Ok guys, we are really close to the end now. This is the last chapter as far as the real story goes, but after this chapter there will be an epilogue that is completely my own idea. I just want to make sure that is clear.
Thank you everybody for reading, and remember to review.
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Shinichi left the desert behind and had returned to Hyrule Field where he was now discussing his next plan of action with Ai, his fairy companion. He stopped when the field started fading out of focus and suddenly he was looking at Agasa, the Sage of Light. He blinked a couple of times in confusion. He wasn't really in the Chamber of Sages, this was just a vision.
Agasa spoke impatiently, "Shinichi, at last all of us sages have been awakened. The time for the final showdown with the King of Evil has arrived. But before that, you should meet the one that has been waiting for you, the one that is waiting for you at the Temple of Time."
After he finished speaking, Agasa raised his arms and allowed the vision to leave the Hero. Shinichi was once again looking at the rolling, grassy hills of Hyrule. He turned to look at the little fairy, "Ai, we have to go to the Temple of Time. I think that Prince Kaito might be waiting for me there."
Ai didn't have time to reply, Shinichi has already set off for the temple at a run. She flapped her tiny wings and tried her best to keep up.
Shinichi finally stopped at the temples doors. He stood with his hands on his knees and tried to catch his breath. A moment later, Ai finally caught up. She landed lightly on his shoulder and smacked his ear. "Ah, what was that for?" he grumbled.
She retorted, "If you had waited for me to answer, I could have told you to teleport using the Prelude of Light."
Shinichi's cheeks turned pink, "Oh, right. I forgot about that. Well we are here now, let's go inside."
He slowly entered the Temple of Time. He could see someone was in there, but he or she was standing in the shadows and he couldn't see who it was.
"I have been waiting for you, Shinichi," the person stepped forward revealing themselves. It was KID. Shinichi's stomach dropped with disappointment while his heart soared with joy at seeing the ninja. It was a very uncomfortable feeling. KID at least seemed happy to see him. He gave Shinichi a warm smile and slowly began walking to the hero. As he walked, he began speaking again, "You have awakened the six sages, and now you are ready to face Gin. But before that, I have things I want to tell you. Please listen carefully."
KID continued, "Another unknown legend of the Triforce passed down by the Shadow Folk, the Sheikahs….'If you seek the sacred triangle, listen well. The resting place of the sacred triangle, the Sacred Realm, is a mirror that reflects what is in the heart, the heart of the one that enters it. If an evil heart, the realm will become full of evil; if a pure heart, the realm will become a paradise. The Triforce, the Sacred Triangle, it is a balance that weighs the three forces: power, wisdom, and courage. If the heart of the one who holds the Triforce has all three forces in balance, that one will gain the True Force to govern all. But if that one's heart is not in balance, the Triforce will separate into three parts: power, wisdom, and courage. Only one part will remain for the one who touched the Triforce... the part representing the force that one most believes in. If that one seeks the True Force, that one must acquire the two lost parts. Those two parts will be held within others chosen by destiny, who will bear the Triforce mark on the back of their hands."
KID paused so that Shinichi could catch up. Shinichi had a calculating look on his face, "That's a lot to take in, but I think I understand. Only a balanced person can successfully seek the Triforce, otherwise the Triforce will split. The person that touches the Triforce will gain one of the three parts, the part they believe in most. The other two parts will go to two others, and those two will gain a mark on the back of their hands to represent that they have a Triforce part." KID nodded in approval. He had stopped walking sometime during his speech. He was much closer to Shinichi, a little more than an arm length away.
KID had more to tell, "Seven years ago, Gin used the door you opened in the Temple of Time and entered the Sacred Realm. But when he laid his hands on the Triforce, the legend came true. The Triforce separated into three parts, only the Triforce of Power remained with the evil Gin. The strength of the Triforce of Power enabled him to become a mighty, evil king, but his dark ambitions were not satisfied. To gain complete mastery of the Triforce, Gin began looking for 'Those Chosen by Destiny' to hold the other two parts."
