Legend of Link: Hyrule Overlord
Disclaimer: I don't own Overlord or the Legend of Zelda
Chapter 7: Return to Ordona
Faron Woods
The sound of galloping is heard within the deepest part of Faron woods, Epona rides like the wind with her master on the saddle as they escaped from the Hylian Guards on horseback and from Lon Lon Ranch. Link growled in anger for the bastard who ratted them out, Talon was not lucky to escape but the other ranchers, Malon and Linkle were, thanks to the Cucco who went berserk when one of their own was accidently harmed by a knight, giving the girls a chance to escape.
Although split up, Link swore he'll find them again and bring them to his tower.
"There he is!"
Link looked back to see the pursuing knights on their horse, he frowned while Midna emerges from the shadows in his hood.
"Link, I might be able to knock a few down." Said Midna
"No, you're vulnerable in the day." Said, Link,
"Don't worry, the forest is dense, and lighting it is extremely limited right now," said Midna as she exposed turned physical, however, the dull daylight is uncomfortable on her skin but luckily, it's not enough to cause great harm. "I can handle it for a while."
Link is reluctant, but the knights are getting closer and he begrudgingly accepts.
"Make it quick but return to the shadows the moment you finished. Don't want you to get hurt from exposure" said Link
Midna nods and wisp towards the knights, her size and ability to hover is a major advantage against the pursuers, the moment they saw her, she taunts them to attack and misses her very time, she even wisp under their horses and undo the saddle straps and pull on them so that the knights fall off.
One by one, the knights are dealt with, and as promised she revert as a shadow and rendezvous back under Link's hood.
"Well done," said Link while Vaati scurries onto his shoulder.
"Looks like she's becoming more competent now," said Vaati
Midna frowned in the shadows, but Link made it better by grabbing the purple minish hard, so hard that you could almost hear him got a squeak.
"Don't think you're off the hook, Vaati." Said Link "I might feed you to a Rope if you hadn't hidden the tower down to the netherworld."
"S-Sorry, master!" said Vaati
"And…" exclaimed Link with a dangerous glare.
"I'm sorry, Midna." said Vaati
"Good." said Link as he loosened his hold on Vaati and let him go.
Midna smiled and kissed Link's left cheek, despite being a shadow.
"Thank you, Link." said Midna
Link smiled for a moment until he focuses on with the path ahead, he cracked the reins to make Epona gallop faster, she whinnied in response and obeyed her master.
Deep within Faron Woods
Epona reached within the heart of the forest, there lies an ancient ruin that of malevolent origins. Link dismounts his horse and starts to check in the ruins, he can feel such hatred and evil from the ruins, feels homey to him.
"Vaati, are these what I think they are?" said Link
"If you're referring to one of the lost waypoints that links to the Tower itself, then yes." Said Vaati "During your…adolescent stage, I travelled all of Hyrule when I sensed multiple pulses of malevolent energy, at first I thought it was one of the missing tower runes or perhaps the Tower heart."
"I'm surprised that Ganondorf or Zant never found this here?" said Link placing his gauntlet clad hand on the shining black stone of the Waypoint ruins. "But I should be lucky they didn't."
"Aye, but unfortunately without the heart the waypoints are powerless and there is no way to get back at the tower." Said Vaati "I used all of my magic to leave the tower and hopefully replenish it to get us back, but alas I am stuck in this pathetic form."
Link said nothing while he traces his gauntlet-clad hand on the ruins until suddenly his head began to hurt and his eyes flash and roll back.
(Flashback: Pre-Twilight Era)
In the same location, but decades from before. Link dragged what appeared to be a child-like being with a skull-like face and wearing ragged clothes, that creature is a skull-kid a creature born from lost children who wander in the woods and never return. The poor creature is struggling to break free from Link's metallic grasp. Link tossed the skull kid onto near within the ruins, the skull tried to use his magic to vanish but cannot, something is preventing him from doing so.
"No escape, now tell me where the village is," said Link
"N-Never, I will never betray them and I will never tell a mean nasty adult anything!" exclaimed the Skull Kid
Link frowned as he raised his gauntlet, summoning browns to hold the Skull Kid in place. Link then notices something in the Skull Kid's pocket. An ocarina made of Deku wood, varnished and decorated with vine and leaves painted on it. On the back, strange writing that appears unreadable but Link can understand it.
