Thanks for all the reviews everyone. I really, really, really, really appreciate them. =3 And I dunno what I was thinking, but did anyone realize that in the first chapter Link got a tunic from a chest of his that hadn't been opened in SEVEN YEARS? Unless he stayed the same size, it would be an awful tight fit, don't you think? E.e;; Anyway, it's been edited...

Chapter Nineteen

Once again jumping out of the reach of a Sheikah, Link twisted in mid-air, landed behind the Sheikah and did a quick stab to the neck with his dagger. The Kokiri Sword clashed with a short katana that had been swung behind him, and then Link ducked down to avoid being beheaded by another Sheikah. The hero did a sweep, knocking his opponent to the ground, then kicked the face of the Sheikah whose blade he had just stopped, and finished the second one off with a stab to the chest.

The Sheikan warriors began swarming around him even more, but Link managed to dodge and block their moves, getting in the rare kill. He had to give it to the Doc; that potion worked great. His reflexes were a ton faster, he could jump higher, and he even felt stronger. What on earth was in that stuff?

"Arrgh!" Link growled in pain, having taken a nasty cut across his back. He now realized that there were too many of them near him to take on at close range, and he needed to get out. Fast.

Drawing his Hookshot, Link jumped up high and aimed it at a tree then released the chain. The end dug itself into the tree then dragged Link through the air to the lone tree. He landed on a branch and pulled out two of his throwing daggers and sent them flying into the group of Sheikah, one sticking someone in the arm, the other lucky enough to get another in the head.

Three Sheikah came leapt into the tree along side Link. The teenager blocked two of their blades with his dagger and sword, but the other caught his back, leaving a red trail diagonally across half of it. Link grunted from the searing pain, but wouldn't allow himself to scream.

He managed to grab a kick that was heading strait for his head then throw the attacker by the leg into the Sheikah that had cut his back. Link dropped down from the tree and raced into the soon-to-be fortress, hoping to cut through it and get to the wall in the back. From there he would be able to get over and hide in the pass that lead to the desert.

He glanced over his shoulder and saw that the pursuing Sheikah all had darts in their hands. Link's eyes opened wide; he knew what those tiny things could do to people. They were all thrown at him, a shower of poison darts headed right for him.

Goddess Farore, lend me your power!

The Kokiri Sword began to glow green. "Kai-Ten-Giri," Link began. "TEMPEST!!" His sword out, Link began spinning around furiously. A tornado instantly rose around him, the violent winds blowing away the darts with ease. The Sheikah were caught up in the wind rage and started to get sucked in. The tearing gale was so strong that the bodies began to rip apart, turning the tornado into a mass of spinning blood and body parts.

As fast as it had started, Link stopped, and dropped to one knee, panting heavily. He was covered in blood, and, looking around, saw that blood had been flung everywhere, covering the buildings of Lon Lon Ranch, along with bloody arms, legs, heads...

Link stared at the gore all around him. And...he felt no sorrow. Had he really changed that much? All this death...this, loss of life, and he didn't care that he had done it. They deserved it after all, right? For all the pain they had caused Hylians, for everyone they killed. Link was avenging their deaths, and protecting Hyrule. Why should he feel sad?!

Link growled to himself, tossing away these thoughts and standing up. He looked at the Kokiri Sword. It still dripped with the blood of the Sheikah he had just killed. Where had that attack came from anyway? He had never learnt to do that before...

Walking through the unfinished tower, Link listened carefully, but heard no noise. He opened up the pouch with the strange powder in it that the doctor had given him and drew an arrow then dipped it into the pouch. The powder stuck to it securely and Link strung the arrow then aimed it at the barn, and fired. The arrow shot through the air and stuck into the side of the barn. Link did the same to the house, the storage room, and stuck a few into the wall the Sheikah were building.

This, hopefully would finish it all. He would destroy the remnant of the Sheikah's doings and finish this all.

Link walked away from the ranch, and as soon as he was a safe distance, he held up his finger a little and stared at it emotionlessly, channeling the power of Din to the arrows he had left at the ranch.

Malon and Zelda were racing down the side of the river on Epona when they saw it. A massive explosion. Malon pulled back on the reigns and stared at the huge flames rising from what was once her home.

"LINK!!" She screamed in horror. "NO!"

Zelda put a hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, Malon. Link is still alive. I can feel the power of the Triforce still working through him."

"Thank the goddesses...." she sighed. "Should we go back and check on him?"

"No, Link can handle himself. We should keep going."

Malon cracked the reigns and Epona took off again.

They arrived at Kokiri Forest as the sun was rising. Zelda had somehow fell asleep but Malon was still awake and had guided the horse deep into the forest, following the trail she remembered from Link taking her through many times before.

Isuke went out to greet her and carried Zelda into the house next to Link's.

"So, the place blew up, huh?" Isuke said. "Well, I just hope Link wasn't caught up in it."

Sheik, carrying a struggling Miroku, came out of the tree house.

"Let me go!" the child growled, attempting to dig his teeth into the Sheikah.

Isuke caught Miroku as Sheik tossed him down. "Oy, what's the matter?"

"The kid is trying to run off," Sheik muttered.

"Lemme go! Where's Mido? Where's Saria?!" Miroku demanded.

Malon looked around. "Yeah, where are all the children of the forest?"

Isuke looked down. He really didn't want to tell her, but took her aside, out of Miroku's hearing range and told her. A crying woman wasn't Isuke's favorite thing to be around, and he expected Malon to burst into tears. She didn't though. Tears fell, but she only sadly nodded and walked over to their graves.

Zara woke up and went outside as Isuke was explaining to Sheik about what Malon had told him.

"Here," Isuke said, handing Zara Miroku. "Go give him a bath or something."

Sheik stared off into the distance. "Well, I guess we should just wait here for Link then. If he is still alive, this is where he'll come."

"Do you think it's possible? Could Link have taken all the Sheikah out by destroying the ranch?"

"I don't know. Possibly. But, there are usually other Sheikah out on assignments."

"Well, maybe he at least killed most of them."

Sheik's look didn't seem to encouraging though.

Tempest:

Tem-pest (noun): a violent storm

[Etymology = Middle English, from Old French tempeste, ultimately from Latin tempestas season, weather, storm, from tempus time]

=P

Anyway, sorry it took so long to get this up, schools been worse than I though it'd be ee; I'll try to get another one up sooner.