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Calamity Ganon

Emery awoke the next morning to the sound of Zelda's voice. She sat up, looking around. Link was... Link was gone?! She jumped out of bed, then paid attention to the voice speaking to her. "Emery, you must hurry! Link has gone to the castle by himself. He doesn't stand a chance without you. You have to go fast, or he will meet his demise. You two are one, this fight will not be victorious without you!"

Emery quickly put her armor on, and pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail. How could he do something so stupid? What was wrong with him? Not to mention how he betrayed her. He knew how much this fight meant to her, and now he's there alone? What time even was it? She had no time for that now. She grabbed all the stuff she needed, her strongest bows and swords. She headed out when she realized she needed a horse to get their quick enough. Plus, to get to the castle, she needed ancient arrows. She was scared for what was to come. She rushed to the Ancient Tech Lab, and in a hurried frenzy she bought all the ancient arrows she could. She knew twenty wasn't possibly enough, but it was all she could get. Then she hurried to the stable and got a horse. Letting them know it was an absolute emergency, they gave her one without a fuss. She rushed the horse off into the direction of Hyrule Castle.

Link had gotten up early that morning, a couple of hours before Emery awoke. He carefully removed himself from her arms, and even though he felt guilty he knew this was for the best. She would stay safe this way, nothing could possibly happen to her. He never wanted anything to happen to her, so this was what he had to do. Even if he died in the process of saving Hyrule, at least he would've protected her. He grabbed his stuff quietly, preparing for what looked like his last battle. He was ready to die if it meant he saved Hyrule, Zelda, and most of all- Emery. He quietly exited the house, then hopped onto Epona. Off he rushed towards Hyrule Castle.

When he arrived, he left Epona somewhere safe. Even if it was the middle of a field, it was the safest place for her to be as long as she didn't wander too much. That was something she never did, she was a loyal and amazing horse. He pet her one last time before heading into Castle Town Ruins. There were evil guardians littering the place from head to toe. Stationary ones, walking ones, flying ones. He could perfectly parry one of their beams all he wanted, but without someone else here to watch his back he didn't know how successful he'd be. He didn't have any ancient arrows, although he'd found some. Still, he had a no good aim. He kept reminding himself he was protecting Emery by doing it this way. He continued on strongly.

He made it through the steeps of the castle to find many, many enemies. Like a large Stalnox who heavily guarded a chest. It would've been much easier to defeat if Emery were here. He opened the chest to reveal the Hylian Shield. It was his a long time ago. He placed it on his arm gladly and traveled up and through the castle. Being stopped by one of the Lynels, he discovered they were a one shot kill with ancient arrows. He was happy about this, and then continued on. He made it to the side of the castle, where he recalled the time Zelda got into a fight with her father about what she needed to be doing. Sometimes he wished she would just be quiet like him, but he knew she wouldn't ever be. She spoke her mind, just like Emery. Even at the worst of times.

Even with no time to waste, he found himself wondering into Zelda's study. He found her book, and read her notes. It was all before the rise of Calamity Ganon, of course. It talked about her studies with the ancient Sheikah technology. It was nothing interesting. Then he made it to Zelda's room, where he found an incredibly powerful bow and took it along with him. It had to help him in his adventure, he was sure he would need a decent one to succeed. He was no good with aim, but every enemy required good aim. That was his dilemma.

He stumbled across Zelda's diary, which he couldn't help but read. In the beginning it was evident she didn't like him, but throughout she got fonder of him. He was glad she thought so much of him when no one seemed to believe in him at first. She did, and she had for over a hundred years. There was no way he wouldn't be successful in this fight. He ventured on confidently now, finding his way through the castle and finding very interesting things along the way. Eventually, he made it to the very top.