EzloTheCap

GUYS LINKTOBER IS COMPLETE!!!

Thank you all so much for engaging with this year’s Linktober works, I had a lot of fun drawing different aspects of this au I have in my head & sharing all the different designs and all that cool stuff!

Lana in blue, on the left, looks apprehensively at the audience, holding open a book with magic flowing from it. Behind her/to her right, is Cia with her body turned away by her head turned to look menacingly at the audience. She holds her staff in her left hand and her right arm is lifted up slightly, her hand balled into a fist. In the background is the fades Hylian crest, with the Triforce of Power glowing. Above the symbol is the Master Sword and Princess Zelda’s rapier, crossing over one another

#linktober Day 31: Free For All

Our ally, Lana, and our foe, Cia, are one and the same. Born from the same heart, yet totally opposite qualities. I cannot forgive Cia for what she has done… and I don’t know if I can ever fully understand Lana’s intentions behind her actions…

Captain leaps in the air, the Master Sword and shield in hands. He faces right, eyes angry and determined. His scarf blows in the wind, the Hylian crest on the scarf in the foreground

#linktober Day 30: Wild

It is with the force of everything I have ever known and loved that I face head on against the greatest foe I have ever known to exist. The very essence of evil itself comes for me, but it can be defeated, and I will do whatever it takes to do so.

Captain standing with his eyes closed and a smile, patting Epona’s nose. Epona, the horse, stands slightly in frame with her eyes closed as well

#linktober Day 29: Link + Epona

My horse, Epona, who I was gifted when I got my rank of Captain, never has much time for rest, so I always give her pats and food myself when I can. She’s a dear companion, and I don’t think any other horse could be as brave as she is on the field

Majesty (left) wears the Bunny Hood with a smile on her face. Destiny (right) looks at Majesty with a hand on her own hip. In the upper right, the chibi faces of Sky and Dusk appear, with both wearing the Bunny Hood. The text besides Sky reads: “wanted to join in” and the text besides Dusk reads: “forced to join in”

#linktober Day 28: Mask

Princess Zelda wanted to relax a bit with Destiny, and took the Bunny Hood from her at camp, and Sky wanted in on the fun too. Her Highness then got Dusk involved too, somehow, but they all seemed pretty happy in the end.

Deity and Captain stand across from one another, Deity stands with his arms crossed, looking up at Captain while Captain holds the Fierce Deity Mask in his hands, looking down at it. Captain says: “Cursed, hm?” And Deity replies “…or something like that.”

#linktober Shadow Day 27: Cursed

Deity allowed me to look at the mask he has on him, after I mentioned it looked similar to the man that saved me and Princess Zelda. He mentioned it was cursed, but I don’t feel any evil intent from the mask.

Princess Zelda looking to the left, sword in her right hand, a cut across her cheek. Her hair blows in the wind

#linktober Day 26: Zelda

Branded by Wisdom, her knowledge is unmatched, her composure always calm and collected. For the sake of the knights she commands, and the civilians who rely on her, she cannot and will not be shattered by those who wish to assail her.

Twilight looking at Midna, sword and shield in hand, while Midna in her Impa form has her hand on his Paul from, grinning and leaning against him, her pony tail stretches out slightly.

#linktober Day 25: Twilight

Twilight had revealed his human form to us, after being a wolf for so long, and Midna, our now longtime companion, seemed to be quite buddy-buddy with him… actually, I think… I think they may have been lovers, in the era they hail from.

Hylia with her back facing the audience, her hair over her shoulder. Her tunic is faded to show the skin on her back, revealing a black mark with an upside down Triforce. The text reads: “All of us bear a mark of Power. But mine has been… tainted.”

#lintober Shadow Day 24: Corrupted

There were no words for what Hylia had shown us, the marking upon her back was a clear sign of a power that had been corrupted, yet the fact she could still use magic at all seemed nothing less than a miracle.

#linktober Day 23: Echo

I’ve not seen Princess Zelda look so…unsure of herself. Several of her ancestors are here, and yet… she seems so discouraged. She looks so much like them, too. The pressure she must feel to do a good job at ruling the Kingdom must be tenfold, now.

