Hatred's Cruel Shadow6

Six days had passed slowly out the window.One more day was all Link had left.He paced hasely back and forth along the pavement.His sword was still in its same place,still calling out to him to practice.One more day and he still had not practiced.(Before I go on I would like to say "Damn you Reaper,how did you knwo my thoughts?").Link closed his eyes briefley and decided that maybe he should get some sleep.Pacing wasn't going to make the day go by any faster.He climbed the mountain of stairs to get to his bedroom.The windows were slightly open to let cool air inside.The moon was the only thing that shown all day and night.He walked up to the frame and looked at the full moon.Its coloring was quite beautiful,a purple color with a hint of blue and gray.He breathed in the cool air around him,and let his muscles relax a bit.He felt very tired suddenly and decided to head to bed.But his sleep was not pleasant.

Link could see himself,as though he was looking in a mirror.But the reflection was dark,and not someone he reconized.He blinked his blue eyes and looked a little closer.The reflection did the same.Link put his fingers to the cool glass,only to find there wasn't any.He jumped back quickly as the dark side stepped through.He brought his sword into striking manner.Link unsheathed the Master sword and did the same.The red eyes narrowed and an evil smile could be seen on his opposites face.

"Well...come at me Link"the figure said,its voice dark and manicle.Link ran towards him,sword at the ready.Sounds of metal on metal echoed throughout the empty space they happened to be in. Equal strikes of sword play were met.Link charged and charged again,but neither of them could hit eachother till suddenly,Link felt immense pain.He grabbed his arm protectively as blood seeped beneath his finger tips.The dark figure straightend his sword,blood ran down the blade.Link gasped for air through his clenched teeth.His arm felt as though it were on fire.The dark side of him walked up to him and raised the sword high.It came crashing down but Link managed to raise the Master Sword in time to block him.

"Your days of being a hero is over!Its time for my plans to take action".

"No!"Link shouted as he forced his dark side off his feet.He crouched low to the ground,prepared to spring on him.But something held him down...his own shadow.Link struggled to get out of its hold.

"Let me go you trader!"he didn't see his dark side comming towards him with the blade extended.But he sure as hell felt it.The pain was terrible as the blade periced right underneath his rib cage and exited out his back.Link opened his mouth to say something,but all that came out was a harsh cry of pain.He fell on his side,twitching.His dark side walked up to him and shook his head.

"Pitiful,absolutely pitiful.I suppose I should just put you out of your misery"he smiled wickedly as he leaned in closer.

"Oh and don't worry,I'll take very good care of Zelda.She'll love this side of me better". Link looked up,his eyes narrowing,blood streaming from his mouth.He closed his eyes and breathed in deeply.The blade was comming crashing down now towards him...

Link screamed as he awoke with a jolt.His heart beat frantically in his chest.He placed a hand over it and breathed deeply.What was all of that supposed to mean?He felt a hand place itself on his bare shoulder.He turned to see Zelda,he must have woken her with his sudden loudness.But when he did turn to look at her,the light she gave off hurt his eyes.The black slits in his eyes narrowed so he could see her properly.

"Link?Are you alright?"she had come closer to her now.

"Yeah...yeah just...just a bad dream"he breathed.He layed back down and stared at the ceiling.

"Link...talk to me.What did you dream about?" Zelda wanted to help in any way. But Link couldn't give her an honest answer, for he didn't even know what to think. Before he could even open his mouth to say a lie a loud knock echoed throughout the fortress. Link raised an eye brow as he dressed quickly. Zelda didn't move with him, but instead got dressed in a new gown and moved to the far corner of the room.

Link carefully made his way to the entrance of the entire castle where the knock was comming from.He opened it and looked out into the dark pathway. No one was there. Link tilted his head, kids would come here to play tricks? Stupid children. He sighed and just as he was about to close the door, something wrapped around his throat. A giant hand picked him up, or at least thats what it felt like because he couldn't see it. The thing around his neck was cold and wet...it was non other than Morpha from the water temple. It squeezed tighter and the hand threw him into a wall. Before his face could collide with the wall something else grabbed him, something with a snakish body and was very hot. Volvagia hissed as he spat fire to Link's black hat. Link managed to get on arm free and tore off Morpha, letting him breath. The invisable hand came back and took him from Volvagia and shook Link till he was visable about to be sick. Then it hit him, this was the invisble boss from the Shadow temple, Bongo Bongo, weird name but annoying to deal with. A horse whined and charged towards him, Phantom Ganondorf from the forest temple. Two high pitched laughs echoed throughout his ears, thise damn witched Twinrovia. They shot ice and fire at him, but thanks to their bad aim they missed only by a few inches. Then they all bame silent as Gannon walked in.

"What did I tell you Link?Seven days...have you come to a decision?" Gannon smiled as Link stuggled to get out of the hold of Bongo Bongo. He had expected the villians to come one by one, but instead they teamed up, something no villian ever does.

