SSBM Master: Righty ho, lets see. When I last left you, Link, Tetra, Aryll, Orca, Medli and Makar were all surrounded by hundreds of moblins. Look hopeless? I'd say so. But don't worry. None of them will die as long as I control the plotline.
I do not own the Zelda series. Okay, I own Ocarina of time, Majora's mask, Link's awakening, Oracle of seasons and Wind Waker. But I bought them fair and square.
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Chapter 15: James vs Gannondorf!
"Of all the rare and fantastic treasures that are hidden on this earth, " James read aloud. "There is none known that are more sought after in the land of Hyrule than the Medallion of Truth."
This was unbelievable. Thought James. Throughout this book, there were writings and diagrams about ancient artefacts and other treasures. However on the very first page was his medallion. Is had ten times the amount written about it than all the items. What was even more astounding was the fact that the book had mentioned the land of Hyrule. That meant it had to have been written hundreds of years ago, yet it was in mint condition. He read on.
"According to the ancient folklore, this medallion was forged at the very birth of time itself. The tales tell of the three goddesses who were foretold to have created our world, chose certain individuals to fulfil an obligation. This obligation was to become a sage. The sages were chosen by the goddesses, to protect our world from evil. There were six sages in all, one for the elements of Fire, Wind, Earth, Shadow, Spirit and Light."
Whilst this was all information that he already knew or could guess, James felt implored to read on. He couldn't help but feel that there was something important that he had overlooked about the medallion and that this book knew what it was.
"To aid the sages, the Goddesses also created the Triforce. This was a treasure in the shape of three triangles. It is said that the first person to touch it will have any wish that desired granted by the gods. The three goddesses created it so that the sages could use it to protect our earth. However the goddesses knew that as generations went by, the sages knowledge of their obligation would linger. To solve this dilemma, they created this medallion. It is said that whenever a sage is close by, their corresponding element will glow on it. The medallion also glows when the Triforce is near."
James took off the medallion and held it in his hand. That explained why the medallion was made. To remind the sages who they were. James had used the medallion to do exactly that. Gannondorf had used it so he could kill them. James continued to read.
"Naturally, this tale is only folklore and is highly sceptical. However there are large amounts of proof that the medallion itself is real. As well as the above, the medallion is said to have one more power. When the Triforce and all the sages are nearby, it will destroy all the darkness that are within close proximity."
James stopped reading. He had suddenly snapped back to his senses. He had just remembered that he was here to save Medli and Makar. He ripped the page out of the book and put it in his pocket for later. He then was about to exit the library when he remembered that he had left the Medallion itself on the desk. He went to pick it up and as he did he noticed something very odd.
The Medallion was out of range of everyone so when James looked at it, he expected only his fire emblem to glow. However there was another piece glowing with it. The top Triforce piece was also a bright yellow. That could only mean one thing.
James suddenly heard footsteps from outside. They seemed to be getting further away. James looked through the doorway to see a man in an oriental cloak going up the spiral ramp, which lead to the top of the tower. Although James could only see the back of his head but he had no doubt as to who it was.
It was Gannondorf
James knew he had to find Link. He knew he needed the sages. But a reckless anger had come over him and the pictures of his dead friends swam back into his mind. James followed him to the top.
When he had followed Gannondorf to the roof, he watched as Gannondorf went to the edge and spoke.
"Welcome," he said. . "Welcome to you all. I thank you hero of winds, for bringing me the remaining sages. It will make everything so much easier." He was talking to Link! James stealthily made his way towards the edge, not too much. Just enough so he could look down below to the courtyard and remain hidden from Gannondorf.
There, James saw his whole group of friends looking up at Gannondorf with a mixture of fear and fury on their faces. They were alone in the middle of the courtyard and did not seem to notice him. No doubt they were too busy with the king of evil!
"Did you honestly think that it was possible for you to exit this fortress alive?" continued Gannondorf. "Those foolish sea rats out there are just wasting ammunition. There is nothing they can do to save you. And as for myself…" Gannondorf paused for a moment. ""I have the privilege of watching you all die!"
