Come on Link? What are you waiting for? The opportunity to strike her now couldn't be any better, don't you see?
But I couldn't. I just couldn't bring myself to hurt Zelda. No matter how much envy and resentment I had for her throughout
the year, I just couldn't bring myself. I slowly turned around and made an attempt to leave.
The harp music stopped playing as I heard a soft gasp. ''Link?.. Is that you?..'' I stood still as shock ran over me.
Link, what the fuck are you doing you damn bastard?! Kill her now! Do as I say.
'' Zelda.. '' I whispered as I kept staring underneath me, as I continued walking away when I suddenly
felt a stabbing pain inside my head, as Twilias voice kept screaming and echoing through me.
Are you deliberately trying to annoy me, link? After all that effort I made to bring you here and you are planning on
doing nothing even after making a deal with me? Don't even think about betraying me, you little bitch.
'' Stop screaming, Ahhh! '' I shouted as I felt pain flaring all over my body. I held my hands around my
head as I continued to battle against the tormenting pain and Twilias ongoing screams.
I felt a hand on my shoulder, knowing it was Zelda. '' No please, stay away from me. I will hurt you. ''
'' Link, what is going on with you? '' I heard Zelda's soft voice speaking through me like a calming sea breeze.
'' Why are you even asking this? You know damn well what is trying to control me. ''
I spoke as I turned around and looked at her with angry eyes as I kept on trying to fight with the continuing pain I was feeling.
'' Link, I have no idea what you are talking about. Please let me help you. '' Zelda spoke but I kept on backing away
from her until I felt dizziness striking me. Twilias was on a rampage, trying to destroy me for being disobedient with him.
He felt that I had betrayed him, and maybe he was right about that.
But I just couldn't continue with what I had agreed upon doing. No matter what she had done to me this
little fire inside my heart was still flickering with the ongoing love that I had for her.
- That's right Link, it takes real courage to swallow in one's pride and ego, in order to prevent us from
hurting that which we truly love and cherish. You are the true bearer of the Triforce, my child. -
Bearer of the Triforce? It certainly wasn't Twilias's voice anymore. Who was it? I thought as gradually the
pain was leaving my body as I could hear Twilias's screams turning into confused and surprising mumbles inside my head.
'' Link, your mark. '' Zelda spoke as she pointed at my right hand with an astonished expression.
I held my hand near my face as I saw the nostalgic radiance of the Triforce of Courage I once knew and was so
familiar with slowly glowing on my hand again as the dark gloominess slowly disappeared through the glow.
'' No, This can't be happening. Link you listen to me right now you hear me? '' Twilias angry but fearful voice shouted through my head.
I didn't understand anything on what was going on, wasn't Zelda suppose to have my Triforce? How could this happen?
And who was that voice just earlier? Could it be...
The Triforce glow had nearly covered all the gloominess that was left from the dark mark that I had
accepted from Twilias when suddenly the last part that was still left shot out of my hand.
Twilias spirit form flew against Zelda, making her fall on her back as his psychical form reappeared as he grabbed Zelda by her throat.
With an instant speed, I was able to kick Twilias away from Zelda and swiftly pull my sword and thrust it
inside Twilias his stomach. Twilias let out a ferocious cry as the glowing radiance my Triforce mark possessed
was gradually being transferred towards the sword. The last remains of his body was slowly turning into ashes
as the same gloomy spirit shadows came off from him.
He didn't looked like the same creature anymore as he only had his upper body and his head and
right arm left, the rest of his body had probably already disappeared when the radiance of the Triforce
removed my gloomy dark mark. '' Curse...You...Link. '' Twilias spoke until the Triforce glow had reached his mouth
and upper head area and turned it into ashes and dispersed as little wind flocks in the open air.
I sighed as I pulled my sword back inside my holder and watched the last remains of the creature
called Twilias being completely removed from the area. There was nothing left off him anymore.
I slowly heard Zelda stepping towards me as she stood next to me, silently watching where Twilias had laid.
'' Zelda. '' I spoke, my voice stern and vigorous as I turned around and looked at her with a serious expression.
Zelda looked at but remained silent which I knew was my signal to continue.
'' You already know what I want to know from you so tell me, Why did you remove my Triforce?
Why didn't you helped me when I was being secretly possessed by Twilias and Why, Why Zelda? Why on that day, nearly a year ago,
did you lied about who saved Hyrule from Ganondorf. How could you? Do you have any idea what kind of tremendously
atrocious things I had to go through? Well? DO YOU? '' I finally shouted at her. I tried to keep my temper inside
but the more I asked and spoke to her the more my anger raged back inside of me.
Zelda glanced at me as she gestured with her head for me to follow her as she softly walked away.
I grumbled underneath my sigh but eventually followed her as we made our way more deeper inside the meadow.
I looked around me as the meadow had a serene effect, especially now that it was almost becoming midnight.
Soon darkness would cover over Hyrule and all its inhabitants, with only the stars and the moon to light the
way from outside of their houses or buildings. We reached near an old building that was dislocated from
the other castle's building sections. The stones looked rather old and rusty and the outside walls were fully covered with
ivy as the place gave of a deserted vibe. We entered the building as my mouth dropped open for a bit.
