Chapter Three
The Goddess
"No! You are not going!" Ganondorf yelled.
"Why not! It says all men from ages 16 through 20 are all permitted to go," Link shouted back. Ganondorf raised his hand slapped Link hard in the face making him fall on the ground.
"Don't you yell at me you impudent little boy," he said kicking Link hard in the side. Link coughed and heaved trying to breath again. Link looked up Ganondorf with a look of hatred.
"I hate you," Link said almost growling.
"What was that," Ganondorf picking up the boy by his throat. Link gasped for air then looked down at Ganondorf.
"I said I hate you! I hope you die a slow tortures death in a firey abyss of hell you monster," Link shouted letting out all his anger. Ganondorf gritted his teeth and tightened his grip on the boys neck. Link began to felt dizzy from the lack of air. He could see blackness close in on his vision. Ganondorf stomped towards the basement door carrying Link like a rag doll dragging him on the floor. He opened the door and sat Link in front of the stairs and then kicked him making him tumble down the stairs.
Link layed there at the bottom the stairs, his face, arms, and legs bruised from the stone stairs.
"You're staying down there with no food and no water, until you can learn your place in this family boy," Ganondorf shouted locking the door. Link just layed there.
"Mom where are you...Please help me," he whispered. He sat up and walked over to his moth eaten matress and layed down. He covered his face and began to cry.
Two days passed. It was the morning of the day the competetion was to begin. Link walked up the stairs trying to open the door. But no avail, it was still locked.
"This will teach you to yell at me," he could hear Ganondorf on the other side. Link sighed and walked back down the stairs and layed on his bed. He heard the carriage leave the front of his house.
"They must be gone now, good good! I need to get to work," said a voice from the darkness. Link looked up.
"Who's there," Link said in a dry voice. A girl stepped out of the darkness. She was short and child like. She had green hair in odangos. She wore a skirt and short sleeve shirt. Her shirt was green with gold trimming as so was her skirt.
"Hi, I'm Faore," the girl said. Link raised an eyebrow.
"Puh-lease, your telling me that your the goddess Faore? The goddess of courage?" Link said unbelievingly. The girl nodded and pointed her finger at his bed. A zap of light came out and on the bed appeared a plate of food. Link's eyes widened. He began to stuff his face.
"Eat up, you need to be ready for the competetion," Faore said.
"But I'mot goito thompetetion," he said with a full mouth.
"Oh yes you are. With a help of a little magic I can bring your destiny to you," Faore said.
"My destiny?" Link asked between gulps of milk.
"Yes it's your destiny to win that competetion," Faore said," However, hee hee, not in those clothes."
Link looked down at his rags and blushed emabarassed.
Faore twirled around making a wind blow in the room. It surrounded Link making him glow green. He was standing there with the coolest outfit he had ever seen.
He had long red pants and a red tunic, on his back he wore a black cape and on his head was a black cap. His boots were dark brown and very comfortable. He also noticed that his bruises were gone. He was also clean!
"Wow this is awesome!" Link said happily.
Faore nodded in approval.
"Now for your equipment," she said while drawing cute little glowing figures in the air. It was a little bow and a quiver of arrows. The pictures burst with light and in Link's hand a black bow with entricate designs appeared. A quiver of arrows strapped to his back also appeared.
"Now take a sword," Faore said. On his side a sheath with a sword appeared. On his back a shield appeared also.
"Well you certainly look like a great hero to me," Faore said," but just one more touch to add that mysteriousness."
She walked over to him and waved her hand over his eyes, appeared there a mask.
"How am I going to get out of here?" Link said worried. Faore snapped her fingers and with a flash they were in front of Hyrule castle.
"Well.... That solves that problem," Link said blankly.
"Now remember my magic only last until sundown, when the first star appears in the sky at dusk, my magic will wear off, ok?" Faore warned. Link nodded.
"Yes ma'am," he said.
As oddly she appeared in the first place, the goddess disappeared.