"You may not remember me anymore, but I know that your spirit is now happy and free in the woods. Enjoy your freedom, my friend. Saria" Link reads the back of the ocarina. "Saria…saria…that name is familiar."
"YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!" exclaimed the Skull Kid in defence.
"Then tell me where the village is, I'm only after what they have in the Deku Tree!" said Link
The Skull Kid is hesitant, but the fear of his friend's safety betrays him.
"The village is in the other part of the forest, guarded by the spirit called Ordona. But you must go through the section of the forest called the "Lost Woods". Said the Skull Kid "Many go through there and never return…as themselves, as you can see. Children become Skull Kids, but the adults…a worse fate."
"How do I get across?" said Link
"Y-You…NO, I won't tell!" exclaimed Skull Kid refusing to speak.
Link frowned and starts shocking the Skull Kid, the child-like creature screams in pain from the electricity surging through his body.
"HOW DO I GET ACROSS?" said Link again, but harsher than the last.
"F-Follow. The. AGGH. MUSIC!" screamed Skull Kid before he suddenly faints with his eyes starting to glow blue for a bit as he is holding what looks like a Deku mask. "Forgive me, Saria and Link!"
"Music?" said Link confused at the Skull kid's words. But at least it's a clue to going through the infamous Lost Woods. "No matter, at least I'm close to my destination."
(Flashback ends)
Link's head now clears and sighed in relief, a memory from his past that involves going to some hidden village in the Ordona Provence…Ordona…Ordon, could it be?
"Could Ordon Village be my next destination?" said Link "That memory, it's a clue."
"Master?" said Vaati with concern, "is anything alright?"
"Vaati, was there an Ordon village 20 years ago?" asked Link
"Now that you mentioned it, no there wasn't," said Vaati "Ordon was a recently new village that was colonized by the humans just recently after your death and the end of a few battles in the civil war. Before it was a village it was just a vast opening with a bunch of giant hollowed out stumps and an abandoned treehouse."
"Like the one I lived before my awakening," said Link "Vaati, that before Ordon was settled, there was another village, but it was isolated from the rest of Hyrule. A village of child-like beings called the Kokiri."
"Yes, I heard all about the Kokiri." said Vaati "they were considered legends just like the minish." Said Vaati "Children of the forest, but despite their appearance, they can live for centuries, protected by an entity that takes the form of a giant tree.
"The great Deku tree." said Link
"I'm surprised that you know this, are your memories coming back?" said Vaati
"Not all, but this portion became clear." said Link "TO appear as clues for my next destination." Said Link
"Then let us return to Ordon, I suspect Zant got wise on the event and the rumours of a dark power hidden there." Said Vaati
Ordona Province
Link rides for Ordona to return to te village he once called home, the province is surrounded by a ravine with many waterfalls, and the only way to cross is by a sturdy rope bridge. Epona carefully crosses the bridge as she did many times during her time in Ordon with her master. Crossing the bridge gave Link pleasant memories of his time in Ordon, be it with his training with his mentor Rusl, or spending time with Illia. But as he crosses the bridge, he sees images of what appears to be a younger version of himself crossing the bridge to leave Ordona, armed with only a small sword and a wooden sword.
Standing in the middle of the bridge, a faint vision of a green haired girl in a green dress, holding an orarina. Link can't hear her speak as she talks to the vision of his younger self, but it seems like she is saying goodbye to him, then the visions end.
"Sire? Are you ok?" said Vaati
"Vaati, I think I use to live in that province…before Ordon was built" said Link
"I must've been from your previous incarnations." said Vaati "Your memory is still recovering, perhaps ghosts of your past are appearing to you."
"Could be." said Link as he reached the end of the bridge, but the path ends there for Epona as the way is blocked. Epona is nervous when she's near a shadowy barrier but Link understands and dismounts.
Link walks toward the barrier and places his gauntlet clad hand on it, Midna suddenly emerges from the shadows and hovers behind and leans on Link's shoulder.
"End of the road, no one can enter the area shrouded in Twilight…but us" said Midna "you and I can traverse to the Twilight. But if you enter, you'll revert into a beast unless you wear that Shadow Mask."
"either way, I see no problem." said Link pulls out his Shadow Mask and wears it. His skin, hair, and clothes darken until he appears as a living shadow with red eyes. He then merges into the barrier to enter the Twilight. Epona remains there on the light side, but fortunately, she isn't alone.
