Author: A few days later and a new chapter is already here. This is what happens when you have so much extra time at work so don't always expect it, heh. So, anyway, how is Marth doing, and what's going to happen now that he's hurt and Dark Link has that power increase? Everything seems to be tipping in the odds of the darkness. Will Dark Link and Necrosan actually manage to beat Marth, Link, and Asil? Read and find out today!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fire Emblem of LoZ, as you should already know by now. And any of the OC's belong to their respective owners.
The next morning after Marth's encounter with Dark Link, he was yet in the bed, the pain in his side still intense due to the deepness of the gash. Dark Link had gotten a fairly clean and strong hit in his side and it was still taking its affect on him.
Marth held his side slightly as he looked up at the ceiling, feeling a bit helpless. "This is taking too long…Link, do you happen to know where Asil may be? She has some healing magic…She could likely move this along a bit more quickly," Marth asked, turning to Link.
"Sorry, but I don't know where she is at the moment," Link replied, solemnly. "But I could go to the Kokiri Forest and see if I could find her. She is usually playing with the younger Kokiri or looking for herbs in the Lost Woods."
"I would greatly appreciate your efforts if you could ask her to come to help my healing along."
Link gave a nod. "Alright. I shall go and see if I can find Asil...I will return as soon as I can."
"Thank you, Link."
And with that Link left the room to head out to look for Asil as Marth looked back up at the ceiling for a moment before drifting to sleep.
As Link exited Castle Town, he pulled out his Ocarina and played Epona's song calling her to his side. Link petted Epona before jumping up on her back and riding off to the Kokiri Forest. As soon as they had reached the entrance, Link stopped Epona and climbed off, petted Epona once more, and entered the forest. Upon reaching the opening he looked around a bit at all the Kokiri running about. Link smiled seeing that everything had cleared up so quickly after Dark Link's attack only a few days earlier.
Link suddenly felt a tug at his tunic and looked down at one of the young Kokiri girls looking up at him. "Hi Wink…Can you pway wit me?"
Link smiled and kneeled down to her, placing a hand on her head. "I'm very sorry, but I can't play today, one of my friends has been hurt and I'm trying to find Asil so she can help him. Have you seen her today?"
The little girl looked a little disappointed since Link couldn't play with her but she understood and looked to him, "I tink I saw her go to the Gweat Deku Twee a wittle while ago. But meanie Mido almost didn't let her in…But I tink she scawed him when she gwabed her sword. Heehee."
Link chuckled at the thought of Mido cowering in fear of Asil and smiled at the girl. "Thank you very much. When my friend is feeling better maybe we can all come play with you later on."
The girl smiled happily, "Yay!"
Link smiled again and turned to head to where the Great Deku Tree watched over the Kokiri. As he entered the area, he saw Asil kneeled before the Great Deku Tree praying for the safety of the people of Hyrule, a thing she would do usually once a week. When she finished praying, she slowly stood up and turned to leave the area and saw Link waiting for her.
"Oh Link! How are you today?" she asked him.
"I'm fine…however our friend Marth is not," Link solemnly replied.
"What!? What has happened to him!?"
"He got into a fight with Dark Link and was gravely injured. He has been at the inn in Kakariko since early yesterday and is still recovering. We were hoping you might come to him and use your healing power to help him."
"Of course! Let's go!"
Link nodded and they turned and left the area where the Great Deku Tree stood.
"Link…Asil…" a booming voice spoke from behind them.
Link and Asil turned to the Great Deku Tree, knowing it as his voice that called.
"Yes, Great Deku Tree?" Link asked.
"I sense great danger in the near future...Something dark draws near…Something far worse than Dark Link or even Ganondorf…Be strong, my children."
"Yes. Of course, Great Deku Tree…" Link and Asil replied in unison before bowing their heads to the Great Deku Tree in acknowledgement and turned once again to leave.
"Who do you suppose it is that the Great Deku Tree is sensing?" Asil questioned.
"I do not know…Something worse than Ganondorf…I can only imagine what could be in store…" Link responded.
The two walked in silence for a while, thinking about what it could be that the Great Deku Tree was telling them about. The quiet did not remain for long though as just as they were reaching the bridge to leave, they heard the cry of Epona before she could be heard galloping into the distance.
"Epona!" Link cried and rushed to where he had left her. Upon exiting the forest, the gleam of the sun blinded him for a moment but as soon as his eyes had adjusted, the clear figure of Dark Link came to sight.
"Dark Link!" Asil shouted, drawing her sword.
Link quickly followed suit, drawing his sword and shield.
"Oh what's this…2 on 1 and in such a confined space…Now isn't that a little unfair?" Dark Link jeered.
"Don't give us that!" Link shouted angrily. "You're going to pay for what you did to Marth!"
"Is that so? That reminds me. How's he doing, anyway? I do hope he's doing well."
