Legend of Zelda: A different kind of magic
Chapter 8
The final showdown
Disclaimer: Still don't own Zelda.
Link began to walk toward the gate that would bring her to Termina field once again, when a chill ran up her spine. There was suddenly an absence of sound in the normally busy Clock Town.
"What's going on?" she asked, looking around at the residents of the town.
"I…I don't know…" Tatl said, fear evident in her voice.
"You stupid little girl! How have you made it this far?! I set up those guardians to kill you! But somehow, you managed to beat all of them so far." Came the oh so familiar voice of Majora. Link turned around slowly and stared at the one that put her in this predicament. "You…turn me back!" she yelled, drawing her sword. Majora let out a slow chuckle. "Ha, there is no way to turn you back. I used an irreversible spell. Your stuck as a girl forever." The evil mask said. Link's face displayed a range of emotions from shock, to sorrow, to morning, to rage. "Wh…what? No way back?" she was now on the verge of tears. "That's right, but don't worry. You won't have to live with it for much longer. I'm going to finish you off now!" he said. Majora snapped his fingers and a rumbling could be heard from outside of the town. Two gigantic snake-worm things shot out of the earth in Termina field. "Twinmold. Be useful unlike you predecessors, keep all of these people in the town." Majora yelled, and the two beasts began to circle the town, cutting off all escape routes. Majora turned back to Link. "Now, this wouldn't be much fun if you didn't fight back. Come on, give me everything you have, hero of time. Heh." Link simply lowered her head and looked at the ground in defeat. "Oh, don't tell me the news of your permanent transformation has made you lose your fighting spirit." The demon snapped his fingers, and all of the townspeople were once again moving. There was a quiet murmur of confusion. "Now Link, fight me, or I will kill them all." Link looked up, unsure if this was another trick, or a promise. Tael came out from behind the possessed Skull Kid. "Please, don't do this…" he said. Majora then swiped at the fairy, knocking him down and out. "TAEL!" Tatl yelled, obviously worried for her younger brother. Majora, seeing little reaction from Link, suddenly grew angrier. "Fine." He held up his hand with his palm out, and a blast of magic shot toward a group of the villagers. Link gasped as they were killed by the monster. She looked at him with horror on her face, and suddenly, the only emotion left in her was anger. "You…you kill without thought. Without thinking about how it affects others! You destroy lives and don't think you have to pay for it…" a white glow began to surround her. "Well, I know now why I was brought here. The Goddesses knew you would come back, and I was sent to stop you…" The glow got brighter, almost completely enveloping her. "And I swear to the heavens. I…Will…Crush…You!" The glow then left her body and formed an orb of pure, white light in front of her. When it dissipated, a mask was left in its place. Link took the mask and smiled. "And I was just given the tool with which I can crush you." She then moved the mask toward her face. "What…a mask? You think any of your magical masks can compete with my power? Ha, don't make me laugh." Majora said. Link put the mask on, and an enormous power flowed through her body. Similar to her other masks, yet on a completely different level. She found herself floating through what seemed like an eternity of darkness. She had no idea how much time was passing, but she soon saw a glimmer of light. As she approached it, she saw it was a woman. "Hello child. I suppose you know now why you are here." Link nodded her head slowly. "Good. I have come here to aid you. With my power, you can defeat Majora. Will you accept it?" Once again, Link nodded. "Very well, the showdown shall now begin." Link body began to burn, and she felt her bones cracking. She grew to the size of an adult, around 5'11". Her blonde hair turned white and grew down to her waist. Red markings appeared under her eyes, and a blue mark on her forehead. Her Tunic grew down to her knees, and armor appeared over her torso. Finally, a large helix-shaped sword appeared in her hand. Majora stared at the newly transformed hero. She looked up and smiled again, but this time, it was much more malevolent than before. She held her sword toward Majora and glared at him. "Your turn." She said. Suddenly she rushed forward and struck faster than Majora could react. He felt the blade cut into his hosts arm. "I can't fight to my full power like this…" The mask then lifter off of the Skull Kids face, and a head, arms, and legs grew out of it. "Ha, this is my ultimate incarnation. I am Majora's Wrath." It yelled in an eerie, deep voice from on top of one of the buildings. Link looked up and swiped her sword, a blue disk of energy shot from it and cut through the top of the building, along with Majora's leg. "What…how many tricks do you have girl?" Link only smiled. "Far more than you, demon." She then jumped to the top of another building, and the two stared each other down. "So…you really think this will help you win?" Majora asked. "Nope…I know it will." Link replied. She then jumped into the air and swiped at Majora, cutting deeply into his arm. He used his other arm to hold on to another building. He pulled himself up, only to have one of Link's energy disks strike him in the back. He gasped in pain as he lay on the top of the building. Link leapt over to it and looked down. "look at how pathetic you've become. Don't tell me after a few attacks, you lost your fighting spirit." With that, she lifted her sword above her head and plunged it into the monster. She then forced all of her remaining magic into the blade, which completely incinerated Majora from the inside out. "Hmm, pathetic demon." She then looked over the destruction that had been caused. "Well, the moon has stopped plummeting towards the earth, a good sign." She waved her hand, and the group of people that had been killed by Majora was back, as well as the town being fixed up. She jumped back down to where Tatl, Tael, and the Skull Kid were. "Well, you three were quite troublesome. All of this could have been avoided if not for you. But, it's not your fault, so I won't punish you for that. She then held her arm up and healed the skull kid. Then, the mask came off and Link returned to normal. The mask salesman came out of the tower. "Where is my mask, you did get it back…right?" He then went on to rant about how much it had cost him, but Link mostly tuned him out. She then gasped as she remembered the worms outside the gates. However, the two beasts were gone. Link sighed in relief. "I guess its over…" she said. The mask salesman had followed her, along with the Skull Kid and the two fairies. "It seems all of the traces of Majora's magic have disappeared." The salesman said. "But…why didn't Link change back?" Tael asked. Link sighed and looked down. "I guess…he wasn't lying…" she said sadly. "What are you going to do now?" Tatl asked. "Well, I figure I'll stay around here for a little while longer to try and find Navi. But I'll eventually have to go back to Hyrule. That's my home, and no matter what, I can't stay away. I'll just have to figure out what to do when I return there." Link said. Skull Kid walked over to Link. "Um…Link…I'm sorry. This was all my fault." He said. Link looked at the Skull Kid and smiled. "No…its not your fault. It was that stupid mask. But, even still. Nothing can be done about it now." She then leaned back and looked up at the sky. Peace had returned to the land of Termina, and even though Link had suffered a loss, she couldn't help but feel pleased with the fact that she had helped to protect all of the people in Termina.
The End…for now.
Well, that was the last chapter of this story. I am planning a sequel. If anyone is interested. I think this is my best chapter in this story, and may go back to fix the earlier chapters. Well, please review.