Legend Of Zelda Fan Fiction ❯ The Far Side of the Moon ❯ Truth and Betrayal ( Chapter 2 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Angel's Wings 
Nothing is as it seems. Which side is Sheik really on?
Non Anime: Legend Of Zelda Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Action / Psychological / Romance / Angst / Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 05.20.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 156 | Status: Work In Progress
Nothing is as it seems. Which side is Sheik really on?
Non Anime: Legend Of Zelda Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Action / Psychological / Romance / Angst / Drama | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 05.20.2009 | Pages: 1 | Words: 1.6K | Visits: 156 | Status: Work In Progress
“It’s good to see you again, Hero,” I said, peering through my bangs. I was grateful for the mask covering most of my face, as I was sure he would recognize me otherwise. He grabbed his sword and spun around, stopping on a dime when he saw me standing there.
“Zelda,” he said, putting the sword away. My eyes widened. I had to stay calm.
“Princess Zelda is dead,” I said, clenching my fists. “She was kidnapped by Ganondorf seven years ago before your own eyes. Do you not believe she is dead?”
“Don’t lie to me, Zelda,” Link said, and I held back my tears. How did he know it was me? I took a breath to calm myself down.
“Princess Zelda is dead,” I repeated. “She doesn’t exist anymore.”
“Then who are you?” he asked.
“I am Sheik,” I said without hesitation. “Survivor of the Sheikah tribe. As you know, the Sheikah tribe was loyal to the royal family, and though the princess is dead, I am still loyal to her, and will aid in the downfall of the Dark Lord Ganondorf.” I could see the suspicion in his eyes still, but he seemed to believe me.
Before I could react, he had his fingers wrapped around the hem of my cloth mask. I grabbed that hand, glaring lethally at him, and his grip loosened, though he didn’t let go. “It would be a shame if the Hero of Time lost one of his hands,” I hinted, letting the metal of my dagger glimmer in the light of the temple. He finally backed away and I closed my eyes in relief.
“In order to defeat Ganondorf, you must have the aid of the seven sages,” I recited. “One of them resides in the Chamber of the Sages.” I heard him say the Light Sage’s name softly. “Five of them are trapped in temples. The last one will make themselves known when the time comes. You, as the Hero of Time, must free the remaining sages from the evil trapping them in the temples.”
“Where’s the first temple?” Link asked me. At least he wasn’t questioning my identity anymore.
“In the forest. But you can’t even get into the temple the way you are equipped. You must go to Karkariko Village and retrieve an item you need to get into the temple.” I smiled underneath my mask. He’d grown so much in seven years.
“Should I tell them that you sent me?”
“No!” I said, a little too quickly. He glanced at me, and I cursed myself silently. Great, now he was suspicious of me again. “They wouldn’t know me. There’s no need to mention me at all.”
“Okay,” he said softly, and he turned and walked out of the temple. As soon as he was outside, I collapsed on the ground and started crying. I saw Ganondorf’s metal boots appear before me, and I didn’t even acknowledge him as he picked me up and transported back to the castle.
“You handled it beautifully, Sheik,” he reassured me. “You never contradicted your words, and you kept yourself composed until he left.”
“I know, but I’m just worried that I won’t be able to hold myself together as well next time.” He smiled at me.
“Don’t worry,” he told me.
“As the seventh sage, I’ll be able to tell when a sage is sent to the Chamber of Sages,” I told him, glancing down at my bare hand, which had the symbol of the Triforce on it. I had changed out of the Sheikah clothing as soon as I’d gotten back.
“So when you need to leave, go. I trust you not to leave this castle without a good reason,” he told me, and I nodded. It was good that he trusted me. After seven years of being hated, it felt good to be loved by someone.
I arrived in the Sacred Forest Meadow at the same time Link was getting ready to leave. We met at the small alcove between the Lost Woods and the meadow. He immediately grabbed my wrists, and I could only glare daggers at him.
“You forgot to mention the fact that you’re a thief working for Ganondorf,” he said icily, and my heart dropped to my stomach. He’d asked around and found out everything about me, apparently. “I could kill you right now and it wouldn’t faze me one bit. I don’t need you to help me get the rest of the sages. I can figure it out on my own. However,” he grabbed my glove and pulled it off, revealing the Triforce, “it would be very stupid to kill the princess, since she’s the whole reason I’m here in the first place.”
“Why does having the Triforce mean I’m the princess?” I asked, hatred in my voice. “I told you, the princess is dead.” He pushed me away and sighed.
