Only one new review for "A Doll Upon Evil's Shelf". Well, let's answer it!
Mxedcherub: Yeah, I know I'm crazy. But the poem still sucked.
Now for the rest of them! I have to say, I was a little disappointed this chapter. I just barely made the five review limit! Okay, let's go.
Dragon-Charmer16: Well, uh… Don't worry? And yes, Kaze's been added to the sequel. HERE THAT, EVERYONE? The sequel will make more sense if you read Dragon-Charmer16's story, "Trust Me". In fact, that's more or less the sequel to this. However, I'm working on the direct sequel, but it contains characters and references to events that happened in "Trust Me", so I strongly suggest you read that!
FireDancer: Well, it's sure good to know that people are reading it, not because I asked them to, but just because they wanted to! I'm able to update once a day because I finished the story a long time ago, but I'm going slow with the updates. Y'know, suspense and whatnot. Sure, Ganon may be back, but he won't be for long. What kind of author would I be to let the bad guy win?
CheeseFromJupiter: Cliffhangers are my specialty! Wow, you like it that much? Well, here's the end of it for ya!
Mxedcherub: Yes, 'suspenseful' is a word. -.- You don't count; you know me too well. Heh, just kidding. ONLY I HAVE LICENSE TO USE THE WORD 'UBER'! Well… probably not. Oh well…
EvilRobotZombieLoofaOverlord: Here comes the resolution! Next chapter needed, next chapter granted!
Jana+Anthony: Will you stop complaining about length! I can't make them all eleven Microsoft Word pages!
Well, that's all for the reviewer responses. I bet you all just skipped right over that, didn't you?
Chapter 16: The End
"Well, well, well," Ganondorf chuckled. "It seems that not even the great Hero of Time could stop me from coming back."
Link fought back his tears of regret, anger, and sorrow. How could they have failed! Failure wasn't an option! He had told himself that time and time again! He had thought it so often that he had truly come to believe that there wasn't the slightest chance of defeat! And now this! Ganon was alive again!
"I have you where I want you, Ganon!" Hieke spat. Link was convinced that she was bluffing. What could a couple of children do to defeat the ultimate manifestation of evil? This seemed to be Ganondorf's thoughts on the matter as well. "A little ex-hero and a little girl brought up by Gerudos? Oh, I am so frightened!" he sneered. "Please don't hurt me, little children! Oh, I am so delicate and afraid! BAH! Be gone!"
Ganon shot a blast of dark magic at the pair. Hieke shielded Link and herself with a veil of stars. It seemed this was the nature of Celestial magic. Hieke ran forward just a bit, then turned to Link with a sad smile. "Remember, I want you to trust me," she reminded. Fearful, Link rushed to restrain her. "What are you doing!" he shouted, holding her arm.
Hieke wrenched her wrist free of his grasp. "Stall Ganon!" she ordered. The Spirit sat down on her heels and clasped her hands together, closing her eyes. She was chanting something, but Link couldn't hear what. When Ganondorf lunged at Hieke to stop whatever she was doing, Link blocked him with his Kokiri sword.
"Let's go," he said in a cold, solemn voice. "Heh, you challenge me with that pathetic weapon?" Ganon laughed. "Fine." He hovered above the ground and drew a huge sword that he most certainly didn't use the last time he engaged Link in battle.
Link growled and charged at Ganon, dodging his attacks and delivering his own. Ganon launched an orb of dark magic at the young hero. He tried to hit it back, but his sword broke in two under the force of the evil magic! Link gasped, staring at his blade. He glared at Ganondorf, then lunged and whipped out his Din's Fire.
"Take this!" he shouted as the sphere of flame encircled him, extending outward. Ganon merely blocked it with a smirk. He gestured to Hieke. "Do you know what she's doing?" he asked with a knowledgeable tone to his voice. Link shook his head, confused.
"She's going to sacrifice herself to seal me away once and for all."
Link gasped and looked at Hieke, his eyes pleading for her to say that it was all a lie. But when Hieke looked up at him, her apologetic smile still plastered on her lips, he knew that it was no lie. "Why?" he breathed. "We can kill him. We can defeat him! You don't need to-"
"Trust me." Her voice sounded like a ghost whispering on the breeze. She spread her silver wings and hovered at Ganon's level. Link struck at the empty air. "He won't let you do this! He'll kill you!" he shouted. Ganon laughed to the darkened sky.
