Jinx lifted Link up in his arms bridal style, beginning to walk away from the battlefield.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! PUT ME DOWN!!" Link began to struggle in his grasp, trying to get back on their own two feet.
"Relax, little hero, I'm just taking you somewhere safe," Jinx reassured, maintaining his hold on Link.
"But my friends are back there!!" Link protested. "They need my help!!"
Jinx shook his head. "If you went back, you wouldn't just get hurt...you would be killed. Hyrule can't be saved by a dead hero."
"How am I supposed to save Hyrule if you take me away from the danger that threatens it?!"
"Link, I'm just trying to protect you. This is for your good, and for the good of Hyrule. Please stop fighting me-"
"For my own good?!" Link interrupted. "That's a lie! You're doing this for YOUR own good!!"
Jinx was expecting them to say that, but he didn't expect that it would hurt so much. In his surprise, Link managed to worm their way out of his grasp, landing on the ground. They immediately got to their feet, positioned to make a bolt back to the battlefield.
Jinx couldn't stand to let Link, his only friend, get hurt. But if they weren't going to cooperate and accept his help, Jinx would have to be more forceful. Jinx swallowed the lump in his throat, before shooting his hand toward the hero, landing a solid hit to the back of their neck, knocking them out instantly.
As Link slumped to the ground, unconscious, Jinx could feel his guilt creeping up his back, making the hair at the back of his neck stand on end. He never wanted to fight against Link. But he had to, he kept repeating to himself. He was doing this to protect them.
Jinx picked up the unconscious Hylian as gently as he could, and continued on his original path away from the battlefield. He knew of only one place where Link would be perfectly safe...but there was no way he could abandon them in such a desolate wasteland. Taking them outside Hyrule and finding a peaceful village for them to stay in would have to do for now.
Link would be upset when they woke up. Livid, even. But Jinx would just have to bite that bullet. He would rather have his only friend be angry at him than have them dead.
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