His Appearance

I glared at my Triforce glowing on my hand. It was Din's piece. I felt a strange bond between me and that goddess. I didn't know what to do about it.

But I have other things to think about.

It had been a year and a half since I had slain Salmyunna and almost gotten the last piece of the Triforce. Was Salmyunna or Tetra Zelda? Who could be the princess I was looking for? And why would she disguise herself as a pirate?

I pondered this as I paced around the top of the Forsaken Fortress, in the hull of a broken ship.

'If I am to rule Hyrule, then I must have a Fortress down there,' I thought. I snapped at the minion who's job for that day was to attend to my every need, "Hoi, you!"

The Miniblin, who had been twitching and darting around (for those idiots can never keep still), looked up at me.

"Go and ask for the Helmaroc King to come and see me. Then report back to me."

The scrawny little fellow scampered off to do my biddings. "Oh, and will you get a Bokoblin to come up here? Make sure he carries a machete, no Deku Sticks or telescopes."

"Duh-dink!" agreed the Miniblin, and frisked off. I chuckled quietly.

The Helmaroc King, the giant bird I had captured, came up to me and settled down on a large bit of wood.

"Bird King," I greeted. "I need you to do me a favor."

The Helmaroc King cocked his head to one side, listening intently.

"Bird King, I need you to gather all of those with pointed and long ears of the female species."

I heard a small "duh-dink" as the Miniblin skipped back in, followed by a Bokoblin.

"Helmaroc King, you must not fail me. As soon as you find these young maidens, bring them back to me. Look for one that looks like THIS," I picked up a sketch of Tetra. "Bring her to me."

My hand shot out and grabbed the Miniblin by its neck.

"You, Miniblin, are a scrawny runt that I can spare," I hissed. I tossed the Miniblin in the air towards the Helmaroc King. "Let this be a warning to any of my minions who are not fit to fight!" I called as the Bird King's beak clamped. All that remained was the trident it had carried. I turned to the Bokoblin, who was staring at me with a mixture of respect and fear.

"You, attend on me," I ordered. I turned towards the Bird King. "You, Helmaroc King, will search out the Great Sea until every maid with long ears is in my possession. If you fail me, then you will wish that I had kept on torturing you when I had met you!"

The Helmaroc King lifted off with a screech, knowing what I could do to those who disobeyed me.

First came a brunette girl named Maggie. I instructed a Moblin to watch over her. I told him that he would be responsible if she escaped, and that there would be consequences. Not death. I needed Moblins.

Next came a blonde girl named Mila. She was very prissy. I assigned two Bokoblins to bring her food and watch her.

The night after Mila arrived I took a trip to one of the two entrances to Hyrule (that I knew of). I went underground to Hyrule and saw a Zora. I stole her soul to weaken the Master Sword. I placed a loyal servant, Jalhalla, in the entrance to Hyrule. It was the Earth Temple. I then was carried by Kargoroks to another place, where I saw a Kokiri boy. My blood boiled when I thought of Link and stole this boy's soul, too. I put another loyal servant, Molgera, in that entrance to Hyrule. It was the Wind Temple. After that the Kargoroks bore me to a lonely island, Dragon Roost Island. My minions invaded Dragon Roost Cavern and I put a huge Magtail named Gohma underneath a dragon. I then traveled to another island where the Koroks lived. I put a Boko Baba-like creature in there. Kalle Demos!

I threw back my head and laughed. I then traveled back to the Forsaken Fortress.

Two Moblins shoved a young blonde girl into my study. She looked like Tetra, but was not Tetra.

"Who are you?" I asked, one of my swords tickling her chin. She kept her mouth clamped. "I asked, 'who are you'?" I snarled. When she did not answer, I dug the sword in deeper. "ANSWER ME!"

"My name's Aryll," she replied rebelliously. "My brother's going to kill you when he finds out what you've been doing!"

"Who is this brother of yours?" I asked, amused at her confidence. If Tetra – Zelda – never turned up, this girl would do as a good substitute to bear my children. She was pretty enough...

"His name's Link! He'll kill you!" yelled Aryll.

I froze.

"You, and you," I pointed to the two Moblins, "put her in the cells. Assign five Miniblins to her. They will be killed if she escapes."

The Moblins grunted and waddled off.

So Link was back. Well, no matter what, I was ready for him. I would slay him; I would make sure that he was dead even if I didn't do it with my own hands.

Slowly, one by one, lights went out. The guards had been killed, I knew that. Served them right. If they couldn't keep up a searchlight, then why should they serve me?

I heard seagulls wheeling and calling. I sighed and looked out my window. I froze. It was him!

I signaled the Helmaroc King and pointed at the prison area. He took flight.

The boy, Link, with pointed ears and green clothes and a sword and shield, was defeating a Shield Bokoblin. He then entered the cells.

A few minutes later, the Bird King came up to me, the child in his beak. He hovered in midair. I examined the lad. Yes, it was Link, alright. With a small jerk of my head, the Helmaroc King flung his own head out to sea, opening his beak wide to let Link fly out into space. Link gave a scream as he flew through the air.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Link was dead. I had nothing to be worried about. I threw back my head and laughed.

But yet, I still had a queasy feeling in my stomach. So I ordered my minions to help me make a portal. This portal would lead to Hyrule.

I would make a lair. I would capture Zelda and Link.

I would have the full Triforce and finally rule Hyrule and the Great Sea.

Zelda would make a good wife; she bore the Triforce of Wisdom and would give me smart children. The children would be powerful.

Link? He could serve as archery practice.