Gerudo Forest

Chapter 37

Ganon was in so much pain. He had stopped writhing and had flipped onto his hands and knees clutching his chest moaning. The Bastard! How could he do this!  

"What do I do!?!?!" she shouted at Ganon trying to get him to look at her.  

He stretched his arm out and pointed to the saddle bags. Of course! He must have first aid or something in there. She ran to the bags tripping on the wet ground. She rubbed the mud out of her face and searched frantically through the bags for anything that could help. She found some bandages and what looked like the herbs that had been used on her. As she gathered the things Ganon began to cry out. She could hear a popping noise and was not ready for what she was about to see as she turned back to him.  

His body grew and stretched painfully and she could hear his bones growing and rearranging themselves. Tusks grew from his mouth and his nose became that of a pig or a boar's. Fur sprouted on his arms and down his back and his natural hair became like a mane around his head. His skin had darkened even more than it had been before almost looking black and his screams became a roar that became lost in the thunder.  

He was becoming the dark beast that she recognized from the game. She dropped what she held in a panic to reach him. His eyes were wide and wild. She grabbed his arm as he thrashed and he tried to throw her from him but she held tight not knowing what else to do. The changes stopped soon and he collapsed in a heap exhausted. 

"Please be okay. Please be okay." She kept repeating to herself.  

Did the wizard think this form would scare her? She had seen it before. Ganondorf looked almost like a giant boar. Instead of hooves though he had something similar to hands still. She wondered if they were functional. The rain had slowed down after the wizards departure to a light drizzle and she could still see the wedge in his chest. The wizard had said not to touch it. Should she risk it? 

"Ganon! Can you hear me!" She shouted.  

She heard an equivalent to a moan and figured that was a yes. She didn't want to get to close in case he decided to roll over. He had become massive and could crush her if she was too reckless. He was breathing heavily and when he opened his eyes they had an almost feral look to them but when he looked at her they became more focused. He looked as if he wanted to say something to her but she knew he couldn't.  

"The wedge is still in your chest. The wizard said I wouldn't be able to remove it. Do you want me to try anyway?" She asked knowing it was the cause of his transformation.  

He nodded and exposed his chest to her. She gripped the black thing with both hands. Even the slightest tug made it move further in and Ganon would roar in pain. She couldn't stand to see him like that and so she gave up sorry she had even mentioned the idea. 

"Are you okay?" She asked frightened.  

He groaned getting to his feet shaking himself as he did so towering over her. 

"Can you change back?" She whispered knowing Agahnim wouldn't have made it that easy.  

The wedge thingy would probably keep him stuck in this form till removed. He closed his eyes which she guessed meant he was trying. After a while he let out a angry growl which made her jump. He looked at her with sad eyes. In this state he couldn't talk to her.  

He tried to spell something on the ground using his finger but she couldn't read Hylian. When she shook her head he looked even more frustrated. He tried again using the english alphabet. He was having problems with it though. After a several tries he was finally able to spell.  

"PLES NO AFRAD." She got the gist of it.  

" You mean Please don't be afraid?" She asked spelling it out correctly for him to see.