Here it is the end of the first arc hope you enjoy!

Chapter 6: The Dark Gods

Midna could not believe what she was seeing. Link was back in the Twilight Realm, he had saved her, and he said he loved her. Near the end of there adventure she suspected he might care about her as more then a friend, but she was too afraid to ask. Stunned beyond measure Midna somehow finds the strength to say.

"Link, is that really you?"

Turing his head Link's sky blue eyes meet Midna's blood red ones.

"Hey Midna" he said with a shy smile "Its been a while hasn't it?"

Nodding her head in shock Midna said "How are you here? I shattered the mirror"

Turning his head back around Link glares at Bellum as he gets back on his feet "I'll explain everything later, but for now just know this sword is the reason i'm back here. It reopened the portal" said Link walking to face Bellum.

"A sword?" said Midna noticing for the first time that Link is carrying two swords instead of one. When she gets a good look at it Midna is shocked to her core (again). 'Why dose Link have that! That weapon is not suppose to exist! But there is no denying it. Strapped to his back is the sword of one of the guardian deity's of the Twilight Realm.

Stopping a few feet from the guy in the armor Link said "Before we get started, what is your name?"

"Why would you want to know that hero?" said the guy

"So I know what to put on you're headstone" said Link

"Confident aren't we? The name is Bellum. And know this hero, you might have caught me off guard before. but I have seen all your little tricks before. They wont work on me again!" said Bellum raising his sword that now has a half inch gash in the metal and swinging it down at Link. Bringing the Master Sword up he blocks the blow. parrying the strike Link smashes his shield into Bellum's chest and pushes him back a few steps. Jumping up and over him Link brings his blade down on his head. "Helm Splitter!" said Link aiming to split open his skull. Bringing his blade up Bellum deflects the blow. Landing behind him both of them turn around and lock swords.

"I told you That Those tricks wont work!" said Bellum

Link said nothing, only kicking Bellum hard in the side and throwing him back to the ground. Backing up a few steps Link try's to come up with a plan. 'Fi do you know anything about this thing?'

"I am sorry Master but I do not. This creature is unlike anything I have seen before" said Fi.

"Well that's because it's from another reality" said a third voice inside Link's head.

"What who's there?" said Link

"Aww don't tell me you forgot me already Link? Its Eclipse." said the now identified Eclipse.

"Why are in my head?" said Link.

"Talking to yourself now hero?" said Bellum

"A fight is not the best place for an explanation, just know we are now roommates" said Eclipse.

"Ok fine. Going back to Bellum what do I do?" said Link

"Don't ignore me! And don't talk as if i'm not here!"

"Take the new sword for a test run. But be warned, its power might run wild in the Twilight Realm" said Eclipse

Putting the Hylian Shield on his back the crescent moon mark on his hand glows a bright purple as Link unsheathes the Twilight Sword. Holding both swords in his hands Link can feel the two powers mix together and flow through his body, unknown to him his blue eyes turn a glowing purple while his pupils slitted like a wolfs.

Seeing the black blade once again Bellum laughs "If you are thinking of using that spell on me again hero, don't waste your time." A orange horned skull appeared on his chest. "This body is not like the one I had before. Its complete and houses the power of the god of darkness Malladus. A too bit spell from a half-baked vessel wont cut it this time."

"Oh, the squid thinks its tough huh? Link repeat what I tell you" Link doesn't why but he can feel Eclipse smirk.

Pulling the Twilight Sword over his right shoulder Link swings it forward and says "flamma perpetuo secubaret!" A crescent wave a black and purple fire shoots out and speeds towards Bellum. Jumping out of the way, the blast heads to the three Phantoms behind Bellum and slices straight through, cutting them in half and turning them to sand. Rushing up to Bellum Link swings the Master Sword down. Only for Bellum to roll to the left out of the way. Swinging the Twilight Sword Link sends out another blast of black flames. Catching Bellum's side and cutting deep into the armor.

Back with Midna she is currently doing an impression of a fish while watching the fight.

