Link ran over to the door that had the Shadow Symbol hanging over it and turned the doorknob. As he entered the room the light of the open door filled the room, but as soon as he shut it darkness consumed him. He walked to the left and placed his hand on the nearest surface, slowly he walked seeing with his hand. After a few moments of walking aimlessly he felt something cold and metal. "I hope it's a torch." Saying that he held his hand out and that familiar tingling sensation filled his hand, and flames slowly floated over to the torch. It lit, along with all of the other torches and Link could finally see where he was. He saw the torches and in the far part of the room was what appeared to be a throne. All along the bottom of the walls were spikes, without thinking he reached out and touched one, "Ouch!" Reacting quickly he placed the finger in his mouth, but after tasting the blood he pulled it out and began to sputter and spit. "That was probably the stupidest thing I have ever seen a Hylian do, and Hylians have always been foolish." The voice came from above him and Link looked desperately for the exact source, suddenly he saw it. Chains were lowering a part of the ceiling and standing on the platform was a hooded figure with only one red glowing eye. The lanky figure held a gnarled wooden cane with a skull made of ebony on the top. "My name is Zer…kra, Zerkra. I am but an old man who collects Poes. I met your ancestor many years ago, and also I met your father." Link looked at the old man with an odd face, "Tell me old man, why are you in this castle? And why are you in this room?" Suddenly, it hit him, this wasn't an old man, this was "Zerthus." Link squinted angrily at the mere thought of this name. A deep dark laugh came from the shadow of the face and the twisted hand grabbed the cloak and threw it off. Before Link stood a man about six feet tall, he wore a black robe with gold fabric all along the outline and on the other side of the cloak. A dark flowing beard hid the features of the man and his bushy eyebrows barely showed piercing gray eyes. The cane turned into a staff about four feet high. "You are wiser than your father, Link. I commend you for that, but as much as I hate to do it -- and I don't -- I have to kill you." After speaking these words he held his hand out and Link was sent flying into the wall.
Link grunted as he hit the wall and recovered before he was skewered by the spikes below him. He unsheathed his swords and charged at the wizard. Right as Link was about to plunge his swords deep into the chest of Zerthus, the wizard disappeared in a puff of smoke. Link ran right through the smoke and came out bewildered. He looked all around for any sign of the wizard when he suddenly heard a grunt of exertion. He leapt to the right, avoiding Zerthus' blow by only a few inches. The Dark Wizard removed his staff from the floor and pulled on the skull that stood on top of the staff. The rest of the staff fell on the ground and in its place was a blade. Link thought to himself, "Oh crap!" Zerthus smiled evilly and slashed at Link. Each of Zerthus' parries were blocked by Link with skill. Zerthus threw his sword forward toward Link's gut and it was knocked out of his hands by the Havoc Blade. Link laughed and held his swords at the neck of the wizard, "What are you going to do without your sword?" Zerthus smiled and laughed shortly, "Well, you'll soon find out." Link looked behind him to see Zerthus' sword flying at him with amazing speed. Quickly, Link punched the wizard in the stomach and used the hands as leverage to do a back flip right over the sword. Zerthus looked up and saw his own sword flying at him with breakneck speed. "Uh oh." He said as the blade ran through his neck. Link shielded his eyes from seeing the demise of Zerthus, the man who killed his father. He walked over to the wizard sprawled out on the ground, in a pool of his own blood. "Sorry about that I really hated to kill you…not." Link laughed slightly and suddenly feeling sorry for the man, closed his eyes and prayed that his punishment would be swift. So, he didn't feel entirely sorry for the man, but he did have some guilt. Link's ears caught the sound of someone landing and he quickly turned around to see Impa. She walked over to him and looked down at Zerthus' corpse, "Poor old man, he was once a great wizard until he was swayed by the Shadows." She then looked at Link and smiled, "You did a great thing by putting this poor old wizard out of his misery and Din will bless you, I am sure." Impa took something out of her pocket and placed it in Link's hand. "This is a piece of the drum of Bongo Bongo. Please use it wisely." Link closed his hand around it and said, "I will do as you ask." Impa, backed up a few steps, said "I'm sure you will. Then she threw something that was in her hand and a flash of light and a puff of smoke filled the room. When the smoke cleared, Link couldn't find her. He wasn't surprised at all by her disappearance, and he put the piece of drumskin in his pack. Smiling, he walked over to the door and opened it. He left the room and thought to himself. He only had a few more barriers to break and then he could kill Ganon once and for all.