Author's Note: Okay y'all this is the second to the last chapter! I know this story was kinda short, but better short and sweet than long and drawn out right? Enjoy!

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Chapter XIII: Nayru's Prophecy

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Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf stared at each other for the longest time. Link's sword was drawn and ready, Zelda had her bow out, and Ganondorf just stood their with his arms crossed over his chest smirking at the two.

Link could not take it anymore. Anger had filled his body when he saw the dead bodies of innocent people. He lunged at Ganondorf at full speed, sword aimed right at him. Ganondorf snapped his fingers and his large Gerudo sword appeared in his hand just in time to block Link's attack.

Zelda quickly fitted a Light Arrow in her bow and shot it at Ganondorf. He saw the arrow coming at him and he held out his hand and shot it back with an energy spell.

Link jumped back and stared at Ganondorf again. 'He's gotten quicker!' he thought. 'How is Zelda and me going to fight him like this? There has to be a way!'

"Giving up yet?" Ganondorf asked slyly. "Aeris told me you two are stubborn."

"Shut up about Aeris!" Link yelled angrily. "Obviously you have grown more evil over the past eight years!"

"I had eight years to plan out your deaths that's all," Ganondorf answered simply.

"This time you will not be sent to the Sacred Realm!" Zelda said. "This time we will kill you!"

"I'm so sure," Ganondorf replied and ran at Link.

Zelda held out her hands sending an energy wave at Ganondorf. It hit him hard and sent him out the window of the tower. She and Link ran to the window and watched as he fell.

"Come on," Link said. "We have to finish him off. This isn't going to kill him."

She nodded in agreement and they set off down the spiral stairs. They ran into the great hall only to be greeted by Aeris.

"I'll handle her," Zelda said. "We cannot afford to lose anymore time."

"I agree," Link said. "I'll handle Ganondorf."

Link ran off while Zelda and Aeris stared at each other.

"That was some spell," Aeris said to Zelda. "Did you have to have your precious goddesses help you with that one?"

Zelda said nothing. She kept a firm expression on her face. An expression that Aeris could not read, but she would not admit that.

"So you are just going to leave Link alone to fight Ganondorf all by himself?" Aeris continued. "Are you too scared to fight the stronger one so you decided to fight me since I am not as strong as Ganondorf? Why do you not say anything? Are you afraid?"

"You ask too many questions," Zelda replied.

"Do I?" Aeris said. "Then you are ready to die now? Because Link is not with you this time." She held out her sword and got into a fighting stance. Zelda pulled out her daggers.

"I will have no choice but to kill you it seems," Zelda said. 'Dammit,' she thought. 'I can either stall her and wait until Link defeats Ganondorf, or I'll have to kill her so I can help Link! What should I do! When Ganondorf dies his spell on Aeris will be lifted, but I can't let Link fight alone!'

'We will help you!' a voice inside Zelda's mind said. 'We can only help you with magic!'

'I understand!' Zelda replied in her mind.

She looked at Aeris with a confident smirk spread across her face.

"What are you smiling at!" Aeris demanded.

Zelda held her hands up in the air. Three orbs appeared above her. Blue, Green, and Red. Aeris glared and ran at Zelda with her sword aimed at her chest. Zelda brought down her hands right before Aeris reached her and used a powerful wave to knock Aeris to the floor.

"Ugh," Aeris grunted. "C-Coward! U-Using those damned goddesses to fight for you!"

"I'm not using them to fight for me!" Zelda said. "I am accepting their help while I fight you!"

Aeris grit her teeth and glared at the princess. Why was she so hard to beat? Why was she receiving help if she was the enemy? She did not know, but she knew one thing. She had to finish her.

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Link walked into the garden, well what used to be a garden, where he saw Ganondorf fall. He had his sword out and ready as he looked around. He knew Ganondorf was hiding. Question is: where? Link was not afraid. He did not fear the fact that he could not see his enemy. That is why he was chosen to hold the Triforce of Courage.

"It's no use hiding," Link said. "Why do we not just finish this?"

"I'll finish you!"

Link turned around seeing Ganondorf staring at him. His eyes were burning fierce with a thirst for blood. He was clearly mad at the fact that he was thrown out the window. Link stared back at him. He was just as angry as Ganondorf was though Link had a good reason to be.