Shinichi suddenly interrupted, "Than I must find them! Whoever they are, they are in danger. Gin cannot find them, I must protect them."
KID gave Shinichi a steady look, "There is no need for I already know who the other two are. The one holding the Triforce of Courage, it is you Shinichi. And the one who holds the Triforce of Wisdom is the Seventh Sage, the one destined to lead them all."
Shinichi had been somewhat surprised to hear that he was the holder of the Triforce of Courage, but when KID mentioned a Seventh Sage, his expression changed to one of confusion, "Seventh Sage? The one to lead them all?"
Instead of answering, KID raised his hands in front of his face, one pointing up to the ceiling, and the other crossing it vertically. Shinichi noticed for the first time the symbol of the Triforce on the back of KID gloveless hand. The symbol began to glow, the golden light growing brighter until it engulfed everything, than it slowly began to fade.
When Shinichi could see again, standing in the spot were KID once stood was a man Shinichi didn't immediately recognize, though he did look familiar. His brown hair was a mess, as if it defied every hair brush, but somehow it looked styled and complimented his face. His expression managed to be nervous, apologetic, and heartwarming all at once. He was good-looking in the way that some men were beautiful rather than handsome. His broad shoulders saved him from looking to feminine. As soon as Shinichi saw his eyes, he froze. They were a deep blue with a hint of indigo, but their stunning color wasn't what startled him, it was the fact that he recognized those eyes. He was use to seeing them peeking out from behind a turban and cowl.
The beautiful man with KID's eyes spoke, "The one who holds the Triforce of Wisdom is I, the Prince of Hyrule, Kaito"
Shinichi's jaw dropped, and he made a couple strange gurgling noises. Prince Kaito kept silent, intending to give Shinichi a moment to collect himself. The legend of the Triforce was a lot to take in; throwing the prince thing in was enough to push Shinichi over the edge. And oh my god, did that mean Shinichi had been kissing the Prince of Hyrule?
When Shinichi seemed okay, the prince began speaking again, "Shinichi, I'm sorry for meeting you in disguise, for not telling you who I was, but it was necessary. I had to hide from Gin, but I also had to investigate the legends of the Triforce, and I also knew you would need someone to guide you on your quest to awaken the sages."
The hero shocked the prince when he suddenly threw himself into the prince's arms. Kaito barely caught the hero in his surprise. Shinichi mumbled into the prince's white, silk tunic, "I'm so glad you are okay. Seven years ago, when I saw you ride off like that…and Gin was looking for you…than I fall asleep and awaken seven years later and Hyrule looks like hell…I was so worried." He trailed off. Kaito simply held him close, giving as much comfort as he could. After a moment, Shinichi realized that he was clinging to the Prince of Hyrule. He blushed and moved to pull away, but Kaito tightened his grip.
"I'm sorry Shinichi, I know you were worried. I wanted to let you know I was alright, but Gin's spies are everywhere. I couldn't risk them finding out. Please forgive me," he placed a gentle kiss on Shinichi's temple.
Shinichi smiled when he felt Kaito's lips on his skin, but in the back of his mind, an ugly thought surfaced. KID was actually Kaito, the Prince. Kaito was royalty while Shinichi was a commoner. That wasn't too big of an issue, it was rare for royalty to marry commoners, but it did still happen. No, what really worried Shinichi was the fact that they were both male. 'I cannot produce Kaito an heir,' he thought sadly. There was no way the people of Hyrule would accept his relationship with Kaito when he was both a commoner and male. Shinichi felt his eyes beginning to burn as he realized that his relationship with his boyfriend had no future.
"Shinichi, please don't cry. I'm sorry for lying to you for so long. I never meant to hurt you," Kaito looked on the verge of tears himself. He held Shinichi close and rested his chin in the hero's hair. Shinichi couldn't help the small sob that escaped.
"That's not why I'm sad, your highness," Shinichi began.
"Kaito. Call me Kaito," the prince corrected.
