"This is a tale that you humans have passed down through uncounted generations."

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Zelda: The Legend

Chapter One

Sealed

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Silence.

That was what the world was. There was nothing. The once mighty earth crumbled. Vast forests were burnt to ash. The remains of beings filled the fissures.

And at the core of the Earth, laid a still terrain. It was a spiraled abyss. At the foot of the chasm was a perfect ring.

Then, the ground grew cold. The air, vile.

From the bowels of the Earth rose a towering inferno. Its warmth was fueled of malice. The flares were of a deviant shade of black. The red tips glowed with pure evil.

Then, a calm presense filled the other half of the circle.

From the heavens descended a second column of fire. Its warmth however, was filled only with serenity. This flame held a white aura with tips of purple light.

The two opposing powers stood still. Staring the other down.

"I see that you have decided to meet your end in battle after all." Drawled the flames of darkness. "It pleases me greatly to see such misplaced valor."

"I have tried to show you the errors of your ways." Spoke the gentle but powerful voice of the white fires. "But now I see that you are beyond all reason."

The dark fire smiled, like greeting an old friend. "Those with power are destined to rule over all. We both were born with a great gift, entitling us to that very right. My offer still stands valid."

"It is foolish to even conceive such a request. I will never accept your offer." The white fire spoke. "But in truth, I actually feel sorry for you. Since the beginning, you suffered greatly. Yet whenever someone tried to help you, you refused. Whenever a being tired to show you compainionship, you pushed them away. You believed that gaining power was the only way for you to find your place in this world."

The evil being snarled. "YOU KNOW NOTHING! NOTHING AT ALL! YOU ARE BLIND!"

"It is you who is blinded." Spoke the gentle flames. "Your rage has blinded you into making poor choices. Your rage has scarred you, leading you further and further away from who you once were. Now you exist only as a shell. You only possess a lack of reason and judgment."

"You claim that it is I who is blinded," Declared the voice of darkness. "Yet you are the one who holds the power of the Goddesses. They left it in your care, foretelling of the evils that would lust after it. Yet not once did they think that you could use it for yourself. You guard the ultimate power, yet never have you ever used it. You need only touch it and the world would be yours to dominate."

The black flames scowled.

"Yet you instead chose to merely watch over the holy power. You unwisely do this and even more shamefully, you use your own power to protect those insignificant humans."

"I am not blinded. The power of the Goddesses is far too great for any one being to possess. Should you defeat me, you would still never be able to claim its true power."

"We shall see Hylia. We shall see."

From within each of the two fires, a sword emerged.

The white flame's sword was small but divine. Its spiraled hilt was as blue as the heavens could be. A small sapphire was placed in just before the silver of the blade.

The black flame's sword could have been mistaken for an evil twin. While the Goddess's sword was blue and silver, this demonic weapon was black. A ruby sat greedily in the center of the spiked blade.

The infernos of black and white collided.

"And the humans you think so little of know far more than you ever will." The white flames shouted

The black fire chuckled. The cruel sounds roaming the Earth.

"You...you believe that a mere mortal could possess more knowledge than I, Demise? The God of Darkness?"

"Yes."

Another merge of power cracked open canyons. The thickest of trees toppled over with the slightest breeze of such monumental power.

"You have blinded yourself Hylia. You held so much potential once. But now it is wasted. You could have had the world in your fingertips. Destiny was yours to command, to control. Yet you would prefer to watch over those weak humans that cling to you at the smallest glance of my being. You state that they are more knowledgable than me? When all they could do is run to you and hide on that crop of earth you sent into the sky? You disgust me."

An entire ocean evaporated from the warmth a mere hundred miles away.

"As I said before, you are blinded by your rage." Hylia said.

The earth was sujected to another torrent of malicious laughter. A mountain exploded in magma.

"I know your secret Hylia."

Silence.

"I know far more than you think. I feed on fear itself. I reside within the darkness than fills all souls, whispering. I know all the strengths of my foes. And I know exactly what will drive them to their knees, begging for me to end their lives, or fufill their wildest daydreams. Just as I know yours."

"I-impossible." Stuttered the white embers.

