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sharkdream3421 · 11 months

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TOTK Ganondorf X Reader - Observant

Finished Tears of the Kingdom and I think that the game lacked character development for Ganondorf's character. Also cause this version of Ganondorf is attractive lol, but here's my take on him.

You were a traveler in Hyrule, it was only to be just that. You were interested in seeing the unique places all over hyrule. You've seen the Rito and they're ability to fly, the Gorons and how they can turn themselves into rock, then the Zora where they can swim underwater. The Gerudo? All you knew was that they were led by a man named Ganondorf, which was said a male Gerudo would be born every 100 years. People you've ran into on your travels have said that it is rare for a man to born in the Gerudo as it is mostly comprised of woman.

You've had a couple...questions to say the least. As to why this is the case, you had no idea. You knew that the Gerudo were tall people. The king of the Gerudo, Ganondorf was even taller. Probably the most tallest, human-looking man in Hyrule. Gerudo town was strange as they forbid any men from entering, but they let their king stay? Strange indeed.

You finally crossed the desert, rationing on chill shrooms to keep you from not dying by heat. You noticed two women stood guard. You nodded, and they nodded back for you to enter.

So, you did. You entered the town that was your last location to explore. Then their you saw him. In his robes with his upper torso being mostly revealed. Walking down the steps with his red hair tied in a bun was the king of the Gerudo himself. Ganondorf. All the Gerudo bowed, as he descended the steps. You could see him looking around until he spotted you.

You weren't sure if you should have bowed or if it wasn't necessary?

You felt intimated of his large size and presence. Then he smiled, but it wasn't a friendly smile. It was a smirk.

He slowly walked up to you with a face of disapproval. "Why are you not bowing before your king?"

"Oh sorry, I uhm am a traveler I'm not familiar with Gerudo culture." You say shyly.

"Hmm, perhaps you should learn our culture faster then. Then you would know that a Gerudo would bow before they're king," Ganondorf said with such spitefulness.

As Ganondorf continued to walk you decided that maybe he could teach you about Gerudo culture?

"Maybe you could teach me about your culture your majesty?" You said respectfully.

Ganondorf looked at you with uncertainty. "Why have you come here? Why are you asking a king about his culture? Surely our historians will give you the information you need."

"But surely you know more about your culture than the historians? I think it would be more interesting to hear your side of the story of the Gerudo." You replied back with nothing but a kind smile and respectfulness despite Ganondorf seemingly being a jerk to you.

Ganondorf gave you one long stare, before his face became one of a smirk. It could practically look like a witty, evil smirk.

"Very well. Come to my den at noon and I shall answer your questions traveler." Ganondorf then swung his garb as he turned around and left the city.

Perhaps he was going to the bazaar that was not far off from here? You didn't know, but you were interested in talking to him tomorrow at noon.

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You acended the steps of the Gerudo palace or den to say the least. You walked in the throne room to see Ganondorf sitting on top of a large throne. With nothing, but a look of seriousness.

Man he does look scary. The rumors weren't lying.

Ganondorf looks to his guards, "Leave us."

And just like that, the guards leave the room leaving you and the king of the Gerudo. Ganondorf looks down at you, making you feel small and innocent. Just another person who is trapped in his power of judgement.

"So, you wish to learn about the Gerudo?" He says casually, while seeming serious at the same time.

"Yes your honor, I was wondering what your backstory is like in the Gerudo. You don't get a king's story often." You say with a smile.

The smile doesn't affect Ganondorf though.

"Very well. I was born and raised from my father and mother to become the king of the Gerudo. I was under a curse when I was born, and would rather not talk about it. I learned combat, and how to fight with swords, spears, long swords, and more weapon variations. I like to consider myself as self-taught as I would learn the weapon techniques and make my own fighting style. Since only a male Gerudo was born every one-hundred years I was considered the king and leader of the Gerudo. I seek higher power in certain areas of hyrule."

You write all of this info down.

"Is that enough hylian?" Ganondorf asks.

You nod, "that's enough, but one more question?"

The king of thieves sighs heavily and then speaks, "Go ahead."

"Why do the Gerudo live in the desert?" I ask.

"The Gerudo prefer to live outside of hyrule. We believe we are more competent on our own than having to rely on hyrule's resources to live in the desert. We do get shipments from certain areas of hyrule, but those locations are only knowledgeable of me and higher ups." Ganondorf explains.

You jot all the notes down and bow to Ganondorf, "Thank you your honor."

Ganondorf closes his eyes and hums a goodbye as you leave the den.

Your at the corner of town thinking about all of what Ganondorf has said. You found it particularly strange that the king of thieves accepted to have an audience with you. A stranger, a traveler. You weren’t sure why he did, but none the less you got an interesting side of the story when it came to Gerudo’s culture and lifestyle and it was none other than Ganondorf himself. A rare feat that few have probably accomplished.

Either way, you were happy that you got your information, but something was off about this guy. He was known as an outsider in hyrule and a bad man. He wasn’t just called “The King of Thieves,” for nothing after all. He still hasn’t agreed to an audience with the king of hyrule, Rauru. He’s been rather distant by what you have heard. Maybe planning something?

You spent the rest of your afternoon playing with a small vai. She was bored and asked you to play with her, which you happily obliged.

“Traveler.”

You turn around to see Ganondorf standing behind you. You feel so small as this man practically makes you feel like a dwarf! You back away and itch your neck.

“Uhm yea? How may I help you?” You ask.

Ganondorf folds his hands behind his back in a rather respectful manner. “You are interesting, I never got the chance to know who you are.”

“Oh I’m (first name) (last name). It’s an honor to have interviewed you your majesty.”

Strangely out of character, Ganondorf dismisses your politeness.

“Their are no need for formalities. It feels as if we know each enough to not call each other names by royalty. You may use Ganondorf.”

You had so many questions about this man’s life. He was a lier, used deception to get what he wanted, and he was not to be trusted. You suddenly felt insecure.

“Why are you so nice to me all of a sudden? Your mostly known for being the king of thieves.” You ask.

Ganondorf frowns, “I do not have any friends. Mostly, because of my title. I am content in what I do. I see a matter of an opportunity for the both of us to gain something from each other.”

Your curiosity is now on peak.

Ganondorf notices this and chuckles, “I need more intel on the other kingdoms in Hyrule. Since your a traveler, you can get me information on they’re current situations. Report back to me and I will pay you handsomely for each report. Perhaps if we work well in this transaction. We might just become allies and maybe friends.”

This was a big ask coming from Ganondorf, but you didn’t have a job and you loved traveling. This offer was the best of both worlds though. How could you refuse it? More money, while traveling. Score!

“Alright you got yourself a deal,” you say as you shake Ganondorf’s hand.

While Ganondorf shakes your hand, a grin appears on his face. Just another step toward conquering hyrule, and maybe having a new friend along the way.

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#legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #ganondorf dragmire #ganondorf #ganondorf x reader #totk ganondorf

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genshinemblem564 · 9 months

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Zelda x Genshin Headcanons

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• When Zelda and Ayaka first meet, it's as members of royal families. Neither of them would speak of their insecurities in fear of making a bad first impression. However, both Urbosa and Ayato notice their similarities, and after some intervening from those two, the two princesses became quick friends and often confide in each other when in the same area.

• Albedo draws each of the champions (surprise). He is practically enthralled by their elegant blue garbs. They look practically identical, minus the Divine Beasts and Master Sword design, and yet they seem to accentuate each champion's prominent trait, to the point that he can't imagine them wearing anything else.

• Tighnari and the rest of the Amurta darshan are fascinated by the Hyrulian races. While they are curious as to why Hylians have pointed ears, they are infintly more curious about the Gerudo's dominant feminine gene that causes only females to be born, and the Rito, Zora, and Gorons as a whole.(While a Gerudo's height is also an anomaly the feminine gene is what catches their attention.)

• Tartaglia is thrilled to meet Link, believing he found someone equal to him in skill and weapon mastery. While Link's marksmanship far outshines Childe's, the Hylian champion's spearmanship could use some polish. The eleventh Fatui harbinger promises to help Link train his use of a polearm if Link helps him train his archery.

• Faruzan has been on leave to study both the languages of Hyrule and its technology. With how many ruins this land has, she was greeted by many new, eager students from both Hyrule and Teyvat. While most of them were just there to learn how to read the other nations' texts, whether for business or exploration purposes, it still kept her busier than usual.

• Urbosa's trip to Sumeru's desert leads her to Aaru village, where she meets Candace and Dehya. She gains respect for the two vai for different reasons. Candace's sense of duty is admirable, but Urbosa echoes Dehya when she says the spearwoman needs to relax a little. Dehya is respected for her integrity, despite her job's description, her loyalty and justice keep her from taking certain jobs. However, Urbosa believes that Dehya should take the "Eremite" scams a bit more seriously. (I've only listened to Dehya's voicelines, so this might not be accurate.)

• Daruk and Mipha were popular with children back home, and that hasn't changed in Teyvat. Daruk can be seen with kids climbing his back like a cliff side while Mipha tells stories of her and Link, and the other champions as well, of course.

• Revali, stubborn as always, remains in Rito village, that doesn't stop him from getting visitors. He often has to "correct misinformation" spread by the other champions (It's not misinformation, but he wants to keep his cool and dignified appearance). He's just a massive introvert, in the sense that he only shows his true colors around children and those he trusts.

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Note: Sorry for neglecting this series. My adhd both requires and makes it impossible to write a full-length story, as my brain keeps skipping to the good stuff. In case you're wondering why I can't do an intermission like with FEH x Sagau, it's because there isn't a substantial gap in time. I haven't forgotten about this, I'm just still structuring chapter 2.

#genshin impact #sagau #age of calamity #breath of the wild #tears of the kingdom #crossover #legend of zelda

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karume-selfshipper · 8 days

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Zora May: Deep Souls- Comfort and Closeness (Coral Garden, Moon Glow, Comfort, Courting)

Cut cause... long fic.

“Ionis.”

Being startled into looking up, Ionis saw Selatoh easing down next to him. She had only been recently crowned Queen, things had been quite hectic despite the Domain cleanup going rather quickly. Or maybe that was why things were hectic.

“What’s on your mind?” Selatoh closed the distance from when she sat next to her husband, “You aren’t typically out here at this hour.”

