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When Link first swayed back into conciousness the first thing he was truly aware of was this glowing purple haze, flashing so brightly it sunk in, past his eyelids and into his vision. He watched it's flashing pattern for a while, entranced by it's simple pulse, knowing exactly when the light would fade to darkness and then back again.

The light woke him from his sleep, bringing him round enough for him to hear the surroundings in where he laid. The chime of Fi wanting his attention was the loudest noise, only unable to be the only noise due to the subtle sound of passing wind and dripping water. Link moaned and went to roll over and rub his eyes, expecting the familiar feel of a wooden frame bed beneath him or the softness of grass depending on where he had decided to sleep for the night.

What he hadn't expected was to feel a cool metal handcuff press against his skin and so he opened his eyes in alarm. He wasn't in the forest, he wasn't even in Skyloft and until the full haziness of sleep left him he had struggled to remember he was in the basement of the Ancient Cistern. The familiarly freaky purple surroundings seemed alot bigger now he was strapped into the chains that lined the walls and he didn't like it. Just more space for those cursed undead bokoblins to hide.

He glanced around for any sign of them before peering at the chains, giving a light tug to test their strength. The chains pulled on the clip that was hammered into the wall easily, but the clip itself stayed strong despite how old the rust and mold that covered it suggested it was. Link thrashed his arms in the limited space the chains gave him, he could hear Fi chime behind him, see the light coming from his sword reflecting off the surface he was chained to and he desperately tried to grasp the hilt of the sword to hear her advise. He growled a little when he couldn't reach, annoyed at the person who had chained him here. They knew he wouldn't be able to reach his sword and that's why they had left it with him.

To mock him.

Cursed Bokoblins staggered around him, looking at him hungrily but not daring to come to close because of the light coming from his sword. He stared at them, their arms a mixture of exposed bone and rotting flesh, their horns shattered and their cloths ragged. Why were they still alive? No, How were they still alive was the best question to ask, there was no way a animal with such injuries could still live, in fact their rotting flesh suggested they were actually dead which only made Link all the more confused. However they were staying alive didn't change the fact that the result wasn't all that pretty.

"Magnificent creatures aren't they?" Link stilled at the voice, tracing the location it came from with his eyes but finding nothing. With anyone elses voice he would of thought he was hearing things but for this ... person it was only ordinary for him to move around alot. Diamonds rearranged in front of him and a smiling Ghirahim emerged, his hands still held up in their usual snapping position that he used when ever he teleported. Ghirahim didn't need to click to teleport, he was just a very dramatic person.

"Freaky would be the word I'd use." Link retorted, trying not to let his fear show, he wasn't as scared as he used to be of Ghirahim, especially now he had gotten used to the constant danger, but being trapped and at his mercy let a little bit of his early on fear for the demon grow back. Ghirahim rolled his eyes and flicked back his hair, stalking forward to kneel besides the chained Link. "Trust you to lack appreciation for such things, I'd like to see you come back to life after I kill you."

Link froze momentarily pondering if Ghirahim really had the guts to kill him and unfortunately came back with the conclusion that not only did he have enough guts to kill him once, but multiple times over. Ghirahim let out a bitter laugh. "Aw such fear, It's cute Sky Child, really suits you." He stood up tall again and walked out towards the centre of the platform Link was chained on. "Don't fret I'm not going to kill you straight away." he muttered, bringing a hand to his face in thought. "No, if you're still on this little quest of yours it means you must know another way to the Spirit Maiden and I'm desperate to hear it." He turned to look Link square in the eyes. "Care to share?" He asked but Link got the impression he didn't really care if he said yes or no. Link wasn't going to play this game though and he dodged the question asking another in return.

"How did you even get in this temple, only the water dragon can let people in here."

"Well there's your answer Sky Child, if the water dragon is the only one that can let people in then obviously the water dragon let me in." He stated taking big confident steps towards Link. Link frowned at the demon. The water dragon would never let him into this temple. She would not disobey the goddess. Or would she? She and her palace had been attacked by Ghiahim but he hadn't seen any signs of injury on her being.

Could she really of agreed to let him in?

No.

"I don't believe you." Ghirahim stopped walking and chuckled slightly, bringing a hand to his mouth to pardon his laughter. "You really need to start believing what I say Link, I said I would kill you and here you are waiting to be killed." He was about to finish when Link cut in "The water dragon wouldn't do that." If Link had know any better he would of thought that's exactly what Ghirahim wanted him to say.

"It's surprising what someone will agree to once you infect them with a parasite."

~ Ghirahim removed the sword and replaced it with a new source of agony. The water dragon didn't know what it was but it squirmed deep inside her fresh wound, the pain causing her to black out. Ghirahim laughed as the mighty water dragon fell to the ground. Her wounds slowly closed up and then she opened her eyes, they flashed red before settling back to their usual colour and the water dragon stood staring straight at Ghirahim. He smiled at the supposed servant of the goddess before speaking, "About our deal... You let me into the temple and I make sure that sky child never makes it to the flame...?" The parasite blinked at first, adjusting to the sheer size of it's new host before smiling. "Yes Master Ghirahim." ~

Link stared up at Ghirahim. He had infected the water dragon? So this had been a trap from the very beginning. The second that water dragon- no that parasite had layed eyes on him it had been planning to whisk him off to Ghirahim? Fear bubbled underneath him, with the only person that knew where he was a servant to Ghirahim he truly had no chance of escape. A pang of sympathy went towards the squid like fish that he knew now served a parasite. What would happen to them now the parasite no longer needed to keep in character? Were they even still alive?

By the time Link came back to his senses Ghirahim was next to him again. Arm wrapped around his shoulders, his sharp fingernails tapping his arm as Ghirahim examined the nails on his other hand. "But enough about that, what about our deal?" Link had to think to remember what Ghirahim had meant before he answered. He shifted away from Ghirahim's arm before speaking. "It's a no, like you knew it would be." Ghirahim chuckled. "Yes I did." He reached over Link, grabbing the sword and shield from his back and pretending to wield them. "Such a weak sword, how you were able to lay any blows on me in our battle with this is beyond me boy." He clicked his fingers and they disappeared into a sea of diamonds. "Allow me to dispose of them properly and them I can let the fun begin." Ghirahim flipped his hair back, turning on his heel to walk away, readying his hand to teleport before Link shouted at him.

"I'm not going to tell you anything so there's no need to bother." Ghirahim froze mid teleport, turning to look at Link with a sudden serious expression. "I know sky child and I have prepared accordingly, its doesn't matter how strong your will what I have planned for you will work." He disappeared then and Link was left alone. With the chime of Fi trying to reach him gone he truly was in a completely foreign enviroment. The bokoblins around him stalked forward now the bright light keeping them away was gone. They couldn't reach him because of the cursed water that separated the platform he was on and the ones they were on. But the moaning and expressions on there faces was still enough to freak Link out and he knew that even if Ghirahim was only gone for five minutes it would feel like a life time.


Yes it is true the water dragon has a parasite and now the first few chapters of my story make sense! Woo! Kudos to ShatterdShaphire who actually guessed it was a trap! Let me know if you saw that coming ;) Please Read and review guys! I would really appreciate if you took one or two minutes to leave me a review instead of just favouritings or subscribing even if the review is only a few words long! It's always great to read what you think about my story but the true excitement comes from coming back and seeing that little number beside your story has gone up! :D (gives me butterflies every time)

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