**Sorry it took so long for me to update this. I had this huge project due
in chemistry and it took up a lot of my time. That and I am a
procrastinator. Also, I just want to warn you again, I took a little
license with the story. It is fiction and it is my story so I can do that,
but I don't want to make anyone mad. It took a while, but here it is.
Enjoy!**
Link rolled out of the way and dragged Saria with him. He told Saria to run, and keep as far away from he and Retta as she could. He hoped and prayed that Irnan hadn't given Retta much power. He remembered what Saria had told him about Retta being weak since she had the gift of eternal youth. He drew his sword, and waited for the Gerudo leader to swoop down upon him again.
She was dressed just like the Gerudo warriors, in her purple outfit, and her hair was a bright red color. But here eyes were a lifeless swamp of black that seemed to taunt him. They made him wonder if eternal youth also meant immortality. She didn't seem to show any signs of weakness. She moved swiftly and stealthily, just like the Gerudos he had encountered before. She handled her machete with great skill, and it was obvious that all of her time on earth hadn't damaged her ability to fight with the best of them.
Retta was a quiet fighter. Link noticed that she seemed to watch him intently, and gaze fiercely at him, trying to catch his eye. She didn't make idle conversation, or taunt him in any way. She just concentrated on the battle. Link wondered if sound would distract her, and he tried talking to her.
"You've been an ally of Irnan's for a long time, haven't you, Retta?" asked Link as he brought his sword down on her arm. She didn't flinch, and Link knew immediately that his sword would not be enough. He would have to rely on his light arrows again.
"A few years, yes," said Retta as she jumped up and landed behind Link, ready to attack him with a quick swipe of her machete. Link rolled away, barely missing having his head lopped off by the blade.
Link quickly drew an arrow and shot it at the Gerudo, and she fell to the ground. "You are quick," she said between grit teeth. Link ran forward to hack her with his sword, but she managed to stand up again before he could get to her. "But not quick enough."
Link quickly realized that it would take a very long time to beat Irnan on his own. He just might have to rely on Saria for help. He dodged another swipe from her machete and rolled over to where Saria was cowering in the shadows. He gave her his quiver and bow. "Saria, I need you to hit her with light arrows. That way I'll be able to attack her with my sword. It's the only way. I can't get close to her to shoot an arrow, but I need to be close to attack her with my sword. You can do it. I know you can," he said before quickly rolling away from Saria, drawing Retta's attention back to him.
Saria let an arrow go and Link was able to attack Retta this time. When Retta got up she made her way towards Saria. "You little bitch!" she cried. Saria hit her with an arrow before she could get any closer and then ran to the other side of the room.
It took a little while, but soon Saria and Link were able to wear Retta down. It was obvious that her energy was wearing thin and that she was beginning to slow down in her attacks. Retta started to talk a lot more than she had been earlier. "Well, Hero, you have proven yourself to be a worthy opponent. My warriors were right to be afraid to fight you," she said, her breath labored.
"Frightened of me? Maybe because they knew I would be angry, since I thought that I was a friend of the Gerudo. I had never been hostile towards them, unless they were hostile towards me. We could count on each other for help. At least, I though we could," replied Link, still angry about the entire situation with the Gerudos.
"Maybe you were a friend to my people, but you were never a friend of mine. Anything male is not a friend of mine. It did not bother me in the least that I was sending my warriors after you. You were a threat to Irnan. I am greatly in her debt. I have never been in debt to a man. Ever," said Retta as she charged after Link once more. Saria hit her with a light arrow and Link hacked her once more with his sword. This time, she didn't get up.
Do you surrender?" asked Link, stepping forward. It was obvious that she was greatly injured. She would not be getting up anytime soon.
"I would never surrender to a man," Retta replied, attempting to spit at Link, barely missing him. "All that I ask is that you make my death a quick one. I would do the same for you."
"I don't plan on killing you," said Link.
