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Chapter 4: A Day in the Market

mood music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhkGhO2beZU

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Hi readers! I hope you all enjoyed the holidays and had a happy new year! I'm so sorry for the long break between chapters. Life has been chaotic lately, but––low and behold––I've finally uploaded another chapter!

To all those reading my story, I just want to say thank you so much for starting this journey with me! It means to much to me to know that there are people reading and enjoying my work that I put so much effort into! I've had this fic idea in my head for many years, and its taken years to manifest it.

Sorry again for making you wait! Your patience is very appreciated. ☺️

Anyways, I hope you continue to enjoy my story! Your feedback and kind comments are always so appreciated! The story is only going to get more interesting, so please stay tuned!

mood / inspirational music:

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Nintendo: Let’s make Link look older and more masculine in Twilight Princess

Link in game:

Cutie patootie baby face 🥺🥹

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Chapter 3 is up, guys! Say hello to King Harkinan of Hyrule 🤴🏻 (apologies for the lousy hand-drawing)

Had a lot of fun with this drawing. Been working on my lighting 😊

3. Crest of the Royal Family

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Table of Contents

Centennial Bellum (Zelda AU BOTW/AOL Fanfic and Fanart)

{Centennial: Latin origin meaning one hundred years}

{Bellum: Latin origin for war}

Prologue

Solider in Training

Crest of the Royal Family

A Day in the Market

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So I made some art based on the second chapter of my fanfic, Soldier in Training 😊

I tried to make Link's uniform look big and baggy since he is meant to be too young for this rank (not to mention the kid has been malnourished for quite some time...)

Yeah, I got lazy with the background, srry.

I'm experimenting with new art styles and not quite sure what art style I want to go with for this fanfic. Lmk what you guys think!

I recently signed up for Ao3, and I'm slowly going to upload all current chapters of my fanfic there, so if you guys prefer to read it there, go ahead! Otherwise, I will still be uploading to wattpad

Read Chapter 2 now:

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Prologue Edit! Centennial Bellum - LOZ Fanfic

Hiya! I just wanted to drop in and say I made a small edit to the prologue of my zelda fic. you can read this short extract below or read it on my wattpad or Archive of Our Own

I will update you whenever I make big-enough edits.

It's mostly just little refinements here and there (I'm constantly going back and critiquing my own work LOL). Please enjoy!

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There is a legend that the people speak of – a legend passed down through countless generations. It tells of a girl and boy who were destined to meet in order to continue a cycle – a cycle that intertwined their very souls to stand beside each other in the face of war, chaos, and bloodshed. Founded on their bond since the beginning of time, this cycle would unchangingly write their fates to bring them together in a timeless battle. While fantasies and fairytales have their happy endings, this legend is many things but that. It tells of a kingdom that lost their princess and hero at the fault of a king whose greed was unmatched. The legend of a princess whose love for her hero was forbidden. The legend of a devastating war that raged on for one hundred years because the hero was simply not there. 

The Legend of Zelda, The One-Hundred-Year War.

Our legend begins in the peaceful kingdom of Hyrule where our two main characters have yet to meet...

The sun was glistening down heavenly on the peaceful market of Hyrule Castle. People all around bustled merrily as they went about their daily business, selling their wares, doing morning chores, or shopping. The young children of Castle Town were joyfully playing with the small dogs and cats running around the town.

Castle Town was a peaceful marketplace where citizens of Hyrule would come from all over the country to buy and sell. Hyrule Castle was a proud grand structure that overlooked the city. The proud town sat right outside it, hence earning the name, 'Castle Town'. The residents of the town were businessmen of all trades – blacksmiths, physicians, bakers, potion-brewers... Entertainment was never short in town. Bowling alleys, puppet shows, folkish music, and frequent festivals made the advanced settlement a place of luxury. Food and drink stalls speckled the streets, steaming with hot aromas, beaming with fresh produce of all colours, enticing both residents and visitors to buy and taste beyond what their bodies required.

Perfectly stiff guards from the castle were stationed at the gateway of the town and scattered through the midst of it, ensuring the peace remained. Apart from a few rebels and bandits from outside of town occasionally kicking up a brief uproar, the Hylians had enjoyed peace for generations. Many of them knew nothing of war, only hearing of such horrors in stories and history lessons.  

