M.S.K: Ah! Hello everyone! I'm sorry I kept you all waiting for a while. Now, I don't know how long it's been. What kept me busy is that I have trouble sleeping since the last few days. I couldn't even get myself to sleep around ten. Plus, what made my mind muggle is how I'm going to do this chapter. I don't know if I should put the two parts of the final act into one chapter or not. But, I decided to save more time by separating them into two chapters.

Vio: Was there something else that tempt you from writing?

M.S.K: Well, apparently, yes. I was easily distracted on finding the recipe for this Japanese dish, Okonomiyaki. So, Navi? Will you be so kind as to be the disclaimer for this chapter?

Navi: Of course! Kaoru doesn't own anything about Legend of Zelda: Four Swords. She only owns her own characters. Everything related to the Four Swords Saga belongs to Nintendo.

M.S.K: Thank you. Now, things are really starting to heat up in this chapter. So do enjoy!

Vio: Quick question, what's Okonomiyaki?

M.S.K: It's kind of like a pancake. But with some cabbage, seafood, bacon, and topped with some mayonaise and some okonomi sauce. It's quite popular around Japan.

Vio: Huh, sounds delicious.

Chapter 14: The Fate of Thor's Trident

"Stop!" Hoshimi screamed while still being carried down the water by Shadow. "Where do you think you're taking me?"

But, he just smirked at her. "Heh! Feisty as ever, since our first encounter. Very cute!"

"I told you to let go!" She shrieked while trying to wriggle out of his arms. But, it's still useless against his strong arms. They are now getting further and further away from the surface of the water and Shadow is pretty fast at his swimming with his fins.

Shadow Link has taken Hoshimi down to an area below the water where they're now surrounded by various rocks. It's now evening, and most of the area is pretty dark.

Once he stopped on the sea bed with her, he held her wrists in his hands. Then, he smiled maliciously at her. "Since we're both back in the sea, you are going to be spending quite a lot of time together with me."

But, Hoshimi tried pulling her hands away. "Get your hands off me! I don't know what you're up to. But, I do know that your lord is up to something with this, ever since I turned back! Why did you bring me back here, after coming up to the surface? Did he sent you?"

"You're correct on that, Princess." He answered calmly and slyly. "But, there's nothing more that I can tell you, for it's practically. . . secret."

"I can see that!" She hollered again. Her patience is running thin with him around. "What's his true reason for this?"

Shadow looked at Hoshimi with another sly look and told her. "Oh, you'll find out soon enough, dear. By the way, why with so much aggression? You should be rejoicing for this moment and for what I'm planning for tonight."

Now, Hoshimi is pretty confused as she narrowed her eyes and raising an eyebrow. "What?"

Shadow then swam towards her and caressed her cheek with his right hand while the other is running through the strands of her silver ivory hair. He began to chuckle with a purr. "Oh. . . You won't be needing that Shiny Pretty Boy, now that he's out of the way. . . It will be much better for you when we become one, you and I."

Hoshimi began to shiver under his touch all of a sudden. "What's he saying and why is he touching me this way?" Her mind quivered. Then, she was snapped out of her thoughts when she let out a small gasp when she saw that the fingers of his right hand are touching her soft lips and his left hand his slowly moving upon the nape of her neck. Now, she can see him looking at her with a hungry expression in his red colored eyes.

Then he began to speak as he stopped at what he's doing first, and began to wrap his arms around her waist desirably. "My lovely Hoshimi of Hylia. . . Inside this body of mine, my heart is longing for yours. So forget about that Prince and turn your affection to me. . ."

"What are you talking about?" She asked him back.

"Well, there's a certain part of the deal you made with Lord Ganondorf, in which you must know, sweet one. . ." He said, still holding her. Then he leaned over to her ear to whisper. "If you didn't get to win the heart of the Prince. . . you'll have to marry me instead. . ."

Once those words were whispered to her, Hoshimi's aquamarine eyes were widened with shock! "What? That. . . That's impossible! That can't be true! I'm supposed to turn my heart to another if I don't marry my Prince? There's no way this Shadow can fall for me too!" Her mind squirmed. She had already admitted that she is a very attractive mermaid. Yet, not many Mer-Hylian men had the courage to come up to her and tell her how pretty she looks. Plus, it is rare that a person like Shadow would fall in love with her.

"Yes. . ." He said to her in a sadistic way in his voice. He even turned Hoshimi around and hugged her from behind as he ran his right arm around her waist and his left arm across her collar bone. "That Prince will never be cool enough for you. I'm the one you should have. I'm in deep love with you, Hoshimi. By the time when things in Hylia were settled, you and I will be together until death do us apart. So what do you say, my dear?"

