The Legend of Zelda: Everlasting (2nd book in the Timeless series)

Chapter 24

Zelda opened her eyes slowly, looking down at the ground. She hadn't even gotten a minute of sleep all night, but she didn't care. She felt empty, mind blank. Dark Link hadn't come back, and food or water definitely hadn't shown up. She had sat herself up against the barrier, and stayed there all night.

She knew he hadn't known any better. He didn't know he was doing anything wrong, but that didn't make it hurt less.

But she had cried herself dry for the moment.

She heard talking outside her prison, but she didn't bother looking or trying to get them to notice. What did it matter? It wouldn't work.

Eventually, Dark Link decided to grace her with his presence. She didn't even bother to look up,

"Good morning princess! Or, it is for me. You, on the other hand, look horrible," He said,

"Wow, thanks," She said sarcastically, getting herself together. He waved her off,

"Oh, don't mention it. So, have you changed your mind on my offer last night?" He asked, smirking and crossing his arms,

"Screw you," She hissed, kicking some of the soft dirt all over him. He didn't move, but his jaw clenched and muscles strained. Then, he cracked his knuckles,

"So much for being nice," He growled, throwing a bad name at her before appearing in front of her in a split-second. He grabbed her by the throat and threw her down. Then he climbed on top of her,
"Don't move, and don't make a sound," he commanded, starting to pull at her dress. She tried to jerk away, to no avail. He grabbed her shoulders and slapped her, hard, "I thought I told you to stay put, stupid girl," She wriggled against him,
"I don't take orders from you," She hissed. That earned her a gash across her cheek. She stayed silent though,
"That's better," he said after a moment, "Now, let's try this again," he leant in close to her ear, "You can either let this happen, or I can take it from you. I get what I want, Zelda. You will learn that," she clenched her eyes shut, willing her eyes to remain dry. She heard him chuckle at her distress. Her eyes snapped open, and her fist flew forward, hitting him square on the jaw. He went backward, but was up on his feet in a second. He bared his teeth and clenched his fists. He came towards her, but then stopped,
"Ooh, I have an idea how to make this more interesting," he then closed his eyes for a moment and, when he opened them, they were the prettiest blue. His hair was dirty blonde and his tunic was forest green.
He was posing as Link.
Her eyes grew wide. No. He couldn't try to scar her like this.
He then kicked her in her side. She chocked back a sob. He chuckled and crawled back on top of her, pushing up her dress. When she tried to protest, he snapped his fingers and her wrists became bound. Did that stop her? No way. She hit the side of his head with her hands, knocking him away a bit. He put his hands on her arms before scratching downward, blood oozing onto the ground afterwards. She whimpered,
"Why do you fight me, love?" He asked gently, putting a hand on her cheek. Looking into his eyes, she forgot he wasn't Link for a moment. Then, he slapped her away before tearing her dress away, leaving her in her bra and panties,
"No! Stop!" She said, pushing herself away. He grabbed her ankle and pulled her back,
"I need to satisfy myself, and you need punishment," He replied simply, undoing his belt. She tried again to escape, which got her hit with the belt. He chuckled, pulling her head up towards his groin.
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It was probably over quicker than it had seemed, but either way it had been the worst experience of her life. He had beaten her, raped her, threw a new dress at her, and vanished.
A silent tear slid down her face as she stared blankly at nothing. Every part of her hurt more than ever. She closed her eyes slowly.
"Hope you've had fun in here, girl. You won't be here much longer, unfortunately. All that is left to do is attack your people. They should stand a bit of a chance. After all, they have a decent-sized army...oh, wait, never mind. But, your forces do have Link and Zelda! Wait, I guess that's not true either..." Came a dark voice from nowhere. She opened her eyes,
"They do have Link," she replied meekly,
"Oops, I guess that hasn't happened yet..." It said with a ghostly chuckle. She shot up, wide-eyed.