Ereighna

New to Tumblr.

[scarlettediscord]

They are both dorks and they make me sick I love them so much 💕 I’ve been meaning to draw more of Aurora since my first concept sketch and so this little scenario was born. A little random doodle that evolved into some sort of comic…thing?

Consistency? Don’t know her.

[la-sera]

Ohh they are so sweet!!

Thank you for drawing them so beautifully, Alexanna! loveitloveit

[skyward-floored]

Scaled (epilogue)

Just a little scene to tie things off a little with this story! It’s not much but I hope it’s a nice way to end it. et voila 👍

Ao3 link

Previous

————————————————————

Link is utterly exhausted.

He half-walks half-is-dragged along by Zelda and Impa, feet heavy, eyelids drooping. Between the earlier events of the day, trying his best to fight a giant scorpion in an unfamiliar body, and then turning back to normal in what was probably the most tiring way possible, all he really wants to do is sleep. Even despite the nap he had earlier.

But he can’t, because Impa and Zelda are already struggling somewhat to carry him, and him being utter deadweight wouldn’t be helpful. Even if they’re nearly back to camp, and an escort of soldiers is already headed their way.

He’s certainly held out in worse conditions. He can stay awake a little longer.

The wind sweeps across the sand with a skittering sound, and Link glances out at the desert, bright in the moonlight, and wishes briefly for the enhanced vision his dragon form had given him. He can see camp up ahead, but not like he would’ve been able to before. Being in his normal body again is a huge relief, don’t get him wrong, but the loss of heightened senses he was finally getting the hang of are leaving him feeling a bit blind. How does Volga handle going back and forth so easily?

Perks of being a full dragon I guess.

Link sighs and looks ahead. Proxi had rejoined them shortly after they’d set out, confused but happy Link is back to normal, and she’s stuck by Mask since then, trying to cheer the younger hero. He knows Mask has some... feelings about the Master Sword, and the young hero has looked off ever since coming back with the weapon.

Proxi and Tune are keeping him distracted though, and Link relaxes a little as he hears him laugh.

He glances back at the rest of their group then, and takes quick stock of everyone else. Impa and Zelda are helping him walk, which if he were less tired, he’d likely be embarrassed about, but right now he’s just grateful for the help. Volga trails behind them, the drying blood on his face shiny in the moonlight, and Link wonders just how badly his leg is hurt. Volga is acting like it doesn’t bother him at all of course, but Link had heard the sound his leg had made when the scorpion crushed it, and even with a potion, he has a feeling it will take time to heal.

But Volga would keep trekking along like usual, since that was what he tended to do. Even if he was noticeably limping.

As if it knows he’s thinking about limping, Link’s foot slips a little in a loose potion of sand, and he grunts, Impa quickly giving him some extra support. He gives her a grateful look, and she gives him a tired smile, her red eyes looking almost orange in the moonlight.

He’s really lucky to be surrounded by so many people who care about him, isn’t he? Even with the complicated relations he’s still figuring out and working through, and the tenuous relationship with his parents, they still fight at his side, and he has many friends who do the same, supporting him in countless ways. Even through wars and sorceresses and strange transformations, and battles with scorpions that have no business being so big, they still stick with him.

He smiles softly to himself. He really doesn’t deserve them.

The approaching soldiers reach their small group then, and after a rapid exchange with Lana, Impa briefly leaves Link and Zelda so she can speak with the group. It’s dark out here, but none of them wants to risk any of the men seeing the scales that are apparently scattered across Link’s face at the moment.

He rubs a few fingers along his cheek almost absently. The scales are a little rough against his fingers, but smooth too, in a way. Like river stones that’ve been constantly smoothed by the water rushing over them. It’s weird having the scales there, having such visible proof of his dragon heritage splayed across his face, even if they’re making sure nobody sees them who isn’t supposed to.

He wishes he could see them. He wants to know for himself how they look.

Zelda glances over at him as he lowers his arm, Impa still informing the soldiers and Lana the danger has been dealt with, then smiles as a yawn suddenly escapes him.

“Fear not, hero. We’ll get you to your bed soon enough,” Zelda teases.

“Mm. I’m looking forward to that. I always forget how tiring magic drain is until it happens,” Link says, and blinks slowly as another wave of tiredness washes over him.