Limping over to her, Mia puts Midna's right arm over shoulders and helps her to her feet. Watching the two trade strikes back and forth, they can see both of Link's swords cut into Bellum's Phantom armor, while Bellum can barely land a hit on the green hero. Seeing Link jump over Bellum and slice off a horn, Mia opens her mouth "You're boyfriends kinda a badass"

Sighing Midna doesn't even bother trying to tell her that they aren't technically a couple yet. Midna has so many questions for Link. the most prominent being where did he find that sword and how is he using twilight magic.

Dodging a strike Link brings the Twilight sword down onto Bellum's sword and cuts it in two at the base of the blade. Swiping the Master Sword across Bellum's chest Link leaves a large gash. Bringing the Master Sword up he slams it into Bellum's shoulder, cutting deep and forcing him to his knees. With the Master Sword still in Bellum's shoulder Link pulls the Twilight sword back preparing to stab him in the head.

With eyes widening in fear both Midna and Mia yell out to try and stop him "LINK WAIT HE IS POSSESSING MAX!"

Hearing the screams Link lowers the Twilight sword. "Heheheheh that's right hero, all this time you have been hacking away at an innocent Twili and spilling his blood. Well go on strike and me down, but know that his life will be forfeit." said Bellum. Link pulls the Master Sword out of his shoulder and backs up a few feet. Falling onto his hands Bellum gasps for air with an intense pain all over his body form the two swords.

As he stares at Bellum Link try's to think of a way to free this 'Max' without killing him.

"Yeah, I would prefer you not kill any Twili" said Eclipse.

'why do you care?' asked Link

"I just do. Now, we have an interesting situation on our hands. It looks like the possession is mostly physical, that's good.

'Why?'

"It means you can brake it"

'How?'

"By setting them on fire"

'WHAT?!'

"It's not as bad as it sounds"

'It sounds terrible! I thought you didn't want me to kill any Twili?!'

"I don't"

'Then tell me how setting him on FIRE is NOT going to kill him!'

"Simple, you concentrate"

'Ok, I feel like i'm missing something here'

"You're actually missing a lot, but for now lets focus on the whole fire thing. The fire you just shot out of the sword is called the Flames of Twilight. A special power of these flames, is to burn anything that the user wants to ash. But the less physical the thing is, the harder it is to burn.

'So to free Max all I have to do is concentrate and set him on fire?'

"there is a little more to then that, but you got the right idea"

'How do I know I can trust you on this? And that it will work?'

"That's just the thing, you don't. It will have to be a leap of faith for you. Faith that I can be trusted and faith that it will work. So hero, with an innocent life on the line. What will you chose?"

Mia has seen a lot of shit in her twenty two years of life. Being the only child of one the Twilight Realms nobles meant she was well educated in magic and the history of the Twili. But even she is having a hard time understanding what is she is seeing. A light dweller has the Twilight Sword. The weapon of one of the three gods of the Twilight Realm, that's not suppose to exist. He can also use the Flames of Twilight, something not even the royal family can do. And he's the chosen hero of the golden goddesses.

While Mia holds Midna's arm over her shoulder they see Link pull the Master Sword out of Bellum's shoulder and back up a few steps. Seeing that he is not going to stab Max in the head Mia breaths a sigh of relief. Now they just have to find a way to free Max form Bellum's hold.

After a few moments of thinking, Link looks back at them and gives a slow nod to Midna. Turning back around Link sheathes the Master Sword, and putting both hands on the Twilight sword he raises it above his head as the gemstone glows a bright purple.

Tensing, Mia starts to worry. "Midna what is he doing?"

Not taking her eyes off him Midna says "Something risky. That was his 'I'm going to try something' nod"

Black and purple flames start to cover the sword.

"Shouldn't we be stopping him!" Mia said heart pounding in her chest

Shaking her head Midna says "Mia, I wont ask you to trust him since you don't know Link like I do. But would you trust me when I say that Link will try everything he can to save Max."

Looking back and forth between Midna and Link, Mia doesn't know what to do. On one hand she knows next to nothing about this Link guy, only that he's the one who helped Midna save the Twili from Zant, and he's the hero of the Light Realm. On the other hand she has known Midna since they were kids and trusts her with her life. Looking at the unwavering faith in Midna's eyes, Mia makes her decision.

