Poor poor Zelda! She's been possess-ed!! O.o Want to know what happens? Just scroll down and read the story, silly!! :D
Chapter XIII:
Escape
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Impa let out a small gasp. The other Sages jerked around as well.
"Did you feel that?" Nabooru said quietly. "Something happened… to… someone…"
"Worse…" Impa trembled. "Something happened to Zelda!!!"
The Sages looked at one another, expressions of fear on their faces.
"NO!!!" The six of them leapt up and sprinted to the door.
The Skull Kid ran back into the room, and looked around, confused.
"Where'd the Sages go?" Tael asked.
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"Zelda!!!!" Link cried, his hands curling into fists.
Zelda, The Angel of Death, merely laughed. "This is no longer your princess you're speaking to," she smirked. "Can't you see the difference?"
There was definitely a change in Zelda's body. Her hair had become much darker, and her face was more in the shadow. Her eyes, those beautiful blue eyes, were a deep black. There was no light in them, no light dared to shine in her.
"Aaaahhh…" Zelda sighed. "The body of a princess suits me much better. And now…" she walked over to the altar, and picked up the only stone there.
"That… the Zora's Sapphire!?" Link cried.
"Yes…" Zelda took it in her hand and gave it a long look. "That foolish 'engagement ring' the Water Sage gave you when you were little. Hmph!"
She turned around, and held out the Sapphire. Nayru felt a sudden sense of foreboding, and the Angel of Death crushed the last Spiritual Stone.
"No-!!!" Link ran to Zelda.
As he took the first step, Nayru let out a cry of pain, and shrunk away.
"Nayru!!!" Ralph ran to her as she fell onto the floor, clutching her chest.
'Ah…!!' she winced as she felt the pain touch every fiber of her body. 'Why…? Just like what happened to Din… why is this happening!?'
Ralph knelt by Nayru and cradled her in his arms, then looked at Zelda furiously. "What did you do to her!?"
The princess just looked at Nayru blankly.
'This is the first time I've seen this happen,' she thought 'though my servant brought me word of this… the Oracle of Seasons reacted in the same way when the Goron's Ruby was destroyed…' Goddess of Wisdom… she hissed in an inhuman voice.
Everyone looked at her.
"What did you say!?" Link yelled.
Zelda just stared, then felt something sharp cut into the hand that enclosed the Sapphire. Unlike what had happened when Ganondorf destroyed the Stone of Fire, the shards had fractured and embedded themselves in her hand. Blood ran down and some dripped onto the floor.
"What…?" she looked at her hand blankly. "Is this because… the Princess is no longer one of a pure mind… it must be because she is no longer Princess Zelda" she looked at Link. "How unfortunate. For her."
"ZELDA!!!!"
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The Sages arrived upon a dreadful sight. Ralph was kneeling on the floor, Nayru in his arms, stroking her hair and kissing her face repeatedly. Link, Din, and Farore were standing, looking in shock at the last person there. And as they saw her…
"ZELDA!!!" Impa yelled, and ran forward.
Zelda turned, and Impa froze.
"No…"
Ruto stopped, and looked down. There were some broken shards on the floor. Blue shards… and blood… And there were some on Zelda's hand, too.
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"I'll give this to you only if you'll be my husband. It's called the Zora's Engagement Ring!"
"Uh… okay…"
"Great!!"
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"That…" Ruto hissed under her breath, trembling with fury. "That… was… Link's… and mine… our vow… that we'd… you…" She glared at Zelda, and in a whirl of rage, sprang at her. "You BITCH!!!!!!!"
Zelda stood, impassive, as the furious Zora Princess ran at her.
"Ruto!!" Rauru cried. "Stop-!!"
ZZAP!!!!
"Augh!!!!!" Ruto was thrown backwards by an electric field that had appeared around Zelda. She flew into the wall, and fell onto the ground, unconscious.
"RUTO!!!" Link cried, and ran to her. Zelda watched.
"None of the Sages can ever hurt me," she gestured to herself. "No matter who I am…" She suddenly stiffened, and began to glow with a purple light.