Shinichi let out something between a sob and a chuckle, "That's not why I am sad, Kaito. I understand why you pretended to be KID, the Sheikah. There is nothing to forgive."
Kaito frowned in confusion, "Than why?"
Shinichi bit his lip, "Because…I think I love you, Kaito."
Kaito sucked in his breath as his eyes widened. He pulled Shinichi far enough away that he could look the hero in the eyes, "You mean it? But why would that be something that makes you cry? Shinichi, I have loved you since the day I met you seven years ago." He chuckled to himself, "I know it might sound crazy, our first meeting was very brief, but it's true. I love you, Shinichi. I always have."
For a moment, Shinichi forgot to breath, "You love me?" For a second, his eyes shined with pure happiness, but then it was gone and replaced with sadness again, "But that's even worse! We can't love each other! We are both men, I will never be able to produce you an heir." He ripped himself out of Kaito's embrace. He raised his arms in a wide sweeping gesture, "What about your kingdom? They will never accept our relationship."
Kaito raised his hand and reached for Shinichi, "Shinichi…" He stopped speaking when a loud rumbling noise interrupted him. It sounded like the very earth was being torn in half. It looked like all of the blood had drained from his face, "That rumbling…it can't be…"
The two looked around in confusion. Shinichi heard Kaito gasp in surprise; he turned and saw that Kaito was completely encased in a large blue crystal. Shinichi ran forward and began knocking his fists on the outside. Kaito raised his own hands and pressed them against the walls that held him, Shinichi noticed that the prince looked a little scared. The knowledge made him beat against the crystal harder, but the walls held firm.
Shinichi heard a cold voice echoing through the Temple of Time. He only gave it half his attention while a tried desperately to break Kaito out of the crystal cage. Gin laughed, "Prince Kaito, I must say I am impressed. You managed to evade me for seven years, but at last I have caught you." Shinichi heard Kaito gasp as if in pain, and then his eyes rolled into the back of his head before his lids closed. He was clearly unconscious. The crystal rose high in the air and Gin laughed again, "My only mistake was that I slightly underestimated the power of this kid…no…it was not the kid's power that I misjudged, it was the power of the Triforce of Courage. But now I have the Triforce of Wisdom, and when I combine these two Triforces, then I will become the true ruler of Hyrule. Kid, if you wish to rescue your prince, come to my castle. Although I warn you, you cannot defeat me!" Gin laughed some more until his voice faded away and Shinichi was left alone.
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"Fuck, fuck, fuck!" Shinichi screamed in rage as he kicked and punched at the nearest temple wall.
Ai waited patiently while Shinichi yelled. He was too angry, he would be useless in a fight right now, so she waited. Once he calmed down, then would they rescue the prince. "Stupid prince, doesn't he realize he it's the princess that gets kidnapped?"
Shinichi yelled and kicked for another minute more until he turned to Ai. He took a moment to catch his breath before he spoke, "Okay, I'm ready. Let's go defeat Gin and save Prince Kaito."
He was almost at the temple doors when Agasa sent him another vision, "Shinichi, Gin has put up strong barrier around the door that leads to him. You will not be able to get past the door until it is taken down. We six sages can remove the barrier, but you must first destroy the six energy threads that are feeding it. We will send you a gift that will help you destroy the energy threads. Good luck, Shinichi."
The vision faded and Shinichi noticed his quiver felt a little heavier than normal. He pulled it off his back and inspected it. Inside the quiver were golden arrows. He could feel power radiating off them in waves.
Ai spoke up from her spot on his shoulder, "Those are Light Arrows. They are pure and very powerful. Evil doesn't stand a chance against them. Shinichi?" She looked up at the hero.
Shinichi was smiling, but rather then looking happy, it made him look terrifying. He let out a small chuckle that sent chills up Ai's spine, "I'm going to lodge one of these arrows past Gin's eye and into his brain. He is going to pay for everything he has done."
Ai wisely stayed silent.
