Glossary for this chapter:
N/A: Not available
P.O.V: Point of View
Y/N: Your Name

___N/A P.O.V___

On the day of the calamity many things happened, so many that it is difficult which of all the scenarios could be taken first, the champions were locked up in their divine beasts and then suffered a bloody death at the hands of the creatures that were created in essence by Ganon who he had carefully observed each champion knowing their weaknesses.

The Zora princess, Mipha, and her self-doubt was her downfall.

The Goron chief, Daruk and his fear took him to the grave.

The Gerudo Matriarch, Urbosa and her anger led to her extermination.

And finally the rito warrior, Revali: it could have been many things that brought the end of the general, his pride, the darkness, or the fear of believing that the love of his life had died.

The rito are not used to fighting at night, that day the storm hung over Vah Medoh creating a blurry field of vision, the wind obstructed the path of the arrows over the enemy, the air currents that Revali created sometimes played in against him and made him crash against one of the several pillars inside the divine beast.

In the end, Revali crawled along the platform leaving a long trail of blood, part of his chest destroyed, literally using all his strength to reach Vah Medoh's main control unit.

"I can't end like this" the rito thought anguished in his head.

He lost against Wind Blight Ganon, one of the creatures that was born due to the blood ritual, a monster that had no bottom part of its body, a long red mane came out from its head waving with the wind, it had a terrorific mask whose eyes just admired the half-dead rito fighting for his life, a cannon made of ancient artifacts attached to its right arm was pointing towards him.

Hope or fear, as Windblight Ganon aimed his cannon at the rito for his coup de grâce, Revali delivered the last message he would ever give:

"S.O.S*"
(Help)

History repeated itself in each of the divine beasts.

Astor looked at the landscape from the highest tower in the castle, with a smile, sunk in the ecstasy of having won, even though y/n disappeared he/she/they left him with enough blood to pull the strings, but a couple of captains trying to make way for innocent civilians in the citadel caught his attention, among the people was y/n unconscious being carried by a couple of people who were looking to the sides as if they were seeking for help.

-They think they can get out of here unscathed- he taunted, from his tunic he took out the blood-stained cream-colored scarf, and wielding it towards the sky he shouted -Ganon! I order you to devour everything! - he exclaimed.

The scarf fluttered in the air, the blood soaked in it soon detached from the fabric, coalescing into a small sphere that floated towards the orb as a last offering of blood.

But the scepter that the sorcerer was holding exploded into a thousand unrecognizable pieces at that moment, the orb expelled malice again until it melted enveloping Astor, devouring him -This is not part of the plan- he muttered, trying to free himself but the thick liquid refused to release him.

The scepter disappeared, the scarf went flying into the air, and Astor was the last blood sacrifice Ganon needed to materialize, or at least a gloomy image of what the tyrannical monarch had once been, a slim figure, with a pronounced beard and several arms that possessed ancestral weapons of diverse nature.

Now that he was complete, that he had a body, he would be unstoppable.

Meanwhile, only one champion remained to be defeated, but was there a special Ganon's Blight to defeat him? It was not necessary, Link's excessive confidence in his sword was almost his grave.

And it was almost like that if it hadn't been for Zelda...

The pair of hylians could not reach the castle, Ganon sent all the guardians that were prowling around the area to follow them and they did so, the champion of the sword faced monsters of all kinds, guardians, he fought so much that even the master sword agonized with pain from the wear of its edge.

They were at the height of the Twin Peaks, in the middle of a plain full of guardians who had ambushed them, the confident swordsman was going to take a step to eliminate the next guardian when his body stopped responding.

Link fell to one knee and quickly reached for his sword to still stand firm and protect Zelda, both of them covered in mud, blood... desperation.

-Link, save yourself! Go!- begged the princess placing her hands on the young hero's shoulders - I'll be fine! Don't worry about me!- Zelda said and used all her strength to keep her voice from breaking -Run!-

No... He couldn't run away, he wasn't going to, but his body was so tired... Soon he heard the metallic footsteps of a still active guardian looking for its next prey, leaning on the sword again, the knight stood up wobbling a bit in the process.

Soon he saw it, a guardian walking over the bodies of the metallic debris looking for its target, as soon as the machine spotted the princess and her knight, it walked towards them emitting a couple of beeps, ready to shoot.

It didn't matter if he died there, Link positioned himself to fight until he felt Zelda forcefully push him aside while screaming at the top of her lungs.

