She walks to the mountain
Praying for no failure
Praying for a mystical power
She didn't believe in anymore
Her Chosen Knight following close behind
With the Sword that reminds her of her failures
The Sword that refuses to talk to her

Braving the blistering cold, she is only welcomed by failure once more
Her Knight dragging her out of the freezing waters before she passes out
Hands trembling, she makes her way down the mountain
She delivers the news melancholically, overwhelmed by failure

The Calamity awakens from its ten-thousand year slumber
The Champions slain by the creations of the Calamity, the Divine Beasts and Guardians in Ganon's control
Her own father killed in the place she once called home
Her Chosen Knight suffering from exhaustion and many wounds
She hadn't the slightest scratch

She collapses in the forest, crying into the arms of her Knight over all those she'd lost
Cursed by the Goddesses and filled with guilt over her still no-show power

She stands behind her hunched over Knight
Begging him to run and leave her behind
The Guardian readies the final blow
She kissing him on the forehead, before sacrificing herself to the Guardian
Her Knights screams are barely audible over the ringing in her ears
She extends her hand out as she remembers everyone who she lost, but best of all her Knight, who she had grown to love
And that's when the Goddesses finally answered her call
She watched as a bright light burst out of her hand, filing her body with warmth
That was when her power awakened, sending a powerful blast that killed all the Guardians in the area and sending a warning message to Calamity Ganon, saying she was coming
She stares confused at her hands before hearing a thud
She cradles her fallen Knight as he takes his final breaths
She cries over her Knights body
The Sword, finally deciding to talk to her, tells her to take her Knight to a sacred place where he will rest in stasis for a century

She takes the Sword to its resting place, where it shall sleep for the next century, repairing itself
She walks through her broken kingdom, the crack in her heart growing larger and larger
She climbs onto the gatehouse ready to face her foe
She extends her arm out, bursting in a heavenly aura
The horror consumes her, screaming out as it's refined to the castle
There she lay, wrapped in chains of Malice, slowly sucking the power and life out of her, trapped in the belly of the beast...both literally and figuratively
Today was the day
The day that the Princess, who was thought to be an heir to the throne of nothing, saved Hyrule
As time went on, Hyrule recovered, though still being monster ridden
Believing the Princess went down with her Chosen Knight on that dreadful day
But Princess Zelda still lies, wrapped in chains of Malice as she awaits her Chosen Hero's return

Phew! That took awhile!
Published: 17/3/23