Entry 10-
Zelda's acting weird. It might just be me. She's probably just tired.
I stabbed myself with an ancient arrow. She left me with the others, with none of my stuff.
I feel great, though. Compared to how I usually feel. Twilight said something about me humming while cooking. He said that I hadn't done that in ages. He seemed happy that I was doing it again.
Time and Wind have been acting kind of weird. I wonder if I did that to them. I hope not.
It's definitely me.
In that case, I'm sorry.
They're probably fine now that I'm gone.
Oh well. I won't think about that.
And no, Twilight, I'm not faking it.
It's real this time.
:)
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How many times had he done this?
Three times?
Four times?
Whatever.
It didn't matter.
By now, he knew most everyone's schedules by heart.
He was getting quite good at time management.
Three days wasn't much time.
He had played the same songs over and over again.
Two in particular were burned into his mind.
How many times would he have to see that moon?
See the terror on those poor people's faces?
Watch, helpless, as the very top of the tower was crushed by the rock?
That terrifying face, staring at him.
The mask.
Those huge eyes, watching him.
Staring at him.
He just wanted to kill it.
Burn it with fire.
If he had that mask now, he'd destroy it.
Break it apart into millions of little pieces.
Set it on fire.
Anything.
Anything to get it out of his mind.
Would he succeed this time?
Maybe the next?
Would it ever work?
Was he stuck in this hell forever?
That song.
That eerie tune.
So beautiful, yet sad.
It was engraved in his thoughts.
Permanently stuck there.
Etched into the ground.
Sitting there with that other song.
Just as dreaded, if not more.
Yet it wasn't as memorable.
Just a bit less.
Hiding behind the first.
Waiting patiently to be brought to the front.
Just for a moment.
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He sighed happily, listening to the music. Kass's songs were so nice.
He looked down at the Sheikah slate, satisfied with the journal entry. He wondered if Zelda had gotten that notebook yet, and if she had written in it.
He stood up and walked over to the desk.
"I'd like to get a horse out, please."
He told the stable owner which horse he wanted, and when it was brought out, he thanked him and rode away.
It hadn't just been a good day. Multiple good days in a row? Unlikely. He was legitimately happier.
Hopefully she'd see that. She didn't seem too happy herself.
The wind in his hair felt nice.
It had been a while since he had appreciated that.
He looked at the snowy mountains in the distance. He looked in another direction at the blue mountains.
He nearly choked when he saw the giant elephant on one of them.
I hope...
that maybe...
once this is all over...
we could...
spend some time together.
Mipha.
I'm sorry.
I didn't...
I wish...
He stopped his horse, unable to go any farther. He slid off of it, crumpling to the ground in a heap.
I wish we could.
I'd do anything to make that happen.
Anything.
Really.
Did he mean that?
Of course he did.
He had done "anything" twice now.
But he couldn't do it again.
A third time.
There were people that cared.
People that didn't want him to do it.
People that wanted him to stay here.
And he knew them.
They were his friends.
No-
They were his family.
And he couldn't just abandon his family.
Not like he did before.
Before all of this.
Before the Calamity.
Before he became Zelda's knight, even.
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"Link? You will come visit, right?"
"Of course. I'll only be in the castle. It's not that far away."
"Well, when you visit, tell me what the castle is like, okay?"
"Of course. I'll tell you all about it."
"Thank you! I love you, Linky. And I'm really happy that you get to be the princess's knight. I hope you like it."
"I love you, too, Ailey."
He never did visit, or even write.
He never found the time.
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Time.
What a stupid concept.
Time.
Waste of time.
Time management.
Time is money.
Killing time.
Time.
Not enough time.
Too much time.
A long time.
A short time.
Time.
Time limit.
Do it in time.
Limited amount of time.
Infinite amount of time.
Forever.
Never.
Beginning.
End.
Stop time.
Turn back time.
Do this.
Do that.
Go this way.
Go that way.
Here at this time.
Gone at that time.
Day one.
Day two.
Day three.
Go back.
Day one.
Day two.
Day three.
Go back.
Day one.
Day two.
Day three.
Cycle.
Cycle.
Over
and
over
again.
Wake up.
Make it day.
Make it night.
Come back later.
Come back.
Visit.
Years.
Months.
Days.
Hours.
Minutes.
Seconds.
A clock.
A watch.
A tower.
Now.
Later.
Never.
Come back.
Time.
Rhyme.
Mind.
Find.
Clock.
Knock.
Back.
Knack.
Crack
in the wall.
Look
at them all.
Find
a way to stall.
The moon
will
Moon.
Sun.
Stars.
Eyes.
Face.
Fate.
Legend.
Hero.
Time.
Stupid concept.
Killing time.
Wishes.
Wish for love.
Wish for money.
Wish for peace.
Wish for death.
Calm.
Serene.
Dark.
Unknown.
No time.
Choices.
Missed opportunities.
Start over.
Start over.
Start over.
Three.
Three triforces.
Three days.
Three deaths.
Third time's a charm.
Third time's a charm.
third time's a charm