The Hero

Link SHSL Hero Tracking courageandtime

[courageandtime]

Competition || Link + Guts

The lack of a weapon was slowly beginning to wear on Link's psyche. He'd gone more than a few days with nothing but his fists for protection - not that he was helpless when it came to hand-to-hand combat. Still, it wasn't the same. So it was that Link spent the better part of his morning looking for the perfect wood with which to build a wooden sword. That, at the very least, would make him feel a little more comfortable.

He'd lost count of the hours it had taken him to drag driftwood away from the beach, shape it, and put it all together. Yet from these scraps of wood, Link had been industrious enough to make not only a sword for himself but a sword for another person. A sparring partner. He didn't know exactly how many people knew swordplay on the island but that in itself wasn't a problem. After all, he could easily pass the time teaching them the proper way to fight with a sword.

It wasn't until he sighted another who looked like they were familiar with some sort of weapon that Link even bothered to approach anyone. Sure, Guts was much larger in stature than him and appeared to be stronger but that didn't intimidate Link very much. Appearances were decieving, after all. And beyond that, he was a hero. It said so right on his ID card! Lifting a hand as he got closer to Guts, the male reached out and tapped his shoulder. Only when the other turned around did Link offer up the hilt of the second sword he'd made.

Tilting his head questioningly, Link waited until he was sure he had the other's attention before taking a deep breath and speaking. "Spar?" God, he hated speaking.

[courageandtime]

Savior || Link + Tamaki

Food was scarce. It had been so since the kitchen had burned down despite the recent opening of the school. There were still too many students who didn't wish to go to the place. Link couldn't blame them. If he had a choice, he'd avoid it as well. However, the air reminded him vaguely of other places he'd ventured into in is life. Something was in there that needed to be vanquished.

Too bad that something would have to wait.

Link was thankful he had learned how to fish. After having fashioned himself a fishing pole and gathering what bait he could, Link had set about catching himself dinner. It had taken an hour or two but once the fish had started biting, they seemingly didn't stop. Before long, the blond had gathered what could only be called a bounty of fish. One that he was determined on sharing.

Surprisingly enough, though, the beach was empty. Link roamed along the coastline with his bucket of fish like some seafood-themed version of Santa Claus. That was, of course, until he came to a stop near a boy sitting in the sand. Strange. Not that Link was in any position to judge. He did weird things too - falling asleep in trees, fishing for way too long, dropping said fish into a strangers lap. Speaking of...

Splat.

There it was - a large raw fish in Tamaki's lap. Link gazed down at him with a proud smile on his lips. Yes, he was a successful hunter and was sharing his bounty with other less-successful hunters. "Dinner."

[courageandtime]

Guardian || Link + Scheherazade

The school on the secondary island was a place that Link disliked - heavily so. The air felt different, diseased. It wasn't a comfortable feeling. Perhaps, then, it was a good thing that Link had grown used to feeling uncomfortable. There had to be something in this building that would lead him to finding his sword once more. Something. Anything. The fact that the Master Sword wasn't strapped to his back made the male feel naked and helpless. At least he had his strength and courage, though.

A courage that never faltered, even as he stood in the entrance hall with arms folded against the intimidating air of the school. It was like vanquishing a large enemy. He'd tear this place apart if he had to in order to find his sword once more. However, there was another reason he stood at the entrance hall and didn't venture deeper. A reason that could even be called heroic. Not that Link thought of it that way.

Even without his sword and shield, Link had a duty to the other students. He stood watch over the oppressive air of the school - his blue eyes examining each person that passed. If they seemed too weak-willed or scared to enter the school, it would be up to him to pull them out. Otherwise such a person could snap and murder people - thereby reducing morale from it's already low standpoint to something much lower.

Link's gaze settled on a young woman. She seemed too frail to be in such a place as the school. Pushing himself away from the wall, Link came to a stand in front of her and tilted his head to the side - holding up his hand in a 'stop' motion as he did so. "Go away." It wasn't an intimidating tone he used or even a rude one. No. Instead, it was one of concern.

