01-02-2019, 12:41 AM
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She couldn't have kept it up forever. That prison would have broken eventually, her magic growing too weak to contain him as he regained his power, and through all that, she kept the hope that her knight would return. He would come back, slay Ganon, and Hyrule would be at peace once again, without the threat looming over them.
But that wasn't how it had happened. She didn't get such a happy ending. Instead, Link never came and, eventually, Ganon did break free. He terrorized the kingdom, killing her in the process. Even now she could feel the phantom pains of being torn apart in her last stand to protect her home, the hopelessness leaving a mark deep inside her that she doubted would ever go away.
Not to mention the guilt that hung heavy on her.
A dread that was like lead in her stomach, Zelda took a deep breath, assessing her surroundings. She hardly noticed how she had changed, no longer a human, but instead a canine. She didn't realize until she tried to stand up despite the searing pain in her skull, able to feel how off the way she stood was. She felt wobbly, nearly falling over before she caught herself, a cry ripping itself from her throat at the sight of her paws.
"What--" she stops, plopping down on her rump to inspect her new paws further, a confused frown on her face.
Well, wasn't this just great? As if she hadn't gone through enough.
But that wasn't how it had happened. She didn't get such a happy ending. Instead, Link never came and, eventually, Ganon did break free. He terrorized the kingdom, killing her in the process. Even now she could feel the phantom pains of being torn apart in her last stand to protect her home, the hopelessness leaving a mark deep inside her that she doubted would ever go away.
Not to mention the guilt that hung heavy on her.
A dread that was like lead in her stomach, Zelda took a deep breath, assessing her surroundings. She hardly noticed how she had changed, no longer a human, but instead a canine. She didn't realize until she tried to stand up despite the searing pain in her skull, able to feel how off the way she stood was. She felt wobbly, nearly falling over before she caught herself, a cry ripping itself from her throat at the sight of her paws.
"What--" she stops, plopping down on her rump to inspect her new paws further, a confused frown on her face.
Well, wasn't this just great? As if she hadn't gone through enough.
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