Chapter 13: The Great King of Evil
Link looked forward at the castle. There was no way to the castle, as there was no bridge that led to the castle. Suddenly, lights fell from the sky, and Link looked around. What's going on? Link thought.
Saria appeared before Link, looking forward at him. "Link," she spoke. "We Sages will help you out. We are going to help you across to Ganon's castle. We will all use our powers to create a bridge forward. The middle tower of the castle is protected by six evil barriers. You must take them out before you can reach Ganondorf. Good luck, Link. I love you."
"I love you, too," Link spoke. Saria then disappeared and a long bridge slowly began to form. It had all six colors on it. Link crossed carefully, and entered into Ganon's Castle. Link ran through a long path, the walls seemed covered with triforce symbols. He went down some stairs, reaching a large door at the end. He opened it and walked through, finding himself in a large room.
The room was large and made of stone. There were six doors in the room, one was back the way he came, there were one with the forest symbol over it. There was another with the fire symbol over it, and a door with the water symbol over it. There was another door with the shadow symbol over it, and lastly, there was a door with the spirit symbol over it.
In the center of the room was a large stone tower that had a large, purple, energy shield around it. The five other doors in the rooms also had large beams that shot from above the door to the energy shield. Each had a different color, representing which one it came from. A sixth sat over a large black rock, that had a moon and star carved on it.
Link stepped forward, turning to his right. He walked forward, entering the door that had the forest symbol above it. Link found himself in a much smaller room. There were several torches that lined the room. Link knew exactly what to do. He ran to the middle of the room, only to have a Wolfos jump down from the ceiling. "You shall not pass!" it roared.
"This one can talk?" Link shouted. He quickly pulled out the Master Sword, but the Wolfos knocked it from his hand. Link growled and waited for the Wolfos to rear up for an attack. Just as it swung to attack, Link jumped over it, pushed himself of its head, and landed next to the sword. He quickly picked it up, ready to do battle.
The Wolfos ran forward, and with a single, swift move, Link took the Wolfos out by striking it in the chest. It roared and pushed its head forward. It snarled, then died. Link pulled his sword away from the beast, and it collapsed to the ground. He then stepped into the middle of the room. He dropped his sword to the ground and clapped his hands together and closed his eyes. "Fire of Din, fire of power, let your power flow forth and consume all around!" he shouted. He opened his hands, and a small light shined between them. He rose his hand above his head and tossed the light to the ground. When it struck, it created a large circle of fire around Link. It spread out, striking the torches that were all around him. In an instant, the torches had lit, and the fire opened the way onward. Link picked up his sword and walked into the next room.
Link now found himself in a room filled with many platforms. They were all elevated off the ground. Link could see the door on the other side of the room. However, he could also see that he would have to cross the platforms just right in order to get over. The fact that there were several fans that were big enough to blow him off the platform didn't help any.
Link quickly jumped forward, landing on a platform in front of him. Fire then surrounded him and a poe appeared. "Hehe, you cannot pass unless you beat me," the poe spoke. Link smirked and quickly swung his sword, smashing it against the poe. The poe screamed as it exploded, and the fire vanished. He then turned and jumped to his left, landing on another platform. He then jumped again, just barely missing the next platform. He quickly grabbed onto the edge as he dangled from the edge.
Link gulped and pulled himself up, slowly, onto the path. He then found himself face-to-face with a Lizalfos. Link smirked again, and didn't even bother to ready himself for battle. The beast charged at him, and Link simply sidestepped, making the beast run off into nothing, and fall. Link then turned and jumped forward, landing on another platform, which was directly in front of a fan. He pushed against the air that was blowing hard on him, and fought to keep himself on the platform. After a moment, the fan turned off, and he jumped over to the final platform, and passed through the door.
In front of him was now a small room that held a large orb in the center. It was surrounded by a black energy barrier. Link quickly pulled out his arrows, and, as he pulled back, it burst into light. He shot it forward, and it struck the barrier, destroying it and shattering the orb. Saria then appeared in front of Link and smiled. "Good work, Link," she spoke, "you got rid of the Forest Barrier. Hurry up and take out the other five." Link nodded.
