#finish dark beast ganon

[teratophilex]

I dont care if it makes me a furry, beast form Ganon is beautiful and I should have been given the option to marry him instead of kill him

#wait im not a furry im a monsterfucker which is worse #hes gorgeous in his monster form tho #his big ol horns and cute little snout #kiss kiss kiss kiss kiss #ganondorf #ganon #dark beast ganon #tloz oot #oh also I finally finished Ocarina of Time

[dawn-the-rithmatist]

Every time someone likes one of my scholomance posts, I become more powerful >:)

#JOIN MEEEE I AM OBSESSED #once I finish this heckin thief epilogue I’m starting the scholomance au #brainworms too strong to resist #must write enclaver Zelda who firmly believes the school is against her #and Link as Orion being very self destructive trying to fight mals off of everyone #(especially the pretty enclave girl who is the only one not hero worshipping him) #the calamity = graduation #dark beast Ganon = patience and fortitude #thinking about the end of the last graduate and comparing it to breath of the wild like hmmmmm #HMMMMMM #sincere apologies to anyone who followed me for a specific fandom #dawn speaks

[sheeparuu]

I’ll call it Severed link au for now.

So I was always a sucker for a bad ending and I wanted to put out a few ideas cuz I thought it would be fun. Yes it started from Linked Universe since I’ve seen people make their own versions and I thought it would be cool to do it too. Also, English is not my first language.

Games I’ve finished:

1.  Sky: Inheriting a god’s power after defeating them is not something Link would have expected to happen after stopping Demise. Still, if the corruption of his mind and body is not enough proof of that, his old home falling out of the sky might be.

2. Twilight: Having a pointy chunk forcefully jammed in one’s brain is bad, using it to keep switching between hylian and beast form is worse, loosing their mind the more they shift is the worst. At least he might be able to get a position as Ganon’s lap dog.

3. Wind: One would be surprised how hard it is to kill a parasitic entity, especially when it takes over your body as a host. Still, after such a gruelling fight, it might remain inactive for a long time, licking its wounds at the bottom of the sea.

4. Spirit: When the hero fails saving his best friend and end up having to swear allegiance to the demon lord inhabiting her body, everything seems to be going to hell. But having that fight with the said demon awaken something from the sea might be just as bad.

5.Wild: Sometime even if a friendly goat amputates your arm, it might not completely remove the malice from your blood stream, or stop it going to your brain. It might just slow it down enough for you to realize that something is taking over you from inside out.

Games I haven’t played/ finished but I tried to research:

6. Losing your uncle, the girl of your dream and having the path to Lorule closed might give someone things to grieve about. Hoarding magical items and knowledge for the purpose of “keeping the people you love safe” is also bad. Being swayed by the dark magic to the point where turning people into stone to “protect them” is, you guessed it, bad.

7. Time: Once a certain evil entity realizes that the kid carrying godness power is a better target than a mere Skullkid it might just have to switch hosts. Maybe if the other masks the “hero” carried weren’t splitting his mind like hair ends he could have stood a chance.

8. Four: Sometime allaying with the wrong side, even if you plan to change sides once you get the upper hand, might lead to actions that you can never forgive yourself for. And sometimes the shame grows to the point you can’t even face the three other versions of yourself, even when they are fighting the big bad of your world. And sometimes when they lose, you might feel the most vulnerable you’ve ever been.

9.Warriors: Maybe if the portals Cia chose to open lead to worlds were the heroes won their adventures, the story would have been different. Maybe if she never realized that Link wouldn’t be hers, even by force, she wouldn’t have turned him into a puppet king. Maybe if his mind wasn’t completely aware of everything around him, while being completely disconnected from his body he wouldn’t have had to agonize like this.

10. Hyrule: Sometimes when a the kindness and heroism of a child is rejected by the entire world and the cult that’s following him takes a much more manipulative approach instead of trying to kill him, it might just end much worse for the common man.

Notes: I always liked the idea that heroes are not purely good and always getting the good ending, and that if their life had just enough differences they would have failed/turned to the dark side. I mostly thought it would be cool for the characters to have a “failed” version and in my head they could serve as a “self discovery journey” for the og heroes. Like having to compare yourself with your worst version would cause some major introspection.

P.S: Yes I added Spirit since I think he and Wind could have some really cool dynamics. Also if someone already did the idea before me I'd like to know.

#loz #loz link #legend of zelda #my art #digital art #fanart #au idea #loz au #loz fanart #linked universe #lu #not sure it fits the lu tag entirely but was inspired by it

[webhead3345]

I finished writing the actual first chapter of my fanfic at last! To celebrate, I drew a kind of cover for the first half of the main story. 🥳

My characters for this story, Link (obvi), and his guide/companion Voice! (Plus Dark Beast Ganon in the background because why not? Other than never having drawn an animal like that in my life… 😂)

Brief (and rough) synopsis under the cut if anyone’s interested. ☺️

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Zelda can sense the return of danger, and she knows she is the one destined to stop it. She won’t fail. Not with all this wisdom and authority at her fingertips.

Ganondorf can feel the curse creeping up on him, but he’s no closer to finding a way out than when he first learned of it. Yet he knows this hatred that fights to consume him will come for all his people next if he doesn’t stop it.

Link’s brother is missing. Bodyguard to the princess, he disappeared with her after the appearance of the Dark Beast in Gerudo Desert. Now a Voice is calling Link to defeat that Beast to save Hyrule and reunite his family.

#webhead originals #artwork #legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #loz #loz fanfic #Hero of the Dunes #loz link #Voice #Guide #loz ganon #I don’t know what I’m supposed to tag 😅

[queen-freya0]

So, now that I finished totk, I'd like to share my insight of the game overall with y'all. Fight me or agree with me, I'd like to know other people's opinions

PROS

The soundtrack is amazing. Zelda has always been about awesome music and this is not the exception. The soundtrack plays exactly what the environment was to convey. You're exploring the sky islands? The music is then calm. You're in the depths? the music will help you shit yourself. Going even more down, looking for Ganondorf? coolest music ever, full of mystery.

World exploring. I feel like this time totk forces you to explore the world, in botw you could directly go to Ganon and beat the shit out of him with a stick, but definitely not here at all. You find yourself needing bombs so you'll have to look for caves, then you need Sundelion, so you have to go to the sky. In a certain way, I hated that for the first days because I was trying to finish the game as soon as I could, but now I appreciate it.

We have our first disabled Link! At least until the end. It was nice to see him different for once. It'd be cool if he had stayed that way.

World development. In botw, you have this whole piece of land that's mostly monsters and ruins, but in totk things have changed after the calamity disappeared. We have more people around who're in contact with each other. The places don't seem as lonely as before and even people help Link. And, did you notice there's less trees? It's a nice detail, since there's new buildings made of wood everywhere.

Fusing mechanic. Tbh, I didn't love Fuse at first, but then realized how useful it can be.

Link's clothing. There's more clothes available bc they used the botw DLC clothing, which is cool! And the new designs are... slutty.

Zelink. No one can tell me otherwise. All the signs are there, bitches!!!!

