The tower finally crumbled down, causing a thick cloud of debris to smother the two figures who stood at the base with only the lava bubbling below. When the air cleared, what remained was a mound of broken walls four stories high at least. Zelda sighed and said, "It's over... It's finally over." Then gave a smile to Link who gave one in return. "Link... I'm sorry I couldn't help you in the battle before!" Link gave her a meaningful smile, but the moment was short-lived as there was a loud thud. The sound caused the pair to jump in surprise and Link waved Zelda back in case if something happened.
The hero ran toward the mountain of rumble to make sure that the battle was truly over, but he had a feeling it was just starting. Link didn't have time to begin examining the rubble as when he approached it, a ring of fire encircled the floating rock with the destroyed castle and forced Zelda away. Link looked back with surprise then felt a few pieces of stone hit him accompanied by a loud thud, then in a moment's notice Ganondorf emerged from the wreckage, his eyes blazing with an unearthly yellow glow. His body was torn and bloody from the battle, and he took deep breaths as if he had no energy.
He gave a deep growl and raised his right fist and the triforce of power began to shine on the back of it, and began to draw on its power and gave a roar of rage as his body began to change. Link, Navi, and Zelda, all saw the true dark power Ganondorf had created with the goddess's gift, and within seconds the evil king started to grow and transform into the terrible beast Ganon. This new form was several times larger than Ganondorf was but had the same blazing eyes full of hate and malice his human form had moments ago. Two great horns adorned his skull and curled upward and came to razor sharp points. His head was small and featureless with only his tooth filled mouth and blazing eyes taking up much of the space. His head was made that much smaller with his massive neck and large horns surrounding it.
Link gasped at the sheer sight at this transformation and felt the force of Ganon's first roar. Then two swords, also in great size, appeared in Ganon's hands. He stomped one great hoove then the next all the while swinging the blades around with little aim. Link raised the Master Sword to defend on the dangerous swipes and in doing so protected himself from an attack. But in return for protection, the sword was tossed into the air and over the flames where it landing in the ground near Zelda. The princess ran to the sword and gripped the pommel attempting to free the Master Sword from the ground but it would only budge for the Hero himself. Link turned back to his foe to see it roar and swing the blades in attack. Link back flipped out of reach and put on his shield to defend.
Ganon crossed his arms with his swords and began to walk after the Hero of Time, who jumped out of reach of the mighty blades and ran while figuring out a plan.
"Link!" Navi cried also avoiding the attacks, "Try using another sword or weapon!" Link ran behind a block of rubble and tried to figure out what to use. He pulled out the Biggoron Sword given by a great Goron blacksmith at Death Mountain. The Sword was taller than the hero was himself, and weighed almost as much. Link gave a small smirk and felt like he was ready to fight back.
The rubble shattered behind Link and the force of the impact sent him spiraling onto the ground. Ganon roared and crushed a block under his hoof. Link jumped back to his feet and gripped the Biggoron Sword in both hands and swung it up to attack position. Ganon swung and Link parried with his sword. The strength behind Ganon's attacks made Link's arms shake and shutter. Link swung at the beast but missed as the sword's weight made it difficult to maneuver and use as efficiently. Ganon, seizing the opportunity, used the hilt of one of his blades and knocked Link literally across the battlefield.
"Link! Ganon is fast and strong, and with the Biggoron Sword, you're attacks are too slow. You need to find a way to stun him or slow him down!" Navi shouted catching up to Link who was rising back to his feet.
Link looked at his adversary and knew that the battle needed something to change, a different tactic to use. Then he got an idea.
He stuck the Sword into a pile of rubble and pulled out his Hero's Bow. Using the power of light he can harness now, the arrow he knocked began to glow with the light of the heavens and aimed it straight at Ganon's eyes. He let his fingers slip and the arrow carved a path of light right into the eyes of Ganon who, when struck, reeled back and became apparently stunned. Link took this chance and pulled the giant blade and ran around the monster. Then he spotted Ganon's weak point. In his transformation, armor had grown all over his body except for a small part on his tail. Blue skin pulsed between the armor plates and Link heaved the heavy sword over his shoulder and on the weak point. Ganon squealed and fell to the ground making the fire diminished around them.
"Link! The Master Sword is over here! Hurry Up!!" Zelda called.
Ganon took another swipe at Link but was too stunned to land a hit, and so growled angrily as the young man rushed over and retrieved the Master Sword. He gave Zelda a nod and ran back into the arena with the fire of the barrier nipping at his heels when it rekindled. Ganon pulled himself back to his hooves, eager to turn the tide of the fight back to his favor.
Link stood his ground with the Master Sword in hand, it's pommel weighing heavy with the fate of the world. Ganon stomped forward and crossed both its blades and swung them both out, cutting the air in a burst at Link. Link felt the power in the swings but felt a renewed confidence with the legendary blade in hand.
