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realmofmirrors2012-10-04 05:33 pm
shadeofaprincess) wrote in realmofmirrors2012-10-04 05:33 pm
Princess' Shade | WW-era Hyrule Castle
[This is but one of the legends of which the people speak...
Long ago, a princess tried desperately to save her kingdom and make those who mattered most to her happy. She failed, ultimately, and disappeared into obscurity along with the remains of her precious kingdom.
The remains of which you have found yourself in.
Deep beneath the waves of the Great Sea, the Kingdom of Hyrule lies in stasis, untouched by time or the ocean bearing down upon it. The grand castle the princess of legend built stands absolutely still and quiet, surrounded by a barrier of unknown origin, cutting it off even from the rest of the sunken land.
The interior of the castle is no less solemn, with fallen pillars and broken banisters as evidence of the ancient battle that led to the country's sealing. Yet a statue still stands tall and inspiring in the hall's center, framed by portraits of the old kingdom's ruling family on either side. But the battle is over, and the world silent and unmoving.
Except, perhaps, if you catch the ghostly melody echoing within the castle's stone walls. But then again, perhaps you are only hearing things. For all intents and purposes, this place is abandoned.]
Long ago, a princess tried desperately to save her kingdom and make those who mattered most to her happy. She failed, ultimately, and disappeared into obscurity along with the remains of her precious kingdom.
The remains of which you have found yourself in.
Deep beneath the waves of the Great Sea, the Kingdom of Hyrule lies in stasis, untouched by time or the ocean bearing down upon it. The grand castle the princess of legend built stands absolutely still and quiet, surrounded by a barrier of unknown origin, cutting it off even from the rest of the sunken land.
The interior of the castle is no less solemn, with fallen pillars and broken banisters as evidence of the ancient battle that led to the country's sealing. Yet a statue still stands tall and inspiring in the hall's center, framed by portraits of the old kingdom's ruling family on either side. But the battle is over, and the world silent and unmoving.
Except, perhaps, if you catch the ghostly melody echoing within the castle's stone walls. But then again, perhaps you are only hearing things. For all intents and purposes, this place is abandoned.]
~whoops~
... Hah! Am I really that short...?
[ It's an idle comment, something she cannot help but say in jest even as all this is going on, even as they are sorting so many long, tortured years of separation out. Grasping and reaching, discarding slowly the weights, what binds them both. Physically, and otherwise.
... She cannot help the smile on her face. She feels like a child again somehow, so innocent, but she is so far from it. Was this what it was like, to be around someone... someone who truly knew you, whom you knew as well, whom you loved, truly?
It was concern for needing to continue a hero's bloodline that had possessed her to have a family; she had seen some of the future in her dreams, not unlike the Princess herself, and she had realized long ago that the things she needed to do... that her job, her duty, even after her time in Termina, was not completed. Admittedly, the man she married was very persistent, and she became fond of him over time. But this was different. So, so very different. There was such gentleness, and she was almost... not quite afraid, but more that there was this deep desire within her to do this right, as best as she could try.
To make Zelda happy as well as to simply be in her presence and feel her touch, that little kiss, her words; they're all tender. ]
... I feel smaller when I am near your side, regardless...
[ Bare. Unprotected. But she's okay with that. She trusts Zelda. It's funny to take all this off one final time, funny to watch that which she swore never to strip herself of be removed by the very person who had placed it on her. But again, this was HER Zelda, not THAT one. And that made it all the better. ]
whoops super late response
[Wow, there's no hesitation in response to that question. But her little grin is light-hearted and teasing, because it's not like she cares. Her Hero is her Hero, short, girlish build and all.
As the last piece of armor falls away, Zelda's smile grows, warm and loving and maybe she feels a little bit like a nervous maiden again as well, but that's not going to stop her from instantly taking Link - truly Link, not some armor she once used to guard against the world - into her arms. Not another moment wasted being apart in any sense of the word.]
Why is that?
[The question is asked idly as she snuggles into Link. Honestly she's a bit more preoccupied with memorizing everything about how they fit together, like two halves of one whole.]
whoops super not caring about how long we take
Because your presence is so radiant, Zelda. You are such a beautiful person... did you know that?
[ She probably did, but Link is forever a sappy woman, and she cannot resist telling that to the other's face. ]