-NO!-

From one moment to another the princess of the fallen kingdom was standing in front of him, extending her right hand that began to emit a light, a light so beautiful that it seemed like the sun itself...

The triforce appeared shining powerfully in Zelda's hand, from one second to another they were enveloped in a brilliant explosion that flooded the entire area and unfolded a pillar of light that reached the sky but only existed for a couple of moments.

When everything cleared, the guardian's head shook for a few seconds before dark spheres came out of its body turning off completely, followed by the other guardians who were lurking around.

Surprised, Zelda lowered her hand without looking away from it -Was...Was that? The power...-

Would there be... hope? After everything that was happening? After everything? After what they lose?

A dry sound sounded behind her, Link fell to the ground, he was breathing heavily, his whole body did not move, he was in the last moments of his life.

The princess hurried over and approached to him -No, no...Link! Get up!- She called him with anguish, using her voice, moving him as long as he didn't close his eyes and surrender to death, she took him by the shoulders and shook desperately feeling the almost inert body of the swordsman.

Link tried to sit up, a sudden taste of blood filled his lungs making him cough violently, Zelda brought her face closer to the swordsman's, contemplating his scars, his dying expression, feeling her heart sink in pain -You're going to be just fine...- The young champion could barely turn to see her, he raised his head, he wanted to tell her not to worry, that he hated to see her afflicted, but when the champion opened his mouth his head went back and fell unconscious.

After witnessing in horror how the last champion fell, the princess rested her head on the knight's chest to sob, now she was completely alone.

Or at least that's how it was until.

"_______"

"_____"

Someone, something called.

It wasn't a voice, but rather a sensation that made her look up, her eyes met the master sword whose shattered edge emitted a gentle bluish light.

As soon as the sword caught Zelda's attention, it shone once more, like a faint heartbeat, but a heartbeat after all.

-The sword...? So he can...He can still be saved?- muttered the young woman.

-Princess!- she heard in the distance, a pair of sheikah rushed towards where she and the knight were, it was true, they were escorting them instead of y/n, the pair of sheikah bowed to her -Princess! Are you alright?!- asked one of them with a relieved expression in his eyes.

Zelda looked at them, there was a special sanctuary, one that was born among the sheikah centuries ago after the development of that prototype that kept y/n alive for so many centuries, if that prototype could cure and keep her beloved friend alive for so many time, maybe...

-Take Link to the Shrine of Resurrection. If you don't get him there immediately, we are going to lose him forever!- She ordered them -Is that clear!?- the warriors nodded -So make haste and go! His life is now in your hands!-

It was then that one of them took the dying young man to carry him behind his back, Purah and Robbie were close and all together they went to the Shrine's direction.

There was still one task to do.

Zelda noticed that she still had to protect the master sword that was laying completely alone on the floor, she took the weapon in her hands as if it were a weak creature -Come, you also need to recover- she whispered.

She wanted to cry and keep crying, but Link had sacrificed himself for her... Her beloved and brave Link, her dear friends, her beloved father, all of them, the princess had to move on no matter what.

Despite the dirt, wounds and everything else, she gracefully walked towards the Great Hyrule Forest, her body was emitting a golden light that completely enveloped her acting like a force field, she was looking straight ahead, having a serene expression on her face.

___

Y/n woke up, and that shouldn't happen, he/she/they felt something crushing his/her/their, when he/she/they could recover enough the sheikah realized that it was someone on top of him/her/them.

He/She/They was outside the castle, the citadel, the wind vehemently whipped his/her/their face, it was very cold, everyone around him/her/them was screaming, running, the guards were chasing innocents.

An intermittent buzzing did not leave his/her/their ears, y/n continued to distinguish what was around until he/she/they could see a very familiar face close to his/her/their.

-You're... Safe... That's good- It was Sebit who was on top of the sheikah, he had used his body to protect him/her/them from some enemy, the boy's entire back was singed, the burning smell invaded y/n's nose.

-I couldn't... Pay my debt to Master Kohga... But at least, you're okay- he muttered, his mask was broken in half, the sheikah could see his injured face, his friend's visible eye shed a tear while stroking the head of y/n.

To one side of them was Merv who was face down and motionless, dead.