Well, Hoshimi is beginning to think that this situation is getting completely ridiculous and unreasonable after what he said to her. So, she made her truthful answer. "Shadow Link, I believe you made your proposal too late. When Shining Link began to realize that I'm the one who saved his life, I can see from his eyes that he really loves me for who I am. Of course, I will always plan to love him back. I was hoping to get together with him, until you showed up after the potion wore off. So, I can't return your feelings."

Her answer made Shadow blink for a bit. But, he tried again with a silk-like voice. "But, you aren't married to him right now, are you? So, you may think you're not interested in me. But, you know I'll have you, sweet princess. . . I'll always make sure that spineless prince doesn't come between us. . ."

"But I know he will." She said to him again. "He'll surely come back for me and I know it! He truly loves me! On top of that, you'll have no chances of outsmarting him, Shadow Link! Even with the amount of dark magic you have already!"

Then, this made Shadow cringe! He gripped her wrist tightly, causing her to wince at the pain of it. "Now, you listen to me closely, darling! According to the deal you're tied in with my lord, you're supposed to marry me! He even grant me permission for me to make you my bride! So, if you don't agree with it, well then, that's too bad! From the very start, I've been wanting the chance of marrying you for so long. So tonight, you and I are going to be wed under direct orders of Lord Ganondorf!"

Hoshimi pulled her fist away again. "No! You can't have me and there's no way it can happen!"

"Ah, I will, dear. I will. . . ." Then, Shadow pulled her towards him to keep her in a tight embrace. "You are destined to be mine. . ."

From there, Hoshimi is really loathing the discomfort he's giving her. "No!"

"Oh, yes. . . All mine. . ."

The struggling princess pushed him away from her, crying out. "Stop this, Shadow! I love Shining Link only and you can't force me to love you!"

Shadow smirked again. "Oh, can't I?" Then he clicked his fingers. From the sound of the click, a swirling cloud of black colored sea foam enveloped Hoshimi! After a quick moment, the foam cloud disappeared, revealing Hoshimi dressed in a black colored Mer-Hylian wedding robe! On her head she had a ebony crown with a black veil flowing from it!

After that's done, Hoshimi gasped as she looked at what she's now wearing!

"Now do you get it, dear?" Shadow chuckled as he swam behind her, whispering into her ear. "You're truly destined to be mine. . ." He even laid his hands upon her shoulders. "Just look at you. You look quite perfect for our wedding."

"Stop that! Get this off me, now!" She shouted again, moving herself out of his hands roughly.

"Now, now. There's no need for that attitude, is there? Especially from a lovely bride." He said slyly with another smirk at her as he approached to her.

When she feels like he's getting way too close to her, Hoshimi is backing herself to a rocky wall until finally, she is stuck when she felt the stony surface behind her back. "Get away from me!"

"Now. . . I believe it's time for our. . ."

"STOP THAT!" Before he can do anything with her, she quickly pushed him away with all the force she had with her tail!

Then, Shadow landed on the sand. After a second or two, he slowly rose up and spoke. "Oh. . . . Hoshimi. . ." He turned around and looked at her with another amused smirk as he dusted himself. "You do know that I loath violence. One way or another, my dear. . . You will be mine!"

"Never!" She shouted again. She couldn't bear to hear another word of what he wants. After that, she felt herself pushed against the rock again. Then she winced when she felt her hands tightly grasped by Shadow's again. After wincing, she looked up to him and shivered a bit all of a sudden!

Shadow Link is now bearing his fangs while glaring at her furiously with his red eyes as if he were a demon in the flesh! He roared at her. "You don't have a choice! You belonged to me, now and I'm not letting you have any chances of falling for someone other than me! Now, you better not make me lose! So, take these lips of mine, Princess Hoshimi!" Now, he is slowly moving his face closer to hers! He's going to steal her first kiss!

"No!" Hoshimi's mind squirmed as she helplessly turned her head away, hoping to evade him!

Before he can get any closer, Shadow began to sense something familiar with his dark senses. The next thing he noticed is that he's forced away from Hoshimi by a strong current of foam. Plus, the magic of the marriage garments he cast on her began to disappear, changing her back to her casual tank top and jewel encrusted tiara headband!

Once her attire has returned, Hoshimi is equally surprised. Then, she felt herself frozen by some unknown force and at that moment, she was pulled backwards. Then she felt herself being grasped around her waist.

