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mytemporarycomfort · 1 year

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Dearly Devoted

A/N: Thank you all for being patient with me while I was away. I hope you all enjoy

Summary: The Champions reminisce their time with you and they know for sure you are their end game.

Warning:

Champion x Reader

Zelda

The cup of tea managed to refill itself once again.

Zelda was in her study for another long evening and you could tell how drained she was.

No matter how many times she apologized for not spending enough time with you or that you must be stressed from being around her in this state more than anyone else, you always stated "Its my pleasure to help you Zelda. I will be by your side, you are not a burden, you are doing your best. "

She cried when you said that. It felt like a mountain was lifted off her shoulders.

Seeing you asleep in the chaise in the study always left a blush on her face.

Another night of studying means less personal time with you, but she was always grateful to have you near.

After this was all over, she plans to travel with you. She makes that clear to you. Just the both of you, no knights, no books.

Link

Link was behind you on the horse. He held you tight like you might slip away if he loosened up a bit.

You let him rest his head on your chest and your heart beat slows his mind right down.

His duty to Zelda means he isn't always with you. So he gave you one of his shirts.

You wear it whenever you miss him deeply. He came home early one evening and found you cooking some dinner in his shirt.

BOOM bright red.

He snuck behind you and hugged you with a quirked eyebrow.

"I missed you Link, I happened to cook some extra dinner just in case. Want some?"

His heart bursted right out of his chest. Ugh, he is simping.

As you two ate dinner, he noticed, your left hand seems a little empty.

If you would accept, a ring on that hand would suit you nicely,

Urbosa

She saw you getting attacked by some Yiga members and who is she to not help, until she noticed...

You fought back with fire and fury in your eyes.

Despite that, she was not one to let any warrior fight alone if she can help it.

You thanked her. You spoke to her as a person who helped you, not as chief of Gerudo.

She saw you as another Zelda, but also different. You were strong, full of heart, but you were also innocent, naive.

She wanted to help you grow, and grow under her care you did.

Urbosa's softer side became clear to you when she was training with you and her hands guided you unlike the others.

You have grown to be seen as equals yo Urbosa. You can truely handle your own.

Even if it ment you would venture out for your own journey now, you was grateful that you were apart of her story and her yours.

"You have helped me Urbosa. You helped me grow and I hope to continue to be by your side."

She smiled one full of relief. Of course you can stay.

Mipha

You always protected her much like her brother. But you were not her brother so why did you fight so fiercely to protect her.

She always found it strange that you didn't mind all the fighting despite the wounds you got by the end.

She always healed you with no hesitation.

Mipha worried about you quite a bit, and it showed how often she was with you.

She found safety and comfort in your presence. A kind of feeling that made her want to be by your side for as long as fate would allow.

It was common to find you two together. A princess and her protector.

She didn't like not being by your side for long stretched of time. She's afraid of not being there to heal you fast enough if anything happened.

"I will be there for you, like I know you will be there for me. We got this."

You two held each other. This is what safety and comfort is. You two keep each other grounded.

Revali

He looks down at his hammock as you laid there reading your newest book.

Revali is a bit of a brat sometimes and yet here you are still here.

2 years.

You stood by him for two whole years and you're still here.

He was so dedicated to his bow, when you held his hands fot the first time, he stopped breathing.

He looked like he turned into a statue.

Then his feathers puffed up and he frowned.

Whenever you show him affection his feathers would puff up,

He would hide his face in his wings then hug you as tight as possible.

He's still learning to show his emotions in a less agressive way, but you know he means well.

Sometimes he thinks hes too much, he'll accidently push you away.

"I don't regret a thing 'Vali. I love you regardless of your little quirks, you know that right?." You told him after a long day of making you watch him in the target range.

He loves you so much. He puts his beak on the top of your head. This was the most gentle he's been with you.

Daruk

You are so soft, this man is crying

He remembers his first sleep over at your house, boy was nervous! Your house is so cozy!

He enjoyed his time at your place, hopefully like you enjoyed his.

He was so happy when he saw that you kept all the little gems he gave you, but why wouldn't you?

He wants to spend so much time at your place. He might as well move all the Gorons over to your little town. JK....but what if?

He just doesnt want to hurt you by being so big.

"I feel so safe around you" You told him after you two returned. to death mountain after his stay at your place.

He's keeping you safe then. He decided.

He doesn't know all the details yet but that is sure.

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fangirlingpuggle · 1 year

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Very dumb BOTW Miphzel idea, where everyone in the Zora kingdom thought Mipha was in love/courting Link and it’s only when King Dorephan gifts link the armour that he knew Mipha was making for her intended and it doesn’t fit… and then actually looks at it and relaise doesn’t fit link at all but definitely would fit the princess… and suddenly everyone there is remembering all the conversations they had with Mipha 100 years ago and all of them make way more sense.

