The Legend of Zelda: Master of Puppets

by Skullkai

In the LoZ world, an elf named Link who starts out on a hunting expedition but then takes a turn towards a big mystery. With the help of the spirits possessing his puppets, Link sets out to uncover the secret of the Tale of the Princess and stop evil from taking over Hyrule. (Story is an AU version of the original Legend of Zelda minus the other LoZ games)

3. Chapter 3: The Tale of the Princess

The Legend of Zelda: Master of Puppets

(I'm planning to post a new chapter every week. Is that cool? So far I've been grinding these things out and making about 1 chapter every 15 minutes and I think I'll stop making so many so fast. My plan is to post a new chapter every Saturday but if you guys want new chapters more often, I could post every Wednesday and Saturday. Anyways, enjoy this riveting chapter of the story.)

Chapter 3:

The Tale of the Princess

Wow, though Link.

Link had found many things inside the room. On the back wall, there was huge tapestry with a story written on it. On the ground was a carpet depicting the battle between the evil ancient king Ganondorf and Link the Hero, the guy that Link here was named after. There were torches on the walls that were still burning after 102 years.

"This was Princess Zelda's castle," said Link to himself. "This is where the battle between the evil king and the hero took place."

Link wondered why this place was abandoned, because the evil king was defeated in the great battle. Link walked over to the tapestry and started to read it.

"Once upon a time, in the kingdom of Hyrule, there was a princess, Princess Zelda, was wandering the castle one day when an evil creature kidnapped her. This evil creature was Ganondorf, son of Hadridorf, the king of Katchin, the kingdom south of Hyrule. The king of Hyrule sent his best soldiers to save his daughter but none of them succeeded. Hadridorf didn't like how the king sent soldiers to attack his castle so he retaliated, thus starting the War of Kingdoms. A stable boy of Hyrule Castle wanted to try and save the princess. After the Battle of Longhaven, the stable boy, named Link, applied to be a Hyrulian soldier, but the king declined his application, saying his duty was to tend to the stables. But that didn't stop young Link. One night, Link broke into the king's quarters, stole his weapons, and set off on an expedition to rescue the princess.

"Link ended up fighting in the Battle of Gornican, the Battle of Yernip, and the Battle of Quentril. Since Link had stolen from the king, he couldn't fight alongside the Hyrulian soldiers but instead fought on his own. When the Battle of Quentril was coming to an end, Link rode off and ended up being able to sneak inside the Fortress of Katchin, where the princess was being kept. Once Link had entered the dungeon where Princess Zelda was being held, he found the prince of Katchin, Ganondorf. To save the princess, Link had to unleash the power of the king's master sword, the release of spirits to attack the enemy. After Ganondorf was slain, Link escaped the Fortress of Katchin with Princess Zelda and brought her back to Hyrule. The Battle of the Katchin Dungeon was the end of the War of Kingdoms. Hyrule had won, thanks to the princess's rescuer, Link the Hero."

I've heard this story many times, thought Link.

Link exited the room and started to climb the flight of stairs. He found many rooms up there, including the ancient king of Hyrule's room. Inside, Link found the master sword, the sword used by Link the Hero during the War of Kingdoms. Link grabbed the sword to see how it felt.

"Drop the sword."

Link turned around to see Reggie and the group of hunters.

"I said drop the sword," said Reggie.