"Yes. I possess knowledge that has eluded even the Golden Goddesses themselves!"

"No." she whispered.

"I wonder what the creators of this would would think should they ever realize just what their chosen guardian had done? If they ever found out about the very act she so carefully hid from the world." The evil firestorm questioned.

"No...no your lying!" She shouted.

"Are you so sure?" Don't forget your Grace, you too have a dark side, no matter how small. I know your wishes as well as your desires. I can ensure they will come true without any consequence."

The white spark said nothing. The dark flames held out a hand.

"All I need is your help." He reached for her palm. The white flames eyes glazed over, hypnotized.

"NO!" It screamed.

The white spark grew. It shined a light stronger than anything in the universe. All the energy of the universe crashed into the abyss.

Silence.

That was what the world was. There was nothing.

Both flames had been extinguished.

Two forms emerged from the fires and collapsed.

Their swords clattered as they slammed into the dirt, seperated from their masters.

Minutes passed as the earth held an eternal breath, waiting for the one who would rise to claim victory.

Slowly, both groaned. Shakingly, they both rised to their feet, swords returned to their hand.

"Intriguing. Even when using your own power, you are a formidible opponent." Demise breathed.

"Face it Demise, you cannot defeat me." Hylia stated.

"That may be so." The Dark God scowled. "But the same applies for you. We are both beings of divine right. Neither one of us can perish. So will this be our fate? Locked in an endless combat for all of eternity?"

"We cannot die, but that does not mean we cannot be sealed." Hylia said slowly.

Demise's eyes widened in shock.

"You...you wouldn't dare."

"Try me." She said coldly.

"Your powers would be severely drained. You would be comparable to a mere mortal."

"That may be so, but you will never be able to escape."

The goddess raised her sword skyward.

A golden light shined down upon it, making it illuminate with unmatched power.

"NO!"

She drew the sword into the forehead of Demise.

A power unknown was unleashed from within the blade. The world filled with golden light.

The Goddess then twisted the handle thrice. The golden power turned dark.

She withdrew the sword and sheathed it.

The God of Darkness recovered from the attack. He stared her down.

"What...what did you do to me?"

"I ensured that no matter how many times you may escape from that seal, you will be driven back."

"You split your own power to seal me?" Demise asked weakly. His opponent turned her head. "Answer me!" He demanded.

"I did what was necessary." She replied simply.

"You truly are a paragon of the Gods, Hylia. You have given up a piece of your own power in an attempt to seal me?"

She nodded. The Earth shook violently.

"You are a fool, Goddess. You may place as many seals upon me as you wish. Though this not the end."

He fell to one knee. His breaths became shorter and shorter.

"My hate...never perishes. It is born anew in a cycle with no end!"

He pointed a clawed finger at his mortal enemy.

"I WILL RISE AGAIN!"

He dropped down to the earth.

"You may have defeated me this time, but at what price?" He chuckled. "Everything you have cared for has been destroyed by my hand."

"You disgust me." Hylia spat. "You take pleasure in the act of murder. Your selfish desires have led you into breaking your vows as a divine being."

"Are you any different?" He gasped.

"What?"

"Are you any different?" He asked again. A smile etched upon his face.

His scarred body then evaportated into an evil aura. The black shell of a spirit rushed for thge Goddess. A triangular stone appeared from the dark spirit and began to suck it in. When all traces of such a viscious spirit were eliminated, the stone collided into the earth and all fell silent.

Hylia collapsed. Her sword's golden glow faded.

Weakly, the goddess waved a hand over the blade. It glowed a bright blue and shot into the sky.

She was all alone.

"No. I will not be alone." She whispered to the silent Earth. A tear fell upon her cheek.

"Demise will not rise again. I will ensure it." She turned and faced a blue sky.

Hylia faded into a blue aura. The tear hovered in the air and absorbed the sky being.

Her essence raised skyward. The Goddess gave one last whisper to the Earth.

"Destiny will bring us together again."

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Several Millenia later

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Shattered. That was what the world was. That was what the Mirror was. That was what his heart was.

