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Omg did you see the amount of errors I made in the last chapter? I feel so ashamed! Bad writer! I have to be more careful!
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Everlasting Friend
"You're leaving again?" asked Malon as she watched Link saddle Epona.
Link stopped his work and nodded "I have a few friends to visit"
Malon looked at him pleadingly "Do you have to go now? You got out of bed only yesterday"
He smiled apologetically at her "I guess it's in me to jump to my feet no matter how much I'm injured, I would also like to visit them as soon as possible, it will give me peace of mind" he said as he turned to finish saddling Epona.
Malon shyly approached him as he turned around once more to face her "Can I come this time?"
Link looked at her slightly surprised, he gave her an apologetic look "I would prefer it if I went on my own…"
Malon approached him pleadingly "But you've slain Ganondorf! There's no more danger! I won't be a burden I promise!" she begged him, slightly touching the fabric of his tunic.
His look deepened "Why do you want to go so badly?"
Malon looked at him startled and quickly backed away from him "Because…" she looked down "I just want to spend some time with you…"
Link couldn't help but feel guilt, his actions were to calm his own grief and he didn't want the company of anyone at the moment "Malon…" he tried, thinking of how he could tell her his intentions without hurting her more than what he had already.
Malon lifted her head and forced a smile "It's ok Link, I understand…"
Link's guilt increased, "I'll visit you as soon as I return" he told her, hoping that his words would make her feel better, he failed, he could see the same expression in her face as she forced another smile and nodded, Link sighted and scratched his head "Can I ask you a favor?" Malon's sadness turned to curiosity as she nodded, Link then pulled his bow and quiver, he handed them to her and smiled "The quiver has been damaged with my last journey, I wouldn't want it to rip in this one"
Malon's expression turned to happiness "Oh I'll take care of it! I promise it'll be fixed when you get back" she said happily, but she then looked at the bow and then back to him in confusion.
"Zelda told me how you were able to use a bow and arrow when you went to save me, it would be useful to you if you practiced with mine" he gave her a wink which made her blush madly.
"But don't you need it?"
"I banished Ganondorf to the Sacred Realm, I don't think I'll need it in my journey, this way you'll also know that I will come back to visit you"
She smiled as much as she could "It's a promise!" she said happily.
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He stopped at the gates of the wide alternate castle, slightly relieved to see the town returning to their lives now that evil was destroyed, he walked the bridges and the stairs to the castle, making sure not to bump into the guards that came in and out of the castle in a hurry, he calmly walked to the throne room and slowly approached the princess, not wanting to interrupt her conversation with a guard, as she took notice of him she happily called him over, she gracefully stood up and greeted him to which he nervously greeted back "I have heard of your achievements, I praise you hero" she said.
Link laughed nervously "Thank you"
"And as you promised you came to visit" she smiled brightly again, but her smiled slightly vanished "And yet you're not as joyful as your surroundings"
Link looked up at her, his expression changing slightly to a smile "I would have wished my victory to be more joyful is all"
The princess looked deeply at him "You worry so much for your friends, they must love you just as much" her kind smile returned to her features as she continued "Do not suffer for the losses you faced, I'm sure your friends wouldn't want you grieving their sacrifices to help you"
Link smiled gently at her "I have only one thing to ask you"
"Ask what you please" she told him.
"In my thoughts I saw a castle in the snow, this place seemed far from any kind of population"
The princess nodded "To confirm your doubts it does exist, but it is impossible to reach, it is lost high in the mountain called Snowpeak, some say even beyond the frozen maze that is this land, venture on your own risk" she finished, Link nodded, an expression of excitement and determination grazing his features as he thanked her and walked to the door, suddenly stopping and smiling, making her look at him somewhat curiously.
