I began to climb the rope. Every inch I climbed made me ever-so-slightly wearier, and once I made it to the top, I was greeted by the test of braving heights. I was too tired, tantalized, and past-driven to not take a break from climbing. The only thing there was to do was remember everything, from my family's death to making memories with my best friends. As much pain as it cost me, it gave me a much-needed trait: determination.
I saw the ledge I needed to get to, but I couldn't jump to it let alone climb to it. I then thought my hook shot would pull me to the wood, but it broke when I tried to use it. I tried to make my grappling hook (there is a difference) grab on to the wood frame, but the moment I pulled it to grab the frame, the hook broke off the rope. If those items didn't work, then what will? I thought to myself. I then remembered my item-changing item. I immediately unsheathed the Master Sword, held it high, and asked that it become a hook shot. Once it did, I used it to pull myself up to the ledge. The intense light of the world didn't seem so bright as the darkness overthrew it, but I still walked into the mess that was Hyrule.
When I walked out, I walked on a wall with a cylindrical point in the path not too far. On that point stood Erebus, casting his gaze upon the sunset.
"Link," he said, sounding a lot more human, "I am sorry. Truly, I am. It has been twenty-one centuries since I've been possessed by this phantom spirit, but I think- yes, I think I am able to escape it, but it won't last for long. Thank you for defeating all those times despite having to give your life to do it. I've never had a friend that would remain loyal to me until I saw you. I pray to the goddesses that you cure me, that you rid me of this phantasmic spirit."
"Erebus," I replied, realizing he had himself back, "there has to be a way out of this. There is always a way out. After all, every problem has a solution."
"I hope that solution doesn't end in death like it always has."
"It won't this time because now, I am properly equipped to solve this." We gazed at each other and cried tears of joy for each other. The feeling did not last long, though, as Erebus was soon fighting himself away from the spirit of the phantom. It did not work. He soon became the very beast I fought and thought I defeated, and I knew what I had to do but not how to do it. As I gazed at the monster's face, I noticed a cage far off that seemed to be holding people in it.
"Erebus!" I shouted to the monster. He turned his gaze from himself to me. "Listen to me. You know how this phantom spirit works. Try to manipulate it, and free my friends in the cage behind you. They can help you just as I can. We can pull this spirit from you and fight it." It did not do much as he waited a few seconds before unsheathing his swords for combat. I unsheathed mine and shielded myself, ready for his attacks. We fought with our swordsmanship and other abilities we were given. Our swords clashed, and our magic repelled and rebelled. We fought long and hard until I finally managed to charge my sword and thrust it through the beastly Erebus. The beast shrunk back to the Erebus I saw, but there was still a gargantuan phantom spirit full of evil, waiting for a source of power to grow.
It looked bigger than ever before, but it flew back to Erebus, and soon, he was under control of the spirit of the phantom again. He shook violently, though, as if something pounced within his mind, shaking him about. He was doing it! As he shook around, I sheathed my sword, and he used all his might to grab the cage, break it open, and let my friends loose.
"What is going on with Erebus?" Impa asked, everyone with their weapons and magic at the ready.
"I'll tell you everything later, but to generalize the situation, he is my long-lost friend that finally has some level of control over the phantasmic spirit, and only I can help him. Now go inside please."
"I can't do that," Zelda cautioned.
"Why not? I just told you only I can defeat the parasite. Erebus is not the issue, now please listen to me," I pleaded.
"You can't do it alone! You won't do it alone. I won't let you."
"And why is that?"
"You are not the only one here who can help contain the parasite."
"That's what Erebus is there for. He can help, and I'll do the rest, now run for safety."
"No. Not when you have been alone most of this journey, without even me." There was a moment of silence (except the roars of Erebus). "I have to help you!" She was persistent, but I knew she was right. I couldn't go on alone anymore, yet that was why I wanted her and the crew to run for safety.
"I won't be alone. I am not alone. Erebus has been here ever since the legend began. I can't save both of you, which is why you must run for safety before I have to." Another moment of Erebus's roars and groans. Erebus began to act strangely as if he was about to die. "No. No! No! Erebus, no, please! Stay with me!" I watched as the monster him knelt down, suffocating and wounded badly, a lake of red, terrifying blood forming on the wall we stood upon. Once the monster finally became the Erebus I knew, he lay in his own blood, lacerations covering most of him. He was no longer. He was just another lifeless body, wounded badly inside just as well as outside. I couldn't help him this time. I wept beside him as his blood began to soak me.
Floating above him was the parasite the size of an old, gothic-structured church. It was even longer than before. Even with the Master Sword, I couldn't fight it. Without myself, I was weak. The pain didn't ease, though. The parasite was now beginning to unfold. It was as if something was inside, controlling it. It was a slow process, but it eventually unfolded to show me the one thing that I didn't want to see....
I crept back to my friends as the horror of the sight engulfed me. I was paranoid enough to quake before what - or who - unfolded from the parasite.
"HOW!?" I shouted in bundled emotions.
"I learned that rage isn't so bad, so I jumped into the parasite," I said to myself.
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The Legend of Zelda: Humanity's Last Hope (by LinkDaLegend)
Fanfiction"We pulled to a slow stop at the Castletown Station. The town was fine. All the buildings were in their places, untouched. It was, though, oddly quiet. Peaceful. Empty. The winds blowing in the silent town brought back memories of when I had a famil...
