“Even
against his evil might, I shall stay a Crimson Knight. With this sacred vow I
say, shall I bring his powers at bay.” Koji said as they were in front of the
entrance to the Crimson Cathedral. The colossal doors opened and Koji walked in
followed by Zin and Nati. Once they were in the building, Koji held his hands
out and the doors shut. “Those are the words you must speak to enter the
Cathedral. Come follow me and meet the others.” Koji continued walking with Zin
and Nati following him every step of the way. They walked through a series of
large rooms, each for a different purpose. Then Koji lead them up a series of
stairs until they reached the top room. Once Zin reached the top he saw what
looked like an astronomy lab. Half of the roof was built with glass, while the
other with stone. There was big telescope in the middle of the floor. It
reached from the floor and through the glass roof. The rest of the room held
furniture and tables. There was also a few selves that held many books. Zin
looked around and saw many people who had stopped and were looking at him and
Koji. “This is the Main Lab... also known as The Dome, and here would be the
Crimson Knights.” Koji held his staff upright from the ground and stood at a
halt. “Knights!” he screamed. At this time the party of nine walked over and
stood in formation in front of Koji and Zin. Koji began to into duce them to
Zin.

            “This is
your group? You have a bigger team than I thought...” Zin said.

            “This is
Herald, he’s our scientist. He’s gotten as far as we’ve gotten, as far the Radar
goes. His inventions keep this hideout and ourselves protected from the Radar.”
Zin looked at the short elf with glasses on. Zin shook his hand.

            “And how do
you do Hero of Time, Koji has told us much about you.” Herald said.

            “This is
Gem, she’s our weapons specialist. She is a great fighter and puts traps around
the Cathedral to keep away those wretched vampires.” Koji said. Zin looked up
at her. She was definitely taller than he was. She had on a tight black body
suit with many weapons and artillery hanging off of her. Zin noticed her hair
was pulled back in a ponytail, and that her ears were round, not pointed like
his. Then as she shook his hand she said something strange. Zin couldn’t
understand her. Then Koji stepped in and began speaking the strange language
with her.

            “Sorry
about that Zin... I’m Gem. I heard you were a great fighter. Maybe you and I
can have a match one day.” Gem said looking at Zin’s sword.

            “I’ll be
looking forward to it.” Zin said.

            “Now these
two are Tay and Kay. Twins, who are quick thinkers. They
can find there way out of small openings and things like that.” Koji said.

            “Hello
Zin.” the twins said in unison, as Zin shook their hands. Zin looked at the
two, they were both small, skinny Gerudo boys. They looked a little younger
than him.

            “Next is
Julius who I believe you remember from the tree house. That was so many years
ago...” Koji trailed off. Zin once again shook his hand.

            “Nice to
see you’re alive Zin.” Julius said.

            “Same here
Julius.” Zin said.

            “These next
two are former knights. Sean, the muscle is well trained in hand to hand combat
of the sword. He’s not too bad using his fists either.” Koji said. Zin looked
up at this huge man. He was very muscular and well built. He reminded Zin of
Brad. Zin also noticed that he too had rounded ears like Gem. “This next one is
Fred, also known as Quicksilver. Really fast and light makes it easier to kill
a greater amount of enemies.” Zin looked and to his surprise it was a girl. She
was skinny yet muscular. She held a sword to her side and a bow across her
back. “She’s also an archer.” Zin shook her hand and noticed that she had round
ears.

            “This here
is my good friend Dave, the blacksmith. He provides us with extra weapons and
artillery. He too is well trained with the sword.” Zin shook Dave’s hand took a
look at his sword.

            “I would
ask you to see your sword, but I can’t touch it. But can you show it to me?”
Dave asked looking at the hilt of the Master Sword. Zin unsheathed the sword
and held it out in front of him. Dave examined it closely. “A brilliant piece
of work, the forger’s unknown, but the forging is legend. I know style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>that is a good sword.” Zin nodded and
noticed Dave’s ears too were rounded.

