A/N: Thanks to ZeldaRubix, Kirkysaurus, RoseWing-chan and alwaysingirl for their reviews!

Thanks ZR! I'm glad to know that you understood the portrayal of Ganondorf's rationale. I've always found that villains like him have some very screwy reasons as to why they commit evil, which they believe in with their lives. I tried to emphasise this Ganon's dialogue and to show exactly why he is doing these things (even if they aren't right).

Thanks Kirky! I wanted to keep the description of the castle as close to the game as possible. Glad you liked it!

Thanks RoseWing! Yeah, I tried as much as I could to get that 'creepy' vibe going with that chapter. Glad you got it!

And I never thought I would be creating tension between characters. That's a first for me. Thanks alwaysingirl!

As always, thanks to TheZeldaDungeon on YouTube for their video walkthroughs that help me out immensely.

3,000 words guys! I never though I would be able to do this! XD

So, what exactly did Ganondorf mean when he said that last sentence?

Read on!

Chapter 34 - Arrival

'What did you just say?' Zelda inquired, honest confusion written on her face.

'You heard me,' Ganon retorted, still playing the organ. Zelda wondered how his fingers hadn't started to ache by this point. 'My rule... it will not be obligated to such laws as yours. As you can plainly see I'm above that. But it's because of these laws that you feel you and your father's rule are the best way for everyone. And this is my point... before judging me for what I've done, maybe you should start to look at the history of your family. They aren't exactly the six Sages either, you know.'

'How dare you compare my family to yourself. My ancestors would never stoop so low as to slay thousands of innocents... and in the name of what? A fantasy that you have been playing out in your mind for years now?'

'This isn't a fantasy, Zelda. This is real. Link is going to come through that door and I am going to defeat him. The Triforce will reunite - in the grand throne room of Hyrule Castle!'

His voice reverberated around the walls of the crystal and Zelda covered her ears. It pierced through her eardrums and played with her nerves - like a voice in the mind of an asylum resident urging its owner to kill, destroy.

'Link is going to defeat you, Ganondorf. You may stand by your belief that you will defeat him and claim the Triforce for yourself, but what happens if you don't?'

'I will not be defeated. As I have already told you, your basis for belief - the belief that good shall always triumph over evil - is useless. Such optimism doesn't get you anywhere does it?'

His eyes, which were so focused on the beautiful keys of the organ, looked up, deep into Zelda's mind. They were a fiery orange. It was as if Ganon was so war-hungry that wars were even being waged inside his irises.

'I'm sure Link must also have the same belief as you, but as I said, it's useless. Faith doesn't get you anywhere in this world. It's only power, wisdom...'

He focused back onto the keys.

'...And the courage people are so desperately missing that gets you somewhere. Maybe that's why they base their faith on such ridiculous beliefs, without consideration for what the future may hold.'

Zelda stood proudly and stared down at Ganondorf, who was still focused on the organ.

'Without faith what do we have?' she shouted. Ganondorf looked up at her calmly, hearing out what fables she had left to tell. After all, her death was very near.

'We have nothing. Nothing but to entrust our lives with the people who we love. We have faith that in our hour of need they will assist us. Without this faith how will they know? They would simply be blind as to what lies ahead; running a marathon but never accomplishing something, working for no pay, being subject to torment from creatures...'

Ganondorf smirked and returned his gaze back to the keys again.

'...Like you.'

Zelda spat out the last word as if it were fire on her tongue. Ganondorf didn't deserve the pronoun. He didn't deserve his rule. He didn't deserve to live.

'You may hold to your belief still, Zelda,' Ganondorf sneered condescendingly, 'But I may have refer back to what I said. That the rule of your ancestors was not as rosy as you think it was.'

Zelda gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. He was playing with her. Seeing how she would react. Trying to make her lose her faith.

'If you knew what they did, then in your eyes...'

Ganondorf looked up again but his playing still didn't waver. He had been playing for at least an hour straight now.

'...They would be evil too.'

Zelda screeched and smacked the inside of the crystal with her palms, aiming her punches at the head she could see through the translucent wall. Ganondorf still played as if ignoring a child who was having a tantrum in the middle of the street.

'How dare you! How dare you say such a thing about the royal family. You shall be tried for treason of the utmost degree!'

'Keep making your threats. I don't care about what you do.'

He laughed evilly, causing Zelda to flinch at the echoes of the crystal.

'It's as if you think you will rule again! Do you hear me Zelda? You shall never rule again, ever! The future of Hyrule will be drenched in you and your family's blood!'