The temple began to tremble, and the doors exploded. Many different monsters burst into the temple, all armed to the teeth and ready for battle. The black wings grew out of Zelda's back, and she flew over to Link. Cupping his chin with her hand, she stared him straight in the eye.
"I'll come back… for the Triforce of Courage…" she whispered seductively.
"Zelda…" Link said quietly. "No…!"
SLASH!!
A Lizalfos had taken advantage of Link's distraction, and slashed him in the back. Link retaliated by drawing the Master Sword and slicing the monster in half. He stood up and turned his sword on Zelda.
"Get away from me," he growled. "Leave Zelda alone… leave us ALL alone!!"
Zelda smiled, and stepped back. "… As you wish…" she said quietly, and opened her wings.
Behind her, a dark purple portal grew and grew until it was big enough for her wings to fit through. At the same time, the group was aware of a deep rumbling, and as they stood, puzzled, a giant chunk of the roof fell down and crushed Link as well as several monsters underneath it.
Zelda gasped. For a moment, her dark hair flickered back to its sun-bleached blonde as she screamed:
"LINK!!!"
"LINK!!!" the others echoed the cry.
Link heard the screams, tried to cry out, and struggled to get the giant piece of marble off of him, but to no avail. The monsters that were caught underneath it had died instantly. This looked like it would be Link's fate, too, if the slab hadn't suddenly been lifted up by someone and thrown aside. Link looked up, and took Darunia's massive hand as the Goron pulled him out of the mess.
"The Temple's gonna collapse!!" Ralph backed up as smaller pieces of the ceiling fell down around them.
The Angel of Death regained control over Zelda, lifted off the ground, and flew into the purple portal. As she disappeared into it, Link saw a large, oddly decorated room, with two large windows on the other side.
"She's escaping into another world!?" Link ran to the portal, trying to get a better look around, trying to find Zelda. She was gone.
"Zelda!! Where'd you go!?"
"We've got to follow her!!!" Saria shouted to the others, "We've gotta go save Zelda!!"
"Good idea!!" Nabooru ran to where the portal was. "Who's with me?" she cried, and jumped in.
As everyone watched, Nabooru popped into the room on the other side, and gestured to the others.
"Come on!!" she cried, and her voice sounded disoriented.
Link nodded, and hoisted Saria into the portal. Impa hesitated, then threw herself in. Din jumped in, then Farore. Ralph and Nayru stood at the portal, not moving, as though neither of them would go unless they were sure the other one was safely on the other side. Finally, they took each other's hand and leapt in. Link looked at it, then back at the other Sages. Darunia had fished Ruto out of the wreck and tossed her over his shoulder. As they watched each other, more and more rubble fell around them. Soon, it would be impossible to escape.
"What about you?!" Link cried.
"We'll be all right!!" Rauru shouted. "Go, Link! Hurry!"
Link gave the two Sages a sad look, and jumped in.
The swirling darkness spun all around him, and he hit the ground. It was an odd kind of ground. It was like a rug, but scratchier. He lay there for a moment, face down, then suddenly sprang up.
"Rauru!!" Link cried. "Darunia!!!! RUTO!!"
They were too late. Right after Link jumped through the portal it was instantly buried underneath a huge pile of rocks. After a few seconds it sealed shut completely.
"…"
It took a moment for everything to sink in. Then, Saria let out a small moan that turned into a cry of despair. Link ran to where the portal was but went right past it and hit the wall on the other side. Farore slumped down onto her knees and buried her face in her hands. Nabooru sank down on the couch nearby and put a hand over her face to keep from crying. Din sat down on a chair across from Nabooru, tears pouring silently down her face. Saria sobbed uncontrollably, and ran to Link, hugging him tightly. Ralph rubbed Nayru's shoulder as she lay on his lap, blinded by tears and clenching his free hand tighter than ever before.
If any person from the outside world had looked into that small apartment room at any time in the night, this would have been the scene they would be greeted with.
HAH-HAH-HAH-HAH!!!!! ::laughs evilly:: And so concludes the first book of "The Legend of Zelda: Angel of Death"!! ::numerous boos from audience:: No, no not really. I have an epilogue planned. And then I'll take a short break to work on other fanfics of mine. Until next time, this is Megun-chan signing off!!
~ M.