Ganondora's Discovery

Chaos.

Pure, delicious chaos caused the corpses scattered before me in the Lost Woods. I sat on the branch of a tall, old tree, because with no affinity for magic it was easy for me to hide in the open. Knights of Hyrule fought against monsters that I could identify like the lines of wear and tear on the back of my hand. I observed the battle, equally bewildered and entertained. I followed Impa this far, from Hyrule Field where the war started. I was drawn out of my hole in the ground by the emergence of a familiar essence, an energy that permeated the peaceful kingdom swiftly and suddenly. When I arrived in the main fields of Hyrule leading to the city, I was appalled. Minions and monsters of the Demon King swarmed the castle, but he was not in sight. I immediately grew curious and chose to investigate.

I rushed across the field, dodging skirmishes as I could, taking advantage of ending the life of a Hylian Knight here and there. I was one lone Gerudo female, fire red hair, dark skin, wearing the most basic of our clothing: a cloth wrapped simply around my bosom and tied tight, loose pants with wraps tied tight around my legs for support, and hard soled shoes. I might have stood out, but I was of no one's immediate concern.

My sprint was brought to a sudden halt outside one stronghold. I peered in from the eastern entry. A man in red armor wore a helmet that appeared the same form as the head of my beloved dragon. "My sweet Volvagia," I whispered, finding my breath. I went unnoticed as this warrior in red breathed fire, as fierce as any dragon, at Impa and the knight she foolishly protected. The dragon warrior smirked, and turned his back to his flaming opponent, only to be distracted by the glow of a golden light. I hid in the shadows, and stared with wide eyes.

The Triforce of Courage manifested and protected the knight from harm. That was when I fully realized the gravity of the situation.

No longer did it matter who the man in red was, or the knight, I needed to learn of the culprit behind this entire scheme.

By the time I infiltrated the main gates of Hyrule Castle and scaled the wall to hide within an empty turret, the fighting neared an end with more casualties than I ever saw in my long life. Not even I caused such destruction. I followed Zelda, well, Sheik. She thought no one noticed when she used magic to disguise herself as a male Sheikah with red eyes. I chuckled to myself. No one was going to believe that disguise.

I was surprisingly mistaken. Sheik appeared in the caves of Eldin mountain. Impa was entirely suspicious, and clueless. I needed to remain hidden, as the appearance of a Gerudo outside of the wastelands was rare, but I desperately wanted to shout at them for being fools. The caves were as hot as I remembered, with all that moisture to make me sweat profusely. I raced ahead of the knights to beat them to their destination, only to find my path was blocked by rivers of lava.

Unlike with the dragon warrior, I came face to face with a ghastly wizard ghost. His pointy hat partially masked a bottomless pit for a face, which transitioned from one big, red eye, to a mouth with a hideous smile. I gasped at this entity when he appeared within one of the passages I ran through to escape the caves.

"Who are you?" I shouted, swallowing my fear. "Who is your master?"

The wizard only cackled maniacally, and I felt chills chase up and down my spine. My time to learn answers quickly came to an end as I heard footsteps approach. "It is you! My mistress was suspicious that you may come out of hiding," he jeered.

An answer that left me with more questions. There was no time left to dwell. I glared at the unnamed wizard just before running ahead of the group coming up behind me. My escape from the caves was successful, and just narrowly ahead of Impa and her companions.

The bloody battle below in the woods waged on relentlessly. That wizard was there again, attempting to burn the Great Deku Tree, but his plan was thwarted. After fighting back redeads, bokoblins, and moblins, the hero's final battle was against Gohma, another of the Demon King's favorite monsters, and my worst nightmare. In the woods, they encountered a blue haired girl named Lana, with a mysterious origin. I hoped to hang around long enough to learn more about why these monsters were acting without their master.

With Gohma defeated, the wizard fled. The name Cia was tossed around, and I learned that she and Lana were of the same clan of sorceresses. I never heard of such a group of people, but Hyrule was full of mysteries. Her advice was to go to the Valley of the Seers to face this Cia, and stop her to end the attack on Hyrule. Naturally, I followed.

I still wonder if I made a mistake, or if I made the right choice.

The Valley of Seers was a dark place. All life was dead there. Hundreds of knights went in, and dozens never returned. This was when I came face to face with the dragon knight. I allowed the hysteria of the fighting to become thick before I made my way where Cia claimed her fort. It seemed the dark sorceress taunted Lana and her new friends. The Demon King's power suffocated the valley. Half way to catching up with Lana, I was stopped.

"Who are you allied with?" the dragon warrior shouted. His mask hid his eyes in darkness, but I could tell by his voice he burned with ferocity.

For once, I did not want to fight this opponent. I did not provide a straight answer. "Who are you?"

"My name is Volga," he answered. "Your resistance to answer proves you are an enemy."

"No," I answered quickly, and sheathed my sword. "Volvagia was my friend. Do you possess his spirit?"

The deadly spear in his hand relaxed so that the tip tapped the ground.

"You must recognize me! I am Ganondora, the one who revived you," I said calmly. He faltered. His armor clanked as he tightened his grip on the spear once more. "Volga, who do you serve?"

"I serve no one," he answered, and then darted by me. I watched him move on to a group of Hylian knights. Soon enough I would learn who commanded him. I swore to free him from whatever bound him to this new master. I stood still to allow this promise to sink into my mind, and then continued my way to Cia.

I waited outside, my sword in hand, and listened to the conversation.

"Ha ha ha! How kind of you to deliver the Triforce of Courage, and Wisdom as well."

I peered around the corner into the room, and found it was a woman with white hair wearing an odd mask. I felt the mask was ugly, but perhaps it served some purpose to her. I watched as this woman, which Lana named as Cia, wrenched the Triforces from Link and Zelda, still annoyingly disguised as Sheik. Impa and Lana stood behind, powerless but prepared to fight.

With the two pieces of the Triforce collected, she declared it was finally complete, that she could feel its immense power. My eyes widened in breath stealing shock when the Triforce did form complete in her hands. Anger screamed through my veins, and I glared with pure loathing. Before I could rush in and expose myself like a fool, Cia made her next move. Her cries of agony, of the overwhelming power she commanded, rang through the valley, and powerful beams shot into the air. I hid around the corner to wait for the magic power to dissipate. Link and his allies raced by in retreat without even noticing me.

Finally, the blinding light and the energy, so thick I could swallow it, faded so that I could gaze back into the room. Cia desperately tried to catch her breath. She spoke aloud to answer a voice I could not hear. With the room vacant of all but the dark sorceress, I revealed myself and stepped inside. There were no more lingering questions. I found the Demon King, and he was inside the woman before me.

I ran with long strides toward the witch, my sword ready to slice her throat. The coward disappeared before I was near, but I swung at the empty air out of frustration. I dropped to my knees where she once stood, and closed my eyes tight. I beat my clenched fist on the ground, and screamed through gritted teeth to the emptiness.