"All we can do is wait, I'll set up camp and gather something to eat" said Vaati
Epona snorts in response but looks ahead at the barrier, she wishes her master good luck on a now dangerous place.
Twilight Zone
Midna and the transformed Shadow Link traverse into the Twilight Zone and make their way to Ordon Village. They walk across the dirt road to the village, but Midna feels nervous to be in this area as she can feel the presence of her Usurper Zant. Held tightly on Link's Shoulder with worry, but Link reassured her by placing his hand on her tiny one. The tiny cursed princess of Twilight feels calm now since Link is here with her.
"We'll be at Ordon soon, Midna." said Shadow Link
"What will we find there?" said Midna
"Hopefully clues of where the Heart Shard is" said Shadow Link
Link and Midna venture on the road ahead, unaware of the dangers that lurk in this Twilight infested area. Midna is still nervous, and it's a good idea be nervous right now when the sound of leaves rustling all around them. Above them, a swarm of Shadow Keese, a Twilight Variation of Keese with midnight black fur with glowing red digital veins from its back to it's wings. But unlike the other variations, they appear to be headless and their tails have a sharp black sickle like the barb on the tip, which will be used to decapitated unexpecting victims who dare trek these dangerous paths.
The dark headless Keese attempts to dive down for an ambush, but Midna noticed them almost immediately.
"LOOK OUT!" exclaimed Midna
Link looks up and saw the Shadow Keese dive bomb at him, he raises his shield high draw out his sword. Thanks to Midna, the Keese lost their element of surprise and their sickle barbs only hit the wooden shield. A few Keese got stuck, their barbs lodged into the Shield, and Link slew them immediately by slicking off their wings and tail.
The Keese regroup and swarm around Link for another attack, but Link is still on defence now that his guard's up. He keeps his glowing red eyes on the remaining Shaodw Keese and waits for their next attack, shame he hasn't got a bow or a boomerang yet since the Keese is out of his sword's reach.
The incoming attack, the Keese divebomb at Link again. He raises his shield again to block their tail barbs and swipe his sword at those close enough for his blade. The Shadow Keese swarm is slain the threat now averted for now. Midna sighs in relief as she rubs her fragmented head with slight annoyance.
Shadow Keese, quite annoying pests for us Twili" said Midna
"Best keep my guard up." said Shadow Link as he put away his sword and shield, but his hand rests on the pummel with caution. Taking his own advise in the process.
The rest of the travels is no longer pleasant as there are more threats crossing their path, next in their path is the Twilight's variant of the carnivorous Deku Baba called the Shadow Deku Baba. The Shadow Deku Baba snap at Link and Midna, one of them got a bite at Midna's ponytail.
"AGH! Get off me!" exclaimed Midna, trying to pull the shadowed plant off her hair.
Link luckily pruned that annoying weed off Midna, he sliced its stem but the head still kept a hold on the hair…but at least its not pulling. Link finished it with a quick stab and it withers away.
"Ah, thank goodness" said Midna "Thank you, Link"
Link nods and continues his fight against the Shadow Deku Babas, he prunes them off the stem and stabs and slice the heads, turning them into black mulch to fertilize this darkened forest. All that's left of those dark plants is the seeds and branches littered on the ground. Link picks up the seeds and remembers how the boys back in Ordon village would use Deku Seeds to fire their slingshots at empty milk bottles and makeshift targets as a pastime. He drops the seeds since he has no pouch or any use for them.
"Let's keep going." said Link as he and Midna venture on.
Ordon Spring
Now a quarter mile away from Ordon Village, Link and Midna arrive at the Sping. Link stops for a moment as a recent memory invade his mind. The one about him and Ilia spending a day together at the Spring, tending Epona while resting her hooves in the soothing spring water and having a drink.
It was a good memory of this current lifetime, back when he was just a simple Hylian orphan living in a simple human settlement. But those days are over, no more can he live a normal life anymore, not while the Hyrule Kingdom is hunting him.
"Let's keep going" said Link
But suddenly Link heard something, a faint noise coming from the Spring calling to him. Link approaches the Ordon Spring and he heard the faint sound again. It sounds like a …a voice.
Dark one…once again you return to Hyrule to conquer.
"Who are you?" said Link when suddenly a small speck of light hovers over the Spring's small water falls.
