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Link’s eyes widened as the Demon King took the stone from his forehead, shoving the object into his mouth. He knew, he had seen what doing this could do from Zelda’s memories, knew that this action would condemn his mortal enemy for eternity to be stuck as a dragon just as it had done to his best friend. Part of him pitied the fallen king, to be so desperate to do such a thing was honestly saddening to the Hylian.

The small man had to brace himself, a soft gasp escaping him as he felt icy hardness encircling him, the fangs of this newly born dragon he would soon discover. The wind howled and whipped around him, clawing at his face as he tried to squirm out of the maw of this giant beast to no avail.

It was the piercing shriek of the Light Dragon, no Zelda , he had to remind himself bitterly, that had grabbed his attention. And it seemed to grab the Demon Dragons attention too, as the beast swiftly looked towards the source with its piercing gaze, coiling form rising into the air high above the floating Hyrule Castle. The approach of the much smaller elegant silhouette of Zelda’s draconified form soaring through the air towards them sent the demon dragon into a rage, as it roared, maw opening wide and finally letting the Hylian trapped between its fangs into a free fall. The hood of his cloak billowed and whipped around him as the frigid air clawed at his face, the feeling of gravity trying to bring him back to the earth made his stomach twist just as it always did.

His fall was suddenly arrested as Zelda’s fuzzy head swooped under him, knocking the breath from his lungs as he landed. He winced, that would surely leave a nasty bruise, but what was one more amongst the multitude he already wore across his battered body? Zelda’s serpentine body coiled and wove through every opening, deftly dodging the much larger dragon as it tried to rend her from the sky with claws and fangs.

Finally the two leveled out, facing each other as they seemed to wait for the other to make the first move. Link could stand now, giving a soft thanks to Zelda under his breath as he unsheathed the Master Sword. The gleaming Starmetal blade glowed a pulsing blue, as if trying to guide him in his fight towards the weaknesses of his foe. Now that the two sky noodles, er dragons, were no longer moving as much, Link could finally get a good look at the Demon in Dragon form before him. 

One thing he noticed other than the immense size of the dragon was that it seemed to have retained some of the wounds it's humanoid form bore before transformation, gloom like blood coagulating and seemed to form tumor like nodules in the gaping raw wounded areas. A weakness, possibly the only spot that would likely take damage from his blade as the monster's body was covered with black scales harder than any metal or rock in the world.

Link held tight with one hand as Zelda moved suddenly to gain the higher ground, the Demon Dragon opening its maw to unleash a barrage of magic, gloom like energy coming forth in large orbs like giant balls of fire. Sure he had seen the elemental energies that came off the other three dragons before, but for some reason seeing the malevolent energy being directed at him and Zelda specifically made Link’s gut tighten. Stealing himself, Link lept from atop Zelda, angling his body as the grip of gravity once more tried to rip him from the sky, but now he knew he would not fall to the unforgiving earth. 

He watched Zelda swoop past him, weaving between the massive coils of the black and red body that roiled with energy. As he fell he couldn’t help but to think that despite the evil in front of him, he found it oddly beautiful. Not in the sleek elegant beauty that Zelda’s dragon form had, and not in the raw elemental grace that the other three dragons possessed. No, the beauty that the demon dragon had was one of primal beauty, a dark and foreboding grace and brutality that was awe inspiring, a display of pure primal power.

Link aimed himself, snapping his paraglider and feeling his shoulders and arms strain from pain, the jerk as his fall was suddenly halted made him grit his teeth, but he stayed focused. Landing on the lip of the wound he was even more appalled and disgusted to see the multitude of gloom eyes staring at him with pure malice. The Master Sword hummed in his hand, her blue glow singing to him, begging him to allow her to dispatch this enemy of Hylia. With a grunt Link raised his blade, bringing it down and wincing at the spray of blackish blood that nearly covered him. The rancid scent of gloom filled his lungs and nearly had him gagging from the overwhelming presence of this dark power. 

He twisted his sword, stabbing deeper into the tumor like growth as black blood sprayed around him, droplets like icy daggers where it hit his skin. Suddenly the Demon Dragon roared, a guttural and horrible sound that made his head hurt, ears pinning against his head from how loud it was. Link was launched airborne again as the foul energy and shaking of the massive serpentine body threw him from where he had been, his grip on the Master Sword making sure it was not left embedded into the gloom tumor.

Gravity gnawed at him again as he hurtled through the sky, struggling for a moment to tell which way was up and which way was down until Zelda once again caught him, halting his fall with her fuzzy head and making a slightly concerned “Prrp” noise as she once again dodged and weaved around the massive black and red dragon. Once she gained the high ground again Link gave her a reassuring pat on the head, before once more flinging himself into the air, aiming for another cancerous looking growth on the Demon Dragon, willing his aching body to listen to him just a little longer.

Once more Link landed, and once again he sliced into the tumor of darkness and eyes that lay growing from the great beast before he was thrown back to the air, forcing him to rely on Zelda to gain the upper hand as she soared through the sky. Each time he landed on her, his body screamed in pain, he wished he could just relax for a moment, yet the looming threat of the Demon Dragon remained unwavering.

Just two more, two more tumor like growths to deal with, and then what? He didn’t really have much of a plan from there, but to be honest he didn’t have much of a plan the moment Ganon ate that stone. Could this monster even die? Or was this just a fruitless endeavor on his part, destined for failure in the end? No he couldn’t think like that, focus on what you’re doing.

Another growth destroyed, he’d think it was getting easier if his body wasn’t hurting so much, exhaustion gripping him and making it harder to move, yet Link persisted. His goal was within reach, gritting his teeth as he landed a little awkwardly, gloom leeching at his vitality as its energy basically oozed from every scale of the gargantuan beast. Slamming the gleaming blade of the Master Sword into the abomination was rather satisfying, the nodule bursting just as all the others had. And again he was thrown into the air only to be caught by Zelda as she spiraled and looped her elegant form in and around the monster that they fought.

Something had emerged from the dragon, a giant version of the once small stone Ganon had eaten. And for a moment he swore he could see Sonia, that woman from Zelda’s memories who was the previous owner of that stone, standing upon its shining surface. The once magenta-ish coloured energy that spewed from the Demon Dragons mouth had taken on a more threatening red and black hue, just as the sky had become a bloody crimson. Briefly he wondered what the sages would think, and if they were still alive, Hylia he prayed they were still alive. He didn’t think he could take the guilt of more of his friends dying because of his inability to stop this evil. No he couldn’t think about that now, he had to focus.

One last time, he lept from Zelda’s head, his mind recalling that first plunge he had taken off the sky island all those months ago, when he had awoken to the voice of Raru the first King of Hyrule. He landed on the Demon Dragon’s head, those piercing eyes glaring at him, but for a moment he swore he saw a glimpse of fear in those hypnotic eyes. He shook his head, slamming his blade into the giant stone over and over, cracks beginning to form on its surface.

The Demon Dragon roared, seemingly in pain, thrashing about and nearly throwing Link from his spot, but he held on. Climbing and raising the Master Sword, she was practically screaming to be used, seeking out the source of the darkness that it was made to seal as it glowed brighter than he ever recalled it glowing. For a moment, Link thought he saw the first Queen Sonia in the fragmented surface of the stone, nodding as if encouraging him. Link shook his head, clearing his mind and raising the Master Sword, and with one mighty strike, slammed it into the stone, causing it to splinter and crack, shattering with glorious holy light as Link was thrown, Master Sword still in hand, from the great calamitous dragon.

He wondered briefly if he’d fall to his death now, part of him thought it’d be a funny way to go out, but Zelda once again caught him, gliding effortlessly through the air and a safe distance away from the Demon Dragon. Link watched with fascination as the golden energy spewed out from where the stone had been, ripping agonized roars from the giant beast as it flew higher as if trying to escape the pain. Then cracks and fissures erupted across its body, bright red light spewing from these chasms that had opened across its form.

Link had to shield his eyes momentarily, ears pinned back from the sound caused by the massive shockwave of energy released as what could only be compared to as a magic nuke engulfed the dragon, spreading out and bathing all of Hyrule in blinding light for a moment.

The Demon Dragon was gone, and the Master Sword seemed quiet as he sheathed the holy blade. Link collapsed back onto Zelda’s furry head, letting out a groan as finally the pain and exhaustion of the fight had caught up to him. It was over, Ganondorf was gone, dead even. But Zelda was still a dragon, and Link had no idea how, or if there even was any way to turn her back. Tears began to slip down his cheeks, as he lay against the draconic head of his best friend, a choked sob escaping him. 

“Mrrp?” Zelda seemed to make the noise out of concern and curiosity, which broke Link’s heart even more. An even louder sob left him as he curled onto his side, running his fingers through the short white fur of his best friend’s forehead.

“I’m… I’m sorry… I’m so sorry Princess… I don’t know what to do… how do I save you? I’m sorry Zelda… I’ve failed you again.” Link spoke, his voice rough and horse from disuse and crying.

Zelda seemed to let out a sad whine, a soft rumbling sound coming from her like she was trying to sooth the broken man who laid against her head as the two drifted through the now serene skies of Hyrule. Eventually Link uncurled himself, laying on his back again and staring up at the endless blue sky. You’d almost think he’d fallen asleep after a while with how peaceful it was to just lay there.

With some reluctance Link decided to stand, pulling out his Purah Pad to sort through his stash of items, he quickly found what he was looking for. Silent Princesses appeared in his hands, and Link set to weaving them into Zelda’s luscious mane of golden hair, humming a song his mother used to sing to him softly. Zelda made a happy trilling sound, soft and pleasant as she glided through the sky. 

“These used to be so rare, but now they grow abundantly… it’s like the world is finally healing… I know a spot where they grow wild and free, like a sea of them… I wish I could take you there…” Link Muttered, his voice straining slightly both with grief and with how little he tended to speak.

As Link wove the delicate flowers into Zelda’s hair, he couldn’t help but loath that he didn’t bring anything to tie her hair with as he pleated braids into her lush mane. Not that any normal hair ties would work well on the large dragon, but maybe Link could find some cloth at the Castle that he could use. 

Once he had woven the flowers sufficiently into Zelda’s hair, Link stood, carefully climbing over her head and onto her back. He made a habit of walking along her to check for any chunks of crystal that she had begun to shed, finding that she seemed to be happier when they were removed from her spines. Link gathered the chunks as he went before backtracking once more towards her head. On his way back to her head, he noticed a scale that looked pretty loose, so he gently took it, the scale coming free with ease, he placed it as well as the crystals into his Purah Pad.

Finally Link sat down on her fuzzy head, gently petting her and running his fingers through the soft fur. He was loath to leave her, really he didn’t feel like there was any point now, the world was saved and his duties as the Hero fulfilled. The only duty he had left was as Zelda’s sworn knight, but that wasn’t really something he could accomplish anymore.

With the sun starting to set across the horizon, Link eventually bid Zelda farewell, as much as he wished he could simply stay up there with her forever. He eventually rolled off of her, letting himself into a freefall for a bit before taking his Purah Pad to simply teleport to Lookout Landing.

Teleporting was always an odd sensation, feeling weightless for a moment before feeling suddenly very heavy, then everything evened out as your vision cleared. Link blinked a little to get his eyes to refocus, squinting at the bright light streaming onto his face from the entrance of the skyview tower. 

The first thing he noticed was the sages, gathered and seemingly arguing about something. Other than being a little worse for wear, the sages all looked to be okay, which was a huge relief to Link as he approached. His presence caught the attention of Tulin who immediately shouted in relief.

“Guys he’s back!” The smaller Rito exclaimed, grabbing the attention of the others right quick. Each of the sages seemed to allow relief to flood onto their faces.

“Link my closest friend, we were worried that something had happened to you when you took so long to return, how are you?” Sidon asked with genuine concern as he approached Link, ready to help him as always.

The small Hylian waved off his friends worried fussing, smiling weakly at the Zora, really he just wanted to rest. But he knew that he owed them a report. Thankfully Mineru came to his rescue, her large mechanical form making its way over to him as she seemed to scan him for serious injuries.

“Let’s get you into the shelter and start taking care of some of those nasty bruises, you can tell us what happened there and then rest, you look like you need it.” Mineru spoke, though her form could not easily display emotion, there was obvious concern lacing her voice as she guided Link to the shelter so his injuries could be tended to.

As Sidon started to use his magic to heal the worst of his injuries, he finally realized just how sore he was. Link just wanted to rest and close his eyes, he was so tired. Still he waited until his arms were free to start signing his report, though he tried to go slow, he had to repeat himself a few times because the others would tell him he was going too fast. 

“I see, so after the fight and that big explosion we saw you spent some time with the Princess, that’s why you took a little longer to come back. No it’s fine, if I could spend time with her I’d do the same in your place.” Mineru comforted gently.

“Don’t worry Link, I know we will find a way to save the Princess!” Tulin butted in chipperly, giving his best supportive smile which Link returned with a slightly sadder one.

“Y-yah, and now that the Demon King is gone, we can put all our efforts into helping find a way to turn her back goro!” Yunobo added, giving a thumbs up.

“Indeed, we will give our every effort to saving Princess Zelda, I’m sure that it can be done!” Sidon said as he carefully worked his healing magic into Link’s sore shoulders. “Though I think we should be letting Link rest soon, these injuries are actually quite bad, you nearly dislocated both your shoulders.” Sidon added with concern as he continued to heal the smaller man.

Riju had been oddly quiet this entire time, seemingly deep in thought, but she gave Link a reassuring smile when they locked eyes as if to say he had her full support as well. Mineru finished writing down the info they needed, and once Sidon finished healing the worst of Link's injuries, the small swordsman was guided to take a much deserved hot bath and to rest.

Once Link had finished relaxing and washing the grime of battle from his skin, he found himself quickly succumbing to the calls of sleep, so without much fight, Link fell deep into sleep as soon as he lay down.

He hadn’t dreamed in so long that he forgot he could, and as he slept his mind turned to his own deepest fears. Stuck between the maws of the Demon Dragon again, except this time he heard a loud crunching sound as the monster bites down harder, starting to crush him with excruciating pain. Link screamed out in agony, trying in vain to worm his way free as his spine was shattered between massive fangs.

A sea of blood, and held in his left hand is a tangle of rust red hair, a mummified skull attached to the strands of crimson. Before him lay the light dragon, Zelda, yet something was horrifically wrong. The dragon seemed dead, lifeless and still, it’s maw wide open and eyes glossy. Yet in the mouth of the Light dragon was the corpse of his best friend, partly fused to the creature she had become with the Master Sword embedded in her chest. Zelda Looked up at him, smiling softly “Don’t cry, I’ll be back again” she spoke in an angelic soft voice as blood dripped down her head and from her mouth. Secret stones started to float to the surface of the lake of blood around them as Zelda became limp, tendrils of blood slithering up from the pool to writhe around him and cling to his body, trying to pull him under. 

“It’s your fault. You couldn’t save her, couldn’t protect her. You failed just like you always do” The mummified head spoke, piercing glowing eyes bore into him as he fell to his knees, blood lapping around him and trying to pull him under. He wanted to die, to just let himself drown in this ocean of sanguine. It was right after all, he did fail again to keep his best friend safe, and this guilt ate away at him.

Link woke up with a silent scream, no noise leaving him as he gasped for air, body drenched in sweat and trembling almost violently. Mineru had been passing by as she peaked her robotic head into the room, rushing over as she saw Link with tears falling down his face and hyperventilating.

It took nearly half an hour for Mineru to get Link calm enough for him to shakily sign out the word Nightmare, and by then he didn’t much feel like sleeping despite the exhaustion that gnawed at him. He thought he may never sleep again, anything to avoid another dream like that one. Link could swear he still felt the thick blood lapping against his body, racing shivers through his slender form which concerned Mineru.

“Link, are you sure it was just a Nightmare? You seem really shaken up for something as simple as a bad dream…” Mineru asked gently. When Link gave her a questioning look she made a noise like a sigh, “I think you had a Night Terror, it’s common in some children, but most adults tend to outgrow them… That being said, sufficient mental distress and trauma can cause them to happen…” She explained softly.