He wore a tunic the exact same shade as the forest. A floppy hat of the same color lay atop his golden hair. Under said tunic laid a white undershirt and brown pants. Brown gloves and boots placed on the end of each limb. On his back, a Hylian Shield and the legendary Blade of Evil's Bane, the Master Sword.

Now, as he walked the fields of the land, he reminisced his journey.

The last few months he had known had been among the best in his life. She had been his best friend. They had not started out on the best of terms. As a matter of fact, when they had first met, he had hated her very existence. She had used him, lied to him, and deceived him, all to achieve her own purposes. But, as time wore on, sacrifices had been made. They had both grown from their many experiences together, learning just how dependent on each other they really had been.

His heart throbbed painfully from the recollection of memories. When he met her, she had been a selfish, obnoxious imp. She had left him as a compassionate and benevolent princess.

Now, as he walked across the fields knew why she had done it, destroying the Mirror. The Mirror of Twilight served as a connection. A Link.

Midna had severed that very Link between them to prevent history from occurring once more.

A soft, petite hand touched his own. A warmth like flames filled within. His eyes left the earth and stared sadly into the eyes of the Princess of Hyrule.

Zelda.

The heir of Hyrule wore a simple dress of purple and white. She had long light brown hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. A small tiara sat atop her head.

"Link." She whispered, then paused. He saw tears threatening to fall. "I haven't truly thanked you."

He opened his mouth to speak, but Zelda lifted her hand into the air.

"Please, let me continue." She requested. He nodded. "You saved us Link. You save Hyrule. You saved the Twilight Realm." She smiled. "And you saved me…on a number of occasions. I cannot thank you enough for all that you have done."

Link's eyes misted.

"But words are not enough. I cannot think of what to reward you with. So I ask this to you. What would you want?"

Once more, she placed her palm upon his shoulder.

He smiled and said sadly, "Princess…I...I do not know what I truly want." He breathed timidly.

The heir to the throne smiled. "I understand. You are confused in more way than one I expect."

Link could only nod.

"You have seen many things these past few months Link. You have killed at such a tender age. You hve experienced heartache and suffered from your losses. Yet you also were witness to such extraordinary sights. You crave to travel back to your home of Ordon, but you cannot forget what you have seen."

Link stared at her in silence. She wasn't a chosen one for nothing after all.

They approached the gates of Hyrule Castle Town.

"But Link, listen to my words. " She stated regally. Link was surprised, but then noticed the small smirk playing on her lips. "I will not stop until you receive what you wish for. You are brave. Brave of mind brave of soul, and brave of heart. There is nothing that you don't deserve."

"Princess I-"

"Zelda." She said.

"Excuse me?" Link asked.

"I wish for you to truly know me. Not the Princess. But just Zelda." She said.

"If that is what you wish…Zelda." He said, thinking of how difficult calling the Princess by her name would really be.

She bowed her head and Link saw a tear descend to the grass.

"Zelda?"

"I'm so sorry Link." She sniffed. "For everything that has happened. It was because of me that Zant and Ganondorf were able to take over. It was my fault for all of your pain and suffering. I-"

"Zelda. Look at me." Link said slowly.

She lifted her head and did as asked.

"This was not your fault. You did what you were able to do. When the lives of your people were threatened, you surrendered in order to protect them. Where were the members of the Royal Council when this happened? Were they there with you? Doing what they could to help their kingdom? No. Instead they took off running. You could have easily ran away as well. Yet you stayed by your people. You are strong Zelda. The power of yielding is one of the greatest forces there is."

"But because of me, Zant killed so many-"

"Was I any different?"

"Wha-what do you mean?" Zelda gulped.

"Zant killed thousands. As did I. Many of the beasts I had slain had family. I took away fathers, sons, mothers, and daughters."

"But Zant killed for power. You did it for justice!" Zelda protested. Link shrugged. He reached for the handle of his sword and unsheathed it.

It was perfect. A royal purple handle melted into a cross wing guard. From the wings shined gleaming silver. The blade's tip razed with deathly skill. It looked as though it had never seen battle.

"Both can easily be confused for the other. The fact still remains that this sword has personally executed thousands of lives."

Zelda surpsed him once more. She pulled him into a hug. Then, she placed arm fingers around his head and forced him to look straight in her blue eyes.

