The Champions of The New Age

Gerudo Town Finale

Heyyyy, welcome back! This will be the last Gerudo Town chapter, so she gonna be long. MMm  yayyy! In case I never said this the order for the Champion training order goes as follows: Gerudo Town, Rito Village, Goron City, a quick stop at the castle, then Zora's Domain, then they'll go back to Kakariko Village. (I'm most excited for Rito Village, honestly. It's one of my favorite places to be.)

~Paya's POV~

Paya sat up abruptly, rubbing sleep from her eyes. It's our last day in Gerudo Town. She wanted to make sure that her last day here would be the best one yet. Though, not much could be better than the time I spent with Riju.  Link Pushed pen the door, creeping in quietly.

"Hey. Link." Paya greeted with a dull yawn. She brushed her bangs out of her eyes.

Link waved, "Good morning- er, afternoon, I suppose." He responded. He set down his bag, pulling out his Sheikah Slate.

"Afternoon?!" Paya screeched, jolting awake almost instantly.

"Yup, just finished up Marisol's last training session. She seems to be shaping up quite well. I'm sure Riju and the other Gerudo will be fine." Link replied with a shrug, sitting down at the desk. He pulled out a map, and began marking out a path for the pair of them to take.

Oh sweet Hylia, Riju sure will be furious when she finds out I slept so late. Hey- wait a second, did Link already give the gift to Marisol?  Paya stared intently at the back of his head, wondering if she could detect changes in his aura, like Impa could. She couldn't.

"Link, did you already bestow the gift of the late Urbosa upon our new Champion?" Paya was certain he hadn't, seeing as it wasn't nightfall, and he would have woken her up if he was going to.

"No. I figured you'd want to see it, and Riju has been busy all morning, so I just decided to train with her and Naboris for a while. It'll be sunset in a few hours, which is when I'll give her Urbosa's Fury. Then we'll head out for Rito Village." Link didn't look up from his mapping, simply just explaining it all without turning.

"Are you going to miss having such a strong power on your side? It's helped you in many tasks thus far." Paya asked, standing up.

"I'll miss it, yeah. But Urbosa's spirit will always be with me, even if I don't carry her gift. I hope in passing each gift to each new Champion, they will be remembered as they deserve to be." Link responded, pausing, but still not looking away from his work.

Paya stretched, reaching down and touching her toes. Her fingers brushed over the Gerudo Sandals Riju had given her, and Paya teared up a little bit. In a few hours, she'd be leaving Gerudo town, possibly forever.

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~Link's POV~

As the sun set, Link, Riju, Paya and Marisol made their way to Champion's Gate.  Link was leading the group, striding ahead of them. He shook his golden hair from the ponytail holding it back, then returned it to it's prison. He was extremely nervous, seeing as he wasn't exactly sure how to properly hand over Urbosa's gift. Urbosa guide me. Link paused, staring at the gate ahead of them. He and Riju had decided this was the best place to give Marisol the gift, because of it's name.

"Link. You will know what to do when the time comes, as you always do." Urbosa's voice resonated in his ears. Her spirit appeared before him, smiling warmly. Riju gasped in shock, startled at seeing the former chief.

"Are you ready for  this gift, child?" Urbosa said, addressing Marisol. Marisol nodded, too surprised to speak.

"If you are ready, then let the ceremony begin." Urbosa said, then gesturing for Link and Marisol to step forward. Link approached his old friend, Marisol following behind.