The small swordsman let out a shuddering sight, “I’m fine, it was just shocking… I’m going to warm some milk…” The Hylian signed, Mineru nodding and helping him stand, as his body was still aching.

“If you say so… but know I am always here for you if you need to talk, or sign” Mineru said, and if her robot could smile, he was sure she’d be wearing the most motherly, reassuring smile possible.

As Link warmed up some milk to drink, he decided to mention one other thing to Mineru, “I’ll be going to the castle tomorrow to grab some things, just a heads up” Link signed to the motherly woman, knowing that if he didn’t tell her about his plans, she’d fuss over him like a mother Cucco.

“Okay, thank you for telling me… now you should try to get some more sleep” Mineru said as she guided him back to bed, the small Hylian sipping on his warm milk as they walked. “Yah yah” he signed with one hand, smiling slightly at the robotic form of his friend.

Once he had finished his milk, Link reluctantly crawled back into bed and let exhaustion take over. This time he fell into a deep dreamless sleep.

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Link awoke around mid morning, the sun already starting its climb into the sky by the time he had gotten out of bed and started to make himself breakfast. A simple omelet with some fried greens was a suitable enough breakfast for the hero, and soon with the well wishes of the sages, Link headed off to the castle, using his Purah Pad to teleport to the nearby shrine in the castle's grounds. The gloom that had polluted the area heavily had retreated somewhat, and he expected it to continue to lessen the longer time went on with the defeat of Ganondorf. He smiled slightly as some of the smaller weaker bokoblins ran away at the sight of him rather than fighting.

Link took his time, leisurely walking through the castle as he made his way slowly to the throne room, casually picking up a few arrows and a new bow as he went. The castle was rather quiet, it almost felt eerie to be there and not be attacked by something or feel like he was being watched.

The swordsman paused when he noticed the Master Sword glowing again, his stomach dropping at what that could mean. He stole himself for a moment, then walked into the main throne room, where what he saw made him snarl, white hot fury running through his veins.

Laying bloodied and battered on the floor was an unconscious Ganondorf. Yet he looked different, now he had horns similar to those he had when he was a dragon, and obsidian black scales dotted his skin. His clothing was barely hanging on, thankfully though it did provide enough modesty to cover the most important parts. Link stiffened when he saw movement near the Demon King, however he was met with his own confusion as that movement turned out to be a tail. 

Somehow, Ganondorf was alive, at least he thinks he is, yah the Gerudo man was still breathing, though very slowly. Hesitantly, Link approached the large figure of the man, Master Sword drawn as he stepped as silently as he could.

Now that he wasn’t in a life or death battle he was actually able to get a good look at the Gerudo, dark tanned skin with patches of onyx like scales adorning him, his beard resembling that of Rarus more, looking to be partially made of scales, and his once round ears now large and fuzzy like those of the dragons Link knew of. Ganon also now had a large prominent forehead horn that spiked upwards, and two ram-like horns that curled around to face forwards. His mouth was parted slightly, two large tusk-like fangs on the bottom row of his teeth slipped past the man's full looking lips. 

“Why’d he have to be so hot if he was evil?” Link muttered to himself, shaking his head to clear his thoughts. Wait, if Ganon survived, could he even be killed? Did that mean there might be a way to save Zelda? Link's mind was racing with each thought, hope starting to bloom in his heart again.

Link was still staring at the Gerudo while he thought, but he brought his sword up suddenly when he realized Ganon had woken up, staring up at the Hylian with draconic irises, glowing pupils narrowed into slits, his iris took up a larger amount of his eye now, but you could still see the whites of his eyes.

Ganon didn’t move, eyes still locked onto Link with a look that he couldn’t quite describe, was it anger, confusion maybe? He couldn’t tell what the Gerudo was thinking as the two remained locked in a staring contest.

“Well? Aren’t you going to try to kill me, Hero of Hyrule?” Ganon’s deep timbre of a voice finally asked, startling Link out of his thoughts. Link thought for a moment, clearly Ganon couldn’t fight as if he could, Link would have been attacked by now, and judging by how Ganon was speaking to him, he guessed his state must be pretty bad.

Link shook his head, still glaring daggers at the former Demon King as he sheathed his sword so he could sign. “Do you understand Sign language?” His hands moved slowly as the demon king watched with narrowed eyes.

“Mostly… the language of the hands hasn’t changed much it seems” The Gerudo man replied now after a moment of silence. 

Link nodded, then once more raised his hands to sign “I could ask you the same thing Demon King Ganondorf, why have you not taken the chance to attack me when my guard was down?” The small Hylian signed his question.

It was a pretty decent question all things considered, after all, any previous meetings they had always involved Ganon attacking Link without hesitation. Now though it seemed the man wasn’t even willing to sit up, still laying on his back with nasty wounds all over his body, black gloom like blood trickling from his injuries.

“I would if I could, boy, but loathe as I am to admit it, I cannot move.” The former Demon King spoke. Link sighed softly now, noticing that Ganon had to strain to look so he could see the Hylian signing, so he moved to help prop Ganon up against a wall, the Gerudo shouting indignantly at the disrespect and the hero touching him.

“Shut up I’m being nice” Link signed after he had propped the Gerudo man up, noticing all the injuries that he had caused before the Demon King had become a Demon Dragon. “So, you’re still alive… you look like you’ve lost enough blood to have died three times over, so I assume that your draconic immortality persists” The knight guessed, to which Ganon nodded slightly.

“I can’t use my powers either, it just causes pain.” Ganon admitted grumpily.

“Well if it’s possible to turn you back, even well… partly back… then it might be possible to save Princess Zelda” Link paused, letting the Gerudo absorb what he just signed, “to that ends, you’re going to help me.” The Hylian finished.

A bark of laughter left the former Demon King, “Me? Help You ? Why would I help you?” Ganon asked with a sneer.

In response, Link drew the Master Sword, smiling with a look in his eyes like a dead man walking who had nothing left to lose. He placed the tip of the sword's blade against Ganon’s collarbone, the metal seeming to sear into his flesh as the holy blade glowed brighter blue.

Ganon only glared at the Hero, wincing in pain as Link slowly began to push it into his skin, at first not breaking through, but soon white hot pain bloomed from where the sword was now pushing into his collar just above the bone.

“I don’t have to be back for hours, and you can’t die… I can have as much fun as I want and you can’t do shit… so are we really going to play this game?” Link spoke in his soft rasp of a tone, his vocal chords complaining from the sudden use.

Ganon was shocked to hear the man's voice, not once throughout the entire time they fought nor any of the times he had spied on the man had he heard this Hylian speak, always using hand signs to talk. This surprise however was far outweighed by the gravity of what the Hero had said.

“Okay okay! I’ll listen to you… Fuck just get that cursed blade away from me!” Ganon finally relented, sighing from relief as the blade was removed, Link casually wiping the blade with a cloth to rid it’s holy surface of the blackened blood as if he hadn’t just threatened Ganon with torture.

With that decided, Link drops one of his travel medallions onto the ground, “I’ll be back, stay here” He signed, and before Ganon could respond, the smaller man had pulled out his Purah Pad and teleported away, leaving Ganondorf once more alone in the silence of the castle.

The much larger man tried to adjust himself, but his body screamed in pain with every movement, like it was burning from the inside out, his chest tightening in retaliation for him moving. Eventually he just gave up, closing his eyes momentarily as he tried to ignore the pain burning just under his skin.

Link returned maybe an hour or so later, appearing from the blue spot of symbols on the ground and startling Ganon a little. The Gerudo shot the Hylian a questioning look, to which Link rolled his eyes.

“I went to make some healing elixirs and get you something to patch up your clothes, you aren’t very useful as you are now” He signed in explanation, getting a growl from Ganon.

Link waved him off, pulling out that pad once more and somehow retrieving from it multiple bottles of healing elixir. “Drink” Was all the Hylian said as he put the first bottle to the larger man's lips. 

With some reluctance, Ganon drank the bitter liquid, wincing as his wounds slowly started to heal over and the burning feeling eventually subsided to something much more bearable. Finally he could move again, so he tried calling on his powers like he so easily used to, wanting to summon a gloom blade to run the smaller man through, instead he felt searing hot pain bloom from his hand all the way up his arm and into his skull and chest. He put his arm down and groaned in pain, waiting for the agony racing through him like fire in his veins to subside again. After some minutes it did much to Ganon’s relief.

During all of this, Link had managed to fashion a cloak and some repairs to the Gerudo’s clothes, though how he managed this without Ganon noticing he would never know. Link threw the clothing onto Ganon who could now stand, the Gerudo grumbling as he took the offending clothes and put them on.

As Ganon stood he stretched and popped his shoulders, feeling relief at finally being able to move properly, it was now that he noticed his tail, and that he had horns, huh guess Draconification and reversing it had some side effects. Either way he still was reluctant to help this supposed Hero of Hyrule.

“So now that you’ve healed me, what makes you think I’ll actually cooperate with you?” Ganon asked snidely, glaring down at the smaller man.

“Other than my threats of torture?” Link asked in a slight croak of his voice to which Ganon nodded while crossing his arms over his chest. “That if you try to run, I will hunt you down, and do this” he replied.

Just as Ganon was about to ask what, Link punched him full force right in the junk, Ganon’s vision went white as fire-like pain raced through him. He toppled over, and you know how the bigger they are the harder they fall, well apparently he would fall hard, directly on top of the Hylian who had assaulted his Gerudo Gems.

“Get off me you damn LIZARD!” Link screamed, forcing Ganon with surprising strength to roll over and off the much smaller Hylian man.

Link stood and dusted himself off, looking down at Ganon who was still clutching his family jewels in pain, a smug grin on the Hylian’s face. “Do I make myself clear, you scaly bitch?” Link snarled.

All Ganon could do was nod, how did such a small man have that much strength to throw a punch a fully grown Gerudo woman would be jealous of? He let out a soft whine, embarrassed but in too much pain to care.

Eventually Link took some pity on him and gave him another healing elixir to drink, which he quickly did, feeling soothing relief flood through him as the pain eased. “Remind me to not piss you off like that again…” Ganon muttered, ‘ Tiny bastard is perfect cock shot height’ Ganon thought grumpily.

After some time, Ganon would follow Link through more of the castle, the smaller man gathering large pieces of cloth from some of the tapestries that still looked salvageable, putting them into that pad of his as they went. Ganon wondered if it was Zonai in origin, but thought it couldn’t be based on the design. Every now and then he’d glance at the smaller man’s right arm, which was slightly off for proportions on the Hylian, Raru was much taller than Link after all, but it seemed whatever magic had been used to graft the arm to him had adjusted its size drastically to better fit Link.

“Don’t you have to go back to your little friends soon?” Ganon asked as he noticed the sun by now had started to set. Link shook his head now, “I told them I’d be out for a few days” Link signed as they made their way deeper through the castle, after a while Link allowed them to rest, making a small camp in a secluded corner, he brought out some supplies to make some food from his Purah Pad as Ganon sat down.

“You like spice?” Link signed, confusing Ganon for a moment, but he nodded after he realized he was talking about seasonings for food. Link went to work cooking, adding Goron Spice, Oils, and some other ingredients Ganon didn’t recognise, humming softly to himself as he worked.

When Link finished, he plated them each a portion, being kind enough to give the large Gerudo man the bigger serving, Ganon was surprised at how good the food was, the perfect amount of spice balanced with savory meat and a hint of sweetness to offset it and wrap all the flavors together. The two ate in silence until eventually Ganon decided he would sleep, the moon now high in the sky. Link seemed to stay on watch, not that Ganon cared, the night was silent and peaceful.

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Ganon was woken up by the slivers of sunlight streaming onto his face, sitting up and stretching; he felt several satisfying pops as his shoulders and back popped from the stretching. He looked around momentarily, quickly noticing that Link was still sitting where he had last seen him.

The Hylian was clearly alert, but his gaze looked dead. When Ganon moved, Link’s gaze snapped towards the larger man, grip tightening on the Master Sword which he had resting across his lap the entire night as he kept watch.

“You didn’t wake me to take watch?” Ganon finally spoke, to which the Hylian narrowed his eyes at the man.

“Like I’d trust you to keep watch…” The smaller man signed, and to be honest, it made sense that the tiny Hylian wouldn’t trust the Gerudo man. Still Ganon allowed himself to take a little offense to the Hylian’s rude words. 

Link easily guided Ganon down further into the darkness below the castle, and though some areas proved slightly annoying to the large Gerudo man, they made it down all the way to a room just before the sealing chamber. 

There had been no enemies to fight on their way down, but for Link it was no bother as he had already cleared this place out on his way down to fight Ganon the day prior, and with no blood moon to rekindle the creatures life force, Link walked easily like he owned the halls of this dark place.

Link looked at the many murals, finally pulling out a bomb flower much to Ganon’s shock and easily chucking it at the rubble blocking some of the murals. He didn’t even flinch as rocks and debris rained down around him from the explosion, his hair blown back from his face and ears pinned against his head.

Ganon on the other hand had to cover his sensitive draconic ears, glaring at the Hylian as the small man took out a time bomb this time, walking up to the remaining rubble. Ganon expected the smaller man to pull out a bow to detonate it from a safe distance, instead Link simply kicked the high impact explosive and walked away casually as it exploded behind him.

“Do you have no concern for your own safety? Playing with those kinds of things is dangerous” Ganon grumbled, combing some debris out of his crimson hair.

“Don’t care, done it plenty of times before, I know what I’m doing” Link signed dismissively, taking out his Purah pad to take some pictures of the murals. The small man sighed in frustration. The murals only showed what he already knew from Zelda’s memories, nothing new about how to possibly turn her back.

“How do you plan to get back out, I’d think it’d be a little hard to climb out” Ganon asked, to which Link waved him over. With a sigh of annoyance, Ganon moved closer to the hero, looking over his shoulder to see the map of Hyrule with all these glowing marks on it. Link tapped one, a mark not far from the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab, the Jochi-iu Shrine near the East Akkala Stables. When he did so he grabbed Ganon by the wrist, much to the man's anger, but suddenly he was feeling like he was weightless as the two teleported. 

When they landed Ganon had to take a moment to breathe properly again, “Warn me next time!” he snarled angrily at the small Hylian who had already started making his way north, ignoring the former Demon King. Luckily the Gerudo had long strides and so caught up quickly to the small man. They made their way past the Horse God and when Ganon asked where they were going, he pointed easily to the labyrinth on the water. 

“And how do you expect me to make it out there? I can’t exactly fly” Ganon grumbled, only for Link to use that borrowed arm of his to suddenly create some strange Zonai contraption. When Ganon gave him a questioning look Link simply signed “Flying machine” much to the bafflement of the much larger man.

“I am not getting onto that” Ganon deadpanned, to which point Link moved to draw the Master Sword, which quickly had Ganon changing the tone of his voice, “Fine fine, but are you sure it will carry both of us?” the former Demon King questioned.

“Should be able to, once carried an entire horse with it… you’re not heavier than a full grown stallion are you?” Link signed in reply, smirking at the look of slight offense he got from the Gerudo man.

Without much other option but to listen, Ganon clambered onto the strange contraption, Link swiftly taking control of the steering stick. The machine groaned for a moment as it whirled to life, fighting desperately against gravity until it was finally able to take off. And though it wouldn’t win any awards for speed, it was a relatively stable flight, so long as Ganon didn’t move and throw the balance of the machine off.

Ganon had to admit, he’d never really flown like this, and there was part of him that hoped he’d never fly like this again, as the cold ocean air whipped around his mane of red hair. His brief time as a dragon didn’t even feel like flying so much as it did like swimming through the air.

Link smiled as they sailed through the air, seemingly undisturbed by the fact that any small movement from Ganon could send the two with the machine hurtling towards the ocean. The labyrinth was getting much closer now, and Ganon was able to make out some carvings at the entrance with his enhanced draconic sight.

Finally they landed at the entrance of the Lomei Labyrinth, and Ganon had never been happier to be on solid ground again, though he didn’t show it, remaining stoic save for the slight wag of his tail. He still wasn’t used to the appendage.

