Chapter 12: The man in black.
The cloaked figure grinned. Everyone glared at the cloaked figure, and drew their weapons. Kai pointed his sword to the cloaked man's throat.
"Why have you come here?" Kai questioned. The cloaked figure smiled.
"I've come here to greet an old friend of mine!" The cloaked man exclaimed. Kai growled.
"We're NOT friends. Why. have. You. come. Here?" Kai questioned. The cloaked man's smile dropped.
"I'm here to retrieve something that rightfully belongs to me." Kai realised what he was after, and jumped back. The cloaked figure glanced at everyone. His eyes then widened when he saw Link. "Hmm, so you're still alive eh?" Link gave the man a confused look. The cloaked figure then started laughing. "You've always managed to avoid death somehow, even from 20 years ago!" Link raised his eyebrow at the man.
"What are you talking about? Who are you?" Link questioned. The cloaked man smiled.
"Wait, you really don't know? Sigh, I guess it's about time that I reveal who I am." The cloaked man then grabbed hold of his hood, and threw it off. Everyone's eyes widened at his appearance. His skin was pitch black, he had fiery orange hair, and his one eye was a fiery orange colour. His right eye was covered with an eyepatch. "My name is Demise. Well, a fragment of what's left of him anyway." Kai's eyes widened.
"Demise? That's impossible! He was reincarnated into Ganondorf! And he's been sealed at the bottom of the ocean!" Kai yelled. Demise laughed.
"Oh, please. Did you seriously think that Demise was completely reincarnated into Ganondorf!? I am what's left of his former powers. I've been sleeping for eons! I've waited a long, long time for this moment." Demise then looked towards Link. "Now, do you want to hear about your story? You are just like me. A fragment of him." Link raised his eyebrow at him.
"What are you talking about?" Link questioned. Zelda nodded.
"Yeah, what are you on about!?" Zelda questioned. Demise put his finger to his lips.
"Now, now princess. You must be patient." Demise then looked at Link. "You, are a fragment of the hero of winds power, but you were somehow reborn into a human being." Link's eyes widened.
"I don't understand." Link muttered. Demise sighed.
"Well, 'reborn' isn't quite the right word. More like 'placed' if I had to use the right words." Vaati's eyes widened.
"No, DON'T YOU DARE SAY ANOTHER WORD!" Vaati shouted as he charged at Demise. Everyone looked at him in shock. Demise grinned. He then disappeared, and reappeared behind Kai. Kai gasped.
"If you want to know who you really are, then I'd suggest asking the mage of winds." Demise told. Kai swung his sword at Demise, but missed when he saw Demise disappear. Demise then reappeared away from them, and held up the bottle with his eye in it. Kai gasped, and looked at the satchel. He then growled.
"Why you." Kai growled out. Demise chuckled.
"I'll be taking this back now. Ta ta~!" Demise then disappeared. Kai ran towards the spot where Demise disappeared.
"WAIT!" Kai yelled out. He then fell onto his knees, and banged his fist onto the ground. "Dammit! He got away." Link looked at Vaati.
"Vaati, what was he talking about? Who am I really?" Link questioned. Vaati looked away, and sighed. Link frowned. "That's enough. I want to know everything that is going on." Vaati looked towards him.
"Do you really want to know? Once you do, you'll never be the same again." Vaati warned. Link frowned.
"Just tell me already." Vaati sighed, and nodded.
"Alright. Demise wasn't lying when he said that you were a fragment of the hero of winds." Link nodded.
"What did he mean by that?" Link questioned.
"You were born out of the spirit of the hero of winds. In other words, you are an entity from the hero's spirit. There was not meant to be a hero of this time. When I went to investigate the disappearance 14 years ago, I saw you. You were in the form of a ball of light. You needed a body, so I placed you inside an artificially made body that I created. This body that you were given allowed you to grow like any normal child, but you wouldn't be able to be reincarnated." Vaati explained. Link stared at Vaati in shock. He then slowly backed away, and fell over. Zelda rushed over to him.
"Link! Are you okay?" Zelda questioned. Link put his hand to his head.
"Wait. So, I'm not human…?" Link questioned. Vaati nodded.
"No, you are a vessel." Vaati told. Link looked down in disbelief. He then held his hands to his chest.
"Then, what about my actions? My feelings? My thoughts? Are they all mine? Or was I made to be like that?" Link questioned. Vaati sighed.
