A Fake Reality [November 12th, 2014]

A.N: Well, let's TRY THIS AGAIN. ;-; Wish me luck... Ughskadks

He had pale skin and icy blue eyes. A tunic black as night helped him to disappear into the darkness. His hair was a purple, midnight shade, and he was the last person you would want to mess with, despite his looks. He was known as Shadow Link.

For the longest time he could remember, Shadow had always fought against the light, invading it with terrible beasts of darkness. All he had ever wanted was to be noticed, to be feared... To be... accepted.

But of course, he didn't know that back then. If he had, maybe he wouldn't have been so cruel to everyone. Maybe he would've had a chance to be the fifth Link in the chain.

That never happened of course. It was all because of the Dark Mirror. Providing both Vaati and Ganon with unlimited dark power, it had to be destroyed. In the end, he destroyed himself too. Since he belonged in the shadows, the Dark Mirror took his life as well as the king of darkness and the wind mage.

If the princess hasn't been there to change Shadow's mind, he wouldn't have saved them that day. He wouldn't be known as a hero. But he was able to prove that there is a hero in everyone, even in the darkest of shadows.

But what would've happened if Vio had successfully shattered the mirror before Shadow? Yes, the same case would follow. Ganon, Vaati, and Shadow would die along with it. Then again, Shadow wouldn't have shown he truly was one of the Links.

No matter who shattered the mirror in the end, it'd had to be done. None of the four had wanted it to be that way for Shadow. He was indeed a part of them as well, even if he was nothing more than a shadow.

As Vio lay awake in bed pondering this, he finally decides to try to forget about the whole thing. There was no way to change what had happened that day. Even if there was, even if he had stopped Shadow from shattering the mirror, Ganon and Vaati would have Hyrule in ruins by now. Even still, he wished he got the chance to give Shadow a proper "goodbye". Though he had betrayed him, he still pretended they were allies, friends, even. Closing his eyes, he cleared his mind, and fell asleep.

Now standing in the middle of the Palace of Winds, Vio stared up at the dark form of the evil sorcerer Vaati. He barely saw the other three Links out of the corner of his eye. Reminding himself this was a dream, he left the battle scene, walking up the staircase of the tower.

As he reached the top, he found the Dark Mirror, along with Princess Zelda and Shadow Link. They were only a few feet apart from each other. Shadow was on the ground, looking up to Zelda. Her eyes were gleaming with kindness. Now Vio was convinced this had to be more than a dream. Everything was so vivid, he felt like he was actually there.

Suddenly, a dark cloud surrounded her and enveloped her entirely.

"Ah! I... Link..." Zelda's cries faded as she passed out.

Vio's eyes narrowed and his hand clenched around his Four Sword's hilt.

"W-wait, dark cloud! What are you going to do with Princess Zelda?" Shadow called.

"This is the order of Lord Ganon," the dark cloud replied in a distorted, hissing voice. "He says that once Vaati defeats the heroes, Zelda will be the only light of Hyrule left. Then will true darkness of the world arrive."

"Zelda isn't to leave this room!" Shadow argued, getting to his feet. "Those were Lord Ganon's orders!"

The dark cloud seemed to scowl. "Hmph, weren't you hogging the princess up here the whole time? You're just a mere shadow, don't make me laugh!"

A light coming from inside the cloud shined in Shadow's eyes and he collapsed. "Stop! I'm scared of light..." he pleaded, trembling in fear and weakness.

The dark cloud started to float away. "Hurry up and go do your job, Mr. Hero's shadow. Don't forget that you only exist thanks to Lord Ganon." As the cloud fled along with Zelda, Shadow watched in despair, and unknown to him, Vio did as well.

Before he could react, Shadow was heading toward him. He stopped. "Vio? H-how?"

Vio had to think quick. Even if this was a dream, he wanted to take part in this fantasy. "Nevermind that," he said quickly. "The other three are still down there," he informed, remembering the time they had let themselves fall into Vaati's hands. "Come on!"

With a quick nod, the two hurried down the stairs. Well, as fast as they could anyway. While they descended, Vio noticed that Shadow could barely walk, so he supported his weight on his shoulder... Strangely enough, Vio could feel the weight. Could it be possible that he really had gone back in time?

At last, they reached Green, and Vio suddenly realized that he shouldn't be there. He hid behind a column before Green could notice them, pulling Shadow behind it also.

Shadow blinked. "What are you-"

"If Green sees you, he'll freak," Vio whispers quickly.

Shadow nods lightly. "Go on to the top without me; I got an idea. I'll meet you there."

"Alright," Vio agreed, heading back up the staircase.

Back in the top chamber of the Wind Palace, Vio glanced toward the Dark Mirror. The memory of Shadow shattering it came back to him and he flinched. He had to do something. How could he make sure Vaati and Ganon can be defeated while still guaranteeing Shadow's life? The mirror's surface rippled at his touch and glowed dimly in the already dark atmosphere.

A small gem fell out of the mirror's frame, landing in the palm of his hand. Vio looked at it, confused.

"Use this small orb to call back a being of darkness," the hushed voice of the Dark Mirror told him. "It can only summon once. After that, it will become useless."

Vio wrapped the gem in his hand. Looking to his right, Shadow was coming back up the stairs. Quickly, Vio hid behind a half-broken column.

"Please let this be real," he whispered to himself, clutching the jewel tightly in his right hand. With his left, he drew his Four Sword. Taking a deep breath and one last glance toward Shadow, he felt his arm swish, and the sharp blade slid across his neck.

Vio woke up, taking in fresh breaths of air. Calming himself, he looked out the window. The sun was starting to rise now. It was very dim outside, but the glowing rays of sun still shone on the floor. So, he thought to himself, it was a dream after all.

As he got out of bed, he decided to start reading one of the many novels he had to catch up on. Before he could open the book he'd chosen, something fell out of his hand. As he picked the sphere from the floor, he smirked and slipped it in his pocket as he turned to the bookmarked page.

A.N: I SO PROUD OF MYSELF! C: Aw, but crap, I'm sure I'll look back at this fanfic later on and totally disapprove and stuff D: Oh well...