A goodbye to life
I feel old. Of course I'm very old already. After all I have seen so many years, that I no longer know how many it has been. But I never really felt it until now. Everything costs so much effort these days, as if I carry a heavy burden that I have accumulated through the years and has now become too much for me. Even the simplest tasks are difficult to do and I don't know how long it will take before I can't even do them anymore.
I'm ill as well. That makes everything worse, but even without it would I have felt old. If I had been healthy then my life would've lasted just a little bit longer, only a few years. Because when the body becomes old, then there is always something to do about it. But when the soul gets old, the end is near.
Yet I still curse the fact that I do not have that little extra time. It's too soon, way too soon. Oh, if I could live just a few more years and protect my country. At least then would my successor have some more time. Because even though he is strong, he is just a boy. A child, who is not old enough to carry this burden. He is not yet capable to protect these fields, but by the Goddesses I know I can't hold on much longer.
It's just wrong. This isn't how it's supposed to go. This disease, this wretched disease, it ruins everything. Without it I could've resisted the coming enemy, but now he will have to do it. But he is so incredibly young. His life is still careless as with every child. How then can I place this burden upon him? You can't do that to anybody. Please let him have a happy childhood, let him grow up filled with joy until he is a real man. At least then he would have some fond memories before he has to protect this country. Oh, I would have loved to see him as that man. He will be strong, the best fighter there is, but with a good heart that will stand up for those who need it.
No, it's too soon, it can't happen yet. A child cannot do this! But I know that I don't have a choice. I have stopped a lot in my lifetime, but Death stops for none. At least now I can prepare him a bit, now I am still alive. I can only hope that it will be enough, but I fear the worse. Goddesses be with him and protect him. He will need it.
It is time. I shall summon him and the young Link shall come to me. I will tell him the truth about his true heritage and his task. It will be hard for him, but it must be done. And then I, the great Deku Tree, can finally die.