Aiming for Ganondorf, Bols created a torrent of flames that slammed into the tyrant's body. Looking annoyed, he let himself be hit by the attack, while declaring.
"I already told you it didn't work."
However, as the flames obscured his view, Ganondorf did not see Wave leaping high into the air. Then raising his foot above him, he dropped to Ganondorf.
Ceasing his attack, Bols made his flames disappear, to prevent them from touching Wave. Because of this, being able to strike the tyrant, he shouted.
" GRAND FALL! »
Startled, Ganondorf looked up at him and crossed his arms above his head. Feeling Wave's leg hit his arms, Ganondorf gritted his teeth, as his legs bent. The impact was so powerful that cracks appeared under Ganondorf's feet, before turning into a crater.
Still smiling, Ganondorf questioned him.
"Is that all you know how to do?"
" NUMBER 1: SHINKOU'S JUSTICE BALL! "
Suddenly, a huge metal sphere violently hit Ganondorf's back, throwing him against one of the castle walls. Seeing her target disappear under the debris, Seryu declares.
"I got him."
However, the instant Wave put his feet on the ground, they heard a growl of rage. Throwing off the crushing debris, Ganondorf was still able to stand. However, feeling a pain in his back, he glared at Seryu angrily.
"You are dead."
However, looking serene, Seryu pointed her finger to the sky, before declaring.
"You better raise your head."
" What ? »
At that moment, seeing that a huge shadow covered him, Ganondorf lifted his head, to see Koro's huge mouth falling in his direction.
" Eat him. " Seryu shouted.
And for a moment, Ganondorf disappeared inside the jaws of the teigu, which then swallowed him. A few seconds passed then, while the Jaegers expected to see Ganondorf come out of Koro's mouth. However, nothing happens and the teigu ends up taking his chibi appearance.
"Bravo, Koro." Seryu congratulated him. "You ate the bad guy."
"Do you really think I would get eaten by that stupid critter?" »
Startled, everyone looked up to see Ganondorf floated in the air. Having been able to use teleportation, he had been able to get out of Koro's mouth without difficulty.
"It takes more to defeat me."
At this moment, a gray cloud with a smile appeared above him. Now knowing his power, Stylish aimed at Ganondorf, before pretending to shoot him.
" One Shot. "
Immediately lightning came out of the cloud to charge Ganondorf. Yet, stretching his arms out to the sides, he concentrated his energy to create a magical shield. Hitting it, the attack had no effect on the tyrant.
Then, finally, he raised his arm in the air, while declaring.
"Your time is up! I think it's time for me to show you my power."
And, in an instant, the Jaegers saw the darkness come out of his hand, to take the appearance of a black sphere.
" BLACK DEATH !" he shouted as he launched the attack.
Immediately, Bols created flames, while Stylish used the powers of a fire flower to create new spheres of fire. Merging the two attacks hit Ganondorf's, and managed to match its power. Then, a powerful explosion took place. Thrown back, Bols and Stylish couldn't keep their balance, while the shock wave of the impact didn't disturb the tyrant's levitation at all.
"Tssss! Why do you want to aggravate your suffering?"
Suddenly, through the cloud of smoke that the explosion had created, missiles found themselves in front of him.
" That... ? »
Having no time to avoid them, Ganondorf was hit by the huge projectiles which created other explosions. Pushed back, he roared with rage, while opening his eyes. Immediately, spotting Seryu, having a missile launcher on her shoulders, the tyrant levitated towards her, with a vengeful look.
"You again? You will be the one who will suffer the most. »
However, sensing a presence behind him, Ganondorf turned to see Wave, who had taken advantage of the explosions to find himself behind Ganondorf. Then, clenching his fist, he hitted his face with all his might. Nose crushed, Ganondorf ends up falling at full speed towards the ground before crashing.
Seeing him disappear inside a crater, Esdeath looked disappointed.
"I thought I had to come to the aid of my subordinates! But in the end, I may have to just watch them defeat him."
Yet gusts of wind hit the area, pushing the Jaegers back. Again using his levitation to climb out of the crater, Ganondorf showed an enraged face, as blood flowed from his nose.
