Though neither of the two intrepid adventurers was usually fast by any means, they somehow managed to sprint over towards The Fiend's fortress, or at least what they perceived to be his fortress
Though neither of the two intrepid adventurers was usually fast by any means, they somehow managed to sprint over towards The Fiend's fortress, or at least what they perceived to be his fortress. As they progressed further and further into the darkness, their visibility became more strained; eventually it got to the point that neither of the two was able to see more than the vague outlines of things.
From there, they stopped, as if in unison. Link called out, "Ganondorf, where are you?"
Irritably, the desert man responded, "I'm right over here. No, I'm to your left," he added hastily when he detected Link going the other way.
"Do you have some kind of light?"
Ganondorf, in a somewhat worse mood, retorted, "Now tell me why I would have a light since I've spent most of my time in the Sacred Realm since you sealed me there."
Bordering on sarcasm, Link said, "Well, excuse me, but I thought that the 'Great King of Evil' would be able to keep a source of light on him."
"Well then, why don't you have one on you? After all, aren't you the hero who set out to vanquish me?"
As the two reluctant teammates continued to bicker, a small light began to shine, as if it had come from out of nowhere. From where the two were, it was little else than a speck on the horizon, but they quickly noticed it.
"…and why don't you just-hey, what's that there?" Link asked, changing his attitude from apprehension to interest.
"I don't know what it is," Ganondorf calmly responded, "but it's the best lead we've got; why not follow it?"
"Yeah; let's hope it leads us to The Fiend."
Again returning to a quick run, the two progressed, and surely enough, the darkness around them seemed to dissipate while that once meager speck of light seemed to guide them along a path. Eventually, they reached what seemed to be a massive lair, easily twice the size of Ganondorf's castle in the sacred realm. But strangely enough, the castle itself was relatively plain, seeming to be nothing more than an open door into a tall rectangular chamber.
Regardless, they passed into the first room, but found nothing in the rather commodious room; it was bare, but huge. So, they continued to proceed further into the lair, following the light, which had become relatively bright by that time. They entered room upon room, but in the light they found nothing but large, empty rooms. However, when the light seemed brightest, they finally entered a chamber that was relatively dark again.
Looking around, it seemed to the two adventurers that they had stumbled upon the central chamber. However, the thing that most tipped them off about that was the sight of Zelda, holding her hands above her head. She had been their light through the darkness, the one trying to get them to her.
When he saw her, Link yelled, "Zelda!" He immediately ran over to her, looking to grab her and take her back to Hyrule. However, things would not be that easy for him, as he found when he came close to Zelda. Just before he could grab her hand, she shrieked painfully. For a fraction of a second, Link thought it was a response to him, but then he saw the obscured figure of The Fiend, hovering behind her in the darkness.
The cold voice mocked him, "So, you think that you can come here and rescue the princess that easily, do you? You're pathetic to think that, Hero of Time. When I'm here, you don't stand a chance."
Link growled and muttered, "You monster," under his breath.
Before he mocked Link further, The Fiend noticed Link's comrade and turned his attention to him. "So, it's finally you again. I wondered when the last piece of the Triforce would be able to arrive. You've impressed me with your haste; I thought it would take much longer for you to show up again. You're still under the impression that you might stand a chance against me with that Triforce of Power you hold, aren't you?"
With that, The Fiend released a stream of darkness at Ganondorf. Showing some skill in the shadows, Ganondorf countered with a stream of his own, equal in strength to the initial blast. Hoping to take advantage while the other two were distracted, Link tried to run and slash at The Fiend in his own right. However, that was met with defeat on one level and weak victory on another. The Fiend did indeed divert his attention to attack Link, but he was defeated quickly. In the meantime, Ganondorf's stream of shadows managed to inflict very minor damage to The Fiend.
Wanting to waste no more time, The Fiend again mocked his opposition. "Is that the best you can do? I could outdo that in my sleep, but I don't want to kill you now. That would only scatter your Triforce shards, and that's something I don't want to do, especially when I have all three pieces here. They'll slowly come together and summon the Triforce. That's why I let Zelda guide you here. Your hope ends here, fools."
However, Zelda managed to do something that surprised even The Fiend. Yelling out, she cried, "You'll never take my Triforce that easily. I've done this once before, and even though it weakened me considerably, I'll be willing to do it here." As if beginning an incantation, she continued, "Triforce of Wisdom, I know you lie within me; scatter yourself throughout the land of Hyrule. Though it may take all of my strength, scatter far and wide."
As she said that, she began to glow a pure gold, hovering with Triforce energy. When she was finished, the gold faded from her, and the Triforce Shards, acting like beams of light, scattered at a blinding speed, much too fast for any one to track. When she returned to the ground, Zelda sighed and resigned a near-unconscious state. Weakly, she managed to say, "Quickly, get them."
As soon as those words were out of her mouth, Link grabbed Ganondorf and quickly played "The Prelude of Light," successfully warping the two back to Hyrule. Though they had barely tried to fight The Fiend, both admitted that they could not have fought him as he was, especially with so much tension between them. Even though it may not have looked promising, they both had the new hope that finding the scattered pieces of the final Triforce piece could give them the power to defeat The Fiend. After all, the Triforce could grant any wish; it would just have to be used wisely.