CONS

Overall, it doesn't feel like a sequel. And I hated that. Nintendo keeps giving preference towards new players and in this case, it's not worth it. I dare to declare that at least 80% of people who purchased totk played botw and knew exactly what they were getting. This especially has to do with the point below.

There's no mention of the Champions at all, the Sheikah technology is missing, and where tf are the Divine Beasts?? I get that, yeah, maybe the Champions shouldn't be thaaaaaat important anymore, yet what about everything else? Where's my Sheika Slate????????

We were promised a dark game and this isn't it, not at all. Maybe I'm tripping? But I remember clearly on the first years of development people mentioning this game would be dark like Majora's, and going back to the first two trailers I could actually see it was kinda the case. However, with the last trailer, I made a bet that they probs rejected the idea and I was right. I'd like to have something like Majora someday again.

The introduction of a new race out of nowhere. The zonai.... they weren't my piece of cake at first. It seems cheap for me, I'm not sure. I don't know if they intended to introduce something, anything, from them since botw but ended up scraping the idea, but overall the whole experience I have of them from both games is that they took the zonai out of their asses and were like "yup, we got this!"

The end was TOO happy. Like I mentioned before, I'd rather Link have his arm cut. Purah can make another one if Rauru really wanted his arm so bad. Zelda transforming back was okay, but what I didn't really get was why did Sonia and Rauru didn't turn her back before????? They instead waited until Link fought his ass hard, lol.

I hated that Zelda was thanking ME at the end instead of Link. Don't look at me, bitch, look at your boyfriend! This has to do with this other post of mine about how Nintendo can't let go of Link being an avatar despite they themselves providing depth to his character.

I may edit this longer but rn I'm out of ideas and I'm at work, lol.

#legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #zelda #tears of the kingdom #loz tears of the kingdom #zelink #totk spoiler #totk spoilers #link #zelda totk #loz zelda #princess zelda #zelda tears of the kingdom

[across-violet-skies]

Febuwhump day 16: came back wrong

Whumpee: Wild

Whump Rating: 2/10

TWs: isolation/otherness

From the second he awoke in the Shrine of Resurrection, Link had felt… off.

Sure, maybe he had no memory of his time before waking up, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t tell something was weird. His body ached and his joints didn’t meet up quite right and his whole left side tingled and nipped at his very core. His throat was rough and every word he spoke felt like fire. But he didn’t have a choice but to keep going, because Zelda and the spirits of the Champions he had failed one hundred years ago needed him to finish the job.

So he did. Link took back the Divine Beasts and sealed away Calamity Ganon like he was supposed to, freeing the Champions’ spirits and rescuing Zelda from her endless battle. For the first time since he awoke, Link was able to rest and tend to himself the way he should’ve been doing all along.

And then the portal came and took it all away.

Link, now called Wild, was sent on a new adventure just days after finishing his first one. This time, he wasn’t alone– eight other reincarnations of the Hero’s Spirit joined him to take down whatever evil was plaguing their Hyrules. Still, Wild’s bones clacked and his muscles ached and his scar tissue felt like pins and needles.

He wasn’t sure what was wrong with him, because the rest of them seemed fine, more or less. Wild assumed it had something to do with his unnatural revival– like he had come back wrong, or at least fundamentally changed. It was shameful, knowing he was held back by pain while these other heroes, if they dealt with it too, acted like nothing was wrong. Maybe they couldn’t feel it the way he could. Maybe they were better at hiding their emotions. Maybe Wild was just… less of a hero than the rest of them.

Wild grimaced, pulling back the string of his bow. Today was a Bad Day. His elbows felt like they were on fire with each draw of the bow, burning and aching relentlessly as he pushed through it.

Twilight hummed, watching. “Your aim is a little off today,” he observed. “Why don’t you take a break?”

Wild lowered his bow with a huff, pinching it between his chest and arm to free up his hands. ‘I’m fine. No break,’ he signed, fingers trembling slightly. Hylia, even his hands were achy!

“Cub, take a break. It’s okay if you’re tired,” Twilight insisted, waving a hand. “Take a nap if you need.”

The Champion remained stubborn, shaking his head. ‘Not tired. Can continue.’

The rancher sighed. “Well, I’m taking a break. I think Legend is over by the fire too.”

Wild watched as Twilight sat down near the Veteran, both resting by the fire. Legend had been out all day, grouchy and grumbling as he smoothed creams and salves over his skin. The dark circles under his eyes spoke of sleeping problems (which Wild could relate to) and only served to make their grumpy Vet even grumpier.

Wild exhaled, putting his bow away as he gave in. Walking back to the fire felt more like retreating than he would’ve liked, but it was too late at this point. He sat in the dirt between Twilight and Legend, groaning at the way his joints protested every movement.

Legend eyed him critically, eyebrow raised. “What’s your problem?” He asked, squinting suspiciously.

‘What’s yours?’ Wild signed back, huffing.

“Forget it.” The Vet rolled his eyes, curling back in on himself.

“Cub,” Twilight started gently. “You’ve been acting off all day; is something going on?”

Wild hesitated, mentally debating. He lifted his hands, frowning as he signed slowly: ‘It’s a bad day.’

The rancher nodded. “How come?”

Wild scrunched up his nose. ‘Hurts. Aches. Joints.’

Legend raised his eyebrows, reaching for his bag. “You too, huh?” He commented, pulling out a jar of green paste. “This stuff’ll help.”

The jar was handed to the Champion, who sniffed it before scooping some out with his finger. The paste was smoothed over skin; elbows and knees and knuckles and anywhere else that hurt. Wild sighed with relief as his aches were soothed; fiery skin cooling down to low heat.

‘Thank you,’ he signed, passing the jar back to Legend. ‘You hurt too?’

The Veteran shrugged, shoving the paste back into his bag. “Yeah. It’s worse when it’s going to rain soon, so we’ll probably want to find shelter,” he replied. “Pretty shitty, but hey– at least I can predict the fucking weather.”

“I’m sorry,” Twilight murmured, sighing. “Both of you. That must suck.” He paused, frowning. “You know… it’s okay to say something if you don’t feel good. We can always take a break.”

Legend stared at the rancher for a moment, considering his words. “Hm. Maybe.” He shrugged, turning his gaze to the fire as it popped and crackled.

Wild hesitated, nodding. ‘I thought there was something wrong with me,’ he admitted, signing slowly. ‘I thought I came back wrong. Wake up in weird body.’ The Champion sighed, shrugging. ‘But I guess it’s not so weird?’

The Veteran snorted, nodding. “You are weird,” he replied, smirking. “But not because of the pain. You got some other things going on.” He rolled his wrist, gesturing in Wild’s general direction with a sly grin.

‘Ass,’ Wild signed, sticking his tongue out at Legend. ‘But thank you. For jar.’

The Vet shrugged. “Don’t worry about it,” he brushed off, shaking his head. “My roommate makes it, so it’s basically free.” Legend paused, humming. “Well, the price is putting up with him. But either way, it’s fine.”

