Romance is in the air
I drew this picture because the picture at the end of the game with an Eliwood/Ninian pairing makes poor old Eliwood look kind of… wierd. My picture is not much better. Drat. Then I drew something sappy in the top left corner because I had extra space. Should let you know that Ninian seems to have shrunk in that one and that I’m not good at drawing kisses.
Chapter 16: The Magic Eye Chapter 18: Held by Bandits
Chapter 17: The Most Frightening Place in Hyrule
Inside, his senses were assailed by a cold wind, distant howls, moans, and cackles, dim but steady lighting, and a horrible smell. The floor was smooth and even, but stopped after the first bend. Beyond was a terrible chasm. Navi flew forward, and pointed out a place where the hookshot might catch to reach the tunnel beyond.
“Might is a pretty awful word in this spot,” Link said to himself, but fired. It carried him safely across the pit, and he pulled himself out with great relief. Then he scolded himself.
“Only around the first bend and you’re uneasy. Snap out of it. Get yourself together. You need to save Hyrule. Saria and Zelda and Sheik are relying on you. And Ruto and Darunia and Malon and Talon. And perhaps Rana…” But there words failed him, because the idea he could not finish was the thought that Rana might be imprisoned here in this dreadful place.
In the chamber ahead, a tall statue of an eagle, surrounded by a dozen skulls on poles, sat accusingly. Another chasm separated the eagle from the door further on, shaped like a snake head with open mouth.
“Find the skull of truth, and those with sacred feet may pass,” Navi said.
“The what?”
“That’s what they said,” Navi insisted. Link shivered and gave his fairy the Lens of Truth. Then he looked at the statue. It seemed important. One majestic wing was outstretched, and the brooding beak pointed in the same direction. Link pushed it gently, and it gave a little.
“There’s a false wall here,” said Navi. “And this skull is the only real one.”
“The Lens is a far better way of determining that than touching it, isn’t it,” commented Link, revolving the statue to face the skull Navi pointed out. As the two objects moved into conjunction, the door in the snake’s mouth opened invitingly.
“You can’t jump that gap,” Navi said hastily, speeding in front of Link’s face to forestall any foolhardy attempts.
“I know I can’t. I just want a look.” The look was unpromising. After one disappointed glance, he turned back to go through the false wall. Continue reading
Will I wear this at grad?
Ugggggh, this is a bad picture. One reason that might be is that it’s of me. -_-7 Mom took me shopping for nice clothes, including a performance dress. Well, I really liked this floor-length scarlet thing, and I thought it was very pretty. We didn’t buy it, so I drew a picture of it. But it’s a terrible picture. I think my shoulders are too wide, or something, and my head is a funny shape. And my arms look like blobs.
Chapter 15: The Deathful Water and Avoiding Marriage Chapter 17: The Most Frightening Place in Hyrule
Chapter 16: The Magic Eye
A few minutes later, he heard two anxious voices calling him – the light voice of his fairy, and an alto voice… was it a girl? Maybe Malon?
“Link, will you wake up already!” Navi yelled in his ear. Someone gently shook him.
Link groaned and tried to sit up, shaking his dizzy head. “You know, Navi, I appreciate the shaking more than the yelling.”
Navi half-smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry. I was worried.”
“Okay, that’s okay then. Sheik?”
“Yes, it’s me. Did you forget what happened?”
“No, I didn’t forget… it’s just for a minute your voice made me think of Malon. Nothing against you or her… just my messed up head.” He rubbed it. “Ow. So, what was that thing? Why aren’t any of the buildings on fire? Where did the shadow go? Can I fight it?”
Sheik stared stupefied at the Hylian as Navi burst into laughter. “You’re not supposed to know about that!” he exclaimed indignantly.
“About what? My memory didn’t blank out, and you asked if I forgot what happened. Answer my questions, will you?”
Sheik patted his shoulder comfortingly, face serious. “That thing is an ancient shadow that Ganondorf has been trying to free for some time now. This morning, obviously, he succeeded. The burning buildings are all an illusion caused by the shadow; it’s haunting the town now. It’s gone to the Shadow Temple. Will you fight that one next?”
“Yes. I don’t want Kakariko bothered more than necessary by Ganondorf.” Continue reading
Lord and Lady of Rings
Elrond, the man himself! And Lady Galadriel!
… This proves that I cannot draw horses with any accuracy. Meh. Elrond’s actually had to wait two years before I tried drawing its legs, and it still didn’t come out.