The two of them had taken him/her/them out of the castle (Or wherever he/she/they reappeared) using their lives, Sebit stared at him/her/them, terror invaded the bodyguard knowing that at any moment he was going to die, from one second to another Sebit's body would be just a pile of charred meat -I'm very sorry, for everything-

Despite still feeling deep pain from the wound in his/her/their chest, y/n extended his/her/their arms to surround Yiga's body with force, unable to cry, perhaps due to the shock caused by everything that was happening around them, he/she/they had a terrified face but was still trying to make a warm gesture like hugging someone.

-Forgive me- Sebit repeated with his voice trailing off, the sheikah couldn't answer and finally felt him stop breathing making his body become even heavier.

Y/n couldn't move, his/her/their mouth tasted of blood, his/her/their body ached horribly, they had probably saved him/her/them in a useless way, he/she/they would probably die there from blood loss.

Some very familiar silhouettes passed by them, Impa could barely stand up, she was carrying a child who wouldn't stop crying and Rael was helping a woman to run, they were being chased by a couple of guardians.

From the eye of one came a beam that created a huge explosion knocking down a building hindering enough the sheikah who tried to escape, Impa gave the child to the woman and limping because of an injured leg, she walked towards the guardian -Take them away, Rael-

She was going to die, y/n couldn't move, he/she/they was lying on the floor like one of the many dying people waiting for their end, but the sheikah had to do something.

-Impa, don't be stupid! We must go now! - begged the poet.

She was going to die like Sebit and Merv.

His/Her/Their friends, his/her/their new home, Revali, Ordon, everyone, everything was lost, something inside him/her/them told him so.

What was the point of holding back then?

As the guardian slowly approached the royal advisor who was already injured, y/n was patting Sebit's body to take out one of his kodachi "Fierce deity..." he/she/they thought as feeling a current of energy run through his/her/their body , the wound in his/her/their chest burned even more, his/her/their lungs filled with blood, he/she/they could no longer breathe "Give me your strength".

Before the guard could fire directly at the sheikah facing her, something deflected the shot at its own head, the guard exploded.

Rael who had closed his eyes tightly holding back the pain of seeing another friend die reopened them to find y/n with silver hair, their eyes alike, an aura similar to white fire surrounding him/her/them and had wounds all over his/her/their body, the Fierce Deity was standing for probably a last time.

Where did he/she/they come from? None of the sheikah knew, the bodyguard lowered his/her/their weapon and straightened up, as if waiting for an order, a word, something.

-Y-Y/n?- Impa asked approaching -Y-Your chest, you're bleeding horribly, what happened to you? -

Y/n didn't answer, he/she/they turned his/her/their head slowly towards her, then turned his/her/their attention to the front as if concentrating on maintaining control and started walking to where the rubble didn't hinder his/her/their steps it seemed that he/she/they was escorting them out of the city.

Impa and Rael exchanged glances, they began to accompany the woman and her son while they were carried by a kind of creature that no longer seemed to be their friend, at least not for now, they did not know if he/she/they would return because his/her/their mortal body was quite hurt.

As they left the city, the woman they were escorting separated from them carrying the child with her to meet a group of survivors who recognized her immediately, but y/n kept walking as if he/she/they was still in the middle of a mission.

-I'll take care of them, follow him/her/them- murmured the poet before separating from her.

Hurt and scared, Impa made sure to go after the Fierce Deity.

Following a deity who was taking down the guardians trying to block his/her/their path further injuring even more his/her/their mortal body in the process, he/she/they stopped right at the entrance to the Great Hyrule Forest where y/n dropped to one knee and brought a hand to his/her/their chest still in that state of trance.

The fierce deity could hear a voice or feel a presence that the royal advisor could not, Impa brought her kodachi up to her face ready to fight until she could see who y/n was waiting for.

-P-Princess! - Impa exclaimed full of relief, happiness, her legs trembled, for a few moments Zelda's aura and almost heavenly presence disappeared, the young woman ran towards the white haired one to hug her tightly -Impa! You're safe, that's good... That's good...- she said as if seeing her had renewed her spirit, but then she turned serious when looking at y/n.

It was an expression of sadness, she slowly separated from the advisor now addressing at the Fierce Deity -Your mortal body is very wounded, but still...- while speaking, y/n stood up facing face to face with the priestess of Hyrule, Princess Zelda -you still want to accompany me to the castle, right, my dear friend?-

Y/n nodded slowly.

Zelda smiled bitterly, Impa stood between them, extending her arms -I won't let you go! No way! The king would not have wished that!- she exclaimed -We will find some way, anything, don't do it- she begged with a trembling voice.

