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explodingquails · 9 months

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My contribution to Leodia Week this year: Crossover AU with Elden Ring 🌞 🌚

For people who know a little bit about ER it should be obvious who they are stand-ins for in the original lore haha. Anyways lore dump for this AU below the cut

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As an infant, Diana was found orphaned by the Knights of Leyndell, Royal Capital. They took her in among their ranks and, once she came of age, allowed her to train with the other initiates, hoping to mold her into a loyal servant of the Golden Order.

During that time she befriended Leona, a fellow knight initiate of mysterious origin with fiery red locks and an even fierier spirit in battle.

However, while Leona remained fully devout to the Erdtree's cause, over the years Diana saw her own faith in the Golden Order begin to waver, especially once she discovered their treatment of non-human races such as the Albinaurics and Misbegotten. She frequently challenged the will of her superiors, becoming a thorn in the side to the Royal Capital.

This tension reached breaking point when as a late teen, Diana was revealed to be an Empyrean, someone capable of forming a connection with an Outer God. And so, Diana's very existence became a threat to the reigning Goddess and the Greater Will. Knowing the schematics of the Golden Order and fearing for her life, Diana fled the Capital.

Leona was heartbroken, for as far as she knew, her friend disappeared overnight. In truth, Diana went on to Liurnia, where she discovered the Full Moon and eventually came to lead the Raya Lucaria Academy.

Years later, Leona, now a Champion of the Golden Order, was tasked to lead the golden host and conquer Leyndell's surrounding territories in the name of the Greater Will. Her aggressive campaign lead her to Liurnia and the front steps of the Raya Lucaria Academy.

She did not expect to see her old friend, now a fully fledged Queen of Caria, standing on the battlefield and single-handedly repelling the Leyndell army's assault, aided by the majesty of the night sky she conjured.

#for what happens next see Radagon and Rennala's lore from Elden Ring it's both fascinating and kinda hilarious #basically Leona (Radagon) was so smitten she immediately gave up on her crusade #repented her sins #and professed her love to Diana (:#also a side note Leona is indeed a secret clone/construct of the Golden Order goddess in this au (going with that interpretation here)#her other eye is inhuman and obscured to hide this connection #(the real reason is I had trouble drawing her other eye but shhhhh)#leodia week #leodia week 2023 #leona league of legends #diana league of legends #art of legends #quail scratches #god I love making weird aus that make sense to no one but me

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wizard-finix · 3 months

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deep diving into the star wars wiki for research to flesh out the boys' stories has taught me one thing and that is that star wars lore is absolutely fucking bonkers

#I thought I wouldnt be able to fit certain parts that are more fantasy like the golden goddesses and reincarnation #wrong! I found the celestials page. what the fuck is star wars lore #not to mention that a whole entire THIRD of the galaxy is basically an evil bermuda triangle #just a reminder that you can have a galactic sci fi setting and still have wildly unexplainable and borderline magical phenomena!!! woo!!!#lu star wars au #cici speaks #there is way too much lore to absorb at once I'm definitely gonna be cherrypicking a bit for this AU

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smilesrobotlover · 1 year

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Wanted to put more thought into Hylia’s true form. I want her to look bird like and kinda weird hence the long neck lol. I changed her feather thing to a goddess plume cuz I actually know what a plume is now lol. But I’m still stuck on how I feel about her design. She doesn’t feel complete. The only issue with designing a goddess is that you gotta make them beautiful and stunning and stuff and I can’t do that 😭 aaaagh

#something I wanna do with the golden goddesses and Hylia is to have their skins match their colors?#i guess?#so I gave Hylia gold skin #but gosh idk I’m suffering #i think it’s the colors #maybe the lavender isn’t it #it doesn’t fit the gold #maybe I should change the gold color #AH #legendofzelda #legend of zelda #legend of zelda au #zelda au #lbl hylia

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meet-again-in-another-life · 6 months

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The Golden Goddesses

The nature of the Golden Goddess remains mostly unknown. For this AU, however, I wanted to clear up just a little bit. Functionally, they will be very similar to the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece (in the way that sometimes they just do things because they feel like it and other times their actions will actually be for a grander impact on the world). I'll be covering their "personalities", their actions, the nature of their existence, and designs. Most of these are headcanons, but strongly based off of canon implications. Expand for more.