"I will trust that you trust him Midna"

Nodding once Midna's eyes stay locked on Link "Good. Lets hope Link's plan works"

Before more can be said, Link swings the sword down.

Bellum cant believe that everything went so wrong so fast. Not only did the Twilight princess awaken the Triforce of power and decimate his army, But the hero somehow not only found the Twilight Sword, but can use it freely. The sword taxed the last hero too much to make use of it, but this one? It looks like he isn't even winded.

'I need to escape and plan my next move' he thinks as Link sheathes the Master Sword. 'That's a good hero, you wont kill an innocent just to get rid of me, so let me go, like the naive fool you are'

Link raises the Twilight Sword above his head and the flames of twilight cover the blade.

"You wouldn't dare!" Bellum yells in fear. "You would sacrifice an Innocent life?!"

"No, just yours"

'I got to call my Phantoms over' He thinks in a panic. But they don't come, They still are fighting the knights. 'Why aren't they responding?!'

'Because with you as weak as you are now, I can block you from calling them' Said a voice inside Bellum's head.

'Who dares?!' Bellum said in rage.

'Its the owner of the body you stole, Max' said the voice

'Well why the hell are you stopping me! If he hits us with that we will BOTH die!'

'After everything you did to Mia and princess Midna. If to make sure you burn for it I have to give up my life, then so be it'

'You fool!'

'Do it now hero! End this monster! No matter the price!'

"Purgandorum ignum flamma!" Link yells as he swings the blade down and the Flames of Twilight hit them full force.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Bellum screams as the black and purple fire burns all of him to nothing.

"AAAAHHH" yelled Max as the flames burn his body as well.

"NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! I WAS SUPPOSE TO WIN THIS TIME! HOW DID I LOSE TO A BOY IN GREEN AGAIN? Bellum yelled to the sky

'BURN IN HELL BELLUM!' said Max in pain.

"DAMN YOU ALL!" Bellum yells as the armor cracks and shatters into sand, revealing Max's body underneath.

As the flames die out Max's body falls forward, Link quickly drops the Twilight Sword, catches him and slowly lowers him to the ground.

Looking over his body he sees that Max has many large wounds that will be fatal if something isn't done quick. Reaching into his back pouch he pulls out a bottle with a purple liquid in it. As he uncorks the bottle and feeds Max the tears Link can hear foot steps come up behind him.

"What was that you just gave him?" said a female voice that he guesses belongs to the maid that was with Midna.

Turning around Link reply's "Great Fairy Tears. They will help keep him stable and stop the bleeding for now, but he needs a doctor."

"So he's alive?" said the maid hopeful.

"Yes" said Link

"Oh, thank the gods" she says as she visibly relaxes. With Bellum gone the Phantoms went with him and the fighting came to an end. Rushing into the courtyard medical staff began to tend the wounded. Looking back and forth between Max and Midna who the maid is still holding, she seems to ask a silent question as they take him back into Palace.

Standing up straight Midna says "I'll be fine now Mia. go, be with Max" Nodding her head Mia runs off to catch up with them.

Alone with Link now Midna has no idea what to say to him. Should she apologize for destroying the mirror? Ask where he found the sword? Or tell him how much she has missed him these past three months and that she loves him too? Turning to face Link Midna decides not to over think it and just let the words come to her.

"Link I.." Before she can even begin to say anything Midna finds herself wrapped tight in Link's arms and can feel him shaking.

"I..I thought I was never going to see you again" he said laying his head on her shoulder.

Putting her arms around him in a tight hold of her own, Midna can feel a few tears at the corners of her eyes. Holding the one she loves after so long Midna can only say one thing.

"I missed you"

After a few minutes the clouds part and the eternal light of dusk fills the world once again. The two then pull apart to get a good look at eachother. Midna sees that he only has a few scratches and that his eyes are still that glowing purple. Link sees that Midna looks like she has been through hell. She has dirt caked all over her body, her hair is a disheveled mess, there are a few dozen scratches all over her body, and it looks like she has a few bruises around her neck.

Gently laying his right hand on the side of her neck Link gives Midna a concerned look and asks "Are you ok? What happened?"