The young hylian walked towards her and extended her right hand, the triforce shone slightly before disappearing again -There is still hope, Link was taken to the Shrine of Resurrection and I will do my part- she placed that hand on her chest, feeling the beats of her decided heart -I will contain Ganon so that he no longer hurts anyone else I will put an end to his massacre until the hero wakes up, it is my duty as the princess of Hyrule-

Impa's lips trembled upon hearing that -Zelda... Don't do it- she asked once more, a couple of tears spilled down her cheeks, making her taste the saline substance when they reached her lips -You're my friend- she added later.

Zelda placed her hands on the royal advisor's shoulders -That's why I have to do this, when Link wakes up some time will surely have passed, I need you to guide him, you are the wisest person I know for the task, I ask you not not only as your princess, but as your friend, I want you to prepare everything for his return- she said with confidence.

Impa felt destroyed but still bowed her head -I will, I'll wait as long as it takes...- she barely said -Go to the sheikah village right now to start the preparations, Kakariko must be a safe place- she ordered, gently extending her hand forward.

The royal advisor clenched her teeth for a few moments, feeling her heart squeeze from the farewell, not knowing when or how she would see the young hylian again -Yes...Princess- she looked into her eyes with hers still full of tears -Please, take good care of yourself- Zelda gave her a reassuring look as if she were older than Impa -I promise-

After that farewell, Impa ran away as fast as possible despite her injuries, y/n had his/her/their eyes lost in the horizon until Zelda stood in front of him/her/them and stretched out her hand with a gentle smile, like that day at Faron's ranch when they had barely met.

-Come on, we probably won't take a similar walk in a long time - she told him/her/them, y/n remained expressionless due to his/her/their unnatural state but still something inside him/her/them responded to the warmth of the princess by taking her hand.

They walked towards the castle, and as they did they had to let go of their hands, Zelda or y/n kept each other safe like two candles that glowed in the dark facing the guardians who dared to get in the way.

-I... I would like you to protect the Shrine of Resurrection where Link will be, you were right, he is the most capable knight in the world, thank you for having faith in our friendship, for having faith in me even when I didn't feel it- said the princess -We are the only ones left, the champions perished because of me, my father too, many actually... That's why I need all of us who are left to do our part-

They walked through the destroyed streets, across the square, across the bridge barely holding on to reach the castle, y/n escorted Zelda stealthily until they reached the entrance to the throne room where a particularly dark figure loomed, who had the appearance of a deformed humanoid monster, Ganon.

It was neither man nor beast, only darkness that covered from ceiling to floor the room that once represented the hope of the kingdom, he did not seem to have noticed their presence because he prowled like a sorrowful shadow around the room.

-We're here... You can go back to the others- Zelda walked forward but something gently took her by the hand, she realized it was her friend, the princess looked at the sheikah in the eyes who despite having an expressionless face in that state, he/she/they was shedding tears, several, he/she/they didn't want her to leave.

The princess took him/her/them by the cheeks and spilled a couple just like him/her/them, her hands began to shine with warmth, the wound on y/n's chest was healing until it stopped bleeding completely -I hope you to ...have a long life, my dearest friend- she whispered to him/her/them, as if it were the last thing she would say to the sheikah -I ask you to have a healthy and long life-

She slowly let go of his/her/their face -Go back to Kakariko village, your mortal body needs to recover before fulfilling your duty, I believe in you- she murmured before leaving.

It was the last time they saw each other.

Y/n remained hidden while Zelda instead entered the throne room, the princess was covered by that darkness just as the spirits of light before her, but something had happened and it was that the sky returned to normal in the horizons that went beyond the domain of the castle.

Impa had returned to Rael, they were halfway to Kakariko when y/n appeared behind them, the pair of white-haired sheikah took a defensive position until the bodyguard took three slow steps until his/her/their eyes and hair returned to normal and then fell unconscious in front of them.

___Y/N P.O.V___

Everything was black, I was floating in nothingness and so it was until I opened my eyes, with my body completely still, my heart beating heavily with each breath I took.

"I'm... Alive..."

It was the only thing I could think of, I felt the place where my body was, wool blankets, I couldn't move my hands well, it hurt to breathe, the feeling of an invisible dagger going through my chest was constant.

