Dark clouds were covering the sky above Jusenkyo, while a dark shadow was looming over the peaceful valley. The powerful warchief's cape billowed in the wind as a female shape stepped next to him.
Ganondorf let his gaze sweep across the magical springs, while Veran waited patiently.
"Mistress of the Shadows, you have regained more of your memories, haven't you?" he then asked without looking at her.
"Y-yes," the sorceress said in a surprised voice. "Not much though... I can't recall much else except that I was Princess Kodachi..."
"And your... sister?" Ganondorf asked and raised an eyebrow. "Do you remember Princess Zelda?"
"Yes!" Veran spat with disdain. "I do remember her! I remember her innocent smile, her lectures of right and wrong, and how everyone adored her..." Veran's pale face was now a snarling grimace. "Oh, how I despise her..."
Ganondorf smirked. "And do you... regret what you did, now that you know you're the second princess of Hyrule?"
"I regret nothing," Veran said fervently as she knelt down in front of her lord. "You are the only one I want to serve. The old kingdom was weak, and Hyrule needs a powerful ruler like you to finally unite all of the scattered, low-life tribes under the iron fist of Ganondorf!"
The King of Evil laughed. "I always knew I did the right thing when I took you with me," he sneered. "You and Lord Onox truly are my two most trustful subjects."
"And... what about the Elder Witches, my Lord?" Veran asked curiously.
"The Twinrova Twins may be devoted to serving me, and they might be willing to give away their lives... but they are fools, mad with their thirst for power over the Gerudos. They do not see that there is so much more... so much more to conquer." He made his hand into a fist. "Power is everything!"
He then lowered his hand and threw the sorceress a dark glare. "But be careful never to disobey my orders again... or I won't be so merciful again!"
"O-of course, master!" Veran shivered as she bowed again to his feet.
Ganondorf nodded. "Good. And now..." He grinned as he looked back at the valley. "Jusenkyo..."
Veran followed her master down the hill, until they were standing in front of a small, wooden hut. Ganondorf instantly knew who had to live here. He looked at the tiny building with disdain, then he made a waving motion with his right hand.
A purple energy wave shot out of his fingers and blew the wooden walls aside. The hut collapsed like a house of cards, and the portly man inside cried out with surprise. Fortunately, no debris hit him. But that was just because Ganondorf had protected him. He wanted him alive.
The Jusenkyo Guide shivered when the huge man in the dark armor and the shady enchantress approached him. He gulped when he looked at the remains of his home and realized that the same could very well happen to him. He wasn't a fool, he instantly recognized the man standing in front of him.
"Guide of Jusenkyo!" Ganondorf shouted as he towered over the smaller man. "I have come for the power that dwells within the springs of this valley! Show me the most powerful of the springs, or you will pay with your life!"
"B-b-but ho-honored customer..." the guide stuttered nervously. "Jusenkyo... is sacred place. Sacred to the goddess, Nayru. I c-can't possibly..."
"Stubborn as his nephew, I see..." Veran grumbled. She raised her right hand, and dark lightning crackled along her fingers. "Shall I show him what true pain is, my Lord?"
Ganondorf laughed. "Not yet, Veran! Listen up carefully, worm! I don't care about your gods or whatever reason you bring me. I am on my way of becoming the most powerful being in all of Hyrule, and you won't hinder me on that way. Now show me that spring, or I'll personally suck the magic out of every single spring!"
Ganondorf knew that it would be useless to absorb all the magic in the valley. It wouldn't add to each other, as every time he would suck up the magic from one spring, it would make all the Jusenkyo magic he would have absorbed previously seep out of his body. The magic Nayru used to create this valley was of a chaotic nature, very unlike the gentle goddess. He needed the most powerful spring.
Although the poor guide was deathly afraid of the warlord and his servant, he was a obedient servant of his goddess. He wouldn't let this evil man desecrate her sacred place. Besides, he knew that Ganondorf would become too great of a threat if he would manage to absorb the most powerful spring's power.
He had to do something, though, or Ganondorf would not only kill him, but also suck the land dry of its powers, and that would not only strengthen him, but also weaken the Goddess of Wisdom.
"Of course, of course," the guide finally mumbled. "Please, Honored Customer, come this way..."
Ganondorf smirked. "A wise decision, vermin!"
The Jusenkyo Guide lead Ganondorf and Veran to a middle-sized, inconspicuous-looking spring in the middle of the valley.
"Here it is, honored customer," he said. "Spring of drowned demon and dragon - they fought over valley and drowned each other in here. Most powerful spring in Jusenkyo."
"Are you making fun of us, peasant?" Veran hissed. "That's ridiculous... two creatures of that size could have never fit into such a tiny spring! Impossible!"
"Ah, but don't you see?" the guide nervously said. "It is magical spring, created by Nayru herself. Demon and dragon were evil creatures, both wanted Jusenkyo's powers for themselves. Thus, they were fighting over who could absorb it for himself. But she couldn't allow that, so she intervened herself and made the water of an uncursed spring rise out of it and surround the two fighting creatures. Before they could do anything to free themselves, they drowned in the cursed spring water, which Nayru then lowered back into its spring."
He was speaking the truth, only that this wasn't the spring Nayru had used to stop the fighting behemoths... that spring was at the other end of the valley and still bigger than this one. But Ganondorf didn't need to know that.
Ganondorf laughed. "I know the story, vermin, you do not have to bore me with the details. Do you think I wouldn't have informed myself about this place before coming here? This spring not only contains Nayru's powers, but also those of the dragon and the demon... and they will be mine!" And he stepped towards the spring.
"Master!" Kodachi gasped. "You don't want to curse yourself, do you?"
"Of course not!" Ganondorf explained and held out his right palm. "I will absorb the powers with my dark magic. I certainly don't plan to hindermy plans with a bothersome, chaotic curse like this."
A wave of darkness came out of his palm and upon touching the surface of the spring, made its waters glow in the same, eerie, purple light. Ganondorf closed his eyes and groaned while he absorbed the powers.
"Yes..." he murmured. "That's it, Veran... power! Pure, magical power! The only force I believe in!"
The Jusenkyo Guide knew that right now, the magics of Jusenkyo were increasing the King of Evil's already dangerous powers, but at least he managed to trick the Gerudo King into choosing this spring... it had the least amount of magical energy from all the springs in the valley. Had he allowed Ganondorf to steal power from the true demon/dragon spring, it would have made him into a truly fearsome creature...
The guide sent a quick prayer to his goddess and asked her for her forgiveness...
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