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linksthoughtbrambles · 7 months

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What To Expect When Fetch-Questing

A silly totk fic for Linktober 2023 Day 9 prompt: Deity. 2000 words.

Link sped up the steps, damp but no longer dripping from his hail-hylia plunge into the lake beside the plateau’s Temple of Time. He’d prayed incessantly to hit the water right (and not break his neck) and not hit lake-bottom (and once again not break his neck). One mostly injury-free neck later, here he was planning to pray yet again.

He’d planned to sprint all the way to the Goddess Statue’s feet, too, but all at once his stamina gave out; he gripped his side, panting, forced to a measly jog. This curse had to go.

He lurched toward Hylia’s likeness in a much less dignified manner than he’d have liked. She still smiled at him.

Well. She was a rock, so that was to be expected.

“Goddess Hylia,“ he panted with his final step, “I’m sorry to ask so much- my strength got cursed right out of me, and-“

A sound issued like the echoing moan of deep water in a cavernous dark.

Link stood silenced.

The echo coalesced into a voice- distant and vague. “I am trapped…”

The Goddess? Trapped?

“Under the water…”

“…Uhh-“

“Behind the stone gate…”

Link spun around despite knowing there were, in fact, no gates anywhere near him. “What gate?”

“Of the great plateau…”

Link made a face.

The echoes faded.

“You can’t possibly mean the gate damming the plateau’s entrance.”

A bird twittered somewhere in the rafters.

“You’re… Hylia. You can’t get trapped in a flooded staircase. Right?”

Link stared at the statue’s cheery face.

“You are not stuck in a staircase.”

He folded his arms.

“This is silly.”

He unfolded his arms.

“It’s a test, isn’t it?” He ran a hand down his face. Of course it was a test. This was Hylia. He didn’t have any mummified-monk spirits with him this time, did he? Maybe she wanted to see if he still had what it took to be the hero of Hyrule. After all, maybe she could zap someone else’s endurance up a few thousand percent. Didn’t have to be him, did it?

He rolled his shoulders and walked out at a brisk pace. No time to lose. He could run a staircase-cleansing errand for the Goddess. Maybe she wanted it to be easier for people to visit the temple again.

Yeah, that was probably it.

---

Link did a little more praying at the gate and a lot of kicking himself for not blowing it up when he still had all those remote bombs.

He did… HAVE some bombs. They were a lot scarier and trickier than the Sheikah ones.

Link prayed some more.

---

Four time-bombs and one singed toga later, Link’s sandaled feet spattered him with muddy water step after step in the long, water-logged slope back up to the plateau’s great height. Hylia sure didn’t seem to be there. Neither did the original steps. Most of the fish had ended up on the road at the foot of the Forest of Time. Plenty of rocks, though.

One such rock had an odd, pointed shape. Its large size became more obvious as Link approached, as did the carvings of four eyes, a mouth, and a pattern—a beard, maybe?—in its surface. Link slowed, wondering.

“You who hear my voice.”

“H- FFF-?” Link snapped to a fighting stance, arms and legs spread wide, ready to grapple, draw, or strike.

“Come to me…”

That was not the right voice.

“In the Temple of Time Ruins… “

“You’re in the temple?”

“Up the road on the plateau to the south…”

“Yeah, I know where it is, thanks,” Link said as he broke into yet another sprint.

What had he done?

---

He had stitches in both his sides when he returned to the temple statue’s feet.

“You who hear my voice.”

Oh no.

“As a result of you draining the water from the gate, a part of me has been freed.”

Oh NO.

“You have earned my gratitude.”

He’d screwed up and screwed up big. What was the matter with him? Of course Hylia wasn’t stuck in some hundred-year-old flood! She was the Goddess, and at the utterly-most-minimal-absolute-least she could swim. He hadn’t done an errand for her. He’d helped some statue-stealing trickster.

“I speak to you now from the Depths below in the guise of this statue…”

Link’s eyes went wide. “You speak from the what?”

“You who hear my voice.”

“Nooo no no, we covered that part-“

“I direct you to the four chasms across this plateau.”

“…Let me guess. The horrible, seething red pits?”

“Each has one of my eyes nearby.”

“Because of course it- your EYES?”

“Drop them into the chasms.”

“You want me to chuck your EYES into chasms?!”

“Then deliver the stones to me, who dwells in the Depths below this temple.”

“To I who dwell. Or- wait-”

“Do all of this and a reward will be yours.”

“No no, it’s ‘to me, I who dwell’ – yeah, that’s it. I think. It’s confusing. Oh- wait, unless ‘Who Dwells in the Depths Below this Temple’ is your name. That could be your name. Is that your name? Like, you’re nameless but that describes you so you call yourself that?”

Link sniffed.

He shifted from foot to foot.

He almost rolled his eyes.

“Eh. You don’t care, do you?”

Wind ruffled Link’s bangs.

“Yeah, I don’t care, either, I guess. About your eyes, I mean. You hijacked a Goddess statue! An effigy of Hylia, herself! You think I’ll just fetch your eyes and jump down some glowing meat-holes in the ground to deliver them to you? What am I supposed to do, stick them in your face? That doesn’t work. Someone loses an eye, you can’t just pop it back in. Well, you can. But it isn’t helpful.”

And whether Link’s eye-fetching quest would be helpful was hardly the point.

“What I’m- trying to say is you’re clearly not to be trusted. I’d have to be a complete idiot to do this.”

Link’s pronouncement made no obvious impression.

Which… he should’ve expected for a rock.

He sighed.

“Not doing it,” Link said. He turned and stalked out, determined to find himself a horse.

---

Link tossed and turned in a bed beneath Lookout Landing.

Stupid statue.

Stupid statues. The horned one AND the faker in the Temple of Time.

They could both rot.

---

Link stared at the ceiling in New Serenne stable trying to listen to the frogs and crickets.

