The second and third areas are so short that they're condensed into this one post. I still own nothing!
Stage 2: Southern Swamp
Sure enough, Deku troops were fighting off Black Monsters, even in the early morning, as well as a few Undead troops. Town Guard troops were around as well, searching for something.
"Knil…there are several locations you must destroy…" the voice said as Knil looked around. "First, get rid of the Deku outposts in the water areas of the swamp," Knil spotted several floating buildings that flew the Deku banner. He headed forward, slashing aside a couple of Black Wolfos, when Rusl suddenly came running over.
"Knil!" he shouted. "I'm helping the Town Guard hunt down the Sacred Jewel in this area. I would appreciate some assistance in my search," Knil ignored him and boarded Koume's boat that she always kept under the camera shop. "Oh, well, maybe another time," the swordsman ran off.
The Sacred Jewel, huh… Knil thought.
"Leave them to it," the voice interjected. "You need not those relics to extract revenge," Knil let it drop as the boat stopped next to the first outpost.
"Who are you?" one of the Deku soldiers demanded. Knil wasted no time unleashing a salvo of energy blasts and blowing the outpost asunder, sending screaming Dekus flying into the swamp. The ones that survived quickly pulled out their flower-copters and took to the air, firing numerous bubbles and dropping Deku Nuts. Knil countered with more energy blasts, taking them out of the air and sending them flaming into the water.
"Good, there are two more outposts to destroy," the voice informed him as he got back on the boat. As the boat started moving again, the Deku troops began dropping and firing nuts and bubbles, respectively, at the boat. Apparently, word got around fast when you hurt a Deku. "Destroy those foolish pests!" the voice commanded. Knil waited until they were close enough to each other and then raised his hand.
"Anti-Energy Cannon!" the iridescent beam disintegrated the wooden people as the boat approached the second outpost. Knil fired a second Anti-Energy Cannon at it and neutralized it without a problem.
"Nothing more than charred timber to be carried away by the water," the voice commented malevolently. "One outpost remains," The boat continued and went through the tunnel. He quickly saw the last outpost. It was much larger than the other two, and was on stilts. "This outpost is the chief outpost of the Deku Army," the voice explained. "Destroy it, and the Deku morale will all but crumble,"
The troops above had already spotted him and initiated a bombardment.
"Anti-Energy Warp!" he disappeared and reappeared on the outer walkway of the outpost.
"Intruder!" a Deku soldier exclaimed as several spun towards him, attempting to cut him with their blades leaves on their heads. Knil unleashed a Kamikaze Blast and sent the charred remains away, as well as destroying the walkway underneath him. He quickly A-E Warped over to the nearest enemies and tore into them with powerful swings. The Dekus screamed as they were slain and the others started angrily firing salvos of Deku bubbles at Knil. He gave a humph and dodged them. One struck his shoulder and the corrosive acid started to burn slightly, but he shrugged it off and jumped up, firing a Shadow Flare downwards and causing half of the outpost to collapse. A-E warping to the gate that led to the Deku Palace, he finished up with an A-E Cannon, blowing the outpost apart.
"Well done, Knil…" the voice said as the remaining fragments crashed into the murky water. "Now, go to the Deku Palace and kill their King. Then they can see how mighty they really are," Knil jumped away as a bombardment of Deku Nuts fell from above and volleyed from the top of the gate.
"I'll show you what happens to those who oppose me," Knil muttered. "Anti-Energy Cannon!" The gate was blasted asunder, sending screaming Dekus flaming away. He spun and blew up the airborne Deku troops before heading through the demolished gate.
"We can't let him get the King!" the General shouted from the palace walls. "Take that human down!"
"I am no mere human…I am the Ultimate Being!" Knil exclaimed, that memory coming back from the depths of his mind. "Anti-Energy Wave!" He glowed purple and thrust his hand forward. An iridescent wave of light shot forward and mowed down the dozens of Dekus protecting the palace gates. The Deku General gaped in horror as Knil calmly walked through the field of charred Deku corpses.
"This human is a demon!" he ran off. "Hold him off! We have to get the King out!" Knil approached the gate, ignoring the Deku Nuts that were being hurtled at him, and blasted it down with a Shadow Flare. A multitude of Deku troops charged at him down the mighty hall that led to the throne room, their squeaky voices making valiant cries. Knil charged forward with an energy barrier around his outthrust blade and bowled through them. Once through, he spun and set off a series of dark blasts to destroy any stragglers.
"He's here!" the Deku General shouted as Knil entered the throne room. He turned to the bigheaded Deku next to him, which had to be the King. "Get out of here, I'll hold him off!" The King and his guard fled through a secret passage behind the throne.
