A/N ~ Okay, the chapter should be fixed now. I don't think I'm gonna
continue posting like... two chapters a day like I've been doing because
I've really caught up a lot to where I currently am in the story. (Chapter
36) Alright, so ten more chapters. Lol. But anyway, I really need to
concentrate on finishing the story too. Oh well. I'll try. Thanks for
reviewing everyone! It makes me feel like the hours I spend writing messed
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Chapter XXVI * Sword of Gold
All the other sages watched as Impa made an orb of light and touched the point pf the sword to it. A golden coating crawled all the way down to the handle and it began to surge with energy and power. It glowed for a moment, then dimmed and faded slowly back to its original chrome-silver as Impa handed it back to Link. "The Master Sword is ten times as strong, now..." He took it and saw that she was right. Even by just holding it, he could feel the power it contained and knew he couldn't imagine the damage and destruction it could be capable of... and didn't want to. "Thank you, Impa." Link said. "You're welcome. Go defeat Ganon, and save Princess Zelda. With the sword powered up, you should have the upper hand... but be warned. Because I was storing this energy alone, it isn't permanent, it should last long enough for you to find your way through his castle and to the top tower, where he's waiting with the princess. You must destroy him before the power fades away." she warned. "Don't worry your silly little weasel butt, Impa... my fiancé, Link, won't have any problems finding and beating up Ganon!" Ruto said, draping her arms around Link's shoulders. Marissa gave the Zora a dirty look. "Uh... look, Princess Ruto... I never... um... well, we can't be engaged, because you're a sage." He blurted out. "Linkie, what in the world are you talking about?! No one ever said anything about sages not being able to get married..." "Oh. Well, Ruto, if we did get married, we'd rarely be able to see each other. That's what I mean." "We can always... uh... hmm... you may have a point there... oh, I got it! Now listen, Link. When you go back to Hyrule, get some paper and make signs that say, 'Help wanted - Sage of the Water Medallion' and put them all over the place, okay? Then someone else can take my place as a sage!" "Uh, sure thing, Ruto." Link nodded. "Ruto, like anyone can quit being a sage to begin with... you're so childish." Nabooru told her. "Oh, shut it, Nabooru! You're just jealous that you're not engaged to someone as hot and steamy and sexy as Link! Be nice, and maybe we'll invite you to the wedding." Ruto glared are her. "OKAY, I gotta go now!" Link shoved Ruto off him, and grabbed Marissa's arm and dashed out of the Chamber of Sages.
"Holy crap... now I know why you don't like Ruto... she's obsessive." Marissa commented. "And crazy!!" Link added. They both laughed. "So we're going to Ganon's castle now, right?" she asked. "Yup. C'mon." Link started walking. "Now, since this is Ganon's castle, stay close to me because it's most likely pretty dangerous inside. Dangerous as in traps everywhere. Dangerous as in life threatening. We don't really want to get killed." He was saying. "Don't worry... I'm not gonna go running off. At least I don't plan to." "Well DON'T. Really. Please." Link begged. "Don't worry! I won't. Really." "Good." "Trust me." She added.
The group kept on walking. "These houses are so... bad looking... it looks like they've all been torched, or something..." Marissa noted. "Ahh haa haa!!! Do you see the FIRE?! DO YA SEE IT???!!!" Navi suddenly screamed. "Ahhh! Pyro!!" Marissa laughed. "I guess the Sacred Realm was a really beautiful city before Ganon got here... people must have lived here, then." Link said. "So did they just... disappear?" asked Marissa. "I don't know... hey, Navi. What do you think happened?" "I dunno. Maybe Ganon ate them." She answered, "Navi, since when is Ganon a cannibal?!" Link asked. "I dunno, maybe he didn't want to be a vegetarian." Marissa laughed. "I think I'm looking forward to seeing this crazy guy..."
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"All right, Zelda. Beat THAT." Zelda moved the rook to the edge of the board and captured the king. "Checkmate." "WHAT?! How did you... you must have cheated!!!" Ganon yelled, studying the chessboard. "You dirty little..." "Oh, calm down, Ganon. It's only a silly game." Zelda giggled, leaning back in her chair. He had allowed her to come out from her crystal to play a game of chess while they waited impatiently for Link to show up. "Hmp. I don't care what you say, I know you cheated!!" "Whatever," she shrugged. Ganon growled evilly, and shoved the board and all the pieces onto the floor. As Zelda bent down to pick them all up, she sighed and said, "Why must you be so violent?" "Because I can!" he snarled. "Don't question me!" "Well what do you wanna do next...?" Zelda hoped he wouldn't force her back into that stupid crystal. "Cribbage." He answered. "Oh boy! That's my favorite card game!" she stood up and sat back down in her chair. "I'm very good at it. And I'm going to win!!!" he laughed, ripping a deck of cards out of nowhere. He began shuffling them in all these fancy ways to show of his skills. "Super-shuffling-skills, Zelda. You like?" "Uh... it's okay, I guess... but can you stick seventeen green rupees up your nose?" "What?! Who's the freak of nature who can do that?!" "Link." "Oh. Well, go figure." He shrugged. He dealt the cards and they began to play.
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"I have such a bad feeling about this..." Marissa nervously said as they approached the front doors. "Link, I'm scared!!" Navi blurted out. "Me too, Link." Marissa readily agreed. "I guess we all are then... but neither of you have to fight that monster..." he sighed. "I know... but you're the one with all the cool items, remember? Plus... you're the *Hero of Time*!" she laughed. "I'm just the Chosen One!" "Yeah, but I'm still nervous. I mean, Ganon is like, ten times stronger this time around." "That's why Impa made your sword ten times stronger." she joked. "Yeah... well, we've gotta protect the Triforce... and Hyrule." Link reached out to the door's handle, and slowly closed his gloved hand over it. Cautiously, he began to pull the heavy door open, revealing the room beyond.
