His solemn icy-blue eyes looked ahead into the dark nothingness of the cave. He produced a lantern from his pockets inside his tunic. It was a wonder how a boy so young can move so freely with all the extra luggage. He backtracked to a flame that had been set in place to stop him. He swung the lantern quickly through it, lighting the small candle inside. He now had some light for the cave. He continued on through the cave, the lantern guiding him.

Link came across the fresh carcass of a cave rat. He kneeled down, placing the lantern beside him. He then took a stick and sharpened it at the tip with his sword. Using the stick as a makeshift knife, he ripped the body of the rat open. He hated the sound of the stick going through the flesh, it made him sick to his stomach, though he didn't mind killing that bandit earlier, in fact, he enjoyed it. He pryed the small cut he made open, exposing the innards of the rat. He carefully picked the meat off the bones, leaving everything else intact.

He grabbed the lantern and stood up. He took a small bite of the meat. How he longed for meat. All the villagers gave him were some red soup that tasted bitter, but had a good aftertaste, and blue soup which tasted good, but had a horrible aftertaste. He swallowed the first bit and took another bite, putting the rest in his tunic for later. He continued on through the cave, not knowing--or caring about--the danger that lied ahead.

This is the end...I'm going to die like this? Captain Tache leaned on the wall of Kakariko's alley, breathing heavily. Both of his arms were bleeding from the forearm up. He had a thin cut on the side of his cheek, a dagger cut. He slumped against the wall, holding on to his sword.

"Damn those bandits! What makes them think they can just come in here and take over?" He breathed. He winced at the pain going through his arms. He spat out blood, which was un-usually green.

"What the..?" He asked no one. He didn't bother with it at the moment, seeing as how he was near death. Then, a sudden urge to suck the blood out of his arms came to him. His pupils dilated and he grinned. He brought his free arm up, ignoring the sharp pains. His mouth came down on the cut in the middle of his arm, and sucked the blood dry.

A bandit that passed by the alley spotted Tache and smirked, flipping his dagger up and down.

"Looks like we got a straggler." the bandit stated, and walked toward Tache, his dagger posed in front of him. Tache smirked and brought himself up, dropping his sword on the ground, raising his free arm towards the bandit.

"Oh? You plan to fight back? With what? Your sword arm is usele--" The bandits rambling was cut short when he was suddenly grabbed by the throat by an unseen force and slammed against the wall, killing him instantly. Tache had lifted him with telekenesis, a trait seen only in the tribe of Twili, an ancient race of beings who were banished to the Twilight Realm by The Seven.

The Captain smirked and shuffled out of the alley, his eyes bulging. They changed to a crimson red as he lolled his head back, shouting into the sky.

"LINNNNKKKK! I'M COMING FOR YOUUU!!"

Rows upon rows of countless Hyrulian soldiers lined the courtyard. In the middle of them, stood the King. He himself had armor on, his sword by his side.

"SOLDIERS! AT ARMS!!" He shouted, with a voice that boomed throughout the skies. Half of the soldiers grabbed their swords, the other half grabbing bows. They raised their weapons up into the air shouting "FOR HYRULE!" and "FOR THE KING!"

"Soldiers of Hyrule, recently a small group of bandits have taken over Kakariko village, as I'm sure you already know. Our sources tell us that they plan to take over Zora's Domain, and then Hyrule. Now, as we must put a stop to this, there is an even greater threat. The so-called Hero of Time is aiding the bandits in their conquest!"

Whispers and confused gasps circulated throughout the soldiers.

"Our own ally has betrayed us! We must find him, and kill him!" King Daphnes shouted. He picked up his sword and raised it up in the air, the golden blade reflecting the harsh rays of the sun. "FOR HYRULE!!"

The soldiers joined the king, "FOR HYRULE!" "FOR THE KING! KILL THE DAMN TRAITOR!!"

Meanwhile, Koto watched from above. He shook his head. "No no no no! He has done no wrong! I must warn him!" His purple coat lifted up as he turned around and disappeared into nothingness.