fleets: Seems like some bad things have good outcomes (those of you who read my devart journal know what I'm referring to) - I just gained some more free time and went on a huge writing frenzy, so the update is way earlier than usual. :)
Dun dun dun! The chapter that the entire story is named after is finally here! Do you know what that means? It means the end is near! D:
Chapter 25: Avilux Ignis
"I want the power of my sisters."
The four of them stared at Avilux Ignis, the goddess who was proving to be more of a monster than a deity. Magic crackled between Vaati's fingers and his lips twisted into a nasty smile. "The hell you'll get them."
The sorcerer summoned a powerful beam of magic that caused everyone to shield their eyes from the brightness. The hairs along Dark's neck tingled as the beam jolted through and hit the bird squarely in the chest. It gave a high-pitched screech, and then it vanished with an explosion of light.
Vaati stood huffing, slightly spent from the efforts of his attack. The tips of his fingers were singed from a small case of backfiring, but he was proud to say that he had had that spell under control. Straightening himself out, he got his breath back and sneered at the empty space where the goddess had once been. "Heh. No one can withstand my ultimate spell."
Link, Dark, and Zelda stood dumbfounded at what had happened, and it took them a while to register that the deity was, indeed, "dead." Link was especially baffled, since he wasn't used to having "bosses" defeated so easily. His eyes wandered around the room in suspicion. "That's all?"
The sorcerer picked at his nails lazily. "Yes, that's all." He chuckled. "Instead of playing around like I usually do, I figured I would start with the best I had. I guess I overdid it a little." At this point, Vaati threw his head back and laughed maniacally, his 'evil sorcerer' personality showing itself.
It took Vaati a few seconds to realize that he wasn't the only one laughing. Stopping abruptly with an insulted look on his face, he narrowed his eyes at his three friends to see which one of them had mocked him. None of them were laughing, yet the ringing snickers were still continuing.
"That's all?" Link's voice echoed, even though the blond hadn't opened his mouth to say anything. It was in the same tone of voice he had used earlier, but upon listening closely, one could tell there was a mocking edge to it. A fit of girlish giggles ensued, and then there was a warm, yellow-orange glow as Avilux Ignis returned with full flare. "You got me, little wind mage, but you have to do better than that."
Vaati cracked his knuckles. "Little…" he repeated with a broken smile.
Dark inched over next to Zelda and nodded his head towards the sorcerer. "He's snapped," the modern Link observed.
"How DARE you belittle me!"
Swift barrages of magic exploded like firecrackers as the wind mage unleashed his rage on the deity. The bird itself giggled and vanished multiple times, being defeated and then returning to life once more. After some time, Vaati staggered out of breath and glared venomously at the being that continued to laugh at him. His hands shook, discolored to a raw red from some of the magic he had failed to control.
"Sword beam!" Link stepped up, swinging his sword in an arc and releasing a pulsating beam that shot towards Avilux Ignis. It knocked its target backwards, and then the deity 'died' once more before coming back again with the same, creepy giggle.
Dark grit his teeth. "Nothing's working. Now what?"
The deity spread its wings. "Now it's my turn." It flapped its broad wings once, and a wave of fire erupted around the teens with enormous force. When it had subsided, Avilux appeared to nod in approval. "Good work little sorcerer. I knew you had it in you."
Vaati said nothing with his face contorted into extreme concentration to keep the magical barriers up around everyone. His arm that had been injured in the fight with Dugal seemed to be taking a toll, and he gripped it tightly after he relaxed and let the barriers fall. He muttered something under his breath.
"What?" Link asked.
"I said it's useless." The sorcerer repeated a little louder this time.
Dark sniffed. "Well thank you so much for instilling hope in us."
Vaati ignored him. "We're not fighting the real goddess, so no matter how many times we beat it, we won't be able to win."
"Then what are we fighting?" Zelda asked.
"It's a projection. I wasn't sure at first, but now I'm convinced that I'm not just imagining another source of magic coming from somewhere besides that bird."
Avilux's girlish voice sounded impressed. "So you figured it out! That's great." It taunted, "And what are you going to do about it, huh?"
Link turned sharply towards Vaati. "Vaati! Can you escape this place by warping?"
The sorcerer hesitated. "I can try," he said cautiously.
Link nodded. "Then take Zelda with you and find the real one. Dark and I will stay here and hold this one off; all of us won't be able to go because then this bird will just chase us again and trap us in this timeless zone." Noting the look on Zelda's face, Link smiled encouragingly. "It's all right – we're good at surviving things, right Dark?"
