AN: Sorry this took so long, I haven't had that much inspiration to write… it was starting to feel like a chore, and I do my worst writing when I'm bored… reviews could help… hint hint.

Link and the knights arrived at Blood Fields just as all hell broke loose. A large army of Jarmanians, several legions of well disciplined soldiers, emerged from the forest. The Hylians in the field were outnumbered three to one. Link stood at the mountain pass, staring out at many Jarmanian flags. The Hylian army was assembling in the middle of the field. They adopted the traditional Hylian formation, with spearmen lined up in front, cavalry behind them ready to charge, and the archers all in the back with bows ready, aimed in the air. A Gerudo horde was also present; a separate, less organized army beside the Hylians. Although the Gerudos fought for Hyrule, they were more like allies than an actual part of the country.

Link and the knights began jogging towards the Hylian army. They saw from afar the two generals meet in the middle, exchanging friendly words before the bloodbath, no doubt. When the general came back, he noticed Link and the knights.

"Ah, the royal knights. You must be that new leader everyone keeps talking about. Glad to have you, but frankly I don't think it will make much difference. I'm Edward by the way." The general said.

Link nodded, saying, "Link. Why aren't there any mages? I told the king we need to use magic."

Edward sighed. "He's very cautious about throwing our mages into the Blood Fields. He'll have to eventually, but he still thinks we can do this ourselves. Anyway, I think you and your men should fend off some of the charge, along with the spearmen. The ranged fighters should hang back a bit, no point having them up front. I know I can't order you around, just a suggestion."

Link nodded, and said, "I know very little about strategies in war. For this battle, we are yours to command." He then went off to the front, followed by his knights.

The four ranged fighters stood a few paces behind the wall of spearmen. Link and the rest stood among them. Clyde, who wielded a morning star, recommended everyone stand clear. Needless to say, they took his advice.

Link looked at the Jarmanian army. It was mostly infantry, with shirt swords and big shields. He also noticed there was cavalry in the back, despite Elisa's assurance there wouldn't be much. Suddenly a shout rang out from the opposing general. The infantry began forming groups, with the shields spread to all sides, and the top. These "boxes" of men began walking forward very slowly. Edward shouted for the archers, and arrows rained down. They stuck in the shields, and the odd man was killed through a crack, but for the most part they were unharmed.

The javelin-thrower in Link's group, brought his arm back, and flung a javelin as hard as he could into the front of a group. It hit a shield, but with enough force to knock the man carrying it back. He fell into someone else, and the entire group was brought down. The archers fired again, and managed to take out almost everyone there. The other groups learned however, and paid attention, focusing on standing steady and holding their shields tightly.

As they approached the spearmen, they sped up. As soon as the first bunch was ten meters away, they broke formation and clashed with the spearmen. Several were impaled, but several more broke through. Link bent his knees, shield forward and sword ready. A Jarmanian came at him, sword raised, and Link parried it and slashed him. The Gerudos charged at the enemy from the side, flanking them. Link stabbed another, and then used a jump attack.

As the spearmen were worn down, or forced to abandon their spears and draw swords, the Jarmanian cavalry charged forward. The gerudos in the middle of the field were run down, and scattered. The thundering of hooves was heard, and the Jarmanian infantry retreated back a bit so the cavalry could do its job. The Hylian infantry. Weakly raised their shields. Link dove out of the way of one horse, and then jumped on another behind the rider. He hit the rider from behind with the hilt of his sword, and threw him off. The horse bucked up, but Link seized it, and turned it around. It reared up again, and Link dashed forward along with the Hylian cavalry that was also charging. The infantry had broken ranks on both sides, and chaos had broken out. Link charged into another wave of Jarmanian cavalry, sword slashing on both sides. He knocked one man right off his horse, and beheaded another. He ducked a swing, and tried to counter but missed.

Link rode to the edge of the battle, and looked back. They were putting up a good fight, but they were definitely losing. He abandoned the horse, now worried he would run one of the Hylians down in the chaos. He charged in, engaging another Jarmanian. He blocked two slashes, then ducked and stabbed up into the man's chest. A horse charged at him, and the man riding it swung his sword down at Link. Link swung his sword up to meet it, and it jarred his arm. There was an odd sounding clang, and the top half of his sword broke off.

"Son of a BITCH!" Link swore. He now held a practically useless sword, and a shield. All the swords in the Gerudo armoury, and he ended up picking one that was badly made.

He turned and threw the sword bit he was holding out of the battlefield. He put his shield away, and drew his biggoron sword. He didn't like the lack of defense, but it was strong. He swung viciously, killing someone, then spun and brought it down on another's skull.

