Link awoke for the second time that day feeling battered. His head
ached with the pain of being bruised. He felt blood dribble down the side
of his face, his wound a reminder of his shame for not being able to fight
back. Link tried to wipe the blood away, but was unable. He looked down,
just now noticing that his arms and legs were tied down. The hero futily
strained against his bindings, trying to break free. Losing focus on
himself he looked at his surroundings. He was in a large room with stone
walls and torches all around. No door could be seen. The mystery figure
was standing a few paces away, staring at his victim. Link was lying on a
wooden table, appearing specifically designed for its current use. Aside
from this device there was nothing else in the room... but him.
He spoke. "Welcome back."
"Who... or what are you?"
"Ah, you want answers? Fine. I've got nothing else to do for the moment. Who am I? I'm you."
"You're me? I think you're insane. Now tell me who you really are."
"I did. I'm you. Well, a replica of you. Think of me as the twin brother you never had, except our parents are not at all the same."
"Then who are your parents?"
"You could say my father is Ganondorf and my mother is Farore."
"What...?"
"Seven years ago, Ganondorf acquired the Triforce, did he not?" Link nodded. "Right. When the King of Evil made his wish, he projected his evil energies into the Triforce. This tainted the Golden Power, transforming it into an instrument of malice so he could fulfill his dark desire." The evil being stopped to take a breath. "We're not much for speaking, are we?"
"What do you mean, 'we'?"
"Don't you get it? When the Triforce split, it entered Zelda and you. A part of the two of you became evil. Now, for the anniversary of his defeat, Ganon is pulling us out to return to him. It is our purpose to destroy you and return the Triforce to its master. I am you, only with a different purpose."
"You're... Dark Link..."
"Dark Link. That's a fitting name." Dark Link snapped his fingers as the true Link's restraints fell away. "Now, if you don't mind, I must leave you to prepare for the extraction ritual. I'll save you for last. Your extermination will be much more fun."
Link ran at his darker self with no avail. In a flash, the fiend was gone. Link stood there, frustrated. He suddenly remembered Dark Link's words. "Zelda!" He pulled out his Fairy Ocarina, played the Prelude of Light, and teleported to the Temple of Time.
He spoke. "Welcome back."
"Who... or what are you?"
"Ah, you want answers? Fine. I've got nothing else to do for the moment. Who am I? I'm you."
"You're me? I think you're insane. Now tell me who you really are."
"I did. I'm you. Well, a replica of you. Think of me as the twin brother you never had, except our parents are not at all the same."
"Then who are your parents?"
"You could say my father is Ganondorf and my mother is Farore."
"What...?"
"Seven years ago, Ganondorf acquired the Triforce, did he not?" Link nodded. "Right. When the King of Evil made his wish, he projected his evil energies into the Triforce. This tainted the Golden Power, transforming it into an instrument of malice so he could fulfill his dark desire." The evil being stopped to take a breath. "We're not much for speaking, are we?"
"What do you mean, 'we'?"
"Don't you get it? When the Triforce split, it entered Zelda and you. A part of the two of you became evil. Now, for the anniversary of his defeat, Ganon is pulling us out to return to him. It is our purpose to destroy you and return the Triforce to its master. I am you, only with a different purpose."
"You're... Dark Link..."
"Dark Link. That's a fitting name." Dark Link snapped his fingers as the true Link's restraints fell away. "Now, if you don't mind, I must leave you to prepare for the extraction ritual. I'll save you for last. Your extermination will be much more fun."
Link ran at his darker self with no avail. In a flash, the fiend was gone. Link stood there, frustrated. He suddenly remembered Dark Link's words. "Zelda!" He pulled out his Fairy Ocarina, played the Prelude of Light, and teleported to the Temple of Time.