“I’m glad you’re feeling better,” Twilight murmured to Wild. “Don’t feel like you have to push through it if you’re in pain. It’s okay to rest sometimes.” He paused, glancing between Wild and the Vet. “I’m serious– if either of you ever needs to stop, or rest, or anything, just say so. I’ll back you up.”

Legend nodded at the rancher as Wild signed. ‘Thank you.’

Twilight grinned, ruffling the Champion’s hair. “Of course. I care about you guys, y’know.”

Wild hummed quietly, leaning into Twilight with a soft sigh. The rancher beckoned Legend, who rolled his eyes but stood up anyway, moving to lean against Twilight’s other side. They rested like that for a while, just cuddled up together by the fire, until the time came for Wild to make dinner.

He decided on meat-stuffed pumpkins– Twilight’s favorite– and veggie rice balls– Legend’s favorite. It was Wild’s favorite way to show his gratitude, after all.

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#febuwhump #febuwhump2024 #febuwhumpday16 #tw isolation #linked universe #lu wild #lu legend #lu twilight #linked universe fanfic #ao3 #riv writes

[uniquevoidflowers]

For @hyrulesunworthiest

This is for @zelinkcommunity’s Loftwing Letter Exchange!

Hope you enjoy!

Ao3 link: The Aftermath

“The fate of Hyrule, rests with you!” Zelda shouted and glanced back at her kingdom.

Fires spreading throughout town as the guardians climbed over the destruction. The now red divine beasts wreaking havoc in the distance. Zelda looked down at her hand, staring at the glowing mark on it. “For Hyrule.” She took a deep breath and sprinted towards Calamity Ganon.

The beast sneered and lunged at her, and Zelda raised her hand, the golden power surging through her and flying off of her fingertips. Malice, magenta and black darkness filled her vision.

It killed my friends…

Light exploded and fought against the darkness. Now all she could do was wait for Link to arrive.

___

Pain. The malice was painful as it wrapped itself around the light, trying to overcome it. The pain grew the longer the light fought. 

“Give up.” The malice demanded.

Never.

___

She was so exhausted. The darkness was held back but Zelda didn’t know how long she could take this.

___

Beyond the fight within Hyrule Castle, Zelda could hear water draining and she called out uncertainly. “Link. Link. Open your eyes. Wake up, Link.”

It caused pain in her throat to speak but she continued calling until she heard a grunt.

Link.

Zelda’s light glowed brighter, and she nearly cried from relief. She heard footsteps and a hesitant tap. She guided the hero through the Shrine of Resurrection. Zelda could only hear but she had spent hours researching the shrine. She knew what Purah had did and how it worked. 

The hero was alive.

She wrestled with the darkness for longer, knowing Link would be able to come and save her.

_______________________________________________________

“Link…do you really remember me?” Zelda asked.

Link answered by running to her and wrapping his arms around her. Zelda felt tears welling up in her eyes and rested her head on his shoulders. After a few moments she pulled away. “Are you hurt?” She asked, quickly wiping away the tears from her eyes. 

“I’ll be fine.” He reassured.

Zelda eyed him. “Okay. If you say so.”

“I’m just glad you’re okay.” Link murmured. 

She smiled as she heard the honesty in his tone and the happiness in his eyes and her heart pounded against her chest. “I think we should make our way to Kakariko first…” Zelda paused. “If you’d like.”

“Sure. I can teleport us.” He hummed and tapped the slate.

“Wait what—“

Zelda’s vision was filled with blue light as she felt lighter. After a few moments her vision cleared and she was standing on a shrine. An awakened one by the looks of it, considering its exterior was covered in blue light and its door had been opened. “Is that…” Zelda saw the symbol of the Sheikah and stared in awe at the slate.

She had never known the slate was capable of such a thing!

“Kakariko Village?” Link looked amused. “It’s teleportation.”

Zelda felt her cheeks burning a little. “Well I—“

Link chuckled. “No need to explain yourself.”

Link was so…different now. Different from that stoic knight who would only talk to her privately. Even then he rarely spoke, he mostly listened. “Impa will want to see you.” Link murmured.

“Impa! She’s okay?” Zelda gave a sigh of relief. 

“Yeah. I…don’t remember anything about her.” Link admitted.

“Really? Just how much memory did you lose?” Zelda mused.

The hero winced. “Everything. I regained as much as I could in the last few years but…some people or things aren’t familiar to me.”

“You remembered me though?” She blinked, a little surprised.

He nodded. “You were a main part of my quest after all…I thought you hated me for a while, but then I knew you didn’t.”

Zelda sighed. She had been envious at the time of how he had gotten his part of the plan finished and she had still been struggling. She thought he hated him for not being able to awaken the sealing power, yet he proved otherwise. The princess fell in love with the hero. What a cliche.

“I’m glad you know I don’t hate you.” Zelda murmured keeping her past feelings to herself.

Link hummed in reply, looking deep in thought. “Were you…in love with me?”

The princess’s face began to burn. “I…Yes…”

“Oh.” 

There was something guilty in his tone that gave her pause. Why was he feeling guilty? “Well, let’s go to Impa. I don’t want to keep her waiting.” Link mumbled and started walking.

Zelda’s lips pressed into a thin line as she followed him. How strange…

“Hey Li—PRINCESS ZELDA!” One of the Sheikah cried out.

Immediately all of the Sheikah paused what they were doing and looked at the pair, wide-eyed. Zelda fidgeted with her long hair, a little uncomfortable. “Someone go get the elder! Link survived! Zelda’s here!” A man shouted. 

“Is it that much of a surprise?” Link scoffed.

“It is.” An old woman with a large hat walked slowly over to them. “Is it really you, princess?”

“Yes.” She answered uncertainly.

The old woman visibly relaxed and smiled softly. “Do you recognize me, Zelda?”

Zelda took a moment but she gasped. “Impa!”

Impa chuckled. “You haven’t changed one bit.” She turned to Link. “Ah, Link, are you hurt? Are you hurt, princess?”

Link bit his lip and nodded. “I-I’m not sure.” Zelda admitted, frowning.

Impa gave them an unimpressed look. “You didn’t think to check?” 

“I…” Zelda was rather embarrassed but she felt her knees buckle and suddenly her body felt like it was on fire.

“Princess!”

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Zelda drifted.

“Hey.” Urbosa stopped Zelda with a hand on her shoulder.

The princess looked at Urbosa shakily. “Don’t push yourself too hard. If you get no response, that’s not your fault.”

Zelda looked away. “You don’t believe me.” Urbosa observed, sounding a little sad. "Why don't you believe me, princess?"

"I have to go now, spend as much time and effort I can into fulfilling my duty. We haven't much time left until the Calamity comes and I won't fail my kingdom. So...I'd rather hope it does work instead of focusing on the other outcome." She replied, not answering the question as she glanced up at the mountain.

Urbosa sighed. "Alright, little bird." The gerudo champion hesitated. "Are you sure you don't want any of us to come with you?"

Zelda gave a nod. "I'm sure."

Urbosa gave her a hug. "Remember, I'm here if you need anything.

"Thank you." The princess replied quietly.

"C'mon, let's go already." Revali huffed. "It's not the end of the world. Well, yet anyway."

