Chapter 19 – The Heart Of Evil
"No...Link..." Tears streamed from the eyes of the Princess of Hyrule as she huddled over the body of her fallen Hero. "Don't leave me all alone...don't go where I can't follow...Link..." The shadow just laughed at her, he was holding his sides and rolling around hysterically. It was too much to bear. She felt her mind on fire, her heart felt as though it would explode with anger and sorrow. "You!" She shouted turning, and pointing a finger at the shadow, her eyes were wide open, and she felt as though they were burning. "You killed him! I will destroy you!!" She bellowed out deeply, and the shadow actually recoiled slightly in fear, but then he straightened out and stood up.
"It is hopeless!" He threw back his head and laughed. "He's dead! You are all alone Zelda!"
"Don't you laugh, for every breath you take I will make you suffer for a thousand times over." She advanced on him slowly, furiously glaring him down, a malice and power building up inside her. He hair was raised by the wind and blew around her upper body, starting to spark with electricity. A dark energy was flowing through her, but not of the Triforce of Wisdom, something else, something beyond her understanding. "Curse you! Curse you!" She screamed, and the shadow backed away, now very afraid. "Die!!" She lunged her arms towards him and a bolt of black lighting erupted from her hands. It struck the shadow, but she did not see what happened to him, for then something else happened. Black lighting and flames and wind and shadow and ash erupted from her and the ground beneath and engulfed her. She was doing it, creating this power beyond her comprehension. The earth trembled and rose up around her, the great pillars of the fortress began to crumble. It was so loud, and so powerful. She was lifted off the ground, and was swirling around in the air, caught in the dark and deep magic. She screamed out loud with rage, and then...all was silent.
Everything was black and still again, but at once something was clear...she was not in the fortress anymore. It was cold here, very cold. Not the usual sort of cold either, this was a freeze that was chained to her heart. Then she saw that the freeze was truly chained to her heart.
She could not tell how far this black abyss went on, possibly forever, but in front of her now she saw something very clear. A great bright burning fireball, made of white and gold and black fire. Swirling quickly in every direction, burning brighter than the sun. All she could feel from this was hate and malice and evil, and reaching from her own chest was a continuous stream of dark energy flowing into it.
She knew what it was leaving her; it was her dark energy, her hatred for Link's killer, her sorrow for Link's death, and her anger at herself for allowing it to happen. And she knew what this great ball of evil fire was before her, it was the Heart of Evil. She walked towards it slowly, feeling all the hatred and spite and malice in her own heart, feeding its dark force. And now she saw that from it, reaching out to little pinpricks of light dotted around in he blackness, were lots of other dark energies, all flowing into it, thousands of strands of dark energies, all making it greater in power. It was the people of Hyrule, and all their dark thoughts, making the Heart of Evil stronger and bringing their own demise. She had to destroy it.
She raised her arms forward towards it and unleashed upon it all her rage and dark power welled inside her. It collided with great impact upon the Heart of Evil, but all she was doing was making it stronger. It grew larger, and with every attack she made upon it grew stronger still. She could feel people dying, souls calling out to her. But what could she do?
She thought about everything she had been through to get here, all that she had suffered, mustering strength. Anger, sorrow, hatred, malice...but it was to no avail. The Heart of Evil grew stronger still...it was hopeless.
She fell to her knees, and put her head in her hands. She was here now, before the Heart of Evil, but there was nothing she could do.
Before her, the heat blazed and her heart was frozen even more, and she began to feel it take hold of her. The curse was beginning to grip her, just as it had Yerra and Karak. She had failed in her quest now, right at the very end. Link was dead, and though she had found what they had searched for, there was nothing that she could do.
As she fell down to the ground, he life force leaving her, a thought crossed her mind. The words Link had said to her as they climbed the mountain, '"Zelda, always remember, no matter what happens now, I will always love you!"' She smiled, he had been there to the end with her, and died fighting for her. The greatest love filled her heart, and she waited for the end.
