The Legend of Zelda: The Dream Walker
Chapter 22
"Melzas' gift"
By MEGAMANX411
Link narrowed his eyes at the evil man before him.
"Ronan...I will defeat you," he vowed, clenching his fist.
Ronan scoffed at Link's determination.
"You cannot defeat me. I have the gods on my side! Prepare to die, Releaser!" he challenged.
Ronan spewed a pool of acid from one of his mouths, which Link managed to avoid with a sidestep, but just barely. The acidic saliva ate away at the ground, creating a gaping hole. Link looked nervous, his eyes widening as he looked at the potential threat.
"That was really close..." he muttered.
Link then returned his gaze to Ronan, and pulled out his steel flail. He began swinging it around to collect power, and threatened to strike at any given moment. Ronan lurched forward, but Link managed to pull of his attack, and smashed the steel flail against Ronan's demonic body. Ronan doubled back in apparent pain, clutching at his chest as a result of the attack. He then shrieked in a manner that shook Link to the bone, and lurched forward again. Link then backed up, and prepared to attack once more.
Ronan then opened one of his mouths, and spat out a winged demon, like the one Link defeated in Nestus' dream. Link stared up at the creature in disbelief, his eyes widening.
"Uh oh..." he whispered, clenching his flail tightly.
The winged demon dove for Link, but missed due to Link's impressive agility. However, Link's inability to see where he was going caused him to step in the pool of acid that Ronan spat out earlier. The acid immediately began to eat away at Link's feet, but he managed to get himself out of harm's way before any serious injury was inflicted upon him. He clutched his burnt foot, the acid almost seeping through his boot entirely.
"Ahh!! Man, that hurts...." he sighed, gritting his teeth from the painful attack.
He then returned his gaze to the creature that was flying about. Ronan tried to use the same attack on Link once again, but the acidic vomit was blocked by Link's shield, which managed to fend off the acidic properties.
The flying creature then promptly dove for Link again, but this time, he was ready. Link pulled out his bow, and aimed for the winged creature. He let loose the bow, and the force of the arrow drove the creature straight into Ronan, pinning the creature to Ronan. The winged creature was impaled upon its master from the arrow, and was bleeding all over. It tried to yank the arrow out, but Link proved to be too relentless in his attacks, and had fired off four more arrows in that time. Link then pulled out the Earth Scroll.
"Take this!" he challenged.
Link read the enchanted parchment, and boulders scattered everywhere, bashing against Ronan. Although some damage was infliced, little damage seemed to have been taken. Link winced his eyes.
"Then how about this?" he added, reaching into his pack.
Link pulled out the Water, Wind, and Fire Scrolls, and began reading them in succession. Ronan sent out a squad of winged demons, which intercepted the attacks. Immense waves of crushing water, raging flames, and torrents of wind were emitted from the sacred scrolls, oblitearting the demons. Some were slammed against the wall from the water and wind attacks, and their bodies became completely mangled from all the forces. The incinerating fire followed suit, roasting any creature that dared get in the way.
The demons were felled due to the magic, and were reduced to lifeless, mangled, burnt heaps on the floor. And all that was left was Ronan. Link was heaving breaths. The magical attacks were easy to execute, but they had taken a lot out of him because he used them so quickly.
"OK, I have to do this the old fashioned way!" he shouted, placing his hand on his sword.
Link quickly unsheathed his sacred blade, the Master Sword, and was ready to charge.
"Taste my blade!" Link challenged, running towards the demonic priest with all his might.
Ronan spat acid out of his mouth in hopes of stopping Link, but Link managed to avoid it for the most part. His agility proved to be essential in saving his life, but the attack still clipped his shoulder, giving him a small burn. Link winced his eyes from pain, but was determined enough to keep going despite the injury. Link managed to get up close and struck Ronan with his sword, and demonic blood oozed from the wound. Link slashed again and again, still moving around Ronan in circles as he did so to prevent being hit again.
Ronan tried to splatter Link with acid, but he missed each time because Link was simply too quick. Ronan then tried to guess where Link was going to be, and shoot acid at where he was going.
"I don't think so!" Link challenged.
He quickly used his Ice Rod, which he had in his other hand, and froze the acid. He then kicked the frozen ball of acid back towards Ronan, and the blunt ice projectile threatened to smash against Ronan's body. However, that wasn't the effect Link had in mind. He sheathed his sword.
So, Link quickly pulled out his Fire Rod, and thawed the ice ball, reverting it back to acid, and burned Ronan with his own attack. Link then had one rod in each hand, and flung a barrage of fire and ice attacks against Ronan. One half of his body was frozen, while the other had been burnt severely. Link then pulled out his steel flail, and bashed the frozen side, shattering it.
Ronan let out a horrible groan, and collapsed onto the ground, his incredibly wounded body spilling its lifeblood on the floor. Link put his weapons back, and sighed deeply from both relief and exhaustion.
"It's over..."