Breath Of The Wild: Lost Memories

EPISODE: GANONDORF: PART I

24 HOURS BEFORE CALAMITY'S END:

I hear… A voice…

I have a voice that of which is not familiar to me… But… Of the other.

I feel him. I can feel his presence envelop me. Strangle me with his arms of a spider, tear away at my conscious and yet, I'm somehow awake after all this time.

How am I fighting only now? How long has it been since it has taken over my body?

Is the kingdom of Hyrule Castle even safe, after all of this time? Nothing is clear to me.

I can see a glow. Golden, beautiful. White and pure.

Is that my release of this malevolent prison?

No. That cannot be it. There is no reward in punishment. Only more.

The heavenly glow became smaller and smaller, and then, took shape of a beautiful young woman. She was angelic, innocent. There was a look of worry in her eyes, but yet they burned of a strong sense of a motherly nature. But not the strength of will.

"Who are you?" She asked me. Her hand touched her mouth. Perhaps, it has been a while since she had seen anyone in her life. It made me wonder how truly long it has been since I have locked myself into the shackles of possession. "Are you not…?"

I shook my head. Whoever she thought of me to have been at first, I was afraid she had a sudden case of misconception.

"I apologize if you are looking for someone else. There is no one here but I."

She sighed, disappointed. However, she quickly turned her head up, and held her hands together, gently. "No, perhaps I should apologize. Forgive my mannerisms." She looked away a little. "It has actually been a while since I have talked to someone."

"I understand your troubles."

"Who are you, if I may ask?"

I didn't want to say anything at first. What would be the point? We are both stuck in this endless misery of… Whatever it may be. Perhaps it is purgatory, for the gods checking the long list of my crimes against everyone and everything.

"I am… A man that has lost his way. A man that has sought power. Destruction. Ravigry and carnage."

Admittedly, that's what I was. I did not want to tell her who I am, I wished to allude to her what I was. I do not know why I was born into the world filled with hatred against humanity. I had no reason to, for I had only craved death, mourning, and sadness.

No. I wasn't a monster. I AM a monster. I am monster who has had plenty of time to reflect upon his actions and realize the horrors he wrought upon the citizens of not only Hyrule Castle, who took me in with open arms, but also Hyrule of itself.

"Then how are you here as I am fighting Ganon?" She asked. I only just realized what she meant by 'Ganon'. Ganon. The name of the King Of Thieves. The Great King Of Evil. The Emperor Of The Dark Realm. Ganon's known names.

"Because…" I rubbed the bridge of my nose and then crossed my arms, tugging them both together. Perhaps, it was time to tell my tale.

"I AM Ganon."

The young woman stepped back a bit. I could not tell if she was in awe or in fear. Either way, I felt as if I needed to let her come to her senses, not interrupting her furthermore.

"You cannot be Ganon… You can't! I have been fighting you for over one hundred years! How can you have suddenly come to talk to me, when I am on my last knees to fight?!"

She began to panic.

I shook my head.

"Because I am not the Ganon you know. More specifically, my name is Ganondorf. I am sure you have heard of me." I closed my eyes awaiting a response.

"I believe I have… You took the form of a Gerudo and raised a siege to Hyrule Castle, millenia ago. My father once told me as a bedtime story so I can remember how hard my ancestors fought." She no longer had a face of fear, it slowly became one of interest. I can see that she has nearly broken herself from what she has claimed, over one hundred years of fighting the monster that has taken my place. For the better or for the worse.

"Indeed, they did. They fought for their lives so others could live. I can remember each of their faces. The villagers who ran from the blades and flames. The soldiers who dived into the embers of war to protect their loved ones. The evacuation efforts under the castle. Even the whelp who was the last one standing between me and you. Their faces. The boy's face. And yes…"

"Yours too, Princess Zelda."

TO BE CONTINUED IN PART 2 OF EPISODE: GANONDORF.