It seems you have forgotten me, like many time when you die and live, Dark One. Fortunately, I have the patience should things happen again, according to what my Master told me. I am the current guardian of this Region of Hyrule, who bear the same name.
Dutied by the Goddess I serve, I oversee you should your time comes and then report it to my Master…but I was late to report when the Twilight came and covered this Provence I protect from Evil.
"Am I also a threat?" said Link
Indeed, but only to your true enemies. We of who serve the Goddess pose no threat to you…your existence is necessary for you to play an important role for Hyrule which the Mortals would deny it to happen.
"And that would be?"
Unfortunately, I do not have the strength to tell you, even though you were told about it time after time from your past lives…be it from the other servants of Hylia or those who understand the true purpose of your existence in Hyrule. So perhaps a proposal is in order, the Twilight has syphoned my power, keeping this area in total darkness and imprisoned those in it to form as spirits. To return the light, you must restore my power.
Suddenly a small golden item that resembles a berry vine with 12 glass berry size orbs. Link grabs it and it vanishes in a small gold flash.
Link has Obtained the Vessel of Light!
The vessel of light will contain my stolen powers, seek out the insects of Shadows that hold each a tear of Light to fill the Vessel, be warned for they can hide in plain sight and only appear in pure darkness. But fate is on your side, your companion can see what lurks in the dark within Twilight happy hunting, Dark One. I will await your return.
After that, the ball of light fades away.
"Ew, now we have to start a bug hunt"
"Bug hunt?" said Link with confusion.
"Twilit Insects, light sapping parasites." Midna explained to Link "No doubt Zant bred a swarm to keep this area contained in Twilight. I hate to look for them, but perhaps we should help whatever that ball of light was."
"You want to help something that will kill you in direct contact?" said Link, not seeing the logic in Midna's suggestion.
"Look, I will rather be in shadow form in the Light Realm than exposed in the Twilight while that bastard still breathes." Said Midna crossing her arms and pouting angrily, which looks quite adorable to Link. "Besides, aren't you curious why you're an Overlord and be able to reincarnate in various Eras of Hyrule's History?"
Midna does make a point, whatever that sentient light is might have the answers. Link's memories aren't fully restored yet, only recollecting a few moments of his extended past.
"Sure, why not?" said Link has made his leave to search for those invisible Twilit Insects.
Ordon Village
Link arrives at the now desolate village he grew up in, but seeing it at this pitiful state triggered something in his mind. But the shrouding Twilight is making things hazier for Link to remember.
"Are you alright, Link?" said Midna
"I think I remember something long ago here, but this Twilight is making things hazy for me." Said Link
"Zant's darkness is not a welcoming one." said Midna as she is feeling uneasy being in this part of the Ordona Provence. "But once we collect the tears of light, then it might help you on your quest."
"Right" said Link reaching for his face. "Let's begin."
Link took off his Shadow Mask which resulted his transformation as a Wolf due to him remaining within Twilight. But he uses his Lupine form to sniff out the Twilit Insects while Midna seeks them out with her unique eyesight. The shadowy insects are found in Ordon Village, the sight is of the place is desolate and silent, no one around but a bunch of green wisps hovering about the place.
But with Midna's sight, she reveal the wisps identity, they are the villagers of Ordon trapped in spirit form, full of fear and paranoia to spend their remaining lives in this dark prison realm Zant has banished them in. The villagers cannot see Link or Midna but cannot say for vice versa. Like a one-sided window of reality and the villagers are oblivious of Link's unpleasant return.
But Link pays no mind to the doomed villagers of Ordon as he pursues the hunt for the light sapping parasites. He searches through the houses and shops, then he beings the chase one by one. Those little black bastards are quick on their skinny lone legs, scurrying away from their pursuer, but Link pounces as he gets close and mauls them with his jaws.
The tears of light each contain within its vessel, illuminating the golden vine which is strapped onto Link's side as he continues his hunt. The hunt lasted Link 10 minutes, and he manages to kill the eleventh insect, he shakes it violently with his maw to release the tear of light.
"Quick, the last one is getting away!" exclaimed Midna as she noticed one scurrying uphill, in the direction of Ordon Goat Ranch.
Link spat the dead insect out and gives chase.
Ordon Ranch
The hunt is still on as the remaining insect remains to flee for its life. Link sprints hastily with Midna on his back both leers dangerously at the dark critter as it contains the last tear of light.
