Truth Behind the Legend
Chapter Two. Visions of the Past.
Link looks briefly at his surroundings. Rioma, the Sage of Legends and grandfather of Sheik, was clearly a simple man. The room in which he now lay contains only that which was necessary; a bed, a dresser of clothes, and a shelf full of books and scrolls. The bed is also simple; a straw mat cover with a few sheets and blankets and only a single pillow. Tired, the elven youth closes his eyes and drifts into slumber.
Sheik closes the door to her grandfather's room. Link apparently didn't notice her, but he did seem very tired. Silently, she creeps into her own room. It is of a similar design to her grandfather's, but more suited to a girl's needs. Her mat is made of layers of quilted cloth atop of which are sheets and blankets accompanied by two pillows. Instead of a dresser, Sheik has a closet. She also has a shelf full of books, but whereas the topics varied in her grandfather's room, her books were limited to the legends of Zelda and Hyrule.
Sheik pulls up the covers and slides under them. She does not bother to even change her clothes. Pulling up her sheets, she wraps herself up and drifts into slumber.
A tall and shadowy figure rises up from the desert atop a dark stted. Riding out of the desert, the sky turns gray and lightning flashes with every hoofstep. The man is tall, possibly seven feet tall off of his horse. His skin is green and his hair, red like blood. His eyes are colder than the winter and his heart, blacker than night. Sheik is afraid, very afraid.
A light appears from the forest, breaking through the stormy skies. Sheik feels hope wash over her as she admired the lifht. Stepping out of the forest is a small boy, no older than ten. Garbed in green, he is accompanied by a tiny fairy. As he walks, the light seems to follow him as well.
A sudden flash of light erupts in Sheik's vision, fading to black then dissolving into another image. There is a great arena surrounded by a blazing ring of fire. In the ring is a hideous and HUGE reptile-like monster. Sheik's heart is quickly enveloped by fear and sorrow. However, in the ring is another. A handsome young elf, about 17 years of age, fights the beast.
"This cannot be! I cannot be seeing this!", Sheik exclaims in shock. Sheik turns around and finds herself in a castle. "Now where am I?" Looking around, Sheik notices how small the room is. It looks like a makeshift bedroom. There is a chest with a sword thrusted into it, a painting of a very beautiful and young blonde maiden, and a podium on which a glowing blue triangle rest. "Is that...the Triforce?"
Sheik shakes her head. She knows that what she sees could not be real. "This is not real!" Sheik shakes her head in protest. However, she remains in the room. Curious, and unable to discover any way to wake up, she reaches out to touch the blue Triforce. A veil of blue light surrounds Sheik and a sense of familiarity washes over her.
Sheik sits up in her bed, her heart pounding rapidly. "Are you alright? I heard you yelling.", Link speaks from Sheik's bedside with concern.
"I am fine!", Sheik retorts and turns over in her bed.
"You sure? It sounded like you were having a nightmare.", Link comments with a deeop concern.
"I am fine. Please go back to bed."
"Fine! I'm going, I'm going. Shesh, you're so stubborn! You didn't even change into night clothes!"
"It is not night."
"Bed clothes then. Shesh, I'm going.", Link speaks walking out of her room wearing white boxers with red hearts on them.
"Nice undergarments!", Sheik giggles with a hidden blush.
"Hey! Don't LOOK!", Link protests blushing profusely.
He quickly picks up the pace.
Come noontime, Sheik and Link are both awake and dressed. Sheik and Link, are of course, wearing an identical attire to what they were earlier. Sheik prepares brunch and has Link help set up the small wooden table. "Want to talk about it?", Link queries as Sheik sits down to eat.
"No."
Link picks up his fork and pokes the eggs a few times.
"Hey Sheik, how are you suppose to eat with your face covered?"
Link breifly looks up from his meal only to see Sheik take her empty plate into the small kitchen.
"Hurry up and eat."
"Hey, that was fast.", Link comments.
"Hey is for horses." Link frowns and finishes his meal.
"Well, where shall we go now? We don't exactly have any clues as to where the prince is or even as to who kidnapped him.", Link notes.
"Seek first, where it all began."
"Huh?"
Sheik sighs. Link would take some getting used to her riddles.
"Hyrule Castle.", she informed.
"Yah, but would they even let us in? I'm sure security's extra tight now and they've probably had a lot of adventurers asking for clues.", Link notes.
"The front door is not the only door.", Sheik replies simply.
"So you suggest we sneak in? How are we going to get past the guards?"
