Chapter 10: The large showdown
From within the castle walls the Master sat inside healing wounds made by the accursed blade. He felt the Hero was close, finally he could fix everything, his treason - spreading son could be brought to the end of his life. The foolish Hero was riding towards the castle at a high speed shouting orders to the scattered remains of his army. The Hero of Time had made things difficult for the master by managing (quite by accident) to hit the pendent around his neck causing the Master's control over the hoards of re-dead groups to break up so that they just attacked anything that moved now.
"Soon my son, soon I shall kill you for your treachery! I swear it." And the swear was sealed in the Master's blood spilling onto the floor from his hand. Outside the remains of what had been the last hope for the Hylian people was scattered, broken, and far too small to succeed in it's goal. The Hylian army raced forward unstopped by any creature that tried to stand in it's way. Link, Hero of Time, war veteran, and General of the Hylian Army, had lost all fear of the Master who had overtaken Hyrule. The Hylian Army raced down the path towards the castle.
"Zelda," Link spoke. "When we get inside raise an alarm in the town, Xilic and I can handle the fool."
"Link, I want to help, by the way this is my rightful land and I will help you stop this man!" Zelda protested. Link wasn't really in a mood to argue the point.
"Fine but be careful please. Malon you go." Link said, he'd have to watch Zelda carefully he couldn't let anything happen to her, not after he'd worked so hard to protect her in the battle upon Hyrule field.
"Yes sir." Malon said, she then turned away from the main group and took two fighters with her back towards town. Link inwardly sighed, the town would be fine, he knew that, Malon was trustworthy and capable of doing far more dangerous things. He was worried about Zelda and Xilic, he never feared for his own safety, he never thought it was in question. The doors of the castle were flung wide open as the Hero of Time rode through them.
"MOVE!" That solitary command was all the main group needed. They knew what to do. From upon his throne the Master saw Link and Xilic riding towards him at a gallop. The dark hand flew up to match Link's own magic attack. Xilic leapt off his horse and tried to behead the foe to end the fight fast. No such luck came however, the Master moved from his chair when Xilic a split second away from achieving his goal.
"Watch out Brother!" Xilic gave Link a warning as a troll swung it's mighty club at the Hero's head. Link rolled to his left to avoid the blow, Link then ran hard up the troll club and stabbed the thing in the face. The beast hollered and fled.
"Fine! I would prefer to kill you by hand anyway." Said the man whom was striking a Xilic to keep him and Link from forming up. Link tried to stab the man in the back but as before the Master easily managed to stop the blow.
"The only way to kill me is to release your anger and become me. Only with actions like my own can I be defeated." The man spoke to Link.
"I didn't come here today to hear you gloat." Link retorted. A quick slash at the Hero's head made him stop his banter. The fight moved into a fight so fast and alive with energy that the three were releasing magic without meaning to.
"STOP!" The Master commanded his troops.
"Lets make this between us, no troops to distract us, I want the Hero of Time killed in his pride."
"Withdraw men!" Xilic ordered. Link motioned for Xilic to walk up next to him.
As Xilic did so Link wispered, "I can handle him on my own get the men out I may need to bring the whole place down."
"I will not leave you to this fate!" Xilic cried aloud.
"That was an order! Do as I say!" Link yelled back.
"As you wish commander Move people get out fast get out of the castle."
"There," Link spoke to the commander of the opposing army. "No more troops. Just you and me and two blades." The master didn't respond in words but kicked Link across the face. Link stabbed at his back, but the attack was blocked. The Hero of Time unleashed a ring of fire. The Master made it vanish without much effort.
"So year one actions. Give me a challenge." Link swung at his neck reversed swing at the last second and went for the exposed hip and a split moment from striking him reversed again to strike the original target of the shoulder, the blade hit sure and hard. Blood spattered from the wound, but this foe was far from death and had plenty of fight left in him. Link flipped over his enemies head to strike at his back, only to find a deep gash in his left leg.
Link lifted his blade as though to strike only to change it to a hilt bash. The Master took a hard hit on the head which allowed him to stab Link in the hip. The Hero jumped up and to the side ignoring the pain. Link pulled out his bow and knocked an arrow then fired at the Master, two more quickly followed the first. The first arrow was knocked aside the second missed him by an inch the third however, skimmed his arm, right arm exactly.
The Master Sword flashed out again and the fight became one of will. Link used all his resolve and all his power to keep up with the Master. The Master couldn't move as fast as before, he would've been able to move up and down three flights of stairs before Link knew he was gone, but the Master always took it for granted. He wasn't prepared, wasn't ready to face the Hero in this condition.
Link grunted and started swinging and hacking at his foe faster than ever. No matter the speed or cleverness of his tactics, not a strike got through. Link grunted and let a strike scrape his arm and tried to run him through, but the Master tried to move to the side but wasn't quite fast enough, the blade stabbed him in the hip, and the hit was deep, and wide. The only real problem with this was the blade didn't seem to want to come back out again. Link pulled hard but to no avail. He was forced to backflip to avoid a blow, the Master smiled and pulled the blade out, but screamed loudly as his hand touched the handle.
"What new devilry is this? You are no mage!" Link remembered how long ago he'd been told that the Master Sword was a blade "evil could never touch". Link smiled and ran forward but he didn't try to pull out the sword he kicked it hard so that it went through completely and landed on the other side of the Master's body having left a large hole in it. Link's foe gave a howl of rage and ran at him. Link managed to kick the sword out of his hand with a well timed blow.
"Not near as fast now are we." Link taunted.
"Shut up," The retort came slightly heavier than usual. "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! I am the master! I am strength. I am--"
"--Going to die today! NOW!" Link yelled angrily. Link tackled the man but his jump had been too strong, it carried him too far. Link now was underneath the master. A small hand-knife flashed on the Master's part. The blade swung down to stab Link's neck. The Master's hand was stopped suddenly. The hero had grabbed it with both hands. The master put his other hand on top of the handle and started pushing down harder. The blade inched down slowly, though the hero push upward with all the strength he could've possessed... if he was a normal human.
Link reached inside himself, trying to keep the secret strength within himself held in. Then the dagger broke the master looked nonplused. He saw a deep white light from where the Hero's eyes should've been. Inside Link's head a battle raged with ferocity.