“I’m fine Darling.” His smile was forced, fake, “I simply lost track of-”

“Please Ionis. I can tell you’re avoiding something.”

Watching how he shrunk inward, Selatoh didn’t want to assume but…

“Are you homesick?”

Ionis’ head popped up, “I… Hyrule is my home now. I can’t-”

“We both know it isn’t that simple Ionis.” Selatoh eased her hand over his, one finger at a time, “You had family, friends, a whole different life in Deep Zorania. Please don’t try to tell me you don’t miss something about that.”

Intertwining their fingers carefully, Ionis chuckled, “I didn’t know you were also this perceptive.”

“What do you miss about your home?” Selatoh tilted her head, “Maybe talking about it could help?”

Meeting her eyes, Ionis exhaled deeply, “I used to visit the reefs of Upper Zorania with my older siblings at least once a week. Usually around this time, though there were a few times we couldn’t. The way the moonlight would shine through the shallows made the corals shimmer like gems. It was magical.”

Selatoh squeezed his hand gently, a little surprised when he returned the squeeze.

“I do miss that,” He sighed, “And if there is ever a chance, I’d like to go back with you.”

“Let’s hope that we can sometime soon. It sounds wonderful.”

Ionis turned to face Selatoh, “Have… have you never seen it? You’ve been to Deep Zorania at least twice that I’m aware of. You had to have passed through Upper Zorania.”

“We did pass through, but Father was in a hurry.” Selatoh looked out over the calm water, “Both times to be honest. The first time we visited, we had only just managed to navigate a safe way out of Hyrule. Looking for help, for hope. Wanting to be able to secure a future for our Domain and assure that we had allies outside of Hyrule. Places we might be able to send our children to if things ever became that dire again.”

“And the second time?”

“Father was in a hurry to ensure that I would have someone at my side, someone from an allied Domain. We didn’t stop for anything that wasn’t important.”

The silence was palpable as Ionis chewed the situation over. This kingdom…

“Weren’t… Why? I mean-”

“Sidon might’ve seen it. I never bothered to ask when he returned.” Selatoh sighed, “I was… I was busy.”

“But why stay within Hyrule?” Ionis asked, “If you have allies and other Domains that your people can-”

“We have people who aren’t Zora, those who can’t survive in water the same way.” Selatoh smiled sadly, “Our Domain isn’t just the Zora people, our Domain is the messy connections we’ve made with the Gerudo Warriors of the desert, with the Rito to the north, with the Gorons of Death Mountain, with the Hylians and Sheikah who continue to change much faster than we ever could. To ignore those parts of our history is to forget parts of our own people.”

Turning away, Ionis attempted to slip his hand away. But Selatoh wouldn’t let him, tugging his arm as she moved to stand.

“Selatoh…”

“There’s something I’d like to show you.” She smiled warmly, “I doubt it would be the same, but it…”

Ionis stood without a second thought. Unsure what Selatoh could even show him at this point. Or maybe she was trying to pull him back to bed. That was definitely a possibility. And yet Selatoh was walking out of the Domain, armed with a pair of spears though not mentioning specifically where she and Ionis were headed. It was a little concerning, but after everything Ionis knew he could trust Selatoh.

Though it was strangely disappointing when Selatoh dropped his hand. Ionis wasn't familiar enough with the area to say where they were or how close they were to anything.

“Close your eyes,” Selatoh moved behind Ionis, “Please?”

“What… what for?”

“Trust me? Please?”

Looking deep into Selatoh's eyes, Ionis closed his own slowly, taken back when her hands slipped over his eyelids.

“What was the point of having me close my eyes again?” Ionis chuckled.

A soft chuckle instead of an answer made Ionis’ heart flutter a little. He hadn't heard Selatoh be so… gentle… playful… sweet. He could only hope that this was a sign of who Selatoh truly was. Maybe it was just the stressful period he'd only ever seen her in.

“Okay, now.”

Ionis had to blink a couple times to adjust to soft light streaming through a gaping hole in the ceiling of the cave. Other than standing on the edge of a large pond, or possibly a medium lake, Ionis couldn't figure out why Selatoh would bring him here.

“What, what is this place?” He turned slowly, “Other than a body of water in a cave?”

Selatoh smiled playfully, like a child. Not answering as she eased into the water, waving for Ionis to follow. Something he couldn’t refuse as he too slipped into the lake. Looking all around for Selatoh and being thoroughly shocked as he registered the massive reef garden just beyond the drop off of the lake.

“Wha- How long has this been here?” Ionis drifted forward slowly, “Is it your…?”

“No, it’s just wild plant-life. I used to hunt here for various bass when I was younger.” Selatoh looked around at the coral under her feet, “Mipha would bring us out here so we wouldn’t roam the rivers of Hyrule and get lost. It felt like our little secret.”

Ionis reached out for her shoulder, “At least until we had come here after Mipha’s death and found Muzu out here. We didn’t figure out why, just left it alone so we wouldn’t have to think about it too much.”

“Or, I think Sidon let it go. I never got a chance to ask him. I needed to focus on helping the Domain.”

Unsure of what to say, Ionis squeezed her shoulder gently. Despite the once again heavy nature of the topic, Selatoh didn’t seem all that upset about anything. Perhaps it was the melancholic nature Selatoh seemed to carry with her, as Queen and future of her people.

“Ooh! Its almost time!”

“Time?” Ionis looked around, “Fo–”

As he looked up, the moonlight beamed in through the window in the cave. The entire coral garden started shimmering from the tiny ripples on the surface of the lake, tiny sparkles of fresh water coral. Ionis gasped softly, staring around at the various leafy plants that made up the reef. While it wasn’t the sort of underwater garden he was used to, it was very similar in looks. At least by the look of the sparkling under the moonlight.

Selatoh couldn’t help smiling softly as Ionis floated closer to the plants, relieved that she could share these stories with someone who would listen. Finally feeling as if she had someone to confide in; someone who, despite knowing about her status and responsibilities, could let her be playful and relaxed without harsh, negative judgment. She could only hope that whatever came next-

Having a pair of hands suddenly cupping her face, Selatoh thrashed slightly, clutching the arms until she registered who it was.

“I apologize Darling.” Ionis drew away, “I thought you were aware of my movements.”

Releasing his arms, Selatoh looked off to the side, “No, it’s alright. I should have been paying attention.”

“Selatoh…” Ionis reached out again, gently cupping her cheek, “You don’t have to apologize. It was my fault, though I am flattered that you’d be so relaxed as to lose yourself in thought around me.”

“Ion-”

“I know how difficult it is for you to trust others, Selatoh.” He drifted closer, pushing himself with his headfins, “Especially with your position as crowned heir. You don’t have to pretend otherwise. It just means that those you do trust have proven themselves to you.”

“I… That… It-”

Ionis didn’t, couldn’t let Selatoh keep mumbling herself in circles. Kissing her a little forcefully to make her stop. The suddenness of the action didn't matter as Selatoh leaned into his advances, holding onto his shoulders as Ionis slid his arms around her sides. Both gently pulling the other closer, slowly being bolder as their hands shifted; making every attempt to not overstep each other's boundaries.

#zora may #loz zora #zora oc #zora #legend of zelda breath of the wild #legend of zelda series #legend of zelda botw #legend of zelda oc #legend of zelda totk #legend of zelda tears of the kingdom #legend of zelda #loz breath of the wild #loz botw #loz totk #loz tears of the kingdom #loz

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bugcatcherwill · 4 months

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Ok I just thought of a funny idea for the totk part of the story as that’s when caves were really introduced and it became a i wonder how totk regional thing would play out as it is a 2-3 year gap after botw and this whole idea thing came up:

Link is in a cave before going to lookout landing after getting of the great sky island, as he is walking he finds he is near a malice black boss bokoblin and its pack and still recovering from gloom link doesn’t have the strength to attack the malice monsters and tries to hide but finds no where to do so and debating on teleporting as he hears the monsters get closer…

Only for a hand to cover his mouth and yank him up to the ceiling, he struggles for a few seconds till he hears by his ear: oy is that how you greet a old buddy~

Link stops as the hand is moved away and sees recksin holding him out of the malice monster group’s path by staying on the ceiling and since hylians can’t be upside down long recksin puts link on its chest as it crawls on the ceiling taking link out of the cave without being spotted by the boss boko or its troop.

After they get out recksin joins link as it found it weird as malice monsters have returned since they thought they dealt with a lot of the malice stuff when they beaten the calamity, and link says it might be because of this demon king and the gloom illness but gloom on malice free monsters affects them like it does all the other races just makes them sick doesn’t effect them with malice or control them.

Link then suggests they visit Robbie as it’s has been a while since recksin had its prosthetic looked at, recksin then asks link has it seen the other malice free monsters as it was helping purah and Robbie by checking out the caves that appeared near the base called lookout landing

It then asks link what in the sacred realm happened to link’s arm using its prosthetic arm to grab link’s new arm, so link tells it what happen when he and Zelda went into the caves under hyrule castle on the way back to look out where some of his other malice freed monster allies (from the RATC group or just random freed monster npcs) are at lookout helping as part of the zonai research group.

Purah then tells link that all the main members of link’s found monster family (mostily the main group in RATC like recksin, sledge and co) are scattered helping with other freed monsters due to the region phenomenons: example: ashen and the lynel character are helping the rito against the weird blizzard that showed up ashen thinks it’s caused by a magical creature but they don’t know where. Or sterre and sledge were helping the gorons but they noticed yunobo acting off since Zelda showed up also acting weird. Maybe Rezek and the gibdo character plus it’s freed hive and queen helping the gerudo against the malice hive and queen, and Kobb and Zayl were helping the zora with a weird sludge problem that’s making zora sick

Recksin tells link it noticed along with the reports from the others zelda showed up at each village before the issues happened there but they happened all around the same time as soon as the upheaval happened, and with sledge and sterre’s report about Zelda seeming off almost as sledge put it: malice gibdo like in the not listening well with abit of puppet like motions she didn’t even talk.

