-1Ok because the emo people are so demanding and because I wanted to, I created an alternate ending! (haha, I kid on the emo stuff) At first it wont seem very different but it will be towards the end, trust me. I think this one actually makes more sense, and gives you a glimpse into Dark’s mysterious past. Ooohhhhhh.

Anyway I hope you like it and I hope it was angsty enough you can yell at me if it isn’t

The Story of a Shadow

Last Chapter (XVI)

Only a Shadow

Dark collapsed down on the sunny grass, a smile filling his face as he relaxed under the shade of an old willow tree. A slight breeze brushed random hairs around him. Everything was so peaceful. Then suddenly the ground began to shake. Alarmed, Dark stood up and immediately unsheathed his sword. The ground began to shake harder and without warring a crack opened up in the ground and swallowed Dark, his screams echoing all the way down

Dark looked around, his eyes on full alert. He relaxed a little after realizing he was once again in the white abyss, floating in midair. His vision was blurry and at first he did not notice the blue ball of light floating towards him. The light glowed and then flashed. Dark covered his eyes from the light and when he looked back the goddess, Nayru stood in front of him. She smiled warmly at him and Dark couldn’t help but smile back. A moment later the two other goddess appeared on each side of Nayru. The others did not look at Dark with such kindness like Nayru, but they kept their faces neutral.

“Well done, shadow.” Spoke Nayru, her voice was still the same enchanting tone Dark was used to. “you have finally found true love, selfless love.”

“So I can be a Hylian?” Dark asked. He could feel himself holding his breath and when Nayru said nothing and only frowned, his heart sank. “What is it?” He said almost panicky. This time Din spoke.

“Shadow, although you did find love…your request to be a Hylian is not possible.”

Dark’s panicky look turned to shock. “What?! Why?!” Dark was furious as he waited for an answer. .

“This world has a balance to it,” explained Farore, who was gazing at Dark with piercing green eyes. He looked around to the other goddesses. Nayru was biting her lip and Din just stood with her arms crossed over her chest. “There is a good and a bad. No more, no less. Everything has an opposite.” She stopped, as if thinking the next words very carefully. “You…you are the balance for the Hero of time, if you were to turn away from that, Link would cease to exist.”

’I could handle that’

“It cannot be done!” stormed Din, reading Dark’s thoughts. “You are the shadow, and he is not! You will do things as it has always been done! There are no exceptions.”

Dark frowned angrily. It wasn’t fair! He had worked too hard, come so close. There was no way he was just going to give up, not after all that he had been though.

“You are hypocrites then.” Barked Dark. He raised his hands in frustration. The goddess seemed taken aback by his defile ness. “You say things must go on without interruption , without interference. Yet you come to me and heal me and intervene with my life.” Dark had barely gotten the words out when Din stormed above him, twice as large as she previously was, her cold red stare frightened Dark but he held her gaze. Just when it seemed like she was about to pound him into a thin pile of nothingness, she turned to Nayru.

“Yes Nayru. Please explain to this, thing, why we CAN’T interfere.”

Nayru looked at her sister, then to Dark. He could see a sadness in her that seemed unreal for a goddess.

“When I saw you thrown into the pool I could not bare it. I had to save you. I did this without the approval of my sisters.”

“See? It was not our fault. ” Said Din “Our sister has grow found of you, shadow. She took pity on you. Something we are not allowed.”

“But we should be!” squeaked Nayru. “They are our creatures. We need to help them ”

“This shadow is not ours. We do not control the shadow’s or the shadow realm.” said Din calmly

“That is not true! You know as well as I do that this shadow has been turned to good long before we interfered. He has my love in him. I can feel it.”

“If that is true then we cannot favor him over the others. You know that is against the rules” Spoke Farore.

“And yet you favor the Hero of time!”

“That is different. We all chose him to-”

“It was his mothers wish! And you took pity on her! And now I am taking pity on this one who has his whole life to live!”

“ENOUGH!” Shouted Din “You may think you are wise dear sisters. But have niether of you thought of the fact that Dark has died before the last day? Even if he is to be Hylian, he would die as soon as we put him back, so it does not matter.” when Dark heard that, he stepted forward again

“That’s not fair! I was still a shadow then, immortal. I would not have died, and then you could change me into a real Hylian.”

“Be careful of who’s side you pick, shadow. Nayru said you are not a shadow-”

“Not a WHOLE shadow, sister.”

