A/N Sorry for the rather late update… something rather bad happened over the weekend, and as a result I was unable to work on my story for the last couple of days (long story short, my dad had to go to the hospital for some chronic tissue, and the doctors weren't sure if he was going to make it…) Bright side, he's home now, but is awaiting surgery. So as it is, the only happy news I have is that I caught a shiny Wurmple in platinum. Yay, I guess?

Stats of Link: Level: 57.67 Health: 6.5 Defense: 6.5 Magic: 24 Attack: 2 Spells: 3

Five days since the Hero of Time Awakened…

The Triumvirate managed to return to the third floor safely, with Link toting his newfound weapon. They rescued another Goron, but the switch was far too rusted to be pushed down normally.

"I have an idea!" Link said giddily, smashing the Megaton Hammer against the switch. An earth-shattering bang erupted, flattening the switch and causing the gate to creak open.

"Thank you for rescuing me!" Exclaimed the Goron. "I'll mention this: A door is hidden inside a small statue near the entrance to the temple. Bombs won't destroy it… you'll need something stronger."

He left, with Julian and Link going in another direction. They re-entered the chamber full of fire-themed traps, and stopped at the grating Navi mentioned earlier.

"So how do we get back to the first floor?" Navi asked, referring to all the times they nearly got killed just to reach this room.

"Problem solved." Link said, smashing the Megaton hammer against the floor, tearing it from its foundations. The floor fell all the way down back to the first floor, in the room where they met Darunia.

"… I hope that… thing… isn't going to be your answer to everything." Julian said shakily.

Link only cackled.

Back at the entrance, Link found the statue and obliterated it with his Megaton Hammer, revealing a door previously undiscovered.

O-0-O

They went through several more rooms, taking out another Golden Skulltula as well as another Flare Dancer (this time Link squashed it with the MegaTon hammer, making Julian whimper).

"A-are you r-releasing me?" asked the last Goron. "A-am I free to go n-now?"

"No and Yes." Link said, earning him a whack upside the head from Julian's tail. "Okay, fine. Yes to both. Darunia asked us to rescue you all. I think you're the last one now."

"Oh, I see." The Goron replied. "I owe you big time! Volvaggia is weak to MegaTon and only that alone. Please help Big Brother! We are praying for you!" He handed the Boss Key to Link, then hightailed it back to Goron City.

They returned to the room where they met Darunia, and stood in front of the door in which he went through.

"Ready?" Julian asked. "We're going up against a dragon. They are the second most fearsome and destructive creatures in all of existence. You must be on your guard at all times."

Link nodded grimly, then paused. "Second most fearsome? What is the most fearsome species?"

Julian's eyes dimmed with sadness. "That is for you and you alone to find out. Come on, let's go."

O-0-O

The Boss Arena was large, yet there was no one in sight.

"Darunia?" Link called, fearful for his Goron friend.

Julian frowned. "There's no sign of a battle." he said, his tail twitching in worriment. "Strange…"

They leap onto the main arena, then heard a rumble. Of the nine molten holes scattered throughout the platform, the middle one began to foam. Then, a wingless, snake-like dragon wearing a molten helmet bursted out of the hole, roaring at them as it flew through the sky through some kind of magic.

"That's Volvagia, the Subterranean Lava Dragon!" Julian cried out.

"Congratulations!" Link shouted back over Volvagia's roaring. "Now how do I defeat him?!"

Volvagia released a blast of fire, and the duo dodged. The fire blast carried on, melting the platform they stood on not seconds ago.

"Do you not remember what I told you before we even entered the temple?!"

"Well, he doesn't seem to have wings, so-oh, right." Link sarcastically pointed at the head and eyes. "Now how do I get him down here?!"

With another roar, Volvagia slammed into one of the lava pools, splashing magma around and causing the ground to shake.

"That answer your question, boyo?"

