Hyrule's Light

Into Akkala

Hnnnnng quarantine sucks. But! It also doesn't because now I've got more time to write haha! Hope y'all are staying sane with all of this stuff going on, and safe too!

The golden light slowly faded away as Link opened his eyes, finding himself back at the entrance of Goron City, with Zelda and Yunobo standing next to him. Yunobo gasped loudly when he opened his eyes, even jumping back a bit. "Woah! We're back in Goron City, goro!" He exclaimed, looking around wildly.

"Daruk brought us back," Zelda explained shortly, glancing over at Link who was staring at his feet.

He didn't say anything for a while, with the only sounds being Yunobo's little gasps and sounds of wonder, mixed in with the life of Goron City. But all of those sounds were lost to Link. He was too busy trying to sort out the many feelings and thoughts that were running wild in his head. Even though he still felt the heavy guilt for Daruk's death, the Champion's comforting words sounded loud and proud throughout it all, reassuring him that everything would be okay. It sounded like Daruk was satisfied and content, so shouldn't Link be too? Yes, Link finally decided, Zelda and I did all we could. I shouldn't feel guilty, but rather... A determined sense came over Link, and he looked up to meet Zelda's gaze. "We did it." He said with a small smile. ...but rather... I should feel proud.

Zelda returned the expression with a smile of her own and nodded. "We did it." She repeated with a reverent tone.

Just then the familiar, gurgling roar of Rudania thundered from Death Mountain, and the Divine Beast soon appeared over the rim of the volcano, settling itself on the edge. It pointed its head towards Hyrule Castle in the far distance, and it's head split open so that it looked more like a flower before a red beam shot out from it and connected with the castle. The trio stared at the beam in awe, Link and Zelda smiling triumphantly. Rudania was back on their side, with Daruk to pilot it. And it might have been a trick of his eyes, but Link swore he could see a tiny dot of a figure standing on top of Rudania. It didn't take long for him to realize it was Daruk himself. Link's smile grew.

"Wow! Rudania! Is it good now, goro?" Yunobo asked, staring up at the Divine Beast with an open mouth.

"Yes... it is. Daruk is piloting it again, thanks to us." Zelda answered with another nod, her smile tainted with mourning for the lost Champion.

Yunobo let out a squeal of excitement. "That's incredible, goro! And I got to see the great Daruk! He really was there! And you two were amazing!" The young Goron gasped, "We need to go tell this to the Boss, goro! He'll be so proud!"

With Link and Zelda nodding, Yunobo grinned and took the lead, walking quickly through Goron City. The Goron Boss was pacing outside of his home, as usual, mumbling incoherent words to himself as he did so. Yunobo called out to the Boss to catch his attention, rushing towards him and waiting for Link and Zelda to catch up.

"Hm?" The Boss hummed, turning towards the trio and letting out a grunt. "Hey! It's the little Hylian girl and Yunobo! You two just left a day ago, and you..." He turned to Link, "You've been gone for days! Where in Daruk's name have you been, eh?"

Link rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment, although there was really no reason to be embarrassed. "I was in Rudania."

"For all that time?" The Boss exclaimed, "Then I'm guessin' you kept that beast at bay while Yunobo and Zelda 'ere got back to ya?"

Yunobo nodded, answering for Link. "Link stayed in there all by himself to help get Rudania back on our side, then I took Zelda there to help finish the job!"

"Is that so? Color me impressed." The Boss said in his gruff voice, keeping his gaze locked on Link for a while longer before regarding the full trio. "Well then you three conquered Rudania...But good grief... did ya have to do it just when my back pain went away? I was all ready and rollin' to go at Rudania myself!" The Boss said angrily, catching them all off guard.