He kept picturing some random old lady poking a big eyeball with a stick.

“You who hear my voice,” it would say with a squelch.

She’d hop into the pit with it in her arms like a wet stuffie.

Link rolled his eyes at himself.

---

His reward would totally be to get eaten, right?

Right.

---

“I can no longer sense the mother statue in the temple,” the statue at the Spring of Courage said.

Link blanched.

It was spreading.

---

Link found the eye within an actual stone’s throw of the chasm closest to the four-eyed rock which had spoken at the plateau’s entrance. He should’ve seen that coming.

He also shouldn’t have taken things quite so literally.

Eyes made of stone were much less disturbing than giant, living eyeballs. He’d take it.

…He still didn’t want to touch it.

He ultrahanded it into the pit, took a deep breath, and jumped in after it with yet another prayer to Hylia. He liked his new pants and had no desire to see them ruined.

---

The eye slid into place with a distinctive hum and a flash of light, leaving no trace of a seam.

“You have returned 1 of my eyes to me thus far.”

“You surprised? I am.”

“After you have found my eyes on the plateau above, each of them near a chasm… bring every last one here to me.”

Not ominous at all.

Link exited the abandoned structure the steward constructs insisted was a mine. It didn’t seem very mine-like to Link. It did seem creepy. And he did feel crazy for putting eyes in the face of a hundred-foot-tall statue which so obviously was going to try and swat him like a fly the instant he did the fourth one.

---

“You have returned 2 of my eyes to me thus far.”

“Thanks for keeping count.”

“After you have found my eyes on the plateau above-“

“You already…”

“-each of them near a chasm…”

“…covered… that…”

“Bring every last one here to me.”

Link tamped a shrug and walked out.

---

“You have returned 3 of my eyes to me-“

“Are you-“

“-thus far.”

“-kidding me?”

“After you have found-“

“Look, dubious colossus-“

“-my eyes on the plateau above-“

“I can see how may eye holes are left!”

“-each of them near a chasm…”

Link’s shoulders slumped.

“Bring every last one here to me.”

One of his eyebrows rose like molasses flowing backward. “Got it. I see a hole, I fill it.”

He made it most of the way over the bridge before cringing.

---

The fourth eye hummed and Link braced himself, tensing as all four eyes burst with blue light in the same instant.

This was it.

He could see the statue’s giant arms in his peripheral vision. He’d have warning if they tried to give him the old bug-squish. His heartbeat rushed in his ears.

“You have returned to me my eyes, the vessels of my spirit.”

Link’s sword-hand gave a slight twitch.

“We can now speak properly.”

Link blinked. “Speak…?”

“In ancient times, my eyes were stolen and sealed away.”

Laying around on the ground in plain sight didn’t seem very ‘sealed’ to Link, but what did he know?

“For eons, I have awaited one who would hear my voice and return them to me… And here you are.”

Yep, here he was: shark-bait.

“As promised, I will repay your kindness by bestowing good fortune upon you.”

Okay—this was it. It was about to say, ‘I’ll make your death merciful’ or ‘You’ll have the honor of being my first meal since Rauru imprisoned me here’ or something like that.

“What do you desire?”

Link waited.

Nothing moved (except him—he was breathing, of course).

That sound of the blood in his ears seemed to echo throughout the truly massive chamber dedicated to this statue. It was every bit as tall if not taller than the great statue of Hylia in the Forgotten Temple.

Link heard the forge construct beep somewhere far above him.

He shouldn’t relax. The moment he did, it might strike.

“What do you desire?” it asked.

Link blinked. “…What are my options?”

“I sensed you approached my counterpart with a desire in mind.”

…He had.

“I have the power to restore some of your body’s vigor. Do you wish for more resilience against harm? Or perhaps you prefer to improve your body’s ability to exert effort.”

Link shook his head, still eyeing those two utterly unmoving stone shoulders. “You can just… do that?”

“Yes. What do you desire?”

Link shifted his gaze to each of those four eyes in turn.

He had to say something.

It was either say something or walk out.

He thought of his abortive run up the temple’s steps.

“I desire more stamina.”

“The strength that you have chosen will be yours.”

A light washed over him, and as it filled him—and as it scoured some of the evil magic from his body, visible as red and black tendrils evaporating from him—he relaxed a fraction.

“Your wish is granted.”

Link stared at the statue, nonplussed. “I expected you to be evil,” he said.

“Good… Evil… That’s the futile perspective of narrow-minded beings… There is no such distinction in wandering spirits. Visit me again when you have an abundance of them.”

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Epilogue:

“What do you mean you can give my old tunic back? How did you get it?!”

#linktober #linktober 2023 #fluff and humor #comedy #bargainer statue #tears of the kingdom #totk #loz #link #fanfiction #are we still using the totk spoilers tag #not sure #totk spoilers

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spaceless-vacuum · 11 months

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I offer you an idea for the regular yandere chain au what if Gannon is also a yandere for reader

It's gunna be war again

Only one Ganon or all of them? Because just one? Bro not even Zelda can help keep him safe. Good luck. They already have the master sword so no need to draw it again. Like there's no way, absolutely none. With all of them fighting with the zealots vow to protect their goddess? Their light? The love of their life? You? No chance, absolutely none.

There's room though… three ways this can go. You hate Ganon, he hides you away long enough you start to develop a bit of Stockholm, or you don't mind him and start to grow a bit soft to him.

. . .

For the first it's easy for the chain because they get you back either way. Oh they're so doting and can't let go of you. They all fight over who gets to cuddle you first, to hold you again for the first time, who gets to kiss you again, who gets to talk first, who breaks the silence. Their resolve to hold back slowly breaks and one by one like a dam crashing- you're flooded. Both in love and in their tendencies. Oh they know they have to lock you up for good now. No one can ever leave you alone again.