The merry sound of the civilians chattering and shuffling decked the streets. But life was not so kind to everyone in Castle Town. Amongst them, one wretched hungry teenaged boy was walking by the food bazaars tentatively peering around to see if he were being noticed. He wore a plain off-white shirt that appeared tattered and worn out, accompanied with a brown belt, trousers and short ankle boots. A black hood hid his face giving him a mysterious facade...

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Finally got round to illustrating my OC Link from my fanfic “Centennial Bellum” (a Zelda Botw/Aol AU) ☺️

Wouldn’t call him completely “OC” but you guys lmk hehe :D

His hair is pretty much botw, but I tried to be original with his features and tunic… actually his tunic is kinda a mix of TP, OOT (boots), and my own ideas (mostly with the patterns). His tunic is a brighter green than TP. I didn’t want to stray too far away from the classic Link look, so hence:

✨this ✨ (if it ain’t broke…)

This boy starts his adventure at 16 but he grows a bit, so I might do some more illustrations of when he’s a bit older

I hope you like him 💚 it’s a start

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Fanart for Ch. 6 of Smoke and Ashes by Illegible_Handwriting. This fic has such good angst and this confrontation was gutting 😭

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Thank you @skyloftian-nutcase for giving me the prompt and for letting me kind of base it off of Elastic Heart❤️

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☀️ Sunshine 🌩

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Can I just say… I kinda wanna slap Midna for slapping Link. He didn’t deserve that. He selflessly saved two worlds and was ready to give up his life for everyone. She was forever barking out orders at him. Like, c’mon Midna, pls don’t be rude to my boy 🥺😢

He sad when she leaves…

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let it all out

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No words. Just Link.

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fate

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Happy birthday, Twilight Princess

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The boy kept his head down, not daring to lift his eyes to the man to see his smirking bearded face. When the man shut the barred door with a loud clank, the lad flinched. As the soldier's loud steps faded away, the boy tried to keep his tears at bay.

Just dropping this here…

This is an artwork that did for my ongoing Loz fanfic, “Centennial Bellum” where we find Link in the beginning of the story in some kind of trouble… 😳

🧡 Check it out on my wattpad account:

Enjoy this sad fanart and have a good day 🥲💕

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I decided to go ahead and make some art for the prologue of my fanfic, because why not. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I'm planning to draw something for each chapter, but this one took me hours to do, 😥 so was thinking of trying a simpler style. But you guys let me know what you think! 🤗

Please give my fanfic a read! I am consistently updating it so stay tuned 🩵

Our poor Linky-boy isn't too happy atm, but things will turn out better soon. at least lets hope so... 🥲

Hello friends! I have surprising news that I hope will excite you!

I have started publishing my Zelda fanfiction which I started writing a few years ago, and I'm super excited for you guys to start reading it!

I've had this story idea in my head for a long time. It started back when I watched the second Breath of the Wild trailer (before the game came out) and I had a dream to put my story into words and publish it to the world for Zelda fans to read worldwide.

I would really really greatly appreciate it if you would read my fanfiction on Wattpad and comment what goes through your head as you do. I've been working so hard to write it in the most epic, touching way possible, and it would mean the world to me if you would support me as I continue to write it to its completion 🥹 🧡

I don't know how many chapters it will be, but I have a feeling it's going to be longer than I anticipated! There's a lot of content I want to cover in this fic, so get ready for a lot of epicness!

So please give it a read, share, vote, and stay tuned as I continue to publish more chapters! 🙌🏻 ☺️

(Btw, I chose to publish it on Wattpad because the chapters would have been too long to publish here on Tumblr. Hope that is not inconvenient for any of you. Thanks for understanding.)

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It is with great pride and excitement that I introduce to you:

Centennial Bellum - A Legend of Zelda Fanfic

Summary:

A young orphaned Link finds himself at the mercy of the King of Hyrule. He gets recruited as a swordsman at the castle and trains to reach knighthood. Princess Zelda meets Link when he becomes her new mysterious knight attendant, eventually becoming his best friend. One fateful day, a terrible evil befalls Hyrule and Link and Zelda are forced into an intertwined destiny they never imagined. The two heroes must rise and play their own roles in order to become Hyrule's last hope.

Centennial Bellum (One Hundred-Year War) is a Zelda Fanfic loosely inspired by 'Breath of the Wild' and 'Adventure of Link' with its main plot essentially merging the two games.