Ah, now this is a part of my story that I remember quite vividly. It was the night when I finally realized something, something that had been persisting in my thoughts for a few days now. It was shameful that it was because of the princess that I came to this realization, but nevertheless, I am glad that it happened for the ending result was most desired. But that is for a much later time. For now, why don't I show you what happened?


I didn't tell Vaati what my plan was for tonight with the princess. Not in fear that he would disapprove, I know he would be all for it. No, it was rather because I didn't know what would happen. You see, I am going to be using the technique I used on Vaati just a few moments ago. I am going to explore in the princess's mind, and try to find any forgotten memories of her being Hylia recently in between her death and next rebirth. With a little bit of luck, I'll find it, and figure out the reason of why Hylia has done such an annoying thing.

I had run the scenario through my head a few times, picturing the possibilities as to why Hylia did this. I came up with a few easily, those being that she wants to get back at me for betraying her and because she knows Vaati is a danger. Both are a plausible explanation. I sighed to myself as I began to think of ways to somehow break this seal on Vaati, but none came to mind at the moment. I guess I wouldn't be able to think of answers until I see the memory that resides in Zelda, and that is if it is even there. I have no idea what to do with it isn't.

I shove the idea to the back of my mind as I realize I should be leaving any minute. I go to find Vaati, letting him know that I am departing and that I would give him the results when I return. Once I leave the house, I take a deep breath. Honestly, I am a little nervous at what will happen, but I refuse to let it hinder my path. I walk forwards to the castle, giving a casual greeting to the few people who are still outside. When I approach the gate, the guards recognize me and already know that Zelda wants to see me. They say nothing as they open the gate for me and allow me to pass.

I have the way already memorized from the last time I was here with Vaati, so I have no needs

to ask for any directions from the few guards I pass. When I approach the door that leads to Zelda, I give a knock. Normally I would have just walked right in, but there are guards nearby, and it would wreck my image of being a servant. That is if Zelda hasn't told them, and by there not hostile behavior, I am going to go ahead and say she has kept it silent. I hear Zelda say come in from the other side, and I open the door. It looks like she has been expecting me for a little while now, and she looks annoyed that I showed up so late. Good.

"I must say, I am curious as to why you called for me, princess. As just a mere humble servant, I am honored," I say with a mocking tone, a smirk on my face. She lets out a click of annoyance and says, "Oh please. You are neither humble nor a servant." I laugh. Of course she is right about that. I step forward and close the door, making sure that no one would overhear us. It already was a disaster that Zelda found us out so early on, I refuse to let anyone else know. At least at the moment.

"Right you are, princess, but that does not answer my question. Now, what do you want with me? I have many things to do in such a short time. Although I am sure it is a goal of yours to hinder anything I do," I say.

"While it is fun, I am more interested in what exactly I am hindering. I am going to get the information out of you tonight, whether you want to or not," she says, and it seems like she is trying to intimidate me. A foolish attempt really, for I cannot be intimidated so easily, especially by one little girl. I take a seat across from her, and smirk at her.

"Well, I would love to see your attempts at intimidation. They won't work, but it sure will be interesting," I say.

"Much like you, I too have a trick up my sleeve. I am sure you noticed the lack of guards in the castle on your way here. Care to hear the reason?" She asks, growing a smirk of her own. I look at her, prompting her to go on.

"As we speak, the house you and your 'master' reside in is surrounded by most of my guards. If you or him take one wrong step, I'll have them destroy the place, as well as Vaati," she says with a dark tone. At her words, I feel a sinking feeling in my chest and I lose my smirk quickly. Although Vaati is gifted in the art of sword play, even he cannot take that many people on at once in the magicless state he is in,

"Ah, I knew that would get your attention. That will make things easier, it seems." Her evil smile grows at seeing my reaction.

"Fine then. I'll answer your questions to the best of my ability. Now why don't you hurry up? I have things to do and the idea of your guards trampling over the property I work so hard on every night is repulsive." I close my eyes in frustration. I don't like being backed into a corner like this, but if I don't answer, Zelda will have the guards all over the place, and Vaati for sure won't win that fight in his current state. I have no choice in this situation. It seems my original plans are going to have to change at this twist.

"I want to know first of all who exactly you are, and why you are here. We have long since believed that demons were an extinct race, so to suddenly see you here is quite a surprise," she says, and I scoff.

"A race so powerful as my own will never go extinct. We just merely keep to ourselves these times." I say, trying to avoid the question, but I know it is for naught.

"That doesn't answer my question. Who are you and what are you doing in Hyrule, teaming up with Vaati?" she asks again. Once again, I let out a sigh,

"Fine, you win. You mortals have given me many names throughout the centuries, but I go by Ghirahim," I say, and she looks at me in surprise.

"As in the Demon Lord Ghirahim? But it says in the books that you were destroyed when Demise, your master, was sealed away in the Master Sword!" She exclaims, and I find it a little amusing to see her in shock. It also pleases me that she recognizes the name.

"No, I was not destroyed. I fled the area. Even I can tell a losing situation, Zelda. As loyal as I was to Demise, I wasn't going to stick around for certain death and suffer through the fate of being sealed up as well. After that, I kept my profile low up here on your lands, but I am well known in my realm, " I explain. She processes the information quickly and then adds, "Now, what are you doing here then? What could you possibly benefit from helping Vaati?"

"Ah, it seems you have answered your own question. What I am doing here is helping Vaati," I explain.

"But why?"

