Sisters in Time

Chapter 3

Man I hate being dumped, but it does lead to long nights with nothing to do but write. Not being able to sleep at 2 in the morning is what lead to the start of this chapter. I hope everyone likes it.

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Running down the hall as fast as my legs could carry me, I wound my way to the inner court of the palace. No one can enter the inner court except guards and nobles, I being neither I thought I had to think of another way to deliver my message to the king. But upon my arrival at the entrance I found another similar scene to that of which I saw at the guard post. Not knowing how much time I had left to get the message across, I did not stop and ogle at this scene, I just kept running. Every way I looked I saw the same deadly image, bodies in every direction and there had been nothing anyone could do to stop it.

Stopping outside the kings bed chambers I heard noises inside. I was too late, if only I had not taken so many breaks on my duties, I might have been able to stop this from happening. There was nothing I could do now, so I made my way to my mother's quarter's. Had this man left no one untouched, it seemed as if he killed everything in his path just for the pure enjoyment of it. Running down the endless corridors of the castle, paintings of old kings and queens flashing past me, I just ran.

Please don't let her be dead, I prayed, still running. A last I stopped in front of her door and slowly peeked inside as if afraid of what id see. The sight of my mothers body, struggling to breath will forever haunt my worst nightmares. She was just laying there helpless, but what struck me as odd was the fact that whoever did this to her did not intend on killing her right away like he had the others, no he wanted my mother alive just a little longer.

"Mother!!!!" I cried as I ran to her bed side. She cant die, she just cant.

"Fedra, there is something you need to know before I di-"

"mother, no you wont die, you cant die, I wont know what to do without you."

"Fedra!, listen to me, in my closet there is a chest, take this key and open the chest." she said these words as she motioned with her right hand to the closet and with her left she removed the key from around her neck and handed it to me.

I got up and removed the chest from the closet and turned to see my mother lying lifeless on the bed. The tears just started flowing down my face and there was nothing I could do to stem them.

"MOTHER!!!" I screamed in anguish, temporarily forgetting about her final request of me. I don't know how long I was sitting there but it was not until Miff appeared that I snapped out of my own world and back to the horrible reality I was immersed in.

"Lady Fedra, your mother-"

"Yes Miff, please I can't talk about it right now. my mother wanted me to have this." and I pointed at the small metal chest engraved with the royal family's crest. I just stared at it for a moment, wondering what was contained in that small chest. It must have been something important or otherwise she would not have given it to me at this time.

Taking a deep breath i slowly opened the small chest. Inside i only found two things a locket and a letter, looking at the locket, seeing the small picture of a baby that i can only assume was me because i had never seen any pictures of myself when i was small. After a few moments of remembrance i looked to the letter. Glancing at the perfumed paper and the neat handwriting that this had to have been written a long time ago.

Dearest Fedra,

By the time you get to read this i will have served my purpose on this earth. I have left for you only two things, one that can be seen and one that can not. The First is what you'll find enclosed with this letter; a locket. That locket once belonged to your father and i.

We were in love once, you know. We planned a life together, but that all changed. Soon after we pledged our love to each other, your father's father, your grandfather, became very ill and in his last days he made your father promise to resolve the conflict that stood between peace and war. Unfortunately for us the resolution that was made, forced us to never be together.

Fedra, there are two more things i must say to you before i may end this letter and rest peacefully when i die. Live a good life my daughter, marry have a family and grow old and die, but only after a love lived life. Lastly listen to the king and make friends with his daughter, your step sister. Princess Fedra you are the daughter of the king Theodonis. Princess Zelda is your younger sister, she is wise beyond her youth but there are many things you could teach her.

Dearest daughter, take this letter to my dear Theo, explain to him how i may have died and to my dearest Theo please take care of your daughter, she must want to get to know you now that she knows who you are.

With love

Your Mother

Tears streaming down my face i ran, i ran as fast as i could, my destination not clear even to myself. I still don't remember how i managed to get to the court yard just in time to see, my father, the king of Hyrule standing on an executioners platform with a rope slung around his neck. The people stood there just watching as the silence portrayed an acceptance of the invaders.

I watched in horror as the father i was only just about to get to know, would never know of my existence. Before i even had a chance to scream, the floor dropped out from beneath him and the deafening crack of a neck was heard like the drop of a pin in a silent room. I was now alone no one left. Even the princess Zelda could not be seen and was presumed dead as well. Slinking into one of the alley's I came face to face with an odd man, one that seemed to have a reason to be lurking in an ally. He just pushed past me and out into the courtyard.

"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"

Hearing the screams of the princess, I ran down the hall of the little place and opened her door to find her in tears and not noticing anything around her. Slowly as a walked over to her i heard Impa's footsteps come to a halt at the door. I began to console the princess the only way i knew how, just by holding her.

"My... ... ... father... ... ... ... he's" I put my finger to her lips to allow the fact that I understood come to be known.

"The king of Hyrule is no more. I saw it as a dream. Through a young girl's eyes, she seemed to be overly upset a the king's demise." Impa came over to the bed and held the princess in her arms. I did the only thing i could think of, i left them alone.

I must be careful, he might detect my presence. In the eye I must hit him only in the eye. I saw my target standing in the middle of the square, clad all in flowing robs of purple, talking to all those people as if he was the undisputed leader. Pulling out an arrow and summoning all the power in me. I aimed for the left eye. My gaze followed the glistening yellow arrow as it soared straight and true, right into the eye of the invader. Ganondorf, i think his name was, but it was of little consequence.

I watched as the lifeless form of the great Ganondorf fell to the street and people everywhere were looking in all directions, trying to discover the origin of my arrow. Finally i stepped out into the courtyard with my bow and quiver slung over my shoulder. I don't remember what started it but people everywhere began to stare at me as i took the position right were the king had been only minutes before.

"People of Hyrule, you king is passed and your invader's slain. The princess it gone and it is my duty as the one who slew the last "king" of Hyrule to be your leader and your king." As that was over i made my way without any objections toward the castle. The guards saluting me as i passed.