Their swords clashed against eachother, at each swing. Link was becoming weaker at each attempt he made, he was being defeated by himself. Though...his reflection never did give up on trying to get rid of him.
The sword from his dark self had sliced through Link many times...he had to find something to keep him going...maybe the memories of the accomplishments he had made so far? How close he was? No...it was just hurting him...he was gone seven years, of course, he thought that all of the evil in Hyrule was his fault anyways. Ganondorf's power raining upon his home was his fault.
The shadow made a final stab through Link, and Link collapsed into the shallow water beneath him.
His opposite only watched him. Link's eyes were slowly closing...he looked around the world that was becoming a normal room inside the temple...he wanted to get up...he didn't want to fail Zelda...fail her again...
The dark, evil reflection stared at Link as if inside of him he was smirking evilly at his success.
Link watched him carefully. His dark self backed up...then made a final glance at Link as he walked through the once barred door. Link's eyes suddenly widened. Wh-what is he doing!? he thought. He reached out his hand...only to see that his hand was just a dark shadow. What is happening... he continued to think. I'll defeat you soon...I will...
Link then shut his eyes from the pain...and fainted...
Through his sleep, he seen himself racing at the barred door before the evil shadow could catch up to him.
I was the one who got the ocarina from Saria...the one who got the ocarina from Zelda...the one who saved the gorons...the one who saved King Zora's daughter...the one who went through the forest temple, and the fire temple. It was me! the water beneath him only appeared as a shadow to him. It has to be me! the tree he layed against made him remember everything...'Link' didn't want to move...not until his 'dark self' returned...
he would wait for him there...
Forever.