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Zelda was laying on the floor, looking out of the gloomy window. It was night time, and everyone was asleep. Zelda sighed, and stared at the glowing full moon. "It reminds me just like home...", Zelda whispered to herself, and her eyes started glistening. Zelda then blinked back her tears, as she heard a faint creak of the door. Zelda gasped, and looked at the doorway, to reveal Byrne. Zelda gasped. 'Byrne!' she thought to herself, as Byrne took one glance at her, but turned his attention to Vaati, who was sleeping soundly. Byrne walked closely towards the wind mage. Byrne stopped as he got to the bed.

He scanned Vaati closely, checking if he was awake. When Byrne knew that Vaati was in deep sleep, he raised his clawed, metallic arm. Zelda gasped quietly. 'What is he doing?!' she asked mentally. Byrne skilfully dug one of the claws into Vaati's neck without waking him up. Vaati stirred a little and moaned, but didn't wake up from the contact.

Zelda had to praise Byrne for not waking up Vaati. But there was only one question in her mind; What was Byrne planning to do?

A couple of minutes later, Byrne retreated his claw, and blood stained it. He looked at Zelda, and walked towards her. "B-Byrne?" she asked, but Byrne shushed her. He pulled out a bottle, and poured Vaati's blood in it. Zelda was seriously confused. 'What is he doing?'

Byrne handed the bottle to Zelda, and whispered, "Drink it." Zelda grimaced. "What! No way! I'm not drinking blood! That's disgusting", she whispered back, and Byrne chuckled quietly. "Trust me. You'd want to drink that. Good luck will come your way", he explained, and very hesitantly, Zelda drank it. Zelda nearly spit it out, from the taste. She hated the taste of blood. It was metallic on her tongue.

A minute later, Zelda had drunk all the blood, and Zelda handed the bottle back to Byrne. Zelda felt a lot of magic surge through her body. "What the-?" Zelda started, but Byrne interrupted her. "Vaati's blood has given you magic. Though only a small amount. Use it wisely. I believe that you are jinxed. The jinx will consume the magic that you've just gained, but not for a few days. So I repeat, use it wisely.

Zelda smiled, and nodded, hugging her old guardian. "Thank you, Byrne."
"It is quite all right. We should leave."

Zelda gasped. "Leave? You mean you can get us out of here?" she asked, and smiled even more, when she saw Byrne nod. he held her hand, and silently led her out of the room. Zelda did her best to keep quiet. She remembered sneaking around Hyrule castle, when she was a little girl, and this was making her feel the same she did then. Thrilled.

Byrne checked the area, to make sure there was no one about, and when he knew that the coast was clear, he would lead Zelda through the area. This went on for about 5 minutes, when a question popped into Zelda's head. 'What about Link? Is he already safe?'

Zelda was going to ask, but apparently, Byrne can read minds, and answered her question. "I haven't got to him yet, but I promise I will rescue him, once I know you're safe. He's strong", he explained, as they walked. Zelda nodded in understanding, but she was still worried about her friend.

As soon as they got to the bottom, Zelda felt uneasy. "Byrne...", Zelda whispered, "I think someone is watching us."

Byrne stiffened. 'That can't be! I would of sensed that!' he thought as he looked around the area. The two then heard a chuckle in the distance. Zelda gasped. 'I know that chuckle!' she thought, and a form materialised from the shadows, taking the form of Dark Link.

Byrne growled. 'No wonder I felt no presence! Shadows are undetectable!' he thought, as Dark frowned at them. "It seems I've found the betrayer. I thought it might be you, Byrne."

Byrne put Zelda behind him, ready to defend the princess. Dark sighed dramatically. "You really think you can win against me? Unlike you, my master is the king of evil, and he gave me part of his power!" he shouted the last bit, evilly, as he raised his hand. Shadows rose into his hand, and he hurled it at Byrne, knocking him unconscious. Zelda looked at him in alarm, sitting by his side. "Byrne! Byrne, are you okay?!" she asked, frantically.

Dark chuckled, and Zelda glared at him. "How can you?!"