The Creators of the Triforce

Because they no longer have the presence of the Goddess of Light & Time, Hylia, they have very limited influence over the flow of time (Nayru being the only one who can still do anything close to manipulating it). The three of them can witness the split of timelines and entire other realms and universes of Hyrule, but they can only interfere within their own powers. Not even they can prevent an artifact of Hylia's (such as the Ocarina of Time or Gate of Time) or Hylia herself from altering time. They have to work around it. They can, however, go back and "replay" hundreds of years if they so wish to witness events and try to learn from them and gain a deeper understanding of the mortal worlds.

Because of the issue stated above, they do what they can to have an iron grip on fate and destiny in Hyrule. It is very rarely that the mere possibility of things being different from how they wish is achievable, to the extent that their intervention has prevented the timeline from branching out far too much. (Although, time has in fact branched out more than may be initially thought. Their interference in this AU is the straw that breaks the camel's back; that being, time and space themselves).

The Triforce is made from their very essence. Some say this essence is functionally the same as a mortal's blood. This is what allows Hylia's descendants and the goddesses' chosen to possess the Triforce within their body at certain points in the timelines. Each of them left their piece for their own reasons, but as a whole made the decision to create the relic regardless.

They operate with their minds very closely knit. They can telepathically speak to each other, sense the state of one another, and the like.

Being incapable of experiencing human emotions, the Goddesses often act in a neutral manner. They reflect almost solely the ideals they embody. This is what allows them to be flawed but still revered as "good" by the people of Hyrule despite their grand mistakes, which is why they are not at the ranks of Demise in myth.

After Demise's curse was put in place, they were unsure of what to do other than watch it play out. When Ganondorf split the Triforce in OoT and it went to the three respective holders, they recognized the perfect vessels for each of their pieces and goals; thus decided the fate of the cycle shall rest on the Triforce's chosen and repeatedly granted it to them across lifetimes.

Because of their usual inability to agree upon courses of action, they typically have time compromise and resort to extreme solutions (which range from creating the Light Spirits to creating the Great Sea). Despite this, the three of them prevent each other's destruction at their own hands.

Although they seem to have reoccurring symbols and associations as individuals, these will cross over often (for example, the Rito as evolved Zora in the Adult Timeline are associated with Nayru: but they are also associated with the earth and air). The information below is from a general sense.

Din, Goddess of Power

Appearance Description:

Din appears to be made from golden fire but emits a red aura. She has golden stones along her back.

"Personality" & Nature:

Din has the least understanding of living creatures and their emotions (out of the three). She acts entirely out of her own instinct and impulse, Nayru being the only thing she has close to self-control.

Notable legends and deeds:

She left the Triforce of Power to test humanity.

Din is attributed to having helped create the Goron tribe when she and Farore's work clashed as she carved mountains. In the case of this AU, she is also the one who allowed negative forces to be given a living form as demons (although Demise would go on to create monsters himself).

Believed in New Hyrule to be the one who warned OoT Zelda in the Adult Timeline of the formation of the Great Sea. Mostly because she was the one to jump on the idea when Nayru even vaguely suggested it.

(I am attributing most timeline inconsistencies to her boredom. I'll probably update this with more detail on that later).

Associated forces and elements:

Fire & Earth

She is associated with the boar, hence why Ganondorf becomes one when consumed by his lust for power.

She is often associated with mountains; particularly volcanoes. She is also associated with the colors orange and red.

Historians in TP's era believe that she may be, contrary to previous beliefs, the same Goddess of Sands worshipped by the Gerudo Tribe during the Era of the Hero of Time. She is often depicted with a snake in this era.

Her blessing increases the strength one might already have tenfold.

Most songs written in her honor use percussive instruments.

Nayru, Goddess of Wisdom

Appearance Description:

Nayru appears to be made of golden ice but emits a blue aura.

"Personality" & Nature:

Nayru values order and balance above all else, thinking of what can be interpreted as the "greater good" first and foremost. This leads to her being the most "sensible" of the trio, and being the one to usually exhibit "tough love." She is calm, collected, and blunt.

Notable legends and deeds:

She left the Triforce of Wisdom to guide humanity.

She is believed to be the creator of order, magic, space, and the concept of time; but her power over time itself is limited with Hylia gone.

SS Zelda has vague memories of Nayru. She believes Nayru may have been the one to create Hylia in the first place, knowing that certainly someone would try to abuse the Triforce's wish-grantint abilities. It was in need of a guardian, so she left one behind. However, Nayru was not one who understood the concept of life as Farore did; leaving Hylia to be somewhere between human and goddess, an incomplete and imperfect guardian. She gave Hylia most of her time-bound abilities, and a part of this never came back to her.

