If there was ever a time for Link to be grateful of Navi's presence, now was it. The fairy had finally taken action, diving at the giant creature in front of them and bounding directly off of his right eye. The creature howled, tentacles splaying and thrashing against the spined platform in the center of the room. This only caused more pain, causing it to let out a small cry of horror as it dragged itself away to nurse its wounds.
"Get ready, Link. It's a Big Octo. See that glowing thing on its back? Hit it there!" Link blinked. There wasn't even a hint of snark in her words. The world was coming to an end. Ganondorf had won. He stood there stupidly, eyes glazed as the Big Octo crawled back up, roaring in anger. His fairy sighed, bashing herself against Link's head, causing him to reawaken, "Hey! You idiot, get in there and beat it!" Ah, there she was. He grinned at her before drawing his sword and taking a battle stance.
By now the creature had finished its whimpering, slowly dragging itself closer to Link. The eye that Navi had struck was burning red, swollen from impact and whatever magics the fairies possessed. Link never knew how Navi did anything, and he doubted the fairy was going to tell him. All he knew was that she wasn't one of the kind creatures who healed travellers, or if she was she never bothered to heal her charge. "It's blinded in one eye, Link. It won't bother to shoot at you now, not knowing if it will hit you or bound off a wall." The fairy quietly began to flutter towards to giant, taking her usual stance over the enemy, helping Link to focus in on his attacks.
The Big Octo suddenly began to spin as Link approached, roaring and attempting to drag the boy into his spiny shell. Navi whirled away, thrown against the walls of Jabu-Jabu with a cry. The kokiri stepped back, blue eyes wide with fear. As the beast backed away, leaving Link alone for a few moments, he ran over to his fairy and gently picked her up. Her usually blazing blue light had dimmed, allowing him to see her full body. As he scanned her for any serious injuries, his eyes met hers. They were closed, yet she was breathing. Link let out a sigh of relief. She was only unconscious.
Still, now he was without someone to help guide his sword strokes. The Big Octo roared another challenge, pawing at the flesh beneath with its good tentacles. For once, the annoying fairy didn't seem so bad. He tucked her into his hat for safekeeping, then drew his sword and shield again. He was in this alone, now. Right.
With a gulp, he stepped forward, accepting the challenge with a stomp to the ground. Jabu-Jabu lurched at the foreign contact, knocking Link off balance. Though he didn't fall, his stumble allowed the Big Octo to charge forward, gaining ground first. It immediately entered its shell, spinning around as Link hopped backwards. After a few moments it collapsed, revealing the crystal on its back. Remembering Navi's advice, Link yelled, jumping towards it and slashing downwards. The beast cried as the crystal cracked, a long web-like tear appearing in the rock.
As it dragged itself away again, Link took the time to check on his fallen fairy. Her breathing had become a bit more steady, glow barely starting to return, but it was there. The wounds along her back were patching themselves up, new flesh growing in as blue sparks of magic took over her healing. Had she been lying to him all that time when she had said she was not a healing fairy? Link didn't have time to ponder, as the beast was ready sooner than before, his bellows growing louder as time passed. He stuck Navi back into the hat and stepped foward with a yell. He was ready, this time.
The battle continued like this for some time, like some gentlemen's duel. Link would strike at the Big Octo's crystal, causing it to whimper and hobble away as he checked up on Navi. It would then scream another challenge, and a tired Link would simply step up and accept it. The creature would spin, grow dizzy, and Link would strike at it. Then the cycle would start again. Chips were coming out of the blazing blue diamond, however, and he knew that the Big Octo was nearly finished. Which was good, because Link didn't know how much more fighting he could take.
The behemoth roared, weaker than previous ones, before charging. It leaped into the air, withdrew into its shell, and began to spin, trying to slam down on top of Link and take him away. He rolled, allowing the Big Octo to crash land onto Jabu-Jabu, causing the massive fish to rattle in pain. Ignoring the rumbling 'ground' beneath him, Link charged, leaping into the air and smashing the final bits of the crystal with his sword. The Big Octo let out a barking laugh, one good eye looking towards Link.
"Well... played... boy... The Gerudo... was not... lying... then? Go... the Parasite... she... she awaits... you." It collapsed to the ground, heaving out one last cry as it faded to oblivion. Link looked stupidly at the beast's final resting place before noticing that the spikes had retreated back into the platform. He had no idea what to do next. Obviously he was supposed to find the 'Parasite', but he had no idea what or who that was! This was a job for Navi, not for him! All he did he slash at things with his sword. Useful, sure, but he was still horrid with directions.
"Hey! Why's it so dark? Link! Ewww, it stinks like sweat in here! Lemme out! Hey! Hey! HEY!" He smiled. Some things never changed.
A/N: Short chapter is short. I know I promised one more to go, but this is the second to last one, I promise. I wanted to put something out, so I dragged it off my flash drive. More will be coming, I promise. It's been a looong couple months for me.
Reviews are loved. I hope I did better this time with the boss than the last one ^_^;