[linkette-kuran]

もみあげ野郎 by おさかな

[courageandtime]

Like for a starter! I'll probably take the first three!

[alderion-al]

omg I love the new … Link? ahhhhh

[redstreakrevenge]

Ryuko’s smirk quickly faded into a frown. His duty? Just what the hell did he think he was going to find over there? And anyway, she didn’t HAVE to stop him. She could’ve just let him climb right on over and into the jaws of whatever was on the otherside, but she didn’t. She stepped in and he was just going to ignore here like that. Well, he can take his two word replies and shove them where the sun don’t shine. “HEY! I’M TALKIN’ TO YOU!”

"What the fuck are you tryin’ to prove?! Near death experiences get you off or something?!" She was already more involved than she planned to be. If she didn’t stop him and something happened on the other side they’d probably find a way to blame her for it. To hell with that. She wasn’t dying anytime soon. Especially if it meant being blamed for someone’s death that she didn’t even cause. 

[courageandtime]

Link's expression didn't waver once - not when she yelled at him and not when she continued to speak. His features remained set in visible determination. He had to get that sword back. If it meant scaling the gate and being injured in the process, that didn't matter. The Master Sword was his responsibility and no one else's. He certainly didn't want it falling into the wrong hands.

Just as before, he waited for Ryuko to stop speaking. How he hated talking. It seemed unnecessary to him. Still, it seemed that he wouldn't be able to get away with a few sparse words. Taking a deep breath, Link gave a quick shake of his head. He wasn't going to get out of this so easily. "The sacred blade which evil ones may never touch." Was he going to elaborate? "The Blade of Evil's Bane." Once more, he turned his attention toward the gate - his hands clenching into fists as he did so. "I need it."

[redstreakrevenge]

"I wouldn’t do that if I were you." Ryuko called out, crossing her arms over her chest. She’d spent the day bored of out her mind and walking up and down the island probably at least five times. So naturally, when she spotted the male, who looked like he was on a mission, she followed him. After all, she had nothing better to do. "Listen, I don’t know if anyone ever taught you this, but a fence is made to keep people out. And seeing how fucked up this whole situation is, what ever is over there has gotta be bad news." A smirk appeared on Ryuko’s face. "I mean, I’m no mind reader but that’s just what it looked like you were going to do, anyway."

[courageandtime]

Link could have very well kicked himself for allowing someone to follow him. While he would have liked to pretend that he'd known Ryuko had been behind him the whole time, he certainly didn't. And so here he was, confronted by some random stranger when he should have been trying to make his way over that fence.

Looking from Ryuko to the obstacle over his shoulder, Link sighed and rolled his shoulder. He waited for her to finish speaking before, finally, opening his mouth. "Have to." Two words, no explanation. He had to get over that fence. He had to get the legendary sword back. He had to find a way off this island. "My duty." Well, he was certainly feeling chatty today.

[violencied-blog]

{☯} — Swell. A passerby who, unusual to the normal occurrence that was a commonality in the dream world, seemingly had not expected to be sneaked on upon so quickly. Considering the slightly bewildered look wavered against such an extraordinary not quite human but not quite monster face, it was safe to assume by all means; this poor fellow hadn’t the faintest idea what was being asked of him. Perhaps he spoke a different language or maybe even a newer lingo that those outside of the realm communicated with. Now..what were those words again? 

                                        Ah, right. Yes. He remembered them now! 