"Ah, the good old question of 'why.' Normally I don't like people questioning my decisions, but I'll let it slide by this time. Now, as to the why. You see, it is our plan to find a way to get his powers back, that much you already know. But what you don't know is the ending benefit for me. I don't make deals unless it will benefit me as well, and this one will be a great one. Once he has all of his powers, he is to remain with me as my 'partner in crime,' as you say," I explain.

"So basically your ally in the destruction of Hyrule?" She asks, and I nod and say, "Exactly. Try as you might princess, even you with your hero and your triforce won't be able to stop me from fulfilling this," I say with a slightly dark tone. She glares at me and says, "Your overconfidence will be the death of you as well as Vaati, for the light always blots out evil, Ghirahim, do well to remember that." I laugh at that remark.

"Believe what you will, princess. Now, do you have anything else to ask of or can I leave now?" I ask. She shakes her head no, and I stand up.

"Oh, but I do have something to ask of you." I say, and she looks at me confused as I step closer to her. She looks up at me and says. "And what is that?" I also look back at her, and she gulps at the evil residing in my eyes. Without another word, I force myself inside of her head, easily breaking through her struggling and forcing her into a non respondent state. I smirk, looking at the environment I have seen many times. While it does resemble the long hallway from when I went into Vaati's head, it is filled with black, and all the doors are locked tight as another resistance of my invasion. It never really has been a hindrance, and it isn't now as I easily shove past the doors, looking into each memory of hers. But this time, I walk out if it isn't the right one, unlike Vaati's where I stayed through each one. I had looked through many doors until I found the right one and when I did, I exited her mind. Immediately afterwards, Zelda grabbed my wrist.

"Wait," she says, her tone much softer than I expected.

"What do you want now? I have to get home, since I am assuming you are going to be sending the guards to attack, are you not?" I ask, and she looks up at me.

"I think I understand now. You are going above and beyond with this whole situation with Vaati, I noticed, and I have wondered why for a while. But I finally understand," she says, and I give her a look of confusion. I certainly didn't anticipate this, and I haven't a clue what she is talking about, nor why she is speaking so soft to me.

"You care for him, don't you? You care a great deal for him, so much so that you go out of your way to please him in any way. I would go as far to say that you love him...Am I right?" She says quietly, and I say nothing. I pull my wrist from her grip and say, "I am not saying that at all, but so what if I did? Why do you care, it doesn't have anything to do with you." She gives me a knowing look, which annoys and angers me slightly before looking down at her hands on her lap.

"I won't have the guards attack, Ghirahim. But don't think I am going soft on you. Just this once I am letting you off, don't mistake it for mercy. I...understand what you feel…"

"What I feel right now is annoyance. I don't know what you are talking about, I cannot feel any emotion like caring or...love...At least...no...nevermind. I shall take my leave now. Do well to not bother us anymore," I say, and start walking to the door to make my way out. Before I walk out of the door though, she calls out to me.

"While I do not agree with your perspective of evil, Ghirahim, even you deserve to be happy," she says quietly. If I did not have enhanced hearing I might not have heard it. I stop dead in my tracks, and mull that over for a moment before saying, "You know princess...Perhaps I have you all wrong now. You are much more tolerable than that accursed goddess you have descended from." I look back at her and give her a small smile to her shock. No other words were spoken between us, and I take my leave.

When I arrive home, I see none of the guards, and that the house is in perfect shape. I feel a small wave of relief pass over me, a little glad that the princess has kept her word. I open the door and find Vaati awaiting my return in the main living area. He looks up when he hears the door open, and I walk over to him.

"Well, what happened? What did she want?" Vaati asks, and I take a seat next to him.

"What she always wants, answers. Except this time, she was able to back me into a corner and get them. She didn't ask for anything too specific, so I was able to get off with vague answers that could have been easily pieced together, if you ask me," I explain and look at him. When I meet his gaze, suddenly, Zelda's words come back to me. Care...and love...could it really be possible? Vaati must have noticed something wrong because he asks, "What is it? You got this weird look on your face?" I immediately push the thought away and say, "Nothing, just thinking. Ignore that. Anyways, she now knows who I am, and the basis of our objective. But she knows...nothing more," I say, pausing for a split second.

"Why were the guards surrounding the house?" he asks. I respond with, "It is a threat. She knew that you wouldn't be able to take them all at once, especially with me gone. If I or you made the wrong move, she would have attacked the house...and you. That is how she was able to get me to answer. However, since I answered, she didn't." He looks down for a moment.

"You said earlier that she should be expecting more than just a visit. What did you do?"

"I invaded her mind, much like I did with you but it was forced when I did it with her. I explored her forgotten memories until I found the one I needed," I say, and he nods.

"What did you learn? How did Hylia manage to put this curse on me?"

"Just what you had suggested earlier. She was able to do it after Zelda died. Zelda became Hylia during that time before her rebirth, and placed it on you," I explain, and sigh and lean back.

"But why though? She hasn't done that to anyone before, not that I know of, so why me?" I looked down and thought for a moment.

"She didn't do it because your threat to Hyrule. She did it because of me. She must have had a vision of what would happen. This is some sort of test for me. But for what or why I did not learn. She didn't explain it at all in the memory, so I will have to figure it out…" I say. Vaati thinks for a minute or two before saying, "Then so be it. If this is some test from Hylia for you, then you are going to pass it. We are going to pass it. I don't care what we have to go through," he says, and I look at him in shock before smiling at him.

"Yes, we shall. After all, we can overcome anything, I am sure," I respond, and he smiles back at me. My heart skips a beat at the sight, and once again, Zelda's words ring in my head. Perhaps...just perhaps...I really can feel...