Link wandered over to the engraving and seemed to read it for a moment before casually walking into the maze like a man on a mission, and well, he was one. Ganon followed wordlessly, letting the tiny twink lead as they ventured through the winding labyrinth, and once they reached the end, Link seemed to perk his ears up as he listened to something only he could hear. 

After a moment of looking up at the sky, Link pulled out his Purah Pad and took out some supplies, mainly a blanket, firewood and flint, and some food. “I’m guessing you do not wish to fly again, so wait here and don’t cause trouble” Link signed, then without waiting for the Gerudo to respond, he moved and started to scale the sheer face of one of the walls, climbing it with nearly terrifying ease.

Ganon gave in to lighting up a fire a few hours later, sitting on the blanket he had been given and idly munching on an apple. Every now and then he’d look up and be able to just make out the form of the tiny Hylian gliding around up in the Sky Labyrinth far above. He wondered if the Hylian had any fears to so easily hurl himself through the air like gravity wasn’t going to try and kill him.

After some time, Ganon was shocked by the sudden whoop of excitement, he looked up and saw the Hylian in a nose dive towards his location, a previously closed trap door in the ground opening up and Ganon watched in perturbed fascination as the small man dove straight in without hesitation. Ganon decided to follow now, using the side walls of the pit to slow his descent, he soon caught up to Link only to find him battling some massive Zonai construct.

The way that the Hylian moved was like he was dancing, weaving around attacks elegantly and taking every opening to strike, a feral grin on his face the entire time. Ganon felt his tail swish back and forth almost in excitement at seeing the skill the swordsman displayed. But the movement must have caught the Hylians attention, because next thing he knew, the smaller man was being hurled into a wall, grunting in pain.

Ganon felt something akin to rage at seeing this, and had to physically stop himself from going down into the arena-like area to help the twink. Instead he crossed his arms and glared at the man, tail thrashing angrily.

Much to Ganon’s shock, Link stood with no issues, grinning like a mad man as he charged, becoming even more reckless as the fight went on. Link was able to deal the final blow, a strange Zonai device lighting up which Link touched, furrowing his brows and wiping blood from his forehead as he seemed to listen to something. A frustrated groan left the small man as he started to march over to Ganon, casually pulling out a hot buttered apple to munch on. Ganon watched in slight fascination as some of Links wounds healed just from eating some food.

Link grabbed onto Ganon, selecting a place on his Purah pad again and this time giving the Gerudo a pointed look as if to ask if he was ready. Ganon nodded, and with that the two teleported away. 

Being prepared now didn’t do much for how weird the sensation of teleporting was, and Ganon still had to blink a few times to refocus his spinning vision once they had arrived. The shrine name was Rasitakiwak, they had ended up near Lake Akkala and Link quickly headed off up the road towards the Ukuku plains where Link knew a large white maned Lynel roamed.

Ganon took long strides to follow the twink, but paused when Link lifted a hand to tell him to stop, “Don’t cause trouble, I’m gonna go fuck up a Lynel” Link signed quickly, startling the shit out of Ganon. Sure he had seen Link take on Lynels before, but he thought that doing so took some preparation, not just an on a whim thing.

So it was much to Ganon’s shock that the tiny man raced towards the massive centaur like beast with a flowing white mane. Link dodged the fireballs thrown at him with practiced ease, quickly closing the distance to a very unsafe closeness, he quickly threw a puffshroom onto the ground, briefly cutting the line of sight of both the Lynel and Ganon. The next thing Ganon knew, Link was on the monster's back, wailing on it with a massive claymore fused with the jaw of a molduga.

Link was suddenly thrown from the monsters back by a particularly hard jostling, landing with a soft oof noise. The smaller man looked up just in time to get a hoof to the chest as he was kicked clear across the field. Most people would have instantly died from such a blow, being kicked by the powerful hind legs of a Lynel was a death sentence to a normal person. But Link stood, glaring at the beast as he drew his bow, a trickle of blood falling past his lips. He was sure he had broken a few ribs from that kick, the crunch of the bones audible even to Ganon, but the beast was nearly finished. He took aim, fusing a bomb flower to the end of his arrow he shot the Lynel, causing it to rear back in pain, roaring in anger as it got ready to charge. One more shot, this time a normal arrow, pierced the Lynel through the eye, the great beast collapsing as it died. 

Link nearly collapsed, coughing up blood and bile as he threw up what little he had eaten that day, the pain causing nausea and dizziness as he fell to his knees. He may even have a ruptured lung from all the blood that was coming up, his breaths sounding wet and gargled. Ganon tried to make it seem like he wasn’t in a rush to check on the hero, but his long strides still brought him to Link's side in no time.

“I may still wish to see you dead, but I’d prefer it to be by my hands… what the fuck were you thinking?” Ganon scolded the smaller man. The Gerudo could tell something was immediately wrong as he heard the wet inhale, the sound much like a death rattle from a dying man.

Link rolled his eyes, hissing in pain as he forced himself to pull out a Healing elixir and drink it, feeling his bones knit back together and the tear in his lung seal shut, he still had to cough up some more blood from within his lungs, but it hadn’t been the first time he experienced something like this.

“I’m fine”  Link signed weakly, getting up to his feet on wobbly legs. Ganon felt real concern for the man, seeing him fling himself at danger and go through near death experiences like it was nothing was shocking to say the least.

But why should he feel any sympathy or concern for the small Hylian, this was his mortal enemy after all, should he not revel in the fact that Link was injured and suffering? Instead he felt his stomach drop, fear for the man like ice through his veins.

Ganon looked away after confirming that the Hylian would live, trying not to betray how worried he felt nor the anger he felt over his concern for the man.

After some time, they would make camp near a stream, Link taking off his bloodied shirt to wash it in the flow of water, Ganon was able to get a good look at the multitude of scars that covered his slender lean form. One caught his eye especially, all down his left side a massive scar that looked almost like a burn, Ganon nearly asked what had caused the injury before he caught himself and simply busied himself with stoking the fire.

Once more as Ganon allowed himself to sleep, he noticed the Hylian keeping watch, part of him hoped the man would wake him for his turn to stay on watch, part of him knew he wouldn’t. And so Ganon found himself asleep soon enough to the low crackle of the fire.

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When the sun rose, Link was still on watch, two days without proper sleep was starting to show a little on the small Hylian man. Still he shrugged off any concern aimed at him as he packed things up. 

“What about those sage avatars that you have, why not have one of them keep guard?” Ganon suggested after a while, walking with Link over to an apple tree. When he noticed the Hylian about to start climbing the tree to get some apples, Ganon instead reached up and just pulled the branches down for the man to pick his apples. Link shot him an incredulous look at the seemingly kind gesture. “What you’ve been feeding me, my mothers at least taught me to be grateful for the food I’m given” The Gerudo huffed, not making eye contact with the Hylian man.

“Because I found out a long while ago that they can see and hear through their avatars… I’m not ready to deal with them finding out about you” Link croaked, his voice rough and straining a little, but his hands were full of apples.

Ganon seemed to think about that for a moment, “Well the Rito boy seems the least likely to tell if you asked him to keep it secret” the Gerudo muttered as they went back to where Link had set up a cooking pot.

“Tulin? Yah, maybe I could get him to agree.” Link signed once he had placed the apples into the pot with some butter, bringing them up to a simmer.

“Good, because you need sleep, you look terrible” Ganon spoke with a slightly teasing tone, smirking at the smaller man. Link rolled his eyes and waved him off, focusing on the food he was making. Once the apples had cooked Link gave Ganon a bowl of the Hot buttered apples, taking his own to munch on under a tree.

Link had pulled out his array of weaponry, checking on his supplies and the materials he had on hand he let out a tired sigh. At least now he had all the weapons he wanted, he pulled out his Purah pad and switched to the Sky Island view mode, looking at each area with appraising eyes. Seemingly having made his decision, Link stood once he was done eating, noticing Ganon was also finished eating he motioned for the man to come over. 

This time Ganon understood what the small man intended, and so placed a large hand on the smaller man's shoulder, a slightly surprised look from the twink being his reward. Still Link brushed off the surprise quickly and tapped on the shrine located on Eventide island. Soon the two were whisked away in blue light.

When they landed Ganon noticed he was starting to get used to teleporting, making it easier to recover for him. They were inside a cave Ganon noted, a large pirate ship docked within it. Link walked out ready to fight the monsters waiting for them, but instead they seemed to cower away, not making eye contact like they were trying to be invisible to not be attacked. Link shrugged it off, walking past the monsters with Ganon not far behind. 

The small Hylian made a makeshift bridge out of the cave over the water and the two left with relative ease. Once they were outside, Link guided the both of them up the mountain where he started to materialize a new contraption, a hoverbike as he was sure Link had called it before.

“You can stay here, I want to check out that giant floating island for information” Link signed. Ganon was about to try and warn the smaller man that there was a King Gleeok up there, but he had already taken off on his strange machine, flying up into the air with ease.

Realistically Ganon knew the small man could probably take the King of the skies, but worry still gnawed at him. His concerns would be proven right as he was sitting in the grass at the top of the small mountain. Something came hurtling through the air and landed hard into the earth's surface making a small crater.

Ganon peered into the hole only to see the disturbingly contorted and crumpled body of Link, who didn’t even seem to be breathing at this point. Lichtenberg figures, burns and even hints of frostbite covered the small form of the motionless man, his limbs bent at odd angles and a gaping wound on his torso. Ganon inhaled sharply, sure he had seen his fair share of brutality, but this was a bit much.

Just as Ganon was thinking that the Hero was good and dead, a small fairy rose up from him, circling around as the injuries healed over. The wound on his torso started to knit together as his limbs popped back into their correct place, his chest popping back to being full like it had never been crushed as Link took in a gasped shuddering breath. There were new scars added to the many that covered him, which Ganon now knew he had gotten most of his scars from battle against the fiercest of foes.

For a moment Ganon thought he would be sick at the sight of the small Hylian’s body snapping back to its proper shape and form, the crunching and popping noises beyond disturbing as Link was brought back from the brink of death. The Hylian sat up after a moment, groaning and glaring up at the island in the sky. “That was my last fucking fairy” he muttered as he started to stand.

Link rolled his shoulder and for a moment looked like he was about to go back up there, but finally Ganon grabbed onto Link “That’s enough.” The large Gerudo man said firmly.

The Hylian tried to swat the man away, pulling out of his grasp, stubborn to the end it seems. “No Link, you’re not going back up there” Ganon spoke with more conviction. Why he cared about the Hylian he couldn’t tell, but one thing he knew was that he didn’t want to see his body crumpled and broken like that again.

“There could be a clue on how to save Zelda up there!” Link signed furiously when his voice wouldn’t work, his anger and frustration clear in his jerky movements as he turned to march away.

“It’s not worth the risk” Ganon countered, only for the small Hylian to whirl around and glare at him. “Anything, and I mean ANYTHING, is worth the risk if I can save her!” Link was nearly trembling now, and Ganon scowled, marching up to him and slapping him across the face.

Link looked up at the Gerudo with white hot anger seething in his eyes, the force of the slap having split his lower lip and he could taste iron on his tongue. “You’re worthless if you’re a corpse, use your fucking brain for once before I personally beat you to death for your stupidity” Ganon snarled.

Hot wetness tracked down Link’s face, he hadn’t even noticed he had begun shedding tears, he wanted to protest against the former Demon King, but after a moment he simply turned his back to him and stalked away.

The next few days were spent with Link giving Ganon the cold shoulder, and the small twink making proper preparations to go fight the King Gleeok once more. Ganon tried to pretend that the twinks' behaviors didn’t bother him, but he felt a growing concern for the complete and utter lack of self preservation and care for his own well being as time went on. It didn’t help that Link refused to sleep more than a few hours at a time, the small man seemingly running on fumes.

Even though Link was refusing to speak or sign, or really acknowledge Ganon, he still made sure to feed the large man despite his animosity towards the former Demon King. Eventually Link would make his way back up to the King Gleeok, only to return almost three hours later with a scowl on his face. There were clear signs that he had been badly injured during the fight, but at least this time he didn’t taste death as he had before.

“Didn’t find anything?” Ganon asked, and for once Link actually looked at him, glaring daggers of pure anger at the Gerudo. The small man pulled out his Purah Pad and only gave Ganon a few moments to place his hand on the Hylian’s shoulder before they were both being teleported.

The first thing that Ganon noticed was that they were near where Link had fought the Lynel, and that said man was already walking at a brisk pace, not caring if he left Ganon behind. The Gerudo made short work of catching up with his long strides, he followed in silence until they reached a hidden spring.

Something called to him within the spring, which he recognized as the Spring of Power, one of three shrines to the goddesses. Link knelt before the shrine in the water, and when Ganon tried to follow him in, he felt the water burn his skin, like he was rejected by the very light that was calling to him. So Ganon remained outside, watching from afar as the smaller man seemed to pray to the statue for a long period of time.

When Link did exit he motioned Ganon to follow as they would be teleporting again, Ganon complied in silence. The air was now hot and humid, the smell of fresh rain all around as they ended up somewhere near the rainforest overlooking the Shrine of Courage which Link quickly made his way down towards. Once more it felt like something tried to speak to Ganon when he was near the shrine, but again the water seemed to burn him, so he remained outside, waiting for Link to finish whatever he was doing.

As Link exited and grabbed onto Ganon they teleported to somewhere incredibly cold, in fact it was so cold Ganon had to light up a nearby campfire as he watched the small twink once again pray at the third shrine, staying like that for hours. Ganon suddenly realized that Link had stopped moving, his breathing shallow and he had even stopped shivering.

Ganon quickly made his way through the water of the spring towards the small Hylian, sacred water of the Spring of Wisdom burning at his flesh and soaking into the hem of his clothing, but he didn’t care. Despite the weak protests of the tiny Hylian, Ganon picked Link up into his arms, cursing softly as he felt how cold the smaller man was, he brought him over to the fire he had kept stoked and held the small man against him, allowing his supernatural heat from his body to help warm the Hylian hero. 

“Whatever your goal is, you won’t accomplish it by freezing to death boy… You need to take better care of yourself” Ganon rumbled as Link started to shiver again, which was a good sign.

When Link had warmed up enough he shakily signed “Why do you care so much anyways, you’ve already killed me once before.” The small man managed to sign out the words much to the confusion of Ganon.

“I do not recall ever being the cause of your death boy” The former Demon King stated flatly, looking at the Hylian like he had lost his mind, and maybe he had.

Link scrambled for his Purah Pad, quickly teleporting the two of them to the shrine near the Ancient Akkala Tech lab and when his legs would allow him, dragging Ganon along to the location. “No no you did, you killed me. During the Calamity over 100 years ago… I died and then was brought back to life in the shrine of resurrection!” Link signed furiously, Ganon giving him a confused look.

“What do you mean, what Calamity? And how could you still be here 100 years after this event, would you not be old and grey by now?” Ganon asked incredulously.

The small Hylian pointed to the large ancient robot secured on top of the tech lab as they got there, “You took control of them, and the divine beasts, you killed my friends… you killed me” Link continued like Ganon hadn’t said anything, signing like a man possessed.

Ganon looked up at the large odd machine, it certainly wasn’t Zonai in origin, in fact it seemed to bear more resemblance to the Purah Pad Link used so often. “I can tell you for certain, I do not recall any such things” Ganon replied calmly.

“No no no no no you killed me… don’t you remember? Do you not remember past incarnations?” Link muttered feverishly, wringing his tunic between his hands. He quickly grabbed that pad once more and with Ganon teleported the two of them to a shrine on the Great Plateau, making short work of the Ice Like and leading Ganon to a small cave as it started to rain. 

“It was here, I woke up with no memories and had to relearn everything… the shrine” Link signed but stopped as they walked into the cave only to find a healing hot spring, no shrine or any kind of tech in sight.

“Link…” Ganon started, seeing the wide eyed look of disbelief and horror on the champion's face.

The small Hylian raced out, Ganon taking long strides to follow him, the small man teleporting them again, this time to the dueling peaks. He rushed over to the field, making his way into the Ash Swamp, ignoring the Hinox that watched them as they moved, though he did have the Master Sword drawn now. Link stood in the field, looking around panicked and distraught, he fell to his knees, mud splashing around him as a sudden broken sob left him.

