Summary: Continuation of Rise of the Hell Lords---
Just minutes after the battle against Hell Modeus ends, the Triforce Team discuss what they should do next in their quest to destroy the evil army of Hell. They decide to go back to Earth, and it is there that they meet a warrior with something unbelievable; a fifth piece of the Triforce...is he friend? or foe?....
Categories: Fan Fiction Characters: Zelda, Link (OoT & MM), Impa
Genres: None
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 22 Completed: Yes
Word count: 53484 Read: 58296
Published: Jul 14, 2004 Updated: Dec 12, 2004
The Wizard's Plan by BOEG
Chapter Five: The Wizard’s Plan
A dark cavernous hole literally worn into the sheer stone wall from a single drop of water ceaselessly pounding against it for over a millennia. The cave had no torches, no red carpet lining the stone ground, just a cold dark floor, and cold dark walls to match it. It was not the amazing kingdom Ganon had built inside the fiery depths of Death Mountain, no; it was just what the King of Evil had intended it to be; a prison, an abandoned nightmarish hell hole. Not even an Octorok stirred atop the high cliff where the Windfish once slept. A pebble was never disturbed, and fresh food had not grown there in hundreds of years.
Agahnim was left alone to himself and his magic, left alone to see what he could do to kill the Triforce Team, if he could even survive the harsh conditions of Mount Tamarach. He had nothing but bitter thoughts in his mind toward Ganon, the one he had served, the one who had treated him like a son. He had loved his surrogate father, he had trusted and served Ganon, as obedient and faithful as a mighty steed is to his rider.
“….t-t-the fool….he will not get away with this…he was a king his entire life….n-now he will be a peasant! And eat the very rats he is forced to live with! The Zedusrian one…Twindora…he is not completely with the others…he still resents the kingdom of Hyrule…and even more so its former king, the old fool Harkinarian…what a wonder it would be…if I could get the Zedusrian…to join me…with a piece of the Triforce at my disposal…my power will match Ganon’s…and then….heh heh….t-then…we will really see….who…is the better dark lord….won’t we….hahahaha!!!” Agahnim plotted to himself.
“Aah! But no…no no no…we need bait…how can I get them…to me? Let us see…I have nothing they need….nor desire…and I have not the energy….to do a thing…to this…diseased land…hmm…let us see just how much…Ganon has limited my power,” Agahnim said to himself. He lifted up his hands and slowly waved them around in circles, creating a warp portal.
“Yes…I can still travel away from this…planet…he must have simply put a seal…on his kingdom…hmm…if I can not dwell in the caverns of Death Mountain…I shall combat them….on the heights…of Death Mountain….haha…yes….with the looming threat of an eruption…one that I could very well still cause…they will have no choice….but to fight me…or to watch Kakariko village burn….or…in a win-win situation…both,” Agahnim said happily, stepping into the portal.
“I can’t believe it…how do you act like it was nothing? You saved me! It was…incredible,” Samus said when the team entered the market after the battle with the King of Evil.
“Samus…I umm….I had to,” Twindora said slowly.
“What does that mean?” Samus asked.
“It means…that…you…you…it means you were in trouble…and I felt it my duty to help fellow teammates,” Twindora answered.
“But why me? Why not Marth, or Roy?” Samus asked.
“Because Samus…you were in danger…the most danger at the time…it was….my duty…as a member of this team to save you, nothing more,” Twindora declared starkly.
“Fine…but I still owe you my life,” Samus said, walking ahead of the armored Zedusrian. Reconstruction had finally begun, and the crew was working on clearing the Gerudo river so that water could once again flow into the empty Lake Hylia. It would take a long while before Hyrule was healed, but it had started, and it would not stop until it was finished, and the proud kingdom was back to its former glory.
Malon greeted Link in the market with open arms, worried once more. She was always afraid he would die in battle, despite the accomplishments he had under his belt as of late. He had helped kill a Hell Lord, and Malon still worried when he engaged in the smallest of fights. She wished he would stop fighting, wished he would put down the sword, but it was something she could never ask him to do, as she knew the passion he had for combat, and it was something she wouldn’t dare try to take from him.
“You’re alive! Okay! Unhurt!” Malon yelled happily.
“Malon…it was just Ganon…he never does too much to any of us…he’s pretty weak,” Link said.
“But he’s dangerous!” Malon complained.
“Not so much…” Link said quietly.
“Yeah…he’s just a frightened coward nowadays…hardly ever comes out of his little mountain to play…and when he does we win and he runs…no more epic fights to the death…just little challenges with no real danger involved,” Jet supported Link.
“Just…be careful….I would hate to see you get hurt,” Malon told him, kissing Link on the cheek.
“I will,” Link promised her. A Hylian soldier ran into the open market gate, a wide look in his eyes, his voice shaky. He had the appearance of a man who had just seen a Poe. His voice trembled as he spoke, “S-sir! The fiery cloud over Death Mountain…it’s back!...there is some terror brewing up there…and if the mountain erupts…the village…is…gone,” the soldier warned.
