Akko has already gone through the final dungeon, but there is still one final challenge left in the last dungeon, defeating the boss who is there. She has already climbed the entire tower, reaching the clock tower and also climbing it, after facing all the challenges she had gone through in previous dungeons, having had a huge ordeal when she had to revisit the old queens and battle them to the death, managing to prove how she was more than worthy of the power that the nine witches will grant and being ready for the final ordeal to come.
Atsuko opens the door to the headmaster's office and is met by a staircase that leads upwards in a spiral, so far there are no creatures, it's very quiet, all she seems to be feeling is a bit of a chill through her body, a mist that passes through the place, some eyes watching her from above.
Arriving at the top of the staircase, she reached an open area of the clock tower where she could hear the hands moving and the pendulum moving, just as the sky in the surrounding area was darker than outside, due to the thick layer of mist around it, leaving the sunlight almost blocked from passing through, when she got close to the centre of the clock tower she heard something as if it sounded like the clock was going to stop
(Strange that out of the blue the clock stopped working, I wonder if the boss is the clock, wait there's a shadow coming towards me, it must be the boss coming, I'd better dodge it soon).
She looks up, and what she notices is something kind of yellowish coming towards her, as if it were a machine, with a monster on top of it, which then the girl tries to move, but feels as if her body is stuck having to use the bracelet, where the body is not so stuck and that thing under the monster fell to the ground and the boss revealed himself, having the height of a Hyllian and with hair kind of messy, wearing a very exotic outfit, the monster of the final dungeon shows up.
Clock Tower Demon Tick Tock Mondo
When the monster hit the ground, it didn't stop attacking. It transformed the machines behind it into something that looked more humanoid and began to strike a pose, followed by the machine speeding towards Kagari, who began to use her sword, trying to keep up with the punches that were coming, noticing that it was travelling at a very high speed, even though she was much more powerful, it seemed that it wouldn't end, until the machine threw a stronger punch, while it seemed that the clock was working again, but at that moment something happened, when the creature screamed, an effect that looked like a negative wave came and the surroundings became colourless happened, and the clock stopped working again.
Tick Tock Mondo appears from above and begins to throw several knives towards the girl, who looks up, noticing the many knives. When she realises this again, things go back to normal and several knives start flying towards her, which she uses her sword to avoid being hit by everything, but even so she is grazed by a few of them.
(This monster is very strange, it seems to have an effect that makes things move as if they were standing still, I have to work it out, when the effect was like this the first time I managed to dodge being crushed).
The crimson-eyed girl then tries to get close to the monster to make a cut, but his huge machine appears to protect him, creating a shield, which then starts to use its arms, but it seems to be impenetrable for the girl, realising that she's going to have to hit the monster.
Without realising it, the effect happens again, and she notices that the movements of her hands come to a complete stop in an instant. All she can see is that the monster's machine starts punching her, delivering several blows and then finishing with a stronger punch, making the effect stop and the girl flies off at full speed towards the wall, where she is surprised by a knife that is also thrown at her, where she uses her shield to avoid being hit, but on the other hand hits her back against the wall.
(Now I understand in parts, I think this monster is able to stop time for a moment, or leave everything in the effect of the bracelet in a way that I can still see it moving, it makes sense that this is all in a dungeon that ends in a clock tower).
The effect happens again, the creature was very close to the machine, which was about to start moving, but the brown-haired girl uses the power of the bracelet, managing to move in the midst of this effect and dodge another punch, only to have her attack defended by the machine, which moves to defend the boss and soon time returns to normal.
The blows then impact each other, the machine and the girl with the sword impact each other, which causes a lot of sparks to fly around them. Just as the monster is about to strike hardest, the girl realises everything and starts to hear the monster screaming, which quickly uses the power of the bracelet and then the effect happens: she launches several arrows towards the monster in the dungeon, then she feels her arms stop
moving, even under the effect of the bracelet, which Tick Tock Mondo throws several knives to hit the girl and soon time is back, she uses her sword quickly, avoiding being hit as much as possible, but she was grazed by a few while the monster in the dungeon managed to dodge the arrows.
(What a bizarre adventure I've ended up on, this monster will always use that time-stopping attack and make those Wry noises when it does that thing, at least I've learnt one thing).
The warrior from Luna Nova tried to do the same kind of thing, she used the bracelet, before the monster could get close and strangely it is able to move normally in the effect of that, what the blows are hitting, then comes the effect, the girl is trying to see how much she can take, but eventually she was starting to slow down, that was the gap where the machine was starting to hit some punches and kicks, throwing her when time came back.
