Zelda

Chapter 14: Dispair

While sitting in the infirmary of Hyrule Castle, I explained to Zelda, Impa, Ganondorf, and King Daphnes what I had learned in my conversation with the Sage, Rauru. About Zantauri, about the Twilight, and how this strange occurance was created. Upon mentioning the Triforce of Power housed in Zantauri, Ganondorf stared upwards, blankly. He knew of the Ganondorf I had once defeated, and that the Evil King had used the Triforce of Power. Upon his defeat, and the return trip through time, the Triforce had been restored, along with the rest of the Sacred Realm. It was strange to think that another person could find their way into it… But it happened.

“So…” Ganondorf started. “This isn’t something normal people can deal with, is it?”

“I don’t think so…” I stated. “It looks like I may have to go and…” Zelda hushed me right there. She knew what I was going to say, and didn’t want to hear it.

“Not just you, Link. I’m going, too.” she said. “And don’t try arguing with me this time, because you know what I can do.” I merely nodded. There was nothing I could say to persuade the Princess of Destiny otherwise. She seemed determined to never let anything like what happened at Death Mountain happen again, and I knew it.

“All right, but you have to be careful… And fight like you’ve never fought before.” I replied. “There are strange creatures living in the Twilight, and I don’t know if I can keep you completely safe.”

In that instant, I heard a loud scream outside the window. Something was going on outside… Guards were flying upwards, landing in the mote that separated the castle from the rest of the world. Upon their landing, I heard a far too familiar cackle.

“Oh no…” I began. “He’s here!” I jumped out of the bed as fast as I could, when suddenly a burst of crippling pain shot into my heart. I let out a scream of agony as I keeled over, gasping for air.

“Link!” Zelda cried as she rushed to my side. “Are you OK? You’re wounds haven’t fully healed yet!” Ganondorf quickly came over to me and helped me to my feet. With him and Zelda supporting me, I was able to move around.

“It’s Zantauri… He’s here…” I repeated. “I don’t know what he’s after, but…”

“I can tell you that!” a shrill voice stated. “Him!” Zantauri came into view, pointing a scrawny hand at King Daphnes. “Don’t worry about yourselves, right now, I’m only here to ensure your dispair!”

With that, the fiend unsheathed his twin blades and started marching madly towards the King, swinging his swords like a madman. Impa seemed to anticipate this and took the King’s arm, dissapearing into the shadows. Reguardless, Zantauri didn’t stop. He continued to slice at whatever he could find, destroying the wall leading to the main corridor of the first floor of the castle. As fast as my mind and body could comprehend, I grabbed my sword, hat, belt, and sheild, putting them on as fast as I possibly could. I soon pulled out a bottle from one of the many different compartments on my belt, and released the contents, a fairy. The little orb of light flapped its wings merrily as it encircled my body, healing the wounds that were left. Rejuvinated, I ran after the monster with the swinging blades, with Ganondorf and Zelda following close behind.

Lucky for us, we knew the castle like we knew our names, as well as where Impa would most likely go to hide someone important. We rushed to the throne room, crossing its expanse in a matter of seconds, and looked at the large statue placed behind the regal chairs used to seat the Hylian Royal Family. Taking a place by the statue, and carefully bracing myself, I pushed. The statue moved aside effortlessly, moving to reveal a hidden passage to a hiding cellar used in times of battle. As this was an emergency situation, I knew that would be where Impa had taken King Daphnes.

We hurried down the passage, with me leaving as many bombs as I could in my wake. I knew that Zantauri would find out where we were, he seemed to have a sense about it. Upon reaching the chamber, I noticed something all too frightening. The King was injured, badly. Impa was unconcious on the floor, and the King was laying still, bleeding from a gash in his chest. Zelda screamed in absolute horror while Ganondorf rushed over to take the injured man into his arms. Seeing as I had used the last fairy I had with me, there was no other option for the King’s recovery…

“Follow me!” I exclaimed. “There’s a Great Fairy’s Fountain outside the castle!” I motioned for everyone to follow as I ran back towards the throne room. We eventually made it to the Grand Entrance Hall, where I led everyone outside into the night, stopping at an abrubt hole that had been opened four years ago. Upon looking at it, I knew there was no way any of us could fit inside. Pondering a solution, I pulled out the Goron Mask.

“Stand Back!” I screamed. I put the mask up to my face, as the others stepped back towards the hillside. The familiar feeling of the mask wrapping itself around my head, and then extending to cover my body in its entirety felt far too slow for the situation at hand. My skin suddenly became as hard as stone, and my body expanded. When the transformation was complete, I was in the body of the late Goron Hero, Darmani. “Now, stay where you are, and sheild your eyes!” My Goron-like voice echoed across the hilltops, as I reached into a specific area on my now much bigger belt, to pull out the most powerful explosive I had used up to date, a Powder Keg. I lifted it up high, and placed it in front of the hole in the wall. Removing the Goron Mask and turning back to normal, I lit the fuse. As quickly as I could, I brought out the Hero’s Bow, nocking an arrow and letting it fly towards the Powder Keg, causing it to explode violently, revealing a much larger entrance to the Great Fairy’s Fountain.

We rushed in as fast as we could, while I played Zelda’s Lullaby on my ocarina. The Great Fairy of Magic appeared with a high-pitched laugh and looked down at us. Obviously noticing the King of Hyrule in his injured state, she took hold of the man.

“I will see what I can do, but this injury looks to be quite greivous. He may not recover…” The Great Fairy stated. Soon after, she and the King of Hyrule vanished into the Fountain without a trace…





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