Six Sentence Sunday: The Legend of Zelda: Destiny

The Legend of Zelda: Destiny

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The cheerful whistling reverberated through the silent, majestic forest. Zoe pulled her gelding to a stop. "Lin, where are you going?" She tugged on the one thin brown braids of hair that framed her face until she realized what she was doing and grabbed the reins with the offending hand. "You know we're not allowed to go into the woods unless on a trail or road."

Lin stopped his whistling and turned his stallion, Niklar, so he could face her. "What's wrong, Stick? You've been listening to too many of Dad's stories."

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Summary: A Legend of Zelda fanfic. Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ganon's Poison. Sixteen years have passed, and Lin has grown up under the pressures of heroic parents and his own cloudy destiny. He begins to find his own path with rescuing the Lady Elaine from Ganon. But is their love meant to be forever or is it a sacrifice for the salvation of Hyrule?

Destiny was what I thought would be the last of the Hyrule stories. Shows how well I know my own imagination. Lin had aged to 18 and succeeded in doing what two previous generations of heroes couldn't. I also introduced the rest of his generation--Zoe (rhymes with Poe), Kevin, Kelamane, and Lyle. And in case you didn't guess or you watched different cartoon series, Kevin was named after Captain N: The Game Master. Elaine was Lancelot's un-loved wife. Lissa thought she deserved a better fate and frankly so did I. By the time I started working on Destiny, the third video game, A Link to the Past had been released. A comic based on it was published in Nintendo Power magazine in which the story was set in Hyrule's past, and this set of Link and Zelda was not the same set as the ones from the first two games. I incorporated this idea; the Unnamed Hero is the Link from the third game after asking the Power of Gold to erase his name from what he had done, and Zelda the First you met in the story.

The first draft was finished in 1993, and I turned to other projects. This first draft had major problems. It wasn't until I started making changes on February 9, 2000 that these elements started fitting together in the present form. Changes, ha, more like a massive overhaul. These changes were finished in 2000. I hope you enjoy this story and the rest of the series

Six Sentence Sunday: The Legend of Zelda: Ganon's Poison

The Legend of Zelda: Ganon's Poison

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Lissa clucked her horse trying to get closer to a spot where he didn't want to go. She gave up and dismounted. Kilare, the large golden hawk, perched himself on her outstretched arm as she walked into the clearing. With her free hand, she brought up the magic compass. Yes, this was the right place. "What do you make of it, Kilare?"

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Summary: A Legend of Zelda fanfic. Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Master of the Dark Realm. Lissa accidentally finds her way to a strange world of unusual customs and bizarre devices. Luckily, she meets a young man who chivalrously guides her through it while she searches for a way home. Unfortunately, Ganon takes advantage of her absence to poison the young Crown Prince. Zelda travels in disguise to the Dark Realm to find the antidote--aided by a mysterious stranger who hides his identity. Will she manage to find the antidote in time or will Ganon take away everything she loves?

After Master of the Dark Realm was finished, I realized I had to tell Lin's story and show why Ganon was so desperate to get rid of him. But first I would have to bring back Link. He had to train his son to battle Ganon, and another kid would have to be born eventually since Lin would not inherit his mother's throne. Lissa could have stopped Ganon's attack on Lin or Zelda's search for an antidote, so she took a little trip to Earth. And since it was the only way to find a man who could love her as an equal, she started the family tradition of the universe-jumping females dragging their loves back with them. Ganon's Poison was finished in 1993. In 2000, I gave this story a further polish. I hope you enjoy the story and the rest of the series.

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

The Legend of Zelda: Master of the Dark Realm

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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."

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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.

Six Sentence Sunday: The Legend of Zelda: Verge of Destruction

The Legend of Zelda: Verge of Destruction

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The warm orange flames lit the dark room. A man knelt by the hearth and stared into the fire, trying to draw knowledge from its depths. A whimpering changed his focus from the fire to a crib. He got up and looked at the sleeping girl. The brown-haired toddler stirred slightly inside it. A fox cub, just weaned, slept by her feet.

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Summary: A fanfic based on the Nintendo video game series, The Legend of Zelda. Ganon was defeated, and peace returned to Hyrule. But moblins still march on errands for their Master, and the Triforce issues warnings about a fourth Triforce. Link and Zelda must find it and the last Gensiarian, or risk destroying the entire universe.

Verge of Destruction began when I was discussing The Legend of Zelda video games with my friends in high school. Mervin Brazile (this is your official credit) pointed out that the Power of Gold's shape had a spot for a fourth Triforce in the center. I had already created a character, Lissa, for the Hyrule universe while I was watching The Legend of Zelda cartoons. (Constant daydreaming at work again.) Verge of Destruction was finished in 1992, making it the first fanfic I committed to paper. Mervin also suggested the title, since I was having a mental block on one. In 2000, I gave it a further polish. I hope you enjoy the story and the series it starts.