Vaati snorted. "That is so painfully true." Taking a deep breath, he prepared to warp out of the strange dimensional space the goddess had created for her 'entertainment.' "Good luck."
"Vaati."
Vaati stopped to face Link.
"Make sure nothing happens to her."
"Heh. Of course."
In the blink of an eye, Vaati and Zelda disappeared from view. Now there were only the two Links and Avilux left, and the voice of the girl shrilled, " Awwww, it's so adorable when mortals try so hard to survive. But now the little sorcerer has left, and both of you don't have any means of defending yourselves from my power. You hero types sure like to uneven the playing field."
Link and Dark gripped their swords tighter as the deity hovered closer. A bead of sweat rolled down Dark's nose when the temperature became slightly hotter.
"I can incinerate you both instantaneously if I wanted to, but I've decided against that this time," Avilux claimed, the temperature returning back to normal. "It was rather boring when I got rid of the Keeper of Power so swiftly," it complained, switching over to the voice of Skull Kid. "This time, I intend to keep the fun going for as long as possible. You had better cooperate, or I'm going to reduce you to ashes in a flash. That'll make me sad, you know?"
Link and Dark prepared themselves. They pointed their swords at the deity simultaneously.
"Bring it!"
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"Vaati! You're hurt."
"I'm fine…" Vaati pushed Zelda away and staggered forward. He winced from a jolt of pain from his ribs, but he bit his tongue and began to walk. He had been aiming for the general location where he thought he sensed a collection of magic, and had ended up above the Avilux I research facility they had first visited. He had misjudged terribly, however, and he and Zelda had found themselves a mile above the ground. The sorcerer had managed to correct his mistake somewhat by hastily teleporting again to somewhere closer to the ground, but this had caused him to smash into a jagged rock that was jutting out of the ground. Luckily, Zelda had gotten out of the problem with only a few bruises.
"Watch your step," Zelda called a second too late as Vaati stumbled over the fallen rubble. Despite his protests, she helped him up while looking around her surroundings.
The mountaintop had cratered from Avilux's explosive exit, and a good portion of the underground facility lay exposed in a mangled mess of concrete and utility wires. Puddles dripped around them from the snow that had melted, and most of the forest had been completely burned away. The temperature was slightly warm as well. "That goddess did this?" Zelda whispered in disbelief. "Does Link and Dark… do they…" she couldn't find a way to finish her sentence.
Vaati looked up at the sky. " 'Do they stand a chance?' That's what you're wondering, right?"
Zelda nodded.
The sorcerer was quiet for a while as they stepped over the fallen stone and made their way over to what looked like a hole in the ground. He sneered. "That guy, he can surprise you. I wouldn't worry about him." He peered over the edge of the square hole that was partially covered by the ruins of the facility. It appeared to be what remained of the elevator shaft. "Before that, let's worry about finding the real Avilux Ignis."
"Is she down there?"
Vaati scratched his chin, and then nodded with conviction. "I'm almost positive. Here, I can get us down there safely with levitation magic. I think I can handle it this time."
"Are you sure? It's hurting your arm, isn't it? I've noticed how you've been rubbing that arm that Dugal shot every time you try something."
The sorcerer stared at his hurt arm flatly. As much as he hated to admit it, Zelda was right. It was straining to perform magic – that was one of the major reasons that not many people mastered it. If his arm were completely fine, then he wouldn't have noticed just how much his spells were exerting him. Irritation flashed across his face, and he balled his other hand into a fist. Suddenly flicking his fingers, he allowed a whip of air slit across the sleeve of his sweatshirt, cutting it by the shoulders.
"Wha – what are you doing?" Zelda exclaimed when she saw that some of the wind had cut through the cloth and had cut his arm as well. There was a dark purple welt where the bullet wound was, along with a shallow cut from the wind magic that went around above it. Whipping up a cold wind, Vaati froze a small puddle into ice, and then tied the ice tightly over his welt with the sleeve he had sliced off of his hoodie.
He gave a stubborn look at the surprised girl. "I used to be the greatest sorcerer in the world. That's all I have to say." He cocked his head towards the elevator shaft. "Now are you coming with me or not?"
The girl sighed, and then moved closer to the edge of the hole. "All right. Let's go."