"Do you really believe that you stand a chance, you sentient block of wood?" Knil taunted as the General prepared to fight.
"I'll not hand over the King, demon!" the General retorted.
"I am no demon, I am the Ultimate Being, Knil!" he blasted an A-E Cannon across the room, obliterating the Deku General and the secret passage as well.
"The King is dead. Excellent work, Knil," the voice commended him. "But there is still much to do and you only have two days left. Go to the Great Bay,"
The sun rose on a demolished and smoking Southern Swamp. Knil stepped outside and looked upon the carnage he had wrought, yet he seemed rather unfazed.
"Knil!" Rusl came running up. "Did you do this?" He drew his sword. "I always trusted Link and tried to give you a chance, but you're still as much a villain as ever! En Garde!"
"So you think you stand a chance against me, swordsman?" Knil taunted as the Ordonian rushed at him. He blocked the blow easily. "I'll show you how weak you are," He pushed Rusl back several paces as he broke the lock and sped forward, swinging quickly and deftly. Rusl could barely parry the attacks as he was forced backwards. Finally, he flipped back and whistled, calling a hawk and launching it as he landed. Knil fired a salvo of blasts at the bird, but it avoided them until the last, where it was struck and fell to the ground, fried. Rusl attacked again with a vengeance, but the alter ego simply blocked all of them with little effort. Suddenly, he vanished in a flash of blue light.
"Where-Ugh!" Rusl stumbled as Knil reappeared behind him and ran him through easily.
"Too easy," he withdrew the blade and Rusl fell limply to the ground, his sword clattering at his side.
"Excellent, now go to Great Bay," the voice commented. Knil started to glow blue.
"Anti-Energy Warp!" he vanished and reappeared inside the Great Bay Gates.
Stage 3: Great Bay
Captain Viscen stood grimly in the main command room of the base that the Town Guard had built in the reaches of the mountains. He was examining a map of Termina, which was littered with red, blue, and green marks to indicate enemy positions, when a soldier came running in.
"Sir!" the soldier shouted. Viscen turned and looked at the new arrival.
"Yes, what is it, soldier?" he asked.
"We just received a report from the troops in Clock Town," the soldier replied. "It seems that around half of Clock Town has been completely destroyed. The garrison is still struggling against the invaders from the flying palace and Ikana Canyon, but they're suffering in numbers because Knil decided to show up and slaughter 10 units,"
"Knil?" Viscen repeated. "Deploy the troops, now! We must get the jewels as quickly as possible and, if they encounter Knil, they are to kill on sight,"
"Sir-"
"That's an order, soldier!" Viscen barked, causing the soldier to run out. "I don't know what you're up to, Knil, but I won't stand for it, or that plot with the palace that you're abetting,"
The Zoras had set up a mighty gate to prevent unwanted persons in Great Bay, and to charge the wanted a toll, but Knil simply appeared past it, much to the chagrin of the two Zora soldiers stationed there.
"Hey, no gate-breaking!" one protested, advancing with his spear. Knil deftly spun and blasted him into a wall with an energy blast.
"You-" the other guard was cut off mid-attack by another blast that sent him crashing into the opposite wall.
"Good, Knil. Now, there are many in this area who think too highly of themselves," the voice explained. "Show them the meaning of true fear by destroying 50 Zora soldiers and the four outposts that they have in the bay,"
"Right," Knil nodded and proceeded to the beach, where several Zora and Town Guard soldiers were fighting off Black Monsters. Before he could charge into the battle, though, he heard someone calling him.
"Knil," Lucius came hurrying over from the regiment of Town Guard troops. "The Town Guard is searching for the Blue Sacred Jewel in the bay. I would like to ask your help in this task,"
"No thank you," Knil refused bluntly. "I have other things to do," Lucius shrugged.
"Suit yourself," the mage sighed and returned to the regiment as they headed over to Zora Cape. Knil charged into the fray and slashed away at the Zora troops, decimating 15 on the beach alone.
"Now how do I get out to the outposts?" Knil muttered to himself.
"Take charge of a giant Black Guay," the voice suggested as one swooped at Knil. He jumped aside and then sprung onto its back. It struggled for a while, making loops and such, but soon relented and allowed him to steer. "Good…now head out into the bay. The Zora outposts are made of coral, so they shouldn't be hard to spot,"
A carrier pigeon flew up to the senior officer-in-command in Lucius's regiment of Town Guard troops. He caught it and took the message.
"Attention!" he shouted to his troops. They all stood at attention. "All points bulletin! Be on the lookout for Knil, the dark Link, wanted in connection with the Black Monster attacks!"
