Attack on Titan/Zelda crossover - To Hyrule and Back Again

Chapter Twenty-Six: Godspeed

Link's Point of View

I'm back at the Ehrmich hotel our group all pitched in to rent, with Zelda, Mikasa, and the others. It's pretty late. I don't feel that tired. Still willing to drink coffee, though.

"So... how does this work?" I ask. Zelda, still dressed in her sleek Sheik costume, takes part of the cloth muffling her face and looks at me. "What does it feel like?"

"You've felt it before, Link," she responds calmly. "Well, what it feels like to receive a piece, I even talked to you about it..."

The image of slicing Annie's head off, along with the memories of that moment, come rushing to my mind. I was on a rooftop at night, fighting that titan girl, when she started to overwhelm me. Somehow, it felt like something awakened inside of me, and I felt it rushing through my body. I... I channeled that energy towards beating Annie, and... Well, I beat her.

"I think..." I reply, still picturing that moment.

"It feels like you've suddenly grown much stronger than before, and it makes you feel capable of almost anything. Giving one away usually feels the opposite."

"I've had that feeling before, Zelda," I say. "When I was fighting a certain enemy known as Annie, she used her, as you call it, 'sorceress powers' to stop me from slicing her head off, but my Triforce suddenly surged power through my body and I easily overcame her. Is this what you're talking about?"

"Yes! Yes. So you have used them..." she replies.

"Used what?"

"I call them tripowers. Speaking of, I don't have mine right now since you have the Wisdom, here, I'll show you how to transfer Triforce pieces..."

Tripowers... I've never heard of that. Weird.

"First off," she continues, "It's much easier to transfer when you're touching the person, but it's still possible to when you're not, like that one time you were fighting the so-called 'Annie' and I did so from afar."

"Link, your coffee's ready!" Sasha shouts from another part of the slightly crowded hotel room. I excitedly smile, saying "Yes!"

She abruptly grabs both of my hands and stares deeply into my eyes.

"Feel the power, Link..." she calmly tells me. "Feel the power of the Triforce, surging through every vein in your body; you are its master. Picture the Triforce in your mind, and focus on Wisdom. Then, picture me, with the Wisdom, and clutch my hands. Give me that power, Link, give me the Triforce of Wisdom."

I carefully do exactly what Zelda says. She looks to me, and I look to her; I'm afraid I'm going to mess up, so I try my hardest not to. I haven't seen Zelda in forever... Making a stupid mistake is the last thing I should do right now, in front of her. I remember her dressed as Sheik, guiding me through my adventures, and messing around with her at Hyrule Castle when I would get bored; sometimes, I'd spend all day trying to sneak into that castle just to see her. I concentrate very hard; after half a minute, I feel like I've lost power. I look at my left hand to see one of the Triforce pieces shining brighter than the others - Courage.

But for some reason, the other two are shining as well. Not as much as Courage, but more than usual. At first, I think it's because Zelda is near me, but the Power is also shining. I look to her in confusion to be greeted by a horrific, terrified look upon that sweet girl's face.

"Zelda? Are you okay?"

"What's wrong?"

No response.