They waited, Link with MegaTon ready. When they saw another hole start to foam, Link ran over and smashed the legendary hammer against Volvagia, shattering his igneous helmet. The dragon roared, then dove back into the lava. It came out almost immediately after, with magma forming a new bit of armor onto it's head.

"I see now!" Link and Julian said at the same time. They looked at each other, then both continued. "Volvagia's helmet needs to be reforged to keep the dragon's head from becoming stuck into the helmet! It has to come down eventually!"

There was another rumble, and small boulders came from above. Both the Dragonian and Hylian screamed and dove out of the way,

"Volvagia's trying to make the place come crashing down!" Julian exclaimed. "Has he gone berserk?!"

The raining boulders subsided, and Volvagia came back down. Julian faced Volvagia and screamed some words Link couldn't make out nor understand, but it proved to no avail as Volvagia roared, sending another blast of fire that engulfed the Dragonian.

When it subsided, Julian was now a shade darker and smoking. "Well." he said. "Negotiations failed." He coughed a bit.

Link waited for the subterranean lava dragon to reappear from one of the lava pools, and when he saw foam appear, he raced over- only for Volvagia to appear from another hole and nearly bite him. "Yikes!" Link jumped backward, barely avoiding the dragon's jaws.

Volvagia roared, and out of desperation, Link shot an arrow, hitting Volvagia right in the eye. The dragon stopped, stunned, and Link rammed Megaton once more into the dragon. The lava, having not yet cooled, gave away without even absorbing a joule of the hammer's energy, and Volvagia's skull was shattered.

The dragon roared, and collapsed into the pool. A few seconds later it rose out again, thrashing as it's body burned.

"Oh, that is not pretty." Julian remarked, averting his gaze.

The volcano's fire consumed Volvagia, leaving nothing behind but a charred corpse of scales and the burnt remains of his skeleton. The remains of his skull revealed yet another Heart Piece, which Link scooped up. He noticed that Julian had a trail of silver tears on his face, but his face was stone-hard.

Julian noticed Link looking at him, then wiped his face. "I'm sorry." He said. "It's just… well, nevermind. I'm worried about Darunia. Come on, let's get going." He bent for a moment, and Link saw him pick up one of Volvagia's scales.

As he spoke, another Blue Portal appeared, which they then stepped into.

O-0-O

Meanwhile in Kakariko, everyone was watching Death Mountain as it violently erupted. Even though they were at the base of the mountain, they were completely safe from debris. That did not mean people were unafraid that they might die. Some clung to whatever shred of hope they still had, hoping this was a normal eruption.

Others had already ended their misery once and for all.

To those that still clung to hope, they saw an immediate change in the mountain. A vortex ripped into the sky, sucking in the fiery cloud as well as the ash clouds. For the first time in seven years, the skies of Hyrule were blue.

O-0-O

The Triumvirate appeared once more in the Chamber of the Sages, though this time they were facing the red platform. There was a red glow, and Darunia rose from the platform. "Thank you, Brother!" He exclaimed with a smile. "I really appreciate what you did. I thank you on behalf of the entire Goron race. You turned out to be a real man, just like I thought you would!"

Link grinned and Navi nudged Julian. The dragonian laughed. "Okay, I admit. Link can be a real man." He said, grinning.

"By the way…" Darunia continued. "I, the wild Darunia, turned out to be the great Sage of Fire… Isn't that funny, Brother? Well, this must be what they call Destiny…"

Link heard a hiss, and he turned to find Julian's face in a twisted snarl. Something angered him about that word, Destiny...

"Nothing has made me happier than helping you fulfill your goal, Julian." Drunia said. "Take this. This is a medallion that contains the power of the fire spirits-and my friendship."

He held his hands out wide, and there was a large flash. A red medallion similar to that of the red pedestal appeared in Link's hands.

The Triumvirate received the Fire Medallion! Darunia's Strength seeps into them, making them stronger!

"Don't forget… you and I are now True Brothers!" Darunia sad as everything went white.