Chapter 9: Skullie•

My longest chapter! Oh my goodness! I'm not really sure if I'll have more longer chapters, but it's a possibility. Like all Zelda games, things are confusing. This story is confusing, I know. But you'll learn the truth soon! There are pieces all over the place. Can you spot them? Enjoy!

Link

Dad threw me against the wall once I got home the next morning. Dink must've told him what I did to him at school yesterday. That snitch, can't fight his own battles without telling dad "you did what in school!?" Dad asked. I glared and kicked him in the stomach before pointing my sword at him as we were outside the house

"Yeah, so what?! You wanna fight then or what?!" I shouted. My body suddenly started shaking. I fell on my knees and looked down. I can't fight him... He's too big. I can hear Dink's and Ben's laugh echo through me.

"Don't disrespect me boy, I don't know why you even think you have a chance against me! Don't mess with your brother!" Dad shouted. I can hear Tael and Tatl crying like crazy after I spit out some blood, mom was holding them down from trying to run off. I sat up and whipped the blood away like it was nothing

"He's not my brother..." I mumbled. I coughed more blood when I got kicked on the stomach. The cries of Tael and Tatl were fating away in complete fear. I slowly looked up at my little fairies running out the ranch. I have... To... Go after them... Before they... Get hurt...

"Link.." Mom came up to me when dad and Dink were nowhere to be found. I looked around confused and saw that the area seemed different and quiet. Rain wasn't falling here

"W-where are we..?"

"The silent realm..." I slowly sat up again and stared at her concerned face

"Why are we here..? Why..?" I cried "why do we have to live with those monsters..?" She smiled and held my bruised cheek

"This is all for you my dear... You have to grow..." I shut my eyes and bit my lips "this is just a way to find your courage" I frowned up at her green eyes "you have your power, you will find your wisdom within your friends" I looked away

"I know this is all a test... Don't you think I know that? Everything here..." I shook my head and stood up slowly, with my body numb to the bone. I accidentally spit up blood and started walking to the exit "I have to find my fairies... Take me back to the real world, Farore" oops

"Is that any way to treat your mother?" She smiled and held her hip. I smiled at her and looked down

"Yes, sorry... mom..." She nodded and waved her hand across her body, making light appear "when you take me back, can you put me on the roof?" She furrowed her brows "it's not what you think" she sighed and took me up the roof and took us back to the real world. I could see dad and Dink looking around for me while I picked up my hidden umbrella I left up here years ago before I discovered the abandoned village. I use to spend my time up here when I was younger. I huffed and blew a loud whistle, grabbing their attention and jumped off the roof to be caught by my Loftwing. Just in time!

I shot the middle finger at the guys and flew off to look for my fairies. There's only one place I can think of that they would be.

My Loftwing cried when trying to look at me. It must've smelled the blood all over me "don't worry about me pal, we have to look for my fairies" I pet it's head to continue flying. I had stayed at the abandoned village all night sleeping, playing with the cats, fixing my objects, carving some wood, and making a nest for my Loftwing. I'm not sure if it's allowed for me to keep the Loftwing here, but I guess I'll ask Lana later... As a question, I'm not gonna talk to her as a friend! No way! I can't do that!

I should also ask her to help fix my gale boomerang, but before all that, I have to find my fairies. I jumped off my Loftwing to land in the park and started running around the place to look for them with my umbrella over my head

"Tael! Tatl! Where are you?!" I yelled

"Wea hea!" Tatl yelled out. I smiled at her disability to say the R letter and raced over to find her and Tael under a hollow log in the arms of a familiar boy with hay like hair and red eyes, wearing that straw hat he always wears since we were kids. My fairies cheered and rushed over to hug me

"We knew you find us!" Tatl giggled happily. I chuckled and carried them in my arms while Tael carried the umbrella for me. The both of them frowned at the blood on my chin and nose. I don't remember them being this heavy... My body is numb, duh

The fairies said something about wanting to help me, but blamed that they were too little. I didn't know what they were talking about, but I looked down at Skullie trying to look at me, but I was using the umbrella and my hood to hide myself

"This skull kid kept us warm with jacket" Tael showed me a jacket. Yeah... Skullie was always good with kids. He was a good friend of mine when we were kids 

"Thank you for helping my little siblings. I don't know what I would do if I lost the only people I can keep close..." I gave him his jacket and left him there after thanking him. Tatl lightly held my cheek, I flinched at her touch

"Yah hut" she frowned "vewy badly..." I smiled and walked my fairies towards under a tree

"Wamt our help? We might not be big enough to help your stress, but we cam heal you" Tael said. I smiled and took out my ocarina to get rid of this gloomy weather. I don't want my fairies getting wet when I'm taking them to school. I haven't been taking them to the park, not that I could with this weather, but at least I can do this for them

I started playing the Sun's song while my fairies were running circles around me, using their fairy magic to heal my body. It doesn't surprise me that they can use this magic, not one bit.

