#deities au

I was looking into naga's for the Kofi event, and had a thought. It is a little closer to naga's of folklore... kind of. hahaha! Not beta read.

(Rough examples of what they might represent)

Sans: Justice, Integrity, Order

Papyrus: Patience, Health, Good Fortunes

Blue: Bravery, Peace, Protection

Stretch: Truth, Foresight, Mischief (trickster god)

Red: Strength, Wrath, Vengeance

Edge: War, Glory

Black: Perserverance, Choice/Crossroads, Wealth/Pride

Rus: Knowledge, Luck, Thieves / Assassins

Horror: Resolve, Death/Decay, Corruption

Crooks: Water, Drout/Famine, Rebirth/Regrowth

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Everything was hazy when you started to come to, your body too heavy to move. When you tried to focus, it was like you were running your fingers through water. There were only two things that stuck with you. Two things you knew for a certainty.

You had fallen, and you shouldn't—

"EXIST AMONG THE LIVING? FORTUNATELY FOR YOU, YOU ARE NOT."

During my holiday trip (US Thanksgiving), I asked my friends Jinkz and Anie to give me OC interactions to sketch in pencil during my downtime.

These are all characters shared between me, Jinkz (@littlescorpio.bsky.social), Anie (@whotisthis.bsky.social), and our 293825 shared verses and AUs! While I'd like to refine and finish some digitally, I polished what I could cuz I like how many of them turned out \o/!!

They are more details for each of these sketches in my Kofi’s Pencil Sketches gallery, and in the alt text of the Bluesky thread.

Character Portfolio -- https://colacanvas.com/

DEITIES Website -- deitiesproject.com

SECOND CHAPTER OUT YAYYY

When did She and He become she and he? Not as a sign of disrespect, no, far from it. It was a sign of love, an acknowledgment that Zelda and Link were people. The Goddess and God Incarnate, the Sacred Princess and the Hero…Zelda and Link, her sacred charges, her friends. Dedicated, kind, brave. Children. They were so young.

Impa meant her vows with all her heart. She recited them to herself every morning in her mind.

“It would be the honour of my life to serve as Your Impa. I vow to fight with You, to protect You and guide You. As Your destiny unfolds, I shall be there. Any blade raised against You shall fall by my hands. So long as my heart beats, so shall Yours. So long as blood runs through my veins, I shall protect You. I vow to be with You every step of the way.”

She meant it. Oh, how she meant it. With all her heart and soul, with every fibre of her being. Impa would be whatever they needed her to be. Her sacred charges, the Goddess and God Incarnate. Zelda and Link, her friends. Her dear, brave friends, with the weight of the world on their shoulders.

Every day, Impa went to watch Hyrule Castle. No matter if it rained or snowed, hailed or thundered; she went through Kakariko’s graveyard, prayed for her mother’s soul, and turned towards the castle. Past the dreadful clouds of malice, she could see a persistent flicker of golden light. Zelda’s light, Goddess Hylia’s Light, Zelda’s birthright which she’d fought, prayed, clawed, wept, raged and begged for. Her friend was performing a miracle, holding back Hatred and Malice Incarnate.

Sometimes the clouds of malice became a boar’s head, but a quick flash of gold put a stop to it.

Clouds of malice obscured Castle Town’s ruins from view, but there was no missing the castle. Nothing could ever hide that mountainous fortress. The very symbol of their kingdom, rotting and crumbling.

When Link awoke, when he and Zelda killed Ganon, what would follow? What would happen next? Could the castle be restored? But even if it could…Impa couldn’t imagine Zelda living there. Not in the castle where she’d been so deeply unhappy, not where thousands of people met their gruesome ends.

Perhaps they would stay with Impa. She’d like that. Or perhaps they’d find somewhere else to settle down. Perhaps they’d travel.