  “ᴀ ᴊ̷̱͋ᴏ̵̺̓ɪ̷̙͆ɴ̵̰̿ᴛ̴̹͐. ᴀ ᴘ̷̢̢͚̺́͆̾̂̓͜ᴜ̴̢̲̲͈̇̓̌̈͜͝ʙ̴̝̤̗̫̩̈́̍̎̄. ᴀɴ ᴏʟᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ’s ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴀɢᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴇʀᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ. ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀʀʏ, ᴍᴀʏʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ ᴀs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴏғ ᴀ, ‘ʙ̶̛̮͖̼͖̬̤̱͚̮͕̭̉̇͑̀́̂̑̊͗͝͠ͅᴏ̵̡̡͈̟̞̣͇̫̖͈͍̣̀̌̓̇̒̒̀͐̑̀͘͝ᴏ̶̡̢̛̛͍̟͖̝͎͕̪̠̭͙̔̅̓́̏͋̋̏͘͝ᴢ̶̛͎̙̥̻͍̣̗͔̤̳͉̤͗̅̉̿̋͗͐̑͑̚͝ᴇ̸̢̫̻͇̙͇̝̘̣̥̬̪̾͑̋͐̓̌̊̉̓͗̎͝’.”

[courageandtime]

Link continued to stare at the masked male with a look of surprise on his features. Whoever this was, he certainly had a strange way of talking. Link could barely understand what the other person was saying. A fact which begged the question: what language, exactly, were they all speaking? So far, he'd seen exactly zero people with the same pointed ears he sported. These people weren't Hylians. All of this thinking must have been reflected on Link's features. All in all, it was pretty clear he wasn't paying attention anymore. Wait, what did he say?

Link lifted a hand to stop the other before opening his mouth. "I'll appaloosa some ground if I don't pony up and get in the race." He was looking for a pun, right?

[courageandtime]

Life without a sword and shield when that was what you knew best was difficult to say the least. The fact that someone else could have the legendary blade was extremely stressful. The Master Sword was his responsibility, after all. What would the goddess say if he lost it? Nothing good. Well, if she could talk. There were a lot of different places it could be but if Link had to take a guess, well...

It had to be across the bridge that was cut off by a gate. He'd climbed a few trees in his time (along with vines, ropes, chains, and the occaisonal cliffside). A gate like this would be nothing. And so it was that Link came to stand at that particular gate - staring it down as if it was an enemy that needed to be vanquished. He'd just been ready to begin climbing it when he heard the sound of someone behind him. Whipping around, Link stared at the other person intently. No one was going to stop him in his mission of getting that sword back.

[violencied-blog]

  {☯} — Fancy this. A school that seems almost as dark and as morbid as the universe he comes from. If only it had a little more dabble to the one-eyed creatures, the voices of babies whining and oh, a particular young girl terrorizing the neighborhood friendlies with her insidious antics, then it would be almost an exact copy! Except for… .that’s right! He almost forgot the most important piece! Perhaps it’d be more efficient to ask someone if they knew where to find what he was looking for, or if they’d seen one around. Surely in a place filled with young people there’s bound to be a little party enthusiasm around, no?

                   ”ᴇxᴄᴜsᴇ ᴍᴇ… ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɪ̸̞̭̠̿̈́̿ᴢ̶̟̲͍͂́͘ᴀ̶̨̢͖̀̒̋ᴋ̵̟̲͖̈́̒̃ᴀ̶͎̠̫̉̑̾ʏ̷̧̙͓̓͆͝ᴀ̸̨͚͎͌͆͠ ɪs?”

[courageandtime]

What a wonderful new day at Hope's Peak Academy's island getaway. Link had already planned a full day for himself - gathering fruit to eat, hunting wildlife, and (his favorite activity of all) sleeping on the beach had all been thrown into a surprisingly strict schedule. Which is to say, not very strict at all. Without the Master Sword in his grasp, there was little he was able to do. And so, Link...Linkerson...would have to bide his time and make himself look like an idiot in order to figure out the best way to get his sword back. All of this careful planning, of course, flew out the window when a strange person in a mask appeared out of nowhere to ask him a question.

Dude, what?

"...Izakaya?"

[kawaii-no-densetsu]

takuto

[lieutenantpanda]

黄昏勇者 - 友希（ともき）

[courageandtime]

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[elementaga-deactivated20170216]

[lieutenantpanda]

ナビィとリンク - むいお

[links--awakening]

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