"Hmm? Oh, don't worry about it. One of those Phantoms just tried to choke me until I lost consciousness so that they could kidnap me. No big deal" Midna said waving her hand in the air.

sighing Link drops his hand from her neck "Midna, that is a big deal. Don't be so flippant about it"

"Well I think we have more important things to worry about" she said. Looking down she sees the sword and bends down to pick it up.

"Such as? Link asks. Seeing what she is doing and remembering what happened to the last person that tried to take the sword he try's to stop her "Wait Midna don't touch the sword!"

"Calm down Link, it's alright. The Twilight sword wont hurt me as long as I don't try and take it from you. And one of the important things is why are your eyes purple and glowing"

"There what now?" Link said completely distracted form asking how she knows about the sword.

Grabbing onto the handle she can feel it's dark power flowing through the sword, for some reason it there is a nostalgic feeling coming from it. Standing up right she shows Link his reflection in the blade.

Getting a look at the sword, Link sees that indeed his eyes are purple and glowing "Well, that's new. It's probably not something to worry to much about" he said shrugging.

"Now who's being flippant" Midna said with a impish smirk handing the sword back to Link.

"You got a point" Link said looking around to avoid eye contact. Seeing the damage to the courtyard he turns his head back around to face Midna.

"Midna, why were you guys attacked? What did Bellum want?"

"He said that he was after me and the...shit!" Midna said snapping her fingers and warping away. Ten seconds later she warps back, with a glowing red gemstone in her right hand that Link has only seen in books.

Vary confused now Link asks "Midna, why do you have the Goron Ruby?"

"So it is called that. The Royal family has had this for about two hundred years. There is no record of why we have it, what it was called, or what it was for. Every new king or queen is just told that we need to keep it safe." Looking at the destruction around them Midna shakes her head "I guess now we know from who"

"Ok, but why was Bellum after you as well?"

Holding up her hand so Link can see the glowing mark on the back Midna says "Because I have this"

Getting a look at the mark on the back on her hand Link's eyes almost pop out of his head "Holy shit Midna! You have the Triforce of power!"

"I know, its kind of a shock to me too"

"Well that explains where it went and why he wanted you. But if you have that piece of the Triforce, why did he want the ruby as well? Link said crossing his arms "That things only one of the three keys to open the sacred realm. But the three pieces of the Triforce aren't there"

"You got me" Midna said also crossing her arms.

"Tell me Link, what happens when you change the shape of a key?" said Eclipse.

"It fits a different lock?" Link said confused.

"Link?" said Midna confused.

"And what if I told you, that different lock was on something far worse then hell its self"

"Oh gods" Link said with a cold feeling going down his spine.

"Link, who are you talking to?" said Midna in concern.

Giving his head a shake and coming back to reality Link says "Sorry Midna, I was just talking to this guy inside my head"

"What?" Midna said very confused and a little worried for Link's mental state.

"Well when I pulled out this sword" Link said gesturing the blade in his hand "There has been a guy inside my head that calls himself Eclipse. He's th-!"

"Wait! Did you say Eclipse?!" Midna yelled cutting Link off.

Startled by her outburst Link said "Yes?"

Shocked beyond belief Midna said "So not only do you have the Twilight Sword, but Eclipse is talking to you inside your head?!"

Even more confused now Link asks "Midna, how do you know about this sword? And who is Eclipse?"

Shaking her head in disbelief Midna reply's "Link, Eclipse is one of our G-!"

"LINK, GET DOWN!" Yelled Eclipse.

Moving before he can think Link tackles Midna to the ground, knocking the ruby out of her hand. And not even one second later an orange lighting bolt strikes where they were standing.

Getting to a kneeling position Link holds the Twilight Sword up as he looks around for the enemy as the remaining knights pulled out there weapons.

"That moron. We told him to wait until he had an army of two hundred before he attacked." said a male voice above them.

Looking up they see a big black orb with four bat like wings coming out of it, a single big red eye is in the middle of it. And on the both sides, more smaller black orbs with two bat like wings on both ends make up the arms.