"You naïve little fool," he chuckled. "If I wanted to kill her, I would have done so long ago. My revenge is taking the things you love away from you… no. Having the things you love willingly die before your very eyes while you sit there and watch helplessly. Besides, nothing you do can keep me locked away. I will return… every time you seal me."
"I call to the Guardian Spirits! Come to me!" Hieke summoned, tears cascading from her face. Link watched the scene with his teeth barred. He felt absolutely useless. But… that's exactly what Ganon wanted, and he would not grant that monstrosity a last wish. "I trust you, Hieke!" he shouted to his friend, giving up on restraining his tears. "Farewell!"
Hieke smiled down at the young hero and waved goodbye. She was enveloped in a white light, a combination of all the powers of the Spirits. Her form stretched and shifted, enclosing Ganondorf within. He didn't as much as struggle. The light closed around him, sealing both him and all his evil inside. When the light cleared away, all that was left was a massive tree with flowers around its roots. The blooms were in many colors: loving green, determined red, clever blue, confident purple, compassionate yellow, invincible silver…
Link stared at the ground in remorse as a small glow appeared on the ground. When the light cleared away there was a new flower in its place. A brave amber flower… and next to it, the Moon Pendant.
With no more to be done in this country, Link hid the crescent pendant in his pocket and set out on Epona. After all, Hieke wouldn't want him to linger…
After Word
The Royal Family of Hyrule designated the market as sacred territory, dedicated to what became known as the Guardian Tree. Hyrule Castle City was relocated to the other side of the castle after being leveled by Ganon's revival. Statues depicting Hieke, Link, and the other six Spirits were erected in the area. The day after the ordeal, all the inhabitants of Hyrule became well again. The King of Hyrule ordered for a celebration to be held in memory of Hieke, the girl who sacrificed herself to protect the world and all its inhabitants.
This great celebration, known now as the Festival of Guardians, was held yearly. During the time of the Festival, children would run about with masks shaped in the countenance of the Spirits. The current princess or queen would adorn herself with a luxurious silver gown and wear a golden cloak around her shoulders. Village girls would wear silken wings, shimmering with silver glitter, and play on instruments constructed to look like the Pipe of Ages.
Many a treasure-hunter would ponder the whereabouts of the valuable Amulet of Epochs. More people wondered what became of young Link, the hero who assisted Hieke in saving all of Hyrule. Others still were curious if it was possible for their heroine to return, and if her doing so would allow Ganondorf to break the seal again. This quest became one of the greatest legends and mysteries of Hyrule, to be told for centuries upon centuries.
Minstrels wove tapestries of song and music about the courageous efforts of Link and Hieke. Children invented games in which a few of them hid and two of them would try to find the others. Books and poems were written. And the one idea that appeared in song after song, game after game, book after book and so on?
"For the sake of the world and all who inhabit it…"
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Heh, guess I kinda killed the humor in those last few chapters... So? Did you like it? This is actually... a revised ending. You see, the last line in the original ending was, "This journey... was not yet over." But you see, I don't feel like writing a sequel right now. I'm all write-ed out. u u;
Can I have a "w00t" for the first story that I've ever finished? Yeah, it's true. I have this fetish with not finishing things... There an obligatory sidequest you all have to complete if you want to read the sequel. This is it: You must read "Trust Me" by Dragon-Charmer16. If you don't, you'll be uber-confuzzled in the sequel (which turned out to be the sequel to "Trust Me", not to "For the Sake of the World"). Anyway, yeah… You guys go read that now. I believe there are four chapters up, number five is coming, number six goes up when I get the sequel posted.
Okay, so that's the end of "For the Sake of the World". This story has been done forever, but I decided to feed it to ya slowly. I really enjoyed writing this, and I hope you enjoyed reading it.
-Your demented author friend,
Über Spoonz
By the way, this may be the "last chapter", but later today I'm posting another addition to this fiction. It's a sneak peek at the sequel! Also, reviews for this chapter and the sneak peek will be answered in the first chapter of my sequel. What are you waiting for? Go review!