Hello everyone and welcome to my first fanfiction attempt! I hope to see this story through to the very end as a result of my summer holidays, and so I will try my best to bring to you lots of delightful Legend of Zelda awesomeness. :) Enjoy!
I do not own the Legend of Zelda, and all rights go to their respective owners.
Edit: I added a little bit to the end of the prologue to make it much more... respective, and flow more steadily into the story.
Link desperately clutched the reins of Epona within one hand as his other held the Master Sword firmly by the hilt. Observing Ganondorf's movements, he swiftly pulled on the reins with one hand and forced Epona to respond by moving to the side, raising the Master Sword as Ganondorf closed in on his own fel steed. As the blades clash between both riders, the metallic clang echoes wildly through the fields as both riders circle away from each other, trying to gain the advantage in positioning.
Zelda furrows her brow in frustration as Ganondorf passes by Epona, the sound of metal on metal dulling her ears as she raises her bow, swiftly knocking one of her light arrows and taking aim at the dark figure of Ganondorf. Closing one of her eyes, she focuses on her target for a few seconds as Epona rears around, giving her a clearer shot as she releases the arrow from her grasp. Moments later, a flash of light emits from Ganondorf, followed by a loud howl of pain as his steedstumbles over and collapses to the ground, sending both the steed and its rider stumbling violently into the ground.
Link gently pulls on Epona's reins as he rears her towards the fallen Lord of Darkness. His hand still cautiously gripping the hilt of the Master Sword as he dismounts, his eyes remaining transfixed on Ganondorf throughout. Link dismisses the pain of his wounds as he raises the last of his potions to his lips, groaning slightlyat the taste of the sour liquor before being rejuvenated by its healing effects. Link raises his sword and draws his shield from his back, resting them both by his hips in preparation for any sudden movement from Ganondorf, allowing him to respond quickly to defend either himself, Epona or Zelda. Link noticed that Ganondorf was still resting against the tip of his blade, which was still sheathed in what seemed to be dust-wraps, and slowed his advance before coming to a stop entirely.
Link knew that Ganondorf was not likely to be worn out by such feeble combat and furrowed his browin confusion when Ganondorf burst into maddened laughter. Pressing himself against the sword, Ganondorf usesthe tip of his blade to slowly rise from the ground, gently raising the scabbard of the very blade that was meant to seal him away. Link knew that the worst part of the battle was yet to come. Link trailed a hand down to his belt, his eyes locked in a furious exchange with his nemesis as he is met with no available health potions, causing Link to frown. He growled as venomous words spewed out from the Lord of Darkness.
"An impressive-looking blade... But nothing more." Ganondorf had slowly raised the sheath of the Sword of the Sages and grasped the hilt of the blade with his dark metal gauntlet that seemed to add to his menacing appearanceLink snarled silentlyas he thought he saw Ganondorf's lips curl into the slightest grin.
"Would you hear my desire?" Ganondorf spoke as he latches his hand onto the hilt in preparation, pullingforth the Sword of the Sages from the scabbard, his grin slowly starting to consume every aspect of his face as he looked towards Link with dark, hungry eyes. Link tensed as Ganondorf started to walk forward slowly, almost tauntingly as he yelled out across the fields of Hyrule.
"To take this foul blade... And use it to blot out the light forever!" At the peak of Ganondorf's yell, lightning sounded and crashed down against the ground, almost resonating with the impurity of his intentions. Storms had devoured the very skies themselves and denied the land of any source of light from the sun, leaving the trio to watch as the apocalyptic fury of the storms started to increase in intensity and power. Link raised both his sword and shield into a defensive stance as Ganondorf drew closer, but was startled as he heard a frightful yelp from Epona, who Zelda was now struggling to control with a fearful expression as she pulled away from the barrier.
Something was wrong.
He instinctively raised his shield up to his chest in a defensive posture, only to see walls of puzzles burning into existence in a ring, forming an arena that no one could leave or enter. Link reverted his gaze back to the figure who now stood opposite him, growing ever so closer with the slow sounds of metal greaves against dirt. Zelda watching as Link prepared to fight alone, a feeling of helplessness washing over her heart. She quickly dismissed those feelings, for she knew she had to have hope that Link could do it. That Link could defeat the Dark lord himself. That Link, the last remaining barrier between Ganondorf and all of Hyrule, had no choice but to win.
