The Legend of Zelda: The Dream Walker
Chapter 24
"Vows fulfilled"
By MEGAMANX411

Link gave Melzas a hostile stare, and slowly brought his hand over to the handle of his Holy Sword. He opted to his it, because after all, it was the essential tool in defeating this monstrousity. Everything seemed to slow down at that moment to accentuate the obvious tension between the two figures. Link exhaled slowly, and he gripped his sword tightly. And then he and Melzas squared off, finally.

Link quickly drew his Holy Sword, and began to charge at Melzas recklessly. He lunged at Melzas, screaming with all his might, and with the obvious intention of killing the demonic creature quickly. Melzas, however, was able to predict Link's movements, and prepared his countermeasures.

Melzas smirked, which gave Link a horrendous sense of apprehension.

"Hmph...take this," he muttered.

Melzas punched the ground, sending demonic energy forward in the form of a shockwave. The resulting tremor knocked Link off balance. He fell over backwards, and the Holy Sword, the blessed blade created for him by the people of Inoa, slipped out of his grasp and clattered on the ground. Link eyed the sword worriedly, and shot a glance at Melzas.

"No!" Link shouted.

He tried to reach the sword before the demon had the chance to take advantage of the situation, but Melzas proved to be too fast. He quickly rushed over with some kind of teleportation, and knocked Link away before he could grab the sword. Melzas stood before Link, and looked down upon him with his arms crossed.

"You are useless without your sword. You cannot slay me," he mocked.

Link gritted his teeth angrily. He knew that Melzas was right, without the Holy Sword, he wouldn't be able to succeed. But still, he needed to fight. He couldn't submit. He had to perservere. Link unsheathed his Master Sword, and gave Melzas a defiant glare.

"Oh yeah?!" he shouted.

Link rushed at Melzas with his Master Sword, but Melzas quickly created a sword out of thin air, and blocked it. Melzas' magical blade appeared as a sword of pure darkness. It was pitch black, and looked shadowy, as though it were not made of metal at all. Link's eyes widened at the sight of such a weapon.

"What?!" he gasped.

Melzas kept his composure, merely smiling at Link.

"Your weapon will not work on me," he mocked.

Link tried to resist Melzas, and started to push forward with his sword.

"Ugh...no!" he shouted, gritting his teeth.

However, Melzas pushed forward, knocking Link backwards. Link stumbled back, and struggled to regain his balance, but at that time, Melzas tried to slash at Link, but Link avoided it by rolling out of the way. Melzas pointed his sword at Link.

"Your feeble attempt to escape is futile. Die," he commanded.

Link spat, and clenched his fist.

"No! I must protect the people of Inoa!" he replied.

Melzas chuckled.

"Your dedication is admirable. Too bad you're on the wrong side," he mocked.

Link was becoming increasingly enraged.

"I'll show you!" he shouted.

Link quickly pulled out his Ice Rod, but Melzas managed to avoid the attack, and struck Link with a powerful kick. The Ice Rod was also flung out of Link's grasp, and Link himself was thrown to the ground as a result of the kick. Link was clutching his face, which was sore from the force of Melzas' attack.

"I need a plan...I need the sword. Gotta hurry!!" Link shouted, getting to his feet.

Link shot a look at Melzas, but then quickly made his way over to where the Holy Sword was. He swooped down and picked it up. And also, he grabbed his Master Sword with his other hand, which in in the general vicinity.

However, Melzas struck the ground with another shockwave. The force of the impact knocked Link sky high. While in mid-air, Link was holding the Holy Sword in his right hand, and the Master Sword in his left. And, unfortunately, Link began his descent. He knew the fall would severely injure him, provided he didn't die. He couldn't submit that easily. He had to keep attacking. So, he leaned forward into the fall in hopes to dive into Melzas. Melzas saw Link coming towards him like a missle, and regarded it as a laughable, feeble, desperate attempt.

"Haha!" he mocked.

Melzas raised his gigantic shadow sword up to intercept Link. Melzas gave Link a wicked smile.

"If you try, you'll merely be impaled on my sword!" he challenged.

