16. The Hero of Souls

First and foremost I am sorry to everyone who follows my story, work has become hell over the summer and I just haven't had the time or energy to write.

Another thing I want to address is that the theme for the last dungeon was Nordic, and unrelated to Infinity War or God of War. I've had the outline of the story and dungeons written out for a long time.

Lastly, I'm planning on making more in-between chapters like the Zelda and Ganondorf one to flesh out other characters better like Magus and Impa. I'd like to get your opinion on that.

On a plane in between, a beast shrouded in golden specks of light found a blue crystal but didn't quite understand what it was. For eons the spirit had existed however it had never come across the hero before and gently picked up the blue crystal in its maw before flying through the plane before coming to the edge of its territory an area where ice turned to water.

After gently placing the crystal on the boundary the creature reared back and let out a call akin to something between an owl's screech and a bear's roar. The creature slowly sat down and the flecks of light slowly swirled together into a large ball of pure golden light just above its back. Soon enough the water started to shift and a golden light breached the surface revealing the head of a large serpent comprised of the same golden glow while it held another sphere of light in its maw secured by its fangs.

Lanayru tilted it's head out of a silent question before Hebrana raised one of its winged arms gesturing to the crystal to which Lanayru gazed at for a long moment before nodding its head. Hebrana cooed lightly seeing Lanayru close its maw around the crystal while the sphere faded from view. Hebrana itself resembled a large bear in stature but with the traits of an owl, namely it's head, its arms also had wings attached, and it had a large fan of feathers sprouting from its backside while all of its feathers were adorned with the same golden patterns that decorated the other spirits of light.

Once the hand off was completed Hebrana launched itself back into the air breaking the sphere and recreating the golden blizzard that shrouded it while flying back into its domain. Meanwhile Lanyru ventured back into its own territory to return the hero to a somewhat safer area...

...

Hours after Link had been returned to his plane the blonde's eyes slowly fluttered open to see the night sky above him with stars twinkling from above. The sounds of water were around him though it was far enough away that Link himself wasn't wet, but his face was. His hand rose to touch his face finding wet marks from tears he had cried while he was unconscious but before his hand touched his face he saw the soft blue medallion in his grasp and felt a bolt of pain shoot through his psyche and he closed his eyes gripping the medallion tighter.

"Zera... I won't forget." Link softly promised before taking a moment to wipe his face and pull himself into a sitting position and breathing in deep. However in a confused state he blinked a number of times not sure if he was really looking at what was in front of him. Hyrule Castle stood tall and intimidating against the black night sky.

"How?..." Link questioned while his eyes came down the structure noting the other towers and bridges making up the hulking structure, however his gaze narrowed as he reached closer to the bottom where he saw a massively reinforced wall with guards walking back and forth on top of it while the bottom of it was lined with pipes that looked like they brought in water if the wet line was any indication. Well he probably wasn't going to get through that way any time but either way he could tell he was directly behind the castle, most likely the area the Zoras had taken him through on their way to the Domain further North.

"Ugh forget it I gotta get back to Volga first." Link grunted as he made his way to his feet brushing off the dirt before he realized the familiar weight of his bag wasn't on his person and quickly looked around. First he found the mirror fragment laying on the ground about a foot away on the ground part of him silently cursed the shard and the things it had done but it was irrelevant now. After picking it up he turned it over in his grasp a few times looking at the shape before shrugging and continuing to look for his bag and as his eyes passed over a large wet depression in the ground with his bag sitting in the middle while the water from the river flowed into it.

"Oh... Great." Link sighed and moved over to the side of the depression before sliding down the muddy surface until reaching the bottom and picking up his bag finally allowing the river to stay in the area. The realization that his bag ad been taking in all of the water truly scared Link as he tilted it upside down and watched as water flowed out of it. For an hour. Until the lake had been reformed. The green clad Hylian mumbled annoyed while swimming over to where he had woke up finding the water now reached past the point where it had been before.

"Now everything is wet and soggy..." Link complained while feeling the water in his boots as well as the extra weight from all of the water saturating the fur of his clothing. The Hylian glanced back at the castle for a moment before turning toward the bridge that went across the river and following the path as it lead back away from the way the Zora had taken him. At least he knew this way would get him back to Castle Town.

