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[Image description: a 4 panel line art comic from the Merged Shadows LoZ AU. Panel 1: Fin grabs the sword behind his back with a worried expression. Panel 2: A close up of Fin raising the sword, with a thought bubble "I just want out of here" Panel 3: Fin yells "Aaahh" as gold teleportation "ping" has him falling over Costa. Costa looks up with wide eyes. Panel 4: Fin, dripping water, lands on top of Costa's back. Costa screams "Who ARE you and why are you WET?" Fin looks nervously at him. End ID]

Costa and Fin have discovered the Four Sword can teleport to it's other wielders! This ability is dubbed Recollect. This ability can be called upon in the notes, but only works when the Four Sword is in the hands of at least 2 wielders, and can not collect any wielders who are not holding their sword. Wielders can reject this effect.

The Sword in the Ocean: Complete Enemies Defeated: 3 out of 8 Side Quests: 3 out of 4 Fin's Total Rupees: 5 Collected Items: Boomerang, Small Shield, Bubble Seed, Zora Flippers, Blue Four Sword (you can finish more of these later if you return to the Ocean Region)

[Gif: a character selection pixel art with Zelda (greyed out), Jay, Newt, Fin and Costa, who each highlight in color and do brief movements when the cursor hovers over them. End ID]

Character Selection: who would you like to follow now? Jay [In The Forest], Newt [On Death Mountain], Fin [The Castle], or Costa [The Castle]?

Note: Fin & Costa can not proceed outside of The Castle without Jay and Newt.

[Image Description: 5 panel lineart comic for the Merged Shadows AU. Panel 1: Fin looks down at the stunned Eel, which lays in a heap. Panel 2: a close-up of Fin's face, expression uneasy and worried. Panel 3: Fin swims away, sword and shield on his back. Panel 4: The Eel rises screaming a "Shrieekk". Panel 5: Fin looks over his shoulder, sword and eye colored blue. The sword emanates a gold "Shinng" End ID]

Fear Swimming Away won! The Eel is Awakens and is following! And the Sword is being Weird Again... Should Fin Take up the Sword or Find a Hiding Place?

[Image Description: 5 panel lineart comic for the Merged Shadows AU. Panel 1: Fin swims in a loop cheering "haha!" A sunken statue is settled in the bottom of the seabed. Panel 2: Fin cries "Eek!" while looking at a Octorok, hiding behind his shield, boomerang in one hand. The Octorok is wide-eyed, rock heading toward it, with a "poof" surrounding it. A recovery heart flies back toward Fin. Panel 3: The Eel cave is shown with two slightly closed eyes glowing in the darkness. Ahead of it, the four sword stuck in the sand. Panel 4: The sword glows, indicated by a gold "Shing!" Panel 5: The sea is colored in black. Fin has 3 red hearts in the left corner. Fin swims idly in front of the cave and glowing sword. Their shadow, choppy on the sea floor, looks wide-eyed. The Eel cave has one wide eye visible. End ID]

Having swam all the way back to the cave, Fin destroyed another Octorok, regaining a Heart (3 total), and arrived at Night.

Should Fin: try to sneak around and grab the sword, or try to stun the eel with the Boomerang

BOTH options will Initiate the Boss Battle: Characters can not Rest in Boss Battles. If the Player Character looses all their hearts, we will reset to the Last Save. Additionally, Boss Battle poll events will only last 1 day, instead of a week.

[Image Description: 3 panel lineart comic for the Merged Shadows AU. Panel 1: Fin raises his shield to the Eel's open maw of teeth. He looks wide eyed behind the shield. Panel 2: Fin stabs the Eel with his sword in the mouth, shouting "HA" Panel 3: The Eel begins to charge again, swimming around Fin in a circle. End ID]

Fin got 1 hit on the Eel after avoiding being bitten with the shield! Should Fin Swim Away, Attack with the Sword or Stun with the Boomerang?

