Midna's shriek split the air, ringing, as Ganondorf's magic hit Link in the face, knocking him across the room like a discarded puppet. She tried to rush to his side, but bonds of merged energy snapped around her wrists, holding her in front of Ganondorf. "Now, now, little princess, you get to watch your precious mutt's life be crushed by the King of Evil's hand." She writhed and squirmed, trying to get to the struggling hero. "Link, no!"

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Her eyes widened as he was enveloped in green light from the heavens, lifting him to his feet. A beautiful voice, like ringing bells filled the tower, and even Ganondorf trembled before the might of Courage. Link's eyes had gone completely green, the power of Farore flooding him. The Gerudo King snarled, angry at everything, nameless fury coursing through him, filling all his veins with the Power to unmake reality. Pulling all Zelda's divinity to bear, he summoned a huge energy ball, and , with enough force to destroy a dark god, he shot it at Link, who only just knocked it back in time. Half blind and mad with pain, Link no longer wanted to save Hyrule, he just wanted to survive this fight. Ganondorf twisted Zelda's face into a leer, bashing back the energy again, hitting the hero square in the face. The scream of pain was like gentle music to the demented gerudo's ears. "Want more, pathetic scrap?" I can give you more suffering. This form wearies me, let us move to fighting as beasts." Link's emerald eyes gleamed otherworldly, pupilless unnerving. There was a small thump as Midna fell to the ground, bonds dissipated. She sprang up almost immediately, ignoring the burns around her wrists as she rushed to him, grasping one bloodied hand, and transformed him. "Link, we must kill him! He is too powerful! Link, are you listening?" His eyes blazed with holy light, her blue-eyed beast was no longer as the legends had described him. He was too far gone, her words meant nothing to him. The only thing that mattered was keeping himself breathing. As long as he could do that, he'd be fine. 

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Ganon bared his fangs, huge tusks jutting out of his mouth, tossing his head and roaring so loudly every stone in the castle vibrated. Link did not move a muscle, mutilated body heaving, blood flecking canine lips. Ganon charged past his head, he only flicked an ear. Then, he lunged, teeth ripping through boar flesh, spraying black blood over walls and windows, tearing away chunks, fighting to live. Midna tried not to cringe from her place on the wolf's back, soaked from helmet to toe in the beast's gore. Looking down, she saw Link's legs bending in ways they weren't supposed to, bone scraping bone, and as soon as the boar hit the ground, dead, the green light in Link's eyes faded, and he collapsed with a shriek of agony. "Link!" Zelda, still shaky, ran over to the pair, looking into Midna's broken eyes. The princesses shared a moment of acknowledgement; they both knew this was it for Link. 

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Zelda held out her arms and the little imp dove into them, burying her face in the Princess' neck. Tears staining her dress, Zelda run her fingers through Link's bloodstained hair, eyes filled with remorse and grief for this ranchhand. If he didn't make it, she would have to break the news to all of Hyrule that the Hero was dead. She would have to tell them that he was gone. He was shaking and writhing, eyes glazing over, blood spilling from all over his body, grimacing and crying. Midna took her face out of Zelda's chest, face sorrowful; her wolf was dying in front of her. She put a hand to his cheek, stroking his hair and cuddling into his deformed chest. Slowly, as Midna began to sing softly, a traditional Twili death song, he closed his eyes. He tried to reach for her, clinging to her like a child. She gently prised his hat off his head, and kissed his forehead. Zelda put a comforting hand on Midna's shoulder and both girls struggled to contain their tears as the Twili's song drew to a close, and Link shuddered, then gasped, then was still. The hero breathed no more.

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Her wolf has gone

He lives no more

For he has won

The demon boar

Both Queens have cried

There is no light

He has died

The Hero's blight