Once he saw this, Shadow Link looked over and saw who's responsible for grasping Hoshimi like that. His lord and master, Ganondorf!

The wizard is now grasping Hoshimi tightly by the waist with his arm. He even smirked at Shadow, saying. "That's quite enough of that Shadow. Now, you just run along while I'll take care of everything else."

However, Shadow got up from the ocean floor and said. "But, my lord! I'm not done with her yet! Give her back!"

"Heh, I'm afraid that can't be done, my servant."

"But what about my marriage to her? Don't you remember our deal, my lord?" He pleaded.

But, the wizard sneered. "Hmph! At this moment of times, there is no deal between us! And why would I ever say anything about arranging silly marriages? I've been waiting for this moment to come and now, I have what I need to gain the power I want!"

Now, Shadow is not very happy about what his lord is saying to him. "So, all this time, it was a lie?"

Ganondorf smirked. "What else do you think it is?"

Well, now it's becoming very clear for him. Shadow couldn't believe that his master would be plotting against him! He guaranteed that if Hoshimi fails to win her love, he'll be married to her for sure. But it seemed that Ganondorf wouldn't really do that for him! With fury boiling up in him, his fangs and claws reappeared and he began to charge at Ganondorf, shouting. "How dare you! You fooled me!"

Before Shadow can even touch him, Ganondorf paralyzed him with his dark power first and threw over to the rock wall, single-handedly!

When seeing this shadow moaning in pain, Hoshimi gasped silently. Shadow is this warlock's servant, forcing her to marry him and in the end, he's trying to protect her? Or is he doing that, just to keep his terms?

While watching Shadow Link twitching and groaning, Ganondorf chuckled sinisterly! Then he told him. "With that maneuver and that tone of voice from you, it's quite clear that I don't think you deserved to be my servant any longer."

Shadow moaned again. "But. . . But my lord! I served you! I beg of you! Please give me another chance!"

But, he roared. "I'll do nothing of the sort, you worthless sea weevil! You're no longer needed! You can beg all you like. But you are punished!"

Those words sent a shock to Shadow! He scarcely believed his ears! His own master deserted him! He even took a few small backward glances too!

"Now, do get out of my sight, you miserable maggot of a shadow! I got bigger things to do than to waste my time with you!" He shouted at him again.

"My. . . My lord. . ." Shadow stuttered.

"Get out of here, now!" He yelled once more with furious eyes.

"I. . . I. . .Uh. ." He stuttered some more as he took two more glances. Then, finally, he started to swim off, crying. "As you wish, traitor!" He even has tears in his eyes while swimming away.

As soon as he was gone, Ganondorf began to chuckle again. While Hoshimi is in the midst of thoughts about Shadow, he cupped her chin and brought her face up to look at his. "Ah, now that problem is removed, it's time that we discuss things, little princess."

Hoshimi scowled softly for she didn't like the sound of that.

He continued to tell her. "To start things off, it wasn't technically you I'm after, dear. The only fish I'm really hunting for is. . ."

Before he can say another word, a familiar shout called out. "Stop your doings at once, Ganondorf!"

The wizard and his captive looked over and it is King Thor!

"Father!" Hoshimi gasped as soon as she saw him pointing his trident at Ganondorf. She even looked over to his side and there are his two loyal Mer-Sheikah confidantes! "Shrakah! Keir!"

They're both glaring at the wizard too.

However, it seemed that the King's sudden appearance doesn't seem too surprising for the Gerudo wizard. So, he began to laugh again. "Ha ha ha! Well now, if it isn't King Thor of Hylia! Ha ha! So glad for you to come all the way here!"

But, the King isn't happy with him. "Ganondorf, you treacherous demon of the sea! I command you to let go of my daughter this instant! If you don't, then I'll have to force you to!"

Well, this only made him laugh even more! "Ha ha ha ha! You really think I'll do it so easily? Well, there's no way I'm letting her go, Thor! She's in my possession now! It's all according to the deal she is having with me!"

"What did you say?" He roared at him.

Then, Hoshimi began to say to him as she tried to push herself away from the wizard. "I'm sorry father! I really didn't intend to do what he just said! I didn't know that it was all a trick until now!"

Well, thankfully, King Thor already knew that it is a trick all along so, he doesn't need to think twice to know what happened.

"There's no need to worry." Shrakah told the princess.

"Yes!" Keir added. "His majesty will fix everything!"

Then, King Thor began to raise his trident to prepare an attack on Ganondorf to free his daughter!