"Easy. Just use magic. Didn't you see how I knocked him uncon-?"
"You know what I mean! Don't tease with me!"

Dark sighed. "I'm just having a little fun. But enough playing around! You will be punished for even thinking about escaping!" he yelled, and materialised a whip with sharp ends on it. Zelda stiffened, looking at the sharp edges of the whip. Dark raised it up a bit, and brought it down quickly, to connect with Zelda's thigh, ripping away part of her dress. She grunted, biting her lip, until it drew blood, tasting the familiar taste of metal.

Dark then connected the whip with Zelda's face, and she yelled in pain, as blood flowed freely from her cheek. Dark laughed, and slashed the other side of her face. She yelled louder this time, because Dark struck the side of her face, where her eye was missing.

From the top floor, Link was struggling to sleep. He heard screams and slashes coming from the bottom floor, and he knew exactly who was screaming. He tried to block out the sound, but he was unable. 'I wish I could help... But...' Link looked at the chains that tied him to a post.

Vaati also woke up when he heard yells at the bottom of the floor. Despite the bottom floor being a long way down, Vaati could hear anything loud and clear. And he knew who was screaming. Vaati looked at where Zelda was supposed to be, and he growled. 'How did she get out? The bracelet was supposed to stop her from leaving, unless someone broke her out. Damn... Well, it looks like Dark Link covered it. But I can't just sit here, and listen to her screaming. I do want to sleep', he thought, as he got out of bed, and down the stairs.

As soon as he reached the bottom floor, he instantly saw Zelda getting punished by Dark, and an unconscious Byrne. 'So he was the betrayer', Vaati thought, and walked towards Dark. "Dark Link", Vaati started, and Dark looked at him. "Oh, hello Vaati. You're awake. You should make sure to keep a close eye on her", Dark explained.

"I do try, Dark. Anyway, I thought we agreed that I punish Zelda, not you", Vaati replied, reaching down to pull up Zelda. "But if I didn't do anything, she would of escaped", Dark said in defence.

"Excuses excuses. I've heard them all. I'll punish her myself. I would take Byrne to a prison cell if I was you", and with that, Vaati left, with Zelda.

Dark growled. "Who does he think he is, telling me what to do?! He pisses me off sometimes! But, I guess I should take this guy to the dungeons." Dark took hold of Byrne, and dragged him deeper in the palace.

Byrne groaned, and slowly opened his eyes. He felt like he was beaten over the head with a club. He tried to move his arms but found himself unable. Byrne tried to find why, and gasped, when he saw that he was chained in a dungeon cell. 'Damn!'

He looked around the cell to see Dark staring back at him. Byrne growled. "What did you do with the Princess?!"
"Oh, I don't know. Vaati's with her now. But I wished Vaati would be nicer with me. He's nicer with Zelda, than his own friend. But whatever. I wonder if you can scream louder than Link", he said, but the words from Byrne prevented him from doing so, "Do you actually like Vaati?"

"Of course I do! We're partners!"

"It doesn't seem that way to me."
"What do you mean?!"
"You two always argue. I wonder if you're just using each other."
"What would you know?!"
"I fell for the same thing."

Dark was taken aback. "W-Wha...?" Dark growled, and left the room. Byrne smirked. "He knows this, yet he won't admit how he really feels. He's stubborn, just like his lighter half."

Link was watching in shock and horror, as Zelda was being hurt by Vaati, on the other side of the castle. 'How can he do this?! I thought he was kind to her!' he thought, and the door, slammed open. Link looked behind him, and saw Dark, looking very moody. Dark glared at Link. 'Oh right. I'm supposed to be asleep', Link thought, and led down, on the floor, trying to get to sleep.

Dark walked over to Link, broke the chain, and grabbed him by the arm. Link was roughly thrown onto the bed, much to his dismay, as Dark climbed over him. 'Why now?' Link asked himself, as Dark did his usual routine.

I'm sure you know what the usual routine is. Not much of this story left. According to my chapter sort/guide, I only have 4 more chapters left on this story. I really hope you're enjoying this.

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