“…we can’t let Kakariko village fall your highness,” Impa told Jet, stepping forward with duty in her voice.
“Impa…I know how important the village is to you…we’ll go,” Jet assured her.
“Yes…your problems are the team’s problems,” Zelda said with a warm smile.
“Indeed,” Twindora said, following the team with his arms crossed as they walked back into Hyrule field, into the face of danger once more.
“Be careful Link…please come back soon…..” Malon called out. The Hylian didn’t hear her.
It was a long, slim path of stone near to the top of Death Mountain. It led to a spire of flat rock alone in the midst of a pit that led to shadow. Other sharp, pointed spires of rock jutted out of the ground far below, very painful if one were to fall off the edge. It was here, on top of the small spire of rock, that the Triforce Team found the source of the trouble; Agahnim stood tall, white robes flowing, hands poised to strike with magical force.
The team’s main members quickly made it over the narrow path of stone and to the large spire itself, ready to combat the wizard and prevent him from dealing any wounds to the land below. The team members readied their weapons and eyed the wizard, not willing to let him get the first move. Agahnim was powerful; this they knew, but they also knew he was not beyond death, and could still be slain.
“Heh heh heh…hello Triforce Team…..we meet again….trust me…I will not be as forgiving as I was the last time we battled, no…this time…you will all pay…” Agahnim warned loudly.
“I don’t even wanna hear it, Agahnim,” Link yelled out at the wizard.
“Oh…then let us waste no more time with words,” Agahnim proclaimed happily. He raised his hands and shot a bolt of lightning at Link. The Hylian pulled out his Mirror shield, blocking the magic with haste. The force of the mighty attack took its toll at last, and Link’s Mirror shield cracked into several pieces, useless. He threw it to the side and ran at Agahnim with his blade drawn. He slashed at the wizard, and his body was instantly hit with an incredible pain. Agahnim had cast a protection spell on himself.
Agahnim blasted a large magical sphere at Jet, and he batted it back with his Royal Family’s blade. Agahnim caught the attack and charged it with electricity, the blasted it back at Jet, sending him off of the spire of rock. In this moment, everyone’s hope was gone. Agahnim had just knocked the king of Hyrule into a chasm of nothingness. Zelda attacked now, running at the wizard with her daggers, charging her Mystic Light into the blades, stabbing at Agahnim. It had little effect, and the wizard smacked the queen to the side. She fell to the ground hard, rolling to the side and standing quickly, ready to attack Agahnim once more.
“Ugh!!! I can’t believe you!!! Don’t you dare think you can kill my husband and live!!! Mystic Light!!!!” Zelda screamed, blasting the mystic power at the wizard with full force. He was hit hard, and almost knocked over the edge. He regained his footing, shooting a sphere of magic at Twindora. The Zedusrian blocked easily, sending the sphere into the sky.
“Twindora…Zedusrian warrior…I know you despise the kingdom of Hyrule…you hate Harkinarian for what he did….join me…and we can destroy Hyrule…one citizen at a time…with our powers combined, no one would question our authority…” Agahnim spoke to Twindora telepathically.
“…shut up,” Twindora responded to the wizard’s offer. He reached into a small pouch hooked to his belt and threw a powder at Aganim. It burned away at his hands, and in a matter of seconds, the skin was gone from them. He cried out in agony and blasted a bolt of lightning at the Zedusrian. Twindora blocked with ease, then put his hands into a circular formation. He spoke, “Temple Link Blast!!!!” and the golden light hit Agahnim in the chest, sending him over the edge of the spire.
“Aaah….no….I shall cast my last curse on you then….if you do not wish to join me…I take all comfort away from you…!!!” Agahnim yelled as he flew over the edge. A magical aura flew over Twindora, and in a moment, the armor on his upper thigh cracked and crumbled into pieces on the stone ground.
“…Let’s go…we won the fight…but…we lost horribly in other ways…we lost our king…our leader….my husband,” Zelda said painfully.
“….n-no you didn’t!!!!” a voice called out from below the spire. Zelda got on her knees and slowly looked over the edge. There, hanging on with one hand, was Jet. He was bleeding from the wound Agahnim had given him, and Zelda had no idea if he could hold on much longer.
“Jet!!! You’re alive!!! Can you get up?!” Zelda asked.
“Hold on,” Jet instructed. He looked down at the black chasm below him. He then slowly let go of the edge. For a moment Zelda was in disbelief, then relief filled her weary body. Jet had flown back up.
“Thank the goddesses….you’re alive,” Zelda said, embracing Jet tightly.
“Yeah…let’s go,” Jet said, turning for the village.
“Ugh….I couldn’t get him on my side! As if that wasn’t enough I almost died!!! Thank the goddesses I had that warp spell handy…oh well….he who fights….and runs away….lives to conquer…on another day…..haha….” Agahnim said to himself. He was back in Mount Tamarach, in his prison. He was slowly growing to like the area, but his anger for the Triforce Team took all joy away, and his anger for Ganon fueled his lust for revenge even more.
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