Saria then teleported him out of the room, and back into the main room. He watched as the green energy beam disappeared, and the energy shield in front of him weakened some. Link then continued to his right, heading down a flight of stairs. In front of him was the door with the water symbol on it. He walked in, finding himself in a room filled with ice.
Link stepped forward, and found himself face-to-face with about three Freezards. Link blinked, then quickly jumped back when they began to breath ice on him. He quickly clapped his hands together and closed his eyes. "Fire of Din, fire of power, let your power flow forth and consume all around!" he shouted. He opened his hands, and a small light shined between them. He rose his hand above his head and tossed the light to the ground. When it struck, it created a large circle of fire around Link. It spread out, striking the Freezards. They melted and Link looked forward. A large block of ice blocked his way onward.
Link walked forward and touched his hand against the door. His door glowed red, and the fire medallion appeared on the back of it. The ice slowly melted away, and Link walked forward, entering the next room. The next room was also filled with ice. This one was extremely cold and Link found himself shivering horribly. "Link!" Navi shouted as she shot through the door.
"Where have you been?" Link asked, looking at her.
"Sorry, Link. I got separated from you when you went to the Sacred Realm. I'm back, though."
"Good."
"Link, we can't stay in this room. The cold alone can kill us in a matter of minutes. We have to find the exit."
"It's right there." Link pointed forward. The door was on the other side of the room, and it looked like there was nothing between them and the door. Link quickly ran forward, but found himself sliding to a stop as he found himself face-to-face with three Snow Wolfos, which had dropped from the ceiling. They roared and Link growled.
Link rose his sword above his head, and the sword burst into flame. He brought the sword down, and swung it in a figure eight form. At the end, he flipped his sword over and struck the ground. "Flame Dragons!" he shouted. Four large dragons of fire rose from the ground and smashed into the Snow Wolfos. They roared as they were struck, and Link quickly ran forward, hoping he had taken care of them. He quickly opened the door and ran in, making it in before anything else happened.
He was once again in a small room with an orb surrounded by a black energy barrier. Link pulled out another arrow, pulling it back so it burst into light. He shot it forward, and it struck, destroying the barrier, and shattering the orb. Princess Ruto appeared in front of him. "Good work, the Water Barrier is dispelled as well. Hurry up! There are still four barriers, and not much time left." Ruto teleported Link out and back to the main room again. Link watched, once again, as the blue energy beam disappeared, making the energy shield slowly decrease once again.
Link turned to his right once more, and walked up a set of stairs. He found himself standing at the door with the shadow symbol above it. He walked in, ready to do whatever the shadow barrier brought. Link looked around, seeing a long room. The room was made of bones, and it looked like the ribcage of a large monster. There was a long empty space between him and the next platform in front of him, with nothing around but a large skull surrounded by green fire. "A green bubble," Navi spoke. "The only weakness it has, that I know of, is that it is weak when the fire around it disappears."
"So…how do we get across here, then?" Link asked.
"I can fly over, but how you're getting over, I have no idea."
Link thought for a moment. "There must be a way over…I just know there is." Link stepped forward, reaching the end of the platform he was on. Link held his breath as his foot moved out to nothing, in a hope that there was invisible ground, like in the Shadow Temple. He brought his foot down, and it stopped on invisible ground and Link let out a sigh of relief. He stepped onto the invisible platform, and he sighed, wondering if the platform went straight, or was curved in any way.
Link walked forward on the invisible path, hoping there would be no surprises. Unfortunately, Link's hopes were held untrue as he found the path ending. He walked back, checking every area of the invisible path he could. Nothing led away from where he was. Navi floated around, searching for anything she could. She then stopped and noticed a small torch in front of her. She used some of her fairy magic to light the torch, and the invisible path became visible.
Link nearly fell over with shock when he saw the path become suddenly visible. He could now see that the path ended, but with a single jump, he could make it onto another platform in front of him. He ran forward, pushing off at the edge of the platform. He landed on another platform, and once again, he jumped, landing on another invisible platform. With one final jump, he landed on a platform in front of him.
On the platform was a Like Like, which was a large, blob-like beast. It moved slow, and tried to eat anything it could. It was known best as the "Shield Eater" as it liked most to eat shields. Link growled and pulled his sword to the side. It began to glow, and he swung it forward in front of him in an arch form. "Forest Beam!" he shouted as a large beam was formed, firing off at the Like Like. It struck, and the Like Like roared as it dissolved into nothing but a blob on the floor. However, these things were known for coming back after their defeat, so he quickly moved on. He jumped from the platform he was on, and onto another one.
