I watched a video of the leaked demo of the Ghirahim boss battle and decided to do a novelization of it in honor of Skyward Sword, which in my opinion is the best Zelda game since Ocarina of Time. Hope you enjoy it. Be warned though: Spoilers are abound!
Disclaimer: I sadly don't own Zelda (if I did, I'd be playing Skyward Sword right now).
In the last room of the Skyview Temple entered a young boy with blue eyes and sandy blonde hair dressed in a dark-green tunic with a matching floppy hat. The boy's name was Link and he was on a mission: To bring home his childhood friend Zelda at all costs. He and Zelda both hail from the land of Skyloft, a place far in the heavens. When he and Zelda were flying together on their Loftwings, a tornado appeared and sucked Zelda down to the chaotic, monster-filled world of the Surface. Link later woke up in the care of Gaepora, Zelda's father, who gave him the official Knight's tunic. Link then met his soon-to-be companion Fi, a mysterious spirit and the humanoid representation of the Goddess Sword, the weapon that allows him to travel between Skyloft and the Surface. The sword also allowed Link to use a technique called Dowsing, where he could search for hidden objects and people. Using this, he tracked Zelda to this temple. He fought through hordes of fierce monsters which would have made any adventurer turn around in fright, but his determination to bring Zelda home defeated any fear he felt.
As he approched the door, Link was stopped by a bright flash of light. When the light faded, Link found himself standing in the presence of an odd looking man. He had grey skin and albino, angular hair that covered his left eye and a black diamond mark under it. His left ear was round and his right ear was pointed. On the right ear, he wore a large, blue diamond earring. He was dressed in the most flamboyant clothing: a white bodysuit and gloves decorated in diamond patterns and yellow belt with a large red diamond on it. Around his right arm he wore a golden bracelet. He also wore large burgandy-red cloak with large yellow diamond patterns decorating the inside of the hood. In his hand, he held a long black rapier sword with a small red diamond near the hilt. He then made the sword vanish, dissolving it into small black diamonds.
"Look who it is... " The man began, greeting Link as if he knew him. He then turned around to face him and said, "I thought that tornado I stirred up would have tossed and torn you apart, yet here you are. Not in pieces." He then turned around to face the door again before giving a small sigh.
"Not that your life of death has any consequence." he continued. "It's just the girl that matters now and I can sense her here...just beyond this door. Yes, we plucked Her Majesty from her perch in the clouds, and now she's ours."
He then gave a short chuckle as he said, "Oh, but listen to me. I'm being positively uncivil. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the Demon Lord who presides over this land you look down upon, this world you call the surface. you may call me Ghirahim. In truth, I very much prefer to be indulged with my full title: Lord Ghirahim. But I'm not fussy."
To stand before the man responsible for this madness greatly incensed Link. Compounding his rage was the fact that he to was searching for Zelda for some sinister purpose. Link gave a small snarl and drew his sword, ready to attack him.
"Did you really just draw your sword?" Ghirahim asked, "Foolish boy." He then turned around to face Link again. "By all rights the girl should have fallen into our hands already." he said as he outstretched his arms. Ghirahim then lowered his head and began to flex his fingers. "She was nearly ours when that loathsome servant of the goddess snatched her away."
"Do you have any idea how that made me feel inside?" he asked as the room began to disort colors with his steadly building rage. "Furious! Outraged! Sick with anger!" he raged as he teleported in a flash of diamonds.
"This turn of events has left me with a strong appetite for bloodshed." his voice echoed all around the room. Link was frantically looking around, attempting to ascertain the origin of the voice. He didn't have to look for long as Ghirahim slowly crept up behind the boy and laid his head on his shoulder, causing Link to almost jump in shock. "Still..." he began in a small whisper. "It hardly seems fair, being of my position, to take all my anger out on you. Which is why I promise up front not to murder you..." Link was almost relieved... at least until he heard the next statement: "No, I'll just beat you within an inch of your life!" Ghirahim then licked at the air with a long, serpentine tounge, a look of pure insanity on his face. The action caused Link to break away from him in fright, breathing shakily as he faced the demon.
Ghirahim gave a small chuckle before, with a loud roar, making his cloak dissolve into small diamonds. And thus the fight began! Link made the first move. He charged at Ghirahim and swung his sword, hoping to slash his opponent in the chest. But suprisingly, Ghirahim caught the sword and held it in place with two fingers. He then forced the sword out of Link's hand with little effort, tossing the sword upwards and catching it. He took a second to observe the sword before saying, "Hah, quite the sword you have here. But so long as you telegraph your attacks like the novice you are, you'll never land a blow." He then slashed Link across the chest with the sword, tearing the tunic and causing a medium sized cut. But just as Ghirahim moved to attack him again, Link blocked the blow with his shield, causing it to fly out of Ghirahim's hands. Link then ran to grab his sword before facing Ghirahim again.
Before Link attacked, he thought about Ghirahim's words and got an idea. He raised his sword and pretended to attack one way then he quickly slashed in the opposite direction, cutting Ghirahim clean across the chest and causing diamond shaped blood to spill. Ghirahim let out a snarl of pain before swiping Link across the face with his hand glowing with dark energy. Though the swipe made a cut on Link's face, he smiled with confidence that his straegy worked. After repeating the strategy a few times, Ghirahim shockingly began to lick his lips, taking a sick pleasure in the battle. With a snap of his fingers, Ghirahim summoned his sword again. He then vanished in a flash of white diamonds.
Link frantically looked around the room for his opponent, only to feel a sharp jab of pain across his back. Ghirahim had teleported behind him and slashed him across the back. Link retaliated with an attack of his own, but missed as Ghirahim jumped backwards to dodge the blade. He then snapped his fingers and summoned a line of diamond-shaped darts. He then fired them at the boy, who blocked with his shield. Link then noticed a pattern: the diamond darts are lined up in various ways. He waited for Ghirahim to summon the darts again and this time he swung his sword in the same allingment as the darts, deflecting them back at Ghirahim. It only caused slight damage though. The battle then continued for hours, pushing both combatants to their limits. Link then got an idea. He raised his sword, which began to glow with blue energy. He then released the energy in the form of a crescent-shaped wave. Ghirahim managed to dodge the wave, but was too late to defend himself as Link leapt into the air and dealt a hard blow across Ghirahim's chest.
Ghirahim backed up a little and wiped some blood off his face. He then faced Link again, pointing his sword at him and saying, "Well... You put up more of a fight than I thought possible out of such a soft boy. But don't clap for yourself quite yet. That sword of yours is the only reason you still live." Before he was about to say any more, Ghirahim stopped as if he noticed something. "I fear I spent too long teasing and toying with you." He said "The girl's presence has all but faded from this place, which means there's no reason to linger here. Good-bye sky child. Run and play this time. Get in my way again, though, and you're dead." And with a wave of his sword, he vanished in a flash of diamonds.
To say Link was terrified was an understatement. Even though Ghirahim was probably miles away from the temple, Link could not stop trembling. Out of all the monsters he had faced so far, none of them have instilled as much terror as Ghirahim did. Link's fear was compounded by a sickening notion that this would not be the last time he and Ghirahim would cross blades. But Link's fear was replaced by another feeling: a feeling of resolve. A resolve to not only find Zelda, but to do so before Ghirahim did. And with that, he opened the door and pressed on ahead.
Woo! Pretty long oneshot! Well I hope you enjoy it. And I can't wait till Nov. 20th 12 more days!