Disclaimer: This is obvious by now. I don't own Zelda or Inu Yasha.

Chapter 7: Darkness inside

Naraku, the most powerful demon so far, came back to his castle, Ganondorf looking at him. The demon seemed to be clutching his eye. Then Kagura was there as well.

"Master…? What happen…" Kagura gasped, but Naraku cut her off.

"Ga-Ganondorf… that boy you told me about… just who is he?" Naraku questioned impatiently.

"Hmm… as I said, seeing him would be just careless…" Ganondorf sighed as he shook his head.

"Something on his hand… what is it?" Naraku questioned another thing he really had to know.

"It is called the Tri Force, Naraku. Anyone who bears the seal has strength and courage." Ganondorf explained.

Triforce… Naraku thought.

"So it hit you…" Ganondorf muttered and got close to Naraku. He put his hand on the eye that hurt and sucked the light out of it.

With this light power, I can make an assassin to kill that boy… Pondered the evil king as he made an evil grin.

Somewhere, far and far away…

The Hylian Hero sat down with his companions… or his new friends and watched the skies. He missed his parents… but he had to be strong. He accepted that years ago, even if he missed them deeply.

"Link…? You seem somewhat upset. Is something wrong?" Sango wondered.

"Huh…? No, nothing." Link replied.

And everyone were deep silent.

"I'll bring Kagome back. Stay here." Inu Yasha decided as he went into the well.

"Um, THAT's Kagome's home?" Link wondered.

"Well, only Inu Yasha and Kagome can get in there. I can't be sure." Miroku replied as he shrugged.

Link rubbed the back of his neck.

"Link, there's something some of us wondered…" Sango began as she looked at the green clothed Hylian.

"Sure, I'd be happy t ask questions." Link accepted.

"Your friends… are there any at your homeland?" She questioned.

Link didn't know how to answer that. He had a few friends in the village he lived in, but they were all busy and stuff, so they didn't meet too much often. Then again, introducing Princess Zelda, Din, Nayru, and, possibly Ralph…

"There was Princess Zelda… and she's the royal princess of my homeland." Link replied.

"She looks beautiful, right?" Miroku asked with curiosity.

"Oh yeah. The most beautiful woman I've seen so far." Link answered.

Sango glared at Miroku for obvious reasons.

"…and some from the village I was grown in." Link added.

"Your parents really made you lots of friends after you becoming a knight, didn't you?" Miroku remarked.

"My GRAND parents." Link corrected.

"Grand parents? Did something happen to your…parents?" Sango asked cautiously just in case something happened to them.

But that hit Link. That really reminded him of their death. And Link couldn't just say they were dead… that was too simple.

"It's best for me not to tell you…" Link replied with great sadness.

Shippo noticed Link upset.

"I think something happened to them… why don't you tell us?" Shippo suggested.

Maybe, JUST MAYBE, Shippo was right. Maybe just hiding the fact would make him more sad.

"They… they died…" Link replied rather shy yet sadly.

Their eyes were wide open.

"When I was born, my mother died after her illness… and then my father died after he became a knight, and died protecting my home…" Link added with one tear dropping.

"Poor guy…" Shippo muttered, feeling sorry for the Hylian.

(Author's note: Home as in the entire Hyrule itself, NOT Link's home!)

"But… I know one thing… they're wanting me to be strong on the inside. And protect my homeland for them and my ancestors… so I lived with my grandparents, training to become a swordsman." Link explained.

"Link…" Sango called sympathetically.

"Most our parents were all dead… because of Naraku, the most foul demon. And Inu Yasha is no exception. Kagome is the only one with true mother and father." Miroku said to Link.

But he remembered… he had a dream while he was in the cave when Kikyo tried to nurse him…

Begin Dream flashback

One Hylian Knight stood, and another was an unknown creature, yet almost like human. Link was there, but he was in too much pain to move.

"Die, foolish human!" The unknown creature yelled and made a short work for the Hylian by stabbing him in the chest with a gigantic sword. The knight fell down to the ground.

But the knight had little strength left, and the Tri Force mark on his hand made a beam of light, hitting the monster and making him vanish.

"Fool! But I'm Ganondorf… the most powerful creature! Twinrova…! Revive me… I cannot die like this!"

The monster vanished into a pile of dust, and the Hylian reachedto a baby on a bundle and on the grass. The Hylian knight walked over and whispered to him, "Link… my son… take my words… don't let our family down… be a swordsman… protect Hyrule for us and the ancestors… do it for us…!"

And the last strength left from the knight, and died, and the baby was taken from an old man a few minutes or so later.

"My son… you were too young to die like this… I cannot avenge you… I am too old… I will train my grandson, my son, and I won't let him bring you down…"

End Dream flashback

Link dried those tears, and made a face full of encouragement.

"But I promised my father… I won't let any of my family down. I won't stop from bring here. This is just the beginning." Link determined.

"You're by far the strongest person I know, Link." Miroku commented.

"I agree. I cannot have such strong emotion as you do." Sango remarked.

"Thanks…" Link replied.

Meanwhile, again, somewhere far, far away…

The King of Evil Ganondorf, was making his new assassin… and made aq dark body of Link. Yet, he needed a sacrifice to complete the assassin, but the one he was looking for was not in his head.

Who is that woman I seek…? Ganondorf thought as he clutched his head in bad amnesia.

But he had to jog his memory and make him remember everything else… so he could carry on with the mission of making the world he desired…

To be continued…