"Link, listen to me. We both have done things that we are ashamed of. But the only thing we can do now, is use the knowledge of our past to make a better future."

Everything in the world stopped. Link could not free himself from within those sapphire eyes. An awkward silence filled the void.

"Um…I should head back to the castle. And you should be home as well…Please consider what I said. Now I'd better go. The council will be worried about me after all." She said, rolling her eyes. She turned and walked through the gate.

"Their reputation is more like it." Link called after her. She giggled, turned round a corner, and was gone.

Link sighed.

He reached into his pocket and pulled from its depths a whistle. His mouth found the end piece and blew into the mouth hole. He could already hear the thundering sounds of hooves.

A beautiful chestnut mare, storng and vigorous, with a long mane of silver galloped proudly towards her master.

"Hey girl. Ready to head home?" He asked as he climbed onto his old friend's back.

Epona whinnied and stood on her hind legs.

They raced off into the forest.

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The sun was on its last line as night would soon threaten to take over. The blue-yellow sky cast dark shadows upon the forest floor.

Link slowly had Epona slowly trudge through the forest. Even with Ganandorf defeated, Link had discovered the hard way that not all monsters went down with their evil king. He had recieved the scar on his leg from a sneak attack by a Moblin. He had been too careless. He had thought that he could easily take on all three at once. But then he had not noticed a fourth Moblin right behind him.

Sure, he had been able to take care of them easily thereafter. But still...he needed to pay more attention. He was lucky it had just been a Moblin. What if it had been a left over Shadow Beast, or an Iron Knut.

He walked by the bridge leading up to thegreat tree that housed the Forest Temple. A vision of swinging on a chain of monkeys filled his mind.

He chuckled and continued on. There it stood. A rope bridge stood tall. It had been construted by the Resistance, a group of people who had helped him save Hyrule. Traveling by bridge was alot more convenient than via flying golden Cucco.

The bridge was still far too narrow for Epona to trod across however. He dismounted his steed.

"I'll be back soon girl." He stroked her nose. She whinnied in reply.

He then timidly crossed the shaky bridge. The bottom of the gorge was obscured by a deep fog and could never be seen.

After a few minutes of carefully timed steps, he reached the end. Quickly, he leaped from the wooden planks and onto solid ground once again. He entered the maze of trees and rocks. He only was able to take six steps forward before it happened. The voice of the Skull kid rang, challenging him once again to yet another little game of Hide and Seek.

"Here we go again." He muttered.

(One hour later)

"Can't the kid just let me get to the temple without playing that game every single time?" Link thought irritably. The stupid thing had been tailing him for ten minutes during the third round of that evil creation known by children as Hide and Seek.

"At least I'm here now." He sighed, entering the ruins of what once was a temple of unmatched beauty. He began walking past the guardian statues that had once alenged him to prove himself. He passed through the final door. The Sword's chamber had not changed since he had first arrived here two months ago. The vines, still as thick as ever, were lining every crack along what was left of the crumbling stone walls. Wildflowers bloomed crazily throughout the field.

And there, in the middle of the meadow, stood the Pedestal of Time.

Link approached it apprehensively, waiting for something to jump out from behind a bush or something.

Nothing ever came. Not a monster. Nor a beast. Not even a gust of wind.

It felt almost too peaceful.

The handle of the blade waited, clamped between his sweaty palms. The silver blade raised high above the slit carved within the stone.

"This is it. The end." Link whispered.

He drove the sword down. Pedestal was reunited with blade.

Everything was as it should be.

Link didn't know how long it had been since he had returned the sword. Only that the time of Twilight had arrived.

He gathered his gear together, took one last look at the sword he had wielded for so long, and left the temple ruins.

Only after he left did the sword begin to glow.

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A/N: Hey everyone. Well, here it is. My first Zelda story. I've been planning on doing this one for quite some time. This tale spans the entire legend that has entranced us for a quarter of a decade. For twenty five years, Nintendo has thrilled us with such an epic tale.

But now, the Legend itself must be saved

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Challenges.

1. What will happen next?

2. What is happening with the glowing sword?

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See you all next chapter.

SuperXBrother.