A set of golden gauntlets was sitting on the ground. He quickly picked them up, only to have a large hand come from the ceiling and smash into the ground, pinning his hand to the ground. It quickly jumped back up and tried to come down on Link. Link quickly moved out of the way and drew his sword. He stabbed the hand and, after a moment, it collapsed to the ground, dead.
Link then took the gauntlets, pulling them on. He felt power go into his hands, and he felt like he could lift even the greatest of boulders. He then looked forward, noticing the door was in front of him. He walked through finding another orb. He once again used an arrow of light to destroy the barrier and the orb. This time Impa appeared before Link. "The Shadow Barrier is dispelled. Please save the Princess. You only have three more left." Link nodded. Impa teleported Link out, and he found himself in the main room once more.
Link watched as the purple beam vanished, and the energy shield lost more power. He headed to his right once again, entering the door with the fire symbol over it. He found himself now in a long room. There was a winding path in front of him, almost like a maze. It set right above a large pit of lava. Link gulped, hoping he could make his way through this one. "Link, it's so hot in here, we can't possibly make it!" Navi shouted.
"Don't worry, Navi, I've got the Goron Tunic I was given. It'll protect us." Link pulled out the red tunic and put it on, switching his green hat for the red one. Navi hid under the hat, noticing it was nice and cool underneath. Link walked forward and onto the winding path. Link felt the path rumble beneath him and it began to sink into the lava. Link quickly got off the path, and it rose back to normal. Link quickly put on his hover boots, and stepped onto the path. It was as if the path didn't feel his weight anymore.
Link slowly walked forward, not daring to run, since he knew it was hard to stop once he got going. The hover boots allowed him to float, but he knew the problem with them was the fact that they had no traction at all.
Slowly he crossed the path, doing his best to stay on. Several times he slipped and almost fell off the path, but he managed to keep himself on at the cost of making the path sink slightly. He had to fall back and hit his back against the ground to stop from slipping off, but it meant the path would feel weight and would start to sink. Link made it about halfway across the path before anything bad happened.
Torch slugs fell from the ceiling and landed on the path in front of him, giving the path weight. Torch slugs were nasty little slugs that had fire coming off their back. They were too hot to touch, with either weapon or hand. Link felt the path start to sink when the torch slugs landed, and he had to move quickly. Link pulled out his bow, pulling an arrow back until a faint blue light appeared around it. He shot it forward, striking one of the torch slugs. Ice collected around it, and it was frozen in place. With a quick kick, Link knocked it against the other torch slug, which resulted in them both falling off the path. The path floated back up, and Link gave a sigh of relief.
He continued onward, and soon came face-to-face with red bubbles, which were skulls with fire around them. They floated in front of Link, who shot each one with an arrow of ice, taking each one out quick and easy. He continued on the path until he reached the end, where he quickly jumped off the path and ran through the door. Another orb surrounded by a black barrier lied in front of him. With another arrow of light, Link took out the barrier and shattered the orb. Darunia then appeared in front of him. "The Fire Barrier is dispelled. Hurry up, brother. You only have two left." Darunia teleported Link out, and Link watched as the red beam disappeared. The shield was now severely weak, and was beginning to shake and looked as if it was ready to fall apart.
Link turned to his right and went down a set of stairs. He found himself at the big rock, which had a yellow beam coming from above it. Link sighed, not sure what to do. He had no way to get around it. He pulled out his hammer and swung it at the rock, but the hammer only dented it slightly. It was too slow of a way through. Link sighed and walked on, ignoring it for the time. He went up another flight of stairs, reaching a door with the spirit symbol above it. He entered in, ready to get it over with.
Link found himself in a large room with several spike traps that were crossing the floor. He sighed, looking over the room. He pulled out his hookshot and aimed it up at the middle of the room. He fired it and it caught, so he pushed the red button to pull himself up. He got up, and a part of the ceiling broke off, making him land on the ground, hookshot still in hand. He aimed for the other side of the room, but the hookshot couldn't catch this time.
