ZeldaGamerWarriorCat
You likely know the Legend of the Hero of Time - how a Hylian boy was swept from a burning castle in the midst of war by his dying mother; how he grew up as a Kokiri, heedless of his destiny; how he was sent to meet princess Zelda, collect the three Spiritual Stones, and open the Temple of Time; how he drew the Master Sword and slept in the Sacred Realm for seven years.
But what if the Hero of Time never entered the Sacred Realm? What if Ganondorf stopped him before the Hero could draw the Master Sword? And what if there was another Legend - one of a different Hylian boy removed from a castle, of another child born a year before Link, of a cursed child with the mark of the Sheikah on his hand, of an orphan raised far from the security of Central Hyrule?
And what if this other Legend was destined to save his kingdom instead?
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It's been eight long, painful years since Link went into the Temple of Time and didn't come out again. Hyrule is in ruin. Stripped of her power and running from Ganondorf, Zelda is unable to transform into her normal self and is trapped in the body of her alter ego, Sheik. Forced to accept that Link is dead and losing faith in the Goddesses, she walks alone, her heart hardened by so much loss that she believes any kind of kinship is fatal.
Still, she clings to a final hope: it has been passed down through the Royal Family that if the Hero is slain before his time, his Spirit will seek another host of similar blood. But Link has no living family left... or does he?
For now, it seems that it's up to Sheik to save Hyrule.
And then she runs into Arjun, a strange & lighthearted Gerudo thief. Or at least, he says he's Gerudo. His visage says otherwise.
At first, Sheik wants nothing to do with him. Bonds are dangerous.
But as he saves her time after time and the two grow closer, Sheik isn't sure what to believe anymore.
As secrets come to light & truths surface, Sheik realizes that some destinies write themselves. And some are fought for.