"I don't take charity, Hero. Just get it over with," she said.
"Not until you tell him something about Irnan that might help me to destroy her," Saria said, coming up behind Link. Link nodded in agreement. Saria had some pretty good ideas sometimes.
"I would never let my master's secrets go. Are you insane? Now, please, just kill me! This is humiliating my honor and my pride," replied Link.
"Not until you give me a secret."
Retta lay in silence for a while, contemplating what to do. Eventually she sighed and said, "All right. As soon as I tell you, will you kill me? I could not live knowing that I had betrayed her." Link nodded. "All right. Irnan will have a difficult time defeating you, not because she lacks the power, but because she is directly related to you."
Saria let out a gasp, and Link's jaw dropped. It was ridiculous of course, and impossible, but why would Retta say something like this? "What are you talking about?" he asked. He was surprised to find that his voice was a whisper, and that his mouth had gone completely dry.
"You are familiar with the story. The one about the three goddesses. And I assume that you have heard of the battle between Etain and Irnan. But Irnan was not all bad in the beginning. She and Etain were sisters. It is true that Irnan wanted to help Etain with the land, but Etain was older, and she felt she was wiser. Irnan resented that, and decided that she would show Etain just what she could do, to prove that she would be able to help. Unfortunately, much of what she did was counteracting what Etain had already accomplished. Her plan backfired, and Etain struck Irnan down for her behavior. Irnan retaliated, and it ended in a horrific fight. In her anger, Irnan murdered her sister, and then cast off her power wisdom and courage.
"It wasn't too much later that Irnan fully realized what she had done. She mourned her sister and she knew that it was her fault that Etain was dead. When Din, Farore, and Nayru came, Irnan was overjoyed to have a part of her sister back. But the three goddesses came to seal Irnan away, not to assuage her pain.
"Irnan's had all these years to seethe over what happened. She was very angry. But she has never fully gotten over her guilt," finished Retta.
"What does that have to do with me?" asked Link, still in shock.
"You are a direct descendent of Etain. Etain was here to begin the world. It's true when they say she cast a holy light on the world. She was pretty much all good. It is the same with you. While you are not 'all good' do you not fight off evil? Get rid of everything that plagues Hyrule? You are working to restore Hyrule to the way the three goddesses intended on having it, which is the way that Etain worked to have it. Understand?" asked Retta. Link shook his head. "Well, since Irnan is still guilty, she will have a hard time killing a direct descendant of her sister's, and ultimately, a relative of hers, since Etain was her sister. Now, have mercy. Have you not humiliated me enough?"
Link looked away as he plunged his sword into Retta, killing her instantly. He turned to look at Saria, who had gone completely pale. "You don't believe it, do you?" he asked her.
"Link, it makes sense. Think about it. You've known for a while now that you aren't really Kokiri. You were the one who ended up with the Master Sword, and you were the one that had the power to save Hyrule from Ganon. That was no small task," said Saria.
"It's not like I didn't have help," whispered Link.
"No, but you got help from those who already understood what your destiny was. Link, I think Retta was telling the truth. She had no reason to lie."
"She had no reason not to lie. And how is that going to help me?" asked Link.
"Irnan will have hard time murdering a descendant of her sister. And like Retta said, that would mean you are also related to Irnan herself. Maybe this battle won't prove to be as difficult as you think."
"That's assuming what Retta said was true. Either way, it's time that I battled Irnan. Hyrule deserves to be peaceful again," he said. "You stay here, Saria. You don't need to be there when I battle Irnan. You'd only get hurt, and I don't want that to happen. I was nervous enough with you here while I battled Etain," said Link.
"But, Link –" started Saria. Link cut her off with a kiss. He drew her close to him and kissed her in a way that they hadn't kissed before. Link knew that it was his good-bye kiss, in case he didn't come back. Saria seemed to realize this as well, because she began to cry.