[Image Description: 8 panel lineart drawing for the Merged Shadows AU. Panel 1: Fin swims through a seaweed forest, pushing a hand against a patch of seaweed. He holds a seahorse in one hand. Panel 2: A octorok spits a rock at him. He puts his shield up, and the rock ricochets with a "Tong" Panel 3: The rock hits the octorok in the head Panel 4: it "poof!" vanishes and leaves behind bubble-shaped seeds on a stem. Panel 5: Fin picks up the seeds, looking at it quizically with a "hm". Panel 6: a close up of the seed is labeled "Seed Satchel: Bubble Seed" Panel 7: Fin lifts his head over the water with a "gasp" Panel 8: Fin holds out the seahorse to the Zora Stergi. Stergi has his arms crossed "Ah, you're back... I suppose a deal is a deal." End ID]

Stergi: Those flippers are handcrafted. I expect you to take good care of them... just like you handled this seahorse.

Fin has added 1 Bubble Seed to his seed satchel and Zora Flippers to his inventory! Bubble Seed: A bubble-shaped seed that holds a small splash of fresh water in its pods. Zora Flippers will be automatically used in deep water and do not need to be Equipped. Fin is ready to go to the Eel!

Should Fin: test the Flippers and try to swim to the Eel, or ask the Fisherman for another boat ride?

[Image Description: 7 panel lineart comic for the Merged Shadows AU. Panel 1: a close up of Fin's hand throwing a boomerang. Panel 2: The Eel is hit in the head with the boomerang with a "KAH", eyes wide. Panel 3: Fin swims to the four sword, arm outstretched to grab it. Panel 4: The eel shakes its head, eyes scrunched up closed. Panel 5: Fin holds up the sword with a look of surprise. He hears a "tinnn- woosh!" Fin's eyes and the sword hilt are both colored blue. Panel 6: The eel wraps around Fin, electric charge surrounding it. Panel 7: "KRRShh" Fin is electrified, half a heart indicated next to him. Fin's expression scrunches up, and his hair goes rigid as he holds onto the sword firmly. End ID]

The boomerang gave just a little less time than expected.... Fin lost half a heart to the Eel's electric power, leaving him with 2.5 hearts! Should Fin swim up to escape, attack the eel with the sword, or Shield? Remember, in Boss Battles you only have 1 day to respond!

[Image Description: A busy black and white doodle of a coral reef. Various fish swim around the reef, blending slightly into the patterns. End ID]

The majority voted for the Coral Reef. This is what Fin is able to see....

Where Next?: I think I see the Seahorse! Swim up to catch it OR I think I see the Seahorse! Use the boomerang to try and push it to Fin OR I don't see it. Go to the Seaweed Bed

Vote in the poll, askbox, or notes!

Alternate Logic Puzzle for a Non-Visual Game- (Use the same voting system)

A helpful sailor passing by told Fin: "The Seahorse loves to jump from place to place, moving from one location to an adjacent location each hour of the day. The Coral Reef is in the center, and the Seaweed Bed is to the Reef's left. To the right, there's a small cave. Today, the Seahorse hid in the cave at Noon."

Fin knows it's currently 7 pm- Can you tell if the seahorse is in the Reef right now? - If it is, say you See the Seahorse! If it isn't, pick the seaweed bed.

The overwhelming majority wanted to Talk!

[Image Description: A 5 panel page lineart drawing for the Merged Shadows AU. Panel 1: Fin nervously tests the water with his foot, holding the shield up to his chest. Panel 2: He jumps back, frightened, reacting to nothing. He holds the shield up by his face. Panel 3: Fin leans under the surface of the water, holding up his shield and waving with a nervous smile. Panel 4: a sturgeon-inspired zora looks over his shoulder with a frown. "What do you want?" Panel 5: Fin signs "you Fish Shoes?" the Zora leans towards him, disgruntled, "My name certainly isn't "Fish Shoes". End ID]

Stergi: "You realize I moved all the way out here to avoid people- Ah, so Madam Aguisha sent you. What does she want this time?... A eel? Getting a rusty sword sounds like a stupid reason to mess with it... How about this, you prove you're not entirely wooden-headed to me and I'll let you have the flippers. There's a Seahorse hiding in this beachside, find it and bring it to me."

Vote in the poll, askbox, or notes! (and note: you can send asks for details to any of the characters before voting!)

Should Fin check: The coral reef OR the seaweed bed OR try to find bait for his fishing line?