A/N: Thank you very much for the reviews. It is really great to know that there are people that like this story. I'm also surprised, I didn't expect to receive anymore than one or two for the first chapter, and like I said, I'll reply to all reviews that commented on the previous chapter;
To Night wolf, I assure you that I am as big as Link fans come, and I'm sure that nothing terribly bad will happen to him (but how will Ganondorf be released? eyes shift suspiciously
To Apakoha, uhh, what can I say but... AWSOME! -, is this fast enough an update? Also, I forgot to add in that Dark Link knows what Link is thinking, but Link doesn't know what Dark Link's thinking! Also, Dark Link is very powerful, quick and athletic, more so that usual fics. Cool huh?
Kuromomo Taro, I'm glad you like it! Hears more!To Atchika, thanks I thought that it was a logical explanation. And yes, Dark Link is very pissed off! Also, I don't mind at all!... Uh, whats a C2 community? looks up what it means OH! GREAT! -
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Chapter 2 – The Hero's QuestIn the Lost Woods, near the Secret Meadow, a young warrior wearing a long hooded cloak was running through an opening in the dense forest, accompanied by a small flicker of light. He stopped for a while, trying to familiarize himself with his surroundings.
The spark whispered to him, "I knew you'd get lost!" It seemed to be a little out of breath, like it had been following the elf at a fast pace for quite a while.
"Hey, at least we lost them!" the cloaked figure gestured behind him, also panting a little, "besides, I haven't been through here without the aid of music for nearly 8 years!" a grin was evident under his hood.
"Very funny Link." sighed the fairy under its breath, "Try to remember that you were in a spiritual sleep for 7 years, making that statement wrong. To you, it hasn't even been a year since you last heard Saria's song guide you through here. Besides, I'm not sure if we did lose them, I've never saw Moblins so desperate to kill you before." The fairy glanced behind her as she said this.
"Well, if I had only gotten a better sword from that merchant, then I would've took them on!" He unsheathed a rather blunt blade on his back; it had a brown handle with a gray hilt and seemed to have been used a lot judging by the marks and dents forced upon it.
"Link, ten against one is hardly fair odds, we wouldn't have stood a chance." Reasoned the fairy, it's light grew a little, as if it was keeping it dim to not give the enemy their position.
"But look at it!" Link's voice rose, "this thing couldn't even cut through butter!"
At that moment, a roar cried out from behind them, it was quite nearby, and it was answered with several more that were surrounding the pair.
"Nice one Link." Said the fairy dully
"Damn!" He threw off his cloak, held his sword tighter and took out his shield with his right arm.
The sound of hooves were soon heard approaching from all sides, and about 11 Moblins appeared from the trees, all brandishing swords, staring him down. A few of them were wounded, and were especially enraged as soon as they spotted Link.
"So... got any ideas?" asked Link, glancing from side to side, not taking his eye off of the circle that swiftly formed around him.
"...Nope." Said Navi, knowing what her companion was going to do even if she did suggest a plan.
"Ya know..." said Link rising his voice and looking at whom he suspected was the leader of the group, "...these odds are a little unfair, maybe you should go call for some more goons to even them up a bit." He couldn't resist grinning at the Chief Moblin, who predictably roared out for the rest to attack.
They all rushed in and made a swipe at link as he flipped over the head of one of them, decapitating it's head whilst exiting the circle to get a better advantage. Some of the monsters hit one of their own, but so far only one was down and out, so Link prepared for another to charge at him.
He dodged to the side of an attack but had to quickly block another two blows with both his shield and sword, leaving him very open to any other attacks. Link yelped as one Moblin reached in a lucky jab from behind, but a serious wound on Link's back was prevented thanks to a mail that he was wearing under his tunic.
Link quickly made them back off with a spin attack, and heard one of them howl and drop to the ground behind him. Another one down.
Link back-flipped as three more charged him at the same time, one in front and one on each side. He landed next to the presumed dead corpse, picked up its smallish dagger and threw it in front of him, and stabbed the Moblin that was in front of him in the face. He then jumped forward and sliced the other two in front of him before they could get back up from their attack. One collapsed, dead, followed by the one with the dagger between the eyes, but the other stumbled over backwards on the brown earth, still yelling in pain.
Link continued fending and parrying off another four in front of him, but another two decided to fight from a distance, one taking out it's bow as the other handed over arrows which it lit.
