Chapter 5: Din's Angelic Diablo
The place where our next chapter is hosted in an odd place. You can never tell if you are standing in the middle of this place at all and no matter where you look all you can see is darkness, no glimmer of light, only the dark. This spot is like the bottom of a bottomless pit. This void of pure nothingness follows no rules of time or space while legend has little to say about this area since there has never been any shape or form of life, until now.
A bright flame, of red and orange, suddenly appeared and instantly disappeared right afterward leaving behind a, small, young girl. This girl looked somewhere about 8 years old with; fiery red shoulder length hair, spotless skin, pale red lips softer then holy angels and pink eyes. In her blue skirt, that covers half of her cream trousers, and brown fleece the female took a few steps that haven't made a single sound in this voiceless wasteland. That seemed to have annoyed her as she started to jump up and down before stamping the floor yet no noise was created "so quiet, so soundless…I'm scared so very, very, scared."
"If you had the feeling of fear then you would of killed yourself already," as the blank voice spoke the girl spin around in lightening quick fashion to see who is behind her yet saw no one "then yet again not just anyone can enter the world of no light."
"W-W-Where are you!?!" the child screamed as this emotionless voice as driven her to shear paranoia "are you hiding from me?"
"There is no need to hide when one is made from darkness," as that haunting voice spoke again two red eyes appeared right in front of the girl which caused her to fall on her backside "nothing more, nothing less." The red eyes stare daggers into the young girl "who are you and how could get here?"
The girl facial expression instantly changed from one processed with terror into a look of confidence "I am the girl who wants to strike a deal with the shadow of the hero, are you interested." The female then pulled out a transparent diamond, with a miniature fiery orb in the middle, which the floor to enlighten. In a matter of milliseconds there is a circle, with a five foot diameter, of pure light around the girl and she saw the male she was talking to covering his eyes.
As he uncovered his eyes what the young child saw was a 12 year old boy with every single figure including sword and shield of Link, even the pointy ears, with the only differences were that every part of him, with exception of his red eyes, is black "fancy light show." The Shadow spoke, yet again, in an emotionless tone before glaring at the girl again "so what is this deal you talk about?"
"To tell the truth I consider this as a simple task," the youngster smiled as she spoke "I need you to travel to different places as like a training session, after you come back you will help two others battle against three strangers, what do you say?" the girl was confident in having the male accept this deal without knowing what is in it for him. Yet the dark one say nothing and turned his back to her for a moment before turning back around with his sword pointing straight at her "what is the meaning of this?"
"Be honest with me or I should just cut your tongue out," he blankly threatened "I am no idiot, so don't lie to a man who has been trapped here for so many years." What this male said is true, a few years ago he was Link's shadow blessed with life only to be banished into a void of nothingness when he failed to kill Link. "I won't ask you again Din!"
The girl knew that her health is being threatened, and couldn't tell if the one of darkness is bluffing or not, while was in complete shock that he knew who she is which in turn returns the fear Din first had in this place "You knew? You actually knew but didn't tell me."
"Had my prediction as soon as I saw you but wasn't fully sure until your 'you knew' line, answer me now goddess while you still have a throat to speak with!" the boy angered tone had made it crystal clear that this is the very last warning.
"The truth, the real truth, is that me and my sisters have sense a powerful force of three aiming to destroy Hyrule and even the entire world. The thing is this force is led by three and these three have travelled to different dimensions to enhance their strengths while improving their coverage toward their own weaknesses. We agree to choose one person each to travel away and improve then defend Hyrule as they get back. Yet the only problem with that is my sisters don't trust me fully so they limited who I could select, which isn't fun!"
"So out of all people you were limited to why chose an Angelic Diablo?" the boy put his sword away as he asked his question.
"Angelic Diablo?" Din asked in a curious tone.
"When I was among the living in the world of the light I have been given multiple nicknames, like 'Shadow Link' and 'Dark Link' or just that 'Shadow,' so I have decided to give myself a nickname." Dark Link expressed his words with an emotionless, yet disgusted, tone "you can expect more if you like but that is the answer, no more, no less; why did you choose me, out of many, to make a deal with?"
Now satisfied with Shadow Link's answer the goddess in human form felt more reassured and smiled while she spoke "because the Angelic part of you is willing to help me while I trust the Diablo."
"Good way to counter that oxymoron, if I say so myself," the dark one might of sound unimpressed yet looked at Din in a way of slight respect.
"Well I am a goddess," Din knew this is the best, if any, time to negotiate a deal with him "here is the deal. You go on this mission, that acquires you to go to a different dimension to get stronger then returns to Hyrule to defend it from three powerful forms of evil, and in return I can get you out of here and back into the world of light. Think about it, would you rather spend the rest of your like in this void of nothingness or live in place with so much life? So do I have a deal?"
As the girl offered out her hand Dark Link looked away "Why should I live in the same world as Link? Why should I give up this darkened paradise just to known as a being that alive but shouldn't exist in a land of that, cursed, light?"
Din knew what Dark Link was talking about since he is just Link's shadow given life through evil power "why not I offer you this." Just then the goddess rested against the male's chest, like some kind hug, but where her left hand is touching Shadow Link hear a beating, a never ending beating. His shocked look made the female smile before continuing to speak "that is a heart, it is what makes emotions and emotions makes a living thing exist, and now I understand how Ganondorf had full power over you. So I am willing to tweak the deal, you take this mission and I'll not only return you to the land of light but unlock the door to your heart, in turn making you a proper living being. Refuse…" the girl took her hands away, stopping the never ending beating in the process "I will leave you here to your lonesome. Where for will forever be cursed with being alive while not existing…"
Din was about to turn around and slowly walk away so she could teleport back to Hyrule; suddenly Shadow Link grabbed her right wrist "you have a deal. No matter how cursed the light is, no matter what risks there are, no matter how high the chance of death is I'll do it."
She smiled, finally won over the shadow's allegiance, the back of her right hand shun in a fiery red colour "go down to one knee and kiss the back of my hand. You'll be going to a different dimension but please expect the unexpected, that is the only warning I can offer."
Dark Link seemed to not care about any warnings, the chance of feeling positive emotions is worth more then three times the price, and knelt down. He peacefully place Din's right hand on the palm of his left but then smirked "I am no fool." With his right hand he placed it on top causing the man of shadows to disappear in a glacier blue flame.
"Worth the try," Din childishly said before levitating upwards until disappearing into thin air, that is, if this void has any.
MasterEvil: Hi everyone, this took me a while to, both think and, write so can you please spend some of your time in giving some feedback/your review about this story rather chapter by chapter or the story as a whole, so far.