But, before he can do anything, the wizard said to him, holding Hoshimi. "Oh! I wouldn't try that, if I were you. If you do, you'll only hurt your daughter in the process, don't you think?"

Now, the Kind didn't want to admit it. But, he's right. If he ever tries anything on Ganondorf, then his daughter will be used as a shield!

"Now, you get it, your majesty?" He smirked. "The contract she made with me cannot be broken so easily. Even by your tremendous powers." Then he told the King as he walked over to him, letting Hoshimi loose of his grasp. "As you can tell, I'm always on the look out for a decent bargain with someone, here in the Kingdom of Hylia. Of course, the youngest daughter of the kingdom's King is a real precious example of one to be doing so. For she is also a real treasure that I would want so deeply from you!"

Then, he formed a bolt of violet light and cast it upon Hoshimi!

"Gyaaah!" As it touched her, the light formed electric rings of dark magic around her, forcing her unto the seabed and trapping her there. The magic didn't give her any chances of moving either! In other words, she is paralyzed!

Before King Thor can try anything to free her, Ganondorf stopped him again.

Next, he told him. "However, I can always make a trade for something even better."

In defeat, the King sighed. "All right. . . . I'll give you anything, Ganondorf. But, you got to swear that my daughter should be safe from any harm."

"Well, as if anyone's peril can be dire, you have to grant me the need to fulfill the desire I have in my heart!"

"Which is?" Thor asked.

Ganondorf's grin broadened as he made his answer. "The price I demand will not only be your soul. But also, the Pearl of Din. . ."

Later on, back at the wedding ship, a row boat was thrown to the water, and Shining Link jumped on to it. He even had his own sword and shield with him. Plus, there's even a harpoon in the boat. He can also use it. He's already prepared to rescue his true princess!

Navi came up to him with Snow and said to him. "We'll show you where Hoshimi is located! Just follow our lead, dear Prince!"

He nodded at them before picking up the two oars.

As the Prince began to row the boat out to where Shadow took her, most of the wedding guests and his family were at the railing of the ship, watching what he's going to do.

"Shining Link, my son!" King Phoebus called out. "What are you doing?"

"Father!" He called back. "This is something I should do alone! Hoshimi saved me first! Now, it's time for me to do the same! You just get everyone on deck back to Hyrule!"

But his mother asked too. "But, son! You already know that. . ."

Knowing what she's going to say to him, he gave out his determined answer. "Mother, I don't care anymore! Mer-Hylian or not, I love her!" He continues his rowing out to sea.

In the meantime, Link, Blue, Red, and Vio were already prepared too! They were all dressed up in their color coded combat tunics and around their necks, they each shared the four green fragments of Farore's Pearl. They even got themselves geared up with their own shields and their Four Swords. With some help from the Six Maidens, they were all ready to fight and save their sister.

Plus, Zelda is going to come along with them. She's wearing the Pearl of Naryu alongside with a ocean blue cloak with the golden Triforce on it. This cloak is draped over her shoulders and flowing down to the edge of her fins. She will aid her sister and brothers with her magic at the fight.

All five of the fully geared children are now swimming to where they all knew Ganondorf will be located. They're all going as fast as their fins will let them.

Along the way, Link then spotted a familiar figure lying on the seabed. "Hey, what's that?"

"Let's swim closer and find out." Red suggested.

So, they did. When they got as close as they can get, to their surprising discovery, it's Shadow Link who's lying on the ground! "Shadow Link?"

"You again?" Blue hollered.

Right now, Shadow isn't up to do more dark smooth talk as usual. He's now looking a bit weak and he's in the middle of prolong fatigue from Ganondorf's attack. He groaned as he looked up to the Royal Children who are looking down at him. "Oh. . . You guys. . . ."

But, Blue pointed his sword at him. "Save it! We know that you're trying to fool us. So, don't even thing about playing the Sympathy Act! Not to mention, playing dead!"

"But, listen to me!" He pleaded as he tried to get up from the sand. "There's something I got to tell you!"

"Bah! Like you would! I know you're up to something and I always knew it!" He's still not going to listen. Yup, Blue is always his overly judgmental self when it comes to meeting an enemy or two.

Then, Link stepped in. "Hold it, Blue! He looks like he does want to say something to us. So put down your sword and give him a chance."

"Back off, Green!" He said back to him. "If I were to give him an insignificant chance, then it would be another lie!"

Shadow raised an eyebrow. "Lie? What reason do I have to do that? Huh?"

"Because, you're a shadow! A servant to that great, bloated Gerudo Wizard!" The Blue garbed prince answered him. Then he raised his sword. "Get ready to. . ."

