Chapter 7: Revelations
"First question," said Link, wiping blood from his face. "Who is Lomek?"
"He's a Darknut. The most powerful Darknut that exists," said Ganondorf, gasping for breath.
"Very good. Next question. Who sent you?" asked Link.
"What?"
"You heard me," said Link impatiently. "I saw you fall out of the portal at Lake Hylia. So who sent you?"
"I can't say. He'll kill me if I do," Ganondorf said in a panic.
"And I'll kill you if you don't, now WHO IS IT?" yelled Link, completely losing his temper.
"Linkā¦" moaned Zelda, just waking up. Link didn't hear her. "Link!" she said. Still no reaction. She grabbed her Gossip Stone and shouted into it, "LINK!"
Link flinched at the noise. "What?" he asked, then spotted a tall cloaked figure stood near the door.
"Ganondorf," said the figure. "Having problems?"
"Lord Annihol!" said Ganondorf.
"Annihol?" asked Link. "So, you're the one behind all this, huh?"
"Yes, Link," said Annihol.
Link looked confused. "How do you know my name?" he asked slowly.
"I know everything about you," said Annihol.
"Really? Prove it. What's my horse called?"
"Epona," he answered.
"Favourite colour?"
"Red."
"Most annoying habit?"
"Twirling your sword when you're nervous."
"How many monsters have I killed?"
"5,983."
Link was dumbstruck. "Impressive," he said, twirling his sword nervously. He then thought for a while, and asked "What happened to my parents?"
Annihol was silent for a while, then said, "Your father was an outstanding leader of the Hylian Elite Royal Guard. He fought in the War of the Sages, and was killed by a group of Stalfos while defending Hyrule Castle. Your mother was a peasant from Kakariko Village. She was also killed during the war."
"Who killed her?" asked Link.
"I did," replied Annihol.
Link was furious. "You! I should have guessed, that's how you know so much about me! Let me guess, you tried to take me out because you knew I'd kick your ass?"
"Precisely," said Annihol. "Now, it's time to finish what I started!"
He charged up a magic attack and blasted it at Link, who dived to the side and dodged it. The blast ripped a hole in the wall, and Ganondorf fell through it. Link ran around the room, with Annihol firing energy balls at him. Link jumped towards Annihol, and drop-kicked him in the head, spinning his helmet around. Annihol re-aligned it, and grabbed Link, throwing him through the hole. Link grabbed the edge as he fell, and Annihol approached him with a huge black sword in his hand.
"You weak fool!" he said, raising the sword. Suddenly, Annihol was blasted from the tower by a magic beam. Zelda ran to the hole.
"Link, are you OK?" she asked.
"I'm fine, and I'd be a lot better if you'd pull me up!" he yelled.
Zelda pulled him up.
"Thanks. You know him?" asked Link.
"I did. He was in the Elite Royal Guard with your father. He once tried to kill my father, and was exiled from Hyrule. He went to the Sacred Realm when the portal opened, and was never heard from again. I didn't think he was still alive."
"So what's with that sword? I'd have sworn he didn't have it when he came in," said Link.
"That must have been the Shadow Blade. I heard rumours that he made it while living in the desert. He tricked the three greatest blacksmiths in Hyrule into helping him make it. Freezard, of the Zoras. Inferno, son of Biggoron. And Voltrex, a Gerudo. They made the sword, and then he sent them to the Dark World."
"So how do I destroy it?" asked Link.
"What?"
"I said, how do I destroy it? I won't be able to kill him while he's still got that sword. Not with this anyway," he said, twirling the Master Sword.
"You need to combine the powers of Freezard, Inferno and Voltrex. They once created a sword called the Sword of Light. Use it to destroy Annihol."
"OK, but I'll need my weapons back," he said. "Any ideas?"
"Try the Skull Woods to the east. I saw your Bow heading in that direction," said Zelda. "Oh, by the way," she said, as Link was leaving, "I found this." She held out the Magic Mirror.
"Thanks. Wait here, I'll be back."
Link left the tower.