"Shut up, you sick bastard!" Asil growled.
Dark Link just glared at them and back flipped onto one of the limbs of one of the nearby trees. "This area is to confined a space…If you really wish to fight me…Come to the room in which our original battle took place at the Water Temple, Link. I shall await you there." And upon finishing, he back flipped once more to the ground, fading into it upon landing, and quickly moving off in the direction of the Water Temple.
"Let's go get him!" Asil said beginning to chase after Dark Link but is stopped by Link.
"Go heal Marth…I shall take care of Dark Link," Link plainly stated.
"But I…" Asil began to protest before getting cut off by Link.
"Just go."
Asil gave a sad look but accepted that he wanted to take care of this on his own and that she needed to help Marth and left toward Kakariko Village.
Link arrived at the entrance to the Water Temple and looked at the door for a moment before entering and heading toward the room where he originally fought his dark self.
Upon reaching the room, he drew his sword and shield and entered. He looked around the room and clearly spotted Dark Link standing by the single tree in the center of the room.
"Ah Link, how good of you to come," Dark Link sneered.
Link just glared at him, standing ready to strike.
"What? Not even a hello…How rude," Dark Link mocked, drawing his sword and shield. "Then shall we just get right to it then?"
"As I said, you shall pay for what you did. I'm not sure who this Necrosan character is that brought you back and allowed you to leave that you mentioned in our fight back at the Kokiri Forest, but I will make his efforts pointless by getting rid of you once and for all!" Link roared.
Dark Link just smirked confidently. "We shall see."
Asil rushed to the Kakariko Inn quickly upon entering the village. She nearly knocked the door off its hinges as she rushed into the building.
"Where's Marth at!? I have to help him!" Asil declared upon entering.
Marth nearly fell out of the bed, startled from her sudden entrance.
"Whoa! Calm down young lady," the doctor told her. "We have an injured guest here at the moment who is trying to rest."
"Where!?"
"He's right here…But please calm down…He's trying to rest…He is gravely injured," the doctor stated indicating Marth on the bed near him.
"Marth!?" Asil cried upon seeing him.
Marth looked up at her upon recognizing the voice. "Oh Asil. You made it."
"Sorry it took so long…I came as quickly as I could."
"It is alright…" Marth looked around a moment. "Where is Link?"
"Umm…Well…He…Uhh…" she stammered.
"Asil…Where is he?" Marth asked again, his voice a bit more firm.
"We ran into Dark Link on the way back here and Link went after him."
"He what!? Blast…" Marth sat up quickly upon hearing that Link had gone after Dark Link and, unfortunately, forgot about his injury and quickly grabbed his side and fell back on the bed as the pain shot through him. "Gahhh!"
"Oh! Sorry, I almost forgot about that…" Asil apologized and placed her hand near where Marth was holding himself. "Doctor…Could you please show me the wound. I know some healing magic and wish to help."
"It would appear that you know each other and if you have the power to heal him as you say then please…" the doctor stated and lifted the side of Marth's shirt and carefully removed the bandage.
Asil looked at it and frowned seeing just how bad it was. "This is an extensive wound…It may take a while so just relax…"
Marth nodded as Asil closed her eyes as her hand began to glow lightly. Marth's pain slowly began to subside as he felt the wave of power from her hands flowing over his side. As Asil had stated, due to the size of the wound, the healing process took quite a while. After about an hour had passed the light from Asil's hand began to fade. Marth no longer felt any pain in his side and looked to reveal only a scar left where the wound once was.
Marth looked to Asil and smiled thankfully, "Ah, that is much better." He slowly sat up on the bed. "Heh, this is twice now that you have helped me in this way. I cannot thank you enough. How could I ever repay you for your kindness?"
"Don't worry about it. It's no problem. I'm just glad to help." She gave him a weakened smile, her body tired from the strain of the healing.
Marth smiled to her once more but suddenly his smile turned to a look of worry.
"Marth…? Is something wrong?" Asil asked concerned by his face.
"I…Sense something…For some reason, I have this feeling that Link is in trouble…"
Link and Dark Link charged each other the clash of their swords meeting sending out a small shockwave. They pushed each other back and glared at each other for a moment before Dark Link leapt into the air at Link and swung his sword at Link. Link quickly dodged to the side, but due to the power increase Dark Link had bestowed upon him by Necrosan, upon impact with the ground, Dark Link's sword send out a dark wave of energy that knocked Link back. Link quickly recovered and got to his feet, drawing out his bow and arrow and firing a quick flurry of light arrows at Dark Link. Dark Link managed to easily dodge most of them or deflect them with his shield.
"You're going to have to do better than that if you want to beat me!" Dark Link proclaimed before charging at Link once again.
