Cerulean Hues

Chapter Two - Second Hero

It was now the afternoon and Wild was still unconscious. The wolf was laying down next to the smaller boy's sleeping form, perking up at any little movement or sound Wild would make to see if he was alright. He had managed to drag him to a safer area when he had collapsed the night before. He stayed up for most of the night, watching over Wild. He recognized him to be the new Hero of Hyrule and felt obligated to make sure he was okay. After a few more hours, Wild finally awoke. He sat up, rubbing his eyes and yawning. He looked to the side and jumped when he spotted the beast, immediately grabbing his weapon. The wolf stared at him, unamused, as he just huffed and got up, walking deeper into the forest. Wild blinked as he watched it disappear within the trees, confusion written all over his face as he tried to recall what happened. He was about to be attacked then suddenly; darkness. He sighed as he lazily stood up, stretching his limbs out. He grabbed his materials, packing everything up before he continued his journey.

'I should probably try to find food..' Wild looked around, attempting to spot something, anything that could be considered sustenance. He looked down in defeat. It had been a couple days since the odd encounter with the strange wolf. That day still confuses him. He shook his head, before deciding to take a small break. He sat against a tree, leaning his head back and closing his eyes. After a few minutes, his eyes shot open as he heard rustling nearby. He looked around but blinked as he only saw a small twig with berries on it, sitting on the green grass in front of him. "Where- what?" He muttered before hesitantly grabbing it. He took a berry and eyed it cautiously, making sure it was edible before popping it into his mouth. He smiled softly as he continued to consume them. Once he had finished, the Hylian closed his eyes, soon drifting off to sleep.

It had been weeks since that night. Wild was finally close to his next destination, Zora's Domain. He trekked along the slippery cliffsides, fighting the lizalfos, moblins and bokoblins on his way. The petite knight stared at the bridge leading to the Domain, a small smile forming on his features. He let out a soft content hum before walking down the pale blue stone as he admired the view,  completely in awe. He then paused as he heard footsteps not too far behind him. He looked back, but arched an eyebrow, seeing no one. He shrugged, continuing to walk.

Step..step..step

He soon heard footsteps again. He turned around, about to take out his weapon but instead froze at seeing the large beast again. The two stared at each other for what felt like an eternity before Wild decided to slowly walk closer. The wolf didn't back down but instead walked closer as well. Wild flinched as he heard the familiar voice of a certain Zora prince. He looked back at him and waved slightly as a greeting though once he turned back, the animal was nowhere in sight. He frowned, turning around and following Prince Sidon to his father.

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Wild had already successfully freed Vah Ruta and was now on his way to Rito Village to free Vah Medoh. He was sitting by a campfire he had lit, staring up at the starry night sky. His thoughts then drifted to the wolf. He sighed as he tried to figure out why it had been following him. "What a strange beast.."

"Beast? Now that's just rude."

Wild jumped, falling off the log he had been sitting on. He looked around frantically before spotting a silhouette. He squinted his eyes, slowly reaching for his sword. "Now, now, do you really think you could beat me in a fight?" The stranger scoffed. Wild glared, taking a step back. "Who are you.?"

"You mean you don't recognize me? After all I've done for you.." They sighed out.

Wild blinked, even more puzzled now. "I don't understand..just come out where I can see you." He huffed, staying on guard. "Fine. And drop the weapon, I'm not going to hurt you," They said before walking closer. The light of the fire, fortunately, illuminated the stranger. A tall and rather muscular male stood in front of him, seeming to be Hylian as well. "Wh- Who are you??" Wild stammered out. "Calm down. You can call me Twilight. I was a hero just like you are now. Though my time ended and now it's yours. I was trying to find my way back to my world before I saw you. And let me just say, your collapsing was pretty hilarious." He snickered as Wild looked away angrily. "Wait..you're the Hero of Twilight,"

"Yes, I thought we established that-"

"No I mean, I recognize you somehow. Not because of your vague introduction."

"Wasn't that vague.."

"That's not the point. How do I recognize you? I don't understand what's going on." Wild muttered, looking down, now deep in thought. Twilight looked at him before rolling his eyes.

"Wow. You are as dumb as you look. We're connected. And I don't mean that in a weird way. We're both Links. Just from different timelines." He responded.

Wild crossed his arms. "I don't remember anything, I barely remember someone that was supposedly my closest friend, cut me some slack.." He huffed. "Anyway, I'm that wolf that you kept seeing if that wasn't clear enough. I wanted to make a deal. I help you with whatever your tasks are, and when we're done, you can help me get home." Wild thought for a moment before sighing and nodding. "Fine. You seem like someone there'd be no use in arguing with anyway," Twilight chuckled and sat down on the log along with Wild. "Hey wait, I never got your other name,"

"So what,? Not like we're that close.." The smaller Hylian replied. 'Oh, I'll learn it sooner or later,' The elder thought to himself as he grinned proudly.