Fighter of the Forest
Chapter One: Set Into Motion
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Disclaimer: I own nuthin'.
Hi everybody!
Back with another chapter of my Zelda Parody!! Yay!! This is a beginning chapter all about getting things going. Stuff will be defended and things will be changed around, so PAY ATTENTION! Or read it again.whichever.
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Saria watched silently as the Great Deku Tree let the Kokiri Emerald dangle in the air in front of her. It was the third day of fall, and it had been decided that another Kokiri would be brought into the world. She watched with familiar fascination as a figure formed in the vitalizing light.
The low pounding of a running horse echoed through the meadow. Branches creaked as the Great Deku Tree moved slightly. A dark man appeared, his clothes as black as the horse that he rode on. He stopped inches in front of Saria, causing her to skip backwards. His cold eyes were on the Deku Tree.
"Who art thou," the Deku Tree rumbled, "To enter this forest? Only thee in Farore's care dwell here."
The man laughed, the evil sound causing Saria to shiver. "I am Ganon. Remember it well, old tree, for I will rule all of Hyrule, and all will bow before me."
"Leave this place." The Deku tree commanded. "Thou hast no power here."
"Of course not," Ganon agreed, "But I will take the object that does!" With lightening speed, he threw out a gloved hand and snatched up the Kokiri Emerald.
"No!" The Deku Tree cried. "Return the stone!'
"Fool." Ganon laughed. "I will not concede so easily." He tucked the emerald into a vest pocket. "Once I have collected all three of the Spiritual Stones, you will see the true power of the jewels!" He spurred his horse and galloped away, a nasty grin of triumph on his face.
Saria was in tears, cradling the limp body of the newborn Kokiri. Saria held the lifeless shell in her arms, sobbing uncontrollably. In the forest of the Deku Tree, life was highly valued above everything else. To have a Kokiri be born without the completion of the ceremony was to have the body, but not the soul.
The voice of the Deku Tree was worried as he spoke. "Oh, Navi the faerie.dost thou hear me?"
A glowing blue light materialized out of thin air. "Yes, Great Deku Tree?"
"Thou hast been my most loyal friend in all of these long years.dost thou know of the prophecy of the great fire?"
Saria watched as the faerie bobbed in the air, apparently nodding. "Yes, great one."
The Deku Tree sighed. "Then know that the day of the journey has come. It is time for the boy without a faerie to leave this place."
Saria didn't know exactly what the Deku Tree and Navi the faerie were talking about, but she felt the need to interrupt. "Uh-Great Deku Tree, if I may intrude?" The leader nodded. "What of this body?" She indicated the newborn Kokiri. "The ceremony was incomplete.she has no soul."
The Deku gazed at the shell with unblinking eyes. "Navi, thou shall leave this place, but to do so as a faerie is to die. Thou know what thou must do."
Navi bobbed in the air, and then went to the newborn Kokiri. The body glowed with a bright light, shimmering with the dust of a forest faerie. Colorless eyes blinked open.
"Navi?" Saria whispered, seeing that her faerie friend had vanished into the body. The girl sat up.
"Saria." She stared at her hands in an almost fascinated fashion. Flexing her fingers, she braced herself against the ground as she tried to stand. Wobbling on new legs, she stood, with Saria's assistance.
The Deku Tree nodded with approval. "Go, now, to the child of Destiny. Bring him to me."
Saria and Navi bowed slightly. "As you wish." Navi said.
~*~*~*~
Eyes, red as an evening sunset, and as warm as the rising sun. They stared at him in a curious manner, blinking with pale blonde lashes. He could sense a mysterious air about the person, but he didn't know who he was.
Link rolled over, falling out of his bed with a low thump. The pale sheet that had covered his legs fluttered away, and he blew his long bangs out of his eyes. Eyes. He had dreamt about those strange red eyes.again.
Pushing himself off of the floor, Link stretched away lasting sleepiness. He was thin and slim, and by far on\e of the tallest of the Kokiri. Now that he was at his fifteenth year of age, he probably wouldn't grow much more. As one of the Kokiri, he would be a child as long as he lived.
Link tossed an apple in the air, grabbing his spear as he did so. With one quick swipe, he sent the fruit flying, and into a sharp web of twine hanging in the ccorner of the room. It connected and split, pushed through by the force of Link's hit. Going over to the web, Link picked up the apple slices, shaking off the swet juice. That one small action, as quick as it was, was only an insight into the true skills that Link had.