Link gritted his teeth, and was bracing himself for the attack.

"Oh yeah?!?" he shouted.

Link then threw down his Holy Sword, which flew at Melzas with such incredible force that it shattered the shadowy blade. Not only that, but the sword continued its flight, and was stuck in Melzas' chest, causing him to stumble back. He was now defenseless, completely open to Link's attack. His eyes widened with fear and disbelief as he saw Link coming down with the intent of striking him down. Link held his Master Sword firmly with both his hands, and brought his legs up for a drop kick.

"Die at the hands of the mortals you treat as pawns!" he challenged.

Link brought his feet forward, so he performed a drop kick with his feet. And this particular kick struck the sword which was buried in Melzas' chest. The resulting force of the kick shot the sword through Melzas' chest completely, and it ripped through his body as it made its way out the other side. And, Link's Master Sword was shoved straight into the direct middle of Melzas' face, going in deeply. However, the impact of the drop kick made Link shoot backwards (in the form of a backflip), and thus made him draw his sword upwards, slicing Melzas's skull in half vertically from the middle.

Link landed on the ground, and balanced himself. He took a deep breath, and closed his eyes as Melzas' body fell to the ground, lifeless. The horrible creature known as Melzas was no more, and he was felled by a mere mortal. Link got to his feet, and sighed deeply.

"It's over..." he muttered, putting his weapons back into his pack.

After Melzas expired, Link was transported back to outside the castle. Link looked back as he saw the castle descend back into the sea. The water was shifting to allow the castle passage to the depths of the abyss. The casle once again returned to the forgotten recesses of the world. Link, knowing his job was done, thought it was best to go back to Inoa to give everyone the good news. He headed back to Inoa, where all of the people greeted him eagerly. Beaumont approached him first.

"How did it go? Is Melzas defeated?" he asked, his voice quickening in pace.

Link smiled warmly.

"Yes. Melzas has been slain," he explained.

Meia's face lit up with excitement.

"Then that means..." she began.

Link nodded.

"That's right Meia," Link replied, knowing exactly what she was referring to.

Septimus smiled, and placed a hand on Link's shoulder.

"We've heard about your plan Link, and we even got a boat ready," he replied.

Link's eyes widened.

"Truly?" he asked.

Beaumont nodded.

"I hope you wouldn't mind us asking for the people of Inoa accompany you to Hyrule? Our homes here have been left in shambles..." he muttered, gesturing to the burnt houses.

Link smiled.

"Of course! Come with me!" he shouted, signaling for the remaining population of Inoa to follow him.

And so, Link, along with the people of Inoa boarded the boat, and headed back to Hyrule, the homeland of the Hero that the people of Inoa adored. Meia approached Link on the boat. Link noticed Meia coming, and saw she had a rather troubled expression on her face.

"Hello Meia? Is something bothering you?" he asked.

Meia turned her eyes away from Link.

"Link, there's something I want to know..is there...someone..?" she asked, her voice becoming a bit strained.

Link sighed.

"Oh...I see," he replied, turning away. He looked up at the sky. "Well, there is Zelda, but...." he added.

Meia hung her head low.

"So that's the one, huh?" she replied, sounding defeated.

Link turned back to Meia.

"Well's it's not really like that," he consoled.

Meia's curiousity picked up at Link's response.

"So what are you saying?" she asked.

Link shrugged.

"Well..it's kind of like this.." he began.

Link too the time to explain to Meia about all of his adventures in his homeland of Hyrule. The quests he embarked on, the friends he had met, the enemies he had slain, and essentially, his history with Zelda, Saria, and all his other female friends. Meia smirked.

"So, you aren't actually with anyone? You're not married?" she teased.

Link shrugged, and smiled.

"Well..no. No! Of course not. Besides, I don't really think I'm ready," he replied, chuckling a bit, looking back at Meia.

Meia just looked at Link and smiled. Link and the people of Inoa arrived in Hyrule, ready to prepare themselves for a new life, and new adventures.

The End. Comments are always appreciated. I had a lot of fun working on this story, and I hope you enjoyed reading it.