In the Era of Hylia, she gifted Hylia's people with some of her own power (considered magic at its purest base form) through the runes that would later create the ancient technology used in the war against Demise and the battle against the Calamity 20,000 years later. The people who harnessed it directly are those who became warriors chosen by Hylia, the Sheikah (although it was not Nayru, but Hylia who gave them the symbol of a tear alongside that of a watchful eye like Nayru presented them with).

She is believed to have given Farore the idea of the Parella, who would later evolve into the Zora.

Associated forces and elements:

Water & Ice

She is associated with owls, hence notable sages such as Rauru being associated with the wise creature.

Although Hylians in most eras have forgotten that Hylia is no longer an immortal being, Nayru is the closest Hyrule has to a replacement for the Goddess of Time; she was the closest of the three to Hylia. Similarly, she and Hylia are both often associated with love (Nayru with parental love, Hylia with romantic love) despite both seeming initially distant in the average eye.

She is commonly associated with magic itself, being the one who created it. She is associated with order, as well, being credited for its existence in Hyrule.

Her blessing allows the mindfulness and wisdom of an individual to have much greater potential, as well as gives the holder a deeper understanding of magic.

Most songs written in her honor include strings.

Farore, Goddess of Courage

Appearance Description:

Farore appears to be made of golden leaves scattering along the wind, with arms and a face appearing to be made out of golden branches and bark. However, she emits a green sort of aura.

"Personality" & Nature:

▪︎ Farore is the most merciful and "good" out of the three of them. She is also the most idealistic, valuing life and hope more than anything else (to such an extent that it may put her at odds with her sisters). She is, unsurprisingly, just as headstrong as Din.

Notable legends and deeds:

She left the Triforce of Courage as a hope for humanity.

She is often accredited for the existence of mystical creatures in Hyrule as well as humanity.

At the end of the initial three timelines, Farore supposedly created the Zonai to protect the threshold between the mortal realm's skies and the heavens (the Sacred Realm). They were given the Secret Stones and ability to draconify as a means of accomplishing their roles as something functionally similar to angels or other spirits in the franchise, but when the Zonai descended to what was once the Old Hyrule (declined by then after the curse went on for so long) they forgot of their origins and began to become closer and closer to lower mortals. The presence of dragon bones throughout Hyrule in BotW's era is because of many Zonai draconifying when they were not as spiritually "ready" enough to complete the ritual properly and ended up perishing soon after taking dragon form. This is what left behind only a few Zonai and a handful of stones.

Associated forces and elements:

Forests & Storms (winds and lightning)

She is associated with dragons, hence the Zonai's draconfication ability and worship of dragons.

She is often associated with life itself. Hence why beings close to the life of the earth, such as the Kokiri, are so close to her and much more aware of the spirits she put in place to defend life.

Her blessing gives a pure heart boundless courage and the ability to ward off evil.

Most songs written in her honor include wind instruments.

Their Role in the AU

Although they will not be directly seen often, space and time cross paths because Nayru reluctantly thins this fabric of the order she created via summoning the Mirror of Worlds across space and time. This is done once the trio decides to create the ultimate test to decide the fate of Demise's Curse with as little direct intervention as possible.

Farore and Din have argued since Demise's Curse was set. Din has wanted to destroy Hyrule (including the demons) to start over, if Hyrule is not strong enough to outlast the curse. Farore, on the other hand, wants to eradicate only what she deems as evil and set their chosen above all else. Nayru comes between them time and time again to prevent their clash from causing any destruction, leaving things mostly in the hands of mortals: only interfering in the way she deems fate must play out.

(Everything above is subject to change).

Note: Hylia will be receiving her own respective post. When completed, I will link it here.

Primary AU Info Post.

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astral-catastrophe · 11 months

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Thinking about a LOZ game plot that starts similar to botw2, with Zelda and Link exploring and finding Ganondorf’s remains, but it takes a more interesting turn.

Ganondorf speaks to them, and though his body shows signs of being almost entirely decomposed to the bones falling apart, his voice is young.

Link and Zelda then go and adventure, seeking places and riddles Ganondorf told them. They see through his own eyes his he grew up, too stressed and too worried to fully protect a kingdom. They watch the young king, doing everything he can to help when their predecessors, the ancient Zelda and Link come along.

they watch as their predecessors go and threaten Ganondorf, who had not yet done anything wrong. They watch as their predecessors eventually hunt Ganondorf down and kill him.

