Link is having a night of terror after what happened earlier, and Goliath and Typlosoon are very worried about his well-being. Mao Mao is training his sword skills with Bagerclops and Razor's salamance,' Guys hit me harder we night deal with omnicide king. I need to get the full straight of the great sword of thunderia the same power as Link's sword.'

Link can't seem to make up his mind as feralgatr serves drinks for the knights,' Can I serve you, I make you a cocktail.' Link responded, 'I'll have a third noble percent.' The gator protested, 'Slow down hero you can't drown your trauma like that. You need some help, just because there was bombardment you don't have to drink it. Some of my customers have experienced some sign of it.'

Link decides to lay off as he walks outside, he overlooks an oak tree while wondering if is the same type in case of hope. Link decides to look at the acorn that he collected before the destruction of the pterosaur's valley before putting it back.

Link is wondering how is he going to the next temple in a mess like this,' Hylia how Mao and I still be heroes after what happened, please give me a sign.' Link grabbed a cross (X) from his pocket,' Xernias where were you when the ecosystem or the watering hole become barren, here is this fertile land that you promised.'

Link collapsed on his knees as he began to sob as Mao Mao cuddled while purring, then Zelda's aura interact with Link. Link sensed something,' who's there….Zel..da.' She explained to Link,' Link don't stop prevailing your destiny, the destruction wasn't your fault. But rather something that's controlling the king, something….veil.'

Link asked her,' Zelda what do I do several flyers are hurt and killed, is that enough proof that Mao is not ready or not.' Zelda replied, 'No Link you have to understand, you can't give up any no matter the situation. There was a legend about a mighty winged lion call to action during a great sorrow, find that in the misty grove.'

Zelda comes to Mao Mao to reach aura,' Mao Mao it doesn't seem much but I sense the jaguar spirit says that you're ready to see the visions of the past. But you have to feel the essence of courage.' Mao is confused while see disappears.'Wait, what do you mean that….is it the Triforce of courage

Link noticed that his next trail is at the swamp temple while his mark glows as Mao relives that they're nearing the essence of courage. The others followed as they are concerned for young heroes but they are flawed by a large white last shadow- quetzalcoatlus.

Link enters the seemly ruined temple before Gumayun- his corvinight warns him,' What it, is something from the ninja rangers.' His toucannon turns Link around to informalities lord skinny entity is stalking him,' Show yourself, I'm not afraid to attack.' Toucannon is ready for his heat blast with Gamayun is ready for her sky attack.

The pterosauriod warns Link,' You'll save the Vallartas but with a cost to your dear friend.' Link is skeptical about it,' There is no way that I'll lose Mao mao as long we stick together.' Mao Mao protested to him,' yeah as he said, there is no way that hawk is going to end him.'

The entity corrected them,' I mean he'll still live but trapped within hero's fate.' Link's bird infects and damages the being, revealing a large quetzalcoatlus. Link kneels as he attacked one of his patron deities,' Lord Zygard forgive me (the core) for attacking you, I didn't know.' Quetzal responded, 'Is alright Link I'm here to test both your strength and warn Mao of his pending doom.'

'Now I'm going to be your ally since a tragedy occurred, legends says only a chosen hero could tame a beast in time of great sorrow.' Mao cemented at Link,' see Link there's nothing to feel bad about as long you have friends on your side.'

Ferigatr is wandering inside the ruins as he felt unhinged since he lost large scale for the past few days, Typolsion is making sure his friend is fine. Then they sense something before a large crane/ sloth-like entity stalks them, Thyposion is ready to fight but he grows purple fire without warning.

Goliath heard the pokemon are being ambushed, he fallow the rustle before being a large clawed creature with a crest. Ferigatr announces to the others,' Alright you guys got me, I have a soft spot for gross so that's why my skin becomes smoother and losing my spikes.

The diloracheirus-like entity began to fight before goliath fiercely tackle it,' You better leave my clan alone, I'm starting to realize why I'm losing my magic. I was forgotten by history, records being destroyed and being separated from my clan for too long.'

The Diol is ready to fight but Link and Mao heard a racket,' Now you finally start to have a courageous heart, I'm just waiting for the hero of legend to fight.' Thyplosion explains to him,' I'm starting to become tired of running away like a coward, I'm ready for my enlightenment.'

