Thanks to Zequistis Free Spirit for reviewing. This is the second to the last chapter.

Chapter 14- Sage's Time Pt. 1

Afios woke up with his skin stinging him. She opened his eyes and saw he was in a bed, with his shirt gone and his chest bandaged. He touched the white wraping type bandage, and quickly pulled his hand away. It stung to the touch. He looked around and saw he was in a hollowed out tree.

"I see you're awake." said a deep, wise, voice. Afios turned to see a large brown owl looking right at him. It has peircing green eyes, that made Afios uncomfortable. "Do not worry, I will not harm you. You are Sheikah, correct?"

"Yeah, but how are you talking?" Afios asked, "You're an owl!"

"Yes, but I am no ordinary owl. I am the reincarnation of an ancient Sage. And I have much to tell you about Darlgo."

"You're the group who sealed him away?" Afios asked

"Yes, me, and Rauru as well. He would have been great help had he not passed on. But since he did, I will offer my assistance. Do you know of the Blade Fan?"

"I've heard things. Its a fan infused with Sage powers that is like a mix between a boomerang and a sword."
"Yes, and it will be needed to destroy Darlgo once and for all. I have been entrusted with keeping this sacred weapon. And now it is needed in battle. I shall give it to you, as well as this Chain Whip for the Gerudo of your team." The owl gestured to a black folding fan with metal edges. On the black paper like material inbetween the metal spikes was a white Dragon that looked like Vovalgia, with out the fire. And the Chain whip was a whip made of silver chains, with a sythe at the end of it.

"How did...?"

"I have been watching over you, as I have done with the Hero for some time." the owl said, cutting of the Sheikah. "Now, hurry, the final battle will begin in less than a week's time." Afios nodded, and tried to get up, but cringed in pain.
"Ow..." He groan. The owl jumped down infront of him, and turned its back.

"Get on, it would appear your wounds need more time. I will take you to the castle, and there the princess Zelda can hear your wounds with her magic."

Afios climbed on the large Owl's back, ignoring the pain from the his burns and other wounds. The owl then took off, in direction for the castle. As they flew they could see the barriors. Inside then the grass was green and the creatures knew they were safe. But out of them the grass and trees were grey, all their life forece stolen from them. Zombified animals could also be seen wandering the lifeless areas, making sure to stay clear of the barriors.

"This is the fate that all of Hyrule should you, Link, and Beylinda loose." said the owl.

"We won't loose." Afios said.

"It would seem you are an unlikely group of heroes. An accident prone Sheikah, a Gerudo who can't control her anger, and a child." The owl chuckled.

"Yeah, well ... Umph!" the Sheikah replied, as the owl made a sudden mid-air stop, causing the Sheikah to go into his feathers, which poked at his burnt and brused torso.

"We're under attack!" the owl said, dodging another projectile. Afios got a look at this one, and it was dark magic energy.

The owl dadoged a third one by doing a barrel-roll, causing the Sheikah passanger to fall off. He watched the ground get closer and closer at alarming speeds. He closed his eyes, bracing for impact. He expected to hit the hard ground, but was surprised to hit soft feathers. Which stung his wounds none the less.

"It's Darlgo. He knows you hold the weapons which can put a stop to him. We must reach the caslte at all costs!" The owl started making complicated arial manuvers as he dodged the dark energy projectiles that came from nowhere.

Afios clung to the massive bird for dear life, as it flew around. The birds path stayed true to the castle, only changing to dodge the dark energy. It dodged them like it was a master at dodging airborn projectiles.

"We're almost there!" the owl said, as he made a dive for the safety of the barrior.There were almost there when a energy ball hit the bird's left wing, causing him to flip over and land him the moat. With Afios trapped underneith him. Afios struggled to get free, but the owl was wedged inbetween falled rocks, and his weight was to much for the Sheikah to move alone. Afios looked up towards the bridge on hopes of seeing someone there. And luckily for him there was.

It was Link! Along with the six Sages, Zelda and Beylinda. But unluckly for him, they couldn't see him under the back of the large owl. And he was running low on air. His lungs started protesting for air. It was then an idea hit him. He pulled out the Blade Fan Kaebora Gaepora gave him and tossed it up. Link, and everyone else looked and saw his hand from under the bird, and Ruto used her powers over water to move the owl, after Darunia moved away the rocks from where a stray energy ball had blown from the ground right outside the barrior. Once free, Afios filled his lungs with life giving oxygen.

"I thought I was going to drown." he said, once he was able to speak again.

"You're alive!" Beylinda said, squeezing the young Sheikah. He gasped in pain as she squeezed his burnt torso tightly.

"You think you can beat me?" came a voice from everywhere and nowhere at once. The Barrior began to crack. "I will not let you ruin my plans when I'm so close to victory!"

"It is time for the final battle." Zelda said, "Link, Beylinda, Afios are you ready?"

"Yes." came three replies. Zelda walked over to Afios and put her hand on his bandages. Her hand glew a bright purple, and Afios' shirt replaced the bandages.
"Now you are. We will tend to the owl. Be careful." Zelda said, as she and the Sages, along with the owl, dissapeared in flashes of colored lights.

"Beylinda, here." Afios handed Beylinda her Chain Whip. "It'll help us in the fight."

No sooner was that said then did a black tower appear in the sky. It was just floating there, above the caslte. The only thing keeping it up was the barrior.

"Your barrior will fall, and my tower will replace your caslte." rang Darlgo's voice, "And then I will rule Hyrule! And soon after the rest of the world will soon follow!"

"How do we get up there?" Link asked

"I have no idea." Afios said, "And the Sages cant' help and keep up the barrior."

"Then it is up to us to find a way." Beylinda said. "But how?"
"Perhaps I can be of assistance." said a female voice with a country accent.

"Malon?" Link asked, "How?"

"With this." She gestured to a large basket tied to a bunch of blue cuccos. "These cuccos can fly, and they will take you up to the tower. But it takes one hundred of them, and thats all that are left in Hyrule. Please, watch out for them since they are assisting you."

"We will." Link said, and climbed into the basket. Afios and Beylinda followed. Malon clapped her hands and the one hundred blue cuccos took flight, lifting the basket with the three heroes inside of it.

"Does anyone one else find it creepy that she shows up right when we need her?" Beylinda asked, looking down at the shrinking figure of Malon.

"Now that you mention it..." Link said, as he saw Epona run up to Malon, "Never mind."

"Incoming!" Afios said, pointing to a bunch of snake-like creatures with black bird-like wings.

All three of them readied their weapons. Link's Master Sword, Beylinda's Chain Whip, and Afios' Blade Fan. Link tried to shoot the lasers from his sword, but nothing came out.

"Link, it's because you're not old enough." Navi said, finally coming from under Link's hat. Link sighed and pulled out his bow and started shooting arrows.

Beylinda skillfully used her Chain Whip to cut through the closer snake mosters, while Afios got the farther ones with his Blade Fan, and Link got both close and far with his arrows. Once they destoyed them all the cuccos took them to the tower, and to an open window, where they climbed into the tower. From where they came in they saw no other windows, and there was no door leading in or out of the room.

"I see you have made it to my castle." said Darlgo as he appeared infront of them, with a body. He had black har that fell over his right eye. His left eye shows they were blood red, and his skin was very pale. "You will die here." He shouted as a large sword appeared in his hand, and he linged at our heroes.

End chapter.

R&R.