Zelda and Link are terrified to return, and once they do, Ganondorf is sad. He understands why they would not want to free him now, but this only urges them on and makes the duo more determined.

After all, this was only a child king around their age.

so they go and find a way to bring the young king back to life, and from there, the trio recovers, then sets out to finish the actual reason for Link needing to draw the master sword.

#Something somethingsomethung #Plotplot #They think Ganondorf’s the bad guy but it’s something else #And together they can end the cycle and free themselves from the constant loop of being puppets for the golden goddesses #I’m having many thoughts and possibly another Zelda au #But for now I shall focus on the besties au #Can you tell I love aus where Ganondorf isn’t exactly a bad person? Bc I do #jays being dumb again #Zelda

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kate-m-art · 7 months

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Do you have anything to say about your loz cryptid au?

Oh! Gosh I've really been neglecting cryptid au haven't I? I'm sorry, I've gotten a bit stuck on where to take it but really do love the littles so much

Hmm trying to remember what I've shared, I don't think I've gone too much into the goddesses dynamics? Since they're a little more involved (it's an overload of their power that's affected Link and Zelda) I've been trying to flesh out how they think and act a bit more.

Farore is the youngest, she's full of energy and life. She's very passionate and emotional and the most willing of her sisters to take risks. She represents courage, but courage without wisdom can be reckless and it shows when she's left to her own devices. She's very impulsive and tends to make quick decisions based on how she feels rather than taking the time to consider long-term consequences. It's why she saved Links life, she was fond of him and how much he admired and respected her handiwork. She couldn't stand the thought of the world losing such a kind soul so soon but it never crossed her mind what her direct touch could do to a mortal. She never thought to consider how Link would feel about being brought back.

Nayru is the middle child in a sense. She's calm, elegant and graceful as flowing water. She's the wisest of her sisters, and her decisions tend to be the most solid if she ever actually makes them. She's an overthinker and spends so much time weighing all her options that she often loses the moment to act. She's very careful, perhaps overly so, about intervening in the world of mortals. Prayers to Nayru, while tending to yield the most favorable results if answered, often seem to fall on deaf ears. Zelda prayed endlessly for years for strength from her patron goddess to secure her kingdom, but by the time she got a response, it seemed like too much, too fast and maybe too late...

Din is the oldest and by far the strongest, she dwarfs her sisters in raw power. She holds so much of it that the world of mortals and their plights seem far below her; she finds her sisters' supposed obsession with their trivial matters foolish. Din is hard to read and a bit of a mystery. Even her own sisters, the beings supposedly closest to her level, struggle to try to understand how she thinks. If anyone were to manage to catch Din's attention or tap into her power even her sisters aren't quite sure what that would mean for the world they created together.

#thanks for the ask anon i hope this is okay #im sorry i havent shared much for this concept yet #working on it very slowly in my head lol #it makes me happy some of you seem to like it though #its one i tend to get a little embarrassed about and hesistate sharing more than any others and ajdjfkfk #gosh rambling sorry #thanks again <3 #asks #anon #loz cryptid au #cryptid au lore #din #farore #nayru #the golden goddesses #loz au #akdkfk just yeah #glad you guys still enjoy them even if the designs are a little strange ajdkdk #care them a lot

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spookyvalentine · 2 years

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mass effect au: white collar

Kasumi Goto, the galaxy-renowned art thief, forger and professional conman. Special Agent Shepard, the c-sec agent spearheading the white collar task force who caught her. EDI, the rogue AI posing as Kasumi’s very human partner-in-crime

ART BY @naarisz ‼️💖‼️

canon, crime lord, (sports coach coming soon)

Fic under the cut!

“Hello, Suit,” EDI greets, and bustles past them to set the pile of supplies Kasumi asked for on the already-crowded kitchen table. She has to push a carafe of wine uncomfortably close to the edge of the table to make room for her favorite portable printing press. EDI sniffs—hints of oak, vanilla and plum, before deepening into notes of chocolate and cherry. A Clos de los Siete, perhaps? She’d mentioned to Kasumi just the day before she was in the mood (oh! what a good friend she has). “Kas, when did you set the Malbec to breathe?”

No response.

