Dreams of the Kingdom [Link x Male!Reader]

Chapter 5 - Sage of Wind

(Wind Temple - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)

The three of you landed on the deck of the Stormwind Ark. "So, this is it," Tulin said, trying to hide the awe in his voice. "Wait, isn't that..."

Near the center of the ship, you could see... your sister? She was dressed strangely, and only half because she wore a bare-shouldered dress in a blizzard. Her jewelry and dress looked absolutely ancient. Worse, her eyes looked almost dead. "Princess Zelda!" Tulin shouted, running towards her. But before he could reach her, a blast of chilling wind rose from the center of the ship. "What the..."

By the time the wind changed, Zelda had disappeared. "Add another mystery to the list," you muttered. The two of you joined Tulin at the edge of what looked like a vault door. It was clear the source of the tempest was inside. You then inspected the strange circular carving Zelda had stood near. Almost immediately, its runes began to glow green, and a familiar wispy hologram appeared before it. "Just like in the Depths," you said. "The Zonai must've had a bigger impact on everyone than we thought."

"Maybe it recognizes you as part Zonai?" Link said.

"More likely it recognizes you and your arm," you laughed. "Care to do the honors?"

Link touched the strange interface. The travel point activated behind you with a familiar flash. The massive gears slid into place, but only one began to move. Soon, it ground to a halt and the door barely shuddered. "Hope those gears aren't frozen over..."

"How are we gonna get in there?" Tulin groaned. A strange pulse of energy ran through the air. "Did... did you guys feel that?"

It pulsed again, making you feel a little warmer. Then a voice came. "Brave Fledgling..."

"M-me?"

"There are still five locks securing the hatch on the deck," the disembodied voice said. "Use your power to release all five locks and the hatch should open. Heed my words..."

The voice and energy faded away. "Okay... you guys heard that all too, right?"

"Yeah," you said, looking around you. "Voices from the beyond aren't new to us, but still a little creepy each time it happens."

"Who cares about creepy?" Tulin said excitedly. "We know what to do, let's go get those locks and stop the blizzard!"

"That's the spirit," Link cheered, and both of them ran off to start exploring the temple. You shook your head and followed close behind.

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The first lock was fairly easy to find, but to find the others, you had to get to the lower decks. To get to the lower decks, you had to fly around the side of the ship.

"Yipe!" You curved your glider out of the way of a giant cannonball just in time. You scrambled into the icy alcove behind Link and Tulin.

Thankfully, the inside of the ship was warmer. The stony halls were just as ancient as you expected, yet still fairly well preserved. The walls were carefully decorated in patterns of red, white, and green that matched the designs the Rito still used today. You were also lucky to have Link and his new abilities to be able to help traverse the lower decks, whether that was using Recall to spin gears or Ascend to climb up and drop a rope for you.

Soon, you came to a broken contraption that locked a gate to the next propeller. "Seems easy enough," you said. "We just need to get it spinning again."