I sacrificed length for update speed with this chappie, hope you like it, I'm now separating notes with little dashes to make it a tad neater :D

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An explosion erupted from somewhere behind…Link gasped and told his noble steed to stop, "Woo!" he hushed the horse and turned him around. A series of screams echoed into the night, Link urged the horse on, they galloped in the same direction in which they had came only to find that the castle had burst into flame, "Holy shit!" he swore aloud as they approached the half-closed drawbridge…it wasn't moving, he knew that the people who opened and closed the bridge had passed away.

Tomus ran quicker faster, sprinting at full gallop towards the drawbridge, pushing the horse further he managed to get the stallion to leap clear into the night sky, flying just over the half closed bridge, a small whinny could be heard as the hooves of the valiant steed brushed hard against the wood. The horse landed on the slope of the bridge with a small grind as the bridge came back down from their combined weight.

Once on safe ground he dismounted Tomus and told him to stay put, he knew he would need the stallion's speed soon.

Inside the market…dead bodies everywhere, the stalls were caught in a blazing inferno that stretched high into the air causing the smoke to mingle with the thunderclouds overhead. Link pressed on, being sure to check for survivors as he made his way past…none…

Blood trailed its way though the castle as Link made his way inside and up the stairs, the blood leaked from corpses that has been slashed to a point beyond recognition, they no longer seemed human…Link sneezed, starting to loose his nerve in the eerie environment.

All of the doors had been left open, it had been a quick ambush, Link had figured in that short time Ganon had already been and gone, but he had to check Zelda's room…just in case…

Obviously, the door had been left ajar, Zelda had been left on the carpet, dead. Her throat had been slashed apart, almost to the point that she was beheaded, her silk dress had been torn in several places, her body still warm but her skin as pale as ever, her eyes seemed now like bottomless pits instead of glowing amethysts.

Link whimpered as he witnessed the scene, there were marks burnt into the wall, an obvious sign of struggle from both sides, Ganon had not won easily – that was certain, there was even a hint of magic being pushed beyond it's limits…Zelda was probably trying too hard to fend off the demon, that may have been why she faltered. He looked to the Princess again as tears formed in his eyes, he wiped them off with his green clad tunic and sighed.

He was about to leave the room but he heard a murmur, a whimper, a cry that was muffled, it came from Zelda's marble drawers, which Link, being curious, of course opened. Inside was a mess of clothes huddled up around something, he pulled it all out and amount the cloth he found Zelda's baby.

Zelda must've hid him before Ganon came…who wouldn't?

Link had no idea what to do with the infant…take him to the Kokiri village? Roam around the castle and give him to one of the survivors? He wanted to keep the child safe, away from harm, his eyes, ears and the tiny amount of white-blonde hair he had that was growing was purely the spitting image of his mother, this baby had to live. It was the last favour he could do for Zelda.

Link searched the many rooms of the castle, looking for survivors until he found Zelda's husband, completely still on the floor but still breathing. Link moved up to the future king and nudged him into consciousness, he grunted and looked around the nearly destroyed room, mouth wide open, he then looked to the warrior in green before him who was holding his child, the man whimpered as he took his baby in arms, "What happened? Where are my guards? Where's Zelda?" he asked in a pain filled voice.

"They're gone…Ganondorf killed them…I'm sorry," he said, knowing there wasn't much time for explanation, "I'll make sure he pays for what he had done," he promised as he got up and left without saying goodbye, he had to make sure Tala was safe too.

Tala got out of the way of the incoming rain, staying under shelter near the bridge, she waited for Link to return, she hoped he was ok…if Ganon got him she wouldn't know what to do…

Saria came over to the undercover area near the bridge to speak with Tala, "You should probably go to sleep, tonight festivities have ended, it's well past midnight," she told the werewolf.

"I know, but I have nowhere to sleep, I want to wait until Link comes back," she replied

"You could always use his old bed, I'm sure he wouldn't mind," Saria suggested, sensing Tala's fear, "He's coming back now, I can sense it,"

At this Tala raised an eyebrow, not really understanding how someone could 'sense' things like this, but trusting her all the same.

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Oh no! -cough- poor Zelda! I swear you reviewers are psychic or something! There was not one reviewer (on this site, and outside) that guessed wrong...how freaky is that? Or did I make it too obvious...oh gosh I hope not XD Anyways, review goddamnit! For all those who want to know I shall be fixing up previous chapters after I've finished the entire fic, adding detail here and there and such.