Okay…here comes the super long chapter! Hope you all like it! (This is NOT the final climax…there will be chapters after this)…well, here you go!
Chapter 14
(Love springs eternal)
Link walked stiff-legged into the surprising highly illuminated room. His heart was pounding so loud that he was afraid the whole world would hear it. His eyes scanned the room quickly; he noticed a few things right away.
The room had four corners…in both of the side corners closest to him were the bosses that had left the battle. Dark Link was in one corner, the one closest to him, along with Volvagia…his gaze shifted to the center of the room.
"Heh…heh…heh." A very familiar snickering reached his ears. The figure turned around, swirling his cape in a dominant fashion. Link stepped forward boldly.
"I knew it was you, Ganondorf…I could smell you once I entered your door…" Link spat out.
"Pitiful…I expected more from my adversary I hope you will think twice in your battle with me…I think you would be most wise to leave while you can…" Ganondorf's lips curled upwards in a cruel smile.
It was at that moment that Link noticed Zelda hanging in the crystal above the organ. He almost ran forward to meet her, but stood his ground. "Think whatever you want, Ganon…I will rescue my Mom…no matter what it takes…" his eyes blazed with anger and vengeance.
Link relinquished his fighting stance; Ganondorf was actually laughing at him! "What's so funny?" Link demanded spitefully. Ganondorf stopped laughing for a moment, smiling in his direction.
"You pitiful, insignificant, boy…you have been playing into my hands this whole time…" Link growled in his throat.
"What do you mean?" he yelled, he wasn't going to be taken as a stupid little kid…he was dead serious.
Ganondorf simply extended his hand towards Link's left side, where Krystal was standing... "Well done, my apprentice…" he stated blandly. Link's eyes grew huge…he whipped around towards her…
"Krystal…no…" his gaze shifted towards Ganondorf and back to her. "No…you wouldn't…" Now he knew why her dress had caught fire…she wasn't pure hearted…he looked at her, piercing into her heart with his steel-blue irises…
She returned his gaze, her eyes watering. She fell to the floor. "I'm sorry Link…I…I had no choice." Link shook his head slowly…Ganondorf began to laugh, seeing the turmoil and confusion in Link's heart…
"Did you really think she was helping you for nothing? You are a fool…" he shook his head. Krystal jerked her head up.
"When do I get my part of the deal?" she asked. Ganondorf snickered.
"What deal might that be?" he replied, taunting her.
"I did not agree to letting you hurt him…when will you be bringing my father back to life?" she demanded, tears now streaming down her cheeks…
Ganondorf sneered. "Did you really think I would do that? Naïve girl…" she gasped, her eyes glaring daggers. Two staflos appeared, grabbing her by the shoulders.
"You lied! You incarnation of evil!" she barely had a few seconds before the staflos grabbed her again…they began to drag her into shadow…"Link!" she gasped out, before she had disappeared completely…"Kill him!" she screamed, throwing him something. She dissipated shortly after that.
Link nodded, shocked for a moment at Krystal's tone. He grabbed the small item she had thrown him. It was the teddy bear he had given her that fateful day…now he was angry…he lifted his head up. Ganondorf's eyebrows rose. He meant business…"Let the final battle commence!" he immediately began to fight Link…
He plunged his fist into the ground, separating Link from him completely…Link noticed the triforce glowing…he frowned. He pumped his legs as he dodged Ganondorf's punches, watching for a weakness of some kind. Zelda yelled to Link, giving him the clue he needed to defeat Ganondorf.
"Link, watch his beams! Send them back to him!" she could only hope it would help him…Ganondorf whirled around, and sent a ball of black magic towards her…she gasped, slumping to a heap inside the crystal. Ganondorf chuckled, turning back to face Link, only to meet face to face with a light arrow. He was knocked backwards…Link jumped over to the main platform, slashing him with his sword repeatedly.
Ganondorf, angered by Link's first upper-hand, punched him with a fist full of magic, sending him flying into the nearest wall. Zelda pulled herself up as she heard the agonizing sound of crunching bones…
Link immediately knew something was broken, if not more than one thing…he struggled for a moment, striving to get up. Ganondorf sent another magic ball towards him. In a split-second decision, Link pulled out the green crystal, using it to warp to another corner of the room.
