1st installment of the VGNU.
The birth of a Legend, the fall of a God, the rise of a Demon.
This is the beginning of the great tragedy of Hyrule and it's people, and the dangers that will torment them through the ages.
(Originally published 2017)
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It was as bright a day as every other in Skyloft as Groose hovered in the air on his Loftwing. He'd circled around the village several times, and even searched some of the outer islands, but he was instructed not to go near the strange openings in the clouds. There weren't a lot of options now though. If Zelda wasn't anywhere up here... then the only explanation was that she fell through the cloud barrier and down into space. The best Groose could hope for was that there were more islands down there for her to safely land on before ending up with the stars.
To make matters worse, Link had been missing for a while, and he disappeared immediately after Zelda, which meant Link went to look for her too. That lazy, no-good, sleeps-all-day jerk was trying to hog all the glory again. So if Link was looking for her, then so should he! Except Groose knew he'd find her first, even if Link had gotten lucky during the ceremony, Groose was still the better man.
But he had to find out where Link had gone. He'd gotten a head start, but Groose was smarter. He could jump ahead if he could just find Link.
Judging by what he'd heard in the bazaar the other day, Link was onto something big. There were rumors going around in Pipit's circle that Link might bring home Zelda soon. But then he'd disappeared again before saying anything! And on top of that, Link had broken the shield he'd spent so much time making!
"I'll show him!" Groose grumbled as he kept watch on the clouds below. "I'll find you sooner or later..."
For a moment, Groose sat in silence, his bird's squawking the only thing that broke the silence. But after awhile, when he was about to give up again and turn back around, Link came flying out of one of the breaks in the clouds. He rode his sailcloth into the air until the wind died, then his Loftwing picked him up and carried him from there.
"There you are!" Groose hissed. "So you were down there! Onward!"
He followed behind him, staying far enough away as to not be seen. But he stopped when he found where Link was going; another break in the clouds.
"What are you doing?" Groose exclaimed, watching as Link dropped down through the hole.
For the first time, Groose forced himself to hover over the break in the clouds, looking down. He wasn't supposed to, as it was dangerous. If you fell through you'd just wind up shooting out into space. But when he looked through the break for the first time, finally seeing what was beneath the clouds... It almost looked like ground below... but, that was impossible! There was nothing below the clouds! There should be only stars, like the sky above them at night!
Yet, there Link was, falling towards what looked like a large gathering of trees.
"Ah... uh... But..." Groose shook his head.
No! If Link could do it, then so could he!
"This is no time for self doubt!" Groose decided. He patted his bird's head. "Farewell my friend. I shall return with Zelda in hand!"
