Chapter Four: Memories
I met up with Angelous on top of Death Mountain, right outside the door to Goron City. Like I said before, this is where Angelous and I talk. I don't know what it is that makes it like that. Maybe it's the view. You can see all of Hyrule from up here. I love it. It was early morning, and the colors of the sky were golden yellow, followed by yellow – green, then a shade of blue – green, and a light turquoise color. Not a cloud was in the sky. The wind blew a pleasant breeze, however I couldn't feel it because I have no body. I could hear the wind rushing. Hylians have very sensitive hearing. We can hear far distances away, and our ears can pick up sounds that are probably too high for other races to hear. In life, I also had the ability to feel the presence of others. So surprising me was a very rare sight. While I was lost in thought, Angelous thundered in. "It's been too long since I've been up here with you." I nodded.
"Nine long years." Angelous took in a deep breath and looked at Hyrule Field. There were more towns and cities then there were when I had first visited Goron City as a ten year old. And some of the cities have even grown in size since I was alive. "I've missed this all too much." Angelous smiled a little, not wanting me to see. But I did anyway. "You know, Angelous, I'm really glad that you've kept your relationship with Cody. To be honest, I didn't think you would."
"Well Link, remember when Cody was only five days old, and I had to fight you in order to see him?" I nodded, giggling a little. "And when you finally let me meet him, I made a promise to myself that I would be around more for my family. After you died, I made that promise official." I looked at him. He seemed to be more of a father to Cody then to me. But, he was still learning when I was growing up. "I guess in a way, I've sort of ... helped Zelda raise Cody. I train with him, I visit with him, and I teach him as much as I can. The only thing I can't seem to get either Cody or Cody to do is move on." I cocked my head, as I floated in mid – air, with my arms crossed, listening to Angelous' story.
"Cody and Zelda don't see it, but they each have gained a problem since your death. Cody is afraid to have a girlfriend. He's afraid that either she will leave him, or he will leave her. He thinks he's protecting people. And Zelda ... well, she will go out with a different person every so often, but she will not allow herself to get involved in a serious relationship. As soon as it reaches a serious point, she lets them go." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. This wasn't supposed to happen. I died in order to create a better future.
"This isn't right. I died in order to save them, but instead, I've only stopped them from moving on in their lives." Angelous stared at me.
"What did you mean when you said that you died in order to save them?"
"The day I died, I received a visit from my ... future self. He said that death wanted me, and if I didn't die in that battle, then Zelda and Cody would have died."
"Now it all makes sense why you decided to fight for so long."
"The only thing I don't get is why Ganondorf didn't take control. He specifically said that he would take over Hyrule. Angelous looked away and gulped loudly.
"He didn't take over because I killed him right after he killed you ... "
"Wait, how did you know the time that I died? You were battling in another part of the battle field." Angelous hung his head and looked at me with a sad, yet serious face. Then, it hit me. Angelous experienced a terrible sight. "Oh no, Angelous, don't tell me you – "
"Yes, Link. I watched you die." My eyes opened wide, while Angelous rubbed his face and sighed. "And it's been haunting me in my mind every single moment for the past nine years." Angelous may be the Mighty God of War, a.k.a., the Fierce Deity, and the Mighty One, But he was also something else. He's my father. I could tell that it just killed him, watching his only child die.
"Angelous, if you saw the whole thing, why didn't you help me?" Angelous sighed deeply as he began his story.
"Well, this is how I saw it ...
*Flash Back* (Angelous' P.o.V.)
As you know, the battle was raging. While most of the soldiers were about to be captured, I came in and helped by taking out most of the demons. No one could stand up against me, until they used weapons on me that were paralyzed my power. I was too weak to stand. Four stalfos held me up while another looked me in the eye and snickered. "You can not defeat me! My power is superior to yours! You can not harm me!" The stalfos all laughed as the one in front of me punched me.
"Well, if we can't hurt the God of War, we'll just make him suffer instead."
"What are you talking about?!" The stalfos held my face, and forced me to look while Ganondorf attacked you and thrust his sword right through your chest.
"NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed. Finally, you fell to the ground. Ganondorf looked at me with a smile.
"Release Lord Angelous." All the stalfos let go of me, and I ran to your side.
