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Published January 20, 2012

Adventure of Link: Death by a Thousand Cuts

Suggested by Foxpilot

As Link burst through the door to the final room of his lengthy and more difficult than usual adventure, he saw his ultimate foe. Before him was a shadow sharing his shape, its dark blade already drawn.

"You go no further," the shadow spoke, its voice a twisted mockery of the hero's own. It ran forward, slashing. Link blocked the blow, countering immediately. However, the Dark Link attacked in an identical strike, cancelling his out. "It's pointless to fight back."

They traded a series of blows, his copy matching every strike. Getting an idea, Link ran back into a corner and crouched down, shield held up. "Let's see you beat this!"

Dark Link was quiet for a moment, unable to comprehend his line of thought. Deciding it was best not to think about it, the shadow went at him.

Link jabbed it in the ankle. Dark Link pulled back, blank face staring down at the hero. It tried to attack again, more cautiously this time, but found Link's sword poking into its feet. It growled, holding back but soon finding itself unable to resist taking a swing at him. Link poked it in the ankle.

It threw its head back and roared into the air, the dark clone's unstoppable rage being felt from miles away. Its red eyes all but burst into flame, all attention focused on the green man crouched in a corner. With one final swing, it came at Link.

A jab to the ankle depleted its life energy. Dark Link keeled over and disappeared immediately. Link stood up, cracked his knees back into place, and merrily approached the sleeping form of Princess Zelda.

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