I AM SO SO SO SORRY! Please before you come after me all with torches and pitchforks please let me explain... *gulps and with a dry throat continues* Ok so when I said I would update in a few days I honestly did mean it... I was going to have an operation to realign my coccyx and I would be in recovery 1/2 days tops with plenty of time to update you guys.

However because I'm anemic my blood pressure in pretty low and I got a blood clot so that maximum two day recovery time turned into a minimum two week recovery time! I freaked out and I really am so sorry. Trust me I am so gutted and I feel so bad about it because it was the best feedback I have had for this story ever and I repaid you like that.

However it's here now and I can only hope that your not too mad at me to read it...

Link woke up slowly, his body emerged in a dull buzzing sensation that had manifested while his body had stayed in his still unconscious state. His thoughts scrambled back to him to quick to process and Link moaned onto his side, bringing a hand to his head. He didn't ache like he expected he would. Normally after being knocked cold his mind would stagger back to life with little finesse or care for his pain but right now he felt oddly... free.

His breath seemed to fill his lungs better then it had before, his senses shone and his mind seemed to clear from the misty confusion it had been trapped in as he noticed that invisible weight was gone from his shoulders. He loosened his stiff neck and shoulders by rolling back his joints and smiled at how simply relaxed he felt. Sunshine warmed his face and he happily opened his eyes to greet the lovely day around him.

Only he wasn't outside. Confusion struck as he glanced at the unfamiliar surroundings, only managing to settle for a few seconds before Link insides crushed together in the pit of his chest. Zelda had been here, and he had tried to kill her.

He scrambled around for his blade only to find it resting behind him. The outstretched purple handle was new to him but he had no time to admire it because all he could concentrate on was the crimson liquid that stained the blade. "No." He whispered- although he could barley hear the world himself. The world spun and he staggered onto his favored right side.

His blade had hit her, the dried crimson proof enough, grief hit full force as his chest restricted so tightly he though he would puke. Why? Why would he do that. What has possessed him to do that? Came the screams of his mind and he choked up when he couldn't find the answers. He glanced around for a body and when he found none his eyes settled on the trail of blood on the stone floor beneath him.

He shakily grabbed his sword and climbed down, holding the blade up with two hands as he followed the trail. There was so much blood... it wouldn't be long before he found the body. Her body. He cringed at the thought, it was true. She had to be dead, but what was he meant to do? He couldn't even declare revenge on whom had killed her because it had been him.

No... A small voice whispered in the back of his mind. It was Ghirahim. Link stopped at his leather boot hit the limp body the trail led to. His eyes stared ahead as his memories returned. The torture, the slavery. Ghirahim had controlled him like a puppet and Link had to bring a hand to his chest to where the crystal had been embedded in his skin.

It was gone now though. Links final moments before he had passed out came back to him. Zelda shielding herself, him crazily whittling down her defenses as she did something... it was only clear to him now that she had in fact been blessing his blade, protecting the sword and the wielder from those with tainted minds.

Like his. The spot where the crystal had been was empty, and he faintly remembered it had shattered just as he had struck the last blow on Zelda. But something was off, the sun had been close to setting when Link had come here and was literally setting right now. His fingers painted over the dried blood on the blade that should still be moist as he remembered that familiar orange glow that had enveloped Zelda as he had tried to strike her before he passed out.

The same diamond shaped walls that had stopped him many a times. He glanced down at the body, no longer worried it was Zelda. He knew the trail led to Impa and now he eyes was just confirming it. Guilt still rattled him as he looked at her Horrific injuries, but no where near as much guilt as he had had a few moments ago.

He hadn't killed Zelda. The relieve made him choke up a laugh before his mind connected the dots. If he didn't have her Ghirahim did. He ran towards the churning gate in the centre of the room, more then ready to storm through to the other side before the building shook as he was thrown off to the left.

Tiny grains of rubble fell from the ceiling, looking more like smoke then stone and he was glad to be in the still sturdy temple of the past then the already crumbling temple of the future since a shudder like that would of brung down the whole ceiling down.

He turned his head to the stone door behind him before sprinting toward it, quickly pushing it open and throwing himself off the edge of the spiraling hill around him. His sail cloth stopped him from landing to harshly as he came to rest in the centre of the circle with a very flustered Zelda and an even more annoyed Ghirahim.

The demon didn't have to turn to acknowledge Links presence and he froze on the spot, his blackened fingers curling upwards in anger. "I guess it was too much to hope that the crystal had tainted enough of your mind to leave you a mindless husk without it." He growled, turning to face Link, his eyes shone with rage, his hair concealing the worst parts of the scarring on his face. But even with so much rage he did not look threatening. His body sagged in a position the demon was far to vain to take naturally and Link could see the tension in his muscles caused just by trying to stand

Their last encounter had left Ghirahim Link weaker then Link had thought and any strength he would of had time to recover would of been wasted shielding Zelda earlier. Ghirahim was completely at his whim and he knew it, his anger only intensifying because of it. One quick strike from Link and this would all be over, Ghirahim could barley stand, fighting was clearly out of the question and to kill him now wouldn't be a fairly matched battle.