“I died… I died here in her arms… they brought me back… I was asleep for 100 years! I died! You killed me with our own weapons. I died!” Link screamed, fingers tearing at his hair as he dropped the holy blade, the misting of rain had now become a constant drizzle that was quickly soaking through their clothes.

Ganon approached cautiously, “Link I… don’t really understand what you’re trying to do…” The Gerudo spoke, and though it was true, he remembered none of what the twink spoke of, for some reason being at this spot made him unreasonably mad, though he kept that hidden.

“You don’t get it… I died… I can die… I can actually die… I want to die.” Link’s words were broken, his breath heaving and choked. When he looked up at Ganon upon speaking these last words, the look in his eyes was that of a man who had already given up on life.

“Link…” Ganon started, but was interrupted by the soft “Please… just kill me… I’m so tired… so tired of this cycle… it never ends” Link whispered, voice broken and oh so exhausted.

The former Demon King could feel something, something in the back of his mind trying to wrestle free and take over, something screaming at him to kill the man in front of him with such malice and bloodthirst it made him shudder. Yet he found himself picking up the Master Sword, hissing softly as it seared into his skin, the blade completely and wholly rejecting him. He raised it up, Link bowing his head and exposing his neck, it looked like an execution the way Ganon brought the sword up, then sliced down towards Link’s neck intending to sever his head from his shoulders in one clean blow.

Part of him screamed at him to stop, but an ugly dark part of him squirmed with glee at the prospect of killing the knight.

A flash of light, and the sword was no longer in his hand, instead Link had it buried into Ganon's chest, his eyes glazed over like a corpse possessed. Link let out a feral snarl at Ganon, twisting the blade deeper and pulling a strangled shout of pain from the Gerudo as blackened blood soaked the mud only to be washed away by the now pouring rain. The look in Link's eyes was one of pure fury, it was otherworldly in a way the glint in those sapphire eyes. There was almost an ethereal aura about the knight as he snarled down at the Gerudo man.

When Link finally seemed to come back to his senses, he pulled the sword from Ganon’s chest and stumbled back, gasping for air like he had been under water. A strangled scream left him as he clutched at his head, sobs wracking his small form as he tried to curl up on himself. Ganon was able to use one of the healing elixirs he had been given earlier and drank it, allowing the gaping wound on his chest to close as he looked at the tiny Hylian having a mental breakdown in the pouring rain.

The side of him that seemed to care for the Hylian finally won, as Ganon stood and picked up the smaller man, he walked to a spot covered from the rain by trees and held the man, hugging him and allowing the smaller man to cry in his arms. The warmth Ganon radiated seemed to sooth the Hylian, coupled with Ganon humming softly, it wasn’t long until Link had fallen asleep in Ganon’s arms, exhaustion taking over his smaller body.

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Once the rain let up, Ganon stood with the small twink in his arms still passed out. To be completely honest with himself, Ganon was worried for the smaller man, and so he took the Purah Pad and was able to figure out how to work the map and see where exactly they were. He recognised the way to Lookout Landing and decided to follow the path north. 

Ganon would have to make his way through Kakariko Village if he wanted to take the shortest route, and so he set off hoping that the fall of night would hide his passage.

By the time he had made it to the entrance of the village, the sun had mostly set, and most villagers had already gone to bed. Ganon would take a moment to use his illusion magic to somewhat hide their presence, relying on the shadows to keep the two from view as he snuck through the village.

Just as he was passing the largest building sat perched above the water, a slender woman with a ridiculously large hat came out. “Hey, who are you?” She demanded as she strode forwards.

Ganon recognised the mark she had on her face to resemble the markings on the Purah Pad, so it was likely that she would know Link. Ganon froze, still holding the small twink protectively, what should he say? ‘Hi I’m the former Demon King, and your hero had a panic attack and passed out and isn’t waking up so I’m taking him to that landing place outside the castle where the sages are to see if they can help him.’ Yeah, that would totally play out well.

Instead he tried his best to hide more in the shadows, but still spoke, “Call me Gan… I found Sir Link having a panic attack and when he passed out I thought it best to bring him to the sages” Ganon spoke softly, hoping to not scare the small woman.

“Oh my, here come with me, you can rest here for the night before you continue on! My name is Paya, I am the chieftain of Kakariko village.” She introduced herself.

“I do not think that is a good idea, I do not wish to scare the locals, I have quite the… peculiar appearance.” Ganon tried to explain, but Paya was having none of it. 

“I insist, no one will bother you or Sir Link as long as I am here, but I cannot in good faith allow you to travel at night, so please come rest.” Paya said. And with her insistence Ganon sighed, stepping into the light of the moon and startling Paya with his sheer size and the fact that, you know, he has horns and a tail and shit.

“I see now why you said you looked different… but I can escort you in the morning before the village wakes up so you can avoid the fuss, but surely you must be hungry and tired.” Paya spoke, disguising her shock rather well.

“Very well, lead the way Lady Paya” Ganon spoke, taking a moment to look down at the rather peaceful face of the swordsman sleeping in his arms.

Paya treated Ganon to some tea and a decent dinner, thankfully she did not pry about who he was or about why Link was in his current condition. She did offer a proper blanket when the sun was starting to rise as the two were guided by her out of the village. “I’ll send word to the Lookout Landing that you’re on your way with Sir Link so they are prepared.” Paya said as she bid him farewell.

Ganon nodded, thanking her as he left, using the blanket to make a sort of sling to help hold the small Hylian while he walked. He continued along, following the path that ran alongside Hylia River towards the Rebonae Bridge. Ganon was careful to avoid being seen by the people milling about at the stables there, and was able to cross the bridge without issue.

On the other side of the bridge Ganon took a moment to relax, sitting under a tree with his tail wrapped protectively around Link. A small patrol of monsters came a little too close and Ganon growled at them, scaring them off.

Link seemed to stir, eyes opening for a moment and looking around confused, seeing Ganon protecting him and guarding him before he once again passed out much to Ganon's concern.

With Link not showing any signs of waking up again despite Ganon trying his best to rouse the smaller man, the Gerudo stood once more to make the last leg of the journey to Lookout Landing.

As Ganon approached, he heard shouting and hollering from within the defended walls of the camp. The first to meet him was the small Rito boy that Ganon recalled being named Tulin. The boy was young, but a fine warrior, and already had an arrow aimed at Ganon. He stopped however upon seeing Link, swooping down and approaching Ganon hesitantly. 

“Take me to the other sages Small warrior of the wind” Ganon spoke calmly, regarding the Rito with a firm look that did not betray any of the discomfort Ganon felt at being so exposed and in the open.

“You didn’t hurt Link did you?” Tulin asked incredulously, to which Ganon shook his head no, letting the small Rito boy see for himself that Link was unharmed.

Tulin led Ganon up to the gates and told him to wait there while he retrieved the other sages. Upon hearing the clatter and angered noises of several other people, Ganon felt his hackles raise, and a small growl bubbled out of his throat. The other sages including a strange Robot which he assumed to be Mineru stormed up to him ready to attack.

“Fight me later, for now we have more pressing matters to attend to” Ganon hissed, allowing the sages to see the passed out Link.

“What did you do to him!” Mineru asked with venom in her voice.

“I did nothing, he had a panic attack and asked me to kill him then stabbed me before passing out” Ganon replied, handing the Master Sword to Riju which he had wrapped up in a cloth to protect himself from it.

“You… he… oh Hylia… you and I are having a talk later… for now though, come with us.” Mineru had suddenly lost all the animosity in her voice, the clink of metal audible as her robotic form moved to turn and guide the large Gerudo into the Landing.

She guided them to Purah’s lab and the rooms attached to it, Ganon having to squeeze himself through the door to fit, and Mineru doing much the same. The Goron however, remained outside as his rotund form wouldn’t easily make it through the door.

“What in the name of Hylia is g- Oh my! Linky poo what happened to him?” Purah rounded the corner and exclaimed in shock.

“He’s been driving himself to madness trying to find a cure for Zelda, then in a fit of insanity asked me to kill him and ended up passing out in my arms…” Ganon replied, drawing the scientist's attention now to him.

“Oh my, and who are you? What are you?” Purah asked, approaching to get a better look at the man-beast-dragon thing before her.

“I’ve been known by many names, but you can call me Ganondorf” Ganon replied “And as for what I am, I am the former Demon King, and I was the giant black and red dragon you all saw a number of days ago” he continued.

“Well that’s a whole new can of worms to unpack and I have so many questions, but let’s get Link checked up on first, as I assume you plan to behave saying as you have not harmed our knight and came all the way here” Purah said now, guiding Ganon to lay Link on an examination table.

“I still don’t trust him” Mineru grumbled, to which Ganon let out a soft sigh of annoyance.

“I think we should trust him” Tulin chimed in, getting a soft “Tulin no” from Mineru and the other sages, as well as a confused “Rito boy no” from even Ganon. He knew he wasn’t to be trusted by the sages, he was their sworn enemy not long ago, even he was confused by his seeming change of heart.

Purah did a quick medical examination of Link, humming softly. “Well, it seems he’s simply suffering from exhaustion, though some of these scars are new…” Purah spoke as she finished checking the sleeping man over.

“Ah yes, well he did decide to go toe to toe with a Silver Lynel and a King Gleeok…” Ganon spoke, looking away from the now nearly naked man who had been stripped for his examination. Purah thankfully placed a warm blanket over the man as she folded his armor to place to the side.

“He did WHAT?” Mineru screeched, making Ganon pin his large ears back. Purah now seemed more interested in the partly draconic man and how he was responding to stimuli as she noted things down. 

“We can only wait for him to wake up, but while we wait, Ganon would you mind allowing me to try to take some samples of your blood and maybe a scale?” Purah spoke, suddenly crowding up on the large Gerudo man. His ears pinned back, pupils narrowed at the woman and tail thrashing back and forth nearly knocking things over.

“Ganondorf…. And I suppose as a show of good faith I could allow-” 

“Perfect!” Purah interrupted, and suddenly she was trying to pry a scale off his arm with a scalpel, but it only bent when she tried, the metal doing nothing to his skin. In fact even a needle had no chance to pierce his skin as the tip simply shattered when she tried. “Huh… the Master Sword has no issues cutting me,” Ganon wondered softly.

Purah got a bright and crazy look in her eyes when he said that, snatching the Master Sword from Riju and awkwardly trying to bring it over to use on Ganon, to which he immediately backed away and growled, tail thrashing angrily at the approach. “Someone get this crazy woman away from me with that sword!” Ganon growled, to which Sidon thankfully gently pulled the woman away, relieving her of the holy blade to place it with Link's belongings.

The small Sheikah woman pouted but relented all the same, instead allowing Ganon to pluck one of his own scales to hand to her once the blade was put away. She examined it intently, eyes sparkling with curiosity and crazy ideas she was no doubt planning.

Eventually Mineru requested to speak to Ganon alone, to which the Gerudo agreed and followed her onto the balcony-like area overlooking the camp. 

“I do hope you understand that I can never forgive you for what you did to my brother and Sister in law.” Mineru started.

“I am aware… she will not let me forget either” Ganon spoke idly like he had not just dropped one of the biggest bombshells of information onto the Zonai woman.

“What do you mean?” Mineru asked with skepticism in her tone.

“Sonia still remains, her soul and spirit seemed to have connected itself to the stone when I killed her… and now that it’s been fractured, she is making it her job to make me suffer at every misstep I make… not to mention sealing most of my powers… however I suppose I should be grateful for her meddling, as it has opened my eyes to some things” Ganon explained, looking out over the camp.

“You’re trying to tell me that you, the former Demon King, have had a change of heart? And how should I believe a word you say after you so brutally murdered Sonia just to increase your own power?” Mineru hissed with anger.

“I do not expect you to believe me, not now at least. I certainly wouldn’t believe me… but if you allow me to prove myself… I would like to help Link in his endeavor to save that Hylian woman, Zelda…” the tall draconic man spoke with an odd calmness to his voice, like he himself was now set on this goal.

Mineru remained silent for a time, thinking about what the Gerudo man had said, eventually she let out a sound like a sigh. “Fine… but if you make even one mistake and give me even the smallest reason, I will personally make sure to drive that sword so deep into you that you will wish you could die properly.” Mineru finally spoke, fixing Ganon with the closest thing to a stern look her robot body could do.

Ganon made himself busy transcribing translations of some tablets as he could read them with ease, he however refused to go far from the sleeping twink. When Link woke up it was evening, the sun starting to set over the horizon. 

The Gerudo looked up from the tablet he had been translating as Link sat up slowly, then the man seemed to notice his state of undress and also that they were somewhere much different than he recalled.

“Your clothes are over there, we’re at Lookout Landing… I brought you here after you passed out” Ganon said without looking up again from the tablet he was working to translate. He pointed to the hero's clothing and Link quickly moved to get dressed.

The sound of Link clearing his throat made Ganon look up, “I’m shocked the sages haven’t attacked you” Link signed, drawing a dry chuckle from Ganon.

“They certainly wanted to… but I convinced them to at least see to you first… now I’m doing simple tasks for them to prove I actually intend to help.” Ganon spoke, motioning to the tablet he was translating.

“Wait, you’re helping?” Link signed in confusion.

“Well yes, you seemed so set on bringing her back… Mineru filled me in on what exactly happened to your Princess and how she was originally from this time…” The Gerudo spoke as if he had not just dropped a bombshell of information onto the small Hylian man.

Link sat in silence for a while, deep in thought about these revelations. “You will probably still be accompanying me most of the time” Link finally signed.

“Keep your friends close and your enemies closer… I wouldn’t have it any other way” Ganon replied, making Link blush ever so slightly.

After letting Link rest a few more days, Ganon would accompany the tiny twink and the sage's avatars to a nearby ruin to go do some investigation.

Ganon was standing at a wall reading an inscription when he heard an explosion followed by an excited whooping noise. He tried to ignore the commotion as he wrote down what the wall said, using a Purah pad with limitations set on it to take pictures.

Link rushed up to him trying to get his attention but Ganon was set on finishing his translation. The small twink however was not having this, as he jumped up and grabbed onto one of Ganon's horns, forcing the much taller man to double over. The small Hylian had a surprising amount of strength that always left Ganon baffled, and he tried to pull away but found he couldn’t very easily do so and thus he just followed the twink over to the newly exposed wall that had more inscriptions on it.

Ganon knew that the avatar of the small Rito boy was silently chuckling, as his avatar seemed to be the most actively used to watch the duo. Ganon grumbled softly, finally picking Link up and setting him on his shoulder, causing a small squeak to leave Link as he was manhandled. The large Gerudo took a picture with his pad and then walked back over to the first wall to finish transcribing his translation, much to Link's huffing annoyance.

“Yes yes, you did good finding that hidden wall… just let me finish here and I’ll start on that one okay?” Ganon rumbled softly, getting a satisfied nod from Link as the smaller started to play with his red hair, braiding it and humming softly.

Over the past few days the two actually had begun to form a sort of friendship, which was odd in its own right, but what was even stranger was that Ganon had initiated the move to be friends with the Hylian. It had taken a while but now they found the company of the other rather calming, and would spend time hanging out and doing menial activities together. Link had even started to teach Ganon some of his favorite recipes when cooking, and Ganon taught Link some recipes that had apparently been lost to time, the two bonding over their appreciation of food.

Ganon had even allowed Link to use the Master Sword to draw some of his blood for Purah, which Mineru was quite shocked by how compliant the Gerudo was being. In general people were becoming more comfortable around the former Demon King as he time and time again showed no sign of being a threat as long as he was treated with respect.

When they returned from their expedition to the ruins, Link was shocked to have one of the Monster control group members running up to him. “Sir Link, there’s been a large gathering of monsters spotted to the south west of the camp, they have a Hinox with them and seem to be gearing up to attack.” The man spoke quickly.

Link was quick to start rushing over there, then looked at Ganon who was taking long strides to follow him. The smaller man sighed and pulled out a scimitar of Gerudo make and tossed it to Ganon who caught it with ease, arching an eyebrow at Link who simply signed “Make yourself useful in this fight and you can keep it” as he continued to run, Master Sword in hand.

