child of destiny

oot / botw / ss link from legend of zelda.

[hyliancourage]

I wanted demon blood sam back but not like this 😟

[divine-peach]

I act like this because I was raised by fairies

[jinjono]

warm up doodles of OoT link (pre/beginning of the game) and MM link – do you think people are ever unsettled by how much older his eyes are from his face?

[geopsych]

[toradhart]

Raise your hand if you played that fishing game in Ocarina of Time for HOURS as a kid and that hidden lure was like the holy grail

This was done for @legendofzelda-sidequestzine, which can now be downloaded for free by the way!

[hyliancourage]

I hope you all have been having a wonderful September and are ready for October! 😀😀😀 have a great friday you guys ❤

[mimi-maru]

Malon, The Young Shepherdess (original by William Bouguereau)

[thehorsecharles]

Wanted to do an update of this Malon and Link pic I did in like 2015?? I think I spent an hour this total. MY PRECIOUS BEANS LOOK AT HOW SOFT THEY ARE.

[blackeraser]

Calamity Link, The legend said that a hero with the name of Ganon is the only one who can defeat (or not) him

[wishbzne-deactivated20210526]

blasted, sarah kane

[hyliancourage]

zelda‌.

She laughs at that.

Truth be told, she probably could qualify as a knight. Or at least, the court mage. Her magic was incredibly great, possibly the greatest in the kingdom, save for the great fairies. She trained it on a daily basis, to increase her stamina while using magic, and simultaneously increasing what she could do with it. Training was right after paperwork, as to make sure she was always on top of it. If there was a war, she would fight alongside her soldiers.

No one would take Hyrule over without killing her first.

“I think the only one more qualified than I am, is you. You are a great hero, and I am honored to have you as my wonderful friend. I would not trade your company for any in the entire kingdom.”

the small smile tugs at link’s mouth until he can’t hold it back anymore, split halfway between a pleased grin and an impish smirk at her outburst of laughter. his comment had been made in jest, going along with her playful attitude, but the words and meaning behind it had been nothing short of true. he’d seen zelda fight -- had seen her during the war, even if she’d gone by a different name. capable was putting it lightly. more than was more apt, he thought.

he inclines his head, both out of habit ingrained from training and experience as much as it is the overwhelming feeling of gratitude and devotion in his chest that he tries to control by keeping his expression somewhat hidden. zelda’s words hold a weight -- they always do -- and link is never foolish enough to take them for granted or rebuke them.  “ i feel like you’re embellishing me a bit, princess. ”  he replies, fighting his embarrassment and self doubt behind light-hearted playfulness.  “ but the honor is mine. princess, i owe so much of my life to you. your friendship and trust all these years ... ”  he struggles to find the words to convey the sentiment he feels, the sheer amount of gratitude and respect he holds towards her.  “ it has been invaluable. i would serve and follow you anywhere, as long as i live. ”

[gayhaircut]

honestly if someone tenderly cradled my face i think at this point i would probably blackout

[pencap]

i left home a child      and came back to trumpeting heralds                               and parades in my name                                and historybooks with my face on the front cover––      a hero.    i left home a child      and came back a hero      but no one seems to see that a hero is a warrior      and a warrior must first be born of war.   and i see too many children         chasing after my footprints with joy         wearing armour like blankets and helmets like crowns         laughing with eyes bright as the faraway glint of sniper scopes.   and i do not want to leave a legacy      of bloodstains and bruised knuckles      and teeth clenched around burning bullets.   and i do not want anyone else to leave home a child      and come back a hero tasting blood on every passing wind and regret on every shaking breath.   but i left home a child      and came back a hero      and only a hero––   ––not the historian who writes the legends      or the god who writes the stars  and i do not have it in me to stop the next warrior      who leaves home a child           and comes back a hero.

the hero’s lament ( j.p. ) || home, legacies and regrets for anonymous  (via pencap)

[milavye]

I replayed at the ocarina of time of nin64 during this holidays, and I had forgotten how much I loved this game 😊

[hyliancourage]

ordonraised‌.