Link had no choice. He had forward, watching each spike trap carefully. He jumped up, landing on top of one of them, and it carried him to the right side of the room. He quickly hopped off and ran forward, making his way through. He quickly opened the door and ran through, just barely making it out without getting hit by a trap.
In the next room, there were two more torch slugs. They were blocking the path onward, so Link quickly took them out with arrows of ice. He then smashed his hammer on them, making them shatter to pieces. He opened the door in front of him, finding himself in a large room. The door was in front of him, but the room was in complete darkness, and he could not see. Suddenly, five small sun symbols lit up, and Link looked around.
"Shine light upon the true one, and you shall see to get out," a voice spoke. Link pulled out an arrow of light and looked at the different suns. "Choose wrong, and you shall be mine!" Link thought for a moment, then fired an arrow directly upward. It lit up the ceiling, and a sun symbol appeared. The room lit up and Link smirked. "No! This is impossible! Fine, continue…"
Link ran forward and through the door. He found himself in front of another orb surrounded by a black energy beam. He shot another arrow of light forward, and it struck, destroying the barrier and shattering the beam. Nabooru appeared. "The Spirit Barrier is dispelled. Hurry up, kid. Only one is left." Nabooru teleported Link back to the main room, and the brown beam vanished. The energy shield had weakened greatly, and looked as if it could shatter at any second.
Link ran down the flight of stairs and punched the barrier. His hand went right through it, but he couldn't hold it for long, because, even though he could go through it, it hurt horribly to do so. He looked to the rock and sighed. He had to get through. He walked forward and cracked his knuckles. He felt like an idiot for even thinking he could lift it, but he tried it anyway.
To Link's surprise, he found himself able to lift the rock quite easily. He looked around, trying to find a place to toss the rock, but he couldn't. He soon decided to toss the rock behind him, and so he tossed the rock over his head and behind him, where it smashed into the barrier and shook the entire tower. The barrier just barely protected the tower from getting destroyed by the massive rock. Link then walked forward, walking into the door that had the symbol of light over it.
"Link, I can't see the enemy in here, but I can sense them," Navi spoke. She pushed her brown hair away from her face. "Over there!" she shouted, pointing forward. Link drew his sword and thrust it forward. He felt his sword strike something, then it appeared. A skulltula was in front of him, and he growled. The spider-like beast roared and shook the sword off. Link thrust his hand against the monster's skull-like face and it roared as his hand glowed, the fire medallion appearing on his hand.
The skull-like face soon burned away, revealing its insides. The beast soon collapsed to the ground, shaking and dying as its insides were exposed. It was left as a mess on the ground and Link just shivered. "That was gross…"
"Link, behind you!" Navi quickly shouted. Link turned around and thrust his hand forward. There was a roar as a keese burst into flames and crashed to the ground.
"Keese…" Link sighed. He kicked the bat-like creature, then turned and walked towards the door. He walked through, wondering what was behind the door. There was nothing more then a long passage, leading to the next door. Link just shrugged and walked on, heading through the next doorway. He found himself in another room; this one was circular. It had several boulders that ran around the circle. Link could see several small trenches in the path, and he had no problem using them to avoid each boulder.
It took him only a few moments to get through the room and through the door, finding the next room completely empty. It was a room much like the room with the orbs, but this one was empty. He ran forward, looking all around. He touched the wall in front of him, and his hand passed right through. He quickly ran ahead, making his way through the wall and into a room that had the orb surrounded by the black energy beam.
With yet another arrow of light, Link took out the orb and the shield, and Rauru appeared before him. "Good work, Link, all the barriers are dispelled. Now, hurry! You must save the princess." Rauru teleported Link out to the main room, where he watched as the final beam disappeared. The energy shield began to shake more. It had grown completely unstable, and soon, the shield shattered into light, which soon faded. Link quickly made his way back up the stairs and to the front of the tower.
"This is it, Navi," Link spoke. "No turning back now. We're going in." Link walked in, making his way forward. He walked through a large set of circular stairs, battling keese on his way up. He went through a door and into a center room. The room was relatively large, and had two doors, one leading the way he had come, and one leading out another way. There were also two gates that lead outside the tower and to a path outside that climbed to the top. In this room, Link found himself face-to-face with two dinolfos. They were a larger version of the lizalfos, but not much else was different.
