Out of Hope
Chapter 2: The Godslayer
DISCLAIMER: Refer to the previous Disclaimer.
A/N: Well, it appears that this story's gone off to a good start. I'd like to give my sincere thanks to both Nintendogeek01, and NUTCASE71733 for your reviews. Seriously, they do mean a lot, and I hope that the two of you will continue to review throughout the story... but on another topic...
...do you know what I severely hate? On one of my other stories, I recently got an anonymous review from someone named 'Collin' that left no email address, and simply said 'it sucked.' Now, I have a serious problem with that. For one, if you THINK my story sucks, then you should at least leave an email address or sign in if you want to discuss civilly what I can work on, and what needs to be improved. Signing in anonymously without even leaving an e-mail, or without even saying why the story 'sucked' is simply distasteful, in my opinion... and the fact that the person left the review for chapter 1 leads me to believe that he or she did not even read the full story... everyone else thought it was great. This person, however, is probably someone with no writing ability whatsoever and just goes through random fanfics all day, leaving anonymous flames with no backings to them at all, just because the person could only wish that he or she had any writing ability, and wants to take their jealousy out on those who can. If you want to say there's something bad about my writing, leave a review and a way I can get back to you, so we can discuss what needs to be worked on. If not, then screw off; reviews are for constructive criticism and encouragement. Thank you.
...now that I finally got that out of my system, we can begin. Thanks once more to Nintendogeek01 and NUTCASE71733.
(...and Operation Jonny... hope you don't mind my little 'borrowing' of the Godslayer title. I couldn't think of anything else that'd fit, honestly)
Ganon snarled, as he brought his great blade up for the finishing blow. Ragnus could only brace himself for the death that was about to come. He had failed his land. He had failed Hyrule.
...but then, everything stopped...
The rain, as well as the lightning stopped. Both Ganondorf and Ragnus paused... confused at what was happening. Suddenly, the sky changed from black... to a bright red. A crimson color that was redder than any blood you could ever see. Suddenly, everything began to shake... as if a powerful earthquake suddenly started... powerful enough to even knock Ganondorf off his feet.
...Nobody would ever have expected what happened next...
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The bright red sky literally opened, and a thick pillar of light miles wide landed just to the left of Ragnus and Ganon's battle, completely covering the entire western horizon. It blew them both back fifty feet. The sounds of this heavenly beam shook the entire land, drowning out all the light into itself, crackling with an unknown, high power of magic that this land could comprehend. Minutes passed, and the light finally stopped. All sound had stopped, as well. If someone was to drop a pin... it'd probably echo.
The giant beam of light left a huge crater. Ragnus, and even Ganon were both curious to see what caused that beam of light. Suddenly, footsteps could be heard... but these weren't normal footsteps. There was a slight crackling noise to them. Both the powerful fighters looked on from afar... both out of curiosity, and of fear. They'd never seen such a display of power, before.
Though it was only a couple of seconds, it seemed like decades... but a figure finally walked out of the massive crater that now left a hole in Hyrule. He was a man... who appeared to be in his late twenties. He had very long silver hair that went halfway down his back. His skin was a pale white, and his eyes were blood red. He stood at around 6'2" in height and wore long, extravagant flowing red and black robes that not even all the riches of Hyrule combined would be able to afford. Each time one of his feet hit the ground as he casually walked forward, vast amounts of focuses energy would crackle where he stepped, creating scorch marks in the very planet. He walked forward, slowly, toward the two warriors, and smirked. Though not as wide as one of Ganondorf's grins, this smirk had something... more evil to it. This left Ragnus and Ganon speechless.
"You." He stated very simply. His voice was loud and booming, and sounding like there were many voices speaking at the same time. Neither Ragnus nor Ganon could respond. Who was this new figure of such untold power...?
"...I believe you have something I want..." The figure said calmly, looking at Ganon.
"...Who are you to speak to the great king of evil as such...?" Ganon asked, regaining his composure.
"Allow me to introduce myself... I am Ziranithos... the Godslayer."
"...God... slayer...?" Ragnus asked in disbelief.
"...I am the one whose power surpasses even that of the gods..."
"Heh... really, then...?" Ganon asked, suddenly growing confident again. "...Then taste the power the triforce!!" He exclaimed, running at Ziranithos, who simply stood his ground. Ganon, with all his might, brought his mighty blades above his head, and then brought them back down onto Ziranithos, kicking up a humungous amount of dust, dirt, and debris.
...But when the dust cleared, nobody would've expected what happened. Ziranithos stood there... looking severely bored. He had caught both of Ganon's golden blades in a single hand. "Such poor craftsmanship... I've seen better." The Godslayer stated, effortlessly breaking both the divine weapons in his hand.
Ganon stumbled backwards. Now, even he was in awe. "I-I-Impossible!!"
"Now... if you'd like to see a true weapon..." Ziranithos began, snapping his fingers. In a flash of light, a sword that was about half a foot wide, and six feet long appeared. It had a very ornate hilt made out of what appeared to be black diamonds. A gem that glowed different colors was set in the center of the hilt. The blade itself was completely midnight blue in color, and shined with an eerie inner light to it. "...Then I believe that this fits the description..."
Ragnus looked on in awe, but Ganon suddenly growled in anger. "How DARE you just waltz onto MY land, and break the prized blades of Ganon!?! Nobody beats the Great King of Evil... Nobody!!!" Ganon exclaimed, as loud as he could. He suddenly poured all the energy that he could, all the darkness that lay within him, all his hatred for the world... into a single orb of unfathomably dark energy that was at least a hundred feet in diameter. He held the orb above his head, and laughed more maniacally than he ever had in his life. "I was saving this so that I could erase Link from existence if he came to stop me again... but I suppose you'll have to do!! TASTE THE WRATH OF GANONDORF, B&H!!" He exclaimed, laughing like a madman. He tossed the gargantuan orb at Ziranithos, stirring up storm-like winds, and causing the planet to crack some more.
Ziranithos closed his eyes, completely unfazed. He held up his blade, and poked the colossal orb of energy... popping it like a balloon. It disappeared as quickly as it came. Ganon's mouth went agape, and Ragnus was still speechless.
"...not even amusing. Let me demonstrate what true power is..." The Godslayer sighed, and held his free hand up in the air. The red sky began to crackle with lightning, and the wind was stirred up even more. The sky itself seemed to flow downwards to the planet, and into Ziranithos' hand. The winds were absorbed into it, and the sound was enough to make anyone's ears bleed.
With a flick of his fingers, a beam of energy exactly the same as the one he came to Hyrule with, exploded from his hand, completely vaporizing Ganon, and tossing Ragnus far up and away into the winds... until he left sight.
Though the display of energy ended quickly, it took minutes for the light and sound created from the spell to finally dissipate. Where Ganon once stood, there was a single golden triangle. Ziranithos walked over to it casually, and picked it up, it melted into his hand. Suddenly, the back side of his hand glowed with the triforce much like Ganon's had... only Ziranithos' hand was glowing far more brightly with all three parts of the triforce.
Looking around, Ziranithos sighed to himself. "This world's gone through an age of prosperity for too long..."
End of Chapter
I bet that none of you expected that. Just who exactly is Ziranithos, what are his motivations, and where the hell did he gain all that power? Does the world really hold any hope? Doesn't look like it. Stay tuned for next chapter, and read and review, please!!
-Biggoron