The Legend Of Zelda: The Curse Of Zant

Chapter 12: Sweet Dreams

"Hello!"

"Anybody there?" Link called.

Darkness. He could see nothing but pitch black encasing him. Try as he might, he just couldn't recall anything prior to this moment, nor how he'd gotten there. If he didn't find out some kind of information, he would drive himself crazy trying to theorise. It had taken him only seconds to decide that he was going to at least try. Placing both hands down on the unfamiliar surface that he could only assume was something metal, he hoisted himself up into a sitting position - and instantly regretted the move. A thumping in his head began the moment he moved it, and a stinging sensation in his side grew stronger. Wincing at the pain, he almost laid back down, but with his curiosity cancelling out the hurt, he managed to get to his feet.

"Hello?" He called again into the darkness, desperate for a reply.

When the only thing that answered him was the echo of his own voice, he gave up trying and instead decided to find a way out for himself. Taking his first few steps forward, he felt a little unsteady as he could not see where he was treading. With no light at all it was impossible to go forward. He wasn't sure exactly where he was, so did not want to chance walking into a trap.

"Link!" Zelda's voice came through the empty room.

The second her voice reached his ears, his head jerked up and a small glimmer of hope filled him. Although he could not see a thing, he looked around frantically trying to pinpoint the direction that her voice had came from.

"Link..." Her voice sounded again.

"Princess?... Where are you?" He stammered, overwhelmed by the little piece of hope that he had been granted.

Unable to stop himself, he took a few more steps forward, certain that her voice had come from somewhere in front of him. He stopped after only three more steps, once again uncertain of where he was.

"Your highness?... Please... If it's really you then show yourself, my love... give me a sign." He called out.

The hope he had been holding onto began to slip away as he waited for the Princess to present herself to him. A few minutes passed and his head dropped as he sighed in defeat, that was when it happened. Much to his surprise, something finally began to change. A small white dot appeared on the ground below him, floating upwards slowly before hovering in front of his line of vision. Although small, the light was bright enough that it stung his eyes as he stared at it in a dazed wonder. He couldn't help but watch as it began to float up higher again, this time expanding as it went. In a split second it had become big enough that Link could now begin to make out the shapes of his surroundings. Through the light, another shape began to form - this one was in the form of a person. It took Link no time at all to figure out who it was. He didn't even have to guess at all.

"Princess?" He questioned, blinking twice to confirm that what he was seeing was real.

The shadow which had formed in the light, was no longer a shadow at all now. Link could see very clearly, the person stood before him. A woman in a white wedding-type dress, with locks of dark golden blonde hair flowing beautifully down her back and cascading around her shoulders. It was not that which caught his attention though, but rather the pure white angel wings protruding from her back, spread widely out.

"My love..." Link stammered, his eyes stinging from both the light and unshed tears in his eyes.

He watched helplessly as joined her hands together in a prayer position and smiled at him. In her smile he could see both warmth and sympathy for him. As she got closer to him, stopping only a few feet away from where he was stood, he had to swallow to keep his nerves at bay.