Before anything can fall apart, Vio stopped him. "All right! Stop this nonsense right now, Blue! Now from the look of things, Shadow is really looking like he's barely alive. I do know he's Ganondorf's servant. But here's what I believe." Now, Vio is having a logical point. Everyone remained silent to listen. He told them all. "What I'm seeing right now, is this Shadow Link isn't the usual scheming and sadistic Shadow Link we normally see. When we found him lying on the seabed, he is looking a bit weary and injured. So something must have happened to make Ganondorf turn him down and result him to what he is now."

"That's exactly what he did earlier!" Shadow told them as well.

"Really?" Blue, Red, Zelda, and Link asked together in unison.

"Yes! An event occurred by Ganondorf and it's triggering right now! Please! You have to stop him and fast! As a matter of fact, Hoshimi is danger right now!"

"Hoshimi? In danger?" All of them asked in unison again!

"Yes! He's got her! He's now keeping her as bait to lure in your father, the King! I don't know what he's going to do. But it's going to be unforgivable!" He told them once more, desperately. He really is in the need of their help!

When they heard the news, Link and the rest of his remaining siblings gasped. "Wait! You mean, the potion wore off by the light of today's sunset and she lost her chance of winning the Prince's love?"

"You're correct, Link! Plus, I was tricked by my own master to bring her back to the sea! I tried to tell Ganondorf that she shouldn't be involved at this moment. But, he wouldn't listen! Just when I was about to kill him off, myself, he grabbed me and threw me to a rock wall! And after that, he deserted me!" The shadow finished.

"You shouldn't be punished like that for trying to defend our sister!" Said Red. "We can help you!"

"I agree! We should!" Said Link, too.

Zelda and Vio also agreed. But, Blue huffed again. "Why can we trust him? Even if he's bamboozled by his own master, he still can't be trusted!"

"Honestly?" Then, Red began growl at him. "You know what, Blue? That. . is. . it!" He even glared at him for the firs time! Even he can get angry! Also, the others were shocked to see him that way! He gripped Blue by the collar of his tunic and scold at him! "I'm totally fed up with your over-confident remarks and judgmental proclamations! Both Hoshimi and Shadow Link, here are in need of our help now, and there's one thing to do! Want to know what it is? We're going to help them! GET THE PICTURE?"

Now, Blue is too shocked to answer because of his brother's new temper. Normally, he would always see him as a timid person. But, this is the first time to see him being this angry at him! So, he made a slow, nervous nod with his head.

Link then announced. "It's all settled, now! Shadow! Where is Ganondorf, right now?"

Shadow got up and gestured them to follow him. "Let me guide you to him!"

So, without waiting a second, everyone followed him!

At that very same time, Hoshimi is still held captive by Ganondorf. Not only are the electric rings surrounding her are keeping her paralyzed, they're also slowly depriving her of her energy! Now, she is looking more lifeless than alive! Her breathing even became irregular, too! Through her blurry eyes, she is now witnessing what her father will do in order to bring her life out of harm's way!

"Now. . ." Ganondorf began to say to the King. "In order to close the deal between us, I will need the pearl before I can claim your soul. You do have it with you, do you, Thor?"

Thor didn't say anything. But, he reached into the pocket of his royal tunic and pulled out a scarlet shell shaped locket. On the top lid of the locket, there's a golden mark of the Triforce.

Both, Hoshimi and Ganondorf can tell what it is! It's the locket that kept the Pearl of Din, itself!

The trapped princess' eyes widened as her father gave it to the smirking wizard! She couldn't believe what her father is doing!
Ganondorf chuckled as he took the locket. Then he asked the King. "So, your majesty. . . . Do we have a bargain?"

"Don't do this, your majesty!" Shrakah pleaded!

But now, it seemed there's no other way for the King of Hylia to do besides this! He told to Ganondorf with a solemn voice as he bowed his head. "So be it. My soul and the Pearl of Din in return for my daughter's life. . ."

Shrakah, Keir, and Hoshimi gasped!

Then, the Sea Wizard declared with pride. "Ha! Finished! The deal is complete!" With a click of his fingers, the bolts of dark light left Hoshimi's body!

As soon as she recovered, she looked over at the devastating sight she's now seeing! The dark lights that paralyzed her flew over to her father and began their magic spell upon him! "Father! No!" She cried out!

While he's watching this too, Ganondorf began to laugh wildly! He had won! The King of the Great Ocean had surrendered to him and his plan worked out!

