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Impa ran through the halls of the castle. With each step came the sound of a thunderclap outside. The clouds were moving in quickly. That meant Ganondorf was attacking. She burst into Princess Zelda's room first and woke the young woman from her sleep. Zelda leapt up instantly and grabbed for a knife on her bed table. "Princess, you must stay here! His army is attacking! Keep your windows and doors locked until it's over! Link and I must go fight!" Zelda nodded tiredly and set the dagger down. Impa ran out of the room after locking everything and ran to Link's sleeping quarters. She burst and was met by the blade of the Master Sword. The blade pressed against her throat by a strong arm. "Link! What the Hell are you doing?" "Sorry Impa, I was just being stealthy in case an enemy burst in here all of a sudden." Link sheathed the blade and looked into the twenty eight year old guardian's eyes. He blushed slightly at the fact that she had burst in when he was getting dressed. He finished putting the black underclothes, which fit perfectly to his frame, on and pulled the white tunic over his head. Next he tightened the Golden Gauntlets to his hands. The golden plates shimmered and the red ruby that was placed on the back of the hand glowed ominously. It felt much different wearing actual armor as the young man fastened the Crescent Armor vest to his chest, back and stomach. It was surprisingly lightweight for such strong armor. He fastened his golden sheath to his back and tied his small, silver crossbow to his belt. He did the same with his Longshot then fastened his red Mirror Shield to his back, overtop of the shiny golden sheath. Before he dashed out of the doorway with Impa, who was watching intently with a mischievous smirk on her face, the Hero of Time pulled the black, metal-plated boots onto his feet. They came up to his mid shin, and were surprisingly lighter than his Kokiric Boots. Shiekah equipment truly was the best. "The enemy is closing in right now, we have to hurry. Come one!" Impa and Link dashed out of the doorway with weapons ready. Impa's long dagger looked very uninviting and Link's Master Sword seemed to have it's own bloodlust as they sprinted down the halls and out of the huge castle. The battle had already begun as the duo could hear in the distance. Screams of the undead echoed through the Hyrule Market. Clashing of swords and flesh seemed to drown out any sign of who had the upper hand. "How many are attacking," Link asked with a turn of his head. Impa looked over gravely. "Around nine hundred. There are only five hundred of us on duty today." Impa and Link burst through the drawbridge gateway with eyes darting as the words escaped her parted, pink lips. Impa sprinted forward to the nearest enemy and began slashing it to pieces with her dagger. She fought amazingly better than any of the knights that were being defeated. Link ripped forward with his beautiful Master Sword whistling through the air. His Golden Gauntlets multiplied his natural strength by hundreds, causing the blade to slice cleanly through the armor scales of Lizalfos and the hard bones of Stalfos. The blindingly shiny blade shattered the bones of the skeletons as he ravaged through them violently on his onslaught of holy terror. "Stupid demons!" While the rest of the battle raged on, Link made mincemeat out of a horde of Lizalfos. They screamed they're reptilian death cries as he ripped they're chest cavities open. They're organs and blood sprayed all over the place like a shower as he quickly turned to meet swords with a set of Stalfos. They're twisted red swords clashed with his own in an array of blue sparks. One of the skeleton men punched Link in the chest with his strong, yet bony arm and sent the smaller young man flying backwards into another one. Just before his back met Link turned his blade around and stabbed the demon in the spine. It fell instantly with no back support as Link gave and evil glare at the one that had pushed him. The skeletons gave a worried look and began to back away as Link rushed for them with his blade poised to destroy. They're bones shattered to dust under the fierce array of slices that the blonde haired man violated them with. He was quickly rushed by several other enemies after the fall of the two skeletons. Impa was doing just as well as Link was with her dagger. She stabbed, sliced and even kicked and punched her way through the line of evil warriors. Several Wolfos attacked her from the side while she was ripping Stalfos to pieces. The huge wolf-like creatures instantly began to bite her and rip her with they're claws. One pounced on her and knocked her to the ground. She stabbed with her dagger, inflicting minimal