The Hidden Princess

by Hylia28

"Lilly was hidden away her entire life for fear of her powers being used by evil forces. But what happens when word of her existence gets out? Will she fulfill the prophecy thrown upon her, and maybe find love? Or will evil win out?" A:N Random LoZ Worlds.

1. Prologue

THE HIDDEN PRINCESS

PROLOGUE

My feet pound against the earth and my lungs burn, but I don't stop running. I can't stop even for a moment to breathe or else those disgusting creatures chasing me will catch me. So I keep going, I keep running, pushing through the burning in my lungs as I jump over fallen trees and dodge low hanging branches while scanning my surroundings. Surely, there is somewhere I can hide.

I continue my search and see a hollowed out tree in the distance to my left. I look over my shoulder to see how close the creatures are before making a beeline to the tree and crouching down to hide within, thankful that I created enough distance between myself and my pursuers to hide and catch some much needed breath. As I hear them approach I stiffen and cover my mouth with my hands to silence my breathing, shrinking back as far as I can within the tree so they don't find me.

After a few moments, the creatures decide to move on and continue their hunt for me further into the woods. Once they are far enough away, I inhale deeply and try to slow down my racing heart while taking slow steady breaths until my lungs no longer burn. I don't know why this happened, why she would betray our family like this, but what I do know is if I'm caught; then the whole world could be in danger. I won't let that happen, I can't.

Once I've finally caught my breath, I take in my surroundings. Thankfully I don't hear any of those creatures nearby, but I don't want to take any chances and curl up inside the tree, thanking the goddess that it's at least wide enough to hide my curled body from view. And that's when the tears start to fall down my flushed cheeks, my body trembling from my choked sobs. I wish my brother were here, I wish none of this happened. And as hurt and scared as I am, I even wish I were never born in the first place. My birth brought all this on, and I can't stop myself from hating my own existence in my current state.

Soon, my tired mind and body slowly drift off and I let sleep take me. Praying that my dreams take me back to happier times, before this nightmare began.