Gannondorf clapped once and James could only watch, horrified, as an army of moblins surrounded his friends. Not even his father could hope to fight off that many monsters. Then suddenly, James realised what he had to do.
"For a few more minutes, the sages are safe." Gannondorf said. "However, those rules do not apply to you. Goodbye Hero of Winds…"
"Rather full of ourselves aren't we?" James burst out. Gannondorf span round and James became uncomfortably aware of the fact that every human and near intelligent creature on the island was now staring at him. Gannondorf's gaze returned to the party below for a moment but when it focused on James again, he was smiling broadly.
"Ah yes," he said, "The remaining sage, I had assumed that Link had missed one out."
"I was the first you came after." James said, his voice cracking with fury. "The one whose village you slaughtered to get"
"And now you come for revenge?" James smiled darkly.
"Yes, but first I need to take care of your welcoming committee." With that James took off his medallion.
"What are you doing?" Gannondorf demanded sharply. But James didn't answer. Instead, he held the medallion in his hand, looked at it one last time and then flung it towards Link and the others. "STOP!" shouted Gannondorf, but it was too late.
The medallion fell down to the courtyard below. It was about halfway down when, for the first time ever, all the sages and Triforce bearers came within its range. There was a blinding flash of light and bolts of, what looked like light arrows flew out in every possible direction.
Gannondorf shielded himself by ducking below the wall but no one else was so lucky. The light arrows struck every one in the moblin crowd. As they hit their mark, each moblin would disappear. One if the arrows even hit James in the heart, but James felt no pain. The arrow simply faded away leaving no mark.
Within moments, there were no moblins left in the fortress. Only James, Link, Aryll, Tetra, Orca, Medli, Makar were left. Along with an irate Gannondorf.
"How…did you…find out…?" Breathed Gannondorf. He seemed to be shaking with rage. James resisted the urge to take a step back. James took out the page he had ripped from the book and held it so Gannondorf could see.
"You shouldn't leave these things lying around" James said with a definite note of cockiness to his voice. He let go of the old piece of paper, and it flew away with the wind. "Consider this a message from the residents of Hamlet island: Its over…YOU LOSE!" James shouted these last words at Gannondorf.
Gannondorf breathed deeply and closed his eyes. For a moment, James thought he had accepted defeat, but when Gannondorf's eyes opened again, he had that malicious smile back on his face.
"You think it's over?" he said, "You think I've lost? There are still millions of creatures out there willing to die for their master. And remember, unlike those creatures, I will remain here forever." James could almost feel Gannondorf's eyes boring into his own.
"We'll see what you have to say about that once your back in the dark realm." James said defiantly.
"Perhaps you're forgetting, that all sages need to be alive for that to happen. And conveniently enough for me, it is now midnight…" Gannondorf drew two swords from under his cloak. "and there's a sage standing right in front of me!" James drew his own swords and hoped that his mask made him look as intimidating as Aryll said it did.
"Bring it on!" he said
* * *
"They're gonna fight!" Link said suddenly. Aryll gave a small gasp as James leapt at Gannondorf. They saw a brief picture of them both fighting before they moved away from the edge of the tower and out of view.
Link had no idea what had just happened. One moment they were surrounded by a moblin army, then James appeared next to Gannondorf and cast a spell of some sort with his medallion. A moment later, they were alone again.
Link couldn't see how it was possible, but he knew one thing. James had just saved all their lives and now it was time for Link to return the favour.
"Stay here." He said to the others. "I have to go help him." And with that he sprinted off to the stairs.
* * *
Gannondorf swung another horizontal blow from the right. James brought up his own sword to knock it away. Gannondorf growled in frustration but didn't stop his relentless assault. James vaguely remembered Link telling him that he had a similar sword fighting style to Gannondorf. James could now see what he meant. Gannondorf did use several spins when on the offensive, but James knew that he did not put as much effort behind his blows, preferring to go for speed and style rather that strength. Then again maybe Gannondorf didn't either, and was using more effort in his desperation to kill him. Not a comforting thought!