Floating down to the ruby it reaches out with one of his hands and picks it up "Still, at least I can fix that fools mistake" it said making the ruby disappear into his arm.

Standing to his full height Link calls out as black and purple flames cover the sword once again "Give the Goron ruby back!"

Giving the hero and princess a bored look he says "Unfortunately for you that's not going to happen. It is needed to bring about Malladus's return to this world"

Shocked Midna says "Wait, Malladus!?"

Quickly glancing back to Midna, Link points the sword at the black orb and asks "Who are you?"

Giving the hero and princess a once over he says "I might not be able to fix all of Bellum's mistakes, but at least I got the ruby. We will just have to wait a bit for the princess and the sword."

"Over my dead body!" yelled Link

"In time hero, in time." the orb said

Swinging the sword down Link shoots out another wave of black flames. Only for the orb to disappear in a flash a orange light before it hits him, and reappear about one hundred feet in the air.

"Hear me people of the twilight!" the orbs voice booms across the courtyard "I am the sorcerer Vaati!. General of Malladus the god of darkness's army!. If you don't want to be part of the many lives that will be lost when he returns!. Pledge your loyalty to him and capture the princess and present her to me!"

Wanting to shut this Vaait up Link takes a step foreword. Only to feel suddenly drained of all energy and falls to one knee.

"Link are you ok!?" said Midna going over to him.

Panting as his eyes turning back to normal Link says "I'm fine Midna. I just lost all of my energy for some reason".

"You aren't use to the sword yet Link, you have reached your limit " said Eclipse.

Hearing the sounds of metal moving Link looks up to see the knights have formed a wall between them and Vaait with there weapons pointed at the sorcerer.

"Like hell we would ever betray the princess!" said one of them.

"You can take your offer and shove it up whatever you call an ass!" said another

"Go to hell you bastard!" said a third

"Disappointing" said Vaati "But so be it, you wont be saved. go ahead and die with your princess then." and with that he vanished in a flash of orange light.

Standing up Link looks around to make sure they wont be attacked again. Seeing that the danger has passed for now he sheaths the Twilight sword and faces Midna. Only to see she is surrounded by the knights who now have terrified looks on there faces.

"Princess what are we going to do!?" said a women

"Did he really say Malladus is going to kill us all!?" said a man

"Is this the end of the Twili!?" said another man

"Have we been forsaken again!?" said a women

Trying to calm down her people Midna said "Everyone calm yourselves. I don't know what this means, but I promise you that this is not the end of the Twili"

Seeing that this is the best time to get some answers, Link steps infront of the crowed and said "Midna whats going on? Who is Malladus and who is Eclipse?" With that one question everyone goes silent and just stares at him.

Looking apprehensive Midna asks him "Link, do you remember what I said back when you put the two sol's back where they belong?"

Nodding his head Link said "Yeah, you said that the light that entered the Master Sword was proof that the guardian" his eyes begin to widen as the puzzle pieces fall into place and cold feeling goes down his spine "Deities..of the Twilight Realm...wanted Zant removed. And that they were on our side"

Walking slowly to him Midna continues "What I didn't tell you is that we have three gods, like you do in the Light Realm. There is Malladus, the god of darkness. Nirvana, the goddess of sol." Coming to a stop infront of him she grabs Link's left hand holds it up so he can see the still glowing purple crescent moon mark on the back. With a look in her eyes that Link cant decipher she finishes

"And Eclipse, the god of twilight.

Zelda was sitting at her desk in her study, looking over Robin's journal as the orange light of dusk spills in from the window. She has had her nose buried in the book looking for something that can help ever since Link rushed out of here an hour ago.

Pacing back and forth Impa asks the question that has been bothering her "Princess Zelda, was it truly wise to let Link go off in search of this sword?"

Lifting her head from the book Zelda said "I don't know"

Impa stops pacing and faces Zelda fully "If you were unsure, then why let him go?"

Closing the book and folding her hands on top of it the Princess said "Impa, how much do you about the enchantment on the Master sword?"