Up in the surface, Shining Link, Snow, and Navi caught a glimpse of the purple light and he stopped his boat next to it!

Shadow Link and the Royal Children are nearly reaching the area where their sister is with his ex-lord. He also saw the purple light too! "Hurry! We're almost there!" He said to them and they picked up the pace of their swimming.

Once they got there, they arrived at the situation too late! The purple light faded to reveal their father, frozen as a stone statue! The only things that Ganondorf's spell didn't effect are his crown and his trident!

Shadow, Link, Zelda, Red, Blue, and Vio gasped at what's in front of them!

"Oh!" Shadow knew that he could have got back in time to stop his ex-master!

"Your majesty. . ." Shrakah and Keir sorrowfully mumbled as they gazed at the lifeless statue.

"Father. . . . You. . . You were trying. . . To save my life. . ." Hoshimi felt her eyes twitching with disbelief while glancing at the statue too.

Seeing their sister gratefully unharmed, Link and his siblings swam over to her. Even Shadow is with them. "Hoshimi!" They even shared their behalf of her sorrow too. They should have foreseen that their father was to end up, being turned into stone like this!

"Oh, Father. . ." Those were the words, Link could ever utter as Zelda swam over to him.

Shadow Link placed his hands over his face and began to moan with regret. "We were too late!"

In the midst of this, Ganondorf walked over to the statue with a slightly villainous grin. "Yes. . . !" He spoke with a dark tone. "After all of these countless years. . . . !" He took the crown from the statue's head and placed it on his! "It's mine! Ha ha ha ha!" While laughing once more, he pulled out the trident from the hand of the statue! "The power to rule both: Hyrule and Hylia! Ha ha! It's finally mine! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Now, Hoshimi is beginning to understand the picture after hearing his laugh! Ganondorf has done all of this so that he can get her father's power! He even had the Pearl of Din along with it! This warlock haven't change one bit ever since he was banished! Her brothers and sister were right! This sea demon can never be trusted!

With anger boiling up in her, Hoshimi began to charge at Ganondorf with a ball of Din's Fire ready in her hand! "You. . . . ! You despicable sea demon!" She flung the fireball right at the Wizard! But he happened to dodge it after sensing its approach! But that doesn't matter to the furious princess! She continued her charge at him and she tried gripping her arms around his neck to strangle him!

The Quadruplet Princes, Zelda, and Shadow looked over to the situation and they couldn't believe what they're seeing! They are now witnessing Hoshimi's deep rage for the first time. They all know that she can be a bit temperamental. But, this isn't the first time they see her being angry.

"You beast! You have done it once more!" She shrieked while using the strength she had to teach this wizard a big lesson! "So, this is what you want all along! You tricked me! I never knew that I could be a fool beyond compare for believing your farfetched lies! I'll never forgive you for what you did to my dear father, Ganondorf!"

Before the enraged princess can strangle him some more, Ganondorf grabbed Hoshimi and roughly on to the sand! "Don't you dare fool with me, you little wretch!" He roared as she winced on the seabed. Then, he even noticed her brothers and her sister were coming in for him, all at once! But, before they can do anything, he repelled them with his strong magic!

Link and the others were thrown backwards on to the sea bed too!

Then, Ganondorf marched over to Hoshimi, who is about to recover from the throw he used on her. She even had small bits of tears forming in the brim of her eyes. "Ah, there's no use crying, now. Is there, Princess?" He mocked at her. Next, he used his magic again to force Hoshimi upward to him and after that, he grasped her neck, tightly, once he caught her!

"Oh!" The young Mer-Hylian princess grunted. She can barely breathe and she tried to pry his fingers off her. But, her maneuver is useless!

"Hoshimi!" All of her siblings called out when they heard her grunt of pain and the need to breathe!

Shadow quivered at the sight of this too! "Ganondorf! Let her go!" But, the warlock wouldn't listen!

Ganondorf began to yell at her as he held her throat, still! "Now that I'm the king, you have no obligation to go against me! Not even your magic can match up to overpower me, Hoshimi of Hylia! With the power to rule Hylia in my hands now, I will even use it to control the world above as well! I will definitely be the most powerful man in this world, and there's absolutely nothing you or your pathetic siblings can do about it! Not even the Three Goddesses can take this power away from me!"

Hoshimi then grunted again. "You'll. . . . You'll never rule Hylia. . . Or Hyrule! Even if you have. . . . Father's power. . . . You'll never succeed!"

Then, his hand tightened up around her neck! "Gyaaah!" She squirmed bitterly!

