Hello all! This is a idea I've been working on for a while, and decided to type up and post. It starts off slow and kind of meh, (and looking back the chapters were really short wow) but I promise if you stick around it gets better! I'm working on making Link more in-character, and keeping Ghirahim's personality despite all this. I hope you enjoy this story from here on out! :D

Everything had calmed down.

Finally, After all the chaos and anxiety of the whole 'Demise' problem, Link could take a deep breath, and get back to the way things were. ...But for some reason, Link didn't want that. He still wanted the thrill and rush of fighting, the smells, the sounds... Only when it was all over did Link finally realize... How boring and monotonous his only life back on skyloft had been. Something was irking him. There was 'Him'... 'He' had been invading his dreams as of late, in the same pompous and arrogant and seductive ways he was when Link knew 'Him'. 'He' was dead though. ...Just thinking that filled link with some sort of feeling he couldn't place. ...Grief? Remorse? Sadness? ...

He needed support... closure. Perhaps he could go and see Batreaux. He still hadn't turned the demon into a human yet, so maybe he could tell him if ...'He' was still around. In the past few weeks, He had felt a shift in the winds, something was...off. He felt like someone was calling out to him, but he could never see anybody. He whistled for his loftwing. It came, with a happy screech of seeing its blonde master again. "I missed you too boy." Said link, smiling as he ruffled the crimson feathers on the birds head and it cawed appreciatively.

"Can you take me back up to Skyloft? There's someone I want to see." His loftwing nodded its head in understanding, and let link onto its back. It cawed, and flew up, through the hole in the cloud barrier, and up into the sky. The familiar rush of air overcame link, and he smiled, remembering all the fond times he had flown through the sky. It was almost dark when he landed in the graveyard. After looking around fondly, he went through the shed door, and down that long ladder, to Batreaux's shack.

When he opened the door, Batreaux smiled wide "Ah! If it isn't Mr. Link! How are you? Have you come bearing Gratitude crystals?" Link nodded at this and gave over what he had. "Excellent! Only a bit more until I am to become human! Allow me to show my thanks!" But as Batreaux reached for something, Link stopped him. "Actually...May I request something?" Batreaux blinked "Sure! What is it you need?" Link looked to the side "I would like to know if...A certain demon still lives. Can you give me such information?"

Batreaux blinked again. "Well yes, Demons can sense one another. But you have to have a sample of this demons energy." When link looked at him confused, He continued "..Did this demon ever make contact with you?" Link thought... "…The shoulders. He touched both shoulders of this tunic." Batrux smiled "I believe that shall work." He saw him concentrate, mumbling some demonic incantations. Two handprints began to glow red on links shoulders. Batreaux's eyes then widened in surprise. "Uh! This aura! It belongs to...Demon Lord Ghirahim…!"

Link blinked in surprise "You're familiar with him?" Batreaux nodded "All demons are. He's actually a lord of demons- The sword and servant to the fallen king." "Ah. So the demons are aware of the fall of Demise?" Link asked. Batreaux raised an eyebrow. "Wouldn't you be aware if your king had died?" Link snorted "Point taken. So...He's dead… right? I saw him dissipate when I killed demise. He turned into many small diamonds and disintegrated into thin air" When Batreaux shook his head, Links breath caught.

"I'm sure if it was a normal sword spirit then yes, he would have died. But since he was a demon as well, He was reborn back into the demon realm. He was then exiled back to this world, since he was in his sword form, And in this world, he now sits." Link was almost afraid to ask the next question. "...Where is he?" Batreaux was silent for a moment. "...Surprisingly...Right here on Skyloft."