Chapter Ten

As the scene changed, everyone broke their ground. Ashia was recovering as Amrel stirred a little bit. Link's mother's necklace had reappeared on his neck. Nina had looked as us with a smirk on her face as we both smiled. It felt as if it were a dream, us in the Fierce Deity's secret realm with his goddess. For then, we now knew what ran through the blood of our veins. My father started to reclaim consciousness. Impa sighed in relief as well as Sorin.

Nina had walked with grace over to the restless witch lying on the floor. She placed a hand on her back as Ashia smacked it away.

"My dearest sister… Have you learned your lesson?" She spoke calmly. "It's time to stop fighting my dear." Everyone looked up surprised.

"Shut up, Nina! If it weren't for your aid, I could've prospered and had my insatiable revenge!"

Nina gave a smile. "Now, now, listen to your older sister. I am, but one age above you." She yawned as she continued. "For one-hundred and forty one, you're still as stubborn as always."

We all looked up as Sorin walked slowly over to Ashia with a frown on his light tanned face. She barely moved and had tears running down her cheeks. He kneeled down moving his sword aside and spoke.

"Amelia…" He began.

"My n-name, is A-Ashia…" She groaned as she looked up at him weakly. He frowned and held her hand. She growled and tried to shove him away, but surrendered to failure.

"Ganon-

"Lord Ganon…" She spat back.

"He probably did have feelings for you, but his actions implied his appetite for power never seemed to satisfy. He neglected you, such a wonderful and amazing woman… Amelia, I meant every word and feeling I said to you. I never lied, I always tried, and I know there is some good in you. An immense amount, actually. I don't care if you're a witch." She looked up at him again and groaned with tears in her eyes.

"Shut your mouth…" She still fought, but Sorin didn't back down.

"I know you can still be Amelia, the Amelia I fell in love with…"

"Shut up!-

"If you've taken over her body, or disguised as her, even if she was a puppet of yours… You still had an intention of making me feel happy… That's what counts." He closed his eyes and smiled weakly, with a gleam in his eyes. Amelia's eyes widened with a shine in her eyes as well. Her heart began to race faster. "I know this because, the night of the dance, you could've refused to dance with me, you could've refused to talk to me, and you could've refused to come with me on the balcony…" He continued as Ashia started to cry. A witch, starting to cry… For she knew everything that he had spoken was true… "You could've chose to kill me when we were alone at times, but you didn't…"

"Enough…" She said softly. Tears poured down her face.

"You can give up all you want, many times as you want, but I know what I'm going to do. I'm not going to give up on you… I promise I'll never hurt you the way Ganon did. I won't leave you for another woman and I definitely won't neglect you. I've been hurt before too. I've been abandoned for another man before I met you. I know how it feels. Trust me…"

She cried more. "Sorin…"

She cried like someone had died as he gently held her in his arms. They stayed like that for a long while.

"I love you Amelia…" He held her a little bit tighter and whispered in her ear.

The young witch groaned and cried harder, not wanting to realize the truth.

"I-I love you too Sorin. I-

Amelia screamed in pain as more power was being taken from her. She had passed out once more. Sorin looked up and growled as Amrel had gotten back up again. He laughed and turned his attention to Link and I. Since the evil in Amelia's spirit had begun to disappear, Amrel had only received the power to heal. He snarled in confusion.

"What is this?! Where did your high and mighty powers run off to, you little bitch?!" Amrel shouted as he completely healed, but only as a mortal.

Link groaned in annoyance as he shifted his attention to Amrel. I held my hand to my heart as I looked up at Link. He closed his eyes, gave me a reassuring smile, and nodded for me to be out of harm's way. I nodded back and ran over to Impa and the rest.

"Be careful, my love!" I shouted as I didn't want to think of the thought of losing him again. Nina used her powers and tried to heal Amelia as I helped. She moaned in pain as she lay on the stone cold floor.

Link stood tall, and removed his cape while Amrel unsheathed his sword once more. Amrel cracked his neck and snickered at Link.

"As I said Hero of Time, let's see your best shot…" This was the time. The moment for the Hero of Time to show his true skill and power. Amrel pointed his slightly curved sword toward Link. Link had his bangs cover his eyes and looked up. This time his eyes were a piercing deep blue, his hair dirty blonde, and his skin lightly tanned. He looked at Amrel and remembered how Martese used nothing compared to honor in order to defeat Relin. The Hero of Time slowly drew his master sword and hylian shield lightly at his side. A slight wave of energy followed both.

"Link is truly the Hero of Time… He's absolutely amazing…" Sorin said in awe to us while looking up.

Amrel swiftly moved from side to side in order to reach Link. As he came up close he swung his sword only in order to meet Link's blade, blocking and pushing against the other. As they dispatched, Amrel swung from side to side and did a diagonal spin to downfall Link's blade and apply more pressure. Link fell slightly back, but kicked off the concrete and did a side flip. As Amrel did a double thrust attack with his scimitars, Link held his shield to deflect. Link thrusted his blade every chance he got. Amrel made a cross to block, just like the gerudo women.

The fight went on for a good while. Link and Amrel both sweating, got up and regained. As Amrel made a double stance pose, looking like a snake getting ready to attack whenever, Link prepared himself. The double attack charged at Link for it was very powerful. Link deflected with his shield once more.

"You know what you should do?!" Amrel charged at Link with another attack. "You should die just like your father!"