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The two Links stood tense as they eyed the energy sphere that was spinning in front of Avilux Ignis's beak. "I have a game for you," the girl's voice addressed them, the sphere gradually growing in size. "This energy sphere will follow you until you manage to hit it away with a sword beam. Each time it is hit you will pass it to each other, but if you fail to do so then it will explode in your face." The deity flapped its wings and released the sphere towards Link. "The one who survives the game the longest wins."
"Tch!" Link braced himself and swung the Master Sword so that it released a sword beam. Upon hitting the sphere, it changed its course and targeted Dark instead.
"Aaah!"
"Dark!"
Dark was swept off of his feet when the energy sphere collided into him and white flames erupted around him instantaneously. He shouted in pain and surprise, and then shakily brushed himself off while gripping the hilt of his sword tightly.
"Dark, why didn't you use your sword beam?"
The dark haired teen glanced down at his sword and then shook his head. "I don't know how."
"What?"
"Ahahaha! There's no time to chat because here comes round two" Avilux chimed with another energy sphere. Once again, it was directed towards Link who quickly reflected it with a sword beam.
"Focus all your energy to your sword – I don't know how else to explain it!" Link shouted.
Dark dashed away from the sphere in an attempt to dodge it. At the same time, he seemed to be trying to figure out how to create a sword beam. Dark was in for a surprise when the sphere abruptly veered around from its trajectory so that it was still coming straight for him. It hit him again, and Link grimaced when he heard his partner cry out.
The giggly girl's voice tittered, "There is no use running away. You have to play by my rules, and that means you have to master the sword beam before your friend incinerates you." She laughed when she noted Link's expression. "It is true, Farore's pet. Every time you succeed your friend will be hurt. Will you let your guilt eat you up, or will you demonstrate to your friend what little faith you have in his success by harming yourself?" Another energy sphere formed. "Oops, no time to think now because another one is on the way."
"L-Link, don't listen to her, just send them my way," Dark snarled, still staggering from his last attack. "I just have to try."
"But…" Link hesitated while he stared at the oncoming attack.
"Just shut up and do it!"
Zing!
Link let the Master Sword shoot another sword beam at the sphere, making it target Dark instead. He turned his head away when he heard the sphere explode into flames again, along with Dark's yell.
"Damn it, I'll get it next time." Dark's jacket was now falling apart to tatters.
Another sphere, and Link obliged to Dark's wishes with an increasingly furious expression. His friend was running out of energy, and it wouldn't be long before he collapsed completely. Dark swung his sword but he couldn't get the grasp of the sword beam. After all, just a few days ago Dark had been completely oblivious to a world where ancient magic was possible. Finally having enough, Link took a deep breath and lowered his sword. He felt a shock run through his body along with momentary intense heat as he allowed the attack to hit him. He coughed, and heard Dark's angry protests above the deity's laughter.
"What in Farore's name do you think you're doing?" Dark shouted furiously.
"Just… think about how to beat that thing while I take the damage. You can't take any more hits." Link held out his sword in front of him and closed his eyes.
"You idiot, I'm not going to let you stand there and be clobbered like that!"
"Then don't let me get clobbered and think fast!"
Avilux Ignis charged up another energy shot, and its crown flickered brightly in amusement. "Ahaha! You're fighting over who gets to die first? That's too funny. I thought your life was the most important thing for you mortals."
The hand around Dark's sword shook as he watched the sphere glow white while Link stood calmly in front of it without any intention of hitting it back. "You wouldn't understand, freak," he hissed. In his anger, he didn't notice the edge of his blade flicker slightly with a blue tint. As soon as the sphere shot towards Link, Dark made a run for the deity and swung his sword in an arch with as much power as he could.
The sword blazed red-hot when it came in contact with the phoenix's core, and to his surprise it unleashed a sword beam inside it. The deity screeched and it vanished, with the sword beam blasting a hole through its middle.
Link, equally in tatters as Dark, ran towards him when he saw what he had done. "Are you ok?"
Dark struck the blond's hand away angrily. Rounding on him, he snarled. "Don't you ever sacrifice yourself for me again."
"I can say the same to you," Link said huffily. "I'm not about to stand and watch someone get hurt."
A sudden pain interrupted the two teens when searing temperatures crackled across their skin and made them drop to their knees in agony. Avilux Ignis had returned in a flash, and this time she didn't sound too cheerful. The bird brought its beak closer towards Dark who was rubbing his face in an attempt to lessen the burning sensation. "I told you to play my game." The voice was pouty and accusing, much like a spoiled little girl's.
