The Prince of Xang

Everyone was just stunned at what was revealed about Shin, the fun-loving, crazy, daredevil was actually a prince? "Did I forget to mention that?" Shin asked with a smile

"Yes you totally forgot to mention that VERY important piece of info Shin" Link said still trying to believe what Shin's bodyguards said. Apparently, he was doing a better job of accepting it than Sieg. "How could you make a mistake like that?" Link asked.

Shin shrugged, "They have to remind me from time to time" he defended. "And Hina-chan that is such a different look for you, so open and liberal" he playfully said as he pointed to her new "look" that Link and Zelda gave her by cutting her robes' chest section.

She looked down and her face must have went two shades lighter than the sun. She already knew that much of her cleavage was exposed, but now they were nearly exposed in front of Shin, and that changed everything. "DON'T LOOK MASTER!" she screamed as she raced behind a tree and reached into her pouch and covered herself with a strange long robe.

Shin just laughed when he saw this play out in front of him, "Hina is always like that guys don't worry. She always freaks when I see her face or walk in on her changing or something funny like that" Shin explained as he recounted how many times he and Hina were in incredibly embarrassing situations. That all ended when Yama smacked him on the head with a stick to act more "prince-like". They all agreed to make camp and try to hear the "ninjas", as Shin called them, out as to why they attacked the group.

As camp was made all sat around the fire waiting for one of the two to explain until Yama spoke. "My prince, your disappearance startled the whole country" he scolded as he hit Shin on the head with a stick. "When you disappeared the Dragon Miko had a vision that the Gods chose you to help save the world" he explained.

"What's a Miko?" Zelda asked

"That's a shrine maiden; there are three of them that represent the three Great Dragons of our culture. My mother was the previous miko for the Dragon House of Spirit" Hina explained behind the tree as she wanted to change into something more to her tastes that didn't show off her body.

Yama continued, "Your father, the emperor was told of this and he sent us to aid you master" he explained. "There is more though, you see…" he tried to say but was cut off.

"If you were here to help Shin, why did you idiots attack us, we're helping him!" Sieg yelled.

"When he tracked you we found that these people were forcing you against your will into that metal contraption and we assumed you somehow got captured and thus we acted accordingly" Hina explained as she checked to see if anyone was peeking. She then left to do the deed of changing. When the others thought back on how they tried to calm Shin down, they realized they were kind of asking for trouble.

Yama then continued, "You see master, your father's health is failing" he stated which gave Shin a bit of a worried look. "He's fine now, but still he and the council decided an heir should be named incase the worst happens" he explained.

"Well good for Shishio-nee or Gicho-nee will be having their hands full now won't they?" Shin happily said. "That's why I love being the youngest, no one looks at you to do anything" he said as he lay down on his back looking at the night sky with a smile.

"You were chosen master" Yama corrected.

With Ganondorf's rise many were beginning to prepare for a war. Gorons and Zora were preparing to aid their Hylian allies at a moment's notice. Generals from the other races met with Faust for preparations and troop assignment.

"As you know, we cannot make a move until the temples have been purified" he reminded them, and they weren't too happy with that. "Furthermore that assassin has yet to be found, Kyle is still investigating, but all evidence points to Goblins, but we know it's a setup" he explained. "That and the witness was too overcome with fear to give a proper story" he ended.

A Goron soldier stood up, "What about this village near the west that was destroyed yesterday by the Goblins? We warned them to run, but they were just so, so…so stupid!" he said showing more problems in Hyrule.

Another soldier in the back brought something up as well, "And there was a northern town that was wiped out by a COLD! How could they have been that weak to die from a cold!" he yelled as King Daphnes continued to watch and worry about the future of his people and if all this was really Ganondorf's doing, or was it really someone else that the Gods warned them about.

The next morning at Link's camp, Shin sprouted right up as everyone was waking up since he smelled food. "Man, I had a funny dream last night that gramps told me that dad named me his heir" he said.

Everyone just looked at him, "He did your royal idiot" said Sieg.

It must have taken Shin a few moments to register that response in his head, "EHHHHHHHH?" he yelled so that everyone could hear him. "WHY ME?" he screamed upset that he was to become the next emperor of Xang. "Couldn't you tell dad to have Gicho or Shishio do this?" he complained as Yama smacked him reminding him no one wanted Shishio to be emperor and he should be happy his father and people had chosen him to rule the country next.

"You know just as well as I do, the people don't want Shishio to be Emperor and all your heroic exploits have earned you the title of heir to the throne, you should be proud" Yama explained.