She turns to look at her friend—observes the flush across her cheeks, the slight perspiration at the temples, her pulse jumping through the thin skin of her throat. Kasumi’s biometric readings honestly hurt to look at. She bats away the offending program.

EDI then examines the agent, who has increasingly been responsible for such reactions.

She supposes the suit always is dressed acceptably, but this is far more fashionable than their usual button down and tie.

A pinstripe vest accentuates a broad chest and a tidy waist. Their pants are… tighter? And perhaps a touch short—exposing the vulnerable jut of ankle bone. A quick scan informs her the agent is wearing vintage Brakala—a batarian designer of revolutionary couture, combining cultures and time periods—something that she doubts the agent would ever purchase for themself (let alone afford it with a government salary).

The navy fabric clings to their muscular frame and flatters their golden skin, EDI can concede.

Humans usually say something at such a sight, don’t they? Quickly, come up with something—

“You are… wearing more suit than usual?”

“Hello, Edie,” Agent Shepard says, and their face twists like it usually does when EDI talks to them—as if torn between hilarity and bewilderment. (This is a good reaction, right?) They smooth a large hand down their chest, looking down at the vest, a little self conscious—it’s charming. The action pushes out the suit jacket, and EDI catches a glimpse of their holstered pistol. Always armed. “I’m taking my wife out to dinner. Samara dressed us up, for some reason.”

“Not just for some reason, Shepard,” Samara says, swanning into view and petting the fur stole wrapped around her elegant neck. “It is the fourteenth anniversary of your first date—you must celebrate in style.” She pats the center of the suit’s chest twice, with a delicate jingle of silver bangles. She then gestures back to the open door with a deeply content expression. “Your radiant wife.”

And goodness gracious, radiant certainly is apt word choice. Samara has an impeccable vocabulary and knows exactly how to wield it, a quality EDI admires deeply.

“Mrs. Suit,” EDI says, because somebody has to respond, what with Kasumi audibly swooning behind her while the agent looks like someone hit them over the head with a baseball bat. “You look lovely. I mean—you always do. Of course. But—”

“Thank you, Edie,” Irikah Krios says, and dazzles EDI with a smile that could stop the heart beating in her chest (if she had one, that is). Irikah glances past her, notices the table cluttered with old paper, tubes of ink, the very obvious holoprojection of an ancient Hokusai, and raises a sly brow ridge. “I hope we’re not interrupting anything.”

“You are a most welcome, and striking, reprieve from the bureaucratic oppression in my midst,” EDI says, tilting her head at the suit. It’s enough to jolt them out of their stupor.

She revels in Irikah’s laugh, a glorious tinkling of bells with the faint rumble of a purr underneath.

“Wow,” Agent Shepard says, drawing breath like they’ve surfaced from a deep dive. “Iri, wow!” They stagger towards their wife before finding their balance and nearly running to her, sliding big hands around the span of her waist and—

Well. The suit may not have the same dexterous command over language as Samara, but to cop a word—wow!

That is a smooch.

They kiss her once, fiercely; twice, sweetly; and a third time, briefly, before pressing their lips to the dark scales at the center of Irikah’s forehead, holding her close. She slides her hands up their sides and under their suit jacket, letting out a pleased hum, and then takes a step back to give her spouse (in Kasumi’s parlance) major elevator eyes.

“My, my,” Irikah says—and, wow! EDI can feel the vibrations of her throaty rumble from across the room. Her sunset-orange eyes positively shine through the dark sclera. “I almost want to open my present now.”

And will wonders never cease. A blush sits high across Agent Shepard’s cheekbones.

“Honey,” they say, shooting EDI and Kasumi a mortified glance. The blush has reached the tips of their ears, a scorching red.

Such a prude, really. EDI can read their biometrics, they can’t hide from her. It’s cute, though.

Irikah seems to agree, patting their cheek with a cooing trill. The suit practically melts into her touch.

Together they make a remarkably dashing couple. Under the warm vintage light, the two of them practically glow golden. Actually? Irikah, literally—again, wow! The burnt umbre silk of her simple gown slinks almost… obscenely over her body, thin as water, and as she presses back into her spouse, the fabric falls back to reveal a generous slice of a gold-scaled thigh. Kasumi makes a sound similar to a whistling kettle.

“How did you manage to land a date with that, Suit?” EDI surprises herself by blurting. Blurting! It’s. Well. Very unusual for her verbal processing to precede her. Part of EDI is satisfied that her organic coding seems to be rolling successfully, but another part of her wants to pull out her core and run some tests.

