A/N Hello again. I just want to say this: This chapter is dedicated entirely to LINK and ZELDA as they go from good to... well... you'll see.
VAATI WHERE'S MY DISCLAIMER!
Vaati: Miss Yumi does not own us, as much as she acts like it, she isn't part of the Nintendo staff. Yet.
Ganondorf: She shouldn't be, ever!
Vaati: But the game she's making... the one with Vincent, Moss, Roger, Azure, Viro, and Samuel?
Ganondorf: The day that happens I will eat the master sword.
...LINE.
Demon Light, Angel Dark
CHAPTER TWO
In which the Demon God is Released
LINK
Link had had just about enough of the random people calling for his aid. Today, he decided, he would ignore any requests for help from him. It was about time he had a holiday, after all, his job was to defend Hyrule from the forces of evil, not find some random fat woman's puppy.(1) He dressed himself in his usual garb: the castle guards could only recognize him for his strange fashion sense.
It had been a while since he went to go see Zelda, and he did have to warn her of the Shadow's plans. Despite the fact she would most likely already know by now. Oh well.
"Good morning, Sir... Sir?" started a guard as he walked right past him. Link was not going to stop for anyone today. He had a mission.
"Sir, it's not wise to go to the castle today! Everyone who enters comes out looking like they haven't slept in weeks... Sir...?" Still, Link ignored the guard until fair minded man simply gave up. Link found himself at the gates, where a few drowsy guards let him in without a hassle. He walked to the inner courtyard where Zelda tended to sit on clear days such as this one. Sure enough, there she was, looking more full of energy than he had ever seen her.
"Oh, Link! Good morning! Last night sure was rather windy, wasn't it? That can only mean we're facing a TRIPLE threat, for the first time in AGES! I think the last time was back in the days of the Four Sword!"(2) Zelda said rather quickly, but Link heard every word.
"Zelda, I came here for two reasons... the townsfolk and their neediness are driving me crazy, and Shadow has a death threat out for you," he said, smiling at his princess. She was the only person that didn't aggravate him. Right now though, she seemed thoughtful.
"Hmm, I know! We need an ally, a really powerful one... but... we don't have any. You COULD use the Four Sword, you're descended from that line... but that doesn't count really. Oh, if only I could find something in the library..." Zelda tore off towards the castle library, pulling Link with her on the way. Link rolled his eyes (which now held a glint of red), as he had a suggestion that had obviously been overlooked.(3) They arrived at the castle library after passing several tired looking people, and Zelda showed him the pile of books she had been poring over.
"All the old legends, every story of all the Links and Zeldas... Nothing! No allies at all... just the sages, and their line died out. There IS a missing period for one of the Links. But there isn't anything about an ally written by him when he returned. Do you, maybe, have anything for me? I know your family keeps special secrets that mine isn't allowed to see..." Zelda pouted as she finished, and Link grinned, reaching into a bag concealed behind his sheild.
"Zelda, I have an ally for you. Only thing is, I'm not sure if he's still alive in here or not, and if he'll help us like he helped my ancestor..." Link said, holding out the object.
It was a mask. And not just any mask, but one of a man with empty eyes and tribal tattoos. The face was framed by silver hair, intricately carved to look exactly like real hair.
"Zelda, meet Onigami. My family's best kept secret."
ZELDA
Zelda gasped with delight and took the mask, gently running a hand over it. This relic must have been centuries old, but it was untouched by time with colors as bright as any.
"Where did he get this?" she asked, sensing a great power within. Link grinned at her, somewhat reddish eyes glittering.
"It was a place called Termina, apparently... he wrote a journal but it keeps repeating the same three days for half the book.(4) It's very confusing. I gave up reading it." he replied, taking the mask back reverently. The princess smiled at him and shuffled through the books, now knowing what she was looking for. With a cry of triumph, she pulled a book titled 'The Terminan War' out of a nearby shelf. Inside, she knew, she would find what she was looking for. Those no good villains would pay when she taught her skills to Link and answered the final question...
Who this creature was, and how to free it.
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(1)Did anyone else find this lady really freaking annoying?
(2) Four Swords Adventures, to be precise. Neither knows the secret history of Shadow.(they only have their ancestor's versions: the game. Shadow's story is the real one: the manga)
(3)This does seem to happen an awful lot...COUGHSHADCOUGH
(4)Ah, Majora's Mask. Too bad this Link didn't read the whole journal, or he'd be less happy about the mask... I bet it contained the Bomber's Notebook.
And now, for a sneak preview at the story behind the 'game' Vaati mentioned. It won't happen because there are too many Zelda references.
Soulborn: Heroes of the Mist
This tale begins with a boy. No special boy, to most, just a mystic in training to receive his crystal. The boy's name was Vincent, and his final test was only hours away. However, he was locked in a dream... A dream that he would not forget for the rest of his life...
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Vincent lifted his head by the light of the crystal and looked around at his comrades. Who knew, the heroes of old time existed! They had completed the task set for them, with only one last test at the end.
"Well Vinny... is this really it? I... don't wanna say goodbye after this is done..." said one of the heroes, shifting a bit. Another rolled his eyes at the former, stringing a huge greatbow in preparation for battle.
"Yes, this is the last fight. We won't say goodbye. Just... see you later. Right?" said Vincent. The hero nodded and sniffled a bit. Suddenly, a woman dressed in sorcerer's clothing appeared before them.
"Yoo-hoo... If it isn't the color crew! And Vinny the whore too!" she said with a disdainful and sarcastic laugh. Vincent growled and his crystal glimmered, the heroes tensing for battle.
"Carma! You little demonic bitch! You're going down!" he yelled, the sound of concentrated spirit power in the greatbow being drawn back next to him accentuating his words. Carma merely laughed.
"Nii-san will kill you eventually, all of you~ But little sister must fight in his stead!!!" she yelled, charging up a ball of energy as her lilac hair flew in a sudden breeze...
Vincent woke himself by sitting up quickly during a scream of terror.
"Oh... just a dream...! The test is today, oh no, I gotta get up I'm late!"
And thus did the saga of the reincarnated heroes begin...
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Vaati: You're crazy, you know... and this Vincent kid totally doesn't- (is muffled by Shadow)
Shadow: Shhhhh... don't give away the plot... Sides, it gives me a chance to meet up with Vio-kun again.
And you're telling HIM not to reveal the plot...