Link and Mao finally made it but he began to mock them, 'Since you have an understanding of looking at each other, why do you ally with the tribe of darkness. Do you have any idea what happened to Hero of Twilight, he was wrongly accused and bound into a tree that looks like deer antlers

Link explains the aftermath,' But wasn't was healed afterward.' But the Dilo scrolled at Link, 'Silent you idealistic nincompoop. Red Lotus isn't going to make them better, didn't they try to kill Korra.'

Link understands his complaint,' I understand their intentions are inconvenient error but it doesn't mean that all of them are evil.'

Meanwhile, the King spotted Theo at his throne,' Why are you standing at my throne and why did you jack up my Friesian mech- tornado since I found him in the dumpster.' Theo playfully responded, 'Have you heard of this game of thrones, I could show you how to play.' Lionheart angrily responded,' I don't want to play your kiddie games, you in big trouble ever since the nuking of the province. Do you have any idea how my image has been ruined thanks to you, even my knights are afraid to look at me as if I'm a monster

Theo responded while possessing him, 'too bad, that Frisian juice that I sucked give me essence ever since my satisfaction of the nuke.' The king has a hard time compelling himself as he grows kudu horns while his body is shifting into a horse/ oryx before he hears shift into pterosaur-like wings,' What is happing with me.' Theo replies with a giggling feeling,' To avoid hazard part in this game of thrones, I must be the king to take the throne.'

Back to the ruined temple, Mao Mao explains their situation,' Have you reconsidered why we are here without any words from the king, not just because I'm the real heir but we are also exiled by the fake one. He rated us out for being better than him and…affiliated with the 'bad' tribe that you're talking about.' Link explains,' He destroyed the home of the flyers, they have no choice but to live with their tribe.

'The tribe has been affiliated by Zora's and the rito does the prophecy mention about the king with lead an army of shark-people and liver hawks.' The Dilo began to understand but the poison (mercury) began to drive him insane Rex and Thyplosion are willing to fight. Goliath since he still has no magic left but is willing to face Dilo.

Goliath stood between Thyplosion and Rex,' You better not ness with then, there are s left of my clan. I've been apart for so long to point of Heroes of Ulster (incarnation of Irish Hero) has been erased by time. *speaks medieval Celtic* I always stand up for blood brothers even if it takes my life.'

Dilo responded, 'I agree but your time is short since there was a prophecy that you will be ceased to be.' Link gasped feeling conflicted,' So you very species will be saved, you will sacrifice yourself for your species to be continues will new clans will be born in the next generation.'

Mao Mao asked Goliath,' It is truth Goliath that your fate is….' Goliath looks down,' I know what I have to do before becoming a maytr, Is to look out for you guys.' Link tears up from the destiny nonsense, Dark Link becomes overconfident of Link's inner demons and his eyes glow.

Gaogamon attempts to comfort Link but the darkness from Link's heart makes the Digimon determined to fight Dilo. Link began to respond to Dilo,' You think that you are so clever with the destiny and what side you're on. But you are still a weapon aren't you, why did you leave your partner's side. Is it because she is scared of your true power.'

Link egotistical insulted Dilo,' You nothing compared to me I was trained to fight wars alongside my comrades. I even took on my master since I'm not like that pathetic guy that was trained by swap rats.' Mao Mao realized that he was not acting like himself, his Digimon evolved into Managarmr.

Mao Mao protested Link,' Link stop it, this is not you, you have to snap out of it.' Link ignores him,' I fight many mechanical beasts that look worst than you to paint that there is no reason to keep fighting since being a knight is flawed. They took babies away from their families to make recruits, I think they should be annihilated to free everyone from enteral war.'

Mao clawed Link's cheeks to point it gashed deep into his tissue,' Snap out of it, Link.' Mao mao sees what has done,' no what have I done.' Link cup his cheeks before kicking him,' you maniac, I was telling you that my life was a prisoner for warfare.' Mao trust to come to his senses,' Is not true your father left you with the coatis since he believes you have a batter life.'