"YOU…" he roared, staring at his four opponents.
Forgetting about regaining his composure, he stretched his arms out to the sides, before creating a sphere of fire and a sphere of lightning.
" DIE ! "
However, sharp feathers slammed into his abdomen and face. Startled, Ganondorf threw his two attacks without being able to concentrate on his precision. Not even needing to dodge them, the Jaegers saw the attacks hit the ground, planning two more explosions.
"That attack..." Wave recognized it.
"What the hell is that?" Ganondorf roared, pulling out the feathers that had managed to pierce his skin.
Suddenly, he saw a figure flying towards him, while Run held Kurome in his arms.
"What ? "
"LET'S GO!" Run shouted, throwing Kurome at the tyrant.
Saber in hand, the young girl pretended to cut off his abdomen. Nevertheless, conjuring up a large sword in his hand, Ganondorf managed to block Kurome's saber.
"More Jaegers? Is your group all morons?"
"Do you know what we say to you?" Run questioned him.
Flying above Ganondorf, he flapped his wings and created powerful gusts of wind, which slammed into Ganondorf. Losing his concentration, he stopped levitating and ended up heading for the ground. However, before hitting it, he hears the sound of a horse's hooves.
"GANONDORF!" Link yelled, as his mount swooped down on him.
" LINK ? "
"I'll have your head." Link swore, jumping off his horse's back.
Despite his disadvantageous position, Ganondorf quickly drew his sword and managed to block Link's.
" See you again, boy. I see you haven't changed much. " Ganondorf said, trying to push Link down.
"I'll make sure you stay dead this time." Link shouted as he pushed Ganondorf away.
However, when they were evenly matched, another person got off the horse's back and charged towards Ganondorf. Raising his gaze, the tyrant saw a foot hitting his face and pushing him back. Falling to the ground, he felt his back hit the ground for several meters, before he could stop.
"I got him." Tatsumi rejoiced.
However, in an instant, a pair of arms gripped him and his face was trapped against Esdeath's breasts.
"Tatsumi..." The Ice Queen rejoiced. " You missed me so much. "
"Why do I feel like I've become a stuffed animal?"
"Esdeath-san!" Run greeted her, landing with Kurome. "Nice to see you again."
"Run ! " Wave rejoiced, almost crying. "So good to see you again! Kurome? What are you doing here? I thought you had to watch our boat."
"The situation forced me to follow Run and Tatsumi." Kurome said simply.
Surprised, Wave saw the bandages covering part of her body.
"What are these bandages?"
"It's nothing." Kurome lied, trying to hide them.
"What an entrance! It was so magnificent. " Affirmed Stylish.
"The whole team is finally reunited." Bols remarked.
"Is Seryu there?" Run asked.
At this moment, seeing the girl, Run breathed a slowing sigh.
"I'm so happy! I really thought you could have drowned in that river."
For all answer, Seryu remained silent. In truth, Run noticed an embarrassment in his comrade's gaze.
"Seryu ?"
Seryu didn't want to be mad at Run. However, she remembered perfectly the moment when he had hesitated between saving her life and that of Tatsumi. Finally, he had decided to help Tatsumi, and abandoned Seryu, who had to fend for herself. If Megma hadn't intervened, Seryu would have drowned. She knew that Run was unable to save two people. But the fact that he preferred to save Tatsumi, rather than her, made Seryu saddened.
" Why Tatsumi and not me?" »
However, tempted to hide this feeling which was beginning to invade her, Seryu showed a big smile, before doing her military salute.
"Seryu, always ready for battle! Good job saving Tatsumi."
Then, seeing Link, she asked.
"Who is he ?"
In response, Link tightened his grip on his sword, before rushing at Ganondorf. Seeming unconscious, the tyrant suddenly sits up, before grabbing his big sword. And, two seconds later, the blades of the two weapons collided, foreseeing sparks.
Seeing the elf fighting against Ganondorf and managing to resist his powerful attacks, Wave asked.
