READER'S POV

"Rrraaaghhh!!!" I shouted as I dashed at another shadow beast and I stabbed it in the chest with my sword. The two remaining shadow beasts stood there in fear and then Zoro got his two swords and he leaped into the air and stabbed them both as he landed. Link came over and said,"Well that's the last of them, we must be getting close to throne room." Zoro looks at the door and said,"You're right, looks like we need to be on our guard around those two, they don't like to play fair at times believe me."

I nodded my head and said,"You're not wrong on that one, Bro." Link then said,"Be very careful you two." We nodded our heads and we walked towards the boss's door. Before we unlocked the door, Zoro said,"Sis, Gina might have the apple in her hands, she's going to be more powerful than before." I nodded my head and said,"I know, I'll be fine Zoro, don't worry."

Link then unlocks the door and we went into the throne room. As we approached Zant, Zoro had his sword unsheathed, I had my hidden blades at the ready and Link had his sword unsheathed as well. Zant was sitting on the throne while Gina was sitting on the step with a smirk on her face. Midna, who came out of Link's shadow, said,"Zant."

Zant had the mouth piece of his helmet removed and we could see him smirking at us. Midna smirked and said," Isn't this ironic? Here we are, all thanks to the dark magic curse you placed on Link!" Zant slowly stood up onto his feet and said,"You speak of magic? Still your tongue for a moment, whelp, and I will tell you of both magci and the oppression of ages..." I looked at Zoro and said,"Oppression of ages?" Zoro shrugged his shoulders.

Zant removed his helmet and said,"The people of our tribe...a tribe that mastered the arts of magic... were locked away in this world like insets in a cage." Zant then raised his arms and he turned his body slightly and said,"In the shadows we regressed, so much so that we soon knew neither anger nor hatred...nor even the faintest bloom of desire. And all of it was the fault of a useless, do-nothing royal family that had resigned itself to this miserable half-existence!"

Suddenly, Zant turned his body back to the way it was and he then suddenly started to jump up and down. He stood up and said,"I had served and endured in that depraved household for far too long, my impudent princess." Zant leaped on the air and he came close to us in a flash. Link got in front of me and he pulled back because Zant was behind us spinning around like an idiot. He said,"And why, you ask? Because I believe I would be the next to rule our people! THAT is why!"

Zant stopped spinning and he stood still as he glared at us. Zant then bent backwards with his arms open and said,"But would they acknowledge me as their king? No! And as such, I was denied the magic powers befitting our ruler. It was then, in the thrall of hatred and despair, that I turned my eyes to the heavens...and found a god."

Zoro and I were shocked at his comment. Zoro said,"Oh no, he means..." I said,"Ganondorf, I should have known he had something to do with this." Gina chuckled evilly and Zoro and I turned to look at her. Gina stopped laughing and said,"Of course, who else could have gave Zant the power that he was looking for to rule this realm."

Zoro frowned and said,"Oh I don't know, maybe someone has a evil twisted mind like yours, Witch!" Gina smirked and said,"I'll take that as a compliment, but sadly, I don't take praises from my enemies especially with people like you two oh no wait, I meant to say, I despise people like that traitorous snake and good for nothing spineless whimp like your father."

Zoro then shouted,"Don't you dare insult our father!" I quickly wrapped my arms around Zoro before he could charge at her. I said,"Zoro calm down! She's just trying to get you angry!" Gina laughed and said,"This is so entertaining, seeing his son and daughter here in this realm to stop me, but it's a little late for that now." Gina stood up and she said,"Because your father is not here to stop me from using this."

Gina held up and sphere and Zoro and I knew exactly what it is. I said,"Zoro, is that what I think it is?" Zoro got out of my grip and he managed to calm down a little and said,"There's no doubt, it's the Apple of Eden." Gina looked at the apple and said,"Beautiful isn't it? it still feels like yesterday that when I first held the apple in my hands I became very powerful."

Zoro and I were confused at this. Zoro then said,"What are you talking about? What do you mean by that?" Gina smirked and said,"Oh? your father hasn't told you has he? tell me, have you two ever once wondered why I dress like you and the other assassins? how I know so much about the creed? How I fight similar to your people?" Zoro and I looked at each other and we didn't think about that.

