The Final Battle
Chapter 34: A Hero's Lament
The Hero of Winds stood in front of all who lived. Joel stood by Orca, tear-soaked. Komali, for once, kept his feet on the ground. All the Kokiri appeared to watch. The lament was made in the area of the Great Deku Tree. The Hero of Time stood beside the Hero of Winds, waiting.
The Hero of Winds looked around at everyone. Zill was his friend, and last to speak after the Deku Tree and Joel. "Good evening Hylians, Kokiri, Gorons, Farayans. Two days ago, we witnessed the death of someone very young and close to me. Zill was only ten years old, and never deserved what was in store for him. Yet, such is the way of life, the good always die young. It's always evil who prevails throughout battle, and finally falls after much toil, hardship, and death. We can be happy for Zill knowing he is with his parents again, who died in a blast on Outset, when it was destroyed by the same force that killed him."
The Hero of Time stepped forward, "I didn't know Zill as well as my friend here, but I can say one thing… he was great. He was very ambitious and very energetic. He was the type I liked as my friend. I was proud to know even that my best friend was friends with him." He looked at the Hero of Winds as he said this.
The Hero of Winds eyed everyone carefully. "We lost Hyrule. We'll never get anywhere anymore. Losing Hyrule means losing Windfall! We lost everything to Ganondorf. One thing good, Aghanhim and Twinrova were killed in the past months. We only have Ganondorf left. This time, we kill him for good. We give him what he gave Zill. No longer banishing him. We destroy him!"
People nodded. Quiet filled. Zill's body was laying in front of the heroes. Everyone had their eyes on him. The Deku Tree moved its trunk and leaves up. "The proper burial for a Kokiri," he growled. The forest floor around Zill rose up. Slowly, grass and leaves began to grow over him. Soon, there was a lump where his body was, and soon it sunk in and made the grasses around it level.
That was it. He was gone. The Hero of Time kept his eyes where Zill was. "It's said those who are buried here are blessed by the gods and the tree. Zill died in here, so…"
A/N: In reply to a review. It said that Link is a silent protagonist. I would like to make a point. Link is silent for one very special reason. There is no one to talk to. Notice when he gets information from someone, I am pretty sure he does not use sign language. You just don't hear or see the words he speaks. There are plenty of games like that. Eg. Pokemon Version, Zelda, Super Mario 64, (Mamamiyeh doesn't count), Jak and Daxter I. Whether or not you count the latter, I rest my case.