Hello everybody! Turns out I could write another chapter while I am on vacation! We are at a stop right now, taking a rest on the road for a second with my dad. Say hi dad! Hey everybody, just chillin on the road, hope you like my son's story! Thanks dad. Either way, today we shall get back on that cliffhanger that I devilishly left behind on the previous chapter. *grins devilishly* I love their reactions. Now, let's get to the story!

Chapter 5; The ally

Aden's POV

Ruin, ruin as far as I could see. The realm I had traveled to was dim, but light enough so I could see. There was a giant palace in front of me, or more accurately, what was left of the palace. There was giant chunks of the black(with some blue symbols) lying all over the place. There was also an eerie green fire enveloping some parts of the palace too. Far off to both my left and right, there were collapsed buildings, probably the homes of this realm's people, that also had some green flames with them.

The sight made me extremely shocked, for I did not expect all of this coming to here. The worst part, was that there were bodies. Bodies of some strange gray and black creatures lying on the ground, with it looking like their neck was squeezed, and the people have all been choked. There was no blood, but I knew that it was too late for everybody. I covered my eyes, I did not want to see this, this was just too much for me to handle at once. I almost felt like throwing up as well.

*cough cough*

I uncovered my eyes and looked to my left. There was a creature with an armor on him, and it looked like he was strangled as well. I quickly ran over too it, thinking that he was alright. If he wasn't, I would hope he was okay. "Sir? SIR? Are you okay?!" I tried to yell to the creature, hoping that he could speak English like the Great Fairy. The creature opened his eyes (which were a creepy shade of red on the inside) and looked over to me.

"A-a light dweller?" he said, then let out a big wheeze. "what-how did you get here?" His voice was really light, like he was trying to conserve the last of his breath.

"Sir, please, just stay down, you need to rest." I said, trying to nudge him back down. He obeyed, mostly because he didn't have that much strength left.

"A-are you here to help us?" the creature asks. I nodded in response. "P-please, you-" He let out another loud wheeze as he sat up a bit. "you must sa-ave Princess Midna!"

I didn't know who this "Princess Midna" was, but after seeing all of this terror, I knew I had to help as quickly as possible. "Where is she?" I asked with a serious tone. He then pointed to the top of the palace. "T-the throne room, they haven't gotten to her yet. Quickly!"

"Okay, I'll be back." I stood up and started to run off. But the creature cut me off with a "WAIT"! I skidded to a stop and turned back to the creature. "There are monsters, they will kill y-you the fi-irst chance they get. Be careful, you-" Once last loud wheeze. "Are her only hope." He then laid back down, out of breath from talking. I then looked back forward, and towards the palace entrance.

I sprinted up the palace pathway, up to the door/wall. There was also a small chasm around the middle, but I just jumped right over it. Once I got to the door/wall, I thought I just had to do it the same as last time. But it just automatically opened by itself! I ran inside, the door closing behind me. Upon coming into the room, I was met with a wall.

It was just right in the middle of the room, weird. After skidding to a stop, I looked around. There was a little pathway to my left, and nothing else to my right. I started to feel a little uneasy, so I started to sneak around. I began to hear a loud breathing, and became really worried. I got to the corner of the wall, and peeked over to the side.

There was a giant black monster, looking away from me. It was so big, it could look over the wall just by standing up straight! It was gray, with some black (and occasionally red) symbols on its body, and then there was its face. It was wearing a giant stone mask, which made me wonder how it could see. It also had large strands of hair coming out from the top and bottom of its face. I let out a gasp as all of the color drained from my face.

It straightened up a bit after I gasped, and turned around. I quickly ducked behind the wall, shacking where I stood. I could hear the sounds of footsteps, it was coming this way! After quivering in fear a bit more, I knew what I had to do. I raised my finger across my chest, storing up all the energy I could into it. I backed up to the wall behind me, so I would have enough time to store enough energy.

The beast reached the corner and looked over to me. As soon as it saw me, it began running on all fours with a hunch. I swiped through the air, and let out my shockwave. It hurt the beast so much, that it let out a scary screech. It stood up on its legs, its hands raised in the air. After about a second, it collapsed onto the ground and exploded.

No, literally, it exploded into strange little black squares. They then shot up, and went through the ceiling. I sat back on the wall, I needed to catch my breath. I used up way too much energy for that attack! From now on, I needed to take it slow. I stood back up, still a little shaky, and began to walk once again.

It turns out that the wall was actually stairs that were (weirdly) right in the middle of the room. After looking around a little to make sure there weren't any other hideous monsters around. Reassuring myself, I walked up the steps to a black orb. I didn't know what it was, so like any other person would do, I touched it. The orb turned white, and the floor around me turned a light blue.

Then, the floor rose up into the air. Today was just not my day in terms of fears! I collapsed onto the floating platform, closing my eyes to avoid looking at the sheer height. I felt it floating for a couple more seconds, then I felt it stop. I opened my eyes, I was back on the ground again. Sighing, I stood back up, I saw some more orbs, and I knew what I had to do.

'this is going to take longer than I thought.'

Midna's POV

This was impossible, how could he be alive after all of these years?! I still remember two years ago, how I finished him right in this very room with Link. Yet there he stood, staring right at me. That creepy helmet, the robe with glowing blue lines on them. And his scimitars in his robe. It seemed impossible, but there he was.

