Betrayal [August 12th, 2014]

A.N: Let's see what happens when one of the Links is the actual cause of another one's death...

Green struggled against the iron shackles holding his arms in place on the old, stone wall. He was locked in a prison cell all by himself. Since the shackles wouldn't budge, all he could do was wait for that monster to come back to torture him again. He was starting to get fed up with the torture. There were three places where he had bleeding gashes and his breaths were coming out heavily and forcefully.

Going through all of this pain was really a waste of his time. No matter how many times Shadow would walk in and ask him the same question, he still didn't know the answer. He had nothing to do with what he was referring to. Countless times, Green had told the plain truth, but Shadow still believed that he was hiding something.

Green's gaze shifted from the ground to the door as he heard it creak open. As usual, Shadow's dark figure stepped in. He walked toward Green slowly, his hands hiding behind his back.

"Come back for more, huh?" Green mocked. Shadow refused to answer as he continued to walk. When his figure came into the light, Green felt himself gasp. This wasn't Shadow at all. It was Vio, the one Link that decided to betray him and the rest of his duplicates.

"Isn't this nice?" Shadow's voice called from the doorway as he entered the room as well. "Your old friend Vio's here to see you," he snickered.

Green looked straight at Vio, his eyes burning with anger. "What do you want?" he growled.

"Absolutely nothing," he answered simply, crossing his arms. "It's what/he/wants, that I'm here for."

"That's right," Shadow agreed, coming up from behind Vio. "Since I'm feeling generous, I'll make you a deal. If you tell me where the light force is, I'll release you. If you fail to tell me its location again, well..." He glanced over to Vio. "You can die for all I care." Shadow leaned in close and held a dagger to his neck, making sure he would make his point. "Now where is the light force?"

Green flinched as Shadow pressed the blade closer when he hesitated to answer. "I-I already told you I don't know!" he replied. "I swear, I don't know!"

Shadow looked at him dejectedly. "You don't know..." he sighed. He turned away for a moment, lightly chuckling to himself. When he turned back, he smiled wickedly. "Let's see what your answer is when he's done with you," he sneered, pointing to Vio.

"So you're having him do your dirty work?" Green whispered.

Shadow rolled his eyes. "Not really. If I'm the one to finish you off, it would end too quickly. Besides, I find it ironic watching him do it." Removing the dagger from his neck, he stepped back into the shadows. "Seeing as he was a former part of your happy little team."

Vio moved closer to Green, his copy of the Four Sword resting in his left hand. Green simply looked away, obviously disapproving his choice of joining Shadow. If only he knew the reason why, he'd understand. Vio didn't want to do this, but he had to in order to keep Shadow's trust. He'd still yet to find the weakness of his power. Even though all of these thoughts were flooding his mind, he didn't allow them to show on his facial expression, which remained stone cold. That is, until Green caught him by surprise.

"Do it," the original Link spat, fire still burning in his eyes. "Go ahead, kill me." Vio's expression faltered for a moment, allowing him to look slightly stunned. He hadn't expected such a dark reply. Nevertheless, he fixed his mistake quickly, without having Green or Shadow take notice. With a heavy sigh among his thoughts, Vio answered him.

"With pleasure," he whispered, adding a smirk. Now it was Green's turn to look surprised, and he didn't even try to hide it. He didn't really expect Vio to do this. He wanted to snap him out of the belief that he was on Shadow's side. That's just not how it was supposed to be. He was a hero, a part of him; not a villain, like Shadow was. That's why he wasn't prepared for Vio's next move.

The sword plunged into a previous wound located on his right shoulder, making it feel even worse. The pain coursed through him like adrenaline, and he let out a scream of agony. His whole body hung limply from the chains, now lacking the strength to support himself. Weakly, he raised his head up, looking into Vio's cold, icy blue eyes. He saw no compassion or pity lingering, and now he had lost all hope for him.

Even though Vio's face was expressionless, he was hesitating in finishing the job, making Shadow step forward.

"What are you waiting for?" he asked impatiently. "Kill him already! I want to see the look of pain on his face before he dies." Vio looked back to Shadow, suddenly uncertain if he should do it or not. Sure, he was pretending to be on Shadow's side this whole time, but had he gone too far? A curious glance slipped his wall of hidden expressions and Shadow was getting more and more impatient. "I told you to kill him!"

"Do it, Vio," Green muttered. "Do it. Don't let me suffer any more than I have already." He lowered his head again, apparently losing more strength by the second. He was almost dead. All Vio would have to do is deliver the final blow.

He raised his sword, preparing to strike. With a swing of Vio's sword, Green stopped forcing his breaths and his body became motionless.

"Well done, Vio! Finally!" Shadow praised, walking to Vio and slinging an arm over his shoulder. "I was beginning to think that you'd gone soft. I shouldn't have doubted you." Vio smiled and nodded for his answer as he allowed Shadow to lead him to the door. A nagging in his mind urged him to look back, and he really didn't want to. /Don't look back. Don't look back. Don't look back./ Slowly, he turned around, and he could see Green's sad blue eyes staring at him. Vio watched as they closed, and then he was truly convinced he was dead.

"There's no hope for Hyrule now," Vio whispered, trying to keep his voice monotone. Shadow smirked as he grabbed the door.

"You got that right," he laughed. "And it's all thanks to you." Then he closed the door behind them, leaving the room in silence.

A.N: I'm not crying over this one... I'm SCREAMING. This-this is just-AHHH! I'm sorry, I can't really explain it. I don't even know if I like it or dislike it- I JUST CAN'T STOP SCREAMING!