Clash of Time and Wind
Chapter 19: The Mysterious Stranger III
"I lost the match," Link said sadly to Joel, who was once again walking closely behind him.
"But, you can beat him, I know you can," Joel said persistently.
"See Joel, you can't win them all," Link said. "You win some, you lose some. Orca is my trainer, and the best around. If he wielded the Master Sword, he'd have beaten Ganondorf easily."
"But, he's not the hero, you are," Joel said firmly. "I know you're the best." Suddenly, Joel had an inspired, eager look on his face. "Hey Link, we're the same age aren't we? Can you train me?"
Link was surprised. "Train you," he repeated.
"Please, I want to be like you," Joel begged. "I could be your sidekick."
"I"-
Before Link could answer, there was a flash of a black cloak and Link was smacked to the ground again, and Joel was being strangled!
Link got up to see the hooded figure strangling his friend, "Leave him alone!"
"Give me what you wield, and I'll obey!" the figure said harshly.
"I have nothing you want!"
"LIAR!" the figure yelled. He let go of Joel, who gasped for breath on the ground. The figure jumped and did a forward somersault for Link. Before Link could grasp his sword, the hooded figure seized his hand, the one yielding the Triforce of Courage! Both hands glowed gold and the Triforce of Courage next shined in the figure's hand. The figure did a backward somersault back.
"GIVE IT BACK!" Link yelled. "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE DOING!"
"I believe I do!" the figure said. "I got what I want, but you're lucky I won't kill you."
"All you want is the Triforce, why, why do it all yourself?"
"You've no idea why you wield it," the figure said harshly. "The Triforce is my mark as a hero. Just because I left Hyrule for another village, doesn't mean the Triforce splits. Do you have any idea why it split? Huh? It split because I was defeated! I was defeated and instead of being killed, was trapped forever in the depths of Death Mountain, a mountain you may now know as Dragonroost! When I disappeared from the face of the earth, the Triforce split, and I was powerless, or it would've never happened! Hyrule would never have been sunk! You'd be living on land, LAND! No, you're too used to living on a lonely little island out at sea, no land anywhere in sight except that of other little islands. It's not the way it's meant to be!"
"It was fate," Link said simply and calmly. "The God's wanted this to happen."
"But they wouldn't send an evil on a true hero, to destroy his life, and bring darkness to the world, NEVER!"
"I fought hard for this," Link argued. "I was recognized at the Temple of the Gods!"
"You mean the topmost tower of the Temple of Time!"
Link stepped back in surprise. This satisfied the figure. "Humph, as I thought. You lost the Triforce, it's mine now!"
With that, he dealt Link a powerful blow, and sent him to the ground again. It was over. Link's days as a hero were over.