Link fired arrow after arrow and delivered blow after blow with the sword and each time Ganon grew slower and angrier. Finally Link slashed through Ganon's tail and the beast fell to the ground extinguishing the flames around. As Ganon fell to the floor, Zelda summoned all her might and sent a beam of light that hit the monster while shouting, "Link! I'm using my power to hold the Evil King!" She paused for a moment to keep her hold then ordered, "You use your sword to deliver the final blow!" Then the last of the energy left and held down Ganon, also allowing the Master Sword the charge up with power.
Link swung his sword and ran it across the face of the king, then back again a few times, then the tip of the sword met the forehead of Ganon. It sunk in and Ganon froze for a moment, the trashing he was doing to get free stopped, then Link pulled the sword free and Ganon roared up in pain. He rose to he feet and swung his swords around then dropped them and slumped down to his knees.
Zelda rose her chin and shouted to the heavens, "Six Sages... Now!!" Then released the last of her energy to join with the other sages in the Sacred Realm. When the light sphere rose to the sky, she fell to the ground.
In the realm of the sages, all six had gathered ready to open the seal to the evil realm where Ganon would stay. Rauru called out, "Ancient creators of Hyrule! Now, open the sealed door and send the Evil Incarnation of Darkness into the void of the Evil Realm!!" All Six rose their arms and readied their spirits to combine and open the seal and to pull Ganon in through the seal.
They stationed themselves around the opening and began to draw the king into the realm. Ganon appeared still in his monster form and began to enter the light, but something went wrong. Though he appeared to be defeated, the King still had the power to fight and in one horrendous move appeared before the sages and gave a snarl, then waved his arms and sent the six of them flying to the separate corners of the Sacred REalm. He smiled and roared closing the gate to the Evil Realm and reentering the battlefield where Zelda and Link and just come together.
The beast dropped from the sky and gave a roar of victory, with the sages defeated he was now back in the realm of Hyrule and ready to defeat his foe.
"I don't understand, what went wrong?" Navi questioned.
"The King of Evil still had more power than the sages and I combined, let me see the Master Sword!" Zelda replied reaching out to Link who handed over the Sacred Blade. She looked at it and saw scratches along the surface and no glow from the steel.
"I don't believe it, it is missing the sacred power bestowed on it by the goddesses. It's just a regular sword!" Zelda cried out and looked in fear at the King who began to snicker and revert back to his human form.
Now he was back to Ganondorf and was back in his full armor, even his cape.
"I see my secondary plan worked just in time." He smiled as he spoke, "I have to give you credit boy, you would have won if the sparkle from the blade hadn't been taken at the last second."
"What did you do Ganondorf!?" Navi shouted.
Again the villain laughed, "I must gloat about my plan, while my original plot was to keep the sages' captive so the Evil Realm would remain closed, I had a secondary plan I stumbled upon with a book I found in the Main Library of the castle titled, The History of Hyrule. In this book it had a chapter about the mystical blades of this land, including the Master Sword." He smile even broader now and waved his arms in a mock embrace, "To make it simple, I found two other sages that, to quote the book, when evil would rise, they would rise to give sacred light to the blade of evl's bane. I simply took care of the other two sages the same way I took care of the others."
"But you defeated the sages in the Sacred Realm again... That means..." Zelda's face grew pale and she shouted, "Link we have to send you back! We have to secure the safety of the other two sages! We have too..." She was cut short by an energy shot from Ganondorf.
"Do relax my dear princess, rule under me is not as bad as you make it seem. For me at least!" He gave another laugh and Link swung the sword which Ganondor sidestepped back from. The King dodged for a few more moves then smacked Link's shield from his arm and grabbed Link's sword arm and throat. Navi buzzed around and rammed into Ganondorf a few times before a shot of energy around him send Navi into the ground.
"Now, to repeat myself from earlier, these toys are too much for you." He said and the Triforce on Link's hand began to glow, "I demand you return them to me!" The glow left Link's hand and moved to Ganondorf's hand which now had both power and courage.
"There is no more need for you and your dear princess boy, I hope you two enjoy the lava!" Ganondorf said and then tossed Link toward Zelda who was still unconscious. The Triforce on Zelda's hand began to glow then leave to Ganondorf.
"Now that I have all three pieces, I have no need for you two." Ganondorf said, "Enjoy your afterlives!" And in one final swoop The True King of Evil kicked the pair from the stone platform and hurdling into the lava below. Navi fluttered her wings for a moment then became ensnared in dark energy.
"Don't thing I forgot about you pest." Ganondorf said then sent the fairy down after Link and Zelda. He gave one more laugh and raised his hand with the complete Triforce on it and called out to the goddesses, "Here I stand! With all three pieces on my hand! Deliver me the Triforce and grant my Darkest Wish!"
The ground started to shake and to answer his call, the Triforce began to resonate on his hand and become the three sacred Triangles in front of him. With one touch, Ganon had his wish, to have control of the entire world, and for it to be a reflection of his heart: Evil. All races became miserable, hostile to themselves and others, and monsters plagued to lands for years to come, up until the next Hero and princess would be reborn one hundred years from then.
THE END?
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