‘ watch the hero -- do not let him wander from your gaze. ‘
his orders, issued to him by the dark lord himself, were etched into his memory, followed through with almost unrivaled dedication. there were times he slacked, as was necessary--- a living, breathing thing needed sleep and food, after all, and to expect him to ( quite literally ) keep a trained eye on the hero’s every move was ludicrous ;; ah, but when he wasn’t caring for himself, he was hot on the adventurer’s trail, using the element of darkness to his advantage to keep himself hidden from view.
it wasn’t supposed to be like this, though... him, aligned with the very being who sought hyrule’s destruction again. ganon, in all his forms, all his incarnations, was like an ugly, persistent blemish that never went away, and though he had breathed life into the centuries old shadow being, the silveret could name no other being whom he detested more than his own creator.
why, then, was the shade aiding he whom he hated? why, after he had lead a life of peace, was he slipping on the bloodied boots of his past, dirtying his once clean hands with sin and pain?
-------- simple : safety. desperation. FEAR.
calamity knew of his traitorous actions... how, when the hero of time had extended a merciful hand to him, he had clung to it like a fish at sea, thus going against his allegiance with his own father figure. when this era’s link had been put to sleep, the decades that passed felt more-so like agonizing centuries. the hope began to drain from the goddesses’ land, and from its people, much like the prosperity. dark, too, began to believe the hero would not return, and sidled up to calamity’s side -- not solely out of hopelessness, however. the appeal of a mutual agreement had only steeled his resolve, calamity having detected something... ‘ off, ‘ about the shade. he was weakening by the day-------- not RAPIDLY, bless the three, but the magic that had been used to birth him was finally beginning to fade. calamity had agreed to prolong his life, in exchange for his services.
and he, not yet ready to pass, had accepted.
thus, it was steady, on the hero’s trail, that he followed, noting his progress and sifting through his observations to pick out what would be most useful to report. with his body no longer suited for impressive uses of sorcery, he emerged from the pocket of darkness he’d concealed himself within, breathing heavily as he snatched a brief second to build his strength-------- only to realize the hero was GONE, by the time he lifted his head again.
s h i t . . .