I don't exactly.. remember when it happened. It was so long ago.
Walking down the long hall was Cosmos, her face a mix between somber and resigned. The grand walls were reflective, a dark marble with purple linings throughout. The rings on her body were providing a glow alongside lanterns.
Despite the narration clearly being her voice, her mouth wasn't moving.
I was still young back then. I was just barely a teen when it all went down.
She stops in front of a mirror and looks at herself. Her face scrunches up before she closes her eyes and rests a paw on the mirror.
It fades, and everything changes to a younger Cosmos walking through another hall. She didn't have nearly as many rings as she did before, with the only one being on her tail. The hall was much more futuristic, and she looked much happier.
It was just a normal day, if not an exciting one for me. I was finally going to get myself a mentor. Learn how our world worked. Until.. they came.
Cosmos's ear flicked, and a panicked look crossed her face as she quickly dived down and away from the windows. Just a fraction of a second later, a loud explosion rang out, and the windows shattered.
I had no clue what was happening. All I knew was that.. something was attacking us.
Cosmos stumbled with getting up before rushing over to one of the shattered windows. Her tail gently brushed away the glass shards, and she peered out.
Only to see another explosion, followed two more.
It all happened so quickly. One moment, the explosions were hundreds of feet away. The next, the building was crumbling beneath my feet.
Smoke flooded the area. It was impossible to see until it cleared. Everything was blurry, but two silhouettes were visible.
"Is she dead?" One asked, the sharp metal of a weapon poking her cheek.
"Barely." Another answered, tone almost disappointed. "Her life force will give in an hour or so."
They were talking so casually about my life, like it was a toy to them. Something to be messed with before turning their backs on it.
"These guys really didn't put up a fight!" The second voiced huffed. "You said they would!"
"Now, now, girls," a silky smooth voice spoke, though it sent shivers down Cosmos's spine. "There's still plenty of more fun to be had."
"Why'd you even want these guys gone?" The first asked. "Some of 'em were really cute, would've loved to have kept one of them."
"Star Neons are able to control electromagnetic waves." The third voice hummed, as if casually talking about the weather. "That, and they can put subliminal messages in their songs. I couldn't have them getting in the way of fate."
The other two let put hums.
"Now, let's get a move on before some other Storyweavers show up."
Three pairs of footsteps faded away, and soon after,
I don't know how long it was until I hauled myself out of that debris, but when I did..
Cosmos hauled herself put from the small crack she was stuck under, and her ears fell and her tail went limp as she stared at the utter destruction.
I wished that I had just stayed under there.
It wasn't long until the young Star Neon collapsed to her knees and let out a heart-wrenching scream. It sooner devolved into sobs as she hugged herself.
I couldn't stay there. I needed a way out.
Soon, she was walking through the crumbled cities, narrowly avoiding debris and the bodies all around.
Some were cut cleanly, others without a care.
Cosmos swallowed back another sob.
As she passed a wall of broken glass, soon she was in front of a large building. Dark in appearance, with stone bricks.
I don't remember how I got to my home. A ship or a portal, maybe. But it was my home, it is my home.
As she began to walk through, a slow transition began, showing Cosmos growing and slowly becoming more jaded looking.
And over time, I decided - I was going to make sure that never again could I lose something on such a grand scale.
A flash of her performing a concert on planet.
Never again will I have to remember the cold eyes and bodies.
A flash of her greeting fans on another.
Never again will I be alone or forgotten.
The shattering of a mirror came, and everything came back to current Cosmos, who was glaring at herself in a shattered mirror.
Never again will I not be surrounded by people. Never again will I not always have all eyes on me.
Shaking her paw and walking off, a glass shard falls. As it spins, the scene changes.
In a cave, two women were bickering over something, shoving each other. Higher up, on a ledge, a spider-esque woman was carefully weaving golden strings.
A specific string caught her eyes, and she peered into it.
"Well now.." She cooes, her face illuminated by the golden glow. "What do we have here?" She turns her head. "Radiant! Spirit! Come here!"
The two quickly stop arguing and make their way over to the older woman, their heads tilted.
"What is it, ma?" Spirit asks, furrowing her brows.
"I'm sure you remember that little genocide from all those years ago," the woman hums.
"Isn't that the one you did after you got from the Realm of the Weavers?" Radiant frowns. "The Star Neons' genocide?"
"Perciesly. It was all 'Lydia, you can't take on assitants!' and 'Lydia, this violates the rules!' Damn IMBECILES!" Lydia snarls before calming down. "But, yes, my dears."
She smiles dangerously. "And it seems like a sole survivor has gotten herself tangled in my little web. I think, soon enough.."
Her and her daughters' eyes all glowed dangerously. "We'll pay her a little visit."
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After Spirit becomes Prince Link's appointed knight, he suddenly draws the Four Sword and now becomes four. Spirit now must learn how to protect all four while they themselves try to work together to figure out their powers and seal the darkness.
But the so proclaimed Dark, Shadow Link, keep making it difficult for them, causing trouble for them all, and it doesn't help that Spirit feels the small pull they felt with Prince Link with him. It's going to be a long and difficult journey...
But who said being a Guardian of Hyrule was easy?
A bit of a role reversal au with my oc, Spirit. Spirit is a Guardian, a protector who guards the holder of the Triforce of Courage until their time comes to aid the holder of the Triforce of Wisdom in their fight against darkness.
Essentially it's just the same plot of hero trying to save princess kinda deal but with just a twist of a knight trying to protect a thrown into the real world prince who is trying to save the princess and the world.
All Links are considered princes and royals in this au after SS Link married Zelda, their bloodline carried both and passed down the Triforces to their children. Many males will be named Link and train to become knights, while females are named Zelda and train into their powers just like their ancestors.
At some point the bloodline divided so at times Zeldas could probably be cousins or another relative, but they are mostly sisters to Link.
The First Guardian, Flare, Protector of the Chosen, who was one of Hylia's many preparations for the Chosen, created the Guardian for the sole purpose to protect Link until he was able to stand on his own to be able to face Demise with her reincarnation and seal it away.
Hylia had granted Flare and Guardians after her to have a manipulation over something that will help Link on his journey. Flare having control of fire, and Spirit having control of souls.
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