The moment Gannon saw red energy instead of gold, he pushed his sword forward. But Zelda wasn't there.

He tried to stop the spell, but it was too late. He flew through the air, out of the forest, over the fields, past the Sheikah village. Gannon saw the mouth of the volcano in front of him, and as he landed on the Triforce symbol he looked around.

The heat was sweltering inside the crater, but it made no difference to Gannon. He had grown up in the desert, the volcano was not too much worse.

Regaining his grip on his sword, he jumped down to a larger rock. Using his power he levitated until he reached the landing where the entrance to the crater was.

He stepped forward one pace and was thrown from behind.

Gannon stood and faced his attacker.

"Sheik."

This man has troubled me enough.

Sheik cracked his chain-whip. He stepped threateningly closer.

Gannon sneered, "So Impa's bastard-child comes forward to avenge the dead Hero, is that it?"

Sheik tilted his head back nonchalantly, "Better to be born with no father than to be born from dirt."

Gannon lunged as Sheik leapt up out of the way. The Sheikah winked from a column above.

Gannon had a sinking feeling that Sheik would try to kill him the same way the Hero had died. He had to stop that from happening.

A fireball flew past Sheik's ear as he jumped to another column. Gannon cursed his aim and dodged the whip.

Gannon went to move closer but the whip hit him first. It cracked sharply across his shoulder, snapping the shoulder-brace in two and biting his skin. He recoiled in pain with a roar.

Sheik jumped down in front of the Gerudo King and kicked him full on.

Din!

Gannon heard a crack that he knew was his nose shattering. He rose quickly and dodged another blow. He was enraged now, and as Sheik charged him he moved swiftly to the side and slammed his fist into Sheik's stomach.

Gannon watched Sheik struggle on the ground and felt his nose. It was already swelling. He spat blood on to the ground and surveyed his adversary.

Knowing where the pressure points were he kicked Sheik's back. The man cried out and Gannon turned to find his sword. He had lost it somehow.

He saw his blade glimmering beside a pillar lengths below him. It would be impossible to get to it before Sheik gathered his strength.

A skittering noise made him turn. Sheik was gone.

Damn!

He turned wildly. He paused to unhook his bow from it's place on his back, eyes searching the crater. From the corner of his vision he saw a flash of blue. Gannon whirled, arrow already flying. Sheik vanished into a cave. The Gerudo took aim at the opening and shot again.

He was rewarded with a woman's scream.

So the bastard isn't alone.