Zelda Breath of the Wild: The Fifth Champion

Chapter 3: A Reunion With An Old Friend

READER'S POV

'...Zelda...you've been fighting alone all this time?! ...and the other champions and Link....they're all gone...dammit! if I wasn't so weak back then...I could've saved them all!!'

I thought to myself as I stared at the castle in the distance. I collapsed onto my knees and I started crying. 

"I failed Master...I failed as a leader...I failed as a champion...I failed as a friend to the others...I couldn't save them...Revali, Urbosa, Daruk, Mipha...they're all gone because of me..." I spoke as my voice cracked and I began sobbing.

I punched the ground and shouted.

"I don't deserve to be called a Champion or the leader of the Sheikah!! I'm weak...I couldn't stop Calamity Ganon's puppet from taking control of Sari...I couldn't stop Keegan...I was at death's door and I fell into a 100-year coma...I'm a failure..."

Impa placed her hand on my shoulder and she said to me.

"You shouldn't blame yourself, my dear student...back then, we all knew he was going to return but...we had no idea that he would send his pets to defeat the champions and take control of the Divine Beasts or the guardians."

I continued to cry and then Impa rubbed my back and she said to me.

"Come on, let's head back to my home so we can get you a decent meal inside of you, some proper clothes and then we can talk."

I nodded my head and then I stood up from the ground. I followed Impa with my head lowered since I was ashamed to call myself the leader of the Sheikah. I know some of the members and the villagers were pleased to see me finally awake but, I wasn't. We got into Impa's home and then her Granddaughter served us some cooked bass and fruit. I slowly ate my food and then Impa said to me.

"I know you're feeling upset right now, but things will get better."

"How can they?" I asked her as I placed my cup of water down on the table. "Master Impa, you taught me to be strong and be a good leader...but in the end, I still failed to stop Ganon from taking control of Sari and trying to stop Keegan..."

"I know it looks bad right now but, this fight is not over, it never was."

I looked at Impa surprised and then she told me.

"After Link was injured, Princess Zelda asked my people to place Link in the Shrine of Ressurection. This was also 100 years ago."

"So, that means, Link is still alive?"

"Yes but, you know what happens to those who go into the Shrine and use its technology."

I frowned a little and I nodded my head in agreement.

"Yes, I do, by the time Link wakes up, he will not remember who he is or who we are or what happened to him."

"Yes, and you're still alive too after being placed in the Shrine of Healing. You two are the only ones who can take back control of the Divine Beasts and stop Ganon."

I understood this but, a part of me wondered if I am still capable of assisting Link despite the fact that I was too weak to stop Ganon and defeat Keegan. Impa noticed the look on my face and she said to me.

"Don't look so worried my dear student...you will do fine...as I told you before, you didn't know that Ganon was targeting the Divine beasts or that Keegan was going to betray you...the only thing you can do is help Link and Zelda and take back control of the five Divine Beasts."

"But...I'm worried, what if...what if I fail again?"

"You will cross that bridge when you come to it, which won't happen because you're stronger than you think."