Teaching you how to fight is Wild's new self appointed job, and no one needs to know. He can't let it happen again love he's the most distraught out of them all. Teary eyed and holding you gently saying he can't let it happen again.

Sky is happy to hold you but he feels so bad. This never would have happened if he hadn't messed things up while fighting Demise. He didn't have the strength to protect you before it happened! He pulls you aside and makes formal vows to always stand guard for his light from now on to eternity.

Warrior takes this the best because he just loses it and goes feral. He may or may have legally married you behind your back so no one can EVER take you from him again. Especially if it was his Ganon who kidnapped you.

Four is the most level-headed but he does have several heart to hearts about it with the colours and the others. Going back and forth from panic to calm knowing they have it in the bag. Just like saving his Zelda they just have to get to you in time and save you from the clutches from evil incarnate itself.

Wind is now super overprotective and feels like he failed again. He couldn't protect Aryll and he couldn't protect you, he got you both back but he's still upset.

. . .

With a bit of Stockholm it gets tougher because there's this disconnect between the fantasy of carrying you off into the distance after rescuing you and having their own happy ending. This issue is broken due to your inability to cope with the fact that it really was terrible. Being conditioned by the chain long enough to accept pushing behaviours may have weakened your ability to perceive red flags more than you expected. Either way, they are happy to have you back but it takes some time for you to settle in. You need your time alone to settle back into life and cope and you can't get that here. At this point the chain knows they have to drop you off somewhere safe.

Hyrule is the most sympathetic here. He knows how brutal Ganon can be and while this situation affects you the most he makes sure to comfort you and help ease you back into the chain. Reminding you that they're all affected by your absence and really do only have your best interest in heart. They need you and just want to help and make sure you're ok. He chooses to be the therapist you need to help you come back from the edge you were pushed to. When you try to argue that it wasn't so bad he gently reminds you just how terrible Ganon is. I mean he's literally suffering from a blood curse from him. He's super gentle about it and will slowly ease you back into physical touch and to help break the holds he has on your head.

The group knows you're pure at heart and have good intentions but they're also in a state of shock at seeing you. Once it hits them, a few days of your odd state, they all break and agree to leave you with someone and give you time to recover. Twilight and legend are the first to offer their home. Not that Malon isn't nice but you need some quiet time after all that terrible abuse he must have put you through. The rage sets in once they realise what an impact Ganon left on your sweet and pure soul and they just lose it. Being away from you, getting you back, and then realising you're left more broken than whole just sends them each in their own way. Having to deal with all this rage without their precious light leaves them muddled and confused. They all visit you often and Twilight has the village check in on you; Legend has Ravio to help you if you took his offer.

. . .

Did you actually like him? Maybe he's really nice and actually cares and respects you alot and maybe the kidnapping was justified. He saw how creepy the chain were and decided that he could offer you more freedom. He makes it clear you can go anywhere in the town without him and the guards will help you if you need it and already you have far more freedom than Link ever gave you. Maybe this can work out!

SIKE!! Just kidding, he still dies and the chain just smiles at you. Sky will walk over to you with his hands still covered in blood as he holds you. He's your hero here. How dare you look at him with that horrified look on his face. Don't you see what he's done for you? He's freed you! He holds you gently as tears stream down your face and he wipes them away, getting some blood on you. You're tired? Let him hold you while he whispers and coos. The whole group can see that something is wrong but they leave it be. No one pieces the dots together. They figure your having trouble coping with the stress of all of the world and they can't wait to take that weight away from you and to hold you close.

Time figures the truth out first. You're still wearing several of the trinkets Ganon gave you. He can't stand it, that beast having some claim over you, over the heart that belonged to them. He does the only thing he can think of and tries to throw them away in a jealous rage. When you catch him trying to throw them away you stop him and start crying? Why? That pathetic worm hurt you, he had to have. The idea of a nice soft Ganon doesn't compute with him. He's seen first hand what Ganon has done and all he feels is rage. However he can't stand to see you cry, so he doesn't toss it but keeps them, telling you you're not getting it back but that he'll buy you something nicer. An angry and jealous Time winds up stealing you more than Sky does. You've never been romanced right obviously, let him do so.

Bonus; Yandere fierce deity who solos Ganon and just carries you away bridal style from the carnage.

#eye write #legend of zelda #yandere legend of zelda #yandere link x reader #yandere ganon x reader #the chain #linked universe

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botwstoriesandsuch · 3 years

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Big question. I need your opinion on something. If Mipha was never saved, and Vah Ruta was never calmed, what effect would it have on Hyrule. We know that it will flood, however I doubt the Shiekah would have the ability to create water from nothing (like to gods) so I just assume they are teleporting so the ocean won't rise. With this in mind, none of the major settlements would really be affected. Gerudo Town is far enough out of the path that the river would take through lake Hylia, Riti Village is also out of the way, and not only does it have a natural moat (if you could call it that) but also a canyon in the way. Korok Forest has magic and a moat and is also out of the way, Goron City is also to high up and out of the way, Tarrey Town is really highup and out of tge way, Zoras domain has pretty good drainage and it will probably go through the several other exits to not cause that muc damage, Kakariko Village is safe in the mountains, Hateno Town is safe and out of the way, and Lurelin Village is also out of the way and won't be damaged unless the ocean floods.

WOO LET’S FLOOD A CIVILIZATION AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS!

**Zelda meter is the meter system of objmap.zeldamods.org, but in accordance with previous posts I'm gonna convert it later to "actual" meters that I think is more realistic. You’ll see why later.

ALRIGHTY, SO LET’S START WITH MEASURING TIME!

So, East Reservoir Lake is 545 zelda meters long (light blue) and 340 zelda meters wide (blue)

Or if we want to see it as more of a circle, it has a radius of 239 zelda meters

Rutala Dam itself is 30 zelda meters wide and 140 zelda meters across. (see purple)

Taking a picture and using an online ruler, I found that the damn is roughly 123 zelda meters tall. (1 cm equal to 17.5 zelda meters by using the 140zm measurement)

Technically speaking, the dam's depth is infinite in the game, so we'll just use this damn's height as the depth.

