#tc rhythm

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[developer's notes: this is for a friend's AU/idea technically but hey it still fits]

out of context developmental things for this nonsense, pt. 18

briefly featuring another friend(?)

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time, quietly upon meeting Chain 2: where are your parents Tri: don't have them! Tre: probably still in Hytopia worried out of their minds Trois: around Cly: ... Rhythm: ( . ‿ .) Skid: i mean i had a granddad but he's gone now Yves: *deku shrug*

"Oh, Vio, like Violet!" Wind exclaimed. The other parts of Four gave him a look. "It's short for Violent, actually," Vio answered nonchalantly.

out of context development things for this nonsense pt. 6(?)

would you believe me if i said all of this was within roughly the first MONTH of triple chain cause i wouldn't

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hero of men: look at that devil creature cori: it is literally playing with skid hero: devil creature vio: you said the same about shadow hero: and i was right! vio: not really??? red: pspsps cent! pspsps come here hero: WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING red: showing you its not a devil creature. cori: look see he is standing there very patiently and politely hero: KICK IT vio: are you fucking kidding me hero: KICK IT BEYOND THE HORIZON light, the original host of the body: hey buddy :) the others: arguing the in the background light: (to cent) you want head scritches? hero: DO NOT PUT OUR HANDS ON THAT CORRUPT BEING vio: PET THE CAT light: *peaceful cent head scritches* literally every other person in the body: *earshattering debate*

[developer's note: man i love collaboration]

[i have since gotten over these worries and have decided to make it everyone's problem.]

[yeah this was a while ago when we got Frog Update. following this was an old version of how chain 2 met the main chain, which will be included under the cut at the end.]

it would also be fun to have the reveal happen as a result of rhythm sort of. snapping. hylia, he knows stopping the shadows is important and protecting people from the monsters they bring is part of the job and he knows damn well that he's not the only one missing home and the people there but part of him feels like his situation is worse than some of the others. he's not the only one separated from someone he loves, but he'd bet a hundred rupees he's the only one who might lose his chance at still having that love afterwards at least in the eyes of the law and their peers because as much as he cares for reti, he cannot continue the royal bloodline. sheila will always be the one the zora will think of standing by reti's side. even if he proves how much he cares and the people know the hylian is more than just a personal guard, that's all he may ever be in title. unable to show the full extent of his feelings in public, because it would be scandalous to be flirting with the king due to already having a queen and because of a disparity in rank. the longer he's away from home, the less time he has to prove himself to the zora people, and more importantly to the current zora king. and part of rhythm is terrified of it. even in sheila were to accept him as well, without the approval of the king, he would still be nothing more than a personal guard trying to court the throne. a personal guard that went back on his vow to protect the royal family of hyrule to serve the sea. a personal guard functionally unable to leave or find love because of the prince's gift, always able to be dragged back into the depths. he hates the thought.

out of context developmental things for this nonsense, pt. 16

[cw below the cut: canon-typical violence. wild meets chain 2 after they teleport to him during Sunset pt. 10. this is no longer exactly how things happen I think, I'm still sort of working it out...]

one of the sudden arrivals runs off after the horse, three are panicking, one's in a hood and not saying much, and--

oh. oh no. someone's bleeding. apparently they don't have any healing. one of the newcomers looks like a monster, though.

wild doesn't have a sword at the moment but he does have a stick. the moment he tries to strike, the injured one blocks the way.

it's hard to tell how much is blood.

"if you wanna hurt them..." the guy says, through pained breaths, barely supported by a spear. "you'll have to get through me."

it's at this point the injured guy collapses. more panic. the horse and the one who went after it come back and something bolts from the bag into the forest.

the one in the hood perks up but says nothing. then their head whips around and he sees red in their eyes.

"oh no" is all the stranger says. "the others are here."

the one who ran after the horse looks more annoyed. "please tell me you're joking."

"who are the others?" wild finally says something to them. "and who're you all, for that matter, and how did you teleport on top of me?"

"the others are shadows and we're heroes and we teleported with this!" one of the other creatures - a skull kid, if he remembers right - holds out a lute. "we were in a fight and one of them got a strong hit on link and--"

wild is already not having a great day and this really isn't helping, but he's not about to let someone down again. "we're not far to a town. there's people who can help there."

"really?"

he nods, not telling them he doesn't know for sure if they can help. if it's another case like twilight's... wild brushes off the thought and picks up this other link as best he can. "where're the shadows?"

the hooded one points towards where wild left the rest of his brothers.

they split off when they reach town. wild, other link, blue-hair, the fairy who was not a healer, and the small plant head into town, leaving red-hair, green-hair, hood, and the skull kid take the horse to meet up with wild's brothers and help deal with "the others".

the town group runs into the smith - his nickname of "four" makes a lot more sense now - who doesn't comment on the injured hylian or the broken sword wild tossed down before he ran off. no, his(their?) eyes are trained on hood, who isn't on the horse despite additional space. green hair looks back at the town group before snapping the reigns and they bolt off.

hood vanishes into the horse's shadow and four's eyes go wide. wider than wild felt his own going at seeing the same thing.

"are you sure there's space for him here?" blue hair asks, pulling wild's attention.

"positive," four murmurs, eyes fixed on the rapidly-disappearing horse.

"mhm."

"they why're we just standing around here?" the fairy gripes. "the sooner link gets help, the better."

the horse vanishes over the horizon and four finally gives the group full attention. "link?"

"that's his name, yes." the plant answers.

four's shoulders rise a little, but whatever he was going to say is dispelled with a twitch of the head. "are you... familiar with the shadow?"