Also Revalink where all the Rito have read Revali’s dairy and are like wow Revali must really not be found of the princess champion and then he comes back and all realise he’s just a pining mess.

Or reverse all the Rito reading the diary and like ‘…wow he really wanted to kiss him huh’ and when they’re back all of the rito are shipping it so much.

#legend of zelda breath of the wild #legend of zelda #miphzel #revalink #loz breath of the wild #loz botw #au #fic prompt #humor #princess mipha #zelda #revali #link #revali x link #mipha x zelda #loz au #legend of zelda botw

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skyloftian-nutcase · 24 days

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Legend turning into a rabbit or a merman in front of the rest of the Chain

It hadn't exactly been intentional, nor was it remotely desired, but when Wild had nearly drowned himself, Legend hadn't had much of a choice.

What he hadn't expected was Hyrule immediately pulling out a flute and playing a tune upon seeing him swim up the river with Wild in tow.

"What are you doing?" Legend asked, genuinely baffled.

Hyrule yelped. "This one talks!"

"Do shapeshifting merfolk usually talk?" Four asked nervously.

Sky squinted, his harp already pulled out, before he cocked his head to the side. "...Vet? Is that actually you?"

"Why wouldn't it be me?!" Legend threw his hands in the air, nearly letting go of Wild, who yelped. "Shapeshifting merfolk?? What kind of insanity have you guys run into?"

Warriors burst out laughing. "Aren't you the prettiest thing?"

Legend's face turned redder than his tail. "Shut up! This item comes in handy, thank you very much! We'd be down a cook if it weren't for me!"

Wild sank into the water so only his eyes were visible, the tips of his ears tinged pink in apologetic embarrassment.

"It's certainly a very useful item," Time commented with a smile.

"I'll stick to my Zora armor," Twilight muttered as he chuckled.

"Can I try it?" Wind asked eagerly, running towards the shore.

Legend sighed, dragging Wild to the others. "Sure."

Legend really should have known better. The tidal wave that crashed upon the entire group from Wind's splashing soaked everyone to the bone, and the ensuing water war caused such rivalries that it took a week before the war had settled.

#you ask skye answers #lovely anon #writing prompt #writing #linkeduniverse #linked universe #lu legend #mer legend #considering how flustered he got about his hair I think he'd get pissy if somebody said he was pretty lol #Wind would be a terror of the seas if he could turn into a merman #if anybody can guess which fic of mine I referenced I'll be impressed #speaking of water items #which zora armor is y'all's favorite #I love TP the best #tho Mipha's armor really IS gorgeous

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thesadpuffin · 2 months

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High school student Mipha.

age: 16

height: 5'2"

favourite food: dumplings

favourite drink: peach iced tea

best subjects: biology and history

Mipha is a sweet, sensitive soul with a strong intuition and empathy towards others. She may be soft and kind, but is by no means a pushover. On the contrary, she possesses a deep strength and grit that not many would guess lies under the surface. Once she has warmed up she has quite the cheeky sense of humour among her friends, and she cherishes her close connection with Link.

From my fanfiction One Thing About You on a03

#thesadpuffin #one thing about you #a03 #a03 fanfic #a03 fic #high school au #botw fanfic #mipha supremacy #mipha fanart #mipha as a hylian #human mipha #mipha botw

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lemondonutsfromcirclek · 1 year

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let me help you botw shippers by sharing my original suspected plot

so. basically i originally was like "what if we got to fight the champions in the divine beasts?" and when i found out that wasn't how it worked i was really sad but lemme spill it on out for ya. basically the whole thing up to ruta (who should be everyone's first divine beast imo, but im using it as an example) is the same, you wake up in the shrine of resurrection, you get the paraglider from the old man, you go to kakariko and talk to impa, etc etc. but when you get into ruta (or whatever your first divine beast was) its quiet. the sos tones in the music are much more audible. you find a sign that says "go to the guidance stone and get the map. i'm trusting you, link." or something along the lines of that, and you go, and you clear out the terminals and stuff and go to the main control unit. that's where you'd fight a blight, right? wrong. mipha (or the champion of that respective beast) drops down, covered in malice, with a malice eyeball near her heart. (the eyeball locations vary for each of the champions, urbosa has one on her hand, revali's is on his head, and daruk's is on his right knuckle. these correspond to not only their ablilities but their personalities as well. ex. revali's big ego) her eyes are black and she's a lot stronger, she'll hit you with giant waves that do a lot of damage. occasionally she'll scream out something like "you can do it link" or "help" or just a general noise of discomfort, and you have to hit the eyeball and only the eyeball (if you can.) if you miss the eyeball and hit mipha she'll take damage, which is uh. not what you want, obviously. in phase 2 of her fight she'll do ice mixed in with the waves, and might dash in and spear you with the lightscale trident. when you finally clear off the eyeball's health (around 800 hp if its your first or second beast, the original of waterblight, or 1600 if its your third or fourth) it will do a very dramatic... disappearance? and the malice will go away from mipha. this triggers a cutscene, she'll fall to the ground, using her arms to break the fall n' then look up at link. he'll offer her a hand up, she'll take it and say something like this. "You know, Link, I've been waiting for quite some time... I never lost hope. I knew you'd come to save us. You must go save the others (or if fourth, "You must go save the princess,"), I'll be here, locked onto Hyrule Castle, ready to strike with Ruta at just the right moment. I'd like you to take this ability to help you. It will take a lot from me, but I can recover. I have decided to call it, "Mipha's Grace." Now, go, Link. Save the others. I'm counting on you." And then you fade away like you normally do. Now of course these dialogues, bossfights, and cutscenes vary. Maybe I'll post about the other champion bossfights later but I wanna get to after you beat Ganon. In this, there's a postgame. All of the champions (if you cleared the Beasts and freed them from the malice. If not, you've already saved them before Ganon) come to Hyrule Castle to congratulate you, come see Zelda, etc.. Now that Ganon's sealed away, the Champions can go see their successors, for lack of a better word, and these have cutscenes that will *make you cry*. The Divine Beasts are adventure-able again, and you can hang out, get any chests you missed, and really whatever you want. You can hang out with the champions in their home villages, maybe even.... do a love story (GASP but this would never be canon probably. if i make a mod for this it will happen but if not its stuck in this tumblr post.) with them. There's a lot that you could probably do, a lot of postgame potential. You could go and hang out anywhere you wanted in the Vast Region Of Hyrule(TM). anyway yeah, take that ass you will.

