Legend of the Clashing Sisters

Part 9

Shortly after our vows were made, we heard the sound of cackling that seemed nowhere to be found. Voice: "Well, this be a most serendipitous encounter." Zelda: "Huh? Who's there!?!" Myself: "This can't be..." Voice: "Oh, but it is."

Within an instant, my sister appeared before us alongside Ganondorf. Malbella: "Fraternizing with lowly non-eternals, sister dear?" Myself: "Ah! Malbella!" Malbella: "My, you did not jest upon mentioning to me of those interloping urchins to be fully grown." Ganondorf: "But, of course, I kid you not." Zelda: "You have some nerve showing your face here again after you attempted to betray my family, Ganondorf! And you, Malbella, what you did was appalling beyond words and I'm not even referring to the Triforce! You remorselessly eradicated your own people! That's worse than anything I have ever heard in my entire life!" Link: "I agree with her! How could you commit to doing something so heinous!?!" Malbella: "You rant about the mandatory purging of a bunch of weak-willed simpletons? You amuse me so. They denied me Ultimate Power; it be adequate to do away with them and their unnecessary limitations." Zelda: "Inconceivable! You're even worse than how your sister portrayed you!" Link: "It's obvious you've overstepped your boundaries, Malbella, but your actions are unforgivable!" Malbella: "Must you enrapture me with your flattery? Your efforts, much like my people's unneeded principles, are frivolous."

Both Link and Zelda intensified their glaring. Malbella: "Even so, you emphasize on the notion that you concur with our spiteful masters and that I should be denied Ultimate Power, correct?" Link: "You better believe we do!"

My sister let out a deep sough and shook her head in discontent. Malbella: "Foolish non-eternals, that notion be the true cause of our people's demise." Link: "No! You are, you and your twisted lust for power!" Zelda: "There was a good reason they withheld on having you accomplish such a selfish desire. Based on my best understanding, they didn't want you to become far too powerful. Don't you realize that?" Malbella: "Hmph! I should have speculated as much. They have not wanted anyone more powerful than themselves as a means of maintaining dominance." Myself: "No, sister. Not true. They seek to ensure order upon all of us. They tutored us to withhold that order, as much upon ourselves as everything else." Link: "Listen to your sister, Malbella. She only wants for you to understand what she knows, what she was taught, what you should know!" Malbella: "Bah! Enough of this! I wish not to hear any more of this dribble that were once forced upon us by our late old mentors! I seek to only receive that which myself and Ganny came here for." Link: "Ganny?" Malbella: "So, I shall ask each of you this: hand over your pieces of the Triforce."

Link and Zelda concealed their Triforce crest with each of their other hand and pulled them aside. Zelda: "Never!" Malbella: "Very well, then, we shall take them by force. Ganny?" Ganondorf: "With pleasure."

Ganondorf made a swift lunge towards us as my sister did. I rushed out to blockade Malbella as Link did the same to Ganondorf with is shield. They were both efficaciously forced back. Malbella: "Out of the way! This be no place for anymore troublesome delays, especially from a simple minded flunky of those overbearing Wise Men such as you, sister." Myself: "Once more, you are easily misled. The Wise Men needed me not to fight for their own welfare; they needed me to fight for the best interest of our people as well as everyone else. This shall include the good people of Hyrule. I can't ever let you have Link and Zelda's pieces of the Triforce. You shall never take them!" Malbella: "If this be the destiny that you have enforced upon yourself, then so be it. Hm! It seems as though our never ending bout still forges on and this time, it shall be for the Triforce! I shall obtain Ultimate Power from it!"

We readied ourselves for another bout. Link drew his sword. From there, Ganondorf produced another sinister sneer. Ganondorf: "I never thought I would live long enough to see this day come; how lucky of me to be able to relish in this."

The dreadful male drew his sword and readied it. Ganondorf: "At long last, I can enjoy this. I shall make you experience the pain that I have endured these many years. I will enjoy the sweet taste of revenge." Link: "Come and get some!"

And with that, their fierce duel commenced. Zelda stood idle as both males clashed. In the midst of the clash, my sister sought her chance to emit a large blast of her dark energy towards Link. I, however, rushed over and obstructed her assault with a light barrier. Link ceased his fight with Ganondorf and took notice of this as did Ganondorf. Malbella: "Stay out of the way, sister. I am in no need for any more of your interference." Myself: "No, Malbella, I shan't allow such a thing. We mustn't allow ourselves involvement in their bouts as they should not be involved in ours. Our bout should have been ours and ours alone to be dealt with. The same should be for them." Malbella: "It be far too late for that, sister dear. Had you and those interloping wise geezers not derailed my achievement of Ultimate Power, none of this would have ever occurred. This cause be your doing!" Zelda: "I don't believe that!" Link: "I also refuse to believe it!" Malbella: "Bah! This be meaningless! You shall not impede my endeavors this time, Glenny!" Zelda: "Glenny?" Myself: "I would ask of you to not address me by that absurd nickname, however, assessing how uncompromising you are, I would speculate that you will not concede." Malbella: "Your speculation would be most accurate, Glenny. But this be extraneous to the intended endgame that myself and Ganny are willing to attain." Link: "Just hearing that vile witch addressing him by that nickname makes my skin crawl." Myself: "It is evident that my sister's taste in nicknames shares much similarity to her senseless ambition: they are both most dreadful." Link: "I would agree with you on this one. I mean, Ganny? That nickname is unmistakably embarrassing." Malbella: "Gah! Your mockery over my selection of nicknames is almost as vexing as not having Ultimate Power! I shall make you suffer for your insolence!"