damage to the furry creatures. She yelped in shock as a strong hand reached down and grabbed her by the arm. It pulled her up with a jerk and brought her to her feet. She instantly ripped into the Wolfos with her dagger until they were whining in death. "Be careful," came the strong masculine voice of General Rile as she turned swiftly to see who had helped her. She gave a quick smile and did several back-flips to her next target. She kicked two chattering skulls off of they're necks and slashed they're legs off violently. Before anything else could attack her, the Shiekah woman summoned Din's Fire from a small crystal and leveled the surrounding area of about forty enemies. Many cheers came from the knights as they saw the circle of death around her. General Rile was doing just fine with his massive broadsword. He darted about, smashing enemies with the razor edged blade. He had killed at least two hundred of the enemy forces within the fifteen minutes he had been fighting. After striking down three Wolfos with his awesome blade, General Rile met swords with an enemy he had hoped he wouldn't have to fight. The black dressed young man's white eyes glowed ominously as he sliced rapidly with his black Master Sword. His black hair drifted from his face in the breeze as Rile attempted to slice him down. "Who are you?" "Link's dark side.Shadow Link." The gravely voice erupted from the young man like a ferocious snarl. He ripped forward violently with perfect accuracy and landed a sharp hit to the powerful General's shoulder. The General cried out in pain as the blade met in the paper-thin gap in his armor and shoulder plate. The perfection at which the evil man fought blew Rile's mind. Shadow Link attempted to slice the man's head off but met blades with the light version of the Master Sword. "What!" "I take it Ganondorf put you in charge of the military." Link parried the blade with his own and kicked Shadow Link in the stomach. The dark man fell back a couple of steps but came back strong with a stab at the blonde haired man's heart. The black Master Sword stopped abruptly and harmlessly on the breast plate that covered Link's entire midsection. The sleek armor repelled the razor sharp blade without taking even the slightest of damage. Link grinned. "Yeah fucker, I got some new equipment. You can't go wrong with Shiekah. You should try it!" Link lurched forward with amazing speed and ripped a gash across his shadow's chest. The white tunic whipped in the steadily increasing wind as he leapt backwards from the quick jab of the other's blade. He didn't even attempt to use his Mirror Shield, which was fastened securely to his back, as he thrashed swords with his nemesis at hand. Shadow Link was beginning to weaken from the loss of blood and backed off with a few flips. "We'll meet again Link, and you're blood will paint the grass of this field red." Shadow Link opened a purple portal behind himself and walked through it. The vortex disappeared with a flash of magical energy. Link shook his head in disgust and headed back to kill off the remaining enemies. "Idiot." The last of the enemies fell with a spear through its heart and the battle ended. The corpses of the defeated enemies suddenly turned to blue flame and disappeared into the ground. All of the remaining four hundred and eighty-five knights stood tall and proud as they composed themselves and headed back to the Hyrule Market. Several helped with the bodies of they're dead comrades. Link and Impa ran back to the castle after wiping they're blades clean of blood. The duo ran into the castle where Zelda was at and apparently had the same idea as they both reached for her doorknob. The two burst in and Zelda grabbed her dagger from the nightstand. The battle had lasted for over an hour and she had begun to worry. "Are you okay Princess? Did anyone.or thing bother you?" "I'm fine. How did the battle go? I take it we won," Zelda asked as she stood from her seat on the bed. She had put on her makeup and dressed in her long, pink dress. Link was utterly stricken by her beauty. She smiled at him. "That's good. Man, I almost got killed out there by a pack of Wolfos. General Rile saved me though. I need to go pay my respects. I'll leave you guys alone." Impa quickly found a way to escape the tension in the room and walked off with a smile in Link's direction. She winked at him and snickered as she left the room." "I hear that you have fought very well. Most of the people in the kingdom are giving they're respects to you, not General Rile." Zelda smiled and looked out the window, which had bright sunlight protruding from it. She looked towards the Hyrule Market and rested against the sill of the window. "They say you are the best fighter in the world. It