Then Gannondorf swung a heavy blow from the left. Knowing he couldn't block it, James bent back so far that it caused him to fall over. Gannondorf then brought his other sword down onto the spot where James's head would have been, had he not swiftly rolled out of the way and gotten to his feet.
"You're tiring, sage of fire," said Gannondorf. He had an insane glint in his eye, and the furious emotions that James had felt not long ago became fear. Gannondorf was right. He didn't know how much longer he could keep this up. He needed help.
* * *
Link seemed to be bursting with newfound energy. He had run as fast as he could ever since he left the courtyard and yet he wasn't slowing down. It was like he could run forever.
"Halfway there," he said to himself. "Hang in there, James!"
* * *
James lunged at Gannondorf, sword first. It must have nicked his skin but Gannondorf had managed to jump back before the blow did any real damage. James cursed to himself and carried on fighting. His grip felt much weaker than it had an hour ago.
Suddenly, Gannondorf brought both his swords down onto James from either side of him, much like what he had done to Link when he first met him. James brought his katina's up to absorb the blow. When the swords collided, James felt his knees buckle. Gannondorf was putting all his weight and strength into forcing the swords into James, while he was doing everything in his power to hold Gannondorf's swords up.
Then, disaster struck! James's left hand, unable to take the strain any longer, let go of its katina. Gannondorf drew back the sword he had used to force James's out of his hand, and plunged it straight into his stomach.
James felt all the muscles in his body go numb. It was as if time had frozen. As if he was forced to watch Gannondorf's leering face for an eternity. Then Gannondorf yanked the blade out of his gut. Everything went back to normal and the excruciating pain sank in. James doubled over only to meet Gannondorf's foot.
The kick knocked him all the way to the other side of the tower. James lay on his back, helplessly watching Gannondorf approach him. James forced his eyes closed. He could taste the blood flow into his mouth. He did not want Gannondorf to be the last thing he ever saw, but then he felt his clammy hand seize him by the throat and dangle him over the edge of the tower. James opened his eyes. To see Gannondorf safely on one side of the ledge and himself on the other.
"Any last words?" He asked. James couldn't stand the smile on his face. If he were going to die then he would at least die having wiped it off.
James spat a mouthful of his own blood into Gannondorf's face. "Go to hell!" he hissed through Gannondorf's chokehold. Gannondorf wiped the blood off his face. He had that furious look that James wanted to see.
"Goodbye…sage of fire!" he spat maliciously, and with that, he flung James from the top of the tower to the courtyard below. James could hear his friends screaming below, but he was not focused on that.
Dying isn't so bad, he thought as the tower became further and further away. He would be reunited with his friends, he could finally teach that kid Jujitsu, and he would see his father again. He closed his eyes.
His last thoughts before he hit the ground, were of the kiss he had shared with Aryll.
* * *
James hit the ground with a thud, which echoed along the fortress walls.
"NO," shrieked Aryll. She ran over to him and pulled off his mask. His eyes were shut and his face was very cold and pale. There was also a large amount of blood coming out of a stab wound on his stomach. "Orca," Aryll sobbed desperately "We need to give him a fairy or a potion quickly!"
Orca bent down before the lifeless form of James. He placed two of his fingers on the side of James's neck.
"What are you wasting time for!!" screamed Aryll
"Aryll," Orca said sorrowfully, "I'm…afraid he's…"
"NO," Aryll screamed. "HE'S NOT!! Maybe he can still hear us…" she bent further over him. "James…Can you hear me?"
"Aryll," Orca said firmly "He's dead!"
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SSBM Master: MWA HA HA HA HA! NO ONE IS SAFE…er I mean…Remember at the top of the story when I said none of the characters will die as long as I was author? Well James wasn't included on the list. To tell the truth, the person to die was actually a choice between James and Link but I figured that killing Link is kinda taboo so I went with this storyline.
I know it was cruel, I know it was heartless, but you have to admit that it makes one kick ass cliffhanger!
I just want to make sure everyone's got the message: James is dead, he isn't hurt, Orca did not read the pulse wrong. He is dead. But that's not even the important thing!
