The Flame Sword

Link and his company were being taken to Colonel Kyle the "Flame Sword" in the Eastern command of the Hylian army. He had heard that this guy could help him and his new "friends" get to Princess Zelda and warn about the warning the inhabitant of the sacred realm gave them. He had a feeling Ganondorf was behind it, but he couldn't just give that accusation out without proof. But still, his gut told him he was or would be involved somehow.

"Don't worry about the Colonel, we can be a little rude but he's nice" said the soldier accompanying them. "All he really cares about is climbing the military ladder but he does care deep down" he added.

Shin was gazing at the country side as they approached the Eastern command. He was not used to this kind of place and he always liked seeing new places. Sieg didn't like Hyrule at all; sure it was considered the near utopia of the world. But he was used to large building and crystal like structures everyway with little vegetation. This was the opposite for him, but he knew he had to get used to it. He could never return home…he had been banished until he learned humility. "Whatever that means" he thought to himself.

As they ventured into the large building, they were directed toward the Colonel's office. "He should have time for you Sir Link, we gave him papers due in five minutes hours ago and that was the only thing on his schedule. I'm sure he's done by now" a soldier directing them said as he prepared to open the door.

As he opened the door though, Link and the others saw a man their age frantically signing papers and throwing them around. "GODS DAMN IT! I didn't have time for this at all!" the young man screamed.

"Yes you did! We gave you these papers early in the morning sir! You were goofing off all day cleaning your windows and such!" a royal official yelled as she picked up the papers and took them out. "Next time, do them when you get them!" she yelled as she shut the door of the man's office.

The young man paused with annoyance, "If she was in the army, I'd court-martial her" he said. He then turned his attention to the soldier who accompanied Link and the others. "The hell do you want?" he annoyingly asked exhausted from the signings.

The soldier saluted, "Colonel Kyle sir! I am here to inform you about an attack from Goblin forces on a small village not far from here" he explained. "Sir Link and his companions helped us repel the attackers" he further explained.

Kyle stood up and gave the three a look with his raven colored eyes that matched his hair. It was as if he was trying to decide which was Link, which was easy, he was the only Hylian among the three. Kyle worn a different style of armor than a typical Hylian soldier, probably to distinguish his rank and his sleeves were maroon instead of the typical Hylian white, this was probably to distinguish himself.

He gave a salute and sat down, "What business does the hero of Hyrule, a Xangese, and a rounded-eared fancy pant have in my command center?" he asked.

Sieg could let any insult fly and come up with an even better than in retaliation, but he couldn't let that go, "You do realize your race is probably the only ones with pointed ears right?" he mocked.

Kyle playfully smiled, "Well, I can hear messages from the Gods and YOU can't" he retaliated.

Sieg stared at him, "And I can conjure a spell that'll make you think you're a three year old girl with a wand of or spell right here right now" he ended causing everyone to stare at him. "What are the Gods telling you now? That I won?" he ended signifying he won the cut fight.

Link interrupted and explained everything to Kyle, he seemed to take everything well. "Well, that sounds believable…ALONG WITH FLYING PIGS AND THE TOOTH FAIRY!" Kyle yelled out. When you think about it, Link's tale was kind of farfetched, if it wasn't Link telling it people would think they were crazy. "Look, no offense, but I've got a ladder to climb and telling his royal highness that the Gods are telling us that there's a big bad wolf hunting sheep" he said.

Link didn't want to hear this, but he could understand Kyle's side of the argument.

"Look, I'll bring you up to speed" Kyle announced. "After you exposed Ganondorf, the Hylian alliance was ready to go to war with the Gerudo. But they acted first and expelled Ganondorf from their territory" Kyle explained pointing to the western side of Hyrule on a map. "Having no man power, Ganondorf conquered the individual clans of Goblins and they are all under his command" he further explained. "Now, these guys are organized, mobilizing in Ganondorf's flying castle, and ironically, haven't done much aside from pillage towns for supplies for ten years" he ended.