            “Last but
not least, a team is not complete without a magician. This is Raven, and the
name fits. She can be as black as the night and as powerful as a raging storm.”
Koji said. Zin looked at her and noticed she had pointed ears. She was an elf.
She wore mostly black, and some purple. She had coal black hair and white pale
skin. Her finger nails were painted black also. Raven held out her hand and Zin
shook it, receiving a small shock as he did.

            “Sorry...
I’m electro-kinetic.” Raven said in a very mild tone.

            “It’s okay,
I’ve dealt with worse.” Zin said rubbing his hand.

            “Well Zin, Nati
you’ve met the Crimson Knights... Back to work Knights!” Koji yelled. All nine
of the members retreated and returned back to what they were doing.

            “What are
they working on?” Zin asked.

            “Come on,
I’ll explain while I show you to your room.” Koji said. They both walked out of
the big astrology lab and back downstairs. “You see when Gron imprisoned your brothers;
he left his signature mark on each of them. This mark is the key to awakening
your brothers. There is a crystal; we’ve found out, that will release your
brothers when it is placed on the mark. We don’t know where it is yet, that’s
what they’re studying.”

            “Well once
they find out where it is, I must retrieve it.”

            “No Zin,
you’re going to be doing enough as it is. I’ll go get the crystal.”

            “I can’t
let you do that. This was my mistake, I must correct it. If you died from my
mistake, I would never be able to live with myself.”

            “Zin I said
I wouldn’t let you do this alone... I meant it.” Zin looked at him; he saw that
his face was serious. Knowing he couldn’t win this argument he gave up.

            “Fine...”
after Koji had shown Zin his room, they began walking back up to the lab to see
if they had progressed any. Along the way, Zin asked the question that had been
on his mind. “Hey Koji...” Koji turned and looked at him. “What’s the deal with
Dave and Gem... and Fred and Sean? Their ears are like yours, except they
aren’t dark skinned like a Nubian. And when Gem spoke those strange words...”
Koji cut him off.

            “They are
all Humans. They are like elves, but they usually are stronger than elves. This
is only physically, since they lack strong wills. They also do not have the
power of magic flowing through them. You’ve encountered them your entire life.
A Gerudo is a human, but they just have a darker complexion and that’s what
you’ve known your entire life.”

            “What about
you? If you’re a Human that why is your peoples’ will is so much stronger...
like ours? And how come Nubians and Gerudos can use magic?”

            “Nubians
have been through rough times showing from our background and our history. Our
will must be strong and stay strong. We aren’t so tempted by greed and possessions,
since we in our hearts know that there are things far greater out there. Since
we’ve been around elves for generations, we’ve adapted to your customs of
strong wills and the use of magic. And the language that Gem was speaking, it’s
called English.”

            “When did
they arrive here?”

            “Right
after the times of the Crimson Skies started. Gron destroyed most of what they
could call home, which was beginning to fall anyway. They fled in their ships
headed for the unknown. That’s when they came upon Hyrule and the rest of
Middle Earth. They promised they would help fight back Gron’s Empire if we’d
agree to let them abide in Hyrule as if it were their home... We agreed, seeing
no other alternative.”

            “I think
that’s clearer to me now... Thank you.”

            “No
problem, I’d figure when you’d get back you would have many questions, so I am
here to provide you with answers.”

            Well here’s
a question’s that’s been on my mind the entire time I’ve awaken. I don’t know
maybe I’m too afraid of the answer to ask.”

            “No go
ahead ask...”

            “Laurina...”
Koji’s jaw dropped. That was the question he dreaded.

            “That’s one
question that... I don’t know the answer to. The last time I have seen her was
when the wars were coming to a close. That was about three years ago. She had
come seeking you. But when you were nowhere to be found, Brad almost forced her
to retreat. They rode off in the blood red sky and... That was the last time I
had seen them. I fear the worst for her, but hope it’s not true.” Zin was now
on the verge of tears. His love, his only love vanished. He couldn’t, wouldn’t
believe that she was dead.

            “She can’t
be dead...” Zin said.

            “How could
you know?”

            “I don’t
know, but there is this feeling inside of me. Every time I fell her presence my
heart races. One look and I’m on fire... I still have that felling, but it’s
very faint. She’s alive, I know it.” The two then walked back up the stairs
into the lab again. Once they were acknowledge Herald called them.