Oh, well, Elrond’s face looks okay, and Galadriel looks actually quite stunning! I’m very proud of her hair, and the pretty flowers in it.
Few could tell them apart
These are Elladan and Elrohir, and as I said if you wave your mouse over the picture, few could tell them apart. I certainly can’t. By Christmas I had miniatures of them, but the next batch of those I’ll be putting up are of someone else. Oooh. So the one on the left, I think, is Elrohir, and the one on the right is Elladan.
And while I’m at it, this picture marks the start of a new sketchbook.
Chapter 14: The Desperate Battle Chapter 16: The Magic Eye
Chapter 15: The Deathful Water and Avoiding Marriage
The first thing he noticed when he woke up was that his back hurt. He had been sleeping on his scabbard.
The second thing he noticed was that all his cuts and other injuries were very painful.
The third thing he noticed was that he felt adequately rested to continue adventuring for some time now, even energetically. He was about to get up and find his scattered gear when he noticed a fourth thing: Navi was asleep on his chest.
She looked sweet, as he peered down at her; a little ball of light with folded butterfly wings. Gently he stirred, and she woke and flew up.
“Good morning,” he said to her.
“Hello!” she chirped back. “Is it time to go?”
“Yes. I feel much better.”
He sheathed his sword and slung his shield on his back and turned to the door closest to him. It was the wrong one, but he soon corrected that, and discovered a little room with only a treasure chest and a trap door. In the chest was a familiar looking weapon – another Hookshot.
“It’s different,” Navi said immediately.
“It is?”
“This one’s longer. Look at the chain!”
“Oh.”
He kept the other one with him anyway, perhaps to give to Ruto. He opened the trap door and saw darkness below, and heard and smelt loudly rushing water.
Carefully, he let himself down over the edge, but his feet touched nothing. There was nothing in the room that he could attach the hookshot to, so trusting in his ears, he let himself go.
His boots smacked hard into rock and he fell on his face, scraping his cheek. “Ow!”
“Sorry,” Navi said, trying to light up the tunnel. Water rushed past him and away down natural winding tubes.
“It’s not your fault.”
He was on a ledge beside the wide river, plunging from a height in an impressive waterfall. The air was freezing. He saw whirlpools in rapids a little further down, and made a note to avoid those. There was no way off the ledge; no where to go except downstream. He jumped in the water. Continue reading
Crash
Lastly, we have Suldal, or Windfoot. As such, I’m not sure why he signed up to be in the cavalry. He often runs alongside, almost as swift as a horse himself. But, in the end, he adores horses and likes the feel of a lance at high speed, and no one in an infantry regiment would be able to keep up with him, so if he charged with a spear he’d leave the rest behind and that’s not good tactics. So that must be why he rides with the Celebthol.
Chapter 13: The Realm of Silence Chapter 15: The Deathful Water and Avoiding Marriage
Chapter 14: The Desperate Battle
The interior of the Water Temple was rich and gorgeous. Carved intricately from blue marble and inlaid with bronze and gold, the walls reflected the water’s reflection of torchlight. A massive pillar took up a great deal of the space of the main chamber, which was almost completely filled with water; yet the room had the impression of vast space, though the top of the hill was only a few meters above their heads.
Link stared around in wonder, a smile passing over his face. Navi flew forward into the open space and turned back.
“It’s very pretty. Rana would love it. Ruto, too…”
“I think so,” Link answered, and dove in headfirst. Swimming down to the bottom of the chamber, where he immediately planned to start, was out of the question, so with a bubbly sigh he asked Navi for his heavy boots.
As he sank, he caught glimpses of corridors and walkways, submerged but probably very convenient for a Zora. Down on the bottom, he clunked around slowly, seeing the many doors and yet more corridors branching off from the main room.
He picked the closest entrance, but the door was locked. So was the next one, and Link stopped to rest his legs for a few moments before going to the next one.
That hallway was not blocked by anything at first, but eventually he came to an empty room behind a door at the end of it. He was going to turn around when Navi tapped his ear.
“Look up!” she chirped. Link did so, and saw he could still keep going. It must have been obvious for a Zora, but a Zora he was not, though he was still going to do his best.
As he pulled himself out of a well-like vertical passage, he heard a squeal and his eyes widened. He straightened up just in time for a tall, slim, lovely Princess Ruto to fling herself bodily into him and knock them both back into the water. Continue reading
Hey!
And now we have Tarthalion, whose name means “noble and steadfast”. As such, he must be the voice of extended wisdom in the group. Perhaps he has an interest in gardening. Yeah, that sounds good.