Dark Link and Volvagia watched the battle from a corner, almost melting into the wall…Dark Link watched his other side get pelted with one hit after another…he heard the groans and shudders of his light side…his eyes vaulted from Ganondorf to Link, and back to Ganondorf…
Link knew this wasn't going to be easy, but he didn't think it would be this hard…he winced as he forced his muscles to work…he held his side in agony…he whirled around just in time to parry a magic blast. Ganondorf vaulted it back several times, but it the end, Link won. He jumped over the platform…slashing into the man for all he was worth.
Ganondorf did a back flip over to the wall, sending a rush of dark matter towards Link. The tables had turned once again…he wiped the blood off of his mouth, putting pressure on the wounds caused by the Master Sword…he growled ill-temperedly…both of them paused for an awkward moment, neither of them strong enough to make a move…
Zelda could hardly watch, if only there was something she could do…then she noticed the pair of evil beings leaning against the wall…she saw something she had never seen before….the look on Dark Link's face...it was unbelievably amazing she could notice anything there at all…but she could. And Volvagia…even the dragon's eyes seemed to water…but why? She whispered in the quietest tone she could, hoping not to attract attention to herself.
"Hey…you two." Volvagia instantly turned to face the princess. Dark Link raised his head just an inch or so to show her that he heard her. "Do you want to kill Link?" she knew she sounded incredibly stupid, but she had no choice…Volvagia almost gave a squeal to reply, but Dark Link stopped the dragon by administering a quick jab with his elbow.
"What's it to you?" he asked, regarding the princess carefully. No wonder Link liked her. She was quite pretty. Zelda sighed to herself.
"If you want to kill him, you'll need to stop Ganondorf from killing him…I know it doesn't make much sense, but it's your only solution…" she tried to sound careless.
"On the contrary princess…it makes a great amount of sense…" Dark Link muttered to himself. He watched the battle between the king of evil and his other side…what was this strange feeling he had in his gut? It was a mixture of fear, anger, and hope…what would happen to him once Link was destroyed? He was a shadow…what would he do...his mind wandered as he stared at his reflection…
Zelda felt hope…only hope. If she could convince Dark Link to help Link, maybe he would have a chance…but in his present state…it would only be a matter of time before he was defeated…she couldn't help doubting him. Link just wasn't strong enough…that was the reason that they had to wait seven years before he was ready…he just wasn't acquainted with the triforce of courage enough…and there was nothing she could do…she watched as Ganondorf charged for Link, they both sprinted straight towards each other…
They both met each other's blasts, Ganondorf pushing Link with his magic, and Link countering with the Master Sword. Ganon laughed…he knew he was winning. Link knew this too…he was in trouble…he pushed with all of his strength…but it just wasn't enough. He was knocked backwards. The Master Sword flew out of his hands, landing beside him. He thrust his hand out, trying to grab it, but his arm was stepped on by Ganondorf.
"Link…at long last…you have lost." Ganondorf applied pressure to Link's arm, hearing a satisfying crunching noise. Link screamed out in pain. He couldn't move his arm. So this was what it was like to lose…so this was what it was like to die…he turned towards Zelda, his eyes dimming.
"I'm sorry Mom…" he mouthed the words, unable to speak. "I tried." He closed his eyes. Zelda pushed herself against the crystal.
"Link! No!" she screamed. Suddenly, the whole room dimmed. It became dark as night. Zelda shot her head every direction, trying to figure out where the darkness was coming from. Ganondorf seemed confused as well, he couldn't figure out what was going on. A voice filled the room…
"You will not destroy him…" Ganondorf's eyes opened wide. Dark Link appeared in front of Link's younger body. Ganondorf felt anger begin to build up inside of him.
"What do you mean by protecting him? I created you! You will do as I say!" He shot a ball of black magic towards Dark Link. Link's dark counterpart chuckled and grabbed the ball, sucking up the energy.