The important thing is: How will Gannon lose now? He has killed a sage. There is no way to send him to the dark realm and we all know he can't be killed.
Stay posted to find out what happens!
I do not own the Zelda series. Okay, I own Ocarina of time, Majora's mask, Link's awakening, Oracle of seasons and Wind Waker. But I bought them fair and square.
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Chapter 15: James vs Gannondorf!
"Of all the rare and fantastic treasures that are hidden on this earth, " James read aloud. "There is none known that are more sought after in the land of Hyrule than the Medallion of Truth."
This was unbelievable. Thought James. Throughout this book, there were writings and diagrams about ancient artefacts and other treasures. However on the very first page was his medallion. Is had ten times the amount written about it than all the items. What was even more astounding was the fact that the book had mentioned the land of Hyrule. That meant it had to have been written hundreds of years ago, yet it was in mint condition. He read on.
"According to the ancient folklore, this medallion was forged at the very birth of time itself. The tales tell of the three goddesses who were foretold to have created our world, chose certain individuals to fulfil an obligation. This obligation was to become a sage. The sages were chosen by the goddesses, to protect our world from evil. There were six sages in all, one for the elements of Fire, Wind, Earth, Shadow, Spirit and Light."
Whilst this was all information that he already knew or could guess, James felt implored to read on. He couldn't help but feel that there was something important that he had overlooked about the medallion and that this book knew what it was.
"To aid the sages, the Goddesses also created the Triforce. This was a treasure in the shape of three triangles. It is said that the first person to touch it will have any wish that desired granted by the gods. The three goddesses created it so that the sages could use it to protect our earth. However the goddesses knew that as generations went by, the sages knowledge of their obligation would linger. To solve this dilemma, they created this medallion. It is said that whenever a sage is close by, their corresponding element will glow on it. The medallion also glows when the Triforce is near."
James took off the medallion and held it in his hand. That explained why the medallion was made. To remind the sages who they were. James had used the medallion to do exactly that. Gannondorf had used it so he could kill them. James continued to read.
"Naturally, this tale is only folklore and is highly sceptical. However there are large amounts of proof that the medallion itself is real. As well as the above, the medallion is said to have one more power. When the Triforce and all the sages are nearby, it will destroy all the darkness that are within close proximity."
James stopped reading. He had suddenly snapped back to his senses. He had just remembered that he was here to save Medli and Makar. He ripped the page out of the book and put it in his pocket for later. He then was about to exit the library when he remembered that he had left the Medallion itself on the desk. He went to pick it up and as he did he noticed something very odd.
The Medallion was out of range of everyone so when James looked at it, he expected only his fire emblem to glow. However there was another piece glowing with it. The top Triforce piece was also a bright yellow. That could only mean one thing.
James suddenly heard footsteps from outside. They seemed to be getting further away. James looked through the doorway to see a man in an oriental cloak going up the spiral ramp, which lead to the top of the tower. Although James could only see the back of his head but he had no doubt as to who it was.
It was Gannondorf
James knew he had to find Link. He knew he needed the sages. But a reckless anger had come over him and the pictures of his dead friends swam back into his mind. James followed him to the top.
When he had followed Gannondorf to the roof, he watched as Gannondorf went to the edge and spoke.
"Welcome," he said. . "Welcome to you all. I thank you hero of winds, for bringing me the remaining sages. It will make everything so much easier." He was talking to Link! James stealthily made his way towards the edge, not too much. Just enough so he could look down below to the courtyard and remain hidden from Gannondorf.
There, James saw his whole group of friends looking up at Gannondorf with a mixture of fear and fury on their faces. They were alone in the middle of the courtyard and did not seem to notice him. No doubt they were too busy with the king of evil!
"Did you honestly think that it was possible for you to exit this fortress alive?" continued Gannondorf. "Those foolish sea rats out there are just wasting ammunition. There is nothing they can do to save you. And as for myself…" Gannondorf paused for a moment. ""I have the privilege of watching you all die!"
Gannondorf clapped once and James could only watch, horrified, as an army of moblins surrounded his friends. Not even his father could hope to fight off that many monsters. Then suddenly, James realised what he had to do.