Disclaimer ~ I don't own any of the Zelda people, places, things, whatever.
Chapter XXVI * Sword of Gold
All the other sages watched as Impa made an orb of light and touched the point pf the sword to it. A golden coating crawled all the way down to the handle and it began to surge with energy and power. It glowed for a moment, then dimmed and faded slowly back to its original chrome-silver as Impa handed it back to Link. "The Master Sword is ten times as strong, now..." He took it and saw that she was right. Even by just holding it, he could feel the power it contained and knew he couldn't imagine the damage and destruction it could be capable of... and didn't want to. "Thank you, Impa." Link said. "You're welcome. Go defeat Ganon, and save Princess Zelda. With the sword powered up, you should have the upper hand... but be warned. Because I was storing this energy alone, it isn't permanent, it should last long enough for you to find your way through his castle and to the top tower, where he's waiting with the princess. You must destroy him before the power fades away." she warned. "Don't worry your silly little weasel butt, Impa... my fiancé, Link, won't have any problems finding and beating up Ganon!" Ruto said, draping her arms around Link's shoulders. Marissa gave the Zora a dirty look. "Uh... look, Princess Ruto... I never... um... well, we can't be engaged, because you're a sage." He blurted out. "Linkie, what in the world are you talking about?! No one ever said anything about sages not being able to get married..." "Oh. Well, Ruto, if we did get married, we'd rarely be able to see each other. That's what I mean." "We can always... uh... hmm... you may have a point there... oh, I got it! Now listen, Link. When you go back to Hyrule, get some paper and make signs that say, 'Help wanted - Sage of the Water Medallion' and put them all over the place, okay? Then someone else can take my place as a sage!" "Uh, sure thing, Ruto." Link nodded. "Ruto, like anyone can quit being a sage to begin with... you're so childish." Nabooru told her. "Oh, shut it, Nabooru! You're just jealous that you're not engaged to someone as hot and steamy and sexy as Link! Be nice, and maybe we'll invite you to the wedding." Ruto glared are her. "OKAY, I gotta go now!" Link shoved Ruto off him, and grabbed Marissa's arm and dashed out of the Chamber of Sages.
"Holy crap... now I know why you don't like Ruto... she's obsessive." Marissa commented. "And crazy!!" Link added. They both laughed. "So we're going to Ganon's castle now, right?" she asked. "Yup. C'mon." Link started walking. "Now, since this is Ganon's castle, stay close to me because it's most likely pretty dangerous inside. Dangerous as in traps everywhere. Dangerous as in life threatening. We don't really want to get killed." He was saying. "Don't worry... I'm not gonna go running off. At least I don't plan to." "Well DON'T. Really. Please." Link begged. "Don't worry! I won't. Really." "Good." "Trust me." She added.
The group kept on walking. "These houses are so... bad looking... it looks like they've all been torched, or something..." Marissa noted. "Ahh haa haa!!! Do you see the FIRE?! DO YA SEE IT???!!!" Navi suddenly screamed. "Ahhh! Pyro!!" Marissa laughed. "I guess the Sacred Realm was a really beautiful city before Ganon got here... people must have lived here, then." Link said. "So did they just... disappear?" asked Marissa. "I don't know... hey, Navi. What do you think happened?" "I dunno. Maybe Ganon ate them." She answered, "Navi, since when is Ganon a cannibal?!" Link asked. "I dunno, maybe he didn't want to be a vegetarian." Marissa laughed. "I think I'm looking forward to seeing this crazy guy..."
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"All right, Zelda. Beat THAT." Zelda moved the rook to the edge of the board and captured the king. "Checkmate." "WHAT?! How did you... you must have cheated!!!" Ganon yelled, studying the chessboard. "You dirty little..." "Oh, calm down, Ganon. It's only a silly game." Zelda giggled, leaning back in her chair. He had allowed her to come out from her crystal to play a game of chess while they waited impatiently for Link to show up. "Hmp. I don't care what you say, I know you cheated!!" "Whatever," she shrugged. Ganon growled evilly, and shoved the board and all the pieces onto the floor. As Zelda bent down to pick them all up, she sighed and said, "Why must you be so violent?" "Because I can!" he snarled. "Don't question me!" "Well what do you wanna do next...?" Zelda hoped he wouldn't force her back into that stupid crystal. "Cribbage." He answered. "Oh boy! That's my favorite card game!" she stood up and sat back down in her chair. "I'm very good at it. And I'm going to win!!!" he laughed, ripping a deck of cards out of nowhere. He began shuffling them in all these fancy ways to show of his skills. "Super-shuffling-skills, Zelda. You like?" "Uh... it's okay, I guess... but can you stick seventeen green rupees up your nose?" "What?! Who's the freak of nature who can do that?!" "Link." "Oh. Well, go figure." He shrugged. He dealt the cards and they began to play.
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"I have such a bad feeling about this..." Marissa nervously said as they approached the front doors. "Link, I'm scared!!" Navi blurted out. "Me too, Link." Marissa readily agreed. "I guess we all are then... but neither of you have to fight that monster..." he sighed. "I know... but you're the one with all the cool items, remember? Plus... you're the *Hero of Time*!" she laughed. "I'm just the Chosen One!" "Yeah, but I'm still nervous. I mean, Ganon is like, ten times stronger this time around." "That's why Impa made your sword ten times stronger." she joked. "Yeah... well, we've gotta protect the Triforce... and Hyrule." Link reached out to the door's handle, and slowly closed his gloved hand over it. Cautiously, he began to pull the heavy door open, revealing the room beyond.