written by Miya Morana (@miyamorana) & illustrated by Hinako
The Legend of Zelda (Breath of the Wild), Ganondorf/Link. A Beauty and the Beast AU
“Then how…” Zelda’s voice is outright shaking now, but still she stands tall, looking the monster in the eye. “How can I make amends?”
“That’s easy,” the creature grins, showing off a row of sharp teeth. “With your life.”
“No,” Link says, stepping in front of the princess, shield raised and sword now unsheathed, its blade glowing a bright blue.
“Oh? You wish to fight me?”
The beast’s face is hard to read, but its voice isn’t. It is a mix of amusement and disdain, like it has no doubt that it can slice Link into tiny pieces before Link can so much as move. And Link has fought many monsters and slain them all. But none of them had a man’s intelligence, not even the mighty Lynels. And he has bested many skilled warriors, but none of them had this creature’s obvious strength and toughness.
He isn’t sure it’s a fight he can win. But there are other ways to do his duty. Other ways to protect Hyrule’s divine princess.
When Link surrenders to a monstrous beast to save Princess Zelda, he expects the creature to just kill him. Instead, he finds himself trapped with this strange creature full of contradictions. Maybe these mysterious, goddess-sent dreams he starts having will help figure out what, or who, this Ganon really is.