow, lingering one filled with the passion and love we share for one another.
"I love you," I whisper, breathless as we break away.
"And I love you," He whispers, stroking my cheek.
Then he walked away. He walked away leaving me a pitiful mess. Link, Hero of Time, holder of the Triforce of Courage, you better come back to me or you will have more problems then you did with Ganondorf.
"Please come back soon," I whisper. I need him. And. . .I have a feeling that there will be trouble soon. Sooner then he may be able to return. . .but I will try to stay strong. If nothing else, for him.
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AN:
Well, I hope everyone liked the first chapter of this story! The second chapter will by out by Sunday, Monday at the latest. Please Review and I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter.