[ Link is listening, but it takes him a few extra sentences to parse what she's saying. She's right, if he understands her meaning correctly — the "dark mirror" in his world battled against the Goddess Hylia millennia ago. A straight line can be drawn from Demise to not only Ganondorf, but every other malicious being that has threatened Hyrule since he cursed it. But Link had never thought of these things as a "force of balance." A balance against what? Hylians are not perfect, but most of them have only ever wanted peace. What is the purpose of constantly pulling society back into warfare and decline?
And even if that's the explanation... who cares? Link is someone with metaphorical boots on the ground. A divine desire for "balance" means nothing to him. What has "balance" ever done for Hylians or their enemies?
These thoughts renew a sense of hopelessness within him. He sinks a little lower into the water, looking quite dejected, until he senses Akua's eyes on him and he returns the look. ]
That's why you want to bring it back, then.
[ It makes sense. Of course you'd side with the Meridian if you'd just found a solution to your world's problems, only for it to be taken away from you. But Link is in the opposite position. Coming to Kenos only served to educate him on how deep the problems in his world go and how powerless he's been, across dozens of past lives, to actually do anything about it. ]
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And even if that's the explanation... who cares? Link is someone with metaphorical boots on the ground. A divine desire for "balance" means nothing to him. What has "balance" ever done for Hylians or their enemies?
These thoughts renew a sense of hopelessness within him. He sinks a little lower into the water, looking quite dejected, until he senses Akua's eyes on him and he returns the look. ]
That's why you want to bring it back, then.
[ It makes sense. Of course you'd side with the Meridian if you'd just found a solution to your world's problems, only for it to be taken away from you. But Link is in the opposite position. Coming to Kenos only served to educate him on how deep the problems in his world go and how powerless he's been, across dozens of past lives, to actually do anything about it. ]
...How did you do it? Break the cycle, I mean.