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Fighting Fate: Chapter 8

Ganondorf was still, his heart was racing along with his thoughts for what felt like hours to Zelda who awaited to see what he would do after her request. The sudden feeling of him climbing onto the bed and crawling over to her as he carefully held himself up towering over her, she could feel he was slightly tense as he paused in his movements. She brought a gentle hand to his own that laid beside her, gently she brushed her hand over his arm up, in doing so she couldn't help but trace the tattoos along his arm bringing her other hand to match the other as she held his face in her hands and gently spoke.

"Ganondorf?"

He said nothing as he looked down at her, her face so similar to Sonia, but the slight differences were clear. His breathing was heavy as he lowered his head a tad bit closer to hers, his hair falling around his shoulders as the feeling of her hands on his cheeks felt so welcoming. Compassion was not unheard of for him, but this kind...it was something he hadn't felt in a long time.

Suddenly the glow from the stone along her necklace started to glow, the golden glow took both of their attention away from the other. His eyes shone from the light and his mind began to wrestle with the thoughts once again. His breathing became unsteady as he looked away from the stone with his eyes closed, Zelda could see his chest breathing faster and his eyes twitched as she could see and sense the stone was effecting him. It pained her to see him like this, he never asked for this curse. None of them did. Why did the actions of gods from eons ago still echo in them. For her and Link it wasn't the same, she couldn't imagine how Ganondorf felt when he figured our that all he was to the world was a incarnation of Demise. But he wasn't just that...not anymore. She suddenly realized what the stone was doing. It was amplifying her bloodlines power, light, pure light.

Zelda removed one of her hands to hold the stone tight before taking it off her neck in one swift motion as she laid it down beside the bedside table, her power of light slowly diminished away as she brought her attention to him seeing his eyes were still closed but his breathing had steadied. A small sigh of relief came to her as she brought her hand to the side of his chest where his heart laid.

His eyes opened at the feeling of her touch as he looked down to see her eyes fixed on his.

"Are you alright...?"

He closed his eyes once more a he brought his hand over hers gently rubbing his thumb along her skin. His heartbeat started to slow down as his pain dimmed away as he looked at her. He said nothing as he moved her hand away from his chest and slowly sat up now sitting on the side of her as he laid her hand down on the bed. Zelda turned her body toward him seeing he was still holding her hand.

"That was unpleasant...but this." he gestured their intertwined hands.

"I will not lie...is nice. Different but nice."

"I must apologize, my powers effect you in both good and bad. I did not think about the repercussions of the stones effect...perhaps this arrangement...maybe I was wrong." she slowly turned her gaze away from him lost in thought as her grip on his hand loosened. But he would not allow it as his grip tightened.

"Whatever pain I feel, if I must bear it to break this curse. It will be worth it."

What she saw in his eyes was both fear and determination. And with it came a feeling of exhaustion. Clearly the pain from the light took a toll on him and in turn while it didn't show easily, Zelda felt the presence of Demise in that moment, it may have only been for a few seconds but it was more than enough for her to understand. Ganon felt her hand loosen a bit as he looked down to see she had fallen asleep making him sigh as he felt the exhaustion of the day wash over him. He gently and carefully removed his hand from hers before laying the blanket over her small form. He stood up and walked out of the room he eyes glancing at the stone on the table for a moment.

Link POV

It had been a few hours since he left to head toward the Gerudo town, he figured it would be important to find anything about Zelda and now even Ganon. Fortunately Riju had sent word that she and a few other warriors discovered ancient writings, what of though said could only be known in person. In case the Yiga clan tried to cause any trouble. Though it had been some time since he ran into the banana loving clan. Link looked out toward the horizon and saw what he despises every night, a red sky and with it those damn hands again. Every since the day he lost Zelda in those tunnels under the castle those accursed hands would follow him almost every day. He drew his blade and prepared to fight them off, the desert sand would slow him down and with nothing to climb he had no choice.

The hands started to rush him as he jumped up in the air managing to strike two of the hands down before being grabbed by one of them, he quickly felt the gloom's effect on his body as he raised the blade upward to strike once more, causing the hands to let go and shriek in pain. Link looked up and quickly drew his bow shooting a few thunder arrows off at them, luckily he had managed to finish off the last one. But that was far from over, he knew what was to come next. The phantom of Ganon, he quickly drew another arrow this time watching where the shadows were gathering, but something was off. The red shadows started to set ablaze and the form unlike before was not a reflection of the mummified version that he saw underground, the form was covered in black scales and a large x scar on the figures heard burned a bright white. Whatever this thing was, it was different.

The form rushed at him with such speed he almost didn't dodge it. If it weren't for his reflexes he would have been struck. He quickly used Sidons summon and guarded the next strike. But it only managed to stop the horrifying form for a moment. A waited to feel the pain from the blow but it never came. In an instant a bolt of lightning stuck the form causing it to vaporize before him, he looked behind him to see Riju holding her snapped fingers up at the now smoking pit of sand.

She had her signature smirk and her dual blades on her hip. And to match her look, the newly refitted crown of the Gerudo. A sight he was always grateful to see, especially when he needed to fight enemies.

"Seems you ran into the same trouble we have Link." She said lowering her hand to him offering him help to stand, which he took gladly. He brushed the sand off of his skin and the new arm. He gave her a smile before signing to her.

"Glad you showed up when you did...whatever that thing was...it was different from the phantoms I've fought before." He signed as Riju looked with concern.