My body felt a lot better and the sun was finally out "come on, let's take you to school" I closed the umbrella and held my fairy's hands

"We should go togethea!" Tatl said "I wish we can go to school togethea! Come on Link! Take us with you!" I chuckled walked the path out Hyrule field to Faron Woods

"Bye Limk!" Tael waved happily before running over to his teacher, who often refills my lantern when I need it, speaking with some other kids. I waved and looked down at Tatl frowning at me

"It's okay, you go on ahead..." She shook her head and hugged my hand

"It huts to know that we can't help you... Please Link... Please find yah courage" I sighed and watched her leave to her classmates. I shook my head and walked over to Faron Spring, which was sort of close to where Ordon Spring and Ordon village use to be...

"Sorry guys... I just..." I closed my eyes, walking over to the water and kicked it "can't... Find my courage... I can't be your hero..." Like that dream said last night...

"I don't know how to be brave... I can't remember a time when that was possible. I-I lost it after seeing her get killed" I covered my eyes "Ilia... I'm sorry. This is why I can't get close to anyone, I'm afraid... It'll happen to them too... I can't protect them. I... I thought I could at least grow to be a little strong, but after what dad did earlier, it showed me I had no hope... No hope at all..." My tears were falling into the water. Something started shining. I looked up confused and saw a strange slowing creature like monkey on a ball of light...

"You!" I gasped. It's like the light goat from my dream! But this is a monkey

"My name is Faron" it's... It's a spirit of light, right? "I am one of the spirits of light who dwell in Hyrule" that's right, just like Ordona "I use the life force of the gods to protect this forest"

"What do you have to do with me? I'm not putting a threat to the forest... I come here almost everyday" I frowned

"Oh brave youth..." I bit my lips and shook my head

"I'm not brave! There's no way I'll be brave! I'm hopeless!"

"If you are brave enough to go into my woods by yourself everyday than you are brave enough for anything"

"I don't care what happens to me, that's why I'm not scared to go into the woods or around Hyrule for a little walk"

"Going through my woods and Hyrule is not easy, brave youth..." I looked away "going through Hyrule as you do for fun... And that mark on your hand" I looked at the back of my hand with the triangle with only the top triangle glowing brighter than the others. Yeah... I never really question when it flows like that... I know this is the Triforce mark, but I say nothing about it and hide it as much as I can "you are missing your courage and Wisdom, but having the Triforce alone is a sign of the power of the chosen one that rest within you, waiting for you to fully awaken" I looked up at the light spirit surprised "you are indeed the hero chosen by the gods, but without your courage and wisdom... You are going to make it hard for Hyrule to see light" I smiled and took a step back

"No... You're lying" this has to be a joke "I'm no hero... Don't... Lie to me..." Tears ran down my eyes again

"Your name is Link" I flinched "if you don't fully awaken... Darkness is rise..." The light spirit disappeared. I fell on my knees and landed on my hands

"I gotta be dreaming... Me? The hero? The hero chosen by the gods..? No.." I chuckled "no... T-that's not me..." I stood up and took out Ilia's charm around my neck to call Epona "I'm certainly no hero" I watched Epona running up to me. I jumped up and stared at the spring for a moment before leaving "you got the wrong person Faron..." I quickly took Epona home and used my ocarina to teleport to my happy place. Yes, I can use my ocarina to teleport, but it has an odd effect on my body, so I don't often use it. I can even use the ocarina to slow time, make it faster, or go through it

I quickly went over to pick up some clothes in the house opposite from my workshop, grabbed my backpack and called my Loftwing to take me to the Great Deku Tree a few blocks away from Skyward Academy. The tree brings back a lot of memories...

There was a few kids walking into the school. That means I'm kinda late and I don't think I can visit the Great Fairy now, might as well see what class I was given... Knight Protection Patrol... You got to be kidding me! No way! I'm going to march into this place and demand to change my schedule! I'm not qualified!