As he followed the path he saw far to the east where the mountains had been carved out for the construction of more of Castle Town. The sheer amount of manpower it took to carve all of that out and even become inhabitable again amazed the boy that came from the edge of the forest. A small smile came across his lips finding it amazing just what could be done when people worked together. According to Cindy, Tabantha existed out that way as well between the tundra and the desert, that alone made sense to why the Rito lived there if they were really bird people, though the storms must be terrible.

A few moments later a bit of yellow drew his gaze to the road beside him but nothing was there as he quietly rubbed his neck. A shrug rolled over his shoulders as he saw the path leading around to another gate that blocked entry into the city. Something about staring at the massive locked gate finally made him snap and he quickly reached into his bag pulling out his dripping Spidershot and bomb bag.

"Hey buddy, can you attach the web to surfaces?" Link whispered to the Spidershot as he crouched against the gate to stay out of sight. The Spider chirped and clicked for a few moments before climbing out of the mechanism with the green silk following it as it quickly raced across the wood and metal reinforced gate forming a spiderweb pattern before returning.

With a smile Link nodded while the spider rested in the shot mechanism once more leaving The Green Demon to his plans. While the spider had been making the web Link had gotten out nine of his Dragonfire bombs and was now sticking them to the gate putting three at the center with the other six in a circle pattern around them. After a moment Link grinned and stepped back about 10 feet before pulling out the Gale Boomerang.

~Link I believe this is what your people call terrorism... or is it arson?~ Gale mused sitting on his shoulder.

"I don't care I'm not going through that much crap just to get back in here again." Link muttered under his breath looking at the gate like a very personal demon.

~Very well, I will deliver you.~" Gale responded pecking his cheek before disappearing back into the boomerang causing the ruby at the bend to glimmer in the moonlight. The soft breeze of wind that began to wrap around the boomerang made him grin a bit as he drew in a large breath.

"I"M SICK OF THIS DAMN GATE AND I'M BLOWING IT TO HELL!" Link called out drawing the attention of the guards stationed atop the wall that looked to Link just as he snapped his fingeres sending a bolt of fire straight toward the bombs attached to the gate. Immediately after using the magic Link threw the boomerang creating the cyclone guard around himself just before the fire made contact.

"EVERYONE DOWN!" Yelled a guard who jumped off the wall and into the river below just as the explosion went off engulfing the whole area in blue flame as smoke rose into the air while the blast would shake the the area. While the blast buffeted Link a bit through the cyclone he still walked forward through the flames while Gale protected him until emerging on the other side of the gate seeing guards running away screaming.

"EVERYONE RUN!"

"STAY IN YOUR HOUSES!"

"THE GREEN DEMON HAS SET SEIGE UPON US!"

The last one though made Link glare as he reached into his bomb bag for one more but resisted the urge by taking a deep breath. However that calm was short lived as he heard off in the distance two voices from the center of Castle Town scream 'The Green Demon' as loud as possible which could be heard from the gate. Something in him triggered and he shifted his stance while pulling out the bomb, with one foot back he drew his throwing arm back before twisting his body and lobbing the bomb as hard as possible using his magic to light the fuse as the bomb traveled across Castle Town like a rocket.

For that one instant everyone between the gate and the fountain plaza looked up to see a bomb flying through the air, including the blonde captain that was standing roughly a foot behind Link considerably impressed with his arm.

However at the fountain plaza...

A blue explosion rang out as the weakened buildings of the cabbage and pottery merchants fell apart in ruin while their owners cried out in despair.

"M-m-m-my CABBAGESSSSS!"

"M-m-m-my POTTERYYYYY!"

"That was a sweet throw I gotta say." A feminine voice spoke behind Link but he didn't register the speaker as he grinned and turned around.

"Heh thanks, I didn't think I'd reach those jerks from... here... Shit." Link began enthusiastically before he set eyes on the golden captain he had ran from last time and his pep drained. Before him stood Yang clad in the same outfit as last time who had chased him through the streets last time he blew up their shops and this time... This time she held up an up to date wanted poster for 'The Green Demon'.