Ganon didn’t miss the skeptical looks he got from the sages who had joined on the far side of the camp to help Link in this fight. But he ignored it all the same, the twink trusted him to help, so he would help.

The fight was drawn out from a few silver moblins and bokoblins being more crafty than the others, but Ganon hunted them down relentlessly and made short work of them. As he was finishing one off he noticed Link fighting the black Hinox, doing rather well which he felt a strange pride in seeing. Then he noticed a silver Lizalfos creeping up on Link, the large Gerudo man rushed in just in time to take the spear jabbed at Link to the thigh, though the blade didn’t pierce him, he was loathe to think what damage it would have done to Link. He quickly cut down the monster in retaliation, and it was now he noticed the sages staring at him. Ganon heard the Hinox die and turned around to quickly assess Link for injuries, but other than some scuffs he seemed fine.

“You went out of your way to protect Link” Mineru muttered to herself more than anything. Ganon simply shrugged, looking around to make sure there were no other enemies, satisfied he moved to hand the borrowed sword back to Link. 

Link shook his head, pushing it back to Ganon “You proved yourself useful and even protected me from a surprise attack… keep it” Link signed to which Ganon bowed his head. 

“Thank you then for allowing me to prove myself” Ganon spoke, and for some reason he felt a deep pride in gaining the trust of the Hero, something he never would have dreamed of even a few days ago.

The group headed back to the Landing, Tulin deciding it was a wonderful idea to perch himself on one of Ganon's shoulders, and much to the other's surprise, Ganon allowed the Rito boy to stay there. When they got back Link and Ganon were quick to start making dinner, the two talking softly about the ruins they had explored and where they could look next.

When dinner was ready, the sages, Link, and Ganondorf all sat together to eat, and eventually they started to share stories from their youth as they simply enjoyed each other's company.

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The sages and Link were all gathered around the next day chatting away, enjoying the brief period of respite. They happened to be discussing the best mode of transport when Ganon approached.

“Clearly flying is the best way to travel! Nothing beats the wind in your feathers and the wide open sky!” Tulin chirped excitedly. 

“Except that other than you and perhaps Link with his weird contraptions, no one else can fly… Honestly swimming is far more enjoyable, no fear of falling or anything.” Sidon laughed.

“I prefer rolling, but only Goron can do that, Goro. Also some of us can’t swim Goro!” Yunobo chimed in.

“Clearly the winner has to be Sandseal surfing, you can go fast, feel the wind on you as you race across the desert-” Riju started, and Ganon couldn’t help but chuckle.

“But you can only Sandseal surf in the desert… Link you have probably traveled the most out of everyone here, what is your favorite method of travel?” Mineru interjected, and she had a point.

Everyone looked to Link who shrugged slightly now. “Well I’ve used virtually every type of travel there is, even shield surfing down the Hebra mountain side and climbing some of the steepest mountains. As for my favorite way to travel, aside from teleporting I’d have to pick Horseback riding… Loved riding horses since I was a kid” Link signed with a smile.

“Oh yes I recall seeing you ride a horse for the first time, a wild one at that, it was absolutely amazing!” Sidon claimed with a smile.

“Is that so? I’d love to go riding with you someday, but unfortunately there are no horses that could bear my weight nor size anymore.” Ganon chuckled.

“Horses aren’t the only thing I can ride” Link quickly signed, the tips of his ears going red as he smirked. “But I think I do have a steed stabled nearby that you would be able to ride without killing.” Link added with a smile.

Ganon was about to say something but shut his mouth, looking away “Maybe we can go out some time today then?” Ganon spoke in his usual timbre, trying to hide the fact that the little flirt made him smile more than he wanted to admit.

“Sure, if we aren’t busy I’m down” Link signed with a smile, pretending he didn’t just flirt with the large Gerudo man. At this point Mineru had left to go help Purah, not wanting to risk becoming the target for Link’s awful flirting again.

Riju gave Link an elbow and wiggled her eyebrows at him, smirking devilishly. Link gave her a look as if to say ‘don’t you dare’ but Riju ignored it. She started to say something but was suddenly tackled by Link who was now covering her mouth. It ended with Sidon having to pry the feral Hylian off the chieftain of the Gerudo and Tulin helping her up. 

“Anyways I was going to ask, what other secret skills do you have Link?” She asked with a smirk, dusting herself off and pulling out her waterskin to drink from.

Link’s face went Heart Beat red, then he smirked “Probably more than you chieftain, why would you like me to show you some?” Link signed, wiggling his eyebrows at the younger woman, who simply shrieked, laughing and throwing her waterskin at the Hylian.

The smaller man ducked just in time and then dodged a zap of lightning that was hurled at him, he would run to hide behind Ganon to shelter from the fury of the sage of lightning. Ganon chuckled softly as his tail now wrapped around Link to pick him up, making the smaller man shout in surprise.

“Take me out to dinner first would ya?” Link signed cheekily, smiling at the Gerudo man.

“But I see a perfectly good snack right here” Ganon decided to reply, making the smaller man turn a deep shade of red. The Gerudo man decided he liked the flustered look on the twink.

“What can dish it out but can’t take it Link?” Riju laughed.

“I’m sure my best friend Link can take anything thrown at him!” Sidon exclaimed, oh the poor Zora prince really didn’t understand what was happening, Tulin gave himself a feathery facepalm at the words of the Zora prince. “Oh boy,” The Rito muttered.

“I am really good at taking things.'' Link chuckled and signed once he was released from Ganon's tail, skipping out of reach of the large man and his friends.

“We all know you can take quite a few hits Goro.” Yunobo chimed in, and it seems the Goron also didn’t fully understand the innuendos behind Link's words.

“Oh I can take more than just some hits buddy” Link continued to sign and flirt relentlessly as he made eye contact with Ganon, wiggling his eyebrows at the man with a smirk.

Link was suddenly called away by Mineru, while Ganon watched the little twink run off to go talk to the sage. “So does he normally flirt with everyone?” Ganon decided to ask.

“Honestly, yes. He does it more the more comfortable he is around people, I think he just finds it funny, but apparently he’s not used to being on the receiving end, no matter how much he jokes about it.” Riju supplied. The implications of what that meant, that Link was now more comfortable around him, made his chest warm pleasantly.

“Notted, flirt back to make him flustered” Ganon smirked, getting a sharp laugh from Riju.

“You know what, go for it, give him a taste of his own medicine” Riju smirked. She looked at Ganon now and took note of the sword hung at his hip, “I see you’ve taken to carrying that sword around now… I’m honestly surprised Mineru hasn’t chewed Link out about giving you a weapon.” She said now casually.

“I am honestly surprised he allowed me to keep it…” The taller Gerudo man spoke softly now, smiling a little at the thought.

“Well I need to head back home, I have work to do after all, make sure Link doesn’t get himself in too much trouble for me would ya?” Riju said as she picked up her things to leave. 

Ganon nodded, smiling at her, “I’ll do my best” he chuckled and waved her off as she left. Yunobo and Sidon had taken to talking about their homes more, while Tuline took to walking over to Ganon. “You know, Link usually has trouble getting comfortable around other people… I may be young, but even I can see the amount of trust he’s started to put in you.” The Rito boy spoke with words of wisdom far beyond his years.

The Gerudo nodded slightly, “I will not pretend to understand his motives, but I’m starting to think I may trust him just as much…” Ganon admitted, though he would never admit it do Links face.

After some time Link returned, smiling brightly as he rushed over to Ganon, “Let’s go to that stable I mentioned” Link signed excitedly, dragging the massive man along. The walk wasn’t far, especially given Ganon’s long strides to keep up with the speedy little twink.

Once they had reached the Wetland Stables, the nearest one large enough to board the stead he intended to show to Ganon, as the Gerudo would need an impressive horse to be able to ride, even more so with his draconic features. 

Leaving Ganon by the fence while he speaks to the stable hand, Link requests to take out two of his beloved horses. The first is his pride and joy, the fastest most resilient steed he knows, a beautiful white mare named Misty who’s silvery blond mane is braided to keep it out of the way and clean. The other steed is a massive black beast with a fiery mane and an equally fiery temper.

When Ganon saw this massive stallion his eyes went wide in astonishment, “unbelievable, he looks exactly as my old steed did” Ganon gawked, walking up to let the giant horse nose at his hand.

Link smiled, dropping the leads, he knew that neither horse would run off, as both were well trained and rather liked him. “This is Skittles” Link signed to Ganon.

Said Gerudo narrowed his eyes at the rather cute and silly name the man had given the horse, his eyebrows rising in disbelief. “Skittles? Really?” He questioned.

Link shrugged, smiling as he pet Misty, “He was supper skittish when I first found him… so Skittles” The small Hylian signed, reaching to take some apples out from his Purah Pad, he offered one to Ganon and fed Misty the other, Ganon taking the offered fruit to give Skittles.

“And that one's name is?” Ganon asked, nodding to Misty.

“Her name is Misty, fastest, most reliable steed I’ve ever met, and fearless too… She’s my preferred mount who I like to ride,” Link spoke now, “I like to ride either this one” he pat her firmly, “or this one” the twink had the gaul to reach over and pat one of Ganon’s thick bicep, looking up at him with a cheeky grin.

Ganon let out a bark of laughter, causing the horses to whiney softly at the sudden noise, clearly amused by the bold flirting as he smirked down at the smaller Hylian man.

“You might be a little too small to handle riding something as wild as me, little hero” Ganon spoke with that deepened timbre which quickly had Link blushing right to the tips of his ears.

Not deterred, Link simply smirked, “Is that a challenge?”  Link signed with the biggest shit eating grin on his face possible.

Now Ganon leaned down, taking Link’s chin with his hand as his eyes seemed to become more draconic, filling out more of his eyes. “That depends… would you accept it if it was?” He asked in a lowered tone.

Link blushed furiously and had the forethought to scowl slightly, trying to pretend that his words didn’t mess with his head. Ganon then pulled away, standing up straight and smirking down at the flustered hero before turning back to Skittles, “How about we go for a ride then?” Ganon suggested.

The Hylian only nodded, trying to hide how flustered he had become as he hopped up onto Misty’s back, clicking his tongue to put her into a slight trot. Ganon hesitated at first, but eventually got up on Skittles and found the horse quickly following Misty and Link once he was saddled up and on the steed. 

He very soon found out that other than the usual commands used by most horse riders, Skittles also understood silent commands, allowing him to lightly nudge his heel into the side of the steed to get it to go faster. 

Eventually both himself and Link were speeding across the plains as they rode past Lookout Landing, feeling the wind in their hair and simply enjoying the freedom. Ganon was shocked to see just how fast Misty was, as the mare could easily run circles around Skittles and Ganon, she really was possibly the fastest horse out there. 

The two took it upon themselves to clear out a monster camp or two while they were out, Link and Ganon making short work of the encampments that they came across, as both were skilled fighters. 

When the two returned, Purah and Mineru approached them suddenly, “We found a lead! Here give me your Purah Pad. I'll mark it for you! We think there may be ancient Zonai Ruins in this area that may hold keys on how to reverse Draconification!” Purah exclaimed excitedly, taking Links Purah Pad and marking an area near Tobio’s Hollow, East of the Spring of Courage.

Link looked up at Ganon, and the Gerudo had to bite his tongue to keep from saying anything when he saw the hope glimmering in the smaller man's eyes.

“I suggest we set out tomorrow first thing in the morning” Ganon said, smiling slightly at Link, able to see the excitement bleeding off the twink.

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When dawn broke, Link was awake, already preparing supplies for this expedition. Tulin offered to accompany the two men, but he was pulled away on another mission, and with the other sages busy helping their own people currently, it would only be Ganon and Link on this trip.

Mineru gave the two a rundown of where the ruins was thought to be based on their research and what they might encounter if they found it. “This ruins is old, older even than me or any of our recorded history… I’d wager that these ruins may date back to the first Zonai to come to Hyrule.” Mineru spoke calmly, eyeing Ganon every now and then. She still didn’t fully trust the man, but she did trust Link, and if Link thought it was okay for Ganon to accompany him, then who was she to argue with?

Ganon made sure to pack extra healing elixirs and food that had a long shelf life, as he knew how accident prone Link could be. It was only an hour after sunrise when Link approached Ganon to check if he was ready.

The Gerudo nodded, placing a hand on Links shoulder as the smaller man used his Purah Pad to teleport the two of them to the Jiukoum Shrine that overlooked the entrance to the Spring of Courage.

When they arrived Link started leading the way, a small monster camp between them and their destination, there were a few silver bokoblins that made up the group. Because of how the encampment was built, Ganon had to draw the attention of the archer who sat atop his perch while Link snuck under it to use Ascend, popping out right behind the Bokoblin and bringing the Master Sword down on the creature multiple times until it stopped moving. Overall the battle took a few minutes, but was easily won.

Link smiled as he watched Ganon easily dispatch a Bokoblin, the larger man made it look brutally elegant in his efficiency. “Damn, you’re terrifying with a sword, wonder what other skills you have hidden?” Link signed with a cheeky grin.

“Mmm maybe I can show you some of my… special skills.” Ganon replied with a devilish smirk, flustering Link as the two laughed at their antics.

The midday sun was shining down on them harshly as they climbed the steep hill leading to the mountains, but as is common for this region, rain soon started to drizzle, making every surface slippery and dangerous to climb. The light drizzle quickly turned into a full on downpour, cold rain soaking quickly into their clothing.

Thankfully Link spotted a cave entrance in the side of one of the mountains, the rain making it hard to see, but the Hylian was able to lead the two to its opening. Ganon had to duck to enter, and though he didn’t much feel the cold, the shivering of the Hylian in front of him certainly caught his eye.

Ganon cursed that he hadn’t thought to bring a change of clothing for both of them, but silently thanked Hylia that the cave was dry. Not only that but it seemed to bend at the far end, dipping down and opening up to a hot spring. 

“Strip” Ganon commanded the Hylian, to which Link blushed brightly. “Wow, so demanding, didn’t realize you wanted to see me nude that badly” The Hylian signed, though he did start taking off his tunic and his cloak. He hesitated when he got to his pants which were clinging wet to his skin, shivers wracking his body. 

Ganon meanwhile had used his Pad to pull out some firewood, using some Gerudo magic to start a fire and putting together a makeshift clothesline to dry their soaking apparel. “Give me your clothes and go warm up in the hotspring you stubborn Hylian, I don’t need you getting sick” He said without looking over to the smaller man.

Link eventually handed him his clothing and quickly scampered away so the Gerudo couldn’t see him, hiding himself in the hotspring a little too quickly as the nearly scalding water made him hiss. 

“Careful, it’s called a hot spring for a reason.” Ganon chuckled, stripping himself bare to dry out his clothing as well.

By now Link had started to explore the underground hot spring, finding if he dove under the water a secondary cave opened up that had air on the other side, light dancing across the heated water from the Luminous rocks that covered the ceiling. The slosh of water back towards the main chamber grabbed the twinks attention, as he quickly dove back under to see Ganon sitting in the shallower end of the hot spring, the cave forming a natural shelf that the Gerudo could easily sit on, the water coming up to his ribs.

The cave was dark, the only source of light being the flickering campfire and the Luminous stones that dotted the walls and ceiling of the cave. Link swam up to the ledge where he could sit on his knees comfortably with the water just below his shoulders. The smaller man wondered how well Ganon could see in the dark, seeing as he himself relied heavily on the campfire and glowing rocks to see, yet Ganon could easily make out his signing even without the campfire.

“I will admit this is not how I was expecting today to go… but at the same time, this isn’t the worst circumstance… I mean it’s not every day you get to bathe in a hot spring with a hot Gerudo man” Link signed, giggling a little.

“Indeed, it’s not every day I get to enjoy a dip in the hot springs, and the cute Hylian hero is a definite plus.” Ganon grinned, getting a small bit of water splashed at him by the flustered hero. The former Demon King chuckled at that, lifting a hand to comb through some of the tangles in his crimson hair.

