Author's note: This is probably one of the most moving chapters of the story, but the next one is probably more heart swelling than this one. Hope you like it! Enjoy!

The Hero that Holds my Hope: Still in My Heart

Saria had fallen to the ground, bleeding very badly, especially from her mouth. She looked in front of her to see what had struck her and it was a black creature surrounded by bats, Gomess. His eyes were a pale yellow with red pupils, and a yellow jewel was at his chest. He raised his sickle to strike Saria, however, Mido had come in the way to block it.

"Irritating little pest!" Gomess said in a voice barely understandable.

Mido sneered and pressed his little blade a bit harder, "Proud of it..."

He struck the creature at his arm, but when he did, a certain pain shot through his body and he fell to the ground screaming in pain. Gomess had laughed hysterically,

"Do you realize that you have to be a far better warrior to even barely match up to my power?"

Mido noticed the gleaming jewel on his chest. He raised his sword, while Gomess was still busy laughing and struck him hard in the gleaming jewel. It had shattered and the force of striking the jewel blew Mido back. Gomess dropped his sickle and stepped backward as light shed from him and he was broken apart. Mido crawled beside Saria and observed her wounds.

"Saria, are you all right?" He asked before seeing her nod.

Link had nearly reached the top of Ganon's tower. He was running up the carpet the color of blood and sword in hand, gleaming brightly in the dark tower. Eventually, he reached the top of the high tower and entered a certain dark room. He looked deep into the center of it, and there, he saw his foe. It was the Evil King, the King of Thieves, Master of the Garudo, Ganondorf. He had turned around slowly and noticed Link standing there with the holy Master Sword. He had sneered and approached him.

"At last... today my revenge shall be cast on the one I cursed..." Ganondorf approached him slowly, drawing a sword from underneath his cape, "Link, the Hero of Time."

Link raised his sword slowly and stared for a second. It was a pause of silence between them, which contained so much suspense. Ganondorf then spoke a word that broke the silence.

"Come."

Link charged after him, with certain seriousness in his eye. They clashed in a fearsome battle, more fierce than the one between Dark Link and Link. Something was on the line, and that caused Link to fight like no other. Electric surges shot from Ganondorf's blade and they zoomed about whenever he hit something. Ganondorf noticed the powerful gleam of the Master Sword.

"The Master Sword has become more powerful, I see..."

"It is destined to strike through your heart...oh, creature from a place so unspeakable."

Ganondorf slightly laughed and knocked the Master Sword away, he had struck Link in the stomach with his knee so hard, blood spat out of Link's mouth and splashed on the ground. A powerful ache was flowing through him as Link was on his knees, and his eyes wide open in pain.

"If it destined to strike through me, than why do you falter now?"

Ganondorf kicked Link again. This time he had fallen to the ground and was unconscious there for a moment, as if he were awake, Ganondorf spoke to him.

"I will never fade... and that sword of yours cannot break my reign..." He began, "Such a pity, are you dead already?"

At that moment, Link dreamt for a short while. He remembered the last time when he spoke to Zelda face-to-face. It was then when she had given him the broach of the Triforce...and those eyes... they were so beautiful and fair... Her smile made Link feel so happy, and her voice woke him up.

"Link..."

Link's eyes shot open and he stabbed Ganondorf in the shoulder, without hesitation. Link's eyes now carried more hope in them than ever before. Ganondorf glared and spoke loudly, in shock.

"Why do you continue on like this? Why keep fighting when you know Hyrule is going to die?"

Link still kept his blade in Ganondorf's shoulder, letting the blood run down his torso. He breathed heavily, but slowly, until he caught his breath and gave a reply.

"Because I know she's waiting for me... that's why... and I cannot die now and let her fall into despair."

"Oh, how touching, 'she' will be awfully disappointed when she discovers you are dead!"

Ganondorf knocked Link backward, before hitting him in the stomach. Link was cut all over, but that did not stop him. He closed his eyes and thought deeply about his purpose and his reason being there. When he thought of the joys and happiness he had spent all his life that turned to hope and that hope powered up the Master Sword.