"Link! Oh no!" I felt your face, and you were cold. I knew you were dead, but I didn't want to admit it to myself. So I did the only thing I could think of. I tried to breathe the breath of life into you. "Come on, Link! Don't you dare give up on me!" I pressed on your chest so hard, that it eventually broke your sternum. I gasped at this sight.
"You broke his bone and he didn't feel a thing ... he's dead." A stalfos informed. I sulked.
"No ... "Ganondorf cheered.
"Finally! After all this time, the Hero of Time is finally dead!" My head rose as my eyes were filled with hatred.
"Well then, you will join him, Ganondorf." Ganondorf looked at me as I stood up. I attacked him so quickly, that he didn't even have the time to counter before I killed him. I also killed all the stalfos that stood in my way. When I was alone, and the rain poured down, I yelled to the heavens, cursing myself, and my sisters for letting this happen. It's a good thing that Zelda showed up when she did; otherwise I would probably have done something that my evil side would have done. I grabbed her by her arm.
"Zelda, what are you doing here?"
"I sensed that Link was in trouble, so I came to help him. Where is he?" She tried to look for you, but I couldn't let her.
"No, Zelda. I can't let you see him." Her eyes then filled with tears of worry.
"Where's my husband, Angelous?!" I hung my head in sorrow. "NOOO!" She ran out of my grip and found your body lying on the ground. "Link, please! Speak to me! Please, Link, wake up!" She tried to do the same thing I did, but I stopped her.
"I tried, Zelda. I broke his bone doing that." Zelda cried over your body non – stop.
"Link, no ... please don't leave me. I love you. Please come back ... " I cried to myself all the same.
"Link ... "
Four days later was your funeral. It was a sad day in Hyrule. Everyone in the entire country was there that day. The entire family was heart – broken. Your mother and I comforted each other more then we usually do that day. But I don't think anyone took as much damage with your lose as your wife and son did. When Cody stepped up to your coffin, he ran out of Kakoriko as fast as his small legs could take him.
"Cody, come back! Cody!" Zelda yelled after him. I stepped up to her.
"Zelda let me go after him." Zelda nodded as I thundered after him.
He must have shimmered, or something, because he ended up all the way to Lake Hylia. As Cody came closer to the lake, he slipped on some mud, and landed on his hands and knees, crying in the water. I'm not exactly sure how long he had been crying before I came. I thundered next to him on a nearby boulder. He continued to cry, as I watched him for a few seconds.
"You know, Cody, running away from your problems will not make them go away." Cody looked up at me, still crying hysterically.
"Grandpa Angelous, he left me! He really left me!" As Cody continued to cry, I felt more and more pain. I left the boulder and sat on the ground. I signaled Cody to come and sit with me.
"Cody, come here." He slowly got up and walked over to me. I put my arm around him. His crying seemed to slow down. "I know exactly how you feel."
"How could you possibly know what I feel, Grandpa?"
"Because your father was my son. We lost the same person." Cody rubbed his nose and looked me in the eyes.
"Grandpa, aren't you sad too?" It was at that moment that I promised myself that I would never leave Cody without someone to look after him, besides Zelda.
"Completely heart – broken." I hugged Cody tightly.
*End of Flash Back.* (Link's P.o.V.)
I looked at Angelous. As he was telling the story, he tried to stop himself from letting out any of his sad feelings. If I was still alive, I'd be able to feel the pain he was going through.
"Angelous, Cody asked a question that I've been wondering myself. You said that when it was time for me to die, I would be a full god. Well, I'm no genius, but I don't think my current state is what one would call ... "godly." Angelous rubbed his chin he was stumped on this as well.
"Yes, it is very questionable. One of two things is happening here. Either you have unfinished business to take care of, or you were not supposed to die yet." When he told me that I wasn't supposed to die yet, I figured that wasn't the case because death wanted me. I shrugged and considered my other option.
"What kind of unfinished business would I have?"
"Well, your son for one thing." I looked at him for a second. "What I mean is that when were killed, you were in the middle of training your son how to use his powers. Zelda has taught him all of her powers and he learned the few that he has gained himself. All that's left is for you to teach him how to use his psychic powers." I had no way to argue with this part. Angelous didn't give me a choice. He was right. Teaching Cody how to use my half of his powers did seem like unfinished business.
