The Mask-Maker

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The AU itself is a combination of Majora's Mask and Skyward Sword lore. It presents the idea that the ancient, war-prone Ikanan Kingdom is one in the same with the Demon Tribes of Skyward Sword's prologue which caused the Ancient War. The resulting world is an ancient version of Termina, back when the continent was ruled entirely by Ikana.

As for the story aspect underneath the AU's umbrella, that is called The Mask-Maker and will include subsequent future works. TMM is about Link struggling with his identity as a hero two years after the events of Skyward Sword. There, he suffers from recurring, seemingly-prophetic nightmares about his death at the hands of a demon from Ikana. During unrelated events, he eventually finds his way to the kingdom while in the company of Ghirahim, who turns out to also have ties to the region. Link's adventure in Ikana is to confront the demon which haunts him, but he ends up finding out way more about the history of the Ancient War, what demons are actually like, and what his role in all of this is. This story also includes eventual exploration of prior characters from both SkSw and MM such as Batreaux, Zelda, Groose, Majora, and the Fierce Deity. There are also many OCs involved in order to flesh out the world further.

Please note that there is a ship involved in the story - the ship is Ghirahim/Link with the two now being aged 22/20 respectively. The bulk of the story is focused on the adventure and worldbuilding within Ikana, and the romance content is secondary. It is not an explicit work but is rated M due to occasionally suggestive content. I say this so that you can make an informed decision on whether you want to engage with work that involves a ship.

Hurin, one of Shenbar's friends from ch20. Doing some practice to get back into the swing of drawing!

Art by Ezlo-x

Rating: G

Word Count: 5,612

Summary: Icespine perches on the cusp of transformation, as does the rest of the demon kingdom under King Demise's leadership. A young Igo from a clan of nomads is approached by an agent of such change.

No content warnings applicable.

This is a self-contained ficlet which expands upon certain events prior to the start of The Mask-Maker. Season's Shift pertains to the childhood of the original Fierce Deity Link, here known as Ursang.

This story is set within The Demon Tribes AU. This is an AU that explores the Demon Tribes of Skyward Sword's opening prologue legend. It depicts those tribes as the original Kingdom of Ikana from Majora's Mask.

Young Ursang concept! This isn't a design that appears in the main fic and is for the sidestory ficlet about his childhood.

This was not the first mask Ursang made himself (that would be the Stone Mask), but this was his first mask as carved by his parents. It's typical practice for Igo families to carve an imp's first mask in preparation for their birth*. These would be fairly plain and non-magickal in comparison to masks worn later in life.

This is a rough excerpt from another Zelda-focused chapter in the main TMM fic. Hope you enjoy these little bits amidst my long update drought!

Over a week ago, by the time the sun set on the meeting at Zelda's Roostburrow home, she had already decided exactly what to do. Prior searches had failed, and though the stranger's help had given them a new heading, she wanted success ensured - so she would do what Link had done to find her two years ago. And when she gripped the hilt and pulled, its dormant spirit responded in her mind like a familiar dream, chiming once and expressing nothing more. An automatic greeting to its reborn creator with little conscious thought behind it; both a reassurance of presence and an empty reminder of absence. A reflection of the contrast she often still feels when thinking of Hylia, of herself. That impossible combination of both being and not being. Zelda had known the spirit would still sleep for a long time further. The Master Sword was not to be removed in situations except for an absolute emergency, but given the circumstances, Zelda had felt very strongly that this counted. Such a divine instrument in her hands would confidently pinpoint Link's whereabouts. Given a piece of a person’s aura, the sword spirit could track the owner from any corner of the earth. Before they left on the next day, she calibrated the sword in Link's old dorm, letting Fi attune itself to the missing hero. Then the sword led them across the Sand Sea for days. It parted the Goddess Wall's magical barrier with the ease one would have in drawing a curtain, then guided Her Grace to this very spot, to this very person. Zelda expects to feel relief upon finally seeing her best friend by the end of this long trail. 

In its place, confusion smothers Zelda's mind instead, for Fi points her to someone she doesn't recognize. 

My wips are taking forever due to aforementioned irl woes. So I will share another screenshot that now has a height comparison of Batzorig and his son, depicted here as his 20yo self. Demons get very tall! Ive been wanting to kind of show that though Demise was terrifyingly huge to us playing as a Hylian, his size is actually close to the norm for fully grown demons in this AU.