AS several Jarmanians began to close in, some fighting Hylians, he lowered his sword, holding the blade, and charged power. A bright blue glow had appeared around it, and he tensed. The Jarmanians around him looked at him curiously, with some fear. The Hylians fighting around him had instinctively stepped away, but the Jarmanians were a little too slow. He let the charged spin attack go, unleashing a wave of orange energy. Several Jarmanians were practically vaporized.

Link realized how useful this could be, in more ways then one. One of his simplest of techniques had created fear in the Jarmanians. He ran into another group of Jarmanians, and used Din's fire. They were incinerated. Not pausing for a rest, he used Nayru's love and charged at more, allowing himself to be hit. He heard shouts of "Demon", "magic" and even "god." He almost laughed at that last one. Instead, he kept his serious, almost expressionless face.

As word of him spread across the battlegrounds, The Jarmanians began to flee from him, and fight sloppily. Link found Agraros, and shouted, "Spread the word, if any of you knights have any flashy magic, use it as much as possible!"

Agraros nodded, and one of his swords glowed orange, the colour of hot iron. It melted right through a Jarmanian's armour.

"Only three of us have magic, but I'll let them know!" He yelled as Link's Nayru's love deflected a stab.

The Hylians were heartened, and the Jarmanian morale was way down. Many of them fled the battlefield, and those who fought did so with panicked, desperate swings. The Hylians won in the end, but down to barely one hundred soldiers. The Gerudos had twenty left, and they had given two hundred to the battle. Edward Was dead, but some man who must have had the most seniority was barking orders. The wounded were being brought back to the main camp.

Link approached the man in charge. "You should pull out your men. This field is very close to Jarmania, and they will be able to attack again before reinforcements arrive." He said.

"And why the hell would I listen to some scruffy kid like you?" The man growled.

The royal knights, who had sought Link out, were gathering around him. Agraros said "This was the man who won us this battle. Show some respect."

"Oh, you're the one everyone's talking about. Just because you know some tricks doesn't mean you can tell me how to fight this war." He said, stalking away.

Link looked back at the knights. He also noticed they were looking at him with respect, even admiration.

"Good job out there," Alec, the javelin thrower said to Link. There were shouts of assent, and everyone shook his hand. Everyone except for Kyra, a red headed girl resembling a Gerudo who wielded a scimitar. She was looking at him with what looked like contempt. No one else seemed to notice.

Link smiled at them avoiding eye contact with Kyra. "Thanks." He said.

"What are we going to do now?" Agraros asked.

"Well… since the acting general is trying to keep control of the field with a handful of soldiers, we're out of here. We're going to take refuge in the trees, and let the field be taken. As soon as a counter attack is made, we strike, and help free the field again. Or at least regain part of it." Link said.

Everyone nodded, but Kyra shouted out, "That's your plan? Hide in the trees like cowards and wait for help?!"

Kasha spoke up in Link's defense saying, "Retreat is an acceptable strategy. Going to battle unnecessarily when you are hopelessly outnumbered is foolish, not brave. Link is right; we must wait until we have help."

Kyra glared at her, but she said no more. Link continued, "Ocral, I'm going to ask you to sneak into Jarmania again, see what you can learn."

Ocral smiled and nodded. "No problem."

"Alright. Let's go." Link said. They borroed some supplies from the Hylian outpost, and began jogging across the field. A couple of hours later they reached the trees. The slowed down and entered the forest.

When they were a good distance in, they set up a makeshift camp. Some food was roasted over a fire. Link approached Agraros. "You said three of you knew magic. Which two besides you?" He asked.

"Kasha, and Ordon, the one who has the glaive" he replied.

Link nodded, and continued to set up camp. Everyone had a blanket, and there was one tent to keep supplies out of rain. A couple of fires were going now, for light, warmth and food. Link sat on a log, and took out his Ocarina. He began to play Saria's song, nice and upbeat. The knights looked at him, listening. As soon as he finished, they clapped, and he looked at them, surprised and embarrassed.

"Sounds nice. I didn't know you could play the Ocarina." Kasha said. Link shrugged. They asked him to play something else, and he played the song of time, then Zelda's lullaby. When he was done, Ocral walked up to him.

"Can I set off tonight? In the darkness?" He asked. Link nodded, putting the Ocarina away.

Link helped him get some supplies, and he dressed in black. Link saw him off, waving.

He was never seen again.

AN: a glaive is a staff with a blade at the end, thanks to LinkIsaacANDLloyd for that knowledge.

Anyway, sorry it was kind of short. Anyone who had played Twilight Princess will notice the little reference I put in. If you see it let me know in the review I just know you were going to leave anyway…