"Your not the only one to face that demon. Some of our finest warriors have come into contact and for that reason that's why I've called you here. We might have an idea on what it is."

Link smiled as he followed Riju back to the village, where he was secretly glad not having to sneak in like before. Though he did find wearing the clothes to be comfortable it was a little odd for other hylian men to swoon over him. The sounds of the Gerudo children running up to both of them made him smile as they welcomed him.

"Alright children come along...time for your lessons." Riju said as they sighed but they all turned to Link with smiles on their face.

"Will you come by later Link. Please." All of the children started to plead, Link smiled as he nodded and watched as the children ran off to continue their teachings for the day.

Riju motioned for Link to follow her as she they walked down the stairs to the secret entrance to the underground hide out, since the rise of the phantoms and the Gibdos the Gerudo have had to stay on alert. Fortunately though Riju was not one to back down from a fight, Urbosa's blood ran strong with her. Link saw no doubt in her leadership and thanked the goddesses that he had an ally like her. He followed her down to a hidden chamber where he saw across from him a mural with seemed to show a sort of shrine and a way to make it appear. But Riju turned away from it and struck a hidden mechanism on the side making it open to reveal another mural hidden behind the first.

Link took it in, the sight he saw made him worry and wonder. The mural showed the Demon King split into three forms, one of a boar like monster, one of a simple Gerudo man and the last of a dragon. And above the Demon king was a carving of what looked to be Zelda using the stone to split them apart. Link had faced the monster before but the man and the dragon. If he had to face them he would.

"It seems this mural depicts Princess Zelda trying to separate the evil form Ganon. Wither it was a success of not. I'm not entirely sure of which has happened. You faced the boar monster years ago, so perhaps she was able to rid him of that power. You've seen the phantoms of his regular form, but that dragon. I fear that is what to come."

Link feared that what she tried to fix in the past was not possible. The dragon shown may be something he would soon have to fight. A fight he felt could not be avoided. Though what he found odd was how the regular was not angered or rageful but instead bore an expression of gratitude. He saw Riju walk over to a small shelf and grabbed a large red book with the initials N.D.

"We found these a few days ago, they seem to be the few surviving writings of Naboris Dragmire. From what we have been able to translate Naboris claims that one night both Princess Zelda and Ganondorf found out their powers can cause not only harm to the other but in a way negate their own. He would stop feeling the eons of rage he was cursed with, and Zelda was able to keep the words of the goddess at bay." Riju said opening the book revealing some of the text along with very old paintings of the events mentioned.

"But one record has us concerned. it's fragmented and unclear, but it seems the Demon king came to be when a Hylian Royal died, while its unclear as to who this was, some of the writings claim that Ganon was not in control of his own when the deed was done. The rage of eons of bloodshed and wraith made him break."

Link paused for a moment as he signed to her.

'The tear I saw of Zelda and Queen Sonia, it showed the queen's death. I saw him kill her and take Queen Sonia's stone perhaps thats what was written.'

Riju thought on it for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"If so it seems one difference though is the Ganon you saw wasn't in control. He may have been taken over by the ancient incarnation of Demise and that caused him attack but if that were the case. What would have made Demise finally appear after all this time."

Ganon was sitting in his throne, contemplating what he would do in his next act. His mind racing with too many thoughts. This union to Zelda was a valuable asset to getting rid of this curse. But he knew that Rauru would never stop until he swore fealty to their kingdom, peace between all of the realms but only the Hylians had true peace guarantee. The night air welcoming as he pinched the bridge of his nose, wondering where everything became too much for him. The sudden sound and feel of someone nearby made him react. He sighed when he realized it was Naboris, ever the thorn in his side when he was troubled already.

"What is it now sister."

"You seem to be lost in thought again...is the idea of the ceremony coming up making you get cold feet?"

"No. I'm starting to think this marriage will be nothing but a fraud."

"You truly think Lady Zelda would do that? Lie just to make you behave?"

Ganon sighed as he stood from the throne and turned his gaze toward her.

"She is hiding something, either about me or herself. Possibly even both. I see it in her eyes every time her stone glows."

Naboris watched as he started to pace back and forth as she removed her sage mask. Her long red hair cascaded around her face as she placed it down on the throne.

"Brother...She and Sonia are not the same. What happened all those years ago was not for you to question and you know it."

Naboris sat on the throne as she crossed her legs thinking on her next words.

"Rauru and Sonia married and you can see they are powerful, but theirs was not a political marriage like yours will be. They love each other. And while I know you were pained by it... perhaps Zelda offering you such a chance at peace...is worth the secrets she keeps."

Ganon scoffed as he ran a hand through his hair, perhaps he was right. She was the hylian the seemed to treat him as a equal. But he knew that behind that look was one of fear, an emotion he was all too well with. He looked at Naboris and smirked seeing his little sister. She looked like an actual queen...one he knew could lead his people. Some nights he wished that she was born first...or that he had never been born. A fate it would seem he would never be permitted.

"Perhaps you are right...you are wiser than I would have thought Naboris. If it were possible I would relish the crown to you, a proper leader."

Naboris was about to speak but he held a hand up to pause her.

"No need to worry. It is a role I know you would never truly accept...at least for now."

He walked up to the throne standing beside it placing a gentle hand on her shoulder looking up at the full moon.

"Naboris. If Demise ever returns, I would ask that you do not hesitate. End my life as quick as you can."

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