The Kokiri were the strange and unknow people of the Lost Woods, where only children could survive. Their leader, the Deku Tree, was their caretaker and parental figure. All Kokiri were the children of the forest, creation of the Kokiri Emerald, and the race favoured by the Goddess, Farore. Farore gave them the gift of being the source of all life; because of this, they had to ding a way to protect them, should one get through the misleading power of the Lost Woods. The Kokiri built a great temple in the depths of the forest, making its sole purpose to be a training ground for the body and the mind. There were two types of people that were sent to study there; the staff/slingshot fighters, and the wise diplomats. Link was in the first group.
"Link!" A voice drifted to the child's ears, carried into the house from outside. Link smiled, recognising it as the voice of his best friend, Saria. He moved out onto the balcony, smiling easily.
"Good mor-"
"Link!" Saria stopped at the foot of his tree house. "Something has happened! You must come to the Deku Tree at once!"
Link's eyes narrowed, as he reached inside his house. Grabbing his spear and his supply bag, he turned a perfect flip over the house railing. Landing on the ground below, he squinted at his friend. "What's going on?"
"There is no time to talk now." Unnoticed until now, Link turned to look at the new speaker. He had never seen her before. Her hair was short and straight, a strange blonde-green colour. She wore a basic green dress, dropping to her knees and belted at the waist. Leaf green tights lead to ankle shoes. She carried no weapon, and Link was almost disturbed to see that her eyes were colourless-as if she was blind. Despite this, she watched him so closely, that he couldn't believe that this was true. "Well? Let us go."
"Who are you?" Link blurted.
Saria waved a hand at him. "There's no time! We have to go! Now!"
"Alright, alright." Link grumbled, following his friend. The other girl tagged along, quiet as fog. They came to the entrance to the meadow of the Deku Tree, only to be stopped.
"Let us through, Mido." Link said in a low voice. "We need to see the Deku Tree."
One of the Kokiri Elders, or as eldest as they could get, Mido was a small, lightly built child. This was quite a misleading appearance, however, because he was one of the best fighters of the Kokiri. "Who said you could see the Great Deku tree, 'Mr-no-faerie'?" Despite his seemingly high credentials, Linka and Mido were on the least of best terms.
Saria stepped forward. "He's with me, Mido. The Deku Tree asked to see Link."
Mido's expression softened slightly. He had a major crush on Saria, and practically all of the Kokiri knew it. Saria, of course, as innocent as she was, had no clue. She only knew that if she wanted something, Mido would have a hard time refusing her. She didn't use this information, except in critical times.like this one. "Fine.you can pass." He stepped aside, and let the three Kokiri pass. He took no notice of the mysterious new girl, but glared at Link. "I can't see why the Great Deku Tree would want to see you, 'Mr-no-faerie'. You are hardly even worth his time, if a girl has to stick up for you. I guess a wimp is still a wimp.even with your training." He then stalked away, his faerie trailing behind him.
Link gritted his teeth, grip tightening on his spear. A wimp. Everyday he put up with Mido's crap, letting him insult him, tease him, and beat him around. One of these days, Link would snap and just fly off the handle.then Mido would see who was the wimp.
The strange girl tugged on his arm. "Come, we must hurry." Link nodded, following the girl. They soon came to the meadow of the Deku Tree, where the guardian was waiting for their arrival.
"Well done." The Deku Tree said in his deep voice. "Saria.please leave us."
"But Deku Tree." Saria protested, confusion in her eyes. "Why?"
He shook his head. "This is no longer of thy concern.please, go. I thank thee for thy help." Saria blinked away tears of disappointment, but left. Link shot her a reassuring look as she passed him. "Link. the boy without a faerie.I have a task for thee to do."
"A task, Deku Tree?" Link asked. "What can I possibly do?"
The Deku Tree shifted his branches. "Long ago, there was a prophet. She had the ability to accurately predict the future. Upon waking on a gentle morn, she was set upon by as most strange vision. Link, dost thou know of the world.outside of these woods?"
Link shrugged. "Some things. There is a castle where the king of the land lives."
"Yes, Link. The prophet saw that there was a great fire at the castle town. A woman managed to escape from an evil attack made by a dark man. She only had her son with her, and a most grave wound beset her. The woman escaped to the Lost Woods, where she was granted safety for the remainder of her life span."
"I thought that outsiders couldn't live in this forest?" Link said, puzzled.