"Stop that! You're harming our sister!" Link screamed as he got up from the sand, with his arms wobbling a bit. Even the others were trying to get up.

"Heh! You think I can't, my dear?" He smirked as he loosens his hand a bit. The princess huffed a bit afterwards. He continued with what he's planning to say to her. "You say I won't be able to rule both worlds. But I believe you are wrong! You know, my feelings weren't hurt whenever you and your family often call me a Sea Demon or a Sea Devil. As a matter of fact, I have no heart! I'm now the head and master of the Great Ocean! Your father even paid the price to grant me the power I need to rule it! As you can see, with him turned into stone and completely out of the way, no one will be able to stop me! I now possess in my hands, his crown, his trident, Din's Pearl, and also. . . ." He reached into his pocket while holding the trident with his arm. From his pocket, he pulled out a familiar object! "This!" What he's holding is the Knife of Hylia's Tears!

Link, Vio, Zelda, Red, Blue, and Shadow gasped at what he had with him! So did Hoshimi! He must have got it when it was left behind in the cavern, that used to be Hoshimi's grotto!

"The knife!" She exclaimed!

Ganondorf smirked again. "Of course. Now that I have it with me, it will be used upon my command. Therefore, it cannot be used to go against my power as in the legend!"

Hoshimi continued to struggle against his hand. "We'll never let it be used by you!"

"Hmm, still defying me, eh? Well, this will teach you!" With that, he activated his power through the hand that's holding her. Dark violet shadows wrapped around her and they're even charged with purple lightning!

While feeling the powerful and evil electricity stinging her all over, Hoshimi is trying her best not to scream out in pain. "I'm. . . . I'm not going to cry out or go weak, down to the bone! You. . . You. . . despicable, yellow bellied sea bass!"

"Sea bass? That's it! I have enough insolence from you, little brat!" He even increased the power he's currently using, causing her to screech out a bit!

"Yaah!" Now it seems that Hoshimi is having more than she can handle!

"Stop hurting her!" Link shouted out.

"Let her go!" Cried Zelda.

"Hoshimi! Oh! Somebody, please help!" So did Red! He can't bear to see this, either!

Blue even called out. "You're really. . . In for a beating. . . You sea demon!"

"Younger Sister!" Vio shouted too!

Shadow began to beg once more! "Stop this, Ganondorf! If you continue restraining her with that much of your magic, she'll surely turn into sea foam!"

"If she becomes foam upon the waves, then so be it!" He roared again, still increasing his magic!

Before it looks like it's beginning to get more horrifying, a flying object was thrown into the water and was slashing through Ganondorf's arm! Cutting it, slightly. "Argh!" He yelled as he held his arm after letting Hoshimi drop on to the ocean floor again.

Hoshimi coughed a bit while holding her throat. Then she looked over and saw the object that struck the wizard's arm. It's a harpoon! She even looked up at where it came from! She gasped at what she saw. "Ah! Shining Link!"

It's her Prince! He came down from above to fight this power-hungry warlock! He must have thrown that harpoon earlier! Now, he is having his sword and shield ready to fight! The two fairies, Navi and Snow are also with him.

Link and his siblings gathered around Hoshimi along with Shadow. "Are you all right?"

"Yes, I am." She answered.

Navi flew down with Snow to meet her. "We brought down the Prince for you so that he can help!" She told her.

Ganondorf began to growl at the Prince. "You fool! How dare you intervene with the start of my new era with what I have in my possession!" He picked up Hoshimi again! But, this time, by her wrist, gripping it tightly!

"Ugh!" She winced once more. "Shining Link!"

Link and the others are preparing themselves to try and strike Ganondorf! "Don't you dare touch her, you filthy pig!" But before they can reach him, that wizard made a barrier around them, single handedly! He trapped them inside as he held their sister!

Shadow shrieked as he tried pounding on the barrier's inner surface. "Ganondorf! Let us out!"

This made Shining Link practically furious! He gripped his sword tightly and pointed it at Ganondorf!

Hoshimi called out! "Shining Link! You don't need to worry about me! Just get away from here and save yourself!"

"Too late!" Ganondorf started to launch his magic at the Prince!

Shining Link quickly defended himself with his shield! But the force of the magic being thrown at him from the wizard send him flying through the water and get hit onto the bottom of his row boat! Air bubbles were floating out of his mouth as he groaned in pain! Then, he felt himself floating downwards in the water.

Ganondorf began to laugh menacingly after that doing.

"Oh no!" Snow panicked!

