Chapter 17

Bonus Chapter

~Raven~

Raven looked around. He was in Hyrule market. He felt lighter than air and he could float up any minute. It took him a second to remember what just happened.

"Oh yea… I died… At least I finished Ghirahim. But, what am I doing here?" He saw Mayra in the distance. "Oh, I get it. I have to say goodbye to them too." He walked over to Mayra who walked into their house. He tried grabbing the doorknob, but he went through it. He walked through the door instead, which felt weird. He looked around the house and saw Mayra putting groceries away and Natylee reading a book. "Mayra." She turned around and saw Raven standing there.

"Raven!" Natylee looked up to.

"Father?!" She set down her book and followed her mom over to him.

"Where were you? We were worried. Where's Link?"

"Mayra, Natylee. Listen to me. I can't stay for long. I'm just a spirit now."

"So… you're…" Mayra started to cry.

"Mayra, don't cry for me, alright? It'll be ok. I'll miss you guys. I just came to say goodbye." Mayra nodded.

"I'll miss you, baby."

"Father…"

"Natylee, I have some instructions for you."

"What?"

"Link is badly injured. Keep an eye out for him. Make sure you help him. He will be coming around soon."

"Ok, dad. I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too, princess."

"Where will you go?"

"Probably where my other loved ones are waiting. Don't give up, ok? We'll see eachother one day." He tried placing a hand on Mayra's shoulder and it didn't go through. He hugged her tight. He reached an arm out to Natylee and she joined them. He then let go and walked over to Noburu and Yuki's bed. They were sound asleep. He kissed both their foreheads. "I guess this is goodbye."

"Goodbye, Raven." Mayra said.

"Goodbye Dad." Raven smiled then faded away. Going to his next destination. Which was sacred grove.

"What am I doing here?" He spotted Link in the distance, sitting in front of a grave. He walked toward him and saw it was his grave. Link had made sure he was buried… The three goddesses were there still.

"Hey, look." Link turned around and saw Raven. He went wide eyed and stood up.

"Father…?"

"Hi. I didn't really get much of a chance to say goodbye, did I? Thank you, for seeing that I was buried."

"Of course. I wasn't going to just leave you there. The Gods found this place for you."

"I'm glad." Raven walked toward him. "Link, I'm so proud of you."

"Proud of me for what? I couldn't protect you." Link was starting to tear up.

"I'm proud of you for being so strong. Stay strong for me ok? There's three strengths. Mental Strength, Muscle Strength, and Spirit Strength. I want you to be strong in all three. Keep them in balance."

"Ok." Raven smiled and hugged Link tightly, but not too much, so as not to hurt him.

"I'll always be with you, my child. Never forget. I love you, kiddo."

"I love you too, dad." Raven let him go and kissed his forehead, then stepped back. "A sword wields no strength unless the hand that holds it has courage."

"Right. I'll remember."

"Goodbye, Link."

"Goodbye, Father." Raven smiled and then disappeared. Finally passing on after so many years. "I'll never forget."

"We'll take you home, alright?" Din said.

"Ok." The three goddesses spun around him. He closed his eyes. When he opened them, he saw he was in Hyrule Field, right in front of Hyrule Market. The three goddesses flew away. Link walked forward and started to cross the bridge. Natylee ran up to him.

"Link, you're home."

"Natylee… How did you know I'd be out here?"

"You always use this bridge. Come on, let's get you home to treat your wounds." She grabbed his arm and led him inside. They got home. "Mom, he's home."

"Ok. Get him to the table. I'll be there in a minute." Natylee got Link to the table and sat him down. Mayra walked over with a medical basket. "Where are you injured?"

"My left arm's broken, my right shoulder is wounded and I'm pretty sure the wound on my stomach reopened."

"Ok. Natylee, knife." Natylee handed her a knife and she cut Link's shirt off. She wouldn't be able to get it off any other way. "I need a cloth." Natylee nodded and walked over to a drawer to get a cloth. She walked back over with it and handed it to Link. "Here."

"What's this for?"

"To bite on. I'll be realigning the bones and that's very painful. Don't worry though, I was a doctor's apprentice." Link put the cloth in his mouth and bit onto it, bracing for pain. Mayra started to align the bones in his arm back together. Link cringed his eyes tightly closed and clenched his fist. It took a lot of strength to keep from yelling out. Natylee grabbed his brother's right arm as Mayra was working on the left. After the bones were aligned, Mayra put a long thick band on it to it wouldn't move much. The pain calmed down, but still remained. She then started cleaning and disinfecting the wound on his shoulder, then bandaging it up. She then undid the bandaging on his stomach and did the same thing. After it was done, Natylee brought him another shirt and managed to get it on him.

"How are you feeling, brother?"

"I'm ok I guess. But, father… he's…"

"We know. He came to visit before he left. Told us you were injured, so we were prepared."

"Oh… I'm sorry. I wasn't able to save him and bring him home."

"A child protecting a parent? Don't take a father's pride. That'd probably be something he'd say. We'll get by, you'll see. It's sad that he's gone, but he'd want us to stay strong and not mourn him. Just as long as we remember him, there's still a part of him with us."

"I suppose you're right."

"Come on. You need rest. You've been through a lot these past few days."

"Ok." Link stood up and walked over to bed. It was approaching night anyway.

~Few months later~

After Link's arm and wounds were healed, he went to Hyrule castle to talk to the princess about becoming a knight, just as his father was. He started heading up, the guards raised their weapons.

"State your business."

"I request audience with Princess Zelda." They lowered their weapons. Two guards led him to the throne room, where Zelda unsurprisingly was reading a book.

"Your highness, this boy here requested to speak with you." She looked up from her book and looked up. She was surprised, but didn't show it.

"Thank you. You are dismissed." The guards saluted and left. Zelda set down her book and got up. "What is it you wish to talk about, sir?"

"I wish to inform you that your high knight, Raven, has passed away a few months ago. I wish to take his place in your army." She walked toward him.

"Sure."

"Wait, what?"

"Believe it or not, I've already seen you fight. I don't need to test you. Your father, I know, had trained you, so you have the same skills as he. You seem a bit young to be at the same position he was, but something a little lower. Going on missions to capture difficult criminals. What say you?"

"I'll take it. Thank you, princess."

I may write a sequel to this. The story, Raven, is over now though. If you liked this, keep your eyes peeled for a possible sequel. Not literally though, that would hurt.

See ya,

Hero of Twili :D