But the end did not come; she felt warmth in her again. She managed to climb back to her feet, and knew that it was her thoughts of love that were healing her. This was what she needed to destroy the Heart of Evil. She thought about her adventure and everything good that had come out of it, she remembered Yerra and Jerra and Karak and Vuto, and all the good things thy had done for her; and their undying loyalty throughout.
'"I am not going to abandon you now. Not now. Not after we have come so far."'
'"I am not going to leave you. I am bound to this just as much as you two now; and I owe it to you to finish what I agreed to start."'
'"I won't abandon you now, I must come"'
'"I will follow you two to the end"'
She laughed faintly, and a tear rolled down from her eyes, and felt a new power in her. A force of love from her friends, she stepped towards the Heart of evil and unleashed this power upon it. White lighting burst from her fingers an a hurricane surrounded her. This was working, this was destroying it. She remembered other people, Syon, Chief Hamal, Caitas...all had been so good to her. Her magic grew, and fire burst from her hands, and attacked the dark flame with cataclysmic power. Then with her final thought of Link, everything was good again in the world, and everything around her turned white.
The next thing she was aware of, she was back in the Fortress of Darkness as it crumbled to the ground. She saw Link's body on the floor and approached it, unafraid. The held her hand out above his, and the Triforce of Courage left his hand, and entered hers in a shower of golden light. Then kissing him on he forehead, she turned and ran without looking back.
Her body was weary, and her mind broken. The rain lashed down upon her, and the wind blew rocks and sand into her face. She cried out in anguish, as she clambered up the slope away from the fortress.
Zelda looked over her shoulder and tried to smile as the fortress came crashing down to the earth. Rocks slid and towers crumbled, and the noise was so immense. She kept climbing and climbing, every last bit of strength she could muster trying to get her out of this place.
Then she reached the peak, and looked out upon creation. Over the Great North Plain the sun was shining through the clouds, casting away the shadows and hate. People were living once more. In exhaustion, she shut her eyes and collapsed upon this peak. She felt her self slowly sliding down the other side of the mountain, the rocks tearing her body up, but then two warm spirits, two angels she thought, lifted her up and bore her away from the death and destruction and turmoil of the mountain.
The task was done, and now all she felt was joy.
"No...Link..." Tears streamed from the eyes of the Princess of Hyrule as she huddled over the body of her fallen Hero. "Don't leave me all alone...don't go where I can't follow...Link..." The shadow just laughed at her, he was holding his sides and rolling around hysterically. It was too much to bear. She felt her mind on fire, her heart felt as though it would explode with anger and sorrow. "You!" She shouted turning, and pointing a finger at the shadow, her eyes were wide open, and she felt as though they were burning. "You killed him! I will destroy you!!" She bellowed out deeply, and the shadow actually recoiled slightly in fear, but then he straightened out and stood up.
"It is hopeless!" He threw back his head and laughed. "He's dead! You are all alone Zelda!"
"Don't you laugh, for every breath you take I will make you suffer for a thousand times over." She advanced on him slowly, furiously glaring him down, a malice and power building up inside her. He hair was raised by the wind and blew around her upper body, starting to spark with electricity. A dark energy was flowing through her, but not of the Triforce of Wisdom, something else, something beyond her understanding. "Curse you! Curse you!" She screamed, and the shadow backed away, now very afraid. "Die!!" She lunged her arms towards him and a bolt of black lighting erupted from her hands. It struck the shadow, but she did not see what happened to him, for then something else happened. Black lighting and flames and wind and shadow and ash erupted from her and the ground beneath and engulfed her. She was doing it, creating this power beyond her comprehension. The earth trembled and rose up around her, the great pillars of the fortress began to crumble. It was so loud, and so powerful. She was lifted off the ground, and was swirling around in the air, caught in the dark and deep magic. She screamed out loud with rage, and then...all was silent.
Everything was black and still again, but at once something was clear...she was not in the fortress anymore. It was cold here, very cold. Not the usual sort of cold either, this was a freeze that was chained to her heart. Then she saw that the freeze was truly chained to her heart.
She could not tell how far this black abyss went on, possibly forever, but in front of her now she saw something very clear. A great bright burning fireball, made of white and gold and black fire. Swirling quickly in every direction, burning brighter than the sun. All she could feel from this was hate and malice and evil, and reaching from her own chest was a continuous stream of dark energy flowing into it.
