Chapter 8

The Sages, Joe and Navi ran to the centre of the battle field to see what had provoked the scream. But they were forced to stop by an evil magic barrier through which they saw to their horror, Ganondorf.

He had survived the sages’ most powerful attack. An attack which had destroyed every dark creature on the battlefield but not the darkest of them all. But it wasn’t that that terrified them. It was the Princess hanging by her neck, struggling to break free of Ganondorf’s grip.

“Don’t harm her! Please let her go!” Link pleaded with Ganondorf.

The evil king just laughed at his plea and with one smile at Link, he drew a knife and toyed with it. Placing the unsharpened side on her cheek.

“Zelda!”

“Heh. Love... what a stupid emotion,” he smiled at Zelda before stabbing her through her heart.

“No, Zelda!” Link screamed running to her. Ganondorf threw Link’s princess to him. As she lay there dying Link rushed over to her. Gathering her in trembling arms, cradling her to him as his hand grasped her cooling one.

“You must fight for not only for this world but for all of them,” she gasped out.

“Shh, it will all be ok... we will get you better you will see,”

“Link...I...love...you,”

“I love you too. I will love you always,” tears were coming fast to Link’s eyes and running down his cheeks falling onto her pale face. And in his arms, the great princess Zelda, ruler of Hyrule died. His emotions were too great he felt sadness, grief, anger all because of him and if he hadn’t let Zelda battle she would have been alive now… her smiling face, her voice were all gone. Except for her great beauty, her wondrous beauty, even in death she was beautiful.

  “Ha ha,” Ganondorf laughed like a child, encouraging Link’s anger. It pierced Link’s mind making the anger grow.

“What are you going to do now, Link? Your princess is dead, this world, all worlds will be mine,”

Link stood up stared Ganondorf right in the eyes, such evil eyes he had filled with hatred of all things, his wishes of dominance of all life.

 “She will be avenged,” with that promise he picked his sword and charged at Ganondorf. Ganondorf drew just one of his swords and he too charged Link. The battle began, each clash of the swords ringing throughout the battlefield as they fought to the death.

“Can we do anything to help?” Joe asked Navi full of worry.

“No,” Navi replied

“Anger controls his mind and vengeance for Zelda clouds his judgement,” said Katie, “Unless his anger turns into power he shall follow the same path as Zelda,”

“What!? That can’t happen! Don’t say things like that Katie!” cried Joe in shock

“He won’t trust me,” reassured Cara.

   Left, right, up, turn, thrust, block, whatever Link did Ganondorf blocked it and whenever Ganondorf attacked Link he would block or parried it. Neither were winning or losing. With a back flip Link gave some distance which Ganondorf easily covered with a charging lunge, Link saw his chance and with a jumping attack both were engaged in a win or lose blade to blade combat. Link pushing with all his anger, grief and hope for vengeance, Ganondorf, pushing with all his strength.

Ganondorf turned and made Link fall forward, Link rolled and turned to block Ganondorf’s swipe with his shield. And thrust at his arm. Ganondorf sidestepped out of the way, slashing upward at Link’s arm. Link dodged with a side roll, and once more Ganondorf charged at him. Link jumped into the charge, their blades locking together again.

“You are going to die today boy. You will be joining your little princess very soon,” Ganondorf hissed spitefully.

“No Ganondorf, I won’t,” Link said weakly

“Yes you shall, your dear little princess is gone,”

“No I won’t,” Link anger fading into sadness and despair

“Her face, her voice, all gone,”

“No!” This was too much for Link he broke from combat and collapsed into a heap on the floor his sword falling beside him.

“Tell me Link do you wish to see you Princess again, your Zelda,”

Link did nothing but remained there, weeping for his loss.

“Link! Get up! You need to save this world” Joe and the rest shouted to him.

“What is the point!? Zelda is gone,”

“I will ask you this one more time. Do you want to see your Zelda?”

“......yes,”

  And with that reply Ganondorf plunged his sword deep through Link’s back twisting the blade, causing Link even more pain.

“No! Link!” screamed the sages, the warriors, Navi, the Queen of the fairies and Joe. Ganondorf shouted to the sky.

“Now no-one shall stop me!”