#kinstone

The Loftwings of Skyward Sword are known as the ‘other half’ of their Hylian counterparts. They forge a bond with their Hylian at a fairly young age and grow together. A Skyloftian can even sense where their Loftwing is when the two are separated. As the sacred beasts of the Goddess Hylia; Loftwings are most at home in the skies far above what would later become the land of Hyrule and do not descend below the cloud barrier.

But what if they did..?

In Skyward Sword it almost seems like Link’s Loftwing is nervous and scared to descend to the land bellow, is the surface a dangerous place for the Loftwings, not just the monsters from the surface but the Surface itself. Perhaps after many many years, potentially hundreds or even thousands, after the kingdom’s founding and newfound prosperity the Loftwings began to change. Adapting to life without Hylian riders and companions.

Now what would happen when monsters once again flood the Surface. The descendants of the Skyloftians are in terrible danger and while the descendants of the Loftwings may no longer be Loftwings themselves they still hold an affection towards Hylia’s chosen people. This evolution of the Loftwings had once been Hylia’s sacred beasts after all so they descend from the skies, from the heavens, to bestow a gift unto these new Hylians. A blade to seal away the demons.

A blade that the Hylians’ would name after their new friends, The Picori Blade.

YEP! It’s kinda a crack headcanon, but it makes me happy! :D

The Minish’s little feather tails sort of reminded me of Link’s Loftwing’s tail, just a lot less fluffy and full. I know the Minish/Picori and the Loftwings don’t really look all that similar (Gee, the GIANT birds and tiny mice-people don’t look similar. Who would’ve guessed?? XD), but that’s why I say the Picori would be an evolution of the Loftwings over hundreds or thousands of years.