Ganondorf started growling and he raised his hands in the air. The shrubs and bushes around them caught fire causing there to be no escape. Link did not care. He did not plan to escape. It was either win or die.

Link and Ganondorf at the same time ran at each other. Their swords clashed together so hard that it caused sparks to fly from the metal being clashed together. Ganondorf swung his sword wildly, but Link was a quick swordsman and blocked each strike swiftly.

Ganondorf jumped back and threw a dark spell at Link. Link swung his sword at it and bounced it back into a wall of the castle. He held his hand out and tried using his Triforce powers to send a spell at Ganondorf. A golden orb shot out of Link's hand and hit Ganondorf in the chest.

Ganondorf fell to the ground hard knocking the wind out of him momentarily. Link ran towards Ganondorf wanting to use this as a perfect chance to strike…………..

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Meanwhile,

Zelda gasped when she saw a dark orb come crashing through the room. Obviously Ganondorf and Link were fighting at this very moment. Aeris laughed and looked from the hole in the wall to Zelda.

"Wow," she said. "Ganondorf's giving it his all!"

"Shut up!" Zelda spat.

'We will lift the spell!'

"What?" Zelda asked.

'Attack her with magic and the spell on Aeris will lifted.'

"Okay," Zelda said.

"Who are you talking to?" Aeris asked.

"Nayru, Farore, and Din's Might!" Zelda shouted and held her hand out. A multicolored string of light flew from Zelda's hand and hit Aeris' forehead. Aeris gasped, dropped her sword, and fell to her knees.

Zelda smiled and ran out of the room to help Link.

She ran into the Garden and saw a wall of flame surrounding the area where Link and Ganondorf were fighting. She saw Ganondorf on the ground and Link running towards him. She waved her hand and the flames disappeared. She made her way into the battle. Until………

Ganondorf looked over his shoulder and saw Link coming. With speed like no other and spun around with his sword out.

Zelda's heart stopped. She stopped right where she was at.

Ganondorf's sword was right through Link's chest. Link's eyes were wide in shock as he felt the pain of the blade.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Zelda cried.

Ganondorf smiled as he slowly pulled his sword from Link's body. Link winced in pain. He could feel the blade tearing into his flash. When the blade finally left his body, he fell to his knees and onto the hard, cold ground.

Tears filled Zelda's eyes as she saw Link hit the ground and Ganondorf's sword covered in Link's blood. Rage, anger, hate, and pain filled her body.

"Damn you!" she yelled running towards him.

Ganondorf laughed and stepped back. "I'll let you say good-bye to him," he said.

Zelda knelt beside Link and looked at the Master Sword laying beside him. Ganondorf honestly thought she was going to fall for his lie. He was not going to wait. He was going to kill her. She grabbed the sword and lunged it into Ganondorf's heart. Her and him both gasped. She did not know it would really work. Only Link could wield the Master Sword and yet she was holding the hilt and had lunged it into Ganondorf. His eyes widened and he could taste blood in his mouth. He fell backwards with the sword still in his chest and hit the ground. Ganondorf was dead.

Zelda knelt beside Link again and turned him over cradling him in her arms.

"I-Is he d-dead?" Link struggled to ask.

"Yes," Zelda answered tears spilling from her eyes.

"Th-thank you, Zelda," she said putting his hand on her cheek. "N-Now Hyrule will be in peace."

"Please don't talk," Zelda said. "I need to get you help."

"It's too late," he said. "Nayru's prophecy……..'he' would die. She knew I was going to die."

"Don't say that!" Zelda said.

Aeris walked into the Garden and saw Ganondorf on the ground dead and Link dying in Zelda's arms. She was back to normal and was in complete shock. She stood there and watched. She did not want to intrude on their final words.

"Tell Aeris that she was a good friend and that I love her," Link continued. And for the first time in so many years, tears filled his eyes. "Zelda, I'll miss you, but I will always be with you. I love you so much."

"I love you too, Link," she said firmly pressing her lips against his. They could fill each others tears streaming down their faces. He kissed her passionately because he knew that this world be their last. He took his last breath and fell limp in her arms.

"Link," she whispered. "No! Please! NO!"