"No-they cannot. They woman was half-dead when she arrived. She died soon after arrival, leaving her newborn son in our care." The Deku Tree shifted. "Link.thou art that boy. You are not of the Kokiri. If you stay any longer in these woods, you will fall to the curse of the Staflos."
Link gasped, stepping backwards. "What do you mean? That's not possible!"
"It is true. Thou art not of the Kokiri.thou art a Hylian.one of the outsiders."
Link leaned on his staff heavily. Not one of the Kokiri? That was insane! Sure, he was a little taller, but that didn't mean he was a-Hylian! But if it was true.then he had to leave.and soon. Link glanced up at the Deku Tree. "What must I do?"
The guardian of the Kokiri nodded his approval at Link's decision. "Earlier this day, a dark man did ride into this sacred forest. He stole the Kokiri Emerald from our grasp." Link gasped again, in spite of his self. "Thou must go to the Castle of Hyrule. Speak to the King and plead our case to them. Without the emerald.the land.will die.."
Link gaped at him. "You trust this to me? It is too important!"
The Deku Tree shook his head. "No-thou art the only one who can go. I sence that this will become something much more.no creature of the forest can leave for long.you are our only hope.you are the child of the journey.of destiny."
The Hylian hung his head. To leave his home.his friends.his life. This was all too much. "I understand."
"Good. Know this, however, you will not take this journey alone. Navi will accompany you."
The strange girl stepped forward. Link stared at her. "But she is a Kokiri."
"Only half of her is." At Link's look, the Deku tree shook his head. "You will understand in time. Now go.say your good-byes. You must leave before sunset."
Link nodded, turning to go. "I will do my best, Great Deku Tree."
"May Farore guide you."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There ya go! A new chapter in my very own parody!! Yay! Sorry it took so long, my computer and the mouse aren't exactally getting along too well, so this took longer to write on a different computer. *sigh* I can't wait to get to my favourite part of this fic-where Sheik comes in!!! YAY!!! Oh.and all of the other characters.including some OCs of my own creation. They are so cool.
Sheik: Stop bragging. Me: It's my A/N, I can do what I want! Sheik: *rolls eyes* Me: Stop that!
ANY-way.can't wait for a new instalment! See ya around!!
~OracleVortex ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hi everybody!
Back with another chapter of my Zelda Parody!! Yay!! This is a beginning chapter all about getting things going. Stuff will be defended and things will be changed around, so PAY ATTENTION! Or read it again.whichever.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Saria watched silently as the Great Deku Tree let the Kokiri Emerald dangle in the air in front of her. It was the third day of fall, and it had been decided that another Kokiri would be brought into the world. She watched with familiar fascination as a figure formed in the vitalizing light.
The low pounding of a running horse echoed through the meadow. Branches creaked as the Great Deku Tree moved slightly. A dark man appeared, his clothes as black as the horse that he rode on. He stopped inches in front of Saria, causing her to skip backwards. His cold eyes were on the Deku Tree.
"Who art thou," the Deku Tree rumbled, "To enter this forest? Only thee in Farore's care dwell here."
The man laughed, the evil sound causing Saria to shiver. "I am Ganon. Remember it well, old tree, for I will rule all of Hyrule, and all will bow before me."
"Leave this place." The Deku tree commanded. "Thou hast no power here."
"Of course not," Ganon agreed, "But I will take the object that does!" With lightening speed, he threw out a gloved hand and snatched up the Kokiri Emerald.
"No!" The Deku Tree cried. "Return the stone!'
"Fool." Ganon laughed. "I will not concede so easily." He tucked the emerald into a vest pocket. "Once I have collected all three of the Spiritual Stones, you will see the true power of the jewels!" He spurred his horse and galloped away, a nasty grin of triumph on his face.
Saria was in tears, cradling the limp body of the newborn Kokiri. Saria held the lifeless shell in her arms, sobbing uncontrollably. In the forest of the Deku Tree, life was highly valued above everything else. To have a Kokiri be born without the completion of the ceremony was to have the body, but not the soul.
The voice of the Deku Tree was worried as he spoke. "Oh, Navi the faerie.dost thou hear me?"
A glowing blue light materialized out of thin air. "Yes, Great Deku Tree?"
"Thou hast been my most loyal friend in all of these long years.dost thou know of the prophecy of the great fire?"
Saria watched as the faerie bobbed in the air, apparently nodding. "Yes, great one."
