Thank you to everyone who Voted! Poor Legend š his story starts with his birth (and some world building)
In this AU, Hyrule is a LARGE empire around the size of North America. In it are several ruling families that serve the Empress. Legendās father is the second most high ranking royal, the king of western Hyrule. He rules over the largest part of land that doesnāt belong to the Empress.
I donāt think the king in ALTTP has a canon name so in this Iāll call him King West for simplicity.
King West and his wife, Queen West, have Fable. Unfortunately for Queen West, she struggles a lot with postpartum depression and spends some time recovering. This time is incredibly stressful for King West, who finds himself as the soul leader of western Hyrule, so he decides to blow off some steam and has an affair with a maid.Ā
Obviously this is Legendās mother. She gives birth to him 10 months after Fable was born, (theyāre Irish twins!), and passes away due to complications during it.
At this point a lot of the palace staff are really pissed off that this happened. Being left with the Kingās bastard, they decide to bring Legend to the ENTIRE castleās attention. This news reaches the king just a little after it reaches the Queen.
Sheās FURIOUS. He had a stressful year??? She thought she was going to DIE.
Advisors suggest surrendering the boy to an orphanage where he can grow up anonymously, but the gossip of the kingās bastard son has already traveled far enough that the other kingdoms of Hyrule know it. They cannot renounce royal blood. Hylia flows through the childās veins.Ā
The Queen demands that the child will not be raised in her castle. She cannot bear to watch the kingās āmistakeā wander her halls. The king decides to send the child to be raised by his brother, Legendās uncle, who is a small lord at the kingdomās border.Ā
The king and Queen cannot divorce, but the Queen ends up spending most of her time traveling the empire on diplomatic missions. Fable is mostly raised by her father.
(Years later the Queen regrets her decision in casting Legend out. Legend does not. Heās actually grateful to have been raised away from court.)
Despite the amount of mess surrounding his birth, Legend is raised to be a very happy boy under his uncleās care. He grows up in a small fort surrounded by apple trees and friends. His uncle never wed nor had children, so he gets all the attention he needs. He rides horses, learns some magic, and how to farm over the years.
Right before his 12th birthday, a witch called Agahnim sends western Hyrule into chaos. Legendās Uncle is summoned to the castle to provide extra defense. Despite warning Legend to stay home, he sneaks after him.Ā
His uncle is too late, the castle is already taken over. Legend finds his uncle bleeding out. His uncle tells him that he needs to find his sister and get to safety before he dies in Legendās arms.
Now heās all alone. He finds Fable terrified and together they escape. Together they decide that they must take down Agahnim before he claims the rest of their kingdom.Ā
Fable can turn into a sword (Iām still trying to think of what type but a rapier is really burning into my brain). Wielding his sister, they go through a long and hard journey, eventually killing Agahnim and restoring āpeace and balanceā to their kingdom.
And Legend feels AWFUL. His father joyfully has him stay back at the kingdom. Heās a hero now. The Queen wouldnāt keep a hero from living in the castle, would she?Ā
He hates it. He starts taking etiquette classes and begins to learn how to be a proper prince. To make matters worse, Fable doesnāt even stay in Western Hyrule for most of the time. Sheās usually in the northwest studying with her meister, Princess Dot.
Heās lonely and scared. When Agahnim attacked, he sent a curse over the land to cause all the knights to hunt him down. Now as he walks the castle halls he has to look at the people who wanted to hurt him only a few months ago. He also canāt stop having nightmares about his uncle. He misses him terribly.
Thankfully, this degree of hurt and loneliness doesnāt last too long. He keeps catching glimpses of a short kid who doesnāt look like heās from here darting about the castle. One day they run into each other and he finally meets Hyrule.