And before you tell me that I should count the height of the rocks that the damn sits on top of as part of the depth, I'm gonna say not because dams typically block preexisting waterfalls, and given the rounded erosion of the rocks here, I would say that is also the case. Therefore, this was a waterfall that fed into the Rutala River and is not counted for the reservoir's depth.

So, in summary:

Reservoir Length: 545zm

Reservoir Width: 340zm

LW Reservoir Surface Area: 185,300zm (That is only 0.1 zelda kilometer. For comparison, the 45th largest reservoir in the world, Capivera Dam [last place on Wikipedia list] is still 515 square kilometers. The largest ones being in the 60k areas. I’ll come back to this point later.)

Reservoir Radius: 239zm

(pi)r^2 Reservoir Surface Area: 179,451zm2 (179zkm2) [Just got these numbers of surface areas to demonstrate they're practically the same whether you see it as circular or rectangular. I think the circle will be more accurate so going forward I will be using it as my basis for calculations]

Dam Length: 140zm

Dam Height: 123zm

Dam Width: 30zm

The Total Water Rutala Dam Holds Back: 22,072,473zm3 [Instead of just using the sphere volume formula or the LWH formula, I used my more accurate surface area made with the the radius and multiplied by the dam height(is that the,,,cylinder formula? I think so)]

Rutala Dam is supposed to be the largest reservoir in Hyrule, shown very prominently on the map. The largest reservoir(by surface area) in our world is Lake Winnipeg, with a surface area of 24,514 km2, (but only has a depth of 12 meters.)

But here it is on a map of Canada:

To reiterate, Lake Winnipeg has an area of 24,514km, and with zelda meters, East Reservoir Lake has an area of 179.

“BUT KIP! MAYBE EAST RESEVOIR LAKE IS JUST REALLY REALLY SMALL, HYRULE IS PRETTY SMALL ISN’T IT?”

Ok, so comparing the reservoir to one of the the largest, if not THE largest, settlements in the game, Zora’s Domain, we can see that the reservoir is several times it’s size.

But you’ll also note that Zora’s Domain has a diameter of 234zm. That, the entire city, the entire DOMAIN of Zora. 234 zelda meters. Manhattan is 21,100 meters long. Manhattan, by the way, is a fifth fraction of the New York County, which is the smallest county in the United States of America.

234 zelda meters, that’s an area of 43,005zm2. Do you know what else is aobut 40k meters squared in real life? Your nearest Walmart. Just a bit bigger than your local Tesco. Supposedly the entire Zora population, that has been untouched by the 100 year apocalypse and arguably had room to GROW over this time, is living in a Trader Joes.

So I hope this illustrates why I’m converting the zelda meters used on the website to something that I think would be more realistic in the realm of Hyrule. You can find my very loud and kinda embarrassing but factual! and old post about the conversion here, same link as at the top, but essentially just trust me on the conversation that 1zm is equal to 30 real-life meters.

New Realistic Measurements:

Reservoir Length: 16,350m or 16.35km

Reservoir Width: 10,200m or 10.2km

LW Reservoir Surface Area: 166,770km2

Reservoir Radius: 7170m or 7.17km

(pi)r^2 Reservoir Surface Area: 5,383,530m2 or 5382.53km2

Dam Length: 4200m

Dam Height: 3690m

Dam Width: 900m

The Total Water Rutala Dam Holds Back: 19,865,225,700m3 or 19.8 million cubic kilometers of water AKA 19.8 billion kiloliters AKA 5.2 trillion gallons o’ agua

Now THAT sounds more like the biggest dam in all of Hyrule. In fact, it adds up with the stats of the largest dam in our world(by gallons held), that is, the Three Gorges Dam.

The Three Gorges Dam, located in China, ALSO holds back 5 trillion gallons of water/19 billion cubic meters. Although it is a lot shorter than Rutala’s measurements--I think the amount of water that it holds back will be a perfect guide to see the devastation that Rutala’s potential breakage could cause on Hyrule.

There actually is a simulation online about what would happen if the Three Gorges Dam collapsed but I’m not gonna link it cause it might be a bit too distressing, but just know that I based this on that simulation.

Firstly, the biggest sigh of relief comes from the Samasa Plain.

The plain is very very low and slopes down into the Lanayru Bay, so a lot of the water would empty into there. However, the plain would then be totally submerged, so RIP to the shrines and ruins around there. Areas in red as submerged and areas in green would become islands or marshes.

And with that, the water level of Lanayru Bay would rise drastically. Blue is the new water level, dark green are islands, and light green are potential wetlandish areas that would form as time passed.

But basically, Rutala river would have a new branch that spills directly into the Lanayru Bay.

So now you may be thinking,

“HEY KIP THAT’S NOT SO BAD! MOST OF IT SPILLS OUT INTO THE BAY SO IT’S NOT A LOT OS DESTRUCTION! YAY!”

And you’d be half right.

Yes, a lot of the water is going to spill out over Samasa Plain and yes, Lanayru Bay will house a lot of it. But here’s the kicker.

It’s a bay.

Not an ocean.

It would take 1.25zkm or 30km for the water to make it’s way to the ocean, and the water will be traveling SUPER fast--about 100 kilometers per hour.

And that water wants to move, it wants to flow, and Lanayru Bay cannot help all that water flower because: It’s shallow as fuck.

This chest shows the deepest point in all of Lanayru Bay.

I dropped a windcleaver down in the water: and using a generous GENEROUS estimate of 2 feet per second given the conditions of the still water in the bay--It took 5 seconds for it to float to the bottom. 10 feet. 3 meters. That’s just barely deeper than the deep end of a backyard swimming pool.