Shinichi exited the Temple of Time and made his way through the town outside of the castle. He avoided the Redeads that still walked the town and made his way to the path that led to Hyrule Castle. Seven years ago, green grass surrounded the path, the sky was a beautiful blue, birds could be heard singing, even the dirt making up the path was a pleasant brown color. Today, everything looked dead. Everywhere he looked, he only saw the same ash gray color. The sky was full of black clouds that churned angrily around the castle. He followed the path to the castle and sucked in his breath when he was the stone building. The entire structure had been removed from the earth and was floating in mid air. Beneath the castle instead of normal ground, a large hole took its place. At the bottom of the hole was orange lava that spiraled downward in a slow moving whirlpool. As he stared down at it, he felt like he was being pulled in, and an overwhelming feeling of dread rose up in him. He tore his eyes away and instantly the feeling left him.
"How do I get to the castle?" he questioned the fairy.
She mulled over an answer, but the sages beat her to it. In the back of his mind, he felt them concentrate their power, and a beautiful bridge suddenly appeared in front of him. It didn't look to be made of materials of this world. It was one continuous structure, not like many bricks coming together to form a bridge, but more like a smooth piece of glass. It was always clear like glass, but shown in a rainbow of colors when seen in the right light. He eagerly crossed the bridge and went inside the castle that Gin had taken.
An obnoxiously long highway led him to the main room. The moment he walked into the large room, he immediately saw the barrier the sage Agasa was talking about. In the middle of the room was a door that most likely would take him up a spiral stair case straight to Gin's headquarters. The doorway looked like a fanged demon, the door itself being the demon's mouth so that when you went through it, the illusion was that the person was being eaten. A violet transparent wall blocked the doorway, that would be the barrier. Shinichi looked up and could see threads of power that fed the barrier. He followed the threads with his eyes and saw that each one led to a separate door that circled around the room. He counted six threads, six doors, in total. Kaito was waiting, best get started.
He chose the first door to his right. The thread that came from this door was green in color and above the door was a symbol that looked like the medallion of the Sage of the Forest. On the other side of the door , there was no floor but only a very long drop, the bottom of which he could not see. Stone platforms dotted around the room and he could see buttons also placed around the room. Across the room, the door was locked with bars over it. Past experience told him that he would have to push all of the buttons to unlock the door.
Getting from platform to platform, button to button, might have been a challenge if he didn't have the Hover Boots, but fortunately he did. He simply put on the boots and walked to each platform pressing the buttons as he did so. He knew that the boots temporarily allowed him to walk through thin air, but he still avoided looking down when he did so, as if afraid that the magic would somehow break if he were to do so.
It only took maybe two minutes and then he had pressed every button. The bars raised from the door and he was allowed access into the next room. Inside was yet another strange site, but he was starting to become immune to those. The room was small; it only held a single copper colored ball that floated high in the air. It pulsed like a heart and the green thread was coming from the ball. Shinichi somehow thought that it looked disgusting. He strung a Light Arrow to his bow, pulled back, and released. The arrow sailed to the copper ball and pierced it. Shinichi thought he heard a tiny scream coming from it, but he couldn't be sure. The thread of energy stopped flowing and the ball simply hung in midair for a moment before it shattered.
As soon as the ball was gone, Ran appeared before him. She was floating where the ball was. "The Forest Barrier is dispelled, hurry and break the rest Shinichi, Kaito is waiting!" he yelled at him. She raised her arms high above her head and was gone. In her place was a bright green light.
Shinichi didn't need to be told twice. He left the way he came and went through the next door to face the next thread. This one had a red thread and the symbol of the Fire Sage above the door. As soon as he entered, he was assaulted by a wave of intense heat. The floor was covered in fire and numerous torches were placed throughout the room. He removed his normal tunic and pulled on his heat resistant tunic that he wore when he faced the Fire Temple. He was met with instant relief.
In the middle of the lava floated a long platform that zigzagged about the room. He jumped from the door to the platform and immediately, that platform began to sink into the lava. He looked around and saw smaller platforms dotted around the large on, each one holding a button. He jumped to the nearest one and pressed the first button. The long platform he was previously on stopped sinking and started rising up out of the lava again, but the small platform he was on now started sinking instead. He let out a groan of annoyance.