            “Zin, Koji
come see this. We’ve found something.” Herald called looking down at a book in
front of his station. His station was a built-in panel located in the front of
the room right in front of the dome window. It was also situated next to his
large telescope. Zin and Koji ran over to him.

            “Where’s
Nati, she should see this...” Zin said looking around.

            “She’s over
there with Gem and Raven.” Herald pointed. “Wait look. The Obelisk Crystal is
the relic that we’ve been looking for. We’ve found out it’s held over in West
Hyrule which means...”

            “... The
Demon Lord has it under his surveillance.” Koji cut in.

            “Who’s the
Demon Lord?” Zin asked puzzled.

            “Zin have
you ever... wait you’ve never faced a demon.” Koji said.

            “On the
contrary... I have. A fire demon I believe.” Zin said.

            “What?”
Herald exclaimed. “Koji you were right! This guy must be the Hero of Time. Not
many see a fire demon and live to tell the tale. Did you defeat it or did you
flee?”

            “I had to fight
it, it was stopping me from my misread... ironic destiny.”

            “Well due
to the reckless ness of the demons, Gron threatened to destroy them. But the
Demon Lord pledged his alliance before this could happen, so Gron placed the
demons and their master on West Hyrule. They rule it with no mercy. It’s worse
than over here.” Koji explained. Just then everyone walked over to the panel
and looked down at the book. Everyone gave Koji their information on how to
defeat the Demon Lord. Afterward, they decided, Raven was going to use a most
powerful spell to teleport Zin and Koji there. The spell would render her weak
and helpless, but it was for the greater good. Zin and Koji hoped that they
would find means to return over the harsh seas once they had fulfilled the
task.

            “What time
is it?” Koji asked.

            “Judging
from the lighting...” Herald said as he looked into his gigantic telescope,
“It’s around dawn”

            “How do you
know? You can barely tell the difference. It still looks the same as when I got
here.” Zin explained.

            “Look Zin,
you’ll have to learn to live like this until your mission’s complete. It’s like
this all the time. The darkness will get to you at first and may even throw off
your sleeping pattern, but you’ll get use to it.” Herald said. “Didn’t you say
you wanted to see the island again?”

            “Yes...
please.” Herald then adjusted the telescope and let Zin look into it. Zin
hunched over and looked into the telescope. His eyes saw a distant island.
Lightning crashed upon as did many crumbled structures. The rough waves too
were seen all around the island. Zin couldn’t believe that West Hyrule had succumbed
to this destruction. Only one tall tower could be seen. “That must be were the
Demon Lord is...” Zin muttered to himself.

            “Well if
it’s almost dawn... Zin needs to eat, and then you and I need to get ready and
get some sleep. We leave early tomorrow morning.” Koji said as he stood up and
grabbed his staff.

            “It’s too
bad Ijanah couldn’t see this...” Herald said looking out of the dome up at the
shrouded darkness they called a sky.

            “Yeah... I
sure do miss her... alot.” Koji then began to walk down stairs and Zin
followed. They began to talk.

            “Who’s
Ijanah?” Zin asked.

            “She was
part of our team... but then things got difficult and well... let me start from
the beginning...” Koji trailed off He remembered that flashback so well...

            “No Koji!
I’m staying here!” Ijanah yelled.

            “Please.
It’s dangerous. You can die staying here...” Koji said.

            “What about
you?! You can die too.”

            “I have to
stay here, just in case something happens. I’m the captain of this team. You
can go and live a life where you don’t have to worry about death everyday.”

            “Koji...”
she whined.

            “What if
one day Gron just gives up and decides to destroy us?! I don’t want you here if
that ever happens.” Koji was on the verge of tears.

            “I’m not
afraid of death...” Ijanah whispered as she began to cry, “What I’m afraid of
is losing you.”

            “You’re
going. Tomorrow, I’m taking you to Asu Romonto.”

            “Why so
far?”

            “The
further away you are from here, the safer you’ll be.”

            “I thought
you loved Me.” she said as she crossed her arms and turned her back to him.