#botw #botw mipha #botw urbosa #botw revali #revali #botw daruk #zelda #zelda botw #breath of the wild #revalink #miphlink #zelink #sidlink #if u wanna write a fic of this i do not mind please just like. tag my tumblr or something #im sorry this is so badly written and long #art is my thing #writing is not #uhhhh what else #please add any tags i missed thank you :]

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lu-fic-recommendation-of-the-day · 18 days

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By @crazylittlejester

Summary:

Mask had been living with his big brother Warriors and their aunt for most of his life since the death of his parents. After graduating high school at 13 he picks up a hobby that his brother thinks is a waste of his talents, until his brother takes him to his college and Mask realizes he would do ANYTHING to get into Hyrule Institution of Technology.

A tragic event uncovers a mystery, and it’s up to Mask and his brother’s friends to figure out what’s going on.

BASICALLY: The LU Big Hero 6 AU that no one asked for.

Tags:

Hurt/Comfort

Emotional Hurt/Comfort

Grief/Mourning

Mask Needs a Hug

Time-centric

Eventual Major Character Death

Drowning

Car Accidents

Panic Attacks

Dissociation

Depression

Finished: No

Word count: 66,582

#fic recommendation #linked universe #lu mask #lu time #lu warriors #lu twilight #lu wild #lu legend #lu hyrule #lu four #lu wind #lu sky #navi #lu midna #ganondorf #ghirahim #zant #mipha #lu ravio

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michpat6 · 2 years

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mipha’s happy ending is her death.

had she managed to survive waterblight ganon, she would have been the last champion standing. there would only be one divine beast firing at calamity ganon, but without link there with the master sword to do any real damage she’s just making it easier for zelda to snatch him up and put him on a divine leash, and who’s to say the other three beasts wouldn’t turn on Ruta in an attempt to snuff out the one that got away?

but if she does make it out, leaving Ruta on standby or whatever makes sense, link is dead. zelda is trapped in the castle. the other three champions are ghosts bound to cold, mechanical tombs that do nothing but wait for new victims. she can’t kill three blights if she barely survived her own. she can’t possibly kill the calamity.

so mipha goes back to Zora’s domain, hugs her father and Sidon, and hears from the Sheikah scientists that the Hero has been placed in that cave they found on the Great Plateau, that it’s going to heal him better than her Grace ever could, and that he’s going to wake up soon and retrieve his sword and save all of Hyrule.

mipha holds sidon closer and mipha waits, because she knows link, she loves link, and he always comes back. he never leaves a quest unfinished.

the fields burn, more people die from the Guardian attacks, lynels armed with shock arrows take over most of the woods near Zora’s Domain, and mipha waits.

and waits.

a hundred years pass. sidon has grown so tall, even taller than her, and she wonders if the sheikah scientists were lying. that woman, Purah, hasn’t contacted her in ages, and the last she heard of Impa, she could barely walk a few feet without needing her cane.

a lynel has made its home atop shatterback point. mipha would feel more confident in taking it down if her Grace wasn’t waning after a century of use healing anyone that comes to her, and if she didn’t still feel the phantom pains of Waterblight’s spear as it pierced her torso. she’s too afraid to pick up a trident, now, because all she can hear is her own screams echoing off of Vah Ruta’s walls.

then link walks right into the throne room and asks after Divine Beast Vah Ruta. why doesn’t he have to worry about this one? why isn’t it infected like the others?