"Heh heyyyy... You aren't just gonna let me go are you?" Link asked with an instantly regretful look on his face. However to his surprise the young woman burst out laughing to the point of even dropping the wanted poster.

"Oh Din no! Haha that was a good one though, definitely a good joke." Yang responded with a smile her lavender eyes meeting his blue while her blonde hair flowed down her back like fire. After a moment Link smiled back and raised his arm aiming the Spidershot up and away from the woman. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Making my great escape madame." Link responded as he pulled the trigger and shot it.

"LIKE HELL YOU ARE!" She yelled and grabbed around him pressing his chest against her breasts as her arms held on with a death grip before the shot anchored and rapidly ripped the two blondes from the ground launching them up off the road as Yang screamed. "OH NO PUT ME DOOOOWN!"

Link couldn't help but smile through the pain of Yang's monster strength as he was reeled up on top of a building by the Spidershot. After reaching the roof he had to use the tautness of the Spidershot to keep from losing his balance as Yang clung to him with her eyes closed and her body shaking. Link looked at her rather confused before struggling to pull his arm out of her grip and hold her back and firing again at a building further from the main road and the Spidershot again reeled him across the rooftops. However she squeaked and hold him tighter, if this kept up much longer the dragon woman was gonna break his ribs.

"Ouch easy, I'm not invulnerable." Link complained as he reached the ally next to the building that he had came out of after meeting Bolin and gently pried her off of him setting her on her feet. After a moment her eyes slowly opened with tears at the edges. "...Captain?"

"I... I'm scared of h-heights..." Yang whispered while she looked away embarrassed, seeing the young powerful woman looking so vulnerable after she had chased him like ad ragon was a strange thing and he sighed softly before reaching back in his bag and pulling out a blue bomb before gently placing it in her hands.

"Here. You like fire and explosions right? This is a special bomb a friend made for me, don't light it." Link spoke softly while holding Yang's shoulders as she looked at the bomb before him. After she slowly nodded Link lightly patted her fluffy golden hair before turning and heading down the ally to reach the door and entrance to Bolin's lab.

"He... He said light it?" Yang said softly to herself while tilting her head before raising her fingers and sparking a bit of flame on the wick watching it burn. A moment later the bomb went off filling the alleyway with blue flame and smoke as the blonde was engulfed, however coughing could be heard within the cloud as Yang blinked away the smoke in her eyes before giggling.

"Hehe, I guess he isn't so bad, he really blue my mind, at least I'm going out with a yang." Four puns alter the blonde bombshell fell back unconscious in the epicenter of the blast's scorch marks blissfully taking a nap.

…

As Link descended the stairs he heard the blast from underground and stopped before blankly staring at the ceiling. 'Really? Even after I told her NOT to light it?'

With a sigh he continued his way down the steps until reaching the wide open area which served as Bolin's lab. At the sounds of footsteps the alchemist looked up with a smile and a wave, Volga However shot straight at him like a bullet filling his face with red as the dragon cuddle and nuzzled around Link's neck.

"Heh hey bro, missed you too." Link smiled pulling the dragon from his neck to look at him, however he was met with an angry dragon face, or at least he seemed angry as Volga blew a puff of flame at him. Yep, angry little dragon.

"Do you know how long you've been gone?! What are you wearing?! WHAT HAPPENED?!" The dragon yelled at Link before he smiled sheepishly carrying him over to the table Bolin was at.

"I'm sorry for worrying you. Both of you. A lot more happened than what I was expecting." Link began before going over the events of the past two days with Volga and Bolin. The alchemist bringing over food for them as well allowing the famished blonde to refuel some as he told his story. As Link finished both the man and the dragon looked at him like he was telling a tall tell before Link sighed and set the medallion down on the table for Bolin to see and when he did the man's eyes shot open.

"My word... This is truly one of the medallions, the same exact dimensions and he material is just as indecipherable..." Bolin began to mutter while examining the Ice Medallion, Volga however still glared at Link.

"You're telling us. You got arrested for having sex with a princess!?" Volga snapped making Link blush a bit and step back, after a moment of thinking about it he nodded quietly not proud of being arrested.

"Well it doesn't help that you're wanted here as well." Bolin said while he went through a book comparing the medallion to the material.