My sister discharged a full force of her dark powers, which I deflected without fail. Our bout then commenced once more.

Soon enough, both battles occurred between myself and my sister in addition to Link and Ganondorf. Zelda, however, still stood by, uncertain of what to do. Within the bouts, Malbella took notice of it and sought her chance to approach Zelda. Myself: "Zelda!"

I went after my sister posthaste. As she neared her approach towards Zelda, I blockaded her advance with one more light barrier. Malbella: "Must you be in my way, once more, sister? Stand aside and allow me to attain what I wish to have!" Myself: "No, I will not concede. Back away, Malbella!" Malbella: "Insolent meddlesome...you merely evoke my ire. Your intervention delays my endeavor to reach my aspiration towards Ultimate Power and I shan't have any more obstructions!" Myself: "My apologies, Malbella, but I must bar your way. The Triforce does not belong to you. It is not yours to take. The prized relic should be only for those who are worthy of receiving its power. Link and Zelda are amongst those who are befitting to it. I feel in their hearts a bright light much like my own. I shall do what I can to aid them in preventing that power from falling into undeserving hands such as yours and Ganondorf's as well as bestow it upon those who have truly earned it. We have made the vow together, it shan't ever be broken!"

Within that moment, a bright light shined forth from both Link and Zelda's pieces of the Triforce. From those pieces, my own light radiated from me. We were all astonished from this. Malbella: "What? What be this? Sister, what trick are you devising!?!" Myself: "This be not my doing. I perceive this to be the Triforce pieces under the possession of Link and Zelda." Malbella: "Pray tell, Ganny, what be the cause of this unforeseen phenomenon?" Ganondorf: "Each of the pieces of the Triforce consists of granting their chosen recipient untold mystical power. Even though the 3 Golden Triangles appear identical, the powers that they grant are very different. How they're able to react to your sister like that is beyond my comprehension." Zelda: "Perhaps it has something to do with the vows that we made."

With in Zelda's monologue, I, myself, as well as Link returned to her side. Zelda: "It seems to me that both the Triforce of Courage and Wisdom are responding to those vows. Glentina managed to send forth enough emotion for her powers and these 2 pieces to coincide with one another." Link: "Both pieces couldn't act alone. We're playing a part in this, as well. They correspond with their recipients, correct?"

Zelda nodded once. Link: "Then it seems as though we established a connection with Glentina when we made those vows and that was what also could have triggered them. Perhaps there is something that we can do to fulfill this, after all."

I was greatly touched; I could not even express my gratitude with words. I was eventually able to vocalize elation along with a joyous smile. Myself: "I thank you both. I shall accept this with much consideration." Malbella: "Inconceivable! I shall not yield to these inferior non-eternals! I am far more powerful than them! They will not stand above me!" Ganondorf: "Fear not, Malbella. I still have the Triforce of Power in my possession." Malbella: "Oh? And what help will that bestow upon us, Ganny?" Ganondorf: "The Triforce of Power grants those who hold on to it god-like powers. Although the wielder is not completely invincible, the power is incredibly immense. They won't stand a chance against me." Malbella: "Can this be so? Even if we are scarce of the other 2 pieces, power can still be received?" Ganondorf: "Yes, Malbella. We can still achieve Ultimate Power and you can have revenge on your pesky sister." Malbella: "Ooh! Ganny, you become more and more enrapturing." Link: "I can't tell what's more sickening about that witch; her atrocious taste in nicknames or the fact that she's attracted to that cold-blooded scoundrel!" Zelda: "Never mind that. He can use the power of that piece of the Triforce. We have to do something before he overpowers us." Myself: "Perhaps I should be the one to handle this, and I may have received a revelation of how to do so."

I gathered up as much of the combined powers of my own and that of the 2 Triforce pieces. Myself: "Triforce of Courage and Wisdom, hear me. Enable my own powers to suppress the immense magical might of the misplaced Triforce of Power so that Ganondorf or my sister shall not misuse its power for unthinkable acts of torment, harm or destruction. Be this for the protection of all those with decent hearts, much like the keepers of your powers, Link and Zelda. Shield them and all that they care for."

From that urgent request, I was able to seal away a massive amount of the god-like power that derived from Ganondorf's piece of the Triforce. Both he and my sister were astonished and greatly dissatisfied. Ganondorf: "N-no...the...the power...I can...I can feel it fading...being sealed off...I...I can't access it...you wretched girl...WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?!" Myself: "What is needed to be done for the safety of all. Ganondorf, you are a wicked male and you have not earned the right to utilize the power of that piece of the Triforce, even more so, you should not have even gained possession of it in the first place. The only reason be that you have it is because of my sister. You be merely lucky and I mean that not in a good way. You have shamed Hyrule and tarnished your own name as did my sister. I, at the very least, made things fair. I aim to do more and return the Triforce of Power to its rightful place, but alas, I cannot. However, I shall one day. Remember this always." Malbella: "So, you are unwilling to abandon your chosen ambition!?! Well, I won't abandon mine. I never have and never will! We shall complete the Triforce and achieve Ultimate Power! You would be foolish to forget that! This be not over! Far from it!"

My sister and Ganondorf vanished from sight. It be myself, Link and Zelda that remain.