Author's note: Hi everyone, not much to say really apart from this is a joint fic written by Yusuke343 and Forest Girl Kaz. Hope you enjoy! Oh and the rule line doesn't seem to be working so to seperate major scene changes we'll be using '-' for now.

Disclaimer: We don't own Zelda but we do own any characters/places we make up.

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Dark clouds of thick smoke rose above the sky of Hyrule market. Screams of innocent shoppers rang out throughout the area as a sea of flames engulfed anything in its path. Guards ran this way and that gathering the remaining people and herding them to safety. A shadowy figure in a dark blue cloak ran down the back alley, with a jump, it flew off into the air.

The King stood looking through one of the castle windows, shaking his head in dismay he turned to his most loyal servant and Zelda's attendant; Impa.

"I thought Hyrule was at peace at last after that Gerudo king nearly destroyed our land." Zelda had finally been able to persuade her father that Ganondorf had indeed been evil, he may not remember the lost years but he did believe in what his daughter told him.

"And now with Link nowhere in sight…" Impa folded her arms deep in thought. "Something needs to be done Majesty."

Zelda stood eavesdropping outside the door. She knew things weren't right and now with Link off on his own quest someone else needed to take his place. But who? And how could they find this person?

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The sun blazed down upon the Desert Colossus. A young girl around the age of fifteen - sixteen could be seen attempting to actually climb the side of the sacred Spirit Temple. She was a Gerudo, shoulder length red hair clung to her tanned face, yellow eyes staring at her goal. Her cream trousers and matching top made her stand out like a sore thumb against the dark temple walls but it didn't bother her much. Clasping at another foothold she gasped when she missed, slipping a few inches she managed to cling onto another. If it weren't for her metal gauntlets she was sure her hands would be covered in blisters by now. Finally reaching the top, she stood for a second wiping the sweat from her brow. Turning around the view made her dizzy, the ground was so far away. Shrugging it off, she entered.

Yes this was the room she wanted, the hidden room higher than the rest. Entering through the main entrance would have been too risky and taken much longer, but this was perfect. Glancing around the ancient room, she spotted what she was looking for. An old door, small carvings were neatly engraved into its frame. This was the good part, the bad part was that an iron knuckle was placed right in front of it.

"I knew something like this would pop up." She smirked, reaching for her belt she brought of the scythe she had been carrying. Even though she had only just began learning how to use it, she felt confident enough. "Let's rumble." Running at the knuckle she whacked it with the butt of the sword to awaken it. An angry roar echoed around the room, bits of the ceiling started to crumble, this guy was a vicious one. Swinging its axe in the Gerudo's direction it narrowly missed her as she ducked. Leaping to her feet she parried behind it, swiping the scythe she managed to land a blow. The knuckle turned awkwardly, attempting to hit the girl again it ended up hitting one of the pillars holding up the roof. Rubble tumbled down all over the startled teenager, moving out of the way she launched a series of stabs, each quicker than the last. Getting most of her attacks blocked, she was beginning to lose hope, noticing the knuckle was about to raise its axe she sent her blade in forcefully. The knuckle stumbled back in pain, dropping its axe, she took this as her cue. Tossing aside the scythe, she flung a fist towards its face, then her other, then the first again. While it was stunned she grabbed the scythe again and hacked it to pieces.

Satisfied with her mini victory she placed her scythe back in her belt. Wiping her hands she headed for the door, luckily, it opened easily. A long dark corridor greeted the girl, hurrying along it she arrived in a small cube-shaped room. The walls were coated with light yellow bricks that made the place appear golden. In the centre sat a golden chest, flinging open the lid the Gerudo smiled with delight.

"At last, I've found you." She took out a large oval shield, sharp diamonds lined the edges while a golden sun was stamped on the front in the middle of a crystal clear mirror. Gerudo legend told of this mystic shield that was even more powerful than the Mirror Shield. Lately, life had been rather dull for the girl, it was the same thing everyday, horseback archery training, hand to hand combat, thieving. She had never been interesting in the thieving side of being a Gerudo, how ironic considering now she was stealing from her own race. Clutching the shield she made her way back to the room.