"Wait what? Why am I wanted here? All I did was a blow up a gate!" Link declared before the realization dawned on him.

"You did what?" Bolin questioned looking up from the book.

"It took me a long time to get in here... I wasn't taking the long route again." Link stated stubbournly while Bolin sighed and held the bridge of his nose.

"That was... in very poor judgment," The scholar exhaled which Link had a feeling was a nice way of saying incredibly stupid. "Before you were a wanted criminal for infiltrating the castle, initiating mortal combat with the Master Sword's chosen, and defiling the Zora Princess. Now you'll be wanted for terrorism, arson, destruction of state property, and endangering the populace..."

"Um..." Link stared at Bolin with wide eyes before looking at Volga who still glared at him. "For the record, I did not start the fight with my brother and the princess got me drunk and proceeded to defile me."

"Real good Link." Volga huffed before gliding over to a new table which Bolin had seemed to fashion into Volga's own space while he was there although Link did note the glass jar of red powder beside the area which Link noted as the same scale powder Baris collected from him. While Bolin sighed and continued to go through his books while checking the medallion seemingly to bury himself in research rather than dealing with the maelstrom of chaos that seemed to follow Link. So the young blonde moved over to Volga's area pulling up a chair and sitting beside him.

"So... You were that worried eh?" Link asked while grabbing a piece of meat from a container that Bolin had left for Volga offering the dragon the meat. With a glare the dragon snapped it out of Link's hand eating it. "I'm sorry, things kind of just spun out of control."

"...I understand," The dragon sighed while looking at the glass jar before climbing back up around Link's neck and laying on his shoulders. "We look out for each other, remember that."

"Heh got it." Link responded with a light smile reaching up to scratch just behind one of Volga's horns earning a faint purr before the dragon snapped at his fingers. After a short laugh Bolin passed by with another book which made Link curious so he followed him over tot he table.

"You said her name was Zera, correct?" Bolin asked as he arranged some ink and sheets of paper around the table keeping the medallion in clear sight.

"Yeah, that's right. Why do you ask?" Link leaned over to look at the book he had brought but it was completely blank, no title or cover and the pages were blank as well.

"I'm going to record her, the Eighth Sage and her tragic story." Bolin stated before placing a sheet of paper around the medallion and dabbing it in some ink before gently placing it on the cover of the book creating a replica of the symbol emblazoned on the Ice Medallion. The sight alone made Link speechless as he stared at it before slowly smiling.

"Link?... You're crying." Volga spoke softly looking at the blonde who had a tear on his cheek.

"Oh, it's nothing." Link quickly dismissed it wiping his face before patting Bolin's shoulder. "That would mean the world to her, thank you."

"It's the least I can do... The world will know there were eight sages, I swear it on my family line!" Bolin declared boldly before rapidly going to work recording the details Link had given him in excruciating detail. That dedication and passion made Link a little jealous he didn't have anything he felt that adamantly about although as he thought that he looked up to see the mirror across the way and remembered the shard in his bag.

Link began to move over to the mirror while taking out the shard and looking between the two for a moment before lining up which space it fit and and gently slotting it in. Although as he did and his fingers touched the plane of glass he felt a pulse against his skin and began to feel light-headed. That same voice filled his head once more but this time it had begun to feel... Gentle?

~Never forget... there's another ...rld bound to this one.~

As Link opened his eyes this time he thought he saw a shadow in the mirror a black cloak with blue markings streaming down it...

"Link?" Volga's voiced pulled Link from his stare and as soon as he blinked the image in the mirror was gone.

"S-Sorry what?" Link shook his head looking to the red dragon again.

"You've been staring in the mirror for five minutes now. I didn't think you were that vain." The dragon started off genuine but turned sarcastic which made Link chuckle a bit before stepping away from the mirror.

"Isn't your kind obsessed with shiny stuff?" Link countered before Volga feigned hurt.

"That's profiling ya know." The dragon quipped as Link reached Bolin's side once more who was still writing away with a burning passion.

"So... I know this will probably sound bad but... I have to get back into the castle. I know something is wrong with my brother and I have to get him out." Link said softly looking at the floor while Bolin slowly stopped writing before sighing and getting up.

