"All must be kept secret and only told to the hero you choose. This library will show you the qualities that all the past heroes have making your choice easier" the princess looked up at her mother only 10 years old and promised to do her duty. For 9 long years she studied the stories and realized she was reliving them as her past lives. The hero she saw she grew to love deeply and his courage and determination kept her going through the dark times of the stories.
Over the 9 years her kingdom was falling into ruin in the same way it had before every resurgence of evil and those stories were her sanctuary. In time when she was 12 she found a young boy only 10 who shared the qualities of the hero from the past eras and quickly became friends with him.
She loved watching him practice with his fathers sword and even with a shield. She marveled at how creative he was and innovative to solve puzzles and help others in their time of need. She commanded her servants and soldiers to allow him to see her if he wished and leave her alone with him after escorting her to his home for play dates. As she grew into the most beautiful woman he grew into the greatest knight in her kingdom and she revealed he would be her chosen knight and constant companion.
He said little and listened to her worries and comforted her when she was aching for the people of the past and present. There was little she could do as monster raids and kidnappings were increasing while the knights were becoming less effective at driving them off.
On the eve of her 18th birthday she gave her body and soul to her chosen hero and the long night was the most blissful she ever knew. Heated passion and strength as well as an honest confession of love between them she was completely fulfilled with all her wishes save one. The end of the dark times and return of prosperity.
His quest soon began to discover the hidden golden power and in the night she tossed and turned. Evil had come into her castle at last and she was spirited away by her own soldiers who obeyed the king of monsters commands to capture her. She sent put a desperate telepathic plea for aid only to discover only her hero remained and all other faithful were slain including her mother and father. Until she was coronation she was still only a princess. And in her own dungeon she was bound and tormented by beasts trying to break her mind and control her.
Thus begins our tale as her chosen hero the young man link rode to the castle to rescue her. She would never break no matter what was done to her for only one had ever dominated her will.
Link returned to the castle finding it unguarded as the sun rose. Thus disturbed him deeply and he moved into the courtyard,the throneroom, and followed the cries of torment from his princess as she was calling out. He reached the dungeon and discovered a horde of monsters performing a ritual where she was violated over a magic circle and humiliated as they tried to break her. In a rage he cut them all down using the power he cultivated in his youth the wisdom his trials against monsters gave him and his courage to never back down.
No monster stood against him and the ritual was stopped as he grabbed her and pulled her to safety. Weak and forsaken by her kingdom she wept in his arms as he carried her far away to the forest.
"Thank you link. I don't knkw how ill ever repay you." She said after her grief eased. He said nothing holding her and sharing her tears. He was crying for her suffering and pain. "Its gone.. my whole kingdom is gone. There's nothing left my people are to suffer as I did and I can't help them." She said despairing
"We can" He said and she hiccupped. He rarely spoke and when he did she knew he meant it. " together we can save them its my quest remember?" He said and she smiled as her grief was replaced with hope and a small smile lighted her face once more.
"OH link you always know what to say." She said and he held her as she recovered from her ordeal.
The next morning because they rested all day and night she was better and he was already up. He saw him stretch and a sight she only saw once was repeated. She giggles remembering the night of bliss a year before and she remembered his promise to love her forever.
"Zelda... we need to continue. One of the seals in in these woods and they are the fabled lost woods. Many creatures of darkness roam here. Mostly undead.
"Very well hero. Shall we be off?" She said standing and fixing her torn garments so they covered her more completely. She cut the rips and made new covering for herself out of them a tube top and some short leggings. For the first time in her life she had no frills and she felt comfortable and had free movement.
They set off deeper into the dark forest as the fog begins to rise from the earth and a melody comes and goes getting louder or quieter.