"Where do you think you're going kid?" A stern voice sounded behind her. Spinning around she saw their leader, Nabooru.

"Q-Queen Nabooru." She stuttered, this wasn't good, being caught thieving from the Gerudos usually resulted in severe punishment. Looking the other way she saw the entrance she had climbed to, did she dare do it? Ignoring her leader she ran for the door, outside she gulped, she'd forgotten the small but very important detail of how high up they were. Nabooru was approaching, she had no choice. Closing her eyes she jumped from the ledge, flying through the air she placed the shield underneath her like a seat. Amazingly she landed safely on the ground, shield bouncing along the rough stone, a scraping noise screaming from it. Moving on to the desert sand, she picked the shield up and ran, clumps of sand being thrown behind her as her feet swiftly travelled through it. Entering the Haunted Wasteland she took out the map she'd also stolen, following the flagpoles back towards the fortress, she grinned, this was the beginning of a new adventure.

Nabooru stood on the ledge overlooking the colossus.

"You'll be back one day Amber, you'll be back."

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The heat inside Death Mountain was almost unbearable. A young boy no older than sixteen dressed completely in red from head to toe was knocking on random walls near the Fire Temple area. While most Hylians would have been unable to handle the extreme heat from the volcano, the boy wasn't even sweating. After what seemed like hours of searching, the boy found what he had been looking for. Upon knocking on one of the walls, he had heard a hollow sound. "This has got to be it." He reached his hand back and withdrew a black bladed scimitar with diamonds embedded in the hilt. In one quick movement, he had slashed the wall and placed the blade back within its sheath. Suddenly, the wall opened revealing a new passageway. A gust of wind blew the boy's hat off revealing flaming red hair. He quickly grabbed his hat and put it back on.

Walking further into the passageway, the wall shut again leaving the boy in complete darkness. The boy sighed and pulled out a deku stick and lit it with a Din's fire spell. Another few minutes and he had reached a door at the end. Instead of the usual doorknob most doors had, this one had a slit just the right size for a sword. He took his Scimitar out once again and fit the blade into the slit. Turning it to the right, the door slowly raised. Removing his sword he continued to the next room. As he entered the next room, his deku stick burnt up. Looking around, he noticed what appeared to be a statue of the ancient dragon Volvagia in the centre.

A plaque was attached to the base of the statue. "The shining stone will be your key, one hit with your blade is all you need." He read aloud. "I wonder what that means." The statue began to shake. Suddenly, its tail whipped out and smacked him across the room. "Oof!" He grunted as he got up. "That was unexpected." Again the scimitar was drawn from its sheath. In a flash of light, the dragon was cut to pieces. The young man turned and headed to the door but was stopped when the dragon was in front of him again. The statue used its claws to slash away at the boy. He fell to the ground badly hurt. 'Maybe I am not meant to wield the power of Din...maybe I should give up and go home.' He thought to himself. The words of the plaque suddenly came back to him. 'A shining stone?' The dragon stalked around the room, waiting for him to get up. As it passed by, he caught a glimpse of a shining ruby in its tail. 'That has to be it!' He flipped to his feet avoiding both the claws and the tail of the statue as he brought his blade down hard on the tip of the tail.

As soon as he had the ruby, the statue stopped moving and a trap door opened beneath his feet. He fell down into a secret chamber and took out his map. "Weird...this room isn't on the map, I am never going to find the essence of Din down here." Before him stood a pedestal, on it was a statue of Din holding a sword with a black hilt and a blood red blade. "Well, a new weapon for me." He walked up to the statue and took the sword. As soon as he held it, the room went black and Din herself appeared before him.

"Greetings to you, sacred warrior of fire chosen by destiny to wield this sword. Tell me young one, what is your name?"

He blinked a few times before speaking. "I am Akai of the Kensei clan."

Din nodded. "This sword is Hellfire. Take it with you, it will be your most valuable tool. It contains a sacred power that will greatly aid you in your quest." The room grew bright again and Din had left.

"Well I guess I got me a new power. No clue what quest she is on about though." Akai placed the sheath on his back and walked out the newly opened door into the village of Kakariko.