is true. Only the best fighter in Hyrule can be chosen as a Hero of Time." "I don't know. I don't really care about that." Link walked up behind her and brushed her cheek with the back of his fingers. She pressed herself into him and began to sob to herself. Link hugged her gently and allowed her to let her emotions. "Promise me you won't ever get killed Link. You are.just don't get killed.I." Zelda wiped her eyes and Link looked into them. "Ganondorf could release Hell on me and I would make sure that I come back alive. Don't worry about me. I've been in worse situations before." Link brushed her hair out of her eyes, trying to define why she was so concerned about him. Why him? He didn't know and he didn't really care. He didn't think he was any better than anyone else. "I need to go prepare for the next battle that is sure to come. If you need me just have someone come and tell me." Zelda nodded and looked back out the window. The blonde haired young man walked out of the large bedroom and headed back to the castle. The presence of another person stopped his travel. He looked to his left to see Impa standing behind a tall blue pillar support. Link waited as she walked towards him slowly. She smiled and shook her head as she noticed his confusion. "Are you emotionally blind man? Can't you tell that that girl loves you more than anything? She would risk her life for you and you can't even tell. Heck, she has risked her life for you in the past." Impa walked with Link down the main corridor leading to the exit and spoke further. "Do you love her or not? Are you a little on the gay side or what?" "Fuck no! That's the sickest fucking thing I've ever heard of." Link snapped disgustedly at her and she laughed. "Of course I love her! Who couldn't? She's the only reason that I decided to kill Ganondorf. The first time it was because she wanted me to. This time I just want to keep her safe from him.what I failed at last time." "I figured. Why don't you just tell her? She has waited seven long years for the day she would get to see you. Just tell her you love her and give some feeling. She has waited all this time and saved herself for you." Impa smacked him in the back of the head with a sigh of frustration. Link shot a cold glare at the Sheika woman and situated his white hood on the back of his head. "It's not the time yet." Link kept on walking as Impa stamped a foot and followed.
Impa ran through the halls of the castle. With each step came the sound of a thunderclap outside. The clouds were moving in quickly. That meant Ganondorf was attacking. She burst into Princess Zelda's room first and woke the young woman from her sleep. Zelda leapt up instantly and grabbed for a knife on her bed table. "Princess, you must stay here! His army is attacking! Keep your windows and doors locked until it's over! Link and I must go fight!" Zelda nodded tiredly and set the dagger down. Impa ran out of the room after locking everything and ran to Link's sleeping quarters. She burst and was met by the blade of the Master Sword. The blade pressed against her throat by a strong arm. "Link! What the Hell are you doing?" "Sorry Impa, I was just being stealthy in case an enemy burst in here all of a sudden." Link sheathed the blade and looked into the twenty eight year old guardian's eyes. He blushed slightly at the fact that she had burst in when he was getting dressed. He finished putting the black underclothes, which fit perfectly to his frame, on and pulled the white tunic over his head. Next he tightened the Golden Gauntlets to his hands. The golden plates shimmered and the red ruby that was placed on the back of the hand glowed ominously. It felt much different wearing actual armor as the young man fastened the Crescent Armor vest to his chest, back and stomach. It was surprisingly lightweight for such strong armor. He fastened his golden sheath to his back and tied his small, silver crossbow to his belt. He did the same with his Longshot then fastened his red Mirror Shield to his back, overtop of the shiny golden sheath. Before he dashed out of the doorway with Impa, who was watching intently with a mischievous smirk on her face, the Hero of Time pulled the black, metal-plated boots onto his feet. They came up to his mid shin, and were surprisingly lighter than his Kokiric Boots. Shiekah equipment truly was the best. "The enemy is closing in right now, we have to hurry. Come one!" Impa and Link dashed out of the doorway with weapons ready. Impa's long dagger looked very uninviting and Link's Master Sword seemed to have it's own bloodlust as they sprinted down the halls and out of the huge castle. The battle had already begun as the duo could hear in the distance. Screams of the undead echoed through the Hyrule