Dark spat in its face in response, to which the deity retreated in surprise. Then it snickered lightly, changing the topic with confusing abruptness. Its attitude was exactly like a child's in this regard.
"Fine, I have another game then. We won't stop playing until you guys are done for. I won't have any use for broken toys anyway – they're not important at all."
Link looked down at his legs that were weak from the damage they had taken earlier, and then at Dark who was also trying his best to remain standing. The hero sighed. "Hurry up, Vaati. We can't last like this."
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Progress was slow for Vaati and Zelda as they crawled and ducked through the debris of the basement levels of the ruined facility. It was incredibly dark as well, and they only had a small orb of magical light summoned by the sorcerer so they could see where they were going. Zelda moved through first, being more flexible to twist around the pipes and broken steel rods that were blocking the way.
"Where are we going?" Zelda asked, feeling claustrophobic from the tight space and stifling darkness. The soft dripping sound coming from the broken pipelines weren't of any comfort either.
Vaati paused at an intersection in what had once been a hallway, and then tilted his head to the right. "Over there."
Following Vaati's instructions, Zelda felt her way past the rubble and squeezed her way through to the collapsed hallway on the right. The damage worsened as they crawled through, and she began to worry that they would eventually reach a dead end. Interestingly enough, however, they reached a point where the rubble became less severe and they could walk through the place without having to crawl around. The slanted walls straightened out again, and even the doors to some rooms were still intact. It was out of place, and it made the girl uncomfortable. Apparently Vaati felt the same as well.
"This is strange… I think we're close."
Zelda's ears pricked when she heard the faint muffle of voices coming through the closed doors in front of them at the end of the hall. She held up a hand to signal the other teen to be careful. "There's someone there," she whispered.
Sticking low to the ground, they swiftly yet quietly made their way closer to the door. Crouching on either side of it, they caught their breath. Zelda glanced at the sorcerer, and then gently pressed her palm against the door so that it opened a crack. She jumped when it hit against a fallen computer monitor on the other side, and then she applied a little more pressure to push it aside enough so that they would be able to get through. A timid, frightened voice drifted out through the doors.
"Are we the only ones left?"
Vaati and Zelda exchanged looks of surprise. "Skull Kid," the wind mage mouthed, and the girl nodded. The troublesome boy's voice repeated urgently when he received no response.
"Letti! Why is everyone dead?"
The little girl's voice that they had heard the Goddess of Chaos use earlier replied impatiently. Hearing that voice caused the two eavesdroppers to freeze. "I told you they didn't interest me. They were boring, useless things and they tried to stop me. Didn't you agree that they were boring and useless too, Skull Kid?"
"Yeah, but you didn't have to go that far!"
"Why not?"
"Because it's wrong, and it's not fun."
"Of course it's fun. I thought having fun entailed anything that you derived enjoyment out of, and getting rid of those boring things made me happy. There are more important things in the world than the bumbling lot that resided here."
Zelda dared to peer over the desk that she had crawled towards to take a better look at what was going on. Skull Kid was standing by the machine that Dugal had shown her during her tour of the facility, and he was wringing his hands around the blue ocarina in worry. In front of him, sitting on top of the platform of Dr. Willits' machine, was a little girl who looked to be the same age of Skull Kid. She was swinging her bare feet in the air, causing her gold anklet to jingle rhythmically. Her hair flickered like fire between gold and yellow, and it waved around her neck in two girlish pigtails, partially covering some light green symbols on her right shoulder. Flicking her yellow-orange skirt out of boredom, the girl continued to kick her legs to listen to Skull Kid.
"But what about me? Why did you keep me alive?"
Her yellow eyes flickered, and upon closer inspection, Zelda noticed that she had strange white pupils that shouldn't exist on normal humans. The girl gave Skull Kid an 'are you stupid?' expression. "You're important."
"I… I am?" Skull Kid stuttered in surprise. Out of all the things he considered himself, being important was not one of them. He couldn't help but blush a little from the flattery.
"Of course you are," the girl named Letti said matter-of-factly. "Those other mortals treated you with extreme care, and they always became paranoid whenever something happened to you. They wouldn't have treated you that way if you weren't important, am I right?"
"I guess so."
"You must be important. I want you for myself."
Skull Kid was at a loss for words, and all he could do was scratch the back of his head in embarrassment. No one had ever considered him worth talking to, or even desirable for that matter. In his entire life, everyone had always run away from him because of his strange looks and testing sense of humor. "Thanks…" he mumbled under his breath, hastily hiding his face under his hat.