Link then asks about kakariko and Robbie says they too had a visit from zeda but she was off too wren and Dorian think it’s not even the real one as the yiga are Great at disguising and when something is acting they way they aren’t, and one of the ruins there a floating one got this weird barrier around it after the Zelda left after Dorian said to paya who is now cheif of the village something was off with Zelda

Link then agrees something must be off as Zelda if she visited all the villages of hyrule’s races and didn’t talk or tell them what happened down in the castle something is up… recksin joins link as a way of helping him (like how the sage avatars do) using a device Robbie made for the purah pad which allowed link’s monster or hyrule race allies to teleport to his side and travel with him but if link doesn’t need them they also can easily return to lookout landing or one of the villages to help them recover from the region issue examples being the gerudo or rito as their regional issue caused more destruction then the gorons or zora

Also you mentioned you wanted a gibdo queen fight I can imagine gerudo town getting wrecked due to the malice queen throwing the freed queen into the walls and etc. meaning rebuilding will take time after link helps repel the malice gibdo queen saving the freed queen from dying by the malice queen’s hand basically add two side mission things before the lighting temple like the queen fight takes place during the protect gerudo town which the gerudo have no choice but to evacuate down a tunnel the freed gibdo made them going towards the canyon due to the queens fight almost destroyed the whole town.

And with the freed queen injured (same with king dorphan) the gibdo character and Sidon have to fill the roles as their respective leaders till they’re parents recover (but that part is up to you it is your story)

Like I said this was a wait what or how will the totk part play out? So a lot of ideas and prompts formed ^^,

Oooooooooooo I love this prompt! There's a fair amount here that's more or less what I'm planning on doing for ToTK :)

Not gonna say which ones tho so I don't ruin the surprise heehee

That part about Recksin helping out Link and going "hey.....you missed a LOT" is very sweet, too, omg.

Link just can't stop accidentally having the most important things happen while he's injured or on death's door LMAO

#ratc ask

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dinrelsanddragons · 1 year

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FUTURE MUSE VERSE: ROYAL GUARD (AGE OF CALAMITY)

Applicable to: Caelynn, Connie, Cyrus, Ki, Link, Nawra, Rex, Reyes, Rod

After the sealing of the calamity, the deeds of a soldier and champion are extolled. However, those who fought by the hero’s side are not forgotten– the soldiers who fought with him from the first battle to the last, are recognized.

Caelynn, one of the missing children of the Faenorins, is still considered the strongest in hand to hand, even if she carries a sword and shield for armed combat. Save for those of the hero himself, she has the quickest movements.

Connie, sister of another member of the guardsmen, is the best at survival in the wild. She can filet almost any game and cook it to taste. She’s also the most sensible, and kept the group on track and (largely) reined in during the war.

Cyrus decided to follow what his brother Rod chose. When Rod chose to become closer to the long-lost brother he had in the guardsmen, Cyrus became an extremely rare example of a Goron in the royal guard. He brings a cheerful attitude to the group and a fortitude unlike what most Hylians are capable of.

Ki could have taken their accomplishments and followed a path in the Zora military, but the actions of their comrades piqued their interest. Their enmity towards Hylians has been thrown to the wind, and they wonder– how much is there that they don’t know, and how many more friends can they make?

Link, the hero, has skills beyond most any of the group, and it goes without saying that the Hylian champion would be offered a position amongst the king’s guards.

Nawra chose not to return home to Gerudo, having been given access to Hyrule’s royal library. The possibilities, with the Calamity now sealed, were endless, and she decided to put herself in a position to chase whichever ones she wanted. Particularly the possibility with Connie.

Rex, a rare Rito soldier with the ability to fly even in medium armor, developed a strong bond with the hero. Though his wanderlust could have driven him myriad other places, he decided to take on the mantle of a royal guard and stay close to his wartime comrades, and through this position protect Hyrule and those he cares for.

Reyes, a nobleman’s son, wasn’t sure what to do with himself after the calamity– but when the king offered him the post, he accepted. Better to stay in action than return to his family, who view him less as a person and more as... leverage in their own political game.

Rod, with a brother also in the royal guardsmen, decided to accept the post as well, in order to get to know this long-lost sibling better. Although said brother is a bit... clingy, Rod’s coming around to like him better. At the very least, he’s got his old comrades with him to sweeten the deal, even if– for the sake of looking good– they can’t engage in the same old shenanigans that Reyes would otherwise fund.

#alternate verse #well really more of a #future verse #Caelynn #Connie #Cyrus #Ki #Link #Rex #Reyes #Rod #Nawra

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deiliamedlini · 3 years

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WIP Wednesday

I wrote this last night and really don’t know where I’m going with it because I wrote another section of this that’s completely different from this first part, but I’m having too much fun so this might become a long oneshot or like a two/three chapter short fic eventually. I signed into my Guild Wars account for the first time in forever to watch the chat and apparently Lion’s Arch isn’t as interesting as it used to be. Not that any of that is really relevant.

This is Zelda and the Champions as internet friends playing a MMORPG video game called Hyrule Warriors.

Zelda Harkinian loved Fridays. Not that it was a rare thing to be obsessed with the weekend, but she maybe loved it a little too much. After a week of lesson plans, and cleaning the classrooms, and sneezing students, and emails asking for an extension on a paper that wasn’t even due yet, she relished the escape the weekend provided. Granted, she still had to grade about a hundred tests, but that was a problem for Sunday or even Monday.

Smiling down at her roommate, a kitten she’d raised when she found it in the street all alone, Zelda fed her girl—whom she’d named Duchess because she had every intent of treating her like royalty—and played with her for a bit before throwing down her bag in her room and then grabbed a water and a granola bar before heading to her desk. She flipped her laptop open and booting up Hyrule Warriors, her favorite open world MMORPG.

Her internet sucked, so she grabbed her phone to aimlessly scroll to see if there was any news or updates. But it was pretty dull.

Instead, she thought back to how this whole weekend ritual began.

She’d been in a cavern just off of Death Mountain for about three days killing fire keese, lizalfos, and beamos. As a mage, her AOE skills made short work of the larger groups, hitting them all at once. It was especially useful here because her main specialties were water and light, but she struggled when boss fights came out. The NPCs weren’t great teammates, and she constantly found herself resurrecting far from the boss, only to make a long run with a health penalty that ended with her getting killed again, until her heath penalty was maxed out and she had to restart for any hope of succeeding. As a mage, her light armor made her vulnerable to physical attacks, and this boss was very physical.

Zelda didn’t like interacting with people in this game. It was massively popular, and the chat was always running. Sometimes, she’d just sit at an outpost and watch people talk. Her favorite interactions were often the random ones. She’d begun to look up the acronyms everyone used in chat just to understand them better. WTS= want to sell.

Indigo2421: WTS: Guardian Short Sword 4k rupees

Indigo2421WTS: Guardian Short Sword 4k rupees

Britneigh4Horses: WTS My mother. 1 rupee. Will pay postage fee.

But after her days of suffering in the lonely caverns in Death Mountain, she relented.

A quick search had her hands shaking, but she typed quickly so she couldn’t back out after she’d hit enter.

xPrincessZx: LFG Dodongo’s Cavern

Holding her breath, she’d waited in the hopes of a private message being sent to her.

One did.

(PM): ThunderstruckQueen: What missin are doing there?

(PM): ThunderstruckQueen: Mission*

(PM): xPrincessZx: I have to kill the Dodongo boss for the main story

ThunderstruckQueen would like to join your party.

Biting her nails, she’d accepted.

(PM): RockRoast12345: Still need someone?

(PM): xPrincessZx: Yes! That would be great! Thanks!

RockRoast12345 would like to join your party.

That had been how it started: A goron warrior with a Warhammer and some serious defensive moves joined as the tank to take as much damage for the team as he could stand, and a Gerudo Paladin had joined her party. Zelda was jealous of the purchase-only red hairstyle the Gerudo had for her character. She had a sword and shield, but her body flickered with elemental lightening magic. In-game purchase effects.

They’d defeated Dodongo with ease, and had gone on several missions together that day, taking down their storylines with relative ease. But they couldn’t function with the NPC healer who barely functioned at all.

So, ThunderstruckQueen had taken to the map chat and put out a request.

ThunderstruckQueen: I found someone. She’s a Zora Cleric. Level 40

RockRoast12345: Let her in! I want to get this one over with

Rutella Zoran IV would like to join your party.

After that, the four of them realized they worked so well together that they’d formed a guild. The Champions. ThunderstruckQueen paid the guild fee, bought a hall, and began decorating it with merchants, and chests. Zelda still shuddered, wondering what she did to have so many rupees ready to go. Needless to say, she made herself the leader.

Some days, they didn’t play together. Other times, only two of them were on. But on weekends, they all came together.

But it had been a Monday when Zelda played, and she’d been alone. Having already tossed her tissue box across her room in frustration, she debated making a new character with more defense, but she sucked it up and went into the Castle Town map, ready to ask for help. She couldn’t wait until she could get to be a higher level. As it was, she’d only gotten to these level 40 areas as a 32 because of Rutella.

Suddenly, a random Hylian man in green with a fancy sword and shield ran up to her and bowed. Zelda scoffed at her computer screen, unsure if she was supposed to respond.

She didn’t need to.

(PM): WildKnightOut2: Hey Princess

(PM): xPrincessZx: Hello?

(PM): WildKnightOut2: Jst wondering if u have a spare flower crown from yesterday’s festival. Missed it. Will pay

Zelda pulled up her inventory, forgetting she was still wearing her flower crown from the Flower Fest. It must have been what tipped him off. In fact, she had four spares.

(PM): zPrincessZx: Yeah, I do. Come to the chest and I’ll trade.

(PM): WildKnightOut2: Thx

She’d never done a trade with anyone who wasn’t in her guild, so she’d felt nervous running to grab it.

(PM): WildKnightOut2: How much u want?

(PM): xPrincessZx: Actually, I’ll give it to you free if you’re willing to help me with a quest? Or 10k.

WildKnightOut2 would like to join your party.

She accepted and watched his character appear in the corner of her screen.

WildKnightOut2: That’s a rip off, btw. Crowns are with 15k at least. Don’t undersell

xPrincessZx: Thanks. I didn’t realize. I’m still kind of new.

WildKnightOut2: Howd u get out here then?

xPrincessZx: I had a run from a friend in my guild.

WildKnightOut2: Got room for a warrior in there?

Zelda introduced him to the other Champions when they’d signed back on, and after a few weeks, Zelda had leveled up enough that she didn’t need to constantly rely on a teammate. But still. She liked Wild the best after ThunderstruckQueen.

They’d brought in a Rito Ranger named TheBestYouveNeverMet, which immediately set Wild off.

(PM): WildKnightOut2: should I aggro a group over so he has to fight them for us?