"For a few more minutes, the sages are safe." Gannondorf said. "However, those rules do not apply to you. Goodbye Hero of Winds…"
"Rather full of ourselves aren't we?" James burst out. Gannondorf span round and James became uncomfortably aware of the fact that every human and near intelligent creature on the island was now staring at him. Gannondorf's gaze returned to the party below for a moment but when it focused on James again, he was smiling broadly.
"Ah yes," he said, "The remaining sage, I had assumed that Link had missed one out."
"I was the first you came after." James said, his voice cracking with fury. "The one whose village you slaughtered to get"
"And now you come for revenge?" James smiled darkly.
"Yes, but first I need to take care of your welcoming committee." With that James took off his medallion.
"What are you doing?" Gannondorf demanded sharply. But James didn't answer. Instead, he held the medallion in his hand, looked at it one last time and then flung it towards Link and the others. "STOP!" shouted Gannondorf, but it was too late.
The medallion fell down to the courtyard below. It was about halfway down when, for the first time ever, all the sages and Triforce bearers came within its range. There was a blinding flash of light and bolts of, what looked like light arrows flew out in every possible direction.
Gannondorf shielded himself by ducking below the wall but no one else was so lucky. The light arrows struck every one in the moblin crowd. As they hit their mark, each moblin would disappear. One if the arrows even hit James in the heart, but James felt no pain. The arrow simply faded away leaving no mark.
Within moments, there were no moblins left in the fortress. Only James, Link, Aryll, Tetra, Orca, Medli, Makar were left. Along with an irate Gannondorf.
"How…did you…find out…?" Breathed Gannondorf. He seemed to be shaking with rage. James resisted the urge to take a step back. James took out the page he had ripped from the book and held it so Gannondorf could see.
"You shouldn't leave these things lying around" James said with a definite note of cockiness to his voice. He let go of the old piece of paper, and it flew away with the wind. "Consider this a message from the residents of Hamlet island: Its over…YOU LOSE!" James shouted these last words at Gannondorf.
Gannondorf breathed deeply and closed his eyes. For a moment, James thought he had accepted defeat, but when Gannondorf's eyes opened again, he had that malicious smile back on his face.
"You think it's over?" he said, "You think I've lost? There are still millions of creatures out there willing to die for their master. And remember, unlike those creatures, I will remain here forever." James could almost feel Gannondorf's eyes boring into his own.
"We'll see what you have to say about that once your back in the dark realm." James said defiantly.
"Perhaps you're forgetting, that all sages need to be alive for that to happen. And conveniently enough for me, it is now midnight…" Gannondorf drew two swords from under his cloak. "and there's a sage standing right in front of me!" James drew his own swords and hoped that his mask made him look as intimidating as Aryll said it did.
"Bring it on!" he said
* * *
"They're gonna fight!" Link said suddenly. Aryll gave a small gasp as James leapt at Gannondorf. They saw a brief picture of them both fighting before they moved away from the edge of the tower and out of view.
Link had no idea what had just happened. One moment they were surrounded by a moblin army, then James appeared next to Gannondorf and cast a spell of some sort with his medallion. A moment later, they were alone again.
Link couldn't see how it was possible, but he knew one thing. James had just saved all their lives and now it was time for Link to return the favour.
"Stay here." He said to the others. "I have to go help him." And with that he sprinted off to the stairs.
* * *
Gannondorf swung another horizontal blow from the right. James brought up his own sword to knock it away. Gannondorf growled in frustration but didn't stop his relentless assault. James vaguely remembered Link telling him that he had a similar sword fighting style to Gannondorf. James could now see what he meant. Gannondorf did use several spins when on the offensive, but James knew that he did not put as much effort behind his blows, preferring to go for speed and style rather that strength. Then again maybe Gannondorf didn't either, and was using more effort in his desperation to kill him. Not a comforting thought!
Then Gannondorf swung a heavy blow from the left. Knowing he couldn't block it, James bent back so far that it caused him to fall over. Gannondorf then brought his other sword down onto the spot where James's head would have been, had he not swiftly rolled out of the way and gotten to his feet.