She knew what it was leaving her; it was her dark energy, her hatred for Link's killer, her sorrow for Link's death, and her anger at herself for allowing it to happen. And she knew what this great ball of evil fire was before her, it was the Heart of Evil. She walked towards it slowly, feeling all the hatred and spite and malice in her own heart, feeding its dark force. And now she saw that from it, reaching out to little pinpricks of light dotted around in he blackness, were lots of other dark energies, all flowing into it, thousands of strands of dark energies, all making it greater in power. It was the people of Hyrule, and all their dark thoughts, making the Heart of Evil stronger and bringing their own demise. She had to destroy it.
She raised her arms forward towards it and unleashed upon it all her rage and dark power welled inside her. It collided with great impact upon the Heart of Evil, but all she was doing was making it stronger. It grew larger, and with every attack she made upon it grew stronger still. She could feel people dying, souls calling out to her. But what could she do?
She thought about everything she had been through to get here, all that she had suffered, mustering strength. Anger, sorrow, hatred, malice...but it was to no avail. The Heart of Evil grew stronger still...it was hopeless.
She fell to her knees, and put her head in her hands. She was here now, before the Heart of Evil, but there was nothing she could do.
Before her, the heat blazed and her heart was frozen even more, and she began to feel it take hold of her. The curse was beginning to grip her, just as it had Yerra and Karak. She had failed in her quest now, right at the very end. Link was dead, and though she had found what they had searched for, there was nothing that she could do.
As she fell down to the ground, he life force leaving her, a thought crossed her mind. The words Link had said to her as they climbed the mountain, '"Zelda, always remember, no matter what happens now, I will always love you!"' She smiled, he had been there to the end with her, and died fighting for her. The greatest love filled her heart, and she waited for the end.
But the end did not come; she felt warmth in her again. She managed to climb back to her feet, and knew that it was her thoughts of love that were healing her. This was what she needed to destroy the Heart of Evil. She thought about her adventure and everything good that had come out of it, she remembered Yerra and Jerra and Karak and Vuto, and all the good things thy had done for her; and their undying loyalty throughout.
'"I am not going to abandon you now. Not now. Not after we have come so far."'
'"I am not going to leave you. I am bound to this just as much as you two now; and I owe it to you to finish what I agreed to start."'
'"I won't abandon you now, I must come"'
'"I will follow you two to the end"'
She laughed faintly, and a tear rolled down from her eyes, and felt a new power in her. A force of love from her friends, she stepped towards the Heart of evil and unleashed this power upon it. White lighting burst from her fingers an a hurricane surrounded her. This was working, this was destroying it. She remembered other people, Syon, Chief Hamal, Caitas...all had been so good to her. Her magic grew, and fire burst from her hands, and attacked the dark flame with cataclysmic power. Then with her final thought of Link, everything was good again in the world, and everything around her turned white.
The next thing she was aware of, she was back in the Fortress of Darkness as it crumbled to the ground. She saw Link's body on the floor and approached it, unafraid. The held her hand out above his, and the Triforce of Courage left his hand, and entered hers in a shower of golden light. Then kissing him on he forehead, she turned and ran without looking back.
Her body was weary, and her mind broken. The rain lashed down upon her, and the wind blew rocks and sand into her face. She cried out in anguish, as she clambered up the slope away from the fortress.
Zelda looked over her shoulder and tried to smile as the fortress came crashing down to the earth. Rocks slid and towers crumbled, and the noise was so immense. She kept climbing and climbing, every last bit of strength she could muster trying to get her out of this place.
Then she reached the peak, and looked out upon creation. Over the Great North Plain the sun was shining through the clouds, casting away the shadows and hate. People were living once more. In exhaustion, she shut her eyes and collapsed upon this peak. She felt her self slowly sliding down the other side of the mountain, the rocks tearing her body up, but then two warm spirits, two angels she thought, lifted her up and bore her away from the death and destruction and turmoil of the mountain.
The task was done, and now all she felt was joy.