"Where almost there, just a little further!" said Midna, as Link took down many insects the cursed imp mustered up some determination and cast aside her disgust with creepy crawlies that she wanted to partake this final hunt with the transformed Overlord. Now a few feet apart from the creature, Midna starts swaying her head to twirl her ponytail like a lasso and grabs it as the hair changes into a large hand. "Got you!"
Midna crushes the Twilight insect with her transformed ponytail, the final tear of light falls out the crushed insect and splashes into the vessel which all the glass pods are now alight.
"Let's hope I will never be had to do that again" said Midna shaking her ponytail to remove the gross bug slime, crushing it was never a good idea, but the cursed Imp was in the spur of the moment and never thought about the consequence.
Link nods and hope for the same, but we all know that is all but wishful thinking.
With the Tears of Light gathered in the vessel, Link makes his leave to return for the Spring.
Ordon Spring
Link and Midna returns to the Spring where the Province Guardian resides, as the still transformed Overlord step on the water it causes the vessel to hover away above the spring and glow immensely, burning away the darkness of the Twilight. The dark shroud of twilight fades away, returning the colourful light back into province. And Link returns into his Hylian form, relieved to be on 2 legs instead of 4.
"*sigh*, although I am evil, it's great to be back in the light" said Link
Standing in front of Link, a glowing figure presents itself. A large figure of a goat with a glowing line all over its pale body and a glowing orb hovering between its curved horns.
Thank you, Dark one. Allow me to reintroduce myself once more." Said glowing creature bows to Link. "I am Ordona, Guardian of this province. Assigned to maintain the natural order in the Province named after me."
"And yet you needed me for help" said Link
"The Irony is not lost on me, Dark One. When it was Darkness itself that weakened me and shrouded my domain. Your role was to maintain the darkness and rule over it, making sure it does not grow rampant and ensure chaos onto the Kingdom."
"What do you mean?" said Link
"Kingdoms and Empires get conquered all the time, but that is mortal problem and it does not concern us Guardians and Goddesses. The battle of Good and Evil, the fate of Mortals will always be the same, be they be ruled by a Benevolent King or a Ruthless Overlord with a lust for power."
"So, what you're saying that I am not threatening to you all?" said Link, feeling a little insulted.
"Please don't take my words at heart, my intentions are to not insult you. I am only stating the fate that Hyrule will not be in total chaos that it would affect the fate of mortal kind. Your role and purpose are of great importance, even though the mortals would not accept it completely."
"Then please tell me, why is my Overlord status important?" said Link
"Very well" said the Light Guardian Ordona as the area fades into black.
Link is confused at this, he looks around to see nothing but pitch black. But then he feels uncomfortable, pain across his body begins to grow. He grunts and drops on both knees before collapsing on all fours. The blackness fades and now at a ruined room of the Dark Tower, Link widens as he remembered every detail from the damaged throne room of the Dark Tower…
Where it all began.
Link feels not only pain, but feels weak and frail, along with the warm itchiness on his face. He painfully reaches for his face and noticed how hair his face is. He turns his head to see the broken shards of the Master Sword and look upon the reflection of an old bearded Hylian warrior in Green looking back from the broken sword's reflection.
Link appears now to be re-enacting his first death, the death of Hyrule's Hero before falling to Evil. He never figured how he became the Overlord and assumed that Demise's evil corrupted him. But the malevolent power he used and have now isn't like Demise's demonic one, which is like a potent toxin slowly destroying the body inside out.
It all began with this, with your final days as a Hero.
Then he looks up, up at a Dying Overlord slowly reverting to human, the final slow from Link's Master Sword before it shattered showed a sounding result with the large gash through the armour and deep into the bleeding wound.
In fact, it was planned all along by the foe you believed to be slain by the blade already tainted by evil.
The demonic aura that slowly kills Link slowly seeps out and reforms into a tall figure with dark skin and a long burning mane.
"You think you could hold be in that ancient blade?" Demise the Demon King, free from imprisonment from the Master Sword and now ready to enact revenge all on the world. "Oh Hylia, if you can see your beloved hero now. Decrepit and close to death and wasted on one of your daughter's blessing."
Yes, Demise knows as he raises his dark hand up and suddenly Link's left-hand glows to reveal the Triforce mark on the back. The glow brightens until suddenly the Triforce of Courage, including the Triforce of Wisdom and Power extracting from the Overlord's corpse approach Demise until it unifies to it's holy shape.
