Sunday, September 14, 2025

Six Sentence Sunday: The Legend of Zelda: Master of the Dark Realm

The Legend of Zelda: Master of the Dark Realm

BookWorm's Library | Ao3

Zelda, Princess of Hyrule, leaned back in her throne rubbing her temples. "If I hear one more idiotic complaint that has some how bypassed the local judges, I'll scream."

The courier looked through his stack of papers. "Perhaps we ought to be grateful that Prince Link and Lady Lissa are returning."


Summary: A Legend of Zelda fanfic. Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Verge of Destruction. Ganon kidnaps Zelda and Link's rescue is a disaster, leaving the woman he loves trapped in a crystal protector. Now the only way to free her is to challenge Ganon for lordship of the Dark Realm. But is Link prepared to sacrifice everything he holds dear for the unstoppable destiny of the future?

Mervin Brazile really like The Legend of Zelda: Verge of Destruction (BookWorm's Library | Ao3), but had one complaint. "Legends of Zelda don't have happy endings. Link and Zelda don't get together." So heaving fake sighs, I put pen to paper and started writing Master of the Dark Realm.

I finished it in 1993 and gave Mervin his unhappy ending, and created a long and convoluted list of intertwined fanfics involving my Hyrule, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Gargoyles fanfic universes, as well as an original world of my own creation. If I had realized at the time what I was jumping into, I think I would have told Mervin to just deal with the happy ending. In 2000, I gave this story a polish. I hope you enjoy it and its series and crossovers.

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