"Oh, I've come to a decision alright" Link scowled. He twisted his body so Bongo couldn't keep his grip on him. Link fell to the floor but rolled so he couldn't be caught again. He reached inside a trunk kept in that particular room, and it happened to have all his old equipment. He took out his hood shot and aimed it at Morpha, fired it and caught the little sucker. When Kotake fired up her ice attack it hit Morpha,making it solid which Bongo broke into pieces by accident when trying to smash Link. Link then used a light arrow while looking though the magic lense and shot Bongo straight in the eye. Used the megaton hammer to knock out Volvagia, he then used his shield when Phantom Ganondorf used his lightning attack and reflected right back at him. The witches screamed in fear and ended up running into eachother, knocking one another unconsious.

After all the villians were either unconsious or running around frantically in pain, Link ran up to Gannon. But instead of being caught again Link lifted the giant beast over his head and threw him into the wall.

'Its time I take over this little shindig'he thought as he ran towards him. Gannon though caught him once more by the throat and lifted him in the air.

"All we ask is one simple thing Link, to be a partner of you".

"Why?! You have plenty of partners,...or are you afraid I'll over power you?" Link began to laugh even as the pressure on his vocal cords increased. He had guessed right, Gannon was actually afraid to lose his power to Link.

"You have every right to be scared Ganon, because I will kill you when your least expecting it" Link laughed once again,but this time it was darker than before and even eviller.

"Yes I'm sure that would be quite a thrill but not as much as this one" Ganon smiled as he snapped his fingers. Quite a few of Link's own minions (some of the bigger ones) came in carrying a tied up Zelda.

"No!" Link whispered.

"See this is your problem Link, you have a weakness. Always have as a hero and will as a villian". Zelda was trying to fight out of their hold but they wouldn't budge. Her eyes were blue and becoming wet with tears.

'Let her go' his mind told him.

'''What?''' he asked himself.

' Your hurting her by making her stay here.Let her go and get on with her life'.

''' But I love her!'''

' If you really loved her you'd let her go' his mind said nothing more. Link's head drooped down and his eyes looked at the floor.

"Alright...you have a deal,I'll be your partner. Now just leave her alone" he whispered. Ganon smiled evilly and nodded his head. The minions let Zelda go. She then got up and ran away from them and towards Link. Ganon then dropped him. Link couldn't bring himself to look into Zelda's eyes as she finally made it to his side.

"Zelda...you have to leave" he whispered. Ganon had already moved to the throne room to check out everything,and the minions had left, giving them alone time.

"W...what?" she asked disbelieving what she had just heard.

" You have to leave...its not safe here for you".

"Link Ganon will kill you in your sleep! I cannot let that be on my mind to leave you to deal with this on your own!"

"He will kill you as well if you stay. Its for your own good Zelda".

"I do not want to leave! Link please, think about what your doing...please..."

"I said LEAVE!" his voice echoed throughout the chamber. His eyes burned into hers,and she could now see the deep hatred buried within them. She closed her eyes and spoke softly,then began raising her voice.

"Link...I am not going to leave you to fight this battle by yourself! I WILL TURN EVIL WITH YOU IF I HAVE TO!" her eyes opened and they were somethered with anger and pain. They had turned red and her heart had grown darker. Link's eyes drifted to the floor once more.

"Why are you still hear with me? Look at what I am becoming! And still you stay...why?"

"I have been answering that question ever since this all started,because I love you. And thats not about to change"her eyes became blue again and her pure self shown bright.

Link stood up and brushed the dirt off his clothing.

"Stay on your own free will Zelda, but do not say I didn't warn you"he said as he helped her up.Once on her feet she jumped into his arms.

"You cannot expect me to leave after all we've been through".

"No...but it was worth a try"he smiled to himself. Things were happening to him,things he couldn't explain nor did he want to. But right now he was actually glad she had chosen to stay, but also feared it.Link embraced her tightly then let her go. Something echoed throughout the entire castle and called him.He felt himself fading and re-appeared in the throne room where Ganon awaited him.

"What the?!"

"Good your here. Now I have a mission for you. When you kill a noble of a different place you gain more power. Therefore I want you to bring me the head of the prince from Chrysler"Ganon smiled.He loved being in control of magic,that was how he transported Link here.

"Hmmmm...people might now take you as a big enough as a threat yet.I want them to fear you so lets tune up your menacingly look shall we?"Ganon asked cracking his knuckles. A bolt of black magic hit Link square in the chest, and he doubled over in pain on the floor. What the hell was this guy doing to him? Didn't he cause Link enough pain for the day? Link could feel canines sprout from his normal teeth. Something ripped free from his back and he noticed that they were black devilish wings. Link was truely becoming Satan, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

"There we go! Perfect, you and I are becoming more alike all the time! Soon you may even be my side kick" Ganon smiled as Link withered in pain.

"Oh don't worry, you'll get used to it".

A/N: Reviews Please!