It would be slaughter.

The growl make the demon cough and he staggered to his knee, determination wrinkled the features on his face as he willed himself to stand, clearly not wanting to show weakness in front of Link even though they both knew where the other stood. His cough finished and he just managed to straighten again. Link lowered his sword ever so slightly but didn't sheath it and turned to stare at Zelda. Her eyes were widened like a deer caught in bright light as she cautiously watched both of them. Link softened his gaze and Zelda seemed to soften hers, relief flooded her features and tears flooded her eyes and it took everything she had not to run to Link and choke him in a hug as she realized what that look meant.

Ghirahim hissed in disgust. "You humans are all pathetic, how- how could you possible reduce me to this." He barley managed out before he coughed again, this time falling to his knees.

Ghirahim had been weak but he couldn't of been this weak to of gotten to them. Obviously whatever Zelda had done to bless the blade had somehow hit him, her sacred light had to be draining the life from him as he spoke and from what it looked like there wouldn't be long before it finished. "My master, I failed him, because of you- because of a mere boy!" He shouted, his uncontrollable rage shakily teleporting him 2ft away from where he had been.

Links brow creased in confusion as Ghirahim laughed, and Link shared a confused look with Zelda before he finished. "He would of shown you-" Ghirahim muttered. His left hand glowed a faint orange and Link realized to late that he was now on the weakened seal of the Imprisoned as he brought his hand down onto the lock.

Or at least he tried to, before Link could react Zelda snatched his hand and pulled it up, Ghirahim snarled at her and Link readied his sword again, pointing it at Ghirahim. "You've lost Ghirahim, no point wasting your life trying to bring him back." Link growled but Ghirahim simply shook his head. "No your wrong- there-there is no life for me without my master, I would rather die then fail him."

The sad tone he used completely stunned Link, he was unaware Ghirahim could possess such an emotion, and it really wasting helping that it reminded him of Fi. She had sounded exactly the same when she had screamed his name for the final time, not because she had been scared of dying, but because she hadn't wanted to fail him.

Link stared at him and it suddenly clicked, the loyalty, the whole 'master' business. He was just like Fi. Link lowered his sword and completely ignored the demon- well spirit- well... he didn't know really, and walked towards the seal, he ground his sword into the ground and the blackened strips of grass pulled back into the ground as the seal regained it's strength. It wouldn't stop whatever Ghirahims master was from trying to break free again but Zelda could tell him how to stop that later.

Link turned his attention back to the pair behind him, Zelda stared at his in curiosity- wondering what he was going to do, but Ghirahim merely hung his head in defeat, not bothering to look at the two children as Link stalked towards him.

Link readied his blade and sliced it through the hole in the demons chest. He stilled but made no move to stop Link as the sword glowed, detecting the evil within Ghirahim. The faint outline of a black blade shone inside Ghirahim and he cried out as it shattered before gritting his teeth.

It had been just what Link had expected, it was why he had done it. He hadn't planned to kill Ghirahim... just free him. With the sword no longer holding his physical form Ghirahim dimmed into an orange sprite and disappeared into Links blade, replacing Fi as the crystal in the hem glowed orange.

Link sheathed the sword and glanced at Zelda whose outstretched hand still hovered where she had been holding Ghirahims arm. She started blankly at the ground he had been on before turning to face Link. The boy smiled warmly at her as she glanced between her hand and the outstretched hand that he had place towards her.

A single poured down her cheek and she half laughed in joy before ignoring Links hand completely and pulling him into a hug. Link stiffened in shook before laughing with her and hugging her back just as they both said in unison. "I missed you." They both laughed again before Link whispered "Jinx." and Zelda sniffled and wiped her eyes. She smiled up at Link as if she was still amazed he was actually here before glancing up at the temple.

Her gaze darkened and without turning back to Link she whispered. "That seal won't hold forever." Links mouth twisted in confusion before she replied. "But I know how we can fix that." She turned back to Link and clasped his hand shortly in hers before saying.

"And this time I do mean we." Link scoffed a laugh and she playfully hit him in the arm as they started the long walk up the hill together.

THE END! :') Now I will say I know this sorts of hints at Zelda/Link but I left it completely up to interpretation. I personally see them as best friends and nothing more but I know loads of people ship this pairing so I thought I would hint at it. And before you ask No Ghirahims not dead :P I would NEVER kill him! What Link did is destroy the hold Demise had on Ghirahim, and with that hold gone he now simply serves the next person with some weird magic voodoo sword... which is Link :P

I plan to do a much nicer sequel to this with the adventures between Zelda, Link and you guessed it Ghirahim and it is going to have a much nicer tone to it then this rather dark story. I again am so sorry for the wait I put you guys through for this last chapter but I hope you enjoy it!

It's been a hell of a ride guys! And I love you all for being there for me. :) I love you all 3 x