Link was born in the far away kingdom of Hyrule and was born the son of the King's personal guard, and was named after the heroes of legend who wielded the blade of evil's bane, either in their honor, or in hopes that the child would be the hero of this era. He grew up in Hateno Village, a humble town with his sister and grandfather, and lived a mostly normal life, if not skilled with a sword as to live up to his heritage. The boy had a lot of energy and loved exploring places no one else would go.
One day, the boy heard of a rumor that a certain fortune teller prophesized the return of an ancestral evil, the Demon King, Gannon, he would venture into the Lost Woods, a maze of trees very few would ever find whatever was at the end alive, and even fewer would return to tell the tales. By some miracle, be it the writings of fate, extreme thought into the situation, or simply good fortune, the 12 year old would make it through the woods and make it to Korok Forest, the home of the Korok race, a race of wood spirits, the Great Deku Tree, guardian deity of the Koroks, and one very, VERY important element that would change his fate forever.
The hero's blade, the sword that seals the darkness, the weapon forged by Goddess Hylia and her six sages, this sword had many names. The first ever hero, however, dubbed her the Master Sword. Link would approach this sword to try and pull it out, knowing that only he who bears the soul of the ever reincarnating hero could hold the blade and show it's true shine, most heroes even had to at least be 16 years of age to be powerful to hold the weapon. Against all unlikelihood, however, the 12 year old Link pulled the Master Sword in all it's glory.
With his skill that dropped adults to the floor, speed that looked looked like he slowed the flow of time, and the sword that seals the darkness in his hands, the boy was praised as Hyrule's greatest warrior, and was assigned to be one of five champions assigned to fight Gannon's calamity when he returned. That would sound great to most, but the child would find himself with less energy in his face and showing less personality over time. In his mind, no one would ever see him as anything but Hyrule's hero, so if he were happy, no one would care, or if he were scared, everyone in the kingdom would lose hope. This mentality grew to the point where he would stop outwardly expressing his emotions and would rarely speak, if at all.
When he was 17, Link was assigned to be the bodyguard for the King's daughter, Princess Zelda. At first Zelda hated Link, as the daughters of the royal family are said to inherit the powers of Hylia herself. But Zelda was unable to awaken the divine light of the Goddess and was expected to use them to seal away Gannon once and for all, so she saw Link, who had lived up to every expectation Hyrule had for him and then some, as everything she wasn't. After Link saved her life from an assassination attempt, however, Zelda had erased her thoughts that the champion hated her, and the two would connect more.
The bond between the two chosen to do battle with the calamity had become stronger and stronger, she was one of the few people in the world Link felt comfortable expressing himself in front of, while the princess started falling for the knight. On her seventeenth birthday, however, Gannon had returned and had corrupt all of Hyrule, killing all champions but Link and Zelda. The brave knight would defend the princess' life from the guardians, machines posessed by Gannon's calamity until he didn't have enough energy to lift the Master Sword anymore, and until the blade itself was rusted and brittle, and as one last guardian was about to end his life, Zelda awakened her powers and had destroyed the dark machines with her holy light.
It was, however, to late for Link to stay in this world, so Zelda brought him to a shrine that supposedly could resurect those near to death, returned the Master Sword to Korok forest in it's pedestal to repair itself, and went to Hyrule Castle to fight Gannon herself. A battle that would make the demon king lose most control over Hyrule, but he would still grow in power while Zelda would weaken. A battle that would last until the Sword, and Link were repaired and alive again. A battle that would rage on for one century.
When Link had awakened from his long slumber, he had lost his memory and fighting skill, but also his mentality of keeping to yourself. He would travel Hyrule in search of who he was, but as he remembered more and more of who he was, Zelda, and all his friends and family from his past life, his goal would change to defeat Calamity Gannon. He would remaster the blade, put the spirits of the champions to rest, find successors to said champions, and reclaim the Master Sword, all in an attempt to save Zelda.
The princess and her resurected knight used every tool, skill, and ability in their disposal to finally seal away the great calamity, and Link and Zelda could now meet once more after 100 years, and the knight was dubbed, "Hero of the Wild". The century old survivors would work to rebuild Hyrule, but one last remnant of calamity had survived and built itself stronger and stronger, and instead of fighting the hero, would destroy the world's foundation.
Hyrule began to crumble, and could not last for much longer, so, using the last bit of her power, Zelda sent Link and whatever lives of Hyrule's people were left to another world to live there lives in a world that would live on, as Hyrule's last princess, dropped to the decaying ground, dead. Link would swear that he would find a way to restore Hyrule, no matter how many years it would take.
The world Link was sent to was Nirn, a world not to different from Hyrule's Earth, but certainly many unique races, magic, and lore. He would here rumors of powerful relics called Elder Scrolls, which may have the power to bring Link back in time to destroy that last piece of Gannon's essence before the destruction of Hyrule. After 20 years of searching, an Imperial soldier would try to use his rank to "Overpower" a child on Skyrim's border, so Link killed him. The group of soldiers he was with saw the aftermath out of context and arrested Link, who fought off a good many of them before getting caught and sent to the chopping block.
As we all know, however, that would only be the beginning of a new adventure for the last Hero of Hyrule.
As you can tell, I'm making full use of the Zelda gear in Skyrim on switch. Also sorry I haven't been drawing as much because my drawing monitor broke. Also I'd like feedback on if you'd like to see more art like this.
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