#i wish i could tell yall everything I have planned for the yiga

[well-fuuuck]

Slightly Modern LU AU

So here is a long post on an AU I have made for Linked Universe. It's gonna be a doozy, so it's under the cut.

Originally, this was supposed to be a fully modern AU. But actually expanding on it I realized I wasn't totally following that line of thought. So only certain aspects of this world are 'modern'. Things that are modern:

There are colleges and high schools. There are foster homes. Some transportation (there are trains [tends to be expensive though] for long-distance travel, but horses are used for shorter travel). There is electric lighting

This list may be expanded the longer this au goes on.

Ok now that I got that out of the way, let's get to the plot!

I don't want to reveal too much of the actual plot, in case I ever find the motivation to actually write this thing but a very short synopsis is:

Hyrule has been in a state of peace for a while, trade is booming and they're on relatively good terms with their neighboring countries. Unfortunately, the Yiga clan has been gaining allies and getting stronger while staying in the shadows. Only a select few people know about the dangers the Yiga clan possesses but are they willing to risk their lives to speak up?

So that is a very broad summary of what I am going for. It isn't too complicated that yall know of. I feel like my brain is all over the place, hopefully this whole thing makes sense lmao

Ok, let's get to our favorite boys (plus a few other important people)

Time and Malon are married (38 & 39). They have two adopted sons; Legend and Wind. They adopted Legend when he was 13 (now 19), and they have an extremely close relationship. They adopted Wind when he was 13 (now 14), their relationship is still working towards trust. Time and Malon own Lon Lon Ranch. Lon Lon is extremely famous and quite popular. They have intricate dealings with the Hyrulean royal family, and are the main source for milk, eggs, and wheat. They also breed horses.

Legend's mom is dead and dad is out of the picture, though he has an uncle he is on good terms with (he lives kinda far away tho). When he turned 17 he took two gap years (Lorule, Koholint, Labrynna, Holodrum). He learned a lot of different skills on his journey. He is a student at the local college (with Sky and Twilight) and has an apprenticeship with Four’s grandfather.

Wind was split from his younger sister when he was 8, he is still trying to find her (Time and Malon do not know about Aryll). He is in high school, with Four, Hyrule, and Wild. (I'm still working out a few kinks with Wind's character and plot)

Warriors (26) runs a home for at-risk youth. He is the legal guardian over Hyrule (17) and Wild (17). Warriors was relieved of duty to the royal guard after a serious injury when he was 25. Before he was relieved, Time was the one who taught him everything he knows. He is still an amazing fighter, even with a limp and one and a half working arms. Warriors is still very close to Artemis, Impa, and Lana. He knows all the gossip from inside the castle. When asked, he also helps with strategizing and battle plans.

Hyrule has been with Warriors for a few years (probably as long as Legend has been with Time). Hyrule’s parents died when he was 8. From what he can remember, they had always been on the run from someone or something. He is originally from Labrynna. A knight of Hyrule caught him stealing food. Instead of reprimanding him, the knight took him in (Warriors). The Yiga are searching for Hyrule for his blood. Hyrule is oblivious to what his blood can do.

Wild has only been with Warriors a few months. Wild was found by authorities stumbling around lost and confused. When questioned they found out he had memory problems - he can’t remember anything from his past and doesn’t even know his own name. The Yiga do play a part in him losing his memories (I have a lot more for Wild's own story...but I don't wanna spoil anything good)

Sky (21) is an ‘exchange’ student from Skyloft. He is a foreigner so people don’t treat him so nice, so he spends a lot of time with Legend (who could give two shits about ethnicity) at school. They make an odd pair. On Skyloft, Sky was a part of the knights but got himself kicked out. He was put on trial and was banned from Skyloft. That is the real reason that he is in Hyrule. No one knows yet, but the first to know is Legend. Sky is suspicious of his banishment from Skyloft- a lot of what happened doesn’t make sense.

Four (16) lives with his grandfather, the blacksmith. He is also an apprentice in blacksmithing, along with Legend. He is good friends with Hyrule, Wind, and Wild (especially Hyrule tho, since they’ve known each other the longest). Four’s dad is a heavy alcoholic, which is why he lives with his grandfather. The dad is kind of a pariah around town, tho not many people know that he is Four’s dad. Four and Dot (Zelda) are secretly good friends. Dot sometimes sneaks out of the castle to visit Four, and sometimes Four will use his abilities to visit Dot inside the castle.