Market. Clashing of swords and flesh seemed to drown out any sign of who had the upper hand. "How many are attacking," Link asked with a turn of his head. Impa looked over gravely. "Around nine hundred. There are only five hundred of us on duty today." Impa and Link burst through the drawbridge gateway with eyes darting as the words escaped her parted, pink lips. Impa sprinted forward to the nearest enemy and began slashing it to pieces with her dagger. She fought amazingly better than any of the knights that were being defeated. Link ripped forward with his beautiful Master Sword whistling through the air. His Golden Gauntlets multiplied his natural strength by hundreds, causing the blade to slice cleanly through the armor scales of Lizalfos and the hard bones of Stalfos. The blindingly shiny blade shattered the bones of the skeletons as he ravaged through them violently on his onslaught of holy terror. "Stupid demons!" While the rest of the battle raged on, Link made mincemeat out of a horde of Lizalfos. They screamed they're reptilian death cries as he ripped they're chest cavities open. They're organs and blood sprayed all over the place like a shower as he quickly turned to meet swords with a set of Stalfos. They're twisted red swords clashed with his own in an array of blue sparks. One of the skeleton men punched Link in the chest with his strong, yet bony arm and sent the smaller young man flying backwards into another one. Just before his back met Link turned his blade around and stabbed the demon in the spine. It fell instantly with no back support as Link gave and evil glare at the one that had pushed him. The skeletons gave a worried look and began to back away as Link rushed for them with his blade poised to destroy. They're bones shattered to dust under the fierce array of slices that the blonde haired man violated them with. He was quickly rushed by several other enemies after the fall of the two skeletons. Impa was doing just as well as Link was with her dagger. She stabbed, sliced and even kicked and punched her way through the line of evil warriors. Several Wolfos attacked her from the side while she was ripping Stalfos to pieces. The huge wolf-like creatures instantly began to bite her and rip her with they're claws. One pounced on her and knocked her to the ground. She stabbed with her dagger, inflicting minimal damage to the furry creatures. She yelped in shock as a strong hand reached down and grabbed her by the arm. It pulled her up with a jerk and brought her to her feet. She instantly ripped into the Wolfos with her dagger until they were whining in death. "Be careful," came the strong masculine voice of General Rile as she turned swiftly to see who had helped her. She gave a quick smile and did several back-flips to her next target. She kicked two chattering skulls off of they're necks and slashed they're legs off violently. Before anything else could attack her, the Shiekah woman summoned Din's Fire from a small crystal and leveled the surrounding area of about forty enemies. Many cheers came from the knights as they saw the circle of death around her. General Rile was doing just fine with his massive broadsword. He darted about, smashing enemies with the razor edged blade. He had killed at least two hundred of the enemy forces within the fifteen minutes he had been fighting. After striking down three Wolfos with his awesome blade, General Rile met swords with an enemy he had hoped he wouldn't have to fight. The black dressed young man's white eyes glowed ominously as he sliced rapidly with his black Master Sword. His black hair drifted from his face in the breeze as Rile attempted to slice him down. "Who are you?" "Link's dark side.Shadow Link." The gravely voice erupted from the young man like a ferocious snarl. He ripped forward violently with perfect accuracy and landed a sharp hit to the powerful General's shoulder. The General cried out in pain as the blade met in the paper-thin gap in his armor and shoulder plate. The perfection at which the evil man fought blew Rile's mind. Shadow Link attempted to slice the man's head off but met blades with the light version of the Master Sword. "What!" "I take it Ganondorf put you in charge of the military." Link parried the blade with his own and kicked Shadow Link in the stomach. The dark man fell back a couple of steps but came back strong with a stab at the blonde haired man's heart. The black Master Sword stopped abruptly and harmlessly on the breast plate that covered Link's entire midsection. The sleek armor repelled the razor sharp blade without taking even the slightest of damage. Link grinned. "Yeah fucker, I got some new equipment. You can't go wrong with Shiekah. You should try it!" Link lurched forward with amazing speed