mipha runs up and engulfs him in a hug, tears streaming down her face, and when she pulls back to look at him there’s no recognition in his eyes.

he doesn’t remember her. he doesn’t remember anything. all he knows is that he has to save his princess.

mipha has known that the two of them were meant to be together since she was born. she grew up hearing the legends of hyrule’s royal family, she knows how intertwined their souls are, but still she held out hope that maybe once, just this once, a different princess would catch his eye, maybe one that wields a trident instead of a Sheikah Slate.

but now he doesn’t know anything about that. he doesn’t know anything about anyone, and still the only thing on his mind is zelda. mipha’s happy for her friend, she’s happy that zelda is the one who gets to have him if it isn’t her, that zelda has found someone so devoted, but it doesn’t stop the ugly, jealous part of her from rearing it’s head just a little bit.

she points link in the direction of shatterback point, and watches his back disappear around the corner. he comes back thirty minutes later with twenty shock arrows and a new sword and shield.

he’s going to gerudo town next, he tells sidon, because boys will be boys and the two of them have bonded over the week he’s spent in the Domain. he wants to learn more about Urbosa, and more about Zelda by extension. Those two were close, weren’t they?

mipha wishes him luck. he leaves. so she waits.

and waits.

a month later, a message from the Chief of Gerudo Town reaches Zora’s Domain. the Hero of Hyrule went inside of Divine Beast Vah Naboris two weeks ago, and he hasn’t come out. their scouts can confirm that Naboris is back on the prowl, kicking up a sandstorm as it searches for its next challenger.

without mipha’s power to give, without her Grace to guide him, without her to save him, link has died again. they can’t afford to put him back in the shrine of resurrection, who knows how long he’ll sleep this time, and Zelda’s power is growing weaker by the day-

if only she hadn’t survived, mipha thinks. if only she were a ghost, too, and if only she could offer him her Grace so he would survive Thunderblight Ganon. At least he would be alive. At least she would be happy to stitch his skin back together and shove the life back into his body for as long as he needs her to, it would be her pleasure.

mipha’s death is her happy ending, because at least in death she gets to stay by link’s side.

#i wrote this in a fit of madness #mipha ily #Mipha’s unrequited love is actually way more powerful than if it were requited #breath of the wild #mipha #legend of zelda #link #zelda #botw #zelink #miphlink #unrequited miphlink #zelda fic #i woke up and chose violence #michpatfics

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creativesplat · 7 months

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So I just read the last chapter of the Widower by @desiperc, and I really needed to draw something for it, because it was such a beautiful end.

#honest to goodness you NEED to read this fic it is SO GOOD #tloz #mipha #link #miphlink #lipha #the widower #creativesplat draws #fan art for fan fic

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echogekkos-writes · 7 months

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Little Finflip comic for yall. As a treat.

He found Mipha's YouTube channel. (Art by @snail-studios, used with permission).

#big thanks to snail for letting me use her art for this edit!#go check out her stuff and her other finflip au ideas!#what inspired me to start writing a fic for it and do this thing #mipha #link #miphlink #Finflip #BotW AU #snail-studios

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muchmossymess · 10 months

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Hey guys

I need you all to drop everything and go read this

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42899181/chapters/107774583

The fic is no one ever mentions fear by HopeStoryteller on ao3

Revalink fic where the champions have undied but whoops revalis an idiot and gets his memorys knocked tf out of his head and wanders off so now the rest of his friends can't find him and come infuriatingly close multiple times. But don't worry it gets worse

*slaps roof of this fic* this baby can fit so much plot and lore and love and care for its story and the characters and the world in it

It has ANGST it has FLUFF it has GAYS it has FEELS it has FOUND FAMILY it has COMPELLING CHARACTERS it has HUMOUR (that may or may not have made my family exile me from communal spaces for how often I was cackling madly) and IT IS COMPLETED!!!

Nearly 200,000 words spread over 32 beautiful chapters and it has not NEARLY as much attention as it deserves SO COME ON

GO READ IT

#also it is not solely focussed on revalink #there are so many characters that get their own moments and whole fucking arcs #you could read halfway into it and not notice and revalink #and from that point on youd have to be as dense as revali and link to not notice it #hrrrrmgnnnggg i feel like this cannot do justice to this piece of art it was so fucking good i am cured of anythign and everything now #also if anyone knows if the author is on tumblr PLEASE tell me i need to express my adoration to them #fanfic #fanfic rec #ao3 #botw #breath of the wild #botw fic #revalink fic #revalink #revali #link #urbosa #mipha #daruk #zelda #kass botw #fi skyward sword #<- but now in botw =D #this is not nearly all the characters but the tags would turn into and essay if i added all the ones that are quite important #so i had to limit myself to the SUPER major characters #even then probably forgot some #oh well

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ixtaek · 10 months

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I think all the time about how Sidon loved his sister so much and thought she was coming back once Vah Ruta was purged.