Suddenly there was movement from the entrance of the room. Zelda looked up and immediately her heart sunk. The green-clad figure gasped as he looked up at her, and Ganondorf grinned.

'As if sent by the goddesses,' he whispered only loud enough for the crystal to amplify but not for Link to hear.

Suddenly, a bright light in the shape of a triangle began to form around Link's hand, reducing in size until only one triangle remained on his hand. Zelda's hand twitched and rose of its own accord, and a triangle formed on her hand as well. The Triforce of Wisdom shone proudly for all to see, as if offering itself to Ganondorf.

Ganondorf finally stopped playing and all was silent. He still faced the keys as he spoke, his voice severing the darkness through its heart.

'The Triforce parts are resonating. They are combining into one again.

'The two Triforce parts I could not capture on that day, seven years ago... I didn't expect they would be hidden in you two!'

He laughed and his hands fell away from the organ. Zelda flinched at the volume and sharpness of the bellowing laugh. It was evil. Pure evil.

'And now, finally, all the Triforce parts are gathered here!'

He span around abruptly, flinging his cape as he did so. Link almost stepped back, but instead steeled himself and stared at Ganondorf, deciphering what he was going to do next.

'These toys are too much for you!' Ganondorf yelled as he raised a fist. A triangle of light appeared around his hand and centred at the top, the Triforce of Power blazing compared to the shadow of the rest of the room.

'I command you to return them to me!'

He roared savagely and a wave of darkness burst from his Triforced hand. Link shielded himself with his hands, trying to resist getting blown away by the sheer power of the waves.

'Link! I can't help you! Because of the waves of darkness, I can't get close!' the ball of light next to him shouted over the din of the power.

'I'm sorry, Link!'

Ganondorf ceased the wave and laughed loudly. He began to float erratically, laughing as he did so, and Link shifted into a battle stance, shield and Master Sword ready.

Ganondorf roared again and punched the ground in front of Link with a glowing fist. Link dodged immediately and ran backwards as the floor around him started to collapse into the long fall beneath them. Ganon didn't let up as he formed an electric ball of light and threw it forcefully at Link, who only just dodged out of the way before it hit him. The tile that was hit fell into the abyss to join the others.

'Can't take it can you!' Ganondorf shrieked maniacally as he formed another ball of light and threw it at Link again. However, instead of dodging, Link swiped his sword at the ball, causing it to fly back at Ganondorf. Ganondorf was probably not expecting to know to do this and Zelda certainly wasn't. The ball hit Ganondorf and he fell to the ground, sparks erupting from different parts of his body.

'Now, Link, now!' Zelda shouted even though Link couldn't hear her. Link seemed to comply, however, and jumped across the gap between the platform he was on and the centre of the room. He struck Ganon's head mid-jump and Ganondorf cried out, blood spurting from the large laceration in his scalp. Link showed no mercy and slashed him all over: his arms, legs and chest bearing the brunt of the attacks.

Eventually, Ganondorf lashed out with a fist and Link dodged. Ganon quickly hovered back into the air and regained his original stance, although Zelda noticed he was moving quite a bit slower now. Blood was leaking from his arms and his head may as well have been wearing a crown of thorns.

'Pesky kid!' Ganondorf shouted as he punched down toward Link. Link quickly ran back and jumped to a platform on the outside before Ganondorf landed.

'Let's see who wins this round!' he shouted as he formed yet another ball of light, throwing it at Link quickly. Link reflected it back again but instead of hitting Ganondorf, he swiped his cape at it. The ball returned back to Link again and he once again deflected it. Zelda watched the two with interest. This was just like she a game she had played ages ago with her family, in the castle courtyard. She couldn't quite remember the name but she did remember her father getting flustered whenever he missed the ball.

Eventually, after at least a minute, Ganondorf messed up his timing and ball careered into his chest, causing him to screech in pain and hold it. Instead of falling to the ground this time, however, he remained in the air. Zelda was unsure of what Link was meant to do, since he couldn't attack Ganon with his sword, him being where he was. However, she forgot the gift she gave to Link back in the temple only hours ago. As if to remind her, Link got it out. His bow shone with a vibrant yellow light which encapsulated the point of an arrow. After some time as Link tried to adjust his aim, he fired and the arrow hit Ganondorf square in the chest, causing him to screech unnaturally and fall to the ground. Again, Link ran up to him and sliced him in mid-air and then many times after that, causing Ganondorf to cry out every time the sword sliced through his skin. Zelda wondered why Ganondorf wasn't doing anything to defend himself, but then reasoned that he must have been temporarily paralysed due to the Light Arrow and his own attack hitting him.