"Who is the elf fighting with Ganondorf?" "
"It's Link! The hero of this world! And he's also a competitor in the Master Hand tournament." Tatsumi said.
"Link?" Esdeath repeated, looking at him. "So, it's the famous hero who managed to collect the stones of the Triforce."
"Do you know him?" Run wondered.
"People told us about him. " Bols explained to him.
"Link!? He's the guy who defeated the monsters back then." Stylish recalled.
Nevertheless, despite everything people had said about Link, the Jaegers saw him being pushed back while Ganondorf got the better of him.
"What is it my boy? You weren't so weak in my memories. " Ganondorf said as Link jumped back as he began to breathe heavily.
"I'm just warming up." Link was panting with one eye open.
However, as he charged at the tyrant, he saw him teleport to find himself behind him. Raising his sword, Ganondorf cut deeply into his back.
Screaming in pain, Link dropped his sword, before collapsing to the ground.
" LINK ! " Shouted Tatsumi.
Seeing his opponent on the ground, Ganondorf then smiled and looked at Link.
"You have become so weak that you now need more help from people. I'm not like you. I don't need anyone to beat you all."
Suddenly, dodging new sharp feathers, Ganondorf saw the Jaegers rushing towards him.
" Our fight is not over. " Wave stated, running towards him, along with Kurome and Tatsumi.
However, using levitation to hover in the air, Ganondorf looked down at his enemies, who were starting to get a bit too many. Finally, noticing that the fight could turn to his disadvantage, he finally affirms.
"I won't kill any of you just yet." Ganondorf said as he turned and headed straight for the castle.
Nevertheless, wanting to destroy any hope of his opponents, he glanced over his shoulder.
"One more thing, I'm invincible. No one can destroy my spirit."
"Hey, where do you think you're going?" Tatsumi yelled as he set off in pursuit of Ganondorf, but was caught by Link's grappling hook.
"Wait Tatsumi... you don't have to go! Not yet..." Link said before fainting.
"Oi, what are we doing?" Bols asked. "Should he be cured?"
"He's an ally." Run affirmed. "And we need him! Maybe he knows Ganondorf's weak points."
For answer, Esdeath was watching Ganondorf leaving.
" Invincible, hein ? "
Smiling, she affirmed.
"If Goli is weaker than I think, I could always fall back on him to hopefully have fun."
Passing a hand over his nose, Ganondorf watched the blood trickle down his chin.
" Those brats...they managed to hurt me! Tsss! Jaegers? I'll have to watch out for them. "
Finally, he passed through one of the windows of the castle and appeared in the throne room, where the princess of the empire was. Immediately, Zelda was surprised to see Ganondorf alive.
"I don't know how you came back, but you're not going to get away with this." Zelda said as Ganondorf walked towards her.
"Hehehehe ! What's the use of lying to each other now?" Ganondorf asked, raising his hand to Zelda's face.
A dark aura then came out of his hand that knocked the princess unconscious, and fell towards Ganondorf, who caught up with her instantly.
"Sleep well, princess. I will take matters into my own hands from now on. "
Ganondorf said as he carried Zelda and gave her to one of his knights.
"Take the princess to her room and make sure she doesn't come out." Ganondorf said as the knight nodded and left the throne room.
Ganondorf then looked at the seat which was under the statue which looked like three women which were around three joined triangles.
"The only thing I need now is the Triforce of Courage, and then this whole world will be mine." Ganondorf said as he sat down in the chair, while Zant declared.
"Master, I heard Link was still alive! Do you want me to send our fighters to kill him ? "
"I've already taken care of him! And if he survives, I'll kill him when the time comes. Right now, I have to let everyone in Hyrule know that I'm their new ruler. presence, and those who defy me will suffer disastrous consequences along with their families." Ganondorf said, looking at the back of his right hand, where the triforce of power resides.
"What about those weirdos who tried to kill you earlier? What do you plan to do to them? " Zant asked. "Unless they're already dead! How did you kill them? "
Ganondorf stopped looking at his hand and looked at Zant.