I think about how he kept her engagement present for her boyfriend for a century so he could be the one to hand it over.

I think about how he was the most vocal opponent of Muzu claiming Link tricked Mipha and insisting his sister went willingly because she loved Link.

I think about how in the Champion Ballad memories Sidon saw Mipha giving Link heart-eyes as a tot.

I think about how Link and Sidon were raised together.

I think about how you can choose dialogue implying you are together forever with Mipha when asked by the King.

I think about how after you beat Vah Ruta you find Sidon standing gloomily near Mipha’s statue and he only snaps out of his funk when he realizes Link is there.

I think about how Yona specifically mentions that his loss of his sister has made Sidon afraid to lose her as well.

I think about how Sidon stopped smiling when his father was hurt and his fiancée was in danger until Yona reminded him of why he fights.

I think about how Link asked the Zora to repair his engagement gift and Sidon entrusted it to Yona to fix and deliver rather than giving it to a regular craftsman.

I think about how Link is basically Sidon’s last link to Mipha and in Zora culture, Link is pretty much his brother-in-law. His sister’s widower. The last person to see her alive, the one her spirit appeared to.

I just think about this family a lot.

#honestly Sidon is the biggest Miphlink shipper out there #Sidon loved his sister #and he puts on an air of blustering bravado but kid is seriously depressed #wish there was more attention to his grief over Mipha in the fandom #it’s not even really hidden in the games but I can’t find any good fics about it for obvious reasons #Sidon #botw totk #loz botw #loz tears of the kingdom #Sidon is Link’s brother-in-law #I can see Sidon not liking Zelda because in his head Link is still Mipha’s fiancée #iirc he’s the only Champion who doesn’t seem eager to find her

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shade-pup-cub · 5 months

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A concept I have been playing with.

What if Wild and the Chain meet Champion during AOC? What if afterwards, Champion and Mipha have a daughter? What if TOTK happened to Champion first, Ganon won and the Chain arrived too late to help, but Champ got to tell Wild about his/their daughter? What if Wild was able to save her and bring her to his era?

Only one way to find out…

(8year old Neela with her Uncle Sidon)

#ao3 writer #age of calamity #botw #totk #digital art #adding this to one of my fics #love her hair split just like Zora’s headfin color split #she has gills and webbed hands/feet #prince sidon #king sidon #hero of the wild #hero of champions #prince link #princess mipha

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phoenixesse · 11 months

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Future's Present

I wrote this drabble because I love the champions and their descendants so much, especially Revali and Tulin. I HAD to write something for them, and here it is :) Please enjoy!

Please note that there are totk spoilers for all four of the Regional Phenomena main quest parts.

Despite the insistence of those at Lookout Landing, Link does not decide to travel up north to the freezing Hebra region first. He instead travels east to Kakariko Village, intent on visiting an old friend, reminiscing on a journey long past.

Zora's Domain was naturally the closest from there. The muck had plagued them and their swimming abilities, so when Link arrived to help, he was tasked with seeking out the Zora Prince.

He hadn't been to Zora's Domain in some time. There was really no way to tell how long it had been between when he and Zelda explored the castle, to when he woke up, after all.

When he arrived and washed off the statue in the main area, Mipha did not greet him. Instead, a beautiful new carving of him riding Sidon to Vah Ruta was in its place.

There's a sting of melancholy.

It really shouldn't be there. Link's had his time to grieve, moreso than so many others were given the privilege.

He doesn't think he could ever love Mipha in the way she did him, but at least he could hold onto her kindness like she'd held onto him with her grace.

It's hard to admit he misses her. All of them.

He was told Sidon was located on Ploymus Mountain, stopping the tainted water at the source. When Link arrived, he paused, hand falling from where he'd been holding his weapon.

The Zora had created a beautiful place named 'Mipha Court' in his time away, to honour their fallen princess. Somehow, Link knew she would've adored it.

At the highest point, following the blue stairs with the water that flowed down them, was Mipha's statue. He looks over to the East Reservoir Lake, close to where Ruta used to be.

There's an apology on his lips he can't say. He looks over to Sidon, hyper-focused on his task.

He's glad she's been honoured to the highest degree and loved just as much as when she was alive.

He treks through the Eldin mountains next, embracing the not-so-scalding temperatures this time around. While visiting the back of Death Mountain, he notices the Lizard Lakes, reminding him of memories everyone wants to forget. He looks up higher on Death Mountain, only noticing a shrine waiting for him. He takes in a long breath. It was going to be no easy feat to reclimb all the way up.

It's off-putting to see so many Gorons unravelled by their new food discovery, and even worse when Yunobo is completely unlike himself by seemingly his princess's cause.

Luckily, the mask he's wearing breaks after a brief scuffle, and Yunobo is more than happy to fight.

