The
story picks back up where Link is unable to find Dagon. But a final battle
looms overhead.
The
following day Link is back to trying to figure out Dagon and what his next move
is. Only Sonja and James of his party are still at the castle and with exception
of Zachary who has stayed home with Link. This day Zachary decides to report to
the queen at around lunchtime to see if anything else is up. Link is sitting in
the parlor when a knock comes to the door. Link cautiously asks “Who is it?”
The voice on other says “It’s me brother. Very good news you need to come with
me to the castle.” Link gets up and heads out the door to follow Zachary to the
castle. When they arrive Seline is pretty pleased
about something. “Link, I have great news about Dagon,” she says confidently.
Link asks “What is it?” “Not everybody that was in Dagon’s command at that
village was loyal to him. A young man didn’t ride with him to fight against
you.” This young man enters the room he appears to be around 20 years of age.
He addresses the queen and the party “My name is Toby I was assigned to Dagon
back in November I had no idea what he was planning I was just doing my duty.
The sergeant there warned me about his plot and two days after you arrived I
sneaked out of the village without trying to arouse any suspicision.
I was able to get near enough to him to grab a letter,” pulling out a letter he
says “this one to be exact. He plans to attack a large caravan traveling from Hyrule around 150 merchants dressed as Calatian
army forces this will in his hopes start a war between the two kingdoms. In the
confusion of the war he will overthrow the queen of Calatia
then concentrate on Hyrule’s Royal Family.” Link asks “When is this attack supposed to
take place and more importantly where?” “It will take place on March 21st
and the place will be the main road just on their side of the border, I mean Hyrule’s side,” the young soldier says. Queen Seline sees the automatic repercussions of this being Calatian army in Hyrule almost
like a mini invasion. She quickly calls forward a messenger who she dispatches
to Hyrule. Link is thinking what else can be done
then it hits him. Link asks as he pulls out a map of Calatia
Toby one last question “Is Dagon going to meet with all his officers before he
launches this attack? If so do you a location of their meeting?” Toby thinks
then says “I was just a low soldier under him, but he did seem to stop at this
inn near the border quite a bit most times with the Lieutenant.” “Where is this
inn on the map?” Link asks. Toby walks over to and points it out “Right there
it is on the main road.” That is all Link needed to know as he gathers what’s
left of his party. In a few minutes James, Sonja, and Zachary are present with
Link as he explains everything about the new headquarters for Dagon. Zachary
says “I know this place. It is a rough inn and they would spot us out before we
made it into the door.” Toby is still present and Link looks at him then says
“Toby, do you think you could gain entrance into this inn and lure Dagon and
his lieutenant outside?” Toby is nervous in responding and takes a deep swallow
“I…I think I can do that.” Zachary says “It is in the woods and once outside
they won’t be able run for cover. They have to fight or die.” All agree that
this is the plan they will use.
It
is early afternoon when they begin their ride to this inn. They make it to the
inn just as the sun begins to set. Toby is the only of the group that isn’t
wearing a hood or cloak to hide his identity. Zachary stops the group pointing
at the woods “Here is where we will wait for them.” The rest of the group
dismounts and hides in the woods as Toby rides onto the inn. There are a small
group of guards out front as Toby enters the inn. A few minutes later Toby
emerges from the inn with Dagon and his lieutenant and they walk right to where
the party is waiting for them. Suddenly, Dagon yells to his guards “They’re
here, kill them all!!” Link realizes that Toby turned the tables on him as
Dagon and his soldiers around ten of them charge the woods. Link and his party
quickly draw their swords and the fight on. Zachary dodges two of them then
strikes the lieutenant in the chest killing him instantly and turns to engage
the ones he just dodged. James at the same time engages two soldiers himself.
Sonja casts a sleeping spell that knocks out four of them then engages another
one. Link slashes forward with full intent to engage Dagon again before he can
get near him two guards stand in his path. Dagon takes the chance to flee
mounting his horse and orders his men to hold their ground while he goes and
gets help. The two guards are no match for Link who dispatches them with swipe
of his blade. One more guard behind stands before him. This guy is larger then
the other two and is carrying a giant warhammer. Link
goes at him but before Link is even within striking distance the hammer comes
down shaking the ground and forcing Link backwards. Fighting is still swirling
about.