"Finally, with the powers created by the Goddesses, I will rule all and no Overlord will stop me now. HA HA HA!" said Demise
"I don't think so"
"Huh?" said Demise as he turns to see Link, unsure why but he is getting up despite the Demon King's evil energy killing him. He picks up the broken Master Sword, no longer can he hear its voice as the spirit residing it believes to be dead. Demise chuckles at this and confronts Link with no worry. "So, you still think you can play the hero to the very end."
Demise calmly walks to Link, no longer needing his Sword Ghirahim to finish Link off as the old Hylian is almost at Death's Door. The Demon King reaches out for Link's neck and grabs him, he lifts him off his feet until both meet eye to eye, Link's frail blue meets Demise's glowing orange. Link doesn't have the strength anymore as he was only running on adrenaline, the loss of strength forces him to drop the master sword. Demise looks down at the Master Sword, the bane of his existence and laughs.
"All that effort of facing me for the second time was indeed a waste, how disappointing for you" said Demise as he channels more of his evil energy into Link, intensifying the painful death on the old Hylian.
Link screams as the Demon's evil hurt him more, his death is meant to be slow and painful as possible, he prays to Hylia for help, prayed deep into his soul to end this agony. Demise notices the begging Link is making and laughs.
"That's right beg for Hylia's help, you'd be doing me a favour in bringing her here, so I can slay the bitch myself." Said Demise as he tortures Link more and denying him of death a bit longer, to savour the moment of his sweet revenge. Link could not stand it anymore; his frail mortal body could not match with the heroic stubbornness and fails him. Light fades away from his eyes and embraces death, Demise's fun ends with much disappointment. "Shame, and I thought he'd last a bit longer. Oh well"
Demise tosses the body away which tumbles sickly as the bones break on impact, Link was already dead to feel the breaking of bones to add the suffering. But Demise doesn't care as he now focuses on the Triforce above him.
"Now I can obtain power of the three goddesses and rule the mortal world." Said Demise as he reaches out for the Triforce. But suddenly he hears music, music from various instruments each in harmonious sync. "Huh, that music…no, it can be"
Suddenly a sudden flicker whooshes around and the Triforce vanished before the Demon's eyes.
"The SONG OF TIME!" exclaimed Demise
"Gnarl wasn't kidding about the old saying of Overlords"
Demise turns to see a few dark spirits each in their own style of dark armour, 4 in fact and each with unique musical instruments.
Though may have fought an Overlord, there was in fact 4 generations of that dark reign before you ruled it indefinitely.
"Evil always finds a way."
"And even the purest of deities can be seduced by it"
"All for one old Hylian"
"What is this?" said Demise in anger
"Even the Gods fear us Overlord, so much we are, ironically Gods to them"
"Gods so deeply feared"
"Sadly, the mortals are too stubborn and foolish to fear us, for they only see us as mere tyrants"
"But we are so much more"
"I am aware of what the Overlord are, and I do not care if Hylia fears you too." Said Demise "I will rule this world and no one, not even ghosts can stop me."
"Wishful thinking from a mere demon"
"MERE DEMON!"
"That's right, what is a demon to PURE EVIL!"
"One of us may have failed to invade Hyrule"
"But at least we won't let you start"
"So, prepare to have your evil drained"
"and become one with ours"
After that, the dark spirits of the Overlord began their dark yet beautiful melody against Demise with the instruments given to them by Hylia herself. The music is like having a million nails boring through thick bone when the notes hit Demise's ears. And true to their words, the demonic powers of Demise seeps away, the Tower drains it up and consumes it slowly and painfully.
NOOO!" Demise roared as he can feel his very existence fade away, his body slowly crumble away, his glow hair dying out as well as the malevolent glow in his eyes. "I…I will not end like this!"
"You're right, demons never truly die due to their immortality."
"So, your punishment is mortality"
"And your powers taken"
No longer stands the tall and dark king of the Demons, and now reduced to the fate of mortality. Demise collapses on his knee as he looks at himself, dark ash now a heavy tan, burning main now a dark auburn, and his glowing eyes now mocked with a rare gold.
"NO! I WILL NOT HAVE THIS!"
"What you want doesn't matter anymore."