“Did you know your eyes glow slightly?” Link signed after a moment, having sunk slightly under the water so his chin was just touching the warmed water of the hot spring.

“They do? I guess that with the changes I went through, there’s bound to be some… differences in my anatomy…” Ganon mused.

“So other things have changed too?” The curious Hylian arched a brow at the larger man, swimming a little closer to get a better look at him. 

True to his words, it seemed that the draconic features did not stop at his eyes, horns, and tail. How had he missed the claw-like fingers, the furry long ears that reminded him a little of Zonai’s ears, and obviously the scales, which were not just on his face, but patches of them all over him, black like obsidian. Without thinking Link trailed his gaze down the man's chest and paused when he realized he couldn’t see anything in the water, and wait, why was he looking that low anyways? Link felt his entire face heat up, blush making its way to the tips of his ears and even down his chest as he quickly looked up to see Ganon smirking down at him.

“Yes, even down there is different… I will admit it has taken some getting used to.” The Gerudo spoke with a light tease. Before Link could think twice, Ganon stood, the water reaching just to his thighs, and yet where Link had expected to see, well a large cock, he instead was greeted with a smooth black scaled surface at the man's crotch. The only thing that betrayed there might be something there was a slight slit in the smooth onyx scales.

Link let out a confused noise, looking up at Ganon who was now moving to sit at the edge of the pool, keeping his legs in the water still but allowing Link’s curious gaze a better look. 

“Did turning into a dragon castrate you or something?” Link finally signed, getting a sputter from Ganon.

“No I’m not… how do I explain…” Ganon paused in thought, jolting a little as a certain curious Hylian had moved between his legs and was lightly tracing with a finger along that slit and, oh that was a nice sight, and the gentle touches had something warm stirring in Ganon’s gut.

He quickly grabbed Link by the wrist, a soft growl leaving him as he looked down at the Hylian who now had his ears pinned back. “A little forward of you to be feeling me up isn’t it?” Ganon growled, lust starting to tint his voice a little, his breath blowing hot over Link's face as he leaned down towards the smaller man.

The Hylian blushed even more, he didn’t mean to take things that far, but did he really regret it? No, he decided, in fact he wanted more. So stealing his nerves, Link leaned up on the tips of his toes and pressed his mouth to Ganon’s, hesitant at first, but a pleased rumble told him that the half dragon man wasn’t against it. 

Link squeaked softly as he was lifted slightly, large clawed hands picking him up by his thighs to make it easier to kiss the smaller man. Ganon had narrowed his eyes, gazing down at Link with a curious glint in his eyes, Link would part his lips slightly, poking his tongue out to lick lightly at Ganon’s testing the waters.

Ganon made a slight humming noise as he let the twink deepen the kiss, meeting his tongue with his much larger one, Ganon was a little surprised when he tasted something hard, round, and distinctly metal on Link’s tongue. When he pulled back Link had a deep blush settled on his cheeks, but he seemed to know what Ganon was about to ask, as he stuck out his tongue to show the little metal ball pierced into the soft muscle.

“You never cease to surprise me” Ganon rumbled with a light chuckle.

The Gerudo leaned forwards, seeking to capture Link in another kiss, the smaller man returning it with enthusiasm. Ganon allowed one of his large hands to wander, lightly pinching at the twinks thigh and earning him a soft whine as he groped the smaller man's ass with his other hand.

A soft moan left the Hylian as Ganon licked into his mouth, exploring every inch of him with his hot tongue, a shudder running through Link as he bucked his hips, grinding his arousal against Ganon. The Gerudo let out a soft growl, his own more… draconic member… now swelling up and becoming exposed from all the stimulation and making out. 

Ganon had started to move one hand, pad of his thumb brushing against the tight hole of the Hylian, however a strangled gasp stopped him.

“C-claws” Link spoke, his voice rough like usual from not being used. Ganon swore under his breath, moving his hands away from their original goal. 

“Sorry… ah I didn’t even ask…” Ganon started a little awkwardly only to be stopped by Link, who simply smiled at him.

Link moved now out of Ganon’s grasp, sinking partly in the water, his face now level with Ganon’s crotch and the rather monstrous dick that the Gerudo man had. The Hylian balanced himself on his knees, looking up at Ganon with a smile.

“You’ll prepare yourself then?” Ganon asked with a slight grin as he watched Links hand travel down himself and prod a finger at his hole. The Gerudo watched intently, the slight movements rippling the water, what he didn’t expect was for the Hylian to lean forwards and draw his tongue along the draconic cock in front of him, free hand resting against the larger man's thigh for balance.

Ganon let out an appreciative groan as Link continued to lick up his ribbed shaft, suckling lightly on the underside and pressing that piercing oh so nicely along the veins of his member. Link let out a soft whine, pressing his finger into himself and working to loosen his hole, stomach tight with excitement at the prospect of trying to take this massive dick. Maybe Link was a bit of a size queen, but that could stay between him and his partner for all he cared.

The Gerudo reached down a hand to lightly pet Link's hair, gazing down appreciatively at the twink as he slowly worked to finger himself open all while lavishing the large cock in front of him with delicious attention. Eventually Link sat up to try and take the head of that huge member into his mouth, pressing the ball of his piercing against the slit for a moment as he lapped up the pre cum that had pearled at the tip. He then lowered his head, mouth stretched wide as he took in the first few inches of the massive member.

A hot breath escaped Ganon, biting at his lower lip to keep himself still and not try to force his entire length down that slender throat. “Fuck Link, you’re really good at that” Ganon groaned, Link’s ears twitching at the praise as he doubled his efforts, the head of Ganons draconic cock pressing lightly to the back of his throat and drawing another groan from the larger man, his fingers curling slightly in the mess of blond hair.

Link tapped Ganon’s thigh to get his attention, signing clumsily with one hand “Use me, I can take it” a wanton noise leaving him as he forced another few inches down his throat much to Ganon’s shock.

“Oh fuck… tap my leg three times if you need me to stop… don’t you regret this” Ganon snarled, grip tightening in Link’s hair, drawing a heady moan that was muffled by the dick in his mouth.

Ganon forced Links head back, before stuttering his hips forwards, thrusting into that hot mouth and growling with pleasure, pupils blown wide at the sight when Ganon was able to fit his cock all the way down to the base into Links throat. A muffled moan vibrated along his entire member, a curse leaving him as he started to slowly face fuck the small Hylian.

If there was any doubt that Link was enjoying this, it would quickly be dispelled by his wanton moans. He had managed to work up to three fingers in the meantime, scissoring and stretching his hole, the healing properties of the Hot spring meant that he could be even rougher with himself as he fucked himself back on his own hand, sharp moan wrung from him when he found that one spot that made him see stars.

Link gripped Ganon’s thigh tightly, small claws on his right hand pressing into the flesh as Ganon continued to throat fuck Link, but after a few moments, hearing Link moaning around his dick as the smaller man fingered himself open, something in Ganon snapped. He pulled his throbbing member out of Link’s mouth, grabbing the smaller man and hauling him up to flip him around.

Upper body now resting outside of the hotspring with his legs still in the water, ass exposed and presented, Ganon knelt down and spread those firm cheeks with his large hands, mindful of his claws. Link was about to ask what he was doing, but was cut off by a loud moan when Ganon plunged his thick tongue into Link, muscles squeezing and fluttering around the large intrusion. The Gerudo’s tongue was a decent bit thicker than a few of Link's fingers, the stretch was delicious though, just the right mix of slight burn and pleasure to have Link gasping for air and squirming with delight.

Ganon had to be careful of his larger tusk like fangs, but Link still seemed to enjoy it, pressing back against Ganon and letting out little moans and whines as the Gerudo ate him out like a  four course meal. It didn’t take long for Ganon to find that little bundle of nerves that had Link close to orgasm, vision swimming with pleasure as he choked out another moan, panting hard and hands scrambling for purchase on the wet stone, anything to help ground him and keep him from coming undone so soon.

Link came with a cry, painting the stone white with his orgasm, meanwhile Ganon continued to bully his prostate, milking Link’s orgasm for all it was until the small twink was a panting moaning mess of overstimulation. The Hylian let out a whine, trying to push Ganon’s head away, looking over his shoulder at the draconic man with a dazed look on his face. Ganon smirked, finally letting up and allowing Link a moment to rest as he pulled back, looking down at the twink with a grin. 

“Delicious” Ganon rumbled softly, leaning over Link to lightly nip at his ear, “Still want to keep going, or did I tire you out?” The larger man asked in a lust filled timbre, drawing his tongue along the nape of Link’s neck and lightly kissing and nibbling that spot, making the twink whine so sweetly.

Link rolled himself over, looking up at Ganon with hooded eyes, lust still burning in his gaze, and to the smaller man's credit, he was still hard. “More” He rasped softly, throat still a little sore from the face fucking he had taken only moments ago. Ganon grinned down at him, leaning forwards to take him in a kiss once more, hungry to taste more of this small Hylian. The larger man grabbed Link, pulling him into the water with him as they kissed, only pulling away when they needed air before clashing their lips together again in this battle of lust and passion.

Ganon manhandled Link so that he was straddling his waist, pulling away long enough to look at Link for permission to continue. The Hylian nodded, helping to align Ganon’s thick cock against his hole. The tip tapered slightly and so the start wasn’t too hard, at least at first, however that quickly changed as it flared out at the head. Link gasped as the head of Ganon’s massive cock slipped past the tight ring of muscle, the stretch burning a little, but eased slightly by the healing waters they were in.

The draconic man held Link to make sure he wouldn’t fall, keeping him still so as to let the twink adjust to his size a little. A small tap on his forearm let him know that he could let go, Link sliding more of that ridiculously thick ribbed cock inside himself as he allowed his body to lower slightly, soft panting and whines leaving him as once again he had to pause with only a few inches inside him.

“B-big” Link choked out as he managed to drop a few more inches, now about half way down the draconic dick.

“Mmmm you’re doing so good… you feel so good” Ganon rumbled, gently holding Link to steady the twink, he would brush some stray hairs from the man's face, leaning down slightly to kiss him on the forehead.

Link's ears fell back, a needy whine escaping him at the praise as it shot straight to his dick. The small twink took a breath and with a surprising amount of strength, forced the rest of that huge cock inside himself, a strangled cry ripping from his lips as he trembled. Ganon was shocked by the action, groaning as that tight heat fully enveloped his entire member, he wrapped his arms around Link to keep him still, hot breath ghosting over Link's hair as the Hylian felt that massive cock throb inside of him.

Tears had pricked at the corners of his eyes, the stretch had hurt, but not in an entirely bad way, as he panted for breath, feeling so incredibly full. Link looked down at himself and gasped softly, able to see a slight bulge in his stomach from Ganon’s cock. Hesitantly he moved a hand down to press lightly at it, getting a strained moan from Ganon who could feel the pressure applied through Link’s abdomen. 

The healing waters of the Hot Spring allowed Link to recover far faster than he normally would have been able to, and soon he was squirming a little in Ganon’s hold, whining softly as all the ridges on Ganon’s cock rubbed against his walls in all the right ways.

Ganon looked down at Link, pupils blown wide with lust as he gazed down at the twink, the bulge in his stomach caught his eye and he groaned at how hot it was. The squirming of the Hylian on his dick was really starting to test his restraint, as he gripped Link's hips with a bruising hold.

Link only whined some more, wanting more friction, to feel that massive cock moving inside him. “P-please… move ah please Gan-” Link choked out a moan as Ganon’s hips stuttered, the begging really pushing him to his limits.

“Are you sure? I can’t say I’ll hold back” Ganon growled, nipping lightly at the shell of Link's ear. Link couldn’t get his words out and so started signing “Yes” over and over again. Ganon snarled, grinning viciously as he raised Link slightly off his cock, humming softly at the feeling of the smaller man's body trying to keep him inside, before slamming the Hylian down, ripping a scream of pleasure from Link as his eyes rolled back slightly.

Ganon was quick to start up a brutal animalistic pace that had Link quickly seeing white as that massive cock slammed against his prostate over and over again, ridges and bumps massaging his insides and driving him to a brutal orgasm.

The draconic Gerudo continued to fuck Link through his orgasm and straight towards a third with a punishing pace, deep growls and moans leaving him as he flipped Link to lay him on the edge of the pool, lifting his legs and holding them up as he fucked into that tiny ass. Link screamed in pleasure, tears slipping down his face as he came again from the relentless pounding against his prostate.

Ganon curled himself over to capture Link in a heated kiss, almost folding the Hylian in half, devouring his choked moans and whines with fervent lust and passion. The Hylian wrapped his hands around two of Ganons horns to have something, anything to ground himself with, as the massive Gerudo fucked him into overstimulation.

Now it was starting to hurt a bit, and not in a fun way, this was a burning pleasure that felt sharp in how overwhelming it was, Link used one hand to tap three times on Ganon’s shoulder, causing the much larger man to stutter to a halt. He pulled away from the kiss for a moment with concern in his eyes.

“Sorry, just need a moment… fuck it’s so good” Link signed clumsily, smiling weakly at Ganon who allowed relief to wash over his face at the words.

Ganon moved to place kisses along Links legs as he waited patiently for the twink to recover a little, mouth tracing a few scars along his calf muscles. “You’re doing so good for me Link” Ganon mumbled, Links spent dick twitching slightly from the praise which made the smaller man whine softly.

“I guess now I know you like praise” Ganon spoke, grinning down at the blushing man. “Just like you like this ass” Link signed cheekily, gasping sharply when Ganon gave a small thrust in retaliation.

“That I do… I want to destroy it… make you mine so you will never forget the feeling of my cock inside you” Ganon growled, making heat stir in Link’s stomach as he looked up at the large Gerudo wide eyed.

“Please” Link choked out the word, and Ganon grinned, taking that as his sign that he could start again, thrusting in and out of the much smaller man, he was a little slower this time, but each thrust was just as deep and powerful, pulling sweet noises from the twink and knocking the air out of him, making him gasp.

Ganon hated to admit it, but he was getting close to his finish, the tight walls of the smaller man squeezing just perfectly, and all those sweet little noises he made just roused something in him. He tried his best to stave off his own orgasm, but he knew he’d come soon. It seemed Link wasn’t faring much better as he also seemed close to the edge for a fourth time.

“Fuck I’m close… Link w-” Ganon started but was interrupted by the frantic signing of the smaller. It took him a moment to understand what he was saying until he picked out a few words amongst the sloppy hand motions.

Namely “Inside, please fuck please fill me” amongst some other choice words and profanities. Ganon groaned, picking up the pace again as he thrust into the smaller man ruthlessly.

Link couldn’t hold out any longer, a sharp inhale followed by a broken cry as he came, muscles tightening and squeezing around the Gerudo. Link let out a confused and startled whine when he felt something growing inside him, Ganon thrusting in one last time as he came, the small Hylian let out a choked scream of pleasure as he was filled, soft whines leaving him. 

Ganon had intended to pull out, however when he tried, he found he was stuck. Turns out that the shape of his dick wasn’t the only thing that changed, as he had accidentally knotted the poor spent Hylian. Said smaller man was barely conscious, panting for breath with his head tilted back, groaning from pleasure and the feeling of being so full and so stretched around the monster knot at the base of Ganon's dick.

Looking down at Link showed that his stomach had a slightly large bulge from all the seed filling him, drawing a soft groan of arousal from Ganon and a last little thrust as he finished his orgasm fully. Carefully Ganon moved Link and himself into the water, letting the twink rest with his head against his chest, legs resting on either side of those large hips as Link stayed sheathed on the massive cock inside him.

“Seems like we may be stuck like this for a while… I apologize I was not aware my body could do this.” Ganon spoke with a gentle tone, lightly rubbing Links back to sooth the smaller man.

“ ‘s okay… ‘s really hot… really good… liked it” Link managed to drawl out, words slightly slurred with exhaustion as he rested against the very comfortable pecs of the Gerudo.

By the time Ganon’s knot had gone down half an hour later, and allowing him to slip out of Link, the small Hylian was sleeping peacefully. Ganon took it upon himself to carefully clean the smaller man, being very mindful of his claws. It took some time but eventually both men were fully clean and Ganon took out a large blanket from his Purah Pad, wrapping the sleeping man in the soft fabric after drying him off with some magic.

