Paranoid Link

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Hello, my name is Angea....and I'm kinda a LoZ nerd....even tho I haven't played many of the games.... know a lot about them. I even know some things that I wish I didn't.... like....what could have happened.... You see Nintendo released a LoZ game called A Link Between Worlds. I was really excited about it, and I begged my older brother to buy me the game. When he finally did I cheered and hugged him. I grabbed the game and ran to my room, sitting on my bed I turned on my 3DS and inserted the new game. I watched as the screen lit up and I created a save file. I left the name as Link and begin to play. The game started with a cut scene of Link in a dark red and black field. There was a evil sounding music playing. I could hear a laughter in the back ground, it didn't sound like Gannon....after then scene it went to Link sleeping in bed, I remember this being close to how A Link to the Past started. I smiled and let the game play itself out, teaching me how to move and follow the story. I played the game for hours before finally saving and getting off. The next day when I got on the game felt slightly off....I ignored the feeling because this was my first time playing it...so I couldn't judge it. I played on and all seemed normal.... Except every time I entered a room or house Link would twich alil and look behind himself. I was about a quarter done with the game before things got very odd. I can to one of the great fairy's fountain and healed up. But as I was leaving one of the fairies I didn't use came up behind Link and as soon as she touched him he jumped and swung his sword back. I flinched a little bit because I didn't tell him to do so. Even worse is that when he slashed the small fairy a flurry of red colored sparks shimmered out from his sword. I heard a gasp sound and then link slowly turned and walked out of the cave....I got a small glimpse of his face and his eyes where wide and had red circles around them. I scratched my head and then shrugged it off,maybe Nintendo was trying something new. I continued playing and it went seemingly normal. Until I was about to free some turtle thing....I was swimming when one of the Zoras popped up from the water, Link quickly pulled his sword and swing at the creature. It exploded into a red liquid which filled the water around Link, Link's face was now with the red circles and he began to shake as I made him swim out the water. When I got on land I took a look at the boys body, he had red streaks on his clothing. I could hear the sound of heavy breathing.... This made me turn off my 3DS without saving. I went to bed and awoke the next morning. Surprisingly I didn't have a nightmare, witch was normal for me. I looked at my 3Ds and after some hesitation I turned it on. I had no intention on playing the game, but as soon as my 3DS screen came on the game was already on and already in my save file. I sighed and tried to go to the home menu but the home button didn't work. I growled as I started to move Link around. He seemed to of been normal, his face was fine now and his clothing was clean. I thought maybe all that junk was just a dream. I continued playing. I got closer to the end and for a few minutes I enjoyed the game, until Link began to twich and shake. "God Dammit ya stupid elf" I growled under my breath. I tried to keep him moving but he completely stopped in his tracks. He sat down and I could here a crying sound. Then an image of Navi appeared on screen, this was odd....Navi wasn't in this game. The image was of her flying next to Link. She was saying her oh so annoying lines "hey! Link look" Link looked where she had told him and Navi started freaking out.... Her high pitched voice was hard to hear, I only made out a few words "see....I'm not ....he was always with...link?'' she fluttered to his ear and started to say something but she didn't get to finish because Link swung his sword at her. Navi dodged and yelled " Link what the hell?!" Link's eyes had the red circles and he was shaking, his eyes closed and his hand gripped tightly on his weapon. He swung at Navi again this time hitting her. She screamed and fell to the ground. Leaking red. Link was breathing heavy as the image faded out. I now saw link walking, it looked like he was getting the master sword. He grabbed it and pulled it out. As he held it he shook and cried. He dropped the sword and started to walk away from it. Then I had control over him again. I was scared about what I saw....but I was to curious to just leave the sword. I made him grab it, as I did I could hear him saying "no" pleading "please no! I don't want it!!" I ignored his cries and had him pick the sword up. I ran outside of the area I was in and looked at the map. I now had to go to Zelda's castle. I did so and as I fought off painted enemies Link kept saying "no no no don't go farther please stop, make me stop" I got to the boss battle.... When I first started to fight him Link's cries got louder and more painful to hear. The enemy went into the wall and I had a cut scene of Zelda saying something in her painting form, but as soon as she spoke Link twiched and I could hear him whispering "stay calm....she's safe....stay calm....she's safe" I rolled my eyes and watched Zelda pull out the light bow and arrows. She gave it to Link and the scene ended, I then went on fighting the boss until he finally he died. As Zelda left the painting Link spun around and mistakingly cut her straight in the chest. Her eyes widened and her blood poured out.... Link dropped his sword and covered his face. The screen faded to black and text appeared saying "Past paranoia won't leave....it will drive you to kill...all who have lied." the game went back to the main menu and my save file sat....but the name was different. Instead of saying Link it said " Paranoid Angea" ....I began to breath heavy. It knew my name.... I can't,.... I just can't. I dropped my 3DS and ran to my brother's room. I was gonna ask him where the hell he got that game and if he fiddled with it. But....what if I ask him and he says no? What if he's not here right now? What if he thinks I'm crazy and sends me to an insane asylum?! I went back to my room....days passed and I didn't leave my room. What if my family hated me for staying on that game? I didn't eat....What if it was poisoned?.... I didn't bath or leave my bed....I didn't do anything.... What if I died?....what if this whole time.... The game was normal and I was just paranoid by all the stories I read?....what if it was true.... What if it was how Link feels.... What if it happens.....

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