But even being extra EXTRA generous and using a real world estimate: Bays would be around 14 feet deep, roughly 4 meter. And we can be even more generous and say the sounding mountains can accommodate 30 feet of height. 9 meters. 9 + 4 = 14 meter height times 30km by 10km(width) = That’s 4.2 cubic kilometers, or 4.2 billion kiloliters of the 19.8 billion kiloliters in total.

uh oh. wheres the other 15.6 billion kiloliters of water gonna go?

It’s like taking a firehose, and filling up a bathtub. Yeah, the tub’s gonna catch a lot of that water, but that firehose has way, way, way, more water than that tub can hold, and when the tub can have a leak or hole on it, but the rate that that hose is going is astronomically faster than the rate the tub can expel water, so it’s just gonna overflow and water will still spill everywhere

[And this isn’t even taking into the account that Rutala Dam is SIGNIFICANTLY higher that it’s surrounding landscape, and would pour into the river with such a force that it could cause a giant tidal wave and break through the rocky boundaries of the pre-existing Rutala River causing even more water to flow into the bay]

Lanayru Bay would be occupied with a lot of water, and since the other 15.6 billion kiloliters of water can’t immediately flow into it, it’s gonna take the scenic route through Rutala River. It’s high mountains on either side basically just make it a death funnel.

Here’s how that would look:

This is the new water level for the Lanayru Wetlands. MAn they weren’t lying, those lands do be wet.

so yeah everything is submerged in between 10 to 20 meters of water and you might be thinking

“WELL KIP, I THINK THAT’S NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL! AT LEAST NO MAJOR LANDMARKS WERE DESTROYED AND NO ONE WAS HURT!”

Well, bestie, here’s the thing. This length of land is 3 zelda kilometers long. AKA 90 kilometers long. And you might recall, I said, that this, 3000 meter tall wall of water was traveler at 100km per hour. Well the good news is, my calculations are a lot easier for this as this large stretch of flat Lanayru Wetlands land lines up perfectly with the flat areas of Yichange, (which was actually traveling at twice the speed compared to Rutala because it didn’t have Lanayru Bay to open up into)

But the bad news is, the video is five minutes long, and this is just the first 50 seconds. This water is destined to travel 400 kilometers. That’s about half of the country of Wales, by the way. The entire length of the state of Virginia.

Here’s the rough path of the total flooding that other 16 billion kiloliters from Rutala Dam

Oh, and what’s worse is that the rivers in central Hyrule? Yeah they’re like HALF the depth of Lanayru Bay so the flooding will be even WORSE :D

So here’s the new waterlevel map!

Overtime, a lot of the water is gonna spill onto the paths through Central Hyrule, new swamplands, creeks, etc. etc. The path to the Gerudo Desert will be fin initially, as the water as slowed to the point where it won’t put immediate damage since the bridge is so high. But that new water level plus the influx of water from the River of the Dead is definetly gonna erode that over time and maybe possibly will just collapse and prevent anyone from leaving or entering the desert.

Hyrule Castle will be even more of an island, as the two islands to the left and right of it will be moslty submerged. Also the entire path through Eldin is just fucking done. Everyone in Akkala and Eldin? You’re trapped there. It’s basically a new Lake Hylia but no bridge. Sorry Robbie.

Oh, and also these rapid waters are carrying the debris of it’s destruction, whether the corpses of travelers or giant rocks that it broke off from the side of mountains. So everything is a mess, and depending on the amount of debris, it could completly alter water paths to go even more in land. The rivers are shallow enough, so just pilling in more rocks and dam metal and dirt just makes things shallower

Lake Hylia will be fine, the mini islands are gone, but as a whole, the bridge and the height of the surrounding ridges will keep the water in there. Although a lot of Necluda is basically a goner, and the bridge on either end of Dueling Peaks is totally decimated.

So what did we learn?

All of Hyrule’s economy is fucked. Every major trading path--gone. It’s basically gonna breed even more ethnocentricism, and a bunch of wildlife and sources for food are gone. And not to mention the climate, that’s gonna be fucked too as years pass. Rito and Zora will probably be the most fine? Hylians are fucked though, we destroyed like five stables and basically every river setllement there is. Oh and that influx of water is gonna fuck with the fishes so Hateno and Lurelin aren’t totally out of it either!

Gerudo? Well good thing they’re all lesbians because they sure aren’t going out to woe anybody once those stone pillars holding the bridge give way to the new water levels. Gorons will actually not even know anything’s wrong if I’m being honest. Sheikah? Well that point by Eagus Bridge and Sarhasra slope is gonna connect into a river at some point so I guess they can be a fishing village now.

Oh an RAIN I didn’t even think about that, yeah people are totally gonna die. And if Ruta CONTINUES to pump water into Hyrule (because again, this is only from an INITIAL burst of the damn. Well...

Zora’s Domain will be gone within the year. Water levels will just continue to rise, probably take on Central Hyrule first, but then after that the Gerudo Canyon. Also if flooding in Zora’s Domain REALLY continue it would probably spill over and destroy Tarrey Town. So not good all around!

But I think the main takeaway that we can all settle with is that the Flower Lady and her garden are absolutely, positively, dead.

#botw #breath of the wild #legend of zelda botw #loz botw #botw theory #rutala dam #Zora's Domain

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The War of Fire: Ch 7. Stink and Filth to the Light

Zelda took a deep breath, her fist shaking at the sight of the empty cell. She was so distracted by the rescue of her daughter and the front lines that she had allowed her castle to be compromised. Again. The Princess couldn’t have escaped on her own. Turning to Impa, she spoke carefully, not wanting her voice to shake. “Impa. I want ever single entrance into the castle covered and observation by the Sheikah tribe. Every sewer entrance, gate, or window. If I can’t feel secure in my own home again than this war is already lost.”

