The Story of Ghirahim

Chapter 3

After I made contact with my master, I set out in search for the cave he told me he was hiding in. Once I found it, it was larger than expected. Carved into a mountainside, vines and other shrubbery hid the entrance.
I pushed through and swatted countless cob webs from my face. The cave was pitch black, I produced a small flame in my hand to give myself some guidance. As I went deeper into the cave, a firelight seemed to grow in the distance. I found it to be him..my new master, Demise.
He was such a large presence, looming with his stone body and fiery hair and eyes. I took a bow, "Master..."
"Ghirahim...welcome to your new life...you will begin your training now." He commanded.
"Yes, Master. I am you will." My heart raced. I didn't know what to think. I knew that this was the only way I could ever become as strong as I needed to be.
My will to protect Fi was stronger than my fear and doubt.
***
Most of Master Demise's training was mostly brutal combat against his demons he called Bokoblins. He said that I would have to know how to defeat these monsters if I was going to rule them.
Through this training, he pulled out magic from deep within me that I never knew was there. Through the pain he thought me that my anger could fuel me no matter what.
***
The time had come to make a move on the city. Through the commotion, I would slip away and leave the town. The night of the raid, I encountered Bender for the first time since my training began.
"Well, well, well, will you look who it is? The return of Ghiraher...where have you been sneaking off to lately?" Bender shout from down the alleyway. I stop and clench my fists. This time, he would not beat me. Bender and the twins walked up behind me and pushed me down, forcing a cry from my lungs that echoed through the alley. For a moment I lied there to make them think I wasn't going to fight back like normal. They laughed at me for the last time.
I jump up and turn to look Bender in the eye. I feel my anger bubble up inside me and I use it to my advantage. I swipe my hand and the force of my magic slices across Benders face, spattering blood. Thadius and Rike shout and run away in fear. I step over Bender and see his cowardly expression as he crawls away. It gives me a pleasure that I could never describe. A satisfaction better than any time with a whore or winning a training battle. This is what Master Demise wanted me to learn, this feeling of standing over my enemy. This is why I served him.
I hear a familiar gasp to my right and the clatter of items falling to the ground. I turn and see Fi. I don't know how to feel, Fi goes to say something but the ground starts to shake. The raid is beginning, I know this is the last time I will see her face... She turns to see the approaching hoard and that's when I disappear to Master Demise's cave. I am glad she wasn't looking...
***
When I arrived back to the cave, Master Demise stood in wait for me. I bow to him, "It is done, Master. The hoard is infiltrating the city as we speak."
"Good..." He grumbles, "now, it is time for your transformation."
I look up at him, confused.
"You have grown stronger, but I need more from you. My sword will not be strong enough to fight off Hylia. I need your soul to strengthen it, this act can only be performed by a divine being, this is where you truly become my servant, Ghirahim..." He explains. I stand tall with my shoulders back and chin up.
"I am ready to accept any duty you entrust to me, Master."
"Excellent..." He smirks and without a second to spare, he plunges his sword through my chest, blood flies from my mouth. As it drips down onto the sword, Demise's blade begins to glow and the blood coming from my chest contributes to it. The light grows brighter and smoke Emirates from my chest and surrounds me, suffocating me. I feel something taking over, pain, anger, madness consumes me until I black out.
***
I awake in a misty white expanse. The ground below me seems to be made of water and ripples below my feet. I see my reflection has changed. My skin is now a pale gray, my hair straightened and my clothes chopped up and restyled. I don't have much time to process this until I feel a pullin in my gut and am called out of this realm.
I can see the roof of the cave above me as I lay flat. I sit up and find Demise's sword under me. I feel a new power surging through me. I look to Demise, he is watching me.
"You are now the spirit of my sword. You have gained new powers as has this sword. If it ever breaks, it will be reforged in your heart. There is a hidden form within you, the crystal burrowed into your chest harnesses this ability. If I am defeated, you will be able to ressurect me. You will now be known as, Demon Lord Ghirahim." He explains. I stand and bow, "it shall be done, my Master..."
"This form will continue to take you over as my sword continues to gain strength from your soul. When it is complete, the war will ensue. Be prepared...there is something else. I have learned that Hylia plans to do this same spell with another human....the one you hold dear to you...I will not stand for her to succeed... She will either belong to me or die."
***
Over the next two weeks, I could feel madness fighting within me. Some part of me still held on to the person I was before. I found I had to keep reminding myself why I was doing this until it became a montra. I knew Fi would never join Demise. She was too pure.
The evil within me told me that demise was right and that if she did not join him then she had to die.
But the human side of me told me that she couldn't die and that I had to keep her safe somehow.
The pressure built until the time for war came. Just before the battle, I decided to sneak away back to the city. I walked up to the library and saw Fi through a window, my troubled heart silenced in that moment and my human side took over. Seeing her was all I needed to know what I must do.
I silently enter the library and appear behind her. I hesitate for a few moments but as she reaches for a book, I slid my hands over hers. She stops, I move my arms and wrap them around her. I have always wanted to hold her like this, but it felt hindered. I lost myself for a moment before I remembered why I came here, "Run away." I told her.
"..what??" She utters breathlessly.
"You have to go...Master Demise is going to overrun the city tonight."
She breaks away from me and turns. She gasps in shock, I know what she sees as her eyes examine my body until she meets my eyes. "Ghirahim.." she chokes,"what happened to you?"
"I've become stronger. Better. I've realized my true purpose, Fi." I explain, feeling the other side of me fighting again.
"...and what would that be?"
"To serve my Master, Demise, the King of the Demons as Demon Lord Ghirahim!" as I say my new name, I feel it pushing through harder, I shove Fi back against the shelf, trying to fight off a familiar instinct. " You HAVE to get out of here Fi! He is going to burn this place to the ground and kill everyone in sight. Especially you! If he finds you he WILL kill you! He knows your destiny! And if you don't join him he will end you!! you HAVE to run! NOW!!"
"Ghirahim... I don't understand what you're saying! You're scaring me!" She cries out and the instinct grows stronger, it feels like lust but I'm not sure.
" JUST GO!!" I shout.
"NO!! I want to help you!! I want the Ghirahim I know!!"
"He's GONE!! That loser is GONE!! he's a nobody!! he's never coming back!!"
"Ghirahim PLEASE!!" Tears pour out of her and anger makes its way to mix with this other feeling.
"Don't you understand what I'm telling you?! GO!! " I am fearful andfruatrated with her now, I push her towards the door. Then the rumbling begins and I know that the war isnow starting. I look in the direction it's coming from and back to Fi. " RUN!! NOW!!" I yell and she finally does. A weight lifts off of me and I disappear back to Demise's army I run and command the pillage with the rest of my demons, letting the madness take over.
Soon enough, I find Bender. He looks at me with pure horror. I stand over him again and draw my sword, he please for mercy. With no words, no mercy, no second though, I plunge the sword into his heart and twist the blade. I watch him fade and die with a smile of pure satisfaction.