Okay, this is it! A final confrontation with Ganondorf. I'm sorry it's been awhile with updates. I've been under the weather, but I'm fine now. I am thinking of writing a sequel and I need votes and ideas I will have a poll set up. Now on with Chapter 10!

Chapter 10: The Final Battle

Knil just looked at Ganondorf with a death glare. Tetra was beginning to stir, and Knil walked to her side, ignorant of Ganon. "Knil?" He nodded and said, "Take it easy. You've taken a few hard hits." She got up and wobbled to the side. And Knil turned back to Ganon.

"So this is all you have to offer Princess? A mere ranger can't possibly defeat me! I should just kill you right now!"

Knil walked toward him, drew the Master Sword, and said, "I will not allow that! I will put my life on the line to protect her!"

"HAHAHA! Spoken like a true ranger! Only they could be so pitiful! Defend her if you will, bit I warn you, I won't hold back!" With that, Ganon charged Knil. Knil blocked the blow and said, "Neither will I!" Then the battle began. Knil tried a series of short cuts to keep momentum and to strike more often. Ganon had a hard time defending at first. Then he did a roundhouse kick to send him back. Now Ganon was on the offensive. He brought down massive, powerful blows on Knil. He was in trouble, it was time to switch tactics. But now Ganon started taunting him more and more. Anything from, "You are weak!" to "The Great Sea is lost!" Knil was getting angry and drove toward Ganon in fury. Ganon was surprised by this and took a few blows before he could block correctly. Storm clouds approached and lightning started to flash. Knil made a slip up on a strike and ganon countered by slashing Knil's face. He cut the handkerchief which then fell away. Ganon looked at him and gasped. 'It can't be!' he thought. The wind suddenly blew hard and his hood blew back as well. It was! The young boy who defeated him years ago was now before him. But the aura was not around. Ganon grinned as he realized. "Well we meet again boy!"

"So it would seem."

Tetra looked up at Knil to see his hood off. "Knil?" He turned and Tetra saw not the hooded man, but Link. And of all things, she started crying. "It was you this whole time?"

"It was. When I was in exile, I knew I couldn't just sit around. I could still help people, but I had to do it while being hidden. The rangers could provide that. They took me in for they knew of my situation but decided me helping them was for the best. I reversed my name, because I was a different person entirely. But I had kept similar personalities. But if I did my usual things, it would be obvious who I was. But I was still furious. I wanted revenge on the one who made me take jup this life. I st out to kill you to bring me satisfaction. But after the dueling, you and the crew let me do whatever I felt like to you. It was then I realized that I couldn't kill you. Instead I healed you, because I loved you. And I still do."

"I do so hate to interrupt this heartwarming conversation, but now I really am going to kill her. I know what she means to you. And I wish to see the great agony you will be in. And then you will die. HAHAHAHA!"

"I killed Keith out of anger as he was trying to get close to Tetra, but you will not separate me from her! Not again!"

"And what will you do? You may have the Master Sword, but it also takes the power of the TRIFORCE to kill me. And it seems you don't have that! HAHAHA!"

Tetra looked at Links now bare left hand and indeed saw no Triforce emblem. Link threw an uppercut punch under Ganon's chin sending him flying backwards. He would be out for a few minutes. Link turned to Tetra, "Listen carefully Tetra. I have one last request. I need you to go back to the ship. The fleet will be arriving soon. I need you to open fire on the fortress. You must bring this place down. Send it to the bottom of the ocean."

Tetra looked up at him worriedly and asked, "But what about you?"

"Ganon's right, I can't defeat him. But I can buy you enough time to get to the ship and start firing."

"But you'll be killed by the barrage if not Ganon!"

"Then I die for you and the protection of the Great Sea. When you exiled me, the goddesses seemed to agree with you. They took away my Triforce. Even without it, I will do everything I can to hold him off long enough."

Tears were now streaming down her face. "But Link I…"

He cupped her face and simply said, "I love you Tetra."

"I love you too Link."

"Go."

She ran off without another word. Link turned around to face Ganon who was now starting to get up.

"You…are strong. But you will not defeat me! Now feel the wrath of the Triforce of Power!"

Link took off his cloak and tossed it aside. The two yelled as they charged and their swords met once more. They fought furiously all the way around the top of the tower. Soon it started raining. Then it got heavier and heavier. Rain was pinging off of their swords but they fought on. Suddenly they heard a boom. Then, when their blades crossed, something went between the two blades and exploded. They both turned for a moment and saw the ship launching bombs all over the fortress. "That a girl Tetra." he muttered. He looked closely and saw more ships arriving. Soon they opened fire as well. Link looked at Ganon who had a look of disgust on his face. He snarled and attacked Link again. Link had not seen this type of fury before. Ganon was hard to keep up with and he kept getting hit and hit and hit again. Link blocked an overhead attack and they were in another lock. Ganon was pushing down hard on Link. Link rolled to the side and around Ganon and slashed the back of his legs.

Ganon yelled and swung around and hit Link on the side. Link clutched his side in pain. He and Ganon were both breathing heavily. Even if it weren't raining, the would both be drenched in sweat. "You fight well boy! But you still won't defeat me!"

"I…don't have to! The ships…will…destroy the fortress before long!"

This got Ganon in a rage. He wasn't going to let those ships destroy his home. Link then charged Ganon and thee swords met with the loudest clang yet. The battle resumed once more.

On the ship…

Tetra yelled, "Keep firing at the walls! That will open up places to fire at the inner works."

"But Miss, what about Knil? You said he was up there!"

"I haven't told you. Knil…..is really Link."

"WHAT!" Gonzo was in a rage. "We had that traitor all this time?"

"We did. I don't know how he was able to hide it, but he did."

"If Ganon kills him, I say good riddance. If he somehow gets out of there, then I will personally kill him! Either way, he won't live for long!"

Tetra knew he wasn't joking. She wished he would at least get away so she could see him again. But then he would be killed by Gonzo. All she wanted was to be with him. At least he knows she loved him. And she knows he loves her. Little does Tetra know, that her love for him, is keeping him on his feet. Suddenly, Mako yelled from above, "Miss! The fleet is here! They should be firing any minute now!"

"Good! We'll need all the help we can get to bring down this place."

Senza brought another crate of bombs up on the deck to unleash on the fortress. Tetra looked to the top of the tower and another bolt of lightning. Something told her Link was still alive, and he was still engaging Ganondorf. 'Please Link. Pull through. I need you here, with me. I can't live with myself without you.' she thought.

Back on the tower…

Link tried a spin attack which Ganon jumped. Link followed up with an upward slash and got Ganon across the stomach. Ganon got made and swung leaving a deep gash across Link's chest. Link cried out in pain. Something even Tetra heard down below. Link had tried everything he could. He closed his eyes for a moment. He then remembered why he was fighting. Tetra. The love of his life. The Great Sea. His home that he cherishes. Aryll and Grandma. His only family left. He then put it all together. That's what he fought for. The very land that the goddesses created. That's what he fought for. The Goddesses, Hyrule, the Triforce, everything. He opened himself up to the hero he had once been. He opened his eyes and stood to his feet. And suddenly, a faint triangle began to glow on his left hand.

That's it for Chapter 10! I decided to make it a two part battle. I need votes for a sequel or not. Check my poll. Review please.