Twilight (20) was sold to the Yiga when he was 5. When Twilight was 15 he killed master Kohga and ran from the Yiga. Rusl found him stumbling around in the woods and took him in. He stayed in Ordon for as long as he could, until the Yiga found him again (so he thinks) and he had to run. Now he is in Hyrule. He goes to college, but he is new to Hyrule. He is slowly making friends with Sky, who understands what it's like being new in town.

Paya (25) is a spy within the Yiga. Actually a member of the Shiekah, she has infiltrated the Yiga, unbeknownst to either her clan or the Yiga. She was there when Twilight killed Master Kohga, and helped him escape (though he didn’t know). She also knew the Yiga were getting closer to Twilight’s location, so sent him a message that would cause him to move.

Tetra (14) is the captain of her pirate crew. Since they travel around so much to distant lands, they’re the first to have an inkling that something isn’t right. They notice the people of Holodrum are not as welcoming, the Twilight Realm is off limits as of recently, an island has gone missing. Also (surprise) Aryll is with Tetra and the pirates. She ran away from a foster home and Tetra found her.

Ok, there are a few other important characters to the main plot, but I can't talk about them without spoiling stuff I don't want to spoil so. I'm trying to figure out what I can disclose about the Yiga...I can only think of one thing so here it is.

Koholint had a powerful Wind Fish living there, so the Yiga destroyed the island. Legend was there when the island (and Marin) was destroyed. Out of ‘luck’, he got out in one piece (physically anyway).

Ok, now on to the royal family! Not too long, I still need to expand on them a bit more, but here is what I got so far

Lullaby (Ocarina of Time Zelda) is queen, not yet married but has suitors. Most of the Zelda’s are all sisters. The King and Queen died by assassination from the Twilight Realm 15 years ago.

Lullaby (37), Artemis (25, from Hyrule Warriors), Dusk (24, from Twilight Princess), Fable (23, from Legend's games), Aurora and Dawn (20, twins, from Hyrule's games), Flora (17, from Breath of the Wild), Dot (16, from Four's games) (Tetra and Sun are not a part of the royal family)

The assassination of the king and queen caused a four-year war between Hyrule and the Twilight Realm. The Twilight king died in this war. It finally ended when Lullaby and Midna’s ‘stand-in’ (she is 9 during this time, so someone had to take her place for a little bit) worked out a peace treaty. Time fought in this war (24-28), making a name for himself. He is considered almost legendary because of what he did for Hyrule.

Hyrule is huge in this AU (basically as big as Breath of the Wild, though I didn't incorporate a lot of botw in this hm). The different 'countries' are all on the Great Sea and are basically huge islands.

Death Mountain (but the Gorons live on Holodrum on Goron Mountain), Kakariko, Lon Lon Ranch, Lake Hylia, Zora’s Domain, Gerudo desert, Rito village are all under Hyrule. The Gerudo, Zora, and Rito have their own smaller governments but they do answer to the Hyrulean royal family

The Lost Woods, Kokiri Forest, and Ordon Village are technically inside Hyrule's borders but are not governed by the royal family.

The Twilight Realm is its own country. Lorule is governed by the Twilight royal family

Skyloft is its own country and is extremely peaceful. Basically Switzerland.

Holodrum is its own country but has no real governing structure. The Gorons live on Holodrum, on Goron Mountain. They tend to stay to themselves up there

Labrynna is its own country - it is a republic. Koholint is under Labrynna’s ‘rule’. Mayor Plen (the main government of Labrynna) resides in Lynna City

Also, no one really knows how strong the Yiga are (and they are extremely formidable in this AU). All of Hyrule believe the Yiga to be a gang of thieves and criminals, not terrorists, murderers, and assassins.

Ok I think that is all of the information I am willing to give out at this moment. There is a lot I haven't put on this post lmao. Let me know what y'all think and feel free to send me your own ideas or thoughts. Thanks for reading this extremely long post lmao