Wondering where this is going Impa said "I know the Master sword has the power to repeal evil, granted to it by the three sacred flames of the goddesses, and was blessed by the first incarnation of the goddess Hylia after she was fully awakened, so that none but the chosen hero may weld it"

Nodding her head Zelda said "Yes, and the power to repeal evil is absolute. No evil, no matter how powerful, can ever touch the blade. So how did that thing inside Link's dream that gave off such a dark aura, not only awoken the spirit of the Master sword out of eternal sleep but also rip control of the dream world from me and stop the Triforce of wisdom, but made it look effortless?."

"I don't know" said Impa "As far as I know only another welder of the Triforce can stop one of the pieces"

"Exactly, To oppose the power of one of the three goddesses, you need the power of a god"

"Princess Zelda, do you think the thing inside Link's dream is a god?" said Impa stunned.

"Yes, I do." said Zelda getting up form her chair and going to stand infront of the window "You heard what Fi said. She couldn't tell what his intentions were or what he was. But she could tell that he was not lying."

Shaking her head to focus Impa asks "If you had this all thought of, Why didn't you tell Link?"

Turning back to Impa Zelda said "Because even now I'm still not sure. Its a lot to take in, if you are told that you are dealing with a god. And if the clues I saw are right we might vary well be dealing with a god from the Twilight Realm"

Thinking it all over Impa said "'A god from the Twilight Realm' huh? Well if you're right lets just pray that it's a benevolent god instead of a wrathful one."

Cracking a smile Zelda said "And just who would we pray to in that situation?"

Rolling her eyes Impa said "You know what I mean. I got to meet up with the patrol before they depart for the night so I will take my leave"

Nodding her head Zelda said "I need some fresh air so I'm going to take a stroll around the plaza"

"Shall I call your guard?" Impa said holding the door open for the princess.

"No I just want some time to myself. I wont be far." Zelda said stepping into the hallway.

"As you wish Princess Zelda" Impa said bowing to her and heading down the hall.

As Zelda heads in the opposite direction she thinks all that happened over 'I have a feeling things are only going to more complicated'

As he sits on the edge of the fountain in the middle of the plaza he hangs his head down. 'Well this is fine mess I found myself in. I don't know where I'm am, and I got no money for food or a room. What am I going to do?' he thinks as his stomach growls.

"Excuse me sir are you alright?" said a women's voice.

Looking up he sees a beautiful women illuminated by the orange light of the setting sun with long brown hair and blue eyes, wearing some king of fancy dress. Thinking she's talking to someone else he looks around the plaza only to see most of the people have appeared to have gone home, as there is only a hand full left. and none of them seem to notice the beauty infront of him.

Looking back at her he said "Are you here to take me to heaven?"

"I'm sorry?" she says confused.

Shaking his head he said "Did I starve to death? And are you an angel here to take to to the after life?"

More confused now she said "Um..no, I'm not an angel. And you are not dead."

Snapping out of his stupor he can fell heat fill his face. "Right. Sorry. I cant remember the last time I ate something. So when I saw beautiful women like yourself appear infront of me I thought I had died" he said without thinking.

The blue eyed women raises an eyebrow.

He slaps both hands over his moth when he realized what he said "And now I wish I was dead" he said

The women lets out a giggle and walks away.

Putting his head in his hands he groans "Well that was embarrassing"

After a few minutes of thinking if he wants to drown himself in the fountain or not, something enters his field of vision. Lifting his head up he sees the same women infront of him again holding one small loaf of bread in each hand.

Not sure what to make of it he said "Uh..?"

Smiling she said "I have had a lot on my mind today and you manged to take my mind off of it, if but only for a moment. So the least I can do is make sure you don't starve and meet some real angels"

Taking one of the loafs from her he said "Thank you Miss..?"

"Zelda" she said taking a seat next to him.

"'Zelda'" he said ripping off a piece of bread and starts chewing it. Swallowing he gets a thoughtful look on his face "I feel like I have heard that name before" he said.

"Hmm? I wounder why?" she said taking a bite of her loaf.

Putting her hand out she faces him "I'm Zelda, its nice to meet you..?"

Taking the hint he grabs her gloved hand and said "My names Vaait. Its nice to meet you as well Zelda.

Join us next time for

Chapter 7 : Night of the undead