Link waited patiently as the other continued to process what he had repeated to him. It seemed to take a while and he was almost concerned for the other. The way he seemed to stare at the ground, the way he could hear the intake of his breath. He wondered if the other possibly knew someone named Zelda a Zelda who obviously wasn’t a princess. But even then he wondered why the other was reacting in such a way as if such a fact was almost beyond belief. Surely the time he came from had a royal family. The history of Hyrule was certainly vast and while by no means no expert that seemed to be a long lasting thing. “I”m going to guess you know someone also named Zelda who isn’t royalty.” It was certainly a far away subject from how they would get the other back home and the question about the Master Sword that had caused all this. But they surely had time. He was willing to allow the other to process as long as needed. He could understand completely the overwhelming feeling of having something huge being thrown in his direction. Being transformed into a wolf, finding out he was the chosen hero were certainly moments that came to mind. 

sky shook his head.  “ mmh-mm. my zelda is amazing, but she isn’t the princess of a kingdom. she’s a spirit maiden? ”  he pursed his lips, tilting his head as he gave a shrug.   “ but that isn’t the same thing, i don’t think. we lived on skyloft --- a small island in the sky.  we live on the surface now, but it’s just us and a couple of others ... i don’t even know if she’d want to be a princess. ”  the thought brought a smile to sky’s lips, and he couldn’t help but laugh. his zelda probably wouldn’t like to be stuck behind the scenes: she’d want to be on the front lines, even if it gave him and her father a heart attack.  “ but if anyone could lead a kingdom, it would be her. ”  

he allowed himself a moment more of awe before shaking his head and offering up a sheepish smile.  “ sorry! guess you kind of surprised me there. so ... ‘princess’ zelda is a common thing here, then? er ... now? ”

[hyliancourage]

ordonraised‌.

“Yes… I can speak.” He spoke a bit more slowly his confusion obvious in expression in tone. He wondered did people around here simply not talk much? Was there a reason his apparently ability to talk seemed to be such a surprise? He wasn’t sure if he should question the boy and the fairy’s reaction or not. He might not get an answer that made a lot of sense to begin with. Besides that the boy was staring at him rather intently he wasn’t sure any questions that he asked would get any sort of answer. But much to his surprise the boy seemed more willing to answer the simple question even if it wasn’t one the younger was obviously expecting. 

At least that answered he was still in Hyrule no matter how different it might have looked. Maybe he was simply in a different town. A place he hadn’t yet seen it would be odd but not completely unexpected. At least until the boy continued to question about Castle Town. There was a few moments of silence as Link looked around a bit more closely. The building behind the boy was unfamiliar and he could see a street that likely lead the main area of the town. “I’ve been to Castle Town.” He spoke his eyes away from the boy as he tried to further inspect what little he could of the town. “But this is not the Castle Town I remember.” He had gotten lost enough times in the town to be more than familiar with it. He was certain nothing in the immediate area was in the town he had traveled to many times in the past. 

There was a moment of silence before he looked at the boy and fairy once again. “I was in Faron Woods that should be south of here.” He wasn’t sure how exiting the Temple of Time got him so far north but it wouldn’t have been the strangest of things. He had dealt with portals in the past granted it was by the power of twilight but still a portal. At least that’s as best of explanation he could figure out. “I was in a temple located there I’m not sure how or why it sent me so far north if it’s even north.” He wasn’t entirely sure he’d have to rely more on the boy’s knowledge at the moment. Perhaps he would know at least something of the woods he mention. 

link’s face colored, just slightly, at the tone of the other boy’s voice and the look on his face. “ i had to make sure, okay. ”  he grumbled, resisting the urge to kick a nonexistent stray rock in embarrassment. just because the guy looked hylian didn’t mean he actually was! he couldn’t take any chances...  

“ is there a different castle town? ”  he asked, looking between the older boy and navi. but she hovered beside him quietly and just as confused as he was. link frowned, a lopsided pouty thing, and wondered for a moment longer before remembering that he actually had the means of figuring it out.  “ oh! ”  rummaging through one of the pockets in his tunic, link eventually pulled out a very wrinkled, very folded and worn scroll of parchment. he unrolled it, having to scrunch the sides a little since the map was bigger than his arms could outstretch, but thankfully all of the map’s locations were still visible. he flipped it around then, still keeping his distance but so that the other boy could take a look at the map too.   “ look! ”   he points a finger, small and chubby and childlike, at the map, nearly poking it through the rough paper and getting an indignant noise out of navi warning him to be more careful.  “ here’s hyrule castle, and Castle Town with the market ... and then Kakariko Village and Death Mountain and Zora’s Domain, and Kokiri Forest. but there isn’t any place called Faron Woods. ”  so either this guy was really far from home ... or he was lying. none of the sages, not even Zelda or Rauru or the Great Deku Tree, had ever mentioned a place called Faron Woods. he’d never heard any people ever mention it, either!

his voice and his gaze turned slightly suspicious - if not slightly curious - then.  “ why were you in a temple, anyway? ”  

[sacredflames]

Koloktos is the best boss in Skyward Sword in my opinion. The fact that you can use their own weapon against this mechanical being is beyond amusing and a great twist on the battle against this automation. And don’t deny it…we all tried to leave the dungeon with the sword we defeated Koloktos with.