He jumped back onto the large platform and tried to ignore the fact that it was sinking, slowly lowering into the lava that even his tunic couldn't protect him from. He ran around the long platform and jumped to the next small platform and pressed the button. He jumped from the small, sinking platform back onto the large, sinking platform. This pattern continued until he pressed all five buttons. He jumped from the large platform to the door, which thankfully didn't sink. He entered to find another pulsing copper ball. Instead of green, this one had a red thread coming from it. He happily strung his arrow and shot it at the ball.
Once again the ball exploded and once it did, King Hattori appeared floating in the spot where the ball had been. "What are ya waiting for! Yur boyfriend's waiting, go!" Hattori all but yelled at Shinichi. Shinichi ignored the blush that threatened to creep up his cheeks (How the hell did he know? Was the King stalking him or something?) and left for the next door. Behind him, a red ball of light floated where the copper ball had been.
The next room had the symbol of the Water Sage above the door, and the thread that fed the barrier was of course blue in color. Inside the door, everything was frozen over and it looked very much like the ice cavern where he had found the Iron Boots.
The first room was simple enough, he simple had to defeat to Freezards, enemies made completely of ice, that were guarding a torch of blue fire. He bottled the blue fire and took it to the door that was being protected by red ice. He dumped the blue fire onto the unnaturally colored ice and it melted revealing a door behind it. On the other side of the door, the floor was covered in ice, making his footing very slippery. There were also two large blocks, which he noted would probably be of use to open the next door. He looked around, and sure enough, he saw a high platform with a switch on top of it. He tried pushing one of the blocks over to it, but as soon as he put pressure on it, the block easily slid away from him on the icy floor. He continued sliding until it hit a small rock. He frowned in realization, it was a puzzle. If he pushed the block, it would slide on the slick floor until it was stopped by something. He would have to use the rocks throughout room and push the block into them until he could push it to the platform. It took a moment of thought, and then he figured out where he should push the block. He reached the switch and unlocked the final door in the Water barrier room.
He was very much use to the pattern by now. He shot a Light Arrow at the copper ball and Sonoko appeared. "Hello my ex-fiancé! The Water Barrier is dispelled so get out of here and save that sexy prince of yours" she yelled. This time Shinichi did blush. Did everyone know about his relationship with the prince? He ignored his blush and went for the next room; he had more important things to worry about than his own embarrassment.
Shinichi took a moment to look at the violet barrier that protected the door to Gin's room. Was it just his imagination or did it look weaker? Three more threads to go, can't stop now.
The next thread came from the Shadow Barrier. The first room was very dark and random skulls engulfed in lime green fire flew about the room. He didn't see any path to the door across the room so he looked through the Lens of Truth. Through the lens he could see a winding path that led from one side of the room to the other. Well that took care of how he was going to get to the door, but what about opening it? He looked around some more and noticed a switch on a platform to his left. Another invisible path led to the switch.
He carefully walked across the thin path to the platform. Once there, he pressed the switch and the bars rose from the door across the room. As soon as the switch lowered, he heard a slow ticking noise coming from the switch. He was puzzled until he stared at the switch and realized it was slowly rising back up again. It looked like he only had a small amount of time to make it across the room.
He raised his Lens of Truth and made his way across the twisting invisible paths as quickly and cautiously as he could. It wasn't easy, the paths weren't very wide and they twisted and turned about the room. One wrong step and he would fall to his death. He somehow made it to the other side and through the door. The last room had the copper ball that was producing a purple thread, the thread that fed the barrier. He shot the Light Arrow and once it was gone, Jii appeared. "The Shadow Barrier is dispelled. Hero, please save Prince Kaito," Jii told Shinichi. A purple ball of light took Jii's place.