"I left them alive! I'll let them try to stop me. I want to see the looks on their faces when they lose all hope and die under my knees. Besides, they're just amateurs. What can- do they do me well?"
However, thinking of Esdeath, he couldn't help but think that she had a look similar to his.
" This woman... can she stop me? "
Meanwhile...
Bols was checking Link's temperature as he now lay on a table at a bar in town. Having used his power, Stylish was able to close his wound in a matter of seconds.
After the Jaegers failed to defeat Ganondorf, they had no choice but to hide in one of the buildings that had not yet been destroyed. Being seated, most awaited Bols' diagnosis.
"He'll be fine, he just needs to rest for a while." Bols said.
"It's a relief." Tatsumi affirmed.
" Yes, but that doesn't change our situation. " Kurome affirmed.
"She's right." Stylish agreed. "Even though Ganondorf has fled, his power is truly dreadful! If we fight together, we can defeat him! Nevertheless, the next time we see him, he will definitely be in the company of his army."
The others couldn't help but think he was right. However, being perfectly calm, Esdeath asked.
"Do you want to give up?"
" Huh ? "
Suddenly, a huge block of ice appeared above their table and fell. Pulverizing the wood, the gesture startled Wave and Tatsumi, who were afraid that Esdeath was angry.
"Against Bowser's army, we weren't afraid to fight since we were stronger than them! But against stronger monsters, do you want to give up?"
"We didn't say that." Run retorted. "Nevertheless, it's obvious that we can't just attack Zelda Castle, and fight Ganondorf without any plan."
"But that's what we'll do." Esdeath retorted. "Ganondorf controls the monsters that have appeared in this empire! If we want to defeat this army, we are forced to defeat their leader! This is the only strategy that will allow us to win."
Standing up, she declared.
"We'll wait until Link wakes up so he can tell us everything he knows about the architecture of the castle! In the meantime, try to rest."
Then leaving the inn, Esdeath walked towards a small fountain. Putting some water in her hands, she splashed her face. However, the coolness of the water couldn't take away the big smile that was on her face.
She finally had the opportunity to defeat powerful opponents. Ganondorf? Maybe he was more powerful than Night Raid.
"Finally...Finally..."
However, hearing someone hum, Esdeath turned around, to see Seryu, at the other end of the courtyard where she was. Holding Koro in her arms, the girl sat on a bench and hummed what sounded like an Empire army chant. Looking at her face, Esdeath thought she was about to cry.
Looking at her for a few seconds, Esdeath eventually walked towards her, before sitting down on the bench.
"A problem, Seryu?"
Standing still, Seryu asked.
"Esdeath-san... am I really a member of the Jaegers?"
"Huh? Why this question?"
"Because...Because I feel like everyone hates me."
Thinking back to Tatsumi's hostility towards her, the fact that Run decided to help the boy instead of her, and Esdeath's anger towards her, Seryu holds back tears, while affirming.
"I love being with the Jaegers! And I want to be an exemplary comrade! So why? Why do I feel like I'm hated?"
Surprised, Esdeath finally declares.
"You are not hated, Seryu! If you were in danger, the others will come to save you."
"I don't think so! When we were in the river, Run saved Tatsumi! And I... I..."
"Run must have thought you were more capable than Tatsumi." Esdeath stated. "Seryu, you are a powerful person! So powerful that you are part of my team! Yes, I raised my voice in front of you, when you wanted to disobey me, but that does not mean that I hate you! people I hate, I kill them."
"Then why does Tatsumi hate me?"
"Seryu...you killed a lot of people! Don't you think you killed people who were friends with Tatsumi, or even his family members?"
"Friends? Family? All I did was kill criminals! If so, those are the people at fault! Not me!"
"Maybe…but I doubt Tatsumi understands that! Maybe for him, you killed innocent people! And maybe that's why he hates you."
Putting her hand on Seryu's head, she declared.
"You try hard to impress others and fit in, but did you really ask others what they wanted from you! Did you ask them what you had to do to become their friend?"
"No." Seryu confessed.
"Start with that." Esdeath advised her, before standing up. "I'm sure it will help you."
