This
Feeling of Despair
/Twilight, he found, was dangerously
seductive.
Word
Count: 363
Rating: K+
Disclaimer: Kanthia
does not own any of the awesomeosity related to the Legend of Zelda
series. She does have a Wii, but that's a moot point.
Pairing:
Implied Link x Zelda
Kanthia notes: Kanthia is not new to the series, but Twilight Princess is the first game that she's played alone instead of watching her brother from time to time. There's probably a lot in here that's wrong as far as canon is concerned, but like Asimov said- we're not here for a Biology lesson, but a story.
Mild spoilers for early Twilight Princess.
…How lovely it is, this feeling of despair.
You should know, boy. You've been this way so many times in the past. Back and back and back. No matter how many times you're reborn, boy, the shadow comes whispering in like a reflection of your own face- hmm? Can't you feel it, despair like a suffocating last breath? There are times when you can remember shades of what once was, aren't there?
Your soul is old, boy. It's something that has bothered you with a wordless and reasonless nothing. There is that lingering feeling of been there, felt that- but without the memories to hold it, you feel the sand run through your fingers like glass.
And you saw the Princess. You weren't yourself then- it's not the first time, boy, that your soul been changed by magic old as Time. It was last the brave fairy boy who took the sword given to you, yes- he grew old with it in his hands. I watched him with tears where I should have eyes, clinging to myself and screaming with the love in my lungs.
Oh, boy, you were born to feel this fear. This burning despair. It is your inherited will that keeps you alive- should you falter, block out the glaring twilight with your left hand and pray to it for protection.
Six times, boy. Six times you've felt this shadow and fought it back. Perhaps more- oh, I've lost count of the lovely feeling- and you felt it, didn't you. When the dark lady Midna took you to her Princess' court and the soft voice hurt your savage ears. She's been around as many times as you, boy. As many times as you. And every time she feels your despair in a different and more delicate way…so beautiful, this feeling of despair. It brings you together like a spark to tinder.
No matter how many times you're reborn- you'd rather swallow your own tongue than let the suffering escape your own chest, boy. I should know. I've watched you kill me time after time. I am the King of Darkness, boy- where I bring despair, you are sure to follow.
Inspiration came to me, I believe, while hunting for Tears of Light in Kakariko Village. I'm not too great with being freaked out- but there was a point when despair settled at the base of my stomach, and it was a wonderful feeling.
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