Urbosa glared daggers at the rito champion but Zelda just nodded and began walking away, Link quickly following her.

The trip was cold. The mountain loomed over her, but she just kept walking. She walked along the path, arms curled up around her, and she wished she had brought a coat. She wanted this to be perfect, though. To meet the goddess's expectations, whatever they were, and gain the last key to defeating Calamity Ganon.

Link quietly wrapped an arm around her and she smiled slightly. "Thank you. I was foolish not to bring a coat. Are you okay in that tunic?" Zelda asked.

The hero gave a nod. Zelda was satisfied with that. When they arrived, she was met with a familiar sight even though she had never been there. It was too similar to the other springs for Zelda to react at all. Link stayed behind as he always did, and kept guard. Not before giving her a worried glance. She took a deep breath and stood in the freezing cold water, making eye contact with the Goddess Statue.

She gave her prayer, trying to mean every word she said. She tried to sound passionate, but she sounded desperate. She finished off her prayer and waited, still keeping eye-contact with that statue. For a minutes, nothing happened. The goddess statue remained still, Zelda felt nothing new. Tears welled up in her eyes.

"What do you want from me?" She choked out. "I've said everything I can, I've done everything I've can. What am I doing wrong?!"

Silence.

"What did my mother and my ancestors do that I'm missing? I've gone to all three springs, prayed and prayed, and yet no response. None of that damn sealing power."

Silence.

"I apologize." She ducked her head, but her voice was bitter. "For interrupting the prayer with my emotions."

Zelda resumed her prayers, kneeling in the water now.

"Goddess Hylia, I pray you use your remarkable generosity and aid our people from the upcoming Calamity, by giving me this sealing power..."

By The Three, this was frustrating.

"I devote myself to this role, fulfilling the prophecy given to us..."

Silence.

"...I devote myself to Your Kingdom, and Your people. I ask for guidance, wisdom, courage, and power..."

Silence.

"If there is anything I must do to earn this, I will do it..."

She felt a tap on her shoulder and saw Link standing there. He hesitated and then pointed outside the spring.

"No, I'm not leaving." Zelda instantly rejected the idea. She still had daytime. She needed to use it.

Link shook his head.

The princess thought for a moment. "A break?"

He nodded.

"I don't know..." Zelda furrowed her eyebrows.

Link's pleading gaze made her falter. "Okay. I'll take a break. Only for a few minutes, though."

The hero led her just outside the spring, and rolled out a blanket. He sat down and she followed in suit. "I haven't heard anything yet." Zelda mumbled.

Link hummed sadly. She sighed. "I don't think I'm going to hear anything, honestly."

That was terrifying to her. Failure.

The destruction of the world could be caused by Zelda not hearing Hylia.

"A few more hours." She murmured, and stood up. "I need to do this."

Link gave a nod and Zelda walked back to the statue, arms at her sides.

The princess prayed. For hours she knelt in that cold water, hoping something would happen. Nothing did.

Frustrated tears fell out of her eyes and she heard soft footsteps approaching her. Link helped her up, and guided her out of the spring. “Link, nothing’s working.” Zelda sobbed.

The hero led her back down the mountain, hand in hers. The princess wiped away her tears before they arrived back down at the gate. The hopeful but worried expressions on the champions faces nearly broke her but she didn’t cry.

———————————————————

When Zelda woke up, she saw light.

Am I still fighting Ganon?

Her arm felt heavy but she raised it up, hoping to contain any malice.

“Hey, hey, it’s okay princess.”

Zelda blinked and suddenly a room came into view. A Sheikah girl was standing by her side. “Oh, you’re awake!”

“She’s awake?!”

That was Link’s voice. She saw him rush over and grab her hand. “Zelda?”

“Link?” Zelda replied, voice almost in a mumble.

The hero smiled and nodded. “How are you feeling, princess?” The Sheikah girl asked.

Zelda shifted where she was, a little confused. “I, uh, feel exhausted.”

“Are you in any pain?” The Sheikah girl questioned, looking concerned.

Zelda paused for a moment and Link gave her hand a light squeeze. “Zelda?”

“Yes.” She answered quietly.

“Okay. I’ll get you some water.” The Sheikah girl left.

Link hummed. “I’m glad you’re awake. It’s easier to tell you’re alive now. That we won.”

It was kind of strange to hear Link talk so freely and casually, but it was nice. “What happened exactly?” Zelda asked.

“Impa asked if we were hurt and then you collapsed suddenly. The Sheikah carried you to Impa’s house and took care of you. I was tended to as well…but you were unconscious, for days. Impa constantly worried but she wouldn’t send for any Hylian medics, not wanting anyone to spread rumours about your return.” Link explained. “Fighting Calamity Ganon took a huge toll on you…” He trailed off.

Was that…guilt in his tone? Did he blame himself for everything?

“Anyway, Impa wanted me to give this to you.” Link pulled out a journal and handed it to her.

She accepted it, with a thanks, and looked at the cover. It was her favourite colour. She smiled softly. Impa still remembered.

“It’s to record your thoughts each day. You know, like a diary? Impa gave me one too.” Link pulled out his own.

It was blue. Almost the colour of his tunic.

The Sheikah girl came back with a glass of water and Zelda took it gratefully. She looked back at the journal and knew she would use it a lot. “If you need anything let me know.” The Sheikah girl murmured and left again.

—————————————————————

“It wasn’t your fault.” Impa said to Link, as the hero looked guilty.

“And it wasn’t your fault either.” Impa turned to Zelda.

The princess gave a nod.

“The one you should blame is Calamity Ganon.” Impa finished.

“Now that I’m better, I want to fix things. I’ll announce my return, and then help rebuild everything.” Zelda informed the Sheikah elder.

“I see. Do what you think would be best.” Impa nodded.

“Link.” Zelda turned to him. “With your duty fulfilled, you can resign and live your own life.”

Link shook his head. “I want to stay with you. I’ve explored Hyrule enough, and I’ve got a house but no one to share it with.”

Zelda was surprised. “Are you sure?”

“Yes.” Link affirmed and knelt.

“Alright then. No need for the formalities. We’re equals now.” She helped Link up. “I want to be friends, at least.”

“Okay.” Link grabbed her hand.

“Ah, young love.” Impa hummed.

“What?!” Zelda blushed furiously while Link looked away.

Impa chuckled as Zelda began sputtering and Link let go of her hand.

#unique writes #loz #botw #post-botw #pre totk #link #botw link #zelda #botw zelda #botw zelink #tloz #the legend of zelda #impa

[tnc-n3cl]

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Thanks to @zeawesomebirdie for the tag.

1. Star

(From "Virli's Story", one of my LoZ "The Realm Walker" fics. Virli is a member of Revali's tribe of Rito so looks similar to him, but with orange-red feathers, no cheek tufts, and a shorter crest. She has blue eyes and a pair of white dots on her face near where Revali's red spots are. Also her "hair" is braided in a single braid that splits into four at the end.)