Impa nodded, brushing her hair back to calm her nerves. The war was starting to be drawn out, and with so many failures already under Hyrule’s belt, it didn’t bold well in the Sheikah’s mind. “As you wish my queen.”

The Queen of Hyrule walked with her most trusted advisor and friend back to the war council several floors above them. When the Queen opened the doors open, the environment was somber and heavy. Generals and Commanders of various tribes loyal to Hyrule were relaying casualty reports all around the country. With Zelda having arrived, they turned their attention to her. “Report. How far have the Hasai entrenched themselves?”

“They have as of yet to find a way to reach the peaks of the Rito village your majesty. However, they’ve started a blockade and positioned archers outside. As of now, only our most skilled fliers and breach their line of attack to travel elsewhere.”

“As for us Gorons, the Hasai seem to be more than comfortable with a slow push upwards Death Mountain. We’re an effective wall my Queen, but our chief fears that if we spare too many of our brothers the Hasai could muster the strength to conquer us.”

Zelda held her hands together as she contemplated what to do regarding both tribes. “My heart goes out to the Rito and Goron people, but for now, it sounds to me that the Hasai aren’t actively massacring your people as of yet. Knight Tulilad. Have you located my husband as of yet?”

The man shook his head, fresh ash on his face. “No, my Queen. Our search brought my platoon into contact with a full Hasai army marching eastward.”

“East. That could be in the direction of either Zora’s Domain or Kakariko Village. Impa, has there been any news of fighting drawing near the village?”

“None as of yet. We are still a hidden village.”

“Then my prediction is that the Hasai will march for Zora’s Domain.” The War Council didn’t object, listening closer in on Zelda. “The Zora provide a vast amount of support and economy to the rest of Hyrule. The domain would also make a perfect dug in fortification for the Kikai Empire if they were to conquer it.”

The Zora representatives looked amongst one another. “They would have cross Lanayru wetlands and valley to reach the domain. Following this they’d have to make their way across the great bridges to reach the city. If they have the ability, they might take up a presence in the mountain areas around the Domain.” One of the Zora frowned suddenly. “Oh dear.”

“What is it?”

“There is also the consideration of the dam. If Lanyaru’s Great Spring were to be properly disrupted, then flooding would occur from every lake and river in Hyrule.”

Zelda contemplated her options, before looking to Klinge of all people. “Commander. I want you to take a garrison of Ganondorf’s forces and place them at the valley entrance in the wetlands. “After that, take what beasts, traps, and soldiers you can muster and place them at various staging areas in the Domain. I want our flanks covered.”

Klinge took a map and drew circles around key areas. He’d rather take orders from Ganondorf, but alas, Zelda was still his queen. “I can set up Beamos sentries along the valley to the domain. That will not only alert us if the Hasai choose to attack, but also slow them down.”

“Everyone… war is cruel thing. It tears at our spirits and tries to drag us down with claws of despair. But we must have hope. By standing together, we will overcome this invasion. May the spirits watch over us.” Zelda had never been overly religious in her life, despite possessing the triforce, but for the sake of her people she’d take any support she could take.

As others started to disperse, Klinge approached Impa. Both the warriors stood six feet away from each other, as if a wall of respect or disdain kept them apart. “Impa, I trust that you will keep Zelda’s security a top priority?”

“I always do. Why are you asking me this?”

“I won’t cut down the severity of the situation to you. Ganondorf could very well be dead. I failed him in that regard.” The words hung out of Klinge, making the atmosphere incredibly heavy. “Rinku failed in protecting her younger sibling from our now missing captive. What I’m trying to say is… we can’t have you fail miraculously either. Zelda is the sole face of the kingdom for now. You are her greatest protector.”

With only her eyes visible to the outside world, Impa revealed shock and genuine surprise to the undead warrior. “I didn’t expect you of all people to be so open.”

“Out of all of Ganondorf’s forces that follow him, I’m the one that you should always expect to be the most forward with you. I must ask, with all of us staying far from the castle, who will guard the children?”

“I’m going to have Sheikah agents take the younglings far from the castle and to the domain of the Great Deku Tree. They will stay safe there, hidden from the eyes of the outside world with the Korok, Kokiri and Fairies.”

“After the failure of security at the castle, I feel more at ease with this course of planning. Good luck to you.”

“In my experience, there is no thing as luck Klinge. But may your skills keep you alive.” As Klinge started to walk away, Impa added one more thought. “I do hope that Ganondorf is still alive. Despite certain aspects about the man I cannot stand, he does inspire confidence and hope in the people as king.”

“Coming from you Impa, that means something to me. I’ll see you on the field of battle.”

As Klinge left, Impa made her way to Zelda. The Queen had made her way to the nursery, calmly explaining to her children about them needing to be moved. “Think of it as a little vacation away from all the fighting. The area is very peaceful.”

Covarog took charge of nearly all the questions for his siblings. “Why can’t you stay with us momma?”

“Mother has things people to that depend on her. But I assure you, I will check on you when I can. And when the bad people are all gone, we can go back to normalcy.”

“Where’s papa momma?”

That pulled onto her heart strings, knowing that she didn’t have an answer even she wanted. “We’re still looking for him. But knowing how mighty and powerful your papa is, I’m sure he’s just waiting to make a valiant return.”

Orana held her hand up, waiting her turn. “Will big sisters be joining us?”

Zelda had to process a moment her questions before reality hit her hard. Rinku AND Leere. God knew where her gothic child was out in the chaos of Hyrule right now. The Queen had been so concentrated on the current moment that she hadn’t even considered Leere was in danger. Quickly hiding her feelings on the matter, Zelda smiled to her daughter. “Your older sisters have to help the kingdom, but don’t worry. They’re smart warriors like your papa.”

Zelda gathered her children up and scooped them up in a hug. “Listen to your elders and continue to look out for each other. I love you all very much.”