“But!..” Din’s irritated face grew darker and Dark could feel an anger burning in the air. But was it hers, or his? “But, non of this matters because we still need a balance for Link.”

“But if you make me into a Hylian, I will no longer be a shadow and you can use that.”

“It’s not that simple.” Din said “He is the Hero of Time. The evil inside you is not enough to keep the balance.”

“Is that from the love you were talking about.”

Nayru looked at her sisters and they nodded. “Yes.” She said “Someone has put my blessing in you, and it dissolved the evil, most of it, and that’s why you saved Malon so long ago.”

“But who?”

“We are not here to discuss that.” Said Din impatiently “You still have other more important matters to think about, like you life.”

“But you just said I don’t have enough shadow in me. So I don’t have what you want anyway.” Dark crossed his arms in triumph. He was sure he had won.

“He is right…” commented Nayru, and Farore nodded her head in defeat.

Dark watched Din closely, he could tell she was having a hard time excepting this. He didn’t understand why. Maybe the balance was her responsibility, He didn’t really know. But finally he could tell she stopped her mental struggle and dropped her arms to her sides.

“Very well, it is our problem and not yours. You may be a Hylian.”

Dark felt like jumping up and down. He was on top of the world! He glowed with satisfaction and went to thank Din, but he suddenly felt dizzy and the room began to spin. He let himself fall back into unconsciousness.

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Dark woke to a weeping Malon above him. Immediately he felt the burning sensation in his stomach return. He was sweaty and nauseous and felt weak.

“Dark?” Came Malon’s soothing voice.

“where am I?” He asked weakly. Why did he feel so weak?

“You’re still in the castle, Dark. Oh please hold on, Link has gone for help

Link? Why did that name make his heart burn with rage? Hadn’t he gotten over that? Or was it a new fire?

“What’s happening to me?” there was a silence before the response and Dark began to panic at first.

“Dark, you were stabbed, Your dieing.” Those last words left Malon in tears. Dark tried to look at her, tried to touch her, but he was so weak and his eyes were so clouded. He felt something awful rush inside of him. He was going to die. Never had the thought acured to him of what death was accually like. He felt so many things. How could the goddesses not heal him? Did they trick him? They said he could be a Hylian only to be left off at the last place he had been. It wasn’t fair. He could feel rage burn in him and this time he knew it well

Link.

If it wasn’t for that stupid man, he would not have had to go though this. But then, if it wasn’t for Link he would not have lived at all. Oh why was everything so confusing? He breathed in, a slow painful breath. If he died would he become a shadow again? He would haunt Link to the very end and his desendents too, if that were to be true.

“Malon, I love you.” His words were faint and Malon could barely hear them

“Oh Dark please no. Just hold on.”

“I can’t Malon.” He said, excepting his fate. “This is how it’s ment to be.”

“Oh Dark.” She tried to hold him tighter then before

“Do you love me?”

“Of course I love you. I’ll always love you.”

“Good. So will I.” He layed his head back in peace, the thought of knowing he could love and be loved lulling him to sleep. And for once even, though he was so close to death, he felt alive.

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-- A month later --

“Well we’re alone, Dark. I swear this is the only place I can find peace and quiet.” Malon looked over the deep blue of Lake Hylia. She wore a simple black dress borrowed from princess Zelda. One little flower was peeking out of her hands as she stood over the grave of her beloved Dark. The grave was close to the tree that Dark had always liked, and the place where Malon had always dreamed of being married. She set the flower in a crack of the tomb stone so it would not be blown away by the wind that blew her hair around.

“I’m allergic to this kind of flower, you know.” She said out loud “But they remind me of you. So I thought you might like them. But I could only handle one. You don‘t mind, do you?” Malon took in a heavy sigh. “Oh Dark.” She said looking out at the lake, the wind whipping her hair and dress to one side. “If only you would come back to me, I can’t stand to be so alone.” Tears filled her eyes. “I only want to be with you, Dark. Because you gave me so much light.”

A chill ran down her back and she turned around, sensing the presence of someone. But when she did she saw nothing.

It was only a shadow.

The End

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So so so, I guess that leaves no room for a sequel, huh? Oh well. I know this version is shorter but ah what can you do? Anyway I guess that’s it. I’ll be seeing you.

-Little-chibi-girl