James
cuts one of his opponents in half almost with a strong blow. The other backs
away and runs for his life. Zachary a few seconds later performs a swirling
blade technique similar to Link’s taking out both his enemies at once. Zachary
then runs to Sonja’s side evening up the odds. They quickly finish those two
without much effort. Link continues to fight this beast of a soldier. Toby has
disappeared and no one sees him at all when out of nowhere a blade goes through
this last soldier Link was facing. As he drops to his knees Toby pulls his
blade back out. Everybody looks at Toby then he yells to Link “Forget about me
for a minute you better catch Dagon or all this will be for nothing.” Toby is
right as Link mounts Catherine and goes down the road Dagon was going on.
Catherine is fast as she blazes down the path with Link on her. Link spots
Dagon ahead by about half a mile. Dagon gets off the road and rides into a
field with Link following. Dagon turns his horse to face Link and says “Now we
finish what we started in the cavern.” Link responds “I have looked forward to
this.” They both ride forward at each other with swords raised over their
heads. As they hit both swords clang shields. As Link continues he slows
Catherine, something doesn’t feel right, he puts his right hand to his right
side, pulling it away it is wet, and looks at his hand there is blood on it.
There is a huge gash on his side he doesn’t believe it. He looks back Dagon’s
horse is still there but Dagon is gone. Link turns Catherine around and rides
towards Dagon’s horse not really paying attention when all the sudden two hands
grab Link pulling him off Catherine and throwing him to the ground. Link gets
up and is facing Dagon again this time on foot. Link looks at Dagon and sees
his arm and chest have blood on them. Dagon says “You got me, but I got you. I
will run my blade through you now and finish you off.” They both move forward
again striking each others blades and the fight continues. Both blades clang as
they hit with intensity. Every move Link tries Dagon seems to be able to
counter, but the same goes for Dagon every move he tries Link is able to
counter. The fight goes back and forth. Link feints a lunge at Dagon who tries
to block but instead Link comes down on him with full force across his chest.
Dagon is completely taken by surprise and falls to the ground grasps his chest
with blood pouring out. Link is exhausted by the fight anyway and falls to the
ground himself out cold.
A
few minutes later Sonja is shaking Link trying to get him up. Link comes to
with a little more encouragement. As he gets up he sees Dagon’s lifeless body
laying a few feet away and shakes his head. It is finally over now all this
mess is finished. Not again will there be talk of this sort of unrest. Link is
able to return home now in peace.
In
the aftermath,
Zachary
returns to duty as a scout and tracker for the queen. In honor of his sacrifice
and bravery he knighted then appointed to the High Council of Knights. He is
offered the position of Captain of the Guards which he turns down to continue
scouting and serving as a knight believing that it would take away his freedom.
He ends up working quite a good bit with Sonja and falls in love with her. They
marry and stay very happy together.
Buck and Travis while they did not fight in the last part of the battle they honored as
heroes of Calatia. They continue to adventure but
neither feels as important as they did. They both join the queen’s army as
scouts serving with Zachary. Both marry local girls and remain quiet in their
future lives.
James returns
to the castle and begins to court Link and Zachary’s sister Gwen. He is very
much thought of as a great hero, but he unable to reclaim the throne of his
father though in the adventure he did avenge his father. James and Gwen marry
as well insuring a continuing peace and friendship between Hyrule
and Calatia.
Sonja also
returns to the castle. She is named Lady Sonja of the Blade. She is offered the
position of Captain of the Guards which after some consideration she takes. She
is appointed as a High Advisor to the Queen and works closely with all scouts
and knights. As stated before she ends marrying Zachary both are 22 when they
marry.
Link returns
to Hyrule after staying another month in Calatia to tie up all loose ends. Queen Seline
does a double knighting for both Link and Zachary. Link’s friendship to James
is also remembered in the future when both are kings of their respective
kingdoms. Link comes back home to Hyrule to the
loving arms of his pregnant wife, the princess. He is received as a hero once
more. Never again will he have such an adventure that comes so close to
destroying not just one kingdom but put two kingdoms in danger of falling. In
the year following the adventure he becomes the father of twins Prince Hezekiah
and Princess Alexandra of Hyrule.