Chapter 6 Nightmare in Hyrule
Darkness again. Fog flowing. He knew before the voice began who it was.
"You did not tell the sailors of your dreams."
"If I told them their was this evil Nightmare in my head that speaks to me in my sleep, they would call me crazy."
"As I said before, I am not the one you should be singling out as an enemy. I am the one in need of your help."
"I'd be a fool to help you."
The darkness pushed at him, scarring his vision. But through this, Link heard the Nightmare chuckle.
"Your foolishness is in refusing my offer, and ignoring my pleas. Your foolishness is in your superficial judgment."
"How dare you say that about me!" The Nightmare suddenly came into view.
"You fought me once. You stopped me from succeeding in my plan."
"You entered the Wind Fish's dream world and began damaging it. You wreaked havoc upon the island."
"Which of us did more damage to Koholint Island, myself, or the Wind Fish?"
Link stopped. The Nightmares had stood in Link's path, trying to prevent him from waking the Wind Fish. When the Wind Fish awoke, all of Koholint Island was destroyed.
"Yes. I tried to stop you from awakening the Wind Fish. That is why we fought against each other. Thats why you call me your enemy. Because I tried to stop you from awakening that fell beast. And what happened when you awoke him? Did he not cause the world to disappear?"
"Well," Link said, not having thought about this before. "You did, but..."
"But what? I know, I'm supposed to be evil. The Owl told you. Don't you know the Owl served the Wind Fish?"
"Yes, but..."
"The Owl is not someone you can trust. If I had gotten to you before the Owl did, I could have gotten you to join my side. Then you would see the Owl as a dark being, and then the Wind Fish would be your enemy. But even the People of Koholint thought that waking up the Wind Fish was a good idea. And what happened to them?"
"If I hadn't awoken the Wind Fish then I would never have been able to leave the island!"
"And did you want to leave the island in the end?"
"No... but..."
"So you only woke up the Wind Fish because thats what you had been told was right. That's what the owl had told you to do, and you immediately believed him without questioning why."
"Well..."
"And I'm supposed to be bad. I'm supposed to be evil, because the Owl told you that I am evil!"
"You have killed people." "As have you. Innumerable are the numbers of Moblins who fell beneath your sword."
"The Moblins were evil!"
"But they still are people. I have killed many. It is my job to kill. I admit that. As it is your job to kill, hero."
"It is my job to defend what is good!"
"And in the process lives are lost."
"You don't expect me to not fight back when evil creatures try to kill me, do you?"
"No. I am no pacifist. When evil attacks, you must fight back. That is what I do. When you attacked, I fought back. We really aren't that different from one another Link. You are the one who creates the difference."
The darkness pulled Link back again.
The Nightmare continued to ravage the landscape, devouring a small village in the process. It turned its eyes upon Hyrule. Link's eyes widened in fear as he watched it approach his homeland. Its eyes grazed over the surface of the country, and as they passed over it, the land began to catch on fire. A great fire rose up from the wilderness, burning across Hyrule, devouring anything in its path. Link screamed.
Suddenly the darkness carried him forward, and his vision was pulled away from the rampaging Nightmare. He saw the cool, starlit sky. But strangely enough, a vision began to appear in the sky. It was Marin. "Marin!" Link shouted up towards the image. Marin looked down and saw him, and held out a hand towards him. Link reached out his hand to receiver hers, but suddenly a dark shadow leapt in front of Link. blocking his path. Link drew his sword and struck the shadow, but nothing happened. The shadow turned, and leapt into the sky, chasing after Marin.
"Leave her alone you monster!" Link cried out.
The images began to fade as Link began to awaken from his sleep. He was still in a sleep like state, but he was regaining consciousness. Link slowly opened his eyes to the darkened room in which he slept. But what he saw shocked him beyond belief. Two creatures floated just above him. He couldn't really see them, but he could feel their presence. One was dark and misty, the other was a light gray color, and had two white wings. They were fighting each other. He didn't know how they were fighting each other, if it was physical, or mental warfare, but he knew they were battling over his body. They were fighting for him. His eyelids slipped closed, and he fell asleep again.