(I have a time limit that I can stay like this, now I understand, it seems that by the way the main monster may not be the type that is very strong, but he has a type of weapon that is very fatal, not to mention the attack, I do not know how I will deactivate this machine, but I have to think of a way, I will try a few different ways to do this, the one that works I will continue doing).
The first attempt was to throw bombs, but they didn't work, when the effect came the bombs simply stood still without detonating, Akko even tried to escape another certain death, when she ran out and was in time to stand still before time returned to normal, since these stops are very fast, dodging the knives that were thrown by Tick Tock Mondo.
The second attempt was the boomerang, and impressively, it was the only weapon capable of circumventing the stoppage of time, managing to move even at that moment, which only hit the machine that realised it was flashing, which seemed to be what worked.
(You really are going to be the weapon of the day, if I can get rid of this machine I'll be able to defeat this creature, it was a very interesting challenge indeed, as far as I could tell here it's three seconds of downtime and I can move for half of them, I have to know how to use it well so I don't come out the worst).
Atsuko started running towards the monster and the machine, and the effect began, she stood still in the same position without doing anything, which took some time, the machine came to punch her, only she defended it with her sword and then threw a boomerang, making it flash, even so both kept exchanging blows raising sparks for a while, which time soon returned to normal and the girl decided to use the bracelet to try something.
It was no use, they both continued to move at the same speed as her, but she held on a little longer, noticing that they began to lose their movements, holding on for more than 5 seconds, until they stopped completely in 10 seconds, both the machine and the monster.
(Perfect, then it's ten seconds, now I have the perfect gap, I don't need to attack the machine, if I attack the monster now and give it a lunge it's the end of it).
But in this attempt Kagari didn't expect something, which was precisely that the effect of time stopping would happen again, when she approached Tick Tock Mondo to make a lunge, she ended up feeling the movements stop, which was the gap where the creature found to hit her, using the knives she began to throw many and soon time returned, she tried to be quick, but some hit her, this time it wasn't a graze, reaching her chest, legs, arms, it really hurt her so much that she took them all screaming in pain.
(What? How did this monster do it? Damn it, I have to do something now, my most efficient weapon here is useless, the monster is simply unbeatable at a certain point, I have to heal myself first, I could die from the bleeding).
Healed with the first pot of fairies she used, she felt that her vitality had been restored just like the magic, those fairies were much more powerful than she had thought, but as she was healed the effect soon came again, with the monster shouting Wry and stopping time, throwing knives as it was half a kilometre away from the girl, so that she couldn't use the machine, but she still managed to dodge in time using the bracelet, until she stood still, just in time to throw the boomerang at the machine.
Tick Tock Mondo then began to run towards the crimson-eyed girl, who was keeping her guard up, already giving a few projectile cuts to the machine that was beginning to punch as it got in front of her, only for the monster's scream to come and then the effect of leaving things still, the girl decided to use the hook, pushing herself back as far as possible, avoiding stabs until she ended up standing still, since she was pushing herself and managed to escape the blades.
(That was a close one, I seem to be able to use the items on the staff with time standing still, that'll be interesting to do, I was already struggling here, I'll be clever and use some of them, maybe then I'll be able to wreak havoc).
The monster throws itself into the air again using the time-stop effect, but this time the machine has turned into something like a huge block falling towards the brown-haired woman who was just waiting. When it gets close enough, she uses the hook and it moves, but her body stops, but the hook doesn't, which saves her from being crushed by that block. In the middle of the path, she uses the boomerang and it hits the machine again and again.
(That's right, I stood still like a statue, but the hook kept pushing me, that's good to know, I can try to break the machine with the power of my hammer, that's true, how could I not have thought of that).
Taking a deep breath, the warrior from Luna Nova picks up the hammer and throws it towards the machine that has just transformed, which the monster tries to stop time with, but even so the object still hits the machine hard, which she defends with her arm and it ends up splitting part of her arm, creating a small crack, which was exactly what she needed.
Time returned and the damage was done. The monster began to move with all its might towards the girl, who threw the hammer once more, using the machine to defend herself as a shield from the attacks, but her attack had to be stopped by knives flying towards her.
(Wonderful, the hammer really worked, I'm practically immune using the nine witches' things, I never thought I'd use the objects as much as I do now, this is going to be really interesting, now that I know how to defeat him I'll have a chance).
