Chapter 2: Rise to Power
It had been long since the coronation of Princess Zelda, and the Goron Patriarch had become deathly ill. Darius was falling into a deep depression and would angrily lash out at anyone who would try to engage with him. He knew he was to be Patriarch soon, but that did not make him feel better; only the thought of the princess kept him going each day.
It was a sunny afternoon, and Darius was sitting on a cliff overlooking Hyrule Field and Kakariko Village when he was joined by Darbus, who, unsurprisingly, tried to provoke Darius into creating a problem.
"Hey Darius, why are you sitting way up here? Were you too bored with dreaming about your girlfriend?"
Remaining cool and collected, Darius replied, "Please leave me alone, Darbus."
"Alright, but I actually was told to tell you that your father is about to die, so you might want to follow me," Darbus mused.
The two mortal enemies ran back to Goron City, only to find that the Patriarch was living on his last dying breaths. He, as his last words, pulled his son in close and said,
"Darius, Patriarch of the Goron Tribe, I know that you will create an era of prosperity for our people. I love you, son."
These last words would live within Darius' heart forever, and he burst into tears. Then, something happened that pushed Darius to the edge; Darbus laughed. More specifically, he burst into uncontrollable laughter and started rolling on the floor. In response, Darius swung a punch with so much power it could probably have pierced the armor of an Iron Knuckle, and the laughter stopped. Darbus returned the punch, and a fistfight ensued. Grapping weapons along the way, the two bloodied Gorons intended to kill the other. The battle ended with Darius' spear submerged in Darbus' wrist.
"Take this as a warning, Darbus."
Darius rolled over to Hyrule Castle Town, intending to see Princess Zelda, but the guards laughed in his face when he told them of his intentions. Then he remembered something Zelda had told him; he started to sing Zelda's Lullaby as the royal family's password, and the guards let him through. He requested to see the princess, and he was met with open arms. He and Zelda talked about recent issues and problems, then Darius went into an uncharted territory, for him at least.
"For the past few months, I could not stop thinking about you, Your Highness."
"You're very sweet, Darius. I've actually been thinking a bit about you, as well," Zelda replied.
Darius felt like he had been hit with wrecking ball and was now floating up to heaven; he had actually established a relationship with the Princess of Hyrule. Talking a little more, Darius felt like he and Zelda were a couple at the end of the conversation, but Zelda sealed the deal by giving him special access to the castle, saying to "come anytime." Darius walked out the door of the castle, and promptly fainted in the courtyard.
Darius found himself in Goron City once again, assuming that someone had picked him up and dropped him off here. He then remembered that he had to prepare for his Instigation Ceremony later that evening. After hours of lifting and pushing numerous heavy things, he was ready for the ceremony. The ceremony consisted of the new Patriarch entering the Goron Mines and finding the biggest rock he could find and bringing it back so the whole tribe could dine on it.
"Today, ladies and gentlemen, we are here to celebrate the new Goron Patriarch, Darius! As you know, Darius will enter the mines and take the most enormous rock that he can find and we will all dine on it, as if to show that he will provide for us in the future and give us an era of prosperity. Darius, you will enter the mines when the gates are opened, and you will have two hours to bring back the largest rock you can find. GO!"
After the Goron Elder's introduction, Darius stepped through the threshold of the Goron Mines and started to search every room and every rock formation. Eventually he found a rock at least three times bigger than himself, and it took more than half his time to push it back to the entrance. However, he prevailed, and all the Gorons congratulated him, except Darbus, of course. Sitting away in a corner, Darbus was nursing his wounds, seemingly scheming something to tarnish Darius' success that night. He attempted to approach the podium, but was pushed away by the Goron Elder. That was the first night that Darius felt happy in a while.
Hey it's me, the author. I'm so glad you read the first part and I wanted to say that I appreciated your reviews. I was told to use more dialogue in the story, and I think it turned out nicely. Just wanted to remind you that there is an M-rated scene coming up in about two or three parts, so please don't read it if it is not age-appropriate for you. Fortunately for all you kiddos reading this, that will be the only M-rated scene and the only thing even slightly mature would be the romance between Darius and the princess. Honestly, I know the romance thing is a bit cliché, but I think that it can work. Again, this story is set just before the events of Twilight Princess, and characters such as Zelda, Darbus, and the Goron Elder Gor Coron are all the same as in Twilight Princess. I DO NOT OWN THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, AND MY CHARACTERS, UNLESS TOTALLY OF A MADE-UP SPECIES, DO NOT EXPLICITLY BELONG TO ME. I DO, HOWEVER OWN THE STORY. Now that we have that copyright law out of the way, see you guys next time.