It glowed brightly, and this was a force Ganondorf seemed to fear. He flinched, and a fear was seen in his eyes, as Link held the Master Sword tightly. He turned his gaze from the Master Sword to Ganondorf and saw that he was backing up slowly. It seemed as if Link's wounds were not there, for he was walking with only slight limp when he followed Ganondorf's steps.

"Oh, mercy." Ganondorf said falling to his knees.

Link's gaze was hard and cold, as he held the Master Sword in the air. His bangs covered his eyes only part way, making him look even more intimidating. Link then spoke to him in the lowest voice he could possibly project.

"If I am to owe you mercy... than why did you not give it to me before...?"

Ganondorf's eyes widened and he took up his sword once more and raised it above his head to slice Link in half, but when he had done so, a sharp pain was felt in his chest. When he looked down, there was the Master Sword and Link holding it with a frightening frown on his face. Though deep in his eyes was still his love for Zelda. His foot slipped backward slightly, slipping on the small puddle of blood that had come from Link's dripping wounds. A deep rumble was heard after a while, and the tower began to shake.

Outside, in the battle, the opposing army, seemed to have all dissolved, and the great beasts ran away in fear. Blind's lasers seized, and Agahnim's power faded. The Dark Six were all destroyed and the forces of Hyrule turned toward the tower to see the tower collapsing and rumbling at its base. They began to cheer triumphantly as they felt the glory of victory in their hearts, expecting Link to be riding outward. The first light crept through the dark clouds and shown on the land, for the first time.

Link withdrew the sword from Ganondorf's chest. The Evil King stumbled backward, while letting out a deep, and weak exhale before falling to his knees and dissolved before setting his gaze upon the Hero of Time for the last moment. A sigh of relief escaped from Link's lips and his thoughts turned to Zelda as he had dropped his sword. His knees had collapsed and he had fallen backward and began to stare at the dark ceiling above him. Link's vision began to get blurry and he had fallen unconscious, but he had uttered some last words before his eyes had closed,

"You're safe now...Zelda..."

The army's feeling of victory soon turned into a moment of sorrow, when they saw the tower falling and Link not coming from the tower. Tears were shed at that moment, and it seemed as if it was a nightmare. They watched as it had collapsed to the ground and the rider-less Epona trotting toward them. That brought one thought to all their minds, Link was dead, a most terrible thought. Mido stared in shock as Saria was on her knees crying. Link could not be dead... it was to horrible to be true... however, with the battle won, they traveled back to Hyrule, with the people of the mountain tops heading back to Hyrule. Regret was in the air that day, and sadness as well.

Author's note: I wonder how many people are crying? (Don't be mad at me...) Okay, the next chapter you will definitely like, despite the fact that it's the last one... NOOOOO!!! Well, I hope you enjoyed this!

Special thanks:

BluSakura: YES... The movie snacks are safe... (Sigh of relief) Thanks for the review! (Butter and salt is good... at the theater when I get popcorn, I never fail to put it on.)

Brownblade: Er... I may not be able to read anything much because of band camp... (Marching band is fun!!!) I suppose the thing I'm best at in writing are the battle scenes. Thanks for the chapter!

Janus Kamaren: ... How was the emergency room? (Heh, heh... just a joke...) When I went there after hitting my head and falling unconscious... it was kind of scary (I'll never ice skate again... shiver)... Purple Link... DOES seem a bit out of the ordinary... My brother and I always thought it was red Link... (Long story, to make it short, my brother was red Link and he kept stealing my partner... mumble, mumble...) Thanks for the review!

LadyofDemons45: Whoops! I'll fix the error when I get around to it... sometimes I go into a daze when I'm in the middle of a sentence when typing. Yup, I've heard the actual "Gollum's Song" but I don't like it as much as "Into the West" but I'd say it's still pretty good, I like mouthing the words and over exaggerate my movements. Thanks for the review! (Interesting random fact... I never knew that...)

kat-SageOfWisdom-princessZel: Sadly, yes... this was the second to last one... (bittersweet moment coming up.) I don't know if I can make a sequel... I've tied up everything pretty good... but I can write more fluffy stories! I guess some of the things I like best in writing are writing the battle sequences... (ha, ha! Touché!) Thanks for the review!

CD: Thanks for the review! I hope you liked this chapter! It may seem like it's over, but it's not. Short review, but thanks!