"The man who looks like me…" he started, making the princess's curiosity widen, he laughed slightly and walked away, leaving her to look as he disappeared from her sights, being greeted only a few seconds later by a green-clad man, with dirty blonde hair, blue eyes looking at her with determination and fierce, and a bright smile to go along with his handsome aspect, the princess held her breath, happiness beyond even her own comprehension consumed her as he walked to her, kneeling "You've returned…" her voice trembling with happiness.
He looked up at her still smiling "I never left"
Her smile widened "Could you ever forgive me?"
He stood up "There is nothing to forgive" she hugged him, feeling all her sorrows finally lifted.
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Link looked down, the frozen river that started at the base cracking under his weight, unfortunately this was the only way through to reach the higher planes of the mountain, he carefully kept stepping on the ice until he reached the other side, troubled to find that there were two ways, to his left was a steep climb that he was almost convinced that he would meet something unfortunate there, to his right there was nothing but a dense cold fog, which could mean that after said fog there was nothing but the abyss or something unfortunate as well.
Deciding that climbing was a better way than blindly walking through he took the left and started his climb, avoiding making any noise in case it was a sensitive mountain.
After what had seemed like half a day to him he finished his climb, only to be greeted by a snow desert, the thick icy fog around him blinded any sight of a mountain's curves, along with trees, hills, or anything that he could make out beyond his nose, determined to find the castle at any cost he blindly made his way through the blizzard, knowing what could await him should he venture too far.
It got darker as his limbs grew colder, his hopes of finding the place were growing thin, along with his chances of survival, in his entire trail he had found not a cave to rest by, which made him force himself beyond his limits to continue, he clumsily moved another leg forward, his foot instantly digging through the thick patch of snow below him, the blizzard's cold wind beating him dead on, as he attempted to free his leg once more from the ice he then fell on his hands, the strength he required being far too much for him, slowly regaining his posture he tried his trail once more, only to fall back on the ice.
He looked up, the same view of nothingness mocking him from the orange-colored plain, sunset's light barely visible to him, his arms gave in and he fell completely onto the snow, trying to claw his way to anywhere that he felt he hadn't crossed yet, but as his arms slowly gave in to the numbness of his body his eyes slowly closed, a feeling of calm taking over his body and mind "I remember…" he whispered to himself "It was a place just like this…"
"Link"
He slowly reopened his eyes, the blizzard had stopped suddenly and the light of day shone brightly in the sky, he slowly stood back up, looking around, he was surrounded by white trees, he smiled "Something like this, I remember you calling my name, I remember you showing me the way"
"This way"
He looked forward, the blizzard beyond his sights dissipating, and the familiar red and black colors filling his view. The castle stood proudly in front of him, he walked to it, memories of his dream rushing back, he climbed the flight of stairs and detailed the statues around him, he smiled gently "It is exactly as I remember it" he said and opened the door, gently and steadily walking the long hallway to the stairs, he stood in the middle of them, curiosity beckoning him to take one.
Finally giving in to his childish wonders he took the left one first, taking him to a smaller version of the hallway he had crossed and moving now to several doors to his right and the matching number of windows on the left, a door standing at the end of the hall calling to him, he opened it and peeked inside, there was no light in the room which made it completely dark, he ventured in, standing in what he thought was the middle of the room before the door closed behind him, appearing almost instantly after the door closed were candles, their dim light illuminating an identical replica of the door to the Mayor's house at Termina, with a pole standing right beside him, he smiled slightly "This is the place where we first met" he said aloud, he looked at the empty pole "I didn't trust you back then because we weren't friends"
"I guess we'll just have to be, won't we?"
The door to the hallway appeared once more and as he stepped out he turned around, hearing bells jingling behind him, he smiled and walked out.
Deciding that exploring a little more could help him he opened the door to his left as he exited the door to the previous room, opening it he found a passageway that gave view to the snow below, he looked down from one of the wide open spaces the passageway offered, the snow gave the impression of forming part of an ocean that spread widely beyond castle grounds
"RK"
Link's eyes widened slightly, unsure of what that meant
"My name, friends should know each other's names"
He smiled at the reminder "I'm Link" he said aloud and continued the passage to the door that lead to a flight of stairs where he would meet snow on the first floor.