Ganon dried himself off and dressed before picking up Link, still wrapped in a blanket like a burrito, and sat with him near the fire, leaning against the cave wall and letting his eyes close peacefully.

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When Link woke up, he noticed a few things, firstly that he didn’t feel tired, in fact this was probably the best sleep he had gotten in a good long while. Secondly, he was wrapped up in a blanket and being held gently by Ganon with his tail wrapped around him snugly. And thirdly, he was, and thank Hylia for this, not extremely sore after what the two had done, the healing waters of the Hot Spring making sure he woke up right as rain.

Ganon stirred slightly, peeking one eye open at the smaller man and smiling at him, “Good morning to you sleepy head” the draconic man rumbled. Link felt a light blush seep over his cheeks as he recalled exactly what they had done before he fell asleep, he then recalled not cleaning up and made a face.

The Gerudo seemed to know what he was thinking as a deep chuckle left him, “Don’t worry I cleaned us both up, I was careful too” Ganon answered his silent question, making Link blush even more but nod his thanks.

“You are still naked though, but your clothes are dry and folded so when you are ready you can get dressed.” The larger man spoke, though he didn’t seem in a rush to let the burriofied man go.

Link squirmed enough to get his hands free so that he could sign now, “So…” The smaller man started, but paused, he didn’t know how to ask his question.

“Take your time, we are in no rush” Ganon said, moving a hand up to gently pet the blond hair, combing his fingers through it and gently detangling the golden locks.

Silence passed between them as Link thought on how he wanted to word what he would say next. Finally he raised his hands to sign again, “What we did… I liked it… but… what does that make us?” Link finally asked, unable to make eye contact now as he looked away shyly.

“Hmmm well, I personally have grown quite fond of you, and if you wish to return the feelings, then I would have no qualms with having you as my lover and partner” Ganon hummed, tail flicking slightly in barely concealed excitement.

Link looked up at the much larger man, his cheeks still hot with blush, and as if he could get any more flustered his face heated up even more. The two men stared at each other for a long time before Link broke the silence. “I… think I like that” the small twink spoke softly, and in response Ganon smiled so warmly, leaning down to capture the hero in a chaste but loving kiss.

Unlike their previous kisses, this one was soft, thoughtful and gentle, full of love and admiration that made Link's heart beat fast in his chest and gave him butterflies in his stomach. When they pulled away, Ganon’s eyes were fully draconic, pupils blown wide with love and his tail was wagging slightly. 

Link moved to sign, “What do we tell the sages… oh Hylia Mineru is gonna tear me a new one” the Hylian signed worriedly. Ganon made a soft possessive growl at the thought of anyone trying to touch Link but he reeled in his anger.

“If you want, we can keep this secret between us for now until you are more comfortable with telling them,” Ganon suggested, idly placing sweet little kisses on Link's face.

The smaller man nodded, leaning against Ganon and sighing softly as he simply enjoyed the embrace of the other man, feeling safe and warm in his large arms.

After a few more minutes Link finally decided to get up and dress himself, much to the cuddly draconified Gerudo’s sadness, though he did watch Link appreciatively the entire time he dressed, getting a shove when he walked up and groped Link's ass as he was bending over.

“We still have a mission to do” Link signed, glaring playfully at Ganon as he swatted his grabby hands.

Ganon sighed, but smiled, working to put away their supplies and walking to the cave entrance, thankfully the rain had stopped and even started to dry up a little since they had their little escapade in the cave. The two men left the cave and continued along the side of the mountain. Link would offer Ganon a paraglider as they needed to get down into the valley of Tobio’s Hollow, but the larger man simply jumped, landing hard but seemingly unharmed from the leap. Link on the other hand rolled his eyes before leaping off and catching himself with his glider, landing softly on the ground near Ganon.

The goal was the ancient ruins at the northern end of the Hollow, apparently it had been built in worship of the first Zonai like many of the ancient crumbling ruins of the Faron region. Link took the lead, he had been here before and thought it nothing more than the remnants of an old Hylian settlement or place of worship. The idea that it may in fact hold the key to saving Zelda made his nerves tingle with excitement and hope.

As they got nearer, Link noticed something he must have overlooked before, the light from the sun was casting a shadow across the large statue, the pedestal had a small hole that allows light to pass through it, and if angled correctly, perhaps. Link set to work aligning the things he would need to make his idea work, Ganon helping to put things in place as Link directed him.

Finally they got everything in place, they would have to wait for the sun to set in order to properly test Link’s idea, but they were patient, and the sun was already low to the horizon as they had taken their time getting there.

Eventually the sun would set, casting the valley in darkness, and Link gave the Light a light kick to turn it on, watching as the rays of light aligned with the statue, something began to move. A grinding noise, like something ancient waking up, unearthed from centuries, no millenia underground. Behind the statue started to move the large rock on the ground like a door, but it seemed to get stuck. 

Ganon went over to check what the matter was, and with his great strength was able to move the absolutely gargantuan boulder that was keeping the door from moving any more. The draconic man helped push the door open, stairs leading down into the depths of the ruins, shrouded in darkness that hadn’t seen light in thousands if not millions of years.

Link pulled out a bright bloom flower, he placed it on the end of a stick and flicked it. Having an open flame down there just seemed like a bad idea to him. So with the Bright Bloom torch in hand and casting a pale glow to their surroundings, Link led Ganon and himself down the stairs into the darkness of the ancient ruins.

There were a few broken stairs, and Ganon had to duck most of the way down, hunching over in order to fit within the relatively small stairway. When they exited out there was another door, one that Link had seen many a time and was activated with his borrowed right arm. As Link pressed his hands to the door, symbols started to light up, and just as it had already sapped away at his stamina, which he had a lot off, he started to feel it leaching away at his vitality as well. The Symbols wound up to form three dragons, which he recognised as being Farosh, Naydra, and Dinraal.

Already he was feeling the extent of the drain, and the symbols had only halfway lit up. Was this even possible for him to open? Ganon seemed to see his struggle, and so moved one of the Hylian’s hands off the hand print, placing his own there instead as he smiled down at Link. They tried again, and this time with Ganon supplying the energy for one side, they were able to open it, the large heavy stone doors lighting up as they finally seemed to unlock, allowing the two men to swing the doors open.

The area behind the door was vast, huge vaulted ceiling making Link feel smaller than he already normally felt, even Ganon had to look up in awe. The Room was like a massive sphere, the walkway extending out to the middle of the room to form a dais where some strange contraption sat in the middle of the room. It looked similar to those miniatures that he could move to position the larger pieces of sky island which he had seen many times in the skies above Hyrule. But at the same time this one looked different, made up of many interlocking rings that formed a sphere that floated above the pedestal. It was far more intricate and delicate looking, runes covering each band that interlocked.

“Strange, I’ve never seen something quite like this before, have you?” Ganon asked, hesitant to approach the strange device.

“Not anything exactly like this, but I’ve seen things similar, though this one seems much more complicated” Link signed, walking up to the pedestal with the floating contraption. It would be too fine of work to use his Ultrahand on, but maybe, he lightly touched one of the rings, amazed at how smoothly it moved. The sound of stone shifting grabbed his attention, the walls that made up many parts of the arching spherical room began to move.

Ganon pinned his ears back, tail thrashing with uncertainty. Link perked his ears up however, sliding the rings, he realized that this was some type of puzzle, as moving some rings made it so that others couldn’t be moved, and allowed the movement of other rings that before couldn’t be moved.

Slowly Link began to move the interlocking rings, noticing that some rings had inscriptions on their bands, Link moved one so that in the room it would be exposed, and to his surprise, a massive mural on the inside of the band was exposed.

Link quickly took out his Purah Pad to take pictures, the more bands he uncovered with murals, the more detailed the story it seemed to tell, as it depicted some kind of ritual including the three spirit dragons and their springs as well as what seemed to be draconification. As the final ring settled into place it showed what could only be the end result, the reversal of the draconification.

“You who seek the path to enlightenment, you who wish to return to walk among mortals, here me now. This power is sacred and dangerous, your own power must first be amplified in order to continue down this path. Take with you this ancient artifact, may it guide and nurture your greatest strengths.” A voice rang in Link's mind, the device shuddered, moving rapidly as the walls spun and shifted until they suddenly halted, each mural fully revealed and the device opened. Within was something that Link was utterly shocked to see, a secret stone which thrummed with soft light.

“What in the name of Din did you just do- Is that….” Ganon peered over Link to see what he had unlocked. “Nope I ain’t touching one of those again…” Ganon growled, tail flicking slightly.

Link reached into the device, the cool little stone coming to rest easily in his hand, Link was surprised when a completely foreign symbol etched itself into the stone and a chain around it which allowed it to be worn like a necklace, though it was very tight, and would rest just under  his throat if he wore it. He looked over at Ganon, who seemed apprehensive of the stone, but also curious. “I do not recognise that symbol… we should probably return to the Landing with our pictures and well… that stone” Ganon suggested, pausing as Link put the tight necklace on, it was practically a choker on him, and man did it look good on that slender neck.

The Hylian looked back at the pedestal and murals one last time before he nodded to Ganon, pulling out his Purah Pad and waiting for the larger man to place his hand on his shoulder. When they were ready, Link teleported the both of them to the Landing, pulling his cloak slightly to try and hide the stone for now.

The two men made their way to Purah’s lab, entering and surprising both Mineru and Purah who were mulling over some translations. “You’re back! Did you find anything?” Mineru asked.

“Indeed we did, here take a look” Link handed over his Purah Pad with the pictures, a soft hum leaving the robotic form of the sage as she studied the images. “This is… These are even more ancient than I thought they’d be… This dialect is far older than what I’m used to… it will take some time even for me to translate, but I can tell this has to do with Draconification.” Mineru spoke, looking up at Link and Ganon.

Ganon chose now to place his hand on the smaller man's shoulder, “Tell her what else you found” he encouraged, to which Link looked back at Ganon for a moment before nodding, moving his cloak to reveal the secret stone. Mineru rushed over when she saw that, almost like she was going to try and shield Link from Ganon, like he might try to take the stone.

Ganon huffed, deciding that he wouldn’t take this hostility, he left to stand outside. Link gave Mineru a stern look, glaring at her. “What is that look for, my reaction is very much called for, you know what he’s done just to get his hands on one of those…” Mineru snapped, she paused when Link continued to glare, “Why are you being so defensive of him, you know I’m right! Look I get that you’ve grown closer with him and feel like you can trust him, but that’s exactly how Sonia lost her life, we trusted him, even a little, and he killed her.” Mineru continued.

Link crossed his arms, still fixing the Zonai construct with a firm stare. “He’s changed Mineru… I know what he did was wrong, but I also know he has come to regret his actions… he may not be the best person, but give him a chance” Link signed now, making Mineru pause.

“You talk like you know him better than me,” Mineru argued.

Now Link couldn’t help but blush slightly as he thought about just how much better he knew the man. If she could, Mineru would have narrowed her eyes now. “What did you do?” She asked skeptically, making Link blush even more and avert his gaze.

Apparently the way he was acting was enough for something to click in the Zonai’s mind, “Oh Hylia, you’ve fallen for him haven’t you?” She asked now, to which Link nodded slightly before shrugging a little “I may have done more than just fall for him” Link signed sheepishly.

Mineru paused, contemplating what that meant before, “No…. No you did not…. You did NOT sleep with him… Link please…. For fuck sake Link” Mineru shrieked, making Link pin his ears back at the sound.

Hearing the sharp sound, Ganon barged in, concern written all over his face as his eyes locked onto Link, only to settle with relief when he saw Link was unharmed. He walked over and looked at Mineru, “What’s all the screaming for?” He asked.

“What’s the- You fucked Link!” Mineru exclaimed, making Link flush with embarrassment.

“I see she figured out our little secret… Mineru, I ask that you lower your voice so as to not announce this to the entire settlement…” Ganon sighed, placing a hand on Link’s shoulder in comfort and giving him a gentle smile.

Mineru stopped, looking between the two as she seemed to think for a moment. Finally she made a sighing sound, “Fine… If this is what you want Link then I will support you… I can admit he’s not the same as he was when I knew him… But I’m still keeping an eye on him, if he hurts you I’ll tear him limb from limb no matter how strong he is” The sage of Spirit threatened.

“Understood, you need not worry, I do not plan to do anything without Link’s consent” Ganon smiled a little.

“Anyways, about that stone you found, I am honestly shocked that there was another hidden in Hyrule… I thought the ones currently possessed were the only ones left… May I look a little closer?” Mineru asked. 

Link nodded, baring his throat so the stone could be seen better, Mineru hummed softly in thought, “If I’m not mistaken that symbol represents Life… Odd I was not aware you had any powers Link, let alone something so unique” She muttered as she looked at the stone.

Link lowered his head and shrugged now, he didn’t know he had powers either, but what exactly was his power? Link thought for a time, Life, does it mean he can control it like how the sages control their element? He paused, then pulled out a knife he kept for utility reasons and cut his palm, testing a theory.

To everyone’s surprise, the injury began to glow softly before knitting back together and healing just as if Link had used an elixir or been in a healing spring.

“I wonder if you can also heal others?” Mineru pondered.

Link looked at Ganon as if asking for permission, Ganon letting out a sigh and nodded as Link pulled out the Master Sword, the large Gerudo allowing him to cut across his palm. The small Hylian sheathed the Master Sword then held out his hand, a soft verdant green glow coming from his hands as the cut on Ganon began to heal, not only that but Ganon began to glow slightly and he looked shocked, “I feel like I just got a massive energy boost…” He muttered softly in contemplation.

“Now that you mention it, I feel like I could run a marathon non stop… I’ve never had this much energy before” Link signed, looking at Ganon with a giddy smile.

“Well that is certainly an interesting ability, aptly so for such an interesting man I suppose” Mineru laughed a little. 

“I finished transferring copies of the images to our system Link, here’s your Pad back… also by the way… Nice” Purah smiled as she rounded the corner, giving Link’s Purah Pad back to the man. Link had completely forgotten she was there, and blushed brightly when she gave him a thumbs up, referring to Link bagging Ganon.

“Can we keep Ganon and I’s relationship a secret for now?” Link asked shyly. Mineru nodded, and Purah giggled but also agreed much to Link's relief.

“Anyways, it will take a good amount of time before we can finish translating this because of how old it is… so for now, you two take a break, you both worked really hard and got some amazing information for us.” Purah said with a smile.

The two men nodded, leaving the Zonai and Sheikah to their work, Link stretched his arms above his head, sighing softly as he finally relaxed fully after arriving at the Landing.

“So what should we do now?” Ganon mused softly, walking alongside Link.

“I don’t know… wanna see my house? I designed it myself” Link offered, Ganon couldn’t help the smile that spread over his face now.

“Taking me home now are we?” Ganon teased, getting a flustered Link as a reward before he smiled, “I’d be honored Link” he spoke, leaning down to quickly kiss him on the forehead. Luckily no one seemed to notice or see the small display of affection, else the roomers would fly faster than a keese.

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The next day, Link and Gan left to go to Link's humble abode. The Hylian easily teleported the two of them to the Rasitakiwak Shrine near his house which he had made with the help of the Hudson construction company. The two appeared overlooking a rather interestingly shaped house, as well as the quaint little Terry Town. 

“We should stop into town first, I’ve not been back here in a while and I need to grab some things from the store and to check in with everyone” Link signed, leading Ganon down towards the town and past his own house. 

“You sure I should come with you? I don’t exactly look very… friendly” Ganon asked, unsure if this was a good idea. 

“You’ll be fine, as long as you don’t cause any issues they should be fine, plus you’re with me” Link quickly reassured him as the two walked, “Plus there’s a lovely Vai I want you to meet who was the one who helped me seal the deal on my house, she’s very kind, her and her husband are two of the founders of this place too.” Link continued, Ganon following with his long strides allowing him to keep up with the excited Hylian.

As the two entered the town, Ganon did attract some attention, but mostly from the children who were beyond curious about the large man wearing a cloak. “Link, they're staring at me…” He muttered to the blond who only smiled, “relax, the kids are just curious, you’re fine” Link once again tried to ease the larger man's nerves.