Irikah immediately lights up, something gleeful sparking behind her eyes—EDI feels something truly priceless is about to be dropped into her lap—and of course the agent spoils her fun, placing a finger over their wife’s opening mouth.

“Please, Iri,” Agent Shepard practically begs. “We have a reservation to catch.”

“Oh, honey,” Irikah says, fondly smoothing down the lapels of their jacket. “If you say so.”

They let out a gusty sigh of relief. Shepard turns to guide her out of the apartment, but she breaks away and beelines for Kasumi.

“Kasumi,” Irikah says, catching both of her hands. “Thank you, for bringing my spouse home to me.” She presses a kiss to Kasumi’s knuckles, and then ghosts her lips across her cheek.

EDI is certain her friend’s knees are audibly quaking before she manages to shrug off the thanks and find her own winning grin. “Anytime, Irikah. I… owe Mercy. A lot.”

The golden drell nods, gifts her with another sweet smile, and joins her spouse at the door. The suit gives Kasumi a solemn nod before wrapping an arm around their wife’s shoulders and guiding them out into the night air.

Samara looks fondly after the couple before winking at EDI and Kasumi—knowing, saucy!—and the door closes solidly behind her.

“EDI,” Kasumi groans, like she’s been punched in the gut and clutching at her forearm and squeezing. Her pressure sensors register remarkable force from Kasumi’s thin fingers. “EDI, those married people are going to be the death of me.”

“Yes, yes,” EDI agrees. She would bet actual money that her friend didn’t even notice Samara’s exit. “They’re both very shiny. But—hey!” she has to snap her fingers in front of Kasumi’s face a couple times to get her attention, and gestures back at the kitchen table. “We’ve got some work to do.”

(If you wanna know more about white collar au, here’s my first post sketching out the world! (it’s a lil outdated but bear w me))

thank you @jadevakarian for your batarian fashion designer’s name, brakala!!!! 🥰

thank you @acrylicsalts-inspo for the never-ending gift that is EDI as mozzie 🤌

to me @bbwind design of irikah krios is the ultimate. take a peep here and here 🤩

AND AGAIN THANK YOU @naarisz for blowing my tits CLEAN OFF the art you’ve made for me is nothing short of spectacular. Y’all go check out her shep Jocelyn and all the incredible stuff she creates 😍

#i don’t even know where to start #EDI is the shining light of my life #Kasumi is a bisexual disaster #irikah my golden goddess #MERCY with the SILVER STREAKS in their HAIR I’m gonna have a complete breakdown #samara the beloved retired criminal aunty lookin after kas n edi #off screen previous episode where mercy was kidnapped by liara bc she wanted to blackmail kasumi #oc: mercy shepard #themshep #irikah krios #shepard/irikah #eventual mercy/kas/iri #white collar au #mass effect

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ezlo-x · 10 months

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trying to get an idea of the Golden Goddesses :] They are a couple and married to one another u_u also! The Triforce Stones!! Bonus a little close up of the girlies <3

#tloz au #golden goddess au #golden goddess #din #nayru #farore #goron #zora #minish #zonai #my art

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thewindbandit · 2 years

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Silly dumb AU where these 3 are siblings

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breitzbachbea · 5 months

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Persephone metaphors/references would actually work real well in LFLS. One fic I read with TurGre already did a great job at that.

#and it would make sense that Herakles would like. do it in a weirdly demeterless way bc he has no mother #he only has a very uncaring Zeus philanderer for a father #and the woman who he could most consider a mother enabled that doomed relationship #but man I still love the idea for the Golden Age AU of Nymphs accompanying the ACTUAL Kore down to Hades #and when it is the twins turn Michele frets and frets and like. Gets why everything dies. Grieves the same grief as the goddess #I mean I already have Harry say 'You could think Marco is the Lost Son' when Michele sees him at the end of IA #I love Michele who loves these boys like a father and like a mother.#beablabbers

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snarky-art · 2 years

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I started a Zelda au that I called Zelda: Rebirtg back in 2011 when I was 13 after playing Skyward Sword.

The idea behind it was based off of the fact that The Master Sword and Fi specifically were made by Hylia.