"You realize short of rapists and serial killers you're currently the most wanted man in Hyrule's history?" Bolin asked as he looked at Link with an expression that was difficult to read. Link nodded without hesitation though. "Even though the castle will be on guard and filled to the brim with security given your last attempt?"

"I understand." Link confirmed again steadfast as ever and at that moment Bolin could see that look in his eyes, one that so many before him had. Slowly a smile appeared on the man's face as he reached out and patted Link on the shoulder. "Good. You wouldn't be the Hero of Souls if you weren't ready to face this."

"The Hero of Souls?..." Link asked losing his heroic demeanor and now seeming put off by the title.

"Precisely, every hero has had a specific title and Zera spoke to the soul of the Hero when you met." Bolin explained.

"Oh... Okay, if yout hink that fits." Part of the blonde didn't mind his title coming from Zera, it felt more meaningful that way even. Although his gaze moved to Bolin as he begin to rapidly move around collecting things around his lab. "What are you doing?"

"Well with how bad this is gonna go, I can't stay in Castle Town anymore and my only chance to come back is if you do take out the evil. So in the mean time I will relocate." The alchemist explained as he rearranged his effects minimizing the used space rather quickly almost completely packed in a few minutes before he came across a case which he borught over to Link. "Oh right I forgot, this is for you."

Link looked at him confused for a breif second before accepting the box which seemed to have a fine finish but was relatively simple and as he opened it he found himself staring. Within laid the brand new bow which Bolin had created for him, the wood looked like it was lacquered with the kind of stuff for the castle and along the arms were intricate runes leading to the almost silver string. "Whoa... This is amazing..."

"Heh, I'm glad you like it." Bolin smiled as he moved the mirror from its place closer to his things before laying it flat and staring at it for a moment. Link took out the mow testing the weight and draw for a moment before happily placing it on his back before Bolin spoke out again. "Oh by the way I'd like you to do something for me really quick."

"Sure what do you need?" Link inquired while Bolin brought him a piece of paper and a needle.

"Just prick yourself and focus on a drop of blood." Bolin explained while handing Link the needle. "This is a special type of paper which can register magic affinities in people."

"Oh... Alright." Link shrugged before removing a glove and pricking the back of his left hand before focusing and willing the blood out slowly making a bead of crimson roll off his hand and onto the paper. While Bolin handed him a bit of cloth to wipe off colors radiated from his drop of blood; pale green, red, purple, and pale blue.

"Excellent, you've gained wind, fire, shadow, and ice affinities already." Bolin stated happily before going back to his things, the information was good to know Link guessed. "Alright, I'm going to head to Hylia Town to the South West. I trust after you're done here you'll find me."

"Yeah of course, but I don't understand why you have to leave." Link said as he looked at Bolin feeling responsible for the problems that had plagued the man who had only tried to help him.

"Oh, right. You see the only way you'll probably be able to get in is through the waterways which is a secret exit only known by the well respected members of the royal court and magistrate. So when you enter that way I will be a suspect and a cohort of yours." Bolin explained as he picked up the Ice Medallion and made his way over to Link attaching it to his cloak. Before Link could speak again either the man shot him a look before standing up straight and fixing his glasses. "Look Link, it is the only way and I'm okay with that. I'll see you in Hylia Town. By the way you can also use a small bit of mana to change the color of this cloak, it seems receptive to low tier magic thanks to the Yeti that made it."

"...Thank you. Even though you don't know me or my brother... Thank you." Link softly said while his gaze to the floor feeling like a burden before Bolin placed his hand on his head.

"I don't need a reason to help someone right?" Bolin asked with a smile which Link repaid before looking around at the lab that was mostly packed up and began to head for the exit to return to the street.

"Speaking of finding a way out..." Volga started which made Link cringe as he scaled the steps to the street.

"Yeah... The crate." Link admitted with a sigh, the thought of it made him cringe as he stepped out of the door and onto the path carefully looking up and down the street while touching his shoulder and slowly willing his cloak to become a deep dark grey to match the stone work of the city.

