Ganondorf swung downwards, and Link swung in an upward arc, knocking the sword away. Ganondorf growled, stepping forward. Link stepped back, ducked, and jabbed forward. His sword deflected off Ganondorf's armor, gouging into his side. Ganondorf flinched and hissed, quickly switching his blade to the other hand and swinging at Link's head with a groan. Link fell to the ground and rolled, getting up on one knee and swinging at Ganondorf's poorly protected shins. Ganondorf jumped back and flipped the sword in his hand, plunging the point of his sword downward. Link jumped back and stood back up.

They stilled again, studying each other, breathing hard. Ganondorf grinned, chuckling. "I haven't had this much fun since last week." His eyes slid over to me. Link glanced quickly at me, and then back to Ganondorf. But he looked furious. I held my breath.

Link jumped forward, swinging back and forth. Ganondorf deflected each shot easily, stabbing forward and catching Link on the cheek, thrusting again in rapid fire and catching him on his shoulder. Link grunted and fell back.

Ganondorf laughed, throwing his head back. I stepped forward, remembering to take a new breath.

"You see what happens, when you let a child play with men's toys?" Ganondorf called, looking at me. "He can't handle himself, can he? Not that you'll ever get the chance to find out what else he can't handle…"

I took another step forward, throwing my head back and glaring up at him. "Ganondorf!" He looked at me curiously. "The baby wasn't yours." Both men looked at me in shock. Ganondorf growled and stepped forward. "What?"

I lifted my chin. "I killed it. To keep my country, my body, and any children I might have safe from you. I will not let you win."

Ganondorf looked at Link. Link looked at me with something unreadable on his face. I swallowed, but kept my head up. Ganondorf growled, with a deeper, louder roar building under it. Link scrambled to his feet, swinging his sword and catching Ganondorf off guard. Ganondorf could not deflect the first shot, and Link got him on the neck, up high and near his ear. Ganondorf growled and knocked the sword off his throat, clutching a hand to his wound. "You got lucky," he snarled, gesturing at Link with his sword.

Link shook his head. "You're underestimating me."

Link took the handle in both hands, hunching down and crouching slightly, watching Ganon with narrowed eyes. Ganondorf growled and stepped forward, swinging awkwardly with one hand. Link deflected easily, swinging in a fast arc. It struck Ganondorf's armor, catching one of the ties and slicing it apart. Ganondorf stepped forward and slashed into the air, but Link jumped back effortlessly, getting better, focusing himself into the blade. They stepped closer together, swords clanging in the air and ringing like rusted bells. Link took a chance, jumping and whipping around in a circle. The Master Sword took on an energy of its own, glowing with a brilliant white light. The edge of it caught Ganondorf across the face, and he was either too weak or too slow to stop it. He stumbled back several feet, a gash from his right cheekbone, across his nose, and above one eye seeping blood.

Link landed on both feet with a boom that cracked the foundation. His hair floated lightly on some inner essence of himself made manifest, and the Master Sword crackled in the air like static. It was then that I realized my left hand had its own mystic energy, glowing brightly from within. As did the two men on the platform.

Ganondorf growled, and the sound was deeper and more menacing than before. A darkness radiated from him, and he stepped forward with a rattling noise like thunder. Someone stepped up behind me; it was Ruto. A dribble of her dark blood leaked from the corner of her mouth. We looked at each other, and she nodded once, her face stern. Darunia stepped up to my other side, glowering at the scene ahead. A wolf prowled near my feet, baring its teeth and growling. The fight grew more intense. Link's attacks became more specific, calculated. Ganondorf's aim was getting worse, and in the end he was just randomly slashing, trying to knock Link down any way he could. Link ducked effortlessly, and with one sudden, sharp movement, he plunged the Master Sword upwards, driving it through Ganondorf's throat and out the back of his head. He held it there for a beat, blood running down along the blade edge and seeping into his gloves. With quickness, he ripped it back out, pulling Ganondorf to his knees. Blood poured from his throat and head, down to the ground. Ganondorf's eyes rolled back until the whites were all that showed, and then he collapsed. Link stepped back several steps, waiting. We waited for ten minutes. But the dead body was just that now. Link relaxed his stance, twirling the Master Sword until it was clean, and sheathing it. I walked up to him cautiously, my clothes splattered with blood. "Link…" I asked softly, folding my hands together. He looked at me, wiping some blood from his face with his hand. "Zelda…"

I rushed towards him and hugged him tight, breaking into tears.