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The Legend of Zelda II: Guardians of the Binding Force

Chapter 1 The Sacred Triforce

The whole house was quiet, save for the occasional scratching of my broom as it met with the wooden floor, and the creaking of a chair when I pulled it away to sweep underneath it. A few pieces of the cake that Scott made for my birthday from a few days ago still sat on my table... And it still smelled freshly baked and cared for. Scott was a master cook in my hometown and a friend to me. I smiled as I remembered the party.

I turned sixteen on that day, and my friends and some of their friends came over for a celebration. There were games, music, food, stories, and gifts. It was a lot of fun, and even though they would celebrate my birthday every year, I still couldn't hide my surprise when I would answer the door to their smiling faces! A certain someone couldn't make it that year though… I waited throughout the party, but Zelda never came. Not that I was ungrateful, because it was wonderful to talk with everyone! I just haven't seen her for a long while...

Zelda, the princess of Hyrule… I met her six years from then. When I found Impa being chased by a group of moblins, I fought them off and she told me the fiend, Ganon, stole the Triforce of Power from the castle. Zelda knew he would be back for the Triforce of Wisdom as well, so she broke it in eight pieces and hid them in dungeons around the kingdom. Then, she sent Impa to look for someone to fix the broken Triforce and defeat the evil Ganon. I took the quest and Impa went back to the castle. Meanwhile, I traveled through thunderstorms, across mountains, over oceans, and fought monsters and dragons on the journey. Until, finally, I stood in front of the prince of darkness. It was a long and hard battle, but I was able to defeat him and take the Triforce of Power. I found the kidnapped princess, gave her the two pieces of Triforce, and we walked to the castle.

My home still resided in the town of Rauru, but I found myself continuing to explore the lovely kingdom, and fighting the monsters that pass my way. I was always so excited to take up to road to wherever it would take me!

Zelda must have been too busy with royal duties at the castle… My mind whirled back to my fifteenth birthday. She came all the way from the castle to celebrate with us. I remember when we stood in my yard listening to the music and I extended my hands to her. She took them in her own, and we jumped and twirled to the rhythm of the drums, violins, and flutes. Her favorite pink dress floated gracefully just above the ground, and her slightly reddish hair bounced about her shoulders. The smile on her face…

My attention was again turned to the sweeping of my broom. I was almost done when I caught a glimpse of something glowing golden on the back of my left hand. I stopped sweeping and turned my hand to look at the strange glow, but one look of it sent a shock throughout my entire body that made me drop the broom to the floor! It landed with a high pitched wooden clang, but I hardly heard it. I had recognized the mysterious mark at once to be the Triforce. The mysterious gold on my hand formed into the three triangles of the sacred pyramid. What could this mean? I have never seen it there before! Who would know about this?

…Impa, I thought, she knows so much about the Triforce! I decided to leave right away and began to pack for the journey to the castle. After I found some food and water for the trip, I walked to my room where my trusty sword leaned against the dresser. I brought up before me and unsheathed the magnificent blade. It was a magical sword that could sometimes shoot beams from the metal tip. It was given to me from the elder of the village when my last one broke six years ago on the quest for the Triforce. I replaced the sheath and strapped it on my green tunic.

My shield rested by the same wall. The shield that was given to me by a ghost living in the Dragon, a dungeon I had to explore. He told me his magical shield had saved him many times when he was alive. Despite its amazing protection, it was of simple design. It had a single symbol of a large red cross covering the center of its deep brown surface. The ghost was right to hold it dear, his treasure has served me well.

I took the shield and went outside without much of a further look in the house. The town of Rauru was quiet. The sun was barely above the horizon, and very few people have been awake long enough to leave their front doors yet. The light of the low sun was still trying to awaken for the day, and the mute brightness there was cast long shadows in every corner of the town it could. Joyous chirps of birds welcomed the new morning and gave the still quiet world a beautiful song. I strolled upon the cobble streets to the western edge of town. The castle of Hyrule sat far in the distance but the pointy white towers that pierced the colorful sky was tall enough for many towns to see its beauty.

