Ganon's Apprentice (Part III)

Vaati · November 12, 2006, 06:22:36 AM

I must warn you: IF YOU DON'T LIKE KILLING OR GORE, YOU PROBABLY WON'T WANT TO READ THIS!
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Link stayed awake nearly the whole night. Bringing news of the destruction of Kakariko Village to Tovia brought back the gruesome memories of Malon's final moments.
   "You can't win, Link!" Ganon laughed maliciously.
   Link drew his sword and prepared for battle. "Of course I'll win; I'm the Hero of Time! I never lose," he shouted back.
   The clang of metal sounded throughout the village. Curious young villagers peered out their windows to see what was going on before their parents pulled them away.
   "Link?!" screeched Malon. Link spun around, but it was too late. A wolfo was busy gnawing on Malon. Link began to make a dash for her, when a burst of white hot pain shot through Link's side.
   "ARGHH!!" Link screamed in pain. Ganon laughed his evil laugh and disappeared with a puff of red smoke. Link fought back against his agonizing pain and pulled out his bow and an arrow. He shot it at the wolfo. MISSED! His quivering hand reached back into his bag and pulled out another arrow. He put it up to the bow and pulled the string back as far as he could. "Please, let this hit it!" he prayed. The arrow hit the wolfo with a sharp twang. The wolfo howled in pain and ran off.
   Link, weak from loss of blood, pulled himself over to Malon.
   "MALON! NO! I'm sorry, Malon. I'm sorry..."
   "L...Link?"
   "Shh...it will be all right Malon, it will be all right."
   "Link," Malon grimaced, "before I go, there's some–" Malon gasped, the effort of speaking was too great for her. "I want you to know–" Malon gasped in one final breath, and then she went cold and limp.
   Link eyes filled with tears as rain began to fall and sting his cut. "Why?! WHY?! WHY DID SHE HAVE TO DIE?!?!" Link screamed over and over again in his mind. Now he wanted to die, too. To join her. Link lay next to her and waited...waited to die; he was not afraid of death anymore.
   Link was drifting in and out of consciousness when a clatter of hooves broke the silence. Delirious, he lifted his head out of the mud. "Malon? Malon, is that you?" His voice was weak, barely even a whisper, and his throat was parched.
   A blond-haired man dressed in purple and riding on a white stallion rode past, grabbing Link by the collar and lifting him up onto the horse. It was Sheik! He had come to save him! "Sheik, what are you doing!?" Link exclaimed, angry that Sheik didn't just leave him to die there like he wanted.
   "We've got to get out of here as quick as possible! This place is going to blow!" Sheik replied as the horse accelerated and they left the village as quick as a flash. As soon as they were a safe distance from Kakariko Village, Sheik stopped the white horse and Link turned around, taking his last glimpse of the town. A straight streak of pure white light shot down from the sky. There seemed to be a brief pause, and then a bright white flash that engulfed the village illuminated the night sky. Link and Sheik shielded their eyes with their arms, and turned away from the heat of the blast.
   Link swallowed hard. He could feel his stomach knotting, and he felt like throwing up. Malon was in there; he would never see her body again. Tears filled his eyes once again. "That could have been you in there," Sheik remarked. He patted the white horse on the behind and they rode off.

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Shiek's always there for Link!