"With silence."
Chapter Two. Visions of the Past.
Link looks briefly at his surroundings. Rioma, the Sage of Legends and grandfather of Sheik, was clearly a simple man. The room in which he now lay contains only that which was necessary; a bed, a dresser of clothes, and a shelf full of books and scrolls. The bed is also simple; a straw mat cover with a few sheets and blankets and only a single pillow. Tired, the elven youth closes his eyes and drifts into slumber.
Sheik closes the door to her grandfather's room. Link apparently didn't notice her, but he did seem very tired. Silently, she creeps into her own room. It is of a similar design to her grandfather's, but more suited to a girl's needs. Her mat is made of layers of quilted cloth atop of which are sheets and blankets accompanied by two pillows. Instead of a dresser, Sheik has a closet. She also has a shelf full of books, but whereas the topics varied in her grandfather's room, her books were limited to the legends of Zelda and Hyrule.
Sheik pulls up the covers and slides under them. She does not bother to even change her clothes. Pulling up her sheets, she wraps herself up and drifts into slumber.
A tall and shadowy figure rises up from the desert atop a dark stted. Riding out of the desert, the sky turns gray and lightning flashes with every hoofstep. The man is tall, possibly seven feet tall off of his horse. His skin is green and his hair, red like blood. His eyes are colder than the winter and his heart, blacker than night. Sheik is afraid, very afraid.
A light appears from the forest, breaking through the stormy skies. Sheik feels hope wash over her as she admired the lifht. Stepping out of the forest is a small boy, no older than ten. Garbed in green, he is accompanied by a tiny fairy. As he walks, the light seems to follow him as well.
A sudden flash of light erupts in Sheik's vision, fading to black then dissolving into another image. There is a great arena surrounded by a blazing ring of fire. In the ring is a hideous and HUGE reptile-like monster. Sheik's heart is quickly enveloped by fear and sorrow. However, in the ring is another. A handsome young elf, about 17 years of age, fights the beast.
"This cannot be! I cannot be seeing this!", Sheik exclaims in shock. Sheik turns around and finds herself in a castle. "Now where am I?" Looking around, Sheik notices how small the room is. It looks like a makeshift bedroom. There is a chest with a sword thrusted into it, a painting of a very beautiful and young blonde maiden, and a podium on which a glowing blue triangle rest. "Is that...the Triforce?"
Sheik shakes her head. She knows that what she sees could not be real. "This is not real!" Sheik shakes her head in protest. However, she remains in the room. Curious, and unable to discover any way to wake up, she reaches out to touch the blue Triforce. A veil of blue light surrounds Sheik and a sense of familiarity washes over her.
Sheik sits up in her bed, her heart pounding rapidly. "Are you alright? I heard you yelling.", Link speaks from Sheik's bedside with concern.
"I am fine!", Sheik retorts and turns over in her bed.
"You sure? It sounded like you were having a nightmare.", Link comments with a deeop concern.
"I am fine. Please go back to bed."
"Fine! I'm going, I'm going. Shesh, you're so stubborn! You didn't even change into night clothes!"
"It is not night."
"Bed clothes then. Shesh, I'm going.", Link speaks walking out of her room wearing white boxers with red hearts on them.
"Nice undergarments!", Sheik giggles with a hidden blush.
"Hey! Don't LOOK!", Link protests blushing profusely.
He quickly picks up the pace.
Come noontime, Sheik and Link are both awake and dressed. Sheik and Link, are of course, wearing an identical attire to what they were earlier. Sheik prepares brunch and has Link help set up the small wooden table. "Want to talk about it?", Link queries as Sheik sits down to eat.
"No."
Link picks up his fork and pokes the eggs a few times.
"Hey Sheik, how are you suppose to eat with your face covered?"
Link breifly looks up from his meal only to see Sheik take her empty plate into the small kitchen.
"Hurry up and eat."
"Hey, that was fast.", Link comments.
"Hey is for horses." Link frowns and finishes his meal.
"Well, where shall we go now? We don't exactly have any clues as to where the prince is or even as to who kidnapped him.", Link notes.
"Seek first, where it all began."
"Huh?"
Sheik sighs. Link would take some getting used to her riddles.
"Hyrule Castle.", she informed.
"Yah, but would they even let us in? I'm sure security's extra tight now and they've probably had a lot of adventurers asking for clues.", Link notes.
"The front door is not the only door.", Sheik replies simply.
"So you suggest we sneak in? How are we going to get past the guards?"
"With silence."
