Shadow's Return [October 21st, 2014]
A.N: WEHH I'M SUCH A BAD PERSON FOR NOT WRITING A FS ONESHOT IN SUCH A LONG TIME. The 3rd chapter addition of Spectrum doesn't really count in my opinion. According to my notes, my last legit oneshot without OC's was... AUGUST 12TH. WATER THE FLOWERS- OMG. I don't want my love for the FS Links to die... Nor my ability to write oneshots. So... I'll wait when the time is right, so I can get back to doing what I do.
Looks like the time is now... Weird, it's like 10:43 P.M... Destiny is weird... :p
After the final battle between good and evil, the Palace of Winds had become as empty and deserted as a graveyard. Also like a graveyard, it held the resting place of two beings. One was a dark wind mage. The other was a shadow.
Nothing remained of the mage. As for the shadow, however, in the very room where he had disappeared, there was a dim light shining. The ball of light floated, suspended in midair, faintly, but steadily, glowing.
Suddenly, the essence of light lingering in the palace chamber swirled together. It seemed to melt into a single shape and its glow grew brighter as the shape did. When the figure of light was complete, a body appeared in its place.
The shadow opened his eyes slowly and weakly. Startled by his surroundings, he picked himself up from the floor and sat examining the world warily. He knew he wasn't supposed to be here, but he was anyway. He wondered how he was able to be breathing at this very moment.
He started to stand, but failed miserably on account of his currently low physical strength. Cursing under his breath, he tried again, more slowly this time. His balance wavered, but at least he could stand.
Shadow looked to the fragments of the Dark Mirror scattered on the marble floor. Was he really alive, or was this just a dream? Whether it was or not, he felt like there was something he needed to do.
Carefully, he walked out of the room, down the various flights of stairs, and away from the Palace of Winds, almost as if he were in a trance. Maybe he was. He had one thing on his mind: to find the four Links.
As he took one last look at the abandoned palace, he started his trek through the rain. The cold drops pelted his face as his boots continually pressed on the soggy ground. Now that he thought about it, how would he know where to look? Would he search the entire kingdom just to find those four?
Rolling his eyes disapprovingly, he continued to walk on in the heavy storm. The clouds showed no mercy on him as they remained, gray in the sky, blocking out the sunlight. It was dark enough to be night. That was a good thing for Shadow. He was still afraid of the light.
In the darkness, however, he could see a small light flickering in the distance. He was set on finding his counterparts, but for now, he just wanted to get out of the rain. Even though he was afraid of light, he strangely found himself moving toward the small beacon. Maybe it was a sign of life nearby.
As if on cue, when lighting flashed in the sky, the light in the distance disappeared. A deafening crash of thunder followed, echoing in his ears. Now that the light was gone, he stood still again with the rain continuing to drench him.
Even though the boom of thunder had pounded on his head, he could hear footsteps now. And voices. When he turned toward the direction of the sounds, he saw figures in the distance, coming toward him. A few lanterns glowed group may have been pretty far away, but Shadow could see them clearly with the light pressing against the darkness.
They weren't the people he wanted to see; in fact, it was the opposite. These figures were but a handful of people he had terrified during his reign of terror and chaos on the kingdom of Hyrule.
And unfortunately for Shadow, they had spotted him.
He soon found himself running for his life. There was nothing more he could do. He couldn't take them on all at once, especially since the Dark Mirror was shattered, leaving his powers neutralized.
Even though he ran as fast as he could, which wasn't really very fast at all, the angry mob was gaining on him. Maybe if the group only consisted of villagers, he wouldn't feel threatened, but a number of Hyrule's knights were pursuing him too.
His only chance of losing them wasn't outrunning them. That was impossible. Instead, he'd have to find somewhere less open. A place where one wrong turn would make you lost; the forest.
Shadow ducked into the maze of trees, pushing back branches as he blindly felt his was through. The rain wasn't as heavy with the trees blocking the sky, but raindrops from the leaves fell still. The ground here was damper than the ground in the field. That's because the dirt had turned to mud, and his boots sank in it with every step.