(PM): xPrincessZx: No! Don’t do that! I’ll get sent over to deal with them!

(PM): xPrincessZx: HEY! I SEE YOU ON THE MAP!

(PM): xPrincessZx: WILD GET BACK TO THE GROUP

On the mini-map, she saw a hoard of red coming at them and rolled her eyes before joining TheBest to kill them with area attacks. Rutella stayed back to heal them, but Thunder and Rock both continued on, unfazed.

ThunderstruckQueen: Wild you’re an idiot

But that was then. This was now.

They’d been together for months as a guild, and now, the six of them knew how the others worked.

If Wild or TheBest took off on their own, no one would follow. They’d both been killed numerous times in an attempt to piss the other off. Zelda had learned to stay with Thunder and Rock. Rutella flitted between running back to revive the idiots, or sticking with the smarter members while letting them heal on their own.

(PM): WildKnightOut2: u wound me

Zelda chuckled, but he wasn’t done.

(PM): WildKnightOut2: After all ive done for u

(PM): WildKnightOut2: u leave me to die

(PM): xPrincessZx: Don’t run off next time

It was a Wednesday when she and Wild were playing alone, so they freely used party chat for ease. She’d surpassed his level, and towered as a 93 while he was an 87.

WildKnightOut2: Hang on. Fuzzball wants food

Zelda stared at his character on her screen, wondering if he looked anything like that avatar. Blonde hair, muscular, piercing blue eyes. She’d made her character look like herself, so it wasn’t hard to imagine others had. Plus, he was the only Hylian. She highly doubted that RockRoast12345 was actually a giant rock-man, or that Rutella Zoran IV was a short fish lady.

She knew everything about these people except their names, faces, and voices.

She knew that ThunderstruckQueen was a single mother who called her daughter Ri on chat. She was a chief of police, and had a few hundred of her force to look out for. Still, she wanted to quit soon to join the military reserve forces now that her daughter was getting older. Devoted and loyal, Thunder occasionally snapped when everyone would start fighting with each other, though it was usually directed at TheBest and Wild, the annoyance sometimes extended out to others.

She knew that RockRoast12345 was older than all of them and had a young grandson. He’d bonded with Thunder over their children at first, and then, without meaning to, they became the parents of the group. Recently, Rock had retired from working as a supervisor in a mine, and gaming had become his way of relieving some of that boredom. But he told the best stories when they were idling around, just stories about anything, and they were always captivating. Also, he was afraid of dogs.

She knew that Rutella Zoran IV was the daughter of a politician. She cared for her little brother like he was her own, and sometimes, he took control of her character, proudly revealing that his real name was Sidon. She was in school to be a doctor, and that made her family prouder than anything. She lived and breathed for her family.

TheBestYouveNeverMet was a pilot. His schedule was the most hectic out of everyone’s because of the flights, but he was sarcastic to the core, and sometimes, the sarcasm was simply rude and definitely didn’t translate well over chat. He was superior, and since he’d been playing the game longest, he thought it entitled him to make more decisions. But Zelda knew from her private conversations with him that deep down, he was sweet and caring. He’d always be the first to ask her how her day was, and he’d learned some of her students’ names to ask if they’d been nuisances.

But Zelda spent the most time talking to WildKnightOut2, so she knew the most about him. At first, they’d bonded over the fact that they both had cats. His was called Fuzzball, an orange, fat cat that needed to exercise more. He’d tried to leash him, but Fuzz wasn’t interested. Sometimes, Fuzz would crawl over the keys, send Wild running, and send chat a long stream of letters.

He was funny and made comments in her private chat while they were playing that had her roaring at times.

He was a rock-climbing instructor and in his free time, he was a free solo climber. When she’d looked it up, she’d been horrified to see that he basically climbed mountains without a harness or ropes, and a fall could kill him. She’d asked if he was good at it, or just did it for fun, and his answer had been an ambiguous “yes.”

She knew about his family. He didn’t live near them, but he kept in contact with his grandparents, his father, and his little sister.

WildKnightOut2: k back. Where we going princess?

xPrincessZx: I need to farm for new armor out in the Haunted Wasteland. Do you need to do anything?

WildKnightOut2: I need to help u farm in the haunted wasteland. What do you need?

xPrincessZx: 10 Rubies

WildKnightOut2: damn ok I have 2 u can have so u only need 8

xPrincessZx: Thanks. How’d that party go last night?

WildKnightOut2: Sucked

xPrincessZx: Cool details

WildKnightOut2: If ud been there, ud have hated it

xPrincessZx: Why?

WildKnightOut2: Bunch of self-absorbed idiots. Like TheBest is

xPrincessZx: Lol. He’s not that bad.

WildKnightOut2: if u say so

They headed into the Wasteland looking for red poes that had rare drops for rubies. She and Wild took out a few groups before they started to struggle. Neither could play and talk at the same time fast enough to warn the other that something was happening, and they both ended up at the shrine of resurrection more times than they cared to admit.

xPrincessZx: Hey Wild. This might sound weird, but do you have that gaming app where we could just maybe voice chat?

xPrincessZx: Unless you’re not comfortable with that. We can invite the others, and when we play together, and it would probably make life a thousand times easier

xPrincessZx: But it’s okay if you don’t want to

WildKnightOut2: yeah I have it

Oh, Zelda thought to herself. That was easy.

xPrincessZx: Do you want to add me? I have the same name

She watched her phone like it was food in the microwave, only occasionally glancing at her computer to see if Wild had sent her another message. She drummed her fingers and her leg started to bounce until her screen lit up.

WildKnight has sent you a friend request.

She hastily hit accept and grabbed her headphones from the drawer before typing into her phone.

xPrincessZx: Your name is missing a few things here.

WildKnight: Yeah HW already had someone with this name so I added on

xPrincessZx: The meaning completely changes

WildKnight: which do you like better?

Zelda froze, unable to make her fingers type. Was he flirting? Was that how people flirted online? She was really good at reading body language cues, and that was always how she knew someone was flirting. But this? There was no context! How was she supposed to know?

xPrincessZx: Which fits your personality more?

That was a safe way of getting out of answering while still sounding maybe like she was flirting. Right?

WildKnight: this one

Zelda’s face warmed up and she put her head in her hands, unsure how to respond. How does she respond to that? What if he wasn’t flirting? What if he was.

#wip wednesday #legend of zelda #LoZ AU #modern au #video games #link #zelda #zelink #daruk #mipha #revali #urbosa #writing #not proofread #zelda is a professor because I was too lazy to look up any job other than my own

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dahniwitchoflight · 5 years

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Hi Have Some Zelda

I need to talk about Wind Waker lore and I need to do it now, because I googled my idea and I didn’t find anyone else talking about the idea so I guess it needs to exist now

I don’t think it was the intention when the game was created that Zora turned into Rito, I think it became that due to wind wakers short development cycle and the fact they had to cut and smoosh together a bunch of stuff to release the game

I now it’s canon now, but in a different universe here is what could have been...

In canon, when Hyrule flooded, the Zora, an water dwelling race apparently couldn’t survive in slightly saltier water, so the deity that they worshiped in OoT times

Valoo....

Took pity on their plight and granted them wings, allowing the to survive in this water world. By flying above the water instead of in it.

They also took with them the Pearl of the Goddess handed down through generations, the one belonging to Nayr- I mean, Din?

As well as the power of the Wate- I mean, Earth...Sage...

I have a few problems with this.

1) Why were the Zora worshiping a fire breathing sky Dragon and not Jabun, especially as Jabun exists in Wind Waker and IS the same Jabun as Jabu Jabu from OoT which the Zora there clearly worship?

2) Why was it easier to transform a fish into a bird instead of a freshwater fish into a saltwater fish?

3) I mean I know it’s never stated outright, but Zora are clearly associated with Nayru right? Not Din, Din was Goron, Farore was Korok. Nayru was Zora.

4) A ZORA. As the EARTH SAGE. N...No!? Make whatever arguments you want for the bird, but a Zora was not the Earth Sage when this game was being pitched.

Also, if the Rito and the Zora were meant to be of the same bloodline, why do the statues of the goddess Din, Farore and Nayru in Wind Waker have Feathered, Flowered and Finned ears respectively?

Din had a Rito for the Earth Sage

Farore had a Korok for the Wind Sage

Nayru had a Zora for the Water Sage

this is what I believe it was meant to be

But I’m not done yet

We still have the problem of “Why a Bird for the Earth sage?” When really it’s because the Rito are a Din sage and Din’s elements are Earth and Fire.

Now we get to the juicy bits

so If the Rito were an evolved species, under the blessing of their reptilian guardian, given wings to escape a drowning world AND they aren’t related to the Goron because Goron exist in WW (and they even were supposed to have their own cut Island with a steampipe hotspring aesthetic In WW so def nothing to do with Din’s Pearl or the Earth Sage)

Just who did they evolve from?

Judging by the judgy prejudice a lot of the Hylians seem to hold towards the Rito in WW, also something not explained by their Zora origins who were beloved by the royal family and its people and who had no history of betrayal like the Sheikah did once upon a time.

their red hair, the tanner skin the males have, the connection to Din, the reptilian deity the fact that their lifestyle made them complete unsuited for an ocean world

I feel the Rito were originally intended to be the Transformed Gerudo people.

Because as of OoT, the Gerudo would be a people facing prejudice against what their King had become and right after OoT is where theyd be feeling that brunt the strongest

They did already have some birdlike traits, with their large eyes and long noses, and the red hair and yellow eyes is also seen in at least Rito females like Medli, not to mention Dragon Roost island is a hot volcanic place, so the people who live there need to at least be acclimated to higher temperatures, like those found in a desert.

It’s not a perfect fit mind you, because obviously most of the Rito we see in game are Males, Gerudo didn’t have males besides Ganondorf, and the male Rito are actually more reminiscent of Sheikah, having red eyes and white hair

But you know who else isnt found in WW? The Sheikah.

You know how in order to continue their race the Gerudo’s were said to get Hylian boyfriends? You know what wasn’t happening after the events of OoT? Gerudo’s getting with Hylians as often, which means its more likely as time went on that the Gerudo preferred to seek out Sheikah, another race of humans who would understand at least what it meant for others to think of your kind as betrayers.

