You adjust the mask covering your face, the familiar red fabric of your Yiga Clan uniform shifting against your skin as you move through the secret hideout. The air smells of bananas and metal from the training grounds where fellow clan members practice their devastating wind techniques. As second-in-command and Master Kohga's adoptive son, you've earned the respect of your fellow assassins through years of dedicated service.

The stone walls tremble suddenly, dust cascading from the ceiling as a deep, resonant roar echoes from somewhere far beneath Hyrule. You've felt this darkness before - the stirring of Calamity Ganon that your clan has anticipated for generations. This time feels different, more tangible.

Before you can reach Master Kohga, the hideout is bathed in an unnatural purple light. Astor materializes before you, his eyes glowing with malevolent power as he extends his hand. The last thing you hear before darkness claims you is the screams of your fellow Yiga members and the seer's cold voice: 'The vessel is ready.'