Legend of Zelda: Heroes Return
Chapter 11: The Wind Mage Strikes!
The sun had nearly risen up into the sky.
The Wind was howling.
Many terrifying creatures all stood outside with their leader clad in purple.
Inside the castle, Link, Malon, and Zelda stood in front of their allies, and all of the knights behind them.
Skull and Aryll had hidden himself among the rafters, with their bow and arrows at the ready.
Shin, Chuko and Jo-Ann were huddled together with their weapons ready.
Chukos sledgehammer held tightly in front of him.
Jo-Ann's Scimitar gripped with one hand, as her other held her shield.
Shin was in a position like Chukos, but only had one hand on the spear.
All were anticipating the attack from Vaati.
They knew that at that very moment, Lyn, Mel and Scott would be leading their group to face off with Zant as they battled against Vaati and all of the remaining Twilight Beasts.
This would be one Hell of a battle.
And then….
Bang!
Large fists had struck the doors leading into the room.
Zelda instructed her troops, "everyone get ready!"
Everyone grew tense as they feared the inevitable.
Bang!
Link and Malon glanced at each other as they awaited the doors opening.
Chuko and Jo-Ann held each other's hands as they brandished their weapons.
Skull and Aryll had their weapons pulled back tightly.
Shin had his spear pointed at the ready.
Even Malon and Links fathers were standing with the knights, ready to fight.
Bang!
Zelda, "steady!"
You could hear a pin drop, as silence fell among everyone. The last knock was anticipated.
Crash!
The battle began!
The Beasts all charged in, with Vaati near the back as the feral creatures stormed the place.
As Vaati rose high into the air, his hand outstretched, his creatures began dueling with the knights and heroes!
Vaati, "bring me the heroes' heads on pikes!"
Zelda, Link and Malon were leading the charge as they used their blades to slice the neck of every creature within range. Link's Master Sword burned at the touch for any of these beasts. Malon's daggers never missed their marks as she stood behind her husband, back to back. Zelda herself showed great skill with a blade, despite the title of Queen suggesting she might not have trained with one. Not a single creature escaped her alive, as she showed great skill and elegance.
Any creature that dare to fly to high ended up with an arrow through their eyes, courtesy of Skull and Aryll. Their arrows flew through the air like death, raining upon the beasts.
Jo-Ann was leading a small group of knights backwards up the stairs, keeping distance between the monsters as Chuko jumped from above, crushing any creature unfortunate enough to run at him! His fists and sledgehammer already stained with blood and bits of flesh from the battle.
A Lynel had just charged at Chuko, when Shin jumped into the air, stabbing his spear into the beasts head. He rode on the creature as it fell, falling atop two Moblins. He jumped right off of the corpse, and began slashing at any creature that dared to come near.
We go back to Zelda, as she, Link and Malon had made it through many a beast, and now stood before the Wind Mage himself once again.
Vaati, "well, well, well. If it isn't the bitch and her two favorite pets."
Link, "oh look, it's the overgrown Minish with one eye."
Vaati, "is it just me, or did the women here get larger?"
Malon, "no, I believe you just got dumber after so long."
Vaati, "says the woman married to the green farm boy!"
Zelda, "says the all-powerful wind mage that got his ass kicked by said farm boy and his wolf."
Silence fell as the four of them glared at each other.
As the battle raged around them, Zelda, Link and Malon all simultaneously gripped their weapons tightly as Vaati started to snicker.
Vaati, "so here we stand once again. The Hero, his love, against the Wind Mage. Only this time, we now have the Queen here to grace our presence…. Shall we begin?"
Zelda, Link and Malon all sprang forward, swords sprung back ready to strike as Vaati sent a burst of his energy out, sending the three sword weilders back. Link and Malon were the first to jump back at Vaati, nearly taking his head off if it weren't for his metal covered wrists springing up and stopping the blades. Zelda ran forward and slid on her knees swinging her sword in an arc that nearly sliced his legs off if not for a timed jump.
As this battle raged on, another battle was just as heated.
Chuko and Jo-Ann were back to back, using their weapons to smash or slice anything that got to close. Shin had joined them with Talon and Flint aiding him in fighting against the monsters that dare draw near. Shin was already covered in blood as he continued slicing at any Bokoblin that crossed his path, the red standing out against his blue skin. Aryll and Skull were still climbing through the rafters, continuing to fire at the airborne Twilight creatures.
As they continued fighting, Jo-Ann began yelling.
Jo-Ann, "we could really use some help here!"
Chuko, "you're right babe. I don't know how much longer we can deal with these guys as we fight!"
And then, as if a prayer was answered, a burst of magic flew into a group of Moblins that were running at the heroes.
They all turned to see a certain witch and head of the royal guard standing there, weapons drawn.
Impa, "somebody call for help?"
Shin,"di' we evah!"
Erma flew up to Skull and Aryll.
Erma, "Skull, ya may wanna go help yer girl."
Skull, "but-"
Erma, "I'll help the pregnant archer. Your girl needs ya!"
Skull gave a firm nod as he jumped down from the rafters, speeding towards the Queen, Link and Malon.
Speaking of which….