Link ran forward, jumping in between them. They swung, but missed, striking each other. Link laughed and they growled. One jumped back, and the other ran forward. Link jumped forward and swung his sword, but the Dinolfos blocked it with its own sword. Link swung again, but the Dinolfos again blocked. Link swung once more, and the Dinolfos blocked, but this time, Link pushed his hand against the Dinolfos' body. Link smirked and his hand glowed. The Dinolfos roared and the light medallion appeared on Link's hand. After a moment, the Dinolfos was blown back, and was dead. Link turned to the other and waved his hand.
The other Dinolfos roared and charged forward, its sword in front of it. Link jumped at the last moment, and the Dinolfos ran into the wall, falling onto its back. With a quick stab in the chest, Link took it out. He then headed through the doorway before him and began to climb another set of circular stairs.
The next center room, which looked much like the last center room, yielded two Stalfos in it. Link smirked. He knew this would be an easy battle. He ran forward at one and the Stalfos charged as well. With a single swing, the Master Sword struck the Stalfos, and its bones exploded. With another swing, he struck the skull, and it exploded. He then turned to the other and pointed his sword forward. The sword began to glow as he held it. "Final Flame!" he shouted, and a fireball shot forward, striking the Stalfos and taking it out in one shot. He then turned and ran through the next door, and up another set of circular stairs. It was at this time that Link began to notice the sound of an organ being played.
He walked into the next center room, which looked much like the others, and the sound got louder. Link noticed two iron knuckles in front of him, which were large suits of armor that were completely hollow, and had large battle axes. One of them was made of normal iron, but the other was made of black iron. Link growled and ran forward, attacking the one made of normal iron. At that moment, the suit stood upright and began to move forward slowly. Link jumped back, running away from it. The suit followed rather slowly, which made Link think. "Link! Those things are incredibly slow! Perhaps you can attack it when it tries to attack. You should be able to manage something like that. Or maybe you can get behind it!"
Link sighed and ran forward. He jumped around the iron knuckle and the suit turned slowly. Link struck the suit in the back, and it acted as if it hadn't even been harmed. Link now had no idea what to do. The iron knuckle turned around and swung its massive axe. Link dodged it, then realized what he had to do. He dug his sword up the suit and pulled, so a piece of the armor broke off. He then did a back flip and shot an arrow of light right into it. It roared and collapsed to the ground.
Link quickly ran to the black iron one and attacked it the same way. He pushed his sword into the underside of the armor and pulled the armor off, and it roared. He shot an arrow of light into it, but this one didn't seem effected by it. Link growled and swore under his breath. He pulled out another arrow of light as the iron knuckle began to run at him. It was struck again, making it stagger back some, but it still wasn't effected much by it. Link swore under his breath again and ran headlong into the suit. He knocked it down onto the ground and pushed his arrow up into it. He shot the arrow in and the suit roared, then fell apart.
He ran through the door, entering another set of circular stairs. He made his way up, and sighed when he reached a massive door. He could hear the organ playing even louder now, and he opened the door, his sword ready. Upon entry, he found the room empty. The room was a dull grayish color, and looked much like the other rooms. He ran to the massive door at the other side, finding another set of circular stairs. The organ was now louder then ever, and he ran forward, through the carpeted, circular stairs.
At the top of the circular stairs, Link had no doubt. He could hear the organ playing from the room right behind the massive door in front of him. He slowly opened the door, walking in. In front of him was a room surrounded by stained glass windows. In front of him was a massive organ. A purple crystal floated over top, and Princess Zelda was inside. Ganondorf was playing the organ, and Link could feel darkness in the music. There was also four large statues surrounding the organ, which each had a bird-like lady on the tops.
Almost immediately, Link's hand began to glow, and the triforce appeared on it. The Triforce of Courage lit up on his hand. The Triforce of Wisdom lit up on Zelda's hand right after, and Link looked forward. Ganondorf definitely knew he was there now. Ganondorf stopped playing the organ and stood up, his back still towards Link. "The Triforce parts are resonating," he spoke. "They are combining into one again. The two Triforce parts that I could not capture on that day seven years ago…who imagined they would be within you two?" Ganondorf laughed. "And now, finally, all the Triforce parts have gathered here!" He grabbed his cape and turned around. He still looked like the same man he was seven years before. "These toys are too much for you. I command you return them to me!" The Triforce of Power appeared on Ganondorf's hand, and waves of darkness spread out from his hand.