Gina smirked and said,"It's because I was your father student and he was my mentor and I, too, was a member of the creed." Zoro and I were shocked at this. I shouted,"You're lying!!" Gina chuckled and said,"Oh believe me (Y/n), I am telling you the truth whether you want to believe it or not." Zoro then said,"Then start talking."

Gina then said,"All right, It was a few years ago after my poor dear mother passed away, I was lost and alone but your father came and he took me in and he taught me how to become an assassin like you two, however, because I'm related to the King of evil, your father knew the darkness in my heart and when he found the apple I tried to use it but your and Ryumma stopped me from taking it, after that happened, your father exiled me from the creed, I was angry at him because he became like a father to me but, that was until my real father, Ganon, he came and saved me from the darkness."

Gina said as a lone tear fell from her eye and she then said,"My father told me everything about what he was planning to do to your world and I gladly accepted to be a part of his army that's how that war broke out however, there was one thing that was missing and that was to have ultimate power, meaning that I had to get this from your father." Gina said as she held up the apple.

Zoro glared at her and he said,"The apple is not yours! IT BELONGS TO THE CREED!!!" Zoro charged at Gina. I shouted,"NO! Zoro wait!!" Suddenly the apple glowed and when Zoro tried to strike her she suddenly faded away. I said,"What the?! Where'd she go?!" Gina came out the shadows and she said,"Now, now, you didn't let me finish my story."

Gina looked at the apple and said,"When I came back to the creed I learned the apple was locked away behind a blood seal however, when I tracked down James I found out that he had started a new family which sickened me the most." Gina then smirked and said,"Funny isn't it? James was supposed to be a kind caring person but deep down in his heart he was a ruthless and cold heart assassin." Gina teleported away from me and she then got behind Zoro and she used the apple to bind him and she sent him flying towards the wall.

I shouted,"Zoro!!" Gina chuckled,"How pathetic...you were known as the the strongest and the most powerful bounty hunter in this land, I guess I must have heard wrong." Zoro got on his hands and knees and he glared at Gina. I then asked her,"Gina, tell me! What happened that night?! What really happened to parents?!" Gina smirked and said,"Do you really want to know? All right I'll tell you two what really happened that night, after I found your father I had to get the information out of him to where the REAL Apple was, so I started a little fire and I confronted him."

My eyes widen at this and I said,"Oh hell no...please tell me you didn't!" Gina grinned and said,"Oh I did, I was the one who started that fire in your barn and after James got all of the barn animals out I went into the burning flames and I confronted him, I told him not to mess with me after he banished me from the creed I also told him that he was going to pay so I told him that if he wanted to live and see his family again he had to tell me where he hidden the apple but that crazy old fool refused to tell, big mistake..."

My eyes widen even more and Gina then said,"Have you figured it out already? I.KILLED.JAMES!!" I felt tears in the corner of my eyes and I lowered my head at this and I said,"My father was stabbed..? by you..?" Gina then said,"Of course I did, the sound of his painful groans was music to my ears, however, I didn't kill your mother to be honest I have no idea what happened to her, all I know was that she went into the flames and she suddenly disappeared."

I gritted my teeth and I clenched my fists tightly. Gina came over and said,"Aw what's the matter got nothing to- *Punch!!*" I punched Gina in the face and I sent her flying onto the ground. I unsheathed my sword and I walked towards her with anger in my eyes and I said,"For the last four years I blamed myself for not trying to stop my parents from going into that barn fire, but along it was you! You started that barn fire! YOU KILLED MY FATHER!!!"

Gina smirked at me and she got onto her feet and said,"None of that doesn't even matter to me anymore, I got what I wanted and the only thing I need to do now is to get rid of you and Shadow will be all mine." I pointed my sword at her and said,"I will avenge my father and I will take back the apple it does not belong to people like you!!"

Gina smirked and said,"All right then, come and take it if you can!!" Gina said as she got her sword and we charged at each other and we clashed swords.

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