Everything inside the building looked catastrophic. Ancient statues had completely been
smashed broken as many stone, dirt and other material laid pulverized all over the ground. Weed grew and made its way
out of the cracks of the tiling's and the inside walls were completely covered with mold.
The place smelled musty and this environment seemed to be the perfect breeding place for lots of different
insects as I saw a bunch of them crawling on the ground and even some dead ones covered in thick silvery dust.
Zelda stopped near the wall at the back of the building and stared at it for a few long moments.
There were paintings of which seemed like a battle near a castle portrayed at the wall but because of the mold
it wasn't very clear to tell if this was the exact case. Above the panting, a text was written in Hylian letters
but I couldn't make anything out of it. I knew how to read and write Hylian but this looked like it came from
a completely different universe I thought as I narrowed my eyes and looked at the text more carefully.
'' It's Old Hylian. '' I glanced over towards Zelda who looked at me and then looked back at the ancient text again.
'' What does it say? '' I asked. '' It says: A gruesome tragedy in order to create a dynasty, Hyrule's faith hast happen
in thy name and shall last but remain covered in crimson blood. '' Zelda spoke calmly.
'' Gruesome tragedy? '' I mumbled confused. I didn't understand any of this, and neither did I understand
why Zelda had brought me here in the first place.
''I shall answer your questions, don't worry. I have brought you here for a reason. '' Zelda spoke, as if she had read my thoughts
as she turned around and faced me. As for your first two questions, I can swear to you by the goddesses that I did not
take away your Triforce nor did I know that you were possessed by an evil spirit. '' Zelda spoke as she held her right hand over her
heart and slightly bowed down her head for me. I stared at her perplexed as I felt my cheeks burning a little bit from embarrassment.
She was a princess after all so why would she bow down for someone like me? I guess she really wants to prove her sincerity to
me to this extend, besides Twilias had already done me harm before with Ilia and the people from Ordon Village so I couldn't' really
deny the fact that this could've also been one of his sneaky ways in trying to manipulate me, I guess there could be no harm
in giving her the benefit of the doubt I thought.
Zelda slowly lifted her head up and stared at me for a moment before she turned around and looked at the paintings on the wall again.
Zelda sighed softly as she lowered her head.
'' Link... I know my apologies won't change the resentment you have towards me, but I do wish to make them.
I never meant to humiliate you or to make you upset Link. I'm really sorry that I never took the opportunity to explain this you,
I had just figured that if we would never speak about this then time could've made the both of us forget
what happened at Hyrule's city. But I was wrong. And again I'm deeply sorry for that. '' Zelda spoke as she turned her
head towards me, her facial expression filled with guilt as she stared at me.
It felt like a big lump was stuck inside my throat as I tried to look or behave calmly even thought on the inside
I was overwhelmed with feelings that I had hidden or suppressed for so long.
'' Do you have any idea what it's like to feel so helpless, or scared? Even if the Triforce of Courage is with me, such feelings cannot be removed.
They stay with you. And you have no other option to continue, and to move forward just because something
called destiny has made this burden fall upon you, for me to kill and to be chased by death. Every single day.
You think it was easy? Even though I hated Ganondorf so much, in his final moments during his death
when I pushed my blade in him, I felt like a murderer. I felt horrible. I looked into his eyes and I could see
him reminiscing all the precious memories of his. Don't you understand? No of course you don't.
You have no idea what it's like to see the life out of another slowly leaving them, seeing them longing to bring
those precious moments they have had back to them, but not being able to. Because of me. Because I was destined to
kill that which was destined to become evil. '' I stopped talking as I took a deep breath and remained quiet.
'' There is no point in lying to you that I do know how you feel, because I don't Link. You are right.
I don't know what that is like, I don't. I can imagine it to be a dreadful and guilt-eating experience but I will never
know how it really feels. I'm not being ignorant over this Link. I do not think that this experience or this destiny of yours
is an easy one. I don't think like that. If you think that I took your role as the Hero easy and therefore made it look
like that on that particular day one year ago then you are wrong. I have never thought that way, at all. ''
Zelda spoke, pausing for a bit to let what she said reach into me before continuing.
'' Link, have you ever heard of the Hyrulean Civil War? '' Zelda spoke in a calm yet serious voice.
'' Hyrulean... yes I think I have heard it being mentioned once...why? '' I asked curious, what does this all
have to do with each other? Was she trying to confuse me more with each minute? I thought as I was starting
to get uncomfortable staying inside this musty smelling environment.
'' ... Look around you like. Look good. ''
I stared at Zelda with utmost confusion, but I did as I was told and stared around me until one particular thing caught my sight.
Underneath the fallen statues and other pulverized materials were images of what seemed like knives and swords visible to the eye by the
way they were shaped, the rusty orange-brown color revealed they had been laying underneath the
many broken brick pieces for a very long time...my eyes widened in shock.
Those weren't just bricks. Those were bones. Human broken skulls.