Zant, alive and ready for revenge.

He had already taken out the troops that were sent to protect me, they had collapsed and fallen asleep from his magic spell he placed on the room. I had managed to resist it somehow, maybe just by sheer luck. Zant must have done that on purpose.

"Midna, midna, midna. How long has it been?" He asked. His voice confirmed it, he was the same Zant. I couldn't reply, I was too shocked at what had happened. He then answered his own question. "Two years perhaps? That is a long time to be away from MY throne."

"This throne does not belong to you ZANT!" I yelled at him. He forcefully taken the throne from me two years ago and turned me into that freakish imp all those years ago. Although, that was also how I met Link , one of my best friends all those years ago. He helped me defeat Zant and reclaim my throne from his anarchy.

Zant sighed. "Foolish girl, the throne is mine and mine to keep. But this will not be the same as last time." He began to slowly walk up the steps, and I had my back to the throne. I could do nothing, I didn't know any defensive magic to help myself. I was trapped here, and I knew that I was going to die.

"No, not at all. I made the mistake of leaving you alive last time. I let you live, and let you kill me. An extremely foolish mistake on my part. So this time, I shall rob you of not only my throne, but your life as well!" He said. That confirmed it, he was going to kill me!

He was halfway up the steps now. I decided to speak up for myself. "Zant, after all of these years, how are you alive?!" I said. He started to shake his head. "My previous god was unreliable. I have now been revived by my new god! He promised me power, and I accepted. We shall both get what we want, and what I want, is to TAKE YOUR LIFE!" He then sent out a magic spell, that froze me in place. I could only breathe, but I could only do that.

He was only a couple steps away from me now, and he took off his helmet. Everything was different from before, except this time, his eyes were a shade of gray instead of his bright orange shade. This didn't really startle me, but it certainly threw me off. He took one of his scimitars and placed it close to my neck, I could feel the sweat on my head coming down.

"Ah, it will be perfect to have the throne again. There might not be that many people to rule, but we all must take sacrifices. Now, how should I take your life?" he asked, turning around. Tapping his scimitars together, he was obviously deep in thought. Then just when I thought I was safe for a bit…

He quickly turned around and swung his scimitar about an inch away from my face. I flinched, closing my eyes and trying to move my head. Zant started to cackle his maniacal laughter. He was hunched over, hands to his chest, almost out of breath.

During his laughter however, I saw the door open over his shoulder. He didn't see this however, and I saw a man in a cloak. I couldn't see his face, but he seemed familiar. He stayed hidden, to make sure he was safe. I thought, no, I hoped that he was here to help me. I looked back at Zant, who was recovering from his laughing fit.

"Now, I think I finally know what to do now. It will be quick, and not at all painless!" He let out another maniacal laugh. He then put his helmet back on and started to rise into the air. A green sphere started to form above his raised hands, and it grew at a rapid pace. The man behind him finally decided to take action. I didn't see any weapon with him though.

He had his arm crossed against his chest, his finger pointed out. It was probably a trick of the light, but I thought that his hand was glowing. Then after a couple seconds, he swiped his hand through the air. A white glowing shockwave appeared from his hand and hit Zant's back. The giant glowing orb disappeared when the shockwave hit his back. He then fell to the ground on his hands and knees.

He looked behind himself and saw the cloaked man, his hand raised once again. "I don't know who you are, or what you are, but get away from her. Now." The voiced sounded extremely familiar. Like… 'no. That would be impossible, he disappeared seventeen years ago!'

"Hah! You dare defy me? This realm's true leader?!" He threw another shockwave, and Zant flew back a couple feet. The hooded man said, "You are not this realm's leader, and certainly not mine. You killed all of these innocent people, just to get control! And you tried to kill this woman too!"

"I am this realm's ruler! I rule YOU! ME! NOT HER, ME!" This time, the hooded man used both of his hands and created an intertwined shockwave. When it hit Zant, he flew back and hit the wall to my left. I could not see him though, because the freezing spell was still on me. The hooded man walked up the steps and stopped a couple feet from me and from Zant.

"Now for the last time. Leave now, and if you don't , I'll do the same thing you tried to do to her!" the hooded man yelled. I could hear Zant stand up.

"You are lucky right now, for I have yet to unlock my new god's full power. Next time we meet, you and that brat of a princess both will get a taste of my full potential. Farewell." I heard him teleport away, and I could suddenly move again. I collapsed to the ground, still shocked at what had just happened. I saw the hooded man walk over to me.

"You are princess Midna, right?" The hooded man said. I stood up, and faced the hooded man. He looked so much like, 'Stop, I couldn't be him! That bright light took him away!' I thought. "Yes, I am. Thank you so much from saving me from that madman!" I said to the hooded man, with much compassion in my voice.

The hooded man smiled and said, "Not a problem, now, I must introduce myself." He took off his hood, and I saw…

'oh my gods!' the pointed ears, the brown and yellow eyes, the friendly smile on his face! After all of these years, I thought I could never see him again after that day! But here he is, back standing in front of me. I thought I was in a dream, but I knew this had to be real. "My name is-!"

I didn't let him finish his sentence, I already knew who he was. I embraced him in a hug, one that I thought I could never feel again. Tears began to fill up my eyes. I thought he disappeared all those years ago, but now he was here, my best friend from childhood.

"Oh my gods," I chocked through my sob, "Aden!"
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