A Champion, In The Flesh | Link X Reader

1. A Brand New World

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What I knew about myself is that I fancied sleeping in. What's more, I had been "sleeping in" for 100 years. I suppose I'd taken it a bit far this time.

Those first few weeks had been mind numbing. I genuinely don't know where to start. Or where to stop. See, if I were to explain all of the information I've accumulated in the time since I've awoken, it would simply be an attempt and that is all. You can imagine it was dozens of times harder for me then. There was so much, yet I could comprehend so little. I was someone important, and the fate of the land was in my grasp. When I thought I'd began to understand, something was learned that set me back at Point A. It almost drove me mad. I ignored putting the pieces together and focused on finding the princess. She was in the dark, looming castle towards the horizon, was she not?

I suppose another thing I knew about myself, is that I cannot, for the life of me, speak. It's not that I am at the loss of ability to make noise; I can whistle quite well, I grunt when I stumble, and I yell when I'm in pain.
When it comes to forming words, an invisible dam blocks them from escaping my mouth. This is only the case when I am in the presence of other beings. I've spoken, if only a bit, while I was alone.

By luck, it seems most people here are good people. The monsters, not so much. I remember this upon my arrival to the stable-inn across the way from the twin cliffs, after days of walking in this way by direction of the spirit of the King, fighting and sleeping on forest floors. Covered in the blood of my enemies and dirt of battle, I was greeted exclusively with care, and hospitality despite being unable to pay for it.

"You'll be spending next time, boy!" reminded the stable holder with a rubbing of his fingertips and thumb.

Of course I would pay, I would have this time if my pockets had not been empty. I returned to him with a steed, aswell as enough rupees to last two nights. Though I only slept one; the rest as to repay him. I'd spent some more on a good tunic from the farming village around the way.

Between the voice of the princess  in my head, the sudden flashbacks that sent me into panic and encouraged me to find her, this world had me stumbling with confusion. As I lay beneath the stars tonight, shrouded with worry as had become habit since I spoke with the Kings' spirit - my eyes inevitably began to close on the world, my body forcing rest. Everything would be okay when I woke. It has been the same for 100 years. It could get no worse now that the legendary appointed protector of the princess awoke...right? I shook the intrusive thoughts away as I reassured myself. There was no use pressuring myself any harder than necessary. I needed rest to fight. To defeat Calamity Ganon.