ALBW AU; The Last Mural of Lorule.
I’ve spent a while working on this AU, which takes place ~3,000 years in the game A Link Between Worlds, after Lorule’s restoration. It is about an ongoing nuclear war between Hyrule and New Lorule, the origins and gods of Lorule’s virtues, its repeating curse, and much more. If you have any questions about any of the characters or lore, please feel free to ask! Otherwise, I hope you enjoy this ongoing project of surreal terror, deep lore, and seraphic tragedy!
I’ve never done anything like this so here’s to me throwing my anxiety to the wind.
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THE LORE; Three thousand years after the transient renewal of Lorule, Creation’s curse has yet to hinder upon the lives of the Lorulean citizens who have prayed for enduring restoration. Their prayers would have been heard, that is.. if they weren’t praying to the wrong god. For the past three millennia; sacred blessings sacrificed in Lorulia’s name, offerings left stagnant in quiet altars, Loruleans who have given up their own lives as oblation for their tyrannical god. Lorule is on the verge of extinction, again. You see, Lorule would be able to sustain such events, if it weren’t for the new enigmatic Hyrulean family. They, who waged war decades before the re-extinction of Lorule, are now responsible for the nuclear famine among the kingdom, the loss of millions of lives, starvation and daunting distress on the Lorulean queen.
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THE OPPRESSOR; Lorulia is the god of Lorule, the creator of the kingdom, the bringer of its citizens, and the all-seer. She is the ruling hand of the kingdom, starting out from deep below bedrock, where the Lorulians first made their home in deep, winding underground caves. Now, it is a formidable kingdom on the surface. Lorulia is a brute, a tyrant, but nonetheless a good leader. She yearns for the safety and reassurance of her everlasting power, pushing away all who wish any type of control on the kingdom. She is Lorule’s version of Hylia.
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THE TRUTH; Creation was the seraphic Demi-god of beauty, art, prisms, and stagnation. (She is Lorule’s version of Demise). She was no more than the bringer of color and beauty to the lands. Under the hands of the tyrant god, Lorulia, Creation sought for more power. She had proposed a co-ruling, where she would be able to control the kingdom’s power alongside Lorulia, and shape the kingdom into a more beautiful image. However, Lorulia declined, and found it horribly blasphemous. She casted Creation away, and her spite for Lorulia only grew from here. She cursed Lorulia, and Lorulia in return cursed Creation to an eternal cycle of misery. Every century, the kingdom Lorulia so loved and protected, would fall into terrible ruin. Creation’s descendant/reincarnation would take this advantage to seize that power to reshape it. However, due to Lorulia’s influence on the curse, the descendants would fail to do so. Thus, the cycle repeats until the descendants finally take that power, or if Ragnarök commences.
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THE VIRTUES AND THE SILVER GODS;
Foolishness; this silver god is responsible for authority, scavenging and ranking over all living creatures. She, alike her spiritual tie; Lorulia, are clouded by power-lustful paranoia, leaving her vulnerable to logical thinking, causing her and her spiritual bearers to act upon impulse.
Her symbol is the Raccoon, and her color is golden. 𓃫 (so help me this place doesn’t have a font color for yellow so I have to use orange.)
The spring of Foolishness is found within the golden birch forests of Lorule, west of Thieves’ Town. That is her respective region. (Think of Eldin for Din)
Foolishness ≠ Wisdom
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Weakness; this silver god is responsible for the cultural traditions, art, vanity, and deception over all living creatures. She, alike her spiritual tie; Creation, are slick beasts. She relies on instinct, seduction, deception, and wits rather than brute strength. This leaves her spiritual bearers to be vulnerably feeble, yet charming.
Her symbol is the Serpent, and her color is cyan. 𓆙
The Spring of Weakness is found within the vast Lorulean rainforest of southwestern Lorule. The tropics are her respective region. However, she originally had governed the north, Lorule’s Death Mountain. She had abandoned this place due to inhospitality, and placed the responsibility to the arctic wolves to keep the environment in order. It is now governed by the spirit of the Wolf, who is Weakness’ watchdog when she governed Death Mountain. Some part of that Arctic essence has lingered in her divine being.