"If you blew up the gate I'm sure the majority of people will be around there, humans flock to chaos after all." Volga stated while Link moved along the street staying close to the alleyways just in case. However the dragon proved to be correct as the few people he had seen were in fact moving too and from the gate he had blown to high hell.

"Yeah, looks like it." Link spoke softly as he reached the fountain square once again, however in the moment he was looking toward the smoking gate he failed to hear the despair filled sobs of the two men behind. As soon as he did he spun around quickly ready to bash whoever it was with his shield, however it was just the cabbage and pottery store owners. After realizing that Link just shrugged and moved past them not drawing their attention over the sombre sound of their sobs.

However as Link passed the fountain he looked down the other road where he had first come from when he arrived in Castle Town. An idea formed in his mind and he darted down the street careful to keep his gaze from meeting any of the people currently out. With a somewhat annoyed grunt Link pulled his hunting cap from his head and stuffed it in his cloak, he knew it was his most noticeable trait and the cloak covered the rest of his attire from view. "I've got an idea I want to check out."

"Alright but try to make it quick, the guards will only be distracted for so long." Volga warned him while looking back down the road behind them. Link eventually found his way to a familiar building in one of the alleys which seemed to be closed.

As he got closer he noted a sign tacked onto the door that read: 'Closed for the night, home near East gate.'

While that news was reassuring Link felt a little bad about it but its not like he destroyed any homes, just the gate. With a light nudge Link tested if the door was locked and indeed it wasn't, thankfully that would make things later easier. "Are we done now?"

"Yeah Volga, lets go." Link confirmed before heading straight for the castle while moving through the alleyways. This time he fired the Spidershot and reel himself onto the roofs finding them quite easy to traverse with how close together most of the buildings were built. However, he noticed a large wall with ornate metal spikes covering it spanning the distance of the city. As far as he could tell it seemed to be a boundary between the high and low class parts of Castle Town and sure enough he found gates leading to the fountain plaza as he neared the castle.

"So whats the plan from here?" Volga asked as they stood on the rampart of Hyrule Castle.

"Gotta find the water, we'll get in that way." Link confirmed before moving along the rampart while a silent breeze blew over him. For the most part he avoided the soldiers but a few times he nearly got caught but was saved by the shadows and the cloak's color. However in reality his Shadow Magic's invisibility allowed him to slip past undetected. After making it nearly all the way around the castle Link finally found a water way flowing into one of the canals of the city and used the Spidershot to leap to closer rooftops and make his descent down to the canal. "Alright, we made it. That wasn't too bad."

"Really now Green Demon?" A voice pierced the night making Link wince as he slowly looked over to the waterway's entrance. The same woman with gold eyes walked out of the shadows while her black cat ears flicked and she held a rather large blade in one of her hands looking like a cleaver turned sword. "You shouldn't rely on Shadow Magic so much."

"Heh, hey... you." Link said oh so poignantly as he remembered that he hadn't got the woman's name last time she caught him sneaking in before what she had said dawned on him. "I actually don't know how I'm doing it, I think it just happens when I don't want to be seen."

"Possibly, magic tends to be very tied to emotion. You need to leave." The woman confrimed Link's suspicions before blatantly telling him to scram.

"I can't do that. My brother is in there and I have to save him, I don't know what's wrong but something dark is happening to him." Link stated boldly but he was startled as the woman unsheathed another smaller blade from the first in a flash closing the distance between them to a mere three feet.

"You're sure about that? When going forward means you're going to meet me in battle? One of the princess' Royal Guard?" The woman warned with a cold tone her predatory golden eyes having a glow in the darkness. In that first moment Link felt fear staring at the battle ready woman but something inside him ignited and the mark on the back of his hand began to glow with gold light.

"Yes. I won't back down and I'll keep moving forward!" Link declared as he ran straight at the cat woman who paused briefly when she saw the Triforce glimmering on his hand. That moment let Link get right beside her before her eyes narrowed and she dropped her arm slamming the pommel down against his back. However, the moment before impact a gust of wind filled that space and Link was gone.

"Gonna have to try harder than that!" Link called back a few feet past her having used his Wind Magic's saving wind to get past the cat. With a light smile the cat sheathed her weapons before vanishing. In that moment Link ran straight into her stepping back as she looked at him staring right in front of the canal's opening.

