Prologue

A green clad male teen was asleep at the base a tree, giving him only little shelter from the cold winds that swept through the eerie, moonlit forest, chilling him to the bone.

He shivered constantly, his face contorted with pain; most likely because of the visible gash in his shoulder that has not been treated and looked badly infected. His green tunic was stained crimson, splotches of mud splattered here and there.

It was a sad sight really, to see the Hero of Time in this condition; barely holding on and struggling to survive while everyone around him doesn't lift a finger to help him…well, most of the times anyway.

Kind of makes you wonder if it was really worth it for him to go out and save the lands of Hyrule and everywhere else from evil and suffer so much pain while everyone around the poor Hero was expecting him to do everything by himself with no help whatsoever. It was a stupid assumption.

The winds began to pick up, howling as it weaved through the trees and hit against his vulnerable back. He shivered even more and curled his body into a tight ball, trying to consume any heat his body had left.

From the shadows crimson eyes watched the pitiful sight of the weakened Hero. The being stepped out of the shadows and revealed itself in a pool of moonlight as the Hero of Time's dark counterpart; Dark Link.

The dark skinned being advanced towards the fallen Hero and knelt down beside him, brushing his hand against the Hero's cheek. The green clad male's shivering ceased only by a little as he rigidly turned his head to look at who was touching him.

Dark Link winced when he saw the Hero's beautiful vibrant cerulean-blue eyes bloodshot red, accompanied with dark circles under them. Those eyes widened when they saw Dark Link before them.

The young male scrambled to his feet, the sudden movements making him dizzy in his current state as he lost his footing and fell. He was quickly caught in the arms of his darker-self, being held closer against Dark Link as he tightened his hold against the hero.

The Hero began to struggle, not knowing what Dark Link was going to do to him. "L-l-let me g-go!" He pleaded, his teeth chattering from the cold.

Dark Link gave the struggling Hero a warning glance. "Do you want me to help you or not?"

This made the Hero freeze. "You w-want to help m-me?" He asked.

"If you die, then I won't be able to exist. I am your shadow after all." Dark said as he began to walk through the forest, not at random though.

He took the usual path that had been taken by many travelers but instead veered away from it into the thicker parts of the wooded area.

The Hero of Time tried to keep track of where Dark Link was taking him but it was impossible. So he gave up and relaxed in Dark Link's arms, sleepiness covering him like a warm blanket and he fell into a deep, most comfortable sleep he had in a long time…

…because he felt safe in those arms that held him, like a mother and her child; keeping her child safe in her arms, protecting her precious baby from harm's way.

Dark Link heard a small snore come from the Hero, indicating that he had fallen asleep. He chuckled lightly and looked down at the sleeping Hero, admiring the peaceful expression on his face instead of one full of excruciating pain and fear.

"Wherever you go, I will follow. Much like the sun & the moon, I was destined to follow you until the end of time."

Dark whispered, wanting to stay with the Hero and never leave his side.