“We love you too momma.”

Kanisa started to cry, holding her mother close. “Don’t want you to go. I’m scared.”

“Oh my baby girl. It’s ok to be scared, but you have to believe in having hope as well. Hope carries us through the deepest of darkest days.” Zelda gently rubbed her daughter’s hair to sooth her.

As her children calmed down and were escorted by Sheikah, Impa patted Zelda on the back. “How are they?”

“Kanisa is still a mess, but I don’t blame her. She’s the most terrified by the situation. Impa, another thought has occurred to me. Leere is somewhere out in Hyrule. I want you to find her and bring her to safety back to the castle.” Zelda wiped a brow, the days events leaving her already exhausted. “I can’t stand the thought of losing a child on top of potentially losing my husband.”

Carefully, Impa held Zelda closely. “They aren’t lost. Not yet. I will do as you command and bring Leere back to you.”

“Thank you Impa. Thank you.”

Zannah carefully made her way through the sewers of Hyrule. Fisk, her loyal bodyguard, always made sure to cover her flank at all times. The smell of waste traveling from the toilets from castle town above was wrenching to the warrior princess’ nose.

Coming across a length of tunnel that could only be crossed if she were to step in a tide of filth. Taking a breath to relax, she jumped in, the gross and dank water rising up to her knees. Zannah walked through the water step by step, something thicker once in a while bumping against her leg. The waste was terrible, but all that was on her mind was how her partial failure at the castle would have her father view her.

Behind her, Fisk tapped her shoulder, breaking her out of her intense inner thought process. “My Princess. I could have carried you.”

Zannah turned her head to Fisk, a frightening look of contempt towards her bodyguard. “I will not have anyone carry me. I can stand on my own two feet, even if that means walking through my own failures of filth.”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t realize-”

“No, you didn’t. Think before speaking to me again.”

Wisely, he decided to keep his mouth shut, least he upset the princess once more. As they continued forward through the underground, a sound faintly echoed from down below. “What is that?”

Fisk shook his head, unsure. “I don’t know my princess.”

Getting out of the sewer water and finally onto a stone walkway, Zannah followed her ear to the sound, until, finally, she could make out a tune.

“Don’t laugh as death passes you by, for you might be the next to die. The grim reaper walks beside of thee, she comes for all, for you and me.”

Zannah was taken aback. Did monsters live down in the deepest depths of Hyrule? Truthfully, she did not want to find out. Not too far, she noticed a light source glistening down in the form of three small beams from above. “Fisk. Get us out of here.”

The man nodded, charging a bolt of fire in his hands. Once ready, he fired it off upwards, blasting the grate from its resting position. The princess could feel stares on her from the darkness of the underground. “Fisk, hurry up and make sure the coast above ground is clear. The sooner we are free of this filthy area the better.”

As the man climbed a rusty ladder to the surface, Zannah’s breath hitched. From around a corner in the distance, it was unmistakable now. A tail flicked around the corner, and peering eyes stared at her. With a shriek, she fired a bolt of fire in the direction of the spying monster. As the flame whizzed by, it illuminated the rest of the darkness. Clung to the walls were monstrous spiders and hiding in the sewer water heads of reptiles poked out with gleaming eyes. One of the Lizalfos raised an axe, hissing a warning at the Hasai.

“Princess Zannah! Hurry!”

Listening to her bodyguard and not wanting to pick a fight, she rose a temporary wall of fire with her magic to give herself time to safely keep a distance between herself and the monsters of the sewers. Rushing up the ladder, she didn’t care about the feeling of rust scraping her hands. Zannah just wanted to breath in the open air. Getting out, she threw down an explosive fireball into the sewer to scatter any who thought it would be smart to pursue her. “Fisk! Put the grate back on!”

On her command, her loyal subject picked up the metal cylinder, slamming it closed on the opening. With a quick use of concentrated fire, both the Hasai fused the grate to the earth. The princess took a few deep breaths for her adrenaline to die down, but once it did, she slowly looked around her surroundings.

The drain lead to a small hillside near a tiny fishing community. The sight had seen better days. It appeared abandoned for quite some time, with flowers and weeds growing over the area. The hillside across the river was a beautiful sight to take in, however. Lush green grass with trees marking the land and sprouting beautiful foliage. Across the river, there was even a deer eating the grass.

Fisk was heading to waters edge when he waved Zannah over. “Come your majesty. We should wash our stench away.”

“Now?” Zannah was still looking around, this time for signs of the enemy. No doubt by now the Hylians had discovered her escape. How fast could they begin their search. Did all the monsters of this land serve the king and queen? “We should make haste back to camp. The Grand Admiral will want to know that I am well and free.”

“And do you think anyone will want to see you covered in a thick stench?”

Zannah scowled, scanning the surrounding area as she thought of an excuse in her head. She none as Fisk continued.

“Take this moment to relax and to enjoy the beauty of the land.”

“Relax?”

“Yes. Just take a breath, bath in the water, and let your worries go for the moment.” Fisk carefully bathed his full body in, not taking off his clothing. “If you’d like, I can wash your clothes and keep an eye out for potential danger. You’d be alerted at the first sign of trouble.”

Zannah felt her breath hitch as she decided what to do. Finally, her sealed her decision with an iron will that would not be persuaded otherwise. “No. We have no time to enjoy the subtleties of this land. Every corner can carry an enemy. Hyrule has spies, soldiers, and monsters at their command. I will not be captured again and bring even more dishonour. Now get out of the river and move out. Consider it an order.”

Fisk watched Zannah turn her back before he could argue in his own favour. Shaking his head, he picked himself out of the water and followed her lead.

