Hey Guys. JoeBobStudios. This story has been in the back of my head ever since I completed BotW and now it's finally here. This is my first FanFiction, so please give me constructive criticism. No flames though.

Also, I don't own LoZ. I wish I did.

Link's POV

I walked into the Sanctum after running my way up the hill through Guardian after Guardian just trying to get to the princess, just trying to save her like the King had told me. I had been traveling for weeks first saving the Divine Beasts, then finding my memories. Impa had urged me to save the princess but I had been putting it of. I hadn't been able to go and fight Ganon, knowing that the last time I tried to fight him I had basically died. I had visited the castle before, checking the shrine and the Hylian Shield and even reading the princess's diary, but I hadn't been able to enter this room. But now… I was ready.

I looked up and on the ceiling saw a slimy heart shaped mass of malice beating on and on as if it was Ganon's heart. As I looked closer I saw a small golden light slowly fade. Just then, I heard the princess. " Link… Link...I'm sorry...but my power isn't strong enough… I can't hold him…" The heart stopped, turned blue and then exploded with Malice. A massive Guardian laser burst out and tore across the room, on its way almost hitting me. A body emerged from the once beating heart. I knew that this was Ganon's body. I felt the floor give way beneath me as I and Ganon's new mutilated form fell to the nest below the Sanctum.

I looked up, horrified at the monstrosity before me: a seething mass of Malice that had seemed to take the shape of a massive Spider. It also appeared as if he had fused with a Guardian Stalker. His left "arm", if you could call it that, was basically just a massive ancient cannon. His right held a gargantuan flame sword shaped like an ancient axe and on his back were three claw-like hands grasping at nothingness. Ganon stood on his legs and I felt genuine fear, fear like nothing I had ever felt before, even when facing his Clones on the Beasts. This was the original and purest form of evil as everyone loved to remind me. But I stood my ground knowing that this time I would find a way to succeed.

I heard the four Champions in the back of my head telling me that the Divine Beasts had fired on the Castle. I felt the earth move and a sky blue mass of energy struck Ganon felling him. I had hoped it would be enough to kill him but he stood again enraged by our attempts. I knew he had been weakened, but the rest of this fight against darkness for the freedom of Hyrule was up to me. As I felt this burden weigh on my shoulders, I was struck by what seemed to be a bolt of courage—a blessing by the goddess—that gave me the ability to stand and fight. I drew my sword, the Master Sword, and prepared for battle.

At first the battle had seemed easy, I just had to dodge the lasers he shot. I'd had enough practice because of the many Guardians I had to face on my travels, but I underestimated him. He quickly nailed me with his flame sword. I felt the pain as the fire burned my skin, and blood soaked my Tunic. I quickly ate a Hearty Omelette and felt rejuvenated. I still felt this feeling of courage, and I was determined to save the princess, even if I died again. I quickly fired tons of beams from the Master Sword, nailing Ganon in the face. Using this time, I quickly donned the Champion's Tunic, as it gave me the uncanny insight to knowing how much life my enemies still possessed.

He was halfway dead. Good.

I fired off more beams from the Master Sword, being careful to dodge his counterattacks knowing from experience that if I wasn't in peak condition I wouldn't be able to fire these beams of energy. He swept his sword across the floor creating paths of fire everywhere. I used this to my advantage, paragliding up and hitting him with the last of my ancient arrows. Whenever I did this, something peculiar happened. Whenever I dodged or parried and attacked at just the right moment, time itself seemed to slow to a crawl. I had used this "power of mine" to my advantage many times during my fights with stronger enemies. It had often been the point where I gained the upper hand in the battle, as the enemy couldn't see me move at all and was left completely defenseless. This also happened when I tried to fire an arrow while flying, which was probably why all the Rito had said I could shoot as fast as Revali.

I landed on the ground as Ganon staggered up to the wall. He was more like a spider than I thought. As he traversed the walls of the "nest", I lined up my shot and let the the energy beam fly. I was abusing the Master Sword in this fight, but strangely it hadn't broke. It was as if it had been forged for this day and had been saving its energy for this final fight. The beam struck Ganon square in the abdomen and he began to fall back to the floor. I rushed forward slashing at him with my sword and I noticed that his claw hand was sneakily trying to stab at me. I dodged and time slowed down. I used this advantage to land a total of nine hits on him before backing off to a safer distance. I felt in my gut that he had maybe a third of his life left in him. This was going to be a long fight.

I slowly whittled his life down to a fourth of his original health, and realized that he hadn't really been trying with me. But now, as his life hung on the edge, he showed me what he was truly capable of. He began to glow orange and his attacks became more frantic. I was not prepared.