Hyrule and Legend click instantly. Upon finding out that Hyrule is a weapon, specifically a magic weapon, they both become greatly excited to practice spells together. Legend and Hyrule both are very happy about this because neither of them have been able to practice their magic since moving into the castle. Eventually they get caught and this is a great concern. Hyrule is a lot of things: Sweet, cunning, powerful, Legendās new best friend, and the son of the witch that corrupted all of southern Hyrule/political prisoner.Ā
King West tries to tell Legend that he and Hyrule can no longer see each other. That Hyrule is potentially- No is. Very dangerous. Legend throws his first tantrum. Queen West who is back for diplomatic affairs has been eaten away by her guilt of casting the young prince away for years. She gives Legend permission to become Hyruleās full time meister.Ā
King West does not want to deal with this so he sends the two away to a boarding school that will properly train them.Ā
When Legend turns 16, heās sent by his father on a solo quest to Labrynna and Holodrum which are part of the neighboring empire to Hyrule. There he does good deeds, the oracle games, in order to maintain good relations between them and Hyrule. On the way back he gets into an awful boat wreck, Linkās Awakening, barely making it home.Ā
Freshly traumatized, all he wants to see is his best friend. Unfortunately, while he was gone, Hyrule was sent back to southern Hyrule where he completed his own quest, Adventure of Link basically.Ā
Despite completing his quest, Hyrule hasnāt returned, having gone missing, so Legend sets out to look for him.Ā
Southern Hyrule is a combination of Hyruleās games and Lorule. Iāll get more into when I retcon and write Hyruleās part.Ā
Legend meets Ravio and strengthens ties between Southern Hyrule and Western Hyrule. Southern Hyrule has been oppressed by the rest of the empire for a long time. After it was taken over and cursed by a witch, Ruleās mom, 70ish years ago, itās basically been under martial law/abandoned by the rest of the empire. It has multiple rulers and it is fraying apart. With Fable, Legend is able to secure future ties between the two kingdoms.
Finally he finds Hyrule, also freshly traumatized by his mission, and takes him home, not to the castle, but to his uncle's old fort which he finds under possession of Ravio.Ā
A few years of growing pass before theyāre asked to join a new mission.Ā
And thatās Legend! Iām sorry if the world building is choppy, Iām still working on it! Please please please lmk what you all think! Lmk who youād like to see next and any thoughts or headcanons you have!!
november 4th is gonna be [s] game over for qsmp with half of the server dying, watch
Iām finally playing Skyward Sword and Sky is genuinely the ADHD reputation that I never knew I needed
Like when heās getting bullied by his peers for āhaving his head in the cloudsā. LEAVE HIM ALONEEEE š I heard that phrase so much growing up omg
Like I swear every other dialogue is about how he doesnāt focus and does his own thing like. Like. Thatās mi gente.
BUT HIS DIALOGUE OPTIONS ARE WHAT KEEP GETTING ME. Every set of dialogue for Sky is
A). Huh??? The I wasnāt paying attention answer
B). Kind answer. Correct answer. I was paying attention answer :) Iām such a good boy
And then
C). Intrusive/Impulsive thoughts trying to escape the cage. Like whatās the most fucked up thing I can say right now? Letās try and hold back but omg are they so funny.
Or at least thatās my headcanon that Sky is constantly fighting back a barrage of impulsive and intrusive thoughts at all times. People should be nicer when he asks them to repeat the question because heās focusing on not insulting your bangs, your outfit, and your momma.
I have a new appreciation for Sky. Sparkle on you little hot mess.
When you read fanfics, specifically on Ao3, letās say a word count of about 12000, would you prefer it to come out over time, chapter by chapter, or all at once? I want to write a fic but Iām struggling in piecing it all together/finding time, so idk if people like one big one shot to just appear one day or if people enjoy waiting for chapters to come out
I was feeling a little edgy, a little angsty (perchance). I wanna say, this is based a little bit on canon and a lot a bit on vibes. Maybe this can be my (low effort š) febuwhump. Anyways, in order from first to last here it is.
Four - Four is in his mid-twenties when he gets called to help investigate with the resurgence of dark magic in the palace of the four swords. He goes in not expecting much, heās used to being called to help aid in small things, like monster uprisings or in this case something to do with dark magic. He doesnāt expect things to go so wrong. Itās dark magic alright, but so much of it that itāll overcome the land immediately if something isnāt done. Ganon is trying to return and Four is the only person in the way. So, he gives everything to seal it away. This effort fractures Four again, but not in the way it did before. This time the colors donāt reunite with each other but instead Fourās physical body is vaporized and his soul tears in to four pieces, each absorbing all the leftover darkness that Four couldnāt stop. Dot has no choice but to seal the palace completely.
