Legend Of Zelda Fan Fiction ❯ A Man's Duty ❯ Prologue ( Prologue )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Sheik and his twin sister a born, they find out their future, and we realize that things don't always go as planned.

Non Anime: Legend Of Zelda Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Drama / Adventure / Action | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 07.07.2007 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.4K | Visits: 227 | Status: Work In Progress

Disclaimer: I am most certainly not affiliated with Nintendo or any of the "Legend of Zelda" games including "Ocarina of Time" which this story takes place in. I do not own any of the characters that are originally part of the games storyline, though I wish I did. Ideas in the story which match parts of the game are also NOT MINE and I do not claim them to be nor do I make any money or get any kind of monetary like gain from this story, the simple pleasure of writing it is all I get.

Warning: This story contains scenes of crossdressing, death, violence, angst, men liking other men, and a lot of other crazy things. If any of this does not appeal to you, please do not read. Some liberties have been taken with the original storyline and in my story Sheik is his own person and not Zelda. You were warned so no complaining about it.

Beta'd By: Sparda's Kitten (fanfiction.net)

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A woman smiled tiredly down at the two bundles of cloth and flesh in her arms, where two pairs of matching crimson eyes looked up at her curiously. "My beautiful children," she mused, leaning down to place a kiss on each of the infants head.

A man came up and gently pried the two bundles from the woman's arms, "Sleep now, Liana. I will care for the twins. You need your rest." When the woman nodded in reply he smiled and carried his children from the room. He peered proudly at the infants, barely a day old and already gazing curiously at the world with bright eyes.

The infants had dark skin and deep sandy blonde hair like their parents, traits of the Sheikah blood flowing through their veins. While one was a boy and the other a girl, they looked nearly identical. Although, thought the man, that will probably change quickly as they grow. For now though, it was very hard to tell his little Sheik and Sheia apart. The man walked outside of his home, carrying the infants. He smiled and cordially thanked those who congratulated him and offered praises on his children. Impa was currently in the village, and he could think of no one better than his leader to bless and mark his children. He made his way to Impa's home on the edge of the village and knocked. "Impa, Protector of the Royal Line. I come to request you bless and place the mark upon my children."

The door opened and before the man stood the towering form of the silver haired Impa. He bowed deeply, holding Sheik and Sheia close to his chest. "Rise. You might hurt your children, Alavan." Impa said with a slight smile.

"Thank you, Lady Impa." Alavan stood tall and offered his children out to the inspection of Impa. She looked them over and nodded to Alavan.

"Beautiful children, strong. I would be honored to grant your request, Alavan." She smiles and moves from the door, "Please enter."

Within hours his children were asleep after the rigors of the marking ceremony. The sacred tattoos were painful, but it was always done as early as possible. Alavan watched his children sleep, bandages placed over their necks where their marks were emblazoned. Impa had been gracious in her treatment of the children, speaking very highly of them. She had even gone so far as to put their marks, the Sheikah Eye in gold upon their necks. This made Alavan's pride in his children grow tenfold.

"Their future's must be bright for Lady Impa to treat them so well." He said softly before leaving his children to their sleep and joining his wife Liana in bed. Alavan's dreams were sweet, thoughts abound on his children's bright future. They would be something special..... When they grew up.

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When the twins were first born, Kakariko had been home to only Sheikah. But, when Ganondorf's reign of terror began nearly two years ago, Impa opened the village to those Hylians who had been made homeless and destitute. Other than Impa herself, the twin's and their parents were the only Sheikah who hadn't left the village to give room to those who needed it. The Hylian villagers were very grateful, treating them all with high regards.

Laughter abounded from villagers as they merrily watched the twins, now 14, mock battling each other. Everyday the villagers were entertained by their practices. Giving hope and brightness to the otherwise dreary world around them.

"I've got you now, Sheik!" Sheia said with a laugh, throwing a blunted dagger at her brother. Sheik quickly back flipped, groaning when the dagger hit him in the thigh."Dammit, Sheia. I can never move quick enough to dodge that." Sheik shouted only slightly miffed.

Liana and Alavan watched their children as they trained together, smiling softly. To think, Alavan thought, I thought they would look nothing alike as they grew older. But in their armor you can't tell them apart. The two siblings were indeed almost identical in their armor. It was only in their normal dress that you could tell them apart and even then only because one happened to have breasts. They were both the same height, roughly five foot ten, their bodies long and lean, muscled like an acrobat from their quick and acrobatic fighting. While they were both rather masculine personality wise, Sheik's features were somewhat soft for a boy and Sheia's features were slightly hard for a girl. The contrasts of the two made them hard to differentiate physically.

After an hour longer of watching her children train Liana stood, "Come on, children. Lady Impa wishes to meet with you, remember? Don't want to be late do you?""No, Mother!" The twins called out together, laughing as they ran to their parents. Sheia punched her brother's arm playfully, causing him to pull her in and ruffle her hair.

Alavan laughed and stood up to join his wife. "Come now. Quit roughing each other up, you've been doing that for three hours now. It's time to meet Lady Impa. Lets go."

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Sheik and Sheia bowed deeply before Impa, who sat across from them on a large pillow. They had since changed from their armor and donned clean clothing. Impa gestured with her hand for them to take a seat and the two did so, sitting cross legged before her.

"As you know children, I am the teacher and the protector of our young Princess Zelda. She has been hiding here in this village since Ganondorf's reign of tyranny began." Impa said in a light voice, the twins nodding in response.

Impa took a deep breath before continuing, "Before Ganondorf took hold in Hyrule a young boy, Link, pulled The Master Sword from it's place in the Temple of Time. This boy is Hyrule's only hope of defeating Ganondorf. He is The Hero of Time." She paused, as the twins gasped softly and gave a very faint smile.

