Excalibur's comments: Sorry for writing such an anti-action chapter, but I had to, because there's some stuff here that I'm gonna on the sequel of this story...

Chapter 7: The last day

Other five years have past, and now's time for Link to resume his search for the items Sephiroth told him to look for, time for the "mercenary" to come back. High atop the highest tower of the west wing at Hyrule Castle, the Hero of Time trains day by day in order to become stronger and be able
to handle both of his giant swords at the same time, until something strange happened. The sky turned pitch black and started raining like never before. The sound of lightning echoed across the land of Hyrule as if the
world were striking the ground with fury and despair.

Link – That's strange...

He suddenly heard a strange voice calling his name. Desperately, Link
searched for the one calling him by looking all around the castle but nothing was found. A sudden ray of purplish black light parted the sky and
fell upon the castle garden. Link jumped from tower to tower until he reached the grassland were that thing crashed into and noticed that it was actually, a woman. She wore black armor, just like Crit, but her hair was
black and her eyes were grayish blue.

Link – You okay?
Woman – I think so.
Link – Where did you come from?
Woman – That doesn't matter right now.
Link – You're from hell, aren't you?

Woman – I've been sent to tell you, do not use the Evil Excalibur, it shall
consume your soul and absorb it into darkness.
Link – How would you know?
Woman – Because I once was human.
Link – What?

Link glared at her in surprise, wandering what was she talking about. For a
moment, he thought that she was fooling him, but a nameless fear stroke
against his heart, surrounding him with fear and curiosity.

Woman – It was years ago, in a planet named Gaia, I was traveling on a tall mountain and saw this cave and walked inside of it. At the end of the cave I saw a stone pedestal with a sword stuck right through it. I tried to take it out, but it was too firmly held by the stone, so I shattered it with a large axe that I had. When I took it for the first time, I thought that it
was great, but as time flew I became more ruthless and evil. In about a week, it took complete control of my body and I just began haunting people.

Link – You mean that that is going to happen to me if I use the sword?
Woman – Wait, here comes the best part.
Link – 'kay.

Woman – One day, someone took my soul away from my body and created me an immortal one, so I could destroy the evil me for good. Do you want to know
who saved me?
Link – Who was it?
Woman – Hades, the former devil.
Link - ...!

Woman – I already told you what I wanted, now I must go and save my bro,
see ya.
Link – Wait! Who are you?
Woman – I am Jill, Kyle's younger sister.

She disappeared, leaving no trace of her short visit. The rain ceased and the clouds retreated. Link was heading to the castle entrance when he heard
yet another voice calling him, this time a man's voice.

? – Link! You know what to do.
Link – Sephiroth?
Sephiroth – Was about time for you to grow up.
Link – Where are you?
Sephiroth – I am in hell.
Link – What do you want?
Sephiroth – I want you to complete your mission.
Link – Now?
Sephiroth – NOW!
? – Sir Link!

Link turned back and saw a female sheikah standing behind him.

Link – You shouldn't be running all alone around here, princess.

Zelda – And you should not be calling me princess and letting me run all
alone.
Link – Do you really mean it?
Zelda – Certainly, Sir Link.
Link – You know that I hate it when you call me like that, don't you?
Zelda – What if I do?
Sephiroth – NOW!
Link – Okay, okay! (Damn).
Zelda – What?

Link – Listen, remember that I was supposed to stay at the castle only 'til
I was old enough to enter the evil realm as the Hero of Time?
Zelda – Thanks for making me remember that.
Link – The time has come for me to go.
Zelda – What? Why?
Link – I don't know. I think it's fate.
Zelda – But...it's not fair.

Tears began to come out from Zelda's crystalline sky blue eyes. Link was also about to cry but he held back his feelings, that until a tear escaped
from the cold look in his eyes.

Link – Hey, life's not fair.
Zelda – Can you at least stay [sniff], for one last night?
Link – I will.

It started raining, once again, but softly, as if nature itself were
affected by their feelings. They spent the whole afternoon sitting by a
tree at the castle garden, talking about themselves, the time they had
spent together, all their dreams and thoughts, all their plans and feelings. They also spent the night together, but why should I explain what
they did, since the cogs of your brain must be turning already...