The Final Battle

Chapter 1: The Grief of Time

A/N: The last sequel of my Zelda Trilogy. We left The Hero of Winds dead in his own basement. How will the Hero of Time and Komali take it. What of Daphnes. Read on. Enjoy.

Link, the Hero of Time, the last hero left to defend Hyrule, stepped in the Oasis home. It was completely deserted. Daphnes tended to the butlers wounds. Link and Komali searched the small house.

"Do you see anything?" Komali asked.

Link shook his head. "Check the fireplace."

Komali jumped in and flew through the tunnel maze. Link followed him at a quick pace. "Hah," Komali said. "I found something. Wait… oh my God. I wish I didn't. Link, you'd better come and see this."

Link ran over. He bent down. There was the young child, dead, on the floor. With Komali's help, Link picked him up. Komali flew them up through the hole and they landed on the floor. Link looked down at the Hero of Wind's face. It was still regularly colored. "Is he"- he began. He didn't finish though. He dreaded the answer. He wished if he didn't ask, it would not make it so.

"I think he is," Komali said slowly. "He- He could've been a tremendous… how could he"-

"This was why"- Link couldn't say it aloud. This was why he didn't want him as a friend. Why he fought so hard against it. He'd just lose them all later on. He belonged as a Kokiri. He was meant to live for eternity with all his Kokiri friends. He didn't belong outside Kokiri forest. If he just went back and tried… No, it wouldn't work.

"He was a good friend," Komali whispered. "He was my best friend. He… I mean, he was like a father to me. He got me through. It's because of him us Rito still live today. If it wasn't for him, Valoo would be… we'd be…"

"We'd better tell the King," Link said.

"Out of the way," Daphnes said quickly. "Let me see him, quick. We might… if it's not too late… oh."

"He's already gone," Komali said sadly.

"No," Daphnes said, shaking his head. I couldn't be. Daphnes needed to do everything in his power to stop it. Without the Hero of Winds, Hyrule was doomed. Daphnes had to do something. His hand glowed white, and he placed it on the Hero's body. If his skin was still its usual color- His body glowed with a white aura. Daphnes felt his chest for a heartbeat. He muttered something Hylian under his breath only Link could understand. A small beat came. Daphnes nodded. "He is between the worlds of life and death. There is only one way to save him."