I tried to move my feet, they took a while to respond, it was as if it had been a long time without mobility. I heard voices, whispers a couple of meters from me, I half-opened my lips.

I wanted to say something, anything, but only a sigh came out.

Even so, that was enough for the people talking near me to shut up.

-I heard something-

- Do you think he's/she's/they's woken up?

-It would be a good thing in the midst of so much bad news-

I knew who was speaking, but at the same time my mind couldn't process their identities, I tried to open my eyes, I couldn't, I felt fear because of the uncertainty, my breath went hard as a cry for help.

Soon I heard footsteps approaching me and a pair of hands rested on my shoulders, a warm touch that relieved my fear for just a few seconds -Calm down, you've been asleep for a long time, calm down- someone whispered.

I could barely frown and formulate a silent "who" in a lips movement.

-It's me, Impa, don't worry, breathe, you're recovering- she said, the sheikah was indicating a rhythm of breathing that helped me relax, I began to experience more sensations throughout my body, split lips, dry mouth even swallowing required a lot of energy.

What happened? What happened? I didn't remember the last few days.

After minutes that seemed like an eternity I was able to open my eyes -Im... pa- I called, my raspy voice felt like a razor cutting my neck, the royal advisor's face was full of scars and her eyes had a watery appearance, she nodded slowly -Yes, yes- her relieved expression changed to a bitter one before she started to cry -Goddesses, you are alive- she said with a completely broken voice, she rested her head on my shoulder, I could feel her warm tears soaking my clothes - You're alive...-

My sight slowly began to focus on what was around me, I was inside a house that was apparently still under... Construction? Reconstruction? A couple of planks covered a half-built wall, the nearly finished roof was covered in worn fabric.

Impa continued to cry uncontrollably on my shoulder, and I was trying to remember the last events before I ended up in that bed.

I had gone down into the tunnels to find the altar, but from there... Nothing.

-You've been asleep for days- she whispered to me after finishing crying, Impa separated from me and wiped the residue of her tears with the back of her hand.

How many days have passed exactly?

-Zelda...- I murmured immediately -Champions- I said later, I wanted to speak as fast as my mind could process what the advisor had said, there was no sight of Zelda and no trace of the champions.

The young woman's face gave way to a gloomy loneliness -First you must recover, you'll know what happened - she told me as she walked away from me -I'll go get something for you to eat- after saying that, Impa left me alone.

I closed my eyes, trying to reformulate what happened, I didn't remember anything, the tunnels, then, I was near central Hyrule, it was raining, and in the midst of the chaos there was a light that tenderly called me "My dearest friend"

Pieces so blurry that they made no sense to me. Had the Fierce Deity awakened without my consent?

Impa's words before leaving echoed in my head, before I knew it I was doing exercises and therapies again to recover my mobility, on my chest there was a new scar that was over the old one that the Link of my time made me.

Days, or weeks or months passed, I did not measure how long it took until I was able to recover, further increasing the unknown of the new wound.

Not even the royal advisor knew how I got the it, Kakariko was almost destroyed, many parts of the village were occupied by rubble, everyone dined together outside the village, the number of people doing vigilance shifts was too many, sometimes the earth rumbled and distant roars were heard that made the skin crawl and children cry in terror.

It was after a while that I had enough energy to leave the house without needing help, I could walk without using something, without leaning on anyone, Impa and Rael were waiting for me at the entrance, they both wore bandages all over their bodies, they had quite pronounced dark circles under their eyes, without any encouragement to smile like all the inhabitants of the town.

-Are you ready? To find out what happened- murmured the royal advisor, I nodded.

Judging by how little I lived in that time being back in the world of the living I knew that we had lost many lives, we lost the war, they did not mention the king or his daughter at any time, much less the champions, my heart was slowly breaking but was not prepared for the final blow.

We had probably lost to Ganon, like in the twilight era, no, this was worse.

We were about to reach the cemetery when I could see Purah and Robbie, that eccentric scientist who once loved me was the first to approach me to hug me tightly, I felt his body shaking just like when Impa saw me wake up.

-Cherry... You're alive- he whispered in my ear with a trembling voice.

Purah joined the hug, we stayed like that for a few moments before separating and walking towards our destination.

As soon as we arrived at the cemetery I could see it with my own eyes, the castle was separated from the rest of the kingdom by huge reddish pillars whose color bounced in the sun, a cloud of malice hung over the construction and a kind of giant creature prowled around, it was like witnessing a nightmare.

