The Legend of Zelda: The Desert Heroes

XXXIX

Lady Riju and Link had managed to take down the Divine Beast Vah Naboris with relative ease. It took nearly four hours to do so, but it eventually collapsed upon the sands of Gerudo Desert once Link had finally conquered it. The hero parted ways with the Gerudo queen and entered the Divine Beast. It was time to finally meet the third Champion, the Champion of Lightning, Urbosa.

Link looked around the Divine Beast. It looked confusing at first glance. Sets of stairs and ramps going here, walkways and bridges going there, electric currents situated along three different parts of the floor, and above Link, the main control unit.

This is going to be a long one. Link sighed dreadfully.

He made his way up to the map terminal and activated it. The holograph of Vah Naboris appeared and a voice spoke from around Link.

"Great work getting the map of the Divine Beast. Next, you'll need five terminals before activating the main control unit. You can do this, Link." a female voice explained to him.

He nodded. Link immediately got to work on the terminals.

The process was pretty tedious, especially since it required a lot of rotating the inside of the Divine Beast and reconnecting and disconnecting electric currents to activate this and that. Also, he had to retrieve two metal orbs and place them on a pedestal for one of the terminals.

I better get some amazing power for all of this.

"Next, you'll need to activate the main control unit to take back the Divine Beast. Be warned, though, Link. Don't be too certain, overconfidence can be a deadly foe. Good luck." the female voice warned Link.

The hero made his way to the unit and put the Sheikah Slate up to the pedestal. Immediately, he looked behind him to see that a man dressed in electric-themed clothing was standing behind him.

"Link, Link, Link. You've made it this far even against my brethren. But I must stop you, I have to. You mustn't awaken the full power of the Master Sword. Prepare for your last battle... against the Mage of Lightning, Eletrivine." the evil wizard monologued in a rather horrible tone.

Link readied his sword. "Come at me, odd cucco. Talk all you want, but cluck when it comes down to it."

Eletrivine charged at Link with electricity pulsing across his body. Link sent water flying at him and bent it into a cord of water. Both ends connected to Eletrivine.

The electric magic went through the water and back to the wizard, stunning him. The hero slashed the Master Sword several times across the wizard's body before he got back up.

The hero and the wizard went back and forth like this several times until Eletrivine went to the main control unit.

He summoned a sword, raised it to the sky, and struck it with a bolt of lightning. Eletrivine also covered the windows of Vah Naboris with the same strange, blue magic Link saw enshrouding Hyrule Castle.

"Try fighting me now, under complete darkness." Eletrivine remarked triumphantly.

Link sighed. How can I use this to my advantage? he wondered.

Then, he noticed a faint glow from Eletrivine's eyes. Link used the water to create a shield around him and charged after the eyes. Eletrivine seemed to have tried to stab his sword at Link, but was stunned by the water shield redirecting the current.

Link slashed the Master Sword once more at Eletrivine and the wizard got back up.

They repeated this process until Eletrivine stopped fighting.

"You wretched brat. You have no idea what is coming your way. I swear I will get my vengeance on you. I swear my immortal life on it." Eletrivine said darkly.

The wizard disappeared and in his place, the Gerudo Shard appeared. Link took it in his hands and put it in his bag. A lady appeared. She was a Gerudo and she boasted very elegant armor with long, red hair. She also carried a shield with a sun pattern, green borders, and a red background as well as an elegant, curved sword.

"Link, you've come so far in your journey. I will admit that I am surprised to see a hero from the future having to come to a time of peace in Hyrule in order to save his kingdom. Last hero to time travel was the Hero of Time. I am Champion Urbosa, a former chief of the Gerudo." the lady introduced herself proudly, yet calmly.

"I've heard many legends about you in Gerudo Town. In my time, men are allowed inside all the time. I was born there." Link answered.

Urbosa quirked an eyebrow. "Really now? A Gerudo hero. Well as a reward for taking back Vah Naboris from that mage, alongside the Gerudo Shard, I present to you a piece of my power. I call it Urbosa's Fury. It allows you to summon lightning to attack surrounding foes."

A yellow orb grew in front of Urbosa. She snapped her fingers and it was sent into Link's chest.

"Return to Lurelin Village and speak with Trevian. He will direct you to your next task. May you be victorious, young hero." Urbosa said hopefully.

Link nodded and he was teleported outside of the Divine Beast to Gerudo Town.

Once more, he heard Urbosa's voice call to him. "Thank you, Link. You have saved Mipha, Daruk, and I. Now go save Revali. Once you have all four of our abilities, we can be united once again and assist Hyrule in defeating yet another evil." she said quietly and faintly, as if from afar.

Link nodded. "Of course, Lady Urbosa." he whispered.

"You just get weirder and weirder, hero. Lady Riju informed us that you are now on the List of Exceptions." one of the guards pointed out.

"List of Exceptions?" Link asked.

"It's a list of voe that are allowed to enter and exit the town freely. The only ones on that list are you, Jaylin, Amarin, and the males in the Royal Family." the guard answered.

Link nodded. Ghiraati once told him and Ganon about the List of Exceptions and how it only allowed certain people in the town. However, Ghiraati explained it as a stone tablet posted on the Gerudo Town entrance. Legend has it that the only way to get in was to become a whole different person.

"Well, I must be going. Sav'orq, guards." Link said casually.

"Sav'orq, voe." the guard answered.

Link took out his Sheikah Slate and tapped on the Lurelin Village icon. Soon enough, he was standing on the main path of Lurelin Village.

He walked down the path to Plamorae Ruins and set the shard of stone into its place. It glowed temporarily as it fused with the rest of the Mirror of Farore.

Link walked back to the village and into Trevian's house. "Sav'aaq, Trevian." he greeted.

"So you've returned. I sense you have found the Spirit of Orbunoa as well as the power of lightning." Trevian announced pleasantly.

The hero nodded. "Yes. It is sitting in the pedestal now."

The Lurelin elder nodded and sighed. "Then sit. It is time you hear the Legend of Orbunoa, the Master of Lightning." the elder ordered.