Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN THELEGEND OF ZELDA!

Chapter 15

I stepped out of the purple and black light to see Demise having his back to me. I looked around at the lands scape and it was like a very large mirror lake that you could walk on. Demise turned around and started to speak.

"Ah, so you've decided to meet your end in battle after all. It pleases me to see such misplaced bravery, human. Take a moment to appreciate your surroundings, for where we stand shall serve as your tomb for eternity."

Demise started to slowly walk around me.

"The hate for the gods has boiled in my veins... You will taste all of it in the bite of my blade. The only question that has yet to be answers is how long you will remain standing. Try to keep it interesting for me, would you?"

Demise readied his sword and started to walk towards me. Once he was close enough be swung at me but I blocked his attack with my sheild. I then started to slash at his multiple times until he was open and I got a couple of hits. After repeating this over and over Demise eventually fell onto his back.

He then got back up and charged his sword with electricity. The once clear sky had turned very gloomy with black clouds. Demise quickly ran up to me and slashed diagonalley across my chest. The impact caused me to stumble back and I winced in pain from the deep cut.

I ignored the pain and lifted my sword skyward. Once lightning had hit my sword and it was charged I slashed at Demise and kept on hitting him. I repeated this attack many times until demise fell on his back. Then I jumped up onto him and thrusted my blade into his heart. I jumped off on him and stumbled because of the many major and minor wounds that I had.

Demise slowly got up while breathing heavily. He thrusted his sword into the ground to keep him standing but the sword dissapeared in a puff on black smoke.

"Extrordinary. You stand as a model of your kind, human. You fight like no man or demon I have ever know, but this is not the end. My hate...Perishes. It is born anew in a cycle with no end. I will rise again! Those like you...Those like you who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero...they are eternally bound to this curse. An incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to follow a blood-soaked sea of darkness for all time!"

Demise grunted in pain and he slowly started to dissipate into a cloud of black smoke until he was gone. The sky returned to normal and everything was peaceful again. My sword started to glow so I lifted it skyward and the smoke from which Demise disappeared got sucked into my sword.

"I have confirmed the eradication of the Demon king. His residual consciousness has been absorbed into the Master Sword... And is now sealed away."

I slowly opened my eyes and noticed that I was now back in the Temple of Hylia. Impa stood in front of me and started to speak.

"You have done well, Link"

Impa nodded her head and I turned around to see Zelda and Groose.

"Link...I think it's over...Its finally all over."

Zelda started to cry so I walked up to her and gave her a warm embrace.

"Well you two sure have done good in this little adventure I like to call the Legend of Groose...Just a joke."

"Joke or not you did make a very important contribution to this all and that is very heroic."

Groose scratched the back of his head in an embarrassed way.

"Awww, well it was nothin. I'm just happy things turned out okay. I think we should get going back to our time now. Grannie was really worried about you two, we shouldn't keep her suspense for too long."

I nodded and started to walk but Fi suddenly jumped out of my sword.

"Hylia, your grace...Or do you prefer Zelda? Anyway I am very happy that you are safe...Master I must speak with you."

I followed Fi up a very small flight of stairs until we were standing in front of a price of stone.

""Master Link, you have successfully protected the goddess reborn and defeated Demise, fulfilling your role as the Hero of the legend. My work here is done. Therefore, I ask you to resolve our arrangement of master and servant. Drive your sword into the pedestal before you and I will return to a sleep without end. Master, you have achieved your goal you were chosen to fulfil. Please, set the sword in the pedestal and bring the Goddesse's mission to an end."

My happiness soon turned to melancholy. We had been through so much together, and I didn't want to put her back into a space where she would never be able to move again.

"Fi, I just wanted to thank you for helping me save Zelda"

"You are welcome, now goodbye"

Fi returned to my sword and I looked behind me. Zelda was standing behind me and put a hand on my shoulder and nodded. I sighed and unsheathed my sword. I grabbed the handle upside down and thrusted it into the stone. A night light shone but it stopped as quickly as it started. I started to walk off but a pulse was sent through the air and I turned around to see Fi.

"Master, before I go into rest I want to add onto my report I just gave. I want to say that I have experienced something that I have never seen in my reports before, and I believe you humans call it...Happiness. Thank you, Master Link. May we meet in another life."

Fi dissapeared into the sword and I turned around with a smile on my face.

"What!? Impa why can't you come?!"

"Zelda, your grace. You posses the memories of the goddess. You must understand why that is not possible. I am a begin of this age. My place is here."

"I...I know that...but..."

"you must return to your own time. I will take care of the gate once you pass through."

"I...I can't do that. You and I have been through so much together. I don't want to leave you here alone. Please, Impa. Come back with us."

"Zelda, I was commanded by the goddess to pass through the gate of time. I did so to protect you and aid the fight to prevent the worlds destruction. The remnants of Demise are slowly decaying in the sword. Someone must stay behind and watch it. His spirit must not be awakened."

Zeldas head slumped and Impa put a hand on her shoulder.

"The way my tribe worked was to fulfil any wish the goddess had and I jam happy to do that. I will also stay behind to protect the Truforce. It's power is too great to leave in the grasp of man. Dependence on its might is an invitation to disaster. When it has served its purpose it is to be sealed away to lie dormant one again...the knowledge of its existence hidden from the world. These are the words the goddess spoke to me long ago. I remember them well. As do you, I'm sure."

Zelda nodded and took off one of her bracelets and gave it to Impa. Impa happily took the gift.

"Do not despair, Zelda. Surely you and I will meet once again someday."

Zelda, Groose, and I all headed back through the gate of time. Once we were on the other side the gate purse into a golden light and dissapeared. On the other side was granny. Groos and I both ran up to her but Zelda slowly made her way over. Zelda held granny's hand with a small smile on her face.

"See? I told you we would meet again."

I slowly came to realization that this was Impa. She has been here all these years protecting the sword and the Triforce. Impa slowly started to fade into a golden light just like the gate did, and then she was gone. I looked over to Zelda and put a hand on her shoulder for reassurance.

"Impa...Thank you. Thank you for everything."

After saying goodbye to Impa we all went outside to find Zeldas father, Cawlin, and Strich. We all were amazed to see them. Even our loftwing a were down here. Zelda ran up to her father and gave him a big hug. After our reunion, everyone left to go back to Skyloft. Zelda and I were both on the Statue of the Goddess playing the harp.

"Link, I...I think I want to stay down here. I have dreamed of coming here ever since I was little and now that I have been here I consider it my home. I also want to protect the Triforce. What about you, Link."

I smiled and rubbed Zelda's head.

"I will follow you wherever you go, Zelda"

Zelda's cheeks tinted pink, and it was funny to see her try and hide her embarrassment. I put my arm around Zelda and shouted.

"C'mon Zelda, we are going to have the adventure of a lifetime!"

Okay, so, some of y'all might think this is the last chapter, but no, it's not. I am going to continue the story through Zelda and Links time together exploring the surface. Anyway, I hole y'all enjoyed.