Navi, seeing one of them take aim for Link's head, quickly shot from above, into the archer's face, doing enough to disturb it off target. She then flew inside the other Moblin's quiver and produced a small spell, lighting the arrows and got back out. The Moblin started up in flames, screamed and ran into the archer before it could shoot, setting both on fire.
Navi watched from a safe distance as the two ran in a blind panic (Moblins aren't the brightest of Farore's creatures, and therefore don't know to stop, drop and roll) and burned to the ground. She then turned to Link who was doing quite well. He'd already killed another, and had just cut off another's arm and stabbed it in the chest before booting it off his sword.
The last two in front of the confident fighter glanced at each other. One charged at Link, whilst the other made a break for it, limping as fast as it could. Link dodged the move by rolling around his adversary, getting up while spinning and backhanded the beast with his sword, making this one also a head shorter.
Link looked to the side, seeing the last one stumble over it's other fallen brethren. Not wanting another skirmish due to a messenger, he took out his bow and fired an arrow in the back of it's neck as it also dropped.
Now that there was no sign of danger, Link put away his bow and shield, but walked briskly over to the only Moblin still alive, writhing in pain on the ground, and shoved his sword through it's chest, putting it out of it's misery.
Navi scanned the area, found no more threat, Flew over to Link and sat on his shoulder.
"What would you do without me!" Stated the fairy, a little shook up from the ordeal. Link noticed the charred remains of the two Moblins who burned to the ground.
"Looks like they were unfortunate enough to suffer the wrath of Navi, the great fairy!" he wiped his sword of the green claret covering it on the ground and then sheathed it, laughing.
Navi sighed "You now, Link, you may have grown up, but you still act like a child" she nagged.
Link laughed again, but made a more serious face, "Thanks."
"That's better." Replied the fairy. Her light brightened a little more, "Hey, come on! Let's find Saria already, before another seven years pass!"
Link winced a little as he took a step, "Oww, I hope there's still fairies at this place!" he felt a little bit of blood running down his back.
"Come on you big baby!"
The pair left the mass of bloody dead creatures, as the Sun went down, and a werewolf howled in the distance, to continue their search for the meadow that lead to the Forest Temple.
At Kakoriko villageIt was now very dark, and the man who sat on the rooftop spun his head round a little as a swift movement, also on a nearby roof, caught his eye.
Seeing nothing, he continued watching the Moon, assuming it was nothing.
In the village's local bazaar...The big burly shopkeeper had his back to the door, cleaning a fine looking sword, when the noise of the entrance door opening sounded.
Still keeping his back to the dark figure, which took a few steps towards the counter, he greeted him. "Welcome to the Kakoriko Bazaar, feel free to have a look around." He said in a cheery voice, still polishing the weapon in his hands.
Dark Link glanced briefly around him, barely interested in the weapons, he only needed one thing; A weapon good enough for his expertise, and sharp enough to stand against Link's sword. He knew that it was all he needed, Link didn't have the Master sword, otherwise he would have had a dark version of it too. He also knew why the sword was in it's pedestal, so it was unlikely that Link would take it back again anytime soon.
Dark Link then noticed the sword in the Man's hand. It would do, it had a sharp gray blade in the same shape of the Master sword's and it had a jet black leather handle with a clawed black hilt.
"That's a fine sword" he remarked in a voice slightly clearer than before with a smirk.
The man finally turned around to face his customer, "Ah yes! It's made from the finest materi- oh Link!" His face brightened as he recognized his best customer but it quickly fell again. "Jeez, Link ya don't look so goo- ACK!" his sentence was cut off as Dark Link, aided by his supernatural powers, had jumped over the counter and grabbed the strong man with one hand and smacked him into the wall as fast as lightning.
The sword clattered onto the ground as the unconscious shopkeeper fell along with it. Dark Link picked up the sword and looked over it. It was heavy, but it made no difference to him. He picked up another few weapons such as bombs, a bow and a few arrows, and dashed through the exit.
Outside, the man on the roof was startled to see a dark figure burst out of the shop. Dark Link stopped and flipped backwards so high that he landed on top of the shop's roof. He was now beside the man who watched Dark Link sheath his sword, and put away his bow. The man nearly fell off the building when Dark Link turned sharply towards him, and he then recognized who he was. "L-Link?" questioned the man in disbelief. "B-But, how?"
Ignoring the person in front of him, Dark Link fled past and leaped all the way across the village onto the roof of the house opposite, and dashed in to the forest in search for someone...
End ChapterA/N: Once again, thank you for reviewing, it means a lot to me. And the speed of updates will stay high if more reviews keep coming!