The Legend of Zelda: Goddess of Secrecy

Mini Boss 14 - Dual-Bladed Nazirah Dragmire

...to where Narizah stood there waiting for him. Link dismounted to face the woman, Epona scrambling out the way they'd come. The Gerudo stated, "You shouldn't have come here, little Hero. But now I have no choice but to go against the Demon Lord's wishes. So be it." Narizah drew her blades, and took a ready stance. Link tightened his grip on his sword, and stepped into his own ready stance as well.

There was a chuckle. Link saw a shimmer appear in the air, before a form materialized. While the shawl had lengthened to half of a cape, it was still definitely Zeal standing between them. Zeal glanced at Narizah, "What are you planning to do?"

"This isn't your fight, Zeal," Narizah retorted, brandishing her blades towards the Drex.

"Dear, the Hero is involved," Zeal said, gesturing her arm towards Link. "It's my fight alone." Narizah grit her teeth, resisting some snide comment. Despite her blood ties, the it seemed she was lower in the ranks of Ganondorf's army than the other woman. Zeal turned towards Link. "Though, you have become a serious nuisance."

Link raised his sword a little higher, and hefted his shield up. Zeal chuckled as the wind tossed her short cloak. She stepped into the waving cloth and vanished. She reappeared behind Link, saying, "You're quite the troublemaker for me." Link jumped back, trying to keep his eyes on both of the women.

Zeal sighed, placing her hand on her forehead. "I'm able to forgive the Goddesses' Temple because it meant collecting that sword once more. But now...just ruining everything, running around, helping the Sages. Half of Din's Power is against us now, after you rescued that little pirate. Can't let you get the Spirit Temple now. Not that you have much time. Dabir isn't strong enough to hold out on us much longer."

Narizah was surprised by this news, asking, "You're telling me that weakling is the Spirit Sage?"

"Yes," Zeal replied, turning to Narizah. "What irony that. You did try to kill him after all, didn't you? And now he's more valuable than you too."

The Gerudo grumbled under her breath. Zeal went on, "But I do need to deal with what it appears you couldn't, Narizah. Handle this one for me. Alive, I'd like to collect him later." She lifted her hand and held her fingers together like she was going to snap. She stopped, "Oh, and to make sure you don't botch this job too."

With a snap, the Drex vanished. A spark caught on one of Narizah's blade. The steel blade was suddenly alight with fire. Narizah lifted up the sword, examining it. There was a crackling noise, and Narizah glanced down to her other sword. Ice climbed up along the blade, coating it in cold frost. She flourished the swords, testing their new weight. She pointed the flaming one towards Link. "It seems the odds of this battle have tipped into my favorite, little Hero."

Link held his sword up, watching the enchanted blades carefully. He knew the Master Sword's power, but he wasn't so certain about his own physical ability to deflect the blows if he was locked in combat with those blades.

Narizah could obviously see his uncertainty. She set back into her ready stance for a moment, before charging Link. He caught the crossed blades with his sword, but the magic chased up his arms quickly. He shrugged Narizah back, trying to pick up some distance from her. Narizah wasn't going to have it though.

Seeing Link's fleeting steps, Narizah pursued Link around the arena. Link kept her swords glancing off his. Narizah stopped after a while. Link backed off, raising his shield to see what the Gerudo was planning. She held her flaming blade up in front of her, and Link watched the fires build up in the sword. Link braced himself behind his shield as a spear of flames darted out from the tip of the blade at him. The fire hissed off the edges of his shield, licking at the side of his head.