The next room had the symbol of the Sage of Spirit above it. He walked through the door and faced the first room. It was full of moving spike traps that moved left to right. They moved until they hit something, than changed directions. Underneath the paths that the moving spike traps took were switches, but he couldn't press them without getting hit by a trap. Shinichi found a large stone statue and used it to block the spike traps path. Without the threat of the traps, he could press the switches. It was time consuming moving the statue, but he had no choice.
Once he had pressed all of the buttons, he was allowed access to the next door. This one had a small sun statue that hung on the wall. Its eyes were closed and it was frowning. Shinichi thought for a moment, but when he looked up, he noticed a hole in the ceiling. Thins beams of sunlight were trying to shine through, but a thick layer of webs blocked them. Shinichi notched a Fire Arrow** to his bow and shot the thick webs. The fire burnt the webs away and the sunlight was free to shine through the hole into the room. Shinichi used his Mirror Shield to reflect the sunlight at the sun hanging on the wall. As soon as the light hit it, the sun statue opened its eyes and smiled. The door in the room unlocked.
The final room had the floating ball that produced the energy thread. He shot the ball and Vermouth appeared. She raised her arms and spoke to Shinichi impatiently, "The Spirit Barrier is gone. Go, kid, go!"
Shinichi just had one final thread to break, the Light Barrier. The first room was empty, but the door he needed to go through was still locked. He was puzzled until he decided to look around with the Lens of Truth. Once he was looking through the lens, he saw a large Skulltula, a giant spider enemy, in the middle of the room. He defeated it easily and once he did, the bars raised from the door. In the next room, he simply had to play Kaito's Lullaby to unlock the door. Honestly, was Gin even trying anymore?
Shinichi entered the door that held the copper ball, but it was empty. There was no copper ball or energy thread, and there was no more doors. He felt himself beginning to panic. Kaito was being held captive by Gin right now and he was so close to breaking the barrier and getting to him, and then this happened. Ai sensed his growing panic, "Shinichi, just breath. Now think, this must be a trick. How do you solve it? Think."
Shinichi followed her advice. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He opened them again and pulled out the Lens of Truth. He looked through the lens and saw that one of the walls was false. Through the lens, he saw it for what it really was, a door. He went through and found himself facing the last copper ball. He shot it with a Light Arrow and Agasa, the Sage of Light appeared. "The Light Barrier, the final barrier, is gone. Go Shinichi, we have already taken care of the barrier guarding the door to Gin's Chambers. Go!"
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Shinichi climbed up the spiral stairs going higher and higher. Sometimes the stairs took him to rooms that had semi-strong enemies within them, but Shinichi was so focused on getting past them and rescuing Kaito, that they might as well have been regular, boring Keese for all the trouble they gave him. The rooms would lead back to the stair case and he would continue climbing. It was a good thing he was use to walking all over Hyrule or else his calves would be exhausted by now.
At long last he made it to Gin's chambers. The room was large and beautifully decorated. Gin had his back to him and was playing a large pipe organ. Above Gin's head floated Kaito. He was still unconscious and still trapped in his crystal prison. Before Shinichi could make his way to either of them, he felt his hand growing warm. He pulled off his glove and glanced at it curiously. The Triforce mark on his hand was glowing. He looked up and saw the Triforce on Kaito's hand was glowing as well, and he was willing to bet all of the Rupees in the world that Gin's was also glowing.
Gin addressed Shinichi but he didn't turn or stop playing, "The Triforce parts are resonating. They are combining into one once again. Finally, all of the Triforce parts are gathered here. The two Triforce parts that I failed to obtain seven years ago, I never expected that they would hide themselves in you two. It is fate that we three are the ones to obtain the pieces of the Triforce, and it is fate that we are all together like this. And now, finally, I will obtain the last two Triforce parts making me the true ruler of Hyrule!"
Gin rose from the bench he had been sitting on and he finally turned. He looked tall and threatening in his black armor and there was a crazy glint in his eyes. He smiled wide making him look even more insane. He raised a hand and sent a wave of dark energy at Shinichi. The dark wave felt almost like something physical that was pushing him back, and his sensitivity caused him to feel like he was going to lose the contents of his stomach.