Virli’s flight group closes in on the Korikitan Market, and right off the bat their plan is in need of adjustment.  Below, a group of soldiers on horseback approach the monster horde, the black armor with red embossed patterns and horsehair decorated helmets are a clear sign that they’re from Yosikun’s Imperial Army. And if that wasn’t enough, many soldiers have banners attached to their backs, rectangular flags with a diagonal separation of colors, dark slate gray on the bottom and dark red on the top, with the bright red circular emblem of Diryen (De-rye-in), the Alliance’s counterpart to the Goddess Din.  There’s also a single gold four-point star at the top left of the banners, some kind of unit marking probably…

2. Eye

(From "The Long Nightmare", Revali's century long ordeal of being possessed by Ganon. He's just lost to Windblight...)

The creature hovers over Revali, making sickening gurgling noises.  Revali closes his eyes and waits for its cannon to burn through his flesh, “Dad, I guess I’ll see you soon…  Mom, please, stay strong…” Revali can still hear the gurgling, why hasn’t it finished him?!  He opens his eyes and glares at the beast, “Well, what are you waiting for?!  Go ahead!  Finish me already!” It just looks at him with that damned, pulsating Guardian eye.  “What, you want to gloat over me?  You want me to beg for my life or something?!  Fuck you!  You can’t defeat all of us!  Daruk or Urbosa or Mipha will send you back to whatever hell you crawled out of!”

3. Call

(From "The Ballad of Kass", where Kass and Rinili have sneaked into Gerudo village. They're wearing Rito lady clothes, but with the Gerudo veil, since Kass' crest is a male trait in my headcanon. Kass has a green hood and veil while Rinili's is red. Rinili is midnight blue with light blue legs (like Saki) and has four long ornamental tail feathers that he's cleverly tucked into a sash so they think they're part of an outfit instead of his body.)

Kass and Rinili make their way up the staircase and are blocked from entering when the guards cross their spears across the entranceway. The one on the left demands, “State your business vure.” Kass knows enough Gerudo to be insulted.  Yes, he IS a bird, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t rude to call a Rito that out of the blue.  Although, he’s diplomatic enough to let it slide, Kalia would likely have started an incident had she been sent!

4. Dark

(From "Ildia's Story" where Ildia, TP Link and Midna's daughter, first sees the sorry state of Hyrule Castle. She's wearing plate mail armor that's black with glowing blue lines. She has a bright orange ponytail and mismatched eyes, left is blue and right is red, while the whites of her eyes have a hint of yellow. She's standing on a rock near the quarry area in BotW.)

From the top of the rock Ildia can see the huge castle.  It’s like something out of a nightmare! The castle is surrounded by massive black stone pillars with purple lights emerging from the ground and the ruins of a town are in front of the castle, the entire scene surrounded by an ominous, dark aura.  She pulls out what looks like a bird mask, the Hawkeye tool her father once used.  She looks around the ruins: little more than piles of rubble where buildings once stood, more of those machines patrolling, pools of ominous purple and black slime, some of those pools have spike like structures sticking out of them. 

5. When

(From "The Azure Phoenix", where Revali's talking with Bedoli and Laissa after waking up from the coma he fell into after Link and Mipha freed him. He's sitting up on the floor of their roost, naked with a blanked wrapped around him. He's just learned that Link and Mipha are still in the village.)

Revali’s genuinely surprised, not so much by Mipha staying, it’s totally understandable that she would stay being the kind soul that she is.  But Link?  Why would he stay when he needs to rescue Daruk and Urbosa?!  It’s not like he and Link were friends, perhaps he didn’t want to leave Mipha alone here.  Then again, Link’s odds of succeeding in rescuing Daruk and Urbosa rise considerably if he has help from the greatest archer Hyrule has ever known... 

No pressure tags: @unmaskedcardinal, @autumnsakurajayy, and anyone else who wants to join!

Your words are: light, moon, sound, here, north

#tag game #thanks for the tag!

[andmaybegayer]

Last Monday of the Week 2023-09-18

Not getting a whole lot of "autumn" vibes from this thing

Listening: Many things, but the one that has been stuck in my head is once again from Siege Ubsessed! by Curta'n'Wall. A New Castle is Born. Do you want a song about. A castle? Yes, you do.

Bonus track: whatever the hell is going on in The Dark Ages

Reading: Finished Perhaps The Stars the other day. I am increasingly convinced that Neal Stephenson has the right idea on how to end most things. The end of Perhaps the Stars is good but it's less good than the rest of the series. The book is wild, so much happens, it's a dramatic change of pace from the prior books, both way more happens and it's far slower.

9A. I am mixed on 9A. As a narrator they do not feel like the 9A. To be fair, Mycroft also does not feel like he would be a great Anonymous either. Still.

Stephenson, yes. Stephenson's books end like an 80's pop song, they just hit a peak and then fade out before you can realize it's happened. An extremely effective way to fill you with what the fuck was that great.

I like the ideas in Terra Ignota immensely. I like the style and the world of Terra Ignota a great deal. I'm not actually sure if I like the prose in Terra Ignota that much.

I do appreciate how the final chapters serve as a sort of proxy for the thoughts you've probably been having while you read the series. The various peoples who have had to just endure the clashing hives get to stand up and go you guys realize an empire is not a good thing right.

Playing: Breath of the Wild, beat Vah Rudania, the Salamander beast. One left, plus maybe four or five more memories, and I do want to track down a couple more of the side quests before I hit the endgame but I feel like I'm probably not going to come back to this much after I beat Ganon.

Also beat the snow dragon Naydra fight which was a really good setpiece. You get the reveal that it's been corrupted by Ganon, which is a great oh shit moment when you think you might have to fight it. You don't but it's still a good mobility challenge. I have some video.

Watching: Nothing really.

Making: Getting back in the CAD saddle for printing things reminds me why I still keep Autodesk Fusion installed in Windows. FreeCAD is great but it has idiosyncrasies that make it less than ideal for even moderately complicated parts. Chief among these is that it is a CAD package with no first class concept of an assembly, anything involving multiple bodies is arduous as fuck.

As a result I am trying out Onshape, the cloud/web CAD package, because at least I can run that in Linux rather than rebooting. I'm going to try and see if I can spin up Fusion 360 (or maybe even SolidEdge for the first time in, god, almost a decade) in Wine/Proton/Whatever but Onshape is promising. Despite the cloud bullshit it handles pretty much like any other professional-ish CAD package.

Tools and Equipment: I have been shaving with a old fashioned safety razor for almost a year now. I had a cheap one from the grocery store but I bought that fancy precision machined aluminium one because I like the concept of a safety razor that barely exposes a blade at all. It has been good.

As a teenager my parents deemed me too ADHD to be allowed even a cartridge razor, and for years I fought with electric razors that left crappy finishes and couldn't get anywhere near what I'd call clean. When I was in University I was like "Man it cannot be that hard to use a cartridge razor" and sure enough it wasn't. The problem I have with cartridge razors is that they clog in seconds and keeping them clear is a pain in the ass. Cuts are even less likely with this fancy one but even with a plain old safety razor it's remarkably hard to injure yourself unless you really aren't paying attention.