I remembered what happened, I stood motionless for a few moments, the champions perished, that meant...

-Revali- I named before falling to my knees at the scene of the kingdom being besieged -Zelda...- I brought my forehead to the grass, naming my fallen comrades, my friends, my new family was gone -Daruk, Mipha, Urbosa, Sebit, Merv, Link, Terrako - as I named them my throat closed, my wound hurt even more.

I failed, I failed, if only I had listened to the king, if only I had killed Astor when I had the chance, if only... It was my fault...

I raised my head in the air, let out a painful moan that was heard throughout the cemetery and probably in the village, I screamed at the sky, I screamed claiming the goddesses their little action in such a cruel fate.

After that I rarely left my bed while recovering, but I couldn't eat or drink without feeling nauseous, another time where I was supposed to die and people just died because of me.

I didn't leave the house under reconstruction, I couldn't move, sometimes I sat or laid down, always looking at a dead spot on the wall without being able to sleep, it was my fault, my blood brought that thing back, Zelda locked herself up herself in the dark and Link probably wouldn't return for many years.

-Cherry, you should eat at least something- murmured Robbie, he was sitting next to me, I was sitting on the bed, with my eyes locked at a rice ball that I had been looking at for half an hour -I shouldn't have been the one alive- I finally commented.

It was something I wanted to say but didn't know how to put it into words until that day.

The scientist passed a hand through my hair, then through my cheek, his touch was soft and gentle, but I turned my face away, it was not Revali's wing, he stopped and took it away -You are alive because there is still a destiny that you must fulfill, and you won't be able to do it if you don't recover- he told me firmly.

-Do you want to know why I fell in love with you?...-

I kept silent, he sighed -You're very loyal, you always look for a way to be a little stronger than the situation but that doesn't stop you from being... kind- I looked at him askance, his cheeks were flushed, his voice softened -I think that... The rito champion was also very attracted to that- he looked me in the eyes, telling me silently that he knew about the relationship between me and that fallen champion -he loved you-

My eyes moistened, I let out an involuntary painful groan -And you loved him- he looked at me, I tighten my lips in an expression of deep suffering -There is no worse pain than to mourn our dead without being able to do something to honor them- he whispered.

I hugged him as I began to cry, for the first time I began to mourn the death of my lover, then I mourned my lost new home, Robbie hugged me, patted my back while emitting a slight "shhhh" to lull me.

It was during that night that I was able to eat at least a little, I looked in the mirror to put on the marks of the fierce deity... My face, a face full of new scars, part of it with burned skin, I had several white strands of hair, it was a mess, I never looked so bad.

I put the painting aside and looked at the house, the sheikah had left me various things, new kodachi, spare clothes, a cape because mine was destroyed during the cataclysm, Rael left me his ocarina, Impa a new pouch.

But when I laid my eyes on the instrument an idea crossed my mind, Astor's voice made a presence inside my head "Did you know that the sheikah even protected a mineral that made you able to manipulate time around it without the need for spells or songs?"

Manipulate time... Maybe if... I unconsciously walked towards the object on a makeshift desk, reached out my hand and grabbed the ocarina tightly before walking out.

Kakariko Village was on a quiet night, the first after so much chaos, everyone lined up to consult matters with Impa who became the new head of the tribe, Rael transcribed everything that happened in books but most of the time he was working on the site's reconstruction.

Purah and Robbie were now stationed in Hateno and Akkala to guard the artifacts, so they would be leaving tomorrow.

According to my memories, I had to protect Link in the Shrine of Resurrection, I walked towards the graveyard where the castle stood in chaos.

Would I really play that song? What if there was a price to pay?

I remembered Zelda, smiling sweetly before entering the throne room to face Ganon, Sebit and Merv giving their lives for me, saying goodbye with Revali.

No matter the price, I brought the ocarina mouthpiece to my lips and began to play the song.

_____BIFURCATION: GOOD ENDING: First Part____

As soon as I started to play the first notes I felt a heavy energy wrap around me, the wound in my chest hurt like hell.

But I kept playing, any price to pay, anything to see my friends, for Zelda to be free.

Suddenly the ground under my feet began to shake, everything became a blur and I fell into nothingness without feeling the ground.

When I regained consciousness I was in a very strange place, I found myself in the middle of a hexagonal shaped bluish platform that had around seven medallions of different colors, six bright figures standing on each symbol leaving an empty space, I heard them speak or murmur, they were voices that sounded in different volumes and languages ​​older than my own era, all inside my head.