“At least you’re conscious,” Zelda says, and shifts her grip a little, Link unable to ignore how her hand rests on his side. “I’d hate to have to drag you back to camp, and I doubt Volga is up for carrying you.”

“Yeah, and he shouldn’t transform on that leg anyway,” Link says with another yawn, then shakes himself. “That fight was rough.”

“Yes,” Zelda murmurs, looking over their weary group. Nobody’s in trouble, but they all have aches and pains that’ll need time to heal. “I’m just glad nobody was too seriously injured.”

Link tilts his head. “Well...”

“I’m glad nobody is still seriously injured.”

Link smiles, and Impa walks across the sands to rejoin them.

She pulls his arm over her shoulder again, and they walk the rest of the way down to camp, the moon shining softly on their heads. The soldiers loosely surround them, some trailing forward and behind, just in case any more scorpions show up, apparently. That’s fine by Link. He doesn’t particularly want to fight another one.

Lana joins him at some point and talks animatedly to him about his successful transformation, and while Link is happy to tell her about it, he’s tired enough that he doesn’t really take much of her words in. Especially when she asks him questions, and he only manages to reply with “I don’t knows” or eloquent grunts. Zelda picks up the slack for him in that regard, which he greatly appreciates, and eventually Lana peels off to talk to Tune and Mask instead.

He’ll have to give her a more thorough explanation tomorrow.

People in their group start peeling off as they enter camp, soldiers returning to watch or dinner, Lana and Proxi teaming up to herd Tune and Mask off so they’ll be sure to eat something.

Link bids them goodnight, and soon enough it’s just him and Impa and Zelda, who soon help him into his tent. Volga trails behind, following them inside, and Link nearly collapses on his cot with a sigh. Never has it felt more comfortable.

“You should try and regain some of your magic naturally, but I’ll send for some potion for you tomorrow,” Zelda says, and squeezes his arm. “Goodnight, Link. And congratulations on the successful transformation.”

“You too,” Link says as she leaves, and smacks himself when he realizes what he said. He could’ve handled that better.

Impa gives him an amused if sympathetic smile, and asks to check where the worst of his injuries were before he sleeps. He lets her, taking off all his shirt layers so she can give him the all-clear, and idly looks at the scales still leftover on his shoulders as well. He can see them pretty well, and can’t help admiring them a little.

He’s willing to admit a part of him has always liked shiny things, and now there are shiny things that are a part of him. Mask was right— it’s cool.

“Everything clear up?” Volga asks, and Impa nods.

“The potion handled everything severe. You’ll have some bruising, and some of these bandages will need changing tomorrow, but overall you’re fine.”

Link nods in thanks, and Volga looks relieved where he’s sitting on an overturned box Link keeps around mostly for the purpose of sitting on. He lightly rubs his leg while Impa gives Link the all-clear, and happens to look up as Link glances at him.

His father’s eyes flick to the scales on Link’s skin, and something bright glints in his eyes. That same pride from earlier. Joy in someone else’s accomplishment. It makes Link want to beam.

Instead he pulls on a clean undershirt, and looks between his parents.

“Hey, I... thank you,” Link says awkwardly, and they both look at him. “For your help figuring this out. I know I said it already, but you both helped a lot. Both the transforming, and the turning back. I couldn’t have done it without the help from both of you.”

Impa looks surprised, and Volga raises an eyebrow, but they both looked pleased too, a smile on Impa’s face, a sort of smirk on Volga’s.

“You’re welcome,” Impa says first, and sets her hand on his arm. “I was glad to help.”

“I as well. Your dragon form is magnificent,” Volga adds, and the look of pride on his face makes something inside Link’s chest warm. “You’ve got some work to do still, but you did excellent with the initial change. We’ll have to figure out what’s blocking you from switching back, and practice doing it without outside help, but we can try doing—”

“This discussion would probably be better to have when we’re all a bit less exhausted,” Impa interrupts in a pointed way. Volga looks annoyed, but he doesn’t argue, surprisingly. “You should rest, Link.”

“He should eat first,” Volga adds, idly rubbing his knee again. “You need to replenish the energy you’ve used up.”

Impa looks at Link in a questioning way. “I could eat,” he admits, though right now he’s more tired.

“Then I’ll go find something for you,” Impa says, and stands up. “You can rest in the meantime.”

“I’ll come as well, I doubt your army has food he really needs,” Volga sniffs. Impa rolls her eyes.