            “It’s
because I love you that I’m making you go. I can live with you not being here
with me, it will be hard, but I’ll live. What I can’t live with is you gone
forever... It would tear me apart.” Koji then hugged her. They hugged for a
long time and just stood there enjoying each other’s presence. “Don’t worry,
I’ll still come see you from time to time. And once Zin gets back...”

            “You still
think he’s going to save us?”

            “Yes, I put
all my faith in him.”

            “Then where
is he, where has he been?”

            “I don’t
know, but I know he’ll be here.”

            “Well I
hope you’re right.” They sat down on the bed, kissed each other goodnight and
fell asleep...

            “So no one
thought I was coming back?” Zin asked a bit surprised.

            “Nope. They
all thought you were dead.” Koji said.

            “Well it’s
nice to know that I have a supportive family...” Zin said sarcastically.

            “You’re
lucky to have family at all.”

            “Well from
what I hear they are nothing more than big chunks of stone now...” Zin trailed
off, “What happened to Ijanah? Where is she now?”

            “I took her
to the great city of Asu Romonto. Out of all of the overtaken cities, I have to
say that one is the best. It’s big, so your face isn’t really recognized there.
Plus it’s farther away, from most cities and Gronondorf’s wrath. I go there as
often as I can. I haven’t seen her in more than a year.”

            “Where is
Asu Romonto anyway?”

            “It’s to
the Northeast, past Death Mountain and among the Death Mountain Range. It lies
on top of one of the tallest mountains on the range, so if there are any
invaders, the city is greatly protected by its rough terrain. Well were going
to see her very soon...”

            “We? What
do you mean 'We'?”

            “The Temple
of Time is up there in that city, so you’ll meet her eventually. For now, we
need to get some sleep for the trip tomorrow... Good night Zin.”

            “Well...
it’s not really night anymore is it?” Zin said laughing.

            “Who can
tell anymore, it’s all the same to me.” Koji too was laughing. They walked in
their separate directions and prepared for the voyage tomorrow.

            “Okay we’re
ready Raven...” Koji said as he and Zin stood next to one another.

            “Alright
then... Good Bye Koji... Zin and Nati.” Raven said she then stood aside and
began chanting her spell. Zin and Koji stood in the middle of the circular room
and the rest of the team stood on the sidelines, watching. Raven chanted a
series of words over and again in a mysterious language. Then as she finished
her words, electricity began to flow throughout her body. Then it was soon
surrounding her entire body. Raven continued the spell. As she did, the orb of
lightning that surrounded her, transferred to Zin and Koji. There was a loud
crackling sound and they were gone.

            Zin got up
and saw Koji lying on the ground next to him. He went over and helped his friend
up after checking to see if Nati was okay. “Is this the place?” Zin asked
looking around. It was a wasteland. There were no trees, no buildings, just
rumble left and right. They stood on rumble as they spoke.

            “Yes, this
is the dreaded Demon Islet: Land of the Roaming Dead.” Koji said as he was
helped up.

            “How do you
know? I see nothing but debris...” Koji then turned Zin around. Zin looked over
the cliff they stood on and saw a tall black structure. It seemed to be some
sort of castle, whose base only became a pointed top as it reached high in the
sky. It completely dark, but the dark clouds seemed to part over the castle,
although it did not let sunlight shine down upon it. It was some bluish light
that shone down from in between the dark clouds, almost like moonlight. The two
began to walk toward their destination. Zin nearly tripped over the cliff on a
hidden rock. “Okay, this is getting to dangerous.” Zin held out his hand. style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>“Lux Lucis!” Zin said. As he did, his
hands began to illuminate, lighting the way a bit. Koji saw this and did the
same thing with his staff. The two again advanced. They found themselves on the
last cliff over looking the fortress. Koji had already begun to climb down, and
Nati followed. Zin however stay on the cliff and over looked it. He felt
something, he couldn’t name it, but he had felt it before. Beginning to grow
uneasy, Zin placed his shining hand on the hilt of his sword. He then felt a
warming sensation from behind. Something lied there, and it was getting ready
to strike. Zin drew his sword with lightning speed, just in time to block the
blow. Zin looked up at his adversary and looked into its menacing crimson eyes.
He was facing a Fire Demon. The gigantic fiend had Zin pinned to the ground,
holding his sword up to defend his from its threatening claws. It then let off
of Zin and sucked air in. Zin, seeing the outcome used this time to roll away
and draw his shield. Meanwhile the demon blew out fire at what it thought was
Zin, only to find a pile of rubble in its place. The slow fiend looked over and
saw Zin with his sword and shield drawn. The demon then charged at Zin who was
running out of options. Ultimately Zin simply held up his shield as he collided
with the ogre. He and the demon fell over the cliff and began to pummel toward
the ground.

