Link left the alley that had led to Dampe and the Graveyard.
I'm never going near a Graveyard again!
The Hero soon found himself walking through the busy areas of Kakariko City once more, blending in will the civilians.
A group of thugs were in the crowd... As soon as they saw Link, theyf punched him into a dark alley.
In the dark alley, there was a Soldier ready to kill Link, but once again a familiar Lightscale Trident went through its skull, and Link was unharmed
"You're welcome" Mipha stepped out of the shadows
"Mipha!" Link exclaimed "Thanks goodness, I thought I was lost in this town.... Where's Revali?"
"Killing soldiers and fueling civilian riots over by town square" Mipha replied "The usual"
"Ah, I see" Link chuckled "Well, let's get him and get out of here before he starts a war"
Link and Mipha found Revali flying above town square, firing his Bomb Arrows at every soldier he could see as the townsfolk cheered and began fighting back against the corrupted soldiers.
"You trying to cause trouble?" Mipha asked Revali when he landed by them
"Just fueling some nice and juicy rebellion" Revali said "Anyways, we gonna go up that giant volcano over there and find Daruk or what"
"I guess" Link said "Is that where the Gorons live?"
"Yup" Revali replied "Gorons are big fat rock people who inhabit that giant volcano for some reason"
"And they eat Rock Roasts" Mipha added "Made from literal rocks... Hyrule is home to strange creatures"
"Yeah, you're telling me" Link said as he looked over at feathery Revali and scaled Mipha
"I'm not the best climber" Mipha admitted "Revali can fly, what about you Link?"
"I can climb alright" Link said
The group headed out of Kakariko City, and made there way up the Death Mountain Trail
"So there I was" Link said to Mipha, who was walking beside him "I was in the creepy Sheikah Fortress at the Graveyard, and I could hear the howls of spirits from beyond the grave. There were chained up skeletons and blood from the Hyrule Civil War"
"Creepy" Mipha shivered "Sounds like the Hyrule Civil War was a bit darker than what the Books say"
"Yeah" Link agreed "I found the remains of an old chained up Goron General, and the King who was overthrown near the end of the war. I even found the remains of the Qu-"
"The what?" Mipha asked
"Nothing" Link replied "But here is the part that will give anyone nightmares. I was really deep down in the fort, and I screamed because monsters were grabbing my arms"
"Okay" Mipha said
"So after the silence is broken, these golden lights appear in the distance, and I see two red eyes, and suddenly I'm running out of there like death himself is after me. And once I escaped, the tunnel vanished. the graveyard keeper, Dampe, tells me he always thought the tunnel led to Hell itself"
"Now that is just plain horrific" Mipha shivered "I won't sleep a wink tonight"
"We're nearing Goron City!" Revali called from up above.
They were on the Death Mountain Trail, the rocky road that led from the base of the Eldin Foothills up to the peak of Death Mountain.
They were coming up to Goron City, a set of open lava-filled areas and cave tunnels near the top.
"We're here" Mipha said as the group reached the gates of Goron City "Good thing I brought that Fireproof Elixir so I wouldn't catch fire!"
"I brought one too!" Revali could be heard as he flew into town
"Man" Link said "I feel really warm"
Mipha turned to face Link, and she saw that Link was on fire "Oh Goddesses!" Mipha grabbed Link by the arm, and dragged him into Goron City, and kept dragging him until they reached the Armor Shop
"One set of Flamebreaker armor please!" Link said to the Goron that worked there
"That'll be 5,000 rupees" the Goron said as he held up the Flamebreaker armor
"We can't pay for that!" Mipha said
"I can" Link reached into his bag, and withdrew 5,000 rupees, handing over the money to the Goron and putting on the Flamebreaker Armor before he burned to death
"Where did you get that kind of money?" Revali asked Link
"I know a guy" Link smiled, recalling when he gave Beedle the super rare bug he accidentally caught for that huge stack of cash
"Hello there travelers!" a young Goron youth approached the three "You look like an unusual bunch, a Zora, Rito, and Hylian. What brings you here?"
"Who are you?" Link asked
"I am Yunobo" the Goron replied
"We are looking for the former Goron Champion Daruk" Mipha stated
"Ah, Lord Daruk!" Yunobo exclaimed "You can speak to Daruk, just follow me to him!"
Link, Mipha, and Revali followed Yunobo, and they walked past the quarters of the Goron leader
"Hey, Yunobo, you and those travelers need to stop right there!"
"Sorry" Yunobo said
"Who is this?" Link pointed at the old Goron with an eyepatch that was walking toward them
"I am Bludo" he declared "The Goron Patriarch and their leader. What are you weird travelers here for?"
"They have come to see Lord Daruk!" Yunobo told Bludo
"Lord Daruk?" Bludo asked "Did they give any reason why?"
"No sir" Yunobo replied
"Why do you wanna see Lord Daruk!" Bludo barked at Link, Mipha, and Revali
"He is one of the former champions, correct?" Link asked
"I dunno" Bludo scratched his head "Probably. I can't keep up with you youngins these days"
Bludo stumbled away, and cursed under his breath when his bad back started giving him trouble.
Link, Mipha, and Revali continued following Yunobo to Daruk's quarters
"He should be in there" Yunobo pointed over at the nearest Goron home, and walked away
"Let's go in" Revali said, and the three proceeded into the home
A Large goron with a Boulder Breaker was hammering away at some metal.
He turned to see who had entered his home, and looked like he was going to faint
"Mipha! Revali!" Daruk exclaimed "Didn't think I'd get a visit from you two! And- Link?" Daruk's face now looked even more surprised "Aren't you supposed to be dead, little guy?"
"Um, it's a long story" Link said
"I can hear long stories" Daruk chuckled
"Well" Link began "There was some magic and crap, and then I was born as a direct reincarnation of the Hylian Champion you once knew"
"If you say so" Daruk said "That's a lot to take in. Bet it sure surprised Mipha a lot, huh?"
"Why would it?" Revali said
"Nothing" Mipha said quickly "Daruk, we are recruiting to join the heroes from around Hyrule who are resisting the control of the dark usurpers such as the Yiga Clan, Agahnim and the soldiers, Zant and the Shadow Beasts, and others. Will you join us?"
"Sure!" Daruk exclaimed "I'd be glad to fight for a good cause, especially alongside my friends! Maybe I could get young Yunobo to help out too. He's always wanted to fight in a battle, but Bludo always sends me to deal with monsters"
"Okay" Revali said
"Speaking of monsters" Daruk continued "If you want me and Yunobo's help, you gotta help me first"
"What do you mean?" Mipha asked
"Well" Daruk said "Local monsters have been causing a lot of trouble down in the Goron Mines. Would you three mind helping me clear them out?"
"Sure!" Mipha replied
"We don't have time for this!" Revali scowled
"C'mon Rev" Link insisted "Let's do it"
"I will help" Revali told Link "But don't call me Rev"
"Fine" Link said
"Well" Daruk said "Time to get down in the Goron Mines!"