Chapter 39: The Twelve VS The Master part 4

"No!" a new voice said. Link slowly stood up, the voice was coming from Link. "You just used my power this whole time to strengthen yourself." On Link's right hand the Triforce vanished, and the Seal of Smash appeared. Only this seal was pure white instead of the standard crimson. "For to long you have used it, and now I'll destroy you using it!" Slowly the seal began to stretch out onto Link's right arm.

The Master just turned away. "You should know better," He laughed "Link is on the verge of death after using that Gameshark! And his body will become useless to you in a few minutes!"

Link paid no attention to The Master's words and walked over to Ness. He grabbed the Smash Shard that was around Ness's neck. "It doesn't matter to me, and Link has agreed to do whatever it takes to bring you down even if it means his own death!" Link stared at the crystal now in his hands. "You know this crystal is different than the others, Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo, swore on it to help each other where ever they may be, while Rai, Sui and Tei swore on it to avenge their dreams. While the twelve asked of the crystal for strength in order to defeat you. It was those hopes and dreams that make this single shard stronger than all of the corrupted ones you hold!" Link grabbed the Master Sword off of the ground and placed the lone shard on it. "I am the Incarnation of the Seal of Smash!" He swung the Master Sword at The Master, a gale of wind ran through the room, but before it was able to hit The Master he opened up his hand, and a beam of light came out of it. The two attacks collided and canceled each other out.

The Master suddenly realized that this was the true battle, no longer holding back he let the Cursed Seal of Smash spread across his body, revealing an odd pattern on his skin. "Before we begin this battle answer me this" The Master perhaps for the first time in a serious tone. "How did that shard get so strong?"

"It was bonded by a force you could never understand!" Link said holding it tightly to his heart. "First Paula's blood followed by Ness's, Jeff's and Poo's tears. Then we have the Rai's, Sui's and Tei's elements that were merged unknowingly with the crystal followed by each of the twelve's power." Link brought his left thumb up to his mouth where he bit it so hard it began to bleed. He then placed his bleeding thumb onto the shard. "I unlock the full power of the Seal of Smash!"

The Master Sword began to glow. Healing each of the 12. One by one they stood up fully recovered. "Link what's going on beef?" Kirby asked.

Link didn't respond as his body fell forwards, and the Master Sword out of his grasp. "I have given the Twelve another chance to defeat you, this time they can wield the power that you can't!" the Incarnation of the Seal said, his voice now booming out from every corner of the room. "Use it well!"

The Master approached Link's unconscious body. Frustrated he picked him up by the neck. Several vines appeared from The Master's body and they pierced Link in several places, mainly the heart and the windpipe. The vines became a blue liquid that engulfed Link and then returned into the Master. He had absorbed Link. "Know that your pathetic body is now apart of me! And with it I now have the full Tri-force!" The Master then turned his eye onto the Master Sword, however after a few seconds he walked away showing no interest in the object. "So now lets see this so called power!" He spoke to the revived Twelve. They were all preparing for battle; each of them had either the Sacred Seal of Smash on their right hand or on their forehead.

They dashed forwards at the Master using a newfound speed and delivered an attack. Each punch or kick seemed to hurt The Master. When each of them had delivered at least 5 attacks they jumped back and allowed the Master to collapse on the ground. "It hurts," He cried.

"And it's going to come at 100 times the strength next time." Mario said. "For all of the suffering you've caused prepare to feel your judgment! DK go!"

DK ran forwards. For The Master time slowed down and his life flashed before his eyes. 'I can't die now,' he reassured himself. DK's fist was coming closer towards his head. It all seemed to be the end.

DK stopped his punch about a foot away from The Master's head. He suddenly became bulkier. While screams were coming from Luigi, Mario's body was transforming into metal. The Master just laughed. "What a time for an rebound from the Seal of Smash. The odds are one in a million."

"I swear he is the luckiest creature in the universe…" Kirby moaned having been counting all of The Master's lucky breaks so far. DK punched The Master while Mario began to chase around Luigi.

"They can't tell friend from foe," The Master laughed while his face was being punched in. "They have truly gone berserk"

Link had awoken in a dark place. Floating in front of him was Master Hand. Shocked Link jumped up and drew his sword.

"Please relax Link." Master Hand said in a much kinder voice than The Master had. "First I must beg for your forgiveness, for what that fiend has done while in control of my body. Second I will tell you the only way to destroy him."

Giant DK punched at Captain Falcon who blocked it. The impact from the punch shattered the bones inside his arm luckily for Falcon it was his left arm and not his right. Captain falcon responded with a Falcon Punch sending Giant DK across the ground and into Metal Mario that everyone else was having a hard time fighting as nothing was hurting him.

Metal Mario and Giant DK began to fight. When the smoke cleared Mario and DK were on the ground gasping for air, they had both reverted back to their original forms. "What was that?" Mario asked. "For a second I felt so much power…"

The Master just began to laugh. "You're pathetic you were too concerned about your friends that you didn't want to hurt them. You had the power to take them down but you chose to let the seal wear off its temporary rebound."

Everyone stared at The Master exhausted. "We can't win," Jigglypuff cried. "Using the seal, and dealing with DK and Mario weakened us too much."

"We still have one last chance to destroy him." Pikachu gasped. "Lets go all out!" With that they charged towards The Master.

Link stood in front of a ghostly sphere that was radiating a large amount of energy. "This is it," Master Hand explained. "Stick your sword through it and this will end the battle."

To be continued…