(not to mention that for any OoT Hylian, having a race be a mix of the Sheikah and Gerudo, they would undoubtably face more than some racial prejudice after the events of Ganondorf, Sheikah were already apparent betrayers, and Gerudo were outsiders.)

As for Valoo not existing in OoT times like Jabu and Deku

well, we never really see what the Gerudo’s snake deity looks like, it could have been a dragon, a BOTW type dragon even, long and eastern

that just became a winged western dragon just like how the gerudo became winged.

So the story is basically after being rejected as Outsiders after the events of OoT, and Hyrule being flooded, The Gerudo and their more than likely Sheikah families who were also outsiders/castaway families, prayed not upon Hylia, who had called forth the flood, but their own patron Reptile Deity Valoo and begged to be saved, Valoo with his powers gave all the Gerudo and their family a blessing of wings and they all became fully a new race of people, the Rito, neither Gerudo and Sheikah anymore, but a perfect blend of the two.

Also, there was supposed to be a dungeon associated with Nayru’s Pearl, Jabun and the Greatfish isle, but it was cut due to time restraints. Link WAS supposed to be able to travel underneath the oceans surface in some way , at least using iron boots, maybe a rudimentary diving suit and able to jump back to the surface using warp points that look like fishermen’s hooks and the ocean was once at least a little transparent, but these ideas had to be scrapped as well

So the ocean had to change from being vibrant and full of life, to being dead and empty, it’s called devoid of living things and fish in the final, yet the Fishmen mapmakers exist and many people on many islands make their livings as Fishermen, reference that were perhaps missed when cuts were being made. We even see leftover caves in the background of sunken hyrule, still with collisions but no warps and references in the final cut still being made to how the Ice and Fire mini dungeons had cave entrances hidden somewhere in the sunken hyrule.

Not to mention, the biggest hints of the Gerudo influence is in the Earth Dungeon itself, so reminiscent of both the Spirit and Shadow temple from OoT

and finally, it makes so much more sense for a Desert dwelling Gerudo to be an Earth sage instead of a Zora.

alright that’s my theory and I’m sticking to it, remember, I’m not talking about what canon ended up being, I’m talking about what could have been

Also did yall know that in the files of the game there’s an older version of the a crumbling Sage stone that has a different unique unused-in-the-series-so-far melody on it instead of the Earth God’s lyric? even though it pictures a harp?

And even using a time signature that Wind Waker never even uses

I wonder what It would have sounded like

Also because Harps are undoubtedly Water and Nayru, if Oracle of Ages is to be believed

I wonder what instrument Medli would have used instead? If the above was meant to be the Water God’s and Violin fits Makar and Kokiri so well as little leprechaun types

Well, the Gerudo had a penchant for Dancing, but that doesn’t really make a music of its own

It would make sense actually to go back to the title theme of the game, since the earth god’s lyric and the wind god’s aria seem to make up the two halves of the song, and try and see if a third instrument pops out

It does start off with a slow drum beat so maybe a gentle Drum?

Or heck, singing because it’s called a Lyric, which usually means words to sing, would be a nice throw back to another sweet red haired singing maiden

Maybe the dancing could incorporate a Tambourine type instrument too

#Medli #Rito #Wind Waker #Zelda #Why lengths of radio silence and then random Zelda Lore theories?#i dont got a clue man

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angstytieflingbard · 5 years

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2nd anon here! Im amazed the the incredible world building youre creating here, So excited to see this become a fic! But would sacred beings lie dormant until link found the sealed underground hyrule? I do fancy the idea of seeing the spring Dragons fly peacefully around musutafu... I am sad that apparently the races are all gone? Or maybe they adapted to the world of quirks like the zoras became rito in ww, who knows, your choice! ty soo much and take as much time as you need! Dont have to rush

This is another wonderful question, and one I honestly didn’t even think about, at least in terms of the sacred beings. Honestly you’re doing god’s work out here making me actually think before I dive headfirst into this fic. Anyway, thoughts below the cut, as always! 💙

So, I’m actually gonna start with the other races. I’m not gonna lie, a big part of my goblin brain just went “Tokoyami is a rito and also Revali’s descendant,” which for obvious reasons I’m not going to acknowledge again. However, I think that what happened to the other races is in that sort of vein.

When you look at all of the races of Hyrule, one of the main things that stands out is how segregated they seem to be. There’s very little interaction between the groups besides travelers, who are mostly hylian with some notable exceptions. I imagine after Link defeats Calamity Ganon in BOTW (as well as, of course, whatever happens in BOTW2) the collective efforts to rebuild Hyrule ends up bringing all the kingdoms a lot closer. Plus, with the example of Terrytown to back up the possibility of a real coexistence between all of them, I don’t think it’s that farfetched to say that maybe a new version of Hyrule emerges, where rather than having individual civilizations occasionally united by a common cause, there’s just one kingdom, split into provinces based on the existing cultures and geographical regions. Though it’s not as important to the BNHA/LOZ fic, I imagine this kingdom would have a council, where each member is a representative of each province, and the council itself is presided over by the king or queen, sort of how a king or queen of a typical kingdom might rule by proxy through whatever nobility their particular nation has.

Anyway, the people of this new Hyrule, rid of the seemingly self-enforced segregation, inevitably do what people do and get married and have kids and stuff, mixing their respective traits and cultures until eventually something resembling humans comes of it, with the dominant traits of both gerudo and hylians ending up being their appearance, and the resilience and natural resistances (and, unfortunately, weaknesses) of the goron, rito, and zora creating the adaptability humans are known for. Now, that’s not to say the more fantastical traits of the races disappeared. Instead, I think they’d be dormant, at least until quirks eventually develop. Then, it’s sort of a free-for-all, those traits and abilities finally having a way to express themselves in people. So, in a way, the “Tokoyami is a rito” thing is true, just not in the way my brain originally wanted to make happen. Similarly, Tsuyu shows more zora traits, and Tamaki has some hylian features. This is a bit of a messy explanation, admittedly, but it was the best way I could figure out to resolve the issue of all the races and kingdoms disappearing.

Next, the sacred beings, monsters, and even animals specific to LOZ. I think this comes down to the sheikah again, like with the sealed ruins concept I mentioned in the previous ask. So the sheikah have always been a somewhat insular, isolated community, and I don’t think that would change too much even once the newer version of Hyrule ends up forming. If anything, it might even be incentive to continue isolating themselves. The sheikah as a whole have some deep, sometimes really really dark secrets, whether it’s the advanced technology they invented for use against Ganon, or the way that the shadow temple was essentially just one big torture chamber that they used to interrogate/execute/experiment on those considered an enemy of the Hyrulean royal family. In fact, if you believe certain theories, the redeads featured notably in OOT and WW might be their creations, a mix of dark magic and technology used to create mindless, undead guards. So, the sheikah would obviously not be willing to give that info up, and instead would just keep to themselves for the most part, just as they’ve done since time immemorial in the LOZ universe. Until, eventually, recognizing the fading of Hyrule as a kingdom, and the (seeming) disappearance of Ganon, they seal off much of the ruins, shrines, and temples dotting the land, and using the mix of magic and tech they’re infamous for at this point, they also lock away many of the powerful entities around Hyrule in a type of magical slumber (almost like the chamber of resurrection, but without the prerequisite of dying to use it), along with some rarer creatures at their discretion. This includes the dragons, and possibly one or more of the hinox, lynel, and talus, respectively.

I too would absolutely love to explore the dragons just doing their thing around Musutafu. Honestly, the idea of Musutafu gradually becoming this haven for magic and hylian/sheikah tech is great in general. Like just imagine, uncorrupted guardians becoming, I don’t know, construction or law enforcement aids? Carrying heavy supplies, checking structure stability, blocking off dangerous areas from civilians during villain attacks, even ferrying people across dangerous terrain during rescue situations. Or getting up early and going to Dagobah beach, the sun rising as Farosh (the green dragon) traces it’s path through the sky, returning to the water just as the sun’s cleared the horizon. Or hiking outside Musutafu, and stopping at the peak to turn and look over the whole city, seeing the divine beasts perched seemingly protectively around the city, silent sentries to ward off all who might try to harm those under it’s protection. I think the spirits of the champions would like that, having someplace to guard and care for after so long.

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Anyway, tell me what you think, or if you have anything else you’d like to talk about! I’d also just like to say how funny it is to me that you’ve already managed to pinpoint my brand, that being “I’m gonna say that I’ll have something out soon and then agonize over it for an entire week before I finally post what is likely the fourth entirely different version of the fic I promised.” I am so sorry, in advance.

#anon asks #loz #legend of zelda #botw #breath of the wild #bnha #mha #boku no hero academia #fanfic #fanfiction #todays entry in 'i dont know when to shut my mouth'#loz/bnha anon 2

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botwriter · 6 years

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Desert Sun, Chapter 3

What?

Zelda’s hand hesitated above the note briefly before finally picking it up. She glanced warily around her room for a moment, but saw no sign of any intrusion or anything else out of place. Her mind was racing. One month- until what? Ganon’s return? He didn’t seem like the sort to leave any warnings. Was it just another empty threat from the Yiga clan?

She had no idea, and knew that the more she thought of it the less she’d be sure one way or another, so she left back downstairs, note in hand. If she woke Urbosa, she knew the Chieftain would worry too much, so she headed silently down the front steps instead, holding her night robes close as the cold desert air bit at her skin.

As expected, Captain Torae was standing at the base of the stairs, and looked shocked to see Zelda approaching.

“Princess, you-”

“Ssh - please,” Zelda urged, “I just wanted you to know. Someone left a note on my pillow. I was gone all day, so it could have happened anytime. I don’t want Urbosa to worry about it now,” she added quickly, seeing the dismay flash in Captain Torae’s eyes. “There’s no use both of us staying up all night. I’m going to go over some of the plans in the camp out front.”

“I’ll send extra guards to the front then, Princess.”

“Just one,” Zelda replied, shaking her head. “So it’s not obvious to anyone watching. I’ll be fine,” she reaffirmed, smiling to the guard before walking through the silent town towards the front gates. The tent had a few lanterns lit within, and she felt quite cozy and safe once she was inside it, despite the note.

Zelda didn’t remember falling asleep; she woke with her cheek resting against her arms, bent over the table and desert maps. She could hear voices, and she blinked her eyes open slowly through the sleep that had gathered in them, surprised to see two figures across from her - Revali and Link. They were silently looking over a map in front of them as well, and as she stirred, they noticed her movement. Both of them looked up at once.