“No matter how much you deny it, I know the truth, Sheik,” he said. In an instant he was behind me, one hand grasping my wrists and the other arm pressed against my neck. I struggled against him, but I couldn’t fight him. His free hand reached up and grabbed my mask, pulling it down quickly. I cursed aloud. My secret was out. “Why lie? Ganondorf would never find out. Why try so hard to keep it a secret when I already know the truth?”
“Ganondorf…” I whispered. He let me go and I immediately pulled my mask back up.
“You would rather help him than me,” he said, realizing what was going on, and I suddenly felt extremely guilty. Then it hit me.
“I am helping you, Link,” I said. “I’m helping you find the sages.” He seemed to ponder this before nodding.
“So you’re only pretending to help him,” he said, and I nodded enthusiastically. It was better if he didn’t know the truth. “Please meet me again soon, Sheik. I enjoy talking to you.”
“Of course, Hero,” I said, smiling under my mask. He disappeared and I leaned against the tree. “Ganondorf,” I said weakly. “I’m sorry.”
“He knows,” I said. “But, I tricked him. I told him that I was actually against you, and working with him to bring you down. He thinks I’m tricking you.”
“That was very insightful of you.”
“I do have the Triforce of Wisdom, after all,” I told him, smiling. “Now all I have to do is keep him from knowing the truth. He already trusts me, just because I used to be the princess. Absurd, really.”
“Go clean up, dinner will be ready shortly,” he told me, and I nodded. I walked into the washroom and splashed water over my now unmasked face. I looked up into my reflection. How Link had recognized me, I would never guess. I stepped out of my Sheikah uniform and changed into the red tunic hanging on the wall. I fastened the belt around my waist; the bottom of the tunic just hit my knees.
I ate my dinner slowly, biding my time for I knew that as soon as I was finished eating I was to follow him to his room. It was not our room. Nothing in this god-forsaken castle was mine except for what I had gathered on my own, such as the herbs for the potion I needed, and my weapons. Oh, and the Triforce of Wisdom. But that would be his soon, too, I assumed.
On the contrary, I was his. I wasn’t even my own property. I belonged to him, and I knew this and I didn’t question it. I had no authority to. I wasn’t the princess anymore. I was Sheik.
“Zelda,” he said, putting the sword away. My eyes widened. I had to stay calm.
“Princess Zelda is dead,” I said, clenching my fists. “She was kidnapped by Ganondorf seven years ago before your own eyes. Do you not believe she is dead?”
“Don’t lie to me, Zelda,” Link said, and I held back my tears. How did he know it was me? I took a breath to calm myself down.
“Princess Zelda is dead,” I repeated. “She doesn’t exist anymore.”
“Then who are you?” he asked.
“I am Sheik,” I said without hesitation. “Survivor of the Sheikah tribe. As you know, the Sheikah tribe was loyal to the royal family, and though the princess is dead, I am still loyal to her, and will aid in the downfall of the Dark Lord Ganondorf.” I could see the suspicion in his eyes still, but he seemed to believe me.
Before I could react, he had his fingers wrapped around the hem of my cloth mask. I grabbed that hand, glaring lethally at him, and his grip loosened, though he didn’t let go. “It would be a shame if the Hero of Time lost one of his hands,” I hinted, letting the metal of my dagger glimmer in the light of the temple. He finally backed away and I closed my eyes in relief.
“In order to defeat Ganondorf, you must have the aid of the seven sages,” I recited. “One of them resides in the Chamber of the Sages.” I heard him say the Light Sage’s name softly. “Five of them are trapped in temples. The last one will make themselves known when the time comes. You, as the Hero of Time, must free the remaining sages from the evil trapping them in the temples.”
“Where’s the first temple?” Link asked me. At least he wasn’t questioning my identity anymore.
“In the forest. But you can’t even get into the temple the way you are equipped. You must go to Karkariko Village and retrieve an item you need to get into the temple.” I smiled underneath my mask. He’d grown so much in seven years.
“Should I tell them that you sent me?”
“No!” I said, a little too quickly. He glanced at me, and I cursed myself silently. Great, now he was suspicious of me again. “They wouldn’t know me. There’s no need to mention me at all.”
“Okay,” he said softly, and he turned and walked out of the temple. As soon as he was outside, I collapsed on the ground and started crying. I saw Ganondorf’s metal boots appear before me, and I didn’t even acknowledge him as he picked me up and transported back to the castle.