Hyrule - When the chainās journey ends, Hyrule doesnāt return home to a peaceful era. His journey continues and despite his and both princessesā efforts things start to get worse. The cult has grown in an huge way and Hyrule soon knows no peace, constantly traveling to avoid them. Theyāre grasping at straws and with each year that passes since Ganonās death they get more agitated. By his late twenties heās more than exhausted. Hyrule no longer knows rest. He canāt return to the castle or any town, not even, especially not even, the ones that had been kind to him. The cult would find him. They burn would burn down buildings, cut down people, and even trample crops just to get to him. Unrelated to Hyrule, they destroy new growth forests and scar any attempts by the earth to heal. This has to stop. He goes to the cult and finds Ganonās ashes himself. He makes sure that there isnāt anything left this time. The fire he creates, his last spell, burns for years.
Twilight - Twilightās body is never found. Everyone who had known him had been greatly concerned for him for a few years now. It seems that he had been slowly going mad ever since he had turned 30. He had grown more and more restless, walking circles in his house until the carpet wore down. He withdraws for weeks, emerging with untrimmed hair and wild eyes. He holds a great sorrow at all times that cannot be quelled. He starts disappearing into the woods for weeks at a time. One day it all stops and it seems that heās calmed down. His mind has returned to him. He begins tending to the ranch again, he smiles more, laughs more. But⦠There's an everlasting air about him that just feels like heās waiting for something. A great storm descends on Ordon one day. It brings some destruction with it. Floods wash away buildings built too close to rivers and trees fall from loose soil. In its wake, itās as if the world was shining silver. Twilight is nowhere to be found.
Wild - Wild is almost 40 when he leaves his and Floraās shared home to go on a little expedition. He doesnāt know what heās looking for this time but he craves fresh air and adventure. Heās on a well worn path, just leaving from a stable when he drops as if he were a puppet with all of its strings cut loose. And thatās it for him. Of course other travelers and stable hands try to check up on him, but heās gone. Thereās not a lick of life left in him. Purah runs a series of autopsies and canāt find anything wrong. He was in perfect health when he left and the people interviewed at the stables claim he was acting normal, or as normal as Wild can act. Purah decides that he mustāve thrown a blood clot or something, he probably had a left over brain injury from Hylia knows what, but both she and Flora know thatās a lie. They wonder if the shrine of resurrection only had so much to give Wild. They wonder if they have timers too.
Time - Time is almost 50 when he returns to battle. Thereās a returning darkness that must be quelled. He prays that this wonāt turn into another failure of his, that the mistakes he makes now wonāt hurt his successors anymore than heās already hurt them. His ocarina stays home; itās buried deep under a floorboard beneath his and Malonās bed. He takes some peace of mind from that. His fight takes him back to the lost woods where he never returns from. Itās decades later and Malon is old. Her hair has long been grey and she has grandchildren to keep her company. How she wishes Time couldāve met them⦠Sheās called to the castle one day and asked if she recognizes skeletal remains of a Hylian body that was found downstream from the lost woods. She does. She prays that with a proper funeral her love might find rest, but she knows that he wonāt.
Warriors - When Wars returns to his era, his work doesnāt end. He finds himself training the next generation of warriors and then the one after that. Wars never stops working as there is always work. There is always something he can do to make his home safer, to keep his people happier, to make them stronger. Heās still working by the time heās halfway through his 70s. His friends and family beg him to retire, even Zelda has passed the throne down to her heir, but thereās still more to be done. He takes lunch one day in castle town and goes to his favorite pub. Despite the castle nurses banning him from eating overly rich food and beer until he has a less stressful lifestyle (itās way too hard on his heart), Wars still likes to sneak a treat every now and then. Whatās it gonna do? Kill him? He never finishes his last pint.Ā
Wind - Wind dies by complete accident. It happens when heās in his 80s. Heās chatting with his mates while cleaning one of his old swords. He hasnāt had to use one in decades but he likes to keep them in good shape just in case he has to. Somebody tells a HILARIOUS joke. Wind doubles over in laughter, but as he does so he impales himself straight through. As heās rushed to the newly opened hospital, Wind canāt help but continue to laugh. Oh boy is this stupid. He tells the nurses not to tell Tetra. Sheād never let him hear the end of this. One of them starts weeping. Through tears she tells Wind that he wonāt survive this. When they remove the sword he will bleed out unless he drowns in his own blood first. He cringes and tells them to DEFINITELY not tell Tetra. Heās a little annoyed when she and their closest friends and family come rushing in. She berates him. In between curses he can tell that sheās crying. He spends his last hours cracking jokes and sharing stories and gossip with those closest to him. When he starts struggling to stay conscious, they all bid goodbye and Tetra pulls out the sword. A year later, to her embarrassment, Tetra dies the exact same way.