"No longer will you be Demise"
"You are nothing, but a pitiful mortal"
"Now leave!"
The Overlord Spirits play their instruments which causes the former Demise to vanish in a ray of light, to spend his remaining days in exile as a mortal.
"The deed is done"
"Indeed…"
The Overlord spirits look upon the fallen form of Link.
"Time for the Goddess to pay her dues"
The vison ends, leaving Link baffled at what he witnessed before him. He never remembered Demise escaping from the Master Sword and be brutally killed by him. All he remembered is be succumbed by the Demon's leaked evil that poisoned him and died in battle against the Overlord.
"Wait a minute, how come I never remembered that part of my death?" Link exclaimed at the Light Guardian.
"possibly that part of your memory was repressed, so that you would not be traumatized by the return of evil. Mortal spirits and minds are fragile, and it would haunt you for the rest of your life, tenfold." Said Ordona "So my Master, Goddess Hylia broke a deal to the Overlord to spare him…for a price.
"And what price would that be?"
"You already know the answer to that, in fact you ARE the answer to that very question." Said Ordona
"They turned me into an Overlord, because Hylia wanted me alive" said Link "But why"
"We do not know, we never question the will of our master, so we never know her true intentions" said Ordona "But we believe that Hylia deems you important for you to stay alive, especially when the 3 Goddesses were involved of your survival, costing them their Godhood and reduce to pseudo-immortality."
"So Din, Farore and Nayru were involved too…" said Link frowning suspiciously, now this only made another question to be answered, and I doubt the Light Guardian knows. "Thank you, I best be off now."
"I know, and you are heading to the right direction" said Ordona "Ordon Village holds what you're seeking, seek the grave of the past guardian, there you'll find what you seek."
Link nods at this and walks away, Ordona watches Link leave the springs before fading away to resume its duties.
As Link make his way back to Ordon Village, the sound of trotting hooves loudens as Epona gallops toward her Master now that the Twlight is gone. Link pats his horse and grabs the reins on her bridle, so they can walk the rest of the way.
"We'll stop by the old tree house and get some rest, ok?" said Link to Epona
Epona whinnies with agreement, since she did gallop all the way to escape from the Hylian knights.
"master" Vaati leaps off Epona's light mane and onto his master's Stalfo Pauldron, landing inside one of the eye sockets from the skull shaped armour piece. "Did you find any clue one the heart piece's whereabouts."
"The Light Guardian was kind enough to leave directions of its current Location" said Link "It told us to head for the Grave of the Province's past Guardian."
"I see…" said Vaati
"But before go there, we need to rest" said Link "and prepare for what awaits us"
"Of course," said Vaati
I know I use to live here before it became Ordon, I need time to figure out who the old guardian is and where he lay rest. Thought Link Uh, reincarnation is a pain, wish my memories are intact so I don't have to second guess things and seek out clues of my past.
Link props Epona by the Tree house the moment they arrived and climbed up to settle in, as Hyrule's sky darkens into night and the Overlord rests through it. Dreaming through a mixture of lucid and unknown events.
Hyrule Castle
The Hylian knights who survived their pursuit on Link regrouped and return to the castle, Ganondorf is still out on his diplomatic visit in the Gerudo Desert so the Darknut Commander remains on command of the castle. The large heavily armoured knight stands by the throne of Hyrule, guarding it from those who would dare sit upon it besides the King.
The remaining knights approach their commander who remains still like a metallic statue, his longsword resting on the throne room's polished stone floor while gauntlet clad hands still grasped onto the hilt and forearms leaning on the guard.
"Report"
"The prisoner has fled to the Faron Province, took many of us down and went further out of our sight." Said one of the knights.
"So, you're saying that you failed?" said the Darknut Knight "This is inexcusable, your King will not be pleased to hear that you let Hyrule's most wanted to roam free, just when we insure of the Kingdom's safety."
"Sir, we did all we could…"
But the Darknut commander did not want excuses, he lifted his longsword and swung it at one of the knights who was about to make another excuse. Smote down by his commander's sword, the other knights tremble in fear and remain silent, they hesitantly look at their commander, who rest his now bloodied sword on the left pauldron.
"You are knights of Hyrule, given a duty to serve the Royal family without question and WITHOUT excuses. Failure is not an option, not when Hyrule's threat still trekking our lands." Said the Darknut Commander "So I will give you all another chance, only once to correct your incompetence. Find the prisoner, and do not return until you bring him here, dead or alive."
