After arriving at the palace in Termina, Maximus headed to Shitsuya's quarters. He was in his study waiting for her. When she walked in, she saw him in a chair with a cold expression on his face holding a glass of wine. She took a seat.

"I've been demoted." Shitsuya said, he took a sip. "He took control of Termina away from me. He's gone too far." he looked at Maximus. "The date of your freedom has been moved to a closer date."

She knew what he was referring to. Ever since she was a child, Shitsuya had devised a plan for Maximus to kill Ganondorf and for him to gain control of all the countries that they had conquered. It had no flaw, but with Shitsuya's change in position, things would have to be reworked a bit.

"When?" she asked.

"Soon. Very soon." he responded. Changing the subject he began, "You've been assigned to complete a big mission. You will have to employ a range of skills to finish it."

"How big of a mission?" Maximus asked.

"You are to kill a sage named Impa. She's a good friend of the king and queen. he's a very formidable target. You will need to be very cautious and travel to her home in Kakariko and assassinate her. You leave tomorrow morning and will arrive in Hyrule at 9 AM. She is to be dead by 6 PM, and you are to be back by 8. Their will also be a meeting in the war room at 3 o'clock. You have one chance at this mission. Do not fail."

"Do I ever?" she said with a smirk.

Shitsuya was still furious and didn't smile at her joke. "When you get back, go to the war room and get briefed on what happened during the meeting that's scheduled during your mission."

"Aye, Aye, Captain." Maximus Left.

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The assassin had gotten bolder. This Maximus guy had just killed a person in front of crowd containing young children and royalty. They knew that it had to be Maximus because any other assassin would have shy'd away from such a daring task. That is, anyone except Addryan. He was now in the war room with his commanding officers. That Maximus guy really knew how to shake things up.

"This is how we are going to win this war." General Meiffert began. "There is going to be a meeting between Termina's generals and officers tomorrow. One of our spies has informed us that they are all going to be in their war room at 3 o'clock. It will be outside so escape should be easy. Kill as many as you can and try to destroy any of their plans. You must be back by 9 o'clock. We're counting on you to complete this mission."

"I won't disappoint you." Addryan said.

The next morning, he got a horse, a cloak and departed. It began to rain lightly. As he was riding through Hyrule field, he noticed another rider. As they approached, he recognized who it was. It started to pour.

"Maximus! How nice to see you. Are you here on business again?" Addryan asked.

"Yeah, I'm meeting a friend in Kakariko this time. But I don't have to be there for a while. Want to hang out?" She asked.

"Yeah ok, but could we get out of this rain?" he replied with a laugh. They ran toward a tree and sat under it. As before, the talked of comics. The entire time, Addryan was thinking about how beautiful she was, and how she enjoyed the same things that he did, something that was rare for anyone. He really liked her, despite only meeting her the day before. He felt as if he knew her his entire life.

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As Maximus talked to Addryan, she thought about how handsome he was. The commanders in Termina's army were the only other men she knew and they were either old, hideous, or both. Another thing about Addryan, was that he wasn't intimidated by the fact that she enjoyed the same things that he did.

It started raining even harder. He noticed her shivering. "It's kinda cold, huh? You can take my cloak." Addryan said.

"thanks." Maximus said with a smile. As she took his cloak, their hands met and she giggled. "I've never felt this way before," she thought. "I like him."

They watched the rain for a bit, then talked for a while. She stared into his eyes then quickly turned away. His hand caught hers and their lips found each other for a moment.

They both blushed at what happened. The rain was clearing up. It was silent again. After a while, Addryan spoke up. "I kind of liked that. I mean… I'm sorry…I mean, I've never kissed anyone before…I mean…" he was blushing.

"I like that too…" they kissed again and she handed him his cloak. They both gathered their things and mounted their horses. They said goodbye and rode off towards their destination.

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Addryan was feeling giddy after the events of this morning. He reached Termina and snuck into Ganondorf's militaristic headquarters. In one tent, he found a uniform and a hat as well as lighter fluid. The rain had started again, and it was pouring. He put on the uniform and used the hat to hide his ears. He grabbed the lighter fluid and thought that he could find a use for it.

