He swore loudly as his face hit the mud. Some blood dripped down from his scalp into his left ear. A hand grabbed his tunic from the back and lifted him up slightly. With one eye slightly closed, he turned to stare up at his helper, he blinked however when he realized who it actually was.
"William," He uttered from his parched lips. His body trembling from his wounds. "Why did you betray us?"
The would be hero sneered, "The war affected my home planet. It's your fault it was destroyed."
Link stared at his student. He held so much promise at first, eager to learn and save the world. Then his home planet was embroiled in the war and he became hostile and reclusive. Now Link wasn't even sure if General Mario, in all his wisdom, was right about this boy being the hero. "Think William, that wasn't the Alliance's fault."
Spittle flew out of Link's mouth after being struck across the face. "I am so much stronger than you now, Hero of Time. Nothing can stop me from fulfilling my destiny as ruler of the galaxy and bringing peace. Quit your pathetic talking, it has no affect on me."
Link gathered his resolve and clenched his jaw. "Then kill me. I have failed you as a teacher, one day you will learn your true destiny, but not by my hands."
He hit the ground again with a thud, this time however he was facing William. Cool metal pointed at him from his former student's arm. Link flinched as it pricked his neck, drawing blood as it did so. He thought of his Princess Zelda and the life they could have had together, then he thought of Luke Figgis, William's former friend. Yes, he realized with an air of relief, that boy was the key to the universe's future. He serves as the foil to William, a determined, somewhat naïve hero. Link looked to the heavens and hoped that for justice's sake Luke would find his destiny as the cold steel lifted itself from his body. His mind became one with the world around him as he felt his world shrink into black.
The former hero of the universe kicked the now limp corpse aside. He sheathed his sword and walked away, analyzing what his next move would be. He supposed that he could bend Bowser and Ganondorf to his will, but they might prove to be treacherous. William thought of King Zant, the manipulative force behind Ganondorf's power, and decided maybe that was the best candidate. He boarded his ship and set the coordinates to the last world he had yet to conquer.
Luke stirred slowly from his sleep by an unknown force. He blinked twice, trying to clear his eyes out as he felt the pressure from his shackles becoming loose. At that moment he realized he was not alone, in actuality he was in the presence of a female, a very pretty one at that.
"Why--" He started to say as a finger reached his lips silencing him.
"Shh. Don't talk, I'm trying to help you, but you have to stay quiet." She whispered quite lowly, Luke found it hard to even make out what she had said. Another clank was heard as the chains around his ankles snapped loose as well. He suddenly felt more freedom now than he had in the past two weeks as he rubbed his wrists. "There. You're free now."
"Uh, thanks." He said, still rubbing the marks the shackles had left. They were quite painful. "Who are you?"
"I'm Ilia. Princess Zelda sent me to rescue you. We have great need of you, Hero of the Universe."
He blinked in surprise. This girl thought he was the hero? He was just a follower, a tag-along of the true hero. Well, the hero that was.
"I'm not the hero of anything. That's what William was supposed to be. But that was before our world was destroyed."
"Please come with me Luke."
"I can't help you. I'm sorry. Just get me out of here."
"Very well. I will inform the Princess. But think about your decision Luke. The resistance needs your help."
"I don't want anything to do with the world anymore." Luke walked away, never looking back at the forlorn girl. He desperately wanted to help. Really he did, but him? They were getting pathetic if they needed his help. Soon William would crush the resistance, and Luke would spend the rest of his life running.
He walked until he reached a point where he had no bearing on his location whatsoever. Luke tried spotting a landmark to no avail. As far as his eye could see was unfamiliar, barren landscape. The world sure had changed in his time of imprisonment.
"We're here." She replied, skipping off into a portal on a tree.
"But where is here?" Luke murmured as he followed her into the unknown abyss.
I know it doesn't make much sense to skip out on all that information. But it will all make sense in the end. I'm going for a Watchmen like plot where everything comes together at the end. Hope everyone enjoys!