"So, what do we do?"
"Well, Cody should be getting out of school in a few hours. We'll take him to the training grounds that you and I used to train on."
"You mean the training grounds that are behind Lon Lon Ranch, that are over five miles long, and you made me run around every time I needed to be punished?" Angelous chuckled.
"First of all, I only made you do that once. And second of all, by going into the forest with Zelda alone, lying to us and being only sixteen, you deserved it."
"Still, nothing happened." Angelous chuckled. We have had some experiences in the past. One time, Angelous and I wished to be each other, and we switched bodies for a day. Another time, I was possessed by one of my enemies, and Angelous had to literally kill me in order to bring me back. And also, there was one time where I was turned into a vampire, and Angelous gave me a very wise discussion of what I would be giving up. Yup, a lot has happened since I've known him. We've had good times, and bad times. When I announced to Angelous that Zelda and I were getting married, I was only eighteen, and he thought I was too young. So he and I got into a fight. He did come to the wedding, but not to our knowledge. We made up when I came back from the honeymoon and told him that Zelda was pregnant with Cody. He didn't get mad or anything, he just pointed out my promise that if I got married at such a young age, that we wouldn't start a family very soon. It's not like Cody was planned. Just like me, he was an accident. Except his parents were married when he was born. Anyway, we've had our ups and downs. Just as Angelous mentioned before, I wouldn't allow him to meet Cody when he was born. First of all, all magic came to a screeching halt when Cody was born. So Angelous was stuck in the heavens, and couldn't witness the baby's arrival. Second of all, I was afraid to let Angelous see him because I thought that if Cody got too attached to him, then Angelous would never be around and Cody would be heart broken. After talking with him, I finally allowed their meeting. Luckily, I was wrong. Angelous proved to be a terrific grandfather. Well, I'm done talking about the past.
"Well, I'm done talking about the past." Angelous said. 'Is there an echo in here?' I thought. I nodded and we headed back to the castle.
Now, I'm going to go train my son. Hopefully, it will let me move on. I can't stay this small spirit, which I am, forever. ... Well, I could, but it would be better for me to move on.
To Be Continued.
I met up with Angelous on top of Death Mountain, right outside the door to Goron City. Like I said before, this is where Angelous and I talk. I don't know what it is that makes it like that. Maybe it's the view. You can see all of Hyrule from up here. I love it. It was early morning, and the colors of the sky were golden yellow, followed by yellow – green, then a shade of blue – green, and a light turquoise color. Not a cloud was in the sky. The wind blew a pleasant breeze, however I couldn't feel it because I have no body. I could hear the wind rushing. Hylians have very sensitive hearing. We can hear far distances away, and our ears can pick up sounds that are probably too high for other races to hear. In life, I also had the ability to feel the presence of others. So surprising me was a very rare sight. While I was lost in thought, Angelous thundered in. "It's been too long since I've been up here with you." I nodded.
"Nine long years." Angelous took in a deep breath and looked at Hyrule Field. There were more towns and cities then there were when I had first visited Goron City as a ten year old. And some of the cities have even grown in size since I was alive. "I've missed this all too much." Angelous smiled a little, not wanting me to see. But I did anyway. "You know, Angelous, I'm really glad that you've kept your relationship with Cody. To be honest, I didn't think you would."
"Well Link, remember when Cody was only five days old, and I had to fight you in order to see him?" I nodded, giggling a little. "And when you finally let me meet him, I made a promise to myself that I would be around more for my family. After you died, I made that promise official." I looked at him. He seemed to be more of a father to Cody then to me. But, he was still learning when I was growing up. "I guess in a way, I've sort of ... helped Zelda raise Cody. I train with him, I visit with him, and I teach him as much as I can. The only thing I can't seem to get either Cody or Cody to do is move on." I cocked my head, as I floated in mid – air, with my arms crossed, listening to Angelous' story.
"Cody and Zelda don't see it, but they each have gained a problem since your death. Cody is afraid to have a girlfriend. He's afraid that either she will leave him, or he will leave her. He thinks he's protecting people. And Zelda ... well, she will go out with a different person every so often, but she will not allow herself to get involved in a serious relationship. As soon as it reaches a serious point, she lets them go." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. This wasn't supposed to happen. I died in order to create a better future.