I came up with a scenario in which Fi was actually a real person and a high ranking official of a group that helped guard and worship Hylia. She was told of Hylia’s plan to create The Master Sword to help the one with The Spirit of The Hero, which Hylia had started planning due to visions and conversations with The Goddesses about the impending doom to come. A vessel was needed that held the information of the surface and his quest and Hylia proposed that Fi could be the one to do it as she was one of Hylia’s most trusted servants. Fi readily accepted and was honored to be chosen, but Hylia didn’t tell her everything agreeing to this would entail.

The ceremony to imbue it with power and Fi’s consciousness was completed and from there Fi was reduced to an emotionless robotic like spirit who’s sole function was to serve and help The Hero, her humanity stifled and sealed away to allow for optimal functionality.

General outline below if you’re interested!

Eventually thousands of years later, Hyrule is somewhat in ruin. The power of The Goddesses has waned some. There was a Zelda who was born and didn’t acquire The Triforce of Wisdom. The biggest reason the royal family stayed in power with respect from the people was The Triforce acting as proof that they are the most fit as they were literally ordained by the gods. There was an upset to say the least and the faith in the royal family and by proxy the goddesses began to slip. No more Zelda’s or royal family members got any piece of the Triforce. It kind of disappeared, no one being deemed worthy to hold any of its pieces despite the supposed divine right and lineage spoken of in tales of old.

With the faith in The Godesses pretty much diminished and the concept of The Spirit of The Hero being a thing being lost for the most part, the energy surrounding The Master Sword is in a permanent state of slumber and as a result, registered that it has no purpose. Fi is no longer needed for anything, and she’s spat back out, mortal and flesh and able experience emotions again and be an active participant in life for the first time since she was merged with The Master Sword.

Anyway a lot of stuff happens, including Zelda being a bastard of the current Princess soon to be Queen (some of The Shiekah still work for The Royal Family but overall most of them have turned away due to the whole Triforce thing resulting in a lot of bad paranoid leaders who made lots of bad and paranoid rash choices and others were turned away by the royal family because of fear of them acting as puppet masters that regale the royals as figure heads. Lots of paranoia and fear from the royal family because of everything). Due to the lack of belief in legitimacy to rule by the people of the kingdom, if there’s a daughter as an heir, they have a different male from another kingdom marry and rule Hyrule because the same reasons it happens because of misogyny in our world. The Queen and one of the Royal Shiekah Guards (it’s a small group trusted by the royal family and they live and stay on the castle grounds so they can be monitored and ensure no chance of rebellion) had a bit of whirlwind romance and she became pregnant. She had the baby in secret with the royal physicians and others in the castle keeping it hush hush and handing it off to the extended family and group of the father, the elder of that group readily volunteering to take care of her. The baby is never to be discovered or taught her origins due to the general scandal of it all and the fear of attempts to take the throne that could come from her being a technical heir. The elder who takes care of her name is named Impa:)

She’s still a firm believer in Hylia and The Godesses, and she can tell there’s Something with this baby, hence her immediate volunteering of caring for her. Sure enough this Zelda has the Triforce of Wisdom, the first time a piece of the Triforce has been seen in over a millennia. She has a grand destiny to retake the throne and properly restore balance and unite the pieces of the Triforce together.

The main group of the AU are (besides Fi) Midna but she’s Gerudo and her and Fi fall in love. Link is there as a regular ass dude in the royal guard who mainly operates at one of the garrison outposts in the middle of Hyrule Field. It’s main focus is as a trade route in between and mail spot. Ganandorf is the heir to the throne of The Gerudo and is a Good Guy. Eventually when he, Link, and Zelda are further into their adventure together and the Triforce has been properly awakened he struggles with corruption and shit because of Demise’s curse but because of Love and Friendship he says fuck you and is able to break the curse of all of them being destined to fight for all of eternity. He’s filled with uncertainty and fear throughout the journey because as they’ve uncovered more of the story of the birth of the Triforce and all that jazz (it’s been long forgotten to the general public now, hidden in old temple ruins and dead areas that used to be sacred. They’re still watched over by the designated spirits of the sages as old, but they haven’t been visited in a long time now) he had to learn about the previous holders of the Triforce of Power and Demise, and he fears his fate. He overcomes it though. Zelda returns to fight the fuckhead her birth mom married (he sucks big time) and take back the throne and rebuild Hyrule to its former glory. Link struggled with self worth and the constant need to try and prove himself because he was never the best soldier and tried to mask it with being overconfident and snarky as a defense mechanism. Learning to accept who he is and what his strengths are instead of trying to be someone he isn’t allows him to become the hero he’s supposed to be due to facing down those fears. He also loses an eye during the adventure and learns to adapt and relearns what he needs to and becomes an actually confident hero, not one who pretends to be confident.