“We wondered when you would wake up,” Revali greeted her, and Zelda simply sat up straight and brought her robes closer around her as she did so. She looked to Link, who only met her gaze evenly, nodding once.

“Sav’otta,” she greeted them tiredly. “I didn’t expect to fall asleep here last night. Sorry.”

“Was it because of this?”

Navy blue feathers slid a note across the table towards Zelda, and she looked at it in surprise to see the You Have One Month note. Her hands fumbled with the map in front of her, and she lifted it to see the same note underneath; the one she had gotten.

She realised it at the same time Link spoke.

“We all got one.”

Zelda’s mouth dropped open a little; what did she do with that information? Had one person managed to sneak in and deliver all of these notes without getting caught, or was it multiple? Why had they bothered to deliver one to all of them?

“Nothing more than empty threats,” Revali said, standing suddenly and stretching his wings back behind him. “We shouldn’t let it get to us. Some of your warriors are going in to spy on the Yiga today, if I remember correctly?”

The Rito’s sharp green eyes flicked expectantly to Zelda then, and she nodded hastily, getting to her feet as well.

“Good. I say we wait to hear what they find, and continue training,” Revali huffed.

“So the plan remains the same,” she clarified, and the Rito and Link both nodded in response. Zelda folded her arms, trying to shake the fear that had suddenly planted itself in her mind. She knew the time was coming soon. Why was seeing it in writing so much scarier?

As the day progressed, and the sun neared its zenith, Zelda finally found herself outside Gerudo Town, under the shade of a massive tent, to practice using spears. Each of them were spending a little time with each other’s weapons, just to be more versatile, and the first week would be Mipha. Thankfully, the Zora also knew how to heal, and assured them that if she accidentally hit any of them she would look after it immediately. Zelda wasn’t fazed. Scrapes and bruises were a given in training.

Link, despite wearing his desert outfit, was already sweating; Revali looked a little uncomfortable maybe, but was otherwise holding himself together; Urbosa and Daruk were obviously in their element; and Mipha was doing surprisingly well despite the dry environment.

Each of them had a training spear to start, and Mipha slowly and methodically walked them through the movements. Link seemed to be pretty well savvy with every weapon already, since apparently the royal guards were trained to be comfortable using anything. Revali was the most uncomfortable with the spear, but at least appreciated as an archer that he wasn’t required to get too close.

“Let’s try pairing off,” Mipha finally suggested, once they’d gotten used to the basics. “I’ll take Revali. Urbosa and Daruk - Link and Zelda,” she said decidedly, and although Zelda nearly argued it, she realised there was no use. Those pair-ups made the most sense. She looked expectantly towards Link, who looked a little apprehensive, and seeing so caused a smile to pull at the corners of her lips.

“I’ve had plenty of training, so you’d better not go easy on me,” she warned him, getting into the stance that Mipha had shown them. Link mirrored her, and as the others spaced out, the Gerudo and Hylian squared off.

Zelda lunged first, tired of waiting for him to make a move, and Link predicted and dodged it easily. He swung the spear around in a way she hadn’t seen before, and swept at her ankles, taking her clean off her feet. She hit the sand flat on her back and was nearly winded. Seriously?

Link was above her immediately, offering her a hand up, but she ignored it and hopped back to her feet.

“Again,” she said breathlessly, getting back into the position from before. Link reluctantly prepared, and this time Zelda made the same movement. Again, Link swung around, but this time she jumped, rolling forward to stab the spear towards him. He moved to dodge, but was just slightly too slow, and the spear hit his shoulder solidly.

She made the mistake of not following up.

Link fell, but as he fell, tossed his spear at her. It hit her in her shoulder, hard, and again she tumbled back into the sand. Both of them looked at each other from their spots on the ground. Link had a faint smile on his lips, and seeing it made Zelda feel even more angry.

Laughter broke the silence before she could say anything. Urbosa had Daruk wailing his arms at the end of her spear, and was focused on Link and Zelda at the moment.

“You two really are something else, you know that?” the chieftain said with a knowing smile, the sort that made Zelda feel like she was just a little girl again.

“Ngh- Lady Urbosa, please-”

Daruk suddenly clapped his arms together above his head, and the spear Urbosa had pointed at his chest ricocheted off, landing between Revali and Mipha, who both had the foresight to jump nimbly out of the way.

“That really is some power,” Urbosa marveled, and Zelda and Link were only just dusting themselves off now after getting up from the sand. The Princess stared down at the ground, wiped a few errant tears away briefly, and then looked back towards the other Champions. It was hard enough losing any sort of a battle to Link, but to hear each of them talk about their special powers? Really great. She had nothing to show for herself. Even though she’d accepted that fact over and over again, it didn’t make it any easier.

“Well… It’s not lightning from my finger tips,” Daruk replied sheepishly, and Urbosa smiled back at the Goron.

“You flatter me, Daruk. Anyways - how are you two doing?”

“Hero boy isn’t letting the Princess have a hit in,” Revali chirped up, with a noticeable hint of sarcasm in his voice. Even though Zelda may have agreed with him, she always felt like the Rito’s tone was overly mean, and hated that it made her feel sympathetic towards Link as a result.

“It’s fine,” she blurted out, resting her spear into the sand. “It’s good practice. Evidently I’ve still got a ways to go,” she added, upset at her own tone and purposefully avoiding Urbosa’s disappointed stare. The chieftain had taught her everything she knew - and she was considered a formidable fighter - but she wasn’t used to facing such skilled opponents. Zelda couldn’t help feeling bitter now, but was wishing it would fade.

“It’s fine,” she repeated, willing herself to calm down. “Shall we break for some water?”

“Water would be lovely,” Mipha said softly, and Zelda smiled gratefully towards the Zora before glancing back at the Hylian volunteers.

“Could you please bring us the hydromelon lemonade I had stored inside?”

They looked surprised at first, at being suddenly put to work, but nodded and disappeared hastily. Zelda chatted with Mipha idly about spear technique, but became increasingly impatient for the lemonade when the Zora promptly changed the conversation topic to Link. Why is it always about him?

When the volunteers finally returned with the massive, ice-cold jugs already dripping from condensation, everyone lined up quickly to fill a cup. It was always strange feeling something cold going down, but Zelda savored it anyways, and as she downed her cup, didn’t even notice that Link had slowly come closer and closer.

“I’m sorry,” he suddenly said, and Zelda slowly looked up at him over the ridge of her cup. She raised her eyebrows expectantly - for what? - even though she’d been so obviously annoyed earlier.

“You told me not to go easy on you,” he replied honestly, and she sighed then, drinking the last of what was in her glass and turning to him.

“And you didn’t, so what are you apologizing for?”

She hated how irritable she felt. This was all her fault, not his, but he was driving her mental anyways and she couldn’t seem to shake it. She looked away, unable to meet his eyes, knowing she was in the wrong. He had a look about him that seemed to cut through all the bullshit, and it was unnerving.

She swore he went a little harder on her for the rest of the day. He knocked her over time and time again, and not once did she hear another sorry, not once did he come and offer to help her up. She hated that he was responding exactly how she’d wanted him to before. But she knew that her own judgments about him were affecting her opinion. He couldn’t win. She didn’t trust him, didn’t trust the sword, and hated that she couldn’t have it that easy.

A few times she got the upper hand on him, and the success she felt from it was more than enough to make up for the dozens of times he knocked her over with ease. By the end of the day, both her and Link were covered in sand, sweat, and bruises.

“Your speed is a lot better now,” Link observed as they put the training spears away- it was the first time he’d talked since their earlier break for lemonade. She looked sideways at him and pushed away a few strands of hair that had escaped her ponytail.

“Thank-you,” she replied. Green eyes met blue, and she took a moment to stare at him as long as he allowed. She wasn’t expecting him to meet her gaze so evenly, and finally she tore away.

“You’re… really good,” she admitted quietly, before taking off back across the tent. It was his job to be good, sure, but just as much his as was hers; she was ashamed she’d lost so many times to him, but at least she had improved. Hopefully by the end of the spear days, she’d be even better, but now the training schedule had been pushed up. The “You have one month” notice was weighing on everyones mind.

The sun beat down on her as soon as she left the tent. Away from the shade, the heat was oppressive, and sweat beaded on her forehead as she lifted her face towards the sky and shut her eyes. Still, something about feeling the warmth on her skin was refreshing. Training was exhausting, and now there was no cold breeze to greet her, no icy hydromelon lemonade left. She considered changing into her Hylian prayer dress - as much as she hated it - and sweating out the rest of the afternoon by the statue of Hylia, where no one would bug her. It was always covered in dust, though sometimes she wiped it clean, hoping that any little bit of servitude might suddenly change the minds of the powers that be.

But training had left her bitter and tired. She knew only one place to go that would help her cool off; and the bonus was, it was unlikely anyone would find her there.

Zelda didn’t see Urbosa, Captain Torae, or Rhiari on her way back to the palace, but was relieved by it. She changed into her swimming outfit - one of the only items she owned that was sapphire blue as opposed to the usual red - and then inched along the wall outside her room until she was almost right behind Gerudo Town.

Urbosa would call her an idiot for it. A stumble here would likely break her legs or if she was unlucky, her neck, but she’d been making the climb up ever since she was strong enough to do it. Water from deep underground wells came up out of the top of the palace and then was directed throughout town, but it also collected in a small shaded pool only a couple meters above her room. She could see town, but they couldn’t see her.

Carefully she hoisted herself up the rock, her bare feet gripping on the usual stones, and then swung herself around to slip into the cool water. It was immediately refreshing, and Zelda sighed, sinking in to her shoulders and unable to resist smiling. Much better.

She let her head fall back and soaked her hair briefly, and then leaned forward against the front edge of the rock, looking down into town. Now she could see Urbosa and Captain Torae talking; it was quite an animated conversation, but Zelda had no way of hearing what their words. She wondered how the recon mission was going. It was supposed to take about a week, but they said they would try and send hawks back with updates when they got the chance. Maybe the first one was late.

Again, she wondered about the note; last night she’d slept outside in the war tent, albeit accidentally, but now she wasn’t sure how she’d get any sleep. They couldn’t even up the frequency of patrols, since so many of their guards were out on various surveys and missions. Whoever had left it had obviously had no problem finding their way throughout Gerudo town and the tents, but they’d also not done anything harmful… in fact, having the warning was a little nice, but even then she didn’t know whether they could trust it or not.