It was 2:45. He walked out of the tent and greeted some of the officers as they went by. He assumed that they thought that he was new. After they had all entered the tent, he spread some of the lighter fluid around and on top of the tent. The rain masked the sound. About an hour later, the rain stopped and Addryan found a torch. He spread the remainder of the lighter fluid around just to make sure and leaned the torch next to the tent. The rain had spread the fluid all around the tent and the flames had turned into a raging inferno. Seconds later, the men inside the tent were screaming for their lives and Addryan was no where in site.

"Another mission accomplished." he said then rode off towards Hyrule.

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It was 5:00 and Maximus was outside Impa's home. She had stuck to the shadows and snuck into the village. The sage had entered moments before and was unaware of the danger that was outside her door. Maximus walked around to the back of the house and climbed in through a high window. There was a platform that concealed her so all she had to worry about was keeping quiet.

She had decided early on the that she would leave a gruesome scene to hurt the king and queen. Her sword and daggers were at her sides and she could grab them whenever she wanted. She prepared the surprise the woman when a knock came at the door. "Damn!" she thought. This was really going to make things complicated. She decided to wait a while. If it came down to it, she could always waste them both.

The sage answered the door. It was another sage named Darunia. Impa kindly greeted him and the sat down. They talked about idle things while Maximus came up with a new plan. She exited the house and went back to her horse. She grabbed one of her most prized possessions, her guitar. She had used it on many occasions to hurt people as well as to entertain guests. She went back to the house but this time, she went to the front door.

She knocked on it and Impa answered, Darunia was behind her. "Hello miss, I am a traveler seeking to enhance my music abilities. Please allow me to play you a song. Any comments about it are helpful."

She began to play a slow intro then paused for a second then played at a very fast tempo using what seemed the entire guitar. She also sang of people making a difference in the world. The tune was quite catchy and Darunia seemed to enjoy it. After she was done, she received an applause. It was time for her to start her plan. "Miss, may I speak with you in private?" she turned to Darunia "I mean no offense but this is more of a female matter." he nodded and the went in.

From the time she opened the door, Impa had seemed to be transfixed on Maximus' hair and eyes. She offered her a seat. "What would you like to talk about?"

"Some friends of yours. The king and queen, what are they like?" Maximus said.

"Like you, Maximus." she said. Quietly.

"That's not my name. I'm not from here." Maximus replied uneasily.

"You can't hide the truth from me. I know who you are. I was there when you were born. I remember your silver eyes and hair. You're the only one who has them." Impa offered her a snack. Maximus refused. "Now why are you doing these things? Do you know how much it would hurt your parents if they found out?"

Maximus was taken aback by her statement. "It wouldn't hurt them. They weren't hurt when they abandoned me. They've proven that they don't care. That was established when they gave me life." she replied bitterly.

"That's not true." Impa began. "Your family loves you. They still do. If you come to the palace with me, I'll prove it." she gave Maximus a long look. "Don't believe anything that they tell you. They wouldn't hurt you if they spoke the truth. Believe me."

Maximus was sick of this woman lies. "I believe you..." they both stood up. Impa walked towards her room. Maximus slid a knife out from under her sleeve. She followed Impa to the back.

"I want to show you something." Impa turned to pick up a pictograph. Maximus' knife reached her throat while her other hand covered Impa's mouth. The sage was incapable of speaking.

"Listen you old witch." Maximus began. "I hate Ganondorf's guts, but Shitsuya is the best parent you could ever have. He's been an entire family to me. He's never lied to or hurt me." the sage struggled. Maximus' knife cut through the sages throat. She fell down while she tried to stop the bleeding. Maximus kicked her in the head and unsheathed her sword. She ran her through. Multiple times. And finally decapitated her.

She sheathed her weapons and ran outside. "Mr.! Mr.! something's wrong with the lady!" she said as though she was worried. Darunia rushed in. once again, Maximus unsheathed her sword and with all of her strength, she ran Darunia through. His tough back was hard to get through but it gave way. Like the other sage, he struggled at the sudden act of aggression but her blade was in too deep too fast. She released it from his body and cut one of his arms off. She slit his throat and walked in to the living room.

She found a pen and paper and wrote out "Compliments of your friendly neighborhood assassin." she stuck it on Impa's forehead. She snuck out of the village and headed back to Termina. But one thing that Impa said stuck with her the entire way. 'they wouldn't hurt if they spoke the truth.'