As they walk through the city on their way to cure whatever had plagued Death Mountain, the Goron Stone Memorial sits repolished, lights glowing in the eyes of each warrior carved. Daruk sits in the middle of them all, continually overlooking Goron City.

"Do you think it looks alright?" Yunobo asks. "I had some help from my guys at YunoboCo, and I think it turned out pretty good!"

Link nods. Protector, indeed.

Daruk was a man of strength and heart. To see him stand as tall as he did on Rudania eases the ache in Link's heart ever-so-slightly.

In the wake of another round of re-exploring Hyrule, Link wonders how easy it will be to travel to someone grounding. Having made up his mind, that's how he ends up all the way across the continent at the Gerudo Hideout's doorstep. His Ascend ability comes into great use, and after explaining his harsh methods, he's redirected to Riju's location.

Her training seems to be having mixed results. She wields lightning as easily as Urbosa once did, but her aim is only truly guided once Link shoots an arrow to the correct destination.

Her pride in her abilities is clear, heralding them with the passion Urbosa once did to protect the people important to her.

The desert is once again shrouded in sand, making many areas unchartable. A certain camel stirs in Link's mind. The tower to see the map (when he could) sat right beside where it used to be. Before his long trek through the Gerudo Desert, he had sat on the steps, looking over it. The dragon that started to reside there made the spot look so small in comparison.

After catching up on the reason for Gerudo Town's vacant state, Link learned of new enemies that came to swarm the Gerudo, and they seemed to have very few vulnerabilities. Riju's power of lightning is useful indeed, being one of the only things able to strike foes down.

When the town is saved, she insists on following an old legend to dispel the sandstorm and kill off the Gibdo, hopefully for good. While preparations are being made, Link departs by her bedroom, happy to see her beloved sand seals upkept.

He passes her diary on the way to the courtyard, eager to hear about the spoils he'd won. However, a few lines catch his attention in passing, and he stops.

Riju speaks of her worries about The Upheaval, which comes from a place of little surprise. Her uneasiness continues into thoughts of Zelda and himself and their disappearance. She talks of the fortifications in place for Gerudo Town and how much she believes she can do against their new enemies. It ends with her speaking and leaving for training, advice Zelda once gave her at the forefront of her mind.

"Oh, Lady Urbosa, if only you were here with us. Watch over us all in these dark times, and keep Zelda and Link safe..."

Link turns away, wandering outside to the courtyard. She's just as quick-witted as he remembers, which comes as no surprise but is a relief nonetheless. She also seems to be the only one to mention Urbosa, her importance still weighing on her mind.

Her fury, her passion; he sees it so clearly in Riju. Urbosa's legacy was well placed in her hands.

If there was only one person to keep the memory of such a woman alive, he's glad it turned out to be her.

The Hebra region is cold, much more than usual. The locals he's come across all tell of a never-ending blizzard, one that has broken the Rito's bridge and put their community into a heavy drought from food and shelter.

From the Lucky Clover Gazzette, Link looks forward to the shrouded village. The Gazette isn't far, luckily. It's crowded and homey, with very few travellers and a story-hungry manager, but he's taken a few jobs from there, and it seems to be an alright place.

He huddles by the fire, waiting for morning. He breathes in the cool air and the smell of smoke. He's finally arrived at where he was supposed to go in the very beginning.

After gliding over the bridge to arrive at Rito Village, Link explores what seems to be the vacant spiralled suburb. Snow piles mound from every surface, and all the rooms are empty.

The shops are still open, run by the children of the village.

"The adults are gone," They say. "They went to find food and shelter. We're okay running everything while they're gone, though!"

Link thought being the sacred knight was a weighted burden at sixteen, but even then, he was chosen for it. There was always no hesitance when the thought occurred that he'd do alright. But these children? Running a whole village on their own? It makes him feel a tinge of guilt for not saving Zelda already, and putting this in their hands. Wasn't this something he was born to do?

He finds Tulin, Teba, and Saki talking on a certain landing covered in snow. It's indistinguishable from every other place in the village at this point.

Tulin must be around twelve years old now, claiming his independence with his promising, above-average skill set. Another kid with the weight of their world on his shoulders.

When he notices Link from afar, his eyes light up with glee and excitement. It makes him wonder why it took so long for him to get here.

Tulin has grown, that much is easy to see. Teba sighs and shakes his head once his son eagerly takes off on his next adventure. He tells Link that he can't leave, his new mantle as chief connected to overseeing the village in its darkest hour.

So Link follows, trekking up another mountain and into the mouth of a large cave.

Tulin's gone far, far ahead, exiting out of the other side and glaring up at some monsters. His tenacity is admirable, but it could be seen as foolhardy. Many of the Rito through the cave praised Tulin for his skill but sighed regardless, his lack of cooperation becoming a further frustrating trait. It's an echo of a person Link once knew, this child training to become a champion but seemingly held back by an inner flaw.

