The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (manga)/Chapter 1

The first chapter of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's manga adaption which was originally published on December 18, 2018. The chapter follows Link shortly after waking up on the Great Plateau.
==Plot (unfinished)==
We open on a container sitting in the middle of a room. The top half of the container slowly opens up, steam pouring out of it as it does. When it is fully open, we see an unconscious Link floating inside in some blue liquid.
*Mysterious Voice: ...Open your eyes... please... wake up, Link...
Link's eyes slowly open and the liquid surrounding him drains out of the container. Link gets out of the container and looks around the room. As he does, we are treated to a full-body shot of him that shows off his full appearance. He hears a noise and his attention is drawn towards a pedestal in a corner of the room. a small device is released from the pedestal and Link grabs it.
*Mysterious Voice: That device is known as the Sheikah Slate. It will come in handy in the future.
A door slowly opens up and Link exists the room, opening up a pair of chests and taking out some ragged clothing. He puts them on and walks over to another pedestal.
*Mysterious Voice: Place your Sheikah Slate on the pedestal to get out of the cave.
Link does so.
*Pedestal: Authenticating... Sheikah Slate confirmed.
A door opens up in front of Link. After climbing a short wall, Link makes his way outside. As he's walking across a hill, the phrase "Under license from Nintendo..." appears. When Link makes it to the edge of the hill, he gazes out on to the massive land in front of him. The logo for Breath of the Wild hangs in the sky above Hyrule.
Something catches Link's eye and he turns to see a hooded old man at the bottom of the hill, who walks off when he realizes he's been spotted. Link walks down to the old man and quickly jumps and grabs an apple from a nearby tree, biting it before sitting down in front of the old man. Link waves at the old man as a greeting.
*Old Man: Well met, stranger. I never thought I'd get to see another person here. I've lived here alone for quite some time. Who might you be, if you don't mind my asking?
*Link: I think my name is Link. I'm not entirely sure, though.
*Old Man: Good to meet you, friend. What brings you to the plateau?
*Link: Where am I?
*Old Man: Answering a question with another question. That is fair enough. This place is the Great Plateau. Some claim it to be the birthplace of the kingdom of Hyrule. Nobody's sure anymore, though.
*Link: What's that?
The old man turns and sees Link is pointing at a temple.
*Old Man: Just an old temple. 100 years ago it was used for ceremonies but ever since Hyrule's decline, it's just been sitting there gathering dust and rotting away.
While the old man is talking, Link notices a baked apple and starts eating it.
*Old Man: The temple was... Excuse me, but I do believe that is my baked apple that you're eating!
Link looks at the old man, wide-eyed. His eyes wander to the apple and then back to the old man. The old man's stern expression changes to a smile.
*Old Man: Ohoho! Forgive me, but I couldn't help pulling your leg! Nothing in the land of Hyrule truly belongs to anyone anymore. It's a sad truth that people have to deal with. You can help yourself to any of my belongings. In fact, here, take this.
The old man tosses Link a torch.
*Old Man: A gift from me to you.
Link nods and smiles at the old man. However, he then notices a tree branch-wielding Bokoblin attempting to sneak up on them. Quickly, Link gets up and grabs an axe that was shoved into a tree stump. Link tosses the axe at the Bokoblin, shattering it and killing the monster.
*Old Man: My, my. Quite the skilled warrior, aren't you?
*Link: I... guess?
*Old Man: You guess?
*Link: If I'm being honest, I just... let my body move. I didn't even realize what I was doing until I already killed the thing.
*Old Man: Well, jumping into action at the first sight of danger can come in handy. Though I suggest you pick your battles carefully. You don't want to end up in combat with a Lynel, right?
*Link: Lynel? What's that?
*Old Man: Ohoho, I pray that you never find out!
Link smiles at the old man. However, his face turns to one of confusion when he hears that strange voice again.
*Mysterious Voice: Link...
*Link: Huh...?
*Mysterious Voice: Head to the point marked on your Sheikah Slate's map.
Link pulls out the Sheikah Slate and spots a circle marked on it.
*Link: I have to head out. Nice meeting you... I'm sorry, I didn't catch your na--
Link turns around and sees that the old man is gone.
*Link: I... didn't hear footsteps...
Link looks back at his map.
*Link (narration): Hm... there's probably more of those weird monsters on the way to the point on the map. I should probably find some supplies before I head to it.
Link spots a sword stabbed into a rock in the middle of a pond. He dives into the pond, landing in a circle of lilypads. After landing in the lilypad circle, a small tree-like being in a grass mask appears above him.
*Korok: Yahaha! You found me!
*Link: I did?
*Korok: Wait... you're not Hestu! But... you can see me?! I thought folk like you weren't able to see Koroks!
*Link: Koroks?
*Korok: Koroks! We're tree spirits!
*Link: I see.
*Korok: Oh, if you run into Hestu, make sure to give him this!
The Korok drops a Korok seed on to Link's hand.
*Link: Will do.
*Korok: Why'd you jump in the water, by the way, mister?
*Link: I saw that sword and wanted to grab it.
*Korok: Oh, that sword's rusted! It'd be no good in a fight! I guess you could get it "un-rusted" if you throw it towards the Octoroks in Eldin, but that's miles from here!
*Link: Hm... well, thank you for the tip, but now I'm back at square one and don't know where to find any weapons...
*Korok: Get them off a Bokoblin! Or maybe look around the area! The Temple of Time up there probably has some good equipment in it! Plus, if you need a weapon in a pinch, you can always use a tree branch!
*Link: A tree branch as a weapon...?
*Korok: Yup!
Link looks at the Korok confused. However, seconds later the confusion switches to joy.
*Link: What a fun idea! Thank you, tree person!
*Korok: You're welcome, Mister Long Hair!
A Bokoblin carrying a Boko Club stands around picking its nose. It turns around and is bashed in the face by Link with a tree branch (Link is also suddenly wearing far better-looking trousers). Link crouches down and picks up the Boko Club.
*Link (narration): Hm... seems like most Bokoblin weapons are wooden. Won't have much durability to them, but I guess they'll come in handy. Too bad, seems like the only really good thing I got from my small trip looking for equipment was a change of trousers...
Link continues ahead and enters the Temple of Time, knocking out a Bokoblin guarding the door. He briefly looks at a large statue of Hylia before walking to a nearby chest surrounded by pots. He opens the chest and pulls out a Traveler's Bow.
*Link (narration): Oh, wow! Bow still looks flimsy, but it'll definitely do! I guess this trip wasn't a total waste after all! But where'll I get the arrows...
Link looks around at the pots and starts bashing them open, gathering the arrows inside. He then pulls out the Sheikah Slate and once again looks at the mark on it. He heads out of the temple and starts walking towards the mark.
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