Chapter 3: Forgotten Destiny
"So this is where you live?" asked Zelda as she entered Link's house.
"Yeah, it isn't much but it could be worse," replied Link. "Hey, I have a really cool book, it's all in runes, but it has some cool pictures and sketches."
"Ok," replied Zelda. "My father was a historian once and he taught me how to read runes a long time ago, but I might remember it."
Link pulled out the book and handed it to Zelda, she looked at the runes that are under the title, and then spoke. "Those runes right there spell, Rauru."
"Really?" asked Link, with interest. "Check out the first page, it shows a picture of a sword, and something that looks like a pyramid."
Zelda turned to the first page and saw the picture of the sword. "Wow, it says…that it is called the master sword and was used by a great warrior that struck down an evil tyrant that took over a prosperous kingdom. And that you can find it in an old building…"
"An old building where?" asked Link enthusiastically.
"In town," replied Zelda, almost shaking. "Where did you get this book?"
"It's been in the family for years," said Link in a mono-tone. "I wonder what building it is in?"
"I dunno, but perhaps if I read more, we'll be able to read more," replied Zelda, concentrating on the text underneath the next picture.
Zelda read the text and fell over, her eyes rolled back and she began to shake. Link began to panic, thinking that she had some kind of illness.
"Oh, no," squeaked Link. "Zelda…what's wrong?"
Zelda's eyes began to glow a bright blue, before she lay still, with her eyes closed. Link's parents where gone for some reason, leaving Link, alone to deal with this problem.
"Zelda!" Link began to check her pulse and her breathing. Unfortunately, Link didn't check her pulse correctly and didn't wait long enough to see if she was breathing. "CPR… that is my only option right now."
Just as Link pressed his lips to against hers to perform CPR, she awoke, believing that Link was kissing her. "What on earth are you doing?"
Link jumped to his feet, his face was red enough to put a tomato to shame. "You're ok…I thought you were dead and I was trying to perform CPR."
"You are a terrible liar, and no I wasn't dead," replied Zelda, denying the fact that she was also blushing. "I read what that picture was. I isn't a pyramid like you thought, it's a relic with mystical powers. It said that the destined ruler of…Hyrule possessed a piece of it. It also said that those who possess a piece of this have a mark on their hand to prove it."
Link was astonished by the fact that she was able to read that, and why she had, what he called, a seizure and be able to function normally. "That doesn't explain why you freaked out. Anyways, why don't you continue reading."
"I don't need to, I know exactly what that book continues on to say," replied Zelda, waiting for Link's answer.
"Um, would you care to explain?" asked Link in a worried tone.
"The can only be found at midnight behind a tree at the school, and if you don't believe me, then you go find it yourself," replied Zelda, stiffly.
"That doesn't prove why you claim you know-" Link was cut off by Zelda.
"I can't explain it; the book just states that when we find the key, all will be explained."
"It will be midnight in five hours," stated Link. "If you go home and meet me at the school at midnight, we'll see if the sword is really there. I think that you're just messing with my head though. This is all way too confusing to me."
"Ok, but don't be late," replied Zelda. "I have a feeling that we're about to open up something that we will never be able to turn back on."
Zelda soon left for home to wait for midnight to come. Link and Zelda were both confused by the ordeal, and couldn't piece together the information laid before them. Neither of them could explain why Zelda had gone through the ordeal of passing out. And he was hoping that if finding the sword would explain why.
After five hours, Link met Zelda by the school.
"Are you ready?" asked Zelda in a whisper.
"Yeah, maybe this will clear things up," replied Link.
The two went off to search for the sword behind every tree until they came upon one that was next to a corner of a fence.
"I found it," chimed Zelda. "It looks like it is in that pedestal really good, why don't you try to pull it out?"
Link didn't answer because he was too stunned at the fact that there really was a sword. The thought of something out of an old book being real was puzzling experience for both Zelda and Link. Link walked up to the sword, grasped the hilt with both hands and pulled it out with ease.
"The chosen ones have arrived!" spoke a mysterious voice from behind them.
The two spun around to find a transparent old man in robes before them. "Who are you?" asked Zelda nervously.
"I am Rauru, the author of the old book, and a sage of Hyrule," said the old man. "And I believe that you wish to know why you had gone through that ordeal earlier?"
"Yeah," the two said in unison.
"That happened because of a hidden power within you was awakened," replied Rauru. "You two are actually Hylians, an ancient race that once ruled the lands. Hylians had pointy ears, but when the great spell was cast, you were hidden to protect Hyrule. The spell is a cover put over Hyrule to hide it from evil, what you see now is the cover, but if you use the key, it will break the spell, and all will be in their destined place. Zelda a princess, and Link, the one who holds all of our lives in his hands."
"What is the key?" asked Zelda.
"If I told you that, then the forces of darkness would open Hyrule and surly kill everyone for power," said Rauru, turning away. "Link is not ready for the journey ahead, but when he is, you will then be ready to take the long road that awaits you. I must depart now, and the forces of darkness have surrounded us. They are spies, waiting for the truth of the whereabouts of the key. Prepare yourselves; darkness has had many years to prepare for you, and will strike you down if you let down your guard."
At that Rauru disappeared leaving Link and Zelda alone in the field near the school.
"Ok, now that, that is settled, I think it's time to go home," stated Link. "I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"That's it?" spat Zelda. "You're just leaving after all of that?"
"I have to walk a few miles to get home, and it is rather late," replied Link. "I need to sleep on all of this anyways; I'm the one who has to 'save everyone.'"
"I have to save everyone…me, the guy who's never been on top," thought Link. "I didn't hallucinate the two miles I walked to get here, so this means that I have a lot to prepare for."