"Eyehhhh!" Link did a jump attack, his feet inches off the ground, as it set Amrel back. Amrel had a deep cut on his cheek and slightly on his chest. He was bleeding a lot. He shook it off and held something with a glint of shine in his left hand. It looked like a handful of still gleaming ashes. He threw it directly at Link's eyes. Link swatting away the excess, fell back and hit the wall behind him due to Amrel's partial opportunity. Link groaned as he could only see half of what was going on. Amrel grinned as he thrusted his sword to Link.

I gasped as I thought Link was going to get stabbed in the chest and due to my thought, he did… right near his heart…

"Ahhh!" He groaned as the sword run deep in his chest. My eyes widened as blood dripped from his chest.

"L…Liinkkk!" I screamed as I held my hand tight to my heart. "Link! No..!"

As Amrel saw me in the distance, he gave a big grin and Link's eyes widened with anger. He gave Amrel a look like 'Don't even try it.'

"Hahaha! History shall repeat itself!" Amrel had hungry eyes as he looked at me and charged at me.

As he ran toward me, Link followed closely behind him. He looked back at Link from time to time like he was trying to plan something. 'Just a little bit more…' Amrel thought as he could see Link's angry face behind him. As soon as he got too close to me, he turned to Link with an unexpected sword stance and thrusted. Link's eyes still widened with anger as he ignored the stance and did his final move; the spin attack. This broke a chunk from one of Amrel's swords as Amrel looked up, surprised. He had slight fall back, still in shock, as Link jumped really high into the air and did a downward spin toward Amrel. It was soon quiet as both men had fought til their last breath.

Link's shield revealed what had actually, truly happened as it moved out of the way. Link had the master sword stuck into Amrel's heart.

"I said… I'd ge…get you… Hero... of… Time…" Amrel's last words blew gently to Link.

He stood there, lifeless. His left arm left way too much room, thus giving Link the advantage with the master sword. Blood dripped from both men. Link looked over at me and smiled weakly. He gave me the look. I ran over to him and put my hand on his cheek. I looked at the wound and had tears in my eyes.

"…Link…" Link smiled softly and got up. "Are you alright?!"

"Yeah, I'm fine." He gave me a grin and groaned, as he stood tall.

"You… you idiot! Don't do that!" I shouted. "Don't look at me like that… you always give me that look whenever you're about to leave!" I hit him in the chest as he stumbled a little bit.

"Easy Zelda," He held his wound and grinned. "I'm not going anywhere…" He held me tightly as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

He held his wound as we walked over to the group. The castle had cheers and more noise to fill it as Ganondorf's followers had been defeated. My father- 'My father…' I thought to myself. I let go of Link as he gave me a look to go to him.

"Father… father…?" He groaned and smiled weakly.

"Zelda… my dearest… daughter…" I held my hand to his cheek as Link frowned behind me. Everyone looked down with sadness.

"Father, you're going to be alright… We can-

"No, Zelda…listen well… for I fear these are my last words…" He groaned as his eyes were half open.

"Father…"

"You can marry whoever you wish to… just like your mother… my dear, for I know it would make her nothing, but happy…"

"But the royal law-

"I can change very easily…" He said softly as he looked at me. "Did you not pay close attention to my words, my dear…?"

"You said to marry a prince-

"But also someone you can be happy with…" He looked at Link and gave him a soft smile.

"But…"

"Zelda, I've known you had fallen for Link all along… And it would be such an honor, to not only have the Hero of Time, but the son of one of my best fallen knights, Sir Relin's son, marry my daughter…"

I looked up at Link with joy, but at the same time, deep sadness with my father.

"Father… I don't know what to say… I… thank you so much…" Tears started to fall down my cheeks. "You're the best father in all of Hyrule…"

"Say you love him my dear and that you'll stay by his side…" His eyes started to slowly close as his breath started to fade. "I want you to be happy my dear…" He looked up at Link one last time. "Link, please… take care… of… Zelda…" His last words echoed throughout the room as Link remembered they were similar to that of his mother's… His life faded away in my arms… I cried, as many tears ran down my cheeks. Link slowly kneeled beside me and held me in his arms tightly. He rubbed my back as the rest of the Kingdom looked down with depression…

I knew the time had come, but… the pain… the pain... there is always happiness accompanied by pain. The sun began to rise as it was now the early morning. Amelia had awoken then as we rejoiced to the victory of the castle.

"Ughhh…" Amelia shook her head as she regained consciousness. Sorin looked at her as the same smile he fell in love with gently spread across her face. "I hate you…"

"Where's love without hate?" Sorin said as he smiled happily. Her hair changed color to a dark brown, reddish color, like a chestnut brown. A witch's evil heart had turned pure. She hugged him tightly as they kissed tenderly.

Impa and Nina smiled weakly as the whole castle started to regain its course. Link and I had looked at each other, both of our eyes shining to the sun's ray. He looked at me as he gave me huge smile. His tunic was still dirtied, but I could care less. As he was about to bow to me, I stopped him dead in his tracks. I bowed to him instead and as did the whole kingdom. Knights, maidens, Impa, Sorin, Nina, everyone… He lifted my chin and motioned for me to get up. He got on his knee and held my left hand. Everyone looked as they had excited expressions on their faces.

"Zelda…"

"Yes… Link…?" I had tears in my eyes.

He had a huge grin on his face.

"Will you be my goddess…?" He winked and kissed my hand. "And marry me…?"

"Yes… Yes!" I held onto his neck as he lifted me up in the air, ignoring the pain in his chest. We kissed as the castle cheered and applauded. Instead of a ring, he lifted the silver, blue moonstone necklace off his neck and I turned around so he could put it on me. It shined brightly in the sunlight and was absolutely gorgeous. I felt like it was a privilege to wear it. The next day I began to respect my father's wishes…