"Link, I'm sorry!" Navi shouted. "Because of the waves of darkness, I can't even get close to him! You're on your own, Link. I'm really sorry!"
Ganondorf laughed and pulled a massive sword from a sheath that was attached to his back, under his cape. Link drew the Master Sword, now ready for battle. He pulled out the Mirror Shield, and Link and Ganondorf ran forward, colliding together. There was the sound of steel upon steel that echoed throughout the building as Link and Ganondorf fought. Zelda could only watch, hoping Link would win.
Link swung to the left, but Ganondorf blocked it quickly. Link swung again, but again his attack was blocked. Link bit his lip and swore under his breath. Six sages, help me, Link thought. Link did a quick back flip, then pointed his sword forward. "Final Flame!" Link shouted, and a fireball shot forward at Ganondorf. With a single swing, Ganondorf's sword tore through the fireball and Link's eyes went wide. He jumped to the side as Ganondorf tried to bring his sword down on Link.
"You will never win, Link!" Ganondorf snarled. "You may be the Hero of Time, but you will fail, and when you do, I will rule Hyrule forever!"
Link growled. "I don't think so, Ganondorf!" Link shouted at him. Link held his sword out to the side and closed his eyes. The sword glowed and Ganondorf ran forward. Link's eyes shot open and he brought his sword forward. "Convergence of Shadow!" he shouted. Suddenly, several beams of black light shot from Link's sword and spiraled towards Ganondorf. They struck, wrapping themselves around Ganondorf's arms.
Ganondorf pulled on the bonds that now pushed him away from Link, fighting as hard as he could to break free. It didn't take much to break from the bonds, and Ganondorf growled. He held his hands at his side and power flowed into them. He thrust his hands forward, a large ball of energy was sent flying at Link. Link swung at the ball of energy, but it was too late. It hit him and sent him flying back. Ganondorf laughed and began to walk forward towards Link. "See? I told you that you would lose! There is no escape from my power!"
"We'll see about that!" Link's hand glowed and the Master Sword glowed as well. The Medallion of Light appeared on Link's hand, and he pointed his sword forward. "Light Beam!" Link swung his sword around in a circle, then thrust it forward, sending out a large beam of light at Ganondorf. It struck and Ganondorf growled as he was forced back.
Ganondorf only laughed as he slowly stood to his feet. "Very well, if you really want to play it that way." Ganondorf rose his hand into the air and power gathered into it. He thrust his hand forward, and five balls of energy all shot forward. Link swung his sword, striking each one as it came his way. They all were sent straight back at Ganondorf, who pulled his cape in front of him to block the attacks. Once they had all struck, he pushed his cape away and ran forward. Link ran forward as well, and, once again, steel collided with steel as their swords clashed together. "Prepare to die, Link!" Ganondorf shouted as he pushed his weight into his sword.
"Never!" Link shouted as he did the same. They pushed against each other, trying their best to overpower the other. Finally, Link did a back flip, which threw Ganondorf off. Link rose his sword into the air, then pointed it forward. Small beams of light shot forward at Ganondorf, who struck each one as he ran for Link.
Ganondorf jumped forward at Link, who only smirked. Link swung his sword, and it struck into Ganondorf's side. He collapsed to the ground, and Link turned to look at him. Ganondorf stood to his feet, then placed his hand at his side for a moment. He looked at his hand as it now had blood on the fingers. He growled and ran at Link once again, power collecting in his hands. He pushed himself off the ground and slammed his fists into the floor, making the whole tower shake as dark waves shot off, knocking Link off his feet.
Ganondorf laughed again and Link slowly stood to his feet. "I won't lose to you." Link rose his sword into the air. "I will destroy you!" The sword glowed as light seemed to swirl around it. "This is your end!" Ganondorf growled and ran forward. He swung his hand forward at Link, ready to deal a massive blow. Link brought his sword down, and a huge beam of light shot forward from his sword. Ganondorf roared as energy shot out of his body and swirled around, then came back in and struck him.