Zelda watched idly as Urbosa found her way back to the palace, and the town began to wind down for the day. It was about time to head in. She carefully found her way back down to the doorway of her room, swinging down into her bedroom, and was surprised to see Urbosa already there The chieftain looked at her bemusedly.

“Suntanning?”

“No, no- I was in just taking a dip in one of the canals,” Zelda lied. Urbosa looked skeptical but shrugged.

“Mm. Well, we haven’t had a hawk back from the reconnaissance team yet. I’m a little worried, so I’m sending Torae out to check on them tomorrow.”

“You are?” Zelda couldn’t hide her disappointment, and Urbosa tilted her head at her, arms folded.

“Yes, I am. If whoever left that note had wanted to hurt you, they would have. We need to make sure those warriors are doing okay.”

“I know,” Zelda replied resignedly, standing above one of the small pools in her room and squeezing out excess water from her hair. “It’s just a little scary.”

“This day was bound to come,” Urbosa reminded her, leaving back towards the doorway. “Do you want me to ask Mipha to help guard the palace?”

“No, I can’t ask that of her,” Zelda replied in protest. “I’ll be fine.”

“Alright. The other matter at hand is the divine beasts. I know you wanted to leave them to protect their own homes, but if we want to have any hope in defeating Ganon, we need all of them,” she said. Zelda took a moment to think about it - Urbosa was right.

She nodded to Urbosa as the woman left, and then slumped down into bed. The sun was setting and she could feel her anxiety regarding the note creeping up on her. She wanted to go back down and study in the war tent again, even if it meant sleeping there; something about being close to Revali, Daruk, Link, and the other guards was reassuring. Even camping out in Vah Naboris might have been preferable, but… she had to be there for her people. There was no use hiding away now.

It was a restless and sleepless night anyways. Zelda found herself tossing and turning, checking the doorway every hour and peering warily around her room for any signs of intruders. When the sun finally woke her the next day, it felt like she hadn’t gotten any sleep at all.

#zelink fanfiction #botw fanfiction #breath of the wild fanfiction #zelink #desert sun

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Valentine’s Day Festival Pt.1

Valentine’s Day Festival

Sidon x Link BOTW AU and Sidon x Link and Mipha x Zelda Modern AU Pt.1

BOTW AU

It’s been 3 years since the ending of the calamity, everyone was able to rebuild and live their lives without fear. There was still the monsters, but not many and the Yiga were still a problem, but it became a lot easier to tell the difference between a normal traveler and a Yiga member. In a few days, there was going to be a festival, the special part about it. It was the day of love known as Valentine’s Day, couples would spend a great deal of time with each other, new relationships will form and some will just spend the time with all the people they hold dear. Link and Zelda were sitting in the study in the castle, Zelda going over diplomatic and political papers, while Link was reading a book on Hyrule’s history. Zelda put the quill down and stretched in her chair, “That’s it for today, I don’t think my body can take another minute of sitting in this damn chair.” She got up and walked over to Link and placed all her weight on him.

“Zelda, please don’t.” Laughed Link. “But, Link I want to.” She giggled.

She looked at the page he was on, it was the chapter for the Hero of Time, “I always loved his part, it made me feel so bad that he wasn’t remembered like the incarnations. Makes me want to go back in time and give him hug,” she hugged Link in the process. He grunted, surprised by the queen’s strength.

“By the way my knighty friend, the Valentine’s Day festival is coming up, planning on confessing to your prince.” She said with a sly smirk. Link blushed, it was written all over his face. “I-I would love to, but what if he doesn’t like guys?” Link asked.

“I don’t know what rock you been living under, but I can guarantee, he likes guys.” Zelda replied.

“And how would you know that?”

“Have you ever payed attention to how he acts when around you, how praises you like you’re the only person in the world, how oblivious can you be?”

Link blushed, but laughed anyway to deny it, “You must be the one living under a rock, because when I talk to him about the festival, he mentions this person he wants to confess to. Yes it hurts he might not share the same feelings I do, but I want my friend to be happy. And Zelda the praises is because of what I did for them, he’s just really grateful.”

Zelda just stared at Link with this face like she was about to say, “Bruh”, ‘Did he just, no one in the world is this stupid.’ She thought to herself, Link went back to reading his book. “You might be right, I don’t know what I was thinking. Well I’m going get a snack, want anything?” Zelda stood up and was heading to the door, “Some milk and apple would be nice,” responded Link not looking up from his book.

Zelda walked out the study and headed to the kitchen.

(time skip to day of the festival)

The day has finally come, the citizens of Hyrule all gathered in Castle Town early to set up their booths for the festival. The Gerudo were selling their specially crafted jewelry, Gorons setting up games for every race to play, Rito had archery games for children and adults, Zora brought in fish based meals and had water games and the Hylians served many other foods for everyone to enjoy, while also setting up games.

Zelda was getting ready in her room, she had just finished putting on her festival dress she had Paya custom make for her. She even had one for Link to match. The dress went down to her knees, the color scheme was pink and white, around the neck was a little bow, around the waist of the dress was a white sash and there were frills along the sleeves and hem at the bottom of the dress. There was a knock on the door and Zelda answered, “Come in!” The door creaked open and walked in Link, in his matching outfit Zelda had gotten made. Of course it was pink and white as well, it was made similar to his champions tunic, with a long white sleeved shirt underneath, the pants being white with a pink stripe going down both legs, the belt around his waist was also white. What topped the whole thing off, was his angry blushing face, Zelda let a big laugh and almost fell over, “Why you look so mad Link,” She continued to laugh as Link got angrier.

“You know damn well, when I got up this morning to get ready. All my clothes in the closet and dressers were missing, but this one with a note saying, ‘All your clothes were removed per my orders, so you have no choice but to wear this. Love Zelda.’ Really Zelda, this is embarrassing!”

All she could do is laugh even more. “I’m sorry, but it’s just perfect for the occasion and I wanted us to match for the fun of it. Your reaction just makes it a lot better.” She hasn’t stopped laughing, ‘Why am I stuck with her, I had the chance to leave live like I want. But nooo, I decided to stay as her knight.’ He thought angrily.

Once Zelda got her composure back, they made their way out the castle and into the busy streets of castle town. The people complimenting on how cute they were matching, some even saying what a cute couple. It made Zelda blush, but she knows she wasn’t the one Link was in love with and she was going to make sure that her friends get together. They passed up a Gerudo stand selling luminous stone necklaces. “Sa’vaaq Queen Zelda, Champion Link,” greeted the Gerudo woman. “Sa’vaaq ma’am, and no need for formalities you can just call us Zelda and Link,” Zelda said with a big smile.

“Such a kind woman you are Zelda, what may I help you two with?”

“Just seeing what is being sold throughout the town, your necklaces are quite beautiful.”

“Thank you Zelda, any lucky people you plan to give presents to?”

“Since you asked, precious cinnamon roll Link here has a crush on a certain Zora prince. And I was just helping him find the right gift.” Linked look at Zelda with the most shocking expression, ‘Did she just tell my business? How does someone say such a thing with a straight face.’ He thought.

“Zelda, could you not?!” He yelled, earning stares from the other people. The Gerudo woman and Zelda both went into hysterics. “I’m sorry Link, but your face just made my day even better.” Zelda laughed.

What they didn’t know, was a few stands down, Sidon was with Dunma, Rivan and Bazz (Bazz is such a hottie) exploring the different types of food. They all heard the yelling just to their right and walked over to see what it was. Sidon’s tail wagged with excitement as he saw his closest friend and champion Link.

He ran to them with his short legs, “Morning dearest friends!” Link tensed up at the prince’s enthusiastic voice, “Morning Sidon, good to see you enjoying the festival,” Zelda says elbowing Link in the arm. He jumps out of his trance and greats Sidon, “O-oh morning, sorry about that. Yeah I hope some of the stuff is to your liking.” Said Link rubbing the back of his neck.

That made Sidon’s tail wag more. No one else in the world could make him as happy as this Hylian. “I’ll see you guys later, going try to see how much I can stuff my face with,” with that Link ran off into the crowd. “What was all that about?” Asked Sidon. Zelda and the Gerudo woman both looked at each other and smirked.

(time skip to night time)

In just about an hour there will be a special fireworks display, this was for many of the future couples to confess their love for each other. The male will reveal a red string and if the other accepts they will tie the string to their pinky finger showing the unity of love.

Link was walking around the town, stuffed from all the food he devoured throughout the day and went to sit in the field where everyone will go to for the fireworks.

He sat under a tree to lean against but not block his view, “I can take a nap until the fireworks, it’ll at least kill some time.” Link said to himself.

He got comfortable and closed his eyes, welcoming sleep to come to him. But the sound of footsteps in the grass woke him up, he opened one eye to see who it was and surprise surprise it was Sidon. “Evening my friend, I saw you walk this way and thought I could give you company. But looks like you were just here to relax,” Sidon was about to walk away, but Link spoke, “I could use it, anything to make time go by faster. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen fireworks and times going by too slow.” Sidon sat next to him and leaned against the tree.

The rest of the time, they both talked about things they’ve done, the duties they completed, what they did in their free time and the funniest moments in their respective homes. Before they knew it, the field was getting packed with people. There were a lot of couples sitting together and Link spotted Zelda sitting next to that Gerudo woman from earlier, both women looked in his direction and smirked giving a thumbs up. Link blushed madly and Sidon took notice, “My friend are you alright, you’re as red as a tomato.” Sidon said with concern.

“Oh it’s nothing I’m fine, something was just on my mind.” He waved his hand in the air. Soon there was an explosion in the air and a bright red colored flashed across the field. The first firework had just exploded and the people looked in aww.

The display went on for a few more minutes and the males started pulling out their red strings. Each one turned to their lover, Link had a small smile on his face, ‘They all look so happy, Valentine’s Day is such a wonderful time. If only I could spend it with him.’ Link though then he snapped, ‘Wait speaking of, shouldn’t the person he mentioned be here. Why’s he still with me?’ Link thought it over and over again in his head.

He turned to Sidon to ask the question, but stopped. In Sidon’s hand was a red string and he motioned the string to Link. “S-Sidon?” He stuttered.