He moved along the wall again, at a much faster pace. I lined up my shot and fired. The beam hit him again but it did absolutely nothing. It was as if he had erected a wall between himself and me, where I could do him no harm. I was starting to get tired of fighting, and now he was basically invincible. But then, as I dodged another of his lasers, I noticed that his orange barrier disappeared for a split second, the moment he attacked me. I concluded that I would have to abuse my "power" just to hit him.

He swung his massive flame sword at me and I sidestepped. I hit him with a flurry of strikes and backed off when he began to stir again. He climbed up to the wall again and tried to use a massive fireball to ignite the field, but I just hit it with an energy beam before it could even hit the ground. I saw the massive red target on my body and focused on Ganon. He shot me and I tried to parry but I was too late and my Savage Lynel Shield broke. I was an absolute dolt! I should have been using the Hylian Shield. It had survived laser attacks before and come away without a scratch. I pulled it out and prepared to parry again.

I deflected his shot and watched as it hit him in the face. He began to falter and I rushed forward to deliver some blows while he was stunned, but I underestimated him again. He still had a trick up his sleeve. I was standing below him, ready for him to fall so I could slash at his face some more when a magic circle appeared where I was standing. It was too late to react, and I was struck by the full force of his magic. I felt my blood let out and my life fade away and thought that this was the end for me. I had failed the princess.

"It is my pleasure." I opened my eyes to see Mipha's spirit hovering over me healing me of my wounds, a sad smile on her lips. I had forgotten that I had the Champions' powers at my disposal.

I felt rejuvenated and more prepared to fight than ever. I quickly backed off from Ganon and charged a Fury Bolt, striking Ganon while he was still stunned. I searched my gut again for his life force: only a few more hits. I was wary as Ganon stood again, the orange barrier still erect. He swung his massive sword across the battlefield and set it on fire. I tried to fly out of the way but I was still burned by the flames. I had the unnecessary urge to kill him in style, probably just so I could rub it in his face. He swung his sword again and I sidestepped. I rushed in to finish him off. 1, 2, 3, 4 strikes was all it took.

He screamed in agony as I struck him for the last time. He staggered to his feet in a last-ditch attempt to kill me but soon the liquid Malice began to leak out and I watched as he dissolved into nothing been purple smoke. The smoke began to ascend out of the Nest. I ran forward, trying to follow the malice. I was about to prepare Revali's Gale when I felt a warm sensation. I saw a golden light surround me and pluck me out of the Nest. It was unlike the dissolving sensation I felt when using the Sheikah Slate. This was the princess's sealing power.

I was summoned to a familiar scene: Hyrule Field. I had trained my horses on this field, fighting Guardian Stalkers on horseback and what-not. I turned as I heard a nickering noise. My most trusted steed, Epona, was here.

"How did you get out of the Stable Girl?" I cooed. I had gained Epona from the amiibo rune, It summoned things from what seemed to be an extradimensional plane of existence.

"...Ganon...Ganon...Ganon was born out of a dark past. He is a pure embodiment of the ancient evil that is reborn time and time again. He has given up on reincarnation and assumed his pure enraged form. If set free upon our world, the destruction will be unlike anything ever seen before." I heard the princess say this.

I turned around and saw a boar the size of a Divine Beast. Its entire form was created of Malice. Its eyes seemed full of blood lust and anger. I was stuck to the ground, all I could do was stare.

"I entrust you with the Bow of Light - a powerful weapon in the face of evil." I looked up and saw that the sky had turned blood red, and a Golden Bow descended from the heavens. "Link...you may not be at the point where you have fully recovered your power or all your memories…" I saw what needed to be done. I had to fight back against Ganon. For the princess and for Hyrule. I mounted Epona and charge towards the beast. "But courage need not be remembered...For it is never forgotten"

"Go Epona, Run!" I galloped towards the beast. I made a beeline for the bow. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Ganon inhale, as if to breathe fire everywhere. I spurred Epona into a gallop, snagging the Bow of Light from its pillar as I passed it. I heard a deep crackling sound, and stared on as Ganon unleashed a laser from his maw, razing the ground and trees in its path. I shot him with Light Arrows but they had no effect on his Malice.

"That energy covering Ganon's Body is called Malice. None of your attacks will get through as he is now...I will hold the Malice back as much as I can, but my power is waning. Attack any glowing points you see!" I could hear the desperation in her voice. "May you be victorious." Epona and I ran on. I saw a three magic circles appear on Ganon's body. "Shoot a glowing area!" I pulled out the bow and shot three arrows, each hitting a magic circle. "Ganon's power is weakening."