As he finished the flight of stairs he then realized what he had assumed to be snow there instead millions of white wide petal flowers that gave a faint blue color when touched by light, he kneeled down and examined the flowers, touching gently as if they would break if he pressed too hard, he looked around, every patch of ground was heavily covered by these flowers, his eyes were then set at a small hill not far from his position, he walked to it looking at the white flower that stood among the others, he looked at it more closely, it was colored green as the light reflected upon it, he kneeled to detail it, the green color very similar to his own tunic.
"I thought you'd might want it"
Link kept staring at the flower "How did you get this?" he asked himself.
"It's merely a present from a friend to another, now, weren't you looking for someone?"
He laughed slightly, indeed he was looking for someone. Picking the unique flower up he made his way back to the passageway and into the small hallway where he suddenly stopped by the third door to his left, hearing faint music behind the closed door
"I really like Japas"
He smiled "His information was useful after all, thanks" he said to himself as he walked away from the door and back to the main hall
"That's what friends are for"
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He walked to the enormous doors in the middle of the staircases, he pressed his hand on the door but then slowly pulled away from it, walking back to the staircase
"Are you mad at me?"
Link shook his head "I just need a little more time, I'm not ready yet" he said to himself as he climbed the staircase to the right
"What do you think is waiting for you?"
He smiled "Something unexpected" he reached the top of the stairs and was encountered with nothing but a single door at the end of the hall, walking to it and slowly opening it, revealing a large balcony with a small set of stairs, he walked to the edge of the balcony and looked around, the sight of the other towers that combined with the castle a fair distance away from the balcony reminding him of his battle with Ganondorf, he sighted "You risked your life to save me, it'll be hard to accustom to things now that you're…" he stopped.
"You're a hero, you can fend on your own for a while"
Link smiled, "Maybe, just maybe…" he lifted his arms from the resting position he had placed them in and walked back into the castle, walking down the flight of stairs and arriving at the large golden doors, gloved hand pressing slightly against the doors.
"Brace yourself"
He pressed further making the doors open slowly with his weight, he slowly walked in, calmly passing through the hallway he had seen in his mind and reached the empty throne, standing silently before it.
"You can sit if you want"
Link shook his head and rummaged through his larger pockets, finding the red and black hat that matched the room and unfolding it, gently placing it on the chair, along with the rare green flower, the feeling of sadness suddenly returning to him as he looked down at the empty chair, he smiled sadly and turned to leave "Goodbye, my friend" he whispered and made his way to the large doors, but stopped as the room suddenly brightened, the temperature of the room warming slightly.
He made a move to turn but suddenly stopped himself and smiled "I missed it, thank you" the familiar voice said.
He nodded, never turning around "That's what friends are for" he answered laughing slightly.
She smiled "We will meet again my friend"
Link's smile widened "That's a promise" he nodded and walked out the door, sorrow and regret leaving him with every step and in their place now stood a promise he would keep present with him always.
Fin.
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Author's notes: It was a pleasure writing my story for you, my readers, and as sad as I am to end this story I must say that I am incredibly happy to have met you all and I hope that my future stories will attract your attention as this one did, may it be Zelda, Final Fantasy or any other fanfiction topic~
We will meet again my lovelies~
Until then~
PS: I was so close! One more chapter and this could have been chapter 23! One of my favorite numbers! Oh well… Next time maybe~
Legend of Zelda 4 life: :hugsies: FELIZ NAVIDAD! (again xDD) And happy new year!!
I am so glad you liked my oneshot!
As this is my final chapter in Testing The Strong Ones I will not say goodbye! For I will be back and hopefully I will see your reviews again! They truly make my day~
I'm sorry this is not ZeLink (unlike my oneshot) but if you insist I can give that a whirl! I could make something more than a oneshot!
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