Nightmare of Destruction - By ElMagnifico@webtv.net (Mark Barton)

The Entry
Link snapped out of sleep and shrugged off his linen sheets. The dream
had been somewhat odd. First, a foreign entity had entered his body.
Then, it had sent him on a rampage of destruction. Link wiped his
forehead. He was not one to have such dreams without reason. His first
dream had revealed to him the true intentions of Ganondorf. He moved
over to his small closet and removed the green Kokori tunic which had
accompanied him through his entire adventure. Link placed it over his
shoulders and moved to the door that led to the outside castle
corridor.
It was locked from
the outside. He turned towards a slight noise behind him. Before Link
was a shapless dark blur. The strange creature stuned him entirely and
then flew straight at him. Link was
preparing for the impact when he felt a strange sensation. It was as if
he had entirely absorbed the creature. He was given no time to
contemplate the feeling as he lost all
contact with the actual world.

Dreaming
Link stood and viewed the land around him. It was Hyrule Field. It was
nightime, but no stalchilds were attacking him. He looked to his side
to
see Epona grazing cheerfully. Link turned his head towards Hyrule
Castle. The drawbridge was wide open and people were laughing and
singing in the market. He quickly mounted his horse and road towards
the
castle grounds. Link entered the market. It seemed a joyous occasion.
Perhaps there was a holiday nobody had informed him of, but there was
no
way of explaining the absense of monsters in Hyrule Field. Link headed
towards the center of the market were a bonfire was being held. In the
bonfire, there were three stones, six medalions, a sword, and a golden
triangle with a smaller triangular hole in the middle. He stepped back
and gasped. The townspeople turned to Link and each was a horrific
monster. He cried out and ran to Epona. She had become a snarling black
stalion with the dark outline of a pig creature upon her back. Link
scaled the drawbridge as it began to close, and landed in the castle
moat. A large fish creature snapped at him. He reached for his sword.
It
wasn't there. It had been
burnt along with all the other sacred artifacts of Hyrule. Link pulled
himself out of the moat and onto the land. This was hardly an
improvement. Giant skeletons were roaming the land. He was able to make
his way to Kokori Forest. Nothing was left. Link entered the Lost Woods
in search of answers. He wandered about through the maze of gigantic
logs filled
with moblins and wolfos. Link had to dodge these monsters as he had no
weapons. Finally, he found a shrine of sorts. Inside the shrine was an
alter with a single sword sticking from the center. Link grabbed the
sword and was hurtled against a wall. Navie came from his pack and
spoke
up. "This is the Light Sword of Radiance. You must posses a pair of
golden gloves to wield it." Link left the forest and headed back to the
castle. It was daytime, but the drawbridge was closed. He wandered
around the castle until night when the drawbridge opened. There were no
villagers or monsters in the market. All the doors were tightly sealed.
Ganon's castle had returned, but the ground around it had remained
intact.. Link found a small
hole in the side of the castle and crawled through. He was in the
prison
dungeon. The cells were filled with townspeople and castle attendants.
Link noticed a young woman wearing a regal gown in one cell. It was
Zelda.

The Golden Gloves of Arcore
Link approached Zelda filled with rage for her capture, and
thankfullness that she was alive. "Zelda", he whispered. "Link?" she
said, slowly turning. "They had a fire. Burnt all the sacred artifacts.
He it told me you were dead." "I'm alive Zelda. And I'm going to get
you out of here." "No!" cried Zelda. "I must stay here. The guards
check
my cell regularly. You must get the Golden Gloves of Arcore. Then,
retrieve the Light Sword of Radiance to defeat it." "What is It?"
inquired Link. "I don't know. Whatever it is, it is definetly pure
evil You must enter a dungeon under this castle to find the Golden
Gloves. The entrance is somwhere on the East side of the castle. Good
luck Link. Please go quickly." Link exited the prison just before a
guard rounded the corner. He searched on the East side for any holes,
but only found a strange eye statue. Link turned to see a skeleton
creature aproaching. He picked up a nearby rock and threw it at the
creature's head. The skeleton fell over and dropped it's sword. Link
quickly grabbed the sword and skewered the skeleton. He then stabbed
the
eye statue in a small slit in the middle of the stone pupil. A
previously unseen doorway opened and Link crawled through. He stood to
see himself in an underground dungeon. Link fought his way through the
dungeon's enemy's and puzzles with only the flimsy skeleton sword. At
the end, he found himself face to
face with a giant floating eye that closely resembled the outside
statue. Link slashed at the creature and dodged when it shot fire from
it's eye. He rolled underneath it and stabbed upwards. The giant eye
screamed in fury and smashed against the wall, creating a ball of fire
so birght, Link had to sheild his eyes. A circle of light appeared in
the middle of the room and left a large chest. Link pulled up the lid
and retreived the Golden Gloves of Arcore. Link entered the shining
blue
light that took him back out of the dungeon and headed to the Lost
Woods.

The Light Sword of Radiance
Link was able to battle the giant skeletons, wolfos, and Moblins with
his sword, but it was very weak and inaccurate. He made it to the
temple
and placed his hands over the alter. Golden lightning crackled from the
sword, but stopped at the gloves. Link removed the Light Sword of
Radiance with one hard pull and discarded the skeleton sword. He was
now
able to behead the evil monsters with one swift stroke. Link easily
made
his way to the castle and waited for nightime. When the drawbridge came
down, he entered the market and went inside of Ganon's castle. Link was
releived to find no barriers guarding the center column. He made his
way
to the top most
tower to face the evil entity. When Link found the creature, it had
just
finished killing Zelda. He screamed in rage and attacked the entity.
Link stabbed the creature and it gave a wail of frustration. The whole
castle began to collaspe around Link. He ran around looking for a way
out. Then, he awoke.

Restoration
Linked opened his real eyes once again to find himself with a sword
pointed a Zelda's throut. He stepped back and dropped the sword. "Link"
mumbled Zelda weakly. "Why are you doing this?" All Link could do was
stare in shock at the ruined room. His dream had come true. A dark
black
mass formed over Zelda's head and began to crackle with energy. Link
hurled his boomerang at the creature. He was amazed to see it consume
and take the form of the boomerang. When the boomerang-shaped entity
returned to him, Link hacked it in two pieces and watched as they both
dried and dissapeared into nothing. He ran to Zelda and kneeled by her
side. "What was that?" she muttered. "I don't know," replied Link "but
its gone now."