"Y-Yes sir" said the knights.
"But first, take the body to the graveyard, looks like Dampe has another job to do" said the Darknut "And notify the next of kin to those who have fallen on duty."
The Knights nodded before they carried the fallen knight's body away, leaving only trails of blood on the floor. The Darknut commander sighs with irritation, from the incompetence of the Hyrule knights failing one job given to them.
"No doubt the enemy is still out there, plotting his next step." Said the Darknut commander "Not only that, but he has already begun his corruption by tainting those poor ranger girls. His highness is still out, but fortunately…"
Somewhere in the Ordona Province
As the Darknut commander speaks, we now scour across the Kingdom of Hyrule, toward the many fortresses bearing the Royal Hyrule Banners, each posted on the provinces, and one in the harsh sands of the Gerudo Desert.
"…I'm not the only commanders on duty."
One or Two commanders are positioned in those fortresses, and each of their own army to defend and govern the lands given to them, and to fight off opposing forces. But right now, in the Ordona Province, the Ordona Fortress which is a tall wooden structure resembling a giant dead tree stands in the middle of a vast meadow surrounded with hills.
Everyone in the fort saw the shroud of Twilight fade away, bringing their attention to one of the fort commanders. A huge lumbering ball of fat waddles out of the fort's keep, he wears outgrown clothing of nobility, outgrown due to his massive girth and completely stained from many kinds of food.
He looks up with his beady eyes and snarls with his fattened face.
"Damn it, and I was just in the middle of my snack."
He ravages bit a chuck off a piece of steak and swallows it whole, he then turns to the guards on post and points at them with his chubby fingers.
"Go to Ordon village and see what caused the shroud to evade"
"Yes sir" said the guards as they form up a small group and march out through the fortress gates.
Meanwhile one of the other guards' rush toward the huge rotund commander.
"Sure, we have a problem, the gohma infestation is getting out of hand"
The large commander sighs at this and waddles inside.
"Do I have to do everything myself?" the commander waddles his body mass inside. "Well, I could use the exercise, and work up an appetite."
End of Chapter
Overlord Log
Name: Link
Age: 17
Race: Hylian
Hair: Blonde
Spells: Evil Presence
Eyes: Blue
Minions: Browns: Overlord's infantry.
Stalfos: Undead soldiers created by foul magic.
Weapons: Ordon Sword: Forged in Ordon, Link's current weapon
Armour: Green Baron's Tunic: clothing worn by Hyrule's Overlords
Chainmail vest: Armour worn underneath the tunic.
Overlord Gauntlet: A magic gauntlet used to summon minions and cast magic.
Tower Circlet: A circlet that connects the Overlords to the Tower.
Inventory: Slingshot: A harmless toy used to fire projectiles
Lantern: With this, Link will see through the dark.
Minion Hives: Brown Hive: For Spawning Browns
Stalfo Skull Pauldron: A piece of armour used to summon and spawn Stalfo.
Mask:
Shadow Mask: Transforms into Shadow Link
Allies:
Rusl: Link's mentor in Ordon Village, he was at the war between King Hyrule and the Green Baron.
Vaati: A Minish sorcerer who is responsible for reviving the Green Baron during the Force Era
Enemies: King of Hyrule: Over the generations, Link and his incarnations are at war against the Kings of Hyrule who hold the name of Hyrule.
Ganondorf: Gerudo King and current King of Hyrule
Zant: King of the Twilight Realm and ally of Ganondorf.
Darunia: Goron Patriarch of Death Mountain
Ganondorf's Commanders
Darknut Commander: Commander of Hyrule Castle
Ordona Commander: Commander of Ordona Fort
Faron Commander: Commander of Faron Fort
Eldin Commander: Commander of Eldin Fort
Lanayru Commander: Commander of Lanaryu Fort
Gerudo Commander: Commander of Gerudo Fort
Mount:
Epona: Link trusty Steed, she has been with him for many lifetimes.
Other:
Happy Mask Salesman: Seller of unique masks and always seen with a creepy smile and looks somewhat familiar
Harem:
Midna: Former Princess of the Twilight Realm, cursed and exiled by Zant.
Malon: Rancher of Lon Lon Ranch
Linkle: Cucco Ranger of Lon Lon Ranch