"Wake up, my dear Requiem." Zelda heard a voice that she had longed to hear for years now call her the name she treasured most. Her eyes opened and she found herself in an almost alien setting. She was in what had been her chambers in the tallest tower of Hyrule Castle.

"I'm dreaming…" She realized. If that was the case, then… "Demi…"

"I'm here. You are indeed dreaming Zelda." Dimitri's powerful, muscular arms wound over her shoulders to embrace her. It felt so good to be in his arms again, even if it was just a dream. She remembered every detail and exactly how it felt. "I've come to warn you."

"Of what, my love?" Zelda leaned back against his chest, for she did not have the wings of the Great Fairy. She wanted to take full advantage of her surreality.

"Of what has happened to me. What has become of the man you have loved ever since you were the princess of this kingdom." He whispered in her ear. His arms around her remained in a tight embrace. "I have become the demon that generation upon generation has feared. I was able to seal myself into my mind, away from the demon, but even that was unsuccessful… I have been consumed by the demon, and all that remains of my former self is locked within the subconscious of you, Ashei, and the former Great Fairy."

"You mean that you will not come back to us?" Zelda felt heavy sadness welling up within her.

"I'm afraid not. I am dead, beloved. All that remains of me is the images of me from the time when we shared our lives. As is the case with Ashei and the Great Fairy." Dimitri explained. "They will only see me as the person I was when I was with them."

"Please Demi… You can't be dead." Zelda turned around in his arms and looked up at him. His face was just as it was years ago, kind with an underlying demeanor of discipline and strength. He was just as tall and his hair was the same length of when he was her knight. "You have to come back. For Ashei… and for me…"

"And I wish that I could. But it is finally my time. All this time, I have been chasing death, and now it has chased and caught me." Dimitri leaned down to her. She could feel his breath against her skin. "The time has come for me to leave this world permanently. You, Ashei, the one time Great Fairy, Midna, and Ganon must kill what I have become."

"I couldn't bring myself to do anything when I faced you last time, Demi." Zelda peered into his large, emerald eyes. She remembered when she had first met him; she had been mesmerized by these same eyes. "I just can't do it."

"Please Requiem." He commanded her attention when he used that name.

"I remember when you first called me that." She closed her eyes and reminisced of her fondest memories. "It was after you had made love to me the first time. It had been my first time and you had been gentle as I wished you to. You called me your little Requiem, your escape from the harsh reality in which we lived."

"I remember." Dimitri smiled peacefully. His smile faded slightly. "Please be my escape… Rid this world of the demon masquerading as me. Kill me Zelda. Please…"

"You're telling me to kill you, the only man I've truly unconditionally loved? The one who saved my life countless times? The one who taught me everything I know and the one who taught me what love was, who loved me for the person that I was, not just the princess of an eternal kingdom?" Zelda couldn't believe what he was asking her to do. "I can't Demi. I can't kill you."

"The Dimitri you love is dead." He pulled her chin up to where her eyes met his again. "Release me from the existence that fate has chosen for me. You are the only ones that can do it."

"Don't put that responsibility on me Dimitri." Zelda used his full name with a strong tone to her voice. He hesitated for a second before he said anything.

"Zelda… Please." He pulled her closer. She rested her head against his broad chest and he put his chin on the crown of her head. "The realms will be joined soon. I'm afraid that the only one with the power to prevent this from happening is Ashei."

"I kind of figured that." Zelda felt his warmth. He wore no shirt, just his cloak that left his back covered but chest bare. "Even though Link gave his life and the triforce for me, it was wasted."

"That's not true." Dimitri stroked the back of her neck. "Link would have died either way…"

"What do you mean?" Zelda lifted her head from his chest.

"The demon would have killed him first…" Dimitri showed emotional duress on his face. "I'm afraid that the demon will hunt down it's biggest threats first. Ralis is already dead, and Link would have been next."

"What of Ganon and Creina?" Zelda asked.

"They are irrelevant now. Their powers as guardians of their respective realms have passed on, as have Ralis'." Dimitri explained.

"To who?" She was beginning to wonder when this dream would end, hoping that it would not be for a long time.

"Ganon's power has transferred to Midna. That's why she wields his sword so easily. Ralis' has gone to Ashei, as you've noticed that as strong as she was before, she's more so by at least ten times." Dimitri let go of her and moved to the window. The sun was bright and the plains in the distance were fully lit.

"And Creina's?" Zelda followed him and stood beside him in front of the window.

"They've passed on to you, Requiem." Dimitri did not take his eyes from the horizon. "You may not have to the power to stop the joining of the realms, but you do have what is needed to combat the demon as long as you are united with Ashei and Midna."

"I told you Demi—!" She tried to protest, but Dimitri grabbed her and kissed her. She forgot about what she was going to say and wrapped her arms around him. The way he tasted was the same, the same taste she remembered from when they had shared their first kiss in a corridor in the palace, away from prying eyes.

Their intensely passionate kiss left her stunned when it was over. She had longed for it so long. She longed for him.

"I'm sorry Requiem, but your dreams are the only place that I will be for you. You must complete the task set out for you. Take the reins of destiny and steer Hyrule back to the path of peace." Dimitri let go of her and the room seemed to fade away, leaving just the two of them. He made no footsteps, but he started to drift away from her. "Do it Zelda! Kill the demon that plagues this land! Free me from this hell!!

"Demi…" Zelda's voice was caught in her throat, preventing her from screaming for him to come back. He drifted into the darkness and couldn't be seen or heard. "No…"

The darkness blacked out her vision and she knew that her dreaming was over.