[EDITING] The Legend of Zelda: Goddess of Secrecy

Mini Boss 5 - Endeavor

...with the full force of their blade. Link raised his sword in time to block the attack, but stumbled back a step as it hit with more force than he expected. Endeavor hit him across the face with their wrist guard. Link went flying over the floor from the hit, not expecting Endeavor to attack so sincerely.

"Link!" Zelda shouted from over the railing. She started down the stairs towards him, but a golden wall appeared to stop her from coming down. Zelda looked at Endeavor, horror across her face. "What in Goddesses' names are you doing?"

"Stay out of this!" Endeavor barked at Zelda, pointing their sword up at the princess. Zelda scowled Endeavor, and drew her bow. Link struggled to his feet as Endeavor came at him again. One of Zelda's golden plumed arrows sunk itself between the two of them. Endeavor turned back to look at Zelda, enraged at being ignored.

Link slammed his shield into Endeavor. He didn't know what else to do. Even if they were trying to kill him, he didn't want to try to kill them. He had this feeling Endeavor wasn't theirself, particularly as the glow persisted from their hand.

The hit knocked Endeavor back. It gave Link a moment to get away from them and regroup. He stumbled across the room to the platform, trying to get an angle on Endeavor. Endeavor tossed their cape aside, and came after Link again. Their speed was astonishing, and Link soon realized that the platform would not help him at all.

Endeavor brought their sword down towards Link. He rolled out of the way, before putting his shield between himself and Endeavor. Their blade cut across it, but Link managed to hold ground against the battering.

Zelda launched another arrow at Endeavor, between their feet. As they retreated from the projectile, Link hit Endeavor with his shield again, knocking them back once more.

Link backed up, waiting for Endeavor. He felt like this was going nowhere, but what other choice did he have? It was Endeavor...he couldn't attack them...

Endeavor took a step back, and wiped their nose. Link saw blood on their hand as they pulled it away from their face. Endeavor looked at him, and grinned. "You are such the Hero, are you not? That is not going to get you very far in this fight."

It was the strangest stroke Link had ever seen. Endeavor hooked their blade beneath his shield, and sent it flying across the room. Link almost watched it go, but he knew Endeavor wasn't going to wait for him. Either way, Endeavor gripped him by the neck of his tunic. "Now prove to me you are worthy to carry the Master Sword."

They shoved him back. Link slid, trying to not fall over. His sides ached from being tossed around, first by the monster and now by Endeavor. This wasn't a fight he wanted to fight, but he had no choice. Endeavor was a servant of the Goddesses, and like the monsters in this temple, they would kill him if he didn't.

Link tightened his grip on his sword once more, new resolve flooding him. Endeavor flourished at him again. It was a swift set of swipes that ended with their blade pointing at the ground. Link returned with a flourish of his own, ending with sheathing his sword entirely. It was terribly risky, but it was the only thing he could think of on the spot.

Endeavor chuckled, and lunched themself at Link. He quickly drew his sword and blocked the attack. He felt like this was a very lethal sparring match. With that idea, he slid his blade up until their hilts were locked.

They were very close, and Link knew he needed to make the first move. He feinted a step. Endeavor kicked at him. Link stepped the other way, causing Endeavor's attack to send them stumbling forward and leaving them open from the back. Link hit them with the broad side of his sword. They lost their footing, and took a tumble down the two steps off the platform.