and ripped a gash across his shadow's chest. The white tunic whipped in the steadily increasing wind as he leapt backwards from the quick jab of the other's blade. He didn't even attempt to use his Mirror Shield, which was fastened securely to his back, as he thrashed swords with his nemesis at hand. Shadow Link was beginning to weaken from the loss of blood and backed off with a few flips. "We'll meet again Link, and you're blood will paint the grass of this field red." Shadow Link opened a purple portal behind himself and walked through it. The vortex disappeared with a flash of magical energy. Link shook his head in disgust and headed back to kill off the remaining enemies. "Idiot." The last of the enemies fell with a spear through its heart and the battle ended. The corpses of the defeated enemies suddenly turned to blue flame and disappeared into the ground. All of the remaining four hundred and eighty-five knights stood tall and proud as they composed themselves and headed back to the Hyrule Market. Several helped with the bodies of they're dead comrades. Link and Impa ran back to the castle after wiping they're blades clean of blood. The duo ran into the castle where Zelda was at and apparently had the same idea as they both reached for her doorknob. The two burst in and Zelda grabbed her dagger from the nightstand. The battle had lasted for over an hour and she had begun to worry. "Are you okay Princess? Did anyone.or thing bother you?" "I'm fine. How did the battle go? I take it we won," Zelda asked as she stood from her seat on the bed. She had put on her makeup and dressed in her long, pink dress. Link was utterly stricken by her beauty. She smiled at him. "That's good. Man, I almost got killed out there by a pack of Wolfos. General Rile saved me though. I need to go pay my respects. I'll leave you guys alone." Impa quickly found a way to escape the tension in the room and walked off with a smile in Link's direction. She winked at him and snickered as she left the room." "I hear that you have fought very well. Most of the people in the kingdom are giving they're respects to you, not General Rile." Zelda smiled and looked out the window, which had bright sunlight protruding from it. She looked towards the Hyrule Market and rested against the sill of the window. "They say you are the best fighter in the world. It is true. Only the best fighter in Hyrule can be chosen as a Hero of Time." "I don't know. I don't really care about that." Link walked up behind her and brushed her cheek with the back of his fingers. She pressed herself into him and began to sob to herself. Link hugged her gently and allowed her to let her emotions. "Promise me you won't ever get killed Link. You are.just don't get killed.I." Zelda wiped her eyes and Link looked into them. "Ganondorf could release Hell on me and I would make sure that I come back alive. Don't worry about me. I've been in worse situations before." Link brushed her hair out of her eyes, trying to define why she was so concerned about him. Why him? He didn't know and he didn't really care. He didn't think he was any better than anyone else. "I need to go prepare for the next battle that is sure to come. If you need me just have someone come and tell me." Zelda nodded and looked back out the window. The blonde haired young man walked out of the large bedroom and headed back to the castle. The presence of another person stopped his travel. He looked to his left to see Impa standing behind a tall blue pillar support. Link waited as she walked towards him slowly. She smiled and shook her head as she noticed his confusion. "Are you emotionally blind man? Can't you tell that that girl loves you more than anything? She would risk her life for you and you can't even tell. Heck, she has risked her life for you in the past." Impa walked with Link down the main corridor leading to the exit and spoke further. "Do you love her or not? Are you a little on the gay side or what?" "Fuck no! That's the sickest fucking thing I've ever heard of." Link snapped disgustedly at her and she laughed. "Of course I love her! Who couldn't? She's the only reason that I decided to kill Ganondorf. The first time it was because she wanted me to. This time I just want to keep her safe from him.what I failed at last time." "I figured. Why don't you just tell her? She has waited seven long years for the day she would get to see you. Just tell her you love her and give some feeling. She has waited all this time and saved herself for you." Impa smacked him in the back of the head with a sigh of frustration. Link shot a cold glare at the Sheika woman and situated his white hood on the back of his head. "It's not the time yet." Link kept on walking as Impa stamped a foot and followed.