Weakness ≠ Power
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Cowardice; this silver god is responsible for the morality and mental healing of all living creatures. She is reclusive, cowardly, and is described to be quick on her feet. Her blessings gave the creatures the ability to decipher between right and wrong. Her spiritual bearers are blessed with the strength of mental clarity. They may not be able to kill the dragon, but they’ll always be there to cloud out the dragon in your head. However, of course, the cost is their cowardice, being almost unable to stand up to/for people.
Her symbol is the Rabbit, and her color is magenta. 𓃹
The spring of Cowardice is located in the far, mountainous Cherry Blossom forests that expanded behind Skull Woods. It is hard to find, and the forest is occupied with a large quantity of rabbits. Watch where you step, you might trip into a burrow.
Cowardice ≠ Courage
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THE ORACLE; During this war, after he had fortuitously brought upon severe infection on Hyrule, the rebirth of Ganondorf [named Tempus Malakor], escaped Hyrule and made his life in the Ordegu tribe residing in the vast Lorulean rainforest. The Ordegu tribe is the inverse of the Gerudo tribe. Alike to its inverse, its entire civilization are women. However, they are not warriors. They are obsessed with the perspective of beauty, stealth, and are infamous for kidnapping Thieves’ Town residents to reproduce. They’d trade weapons for beauty supplies, like the latest technology of face paint, and nearly ever engage in Central Lorulean conflict. They are a rather closed society, reclusive and dangerous. Tempus found peace in the village, and went on to marry a high-ranking Ordegu aristocrat, where he had made a family.
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THE ANALOG (this is where our MCs come into view!); After some time, Tempus and his spouse had two children. They are identical twins, speculated to be conjoined at birth. However, they were miraculously born separate. One child was named Rip, by her mother. Rip was supposed to be the newborn male in the Ordegu tribe (their whole only male born thing follows the Gerudo’s), but she was developed with another child by her side, leeching all of the nutrients from her. This other child was named Inorrah. He was the tribe’s only born male, he was the bridge between Creation’s spiritual divinity and the mortal world. Inorrah was born, inheriting Weakness’ tropical divinity, a straight reincarnation of Creation and descendant of his grand predecessor, Yuga. Awhile, Rip was born with the long-seemed forgotten Arctic divinity (this is like, REALLY BIG. Lorulia’s influence on the curse made it almost impossible for the reincarnations of Creation to be twins, and let alone inherit the spirit of the Arctics, which she tried to eradicate altogether.) Inorrah does not know that Rip exists, as she was taken away from the village before they could even speak. Their mother took Rip to Lorule’s Death Mountain, knowing she would not be able to survive in the harsh tropics.
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THE PLAYERS (characters who appear in the story and will have their own biographies, references, and posts in the future. They are ranked by importance.)
Inorrah Corvus Serovbeian
Rip/Lorelei Cervus Serovbeian
Lazarus
Queen Solaris
Lorulia, Creation and the Spirit of The Wolf
Tempus Malakor
(More might be added!)
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AUTHOR’S NOTES!
I’ve spent over a year preparing this AU, most of it developed majorly during some of the most daunting times of my life. Weird, isn’t it? Some… unfinished things bring you comfort in drastic moments. I’ve been a die-hard fan of the game (and yuga as a comfort character) since I was around eleven, and honestly if I could show my younger self this whole story.. I’d probably pass out.
Inorrah mainly was my favorite. He was the first one I created to start this whole thing, I created him just- as an oc. I was not originally planning a WHOLE AU- but, he was there, and he was the comfort oc who brought me through those daunting times. He’s my baby, and I’m so so SO excited to share his story with all of you!
I am unfortunately unable to include the Ravio of the story, and the Link of the story, as they are my sibling’s characters (they contribute to the story aswell, but on a very minor scale), they are not finalized and I will need permission first. I’ll see what I can do, though.
AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LORE, CHARACTERS OR ANYTHING- PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK. I believe I am able to answer any question that comes to mind.