Spirit (left) and Conductor (right) look to the side with smiles and the blue scarf from Captain is wrapped around them. Spirit says: “Thank you! We’re much warmer now!” And Conductor says “Y-Yeah!”

#linktober Day 22: Cold

Spirit and Conductor are among our youngest allies, and they don’t do too well in the cold, so I decided to give them my scarf for a bit, to help them warm up. …I just hope they don’t lose it.

Princess Zelda (Majesty) sitting on a windowsill holding her harp, looking out to the Kingdom of Hyrule

#linktober Day 21: Instrument

Princess Zelda is known to love the entertainment of Hyrule. In fact, it’s rumoured she has put on a concert playing her harp and singing along, but more popular gossip tells of music that all of Hyrule can hear coming from the castle…

Sheik holding his harp, one arm holding it across the bottom and the other across the top, his hand curling over the top of it. Behind him is a shadow of Princess Zelda (Majesty)

#linktober Shadow Day 20: Disguise

Ever mysterious, Sheik does not talk of his past or what face lies behind his mask. Despite that, however, I find he bears a similarity to the Princess herself, he displays an aura of wisdom I have seen in no other but Princess Zelda…

Link (Captain) facing to the right side, holding the Master Sword in his left hand. His cap blows in the wind and his scarf winds across the piece

#linktober Day 19: Link

Branded by Courage, I will not be deterred. I must not lose composure, I cannot afford to, for the sake of the knights I am surrounded by, and for the crown I have sworn to, I cannot and will not be shattered by my own insecurities.

Link (Captain) holding Zelda (Majesty) in a dance. Zelda’s back is arched and she holds Link’s collar, with her other arm flowing back. Her left leg is bent and midair. Zelda deviates from her usual plait hairstyle to that of a ponytail instead

#linktober Day 18: Dance

The Hyrulean army won against Cia, thanks to Princess Zelda’s leadership and Commander Impa’s orders, and as a celebration, Her Highness decides to throw a ball for all her soldiers—and for us lucky few, we even got to dance with her!

The Goddess of Time stands holding her staff and her book, looking at the contents of the book. Beside her stands her crystal ball. In the background is an evil eye and a sinister grin of a being with cruel intentions

#linktober Shadow Day 17: Sinister

From what I recall of Lana’s tale; she and Cia, as the combined Goddess of Time, had a troubled heart. A rumbling desire for more, to be more than just a Goddess. That’s when the true evil struck, and the reason Cia and Lana split.

Hylia (Zelda from Skyward Sword) holding a rabbit in her arms, looking with pleading eyes, saying “Can we keep him?!” A small speech bubble is pointed at the rabbit and shows the face of Ravio from A Link Between Worlds with the small caption of “Oops…”

#linktober Day 16: Merchant

Hylia found… a rabbit. A purple rabbit. Lana tells us it could be a person trapped in the body of a rabbit but it sounds… well, it sounds very unlikely. Just *who* could possibly transform into a rabbit?? And maybe more importantly; WHY?

Lana standing at the base of a large statue, with the body of the Goddess Hylia and the First Hero standing, holding the Goddess Sword. In the foreground of the piece, the head of the Goddess Hylia statue rests, severed and cracked.

#linktober Day 14: Statue

At the Temple of Souls, we came across statues. Statues of every Hero and every Princess; statues that the Goddess of Time built to preserve the memory as each duo overcomes evil. But the statue of the Goddess Hylia and the Hero of Hylia… it’s…

Linkle half-turned, waving “good-bye” with her hand in the air. She has one foot turned up slightly, beginning to take another step. She stands at the end of a path leading from a village. Along the sides of the path, there are fences and small gardens.

#linktober Day 13: Village

My little sister, Linkle, loves an adventure. She was so jealous when I decided to become a knight. I hope she isn’t too envious nowadays, if she hears of this war, I hope she doesn’t do anything stupid…like attempt to join in on the fighting.