Safety razors are marginally more dangerous than cartridge razors but you can clear shaved hair extremely easily which means they cut like a dream for a while and they aren't as frustrating to work with. The fact that blades cost like US¢25 a piece even for slightly fancier ones is a nice touch that makes me much less likely to keep using blades long after they're too blunt to serve.

#last monday of the week #Bandcamp #breath of the wild

[amiharana]

NOO IM CRYINg i found these bittersweet prompts AND?? 9 AND 10 GOODBYE that's basically canon revalink and im so sad now

user crow cryiling wants me to die y'all

9. “We won’t grow old together, will we?”  “No, but we made memories that’ll outlive even us.”

for the longest fucking time, i've been wanting to write a fic where revalink is some level of established before the calamity, and they talk right before link is about to leave to go fight ganon at the castle. there are so many different ways i could write it go down but for this prompt... while everyone else is hopeful that they'll be able to beat calamity ganon, revali and link are much more perceptive of their fates. the calamity ganon is a beast unlike any other monsters they've faced together, it's a pure incarnation of an ancient evil that not even the heroes of the past have ever conquered. the other champions haven't gained full control of their beasts yet. zelda's powers have still not awakened. hell, link still has yet to tap into the full potential of the master sword. they were never going to have enough time, this battle was never meant to be won by them; it was never meant to be.

after daruk is finished delegating tasks to the other champions at mount lanayru, link turns to face revali and they both already know. this is it, this the end for them now.

link barely takes one step towards revali before the rito strides forward and wraps the little hylian tightly in his wings. link can barely take one breath before his vision is full of navy blue, his skin smothered in a warmth he's never going to be able to feel again, and the emotions he vowed to never show swell in his chest and rise from his ribcage up his throat, until link is choking back tears into revali's neck.

"it's alright, little jewel," revali murmurs into his hair, still holding him tightly. "we did what we could."

"i know," link whispers, blinded by his own tears and navy blue feathers. "i know. i'm still scared."

"the hylian champion and the wielder of the sword who seals the darkness? scared?" revali tries to tease, but even his voice betrays him. he's just as terrified as link is, with the barest tremble in his feathers.

link breathes in deeply, shutting his eyes and trying to will his tears away. "i wish we had more time," he mumbles into revali's neck. then, he looks up at his lover, with the same wide blue-eyed gaze for the last time. "we won't grow old together, will we?"

"no," revali replies softly, cupping link's face, "but we made memories that'll outlive even us." he presses their foreheads together shutting his eyes, and link holds revali's face in both hands to press a soft kiss to the middle of his beak.

"i love you," link whispers, voice cracking. "i love you so fucking much. i wanted everything with you after this."

"i as well," revali says, brushing link's cheek with a gentle thumb. "in another life, i hope the goddesses will be kinder to us. i'll meet you there in our next life and we can do everything we always wanted, alright? for now... fight that old beast like hell for me, darling." "as if i'd go down without a fight," link mutters, jaw tightening. "even if it kills me, i'll make sure it'll hurt him a hundred times harder."

footsteps approach and revali looks up to meet eyes with zelda, who wears a remorseful expression. he takes a breath and gives her a nod, before slowly, painfully, beginning to let go of link.

"it's time for you to take-off, songbird," revali murmurs. "give him everything you've got. and when you're ready to return, your heart will know where to find me."

link sniffles and pulls away, wiping his eyes with his sleeve. "he won't know what hit him," he says shakily. "til the next time, 'vali. i'll see you there."

"don't be late," revali replies softly, gaze ever so endeared upon link. "i'll be waiting for you, my love."

(they're right; the champions fall within their beasts, and as revali finally collapses to the ground from windblight's attacks, he faces hyrule castle swarmed in horrid, pulsing malice.

"return to me safely, songbird," he whispers and shuts his eyes, taking his final breath. revali can only hope that link will.)

10. “You’re only a memory to me now, but you’re my most cherished memory.”

for this one, i'm imagining link returning to vah medoh after he clears his final divine beast, the night before he plans to fight calamity ganon. i've always leaned towards the idea that link doesn't recall all of his memories and the memories you receive in-game are only flickers of a past link doesn't ever really get to remember so...

he doesn't remember what he had with revali pre-calamity per se, but he's the only ghost of the past that gets more than just flickers of memories. there was more to it than this, link knows it in his soul. it's been bothering him since impa first mentioned the divine beasts, since he saw the floating mechanical bird in the distance, since he stepped into rito village and laid his eyes on the landing... ever since he finally met revali atop vah medoh. link needs to know if there was more than just the facade that revali is playing.

"you're here again?" comes revali's voice when the warp finishes solidifying link's body. the little hylian looks up and the rito's ghostly green figure stands a couple feet in front of him upon the cold rock of the rito pillar, his arms crossed and his brows eternally furrowed into an expression of irritation. "don't you have better things to do rather than loitering around medoh? perhaps, oh i don't know, defeating calamity ganon once and for all?"

"i will," link replies, his voice soft and nearly carried away by the night wind. "tomorrow, i'm going to hyrule castle and i'm going to beat him."

revali stares incredulously at link for a few moments, searching his face as though he told a joke of some kind, before he relaxes. "well," revali says, looking away. "it's about time."

link stares at him, watching the way the ghostly green flames flicker around revali's body. "will you still be here when i defeat him?" he whispers, almost hoping that revali wouldn't hear him.

and he almost thinks he doesn't until revali turns to look back at him. he's silent for a couple moments just staring at link until he speaks. "i don't know," revali says finally. "our spirits have been chained to the divine beasts for a century, because we haven't fulfilled our role in assisting you defeat ganon. if you truly plan on fighting him tomorrow... our roles will have been finally fulfilled. i don't know if our spirits will remain here any longer."

"oh," link says and a freezing unease fills his gut. "oh. okay."

revali searches his face again. "why would you want us to stay?"

"well, i mean," link starts. "it's— i wouldn't actually care for anyone else to stay but you." he averts his eyes and swallows. "everyone else... i only remember a few things about them, nothing solid. i sometimes feel like those memories don't even belong to me. but with you..."

link looks up and meets revali's gaze. "every day since i've woken up, i always felt like there was something missing. and even after i relearned how to fight and speak and traveled to try to remember all those things, it still felt like something was missing. until i tried to remember you and— and it felt right, like you were all the missing puzzle pieces this entire time. there had to have been more, right?"

"there wasn't," revali replies stiffly. "we were champions, you were the hero, and there was nothing more."

"oh come on," link says, breathless and almost irritated. "there had to have been more than you just being an asshole to me all the time. please don't lie. you wouldn't have done that to me back then, would you?" and that's what gets the rito.

"don't do this," revali whispers, his arms dropping to his sides. his voice breaks and something in link tells him to reach out to hold the rito in his arms, to hug him tight and never let go again. "we can't do this. you can't try to remember me now, what we had, it's not worth it to put yourself through this pain. i'll only be a memory you can never recreate."

“you’re only a memory to me now," link says, resolve returning to his voice, "but you’re my most cherished memory. you're the only one i can remember like this, revali, you're the only memories i have. so please tell me; did you love me back then?”

the rito is silent for a while, but he eventually responds. "i did," revali whispers, staring mournfully, regretfully. "i'm sorry."

