how it happened...

Yet again, Ganondorf had been released from the alternate dimension, so Zelda and I had decided that we would end this ongoing fight for good.

"Link, you must kill him this time, we cannot afford to have that man come back in a different time." Zelda pleaded.

"Yes, but whenever I run him through he simply gets sealed away. How do you kill someone like that?"

"Hmm… I suppose you could behead him."

"Perhaps," I agreed.

"I must go. Please Link, stop that monster." Zelda gave me one last glance then ran from the room.

Her footsteps seemed to echo for an eternity. But I guess that's what happens when you see the woman you love for what may be the last time in your life. They say I had the triforce of courage, but I didn't feel very courageous at that point in time.

With sweat on my brow, I headed out of the Temple of Time and toward Hyrule Field, where Ganondorf was shouting taunts that would be heard a mile away. I drew the Master Sword from its sheath on my back and walked toward him.

"Heh…heh…heh…heh… you've got guts, kid, I'll give you that. But unfortunately that will not help you here. You are finished, Hero of time!" Ganondorf unsheathed the Sword of the Sages, a glowing blade that he had somehow taken from the respective owner.

I was the first to attack, jumping into the air and bringing my sword down over my head with both hands. Ganon blocked the attack with his own sword and slashed horizontally in a single movement. I did a back flip to dodge, knowing that the Hylian Sheild would be no match for his brutality.

He charged in for another attack like a boar, and I caught his blade in the guard of my hilt. Slowly and with much effort, I managed to push him down on one knee and I quickly slashed with my sword. There was the sound of steel hitting flesh and Ganondorf doubled over. I knew I could get in a few more hits before he rose to his feet, so I held my sword out from my body. Power began to flow through me and my sword glowed with magic. I took one step and let the magic in the sword do its work.

"HEAYAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed as I began to spin like a top in front of Ganon. I sliced his chest several times with that single attack, and he was almost down.

"I'll make you p-pay for this!" Ganondorf choked on his own blood.

I stepped in closer for the kill, the mistake that coasted me my life. The moment before my sword connected with his neck I felt a pain like nothing I had experienced before in my stomach. And though the head of Ganon was laying on the ground beside the rest of him, I looked down to see the Sword of the Sages firmly planted in my gut.

A trickle of blood rolled out of my mouth and dripped to the muddy earth, and I collapsed to my knees.

The scent of flowers filled my nostrils and I cracked my eyelids opened. There was a blurry figure looming over me, long brown hair, a beautiful pink silk dress, and a sorrowful face of the wise princess.

"z-zelda," I stammered, so weak that my mouth could hardly move.

"shh… everything will be fine," she said, tears flooding her cheeks.

"Z-elda… what happened?"

"You won, Ganondorf is dead." She smiled with her mouth, but her eyes were full of grief.

"I w-on," I looked down at the sword in my gut.

"Please, Link, stay with me," she cried. I could feel her hot tears landing on my face.

"T-take the sword out," I said.

"What?"

"T-take it out of m-me," I could feel my eyes begin to roll back.

"You'll bleed to death!"

"Z-elda… I am going to die… I d-don't want th-that sword in me when I do."

"Stop! You won't die! I won't let you!" she covered her face with her hands and began to weep.

"My b-beautiful p-princess," I reached up with a clammy finger and stroked her jaw bone. Then I reached down and grabbed the sword.

I jerked the blade loose and it slid out of the gash and clattered on the dirt.

"I love… you…" and I slipped into darkness.


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