❝ They paint the world full of shadows and then tell their children to stay close to light. their light. their reasons... their judgements... because in the darkness, there be dragons. but it isn't true. in the dark, there is discovery. there is possibility. there is… freedom. ❞
the demon stared at the other across the campfire , through the embers that floated up , up , up into the darkness before fading away into nothing but ash . he listened well to his words ⸻ each word & letter was deeply listened to as he tilted his good side towards him . he speaks true .
of course he new little of the reasons why those who live in the shadows were casted into the twilight . it was a crime ⸻ one ray saw first hand : attempting to take the triforce . not like he didn't attempt to himself but he was wise enough to not get caught . but who decided it was a crime to do such a task ? of course those in power , those in the light who believe their way is the true & righteous path forwards . the only way forward . the only way . with such thinking they are blind to any other reasoning or judgements . that is their folly ⸻ the refusal to learn & to grow based such biased nature .
god is not on your side , hylians . they made everyone . what makes you think you are destined to rule like a tyrant that deems those who defy you as lessor .
but those in darkness allow their own make similar mistakes . they blame gods for their own follys as well ( like the hylians who believe their gods are the reason for their victories ) . sure , the gods are sick fucks but to point the blade to anyone else expect the goddesses is nonsense . yes , ray asided more with the interlopers but ... ah , no matter . he if is to pick a side he would not pick at all .
light & dark are the same at the end . to forgo one brings naught but one's downfall . to believe you are better than your other is where your hubris grows enough to bring your own fall.
❝ no . there is not freedom in dark nor in light : to think you must choose one or the other is where you & your ilk make their mistakes ... light has just as much horror as the shadows - so bright & dazzling it can blind you . the shadows can drown you in fear such as much as peace ⸻ to exists without the other bring nothing but blindness to truth . ❞
he turns , now looking off into the darkness where the creatures of the night move . owls , rats , bats , wolves ... none of them bothered him . they carry on doing their own tasks ... but people hate them just the same . everything could become someone's bane . regardless , there is a lesson to be learned here . he is sure that link did not have the full picture . ray takes his his finger & draws the triforce into the dirt .
❝ ... the interlopers attempted to take the triforce & were sent the the twilight realm ... another caught out the triforce . ❞ he taps the top of the symbol : the triforce of power . ❝ ... lord ganondorf sought power but for the gerudos that lived within the harsh reality of the desert ... horrible dry heat without mercy ... then set to freeze to death in the night . the hylian king at the time cared little for those in the desert : slaughtered them like animals . called them thieves & hung them in the gallows ... but then , pure power comes to him ... ❞ he draws again , crossing out the other two triforce pieces .
❝ yet the triforce did not agree : he was unbalanced . it sees neither light nor darkness ⸻ good nor evil . it sees nothing but power , wisdom & courage . of course he was gifted power , zelda was given wisdom & link of course ... courage . yet for his crimes he was killed ⸻ or well , the sages tried . then because they could not die to his part of the triforce he was sent the twilight realm ... the hylian king no longer knew why such a place exists : they use it for their own means . ❞ finally , he crosses out power . ray stares down at it for a moment before he slides his hand over & the dirt until his symbols are gone .
❝ ... i suppose i align myself in similar rules as the old relic . i care not for light nor dark . good nor evil . i care if you are strong enough to survive . wise enough to learn from your failures & have enough courage to carry on when the world is against you ...ah , but enough listening to an old man prattling on . ❞