Attack on Titan/Zelda crossover - To Hyrule and Back Again

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Versus Shadow Link

Zelda's Point of View

back during Link's adventure in Termina

Ever since Link left, my life has gone to hell. Not only is being separated from my family, having my father killed, and seeing Hyrule fall depress me, but the loneliness is unbearable as well. There's no one to talk to. There's no one to help. The desolate Hyrule is in state of decay, and its princess cannot do anything about it.

I eventually regained the memories from the alternate timeline where Link defeated Ganon and I sent him back to this timeline. I remember being Sheik, too. I was so sure the chaos was all over that I didn't bother learning how to become Sheik again and instead began waiting for Link to return.

Ganondorf was scheduled to be executed shortly after Link departed; however, once that time came, he was able to escape, but was separated from his Triforce of Power, which flew off in a random direction. Despite this, nobody panicked - we thought since he had no Triforce there was no chance of him becoming all-powerful again.

A certain man dressed in purple came about one day. He would always spout nonsense about how Ganondorf and Link needed to be killed to "end the cycle," and one day he was finally arrested. He escaped with ease, and decided to show how serious he was by murdering my father, right before my eyes. I was able to escape, however, but by the time I was safe, Hyrule was gone. Nobody had the power to stand up to him. Nobody knew where he came from. Link, our hero, was off in some other world, oblivious to the events transpiring in our homeland.

And now, nothing has changed. I'm sitting atop a certain hill, gazing at Hyrule Castle from a distance. Parts of its roof have been destroyed, the front wooden gate has a gaping hole inside of it, and the entire exterior is... tainted with blood, and cracked. The new guards wear purple like he does; they do not support him, I presume, but they are too horrified to stand up to him.

I am no longer scared, however. I'm angry. I cannot rely on Link to save Hyrule this time... I must do it myself, I think. I've learned what the Triforce is truly capable of by spying on him, and also learned of the existence of a dark version of the Triforce. With my Triforce of Wisdom as well as my knowledge of being Sheik in the alternate timeline, I'll train. I'll train so I can save my beloved homeland from that... monster. I need to be powerful, like Link is, and take down Vaati, or, at the very least, hold him off until Link returns...

present day

I had begun teaching Link Tripowers a couple of days ago, but I had only scratched the surface. I taught him that his Triforce of Courage enables him to sense his surroundings, and it allows him to predict a movement a mere second before it happens. Abilities like these are known as "passive" abilities - they do not use energy, and are always on, unlike "active" abilities, which do use energy and are only used when the Triforce bearer calls it.

He learns very quickly and is always eager to learn more. He's already powerful without the powers, too. He's brave, talented, smart, kind... I'll never measure up to him. At the very least, I want to fight for our homeland by his side, and return the era of peace Hyrule was once in.

His only flaw is that he feels the need to solve everyone's problems, and if he doesn't achieve that, he's failed.

"Link," I say, riding my horse next to his.

"Yeah?"

"I've thought about it, and decided to teach you all of the basic tripower abilities instead of focusing on one and moving on to the next. You will train with all known abilities at once."