ShadowLyrics1: Yeah Ghirahim is evil (that's probably why I like him so much). By the way thanks so much for reviewing, it makes me happy more than I can express.
Look guys, another chapter and it hasn't been a month yet. You should all be so proud of me.
Chapter 5
Link lay on the wood breathing heavily, not from pain; the demon had tortuously healed him after numerous slashes had been made on his body. No, the blonde was trying to keep from crying. He had told of his relationship to Zelda to his accursed captor. He hoped against hope that Ghirahim would not use this information somehow to capture or harm Zelda. "Zelda…I-I'm so sorry. I should have been stronger but I wasn't…" Exhaustion finally took its toll on the boy and he slipped into sleep.
"Link."
A girls voice called out to him from where he was standing surrounded by trees…Zelda's "Zelda!" he cried running through the forest, toward the sound, finally breaking through to a clearing with a waterfall. In front of that waterfall was Zelda, clothed in a beautiful white dress. He ran and finally embraced her and felt her wrap her arms around him in response. "Zelda… I couldn't…He-he made me tell him…about you and I… " he started to apologize, shoulders shaking.
"Shhh, Link you're fine. You tried to protect me and that's what matters."She hugged him tighter and then stepped back from him a grave look on her face "Link, do you know what happened to Fi?"
…Fi. His blonde head shook and he looked into Zelda's eyes "Is…is she okay?"
She let out a sigh and shook her head "No. Ghirahim broke the Master sword after summoning her. She was caught in between realms when he snapped the metal and was therefore torn apart." She gazed sadly at Link's own mournful expression and hanging head "Link…I don't have much time. I-I don't know if anyone can or will come rescue you but be strong. I also don't know what that demon wants with you but if he asks more questions about me just tell him and avoid as much pain as you can." She cut off Link before he could start protesting "Chances are he already knows everything about me except for my location, which you obviously don't know." She let out a breath of air again and then tenderly grabbed the hero's hand "Before I go there is something I must give you." She went up on her toes and softly kissed Link's left cheek. She laughed lightly at Link's expression and then went to stand by the pool of water, signaling for Link to follow her. "Link, look at your reflection."
Obediently, Link knelt beside the water and glanced down. He let out a small gasp, there on his left cheek was a golden symbol with three triangles making up a whole triangle. He traced it with his right hand while Zelda explained "It is the symbol of the tri-force, with each triangle representing courage, wisdom and power. Normally it is on the hand, but for it to be there the person has to prove himself. On the cheek it represents the goddess' favor. I believe that you have gone enough of a trial to earn it. Link…let it remind you that somebody loves you." She kissed him on the cheek one last time and then faded away.
peterandhook
The pale-skinned man lay draped in his chair, watching the hero sleep. The blonde had a peaceful smile on his face, no doubt he was dreaming of a place far away from this one. Then the smile faded and a small tear fell down the boy's cheek, a bit after that his expression became somber, as if listening to someone. The demon's eyes widened when the boy's cheek began to glow with a golden and holy light. He rose from his earlier position watching intensely, until his diamond marking began to burn. He let out a hiss reminiscent of a snake and clutched at it with his right hand. He kept his eyes on the boy's glowing marking though, and only let down his hand when the light faded. There, on the boy's face was the golden symbol of the tri-force. Ghirahim leaned over the boy and studied it, lightly touching it with a finger. He pulled his gloved hand back with a snarl as the marking burned him. The demon's scowl slowly turned into a smirk "So, the Spirit Maiden believes you have earned her favor, hmmmm? Which means she must not believe you will return and so offers you this last symbol of hope. How quaint .I'm certain my master would love to be enlightened of this event. " He offered a bow to the chained hero, snapped his fingers and disappeared.
The scene at the Sealed Grounds was peaceful, the night was clear and the stars and moon offered more than enough light to see by. Ghirahim appeared a respectful distance away from where Demise was imprisoned. He sauntered towards the seal, his red cape forming around him as he went. When he was near enough to the stone spike, he knelt and sliced his hand. Placing it on the ground he sent his mind out "Master?"
"I hear you my slave."
"My apologies for disturbing you, Lord, however it concerns the Skychild."
"If it is unpleasant new you had better prepare yourself for pain."
The caped man chuckled "On the contrary my Lord, the goddess has marked him."
Silence and then a darker laugh coursed through Ghirahim's mind "Well done, Ghirahim. You are moving faster than I had expected."
Ghirahim bowed his head deeper at his master's praise "You have my sincerest gratitude for such high approval master."
"Don't let my praise raise your ego, slave, the 'hero' will be more hopeful after this and harder to handle."
"Worry not milord, I believe I know just what will tear that silly hope away from him." The demon licked his lips gleefully as he felt Demise's approval for his plan echo through his head.
peterandhook
Link awoke to find himself alone in the dark room. He let out a sigh of relief for that small blessing, speaking of blessing…His hand twitched as he wished he could touch his face to see if the tri-force was really there. He shifted his body as much as he could with the restraints "As long as I'm wishing, I wish I was outta here and with Zelda." He closed his eyes, his mind forming an image of her and him from the past. He hoped that she was safe wherever she was. His thoughts scattered when Ghirahim appeared in front of him.
"Oh, I wasn't expecting you to be awake so soon, child." The demon put a finger to his lip and looked up but then shrugged "No matter, I doubt you'll be in any condition to run anyways." He turned around and clicked his fingers; the blonde's fetters disappeared. With nothing left to hold him up, the hero collapsed to the ground.
"Uungh" Link groaned in pain as a bout of severe vertigo assailed him. He had lost too much blood and had eaten nothing to help replenish it. He was hauled to his feet and an arm was put around his waist while his arm was wrapped around the demon's shoulder.
Chuckling "Not able to walk either it seems. It has just occurred to me that you must be hungry, I forget you pitiful humans need other substances." He snapped his fingers and they teleported into another room.
It was all Link could do to keep from fainting in the demon's arms, when they arrived at their destination. The teleporting had not been easy on the blonde, causing his already spinning head to spin more. Looking around the room practically took the rest of his energy, it was a small room with only a wooden table and bench. He heard the man snap his fingers again and two loafs of bread and some water instantly appeared on the table.
Still supporting the hero, Ghirahim walked to the table and sat him down. He moved around behind Link and folded his arms, waiting. "Eat." When the blonde made no move towards the food he sighed "It's not poisoned, if I was to kill you I'd prefer to use my blade." Link still did not grab the bread. Seizing the blonde hair, the man yanked the boy's head back and gazed into those determined eyes "If you don't eat, I will slice open your belly and insert the food into your stomach manually." He roughly let go and summoned up a black dagger, a smirk adorned his face as the skyloftian began to eat.
When Link finished he turned to face the demon to find he wasn't there. He blinked in surprise and looked around, his eyes widened when he looked up. The demon struck his head with both fists, slamming him to the ground. The hero felt himself losing consciousness and the last thing he saw was white clad legs walking his way.
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