As he had put away his sword and shield to pull out his bow and arrow, Link couldn't defend himself as well and barely managed to pull away from the blow enough to only take a minor cut to his arm. Link managed to pull his sword and shield out just in time to block another blow from Dark Link. Link pushed him back and charged a little energy into his sword and preformed his spin attacks, sending out a small wave of energy. Dark Link did not manage to see this coming in time and falls back from the force of the energy. Taking the opportunity to it's fullest, Link jumped into the air and attempted a downward thrust on Dark Link, attempting to end it quickly. Dark Link was not going to allow himself to be defeated so easily and rolled out of the way of the attack. Link quickly pulled his sword from the ground and followed after Dark Link, throwing a kick at him. Dark Link pushed himself up from the ground and into the air, away from the kick and drew out his own bow and arrow, carefully aiming a shot at Link's chest. Link pulled his shield up in defense just as Dark Link changed his aim and shot the arrow at Link's leg. Unable to pull away in time, Link takes the arrow straight to his leg and cries out in pain, falling to one knee. He quickly proceeds to pull the arrow from his leg and threw it to the side as the blood began to flow from the hole in his leg. Link easily fought the pain in his leg as he stood to face Dark Link. Dark Link just smirked at Link, knowing that he had only been using about half of his newfound power.
"You cannot possibly beat me. I am far stronger than once was. Give it up now and I will end it quickly," Dark Link taunted.
"I'll never give in to you!" Link declared as the Master Sword began to glow brightly before Link thrust his sword at Dark Link, striking him straight through his shoulder. Dark Link growled in pain as the evil destroying power of the Master Sword intensified it. Link pulled his sword back as Dark Link stumbled back a bit.
"Accursed sword…I'll have to do something about it," Dark Link thought to himself.
Link charged at Dark Link, once again attempting to end things but just before he could land the blow, Dark Link sunk into the ground to escape the blow.
Link carefully watched and listened to his surroundings, trying to catch the faintest hint of Dark Link revealing himself. "Come on out and face me! Only a coward would resort to such a tactic!"
"If you say so!" Dark Link called before appearing right in front of Link, catching him off guard, and knocking the Master Sword from his hand, several yards away. Link attempted to go after it but Dark Link tackled him to the ground before he could. Link struggled to get himself free of Dark Link, but Dark Link's hold on him was strong. And without a weapon to defend himself, he didn't know what he could do. Dark Link pushed Link's arms above him and pinned both Link's arms down with one hand and used his free hand to pull out his sword.
"Time to end this." Dark Link stated and drew his sword back.
Link struggled as much as he could and managed to get his arm free that had his shield. While he didn't have his sword at the time he decided to attempt something else and proceeded to slam his shield into Dark Link's face.
"GAH! Dammit!" Dark Link yelled as the shield struck him but did not let up his grip on Link.
Noting that Dark Link was not letting up, Link began to repeatedly slam his shield into Dark Link's face and head. The continuous blows caused Dark Link to finally let up his grip and pull back from Link. Link rolled away from Dark Link and managed to retrieve his sword, standing up and facing Dark Link once more. Without a moment's hesitation, Link charged at Dark Link once again, but Dark Link jumped away from Link and upon touching the ground, lunged at Link throwing a strike at his chest but Link brought up his shield to easily defend the blow. Dark Link started pushing against Link's shield and actually beginning to cut through. Link noticed what was happening and jumped back before Dark Link could get through. Link could tell earlier that Dark Link's strength had increased, but now he could tell it was actually beyond what he even thought.
"I can't take this much longer…I have to end this now…" Link thought.
Link quickly put away his sword and shield and pulled out a bomb, lighting it and throwing it at Dark Link. Dark Link just laughed knowing that it would take a little while for the fuse to run out. Not giving Dark Link time to get away before the blast, however, Link immediately pulled out his Bow and Arrow and fired a Fire Arrow at the bomb causing it to blow right in front of Dark Link. Startled by this, was blasted back a few feet. Link took this as an opportunity to attack and threw a slash at Dark Link striking him in the leg, causing him to grab the cut on his leg as he cried out in pain.
"Agh! So very persistent, aren't you…" Dark Link said, annoyed.
"I told you I would never give in to you," Link stated plainly.
"Well, I shall have to put an end to this then," Dark Link claimed with a smirk.
Dark Link immediately faded into the ground and appeared behind Link and fired a blast of dark energy into Link's back, sending him flying to the other side of the room and slamming into the wall.
Link slowly tried to get back up but the attack had taken too much of a toll on him and he could not find the strength to get up. Dark Link made his way to Link, the smirk still on his face.
"At last…My revenge shall soon come to fruition." Dark Link kneeled down and picked Link up by his collar. "Time for you to pay for what happened at the Water Temple those years ago!"
Author: Yes…I'm ending here. I'm so evil aren't I? Hehe. It looks like Dark Link has finally gotten the upper hand on Link. So what's going to happen now? You'll have to read the next chapter to find out! Please don't forget to review!