Tulin's excitement is still palpable, even once he tells Link his bow was stolen. With his power to control the winds and Link's skill as a halfway decent archer, Tulin retrieves his bow, happier than ever.

As he inspects said item, his smile fades, and his expression downturns.

"Link? I don't think I should've rushed off like that." He clutches his bow closer. "They all warned me, and I didn't listen. I just thought that because I had some better skills, I wouldn't need anyone else's help. I just didn't want to see them hurt, especially when they're all working so hard for the village."

Link's eyes widen, and he wonders if a certain loner would've said the same thing if he'd been this age.

He places a hand softly on his shoulder, rubbing it in what he hopes is a comforting gesture. Tulin peeks up with broad eyes. He dashes into Link's stomach, wings wrapping around his back.

Link hesitantly places both of his arms around the boy in return.

"You know, I really think I get it now. Teaming up with you was so fun! And it makes things a lot easier too." Tulin pulls back. "I think I'm ready. Let's go to the Sky Islands and save Princess Zelda!"

As they fly over, the catharsis settles, and the blizzard seems a little less harsh.

The Sky Islands in Hebra are a gigantic collection of ships based on an old myth that was very questionably true until now. Sheets of cloth line nearly every one, creating a space to bounce from ship to ship. As they near the eye of the storm, the wind grows harsher, and even the paraglider has trouble flowing through the gusts of wind. Tulin is just as strong here as he is on the ground, the only tell of struggle through his squinted eyes.

Finally, as the storm reached its apex, one last ship stood in the way. As Tulin bursts Link forward, he latches on to the side of the ship, eventually able to pull himself up. With one more bounce, the clouds clear, and finally, finally, the far edges of the horizon sing in prominence.

The two fall, eyes marvelling at the sky between one held breath- one held moment of stasis and the next.

Vah Medoh had been one thing but was so secluded in comparison. Even though Link had travelled through the sky so much already, he understood Rito's love for it only then.

The center of the storm housed the ship of legend in all of its splendour. With five turbines to activate throughout the three floors of the ship, they were going to be there for some time.

But it was eventually done.

Another of Ganondorf's creations, Colgera, waited for them from beneath.

Link and Tulin were blown into the sky as the giant monster attacked.

By utilizing a combination of well-placed arrows, Tulin's gusts, and dodging the spikes and tornados thrown their way, the monster fell in defeat.

Tulin, upon touching the sacred stone, becomes acquainted with the Imprisoning War from his ancestor and told the same as the other sages.

'The Sage of Wind', they'll now call him. A title heavy for a kid, but accepted wholeheartedly of his own volition. Another guardian has been born into Rito Village.

He looks at Link with pride he's only seen very a few times before. He won't let him, or any of the others, down.

Link stumbles by a woman as he makes his way to the top of the village upon their return. She makes passing, polite small talk with him, mentioning Vah Medoh's perch. She says it casually as if it's not a bad thing to remember.

It makes him breathe a sigh of relief as she wanders away.

Teba is overjoyed to see the two of them when they return. As their conversation about the Stormwind Ark dies down, Teba turns to his son, unclasping the bow on his back. Tulin looks around in surprise.

"I did tell you that this bow would be yours someday when you came into being a warrior."

Tulin nods, his wings gently wrapping themselves around the bow. Link sees his eyes travel down the blue ribbon attached, and feels his own breath catch.

"Dad... thank you," Tulin says. "I'll prove that I'm a worthy enough warrior to use it."

A small gust ruffles the trees nearby.

Teba nods, Saki behind him smiling. Tulin finally turns to Link.

"I think I'm going to look into the Stormwind Ark to figure out what

happened to Princess Zelda, so I might be gone for a while. But that doesn't mean I'll be gone forever, so come back soon, okay? I might have new information for you!" Link nods. "And don't feel like you're ever alone. I'm the Sage of Wind now, and my avatar will be supporting you for as long as I can!"

Link blinks, a small smile peeking through. He was going to be undoubtedly an unforgettable ally.

The adrenaline from his final adventure before the last battle finally wears off as everyone departs for the highest point of Rito Village.

There's no one else around, and the snow has finally melted the village's cold exterior and could finally be inhabited again.

Link turns his head to a sign a little ways away, noting that the Rito had polished it from his last visit with a red and white feather-like trim.

It reads: 'Revali's Landing'.

The pattern on the wood from it has not seemed to age. The Rito symbol sits proudly, even still, a shining beacon of hope for those who come across it.

How fitting that a bow passed from a great warrior, to a fighter and chief, and finally to his proven son was received in that very place.

The Rito did not speak of Revali, it seemed. They, like the rest of the world, had moved on in small ways over one-hundred years.

While his name may not have been spoken, it was softly known. From how well-kept the landing was to the passing of a torch. Tulin had the same force of a gale, and the power few Rito could harness would not go to waste in his care.

Even with such sentiment, Link couldn't help but feel a tad sympathetic for Revali. He would've hated not being mentioned more. He would've hated his sympathy. Link could laugh.