The shouting behind him was barely audible, but Shadow continued to navigate deeper into the forest. He had to find a place to hide or wait them out. Now that he thought about it, he was exhausted from forcing himself to run, so he took a seat on a log, trying to catch his breath.
The rain was icy cold, and a strong wind added to its freezing temperature. /These people are crazy... maybe I was better off dead./ Shadow shivered on the log for a moment then got back to walking.
Finally, he came upon a clearing. The rain came back at full force, but now he could walk without having to weave in and out of so many trees. The only sound was the recurring raindrops hitting the ground. It was too quiet, that is, until he heard a twig snap and he turned to see his pursers only feet away from where he stood.
There was nowhere he could run to. He had to hide, and quick. The question was, where?
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Red stared out the window disappointedly. He watched as the rain beat on the glass pane and slid down the windowsill.
"I'm bored," he whined at his brothers.
Blue was the first to reply. "Go outside then," he suggested lazily as he remained lying on the rug.
"I can't. It's raining. I don't like the rain," Red complained.
"Then what the heck do you want me to do about it?" Blue snapped.
"I dunno..." Red trailed off. "Play with me?"
"No!" Blue protested immediately.
"Why not?" he moaned.
"Would you be quiet?" Green interrupted grumpily from the opposite end of the room. "The rain's already given me a headache, and I don't need you making it worse."
"Oh, sorry," Red apologized quietly.
"And why should I care?" Blue questioned, sitting up.
"Because you're me, you idiot," Green answered with a glare.
"Oh wow, you sound so smart when you call yourself an idiot," Blue growled.
Sitting on the staircase, Vio watched silently as the two continued to bicker. Most of the times they fought, he noticed, Red would break up the fight. It seemed in this case though, he had decided not to.
Other than that, things haven't changed much. The four now live in a typical cabin in the woods. Most things stayed the same. They would argue about something stupid, but make up by the end of the day, whether they wanted to or not. They had to, since they were the same person. Vio would always point this out, just to show that it's foolish to be arguing with yourself.
Ever since the day the four of them had rescued Zelda, there was no threat in Hyrule, so this daily arguing and annoyance became routine. There wasn't anything better to do, as Blue would say. Vio shook his head. Would it kill them to get along for once?
Red jumped up. "Hey, you guys," he started.
"What?!" Green and Blue asked together angrily.
"Shh..." he whispered. "I hear something outside."
Green walked over to him. "What is it?"
"I don't know; I just hear a lot of shouting," Red muttered, still listening closely.
"Are you sure you aren't just hearing an echo?" Vio asked, referring to Green and Blue's noisy argument.
"Haha, very funny," Blue huffed.
"I hear it too," Green gasped. "Sounds like a whole bunch of people."
"Scoot over," Blue demanded as he strained himself to hear.
"It's getting louder," Vio announced. "I can hear it from over here too."
"Who in their right mind would be out there in the pouring rain?" Blue questioned.
"Maybe we should check it out," Green suggested as he left the window and reached for the door. Mysteriously, the noise faded as soon as he grabbed the handle.
"It's gone?" Red asked, confused.
Regardless, Green opened the door. He surveyed the area quickly, shrugged, then closed the door. "No one's there."
Blue looked out the window, seeing nothing but rain. "Weird..."
A knock sounded on the door, and Green blinked. "What the..."
"Hurry up!" the muffled voice on the other side rushed.
"Alright, sheesh," Green grumbled, opening the door. As soon as he did so, he froze. He didn't speak a word in his shocked state. Nevertheless, everyone's attention was now focused on the doorway.
"Who is it?" Red asked.
Instead of answering, Green stepped aside from the doorway, and Shadow stepped in, making the rest of them stare too. He looked just as surprised as they were.
Vio finally stood. His face may have been expressionless, but his voice held emotion.
"Shadow..."
A.N: *flails* And that's the end of another one-shot! ewe I'm glad I finally got around to writing a FS one since SO long... And I'm actually kinda proud of this one. Felíz Octubre de 21! :D