"This isn't right. I died in order to save them, but instead, I've only stopped them from moving on in their lives." Angelous stared at me.
"What did you mean when you said that you died in order to save them?"
"The day I died, I received a visit from my ... future self. He said that death wanted me, and if I didn't die in that battle, then Zelda and Cody would have died."
"Now it all makes sense why you decided to fight for so long."
"The only thing I don't get is why Ganondorf didn't take control. He specifically said that he would take over Hyrule. Angelous looked away and gulped loudly.
"He didn't take over because I killed him right after he killed you ... "
"Wait, how did you know the time that I died? You were battling in another part of the battle field." Angelous hung his head and looked at me with a sad, yet serious face. Then, it hit me. Angelous experienced a terrible sight. "Oh no, Angelous, don't tell me you – "
"Yes, Link. I watched you die." My eyes opened wide, while Angelous rubbed his face and sighed. "And it's been haunting me in my mind every single moment for the past nine years." Angelous may be the Mighty God of War, a.k.a., the Fierce Deity, and the Mighty One, But he was also something else. He's my father. I could tell that it just killed him, watching his only child die.
"Angelous, if you saw the whole thing, why didn't you help me?" Angelous sighed deeply as he began his story.
"Well, this is how I saw it ...
*Flash Back* (Angelous' P.o.V.)
As you know, the battle was raging. While most of the soldiers were about to be captured, I came in and helped by taking out most of the demons. No one could stand up against me, until they used weapons on me that were paralyzed my power. I was too weak to stand. Four stalfos held me up while another looked me in the eye and snickered. "You can not defeat me! My power is superior to yours! You can not harm me!" The stalfos all laughed as the one in front of me punched me.
"Well, if we can't hurt the God of War, we'll just make him suffer instead."
"What are you talking about?!" The stalfos held my face, and forced me to look while Ganondorf attacked you and thrust his sword right through your chest.
"NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed. Finally, you fell to the ground. Ganondorf looked at me with a smile.
"Release Lord Angelous." All the stalfos let go of me, and I ran to your side.
"Link! Oh no!" I felt your face, and you were cold. I knew you were dead, but I didn't want to admit it to myself. So I did the only thing I could think of. I tried to breathe the breath of life into you. "Come on, Link! Don't you dare give up on me!" I pressed on your chest so hard, that it eventually broke your sternum. I gasped at this sight.
"You broke his bone and he didn't feel a thing ... he's dead." A stalfos informed. I sulked.
"No ... "Ganondorf cheered.
"Finally! After all this time, the Hero of Time is finally dead!" My head rose as my eyes were filled with hatred.
"Well then, you will join him, Ganondorf." Ganondorf looked at me as I stood up. I attacked him so quickly, that he didn't even have the time to counter before I killed him. I also killed all the stalfos that stood in my way. When I was alone, and the rain poured down, I yelled to the heavens, cursing myself, and my sisters for letting this happen. It's a good thing that Zelda showed up when she did; otherwise I would probably have done something that my evil side would have done. I grabbed her by her arm.
"Zelda, what are you doing here?"
"I sensed that Link was in trouble, so I came to help him. Where is he?" She tried to look for you, but I couldn't let her.
"No, Zelda. I can't let you see him." Her eyes then filled with tears of worry.
"Where's my husband, Angelous?!" I hung my head in sorrow. "NOOO!" She ran out of my grip and found your body lying on the ground. "Link, please! Speak to me! Please, Link, wake up!" She tried to do the same thing I did, but I stopped her.
"I tried, Zelda. I broke his bone doing that." Zelda cried over your body non – stop.
"Link, no ... please don't leave me. I love you. Please come back ... " I cried to myself all the same.
"Link ... "
Four days later was your funeral. It was a sad day in Hyrule. Everyone in the entire country was there that day. The entire family was heart – broken. Your mother and I comforted each other more then we usually do that day. But I don't think anyone took as much damage with your lose as your wife and son did. When Cody stepped up to your coffin, he ran out of Kakoriko as fast as his small legs could take him.
"Cody, come back! Cody!" Zelda yelled after him. I stepped up to her.
"Zelda let me go after him." Zelda nodded as I thundered after him.