Seras had just returned from a scouting party towards Zora Domain. There were odd fish people in the river, but none of them had the stomach to face him or his forces in combat. Just as Bellum predicted, there was a strong fortification along the rivers path. The rocks all around the forest area and the mountains of the domain were nearly impossible to climb in the rain, and for whatever reason, the prince felt that the strong rain concentrated solely at the domain was not natural.

Returning to the camp, the prince was eager to report his findings. Once he did, that would mean he could take his army and capture the domain for himself. Opening the tent, he nearly stumbled on his words when he saw his sister. “Z-Zannah?”

His sister looked absolutely terrible. When she turned his way, Seras was able to get a waft of her, and he crunched his nose in disgust. “What the hell happened to you?”

Seras didn’t get to listen to her sister explain herself as Bellum spoke on her behalf. “It seems your sister escaped on her own accord. Must say, I am impressed. I would not have thought the forces of Hyrule to be so careless with such a high value prisoner. Perhaps our attacks have stretched them thinner than even I have foreseen. Your skill on the matter of your escape seems to be questioned, seeing how you were captured in the first place. I wonder how much luck you have left, Princess Zannah.”

Zannah flinched. It was one thing to internalize her own failure, but it was another to hear it aloud from the lips of someone else.

“Yes. But why do you smell so bad?”

“I had to escape through the sewer system. It was-”

“Zannah, that’s absolutely disgusting.” Seras sneered with his interruption. “I can’t believe you’d stoop yourself to the level of a rat.”

Zannah couldn’t hide the hurt on her face, opting to turn away. “I thought you’d be just happy to hear I escaped with my life.”

Bellum cleared his throat to bring attention back to him. “Well, it saves us the trouble of tracking you down. Prince Seras. Your report please.”

Seras narrowed his eyes at his sister, looking back to Bellum slowly. “Yes. Well, as you predicted the Zora have the support of the Hylian armies. The rocks make it incredibly difficult to climb beyond the intended boundaries leading to their capital. Along the river path they appear to have defensive towers in place.”

“As I suspected. For now, we lack sufficient aerial support to transport a large number of troops over the mountains. As much as we’ll be forced to power through their armies, there are some other options for us that can divide up their forces and ensure victory.” Bellum took out a map of Hyrule he had acquired and placed it on a war table. Taking out little blue flags, he placed them at various points. “The Hylian forces will protect these bridges with their life. The capital of the Zora appears to be unfortified itself. If they don’t want their civilians massacred, they would be smart to surrender once we cross the final bridge. There are also key hillsides that give the Hylians and Zora a range advantage on us from above. The engage the Hylians here is mandatory if we don’t want to be cut down by artillery fire. Finally, I suspect they wouldn’t be foolish enough to leave their greatest weakness unguarded here.”

Seras pointed to the blue flag at the right, instantly hooked at the word ‘weakness’ when regarding his enemy. “And what pray tell would that be?”

“According to a Hylian we captured, there is an ancient dam that holds a lagoon. This lagoon has caverns that link all the way to Lake Hylia. If this dam were to be destroyed, the water of the lagoon would flood the western border of Hryule, going so far as to even destroy castle town.”

“Then we could end this war!”

“Yes. With the fall of the Zora’s capital and Queen Zelda’s castle, I predict that the rest of Hyrule’s tribes would fall in line in servitude of the Kikai Empire.”

Zannah smelled herself, wincing. Perhaps she should have taken that bath. “And how will we split our forces?”

Taking out red flags to symbolize the Hasai, Bellum carefully divided them up. “Our main forces will march across the valley and through the bridges. At this point here they will split up to engage the encamped enemy positions.” At the far left near the ocean, Bellum placed a flag above a hilltop looking down on capital. “Here, I will fly one of our blimps with a small battalion of troops. There, we will rain down discord upon the forces of Hyrule, scattering them into confusion.”

“And, what will my position be?” There was wonder in the prince’s voice.

In turn, Bellum smiled like a parent about to reward his child. “You, Prince Seras, will have the honour of leading our forces in combat amongst the front lines. You are the face of the one who killed the Great Ganondorf. With you at the front, you will have the most combat, but also the most glory and attention on you. T0-D will destroy the dam while the majority of Hyrule’s forces are distracted with you.”

Zannah was almost afraid to ask, but she spoke up none the less. “And my position?”

“Yes. You will provide a strike force, observing the land from above on your mount. Wherever a Hasai is in need of support, you will provide it.”

“I won’t fail again.”

“I know you won’t. I can’t imagine the wrath that would fall upon you if you did. For now, rest. We shall march for victory in the morning. Dismissed.”

Zannah looked to her brother. He didn’t meet her gaze as he walked out. “Hey, Seras. Wait a minute.”

When they were outside Bellum’s tent and a good ways away, he turned his heel and slapped her across the face. “How could you! How could you dishonour us the way you did?!”

Zannah held her cheek, a red mark burning on her green skin. “I accomplished my mission! We kidnapped the girl!”

“But you were captured! A princess in chains. It’s disgraceful!”

“There are always risks, but I succeeded in my task.”

“Only for the Hylians to reclaim the girl anyways.”

The was just another piece of information to break Zannah’s pride down even more. “They what?”

“You heard me. The Hylians found the girl and rescued her from our clutches. At least when I killed Ganon he stayed dead!”

Zannah didn’t know how to reply at first. “Brother. We’re a team. You don’t need to bring me down further than I let myself down.”

“No. I don’t think so. I thought you were invincible. We are suppose to be invincible. You told me that you’d never leave me. But you showed the world that you are vulnerable. That you can be weak. You dishonour the Empire and our people by having a royal princess show our enemies that we can be defeated.”

“Brother…”

Seras sneered, turning his back on her. “You smell revolting. Go clean yourself up and get the sleep you need. I’m going to rest up so I can lead us all to victory tomorrow. I’m going to be the next Emperor that our people need.”

The prince stomped his way to his quarters, leaving Zannah feeling smaller than the ants that crawled across her boots.

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