“And what will you do if we don’t? Go hunting? You can barely walk,” she says as they start to leave, and Volga stands and follows, pointedly hiding his limp.

“I’d figure something out. Maybe some of that scorpion’s remains are edible.”

“And how would you walk all the way out to where it is?”

Link can’t help smiling a little as Volga’s indignant reply gets muffled by the tent flap falling into place, and he breathes out as he lies down on his cot.

Those two really could argue about anything.

He looks up at the ceiling a moment, just enjoying the quiet after the craziness of the day, then reaches down to the small box he keeps in his tent, where he stores things like parchment and what few extra clothes he owns. There’s a small hand mirror in there too, mostly for shaving, but he pulls it out now, and studies his face.

Blue scales speckle across the middle of his face, shimmering in the lantern light when he tilts his head. They’re concentrated at the tops of his cheeks and the bridge of his nose, but a few stray scales trail up by his eyes, and the tops of his ears shimmer with them.

Link runs a finger over them again, realizing a few scales speckle his hands as well, and he hums, then puts the mirror away.

A couple months ago, he’d probably be horrified at the idea of scales on his face, but now... he doesn’t mind them so much. Even if he wishes he could control when they showed up a bit better.

Link lays back, and watches the flame dance in the lantern on the table. Being part dragon feels much less overwhelming than before. It’s still a lot at times, and the thought of the secret getting out makes his heart skitter with fear, but he’s accepted that it’s a part of him now.

Sometimes, he’s almost proud of it.

Link yawns, and closes his eyes. He’s too tired to think about all of that right now. Sleep is the only thing he particularly wants to dwell on at the moment, and a few minutes later, he gets his wish, drifting off into a deep, content, sleep.

He dreams of soaring on scaly wings.

...

Tune and Mask sit by a fire as they tiredly eat their dinner, and watch as Impa and Volga walk by together, still arguing, even though Impa is helping him walk due to his limp.

Tune smiles into his bowl of stew.

“Fifty rupees they kiss at least once before the war is over,” he whispers, and Mask snorts, and takes a large slurp of his own soup.

“You’re on, they hate each other.”

“Maybe not forever though,” Tune says, and Mask rolls his eyes.

“Well if they change their minds, it definitely won’t be before we finish this war.”

Lana sips her own soup nearby, and doesn’t say a word.

[gryphonlover]

The Lost Waters (3,026 words) by gryphonlover

Series: Like a Drop in the Ocean Fandom: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hyrule & Legend (Linked Universe) Characters: Hyrule (Linked Universe), Legend (Linked Universe), Time (Linked Universe), Sky (Linked Universe), Warriors (Linked Universe), Wind (Linked Universe) Additional Tags: Not Beta Read, MerMay, MerMay 2026, Alternate Universe - Merpeople, Sickfic

Summary: Legend's eyes were half closed, as if he was too tired to stay awake, but not so tired that he could actually fall asleep. His tail drifted limply in the faint current. It looked dull and matte and washed out, unlike the usual bright and vibrant shade of pink that it normally was. Even his fins seemed weak, with the edges obviously beginning to rot as the illness progressed.

Things weren't looking good.

OR: Hyrule and Legend meet the chain + mer au + sickfic.

[ereighna]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Characters: Legend (Linked Universe), Twilight (Linked Universe), Time (Linked Universe), Wind (Linked Universe) Additional Tags: Platonic Relationships, Linked Universe (Legend of Zelda), Legend (Linked Universe)-centric, Legend (Linked Universe) Needs a Hug, Soft Legend (Linked Universe), Legend (Linked Universe) Has Feelings, Found Family, Parental Time (Linked Universe), Good Older Sibling Twilight (Linked Universe), Wind (Linked Universe) Swears, House Cleaning, Mentioned Hyrule (Linked Universe), Mentioned Wild (Linked Universe), Mentioned Linked Universe Links | The Chain Summary:

I wrote this after I washed some of my own rugs and the landscaping guy threw them onto my concrete porch, mowed grass all over then, then put them back on the now damp rugs. I was 100% not in a good mood after that.