I continued to ride around him, shooting magic circles when I saw them. I heard the princess in my head, warning me of attacks, but I didn't pay attention. The strain of battle was exhausting me. After I shot a magic circle on his belly and a golden light burst from his forehead. I saw an eye of Malice poke out. "That's the very core of Ganon's being! Do what you must, Link!" I attempted to shoot the eye as I passed under him but he closed it before I could hit it.

I pulled away, baiting him to shoot me again. He did and I used the updraft to paraglide to his level. I took out my bow, and let it fire. It struck him dead in the eye. He roared in retort, and backed off. He seemed to vomit and a mass of golden light came out of his form. I looked closer and saw that this was the princess.

Ganon retorted in recognition, as if he never expected to see her again. I wondered how she had ended up inside of the beast but that was not the problem at hand. She seemed locked in a state of pray. When she opened her eyes, Ganon had collapsed in front of her. She had a vacant expression on her face, as if she didn't really believe what she was seeing. Ganon stood and prepared to charge at her. This brought her to her senses. The sealing power erupted from her body and reduced Ganon back to a purple smog.

I could faintly see his form as he screamed in agony. The princess raised her hand to the sky, and a sphere of golden light erupted from her hand. Ganon was engulfed by the sphere as he tried to escape. The sphere collapsed upon itself, and with a pop, disappeared from existence.

As the sky returned to normal, the princess said to me as I began to walk towards her, "I've been watching over you all this time…" Her voice finally sounded real to me. "I've witnessed your struggles to return to us as well as your trials in battle." Apparently she could see what I had seen. "I always thought-no, always believed-that you would find a way to defeat Ganon." She turned towards me, "Thank you, Link...the hero of Hyrule." She hesitated, "May I ask...Do you really remember me?"

I could only stand there, as the thoughts rushed through my head. Finally someone that I really remember from my past life. I had been so alone during my journey. I hadn't been able to really meet new people. I had always had to move on too quickly. Even with Impa, I didn't remember her. I even tried not to be happy, thinking she would dissolve, like the monks in the shrines. But now, as I sifted through my thoughts, I saw the princess's smile fall and she looked away. "You don't remember me, do you?"

"No...I do."

Her face lit up again, and she rushed forward and embraced me in a hug. "I'm sorry…" she said into my shoulder, "I should have found a way to let you keep your memories." She seemed on the verge of tears.

"No no, it's okay princess." I absently stroked her hair. "It kept me alive to fight again. I don't blame you."

Now she broke down. "Link," she said through her tears, "I was sure that you would hate me. I got you killed because I couldn't unlock my sealing powers fast enough."

"Princess, don't cry. I will always stay with you. Even if I die again."

I continued to comfort her, until she had calmed down enough to realize that just because Ganon was gone, that didn't mean that our work was done. "We need to rebuild Hyrule. We have to arrange this." She pulled away and looked me in the eye. "But we will need a base of operations. Do you have any ideas Link?"

"Well there are two places." I paused, "Kakariko Village and Hateno Village." I was a little scared of her reaction when I told her that I wanted us to live in my house.

"I understand Kakariko. It's Impa's home town. But what's in Hateno other than the strange building on the hill?"

I hesitated. "How do you know about the building?"

"I could see out of your eyes. You were my only connection to the world. But you are avoiding my question. What. Is. In. Hateno?"

Now I understood why she didn't know that Purah and Impa were alive. She could only see, and not hear. She was looking at me, expecting an answer. I was flustered. "Um...I bought a house."

"Oh." She looked away. After hearing Kass's song, I knew that she was probably blushing. "You know, maybe that would work."

I gently turned her face back to me. As I suspected she was blushing. "Hey, let's just tell Impa what happened. Then we can decide where to stay."

"Impa's alive!" She exclaimed.

"She's the old lady in Kakariko."

"Oh...I thought she had died."

"No. She's fine."

"Then let's go!" She turned towards the castle. I watched it too. She turned to me and I nodded in recognition. She turned away, but I watched the castle a little longer. I saw a shimmer of green, and for a split second I saw the outline of the four Champions and King Rhoam. They dissolved as they had finally fulfilled their purpose.

"Link! Are you coming?" I turned to see her pointing towards Epona.

"Yes. Let's go." I helped her onto Epona, as she was still weak after a century of kneeling in prayer. I vaulted onto Epona. She grabbed my waist, and I grabbed the reins. We set out for Kakariko.

So I'll try to get another chapter out as soon as possible. Please R&R. Peace