He must have shimmered, or something, because he ended up all the way to Lake Hylia. As Cody came closer to the lake, he slipped on some mud, and landed on his hands and knees, crying in the water. I'm not exactly sure how long he had been crying before I came. I thundered next to him on a nearby boulder. He continued to cry, as I watched him for a few seconds.
"You know, Cody, running away from your problems will not make them go away." Cody looked up at me, still crying hysterically.
"Grandpa Angelous, he left me! He really left me!" As Cody continued to cry, I felt more and more pain. I left the boulder and sat on the ground. I signaled Cody to come and sit with me.
"Cody, come here." He slowly got up and walked over to me. I put my arm around him. His crying seemed to slow down. "I know exactly how you feel."
"How could you possibly know what I feel, Grandpa?"
"Because your father was my son. We lost the same person." Cody rubbed his nose and looked me in the eyes.
"Grandpa, aren't you sad too?" It was at that moment that I promised myself that I would never leave Cody without someone to look after him, besides Zelda.
"Completely heart – broken." I hugged Cody tightly.
*End of Flash Back.* (Link's P.o.V.)
I looked at Angelous. As he was telling the story, he tried to stop himself from letting out any of his sad feelings. If I was still alive, I'd be able to feel the pain he was going through.
"Angelous, Cody asked a question that I've been wondering myself. You said that when it was time for me to die, I would be a full god. Well, I'm no genius, but I don't think my current state is what one would call ... "godly." Angelous rubbed his chin he was stumped on this as well.
"Yes, it is very questionable. One of two things is happening here. Either you have unfinished business to take care of, or you were not supposed to die yet." When he told me that I wasn't supposed to die yet, I figured that wasn't the case because death wanted me. I shrugged and considered my other option.
"What kind of unfinished business would I have?"
"Well, your son for one thing." I looked at him for a second. "What I mean is that when were killed, you were in the middle of training your son how to use his powers. Zelda has taught him all of her powers and he learned the few that he has gained himself. All that's left is for you to teach him how to use his psychic powers." I had no way to argue with this part. Angelous didn't give me a choice. He was right. Teaching Cody how to use my half of his powers did seem like unfinished business.
"So, what do we do?"
"Well, Cody should be getting out of school in a few hours. We'll take him to the training grounds that you and I used to train on."
"You mean the training grounds that are behind Lon Lon Ranch, that are over five miles long, and you made me run around every time I needed to be punished?" Angelous chuckled.
"First of all, I only made you do that once. And second of all, by going into the forest with Zelda alone, lying to us and being only sixteen, you deserved it."
"Still, nothing happened." Angelous chuckled. We have had some experiences in the past. One time, Angelous and I wished to be each other, and we switched bodies for a day. Another time, I was possessed by one of my enemies, and Angelous had to literally kill me in order to bring me back. And also, there was one time where I was turned into a vampire, and Angelous gave me a very wise discussion of what I would be giving up. Yup, a lot has happened since I've known him. We've had good times, and bad times. When I announced to Angelous that Zelda and I were getting married, I was only eighteen, and he thought I was too young. So he and I got into a fight. He did come to the wedding, but not to our knowledge. We made up when I came back from the honeymoon and told him that Zelda was pregnant with Cody. He didn't get mad or anything, he just pointed out my promise that if I got married at such a young age, that we wouldn't start a family very soon. It's not like Cody was planned. Just like me, he was an accident. Except his parents were married when he was born. Anyway, we've had our ups and downs. Just as Angelous mentioned before, I wouldn't allow him to meet Cody when he was born. First of all, all magic came to a screeching halt when Cody was born. So Angelous was stuck in the heavens, and couldn't witness the baby's arrival. Second of all, I was afraid to let Angelous see him because I thought that if Cody got too attached to him, then Angelous would never be around and Cody would be heart broken. After talking with him, I finally allowed their meeting. Luckily, I was wrong. Angelous proved to be a terrific grandfather. Well, I'm done talking about the past.
"Well, I'm done talking about the past." Angelous said. 'Is there an echo in here?' I thought. I nodded and we headed back to the castle.
Now, I'm going to go train my son. Hopefully, it will let me move on. I can't stay this small spirit, which I am, forever. ... Well, I could, but it would be better for me to move on.
To Be Continued.