[lampssshade]

Cleaning day

Returned to lu for a second to draw legends house. I wanted it to feel both cluttered and comfy :]

[bonus-links]

OFF THE RAILS, pt. 3

first | prev | next>>

PATREON

[mirensiart]

i hate my upstairs neighbors with every fiber of my being, i wish every step they take feels like stepping on a lego while barefoot, i hope their pillow is always warm during summer, i hope they confuse salt for sugar when sweetening their coffee every morning, i hope the public bus never stops for them on time so they're always late for work

[ereighna]

Spiky D4 would be better.

[tenten18282]

🦁+🐰+🐺+🐺

[lele5429]

The Orchard’s Wound

Based on an off-screen scene from Retired Assets 1-5 “Broken Things Can Be Mended Anew”

Process here and here

(The WIP name was Link Appleheart)

Alt version below:

[la-sera]

This is really cool! The details!! The colors! LOVE IT!

[l3ominor]

Emergency Commissions!

I really need to go grocery shopping this week, as well as pay my phone bill! I would really appreciate any support you guys can give, and I'd love to draw for y'all!

my commissions info post is here, and my Ko-Fi is here! feel free to DM me if you're interested! thank you all so much!

[ereighna]

I have finished a new one shot called Passive. I wrote this when I was having a very hard time with my depression last week. Typing is very cathartic and this helped a lot to get out my feelings.

I am absolutely fine, I have therapy soon and I'll be talking this out. Today is a much better day today anyway.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Hyrule (Linked Universe), Legend (Linked Universe), Dawn (Linked Universe) Additional Tags: Implied/Referenced Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts, Campfire Chat, The rest of the chain is referenced, The rest of the chain is sleeping, Linked Universe (Legend of Zelda), Hyrule (Linked Universe)-centric, Legend (Linked Universe)-centric Summary:

Hyrule and Legend have a midnight chat.

TW for Suicidal Ideation/Passive Suicide, Past attempt, Referenced Suicide.

[linkeduniverse]

North West basement 2

<<Previous          Next>> (Coming soon)

-> ComicArchive / About / Linktree <-

[ereighna]

I really haven't been doing well with my mental health the last few days, or weeks really. My body doesn't seem to want to behave as well anymore. I'm over weight now. I need to loose 30lbs according to my doctor. And in general I hate how I look. I wrote this poem today and I don't really have anywhere to share it and my husband already knows how I feel so I'll put it here.

Feel free to do whatever with this post.

---

I looked into the mirror and hated what I saw.

I looked into the mirror and hated what I saw.

I looked into the mirror and saw a broken body.

I looked into the mirror and saw the body of not me.

I looked into the mirror and there was woman overweight.

I looked into the mirror and saw something that needed to be fixed.

I looked into the mirror and wished it could be fixed.

I looked into the mirror and…

I looked into the mirror and hated what I saw.

What does everyone else see?

[linkeduniverse]

[la-sera]

Downfall Duo's nightmare

I just wanted to draw the nightmares of Legend and Hyrule, but instead it turned out like this.

If you're confused about why Legend kissed Four, it's because he thought he was holding Marin's hand. And in his dream he is drowning and wants to kiss Marin before he dies.

I love the idea of Downfall Duo creating chaos in The Chain XD

Sorry if my tenses are wrong, but I hope you understand :D

[la-sera]

Went down a nostalgia trip searching for Downfall Duo fanart… only to stumble upon my own work and choked laughing at my own comic.

It’s already been over two years without me even noticing.

Feels like I’ve changed a lot since then, these days I draw way too many serious things

[jinxedruby]

LU Theory: The shadow shapeshifts into a wizzrobe to summon monsters.

I might be really late to the party, maybe this was figured out long ago, but searching Tumblr and the LU Discord didn’t net me any theories like this, so I’m here to shout into the void because I’m excited lol.

The mystery of the ringing sound has always intrigued me. Especially since Jojo made a post about it saying it was a very obscure reference, it has no onomatopoeia, and that she’d never forget the sound. (That post here.) After rereading the comic and seeing the third time the sound comes up, I really think it’s the sound of the wizzrobes from Wind Waker teleporting. Specifically, I think the shadow is shapeshifting into a wizzrobe in order to summon monsters.

What really got me thinking about this, is this page.

(Miss her)

“Huh, that smoke looks kind of like it’d fit in Wind Waker…” Which is the thought I had that started this whole thing. I remember the wizzrobes making a ringing sound when they teleport. And when I looked:

The wizzrobe appears with a ringing alarm. (Video here.) Wind blows-

Black and yellow smoke billows-

Then monsters appear.