Vaati had conjured his own blade, and was currently in a lock of blades with Zelda. Link and Malon were on the sides, ready to jump in at any moment to fight back.
Zelda and Vaati both pulled back and came at each other once more with their weapons. Each time, their blades met, sparks flying as the battle raged on.
But it was one feign from Vaati that allowed him to knock Zelda's blade out of her hand.
Link and Malon tried to move forward, but stopped as Vaati pointed the blade to Zelda's neck.
Vaati, "a pity really. You could've been my personal concubine."
He turned to Link and Malon, "lower your weapons, or I spill her blood across the room!"
Link and Malon had no choice. So, they lowered their weapons to the ground, hoping this would spare the life of their Queen and friend.
Vaati, "a sad truth. You could've beaten me, just with the loss of one. You might've seen victory with the Prince taking his mother's place. But now, your fates…. Will be hers!"
Link and Malon, "NOOOO!"
Vaati swung down, about to lop off Zelda's head!
The queen braced herself for death.
But, it never came.
Zelda slowly opened her eyes, and saw Skull there, his blade in a lock with Vaatis.
Vaati, "w-what?"
Zelda, "Skull?"
Skull, "no-one touches my queen, you bitch!"
Skull suddenly pushed Vaati back, and began a furious string of attacks! Malon ran forward with her blades, as the fight resembled a dance of three!
The other Heroes were running towards their queen and friends as they fought. Talon and Flint stayed behind to help the knights take on the last of the beasts. Shin was carrying Aryll as he ran right beside Impa. Jo-Ann and Chuko were in the lead, with Erma bringing up the rear.
Chuko, "I hope they're doing alright!"
Jo-Ann, "if we know Skull at all, he's already helped turn the tide."
Shin, "les' jus' 'urry!"
Aryll, "I agree. So much crazy shit is going on, I'm surprised I haven't given birth during this whole thing!"
Shin, "I'll pas' out if ya do."
And so they ran, drawing closer to their allies.
Meanwhile, Link ran over to help Zelda up. As they rose, they could see Vaati on the ropes. Skull and Malon both had their blades pushing Vaati's own towards himself.
Skull, "this is your end wind mage!
Malon, "you can't save yourself this time!"
Vaati, "enough!"
Vaati's arms started to bulk up and push both warriors back.
As they backed away to join with Link and Zelda, they realized what was happening!
Link, "he's transforming!"
Malon, "just like freaking last time!"
Zelda, "well, how'd you defeat him last time?"
Skull, "me and Flynn jumped the limey freak, and we got a stab in!"
Malon, "well who's gonna throw ya?!"
As if a prayer were answered, a huge fist grabbed Skull and lifted him up.
Everyone turned to see Chuko, holding Skull, with Jo-Ann, Impa and Shin had arrived, covered in blood.
Chuko, "allow me!"
Chuko pulled his arm back, as Skull pulled a face that said, "mother…."
Chuko, "just say the word, and I'll throw ya!"
Vaati had finished their transformation, now being the spitting image of that form he held many years ago. Link and Malon ran forward together, swinging their weapons down, entering a staggering deadlock with the Wind Mage.
Skull, "now!"
Chuko threw Skull forward with all of his strength, just as Vaati's flung Link and Malon backwards on their feet, Link bounced right back up and ran forward with the Master Sword, with his friends running behind him! Skull grabbed his own blade and held it tightly as he pointed it at Vaati. The Wind Mage brought his much larger blade up as he was once again in that form from years ago.
But before anyone could blink, Erma fired a burst of energy into the Windamages eye, distracting him long enough for Skull to pierce through his head via the eye, Link had sliced his arm off, Malon had thrown her daggers into his knees, Zelda had sliced his neck, Chukos sledgehammer belted him in the stomach with Shin and Jo-Ann's weapons, Impa had gone for the other arm, and Aryll had shot an arrow in his hand for good measure.
The wild wind mage was covered in blood, soaking into his clothes as he fell back, screaming in agony from the assault given by every hero there.
The Heroes all stood triumphant, as the Wind Mage slowly died. This time, for good.
Throughout the castle, the knights witnessed the Twilight creatures all cowering in fear at their leader's death, all snarling and whining as the knights cornered them and dealt with them.
Link, "we, we did it!"
Malon, "all of us!"
Zelda, "together!"
Chuko placed his fist in the middle, "Hyrule Heroes?"
One by one, each member of the group stuck their hand in.
"To the Hyrule Heroes!"
The Heroes all rose their fists in the air in triumph. They had won the fight, and slain the Wind Mage, once and for all.
The Wind Mage was dead and gone.
And at that very moment, the other threat, the mighty Zant, was being dealt with.
By the Twilight Heroes….
And there it is. The final battle with Vaati. Sorry if it seemed a little short. I tried to make this as action packed as I could, but I'm not exactly the best with writing action scenes at times. So I'll try to make the next one as kick ass as possible, and I'll try to make it a longer chapter. Once the next one is done, the last chapter should be an epilogue after the fight, tying up the loose ends, etc. So, with that said, I'll try to get the final chapters out as soon as possible. All of you have a good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night!