Shinichi heard Ai, he was flying slightly above him, give a small moan of pain and then she began to fall to the floor. "Ai!" He yelled in concern and he caught the tiny fairy in the palm of his hand.
Ai weakly answered, "I'm sorry Shinichi, the dark waves are too much for me. I won't be able to help you in this battle. I'm sorry." She coughed weakly a couple times.
Shinichi tried smiling for her, but he knew he was too concerned to manage it, "Don't worry, I can face him on my own. Are you going to be okay?"
She managed a tiny smile for him, "I'll be fine as soon as I get away from those dark waves. I'm just so tired right now."
Shinichi did smile this time, "Well I'm going to set you down in a corner far away from Gin and me. While we fight, you take yourself a well deserved nap. By the time you wake up, Gin will be gone for good and Hyrule will be safe again."
Ai smiled and allowed her eye lids to close. Shinichi took her to a far corner in the room and removed his green hat. He laid the hat on the floor and gently lowered her to the floor using the hat as a small bed for her.
He straightened and saw that Gin was watching him in amusement. He noticed Shinichi watching and his manic smile widened, "I could have killed you by now, but I decided to wait until you were finished with your fairy. I want to show you that even with the Triforce of Courage, you still aren't strong enough to defeat me. And once I finish with you, I'm going to kill Kaito and that stupid fairy of your as well."
Shinichi growled and raised his sword. Gin laughed and began to float in the air out of Shinichi's reach. Gin summoned a ball of lightening and threw it at the hero. Shinichi used his sword to knock it back at him. The deadly ping pong game continued until finally Gin was to slow and was hit by his own lightening ball. He was momentarily stunned and Shinichi had enough time to him with a light arrow. The purity of the arrow was too much for the evil man and Gin sank to the floor. Shinichi ran to him and began viciously attacking him with his sword. Unfortunately Gin was able to block any attacks to his head and his black armor protected his body for any serious injuries. Still, armor or no armor, Shinichi knew that the blows at least hurt.
Once Gin had a moment to breath, he rose into the air again. He flew to Shinichi with a raised fist and brought it down in a mighty punch. Shinichi barely managed to jump out of the way and Gin's face connected with the stone underneath them. The force of Gin's punch sent the shock wave through the ground knocked Shinichi off his feet. Gin tried another lightening ball, but Shinichi rolled till he was sitting on his butt and knocked the ball back at the man in black. Gin was taken off guard by Shinichi's quick reflexes and he once again failed to block his lightening attack. Shinichi shot another light arrow at Gin and the man screamed in pain and anger.
Gin floated high into the air and raised both his hands. He summoned a very large ball of lightening and threw it at Shinichi. The hero rolled his eyes, didn't Gin realize his lightening attacks ended up back firing on him? The lightening ball flew at Shinichi and suddenly split into five smaller balls. Shinichi eyes widened and each lightening ball hit him from a different direction. Shinichi screamed in pain and fell to his knees in pain.
He could hear Gin approaching him, and he tired to move, but he couldn't do it. The five lightening balls had numbed his body and he felt paralyzed. It hurt just to breathe. Gin was closer now. He really needed to move, but his body simply refused. Gin was really close now, and Shinichi knew he was going to die. He didn't want to die, he needed to save Hyrule. Who would protect the Kokiri until the Great Deku Sprout grew up to be a mighty tree? Who would make sure the Dodongo's stayed in line? Who would make sure Princess Sonoko didn't kidnap herself for attention? Who would keep an eye on the well in Kakariko Village? Who would protect the Gerudo from being ruled by corrupt, evil leaders?
Who would save Kaito?
Shinichi's eyes flew open and he raised his sword and stabbed forward. His brain caught up with what his eyes were trying to tell him and he realized he had stabbed through Gin's armor and straight into his heart. Gin's eyes were wide in shock. He coughed and blood splattered on the ground. "I can't believe I was beaten by some stupid kid," Gin muttered, and then his eyes glazed over. He was dead.
