A World Embroiled in Chaos
Chapter Forty-Five: Duel to the Death
A/N: Yay. Chapter number two of the day… I'm running out of things to say here… Well… just enjoy the story.
DISCLAIMER: Refer to chapter one's disclaimer. (This has to be the forty-fourth time I've put that very statement there…)
…Back at the Mountain Village…
Everyone was waiting to see who would come back first, and be the new Clanmaster. "I'm putting my bets on Ben… he's the faster of the two." A person stated. "Yeah, but you never know… Zake is just as skilled." Another person replied. "It should be Zake! He's the rightful heir!" A third voice added in. In fact the entire crowd had different opinions on which one the winner was going to be.
…In a plateau area fairly close to the village…
Zake was in his Captain Falcon form, running at full speed. "Heh… I have it… the gauntlets of power… they're mine." He stated. It was at that moment that Ben came running up from out of nowhere, and next to Zake. "Hey, Zake, how's the weather?" Ben asked. "What the? How?" Zake asked. "Simple. I run faster than you." Ben stated, speeding off ahead. "Falcon… Rocket!" Zake yelled, as his gauntlet shot of his hand and chased Ben, with a trail of fire behind it… like a rocket.
Ben turned around, only to see the flaming gauntlet spiraling toward him. "What the?" He asked, quickly ducking to the side. The gauntlet missed him, and spiraled off ahead, only to turn around and come back toward him. "Great… He sighed, jumping over it. The gauntlet then reattached itself to Zake's hand. In the time Ben took to jump, Zake sped off ahead of Ben. "That isn't fair…" Ben muttered. The village was getting close… Zake would win unless Ben floored it. It was at that moment that Ben ran at full speed, making him a human blur. He crossed the finish line a second before Zake did. Izam was even there to see it. "Well done, Ben." He stated. It was at that moment that Zake snapped. "I should be Clanmaster! ME!" He yelled, shooting his fiery gauntlet at Ben. Ben decided to test out his Omega Beam sword. Everyone stood in awe of its brilliance. This was like the god of all beam swords… far more lethal that the usual pinkish one.
With one swing, his blade cut right through the gauntlet, causing it to explode. "What the heck? You destroyed my legendary weapon!" Zake yelled. "…And you deserve it." Izam coughed. "Such a poor sport… one such as you doesn't deserve life… Ben… you may execute him…" He added. "Never!" Zake yelled, and snapped his fingers. It was at that moment that several already-transformed mountain bandits appeared. Izam coughed. (A/N: I'm not sure if I've mentioned this, but the only reason why Izam is so old is because he was like that at the time of the evolution of the human race… and his weak body was susceptible to a fatal disease that he caught, which is gradually killing him). "You… bloody bastard…Zake… was this… your plan… all along…?" Izam wheezed.
Zake smirked evilly. "Yes. After you were out of the picture, I would become Clanmaster, and my bandit friends would help me run the village… we would go to war with the other villages of the western realm, and claim the entire region as our own…. And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling crack heads." Zake yelled in frustration. "…But I still will get away with it…" He then added. Signaling the Bandits to attack.
Izam turned to Ben. "Ben… my time of death is coming… I can feel it… this disease has… infected… 97 of me… allow… my last… act… be one… which will… save… the village…" He wheezed. "What are you…?" Ben asked. Izam transformed into his old-looking Ganondorf form, and stood in between the villagers, and the incoming attackers. "It ends now!" Izam yelled, pouring the last of his life force into one mighty wave of energy that took out all the mountain bandits, except Zake.
Izam's body was now back in its human form… and lifeless. The last 3 of his life force was not taken out not by disease, but by exerting his energy. Ben hung his head. "Izam… may you be remembered always…" He began, and then turned to Zake. "…And you… may you meet all of your bandit friends… in Hell!" He said, going berserk on Zake. Yeah… it didn't take long for Zake to be killed after that.
…The Next Day…
Jeff, Jery, Ben, and the villagers had made a large statue in memory of Izam. They buried his body under the very monument. "Even in the end… He thought of the village…" Ben sighed. He realized what his role was now… to become Clanmaster… but he couldn't fill in the position just yet. "Everyone… I know that the duty of Clanmaster falls on me, now… but it is a position that I can't take yet. Outside this region… is a world embroiled in Chaos… and unless as many as possible are in the war against Kirth and his rogues, then all will be destroyed. I must help in this battle… and I shall return after the war is over." Ben said to the crowd that is the entire village. They all paused for a moment, and then cheered for him. Ben then turned to Jeff and Jery. "One of Kirth's generals is deeper in the region… and it's up to us to find him, and dispose of him." He said. Jeff and Jery nodded, and the three then left the village.
Coming up: We Continue the desert saga. I may even come out with it later today. Anyways…
Until Next Chapter,
-Biggoron
