The Legend of Zelda: The Darkest Hero
(A/N) Hello all, this is gonna be my first LoZ fic, and I'll warn you right now that it is gonna be quite different from the normal LoZ storyline. I would really appreciate any reviews, even just an "update!" It doesn't take long and gives me the drive to keep writing.
Prologue
It is said that the clouds atop Death Mountain signify the state of the mountain. If the clouds are white, then the mountain is at peace, but if the clouds glow an eerie red, something evil is afoot.
Today the proud Goron race looked upon those clouds with a confused look on their face. It had only been fifty years since the Hero of Time had saved them from Ganondorf, so the group had to wonder why the clouds were glowing as fierce as they had been all those years ago.
Link, son of Daruina, and the patriarch of the Gorons, was especially concerned. Although he had no reason to, he immediately ordered his fellow Gorons into their city inside the volcano, as a cautionary measure. He then took personal seclusion inside his room, where nobody could get in without playing the sacred song.
Foot of Death Mountain
The assassin smiled as he looked up at the clouds, the goddesses must feel my presence, he thought to himself, how nice of them to warn the man he was to kill.
He knew who his target was, but he only called him The Rock. Names might make the mission seem too personal, and that was a risk no assassin could take.
He had had a few run ins with The Rock in the past, but had never really grown all too fond of him. He didn't care that he was about to die, all he cared about was the fact that he was being paid 50,000 rupees to make it happen. The most for a single job, he thought to himself, fifty thousand was more than some men made in a year.
Then again, he deserved it. He was after all, the best at his job. He had killed many a man before, all without fail, and as word of his skills began to spread, he came to be known as The Fire Omo. Now, one might wonder why the greatest assassin in the world went by the name which translates to The Fire Child, but this was no ordinary assassin. He was only seventeen, a mere boy in the world of contract killers.
The Fire Omo did have a real name, but nobody who wasn't worthy enough to know it did. He was a rather fit boy, about six feet tall, with a muscular chest and abs. His arms were also quite strong, as his weapon of choice for close combat was a three foot long sword, which he stole from one the victim of one of his first jobs. The victim said that it was forged by a massive Goron, and he had to wield it with two hands. The weakling, the Omo thought, he never felt the need to use more than one.
The Omo had medium length blond hair, and sharp blue eyes. He chose to wear a dark green silk tunic, with black leggings and undershirt. He wore the gloves of the aforementioned victim, which bestowed upon him impeccable strength.
The Omo began scaling the mountain, careful to stay out of the view of the Gorons. It was difficult, at each level of the volcano, there were a few guards stationed, so he had to take unorthodos, and unprotected routes.
He dropped down off the edge of the volcano and began to move himself sideways, out of the guard's view. When he pulled himself up, he was within eyeshot of the entrance to Goron City. Unfortunately for him, the entrance was bombarded with guards. His client had specifically told him to only kill The Rock, unless absolutely necessary, so he had to go into the city the alternate way.
Whatever, he thought; this will lead straight to his room anyhow.
The Omo began climbing Death Mountain further, trying to reach the mountain's peak. As he got higher, the volcano began to erupt, sending large rocks flying at him from all directions. He simply pulled out his shield and they shattered on impact.
His shield was another one of his trademarks. It was of his own making. It is said that he took the other sword that his victim had used, and he melted it down into liquid metal, and formed it into the shape of a shield. It was black, with the flaming face of a skull kid on it. It is also said that while making the shield, some of it had designed itself, and made the shape of the legendary triforce on the skull kid's head. However anyone who had seen his shield before had never lived to tell about it, so perhaps its true origins will remain a mystery.
The Omo had finally reached the peak of the mountain, and, knowing that it was the only way to get to The Rock, began to make his way into the volcano itself.
It was immensely hot inside the volcano, but the Omo was a professional; he had trained himself to ignore any dangerous temperatures, hot or cold.
He finally reached his destination. Deep inside the volcano, he was in front of a giant boulder that would lead to the room of The Rock. Unsheathing his blade, he threw the rock aside with all his might.
The Patriarch's Room
Link was thrown off guard. The giant statue that separated his room from the inside of the volcano had just been thrown aside like paper, pinning the two guards he had in his room against the wall, and knocking them unconscious in the process.
He looked towards the opening of the room, and there he saw one of the most feared people in all of Hyrule. The Fire Omo, he thought to himself, I must save my people.
Link rushed the Omo, but was doomed from the start. As he punched at the Omo with all of his might, his attack was easily blocked by his mythical shield. The Omo would not hesitate in his counterattack, and with one motion plunged his blade into the throat of the Goron's Patriarch. The last thought that crossed The Rock's mind was: That's Link's sword….
The Omo quickly retreated back inside the volcano, leaving a wooden carving with a flame on it atop of the fallen Gorron's chest, his calling card. As he made his descent down the mountain, he had to stop and chuckle at The Rock's name. Oh, the irony, he thought, as he made his uninterrupted descent down the mountains, with the sounds of screaming Gorons in the background.
(A/N) So, can you all figure out who the Assassin is? Also, if any of you can figure out how he got his name (The Fire Omo,) massive props. Please R&R, chapter one should be up soon!