"I'll come back, I promise," whispered Link, as he kissed the tears that had fallen on Saria's cheeks. She nodded and let him go, and he walked forward, through the door that had opened when he killed Retta.
Link rolled out of the way and dragged Saria with him. He told Saria to run, and keep as far away from he and Retta as she could. He hoped and prayed that Irnan hadn't given Retta much power. He remembered what Saria had told him about Retta being weak since she had the gift of eternal youth. He drew his sword, and waited for the Gerudo leader to swoop down upon him again.
She was dressed just like the Gerudo warriors, in her purple outfit, and her hair was a bright red color. But here eyes were a lifeless swamp of black that seemed to taunt him. They made him wonder if eternal youth also meant immortality. She didn't seem to show any signs of weakness. She moved swiftly and stealthily, just like the Gerudos he had encountered before. She handled her machete with great skill, and it was obvious that all of her time on earth hadn't damaged her ability to fight with the best of them.
Retta was a quiet fighter. Link noticed that she seemed to watch him intently, and gaze fiercely at him, trying to catch his eye. She didn't make idle conversation, or taunt him in any way. She just concentrated on the battle. Link wondered if sound would distract her, and he tried talking to her.
"You've been an ally of Irnan's for a long time, haven't you, Retta?" asked Link as he brought his sword down on her arm. She didn't flinch, and Link knew immediately that his sword would not be enough. He would have to rely on his light arrows again.
"A few years, yes," said Retta as she jumped up and landed behind Link, ready to attack him with a quick swipe of her machete. Link rolled away, barely missing having his head lopped off by the blade.
Link quickly drew an arrow and shot it at the Gerudo, and she fell to the ground. "You are quick," she said between grit teeth. Link ran forward to hack her with his sword, but she managed to stand up again before he could get to her. "But not quick enough."
Link quickly realized that it would take a very long time to beat Irnan on his own. He just might have to rely on Saria for help. He dodged another swipe from her machete and rolled over to where Saria was cowering in the shadows. He gave her his quiver and bow. "Saria, I need you to hit her with light arrows. That way I'll be able to attack her with my sword. It's the only way. I can't get close to her to shoot an arrow, but I need to be close to attack her with my sword. You can do it. I know you can," he said before quickly rolling away from Saria, drawing Retta's attention back to him.
Saria let an arrow go and Link was able to attack Retta this time. When Retta got up she made her way towards Saria. "You little bitch!" she cried. Saria hit her with an arrow before she could get any closer and then ran to the other side of the room.
It took a little while, but soon Saria and Link were able to wear Retta down. It was obvious that her energy was wearing thin and that she was beginning to slow down in her attacks. Retta started to talk a lot more than she had been earlier. "Well, Hero, you have proven yourself to be a worthy opponent. My warriors were right to be afraid to fight you," she said, her breath labored.
"Frightened of me? Maybe because they knew I would be angry, since I thought that I was a friend of the Gerudo. I had never been hostile towards them, unless they were hostile towards me. We could count on each other for help. At least, I though we could," replied Link, still angry about the entire situation with the Gerudos.
"Maybe you were a friend to my people, but you were never a friend of mine. Anything male is not a friend of mine. It did not bother me in the least that I was sending my warriors after you. You were a threat to Irnan. I am greatly in her debt. I have never been in debt to a man. Ever," said Retta as she charged after Link once more. Saria hit her with a light arrow and Link hacked her once more with his sword. This time, she didn't get up.
Do you surrender?" asked Link, stepping forward. It was obvious that she was greatly injured. She would not be getting up anytime soon.
"I would never surrender to a man," Retta replied, attempting to spit at Link, barely missing him. "All that I ask is that you make my death a quick one. I would do the same for you."
"I don't plan on killing you," said Link.
"I don't take charity, Hero. Just get it over with," she said.
"Not until you tell him something about Irnan that might help me to destroy her," Saria said, coming up behind Link. Link nodded in agreement. Saria had some pretty good ideas sometimes.
