A/N: This is the first LoZ fic I ever wrote seriously. It actually was started about three years ago and has been finished on and off after having survived through three hiatuses and a serious consideration of scrapping. But I decided to give it another chance, and am actually quite pleased with the results. Rated PG-13 for violence and Link's surprisingly dirty mouth; warnings include angst, sadness, violence, Link/Zelda pairing (no citrus), and alternate realities. The timeline I'm basing things on is a quasi-alternate-reality of my own creation: I base most if not all of my Zelda fanfiction on the idea that all the deeds done and chronicled in the Zelda games (with the exception of the Wind Waker for obvious reasons) were the deeds of one brave young lad chosen by Destiny and the three Goddesses as the Hero of Time, the Legendary Hero. Oh. And I don't own Linky (more's the pity) or Zelda or any of the game's other characters. They are copyrighted to Miyamoto Shigeru-san and Nintendo, the lucky bastards. I own, however, sole copyright of each and every one of my original characters. Steal them and I will hunt you down and break your elbows. Remember: A vague threat is no one's friend.
-Act III-
A Hero's Return
3
General Kiron peered around the patch of decorative shrubbery his men were occupying, and motioned for them to hurry forward. They darted stealthily around several trees and another patch of shrubs, and quickly moved around to the side of the castle. One of the young soldiers, a lieutenant, frowned. "Why are we going this way, sir?" he asked in a tense whisper.
Kiron grinned wickedly. "Ole' Pigface might be in charge of the place," Kiron said slyly, "but he hasn't been around the castle long enough to learn about all the secret passages this place has. It's loaded with them." He smugly reached toward an unassuming bunch of wild vines and lifted them to reveal a rusted, heavy iron door.
Several of his men whistled or shook their heads in admiration.
"That's how we get in and out, Joreth," he said to the young lieutenant.
"No, sir," the young man corrected, "my name's Akana. Joreth is my twin brother."
Kiron frowned. "Speaking of that, if you're his brother, then where has he been?"
Akana shrugged helplessly. "I wondered if you knew. I've been meaning to talk with you about that, sir, but it never came up. Respectfully state that things have been a little hellish around here, what with the hiding and the raiding, and all."
"Duly noted, Lieutenant," Kiron said. "We'll worry about your brother later."
-Act III-
A Hero's Return
3
General Kiron peered around the patch of decorative shrubbery his men were occupying, and motioned for them to hurry forward. They darted stealthily around several trees and another patch of shrubs, and quickly moved around to the side of the castle. One of the young soldiers, a lieutenant, frowned. "Why are we going this way, sir?" he asked in a tense whisper.
Kiron grinned wickedly. "Ole' Pigface might be in charge of the place," Kiron said slyly, "but he hasn't been around the castle long enough to learn about all the secret passages this place has. It's loaded with them." He smugly reached toward an unassuming bunch of wild vines and lifted them to reveal a rusted, heavy iron door.
Several of his men whistled or shook their heads in admiration.
"That's how we get in and out, Joreth," he said to the young lieutenant.
"No, sir," the young man corrected, "my name's Akana. Joreth is my twin brother."
Kiron frowned. "Speaking of that, if you're his brother, then where has he been?"
Akana shrugged helplessly. "I wondered if you knew. I've been meaning to talk with you about that, sir, but it never came up. Respectfully state that things have been a little hellish around here, what with the hiding and the raiding, and all."
"Duly noted, Lieutenant," Kiron said. "We'll worry about your brother later."