            Koji, who
had nearly reached the ground, looked up to see what was taking Zin so long.
“Hey Zin! What’s the holdup?!” He called. Then as if to answer his question, he
saw a flash of green fall over the cliff, followed by a bundle of fire. Koji
looked more closely and saw that it was Zin and a Fire Demon. Koji jumped down
the rest of the cliff, while Nati followed him. Koji began to think, it would
be a matter of seconds before Zin was crushed into the ground. What could he
do?

            Zin looked
down and saw that he was getting ready to meet the ominous pile of rubble
below. He had to think of something, but it was getting difficult due to the intense
heat the demon produced. Zin then came up with an idea. He used all his
strength to turn himself slightly in midair until he could reach the side of
the cliff. Zin then kicked off the cliff, hoping it would work. As he kicked
off the cliff, he and demon began spinning in the air. Zin then suddenly felt
the ground. He moved around and found that he could get up. His plan had
worked. Zin jumped off the demon who cried out in pain. Zin then illuminated
his sword and struck the demon in the heart. Its body like last time began to
shine through its cracks, until it shattered into small shards of light. Zin
rejoiced in his newfound victory.

            “Yes... you
are better than I thought, but I don’t think you should celebrate just yet...
Look!” Koji said pointing it the direction of the hills to the west. There Zin,
Koji, and Nati saw what would seem like a dozen demons advancing toward them.
Zin and Koji prepared themselves for the worse. As the demons neared, Zin
looked a bit confused. “What?” Koji asked seeing the puzzlement on Zin’s face.

            “What are
those? I’ve seen the green one who shoots acid and the red one that shoots
fire, but what about that brown one with the lightning coming from its claws?”

            “That would
be a Lightning Demon. The one you fought is a Fire Demon, and the green one who
shoots acid and has blades for hands is an Acid Demon. Lightning Demons are the
fastest of the three, Acid Demons are the most deadly, and Fire Demons are the
strongest.” Zin simply stood there taking in all this new knowledge. Zin boost
the light of the sword to its full potential and held his indented Triforce
Shield. Then in the blink of an eye, lightning flashed right in front of Zin.
From the flash came a Lightning Demon who struck Zin with its lightning rods
that replaced its claws. Zin flew back, but before the demon could react, Koji
had already ran his staff of light through its heartless body. The demon fell
to the ground and breathed its last. Koji ran over to his fallen friend and
helped him up. “Are you alright?”

            “I’m
fine... just a bit blown back, that’s all.” Zin got and stood aside Koji.
“We’re going to fight all of them?”

            “That’s
what we came here for. Besides that’s half the fun.”

            “What?”

            “Kill the
wretched things.” Then the squad of demons found themselves in front of Zin,
Koji, and the sparkling ball of light, Nati. They attacked first, but both Zin
and Koji dodged the blows. Zin and Koji began to slaughter the fiend after a
while and soon there were only few left. Zin was no longer aside Koji, but he
was facing down a Lightning Demon. He was beginning to tire from the constant
dodging. The demon was too fast, and while Zin seemed to be tiring down, the
demon was still at full strength. Nati saw Zin in trouble and began to fly over
to help him. Meanwhile, as Zin dodged another attack he tripped on a rock. He
fell to the ground, still clutching the Master Sword in his hand. He held the
blade up to the demon and tried to ward his away, but to no prevail. The demon
held its claw up to attack, but before it could be accomplished, Zin felt the
ground beneath him begin to crack. The next thing Zin knew he was falling into
infinite darkness. And the ground he had fallen through began to close up. He
closed his eyes and feared the worse.