Sky - Sky passes away peacefully in his sleep a week after his 100th birthday party and he KNEW it was coming. Sky knew for months. It started as small comments like at breakfast where heād be like āHylia willing I will see the solstice celebrations next weekā¦ā and his grandkids, and great grandkids, would be like āGrandpappy donāt say such things!ā And heād relent but it escalates to him asking his family members and friends which of his possessions they liked most. If they fall into his trap and answer, Sky tells them to write their name on it so they can have it after he passes. Nobody does this to his disgruntlement. Eventually they stop believing him because it gets to the point where every other dinner Sky mentions that his time to join Hylia draws near. Just in case they make his birthday a grand event. Somehow everyone, but Sun, is still a little surprised when he goes. Sheās like *shrug* āhe did mention itā. Like lovebirds, Sun follows him shortly after.
Legend - Nobody in the royal family knows how Legend is still alive. Some say itās his great spirit, others claim that it must be courage, and those that know him best claim that it's sheer spite. If they were to actually ask Legend himself heād spit. āThe bitch goddess wonāt let me.ā He makes his opinion of his long lasting life obvious. No longer is Legend asked to attend prayer services or holidays in celebrations of Hylia. Not after the last dozen⦠incidents. Legend stopped counting how old he was after the passing of his dear sister and dear rabbit. The nurses who do frequent checkups on him mention that he is 121 years old. He rolls his eyes. Legend wants to go and he brings this up frequently, usually over dinner. He has great great great grand nieces and nephews now. He cares little to meet the next coming generation. Still, despite his fits of anger and general grumpiness, he is well loved. He lives in the castle now, not trusted to take care of himself. The kids love him best. āGrunkie Link tells the best stories <3.ā He always makes sure to press treats or old rings into their hands when they pass. Itās a stormy night when the castle is thrown into pandemonium. Legend has gone missing from his chambers. Honestly, how hard could it be to find a wheelchair bound 121 year old man? They find him outside, screaming at the heavens. āTake me you HAG!ā Screaming turns to pleading. āI want to see them again.ā Before anybody can get close, lightning strikes from the sky and smites the hero. Nothing is left behind but ashes.
pls lmk what you think! Feel free to argue if you have a different idea <3
you guys ever read a fic and just think to yourself
ādamn this person really saw the egg arc different than I didā
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I know bbh is my baby girl but pls š if I see another wild mischaracterization or paper villain version of him again I will scream cry myself to sleep
the Minecraft movie trailer really shows how much theyāre ignoring the actual roots of the game and community š
thereās over a DECADE of incredible Minecraft animation they couldāve used for reference and they churn out this??? š it feels so soulless
slamacow, the digbuildlive project by bootstrap buckaroo, YouTuber music videos like those of captainsparkles š even smps and drama series couldāve been used to inspire!!
Iām just so disappointed, theyāre killing art
I know she isnāt but I think it would be really funny if she was, like in a little kid way, grandparents took her to Sunday school and she got confused
pomme and dapper would be the angel and devil on pregnantboyhaloās shoulders . pomme on team donāt abort it and dapper on team ABORT THAT THANGGG
Looks like a pretty big no! Honestly, very very fair! A big thank you to those who commented, youāve all given me some very good things to think on. I wonāt go down the death and destruction route but I might eventually post a Bad End type of thing. Ty everyone!!
in the series a lot of people die and itās pretty meaningful. Iām also a fan of whump and letās be honest. DRAMA. So that being said, I think it would keep things spicy. But. I wonāt do it if everyone is strongly opposed.
I canāt explain it at all but q!Philza gives me crunchy mom energy, helicopter mom vibes (in a funny way I swear) looking on in horror as Tubbo feeds Sunny red dye 40
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