✰ I finished this at 5am lmao... apologies if this isn't as good as the others xD I hate nightmares T-T ✰ ⟪900+ ᴡᴏʀᴅs, 4,800+ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs⟫ ⋘ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛ, ᴅᴀᴛᴀ ɪꜱ ʟᴏᴀᴅɪɴɢ... ⋙ ────── ⋆⋅ * ⋅⋆ ─────────── ⋘ ʟᴏᴀᴅɪɴɢ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ! ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ɪɴꜰᴏ... ⋙ ╭──────────.♯..─╮ ╰─..♯.──────────╯ ↷✦; welcome viewer! ❞ ✰ Tʜɪs ɪs Cʜ. 12 ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴀɴғɪᴄ "Lɪɴᴋ's Aᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇs." Eɴᴊᴏʏ! :3 press the flag before reading, thanks ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵) (music would be nice to listen to <3) ———————— -ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- ———————— · · ─ ·☁︎· ─ · · Everything was falling apart. Calamity Ganon had cunningly managed to use our own weapons against us. When we reached the castle, there was nothing but destruction from the rampaging guardians that were corrupted with Ganon’s power. It made me feel sick to my stomach. Fighting them would be easier said than done. And after taking care of a few that were close to us, it caught the attention of the other guardians. Perhaps Ganon was awaiting our return all along. There were clearly too many. A few would be fine, but tens or possibly hundreds would be able to overwhelm me quickly. And I wouldn’t be able to shield Zelda from the danger. It was clear that Calamity Ganon was trying to take us out first. Without us, nothing would stop its rampage across Hyrule. We ran and retreated, with tens to hundreds of guardians chasing us from behind. I held Zelda’s hand tightly as we ran across the forests of Hyrule. Even as my legs were aching with pain, I couldn’t stop running. And I would keep Zelda safe, even if it cost my life. We had managed to gain some distance from the guardians as it had started to rain. The Master Sword was already damaged, and our clothes were stained with mud and dirt. Then, I could feel my hands slipping from Zelda’s. I looked back in panic to see her on the ground as I rushed back. Seeing the guardians gone for now, I allowed myself to put the Master Sword away and kneel on the ground along with her. “Zelda… we have to go.” Yet, deep inside me, I knew what she was going through. She was already breaking down in tears, and I couldn’t bear to let her keep going in this state. I looked into her puffy eyes with sympathy in mine. “Link… how… How did it come to this? …The Divine Beasts… the guardians…. They’ve all turned against us! It was… Calamity Ganon… It turned them all against us! And everyone… Mipha, Urbosa, Revali, and Daruk… my friends… they’re all trapped inside those things… ” “...Zelda.” “It’s all my fault! Our only hope for defeating Ganon is lost because I couldn’t harness this cursed power! Everything—everything I’ve done up to now… It was all for nothing!” “Zelda, please don’t say that.” “...Link… I really am just a failure... All my friends… the entire kingdom… my father most of all… I tried, and I failed them all… I’ve left them all to die...” She sobbed loudly as she collapsed into my arms, sobbing uncontrollably. I could do nothing but hug her close, sharing what little warmth and hope we had left. I wanted to tell her everything would be okay, but that just wasn’t the truth anymore. Nothing felt like the truth anymore. But I wasn’t going to leave her in this state either. · · ─ ·☁︎· ─ · · ☆⌒(ゝ。∂) ʰᵉʸᵒᵎ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᶦⁿᵘᵉᵈ ᵇᵉˡᵒʷᵎᵎ
⊹₊˚‧︵‿︵‿︵‿₊୨ᰔ୧₊‿︵‿︵‿︵‧˚₊⊹ ꒷꒦︶꒷꒦︶ ๋ ࣭ ⭑꒷꒦ °❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ ⁀➴ «ˡᶦⁿᵏ'ˢ ᵃᵈᵛᵉⁿᵗᵘʳᵉˢ» “Zelda. None of this is your fault, okay?” “Link… how is none of this my fault? I let everyone down… even you,” she said, choking between tears. “Because it isn’t. Zelda, you spent so much time and persisted for this power. And you still have me. I understand you. We’ve been through so much together, and it’s not going in vain.” “Thank you… thank you, Link… ” “Zelda.” “...Yes?” ”...I love you. It breaks my heart seeing you like this.” I could hear her softly gasping at my words. At this moment, nothing else mattered. Just us two, alone. “...Oh, my hero. I feel the same way.” She finally let go of me and stared at me warmly. Even with the reality of what was happening, she couldn’t help but smile. “I’m dumbfounded it took so long for me to realize.” “You’re not alone in this, my Zelda.” “Thank you, my hero. I appreciate you.” “We should keep going. The guardians will be here anytime now.” Zelda finally stood up, helping me up as well. “Let’s go then. There’s still hope. Even Urbosa mentioned… anything can still happen.” I hugged her close one last time, before we ran together again as the guardians approached. There’s still hope for Hyrule. · · ─ ·☁︎· ─ · · My mind snapped back instantly as the memory faded, and I returned to the present. Clearly, something had happened. I couldn’t remember much, and this cleared up a lot of confusion in my mind. But I don’t feel the emotional attachment. I know I loved Zelda, but I don’t feel that anymore. This memory answered a lot of questions for me, but as usual, it only raised even more questions on its own. I could only hold my Sheikah Slate in my hands as the bright full moon pondered above in the skies. Impa had already told me the last place where it would trigger my memories, Fort Hateno. At this point, it didn’t matter that it was getting late. The time was ticking, very loudly. I couldn’t just ignore it anymore. Fort Hateno is my last hope. If the rest of my memories couldn't awaken, I feel like I’ll never understand myself. And if that is the case, I really don’t know how I can continue. The weight of my past still being heavy on my shoulders is not something I can ignore. Zelda, please forgive me. I’m sorry. I know you love me, but I don’t feel the same way right now. I can do nothing but hope that I can understand someday. ｡ﾟ•┈୨♡୧┈• ｡ﾟ ↷✦; ɴᴏᴛᴇ: @ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪɴᴋ_ ʜᴀꜱ ʟᴏɢɢᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ :> Ch. 11: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1316109982/ Ch. 13 ᵖᵗ. 1: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1328984140/ ⋆˚࿔ hope you enjoyed! :3 ⋆.˚ ———————— -ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- ———————— ₊˚. ༘ ❝ credits┆˚✧ ╰┈➤ dedicated to @sneakyWulf2811 ~ ୨♡୧ ~ ⁀➴ please go read her fanfic :D ⁀➴ ch. 65 pt. 2: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1324589751 ╰┈➤ thumbnail created by me (@MasterLink_) on the website Canva ╰┈➤ thumbnail images from Google/Nintendo ╰┈➤ thumbnail text from cooltext.com (fonts: Journal, VAG HandWritten) ╰┈➤ tiny/aesthetic text from lingojam.com, cute-symbols.com, emojidb.org ╰┈➤ BotW Full Walkthrough from YT channel Zelda Universe ╰┈➤ music: Link's Memories - Despair (T-T) ———————— -ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- ————————
