With each defeated monster, Link finds Secret Stones, Zonai artifacts that increase the innate power of their users. In the process, Link defeats four monsters occupying ancient Zonai temples with the aid of four acquaintances – Tulin of the avian Rito tribe, Sidon of the aquatic Zora tribe, Riju of the desert-dwelling Gerudo tribe, and Yunobo of the mountain-dwelling Goron tribe. Link then goes to investigate the mysterious reports of disturbances and Zelda's appearance throughout Hyrule. Link returns to Hyrule, learning that the earlier events, the 'Upheaval', has caused chaos in Hyrule. He receives a telepathic message from 'Zelda' asking him to find her, beginning his quest to save Hyrule once again. Link spots a dragon, which parts the clouds beneath the island to reveal the kingdom of Hyrule beneath it. Placing it into the light, the Sword vanishes and is received by Zelda in an unknown location. Rauru advises Link to continue visiting shrines to recover his strength before passing on, telling Link that it will be up to him to aid Zelda.Īt the highest point of the Temple, Link finds a glowing light that reacts with the Master Sword. After doing so, Link is able to open the door. Rauru advises Link to visit the island's last shrine and offer it to their Goddess Statue, which will restore some of the vitality he lost to the Gloom. Link's path is then blocked by a second sealed door, which he lacks the vitality to open.

After opening the gate, Link finds a larger teardrop-shaped gem that changes into an apparition of Zelda, granting him the Recall power before vanishing. He then meets a ghostly figure identifying himself as Rauru, who informs Link that the arm he now possesses was once his own and that its power might be restored if Link visits three of the shrines on the island and gain their sacred light. It directs Link to the Temple of Time, but upon reaching it Link finds that he cannot enter. He descends to another island, meeting a Steward Construct who gives him Zelda's Purah Pad at her request. Recovering the Decayed Master Sword, he leaves the chamber he woke up in to find himself on an island floating in the sky. A voice says that Zelda had told him about Link, and that Link's arm had to be replaced to ensure he did not die from his injuries. When he reawakens, he finds that the arm has replaced his own. Link nearly falls in as well, but he is grabbed by the disembodied arm and teleported away. Zelda falls into a chasm as well, only to disappear in a flash of light. Ganondorf sends a surge of Gloom that causes Hyrule Castle to rise into the sky before falling deep underground.

Ganondorf reveals that he knows Link and Zelda and mocks the former's inability to harm him, mentioning that someone called 'Rauru' had entrusted him with Faith. Link blocks the attack with the Master Sword, but Ganondorf's dark power decays the blade, saps Link's strength, and leaves his right arm blackened and lifeless.

As Zelda picks it up, Ganondorf comes to life and strikes with a surge of Gloom. As they enter, the arm falls off and drops a teardrop-shaped gem. In the deepest chamber, Link and Zelda find a mummified Ganondorf emanating Gloom bound by a disembodied arm. Another mural shows the Zonai descending from the sky, which causes Zelda to realize that the 'gods' that descended from the heavens to found the royal family must have been the Zonai. They eventually find a mural depicting a great war against the being called 'the Demon King', the stories of which had been passed down by the royal family. As they travel, they find ancient ruins that Zelda identifies as being of Zonai origin. Although King Rhoam had warned Zelda in the past that not even the royal family was to go there, she believes that what lies beneath is connected to the strange phenomenon spreading throughout Hyrule known as ' Gloom'. The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild - The Champions' Ballad ReviewĪfter an unknown period of time after the events of Breath of the Wild, Link and Zelda are exploring a secret passage hidden beneath Hyrule Castle.

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