Link protested while moon hound is ready to attack,' liar, my mom nearly died of a broken heart because anteaters thought she was abusive.' Rex bellows,' Link I understand your childhood was shady but that doesn't mean you let or compare it to Dark Link.' Managarmrs are ready to attack since Mao clawed him but gets deflected by Rex's bad axes.

Rex uses his powers to purify Link's Digimon back to Gaomon,' Is okay buddy, I removed Link's shadow from you.' Link began to growl before striking but the master sword is too heavy for, 'heavy, nothing is too h-' Suddenly Dilo perched both of his arms into the tree with the third through his shoulders,' Now I finally understand why you trust Xo because you want to end up like this.'

Link screams in pain before letting go, Link fell to his knees since he lost blood, but Theo appeared right behind him. Thyplosion jump to action to defend Link but got interrupted by his trident that when thought its neck, 'Hello, Wolverine.' Theo tossed him to the side as Link watched in horror.

Link struggles to get up from blood loss and injury but manages to get on his knees,' Your going to pay for this.' Thyplosion flames die before purple flames appear from his back and neck as Theo is surprised.' What I thought I killed you.'

Thyplosion laughs,' You don't get it I'm already dead.' He used inferno parade while Goliath slash at Theo's face while laughing,' You guys don't get it, we live in an ecosystem.' Mao draws his blade towards him,' You dare to hurt by friends but to avoid hurting them….take me.'

Link protested while coughing blood,' are you insane.' Mao responded, 'Link trust me to face him without killing you is to do its bitting until you guys come in as revolving traitors.' Link still doubt but he bent his knee,' As the order from the king I expect you to do your duty as a knight and command the army.'

Link stood there while Mao Mao interacted with Theo,' Pterosaur I know your malicious intent ever since the nuke incident, as the King of Thundera….I command you to…imprisoned me to spar my friends.' Theo cynically responded,' of course silly everyone wants you, the other guys are just dead weight…..except for that elf.'

Link collapsed as Mao is taken from him, and even mao turn back as he regretted his choice. Link stood there feeling lost as not just dark link got the best of him but failed his mission. Typlosion checks on his injuries before patching his wounds before he saw a beautiful reigned,' Zelda…' Zelda is stoked to see Link, 'LINK what happened, who did this.'

Link responded while coughing,' Dark…Link….and some oryx took Mao, I'm so sorry Zelda that I failed you.' Zelda responded,' no you didn't Link, all it matters as a knight has you proven yourself with the rhinos and blue tribes.'

Link weeps from guilt and injures,' I let the entire ecosystem of flyers parish and get consumed by my inner darkness. I'm a pathetic excuse for a knight.' Zelda carries Link while holding a sheikah scroll,' Link you didn't fail anything, I send a fleet of Zora to take place as sharks from a prophecy, yet you still to prove yourself with the lizards.'

Zelda gives the scroll to Typlosion as is a healing rune to heal Link,' Typlosion do emergency first aid before he passes out from blood loss.' Typlosion opened the scroll to offer his blood before covering Link's body.' The scrolls burned into purple flames while Link's injuring closes.

Link closes his eyes while Zelda rubs his cheeks while Rex bows both for Link and Zelda,' Sir Rex I understand how you may feel about Link but he'll be fine. By the time you reach to lizardfolk with dakotaraptors and novaraptors, ease their tension between them and the pyroraptors in order every animal allies are united to face King Piedmon.'

Link during his adventures in pure heart valley is slightly older (around BotW Link's- 17), he resembles a mix of Wild Link and Warrior Link. He wears his iconic champion's tunic with a hood, but he wears the Hyrule Warrior's tunic (even the scarf) in later chapters.

My apologies for the dark twist and protagonist shift between Mao and Link because of the dark nature of this fic. The ending makes me think of Twilight princess Midna's lament and the begging of SU Gone Wrong AU. Then again for sake of Zelda, there is hope at the darkest hour- Link still has to complete his trials.

Tanya being a coati instead of a tanuki is a fair change since coati plays a predominant role in my Zelda AU- they played a similar role that of actual tanukis but with an imp edge (talking about Midna).

The Frisian juice is jet fuel from a mechanical horse that he culled.

There was this intentional pieta symbolism at the near end, similar to skyward sword manga (sans Link's still alive)