I knew immediately that I was in front of the sages, guardians of the Sacred Realm where the triforce was said to rest, but in such a dark age, our divine symbol was not anywhere, there were only the guardians who cannot interfere but protect order of things

Forest, Water, Fire, Spirit, Shadows and Light, six of the seven sages, the seventh was absent, their leader and it was the bridge between the mortal world of Hyrule and that spiritual enclosure, she must be the one who possessed the triforce of wisdom, the one who had inherited the blood of the goddess Hylia: Zelda.

The princess wasn't there, she was quite busy holding back an ancient beast, the sages were our guides, to whom the Sheikah came looking for words of knowledge, their ancient writings were the most important relics in every tribe including ours.

"Who has dared to play the song of the royal family? The power in the Song of Time should only be invoked by those who are close to the royal family or the hero himself" I heard, I got on my knees in a bow that showed all respect I could give, placing my forehead on the ground, without daring to see the beings around me -I'm from the Sheikah tribe, servant of the goddess, I have been the one who has intoned the piece- I answered in a clear voice.

There was silence.

"It's just a kid"

"How disrespectful"

"He/She/They has been able to summon the true power within the song, we should listen to what he/she/they wants"

They began to debate, I dared to speak again-If you excuse my rudeness! My name is y/n, I-I'm the guiding soul of the hero from the Twilight era, bu-

"The guiding soul of the hero of Twilight?! He/She/They disappeared millennia ago!" one exclaimed.

I stayed silent and heard nothing but everything at the same time in their voices, in their reflections "It can't be" I heard a laugh "A sheikah living millennia? We haven't had that case since the goddess decided to walk between mortals, but that servant of the goddess grew old"

"He/She/They still needs to fulfill his/her/their purpose apparently, this sheikah must have reached the Sacred Realm unintentionally or he/she/they would be looking for the triforce like the enemies we have had in the past" spoke the sage whose voice was older, for the first time I looked up, not only there were not six figures, but several silhouettes in the place of those who were the ancient sages throughout the ages, they did not move their mouths but still I could hear their debate, I took a deep breath, not knowing if I was in a dream or in a different reality.

They were going to argue again, I had to take advantage of this opportunity, it would probably be the last, I was in the Sacred Realm, where everything was possible.

-Ganon has destroyed Hyrule- I said in an almost mournful tone that summed up the current precarious situation, the voices that echoed in my head that belonged to the sages ceased again -The champions of the crown, the pilots of the ancient Divine Beasts have died, the king has disappeared and we almost lost the hero-

"If the hero is still alive then there is still hope, Hyrule will exist as long as the princess or the hero are still standing" said the one who led the sages of the forest "This is bad, but we promised not to interfere since the Twilight Realm's princess Midna was forced to break the mirror that connected our world with hers" added the one who headed the fire sages.

I kept my head straight-There is a legend!- I exclaimed into the air, feeling my breathing shake, I struggled to control it, inflate and deflate my chest in regular breaths -There is a legend that during the first Hyrule civil war you allowed the hero of that time to travel in time, a world where Ganon reigned with tyranny, shedding blood in his path, a time that did not exist for us, but for you and for him... - a knot formed in my throat.

With my eyes turning crystal clear from the tears that wanted to come out, I continued speaking -I beg you to let me use that power, on behalf of the hero, the princess and my friends, please- I begged, bringing my forehead back to the ground, closing my eyes.

Three sages believed that I was crazy while another three said that they could give up that opportunity, the main argument of those who were against it was that I did not even belong to the lineage of any of the reincarnations of the hero, of the sheikah guardian that the goddess assigned or of the royal family.

Those in favor argued that it was a power that was within the reach of those whom the goddesses considered worthy, and that if I entered the sacred realm it meant that one of the three golden goddesses approved my will.

Finally the sages of the Light asked for silence and the oldest began to speak "We need to listen to this young one... Stand up please" he indicated, I straightened up and obeyed but I did not dare to look at the sages "Say then, young y/n, you invoked the power within the Song of Time, when you played that melody, Were you aware of that?"

I nodded.

"Are you aware that you are not that knight chosen by the goddess or a descendant of the power of the goddess Hylia?"

I nodded again.

"Then why did you do it? Because you are one of the soul guides? Even though the hero you were meant to protect is dead?"

