Chapter Twenty-Three: Enter Maxus

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To Hyrule and Back Again

Part 2: The Antitriforce

Back in Hyrule, things aren't going too well.

The monarchy was overthrown and replaced by a dictatorship.

Ganondorf escaped from his execution.

The Hero of Time is nowhere to be found.

And so after enduring this for far too long, I decided to find Link using my Triforce of Wisdom; I found out he was in another universe, and the man that overthrew the government had already sent two people after him.

I take matters into my own hands and sneak into Hyrule Castle. I find the portal created by our new king and enter it.

I, Princess Zelda, will find Link and warn him about Hyrule before it's too late. And this time, we'll hit hard, and I'll make sure Hyrule doesn't end up like last time.

Link's Point of View

"Link..."

"Link, wake up..."

"Link!"

I open my eyes to see Mikasa standing in front of me. I'm leaning up against a large oak tree in the middle of a field... I feel really damn tired, as well, for some reason.

"Come on, let's get back to HQ before it gets dark," she tells me, holding her hand out. I grab her hand and she pulls me up.

I look out in the distance at the plains surrounding me, and the wall even further out in the distance. It's peaceful, and quiet. Life has been that way for quite some time now.

"There hasn't been any titan spottings for a few days," I say. I turn my head to Mikasa. "You think all of them are dead?"

She gazes at the sight in front of us.

"Maybe. We can't be too sure, though. It's... It's always when you least expect it that everything changes."

I hold up my left hand and look at my Triforce. The bottom two pieces are still resonating. It's even emitting a low noise. Weird.

"What's that?" Mikasa asks.

"The Triforce... It's... it's been shining like this for a while now. Ever since the day Annie died. It's very distracting."

"I've noticed," she replies.

I take out my map I've been working on since I arrived here. I mark "Resting Tree" at my current spot. Then, Mikasa and I begin travelling back to the Scout HQ; I've been staying there for a bit. It's a fairly nice place. I even have my own room.

Over to the left of me is what's called "Misery Hills" - a very hilly terrain that I hate travelling through. I notice a figure standing atop a hill. Upon closer inspection, I realize who it is.

It's Shadow Link. He's holding his right hand up. His upside-down, dark Triforce is shining. He doesn't attack me or run away; he just holds the position. It's kinda unnerving. He's pointing his Triforce towards me... kind of like he's trying to tell me something.

I wonder what that thing's called, I think. His upside down Triforce...

I know. I'll call it the Antitriforce. Yeah. That sounds catchy.

I look at Mikasa, who isn't staring at Shadow Link, and then back at Shadow Link. Except he's not there. He's... gone. Disappeared.

That was... creepy, to say the least.

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