Ganondorf rose into the air, cape billowing threateningly behind him. He whipped around, full circle, and slashed the air. A beam of darkness flew off of Ganondorf's blade, propelled at Link. Link quickly leaped into the air, bringing his knees in to his chest. The horizontal blast passed under him at an unbelievable speed, passing the length of the room before crashing into a wall on the far side. The wall ripped away, letting in the harshly cold air of the mountain peak.

Link held his fire gem, and used it to shoot a blast of fire towards Ganondorf. The blast took Ganondorf by surprise, slamming into his face with full of force. His neck flicked backward, before he returned it to his original position, giving Link a cold glare.

"Some cheap trick the Goddesses gave you?" came the question, his voice hardly containing the vastness of his rage. "It's of no consequence, your death is destined." He then plummeted to the ground like a comet before standing upright and letting out a ferocious roar. Waves of darkness rushed off of him, and a vicious wind radiated from him. Links cloths blew back in ripples as this gust of evil wind assaulted him. He put one arm instinctively over his eyes, until the winds died down slightly.

Ganondorf was standing with a malevolent black aura surrounding him. Then he rushed towards the hero, dark saber raised. Link brought up his own blade in time for their swords to clang against each other, leaping back to narrowly avoid a punch thrown by his foe. Ganondorf followed relentlessly, forcing Link to take the defensive position. A flurry of swipes, punches, and kicks were rained upon him, which he hardly managed to dodge or block. Then a punch, cloaked in darkness, caught in him the diaphragm, sending him across the room and slamming into the firm walls of the dwelling. A scream tried to escape his throat, but Link was unable to find the necessary air.

Link fell from the wall, landing unceremoniously on the floor, legs outstretched crookedly.

"See what you're against! See how hopeless your crusade is! Give into me!" Ganondorf shouted at him. Then his jaw sunk slightly.

"Never." Link spoke clearly, as he stood up. Over Link's heart, a small flame began to blossom. He took a step towards Ganondorf, sword and shield raised defiantly. The flames spread until they danced over his body. His eyes were shining brightly with the light of determination, and the flame spread to his sword and shield. He charged Ganondorf with the speed of a deity. Ganondorf met the attack full on. The two dueled briefly, parrying every slash and stab of the others blade. Eventually they jumped back from each other, staring wearily at each other. One cloaked in flames of light, the other in darkness. Two ends of a spectrum. They seemed to take a moment to consider the gravity of their fight, the symbolism of good and evil, power and courage. Then they returned to their battle.

The two flew at each other, and swiped at each other. Link bringing his sword downward, Ganondorf upward. The blades collided, and shards of darkness and light exploded from the blades like shrapnel. Fury tore through Ganondorf's mind, righteous determination through Link's heart, fueling the razor edges. Ganondorf grimaced with disbelief, as his weapon began to sag under the strength of Link's. He pushed desperately at his sword, before it finally gave completely. The strength of Link's weapon then struck the evil king in the head, causing him to fall to the floor in agony.

Link stood over him, weapon in hand.

"No! Stop! Link! Don't do this! I'll give you anything! You can have the other two pieces of triforce! Absolute power would be yours!" Ganondorf pleaded.

Link shook his head, and raised his weapon for what he believed would be the final time. He then drove the blade home, into the maw of the king of thieves.

He exhaled in relief, and let out a glorious shout of victory, proclaiming to the skies that he had won. Then he looked to where Zelda prison had been, intent on rescuing her. However, he was confused when he saw in it's place, a slim woman sat, with delicate elven feature. Her eyes glowed blue, and her hair was straight and golden. She slowly began to clap.

"Impressive, Link." She said in a bright tone. "Not the battle, of course, you were going to win that. But of what just occurred. Your enemy was willing to give you the all the power in the universe, and you turned it down. I didn't think you would."

Link stood, staring at the woman, trying to comprehend what was happening.

"I was half weary you'd figure it out before you had this battle, which would certainly show-case your wisdom, but hardly inform me of your resolve."

Figure what out?

"Hm, you still don't know? Well, Let me give you a couple hints. You were in the temple of a goddess, correct? And then you had to go through an unusually long pathway of water. The room you arrived in had no point, instead, only showing you the worst fears of your subconscious, your nightmares, persay. You then left, finding the pathway of water to be no trouble. The architecture of the entrance had changed slightly. The weather had changed incredibly, which would simply not be possible, in the short amount of time you were away. You then arrived at Death mountain in an irrational amount of time. What could that mean"

Link thought slowly on the subject, knowing this woman expected him to have the answer. And then it dawned upon him.

"It's all been the trial!" Link exclaimed, eyes wide, "And that makes you Nayru!"

"Correct" Said the Goddess, smiling widely. "This entire event, which has taken a day in your mind, had taken only 9 seconds in the true world. I set up the tunnel of water to be long enough to drain your lungs of their air. Don't worry, you'll be safe. I'll give you enough air to make it back out. Anyway, the point of this, was to see if you could resist the temptation of ultimate power. And you did it better then most anyone could have predicted. No hesitation at all. Thus, I feel you've earned three gifts. The first? A gem of ice, which works much like the one of fire you possess." And then the air in front of Nayru glowed in a blue light, which dispersed, revealing a clear gem, which looked as if it had been carefully crafted from ice.

"The second? My shard of the mirror. And the third is the previously mentioned oxygen you humans enjoy so much. Now you may enter the world of darkness, Link. On the Southernmost point of Hyrule, you will find a temple crafted of dark stones, and inside you will find a glowing purple pattern. Step into the pattern with the mirror, and you will enter the dark realm. In this realm, there will be several temples. I first recommend Stone-tusk temple, in the midst of the dark desert, East of where you will come into the dark world. You will uncover the truth of your family line, namely, your father."

Link shuddered slightly at the mention of his father. He had never known the man. What could this mean?

"Go Link, I have planted a map of the dark realm in your pack in the true world, with the locations of these temples. Gather the final piece of triforce, and defeat Ganondorf!"

Link vision began to blur and get fuzzy, as he exited the make believe world. A wave of slight nausea descended on him as he opened his eyes, and found himself under water. He rushed to swim to the surface, and found that Nayru fulfilled her promise of giving him enough air. He had finally gathered all three pieces of the mirror. He could now get the pieces of triforce...and now his father had been brought into it. Link could feel his stomach churning with his nerves. What would he learn from about his father?

He realized there was only one way to find out, and left the Tower of Nayru, heading towards the South of Hyrule.