Letti summoned a tiny fire fairy that had originally been conjured by the Ocarina of Time, and allowed it to circle around over her head. "You freed me from that stupid ocarina, too," she added. "It was so dumb. I can't believe my sisters did that to me. Said I needed to be 'grounded for eternity' – how dare they treat me like a child!"
From his hiding spot, Vaati rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath. "Well you look like a child and act like a child; what did you expect?" He was careful not to be heard, however, and listened to their conversation patiently.
Skull Kid blew a note on the ocarina. "Your sisters are goddesses, right? Why were they angry at you?"
"They're not just any goddesses. They are the goddesses, Nayru, Din, and Farore. Not that I care what they are, those stuck up good-for-nothings." Letti crossed her arms childishly over her chest. "All they cared about was making this perfect little world all to themselves, and they didn't let anyone else play with it. I just wanted to have some fun, but they said I was causing too much Chaos for the world to handle so they put me away along with my brother."
"You have a brother too?"
"Yup!" She grinned, the triangular markings painted across her face stretching upwards into a crescent. "He's my younger brother too, but he likes to pretend he's older. He's so immature though! He thought it was cool to make the little mortals fight each other in massive wars and have them worship him as a war god. His games had no finesse like mine did – my games involved mind games, while his were simple clashes of numbers." She waved her arms to demonstrate the scale of the battles. "He called himself the Fierce Deity. Fierce indeed! He didn't have the guts to ruin our sisters' precious Hyrule, so he stuck around the less important Termina instead. Well, him and that silly Majora. Those two were always stumbling around that place while never being bold enough to play in Hyrule. That's why my sisters let him have a little more influence than I did for punishment. At least he could live again through a special mask."
"I wish I had a brother…" Skull Kid sighed.
"No you don't," Letti made a face. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she looked straight towards the door where Zelda and Vaati were hiding. She stared at it long enough to make the teens uneasy.
Vaati grit his teeth. "She noticed."
"Ahaha! I was waiting for you two. Why are you hiding? We're not playing hide-and-seek, silly kids," Letti laughed. It was a happy kind of laughter that could be described as sinister at the same time. Having no choice now that their cover was blown, Zelda and Vaati stood up and stepped into view. There was a gasp from Skull Kid, and he pointed a finger at Vaati.
"White guy! What are you doing here?" He stomped his foot angrily. "Do you still want to be mean to me, jerk?"
Vaati ignored him, which caused Skull Kid to rant louder. The boy finally shut up when the little girl held up a finger. She shook her head with her eyes closed, wagging her finger while tutting. "I was expecting them here, Skull Kid. In fact, these two are very important people." Slowly opening her eyes with a near predatory gaze, she pointed a finger at Vaati and then at Zelda. "This is the Sorcerer of Winds who has gained power that matches the gods, and this is the Keeper of Wisdom, also known as the Princess of Destiny. They are very important people Skull Kid. Perhaps more important than you."
Skull Kid bit his tongue, a little shocked and hurt by his friend's words. Feeling rejected, he frowned and moped towards the corner to kick a piece of rubble. Letti didn't seem to notice nor care as she continued.
"Since you've managed to find me, allow me to introduce myself." She curtsied politely. "I have been recently named 'Avilux Ignis.' It is a pretty name, is it not? I will let you call me that if you'd like." She covered her mouth to suppress a giggle. Instead of finding it cute, Zelda was beginning to find the girlish giggles incredibly creepy. It was disgusting to see such a terrifying character emerge from someone who took on the appearance of a little girl. "My real name, however, is Aleta. I am the Fourth Goddess and the most important one of all. I will not allow you to call me Aleta," she added sternly. Then, she smiled sweetly. "I will let you call me Letti instead."
"You picked the wrong person to mess w –" Vaati began, but was interrupted by a powerful flash of magic that exploded in his face. It had come out of nowhere, and he had been thrown back against the far wall of the room with incredible force. His head ringing from the impact, he could only hear a muffled jumble of words from Zelda who was no doubt asking him if he was all right. His vision was slightly blurry from the blinding light as well, and he rubbed his hand across them to clear his sight. That was when he noticed that his knuckles were bloodied from the attack.
When his hearing finally returned to normal, they were greeted by the ringing of Letti's childish laughter. She narrowed her eyes and her mouth curled upwards into a poisonous grin.
"Ahaha," she laughed, "so much for having the powers of god, little sorcerer."