"I'll tell you what. If you have any fish on you, give me that and I'll let you through." The cat woman shrugged looking at him unexpectedly with her hand out. Link simply blinked looking between her face and her hand before something came back to him. He quickly grabbed his bag and reached inside with his full arm and pulled it out holding a fresh Stealthfin Trout while a huge grin plastered on his face.

"You... Just have fish on you?" The dark-haired woman asked looking at the fish he put in her hand.

"Not usually, my bag fell in a lake a few hours ago." Link explained which received a light nod before the woman sighed and stepped aside.

"A deal is a deal." She said while pulling out some material to wrap the fish in. With a smile Link ran past her inside but stopped to look back at her.

"Oh by the way I never caught your name." The blonde inquired looking at the cat as she stowed away the fish. The woman glanced at him before turning away.

"It's Blake." She said before vanishing before his sight. A faint smile played on Link's face as he turned and headed back into the canal. Meanwhile Blake stood atop the wall Link had descended from to begin with.

"Blake? Did you decide to join the perimeter sweep?" Impa asked walking up from the rampart's path.

"Taking lunch, it's kinda late after all." Blake confirmed turning to look at the Sheikah Clan leader who nodded her head while walking past her. However she paused for a moment and looked back at the cat woman.

"Do you smell fish?" Impa inquired as Blake vanished from view.

…

"She seems nice." Volga commented looking back the way they had come while Link sprinted through the water ways.

"Yeah I guess, this is the second time she let me go." Link commented as he looked back at Volga. However as he rounded the corner he ran into another person, the pale man from when he had fought Ganondorf. With a quick shift Link leaped back and draw his blade in reverse grip. "You! What did you do to my brother?!"

"How predictable~ I mean really, the Hero always has to come save the day~ It's disgusting..." The man said putting on this grand flourish until letting it fall flat at the end with a glare at Link. "I've watched you, time and time again rise up to defeat my master's curse and I'm sick of it."

"I don't care what you want!" Link yelled before bolting across the stone aiming to slam his cleaved blade into the man's gut. However he met resistance as stronger than the gate he had blown up earlier and as he looked down he saw the pale man with his fingers clasped tightly on the flat of his blade keeping the edge from touching him.

"That tenacity, that will, that COURAGE. I'll make sure it never rears its ugly head again!" The man growled before slamming his knee into Link's gut sending him flying back against the stone wall of the water way for Link to fall to his knees heaving.

"Link! Come on you can do this! You beat the Queen Dodongo! Zera trusted you with her memory!" The dragon kept pushing it's head against Links trying to motivate the young man as he slowly made his way to his feet, a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth.

"Hmph insignificant whelp. That beast was given the shard to ensure that your race was be wiped from this plane. As for Zera, heh I relish the pain that foolish woman felt. So stupid following her heart, her love for the Her- ugh... huh?" Ghirahim chided mocking Volga before moving on to belittle Zera as well, however it was at that point a surge of ice shot down Link's arm and formed the ice blade once more and he turned in a fast motion before slamming down the blade against the pale man's back with a Mortal Draw. Though the result was far less impressive this time as Link's eyes quickly lost their golden glimmer and Ghirahim merely had a long cut across his back. "You CUT me?"

"Link we need to run." The red dragon began to panic as Link stumbled back the ice blade cracking and falling away as quickly as it had formed.

"You know what Hero, the best time my master ever had was when you had to sleep. For seven years." The pale man declared as his face turned into a maniacal grin. In a quick flourish he spread his hands out wide before magical energies converged in each of his palms, however even through the pain Link noticed that one seemed to be a pure white light while the other was a black and purplish mass with bits floating inside like stone. "So how about this. Go back to the Sacred Realm. And don't come back!"

Before Link could even begin to move Ghirahim launched the spell creating a purple and white glyph beneath Link which spun and pulsed with magical energy before the rays swirled up and around Link blurring everything away from his vision.

As Link and Volga floated there in a sort of stasis, energy and power shifted around them until the gold flash radiated from his hand and it slowly began to guide the chaotic energies as the Light touched him and the Dark wove in-between.

Where Link found himself this time? Or... Where would he visit again?