"I would never let my master's secrets go. Are you insane? Now, please, just kill me! This is humiliating my honor and my pride," replied Link.
"Not until you give me a secret."
Retta lay in silence for a while, contemplating what to do. Eventually she sighed and said, "All right. As soon as I tell you, will you kill me? I could not live knowing that I had betrayed her." Link nodded. "All right. Irnan will have a difficult time defeating you, not because she lacks the power, but because she is directly related to you."
Saria let out a gasp, and Link's jaw dropped. It was ridiculous of course, and impossible, but why would Retta say something like this? "What are you talking about?" he asked. He was surprised to find that his voice was a whisper, and that his mouth had gone completely dry.
"You are familiar with the story. The one about the three goddesses. And I assume that you have heard of the battle between Etain and Irnan. But Irnan was not all bad in the beginning. She and Etain were sisters. It is true that Irnan wanted to help Etain with the land, but Etain was older, and she felt she was wiser. Irnan resented that, and decided that she would show Etain just what she could do, to prove that she would be able to help. Unfortunately, much of what she did was counteracting what Etain had already accomplished. Her plan backfired, and Etain struck Irnan down for her behavior. Irnan retaliated, and it ended in a horrific fight. In her anger, Irnan murdered her sister, and then cast off her power wisdom and courage.
"It wasn't too much later that Irnan fully realized what she had done. She mourned her sister and she knew that it was her fault that Etain was dead. When Din, Farore, and Nayru came, Irnan was overjoyed to have a part of her sister back. But the three goddesses came to seal Irnan away, not to assuage her pain.
"Irnan's had all these years to seethe over what happened. She was very angry. But she has never fully gotten over her guilt," finished Retta.
"What does that have to do with me?" asked Link, still in shock.
"You are a direct descendent of Etain. Etain was here to begin the world. It's true when they say she cast a holy light on the world. She was pretty much all good. It is the same with you. While you are not 'all good' do you not fight off evil? Get rid of everything that plagues Hyrule? You are working to restore Hyrule to the way the three goddesses intended on having it, which is the way that Etain worked to have it. Understand?" asked Retta. Link shook his head. "Well, since Irnan is still guilty, she will have a hard time killing a direct descendant of her sister's, and ultimately, a relative of hers, since Etain was her sister. Now, have mercy. Have you not humiliated me enough?"
Link looked away as he plunged his sword into Retta, killing her instantly. He turned to look at Saria, who had gone completely pale. "You don't believe it, do you?" he asked her.
"Link, it makes sense. Think about it. You've known for a while now that you aren't really Kokiri. You were the one who ended up with the Master Sword, and you were the one that had the power to save Hyrule from Ganon. That was no small task," said Saria.
"It's not like I didn't have help," whispered Link.
"No, but you got help from those who already understood what your destiny was. Link, I think Retta was telling the truth. She had no reason to lie."
"She had no reason not to lie. And how is that going to help me?" asked Link.
"Irnan will have hard time murdering a descendant of her sister. And like Retta said, that would mean you are also related to Irnan herself. Maybe this battle won't prove to be as difficult as you think."
"That's assuming what Retta said was true. Either way, it's time that I battled Irnan. Hyrule deserves to be peaceful again," he said. "You stay here, Saria. You don't need to be there when I battle Irnan. You'd only get hurt, and I don't want that to happen. I was nervous enough with you here while I battled Etain," said Link.
"But, Link –" started Saria. Link cut her off with a kiss. He drew her close to him and kissed her in a way that they hadn't kissed before. Link knew that it was his good-bye kiss, in case he didn't come back. Saria seemed to realize this as well, because she began to cry.
"I'll come back, I promise," whispered Link, as he kissed the tears that had fallen on Saria's cheeks. She nodded and let him go, and he walked forward, through the door that had opened when he killed Retta.