જ⁀➴ ᴄʜ. 13 (ᵖᵗ. 1), ʟɪɴᴋ'ꜱ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ✧

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✰ Another chapter written past midnight... ^-^' ⋘ ʟᴏᴀᴅɪɴɢ… ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛ... ⋙ ↻ | ✩‧₊˚ [ʀᴇꜰʀᴇꜱʜ?] ────── ⋆⋅ ⚛︎ ⋅⋆ ─────────── ⋘ ʟᴏᴀᴅɪɴɢ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱ! ᴘᴜʟʟɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ɪɴꜰᴏ... ⋙ ╭──────────.♯..─╮ ╰─..♯.──────────╯ ↷✦; welcome viewer! ❞ ✰ Tʜɪs ɪs Cʜ. 13 (ᵖᵗ. 1) ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴀɴғɪᴄ "Lɪɴᴋ's Aᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇs." Eɴᴊᴏʏ! :D ✰ ⟪1,537/3,024 ᴡᴏʀᴅs, 8,369/16,254 ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs⟫ press the flag before reading, thanks ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵) ———————— -ˋˏ ༻❁༺ ˎˊ- ———————— The last memory… It was the only thing I could think about. Up until now, I never felt such a burning desire for answers. In every other situation, with the other young Champions or regional issues in Hyrule, I had been able to keep myself together and be confident in my missions. This was different. Understanding about myself… would be everything to me. And I was scared. For the first time in my journey. What if I’m not who I think I am now? Do I really want to uncover what’s buried in my lost memories? I could see the ruins of Fort Hateno in the distance. It was still way past midnight, and silence lurked across the plains as Epona trotted slowly through the mess of laid guardians. Exhaustion was beginning to take over my body, but I continued nevertheless. I looked—for lack of a better word—awful. My eyes were shadowed deeply with the lack of sleep I’ve been having recently, and blood continued to stain my Champions Tunic. As I approached the middle of the stained landscape, cleaning my face as well, I took in the sight that lay in front of me. Scarred weapons and items lay all across the ground beside the resting guardians. The land itself struggled to heal, it seemed like. The wind was the only thing I could hear across the silence of the ruins. I tried looking around, and the resting guardians were scattered everywhere. I tried for minutes… And my mind, soon enough, was triggered. · · ─ ·☁︎· ─ · · It had been agonizing hours since Calamity Ganon had returned. Zelda and I had only just managed to reach Kakariko Village, with her dress now muddied and wrinkled. Of course, the Sheikah were eager to let us into the village itself, and Impa was long waiting for our arrival. “Impa!” Zelda said with relief, choking between sobs. “I’m so glad you are still alright.” “Princess, what’s the matter?” “Link and I just came from Castle Town… the Calamity was destroying everything. I doubt there's anything left of it now…” “I know what happened to the guardians, Princess,” Impa whispered, clearly worried. ”Ganon is taking us by complete surprise.” “I wish we could do something… but there are just too many of them. Ganon is corrupting all our weapons… even the Divine Beasts themselves. All my friends… I don’t know what to do, Impa…” I was standing right behind her, and I could do nothing but look at her, helpless as she broke down in tears again. Meanwhile, I could hear the blasts of guardians already happening in the distance. I would leave Zelda with Impa, as it was far too dangerous for her to come alongside me. I trusted her to take care of Zelda. Without letting them even know, I left alone towards the fort, the only gate between the guardians and Hateno Village itself. If they broke through, we could do nothing about the people of Hateno. Not even my own family, nor my sister Aryll. Just thinking about her in danger made my blood run cold as I picked up my pace even more. By the time I had reached the fort, the gates were completely swarmed with corrupted guardians, and it was clear the fort itself and its defenders wouldn’t hold very long. The whole place was becoming a complete mess. I rushed forward into the swamp of dead guardians, as one of the corrupted ones took notice of me. I immediately engaged, striking and bringing down one of its front, robotic legs. It fell, tilted, yet I couldn’t finish it as others were taking notice of my presence. They aimed at me as I ducked out of the way of their beams, heat searing at my cheek as one of their shots had narrowly missed me. The guardian only began to take aim once more. I wished desperately I had my shield with me. But there was no way of knowing what was coming. I took them down one by one, the Master Sword glowing brilliantly through the malice corrupting them. Yet it was clear I couldn’t go on like this for long. I knew just how many more would be coming, and even with me, I couldn’t take them all down myself. Every second felt like an eternity. I gripped the Master Sword tightly, yet after a while, it started slipping off my fingers. Every movement soon felt sluggish, slow, and weak, my body constantly wobbling against my control. I felt shaky, exhausted, as if the Master Sword itself was the only thing holding me upright. The forest around the fort was burning alongside the guardians. It was collapsing, just like me. Yet I somehow made myself keep going. Everyone is still depending on me. I can’t be failing them now. Not like this. · · ─ ·☁︎· ─ · · ☆⌒(ゝ。∂) ʰᵉʸᵒᵎ ᶜᵒⁿᵗᶦⁿᵘᵉᵈ ᵇᵉˡᵒʷᵎᵎ