Chapter 2: Darkness Rising

Link had a difficult time getting up to the top of the tower. He almost fell twice, and was very tired after the long climb. He took a moment to sit and rest, looking behind him and noticed the statue which the boat spoke of.

"Well, there's the statue. It's sword pulling time!"

Link pulled the sword out of the statue's forehead and lifted it up. Suddenly the statue came to life!

"…HHHHHHHH! What? You! You can't win, Hero of Winds!"

"Hero of Winds? What are you talking about?"

"You aren't him, then. But you have the Master Sword and that means you must die!"

Ganondorf took out his twin katanas and rushed Link. He rolled out of the way and started a combo attack, but Ganondorf deflected it.

"You are weak!"

He pushed Link to the ground and raised his swords for one last attack but was hit by a bolt of white lightning!

"What…is…this? AHHHHHHHHHH!"

Ganondorf exploded in a burst of fire and light! Then, a person wrapped in a white shawl, tattered and dirty appeared and walked towards Link.

"Greetings, Link."

"Who are you?"

The figure raised its hood, revealing Sheik!

"My name is Sheik, and I am a guardian of Princess Zelda. You must come with me at once."

"Were you the one that killed that guy?"

"Yes. Princess Zelda will explain everything to you. Follow me."

Sheik raised a white crystal and spoke in a strange tongue, creating a glowing vortex of light. He walked into it and was gone. Link went after him and found himself in a courtyard of New Hyrule Castle.

"Hello, Link. I am Princess Zelda."

Link turned and found himself looking at a beautiful young woman with flowing yellow hair and a glimmering, gold tiara, dressed in the robes of the Hyrulian Royal Family.

"Can you tell me what is going on, Princess?"

"Very well. You are the direct descendant of the Hero of Winds, who is a descendant of the Hero of Time. He long ago saved the world and founded New Hyrule with my great-grandmother. His weapon, the Master Sword, which you now hold in your hand, had the capacity to destroy any evil it touched, and it is needed again, for a great evil is awakening."

"What evil?"

"It has something to do with a person who came to Hyrule a year ago. His name is Prince Drake and he wants to marry me. Ever since he arrived, I have had troubling dreams about the destruction of our land."

Link turned his mind towards his own dreams and wondered if they weren't dreams at all.

"I believe his intentions to be dark and malicious in nature, so I want you to follow him. Only then can we understand this new foe and mount a defense against it. Before you go, I want to give you this."

Link received the Harp of Light!

"It is a holy instrument that was found on the site where this castle was built. It may come in handy, so please hold onto it."

"Thank you, Princess Zelda. I shall follow this man for you. Goodbye."

Link ran outside and saw the man Zelda spoke of. He was a tall man, dressed in red robes adorned with gold and jewels, whose flaming red hair went just down to his shoulders. He climbed onto a horse and started to leave. Link whistled and Epona came galloping towards him. He jumped on and began his pursuit of the enigmatic Prince Drake. He followed Drake for many hours, and then he went into the Kokiri Forest! Link followed and had enough time to see Drake entering the forbidden Dark Woods. Link bade Epona to gallop after him, but she was too scared to move. Link jumped off and decided to walk.

He entered the Dark Woods. After quite a while, Link finally caught up with Drake. He was in a large clearing with 4 other people, each with a quite unusual colour scheme. One was a beautiful woman, with blue hair, another was a man with brown hair, another was a woman with hair as white as snow and the last was a man with raven black hair. They were talking. Link crouched down and moved closer to hear what they were saying.

"So, Drake, does Zelda suspect anything?" The blue haired woman asked.

"Of course not, Atalanta. She has no idea that we are slowly taking over Hyrule."

"Harrumph!"

"Do you have anything to add, Lumari?"

"Yes. It seems that she talked to a boy recently. This boy has the Master Sword. She told him to follow you and gave him the Harp of Light."

"What? We must step up our plans. We have to destroy the Elemental Temples before they figure it out."

Suddenly, Link stepped on a twig!

"There's someone here, Drake!"

"Gaia, sniff him out. Nox, be ready to bind him."

"He's over there!"

The black haired man sent out beams of darkness from his hands and picked up Link!

"Well, well, well. It's the Hero of Time!"

"What should we do with him, Drake?"

"Kill him."

Suddenly, a flash of silver ran towards Nox, knocking him down, releasing Link! It slowed down, revealing itself. It was a Silver Wolfos.

"Quickly, hop onto my back!"

Link did so and the Wolfos raced away, leaving 5 very angry looking people behind.