When Link returned home after failing to join the Knights of Hyrule, he is greeted by his family, only for the warm welcome to become that of fear. The sky above had become a violent blood red, while monsters began to spawn around them and the rest of Hateno Village. Link turned and looked out toward the direction of Hyrule castle, where an ominous cloudy creature had risen from it's depths. The Calamity had arrived, but vanished only a day later. It was found that the princess, with no hero at her side, had sacrificed her life to save those who remained. Three years had passed since then, and Link had become a shell of his former self, guilt having flooded him as something in his heart told him he could have made a difference. If only he had managed to become a knight... There was nothing he could do though, for it was all in the past. At least...that's what he believed.