"What?" Lucius's eyebrows furrowed as the soldiers split up, half of the regiment boarding boats. He stood and watched them go, contemplating this new turn of events.
"There is the first outpost," the voice pointed out as they came to a ring of coral below. "Disembarking is a bad idea, so decimate it from a distance,"
"No problem," Knil said, aiming a hand. Suddenly, the Black Guay lurched. Knil's eyes snapped over to the boats nearby.
"Town Guard scum!" the voice informed him. "They seem to have put a hit out on you. Destroy them, but remember that the Zora outposts take priority,"
"Anti-Energy Cannon!" several of the boats were decimated, but the Zoras were now aware of their attacker and started firing high-pressure water at the Black Guay. "Anti-Energy Cannon!" He fired another iridescent beam into the outpost and annihilated it, along with the 10 Zora soldiers there.
"Good job, three outposts remain, but hurry, the Zora are calling for reinforcement," the voice warned. Knil directed the Black Guay to the next outpost, dodging more darts from the patrol boats below. He retaliated with a salvo of energy blasts and sank the rest of the Town Guard boats. "That puts an end to that little nuisance," the voice commented. High-pressure water came flying as they neared the next coral building. Knil directed the Black Guay in a swerving path as he fired salvos of energy blasts and sent water flying with the explosions. Half of the blasts actually hit the outpost, though, and it was soon blown to pieces of coral with bits of fish floating in the area.
"So much for the amphibious Zoras…two outposts remain…" the voice noted. Knil decided to ignore his irritation with the voice's tendency to keep running counts. Several spears came flying at the Black Guay, suddenly. "It appears that the Gerudo Pirates wish to join the fray. Show them their place," Knil swerved his mount around.
"Anti-Energy Cannon!" he shouted, firing another beam. The Gerudo screamed and dived out of their boats, swimming for dear life. The slow ones were vaporized with the boats, the others were marooned and no longer a threat.
"Very impressive…now proceed," the voice said.
Soon enough, the third outpost came into view. Knil shot an A-E Cannon at it before they even got within attack range. "Good, now, on to the chief outpost," the voice explained. "It is much like the one that you destroyed in the Southern Swamp. It is large and filled with troops, which you still need to destroy 25 of," Knil briefly wondered how this voice managed to keep count when he even couldn't tell how many he destroyed, but decided not to question it, lest he cause unnecessary arguments. The Black Guay approached the outpost, swerving between water blasts, but, then, a bolt of light suddenly struck the Black Guay, sending it spiraling down.
"What the-" Knil jumped off. "Anti-Energy Warp!" He vanished in a blue flash and reappeared on the outer path of the outpost. "Of course, it's you…" Lucius stood in front of him, a grim expression on his face.
"So I see that you're still inclined to villainy. That's too bad. Link so believed that you had good in you," the mage sighed.
"Humph, don't make me laugh," Knil replied. "I'd never be the fake's friend,"
"You're still saying that?" Lucius shook his head. "You don't even remember, do you? Who you really are?"
"Enough talk! Kill him!" the voice exclaimed. Knil drew his sword.
"Quiet, mage! If you get in my way, you too will be destroyed," he threatened.
"Is that so?" Lucius raised his staff defensively. "Well, I'll not relent without great struggle. Din's Fire!" Several fireballs flew at Knil, but he deflected them all before countering with his own Shadow Flare. Lucius jumped back and shot a flurry of light bolts back, but Knil A-E Warped next to him and took a fierce swipe. Lucius quickly warped away and appeared at the other end of the catwalk that surrounded the outpost's main building. "Farore's Gale!" A wave of air blasted at Knil, blowing away part of the building in the process.
"Anti-Energy Cannon!" he countered, a beam of iridescent light cut through the spell and rocketed at the mage.
"Blast!" Lucius teleported into what remained of the building and countered with a salvo of light bolts.
"Humph!" Knil deflected them with short swipes of his blade before giving a swipe of his arm and sending a volley of purple energy spheres at Lucius. He was shocked and barely got his guard up in time. The rest of the building was demolished from the resulting explosions. The dust cleared to reveal a disheveled-looking Lucius.
"Such a pity that a fake like you is falling prey to the whims of a crippled hex spirit," Lucius shook his head. "But I will end you! Divine Lightning!" The lightning of judgment crashed down and struck Knil, destroying outpost as well. Knil fell, injured badly, as the structure collapsed.
"A…Anti-Energy…Warp," he managed to say aloud as he vanished before impact with the water.
Remember to give feedback and to vote on the third path through. Hopefully, I'll start work on the Evil Path soon enough. I just don't feel good lately (not to mention that certain family members have been off school this past week), but I'll probably get back on it soon. Before I start to ramble, I'll just close now.