A Hylian Legend: "The Three Sword"

The legend of Zelda: The three Swords

Chapter One: Encounter


Link was slowly advancing in the Lost Woods, his smooth steps only brushing the ground under him. Besides him was his loyal companion, Epona. He was finally returning to his homeland, Hyrule. After many years of adventures in foreign lands, parallel worlds, and many other dark and exotic places...

Link did not really know why he was returning to Hyrule after all these years; he had left so quickly after Zelda returned him to his timeline... “Will anyone remember me, or no will I be accepted, wanted?” One thing he knew for sure was that something really powerful was driving him to return to Hyrule as soon as possible...

“You think anything changed over the years?” he asked his companion....

Just as he was finishing his sentence a jet black horse just flew by him followed by many others... He dove in the bushes to his right to avoid being trampled by the pursuing horses.

«And what the hell was that!!!» he let out as the last horse passed... He quickly jumped on Epona and began chasing after them.

Link as agile a rider as he was a fighter was slaloming through the combinaison of trees and tunnels that composed the lost woods... He had his shield in hand to prevent the many spiked branches from mutilating his face.

As he was slowly gaining on the hoard, Link noticed that they were bounty hunters, fierce, ruthless and honorless mens working for the best pay. In other words he would not like to be in the pursued man’s position. However he wanted to see what was going on...

The pursued rider got hit by an arrow to his shoulder. Surprised, he fell off his horse to what would have been a very painful fall... But just as he fell he took his shield and rolled on it graciously and landed in a perfect battle stance ripping out the arrow that hit him with a painful grin... His horse continued on into the woods as if nothing happened...

Link slowed down to make sure nobody noticed him got off his horse and hid behind a tree. This would be a good show...

The mysterious rider remained perfectly still as the bounty hunters closed on him. Just as they came to two or three feets of him he dove and rolled stopping an enemy sword with his shield and came to his stance again now behind the hunters.

Link could now size him as the bounty hunters got off their horses. The young man was taller than Link and about 16 years old he was well built but did not look as if he was very strong. He was dressed in a black Sheikah tunic without the head cloak and gray boots. He had dark blond hair and deep gray eyes...

The young Sheikah drew his sword that was to Link’s astonishment a perfect replica of the sword Link could never forget... The legendary Master Sword... Save for the fact that the blade was of a golden color and the guard was made out of a blue crystal, but other than that is was the exact same design...

The bounty hunters got closer to him and started surrounding him. What seemed to be their leader said, « Your not going to go away this time you fool » The black rider answered laughing sarcastically «I guess that if I kill a few of you first your share of that bounty is going to be bigger! »

To those words a few of the hunters swarmed on him. The mysterious rider’s eyes were half closed and his sword began to glow an golden aura. As the incoming men approached the rider swiftly slashed through the air releasing a wave of pure energy on them...The ones that were hit flew backwards in a loud metal clash falling to the others feet.

The rider laughed and said « It’s not going to be that easy guys, maybe if you try again »... They all charged after him with the clash of weapons...

Link laughed as he remembered how he had that same defiant attitude when he was younger and less mature... He then took his bow and quiver from Epona’s side and whispered her « Go find that guy’s horse I want to know why their after him » Epona left with a cloud of dust and leafs behind her.

The black rider was moving swiftly blocking a sword from an opponent, the impact from the hit cut the hunter’s blade in half, he then punched the bounty hunter in the ribs causing him to fly backwards and much to his discomfort crack a few ribs...

Link was really impressed with the rider... « To be able to hold all those goons back like that is a pretty good feat » He thought.

The rider incapacitated at least eight of the attackers spinning and jumping, slashing and blocking, before the leader who was still on his horse knocked him out with a big club he was carrying.

« That’s enough » he said with a sadistic grin on his scared face...

Link watched as they took off his shirt revealing a dagger, a bomb bag, a huge wallet, and a few medallions on his neck... The hunters threw all of his equipment in a pile, there was more in there than he possibly could carry...

One of the hunters asked the leader with a big sarcastic smile « So Megna what does the king want with this ...thing ...anyways »

Megna answered with an ugly toothless smile « he’s wanted for the murder of the regretted princess Zelda... I always knew you were slow Mishka but common »...

«WHAT » Link cried in his mind « he killed Zelda how...what ...n..n »

Mishka answered with a cruel smile « dead.... or alive? »

« HaHaHa » Megna laughed « Alive...But I s'pose we can afford killing him »

« could I have the honor of releiv’n him of his life? » a hunter in the back asked

Megna replied « but of course my friend Zayk enjoy yourself »

As Zayk approached the rider who was starting to open his eyes but still too buzzed to understand what was going on...

No matter how Link hated the man for what he had supposedly done, but he could not let those peoples kill him like that « I have questions for him myself » he thought as he loaded his bow with an arrow he had lit up magically...

Just as the bounty hunter was in his motion to cut the rider’s (who was now kneed on the forest floor) head off. A flaming arrow hit him right in the head he flew backwards on one of the other hunter’s horse, it too caught fire... The horse frightened by the sudden action and the pain suddenly started running, causing the hunter too fall down on his back...

Link jumped from what seemed to the hunters like the sky « perfect confusion effect, hehe ”. He then ran up to the Rider, took him on his back and then threw him on his own horse who was back with Epona with perfect timing. Link turned around and looked at the situation...

They were only five hunters left and they were closing on him rather quickly... « Ha, this calls for my specialty... Improvisation » Link whispered to himself.

Link ran up to the hunters and jumped while he was in the air he threw a deku nut at them who proceeded to blind them in a flash... He grabbed some of the Rider’s equipment quickly dropping a few rupees from his wallet in the process and jumped on Epona whom he strongly asked to leave quickly...

The two horses with their respective riders left galloping towards the end of the woods...

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