Shin gave a sigh as Link patted him on the back, "I'm not sensing the sympathy I deserve, where's Hina, she'd give it to me" he asked as Yama pointed in the direction she was in. "Well thank you for showing me the way to the sympathy giver" Shin got out as he stormed off.

Link and Zelda were confused while Sieg didn't give a crap, "Why isn't he happy that he's the emperor to be, and if he's the youngest, shouldn't he not be chosen? Link asked the old man.

Zelda then spoke up before Yama could answer, "And you know your granddaughter went over there to change and wash up for the day right?" she asked with a stern look.

Yama turned his head, "Well… I might have known she was going to do that, but more importantly, Xang is much different than your land" he began. "You see, an heir is born into each of the three houses by the emperor. He or she is to father an heir in each house and the three compete for the throne" he explained as all heard Hina's scream. Apparently, he walked in on her. "The people have a say in who becomes heir as the council is made up of two chosen people from each village. They tell the emperor their thoughts, but it is the emperor's choice in the end. But should that heir not fulfill the people's needs, he can be called out and one of the other two will be made the emperor, but this happens very rarely" he continued as Shin came running back with a pink robe around him.

Hina was not far behind as she chased after him, "Please master, I need that to go underneath my fishnet, I can't get dressed without it!" she cried as she had black garbs covering her. Everyone noticed Yama smiling at this commotion, apparently, he was playing match maker.

"As you can tell, Shin was made the heir due to his heroic exploits around the country, though it seems he didn't think that would earn him the title. Seems he just did the heroics for the hell of it, but I digress, we need to aid the master in aiding you" he said as they prepared to leave.

However Zelda gave every breakfast, "My special "Lucky-Sunny-Eggs" if they turn out good, good things will happen" she said as she gave Yama, Sieg, and Link very poorly cooked eggs…no one is perfect, we all got something they need to improve on.

Link and Yama were kind enough to eat the eggs since it was apparent the princess put her heart and soul into them, not so much Sieg. "I don't remember the sun being so flat, unlike you" he sternly said refusing to eat the eggs. Zelda seemed to horribly hold back her tears.

Elsewhere, someone was watching all this unfold through a large crystal ball. A stalof that looked like the Grim Reaper and a large armored man both with the skull belt Cain possessed stood looking at the events unfold. "Kind of like a horrible soap opera isn't big guy?" the stalof said to the armored one. He waited for a response but got nothing, "Man of few words aren't you General?" he continued. As soon as Zauber entered the room wearing the same belt, the black stalof changed the image on the crystal to an image of young women undressing, "Well if it isn't the Scarlet Warlock, done your assignment already?" he asked.

Zauber looked at the image and frowned, "Why do you do that? You don't have the organ to enjoy this Stallord and The General is well, I don't know" he complained as he raised his staff with the ruby tip to show the place he was just at on the orb. "As you gentlemen, and I use that term lightly, can see, the temple dedicated to the Water Goddess has been vanquished" he explained.

Instantly a voice rose from the darkness, "Excellent Josef, now General, I want you to go to the country of Éire and destroy the temples to the Moon and Wind Gods, the Worgen will suffer with such an attack" a man covered in shadows said as he sat on a throne. The General gave a bow and left.

Zauber immediately spoke up, "My name isn't Josef, at least not anymore…master" he corrected politely. After the shadowed master just stayed silent, Zauber gave a bow, "I'm going to destroy the temple of the Blood Goddess, I will return later" he said as he disappeared.

Stallord looked to the master, "I know I'm new to all this, but why do you not want him to know of the three heroes?" he asked.

The Master chuckled, "Yet" he answered as he ushered Stallord off to do his assignments. With that, The Master's shadow rose up as a separate being! "You are to give an invitation into the Brotherhood to someone" he explained. "It is time we gain someone with a Dragon Mark, so give the invitation to Prince Shishio" he explained as the shadow nodded.

"Shouldn't we give one with a Triforce an invite too? Ganondorf's heart is filled with darkness as well" the shadow asked.

The Master shook his head, "Not yet, I want the Gods' NEW chosen heroes to take him down a notch before I invite into the Brotherhood" he said as the shadow left.

Alone, the Master turned his attention to the multiple crystal balls that showed many different things around the world to him, he saw Cain spying on Link's company as they made their way to Hyrule's Southern providence. He simply laughed as he saw this, "Impatient apprentice, even with you jumping the gun on me, don't you know?" he said

"Everything is going according to plan"

To be Continued in: "The Fire Temple and the "Manly Man""