"What makes you think you can be the hero?" It's two in the morning, Petra's pretty sure she's broken her leg and Levi's on his deathbed.
"Everyone knows your brother was chosen by the Triforce," Levi pauses to cough a bit of blood up. "No one else has been able to save the world. Everyone but him is doomed to fail."
"Well what am I supposed to do?" Petra tries to keep her voice steady. "Link is dead, do you want me to just sit by and let those monsters kill more innocents?!"
"I guess I don't have much of an opinion." He gives a rueful laugh. "I'm a dead man. But even still I'm a realist: we're fucked without your brother."
It had been a normal day. Petra can still see how Link beamed when he was given Epona for his birthday. But then those creatures had shown up. They were unlike anything she had ever seen before, shooting lights more deadly than fire. She had managed to get Link and Levi to safety. But that idiot had went back to try to save a little girl. She died, right before Link's eyes, and he was quick to follow. How ironic the person who held the Triforce of Courage would fall because of their bravery.
"I don't care Levi, I can't let them win. There's something big coming, and something very evil is behind it. Don't you see, I can't just stand by!"
Levi sighs, "Even if you attempted to take his place, the other Triforce wielders won't accept you, the public won't accept you, no one will."
"Then they can't know Link's dead!" Petra exclaims, blood rushing through her veins. "I'll disguise myself as him, and then save Hyrule!"
Levi laughs again. "Well, I know at this point there's no use arguing. You're the most stubborn person I've ever met. I just never thought my pretty Petra would be saving the world…"
"Levi-" Petra whispers as she pushes back his raven locks. He's a jackass, but he's her jackass. For years they had been lovers. They had even planned for marriage. That's all she had really wanted. A simple life with him.
She's brought out of her thoughts at the sight of Levi coughing more blood. "Go on without me, I don't have much time left."
Tears burn in the corner of her eyes, but this is not a time for tears. Gently, she pecks a kiss on his lips, afraid if it was any longer she'd taste the blood on it.
"I love you, L."
"I love you too, Petra. Go kick some monster ass."
Petra can't take anymore. She turns and runs as her village burns. There's not time for mourning, not for her parents, for Link, nor for Levi. Maybe once she's broken Fate and has made it her personal bitch, can she remember the dead. For now, she's the wielder of the Triforce of Courage and she's ready to save this world.
