A lone figure walks slowly across the grounds of Hyrule Castle, finally stopping near the inner gate and taking a seat on a rock, setting his pack beside him. He's seen buildings before; he's even seen stone ones -- though the stone structures he's more familiar with are less made of stone and more carved from stone. Gorons live in their caves, ( Read more... )

( cut because this is a bit creepy and twisted )

( All I want is to be your harbor )

( [Cheerfully Bloody] I See the Endless Blue )

[It's gone. The Zora's Sapphire was gone. Princess Ruto had trekked all the way back to the Zora's Domain, to check in on where she'd placed it...and it was gone. How? How could anyone have done this? Why would anyone be cruel enough to...]

...It's not fair! Who did this?! W-why...

[Then, sound of clanking metal reaches her ears.]

( cut not only because I like to tl;dr, but for some violence. )

[The snow falling gently over Kakariko's cemetary is almost poetic, if one is inclined to view it so. In his present state, Sheik hardly is. The shadow temple is a difficult lure to resist, but he sits against a gravestone with his back to the outcropping of rock that hides its entrance, as though the dead might conceal him. And why not ( Read more... )

( Sheik's Thoughts Aren't Kid Friendly. )

[The cold air that rips across Hyrule Field is particularly savage today- a harsh storm the previous night having left every bare tree branch in Hyrule encased in a sheet of perfectly clear ice. The snowy ground, previously soft and fluffy, has also been frozen hard as concrete ( Read more... )

[The sky over lake Hylia had shifted to an overcast gray by midday, fat snowflakes drifting lazily to the ground. A drifts accumulated in the shady areas, the rest frosting the grass before turning to wet slush. The lake itself had picked up a fringe of ice creeping around the edges of the water. The world on the edges grew still, the pattering of ( Read more... )

[The usual quiet of Hyrule Field is broken today by soft, mournful music floating on the breeze. It's the Nocturne of Shadow.

[The source of the music is a certain Hero's Shadow, leaning back against a large tree somewhere out on the field, the Fairy Ocarina held to his lips. His eyes are closed, and his head rocks slightly back and forth as he ( Read more... )