Kuno ran through the corridors of the castle, striking down the soldiers from behind, believing them all to be hostile Zora warriors.
The Lizalfos and Gerudo warriors that have already breached into the castle were surprised that the royal defenders would be struck down by a member of their race, but then they remembered the words of their master, that a Hylian swordsman would fight at their side as soon as they would fight inside the castle.
The magical headband that was confusing Kuno's mind did not only make him believe that the Hylians were Zoras, they also turned Ganondorf's monstrous troops into Hylian soldiers.
"Don't hold back, men!" he shouted. "We will drive this vermin out of our kingdom! For our king!"
The monsters and Gerudos cheered in excitement, as all of them thought Kuno was talking about Ganondorf, the only king they were following.
Kuno fought at their side, cutting down everyone who stood in his way.
But then he saw a Hylian soldier that wasn't an illusion created by the headband.
"Mikado..." Kuno grumbled as he approached the captain of the guard. "You! You are siding with those aquatic fiends as well? You... TRAITOR!"
Mikado, who was standing among a small group of other soldiers, turned around and gasped. "Kuno? Who let you out of the dungeon?"
"My lord released me just in time for me to bring you to justice," the swordsman growled. "I always knew you were a fool... claiming the title of captain even though you're not even of nobility. But now you've gone too far." He firmly grabbed the handle of his blade. "Draw your sword, cur!"
"You really are insane, Kuno!" the captain muttered. "You are fighting alongside those monsters and yet you call me a traitor?"
"How dare you call the noble defenders of our kingdom monsters?" Kuno snapped, still believing the Stalfos that were surrounding him to be living, Hylian warriors. "ENOUGH!"
And he stormed right at Mikado, who in turn raised his own blade and met the young Kuno in a clash of steel.
----
Kasumi yelped in fright as a fireball, shot by a floating Wizzrobe, exploded on the wall above their heads.
Her mother quickly disposed of the evil magician by swiftly throwing a barrage of sharp needles at him. The cloaked wizard let out a choked gasp, before he imploded in a burst of fire and darkness.
"Quick, we're almost there!" Nabiki shouted as she, along with her sister, mother and princess were running towards a small door at the end of the corridor, which was leading outside.
All over the courtyard, monsters and Hylians were fighting each other. Zelda quickly stepped aside when the body of a soldier fell down from the castle wall, his chest pierced by the arrow of a Gerudo archer.
"We'll use Silver and Streak," Impa shouted. "They're the two fastest horses in the stables."
"Shall I saddle them?" Kasumi asked as she quickly threw a blanket over the backside of the white mare called silver, the personal mount of Princess Zelda.
"No time for that," Nabiki shot back as she jumped on the backside of the black stallion Streak. "We'll have to ride like this."
"Oh my..." Kasumi murmured as she climbed up as well and wrapped her arms around her sister's waist. "I've never ridden before, you know?"
"Then you better hold on tightly," Impa said as she helped her princess get up on Silver's back. "This ride will be no pleasure cruise!"
She looked over to her two daughters as she grabbed the reigns. "Are you two set?"
Nabiki and Kasumi nodded nervously, when suddenly, the shrill scream of a Lizalfos echoed through the stables.
Impa threw the lizard warrior that had appeared at the entrance of the stables an angry glare. "We'll just ride him over! Let's go!"
She spurred her horse, and Silver neighed wildly as she stormed out of the stables, throwing the screeching Lizalfos to the side. Streak, mounted by Nabiki and Kasumi, quickly followed.
Angry shouts came from all directions as the princess and her bodyguards were riding through the big courtyard. Multiple archers were firing their arrows at the two horses, but Zelda reacted quickly.
She stretched out her hands and shouted: "Nayru's Love!"
A blue, flickering crystal, made of magical energy, suddenly surrounded the two horses, shielding them and their riders from the arrows and every other attack that was flying in their direction. Even the magical spells of the Wizzrobes bounced off harmlessly.
"A good thing you managed to learn that spell quickly, princess," Impa remarked. "Otherwise we'd never make it through here alive."
"Hopefully I won't run out of magic energy before we're out of here," Zelda muttered, straining herself to hold up the magical barrier.
----
Ganondorf smirked as he saw the white and the black horse coming out of the castle gates, running down the hill.
"It is time," he said to elder Cologne, who was hovering next to him. "Tell the troops to kill every single Hylian soldier in the castle... except for the Kuno boy, of course! This will be our example for the rest of Hyrule! Everyone who opposes me will die."
"As you wish, my lord!" Cologne nodded. "Do you wish an escort that comes with you?"
The Gerudo king shook his head. "No! I want to do this by myself. I know our 'special guests' will be arriving soon. This meeting... will be a meeting of fate!"
He grinned. "I will meet my fate... just as Hyrule met its own fate!"
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