The sparks around Ganondorf dissipated and he rose again, screaming in ballistic fury that made Zelda almost fall down in shock. Link quickly jumped back to a platform on the side before Ganondorf could grab him and crush his skull. Ganondorf was now hovering very slowly. Blood was leaking out of multiple wounds surrounding his body and he was gasping heavily. From the extent of the wounds he had so far sustained, Zelda wondered how he could even keep standing, let alone keeping up the magic to hover.

Ganondorf now did something unexpected. He raised his arms into the sky and they began to tremble violently. A small ball of light formed at his fingertips, then increased in size until it was at least three times the size of his head. Zelda gasped and looked over to Link, who seemed startled, but quickly readied his sword for the attack.

Ganondorf couldn't take the energy anymore and threw the ball downwards. When it hit the ground five smaller balls of light fanned out and erratically snaked towards Link, who wasn't quite sure what was happening. It was as if he couldn't decide which one to hit.

'Swing your sword, Link!' Zelda shouted in vain. Link still seemed mesmerised by the balls of light that were heading his way. They were c=getting closer and closer and Link was still not moving. The only time he did move was when one of them knocked him off his feet and Ganondorf bellowed in laughter.

'Link!' Zelda screamed desperately as he fell to the ground, landing on his back hard. Ganondorf laughed again and started to charge the same attack.

'Link, please get up! Please!'

And he did, although very slowly. Small sparks of electricity were running up and down his body and he was starting to sway uneasily. Eventually, however, he shook his head and managed to regain his senses, but his head still looked like it was going to fall off at any second.

Ganondorf released the ball of light which shattered and snaked toward Link again. Link seemed ready for what was coming this time and readied his sword, although he was in a different stance to his other one. Zelda closed her eyes and waited for the ball of light to hit him. She couldn't bear to see someone get hurt like this, For the sake of Hyrule. For the world. He didn't deserve this like Ganondorf did.

Suddenly, a low shout came from reality and Zelda opened her eyes. That definitely wasn't Link's voice. She gasped and cheered silently as she saw Ganondorf convulsing, sparks illuminating his clothes. Link quickly leapt over and slashed at Ganon like there was no other chance. But this wasn't the Link Zelda knew. This Link was malicious, enduring... courageous. He didn't care for his own safety so long as Hyrule kept hers.

Blood was spraying from Ganondorf's bod like a fountain, and Zelda winced at the amount of it. Ganondorf had raised his hands to his face to defend it, although Zelda saw it as more of a surrender. Link was slashing at him so fast his sword was a blur, and every time he slashed Ganondorf screamed and another laceration formed on Ganon's limbs.

Finally, Ganondorf screamed so loudly that Zelda felt the crystal start to vibrate. She covered her ears and screamed herself, wanting to get away from it. It was blood-curdling even when he was defeated.

'The Great King of Evil...'

Ganondorf spluttered as his mouth filled with purple blood. He threw it up disgustingly and tried to speak again. His voice was hoarse, as if his lungs had been robbed of air.

'...Beaten by this kid?'

His voice sounded incredulous. He only had enough voice left to rasp one word.

'...Link!'

He screeched as a great light covered him and buzzing sound filled Zelda's ears. She flinched as the crystal swayed backwards and the beautiful, expensive stained glass windows around the room simultaneously shattered, spraying coloured chunks of glass everywhere. The walls around them started to collapse but Link stayed where he was, looking around him. The walls vaporised slowly as Zelda gasped, and the pieces dissipated to dust and were scattered by the early morning breeze. Ganondorf was still standing, cape torn and arms raised. He fell forward at Link's feet, and Zelda knew that finally it was over. No more suffering. No more darkness. No more evil.

He was dead.

The crystal started to hover down to where Link stood, next to Ganondorf. The walls exploded outward silently and disappeared, leaving Zelda to land gracefully on her feet. She looked back, and Ganondorf's bloodied, electrocuted mess of a body.

'Ganondorf... pitiful man.'

'Without a strong righteous mind, he could not control the power of the gods... and...'

Suddenly, the floor beneath her began to shake violently and she almost fell. She looked back at Ganondorf's lifeless body with wide eyes.

This isn't right!

Link looked at her with a panicked expression and gestured towards the spiral staircase that whirled around the tower. Zelda merely stayed staring at the body surrounded by blood.

What's going on here?

The ground began to shake even more violently and Zelda started to come back to reality.

'We have to go!' Link's fuzzed voice got to her ears. She merely looked back at him with watery eyes. Her mind was only focused on one thing right now. One anomaly in their otherwise perfect victory. Her mouth moved. Formed words.

'This wasn't supposed to happen.'