In Wind Waker, the advanced wizzrobes are capable of summoning monsters, while the normal ones only shoot fire. When wizzrobes teleport (which is frequent), they make a distinctive ringing alarm sound effect. This is a sound that absolutely sets me on edge because it’s hard to tell where it’s coming from, and a frantic handful of seconds ensue of spinning around and trying to find where it is so you can shoot it before it disappears again. So, I can see that being what makes it an unforgettable sound.

The only issue with this idea is that I wouldn’t personally consider the Wind Waker wizzrobes to be an obscure reference, but Jojo could have a different perception of that than I do.

As for why Wind hasn’t said anything, I think it’s as simple as he hasn’t heard the sound. The first time, Legend is the only one who notices.

(threatening shadows pt1)

I think he noticed due to proximity and to not being in the thick of the fight like the others. He’s just shooting Keese, something that would be relatively quiet.

This also acted as a red herring, I think. Plenty of people seem to wonder if it’s the sound that plays when you enter the Dark World, or the sound that plays from the discovery ring in the Oracle games, or random ringing that can happen in the original Link’s Awakening. However, I don’t think anyone would consider the Dark World sound to be obscure since A Link to the Past is one of the most well-known Zelda games. The discovery ring and LA ringing absolutely are obscure, but contextually, they don’t make sense to me. That ring plays a sound to let you know if there’s dirt that you can plant a Gasha seed in nearby. It has nothing to do with monsters. Neither does the LA ringing, it seems completely random. Plus, I think Legend would look toward his hand or pouch and not the sky if the sound was coming from one of his rings.

The second time, Hyrule and Time hear it.

(Shady escape pt1)

This is also due to proximity. They’re the first to get attacked, and the others are too far away to hear it. Legend has to whistle to get Wild’s and Four’s attention, and Wind is even farther away than they are.

(Shady escape pt1)

As for the shadow shapeshifting into a wizzrobe, I’m a bit less confident on that point. After all, he’s only shown as a lizalfos and doesn’t shapeshift until fighting Twilight much later when he turns into an iron knuckle. He could just be using summoning magic that mimics the wizzrobes.

Except that that ringing sound only plays when a wizzrobe teleports. Not when it summons monsters or casts fire. Hence the shapeshifting idea. The reasons he’s not shown as a wizzrobe could be two things. One, from a writing standpoint, to keep the intrigue alive for us readers and not just give it away. And two, maybe he’s keeping his cards close to his chest. The heroes first see him as a lizalfos, so he makes sure that they only see him as a lizalfos from that point on. When he finally does shapeshift, it’s because he’s losing badly to Twilight. He tried to run, but when that didn’t work and Twilight’s got him on the ropes, he’s forced to use his shapeshifting ability so that he isn’t defeated.

Another thing. Warriors says that the monsters are coming through the gates.

(Divine Dark Reflections pt8)

However, the monsters are never actually shown coming through the gates. They just kind of show up. Also, the creation of the gates never makes the ringing sound. Twice now, the gates have been created on screen, and neither time has the ringing sound been depicted.

(Shady escape pt3)

(There are two more pages, but I didn’t want to paste all of them here lol. You can check for yourself if you want, there’s no ringing in any of them.)

(Night)

Furthermore, Warriors has never encountered wizzrobes of any kind before. What he is familiar with, are gates to other eras that monsters come through. That’s what the Gates of Souls in Hyrule Warriors do. He even says on the next page that he could be completely wrong. I think, like with Legend being the first to notice the ringing, Warriors’ theory is a red herring.

One thing that throws a big wrench in this that I should address. In the Q&A Jojo did on the Discord server, she answered one of the questions with this:

This Q&A was posted just before “Dawn”, so the shadow had been introduced, implying that that’s not who she’s referring to. It’s possible that she is, that she’s referencing Dark Link’s actual humanoid design which has yet to be shown, but it’s really hard to say for sure. It could be a side character, maybe a wizzrobe-type secondary antagonist in a role similar to Ghirahim or Zant. Maybe I’m completely wrong and it has nothing to do with wizzrobes at all. But hey, that’s what theories are for, right? In any case, I think it’s really intriguing.

Hoo, anyway, I’ll roll the conspiracy board back into the closet haha. Thanks for reading my mad ramblings!

[tenten18282]

weirdo