Akko waited long enough for both of them to get close, so she kept the hammer well charged, when time stopped she waited a little, waited for the machine to attack, only for knives to be thrown, but she kept her cool so as not to be hit, knowing that the blades remain still in the air, until in the last fractions of a second the machine comes to punch the girl, at which point she uses the hammer with all her strength and activates the bracelet, noticing something very peculiar, time has returned and both are still momentarily still.
But it only gave her time to deliver a strong hammer blow followed by using her sword to prevent the knives from hitting her, since she ended up surrounded on all sides and even when she returned to normal she was still grazed by a few cuts on her body.
(I've discovered yet another weakness of this attack, how marvellous, now I have a loophole, it shouldn't be so long-lasting, but it will already cause enormous damage to the monster, let's see if he'll be able to have all this strength when I use his spell against him).
When the machine was hit, it felt a lot of the blows this time, the cracks spreading down its arm and reaching almost one half of its body, which was badly cracked, just as Tick Tock Mondo took a few steps backwards, ready for the next attack.
Atsuko began to use the hammer instead of the sword to exchange blows and punches, which didn't have much range, but it was clear that some parts were beginning to create small cracks along where the hammer hit, until the wry could be heard again.
(There he goes thinking he's got it all to come and attack me, I already know the gap this monster is going to leave).
Time stopped, and the girl let herself be hit by a few punches from the machine, all so that she wouldn't have to move, saving as much time as possible. She was even a little hurt by the impact of the blows, as she was hit for a constant three seconds until she was finished off with a stronger punch, and saw a knife in front of her, where she took the opportunity to use her bracelet.
This time the game turned in Kagari's favour as she began to move the knife out of the way, even though she was hurt, she gave it a strong hammer blow and even diverted the knife's path, which when time returned to normal, the impact of both blows was felt, the machine became even more cracked, while the girl was thrown by the power of the punch, on the other hand the projected knife grazed the monster when it was thrown back by her using the tactic against Tick Tock Mondo.
(Marvellous, I have to take a bit of a beating to stand a chance, but at least I can see that I've managed to get at least a glancing hit on this monster, I need to use this more intelligently, I'd better heal myself here, I've been broken by this thing's attacks, I can't go out spending that much magic either, this will be the last time I heal myself, I have to have enough fairies to go head-to-head with Andrew).
Using the fairies to heal herself, the wounds go away, leaving her brand new, as well as her magic completely restored, the crimson-eyed girl notices that the monster is starting to use the blow of falling with a block as soon as she sees the effect of time stopping, the shadow is getting very close, already counting the time, to start dodging, in the midst of the stopped time she dodges, she decides not to use the bracelet yet, just to be close to where the monster is staring at her and starts activating the creature's humanoid form, which is already punching away, while the girl is just using the hammer that comes even harder, her fists were already practically badly cracked, and the cracks were spreading all over her body.
(Go to time out, it'll be the end of your bloody bodyguard, after this you won't stand a chance against me, I already know your weaknesses, there's no point in using knives, you're as vulnerable as any Hyllian, to think that the final boss of the dungeon would be like that, he's not the strongest, but he's just the most intelligent).
Soon the girl's prayers are answered, but Tick Tock Mondo doesn't take it easy, his machine is attacking with even more violence in the midst of the downtime, delivering very powerful blows, multiple kicks and punches to the girl who is feeling the impacts, but still doesn't move, this for a constant three seconds, which in addition was accompanied by knives that came from behind her to attack at any moment, until the moment came.
Even though she was a little bruised by the impact of the blows, she stopped everything and used the hammer with all her strength on the monster, then ended up dodging it with the hook, only for time to go back and not everything was perfect, the impact hit the girl and she was pushed to the side, hitting the walls and hurting herself even more, bleeding all On the other hand, not only was the machine badly cracked, but the knives the monster had thrown came back at its own creation and with that came a few beams of light, destroying the creature's bodyguard, which would now only be facing the crimson-eyed girl, who got up half-wounded and limping in pain.
(It seems that even though I took a lot of beating I managed to do it, now I just have to put an end to this monster, let's see if he'll be able to do so well against me, now that he doesn't have his beloved bodyguard).
Wounded, the brown-haired girl began to walk towards the Tick Tock monster, who soon began to make a desperate attack, throwing knives all over the place, which she began to defend herself against, using her sword, even though she was wounded, she was still able to move with a certain agility, as the girl got closer to the monster.
