Chapter 1 - Chpt. I

Handreceding, Link grasped a light arrow from the quiver on his back. With gracefulease you can only attain by having done a task repeatedly, he mounted the arrowinto the bow, and drew back the string. Thunder roared as he released, almostcovering the bellow of the beast known as Ganondorf as the arrow hit its mark.Link smirked as he drew forth his precious Master Sword, and sprinted towardsthe monster while he was still paralyzed from the purity of the arrow. Hejumped and struck Ganondorf with all his strength. He screamed as the bladeentered his flesh, and thrashed blindly at the small nuisance who was causinghim so much pain.
   Link, being satisfied with the blow,retreated far enough so that Ganondorf could not hit him, but not to far away sothat he was not able to run back and strike again if needed. And, by the looksof it, the same tactic was needed yet again.
   Feeling the hard rubble beneath his feet,Link surveyed his surroundings once more.
   Pieces that had once been the roof, and otherparts, of Hyrule castle were now strain about, making formations around himthat were a good twenty feet high. These formations were nice for hiding behindif he needed something from his pouch, but not so helpful if Ganondorf were towise up and decided to throw them at him.
   And, of course, in the center of the vastopening was the great brute himself, transformed Ganondorf. At least fifty feettall when he was standing erect, with great yellow eyes each about as wide asLink was tall. The rest of his features were shrouded in shadow, courteous ofthe infinite thunder storm that surrounded the once great castle. All thedestruction of the town and conjuring of the storm was the work of Ganondorf,Link’s sworn enemy. And after countless adventures, fights, and losses he hadsuffered, it all led to this; the great fight between Goodand Evil.
   And Link had to fight this battle alone, forit was his sworn duty as the Hero of Time, his title given to him by the sevensages. Well, he wasn’t totally alone. Navi, his faithful yet sometimesannoying, fairy was hovering by his side, trying her best to give him advicefor defeating his great foe. He was glad she was beside him, but she wasn’t awhole lot of help. Sure, the various tips and reminders she gave him were worthhearing her out, but a fairy wasn’t much help in battle.
   And Zelda was around here somewhere,probably still trapped in her crystal shaped prison, a prison that would onlyfree her when Ganondorf was dead.
   Speak of the devil; the fiend was advancingtowards him. He drew another Light arrow and shot it towards Ganondorf. It hithim square between the eyes. It shone yellow as it worked its magic. The beastremained suspended in mid-motion, practically begging for Link to hit him.
   Once again, Link moved forth to strike him.He was aiming for the head, so he had to jump to reach his destination. Butjust before his sword made contact, Gannondorf twitched, indicating that Linkhad waited too long and the arrow’s magic was wearing away. The beast’s handreached Link before he had a chance to react. The gigantic hand fitted easilyaround his entire body, crushing his lungs. Gannondorf threw Link across thearena in a mad attempt to gain control of the situation. The young man’s bodycollided with a very large rock about twenty yards away, making him gasp inpain. He slid down the boulder, and hit the ground hard. He was sure he hadbroken something, and he tasted blood in his mouth, but he had started thisfight and he intended to finish it victorious.
   Brushing his golden locks from his face,Link looked at Ganondorf defiantly. He got up slowly, and, ignoring the pain inhis right leg, he raced towards the giant. Drawing another arrow, he fired andhit him dead on. Still running, Link leaped and struck with all his might. Linkknew as soon and his weapon pierced the monster, that it was the final blow. Ganondorfdieing scream echoed into seemingly eternity, and his enormous body went intouncontrollable spasms. Link soared off the dieing Ganondorf, taking his swordwith him.
   He landed but a few feet away, and his badleg gave out from under him due to the impact. Link was just kneeling there,helpless, but it didn’t matter. He knew he had succeeded. The game was over;Link was the winner.
   Ganondorf fell, sending tremors over thewhole floor. Link was almost sure that he was dead, but he got to his feetanyway, preparing for the impossible.
   A muted yet menacing laugh echoed aroundLink.
   “You may have defeated me…” the fallen fiendwhispered, “but I swear you shall not live to see another day…!”
   And with his last words, Ganondorf’s eyesglowed a blood red, and the ground itself seemed to quake under Link’s feet.The earth around him was cracking, and Link soon realized that Ganondorf wasdestroying the castle in attempt to kill him. He returned his sword to itsrightful place, and sprinted towards what he hoped was Zelda’s whereabouts. Hespotted her, lain on the floor, unconscious. He ran to her and picked her up inhis arms. He attempted to wake her, because for both their sakes, he needed herto get both of them out of there. 
   “Zelda,” he said gently and shaking her everso slightly, “Zelda, you need to wake up…”
   Her eyes fluttered open at the sound of hisvoice.
   “Link?” she asked groggily, and her eyesfocused on his face.
   “Zelda, the castle is collapsing,” heexplained, “We need to get out of here.”
   Her eyes widened as she nodded. Zelda exitedhis arms, and ran to the closed door with Link at her heels. As she approachedthe locked gait leading out of the castle, Zelda closed her eyes. All of asudden, the gate glowed violet, and slid open as if it had never been locked.They smiled at each other, and walked into the door together.
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   After Zelda opening a few more gates, andboth of them dodging falling flaming rocks, Link and Zelda were safely on thegrounds around the castle.
   Link immediately sat down, and beganunconsciously massaging his bad leg.
   Zelda had her back to him, because she wasgazing up at what had once been her home. He sympathized with her, it must feelawful seeing your childhood quarters used for evil doing.
   Navi was still hovering around his head, andshe noticed his injured leg.
   “Hey, if your leg is bothering you, youshould still have a healing fairy in you pack,” she said matter-of-factly
   “You’re right, I still have one left don’t I?” Link asked rhetorically and reached for his healingtool. He withdrew the bottle with the glowing pink fairy contained within. Linkpulled out the cork, and watched as the sprite flew around him. He smiled a bitwhen he felt the familiar warmth spreading from his torso to his toes. When thefairy flew away, he felt better than ever. It was as if he had just woken upfrom a long nap. What battle? He felt far too good to have just finished andepic battle!
   Zelda’s voice snapped him back to reality.
   “Link… look…” she breathed.
   He glanced up at the castle, and felt hismouth drop open.
   The red sky was slowly dispersing, and thebeautiful blue sky was bleeding through. The sun returned as well, along withall the familiar clouds. And to top it off, the castle… it was rebuilding[/i] itself. Literally.Chunks of stone were flying to their original places, as if controlled by aninvisible puppeteer. Shattered glass was becoming one giant sheet again, andeven individual bricks were zooming around. In a few amazing moments, theglorious Hyrule castle was whole once more.
   “It’s because he is dead…” Zelda whispered,amazed, “Ganondorf is dead, so the curse he set upon Hyrule has been broken.Therefore everything should be returned to normal.”
   Link got to his feet, and strode to Zelda’sside. “Good,” he said simply. He placed his hand on her shoulder, and smiled.She beamed at him, and they both walked slowly inside the castle to greet itsrestored residents.
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