"don't be," link replies, taking a step towards him. "i think i loved you too. i wish i could remember."

"it would be better if you didn't," revali says and looks away. it stops link in his tracks, his heart pounding and his confidence crumbling.

"if you don't stay after i beat ganon," the little hylian whispers, staring at the ground and clenching his fists, "then i want you to know... i would have liked to make more memories with you. i would have liked to see where we would have ended up together. if we had more time together..."

he looks up at revali, who has since returned his gaze back onto link with an unreadable look in his eyes. "i'm sorry for coming back to torment you like this," link says instead. "you should be allowed to rest after waiting for me to free you after all these years. after i defeat ganon, i hope your spirit will rest well. goodbye, revali. i'll avenge you well." then, he turns and runs, jumping off the edge of the rock pillar unfolding the paraglider to glide back down to the village.

and revali lets him go, watching after link as he leaves again, every step translating into a piercing pain in his own ghostly chest. "i would have liked that too, snowdrop," revali whispers, placing a hand over his heart. for the first time in a hundred years, he feels it, that overwhelming feeling that threatens to spill from his eyes and shake his soul so deeply he shatters into a thousand pieces, lost and never to be whole again. "i would have, too..."

#revalink #loz #botw #loz botw #legend of zelda #amihan's revalinkverse #ask #cryiling #TEEHEE ^_^ #babe wake up new revali pet name for link just dropped #tbh i've had 'snowdrop' as a pet name for link in my revalink concepts for a while #pet name debut! #try reading these as if they're part of the same fanfic lol #to be honest angst is my favorite genre but more specifically angst WITH A HAPPY ENDING. #i want them to have a happy ending so bad they already canonically have the most tragic circumstances for a relationship #but AGHHHH it's so easy to write angst for them teehee #alexa play 'the truth untold' by bts #because revali can never tell link how much he loved him back then #what if i wrote a revalink fanfic based on the story that inspired 'the truth untold' hehe #i already wanna write revalink fic inspired by bts's 'film out' 😭 #crow actually never specified for me to write anything but i did it anyway for funsies bc i was tired of hw #so i hope u guys like these or something idk

[onyx-got-clowned]

in celebration of breath of the wild coming out 7 years ago, here are some of my fav songs from the game! Videos are linked from youtube! (Blue text are the ones i think you should listen too first!)

my fav is the trailer theme! botw trailer theme

talus battle

Kass’s theme

Rito village theme (night)

Zoras Domain (day)

Urbosa’s theme

Akkala ancient tech lab

Tarrey town -married

Lon Lon ranch

Sheikah tower

Malanyas theme

Purified dragon

Dark beast ganon theme

Get master sword

Minigame -race

Links memories

Remember

Credits

this game had brought me into the game series, and while yes it was the most common one most found the series through, i was still young, and i loved the characters and open world, i loved exploring, and i loved getting to do that in a game with fantasy aspects, like elves, fish people, rock people, bird people?! Literally all the best parts of a fantasy world, and i loved every second i got to play it! And now, 7 years later, i had sat down to finish an old file, and restarted once I’d beaten it. Then I’d gone on to watch gameplays of a lot of different games, so now i have a shelf, wardrobe, hobby, and a general life revolved around a silly lil game series jsjsjs

In conclusion, I’m so glad this game exists, and I’m glad it got many people- (including myself) into the game franchise! The music is definitely the cherry on top of this whole game, all of it is perfect and beautifully made <3

#Onyx rants⭐️ #Legend of zelda #loz botw #botw #breath of the wild #link botw #zelda botw #Tloz #Peak autism guys cause why did i pour my heart out cus of a game where a blonde elf twink beat a spider demon (the size of a mansion) ass?

[slowpokes-things]

TOTK SPOILERS BELOW:

(Specifically FINAL BOSS Spoilers)

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GUYS I JUST FINISHED THE GAME. AHHHHHHHHH WHAT THE FUUUUUCK!

I’m literally in shock like holy fuck. That fucking fight? Excuse me?!? That intro, perfect. The first phase, astounding. The second phase, that fucking SECOND PHASE??? I fucking lost it when that health bar kept going. Let alone when he summoned his miny army of Phantom Ganons .💀

Third phase truly felt like a duel between forces. Like a battle of destiny. Both sides dodging and flurry rushing the other was awesome. All of the bodies of the sages around the arena was a nice touch too.

And then that final phase, that final phase! I will say, you definelty can say the same thing about it being a glorified cutscene like Dark Beast Ganon. But god damn if this fight doesn’t carry that momentum waaaaaaaaaay better than Dark Beast Ganon! (Like there’s no competition.)

I would continue writing about the rest but I need sleep holy fuck.

#nintendo #zelda totk #tears of the kingdom #legend of zegend #the legend of zelda #TOTK #totk spoilers #botw totk #spoilers #If I could replay this game #If I could wipe my memory. #it would be this one

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Music ask game!

https://open.spotify.com/track/2hnyZQb5ryjZ9M8nPyGvpo?si=6ImNajjOTSaMVDY3ot6CCQ

"Well… he’s a Shadow, a being from the Dark Realm. He’s probably just trying to cause chaos. He’s evil."

"Ganon corrupted things in my world. Maybe it’s his agent."

"Wow, he really does just keep coming back, doesn’t he?"

Sky remained silent during the conversation, the words sinking into his core and freezing his lungs, refusing to give breath as the heartbreaking realization hit him.

This was his fault. Not just the curse forcing these boys and men to fight in wars they shouldn't have to, but even now...

The Shadow was his fault.

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The camp was quiet as Sky held vigil, which made the rustling of branches and leaves all the more apparent. He glanced over the cliff, and saw a monster horde, too large to be an independent band of beasts.

Which meant the Shadow had to be nearby.

This was his fault. His mistake. And he would fix it.

Drawing the Master Sword and his shield, Sky tread carefully onward. The trail continued until it led into a larger clearing. Sky hung at the outskirts, ensuring this wasn’t an enemy camp or an ambush waiting to happen.

Instead, he saw a familiar sight.

A portal.

The Skyloftian knight stood stock still, the crickets trilling peacefully as his mind was at war. His eyes hardened in resolve as he came to a decision.

Sheathing his blade, Link stared determinedly through the portal, and marched ahead alone.

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“Do you know where Sky is?”

"Sky's missing?"

The portal distorted the world around it, dark and foreboding. The Chain debated the matter as Hyrule glared at the gate, hating the dark magic but eager to push through to find his friend.

Once on the other side, the heroes treaded carefully through the remains of a battle, dread filling their stomachs.

Twilight gasped. “This—this is my Hyrule!”

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A dark laugh echoed in the chamber. "You truly don’t get it, do you? You don’t understand how terribly you failed?”

"Shut up!"

Black blood stained multiple blades. Desperation hung heavily in the air.

"I'm finishing this," Sky snarled.

