The Legend of Ganondorf: The Wielder of Power
Chapter 2: Knight
"Darunia! I am so pleased you could come!"
The King of Hyrule wore a long smile across his large grey beard. His outsized cheeks firmed and his robust out stretched belly jiggled as he laughed like a child receiving a new toy. The large square hall inside the castle was overflowing with the king's laughter, but it was soon overshadowed by the thundering steps of the Gornons' footsteps. The King of Hyrule leapt from his golden throne, giving the petite girl next to him a loving pat on the head. The girl gave a slight smile to her father and then brought her attention back to her fingernails. The king continued to bounce over to the Leader of the Gorons, Darunia, who met him with a loud thundering 'crack' of his hands and a nod of the head, which was the custom of the Gorons when meeting upperclassmen.
"Goro…Daltus Gustaf Hyrule, the Ruler of Hyrule. I am greeting you now."**
"Ha ha. Alright now. We must pertain this meeting to business." Daltus put on a playful serious face and corrected his posture with his hand behind his back. "I trust you have thought about my offer."
"Of course goro!" Darunia's voice, like his strength, was powerful and none would even dare to try to match it. "Allies we will be, yeah?"
"Oh! Wonderful! I'm so delighted. From now on, in times of need, we shall protect each other. I needed only your word, for I know that you are a grand leader." As soon as the meeting had begun it was over.
"Now we is sworn brothers!" Darunia gave Daltus a hard punch and sent him to the cold tiled floor. All the silver clad guards rushed over to their fallen king as he began wheezing, not being able to catch his breath. "Ugh… its mmm fine… it's just… huff… just a bit of fun… ug." The knights reluctantly backed away. Some went to the Princess in case something was tried. The Princess, on the other hand found interest in only the thin air above her. Darunia took hold of the fallen man's hand and hoisted the united bond of two allies for all in the hall to see. The Gorons were the only ones to roar with excitement.
The Goron Leader slapped his broad chest, shook his head, and pointed toward the way they had come. "Goodbye Brother! We meet again, yeah?" The group of Goron representatives left the King and his subjects to be alone.
Daltus turned to his advisor, looking tired, but happy none the less. The ignorant man did not expect to be pummeled to the floor even if the Gorons did it out of respect. His only concern was to have allies. Every kingdom may need them.
"Is there anything else to be done today?"
"Yes, your majesty. You must check that all preparations for your trip to the King Zora's domain are to your liking, your majesty."
"Oh, I'm sure everything is fine. Why don't you check it for me, hmm? I'm retiring to my chambers. Come Zelda." The king turned away to his door leading to the sleeping chambers, followed closely by his daughter, Zelda.
"WAIT!"
A few shrill shrieks could be heard as a young boy came bounding down the hallway towards the King of Hyrule. All the knights stopped the boy dead in his tracks. The boy wouldn't dare to move when spears were pointed to his throat, but continued to look at Daltus with pleading eyes. "King, please."
The king stared at the boy with awe. The boy was so young and his appearance looked as though he had been traveling for weeks or even months without a good cleaning. Daltus scrunched his nose contemplating on what to do with the child. The ignorant king took pity on the boy. He stayed away from the boy as he spoke to him. "Child, why are you in my palace?"
"I came to you because I wanna be a knight." The king gave a good strong laugh and the boys eyes darkened.
"How did you get in here?"
"I walked"
"No. How did you get past my guards?"
"I snuck in when they were all trying to save you from that rock thing." The King raised his eyebrows at the boy's stealth.
"If it is a job you want, you need not work so hard to get it. Go to the orphanage, I'm sure they will put you to work, and if you're good they'll replace your clothes too."
"No! I wanna work for you. I wanna fight for the King. You must be the smartest, bravest, most powerful man in the entire kingdom."
"I am indeed all those child. But you are far too young to be a knight of Hyrule."
"I would die for you, King!" Daltus turned away from the boy as he screamed this. 'Children are too naïve, they don't know what they really want' the king was stopped once again as every sole in the hall gave a loud gasp. Zelda tugged at her father's robes and pointed to the young boy.
The boy had taken out was a small gold-handled sword. He had the sword over the back of his right hand and was slashing lines across it. The distinct expression of pain was painted on his pale face. The boy ground his teeth at every movement. Down, right, left, right, left, right, up. Thick columns of scarlet fell down the length of his arm and on to the clean white floors. The deep red of the blood clashed with the bright green of the boy's tunic. He held the hand up. Three triangles were on his hand. The deep cuts the boy had made formed the symbol of the ruling family of Hyrule. It was the triforce.
"I live only for the King of Hyrule!"
At this Daltus gave a hearty laugh, which in return made the boy cringe. "Splendid, just splendid. You're a smart child, aren't you mah boi? Tell me your name."
"Link"
"Good. That is a fantastic name. You shall be a Hylian knight. You will live on the castle grounds in the knights' courters. Now if you train hard and continue this dedication, you'll go far in my Kingdom."
Link smiled largely and jumped up with his sword in hand. King Daltus turned once more to where his advisor and Zelda stood watching. "See that Link is clothed, fed and given a bath. I need that kind of dedication in my knights. Give him a room too."
The king then continued to walk to his chambers with Zelda lagging behind him. Zelda stared at the strange boy until she walked through the door. Even as she left the hall, the awe and disbelief never left her eyes.
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AN:*Alright in this story I will be giving the "non-human" beings and the Gerudo thier own languages. The language of the Gorons consists of a series of slaps, stomps, movements, and hand signals. I see them as being very involved with thier bodies, like strength and power and such, so i think that their language should be almost simlilar to sign language. Darunia speaks Hylian a bit odly in this chapter because he just recently had to learn the language, in order to meet with the king.
*Another note that I should make clear is that the king in Ocarina of Time doesn't really have a name. I gave him the fisrt name of the king in Minsh Cap, the middle name of a king who appears in spirit form in Minish Cap, and the last name of Hyrule cimply because it is his kingdom. I chose those first two names from the game right before Ocarina in the timeline, which is Minish and Four Sword. Everyone usually uses Harkinian from the cartoon series or the one with a full name, Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule from Wind Waker. I suppose I did take his last name though:D.
Second chapter. YAY! I know that it is in fact a bit boring, but I wanted this interaction in the story. Link is a sneaky little bastard now, so remember that. Anyway please for the love of all that is holy, give me a review or something. I want you guys to tell me something, anything. Goodbye, see you next time.