Cia (left) is linking arms with Lana (right). Cia looks moody and disgruntled while Lana is winking and is happy

#linktober Day 12: Obscure Characters

Lana had told us the truth of her and Cia—they are one and the same, yet with their drastic personalities, it’s hard to believe they came from the same heart. But their outfits and hair… those are strangely coordinated… I think there’s even more to them…

Princess Zelda sitting up in her bed, one hand resting on the flipped covers, the other resting on her chest. Her eyes are wide and looks distressed.

#linktober Day 11: Nightmare

It’s said that the Hylian royal bloodline possess strange abilities, their magic can weave time and work light, bending to their will. Yet, sometimes, they are said to be gifted with foresight; sometimes perhaps prophetic words or a dream…

Impa holding the green tunic with the blue scarf embroider with the Hylian crest in her hand. She holds it out to Link, who is holding a soldier’s sword and wearing a trainee’s tunic

#linktober Day 10: Tunic

Commander Impa bestowed the green tunic upon me today. She held out the scarf too at first, but in a calculated manner, pulled the scarf away, granting me just the tunic. “Find the Princess first,” she said, “then you may be gifted this.”

Cia with her back turned, holding her staff at an angle in front of her. Magic pours out and up, forming a heart-like shape

#linktober Shadow Day 9: Malice

Cia… the very one who started this war. Her magic is the tail opposite of Lana’s, she wants to completely wipe us out. Keep no one alive. No… no, that’s not quite true. She wants me alive. Everyone else, every Hyrulean, she wants them dead.

Lana stranding with her back in view, her hair being swept up by wind. Around her swirls magic

#linktober Day 8: Healing

When the Hyrulean soldiers had such grave wounds from our battle against Cia, Lana didn’t hesitate to show us the true strength of her power—magic swirled around the knights, and wounds faded… Lana isn’t just a sorceress, she’s a master of her craft.

Hylia (Zelda from Skyward Sword) lays on her back with her right hand laying on her stomach. Her eyes are closed and her hair and cloak floats around underwater.

#linktober Day 7: Undead

There was no other choice, we heeded the words of the Great Fairy, and Hylia was lowered into the Fountain, completely submerged. She may truly be dead now.

Spirit (Zelda from Spirit Tracks) flying through the air as a spirit, her legs nonexistent and replaced by a ghostly trail

#linktober Day 6: Travel

Spirit is an interesting Princess… she’s fun and bubbly, and she has the strange ability to exit her own body. I’m not sure what the ability could be used for, but it does seem fun to fly around in the air!

Hylia (Zelda from Skyward Sword) crying with her hair in the wind. In top left is a darkened memory of the Goddess Hylia holding out her hand to the Goddess of Time. The text reads “I trusted you with your duty—how did you end up like this?!”

#linktober Day 5: Friendship

“I trusted you with your duty—how did you end up like this?!” Hylia knows seemingly a lot about this “Cia” that we’re fighting, but I didn’t realise how deep their friendship went…

Deity facing away, holding the Fierce Deity Mask. His scarf blows in the wind behind him. In the background is the angry face of the Fierce Deity, consumed by rage

#linktober Shadow Day 4: Haunted

Deity carries that mask around a lot, huh. He seems to stare at it sometimes, transfixed by it, but I’ve not seen him wear the mask before. I wonder what makes it so special, or what kind of memories it brings up for him?

Flames are burning around a standing Sheik from Hyrule Warriors. He holds his harp, playing a tune, with the symbol of the Sage of Fire from Ocarina of Time at his feet

#linktober Day 3: Flames

Whilst in the Eldin Caves, music disrupts the noise of swords clashing, and amongst a burst of magic flames stands a mysterious Sheikah Tribesmen. Wielding a harp and daggers as his weapons, I think he is a bit of an odd character

Lana from Hyrule Warriors with a slightly modified design: an added collar/low pauldron across her neck/collar bones and with a purple streak of hair in her blue hair. She is holding a book in one hand as it’s pages are flipped through

#linktober Day 2: Magic/Sorcery

She’s a young woman with brightly coloured hair, and a white and blue outfit. She’s quite cheerful but…well, there’s times where she looks sad… I wonder why that might be…