Seeing the doubt in Zelda's eye caused Link to be overcome by senses of weakness, failure, and the wielder of courage himself faltered if not for a faint second in his steadfast resolve. This was all Ganondorf needed as he dived forward, releasing a blood-curdling cry as he arced the blade down vertically in front of him to try and cleave his opponent in two. He snarled as Link desperately dived out of the way, rolling against the ground and positioning himself defensively. His eyes scanned the arena. Link knew he needed to think of a plan, and quickly. Yet again the dreadful thought of Hyrule falling under the dark shadows of Ganondorf's rule plagued his heart, but this time he dismissed them and jumped forward, catching Ganondorf off guard with a war cry of his own, swinging his blade horizontally in an arc.
Ganondorf had turned and brought his blade around with a wide arc, nearly knocking the Master Sword from Link's iron grasp with the sheer force of the impact. Link jumped back from the assault, and raised his shield instinctively in response, expecting Ganondorf to attack. Ganondorf growled angrily as he proceeded to close the distance, jumping a large distance to do so as he swung the Sword of the Sages in a wide horizontal arc, aiming to strike through Link's green tunic and dismantle his opponent in one blow. However, Link had luckily managed to reach the ground before Ganondorf closed the distance, and ducked to avoid Ganondorf's strike before launching his own sword at Ganondorf's calf, frowning as he rolled away from his unsuccessful attack. Link was caught unprepared however, as Ganondorf jumped forward to catch an unsuspecting Link off-guard, slamming his sword into Link's shield and throwing Link down to the ground in a stumble.
"This is it," he thought to himself. "I'm finished... I'm done for. I've failed Hyrule when they depended on me the most." Link closed his eyes in defeat and prepared for the final blow that would end his life.
Yet it never came...
Link took this opportunity to quickly jump from the ground and enter a defensive stance, trying to calculate if he had misunderstood Ganondorf's capability. His eyes narrowed in fearas he saw Ganondorf walking towards him, a rather cocky expression on his face as he seemed to undermine Link and his very existence. Link took the initiative this time and jumped forward, swinging his blade at Ganondorf and attempting to create an opening to strike.
Ganondorf cackled violently and raised his blade, relishing in the sound of metal upon metal forcingaway the Master Sword with superior strength. He was the superior after all, he thought, for he bore the strongest of the pieces of the Triforce - the Triforce of Power. But the feeling of victory was short lived and Ganondorf's eyes widenedas he saw Link dive to the side and deliver a calculated strike to Ganondorf's only weakness, the wound that glowed violently at the core of his dark armour.
His chest.
Ganondorf yelled in a mixed contortion of anger and pain, backing away with a large leap, his deadly gaze locked directly on Link as he raised his blade in preparation, both of his dark metal gauntlets gripping the hilt.
Link had not given up his relentless assault, his only way of saving Hyrule from the dark shadow that now threatened to devour all off the land. Link had dashed forward to close the distance, and this time raised his shield and dived forward, forcing Ganondorf to take a defensive stance and swipe his blade against Link's shield, pushing Link away yet again with sheer force. Link pressed his feet against the ground as he was pushed away, and with all his strength available, he rebounded as quickly as he could and drove his blade directly against the wound that was inflicted on Ganondorf's chest, before rolling away to the side to avoid any furious responses from the Gerudo.
Link was rewarded with a howl that pierced his ear drums, and was relieved to know that he had truly found a weakness. He spared a glance through the puzzling walls that created the arena, noticing Zelda's expressionless, horrified face at the gravity of the situation and her helplessness. He would act in her place, he thought, and fight for her behalf as well as the people of Hyrule. Well... I am already doing that, he thought to himself. A smile embraced Link's lips, and brought forth a snarl from Ganondorf as he once again dashed forward, preparing to inflict another wound on his opponent.
Ganondorf attempted to dive forward and abuse his superiority in strength by swinging his blade in a horizontal arc towards Link, but Link rather easily avoided the strike by alteringcourse at the last second and rolling away. Link knew then, at that second, that he had won the fight. Ganondorf was becoming slower and slower due to the weight of the wound, and Linkthen figured that he would have to go for a killing blow before he gave the Lord of Darkness the chance to regenerate.
With his new plan in mind, Link yet again dashed forwardand provoked the same response from this time he dived to the side and as soon as his feet made contact with the ground, he dived forward with all of his strength and pressed his shield straight into Ganondorf's unsuspecting side. Launching the large Gerudo into the ground, Link earned a harsh snarl from Ganondorf as he collided with the dirt of the ground.