-But the hero of this era is not- I objected, then I looked into the eyes of the sage of Light who led the others, he had the appearance of an old man who wore a robe embroidered in gold that looked like the clothes of a king who may have ruled in ancient times, for a few moments I felt like I was talking to Rhoam.

-The hero is alive in this time, but he could barely survive, if I am alive in these times it is because my destiny was not to guide the hero of the twilight but this one, and not only me, the goron Daruk, the zora Mipha, the gerudo Urbosa and...- I kept silent, my voice trembled but I continued -And the rito Revali have been mentors who have helped Link in various ways, Hyrule still has hope, if you give me a chance, I will guide the knight of the goddess towards victory-

"I want my friends back, I want to go back home, please" I was going to say, and it seemed that they knew that answer behind my embellished words.

"Let's put this to a vote" said the man at last "I vote in favor" he commented, raising his hand to the air, many sages behind him did the same "In favor" spoke a Hylian-looking girl wearing green clothes, raised her hand and those who were behind her imitated the action "In favor" spoke a zora with beautiful blue scales.

This time, the six representatives of the six sages raised their hands in the air.

"Young y/n" said that wise man that looked as a king again, I looked into his eyes, I could see that the hand he had raised began to shine "You will only have one chance, and if those who you trusts fail, Hyrule will return to pay the price including you"

-They won't fail, I won't fail- I said, the ground under my feet changed again, this time it shone white towards a void full of mystery, having that opportunity, knowing that I would see my friends again gave me an extremely beautiful refreshing hope, I could not avoid smiling -I have faith in them-

"Let your faith guide you then"

It was the last thing I could hear before falling again, the events that I experienced from the cataclysm repeated themselves in front of my eyes, now having me as a ghost spectator, my recovery in Kakariko, when I woke up, when Zelda said goodbye to me, when I escorted the princess through the destroyed Hyrule, when I found her in the forest... When Astor offered me as a sacrifice.

As that event ceased to exist my hair, my scars, burns and even the wound on my chest faded because they were things that had not happened yet, soon I reached the moment when I said goodbye to Revali, I slowly stretched my hand towards the scenario as I was receding, an invisible force pushed me towards the bottom of that... space that kept replaying events that were slowly falling apart.

I heard an animal walking, in front of me a creature appeared that I immediately recognized "Come, so you can take your last chance"

"The lord... of the mountain," I whispered.

I lost consciousness again.

The sounds of someone knocking hard on a door (or wall, I didn't know) woke me up, it was quite cold, realizing that I was still alive I got up again, but my eyes didn't recognize the place at first. I looked around. What was this place? I narrowed my eyes, I was in the cabin that was on the outskirts of the Rito Village!

I brought a hand to my chest, looked down at what I was wearing. It was that elegant outfit I wore during the wedding! The wound that Astor made to me...

I unbuttoned the shirt to feel the skin, there was only my old wound, my soul had really gone back in time and someone kept making noise waiting for me to open. I knew that rough way of knocking but when I tried to get up from the bed I fell on the floor.

After slowly standing up with a throbbing pain in my nose, I ran to the door to open it.

-It took you a while to wake up- It was him, I couldn't believe it -How did Hyrule's "Wildcard" has sle-

-Revali!- I exclaimed, I noticed that his feathers were ruffled when he saw me with my shirt unbuttoned showing my wound but also my bare chest in the winter air, I hugged him tightly -Why did you unbutton your shirt in this climate?! you're going to catch a-

I started to cry as hugging him tightly -Revali- I repeated, it seemed to be the only word I could articulate at that moment -Did something happen? Did someone come to the cabin? - I shook my head - Does something hurt? - I shook again, leaning my head between his shoulder pad and his neck -Revali...- The only thing I could say with a broken voice.

My mind tried to shout what had happened, that for what had been a night for him had been insufferable months for me. At what point in time did I come back? I didn't know, I soon felt his wings surrounding my body, bringing me closer to him, I had wanted to be like this with him for a long time, the goddesses had listened to me.

I was back, I would save them all, I promised myself.

(First part of the ending!

The Sacred Realm makes a direct reference to Ocarina Of Time where Link from that game sleeps for seven years before facing Ganon but also where he can go back seven years back in time:

The rito that you love so much is alive, how will you explain to him and others about the terrible future that you have lived in your own flesh?

Im already translating the other last chapters! Please be patient!)