The Deku Tree sighed. "Then know that the day of the journey has come. It is time for the boy without a faerie to leave this place."
Saria didn't know exactly what the Deku Tree and Navi the faerie were talking about, but she felt the need to interrupt. "Uh-Great Deku Tree, if I may intrude?" The leader nodded. "What of this body?" She indicated the newborn Kokiri. "The ceremony was incomplete.she has no soul."
The Deku gazed at the shell with unblinking eyes. "Navi, thou shall leave this place, but to do so as a faerie is to die. Thou know what thou must do."
Navi bobbed in the air, and then went to the newborn Kokiri. The body glowed with a bright light, shimmering with the dust of a forest faerie. Colorless eyes blinked open.
"Navi?" Saria whispered, seeing that her faerie friend had vanished into the body. The girl sat up.
"Saria." She stared at her hands in an almost fascinated fashion. Flexing her fingers, she braced herself against the ground as she tried to stand. Wobbling on new legs, she stood, with Saria's assistance.
The Deku Tree nodded with approval. "Go, now, to the child of Destiny. Bring him to me."
Saria and Navi bowed slightly. "As you wish." Navi said.
~*~*~*~
Eyes, red as an evening sunset, and as warm as the rising sun. They stared at him in a curious manner, blinking with pale blonde lashes. He could sense a mysterious air about the person, but he didn't know who he was.
Link rolled over, falling out of his bed with a low thump. The pale sheet that had covered his legs fluttered away, and he blew his long bangs out of his eyes. Eyes. He had dreamt about those strange red eyes.again.
Pushing himself off of the floor, Link stretched away lasting sleepiness. He was thin and slim, and by far on\e of the tallest of the Kokiri. Now that he was at his fifteenth year of age, he probably wouldn't grow much more. As one of the Kokiri, he would be a child as long as he lived.
Link tossed an apple in the air, grabbing his spear as he did so. With one quick swipe, he sent the fruit flying, and into a sharp web of twine hanging in the ccorner of the room. It connected and split, pushed through by the force of Link's hit. Going over to the web, Link picked up the apple slices, shaking off the swet juice. That one small action, as quick as it was, was only an insight into the true skills that Link had.
The Kokiri were the strange and unknow people of the Lost Woods, where only children could survive. Their leader, the Deku Tree, was their caretaker and parental figure. All Kokiri were the children of the forest, creation of the Kokiri Emerald, and the race favoured by the Goddess, Farore. Farore gave them the gift of being the source of all life; because of this, they had to ding a way to protect them, should one get through the misleading power of the Lost Woods. The Kokiri built a great temple in the depths of the forest, making its sole purpose to be a training ground for the body and the mind. There were two types of people that were sent to study there; the staff/slingshot fighters, and the wise diplomats. Link was in the first group.
"Link!" A voice drifted to the child's ears, carried into the house from outside. Link smiled, recognising it as the voice of his best friend, Saria. He moved out onto the balcony, smiling easily.
"Good mor-"
"Link!" Saria stopped at the foot of his tree house. "Something has happened! You must come to the Deku Tree at once!"
Link's eyes narrowed, as he reached inside his house. Grabbing his spear and his supply bag, he turned a perfect flip over the house railing. Landing on the ground below, he squinted at his friend. "What's going on?"
"There is no time to talk now." Unnoticed until now, Link turned to look at the new speaker. He had never seen her before. Her hair was short and straight, a strange blonde-green colour. She wore a basic green dress, dropping to her knees and belted at the waist. Leaf green tights lead to ankle shoes. She carried no weapon, and Link was almost disturbed to see that her eyes were colourless-as if she was blind. Despite this, she watched him so closely, that he couldn't believe that this was true. "Well? Let us go."
"Who are you?" Link blurted.
Saria waved a hand at him. "There's no time! We have to go! Now!"
"Alright, alright." Link grumbled, following his friend. The other girl tagged along, quiet as fog. They came to the entrance to the meadow of the Deku Tree, only to be stopped.
"Let us through, Mido." Link said in a low voice. "We need to see the Deku Tree."
One of the Kokiri Elders, or as eldest as they could get, Mido was a small, lightly built child. This was quite a misleading appearance, however, because he was one of the best fighters of the Kokiri. "Who said you could see the Great Deku tree, 'Mr-no-faerie'?" Despite his seemingly high credentials, Linka and Mido were on the least of best terms.