"You're tiring, sage of fire," said Gannondorf. He had an insane glint in his eye, and the furious emotions that James had felt not long ago became fear. Gannondorf was right. He didn't know how much longer he could keep this up. He needed help.
* * *
Link seemed to be bursting with newfound energy. He had run as fast as he could ever since he left the courtyard and yet he wasn't slowing down. It was like he could run forever.
"Halfway there," he said to himself. "Hang in there, James!"
* * *
James lunged at Gannondorf, sword first. It must have nicked his skin but Gannondorf had managed to jump back before the blow did any real damage. James cursed to himself and carried on fighting. His grip felt much weaker than it had an hour ago.
Suddenly, Gannondorf brought both his swords down onto James from either side of him, much like what he had done to Link when he first met him. James brought his katina's up to absorb the blow. When the swords collided, James felt his knees buckle. Gannondorf was putting all his weight and strength into forcing the swords into James, while he was doing everything in his power to hold Gannondorf's swords up.
Then, disaster struck! James's left hand, unable to take the strain any longer, let go of its katina. Gannondorf drew back the sword he had used to force James's out of his hand, and plunged it straight into his stomach.
James felt all the muscles in his body go numb. It was as if time had frozen. As if he was forced to watch Gannondorf's leering face for an eternity. Then Gannondorf yanked the blade out of his gut. Everything went back to normal and the excruciating pain sank in. James doubled over only to meet Gannondorf's foot.
The kick knocked him all the way to the other side of the tower. James lay on his back, helplessly watching Gannondorf approach him. James forced his eyes closed. He could taste the blood flow into his mouth. He did not want Gannondorf to be the last thing he ever saw, but then he felt his clammy hand seize him by the throat and dangle him over the edge of the tower. James opened his eyes. To see Gannondorf safely on one side of the ledge and himself on the other.
"Any last words?" He asked. James couldn't stand the smile on his face. If he were going to die then he would at least die having wiped it off.
James spat a mouthful of his own blood into Gannondorf's face. "Go to hell!" he hissed through Gannondorf's chokehold. Gannondorf wiped the blood off his face. He had that furious look that James wanted to see.
"Goodbye…sage of fire!" he spat maliciously, and with that, he flung James from the top of the tower to the courtyard below. James could hear his friends screaming below, but he was not focused on that.
Dying isn't so bad, he thought as the tower became further and further away. He would be reunited with his friends, he could finally teach that kid Jujitsu, and he would see his father again. He closed his eyes.
His last thoughts before he hit the ground, were of the kiss he had shared with Aryll.
* * *
James hit the ground with a thud, which echoed along the fortress walls.
"NO," shrieked Aryll. She ran over to him and pulled off his mask. His eyes were shut and his face was very cold and pale. There was also a large amount of blood coming out of a stab wound on his stomach. "Orca," Aryll sobbed desperately "We need to give him a fairy or a potion quickly!"
Orca bent down before the lifeless form of James. He placed two of his fingers on the side of James's neck.
"What are you wasting time for!!" screamed Aryll
"Aryll," Orca said sorrowfully, "I'm…afraid he's…"
"NO," Aryll screamed. "HE'S NOT!! Maybe he can still hear us…" she bent further over him. "James…Can you hear me?"
"Aryll," Orca said firmly "He's dead!"
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SSBM Master: MWA HA HA HA HA! NO ONE IS SAFE…er I mean…Remember at the top of the story when I said none of the characters will die as long as I was author? Well James wasn't included on the list. To tell the truth, the person to die was actually a choice between James and Link but I figured that killing Link is kinda taboo so I went with this storyline.
I know it was cruel, I know it was heartless, but you have to admit that it makes one kick ass cliffhanger!
I just want to make sure everyone's got the message: James is dead, he isn't hurt, Orca did not read the pulse wrong. He is dead. But that's not even the important thing!
The important thing is: How will Gannon lose now? He has killed a sage. There is no way to send him to the dark realm and we all know he can't be killed.
Stay posted to find out what happens!