"Now," She continued, "Link was only a child when he pulled the sword from it's pedestal, not old nor strong enough to be the Hero we need. So he was put into sleep and will wake when he is seventeen, when the two of you are twenty. Princess Zelda has dreamed of this and of the two of you and my own visions support her dreams. The two of you will be very important to the fate of our world."Sheik and Sheia looked at Impa wide eyed, matching expressions of disbelief written on their faces.

Impa smiled before speaking firmly to the children, "Sheia, you will be the Hero's guardian. You will protect him. Keep danger he cannot handle away from him. And you Sheik, you will be his Guide. Teaching him and pointing him in the right direction. From this day forward, the two of you will be trained to carry these tasks out."

Sheik swallowed hard and nodded his head, bowing obediently. "Y.. yes Lady Impa. As you command." Follow suit with her brother Sheia too bowed obediently before Impa, "As you command, Lady Impa.""Rise children. It is not only I who commands this. It is the Princess. Though she is only eleven, she is wise and her dreams of the future hold truth.""Yes, Lady Impa. As the Princess commands. I am her servant." Both Sheik and Sheia reply.

"You may leave for today children. Think on this. Rest. Tomorrow, your training will begin." Impa said gravely. With another nod and a bow, the twins stood and left.

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"Come on, Sheik! We can do it together." Sheia said with a smile as the floated in the waters of Lake Hylia. After nearly five years of training they were on their first true practical training mission. They were to test their endurance, diving deep into the waters of Lake Hylia to retrieve a simple stone. While the stone was of no importance, their ability to do it was.

Sheik nodded, "Alright, on the count of three.""One."

"Two."

"Three."

As soon as the word was said the two dove into the water, swimming down as hard as they could. Sheik pointed to a glint a few feet away, surrounded by plants and began to swim for it. Sheia followed suit, swimming faster and reaching it first. She grabbed at the plants to keep her in place and grabbed Sheik's hand, pulling him down so he could grab the stone. Sheik pulled his hand up and showed the stone, his lungs burning. Sheia nodded and let go of his arm and the two went to swim up, when Sheia flailed, grabbing at Sheik's leg. Sheik quickly turned around to see Sheik pointing to her arm and legs, tangled in the thick plant she had used to anchor herself.

Sheik's eyes went wide and he quickly swam to her, placing his mouth against hers he pushed some of his own air into her mouth before diving down to untangle her. He struggled through the pains in his chest, signifying his need to breathe, desperately clawing at the plant, cutting at it with his daggers. His movements slowed and everything began to go black, the last thing he could bring himself to do was try to scream her name.

With a start Sheik's eyes flew open and he jumped up, "SHEIA!" He screamed hoarsely, groaning as he fell dizzily into the bed, gripping his aching head. He heard voices, his fathers voice.... Lady Impa's voice. He opened his eyes again, seeing his father and Impa standing over him, faces dull, listless.

"Where's Sheia? Where is she. Father, where is she?" Sheik pleaded, an ache deep in his heart where his sister's presence should have been.

"Your sister..... your.... your sister..." Alavan started, biting his lip before breaking down into tears.Impa put a bracing hand upon Alavan's shoulder and looked down to Sheik. "Your sister... she died Sheik. Sheia died." She said softly, shaking her head, "Never once did I nor the Princess see this in our visions."

"Sheia.... Sheia's... dead? No. She can't be dead. I.. I.. It's my fault! I couldn't get the plant off her. Oh, Din. It's my fault... I killed her. I killed Sh... Sh... Sheia.." Sheik cried out, shaking his head furiously.

"No, Sheik. You did not kill Sheia. Her death is the fault of no one." Impa said firmly. "Do you understand me?"

Sheik nodded slowly, gulping down air between sobs though in his heart he didn't believe her words.Alavan sat down beside his son and wrapped his arms around him, "Sheik... You're mother. Somewhere deep inside she knows what happened... but." He tries to find the words but they do not come. Impa once again speaks the words Alavan cannot speak, "Your mother's told the village that it is you who died. She believes you to be your sister and has the villagers in mourning for your loss instead of hers. Only your father, the Princess, and I know the truth."

"We've discussed this," She continues, very carefully, sighing faintly, "It will be hard. I know it will be hard Sheik. But with your sister gone, you will have to take on the role of Guide and Guardian and anything we can do to throw people from your trail will be needed...""Wh.. what to do you mean?" Sheik asks, through heavy sobs."You will have to live as if...." Impa stops for a moment and takes a deep breath, "As if you were your sister."

"What?!" Sheik says, jumping from his fathers arms to stand. Glaring angrily at his father and at Impa even as he sobs.

"I know it seems wrong," Alavan says quietly, "But it will help your mother and it will keep you safe when you help the Hero of Time. When you will be yourself with him, you will be your sister away from him. No one will be able to find who you are." Alavan shakes his head, biting back a sob, "It's to keep you safe, to keep your mother happy, and to help Hyrule.""No... no.. How can.. how can this help anything?!" Sheik screams.

"I'm sorry Sheik. It's the best we can do. You and your sister swore yourself into the service of your Princess and this is what she thinks is the best course of action."Sheik bites his lip at those words, his chest panging as his sisters words ran through his mind: "We are the servants of the Princess and Hyrule, Sheik. Our lives her hers to command. Let's serve her together."

"Okay... I'll do it. For Mother, for the Princess, for Hyrule, but most of all.... For Sheia. It is my duty as a man, a son, a brother, and as a servant of Hyrule." Sheik said, silent tears falling from his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Sheik. I'm so sorry." Impa said softly, lowering her head.

Alavan stood, wrapping his arms around his child. "Forgive us, Sheik. Forgive us."