The sound of birds and insects seemed to follow me on my journey as I soon left the outskirts of Rauru and started for the castle. I brought my left hand up; the Triforce still glowed mysteriously… I thought maybe it had something to do with my quest years ago, but why would it show up now? It didn't make sense. I continued to ponder the puzzling thought that I had no answer to as the stone roads were replaced by fine dirt. And the smell of the dirt path mingled with the many scents of the trees, bushes, and flowers that grew on either side of me.

Every thought of the Triforce soon disappeared as I finally noticed a whisper nearby somewhere in the bushes. It sounded like the voices of beasts talking to each other, not people, and I couldn't make out a word they were saying. I approached slowly, curious on who and why they would be spying on me. I slid my sword out of its sheath and brought the shield close as I neared the trees. The voices continued a little while longer, until I heard them quietly shush the other and they fell silent.

"Who's there?" I asked. I was just about to use my sword to uncover them, but before I could, they all at once jumped out with weapons drawn! I was already expecting as much and successfully dodged to the side. Now I coule recognize the three short blue rodent like humanoids to be goriyas, and a tough looking tall and scaled creature in heavy armor called a lizalfos.

One of the goriyas ran to me first and called out something that scared me in hesitance. "Resurrect Ganon!"

I recovered from the shock quickly enough to block with my shield. Then, I went for a low sweep with my sword onto its kneecap. The creature cried out in pain, and the other monsters were rushing to join in the fight. I stabbed the already injured goriya and shot magical sword beams at the rest. The lizalfos hid behind its own shield and the goriyas countered with thrown boomerangs.

It was hard to avoid the two oncoming boomerangs, and I somehow managed to swing out to the side and dodge the first one, and brought up the shield to block the second, but I was too late and felt it hit my left arm instead. I shook off the pain, stood straight, and pointed my sword with my right hand, but found I couldn't summon anymore sword beams. I didn't hesitate though and instead rolled towards the side of a goriya and quickly attacked before it could react, dropping it to the ground. Now, I was close to the fierce lizalfos. It held an excited expression that I've ever seen on a monstrous lizard and it opened the mouth at the end of its long head to taunt with its forked tongue before approaching threateningly.

I waited for it to move first, and when it did, I easily avoided it by jumping to the opposite side of the lizard monster. By doing that, I was now in between the two creatures. Before either one could act, I twirled my sword in a complete circle around me. The spin attack struck both of the targets and defeated the last goriya.

Only the lizalfos stood before me. I started the clash by pulling a feint strike to its right. The monster fell for it and I slashed its unprotected left. The lizalfos had recover its balance and then I saw it glar at me evilly. It swung its mace down on me, and I blocked the weapon with the shield, but the attack was so focused, I almost fell backwards!

The creature was now in a mad rage and it was distracted enough that when I regained my balance and pushed back, I managed to cut a large gash on its arm. The lizalfos dropped its weapon, but despite its wound, it still tried to attack me. I finished the creature by easily slashing its unarmored neck.

Why did they attack me? I brought them no reason to lash out. And what did that goriya mean when it cried to "Resurrect Ganon."? Can Ganon be resurrected? Something weird is going on…

I sheathed my sword and continued my walk. I'm sure Impa must know something about all this…

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It took me several hours to get to castle town and I was attacked again and again on the road. But the busy city felt so warm to me after walking for so long. The air was filled with chit-chat and laughter. Children ran playfully over the gray stone plaza, and a tall, clear fountain sat in the center of town. Merchants and sellers called out deals to the customers by their stalls, and the castle flags rippled in a calm wind above the scene.

I strolled past the fountain and to the heavy wooden gate leading to the castle. The two guards stood still and straight as I approached them. "Hello, I would like to talk to Impa. Can I come in?"

They looked to each other with an expression of relief and fear for some reason before one replied. "Of course, Link. You are always welcome in the castle." Again, I was struck with curiosity, but I said nothing as he opened the gate for me and I stepped in. Now, I may find some answers to these strange occurrences.

Author's Note: I actually have finished this fanfic, but since it's so large, I'll be posting only a few chapters at a time. I feel that it'll be easier that way. So, yeah, I wrote this a long time ago, and I when I was proofreading it, I realized how horrible it was. So then I tried to edit it and clean it up for you so it would be easier to read.

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