He doesn't.

He kneels down and runs a hand over the largest part of the Rito symbol. A sudden thought comes to him, and he sorts through his bag.

The sun starts to set, and pinks and blues flood the horizon most over the Hebra and Tabantha regions. Link leans up against the post of the landing, limbs too tired to find a proper campfire.

He drifts off to sleep, finally a pseudo-peace lightly blanketing his mind.

In the middle of the landing site, three Blue Nightshades lightly ruffle through the wind, steady.

I had forgotten you a lifetime ago, but in this one, I won't allow that memory to be lost.

EXTRA:

Link blinks awake, the full moon high in the sky and darkness shrouding the atmosphere. He stretches, briefly regretting his decision to sleep on the wood.

The flowers he'd placed sit peacefully, untouched. Maybe he'd backtrack a little with the idea now in mind. Maybe put some Swift Violets in the middle of Mipha Court? Or Sundelions in front of the giant Goron Statue? Or even Electric Safflina on Riju's desk?

A pitter-patter of footsteps worms its way around until the source is at his side.

"Sorry, I didn't wake you up, did I?" Tulin asks.

Link shakes his head.

"Phew, that's good. Couldn't sleep?"

Link parses with the thought for a moment. He tilts his head from side to side with a sheepish half-smile.

Tulin smiles, taking a seat next to Link. "Me neither. I mean, I'm so glad to be the Sage of Wind! But... I guess I've never really thought about what that meant. More exciting new adventures for sure!" He looks to the moon. "I know we can protect Hyrule. It's just a matter of time!"

Link nods quickly, smile stretching.

"It's nice to see the sky so clear again. You can actually see the moon!"

Link agrees. He hopes Tulin notices.

They sit in silence for a few more minutes, Tulin's eyes still on the sky.

"I like the flowers, by the way," Tulin says softly. "I'll make sure they won't get hurt while I'm around."

Link nods appreciatively.

"You know, I actually met Master Revali once before. It was a long time ago, and I don't fully remember what happened because I was so young, but I ask Dad about it as often as I can, because he was there too!" Link stares, wide-eyed. "Dad told me I accidentally followed him into a portal back in time, where the calamity was stopped, and no one died!"

Tulin's eyes glow.

"Master Revali saved me that day! He's really just as great as everyone said! And a lot nicer once you get to know him." Tulin chuckles. "I have his bow now. I told him one day I'd be worthy of it! I wish he could've seen me master it!"

Tulin falls back onto a post with a yawn.

"Link, do you think- since you knew- ugh, actually, never mind." He shakes his head.

Link tilts his head to the side in a questioning look. He hopes it's comforting enough for Tulin to keep going and be unashamed of doing so.

"It's kind of a stupid question." He laughs awkwardly. "Like I know dad already is, and I don't have to prove anything to anyone but- do you think that... Master Revali would've been proud of me?"

Link's eyes widen twofold, and for one of the very few times in his life, he acts on an impulsive emotion alone. He reaches behind Tulin, clutching him in his arms. He shakes his head up and down vigorously, unsure if the kid can even feel it.

"You really think so?" Oh no, he sounds a little sad. "Thank you, Link!" Tulin laughs openly instead. "Thank you so much!" He reciprocates the hug, a wide smile pressed into Link's upper shoulder.

When they pull away, the moon has already lowered significantly from the start of their conversation. Tulin yawns again.

"I'm guessing you're going to have to leave tomorrow morning? Lots of stuff to get ready for the final fight, right?"

Link finds himself reluctantly nodding.

"That's okay! I know you and everyone else are going to do awesome, Link!" Tulin yawns a third time. "I'd invite you to where we live for the night, but there's not that much room. Do you mind if I stay out here tonight?"

Link shakes his head.

"Awesome." Tulin leans his own head against Link's shoulder. "Good night, Link. And thanks for everything."

Sleep comes to the pair far easier this time.

At the same time, for the briefest of seconds, the water calms in every lake. The rocks and lava silence their thunder. A faraway bolt of lightning strikes an enemy. A light breeze ruffles through a trio of flowers, the chosen knight, and the Rito's upcoming greatest warrior.

Riju writes another entry into her diary, the next day looking even more promising.

Yunobo says goodnight to every Goron still awake after a hard day at work.

Sidon watches a shooting star fall from afar from the King's throne, attaching every single hope he has onto it.

A blissful peace settles over Hyrule. Even though there are many challenges yet to overcome, for one night, everything seems like it might turn out okay.

#fanfiction #totk spoilers #totk #totk link #tulin #riju #yunobo #sidon #mipha #revali #daruk #urbosa #botw #I may put this up on ao3 if it gets enough love #I like how it turned out!#A large part of this fic is actually based on some of my own gameplay experiences :3 #also Tulin and Revali have such a good dynamic I love them #Thank you aoc for your service #vienna writes

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