Vaati staggered up and steadied himself. He was in shock that he had been hit by an attack he hadn't expected. Vaati couldn't believe it, but he was actually feeling worried about this fight. He knew Letti was just toying with them and could make them disappear in a second if she wished.
How in the world was he going to win against a monster like that?
He swallowed. At least he wasn't going to show he was worried. He was the most powerful sorcerer in the world for a reason.
Straightening himself out, he gave his best arrogant sneer while wishing he still had his old cape to whirl around in the most badass way he could think of. Vaati chuckled, all the while wondering what he was doing provoking Letti further. "You are unwise to think you can beat me."
Letti blinked, and then smiled broadly. "Ooooh very big words. Don't disappoint me."
fleets: COOKIE FOR THOSE WHO GUESSED FIERCE DEITY! There were an overwhelming amount of guesses for Majora, but for some reason I see Majora as a "she" if any gender had to be assigned (to be honest I see Majora as an "it." Opinions can probably change after I actually play the game though instead of just reading the manga). Letti totally has no respect for Fierce Deity though haha.
So I did a final chapter count, and I think there are roughly three to four more chapters left before the end of the story. Ideally I'd like to make it to 30 chapters since I like that number better, but 30 is kinda pushing it. We shall see ;)
We're almost at the finale! I'll be a free person once more :D
i-wish-799: They're not really enemies even though they have every right to be. Under different circumstances, Dugal and Vaati probably could have worked together (to the horror of the world).
Midna Hytwilian: Ack! So THAT'S how they're taking advantage of us! DX
Shadow R-B: Mmm, well, I can't really say much on Ganondorf (and it's Ganondorf - i.e. Ford Gagnon = anagram of Ganondorf ;) ) but I'll say this much: I'm not going to follow the pattern of my previous stories of having Ganondorf steal the bad guy show AGAIN.
LinkxDarkLink: Haha, well, I don't know if you can call it "being nice" since it's hinted he had ulterior motives for doing so :P. We'll get back to that later (shhh, pretend that's not important at all for now).
Reily96: Ya know, I was considering making it sound like I'd killed Dugal off completely in the last chapter instead of leaving it ambiguous, because after I wrote it that way it sounded totally lame. I do create OCs so that I can kill them (lookie what happened to Opal, Daeia, Harrier, etc. They're all dead) but confirming Dugal's death in the last chapter would have been too sudden D: I also felt it would have been met with unhappy readers.
Astral S. Kepeire: Aww :( I'm sorry you felt bad... I'm glad you're feeling better though! No one likes to see someone upset. Haha, yeah, there's no way I'll leave Dugal's fate left hanging like that without ever mentioning it again. It'll be unfair to the readers and it'll be a big gaping hole in the story (so you're right, he'll be mentioned again for sure). And it's true I do have surprises (though what kind of surprise I cannot say). His self-doubting attitude though; I think it might make more sense after I write about him again (daaang, you're perceptive. I wasn't sure if anyone would find that fishy - good job. Seems like you always catch me).
henslight: Yeah, Link hasn't been getting the spotlight lately - mostly because Vaati could do a better job at the same thing now that he has magic back (sorry Link!). He was slightly more useful in this chapter though (even though I still think the best parts were stolen by the sorcerer yet again). Yes indeedy, the final battle is on!
Sapphiet: No, you were right. It was the Fierce Deity. I couldn't reveal it last chapter though because I hadn't reached that point (though now I can). Nope, and their situation might have gotten worse...
SubZeroChimera: Not exactly - Avilux was just saying she wanted the Triforce because that was Ganondorf's wish (as well as world domination). She still doesn't really know why she wants certain things; all she knows is that some things are valuable to other people, and thus she thinks she wants them as well.
msfcatlover: Huh, I never new that. So red potions and blue potions have different effects across games? And oh Dugal - I haven't finished writing about what happened to him after that - whether he lives or dies, and what he reached for in his jacket. Vaati's soft side - it's good that you mentioned it because that issue will come up again before this story is over ;)
Ephriokko: If there's one thing Dugal and Vaati have in common, it's his ridiculous stubbornness. And yes, it's totally normal to find Avilux Ignis aka Letti creepy. In fact, it's encouraged. XD
xBlackDragoonx: Now whether or not that's true... O.o; I guess we'll never know. Letti isn't so cute anymore probably... but I still like her bratty evilness! (pats her head - incinerated by Letti as well as a jealous Opal). ow...