Link ignored the aching of his muscles as he lunged forward and brought down the Master Sword into Ganondorf's chest, straight into the wound originally made by the Sword of the Sages, and grimaced as Ganondorf let out the most horrid scream of pain he had ever heard before. It was the most horrid, menacing scream he had ever heard.
Link stepped back and left the Master Sword impaled within Ganondorf's chest, stumbling from the sheer wave of fatigue that almost consumed him. He cast a glance towards Zelda, and was relieved to see that the walls that created the Arena had faded, a trophy of his own victory, and summoned all of his strength to smile as he saw Zelda run towards him.
"Do not think this ends here..." Ganondorf growled in between ragged breaths as he struggled with the weight of his wound, surprising both Link and Zelda. "The history of light and shadow shall be written in blood-" Ganondorf was interrupted as he felt hispower fading, looking with horror to his hand that bore the mark of the Triforce of Power. As he realised what happened, Ganondorf gasped loudly.
It was fading away.
And with that, Ganondorf collapsed lifelessly to the floor.
Link turned his attention towards the large collaboration of lights that had formed in the near distance, his eyes widening as he recognised what it meant. Instantly, he burst into a sprint towards the source of the light, ignoring the fatigue that was tearing his body apart. And he saw her, in her true beauty, slowly rising from the floor.
"Am I so beautiful that you've no words left?"
And with this, Link blinked twice, before smiling wildly. Victory had come, and Hyrule and the Twilight were saved. He followed Zelda and Midnaas they consulted with each other, preparing for Midna's departure back to the realm of Twilight, contemplating with as much strength as he had left what would become of him after this huge ordeal. But for now, he would look onwards and maintain the smile and fortitude that had been stuck to his face throughout his struggles.
Midna turned away and began to walk towards the portal, having finished her talk with Zelda. She stopped momentarily as a staircase of ethereal gold conjured into existance, and turned to face the hero that had saved both her lands and Zelda's lands. Link, the descendant of the Hero of Time himself...
"Link..." Midna turned her gaze towards Link, noticing the smile that he had bore throughout his entire journey, and smiled as she realisedthat he had not changed no matter who he determination and fortitude had always brought him through all the struggles that he had to endure to save both Hyrule and the Twilight. Her heart, if for a moment, fluttered wildly as she spoke.
"I..." A single tear slowly glided down her cheek, before departing from her cheek and turning into a golden symbol of light. Midna raised her hand towards the tear, and slowly guided it with a soft flick of her wrist. As the tear embedded itself into the core of the Mirror of Twilight, Midna turned around and walked up the stairs before entering the portal and departing to her lands once again, ignoring the sound of the Mirror of Twilight violently cracking and being destroyed.
The portal of the two worlds, the only link that maintained this fragile balance had been destroyed. And she knew that she would never be able to look upon Link ever again.
But that was okay, Midna thought to herself. For she knew that she would hold her memories of Link close to her heart, and she knew that, as she had spent time and befriended Link, that his attention and admiration had been spent on another woman as much as herself. And as she embraced the darkness once more, she thought she felt what must of been jealousy.
Zelda allowed a small frown to embrace her lips before she turned to Link, who now bore an emotionless, almost perplexed face. He's struggling to deal with her loss, she thought to herself as she walked forward and tried to gain Link's attention. But nothing worked, and Link still remained there in what seemed to be a daze.
"Link..." Zelda's voice rose, and before she was able to finish her words Link slowly leaned backwards, his eyes closing as he raced towards the ground backwards. Shock and worry engulfed Zelda as she realised what had happened, her body reacting instantly as she darted to try and catch him before he could collide with the ground.
He's fatigued from all of this fighting, she thought to herself with a small smile, catching Link and holding his back to prevent him from collapsing onto the ground. Her eyes gently looked over his brave yet tiredform, taking note of the casual rise and fall of his chest that indicated he was still alive and breathing. The traditional green cap that Link wore all the time slowly fell from his head due to the angle he was being held, revealing his hair in full bloom.
As she saw his hair, something took control of her body as her hand steadily approached his head, and slowly began to weave its way through the depths of his hair, reveling in some unknown feeling. Her eyes widened instantly, and her cheeks turned a bright pink as she realised what she was doing, her hand almost reluctant to part with Link's locks as she pulls away.
For now she would let the hero rest, and consult with him afterwards.
Zelda smiled as she watched over Link, leaning against the ground for comfort.
"Sleep well, hero..."
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