            Zin woke up
and found himself in some sort of shrine. Zin rose from the ground and reached
back. To his surprise, the sword was in his scabbard. He looked around and saw
that strange bluish light shining down on some stand in the middle of the room.
He walked over to it and felt the light. It seemed unnatural. He looked at the
stand and noticed a blue sapphire looking gem set on it. “Is this the Obelisk
Crystal?” Zin said as he tried to touch it. Then the crystal began to levitate
and flew over in the direction of the darkness. Zin drew his sword immediately
and looked over in that direction. In the next instance another window, shining
down the strange light opened. The light revealed a man sitting in a chair. He
held a curved sword and the crystal in his other hand. “Who are you?” Zin asked
backing away cautiously.

            “The one
whom you were sent to kill.” said the strange man. “Pathetic Elves... you’re
all so predictable.” he chuckled. Zin looked closely at him. He had long black
hair that was pulled back into a ponytail. His skin was ghastly white. He wore
what look like blue royalty clothing. He had strange markings on his forehead
and his hands looked more like claws. Zin gasped and backed away upon noticing
who it was. “What? Finally figured out who I am?”

            “Where are
Koji and Nati?” Zin gritted angrily through his teeth.

            “Ah... your
friends, they aren’t dead... yet.” He chuckled once again as he manifest a
crystal ball in front of Zin. There Zin saw Nati along side with Koji, as they
battled a group of demons.

            “No
Koji...” Zin immersed in anger chopped the crystal ball in half. He held his
sword in front of him. “I will slay you Lord of Demons.”

            “Is that a
challenge?” Zin nodded. “Foolish mortal... I accept.” Zin then tried to equip
his sword with light, but found that it failed him. Zin then looked at his
sword, and noticed it wasn’t the Master Sword. He held some other blade.

            “What have
you done with the Master Sword you monster?!”

            “I’ve done
nothing. It was all you. Does that beloved sword even belong in your hand... or
does belong to another? Let me test you to see if you really are the Hero of
Time.” He then lunged at Zin, who dodged. Zin struck him with his sword, but
found it no use. “Your foolish attempts don’t even scratch me. Accept your
fate!” He then lunged at Zin again, but missed. He showed his perilous claws
that were surrounded by the power of lightning and fire. He tried clawing Zin,
several times, but proved to be too slow.

            Zin was
beginning to tire, and doubted himself since he did not hold the Master Sword.
That instance the Demon Lord once again lunged, and this time pinned Zin to the
ground. Zin closed his eyes to receive his fate. Then he heard a voice inside
his head. It seems familiar, but still so lost to him. Like an old memory. style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>“Believe in yourself Zin... I do. You are
the true Hero of Time, embrace your destiny and you will receive the Master
Sword...” the voice faded away, as Zin recognized it. “Dad no... Dad come
back! Come back!” Zin was knocked out of his trance and was immersed back into
reality. He conjured up the courage in his heart and believed what his father
said as found himself pinned to the ground with a deadly claw above him. The
Demon Lord pulled his face closer to Zin’s.

            “Are you
afraid?” the Demon Lord asked, with a grin.

            “No.” Zin gritted
back.

            “You should
be.” just then the Demon Lord plunged his deathly claw into Zin’s face. Once
the dust has cleared he looked down at his prey to find only a ragged hole in
the spot where he had attacked. He got up and saw Zin standing a few feet away.
“Well, well, well... you’re better than I thought.”