What one of pics above is showing is part of Fi’s arc, which is accepting the horrors she’s lived through, being forced to be a dedicated servant who puts Hylia and The Will of The Goddesses above all else, and then while The Master Sword an emotionless constant servant with her emotions and personality locked away, not having informed consent due to Hylia withholding information that that would be the case. She gets to confront her eventually in the story when The Group finally reaches the first goddess spring and the temple of Hylia from the days of old, where Hylia’s spirit chooses to preside if she’s visiting the mortal realm. Fi did everything she could to make this place the last area they visited and she kept her status a secret. The others thought it was odd she had such potent magic (magic users are rare now as it’s tied to The Goddesses and the magic the triforce once granted the land. Some still exist but it’s a very small number and it’s much more controlled magic that often needs boosts from potions and runes. Fi doesn’t need any of that though. She’s a powerhouse, and she helps train Zelda, Link, and Ganondorf throughout their journey since she knows all the secrets of what’s truly needed to unlock the powers the triforce holds. Zelda was trained in the basic exercises that would help her when she awakened her power, but Impa didn’t tell her that’s what it was for while raising her. Also trained her in martial arts since she was Shiekah and that’s tradition as well as archery) and that she seemed to know more than she let on, but they didn’t want to push her.

Midna’s arc is basically a mirror of Link’s, considered the golden child of sorts held to a high standard because of her skills and abilities and she is very rigid and reserved because of the pressure and lecturing. She beings to loosen up and learn to enjoy life, and this is also a big part of her friendship and eventual relationship with Fi, who’s acting bold and brash and doing her best to be a charismatic life of the party type to cope with thousands of years of having that locked away and not wanting to process or deal with the trauma of that. She also masks her insecurities and fears through a loud personality similar to Link. Midna and Fi learn to explore their emotions and complicated feelings about life and expectations (before Fi because The Master Sword, she was also the golden child of sorts) together.

During The Big Fight at the end, done primarily by Zelda but with Link and Ganondorf acting as support, The Master Sword had been slowly dwindling in power despite the triforce being awakened over the journey and the sages being properly revived and connected to their land and temples and dulling as time went on through their adventure after its retrieval. Fi kept her connection to it a secret from everyone for a while but eventually things boiled over and she broke down, telling them everything. It’s at its end unless she merges with it again since she’s essentially apart of its key power source because of how it was created. She tearfully consents before the fight to retake her place as the soul of the sword, this time with full knowledge of what she’s agreeing to. Everyone is heart broken and Midna and her have basically the type of goodbye exchange Tidus and Yuna have at the end of ffx. She merges with the sword, disappearing, the sword igniting with magic and power. The big fight then happens.

Afterwards, when it’s all over and the bad dude is defeated, The Master Sword is returned to its pedestal in The Temple of Hylia. Everyone solemnly seals it away, only for Fi to materialize and tumble out. Everyone is confused as shit, especially Fi. Hylia appears one last time, apologizing and saying that now that the Triforce is unified again she was able to conjure all her magic and essentially separate the master swords power source from Fi. Fi is able to life her life at long last. Everyone is pumped, Midna and her are already kissing.

In the end the Triforce is reignited and whole for the first time in millennia and for the first time ever, in sync, the cycle the 3 holders were doomed to by Demise at the end of Skyward Sword broken.

They all stay friends, Fi and Midna eventually getting married. Fi will act as a counselor to Zelda because of her immense knowledge. She also has a quick wit and loves to perform just like she did in the past too (hence Fi’s in game ability to dance and sing) but instead of having to perform more rigid ritual songs and dances like she used to during her Old Life, she’s free to go all out now and enjoy other types of performances too. Midna acts as an ambassador and is head of the royal guard for the Gerudo. Link becomes a guard for the castle (he doesn’t want to be top of the chain of command but he is given proper credit and praise and respect. He’s finally at peace knowing his worth amd doesn’t feel the need to prove himself to everyone anymore and also doesn’t wanna deal with high ranking stress stuff more than he can help after everything lol ) and he and Ganondorf start dating (there’s a growing romance and tension slowburn for them throughout this thing), Ganondorf will eventually inherit the throne when his mom chooses to retire. Zelda returns the kingdom to glory.

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