"he's our friend," blue-hair says. "if it wasn't for him warning us, link would be dead right now."

the words sting in wild's ears.

"link isn't going to die."

four's words are as much reassurance for the strangers as they are for wild. even if he knows four is just as scared if the red one was anything to go by.

wild isn't going to let anyone die this time. not twilight, not any of his brothers, not this stranger.

he can't let anyone die this time.

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men: kill it. four: NO???? men: it's darkness vio: so's cly men: >:| vio: NO. men: DARKNESS LEADS TO DESTRUCTION AND PROBLEMS vio: THE BIGGEST PROBLEM CLY CAUSES IS NOT SPEAKING HIS MIND blue: i'm gonna get popcorn men: AND THE SHADOW BEAST?! four: he's cly's... friend? i think? red: and he's fun! cori: plus he makes neat sounds!! light: please stop yelling i'm trying to hear what the others are saying green: i think they're looking at us. have you rememebered to blink light: crap [meanwhile] warriors, waving a hand in front of four's face: four? you with us? four(light): [rapid blinking and a small head shake] o-oh yeah, sorry. spaced out. legend: no kidding time: so did you hear the plan? four(light): ... time: that's a no. four(light): sorry... [internally] light: great, now we look stupid blue, with mind popcorn: could be worse green: okay, you guys really need to stop fighting men: >:( four: >:/ red: Ò-Ó cori: Ò∧Ó vio: -_-"

[developer's notes: fun fact! this is actually gonna happen if/when i actually write more. it's for Phantom's coronation. it's gonna be great >:)]

out of context development things for this nonsense, pt. 14

[crossbow = rus, cartoon = shields, karts = holpar, maringull = riptide]

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[January 2nd, 2023]

pros of dark world: + getting to explore characterization more + mostly ignore clothing folds cause animals don't wear clothes

cons of dark world: + i have to draw all the animals

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[developer's notes: AUs are wild. this is a different one from last time.]

honestly the choices in clothing would make you thing Twilight was more of a hunter and Rus was more of a farmer but personality-wise and weapon-wise, it's the other way around. Twilight has a sword and a wooden shield, and only hunts game when necessary (killing for food and not thinking about taking anything as a trophy). He can speak to animals as a wolf and is friendly to them despite his appearance, so he's listened to their stories and carries them with him. Rus has a crossbow(which I still have no clue how it works) and a shield of horn and bone, and is more likely to hunt for fun. He takes home the kills for food, yes, but he's more likely to also take something as a prize for his victory. he does it less often since Twilight came back, but there's still deer-horn handles on knives and furs that line warmer clothes. he can't speak with the animals, and is less talkative and social than his older twin. there's a reason why Twilight's animal form is a blue-eyed wolf while Rus's animal form is more like a White Wolfos (potentially also with blue eyes, haven't decided). The wolf hunts when necessary while the wolfos will hunt for fun. Peter Pancho III may be the scariest member of the team by accident, but Rus is no slouch in the fear inciting department.

[this is only relevant cause the pictures sent were Sky+Horse and Twilight+Yves]

out of context developmental things for this nonsense, pt. 19

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An old story discovered by Wild within the Zora Archives

“This is a story of a Zora Prince and a Hylian of many centuries ago. The prince was cast into a deep sleep by an evil sorcerer, and no matter what his people tried, they could not rouse him. The domain was frozen over, and hope seemed lost for the Zora people.

“But one day, a Hylian came along, prepared to save Hyrule and all its kingdoms. At first, he too was unable to wake the sleeping prince. His people lost hope once again. If an outsider could not save their prince, surely they were doomed!

“The Hylian left for a time, and returned later with a new tactic. There were ghosts that had taken up residence around the sleeping Prince, promising to guard him until a cure was found. The Hylian took out a rod of flames and cast it upon one of the ghosts, causing it to let out a piercing shriek. The others faded, illusions cast by the one specter truly present in the chamber. The Hylian slew the ghost, for it intended to prolong the prince’s slumber until he froze. The prince woke from his sleep, grateful to the Hylian for saving his life and gifting him a pair of flippers to traverse the frigid waters.

“In time, the Hylian grew close to the prince, learning how to surf alongside him and explore Zora’s Domain. The prince reciprocated these feelings, going so far as to craft a set of armor for the Hylian. However, as much as they wished to be each other’s only love, the bloodline of the royal family had to continue, and the Hylian could not be the only partner to the prince. The Zora to rule by his side was not fond of the Hylian in the beginning, as she viewed him as nothing more than a distraction for the prince. Though neither she nor the Hylian were not of noble origins, the prince cared for both of them deeply and wished for both to rule by his side.

“So when the prince became king, he ruled with not only his chosen queen, but with the Hylian as the "prince consort". Though his people thought it strange at first, over time the Hylian was accepted as equal to the queen and both in turn as equals to their king.”

There is an additional page, seemingly added later in someone else's handwriting.

Though the name of the Hylian has been lost to time, he is still remembered alongside King Reti and Queen Sheila for their devotion to one another despite circumstances. Considering they were reportedly also involved in the first Kakariko Music Festival, I believe the Hylian may have been the Hero of Rhythm. Unfortunately, without any portraits of the hero to compare to the portraits we have here, it is impossible to know for certain one way or the other.

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[developer's notes: i can't believe i said "trois makes puns" and then he's made like. none. what is this nonsense self.]

[oh my god this was also before Tri was a Kokiri. no wonder this changed HA]

out of context developmental things for triple chain pt. 2

[it's still weird to remember there was a time when cly's name was also shadow. very confusing when we'd also talk about shadow man from mega man and shadow the hedgehog.]