He was also getting closer, only throwing knives, some of which even grazed her, but even so she didn't give up, she kept moving forwards, and the monster soon gave his shout.
(That's it for time one last time, you can do what you like, I don't mind being hit by some of those knives, let's see what he has to attack).
The monster began to laugh and came at her with all its might, throwing several knives at her in the space of two seconds, surrounding her on all sides so that she couldn't get close enough. There were too many knives, creating a dome, but the warrior from Luna Nova remained cold and still, just waiting for the time she would have to react.
At the last second, the monster still got close enough to land a stab in the girl's chest, but she remained calm until the bracelet's timer went off, the monster had come out the other side and there was a smile on the girl's face.
(Now you've managed to annoy the hell out of me).
"What a pain" said Akko, who was already starting to get close to the monster.
Atsuko took her sword out of its sheath and squeezed the trigger, making a very quick cut, then for the rest of the bracelet's time she began to make multiple cuts right in front of her in all directions to destroy the boss of this dungeon once and for all, still feeling severe pain in her pierced chest, which was still protected thanks to the many layers of tunic she was wearing, but which was still oozing blood.
Finally, she passed Tick Tock Mondo, who was still looking her right in the eye, putting his sword back in its sheath, and time would soon return and all the creature would see was darkness, since what had happened was simply multiple cuts and several knives that were falling to the ground without hitting anything but themselves, while the monster was simply falling apart
(I managed to save myself thanks to the tunic and the necklace I kept on my chest with a heart portrait of Diana, thank you for all that love, I still got a few cuts, but nothing that's going to kill me completely, I made it after all, we made it love, you've saved my life now).
Tick Tock Mondo was defeated with just the slashes of Kagari who used multiple slashes, disappearing into the skies and with that the last heart of the dungeon appeared, along with an emerald containing the last witch, Molly Mcyntre, the girl immediately took the heart healing herself and feeling even more willing and went to look at the emerald containing the last witch.
"You've succeeded Atsuko Kagari, you've closed all the dungeons of the nine witches, all that's left is to unlock our seal and then you'll be able to defeat Ganondorf once and for all, we put a lot of trust in you, and we made the right decision from the very first dungeon, you've shown yourself to be a warrior who never gives up, the warrior who is skilful, intelligent, strong, brave, above all an excellent person, the one for whom we know Hyrule will be in good hands, you managed to show that all barriers could be crossed, I'm grateful that we chose the right girl, new times will surely come thanks to your act of greatness and we will be proud to see that it was because of you that they came, you have made history now Akko, you have proven yourself as great, as the legendary warrior, you have reached the end of everything, we will be waiting for you, goodbye Atsuko Kagari, you are the greatest!" Said Molly, who then began to disappear into the sky amidst the butterflies.
That was the last time the nine witches had appeared in dungeons, disappearing into thin air, the effect of the butterflies was even greater, circling around the healed crimson-eyed girl who was even feeling a little relieved and even a few tears were falling as the feeling of a completed journey arrived.
Not only was she marvelling, but all the girls who had watched the whole battle were celebrating wildly, even though most of what they saw was just a lot of shadows and suddenly the girl was injured or the machine was moving, it was really quite strange for them.
The brown-haired girl was admiring the sky, already thinking about what to do to move forward, hope and determination were all in her, for a great fight that is not over yet, it will only be the beginning of what will be the hardest battle of her life.
(Well now all the dungeons are gone, I've managed to finish everything the nine witches made me do, now I just have to get back to Triskellion Island, I even feel a bit stronger and more resilient, perfect, this dungeon really has brought me the biggest improvement so far, Andrew has no idea what monster he's going to have to deal with here, good time to leave, let's get out of here).
The warrior from Luna Nova steps through the portal, and arriving through it, the girl is simply transported to a different place, it's not the entrance to the dungeon as it usually is, she stops on Triskellion Island, standing inside the shrine of the nine witches, which she looks at in amazement, the nine inside the emeralds in that circular room and simply the place where the staff fits, which makes her take a deep breath, since that was the grand finale.
(Well, at least I didn't have to deal with the troops, it's time to start, I thought it would take a while, I'd have time to reflect while flying on a broomstick, but no, I ended up right here, the ritual is about to start, I'm two steps away from facingAndrew, I hope Diana will be okay after everything).
