Dreams of the Kingdom [Link x Male!Reader]

Chapter 14 - The Tainted Earth

(Link's Memories (To Mount Lanayru) - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

"By the Goddesses," Impa gasped as you finished recounting your dreams.

"I need a drink," Purah muttered.

You groaned. "How do you think I feel? So, Impa, do you know anything that might help us with this Dragon Priest? He's gotta be trying to help us."

"I'm sure he is, but I'm afraid I don't have anything useful to share. For generations, our people thought he betrayed us, but it's good to know that he was acting in the shadows to ensure the safety of Hyrule, much like our other ancestors."

Purah drummed her fingers on her notebook. "Still, between finding pieces of the Triforce and these dreams... like you said before we don't know who or why you're getting these visions of the Dragon Priest's life. Might be too much to hope for a quick way to stop Ganondorf." She sighed. "Princey, it'd nice if you made things easier for once."

"Believe me, I wish I could," you laughed hollowly. "Maybe these tears are the missing piece of the puzzle though."

"We can certainly hope." Impa handed you a small notebook. "This is all we've been able to decipher from the tears. If you could, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could stop by the last one on your way back from Death Mountain."

"Gladly," you said. "If we have a way of getting Zelda out of the past and back to our time, then we need every clue we can get."

"In the meantime, we'll return to Lookout Landing," Purah said. "Once the last sage is awakened, I'm sure Ganondorf will make a move. You'll need to be careful, backing him up into a corner like this may make him desperate."

"We'll worry about that once we've helped the Gorons." You coughed, the gloom still dissipating.

Impa patted your hand. "Are you sure you shouldn't rest a bit more?"

"We aren't leaving today, that's for sure," Link said firmly. "In the morning."

You nodded with a soft smile. "Promise I'll rest tonight. I have a good doctor looking out for me."

"And the doctor says it's time for you to get more rest." With that Link ushered the others out, giving you a chance to recover.

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The next morning you did feel better, by leaps and bounds. "It's scary how much these memories line up with the dreams," you told Link, as you looked over Impa's notes for the umpteenth time. "The Molduga attack, Ganon's visit to the castle... this one about Queen Sonia's death... it seems it is a bit hazy when the Dragon Priest shows up."

"Seeing the other side's at least a bit helpful though, right?"

You shut the book and groaned. "Not really. It still doesn't explain why, or more importantly, what we're supposed to do with this."

Link took the book from you and kissed your forehead. "How about you finish packing while I get some extra medicine ready for you. Might clear your head."

"I'll try," you said. "Though I'm really not-" Link gave you a glare. "...gonna talk you out of getting more medicine, huh?"

"That's right," he said with a smile before heading down to the kitchen.

As you turned to packing, you felt a presence. The corpse of Ganondorf stared back at you in the window's reflection. "I should've known you'd be bothering me again."