"No, no need to worry. All those things are yours." Vaati then turned away from him. "Anyway, we need to go after that man. If we let him do as he pleases, then this timeline will be destroyed." Vaati then turned to Kai. "Kai, have you figured out that man's location?" Kai jumped, and nodded. He then stood up.
"He disappeared to the banquet hall. I think that place holds a special purpose for his plans to work." Kai told. He then looked over at Link, who was being comforted by Zelda. "Um, is he going to be okay?" Vaati looked back at Link.
"Being told all this can be quite a shock, but he can complain about it later. We need to focus on finding that man." Vaati stated. Kai nodded. Zelda rubbed Link's back as he stared at the ground in shock.
"I'm…not human…" Link muttered. Zelda frowned.
"T-that doesn't matter. I don't care if you're not human, you're still my best friend!" Zelda exclaimed. Link looked up at her. He then smiled. Kai walked over to them.
"We need to get going. Oh, and don't let what Vaati said get to you. You're still basically human." Kai told. Link nodded, and he and Zelda followed Kai towards the train.
At the banquet hall, Demise cackled.
"Now that I have my eye back, I can finally put my plan into action! Demise will finally be revived! Even at the cost of this timeline's destruction. HA HA HA HA!" Demise cackled. He then covered his eye with dark magic, and hovered it over a magic circle that was placed in front of the broken statue. His eye was then engulfed in a dark purple flame. Demise then raised his hands into the air. "HEAR MY WORDS, GOD OF DEATH! I OFFER YOU THE ANGUISHED SOULS OF THE ONES WHO DIED IN THIS VERY BUILDING! HEAR MY PLEA, AND BRING BACK THE TRUE DEMON KING OF THE ANCIENT LANDS, DEMISE!" A dark power filled out of the magic circle, and covered the banquet hall in a dark aura. The plants that previously surrounded the building wilted away. The bright blue sky darkened.
Link looked up at the sky, and gasped.
"Guys, look at the sky!" Link shouted. Everyone looked up at the sky, and gasped at its dark colour.
"Oh no, we've gotta hurry to the banquet hall!" Kai shouted. Link nodded, and set the gears to full speed ahead.
The residents of new Hyrule looked up, and gasped at the sudden darkening of the sky. At outset island, a small girl with orange hair, looked up at the sky, and whimpered.
"Mommy, where's the sun?" The little girl asked. The mother looked up.
"I'm…not quite sure sweaty, but everything will be alright." The mother reassured. Niko and Alfonzo rushed outside of Niko's house, and looked up at the sky. A strong wind then appeared.
"What's going on!?" Niko questioned. He and Alfonzo then looked to the train station, and saw Kasai and Shyota appear. The two Kitsune then ran towards Alfonzo and Niko. Niko smiled at them. "Kasai! Shyota! Thank goodness you two are here! What's going on?" Kasai shook his head.
"We'll explain later!" Kasai then turned towards Alfonzo. "Alfonzo, we need you to come with us right now!" Alfonzo gave Kasai and Shyota a confused look.
Link started to sweat as they neared the banquet hall. An earthquake then suddenly appeared. Link gasped as the ground in front of the train split open. Link pulled the brakes, skidding the train to a stop. Everyone rushed out of the train.
"What's going on!? Why did we stop!?" Zelda questioned. Link sighed in relief, and turned towards her.
"The ground suddenly split open!" Link told. Kai gripped his chest in pain. Everyone looked at him with concern.
"Kai? What's wrong?" Medli questioned. Kai gasped.
"The timeline…is collapsing!" Kai yelled. Everyone gasped.
"What!? That means that time is running out. We have to get to Demise as quickly as we can!" Vaati shouted. Rufus then nudged Vaati. Vaati looked at Rufus, and smiled. "We'll ride Rufus to get there. Hurry! We don't have much time left!" Everyone nodded, and boarded Rufus except for Kai and Medli.
"We should be able to get there on our own!" Medli stated. Kai nodded.
"We have six hours before this timeline collapses completely. We don't have much time left! We need to defeat Demise before his plan is complete!" Kai told. Link looked at Kai with a confused look.
"I don't get it. What is his plan anyway?" Link questioned. Kai frowned.
"I'm not entirely sure, but it can't be good! We need to move NOW!" Everyone nodded, and made their way towards the banquet hall, to their final battle.
AN: The time is finally here, truths are revealed, but time is running out. Can our group of heroes stop the revival of the demon king Demise in time? Found out next time. Stay tuned, see ya!