Akko takes a deep breath, as she's in the shrine of the nine witches, exactly in the room where everything closes. She walks slowly to break the seal of the nine witches, but before she does, she has a vision as if of a corridor, remembering the things she's been through since the beginning of her journey, everything she's been through since she was an orphan in the village of Luna Nova.
Not far from there, in another part of the shrine of the nine witches, Diana was in her cell and noticed something strange in the mirror, which wasn't working like one, it was simplyAkko doing her walk inside the shrine of the nine witches, which made her smile a lot, seeing that her wife had come to the rescue.
(She really came, she did it! She's about to break the seal of the nine witches, Akko will do it! How marvellous! I'm so happy, my wife, she made it through the last dungeon! I can't believe she actually made it! She's going to beat that bastard!)
"Now you're so happy, do you really think your wife is going to make it this far?" Said Andrew, who noticed Cavendish's reaction.
"It's only a matter of time Andrew, she'll destroy you until there's no stone left unturned, you'll be defeated and I'll witness it with my own eyes, you may think you're great now, but you're just a scared little cuckoo, you know she can simply defeat you as soon as you meet, she's not the same Akko you faced six years ago" said the one with the platinum blonde hair as Hanbridge laughed.
"Only if it's a complete joke hahahaha! Do you really think anyone is going to beat me? I am Ganondorf himself, the most powerful creature in Hyrule, this is where you will witness the death of your wife, the
beginning of the new era, get used to the fact that you will be my wife and she will be the part I needed so much to obtain the complete triforce, I will become king of Hyrule!" Said the dark-haired one, which made the blue-eyed one laugh.
"In this game I can also laugh, let's see who was right in the end, I trust in the power of myAkko, she could be right on your nose now just waiting for the moment to fight you, her end is inevitable, like every incarnation of Ganondorf, they are all defeated by the hero, this one will be no different" Said the queen of Wedinburgh who was even starting to look in the mirror and the boy just shrugged.
He was just waiting in that spot, leaning against the wall, observing his surroundings, without realising that Akko herself was actually standing over him, right in the same spot, he was only thinking of one thing and that was victory and conquering everything he had to conquer in Hyrule.
It wasn't just Diana's mirror that made this possible, there were other places too, the soldiers where the final dungeon was, they noticed that the girl was also appearing in their mirror, not only could they see it, but they could also hear it, which amazed them, and it wasn't just happening there, in every house with a mirror it was possible to see that Akko was appearing, even in the crystal ball, they began to be able to hear exactly what was happening.
"What? I can hear Akko's footsteps! I can hear Akko's footsteps! The crystal ball started to work by listening, that's marvellous, she stopped out of nowhere on Triskellion Island, wow, we're getting closer and closer to the final moment, I can't wait to see it" said Croix.
"Akko beat Andrew once and for all, we're rooting for you, we can hear you this time, it's going to be great, it would be better if we could show everyone, but unfortunately my magic is a bit limited" said Chariot.
"Girls! I'm sorry to arrive in the majesty's room like this, but look at this, I can see Akko through the mirror, I can hear everything, it seems that this has been happening to everyone, to all the people of Hyrule, this is a great moment, she will be able to shine and tell the truth about Andrew to everyone, we will be able to witness an epic moment" Frank said.
"Yes, we've realised it, we're looking through the crystal ball that we couldn't hear before, this is wonderful, if everyone is seeing this, it's a sign that we'll be able to witness a revolution taking place, we can bring peace to Hyrule, Akko will be the one to bring the message, to unite those from Appleton with those from Wedinburgh, the remnants, even the soldiers who serve Andrew well, will know the rot" said Hellene smiling.
And it really was everywhere, in the village of Luna Nova, the girls realised this and brought a large mirror where they watched Akko in the shrine, in the village of the Gerudos, Amanda could see everything and was very excited, as well as the queen there who was getting hopeful, in the land of the Gorons, in Edo, in the old lands that were occupied byAppleton, even on Schnee Island it was possible to somehow watch that moment, everyone who passed byAkko would be able to witness a moment like that.
The final dungeon was closed byAtsuko Kagari, who demonstrated a very clever technique and even had a bit of difficulty learning how to defeat a final dungeon monster as a boss, yet she was able to turn things around, learn the moves and thus overcome herself, crossing yet another barrier of the many that she has always had to do her utmost to get as far as possible, Akko's journey is coming to an end, the nine witches will be taken from the seal and with that the final battle begins.
See you, time witches...