Chapter 10: A Very Clever Trick

Both Groose and Zelda saw the obsidian beam in the sky, spearing through the less stable cloud barrier. They both immediately knew something was wrong, even if they couldn't be exactly sure as to what was wrong. Zelda was thinking as fast as she was flying on her blue Loftwing, hoping that beam wasn't what she thought it was. Groose was cursing himself for not insisting he follow Link down to Eldin province. Either way, both of them were now en route, heading straight for the obsidian beam of darkness that was now visible everywhere in Skyloft.

As they approached it, the air dramatically became much colder, to the point where Zelda could see her breath in front of her. As she and Groose dived into the nearby red beam of light marking Eldin province, Groose, quite literally, was getting a cold shoulder from a slow buildup of frost. They landed using sailcloths similar to the one Zelda originally made for Link as a gift. Initially, the air was warm, characteristic of the volcano nearby that was steadily erupting. As they descended lower, the air once again became much colder, obviously from the dark aura in the very atmosphere.

The two people saw the aura up ahead and it began to shrink into nothing. Where it once was, Link was on the ground, unconscious. Gorgonis was also unconscious, and his body dissolved into nothing as well, being absorbed by the ground around him. Ghirahim was in his sword form, firmly stuck in the earth.

Zelda started shaking Link to make sure he was alive, hearing a groan from him in response. He groggily got to his feet and then stumbled, falling back down again.

"I…. finally…. stopped him." Link says to Zelda and Groose.

"Now all you need to do is rest. You're literally covered in blood!" Zelda half-yells at him, "And most of it is yours!"

Link finally managed to stand after resting on the ground for half an hour. "It appears Gorgonis left behind all his weapons." Link says, noticing the Nova Rapier and the Void Katana both lying on the ground.

"Who cares about those?" Groose says, "Its not like they can walk away or anything, and I'm not sure that Mogmas can even use such weapons. Just toss them in the lava and be done with them."

"But Mogmas aren't the only ones moving through these parts. Occasionally you see Gorons searching the area for things to study, and one of them could stumble across them and activate them. And Gorons can walk through lava unscathed." Link then responds, causing Groose to raise an eyebrow

"Just what sort of things did you see on your massive adventure?" Groose asks upon hearing that Gorons can swim in lava.

"Mogmas hate lava, hence they live underneath it, whereas Gorons love it. I met one in the Faron Woods who mentioned something about wanting to take a lava bath. I think even you have seen him." Link responds. "So, instead of waiting for something bad to happen when a Goron stumbles upon these powerful objects, I'll confiscate them and make sure nobody finds them. Much like all of our travels down here, only you two will know. Can I trust you with that knowledge?"

"Y..yeah." Groose says, before remarking, "What about that one?"

"Oh, Ghirahim?" Link answers, "When I fought Demise and he was defeated, Ghirahim was unable to turn into his normal form without full cooperation from his wielder. As long as I keep his weapon form on my person, he'll never pose a threat to anyone again."

Link takes all three unique weapons, strapping them to his back like he already did with the Master Sword before. He then puts his Hylian Shield on his back overtop of all four weapons.

Then Link says something unusual, "I'll head back to Skyloft later."

Zelda exclaims, "But those wounds…!"

"Aren't all that bad. None of them are deep, and why would I be carrying a red potion ++ if I'm never going to use it?" he responds jokingly to his friend

"Okay, if you're serious about staying, we won't stop you." Groose tells Link before both Groose and Zelda head back towards their descent point, where the nearest statue will allow them both to return to Skyloft.

Link sees them both off, waving to them as they both ascend into the air. Zelda catches a glimpse of Link's eyes before he becomes too distant, and notices something off about the color. Instead of being their normal bright blue, they were a hazy indigo.