Now, Navi knew that the Prince won't be able to survive while being just underwater to battle this warlock! So, she flew over and created a large magical bubble with enough air inside. Then she pushed the bubble unto the Shining Link's face until it's completely inside!

He gasped for air once he felt it with his face.

"Breathe easy, now. You'll be replenished afterwards!" She said to him, while holding the bubble to him.

However, Ganondorf began to laugh again. "Ha ha! He won't be when I finish him off with this!" Then, he raised Thor's trident and began pointing at it towards the Prince!

Hoshimi cannot allow this demon to take the life of who she loved so dearly! So, pulled her hand out of his grasp, and when he's about to make his blow, she quickly grabbed his arm and aimed the powerful light beam away from the Prince's direction!

"Ah!" Ganondorf isn't too unaware of this. He saw that the light beam danced all over on the barrier he made over her siblings and his ex-servant! Then it was shot back and is heading over to him, striking him on to his chest! "Gaaaaaah!" He screamed as the light electrocuted him!

Next, the barrier broke, freeing Link, Red, Vio, Blue, Zelda, and Shadow! They all swam over to Hoshimi.

"Nice work, Hoshimi!" Link congratulated her!

"Yes!" She said. "But, we have to swim up and fast!"

So, as soon as Shining Link caught his breath from Navi's aid, they all helped him swim back to the surface with the her and Snow.

While kneeling on the sand, Ganondorf began to growl some more. But, his voice wasn't its usual self. It was deeper than normal! "Argh! Curse you, Hoshimi! You and your pathetic little family, friends, and your spineless Prince!"

He turned around just when Hoshimi and the others helped the Prince up to the surface and he began to growl some more with bitter hatred! He even gripped the trident tightly! While doing so, the golden light surrounding it turned into a dark purple one! Then, Ganondorf, with all the power he put into the trident began to slowly transform himself! His nails grew longer, his eyes turn from golden yellow to scarlet red, and his teeth are turning into sharp fangs! Also, he is beginning to grow taller and bigger at the same time!

Shrakah and Keir hid themselves inside a sea cave while they're witnessing this dreadful transformation!

Up in the surface, Shining Link was about to get back on to his rowboat just when Hoshimi and the others were coming up to him. He swam back to her to hold on to her.

"Shining Link!" She began to warn him. "You must go away from this part of the ocean! It's not safe and it's getting more perilous than ever, now! Me and my siblings can handle it from here. You must get to shore!"

"I'm not leaving you!" He cried.

Shadow Link was watching the two for a bit before sighing.

"But, you shouldn't put yourself in danger like in that storm from the other time!" She told him again.

"Look!" The Prince began to say as he held her. "I lost you once and I'm not going to lose you again!"

Now, Hoshimi's eyes widened from hearing his words. Then she sighed warmly and said to him, touching his cheek. "Well, then we should work together, you and I. Will you do that? For my father?"

In return of those gentle words, he took her hand, which touched his cheek and held it. "Of course."

Link, Vio, Zelda, Blue, and Red were all moved by this situation.

Then, all of a sudden, everyone felt a strong ripple coming up from below the water! It began to bubble up in front of them and the sea, itself began to shake! Then, with one large blast of water, out came a dark figure from below the waves! Menacing laughter echoes throughout the air as the figure rose higher and higher above them!

Hoshimi, Shining Link, Shadow, and everybody else gathered up together for safety as the gazed at the evil figure in front of them!

When the figure stopped its transformation it revealed itself to them! It's Ganondorf, but not in the way they normally see him! He has turned himself into a monster with a hideously misshapen body of a human but he had a head of a boar! He's even armored and he had wrist cuffs! Although he had those features, he still has King Thor's crown and trident! Also, floating up in a glowing orb next to him, is the Knife of Hylia's Tears! He's still intending to keep it out of their reach! Yes! He has turned himself into a demonic monster! A creature created by the devil!

Now, from there, a great battle of fate is going to engage!

M.S.K: Oooooh! Now a real battle is going to start on the next one!

Red: I just hope that Hoshimi and the Prince will be able to rescue her father!

Zelda: You and me both.

Navi: Ganondorf really makes me cranky.

M.S.K: Same for me.

Vio: I never knew that he would go as far as betraying Shadow

Shadow: Yes. . .

M.S.K: Well, everyone. I hope you're enjoying this so far. Do stay tuned for the next chapter! Jya ne!

Blue: Hmph! Yeah right! By that time, you'll be making some mixed food pancakes.

M.S.K: That's something that I'll be saving for some other time.