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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"Is it done?" Impa asked.
"Yeah," Link answered. "... it's done."
"Then you've spent enough time here, and must continue your journey."
Link walked down the stairs. "The Triforce... is in Skyloft, yeah?"
Impa nodded.
"Any idea where to start?"
"There are legends of the Thunderhead above the clouds. A dome of evil force. A fourth Dragon resides in it, and protects another temple. I know not if the Triforce is there, but it will most certainly lead you to it."
"But the Thunderhead is impenetrable. There's no way to enter it... Is there?"
"No, the crystals let you enter the surface world..." Impa pulled a small gem from her sack. "My people have guarded this stone for centuries, waiting for the chosen hero to take it to the skies. ... This stone will allow you to enter." It was a small crimson sphere, much smaller than the other three crystals, but somehow it felt heavier, darker.
Link took the gem, looking back at the stone doors behind him.
"I assure you, she will be safe. She will use her power to keep the seal closed on Demise, and I shall remain to watch over her. No harm shall come to her."
"... Good. I still need to fulfill my promise to her father and bring her back safely." Link looked back to Impa. "Make sure I get that chance."
Impa stepped aside. "Now, hurry. Once you return to your own era, you will have very little time to complete your task...
... Be safe."
Link pulled out the gem he'd been given as he soared over the clouds. He replayed the conversations with Zelda and Impa over and over in his head, not sure which he hated more. There should've been another way, a way for him to prevent her from being trapped for hundreds of years...
I hope you're sleeping, Link thought. I hope you have no sense of the time that passes.
He gripped the gem tightly as he flew in closer to the thunderhead. "Get ready buddy," he said as they flew into the storm.
His Loftwing squawked, dashing through the winds. The gem hummed with energy, and it seemed to expel the winds around them. The clouds formed a sort of funnel around them as they pressed forward, like they were carving a path through the storm.
Lightning struck around them, and the clouds grew darker as they finally reached the interior of the thunderhead. shadowy clouds swirled above and below them, and monsters shrieked in the distance.
