It was of course, inevitable. Zelda, no matter what the conflicting feelings and everything in-between that Ganondorf had caused her still understood what the result could potentially be, even if it wasn't the case, Impa had plans under plans and over plans. It was her duty to prepare for every single contingency, plan for the worst and hope for the best. Five hundred Moblins was no small danger, and even as Impa bounded across the walls of Castle Town, she couldn't hide the grimace.
They would muster a defense as best they could, but until they could do that, it was up to Impa and her Shekiah to keep them off guard. The person leading them, however...was a new opponent that she hadn't seen before. He was the palest Hylian she had ever seen, but on a second thought, he was hardly Hylian, the aura he gave off was far different.
"Deal with the Moblin," she ordered firmly, red eyes narrowed as she bounded across the battlement and leapt outside the gates. She drew her massive blade in one smooth motion as she came down, Ghirahim looked up almost casually and rose his arm up, a sword appeared in a burst of dark flame and connected solidly with Impa's sword. Her eyes widened in surprise as the demonic warsteed he was riding simply vanished in a puff of vapor.
"My my," Ghirahim purred, tongue slipping along his lips. "That's a very impressive sword you have there, madam...it suits someone of your talents," he said, pushing Impa away as she gracefully landed on her heels with a frown. "And here I was thinking I would have nothing to do but cull the cattle, it seems there is someone worth my time in this dingy kingdom."
"Hmph," Impa muttered, blade held in front of her. No, something was definitely off about this one, his movements were smooth and graceful and-
Quick. Very quick. She felt her right ear burn and her arms shifted, the massive blade moved with her as it unleashed a horrifying shriek of sparks and dark magic. The grin that Ghirahim had was absolutely sadistic as Impa parried him away with the massive blade and he was already on her again with a pivot, his technique was absolutely flawless. She barely managed to duck underneath his swing before she jerked forward, the pommel of her blade slamming into his gut with a focused surge of energy.
He stepped back, but not very far as he dramatically rubbed his stomach.
She had never seen anyone move that well with a blade in their hand since Link.
"Ouch," he sighed faintly. "That was quite painful, actually."
"My apologies," Impa said flatly, stabbing her massive blade into the ground as she clasped her hands together and spread them apart, Ghirahim arched his brow curiously as water seemingly appeared from nowhere and solidified into a pair of curved daggers. Hm, she was smart too, that was somewhat irritating. How was he supposed to make his grand entrance if such a nuisance was causing such problems.
"My my," he said, fingers absently trailing along his blade as his long tongue followed behind it with a wicked smirk. "I suppose I better try now, shouldn't I?" he said, surging forward as Impa tightened her stance and felt the impact of his sword before she truly saw it, her reflexes had saved her as she dug her heels in and they slammed into the gates of Castle Town, Impa grit her teeth in frustration.
"This game has been fun, but I think it's time I break you," Girahim smirked wickedly.