#wow this was hard #and I'm not sure how I feel about the result lol #but the song is like super dramatic trailer music and I couldn't really come up with a single scene #because this music isn't designed for a single scene but multiple ones jammed together #so I was like well heck might as well write a trailer for Elastic Heart then #so there ya go if you haven't read it now you get a sneak peek at Dramatic Moments #but uh there's like way more than just Dramatic Moments in that fic so #unreliable trailer lol #you ask skye answers #lovely ajscico #music ask game #writing #elastic heart #linkeduniverse #linked universe #lu sky

[ordon-shield]

TOTK FINAL BOSS AND ENDING SPOILERS

So I just beat TotK! And I have Thoughts!

I’ll probably have more as time goes by but my thoughts right after are as follows:

- My theory about Ganon transforming into a dragon for the final bossfight was correct!

- Also, that final stage was a lot like Dark Beast Ganon in BotW — very cinematic, especially at the end where the Blood Moon shows up before you strike the final blow!

- Also I choose to believe that Ganondorf was just waiting around down there for Link to show up. He could have rehydrated at any time, but he wanted it to be suitably dramatic.

- In the same vein, I think the Ganlink shippers are going to like this one (although I’m not a shipping person and I’ve been totally off with these things before, so who knows!)

- Link started the game shirtless, and shirtless he ends it.

- Seriously Rauru, you just disintegrated his tunic like that and for what?

- I know Link got his arm back but I am choosing to ignore that and will write post-TotK Link with only one.

- The Ganondorf fight was really fun! I’m not the best at flurry rushes, but I only broke a few royal guard shields to take him down. And I liked how the Sages showed up to help out, like the Divine Beasts in BotW giving the player help because they didn’t ignore the main quest.

- Also the second stage healthbar had me going ??? could they not just put it underneath?

- I used a little bit of playthroughs for advice (I did not realise you had to land on the dragon and hit the spots with the sword so I wasted some time there).

A week after release, and I’m done! I think I got through the game at a pretty good pace— quick enough to avoid spoilers, but not so fast I didn’t have time to mess around with side adventures and other fun stuff. Next, I will be building a house, and finishing up that quest on the Great Plateau!

#totk spoilers #totk #tears of the kingdom #major totk spoilers #totk ganondorf

[regretting-choices]

TOTK Spoilers Ahead!

When Nintendo said that Totk was going to be dark, I wasn’t sure what that meant at first. Would we see beloved characters die? Would there be more destruction? I had no idea what to expect.

Now having played it (I haven’t finished the game yet, but I’m relatively far in), I understand what they meant - and I think it’s brilliant.

Early on in the game, we discover that there’s some weird phenomena happening in the major regions of Hyrule. Link sets out to these regions to investigate, and it’s here that I think the dark tone of the game really starts to present itself.

Because while the opening cutscenes are dark, I don’t think they set the tone for the game. What I think this game does exceptionally well, is that it makes the danger feel real.  

In BotW, when you travelled to the major regions, you would get a cutscene of the divine beast kinda wandering around, but that was pretty much it. The towns themselves would feel normal, unaffected by the danger the divine beasts are supposed to present.

The villagers in these towns would say that they were in danger, but it never really felt like it because you couldn’t see the affects of the divine beast’s presence. The danger didn’t feel urgent, didn’t feel like a real genuine threat.

Tears of the kingdom improves on this in every way. While you travel to the various regions, you can immediately tell that something is wrong. The travelers and people of Hyrule will hint at each event - say that things seem off. And when you get to the villages and towns, it is so clear that this danger, threat, etc. is real and immediate. Gerudo town is perhaps the most dramatic demonstration of this with haunting abandoned streets, Gibdos wandering and crawling around like zombies, and with the Gerudo forced to hide underground for safety. In Rito village, all the adults have fled and the children are holding down the fort while their parents try to find supplies to keep them alive. The village is covered in snow, the bridge leading the way is broke, and it feels way too quiet in what is usually a bright and lively village. 

It’s eerie in a way that is hard to explain. We see the affects of each particular danger and how hopeless the people feel. 

Another example is the Gerudo Canyon stable. Because the road to the desert is so treacherous, the stable is forced to close its doors. A place that is usually busy and full of travelers being empty is deeply saddening. TotK shows the ripple affects of Ganon’s interference, and how the individual is affected vs how the kingdom as a whole is affected. It’s brilliant.

And I think that is exactly what makes this game so dark. We actually see what could become of these places if Link isn’t there to help save them, if he fails to destroy Ganon. We see what happens when things feel hopeless, when the threat is just too strong.

Sure the depths are scary and intimidating, sure the gloom hands are nightmare fuel, but seeing villages reduced to nothing, once proud people forced into hiding or sick or not themselves? It’s terrifying in a completely different way, and I love it.

#zelda #tears of the kingdom #zelda totk #totk thoughts #totk spoilers #tloz

[hellsite-hungergames]

fic recs?? i have many that i could recommend. biggest one though right now is a legend of zelda fic (hyperfixation go brrr):

Moonlight (every single night) by Heleentje (https://archiveofourown.org/works/33768109/chapters/83938897): TIME LOOPS TIME LOOPS TIME LOOPS (and also a Champions Live AU!! how i love to see it)

pretty much, Link has to keep on repeating the five days after beating Ganon. (plus some stuff before that? the starting point for the loop is the morning Link wakes up before defeating ganon the first time around). it is an EXTREMELY engrossing piece of fiction, it had me going "oh shit" and cheering out loud at points. the characters are all top notch, they literally ALL feel so human. plus its depictions of grief are also very very good! because it's a time loop you of course get a lot of the same losses over and over again, but you still FEEL it each and every time. plus from a more narrative standpoint, it is PHENOMENAL with foreshadowing and pointing you in the right direction without giving anything away. it's not a funny or lighthearted fic (although there are moments like that), but that's part of what makes me like it.

also, it has PLENTY of side stories, currently sitting at eight. the main fic is finished, but side stories are still being added! (i feel like i should note that not all of these side stories are by Heleentje like the main fic, some of them are by Ginneke instead.) if you're completely unfamiliar with the general story of breath of the wild i would recommend taking a glance at the wiki first to give yourself some context but it should still be fine? you seem like the kind to jump into fics from fandoms you know nothing about anyway

overall an 11/10 fic for me!

ALSO a much quicker rec for The Pilgrim's Progress by Antares8 (https://archiveofourown.org/series/1051850), which is Over The Garden Wall. a beast!wirt series about acceptance with side themes of scapegoating in some of the later installments, plus some of the BEST worldbuilding i've ever seen in a fic. manages not to fall into the "way-too-dark-and-grim" pit that stops me from getting too far in a lot of longer beast!wirt things. also still a wip, and it takes a while to update, but it's very very good. this one should also be good if you don't know the source media, but honestly if you haven't already seen otgw already you really really should, it's shorter than most movies and so, so good.

i have a lot more fics i could recommend, but tumblr is starting to lag with how long this is so i think i should stop for now :P

I WAS HYPERFIXATING ON BOTW LAST MONTH/EARLY THIS MONTH BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY GOOD FANFIC SO I AM LOVING THAT YOU REC'D ONE

And also otgw is one of my favorite shows so I can't wait to read that

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