"Knights are granted Loftwings sometimes" Lana's voice reminded in my head. Huh? "The Loftwing chooses you, not the other way around" I bit my lips and covered my ears. I'm no knight! I'm not damn hero! "Did you pull on the Master Sword yet?" I'm not a hero! "Loftwings choose their worthy Knight" I shook my head and stormed into the building to find this stupid classroom. I'm not doing this

"Damn right you're not" Ben giggled "you'll send these kids to their boom!" I groaned and found myself in some room that looked like the inside of a Chapel. This school is huge... I wonder if it's as big as the North Castle in Castle Town. I looked up at the stain glass windows with color figures of a boy with blond hair in green, holding up a sword with a blonde girl over him and a large man that strangely looks like dad. I ignored the images all over the chapel, feeling uneasy and heard a sweet voice playing with a harp

I looked down and saw Zelda standing in front of a statue of the goddess and a tall flat stone plank. I smiled at her voice and closed my eyes to absorb the beauty for awhile

"Link?" I opened my eyes slowly and saw Zelda staring at me surprised. I could finally see what she was in front of, a sword stabbed into a pedestal. She smiled and faced me "come here" I gulped and obeyed her. I'm not gonna have a friendly talk, I just kept holding my solid face so it wouldn't look like I care what she has to say. I looked up at her from where she stood up the steps

"It's a coincidence that we meet here, huh?" She giggled "if I can recall, this is kind of like the time like we first met, but where we met was back at home when you snuck pass the guards for your curious mind, yes?" I rubbed the back of my head "no, it was because you wanted to steal from my father and you were running from the guards" yeah... I stole a lot when I was little so I can take care of my siblings.

"Sorry about that" she shook her head and held her heart

"No, I should be the one that's sorry..." She frowned "I slapped you yesterday without even looking at you" I looked away. I'm not mad, she doesn't have to apologize "it's because I thought you were Dark... I heard his voice and I stormed to punish him" I looked at her confused

"For what?" She rubbed her arm and looked away

"He sexually harasses me almost everyday" I clenched my jaw and glared at the wall next to me, hoping she can't see "and that's why I thought he was you! If I knew it was you, I wouldn't had ever slapped you!"

"You think I care?" I bit my lips, really not wanting to say this

"Huh?"

"Hey, you got many people protecting you. But what's the hold up? Not that I care really" I crossed my arms and stared at her frown "anyways, if you maybe cover up alittle, he wouldn't even notice you" what am I saying? The only thing uncovered is her head "don't wonder the place by yourself either"

"Link... What happened to you?" She took a step forward, I took a step back "why are you like this?" I turned my back

"People change don't they?"

"Yes but... Not you..." I wanted to so badly apologize to her, this is killing me right now to lie to her "if that's how you're going to be, I understand..." I peaked over at her frowning down. Zelda... "Well" she looked up and walked behind the sword "can you do me a favor? I have to give this to daddy but I injured my hand yesterday" she blushed "can you at least pull this for me before you leave" I shrugged and walked up to it

"What is it?"

"It's called the Legendary Four Sword" I looked down at it confused

"What's so four about it?"

"I'll show you if you pull it" I nodded and gripped on the handle before pulling. My heart suddenly felt light and my left hand I was pulling it with, froze, but I could still feel myself pulling. I shouted in pain and tried removing myself, but I couldn't

"Link!" Zelda gasped and grabbed hand to help, but was zapped back. My eyes widened

"Zelda!" I gasped. My heart beat increased rapidly and it became loud... It felt like my body was being torn apart. My Triforce was shining brightly before I was able to let go of the sword and threw me back. I breath heavily, unable to stop shaking

"Link! A-are you okay?!" Zelda frowned over me. I slowly sat up and looked at my left hand, slowly opening it and closing it. It hurts... "I-I swear I didn't know that would happen!" We looked over at the sword on the floor now "y-you pulled it off..." Her eyes were wide. I nodded and pushed myself up "Link..."

"It's okay... It's understandable that you wanted to kill me" I smiled, actually hiding it

"What?! No! That wasn't what I wanted to do-" I turned around and walked off "Link! Please come back! I didn't know it would hurt you!" She sounded like she was crying. I bit my lips, really wanting to hug her

"Hey" I smiled at her "it's better me than you, right?" I walked off with my bad hand up "see yah later, maybe" I walked the halls, looking at my schedule to look for my classroom, but I was dazed off in thought

What was that feeling when I pulled on that sword? I shook my head and found the door. I stopped before I opened it. It's not the sign that said "do not enter if you're not a knight. Must ask for appointments" Something stopped me, it was the sense of danger I felt behind the door. I kicked the door open and caught a bucket with a chuchu and red chu jelly... Yeah, this is Skullie written all over it. Really skull kid? That's the best you can do? Heh...

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