Link rose his sword then swung down, dealing Ganondorf a major blow to the chest. Ganondorf began to gasp for breath, and he placed his hand on his throat. "How can this be? How could I be beaten by this kid? This is impossible!" Ganondorf rose his hands into the air and the entire castle began to shake. The room they were in crumbled to dust, and Ganondorf collapsed to the ground, dark waves coming off his body.
The crystal Zelda was in slowly floated down to the ground, and then vanished. Zelda looked to Ganondorf and sighed. "Ganondorf, pitiful man," she spoke. "Without a virtuous heart, he could not control the power of the gods." The castle began to shake and Zelda gasped. "We have to get out of here. With Ganondorf's last breath, he is attempting to crush us in the ruins of the castle."
Link nodded. "Then let's get going!" Navi shouted as she quickly flew down next to Link. Link and Zelda ran quickly, they had to make it out of the castle, and they had very little time to do it in. They ran down a path outside of the tower that led down to one of the center rooms. Zelda quickly opened the gate, and the two ran in. They made their way through, and out through another one of the metal gates that was closed.
Link followed close behind Zelda, keeping watch for anything Ganondorf may have set up as a last hope to keep anyone from getting out of the castle. They made their way into another center room, and they quickly passed through it, going down even more. "How many rooms did you have to go through to get here?" Zelda asked.
"About four," Link spoke, his sword still readied for anything that might come.
"Good, then we aren't far." Zelda continued running, Navi was holding onto her hair, since she couldn't fly fast enough. More then once she had almost been crushed by falling debris from the castle. They made their way into another center room and Zelda looked around. She sighed and ran forward, only to get stopped when a circle of fire surrounded her. "Link!"
Link readied his sword as two Stalfos appeared before him. Link ran forward, swinging his sword at the first, causing it to explode. He then grabbed the Stalfos' skull and tossed it at the other one, knocking the bones off it as well. Link aimed his sword forward and shot two small beams forward, which struck the skulls and caused them to explode. Link then jumped through the fire, grabbed Zelda, then jumped through again.
"Let's go," Zelda spoke as she stomped on her dress to put out the small fire that had caught on it. She ran forward and opened the next gate for them to go through. They ran around the tower once more, entering another center room. Zelda opened the gate, and Link continued to keep watch. They made it to the other side of the center room and Zelda opened the gate, only to have the hallway in front of them come crumbling down. "Link!"
Link quickly ran forward and thrust his hand against the rocks. His hand glowed, and the rocks exploded outward, and Zelda quickly ran forward. She ran across the bridge in front of them, and out through the main entrance. Link and Zelda just made it out of the castle before it came crumbling down behind them. The bridge the sages had made was gone, and the castle began to fall apart and fall. The main tower fell forward and crumbled to the ground. The rest of the castle just caved inward, and soon, there was nothing left but destruction everywhere.
Link gave a sigh of relief to know they had made it out alive. They were safe as soon as they could make it off the piece of rock. However, as fate would have it, this was not the end as they had hoped. For no sooner had they begun to be joyful that Ganondorf would no longer threaten them, then did they hear a strange sound from the rubble.
Link quickly put his arm in front of Zelda, holding her back as she looked forward. "What could it be? Ganondorf is dead, isn't he?" Zelda asked.
"I don't know, let me check." Link walked forward towards the rubble of the castle. The rumbling was heard again, and he gripped the Master Sword harder then ever. Suddenly, the rubble burst apart, and Ganondorf floated into the air. His eyes were now a pure blood red color. He held his hand forward, and the Triforce of Power activated. His body grew and become like that of a massive bull. His arms and legs became like that of a demon, and a long tail grew from his back. His head changed to that of a bull as well, but with a pig nose. As he stood to his feet, two large, crystal swords appeared in his hands.
Ganondorf began to swing his swords around in a mad fury, and Link rose the Master Sword to block his attack, only to have the two swords connect, and the Master Sword snapped in half. The blade flew towards Zelda, and landed, just barely missing her. The hilt flew off, landing near the edge of a piece of land, almost on the verge of falling. The final battle had begun.
A/N: Yeah...I know...the Master Sword doesn't break in the game...but please read the next chapter before you judge that part...it'll all come out and make sense in the end...BUT R&R anyway, cause you've reached the end of this chapter, and I dunno when the next one will be up.