            “You say I
should be afraid... would you care to prove that?” Zin said. He used the light
spell once again and now the blade glowed. Zin looked at the hilt of the blade
and saw that he once again held the Master Sword. He held it in front of him
once again and stared down his opponent. The Demon Lord lunged once again in
midair. This time however Zin ducked the blow. As he did, he slashed the sword
upward and pierced the Demon Lord’s flesh. The Demon Lord fell to the ground
behind him. As he got up he looked down and saw that his green blood was oozing
out of his stomach. The Demon Lord then held his claws up in the air and
swooshed them around. Zin heard something from above, and so he looked. He looked
up to the high ceiling and saw something crash through it. It was coming down
at a rapid speed and so Zin held his sword up, and absorbed it. The blade
fought the evil powers and as it did, Zin saw more of what the sword absorbed
crash through the ceiling. It was all in different spots now, and Zin
recognized it. He was crashing lightning bolt absorbed in fire to the ground.
Zin dodged multiple bolts, knowing that if he met one it would be his demise.
One was coming overhead, so Zin held up his shield to protect him. The power of
the electric was sent from the shield down his arm. He felt pain, but it wasn’t
as bad had he been hit with it full blast. The fire from the blot heated up the
shield, causing Zin to throw it down. Zin continued dodging his way over to the
detracted Demon Lord. Once he was within close range, safe enough from the
bolts, he began to attack. He slashed his sword several times at the Demon
Lord, and finally stabbed him in his heartless spot. The Demon Lord stopped in
his tracks, as did the blots of lighting and fire. Zin pulled the sword out and
jumped away. The Demon Lord looked at him.

            “If I am to
die, I’m bringing you to Hell with me!” The Demon Lord screamed as he made one
last attempt to lunge at Zin. He tried to boost his speed with the power of
Lightning, but was still too slow. However he held out two blades of fire, just
in case Zin wanted to dodge it again. Zin thought fast and did the unlikely.
Zin back flipped out of the way, and stood in front of the Demon Lord whose head
lied on the ground. Zin, with one soft motion, brought his sword above his head
and impaled it. The power of Light rushed through the Demon Lord’s body. His
body like the rest of his underlings, began to glow through the cracks, until
his body exploded and shattered into a millions of shards of light. The shards
fell to ground and as they did, a wind blew through the windows and holes in
the ceiling. The strong wind blew away the shards that seemed to leave through
every exit they could find. Zin looked to at the stand that held the crystal.
He picked it up and felt the power of it surge through his veins. Afterward Zin
walked through the newly opened door that lead outside. He had to find Koji and
Nati. He only hoped he wasn’t too late.

            Koji
successfully dodged yet another attack from the Electric Demon, but failed in
doing so with the Fire Demon. The powerful attack sent Koji to the ground. He
was getting bent up, and barely had any strength left. The group of demons
surrounded him. Koji simply sat there, and accepted his fate. Just then Nati
flew in front of the Fire Demon that was about to attack again. She had
distracted it for as long as she could until the Electric Demon jumped in the
way and shot her down with a bolt of lightning. Nati fell to the ground a few
feet away from Koji. The demon again lifted his claw to finish Koji. style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Is this it for me? Was I meant to come only
this far? Is this my demise?  Koji
closed his eyes to accept the pain. But it never came. Koji opened one eye and
saw that the group of demons were no longer surrounding them. Koji got up and
walked over to Nati, who was unconscious and picked her up. Koji then walked
over the hill and saw waves of light travel across the terrain. “Yes! You did
it again Zin.” Koji said to himself. Now all he had to do was find Zin and a
way off of this island.

            Zin had
seen a figure in the distance, but he wasn’t sure if it was Koji, or another
demon. He didn’t see the small light that would have been Nati, so he figured
it was a demon. He ran up quietly and tried to attack from behind. His blow was
stopped by a staff. Zin immediately pulled back his sword upon finding it was
Koji. Koji turned around. “What’s wrong with you Zin?!” Koji screamed.

            “Sorry, I
thought you were a demon.” Zin explained.

            “Didn’t you
destroy the Demon Lord?”

            “Yeah...”

            “Then how
could you possibly think... Oh... Herald never told you.”

            “Never told
me what?”

            “Once the
Demon Lord is defeated, so are all his underlings... you’ve just destroyed
every demon in existence.”

            “I take it
that’s a good thing...”

            “Yes, a
very good thing.” Zin then looked down into Koji’s hands and saw a dim ball of
light.

            “Nati?”

            “Yep... she
was knocked out. If we get her back in time, she’ll be okay...” Zin could only
look at Koji.

            “You think
we could sail back?” Zin asked looking out towards the rough shore.

            “It’s
extremely dangerous, but it’s possible...”

            “Good.
Let’s go.” Zin and Koji began to walk toward the shore that welcomed the harsh
waves.