The trio seemed a little perplex that Ganondorf wasn't doing anything. "Maybe he wants to settle a score?" Shin suggested which was right on the money. "I know I'd be pretty peeved if a ten year old ruined my plans for domination" he ended. Everyone wrongly doubted this.

Kyle spoke again, "There is an emergency meeting being held in Castle Town tomorrow about the influx of Ganondorf's attacks, but I wasn't going to go though. I'm too busy here" he brought up.

Sieg looked at the map of Hyrule as Link was a little annoyed about Kyle unwillingness to help. "Yes, looks like you are too busy babysitting Kokiri while all other colonels are actually keeping peace with Gorons, Zora, and Gerudo. Surely you have much work on your hands doing nothing" Sieg said to Kyle's annoyance. Sieg was right though, nothing ever happened in the East. The west had Gerudo, the north had Zora, and the south had Gorons. There was no other race that Kyle was to maintain peace with.

Kyle was about to snap at Sieg but when he heard Link mention that he was raised among the Kokiri, Kyle had a total change of tune. "You know what, I've been too hasty. Of course I'll take you to castle town for this meeting" he announced as he asked a soldier to show Shin and Sieg to a room for the three to use until they left in the morning. He then had a few private words with Link. "Look, I have a business proposition for you" Kyle began. "Why don't I fill out paper work for you so you can be a special agent for Hyrule? It's guaranteed to be what the royal family will do for you anyway" he stated.

Link was wise to Kyle's game though, "What's the catch?" he asked.

Kyle had an evil smile, "Nothing actually, you see your position will have you on basically even terms with me and the other colonels but you'll still have to report to us and the Lord General" he began. "Also, you'll have to be on call for anything the Royal family demands and you'll have one colonel that'll be your direct superior…me" he ended. "You see, like I said, I have a ladder to climb and you have a princess to impress" he teased. "In the end, this works out for both of us and the pay will be excellent as well. You were from the East anyway, and with this, we're both winners" he ended.

Link just stared at him…however he was right this worked out well for both of them. "Okay, but I guess you'll have to do something for Shin and Sieg given were supposed to work together" Link agreed.

Kyle got up, "Splendid, I'll have it worked out in the morning and given to his majesty tomorrow during the meeting" he said. "With your exploits and my connections, we'll both be golden" he sneered happily.

Suddenly, a soldier burst in, "Colonel, the Xangese guy, he…" he began as the two looked over at Shin was fighting soldiers with his bare hands paralyzing them and knocking them out.

"Man you guys are weak, come on, now aim for the enemies ligaments and restrain them, find pressure points" he yelled as he happily kept fighting them.

Kyle just stared at the soldier, "Well, obviously, "Shin-san" here has proven you gentlemen are not meeting the standards of battlefield power" he said unsheathing his sword. "Now, I suggest you let our guest here properly examine your abilities" he ended as he revealed his sword. It was a strange reddish metal with runes written on it. Instantly, the sword became covered in flames as he darted toward Shin placing the flaming sword to his neck.

Shin wasn't scared, he was happy. "So that's why they call you "Flame Sword", neat" he said as he revealed he had a knife to Kyle's own neck. "TIE!" he happily yelled as he began walking to the command center's kitchen.

Link walked up to Kyle, "We'll leave first thing in the morning" Kyle said walking away happy to see the caliber of someone that'd be working with a subordinate of his. "Your story really isn't that farfetched you know. Three guys from totally different cultures appearing together saying there's a problem actually makes sense" he ended showing he wasn't as cold hearted as he seemed.

Outside, a young man wearing a black tunic, a red sash across the waist, and most notably, a belt with a skull decorated buckle watched everything through a small telescope. He had a small scar on his right cheek, black hair, and most shocking, pointed ears signifying him as a Hylian. Suddenly, an amulet he possessed glowed purple. "Cain, what are you doing?" came a voice.

He putted down the telescope, "Just scoping out the first victim" he said.