Sidon just gave him a small smile and spoke up, “Is this the biggest surprise in your life? When I spoke of the person I loved for a while, I meant you. it was really funny to see how oblivious you were to the fact, that I kept it up and waited till now to confess.”

Link sat there star struck, “And you may not have noticed, but I knew you were feeling the same way. You just didn’t think I did, but your troubles can be put at ease.” Sidon grabbed Link’s hand and got closer to him, “Link I want to spend my life with you and only love you in the most romantic of ways. Will you accept my l-.” Sidon was cut off by Link’s soft lips touching his, he melted into the kiss and placed both his hands on the sides of Link’s head deepening the kiss. They both pulled away for air, “Does that answer your question my love?” Link asked taking the string and tying it to his pinky. Sidon’s tail wagged as he tied his end. Zelda and the Gerudo woman were whooing and screaming I ship it, earning looks from the other couples who soon turned their attention to Link and Sidon. Both men blushed, but drowned out everything and went in for another kiss.

#vdtw #valentinesdayinthewild #sidlink

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A Hero This Time

When they realized he was a boy, the Gerudo panicked. It used to be that the birth of the Gerudo male was a time of happiness and celebration. The goddesses promise to them was still there. Then Ganondorf came.

Even his mother wasn’t sure what to do, turning to their chief, chosen by Nabooru herself to lead them and keep the peace between the Gerudo and all other races of Hyrule. She held him for a long time before making her decision.

“We’ll raise him to be humble,” she said, “No destined to be king. If he wants to lead, he must earn the right.” The Gerudo sighed in agreement.

“He will grow up knowing he has to save even the smallest of us,” she said, “He will be raised to be a hero.”

And she gave him the name of one.

The Gerudo were his mothers and sisters. That’s how Link would always think of them.

Tender nurturing hands to help him when he was hungry and tired; lost and sad. Pure iron muscle teaching him how to hold up their swords and spears, old veterans telling him tips on how to fight a full grown Molduga out in the desert. Laughing playful eyes, racing him from one side of the city to the other, daring him to steal a sand seal and take it on a joy ride.

He loved them all.

When Chief Raina pulled him aside to tell them their history, Link listened. They all worried how he would take it.

Link was awed with the Hero of Time, wondering how he could ever reach up to his name sake. He begged the oldest Gerudo, the one who had only seen the Hero as a child to tell him anything more.

“Well...I thought he was a little short,” she eventually told him.

Not long after, Link had a series of nightmares. When he was hushed and comforted he only pointed towards the hall of past chiefs. Ganondorf sneered at them from his old likeness, but did nothing else.

They all sighed in relief as Link took to scampering past him whenever he had to go through the hall.

The couldn’t keep Link a secret though. They didn’t want to, but they wanted him safe. Their worst nightmare soon became fear of a new Ganon harming their son.

Raina knew they had to act first. Link needed to know about the rest of Hyrule, had seen him gazing out towards the greener hills out in the distance.

When the letter came from Hyrule castle, she already had an entourage for him. His birth mother, Raina’s personal bodyguard, and the same guard’s appretentice. Who was also Link’s closest friend.

He cried and cried when she told him he was going.

“You must be brave,” she told him, “the hero was your age when he first started his adventure. Now you must start yours...but it will be much less dangerous for you though. And you’ll be home before you know it.”

She was proud watching him leave with his head held high...and his eyes still a little glassy.

Link looked around Hyrule Castle with wide eyes and an open mouth. He was used to walls looking plain and dull. The Gerudo usually wore their color. The Hylians put it on their houses it seemed.

It had taken all his strength not to run around in all the grass to see how different it was from the sand back home. Here...he felt smaller than normal. Sina at least looked as awed as he did.

He was glad Raina let her come, and his mother. Boorunis was too stern and stone like to make him feel any better. She tried though.

Staring up the throne room at the King, Link froze up. His tongue felt heavy and dry in his mouth. He said nothing. He couldn’t say anything.

The king at least, was patient, offering to meet with him another time. Boorunis spoke for him and said that would be fine.

Link caught sight of a young Hylian girl. Blonde hair braided neatly, ties matching her dress. She glared at him, sticking her tongue out at him behind her father’s back.

Sina was the one who responded in kind when the King dismissed them.

The King smiled when Link confessed he wished he could meet the Hero of Time. Apparently it was a good answer because the king shook his hand.

“That’s a good dream to have in my opinion,” he said.

He also told Link he should meet the other races: the Zora, the Gorons, even the Rito who had just missed Ganon’s rage.

“You should get to know Hyrule better,” he said, “since you want to protect it.”

Their small group went to Kakariko Village first. The Sheikah elders eyed Link much the same fear and worry as the people in Castletown.

Their children, were another matter.

In less than a day, Link had taught them all the Gerudo games and they the Sheikah ones. He made friends fast, Sina helping to translate his gestures when his tongue got tied up again. They were the ones to play in the fields of grass with him, and splash him with water from the river.

When they left Kakarikio it was with the Sheikah blessing. Ganon’s power did not reside in this child. He had no lust for power.

All through the voyage up the Zora River, Link watched the water warily. Water in the desert was usually still, calm, and warm. Here it was cold and moved fast. Link wasn’t sure he could swim here. He couldn’t even see the bottom.

He jumped into his mother’s lap when a head popped out of the water. When he saw Boorunis talking to it like an old friend he calmed down. Sina laughed at him and Link stuck his tongue out at her.

The king had told the Zora’s he was coming and they were coming to meet him and carry them the rest of the way to Zora’s domain.

Link gasped when he saw it. The water made the entire thing glow.

He’d never seen anyone as big as King Dorifin and clammed up again. Boorunis had to speak for him again. She told him later she didn’t mind. They were all welcome to stay as long as they wanted.

Link spent a long time examining the Zora. He’d never seen anyone with fins before. The Zora all hated the sound of the desert, but they needed their water so he didn’t blame them.

He loved their songs, the music they made. He was iffy about eating fish, but they promised him he’d like it.

“Link likes most food,” Sina assured them, nudging him.

After two days he finally jumped in the water. He panicked until he remembered how to tread water. He wasn’t strong enough to swim back to shore though.

A Zora jumped in after him.

“Climb on my back,” she said, “I’ll bring you to shore.”

Runa was nice enough, so far as Zora Princesses went. She was as bad a tease as Sina, and both girls got along fabulously.

But she took a shine to Link.

“You need fins and scales to swim like us in the river,” she said, “Usually Zoras make armor for our finacés. I don’t like tradition though.”

Link felt a little more at home on Death Mountain. It was hot, a little too hot to be honest, but dry.

The Gorons made up for it. Link loved them all instantly, even if they were a little rough. He longed to roll like they did. Out in the desert they might get stuck, but here it was so efficient going up and down the mountain.

They insisted on calling Link “brother”. His mother didn’t seem to like it.

“You seem like a tough one, brother,” one told Sina. She looked over imperiously.

“I’m not a ‘brother’” she told him.

“Err...sister?”

“I can do that one.”

Link was scared when they told him about fighting Dodongos. They seemed dangerous, but the Gorons said they’d help him.

“The old Hero of Time did it at your age,” the old chief told him, “and we’ll supply the bombs.”

Sina, Boorunis, and his mother were all waiting anxiously when he came out of the cave. He was positively beaming and the Gorons all cheered for him.

The Boss gave Link a big Goron sword. “To grow into,” he said. His mother was livid when she realized they had snuck in a bomb bag too.

Link shivered his way up to the Rito Village. The Elder was happy to give him a coat when he did arrive. He snuggled into the down they had stuffed inside. Sina looked just as cozy.

Link was in awe watching them fly up for their “target practice.” He’d never shot a bow before.

“He takes to it like a fish to water,” the instructor said after his first lesson, “or a Gerudo to desert.” He hit the target every time after that, but never dreamed of ever being as good as a Rito.

Still, wrapped head to toe, and with his mother biting her nails as she looked on, Link gave it a try on his teacher’s back.

He hit every target.

“It’s a shame you weren’t born with wings,” he said when they landed.

The elder had a glider crafted for him, as a parting gift when they left a few days later so he could always be “an honorary Rito”

“That is the last thing he needs,” his mother said, trying not to watch Link test it out.

It was six months later, and they were finally on their way home. They cut through a forest, trying to make it faster.

Link woke up before dawn, to giggling. He looked around, seeing something flit away with his paraglider. He was on his feet in an instant.

Just as quickly...he got lost. Boorunis’s training took over and Link closed his eyes, listing for a breeze, a sound to lead him.

The giggle sounded again.

Over and over, Link chased the noise. Slowly the trees thinned and the dawn light shone over the woods...and the thing that took his glider.

He tackled it, pulling the glider back. It laughed harder.

“You’re back!” it cried, “my old friend!”

Link followed the self-named skull kid through to a great clearing, with the biggest tree he had ever seen.

“So you have come again,” the tree said, “and I have no doubt you’ve forgotten me. I know time is short, but you have come too early now. The sword doesn’t call for you.”

Link finally saw it...and knew it in an instant. The Master Sword...the sword of the Hero.

The Great Deku Tree laughed.

“You can touch it if you wish, but don’t try and take it. It won’t budge.” Link approached reverently, letting his fingers brush over the hilt. He jumped when he realized he had an audience.

“The children of the forest remember you,” the tree said to him, “even if you don’t remember them. They have changed as much as you have, Link.” The little tree children hopped and laughed over him.

“He’s so big! So brown! Pretty eyes! Pretty clothes! Can you play with us?”

“They will follow you home,” the tree said, “a few of them. But...only you can see them. Only you could find your way here.”

“May I have one promise,” the Deku Tree asked, “Keep my children safe?”

Link nodded. The Tree laughed.

“I expected nothing less.”

The next time Princess Zelda saw Link, she did not stick out her tongue at him. She instead looked to him as her ally.

“We know Ganon is coming...and Kakariko is finishing the Divine Beasts,” She said, “we just need the champions.”

“Princess Runa will be here soon, Instructor Keene taught me to shoot a bow and has been my friend since then. Darune leads the Gorons and won’t let another take his place. Sina insists that she comes with me too. Will they do?”

“Brisk as ever,” Zelda commented, but smiled, “you just need your sword.” Link blinked.

“Wait until Ganon sees one of his own countrymen fighting against him,” Zelda said, “we are going to succeed.”

Link’s heart skipped a beat when he realized what she meant. And far off, a korok laughed and went to tell the Deku Tree.

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