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Chapter 75 🗡️🗡️, Good Deeds.

[Chibi little Nezra, wearing gerudo skirts that are too big for her, and a bit torn up from her playing, over the crimson bodysuit her mother designed. Yiga talismans flutter around as she proudly shows off a bunch of Mighty Bananas. She’s just a kiddo 🤭]

[Close up of Nezra and her new skill~]

Took quite a bit of inspiration from my own kiddo. Layering fun clothing together, jewelry too big, scattering glitter everywhere in a summoning technique- the normal stuff 🤭

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Chapter 74 👁️‍🗨️, Princess of the Desert.

[Princess Kira, Daughter of the Demon King. She poses with the Trident of Rialos, dressed in rich blacks and royal blues.]

[A close up of Kiki, as her youngest sister calls her.]

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Chapter 73 🎭, some battles are easier than others..

[A sketchy Yiga Mask! With obligatory Bananas.]

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Chapter 72 🫧, self care~

(Pro tip: come back after you read the chapter for todays art 🤭)

[Super scribbly comic from Ganondorf’s perspective. *gasp* *splash* Ganondorf hears quiet, almost imperceptible sounds coming from the wash room and rushes to check on Zelda, he’s meant to protect her after all! But as he reaches for the door handle he hears just a bit more “ah..” *moan* and stops. ⁉️ The only thought that can make it to the surface is “…Is she……. Is she thinking of me?”]

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Chapter 71 🪷, alone together.

[Zelda standing on a low traveled path amongst the Domain’s foliage, her shimmering blue dress lit by a nearby lantern.]

[A close up of Zelda 💙✨]

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Chapter 70 ⚔️, the good kind of death.

[Two crossed weapons- a black and gold Gerudo spear above a mysterious, glowing golden Glaive.]

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Chapter 69 ♟️, Games~

[King Ganondorf and Nezra sitting on the ground playing Kavah (think Gerudo mancala). He holds a few gem-like pieces as he attempts to impart wisdom to this young vai.]

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*Sprints in a day late and a dollar short* TA-DA!!

Chapter 68 👑, Ambassadors, Champions, and Kings.

[One of Kael du Ikana’s bangles. Gold, raised symbols of Ikana, and set with two mysterious orange gems.]

[Close ups of the orange gems.]

Going to be shifting my focus towards making art for the upcoming Zelgan Week 2025! Or at least trying to 🤭 Got a lot going on right now (visiting family and whatnot~)

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Chapter 67 🧚‍♂️, endless depths.

[Tatiana, the Great Fairy of Zora’s Domain. Her long silken hair plays like waterfalls and her large wings simmer like rain. She wears a bodice of pastel scales and a sheer black skirt.]

[A close up of the previous image.]

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Chapter 66 🧪, some kind of chemistry~

[Three glass bottles of various sizes. From left to right the bottles contain, some kind of lizard (design based off the Sticky Lizard), three little beetle bugs (design based off OoT and MM), and finally an elixir with a butterfly perched on top.]

Honestly, it’s been such a week, I hope everyone is doing okay! 💖🫂

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Chapter 65 ☀️, Territorial.

[The foreign Prince, Kael du Ikana, second son of King Igos du Ikana. A lean warrior with rich black skin painted in vibrant crimson patterns. He is adorned in gold and intriguing orange gems, with an arched crown threaded through his many ebony braids.]

[A close up of Kael du Ikana from the previous image.]

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Chapter 64 🫂, traveling~

[A sketch for today! Nocturne, Ganondorf’s large, black stallion. It’s bridle is made of black leathers, adorned with gold and emeralds. It’s mane is styled in banded segments, some braided and some left free. (Guess who has never drawn a horse before!? It’s meeeeee.)]

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Chapter 63 😈, fantasy.

[Ganondorf above Zelda, her petit body gently crushed beneath him. His hand is intertwined with hers while the other cradles her head, silken hair between his fingers. With his teeth he pulls to rip a button off her lavender pajamas as they both clearly enjoy this moment.]

[A close up of Ganondorf and Zelda’s faces.]

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Chapter 62, Traitor.

[Nezra from behind, her shoulders drooping. The light of her Ruby blazes in front of her, as well as large, red, Gerudo lettering. She’s starting to feel it…]

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Chapter 61 🦜, making friends.

I was having an incredibly difficult time with the art for this week. Maybe because I was excited to get here 🤭 but for whatever reason sketching and line art would NOT cooperate. So! I challenged myself to use only ONE brush and just paint it!

[King Ganondorf grapples the flailing Rito, Iari, and burns the foreign darkness from her body and soul. His face is hidden by the burning darkness but Iyari’s corrupted orange eyes glare at him as he holds her beak shut.]

[For fun here’s Iyari’s little character design sheet. When I began having difficulty making the previous drawing happen I sketched this out and it almost became the only thing I was gonna post today. Figured I still should since she’s so cute 🥰 The writing says “Ooos! Forgot to eat again!” And on the side it explains that she’s a “yellow shouldered parrot <3”]

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A funny thing about my writing: I don't start a multi-chapter project until I know the last line of the work.

So for those of you reading A Voice From the Desert, I've known how the story ends since before I wrote chapter 1. It's taking us longer than expected to get there, but I already know where the finale is going to take us.

Thank you for being along for the ride. It's about to get a little wilder 😉

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Chapter 60 🐉, monsters…

[The frost head of a King Gleeok, its design based of the monsters appearance in the first Legend of Zelda game and Phantom Hourglass. A jagged horn and a flared crest of three broad plates crown its head. Eyes open it watches over the small Gerudo woman who leans lovingly against the side of its face. Her thick red hair is braided and woven through with bones, and she wears tattered black leathers and wraps along her for arms and calves, much like bokobkins and Lynel have.]