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Shinichi gazed for a moment at the dead evil king. He was dead, truly dead. His reign of terror was over. He turned his attention to the blue crystal floating high in the air. It was slowly lowering back to the ground. Once it had reached the floor, the crystal shimmered a couple times before disappearing. Kaito hung suspended in the air for a moment before he began to fall. Shinichi caught the prince and lowered the two of them until he was kneeling on one knee with Kaito in his arms. Kaito's eyes remained stubbornly closed, and lips slightly parted. "Kaito?" Shinichi called out to the prince hesitantly, but Kaito remained unconscious.
"You know what you have to do, don't you?" Ai suddenly joined him and landed gracefully on his shoulder. She spoke in a matter of fact tone that left no room for argument.
"Ai, you're okay," Shinichi smiled at her.
The tiny fairy rolled her eyes, "I told you I would be. Now as for the sleeping beauty down there, you have to kiss him if you want to wake him."
Shinichi felt the familiar blush creep up his face, "Fine, but go wait somewhere else. I don't like the idea of you sitting on my shoulder while I kiss him."
Ai answered, "Don't worry, I had the same idea. I'll wait for you two by the door."
After she left, Shinichi just looked at Kaito for a moment. The prince was KID, or KID was the prince. Whatever, either way he had been falling in love with the prince of Hyrule this entire time. But Shinichi knew they couldn't be together. He hugged the prince's unconscious body to him, holding him one last time. "One last kiss, Kaito, and then I have to let you go. I wish it could be another way, I wish we could be together, but without the ability to give you an heir, Hyrule will never accept us. I love you," Shinichi cupped Kaito's face with his hand and lowered his lips to Kaito's until they met. His eyes fluttered closed and he kissed Kaito.
After a moment, he felt Kaito respond to the kiss. He felt a hand on the back of his head as Kaito deepened the kiss. Shinichi couldn't help the tiny moan that managed to escape. They drew back breathless and Kaito beamed at Shinichi.
"My hero," he gave Shinichi a cheeky grin, "You saved me. I knew you could defeat Gin."
Shinichi smiled but didn't say anything. He didn't think he could speak past the lump in his throat.
Kaito stood and pulled Shinichi up with him. "Now that Hyrule is peaceful again, I have something I want to ask you," Kaito began. He actually looked nervous. "Shinichi, will you marry me?" He presented Shinichi with a white gold ring. It had a tiny Triforce symbol, the symbol of the royal family, engraved into it.
Shinichi felt happiness swell up inside of him. He won't to tell Kaito yes more than anything, but then reality set in. He felt something inside of him die as he looked at Kaito's nervous, smiling face and knew he would have to turn him down.
"Kaito…" Shinichi began.
"Hold it right there, Shinichi!" A new voice called out to them.
Shinichi turned to the owner of the voice and felt his jaw drop in amazement. Next to him, he heard Kaito whisper to himself, "Holy shit, this can't be real."
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And all that is left is the epilogue! Who, I can't believe I made it this far. Thank you everyone for sticking with me. Please let me know what you think :D
If anyone is interested in playing the game that this fanfic is based off of, the game is called Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It originally came out on the Nintendo 64, but it came out again in the Zelda anniversary edition for the Game Cube (kinda hard to find) and again just a couple of months ago on the Nintendo 3DS.
There are also two graphic novels (sold in your kids section of your local book store), but the graphic novels are compact, which is never a good thing. They are okay, but I felt they could have been done better.
*Some people that have actually played the game might realize that some of the barrier rooms aren't exactly accurate. I did that to save time and to make it easier to describe.
**Did I mention that Shinichi got Fire Arrows? The hero does in the game, but I couldn't remember if I included it in my fanfic. I'm too lazy to go back and attempt to find something that may not even be there, so hey everyone! Shinichi has Fire Arrows!
*** Ok, so I skipped the part when Princess Zelda and Link have to escape the castle before it falls apart with them inside, and I skipped the part where Ganondorf turns into his beast form, Ganon. It's cool in the game, but I felt that for my fic, it would be best to end the fight with Gin here.