"Wrong." He pointed towards Volvagia. "You own him…and all those other useless things you call creations." He turned towards Link. "I may hate my lighter side, but if you destroy him, I'll be destroyed too…and I can't allow that." Ganondorf gave way to a wry smile.
"And what do you plan to do about it? You can't protect him…you are a shadow…not a living being." Dark Link laughed, and then dissipated. Everything again became black as night.
Zelda gasped…Link was standing up! And he was….seventeen again! As the room became lighter, she noticed something was different…he was different.
"Wrong again." Omni Link (Link and Dark Link combined) stood up. Ganondorf had no idea what had happened, although Zelda figured it out instantly. Her plan had worked! She surveyed Link for a moment…his tunic was a mixture of black and green…and his face showed the biggest changes…it was dark and light at the same time…he was smiling an evil smile.
"Die." He plainly stated. Ganondorf snorted in a mocking tone.
"You have no weapon." Omni Link made a motion with his hand, and the Master Sword flew back into his hand. It was also a mixture of black and white…he plunged it into the King of Evil as hard as he could. At the same time, he made a quick motion to Volvagia.
The dragon roared a reply, grabbing Zelda's crystal chamber in his teeth. He liked Dark Link better than Ganondorf anyway…he bit down hard into the crystal, being careful not to damage the filling inside. Zelda fell out of the crystal as it shattered, pulling herself up. She immediately used her power to freeze Ganondorf in place, so Omni Link could deliver the final blow. He bent down to Ganondorf's level. The evil king was struggling for all he was worth. "Game over…I win." He plunged the sword into Ganondorf.
Zelda called the other seven sages, telling them now was the time…they all used their powers to seal Ganondorf away for what they were hoping would be a long time…Omni Link fell to the ground, completely exhausted.
Zelda rushed over, holding his head over hers. Omni Link looked up into her eyes…she heard Dark Link speak to her. "We're both pretty tired…being in the same body drains us both…he loves you." She stroked his hair out of his face. "Don't tell him…about anything. It's better if he doesn't know…" she heard him groan. "I'd better get out of here, before I die…" she saw just a hint of a smile appear on his face. "Tell him I'll kill him later…" she saw Omni Link jerk for a second, and then Dark Link appeared on the other side of the room.
He nodded, and then he was gone. Volvagia had disappeared too…she held Link close. It would be a long time before she would forget this…she closed her eyes, using her powers to teleport back to the light realm…where Link could begin his long recovery…
Krystal smiled triumphantly in the dungeon…she couldn't be held. She ran outside, using the spell she taught herself to return to the light realm. She didn't know if Link was okay, but she knew one thing…she was going to find out.
Well, those of you who guessed Krystal was evil, yeah…you were mostly right…the next chapter will be up soon. It will be interesting…anywho, wow. I think this is the greatest battle scene I have ever written. Yup…definitely…so yeah, I'll update soon!
Zekoi: Yup! That's what he did! Pretty cool with Omni Link, huh? A new take on the Fierce Diety mask thing…heh. Hope you liked it!
RayxJade: Thanks so much! I'm so glad you like it! I'll update soon, don't worry!
Huanir: heh, lucky you…yeah, did you know that organ music plays in the background of the legend of Zelda ocarina of time? Yup, when you get close to Ganon's lair, you can hear it…that's why I plugged it in.
Sapphirethewindwolf: Now did you get my reviews?lol…cause I left some…I think…(looks confused) So yeah…you were basically right, Krystal turned out to be partly evil…
Greki: Thank you for your sympathy! Well garsh…(blushes) you are so kind…
Themasterofskittles: Lol…let me fill you in…the lady was the sorceress from chapter one…she had returned…I guess I forgot to mention that…lol…and yes, I'll consider the time bomb…P.S. you now know why Krystal helped so much…she was evil…(you think she's hot?...she is thirteen, you know that right?...o.o…)
Somesaytheworldwillend: I got the rumor from a friend of mine. I'll ask him where he got the info again later…thanks for the compliment!
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Whew…that's a lot of reviews…otay! See you all next update…which will most likely be the last chapter…a most likely. Let me know how you feel about this…see you soon!
