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She could feel her whole body stiffen as the blade pressed harder against her neck causing a thin line of blood to form on her neck. She gritted her teeth as the pain vibrated throughout her body and caused her ton bit her lip to stop herself from letting out a cry of pain. He narrowed his eyes in anger before her pressed it even harder against her neck. The pain was so excruciating that she couldn't quite hold back the cry of pain that was building up in her throat like acid.

He smirked. "Do you remember, the last time we met, when I told you that I would make your ears bleed from the sound of your own screams?" He questioned her while she shook with what he thought was pain and fear but was really anger and worry.

"How could I forget?" She responded and in one swift movement spun around and slashed at the demon lord, ignoring the pain that coursed through her body as his sword dug deeper into her neck before it disappeared with him, appearing a few feet away from her. "After all, it was only a couple of hours ago." She said through gritted teeth as she felt blood pour freely out of the wound on her neck.

"You insolent wretch!" He snapped as he slashed his sword through the air, causing several drops of blood to fall from his sword. Kella narrowed her eyes slightly before her grip on her sword tightened.

"Must we resort to name calling?" She questioned. It was like she had control of her body but no self control over her speech. 'You fucking idiot are you trying to get yourself killed? Cause that's what's gonna happen if you continue like this!' She yelled at herself inside her head.

Her one moment of hesitation was all the demon lord need as he charged forward and knocked her off of her feet by the unexpected blow. As she hit the ground painfully she could feel her sword fly out of her hand. "Ouch. Dude, you have issues." She groaned as she slowly got to her feet. She let out a gasp of surprise as she felt cold fingers wrap around her throat and her back slam against the wall.

Her eyes widened as she saw Ghirahim standing in front of her with his fingers wrapped around her neck with such force that it pinned her to the wall. She gasped for breath as his grip tightened and she reached for anything that she could use to get him off of her. She grasped a loose rock that was on the wall and hit him over the head with it as hard as she could.

Having not expected this, Ghirahim stumbled back slightly, clutching his head in anger. Kella started to cough as she ran to the side with the strength she had left from the lack of oxygen for so long and quickly picked up her sword and stood to face him with her sword held up as she coughed for breath.

He chuckled darkly. "You win this time, Sky Child. But don't fret. Our thread of fate will not be forgotten. I will deafen you with the shrill sound of your own screams. That I promise." And with that said he snapped his fingers and disappeared in a cloud of diamonds.

She collapsed onto the ground breathing heavily as she placed one hand on her throat as the pain over took her. She froze as she felt a hand on her shoulder and slowly glanced up only to relax slightly when she saw Groose standing there. "Uh...Hi." He said.

"H-Hi." She rasped out tiredly as she tried to stop the blood that was flowing freely from her neck.

"Are you okay?"

"I dunno. I guess if there's one thing in the world you shouldn't mock it's a demon lord." She said with a slight chuckle as she used her sword to tear off a piece of her tunic and pressed the thick soft fabric to her neck to stop the bleeding.

"Who was that?"

"Ghirahim. Oh but in truth he prefers Demon Lord Ghirahim but he isn't fussy." She mocked with a roll of her eyes.

"What did he want with you? Why was he so pissed? What did he mean by, 'I will deafen you with the shrill sound of your own screams.'?" Groose questioned.

"He wanted to use the weakness of the seal to release that monster and make sure that it got to the sealed temple and used the power from the sealed temple to resurrect his master." She answered his first question before she inhaled deeply. "He was pissed because I kinda sorta uh...Well..." Groose raised his eyebrows at her. "I mocked him."

"So let me get this straight. There's a powerful Demon Lord on the loose, who from what I heard has a tendency to loose his cool at the tiniest things, and knowing all that you decided to mock him?" Groose questioned.

"Yeah." She said with a childish grin his way.

"Great Hylia. You have got to be the stupidest girl ever." He said as he put his hands on his hips and shook his head.

"Right back at ya. I mean look at your hair. What do they call that, the shark look?" She teased with a smirk before she coughed up some blood from the wound in her throat.

"Don't you be trashing my pompadour!" He yelled.

"Oh and the thing about him deafening me with the sound of my own screams has to do with this whole threat he made when I interfered with him trying to get Zelda. I interfered with his attack so he gave this big speech and said, "Next time I'll do more than just beat you senseless. I promise I'll make the affair so excruciating, you'll deafen yourself with the shrill sound of your own screams." So that's what that was all about." She said as she winced from the pain in her neck before she stood up and rode of sir geysers without another word.


"As you can see, the gate is nothing more than a slab of cold stone for now. It is sleeping. Rousing it from it's slumber will take a great deal of power. Yes, I believe a shot of holy light from your skyward strike just might do it." Kella nodded and started up the stares after withdrawing her sword from it's sheath only to be halted by the old women.

"Ah, sorry to disappoint you, child, but for now your sword lacks the power necessary to awaken the gate. First you and your sword must grow together. Faron Woods, Eldin Volcano, and Lanayru Desert. A sacred flame is hidden somewhere in each of these lands. Seek them out and then purify your sword in their heat. Only after your blade has been tempered by these three flames will it be fully imbued with the great power for which you search." She explained as Kella turned around to face her before placing her sword back in it's sheath.

"Clues to find the sacred flames have been woven into the lyrics of a song precious to your people, the Ballad of the Goddess. These clues are your best clue of finding your way to the flames." Kella nodded in understanding but remained quiet. "Return to Skyloft. Somewhere on your island is one who's knowledge of this old song will point you in the right direction." She nodded and froze suddenly as a memory passed through her head.

~Flashback~

It was the day of Link's wing ceremony, and Kella was heading up to the statue of the Goddess. Her hands were stuffed in the pockets of her black tunic and her blonde hair was pulled up into a ponytail with a blue ribbon. She started up the steps and was about to go through the obvious entrance before she noticed steps leading downwards and around the side of the goddesses statue.

She ran down the steps and followed the path before carefully skimming across the stone path above her. She let go of the stone and followed the path round to the side and saw Link staring in awe at Zelda.

"Oh youth, guided by the servant of the goddess, unite earth and sky, and bring light to the land." Kella chuckled as she leaned against a tree nearby and hummed gently to tune.

~End Flashback~

She smiled softly before she stopped as she could feel eyes staring at the back of her head. She turned around to see Groose standing there with his arms crossed over his chest with a glare on his face before her simply narrowed his eyes and smirked before turning his back on her. "I hate to say this but you seem to have everything figured out, Grannie. Me, well, there's nothing I can do to help Zelda. I'm useless." He said before he pushed open the doors and headed out.

"Ah. You sell yourself short, my friend. You'll see in time that you have your own role to play in all this." Groose ignored her and slammed the door behind him. The old women looked after him for a moment longer before turning to Kella. "Kella, go now. Trust in fate to guide your feet. Your mission depends on it...as does Zelda's fate."

She nodded briskly before she turned around and went out the same door Groose had left through. She ran over to an air geyser and rode it up to the higher pathway. She ran up to the bird statue and closed her eyes as she sent a prayer to the sky before she felt the wind carry her upwards.


:) I hope you guys enjoyed the whole Ghirahim scene at the beginning. Let me know if I made him ooc. ^_^

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~The Goddess of Darkness.