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̶ 0;I’m so sorry, he almost saw through my guise,” I apologized again. Ganondorf ran his fingers through my chin-length hair.“You handled it beautifully, Sheik,” he reassured me. “You never contradicted your words, and you kept yourself composed until he left.”
“I know, but I’m just worried that I won’t be able to hold myself together as well next time.” He smiled at me.
“Don’t worry,” he told me.
“As the seventh sage, I’ll be able to tell when a sage is sent to the Chamber of Sages,” I told him, glancing down at my bare hand, which had the symbol of the Triforce on it. I had changed out of the Sheikah clothing as soon as I’d gotten back.
“So when you need to leave, go. I trust you not to leave this castle without a good reason,” he told me, and I nodded. It was good that he trusted me. After seven years of being hated, it felt good to be loved by someone.
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I ran as fast as I could around the corners of the maze. I knew the Lost Woods like the palm of my own hand. I had learned the way through it long ago, via books about the landscape of Hyrule. The famous Kokiri legend was totally fictional. If you got lost in the Lost Woods, you didn’t turn into a Skull Kid. You were just brought back to the beginning of the maze. Link, no doubt, knew about this, since he’d been in here many times.I arrived in the Sacred Forest Meadow at the same time Link was getting ready to leave. We met at the small alcove between the Lost Woods and the meadow. He immediately grabbed my wrists, and I could only glare daggers at him.
“You forgot to mention the fact that you’re a thief working for Ganondorf,” he said icily, and my heart dropped to my stomach. He’d asked around and found out everything about me, apparently. “I could kill you right now and it wouldn’t faze me one bit. I don’t need you to help me get the rest of the sages. I can figure it out on my own. However,” he grabbed my glove and pulled it off, revealing the Triforce, “it would be very stupid to kill the princess, since she’s the whole reason I’m here in the first place.”
“Why does having the Triforce mean I’m the princess?” I asked, hatred in my voice. “I told you, the princess is dead.” He pushed me away and sighed.
“No matter how much you deny it, I know the truth, Sheik,” he said. In an instant he was behind me, one hand grasping my wrists and the other arm pressed against my neck. I struggled against him, but I couldn’t fight him. His free hand reached up and grabbed my mask, pulling it down quickly. I cursed aloud. My secret was out. “Why lie? Ganondorf would never find out. Why try so hard to keep it a secret when I already know the truth?”
“Ganondorf…” I whispered. He let me go and I immediately pulled my mask back up.
“You would rather help him than me,” he said, realizing what was going on, and I suddenly felt extremely guilty. Then it hit me.
“I am helping you, Link,” I said. “I’m helping you find the sages.” He seemed to ponder this before nodding.
“So you’re only pretending to help him,” he said, and I nodded enthusiastically. It was better if he didn’t know the truth. “Please meet me again soon, Sheik. I enjoy talking to you.”
“Of course, Hero,” I said, smiling under my mask. He disappeared and I leaned against the tree. “Ganondorf,” I said weakly. “I’m sorry.”
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When I got back to the castle, Ganondorf was waiting patiently for me. He had a frown on his face, most likely from the fact that my eyes were bloodshot. “What happened?” he asked, grabbing me and pulling me close.“He knows,” I said. “But, I tricked him. I told him that I was actually against you, and working with him to bring you down. He thinks I’m tricking you.”
“That was very insightful of you.”
“I do have the Triforce of Wisdom, after all,” I told him, smiling. “Now all I have to do is keep him from knowing the truth. He already trusts me, just because I used to be the princess. Absurd, really.”
“Go clean up, dinner will be ready shortly,” he told me, and I nodded. I walked into the washroom and splashed water over my now unmasked face. I looked up into my reflection. How Link had recognized me, I would never guess. I stepped out of my Sheikah uniform and changed into the red tunic hanging on the wall. I fastened the belt around my waist; the bottom of the tunic just hit my knees.
I ate my dinner slowly, biding my time for I knew that as soon as I was finished eating I was to follow him to his room. It was not our room. Nothing in this god-forsaken castle was mine except for what I had gathered on my own, such as the herbs for the potion I needed, and my weapons. Oh, and the Triforce of Wisdom. But that would be his soon, too, I assumed.
On the contrary, I was his. I wasn’t even my own property. I belonged to him, and I knew this and I didn’t question it. I had no authority to. I wasn’t the princess anymore. I was Sheik.