So I don't forget again

Entry 34: Rabia Plain

The moment I walked in Impa could tell I had regained some semblance of memories. She told me to come closer then picked up something she had next to her and passed it to me. It was a bright blue tunic with silver threaded lining. It's the tunic I wore after becoming a Champion. It was like a uniform. All the Champions wore some piece of bright blue clothing with silver threading. It also came with a thin layer of chainmail. So far, it's the best armor I've found. It's very well crafted, I think it'd be difficult to damage it.

Impa asked to see the Sheikah slate. She recognized one of the pictures. It was just beyond the forest next to the village. It's the entrance to Lanayru Promenade.

I thought it'd be best if I keep moving. Now that the Yiga know I'm alive they'll be chasing me. I can't put more people in danger. So, I immediately left for Lanayru Promenade.

Just as Impa said, I gained another memory. It was the moment Calamity awakened. The other champions were waiting at the entrance as the Princess and I returned from Mt. Lanayru's spring of wisdom. It seems the Princess was to gain some sort of power there but didn't or couldn't. The other champions tried encouraging her. Apparently, the power the Princess was hoping to gain could seal the Calamity. Then suddenly the earth trembled in fear, the sky darkened, purple lightning shot about. It was here. There was no more time. The champions raced to their Devine Beasts and the Princess was to go someplace safe, but she refused too. I'm honestly not sure if it was due to determination or foolishness though.

The Promenade was destroyed so I let it be and we found our way to Rabia Plain. Once we arrived, I immediately heard something familiar. We followed the music till we found Kass perched on a boulder that sat before a large round Sheikah pedestal. I've only met him one other time, but it felt like such a relief to see him again. I didn't want to interrupt him, so we stood there and listened for a while. He noticed us eventually. It seems he was glad to see me too. He said he knew of a song passed down in this region and asked if I wanted to hear it. I obviously said yes. The lyrics went something like "A beast that wears a crown of bone, Prancing through the lush green. Mount the beast upon it's throne, For only then the shrine is seen." Kass also asked if I was a traveler like him. After I nodded in reply, he said that perhaps we'll keep bumping into each other. I like the thought of that.

If there's a shrine I better take it's challenge, so I went searching for a beast wearing a crown like in Kass' song. I couldn't find a creature wearing anything, but I did find a deer with antlers, it was the closest thing I could find. A thing about deer though is that they're very skittish. Whenever I approach, they run. I tried sneaking up on them in the tall grass, but that didn't work. I even tried doing that while wearing the Sheikah outfit. Eventually Kass stopped playing and asked what I was doing. I told him I thought there might be a connection between the deer and his song. He thought about it for a moment and agreed with me. He then asked what I exactly planed on doing with the deer. I thought that riding on it and getting it to the pedestal would do something. I couldn't think of another way to get it there. Kass suggested that we lure it there instead. We tried that but Friend had no intention of sharing any of the apples and ate them all herself. We then tried flying and dropping me on the deer's back... I may have jumped off a little too late and almost got stabbed by the antlers. I wanted to try again, but Kass adamantly refused especially after he saw I got some scrapes after that attempt.

We felt bad for harassing the deer so much, so we decided to take a break. He spoke a little about his teacher. By the way he speaks of his teacher you can tell that he respects that person more than anything or anyone else. He also played a few more songs. I asked if he knew how to play any other instruments. He did know of a few others, but he enjoyed the accordion the most. Though as a Rito he couldn't play any wind instruments since he had a beak instead of lips. He told me of an extremely old tale about a hero whom could travel through time with an instrument called an ocarina. The ocarina had many special powers, but it only worked if the hero played specific songs correctly.

Having the power to travel through time whenever you pleased... I guess I'd have to use that power to go back to when the Calamity appeared and defeat it. I wonder how that hero felt having to save the whole kingdom. I wonder if they had to leave anything behind. Family? Home? Friends? I wonder if they had any enemies who followed them. Having to constantly run... It get's lonely.

I hope everyone back in Hateno is alright.