Disclaimer: I don't own Nintendo or anything involving Legend of Zelda, but I am attempting to write a story about things that involve them for entertainment purposes only. Not for the money thing. That's bad.

It Won't Stop Running Down My Hand

Facing the North, Link glared at a huge mass of figures quickly coming towards him. It would take them a few more minutes to get there at their present rate of speed. Link's cocky attitude was gone now, as truth began to consume him.

"I'm good, but I'm in over my head now," he spoke to himself, as if he would talk back.

"She doesn't even remember me though, so what's the point?" he asked himself as a slight pain began to surge in his left hand. Looking down at it, blood was pouring out of his palm and making a puddle on the ground beneath him. It was only a puddle he could see, but he still knew it was there.

"If I was truly destined to meet up with her, and have her remember me, then I'll survive this battle…" he trailed off as the crowd of figures began to get much closer. In the army were bipedal lizards, skeletons and bipedal wolf creatures. All of them wore armor and carried swords, shields and spears.

"Has Princess Zelda become so stupid as to send one boy to stand against us?" a large wolf in golden armor with a long spear stepped forward and mocked Link. The boy in green did not bother to respond to this though, as he gripped the hilt of his full blade, 'Death.'

"Stand aside boy, or we'll kill you!" a random shout that sounded almost reptilian came from the crowd, which had now surrounded Link.

"If you want to kill me, then go ahead and try!" Link screamed as he brought 'Death' crashing down on the large wolf in gold armor, splitting him in two. Blood sprayed into the air and struck Link's youthful face. Raising his sword into the air and glaring at the army, he let a smile creep across his face.

"If you're going to try and kill me though, I'll have to kill you!" Link shouted with a look of rage plastered unto his face. The monstrous soldiers who surrounded him took a step back in fear.

"Look at that face! Did Hyrule make a pact with the devil?" a fearful wolf trembled to a larger skeleton. Without waiting another moment, Link dove into the crowd, swinging his humongous full blade at a large number of them, cleaving them all into two. Blood sprayed out of their bodies into the air and unto Link, drenching him from head to toe.

"A demon! Hyrule has a demon!" he heard a shout come from another crowd. Looking down at his hand, blood was erupting out of his hand like a waterfall.

"A demon, huh? I kind of like the sound of that…" he smirked and trailed off, diving at another group of monsters, cleaving them to pieces.

Hours later, Link was still rushing around, chopping his enemies to pieces. Very few of his enemies actually posed a threat to him and 'Death,' as he rarely ran into an enemy that could defend against his full blade as it slammed into them.

"One hundred and thirty seven!" Link thought to himself as he cleaved past another group of enemies and dove into another. For all his life, when Link would get into battles he would count the number of people or creatures he killed. He didn't do this so much as to feel confident, but to give himself something to work on. As he destroyed another group of enemies, he began to run off after another set, when something caught his attention. A strange bird like creature was floating in the air near him, laughing.

"What the hell are you?" Link asked the fowl, only to have it respond by throwing a large ball of fire at him. Barely dodging the blast, Link jumped aside and then dove at the bird, which he now figured as a Wizrobe, since it controlled magic.

"Let's see you try that again!" he screamed as he brought his full blade down on the Wizrobe. Only, instead of cleaving it into two, it merely disappeared. Before he could even look around, Link felt a sharp point dig into his flesh that felt incredibly cold. Looking behind him, he now saw another Wizrobe laughing and then disappear. Growing angry, and feeling blood drip down his back underneath his tunic, Link began to think of things he could possibly do to change his disadvantage. Then, before he could even formulate a full plan, a group of five Wizrobes appeared in front of Link, each shooting a fireball at him. Not having the space to dodge, Link threw his sword up in an attempt to either block the magic or reflect it somewhere else. The orbs of fire struck the blade, but rather then bounce off or consume Link altogether, the sword merely absorbed the heat, making it excruciatingly hot. Throwing his blade aside and nursing his now burnt hand, the monsters which had kept their distance began to laugh and shout.

"Not so good without your big sword, are you?" they all giggled with delight and began to slowly move towards the boy in green.

"No, not like my nightmare…" Link trailed off as he then glanced down at his hand. The blood seemed to stop flowing out of his palm for a moment, and then as Link looked closer the blood exploded out his hand, drenching his face. Letting out an incredible scream of terror, Link grasped at his only other weapon, his long sword. Grabbing it from his side, he pulled it out along with his shield and raised the blade into the air. Light swirled around his sword as the Triforce began to glow a bright yellow on the hilt of his long sword. Looking down, he could see that the Triforce on his left hand was now also shining. The swirling light that surrounded his blade now erupted out of the tip of his sword and flew through the air, lighting up the blood red sky that had began to lower the morale of everyone in Hyrule.

"The blade of evil's bane!" a cry from one of the Wizrobes caught his attention.

"The master sword!" another shouted in absolute horror.

"Only the bearer of Courage can wield it though! We must retreat!" the first Wizrobe screamed as he began to flee. In the blink of an eye though, he diced in half by a thin beam of light. As all the other creatures turned back, they saw the blood drenched hero of courage smile.

"None of you will leave here alive…" he sneered as he tightened his blood-drenched grip on his sword and dove at a group of monsters.

Slowly walking back to the castle, Link was completely exhausted. Tears and rips were all along his tunic, with scratches and cuts all across his flesh. It had been a long battle, as the moon was now high in the sky. Off in the distance, Link could swear he still heard another battle just ending in victory, as he heard many young men's shouts of triumph. On his back was his full blade and shield, which weighed him down considerably. At his side in it's sheath was his master sword.

"Who knew that such a thing could exist?" he sighed as he came to the northern gates of the castle.

"Three hundred and seventy two. That's a new record for me…" he trailed off as he knocked on the large wooden gates. Waiting for a few minutes, and receiving no reply, he couldn't stand up any longer. His cuts and gashes weren't fatal, but they still bled, so there was a possibility that through all his battles he would merely die of blood loss. Sitting down against a stone wall, which hardly seemed comfortable, he held his hand on his master sword and closed his eyes.

"I hope Arielle and the old man are okay," he spoke to himself, hardly realizing he was speaking out loud. Opening his eyes, he could see the bodies of hundreds of monsters and beasts.

"Not a single one escaped the battle alive, so at least they won't be coming back anytime soon…" he said to himself.

"At least, I don't think they did…" he trailed off again. He could feel his eyes growing heavy and his body aching for rest.

"I don't even have the strength to bandage myself up, let alone to fight anything that may have survived," Link told himself, as if attempting to make himself feel less lonely in the sea of bodies.

"Zelda, I survived this battle, so that means I'll make you remember me!" he forcefully spoke aloud. As he spoke his words, he could feel himself going unconscious,

"Even if it kills me…"

Author's Note: Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, but when I did it the first time my computer froze before saving it. I hope my second draft of it is better then the first, and I'm glad so many people are enjoying my fanfic. Thanks everyone!