Saria stepped forward. "He's with me, Mido. The Deku Tree asked to see Link."
Mido's expression softened slightly. He had a major crush on Saria, and practically all of the Kokiri knew it. Saria, of course, as innocent as she was, had no clue. She only knew that if she wanted something, Mido would have a hard time refusing her. She didn't use this information, except in critical times.like this one. "Fine.you can pass." He stepped aside, and let the three Kokiri pass. He took no notice of the mysterious new girl, but glared at Link. "I can't see why the Great Deku Tree would want to see you, 'Mr-no-faerie'. You are hardly even worth his time, if a girl has to stick up for you. I guess a wimp is still a wimp.even with your training." He then stalked away, his faerie trailing behind him.
Link gritted his teeth, grip tightening on his spear. A wimp. Everyday he put up with Mido's crap, letting him insult him, tease him, and beat him around. One of these days, Link would snap and just fly off the handle.then Mido would see who was the wimp.
The strange girl tugged on his arm. "Come, we must hurry." Link nodded, following the girl. They soon came to the meadow of the Deku Tree, where the guardian was waiting for their arrival.
"Well done." The Deku Tree said in his deep voice. "Saria.please leave us."
"But Deku Tree." Saria protested, confusion in her eyes. "Why?"
He shook his head. "This is no longer of thy concern.please, go. I thank thee for thy help." Saria blinked away tears of disappointment, but left. Link shot her a reassuring look as she passed him. "Link. the boy without a faerie.I have a task for thee to do."
"A task, Deku Tree?" Link asked. "What can I possibly do?"
The Deku Tree shifted his branches. "Long ago, there was a prophet. She had the ability to accurately predict the future. Upon waking on a gentle morn, she was set upon by as most strange vision. Link, dost thou know of the world.outside of these woods?"
Link shrugged. "Some things. There is a castle where the king of the land lives."
"Yes, Link. The prophet saw that there was a great fire at the castle town. A woman managed to escape from an evil attack made by a dark man. She only had her son with her, and a most grave wound beset her. The woman escaped to the Lost Woods, where she was granted safety for the remainder of her life span."
"I thought that outsiders couldn't live in this forest?" Link said, puzzled.
"No-they cannot. They woman was half-dead when she arrived. She died soon after arrival, leaving her newborn son in our care." The Deku Tree shifted. "Link.thou art that boy. You are not of the Kokiri. If you stay any longer in these woods, you will fall to the curse of the Staflos."
Link gasped, stepping backwards. "What do you mean? That's not possible!"
"It is true. Thou art not of the Kokiri.thou art a Hylian.one of the outsiders."
Link leaned on his staff heavily. Not one of the Kokiri? That was insane! Sure, he was a little taller, but that didn't mean he was a-Hylian! But if it was true.then he had to leave.and soon. Link glanced up at the Deku Tree. "What must I do?"
The guardian of the Kokiri nodded his approval at Link's decision. "Earlier this day, a dark man did ride into this sacred forest. He stole the Kokiri Emerald from our grasp." Link gasped again, in spite of his self. "Thou must go to the Castle of Hyrule. Speak to the King and plead our case to them. Without the emerald.the land.will die.."
Link gaped at him. "You trust this to me? It is too important!"
The Deku Tree shook his head. "No-thou art the only one who can go. I sence that this will become something much more.no creature of the forest can leave for long.you are our only hope.you are the child of the journey.of destiny."
The Hylian hung his head. To leave his home.his friends.his life. This was all too much. "I understand."
"Good. Know this, however, you will not take this journey alone. Navi will accompany you."
The strange girl stepped forward. Link stared at her. "But she is a Kokiri."
"Only half of her is." At Link's look, the Deku tree shook his head. "You will understand in time. Now go.say your good-byes. You must leave before sunset."
Link nodded, turning to go. "I will do my best, Great Deku Tree."
"May Farore guide you."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There ya go! A new chapter in my very own parody!! Yay! Sorry it took so long, my computer and the mouse aren't exactally getting along too well, so this took longer to write on a different computer. *sigh* I can't wait to get to my favourite part of this fic-where Sheik comes in!!! YAY!!! Oh.and all of the other characters.including some OCs of my own creation. They are so cool.
Sheik: Stop bragging. Me: It's my A/N, I can do what I want! Sheik: *rolls eyes* Me: Stop that!
ANY-way.can't wait for a new instalment! See ya around!!
~OracleVortex ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~