Child of Destiny
(I’m still not the most happy with this one, but it is an attempt at an idea of some of the events before Ocarina of Time. I’m still not sure what better things I could do in order to help improve on it and my research into what some of the actual canon is regarding this is..needless to say didn’t lead to much. I also had came up with a name to use for Link’s father, which was taken from one of the old comics that is not canon at all, so I felt it would be a good reference to make
I’m hoping it at least is fairly decent for the crowd here. Feedback is appreciated via the feedback form.)
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The flames of war had long since erupted throughout Hyrule, the fighting having only grown more and more throughout the land as time went on. Despite the best efforts of Hyrule’s knights in this civil war, there was no stopping the fighting at all as the opposing army made its way into Castle Town. Most of the townsfolk were at least sheltered somewhere safe, but there were many that refused to leave town and tried to fight alongside the knights or hole up in their own homes.
Though the opposing army continued to try to press forward through the town, their sights set on trying to invade the castle. The knights tried to stop the continued advance, though their own numbers were dwindling from just how long this war was continuing on throughout the land. Though as the enemy force approached closer to the castle, many of the royal knights scrambled to try to protect the stronghold.
In charge of them was a blonde Hylian knight, one of the personal guards to the current king of Hyrule, though the said king went to join his troops as well, himself armored for the fight too. “Your Majesty, I cannot protect you if you join the fight too.” The high ranking knight advised, his concern showing, even if the warriors from the shadows were around and keeping an eye on the king too, he still wouldn’t survive at all. Though the old Hylian royalty just laughed a bit. “You worry too much, Arn, and besides, my son is the king now, not myself.” Really, the former King felt he had to fight alongside on the battlefield, he couldn’t be seen as the sort of royal that would let his people die while he saved his own skin, no, there were too many casualties already..and this had to stop, and he knew his son and their coming child would be able to take over in his stead.
“I hope you’re right..” Arn sighed as he drew his own sword and shield, it was the king’s job this time to rally the knights, not him. Though his concern would still be apparent, not just for the former king that decided to fight alongside them, but also towards his own wife and newborn son as well, who had taken up shelter somewhere away from the castle.
Though he would not notice the trails of smoke that rose in the distance once the fighting started, nor would he know that this would become the last battle he would ever fight in.
Flames engulfed a home just close to the edge of Castle Town. The young Hylian woman thought that they would be safe here due to the focus of the opposing army, but over time it seemed as if civilian casualties started happening. Many people were already starting to flee Castle Town, though the young woman was no different, running out of the mansion with her baby in her arms. Her fair hair was pulled back some in order to better see where she was going amidst the debris and smoke through the town. “Arn..please be ok..” She wished for her husband’s survival as she ran towards the stable before it caught fire as well.
The horse she was entrusted was still there thankfully, though at the request from her husband, she was advised to keep their trusty steed’s saddle and bridle on during this time should she need to make a fast escape, and now was the right time to need it as she quickly mounted the stallion and quickly rode out of the town’s gates. Arrows fell from the sky, one of them striking her in the shoulder as she escaped, it was apparent that the enemy army was trying to keep anyone from leaving the town, but she still managed to get out with only some injury, most of all, at least the baby she held was still alright.
But there was still the matter of where to go, her first hope was the farming village that sat in the middle of Hyrule Field. Already quickly trying to head over there, but as she approached, it was apparent that even that village was engulfed in flames, there was no safety to be seen in somewhere that was already attacked. But out of the allies of the royalty, where else was there that was safe? The mother didn’t bother to take out the arrows that was still stuck in her shoulder from before, it hurt terribly but she had to bear through the pain. Though she could see there were other soldiers coming from the destroyed village, she was seen, and thus had to run somewhere..anywhere safe.
She commanded the horse to run off at high speed away from the village, trying to find where else to go amidst the chaos of war, but as she ran, she felt another sharp pain along her back, it felt as if something cut her there, there was a spear that clattered to the ground beside her, it seemed as if they at least missed a direct hit to her side, but where it did graze through her at still hurt, she had to get somewhere safe..to be able to get her wounds bandaged but to also make sure the child was going to be safe as well, especially as the howling of wolves in the distance began to signify that night was beginning to fall along the land of Hyrule.
The mother knew that the nighttime would prove their own dangers as well, they wouldn’t be able to last out here for long. Though as she still tried to figure out where to go, she heard a voice telling her to go to the forest. Yes there was no one around at all, making her wonder where the voice was coming from. Though she could see a faint green light coming from there, as if it was calling her to and begging her to come. Perhaps it was one of the goddesses that was speaking to her, and thus her horse began to gallop upon the woman’s instruction to go there, despite the fears that the forest brought.
The forest was dark, and spooky as well, there was always rumours that most people who came in never came out, and thus why it was considered to be forbidden at times, though there was tales of a guardian that resided in the woods as well, that was entrusted by the king to guard a great treasure. At least that was what she heard from her husband, but there was no guarantee that it was true.
She could feel her strength fading though, the pain from her injuries were becoming very hard to bear, her vision beginning to get blurry as they wandered through the forest, she lost track of how long it was they were going, the horse’s gallop slowed to a good canter at that point to make sure she didn’t fall off. But yet the soft voice and gentle light helped her to press on. Though she didn’t even question why none of the forest creatures spooked the horse yet or even tried to attack them, was..something protecting them at the moment? Eventually they rode into a clearing, the mother in her last strength and with the baby in her arms tried to get off of her horse, almost stumbling to the ground until it seemed like a some sort of root sprung up from the ground and caught her, lowering her to the ground carefully.
She looked up to see what happened, her vision still blurred but she could see what looked like a large tree in front of her, a tree with what she could only barely make out as a face. Was this..the guardian? She wasn’t sure, but she could hear the snarling of some sort of creatures around her, perhaps they were waiting for this moment. But the snarling stopped when a loud, aged voice resonated out. “Silence! This woman brings you no harm.” Was it the tree talking? She wasn’t sure, but for some reason everything else in the forest fell silent aside from the sounds of the rustling leaves.
“What brings you here to the forest?” The voice then spoke again, though it sounded like the voice of an old man, but she couldn’t see anything around her aside from the trees. She was finding it harder to remain standing with her failing strength, falling to her knees with her child still in arms as she pleaded out her case. “I..I was told…to come here..that…we would be safe. Please…forest guardian…” She was still losing a lot of blood, and nothing could eventually be done as she gasped out her words. Laying her child on the ground in front of where she could hear the voice coming from before she could find it hard to even kneel on the ground anymore, thus falling to the ground herself, gasping for breath.
Several roots came up from around the baby, carefully and gently cradling it before lifting him up a bit, as if the tree wanted to have a better look at the baby, there were several small ‘lights’ that also came around, as well, zipping around a bit as if they were some sort of small fireflies wanting to look at it too. The mother wasn’t sure what the lights were. But she knew she wouldn’t be able to find out finally muttering the last words. “Take…care of Link..” she finally said, unable to keep going anymore.
The Great Deku Tree could tell that the woman was no longer..she risked everything to bring this child here. The fairies themselves were curious too about the young child. But none of them wanted to be with him if he was to be raised as one of the forest, it would take time for the fairy to be born that would share a spirit like this. “Link…” The tree repeated the name, though at that moment a soft green light appeared around the baby boy, feeling the treasure that he was entrusted resonate with him too before both the light and the small well of power faded away. “I can sense that you have a great courage, and a great destiny before you. You will be raised like one of my children…until the day comes that you have to leave here.”