They made their way past the center of the town towards a building near the rail track, a tall beautiful Gerudo woman standing at a desk.

“Sav’otta Link, it’s nice seeing you again, it sure has been a while hasn’t it, how are you doing?” the red haired woman asked with a bright smile. She paused upon seeing Ganon, still covered with a cloak and the hood up, “My my, who is this, a friend of yours Link? Sav’otta to you as well, I am Rhondson.” She introduced herself as well.

“Sav’otta to you as well Rhondson, this is ah, my good friend Gan, he’s traveling with me. I’ve been good by the way, how have you and Hudson been?” Link signed, the Gerudo woman taking her time to watch his signs so she could understand them, a smile brightening her face. 

“We’ve been great, we just recently got a few letters from Mattison, ah Mattison is our daughter” Rhondson explained to the taller man before continuing, “Apparently the sandstorms have calmed down and she’s doing very well, I’m so glad too, I was worried but it seems things are going well for our little girl” Rhondson gushed happily, and Ganon couldn’t help the slight smile on his face at the woman's words.

“My you must be hot, today is quite the sunny one, surely that cloak must be stifling” She added, looking at Ganon. “Ah well, you see I do not exactly look like most people, I’m afraid of scaring the children or starting a panic” Ganon replied after a moment.

“Nonsense, we here at Terry Town accept everyone, come, let’s get you both something to drink while we catch up, and you can tell me a little more about yourself Gan.'' She smiled, leading them into her quaint little home to serve them some drinks. As they entered, Ganon signed, and removed his cloak, putting it in his Purah Pad and waited for the exclamation of him being a monster.

“Sa’oten, I never thought that Link would befriend a Gerudo Voe, don’t give me that look, I can tell even with the admittedly odd extra features… but based on what I know, I’m guessing you are the Demon King Ganondorf we had been fearing for so long?” She spoke with a calm that was honestly expected of a Gerudo woman. “Former Demon King, I’ve since renounced that title and am now working to aid Link in his search for the Princess” Ganon explained, “ah, well any friend of Links is welcome here, I’m sure the others will treat you fine as well, you’re not the strangest person to come here admittedly.” Rhondson laughed pleasantly, handing Link and Ganon each a fruit drink to quench their thirsts. 

“Glad to see you’re not against me having him as company, a much better response then the one the sages gave me” Link signed with a slight smile, clearly finding humor in the situation. 

“Of course Link, I know I can trust you, everyone here does. And so long as Ganon, I can call you that right?” Ganon nodded so she continued, “So long as Ganon doesn’t cause trouble I’m sure he will find himself welcomed here” She finished as they sat down at her dining room table.

“So, you don’t usually stop into town yourself, wanted to show Ganon around then?” Rhondson smiled. “Indeed, I also wanted to buy a few things in town before heading back home, it’s been a while since I’ve been back.” Link signed easily, and Ganon quickly found himself relaxing to the monotony of it all.

It was nice to see Link not fully worried about his duties and just relaxing around others, as much as he could at least. 

“That reminds me, we got a delivery for you, those new flower seeds you ordered came in. Also I’ve been given the okay to authorize you as the owner of the small pond near your house, you just can’t build on it, but saying as you wanted to keep it around that should be no problem yes?” Rhondson smiled, “I’ll have the seeds sent up to your home, they should be there when you get back to your house” She added with a nod.

“Thanks Rhondson” Link signed simply, smiling at the woman. “So sister, I find it rather interesting to see you so far from our homeland, was it a search for love that drew you from home or the call of adventure maybe?” Ganon decided to ask, knowing that many Gerudo women nowadays will leave the desert in search of life outside their ancestral home. “Ah, it was love and purpose I was looking for, Link actually helped me with that, he’s the reason I’m here and that I found my husband and we had our beautiful little girl.” Rhondson explained to Ganon who couldn’t help but smile.

“And what of you, Link doesn’t usually have travel companions…” She spoke with a slight smile like she knew something. “Ah well, after some things happened…” Ganon started, “You mean after I kicked your ass?” Link interrupted much to Ganon's embarrassment at the admission “Yes… anyways, I begrudgingly at first started following Link, but he’s quite the interesting person, and I guess I started to find him more interesting than annoying, next thing I know it feels like we’re friends” Ganon ended, trying not to look either of them in the eyes as he simply stared down at his drink. 

Rhondson laughed lightly, “I see I see, so then you’ve fallen for him?” She smirked knowingly, causing Link to choke on his drink a little, “Oh come on I’ve seen the way you two have given each other glances, now I must admit most people probably won’t notice, but you two are clearly head over heels for each other” She grinned, knowing she was right.

“Please don’t tell anyone!” Link quickly signed once he stopped coughing, “Don’t worry, your secret is safe with me…” Rhondson smiled, reassuring the two she wouldn’t tell others.

“We should probably get going, I still need to pick up some things before we head back to my house” Link finally signed, “Thank you for the drink” Ganon added to which Link also thanked her as she led the two back outside.

They didn’t walk far before one of the children ran up asking Link “Is the Big man friendly?” With that childish wonder and curiosity. Link looked over to Ganon who seemed a little apprehensive about a small child so willingly running up to him despite his rather monstrous appearance. Link smiled, “He won’t hurt anyone, but he is new so be nice” Link signed slowly for the child to understand. 

“Vasaaq mister, my name is Hunnie, oh that means hello in Gerudo, Mattison taught me that, isn’t it great?” She giggled, and Ganon smiled softly at the small girl, “Indeed it is, Vasaaq to you too Hunnie, my name is Ganon” He introduced himself after a moment of consideration, his tail flicking nervously which grabbed the girls attention.

“Whoah you have a tail? May I touch it? It’s okay if you say no, you’re really cool looking by the way mister Ganon” She said excitedly. Ganon gave Link a look as if to ask what to do, Link simply giving him a thumbs up.

“Uhh okay, you may touch my tail at the end, but no pulling” Ganon decided to let the child touch his tail, something no one had really done save for Link and Purah when the woman had inspected him.

“Really? Thank you! I’ll be gentle!” Hunnie promised, moving to look at the obsidian-like tail the large man had, lightly running her hand down near the end of the large limb, “it’s so smooth, and the spikes are really pretty!” She complimented paying special attention to the poof of fluff at the end of his tail, “Ohhhh so soft, you take really good care of your tail fur mister” she smiled. 

“Thank you Hunnie” Ganon smiled back at the young girl, finding himself rather fond of the child and how curious she was. He was actually quite thankful that she wasn’t scared of him, as her interacting with him and nothing bad happening seemed to calm most of the adults in town, seeing that he wouldn’t harm a kid.

“Hunnie time for Lunch” someone who Ganon assumed to be the girls mother called, the little girl waving goodbye to the two and running off, “Didn’t know you could be so good with kids” Link signed with a smile, to which Ganon rolled his eyes “Whatever, the day is getting away from us, let’s get what you need and head out” Ganon finally spoke after watching the girl talk excitedly to her mother for a moment.

Link led Ganon to a small outside store, and after making a few small purchases Link and Ganon headed off back to Links house. 

As they entered Ganon noticed just how lived in the place felt, despite how long it had been since Link had been to his own house, the place still felt like a home, warm and inviting. There were knick knacks and trinkets scattered all over the place, pictures hung on the walls and little souvenirs of Links travels. In one frame was Link with all the former champions, an image that seemed to be regarded with fondness, and another image of Link and the Sages hanging out as well, and a beautiful painting of the Light Dragon, Zelda, spiraling through the sky majestically.  A small vase full of Silent Princesses sat on a shelf and the kitchen looked well loved, old towels that looked hand embroidered and well cared for hung near the cooking pot, and to the right some stairs that led to a second floor.

On the second floor was a study that looked well used, papers and notes scattered about, books with many bookmarks to hold pages that were important, a bookshelf full of different novels and books on poetry. There was also a room dedicated to housing some special weapons and shields as well as armor stands. His room was open and peering in Ganon noticed the large bed central in the back of the room as well as the closet that was partly open, multiple outfits hung up to be worn later. On the other side of the hall was a room with a goddess statue that seemed well kept, respect clearly given, but there were other statues as well to some of the lesser known gods that didn’t include Hylia, small gifts paid to them in honor of those gods as well.

Link allowed Ganon to continue wandering his house as he put things away, starting up his cooking pot the Gerudo came down when he smelled the delicious meal being prepared for the two, Link once again humming his little tunes that he so often did.

“So we will stay here for now? There is only one bed” Ganon observed as he sat in the kitchen area to be near Link, careful of his tail to not break anything. 

“Well obviously we are going to share my bed, it’s certainly big enough I ordered it specially made” Link signed while he continued to mind the delectable stew he was making.

“I was wondering about that, did you plan to have a partner larger than you?” Ganon teased now, getting a wooden spoon thrown at him in retribution.

“No, I just like big beds, helps me not fall off them if I have a nightmare or roll around in my sleep” Link replied, getting a new spoon to continue stirring the pot.

“Lucky me then I guess” Ganon grinned, licking the bits of stew off of the spoon that had been thrown at him, “Could use a little more spice” He mentioned, to which Link nodded and added some Goron spices and peppers to boost the flavor.

As Link continued to cook, Ganon couldn’t help but stare at the small twink who hummed and danced a little while cooking, his round little ass looking especially enticing to the large Gerudo. Without a second thought Ganon reached out to grope Link’s ass, making the man squeak softly, raising a wooden spoon in threat when he whirled around to face the draconic man.

“You…. uhhg go wash up, dinner will be ready soon. And I mean actually take a bath or shower” Link signed, shooing Ganon out of the kitchen and upstairs so the large man could clean up.

Ganon was rather impressed by the size of the tub, the thing could comfortably fit himself and probably another, it was also quite deep, the thing having stairs for Link to get in. This twink had to be loaded to have such advanced and nice accommodations. Ganon quickly took a shower, making sure to clean himself well and even remembering to wash his tail and the poof of fur at the end.

When Ganon came back downstairs clean from his shower, Link had finished cooking, he smiled up at the larger man as he portioned them both out a hefty serving of stew. The two ate in silence, enjoying the calm and peace between the two. 

Link finished eating first, putting his dishes to wash later, and standing to sign “I’m going to go wash up, feel free to help yourself to seconds from the pot” He signed before leaving, moving upstairs it wasn’t long until Ganon heard the start of the water running. 

Ganon decided to take up the offer of seconds, enjoying the stew thoroughly. Meanwhile Link was enjoying a much deserved shower, finally able to wash his hair properly, he practically moaned while scrubbing the dirt and oils out of his hair, working up a good lather.

It took some hyping himself up, but eventually Link also managed to clean himself down there too, blushing furiously as he made sure every inch of him, even on the inside, was clean. After all, with how grabby Ganon was, it was highly likely he’d be happy for it later. Link blushed as he realized he had quite the boner going on from cleaning himself, switching the water to cold to try and calm himself down he squeaked loudly at the hit of icy water on his skin.

Ganon had managed to find a nail file in Link's room on his vanity, working to round off the tips of his claws; he could always re-sharpen them later after all. He smirked slightly at hearing all the little noises through the sound of the running water, knowing that most couldn’t have made out the little moans that the smaller man made, but with his enhanced hearing he was getting quite the treat.

When Link finished his shower he wrapped a towel around himself after drying mostly off, the moisture clung to his skin making him a little damp, but the towels he had were very fluffy and soaked up a lot of the water. He walked in to see Ganon shirtless sitting on his bed filing his nails, the large Gerudo looked up and smiled at the smaller Hylian, his gaze hungry and lustful.

“I just got out of the shower and you” Link started to sign, but paused when Ganon stood up, setting down the nail file and approaching him. “And I see the perfect dessert to have after dinner” Ganon smirked down at Link, tail flicking back and forth with interest.

Link couldn’t help the blush spreading across his face, the tips of his ears going red as Ganon crowded closer to him before kneeling so he could lean down and kiss the smaller man, the action full of passion and love, gentle but hungry for more. A soft whine left Link as he was kissed, finding himself weak to the affection and wanting more.

“You can always tell me no” Ganon reassured as he gave Link a firm look, eyeing him up and down for any hint that he was not comfortable. The small Hylian only nodded, leaning up to place his lips against Ganon’s, enjoying the warmth that spread through him from every little touch. The large Gerudo reached out to pick Link up if he would let him, which Link allowed without complaint, the larger man moving to mouth lightly along Link’s neck and throat, placing little kisses and occasionally dragging his tongue along certain spots to draw out more sweet noises from the Hylian.

Ganon would pull the towel off of Link, unwrapping the fabric from around his waist, allowing the soft cloth to fall away and exposing the Hylian to his hungry gaze. A soft squeak left Link as he was placed onto the edge of his bed suddenly, Ganon still kneeling in front of the now naked man as he trailed his mouth down Link’s body, stopping momentarily to lave his hot tongue across Link’s right nipple, then his left, drawing needy little whimpers from the Hylian.

The large Gerudo brought one hand up, pressing two fingers lightly against Link’s lips, which he opened without complaint, lightly running his tongue over the large digits and letting them invade his mouth, playing with his tongue as he sucked needily on the large fingers in his mouth. Ganon grinned slightly, nipping gently at one of Link’s nipples, making the smaller man gasp, a high pitched little whine leaving him as the blush furthered across his face and down his neck. The larger man was sinfully good with his mouth, and Link found himself very quickly at full mast from all the teasing.

Link whined around the fingers in his mouth as they gently pressed down on his tongue, Ganon smiling a little and moving down his stomach as he continued to place open mouthed kisses along his skin. Ganon looked up at Link, the two locking eyes just as Ganon swiped his tongue along Link’s dick, drawing a startled moan from Link. The small Hylian bit down slightly on Ganon's fingers when the large Gerudo took him into his mouth, hollowing his cheeks to suck lightly on Link’s sensitive cock.

Ganon pulled off, growling softly at Link for biting his fingers, the hand gripping his thigh squeezing rather hard in retaliation. “Sorry, didn’t mean to bite you. Not this time at least” Link signed, giving a teasing little eyebrow wiggle. In response Ganon moved and lightly nipped at Link’s inner thigh, drawing a surprised squeak from him followed by a whine.

“You like it when I’m a little rough don’t you?” Ganon asked with a smirk, making Link blush even more, but he couldn’t deny it, he loved being manhandled by the larger man, and the slightly rough treatment was intoxicating in a way he had never expected it to be. Link nodded shyly, a strangled moan leaving him as Ganon once again took his entire cock into his mouth down to the base. Sure Link wasn’t nearly as big as Ganon was, but even so he was rather well endowed for a Hylian, yet Ganon took him with ease. The Gerudo took his fingers from Link's mouth, bringing his hand down now as he used the other to push Links legs apart, slick finger lightly rubbing at his hole. Link let out a whine, tilting his head back and moaning softly as Ganon continued to tease him.

Having filed down his claws, Ganon was able to press against Link’s tight little hole without worry of hurting him from the sharp points, and Link seemed to appreciate that as well, relaxing slightly with the gentle touches Ganon was giving him. After a little more teasing, Ganon managed to slip one large finger into Link, pulling a startled gasp from him as well as a soft needy whine. The Gerudo smirked, still paying attention to the smaller man's twitching cock as he kept it in his mouth, rubbing along it with his tongue and drawing more sinfully sweet noises out of the Hylian.

Ganon moved the hand that was previously holding Link's legs open, using it to gently rub at the smaller man's balls and the base of his cock, more whimpers and whines escaping Link as Ganon began slowly thrusting his finger in and out of the small man. While the saliva did help some, it was still quite tight and the smaller man would surely need more lubrication to be comfortable. With that in mind Ganon used his Purah Pad to see what they could use, though it looked like the only substance that might work was some lightly scented oil, he would have to fix that some time later.

Pouring some of the oil onto his finger as he pulled it out of the swordsman, Link whined softly, groaning as Ganon pressed a second finger at his entrance, lightly rubbing to relax the muscles until he was able to slip the second oil slicked finger in alongside the first. Link gasped, back arching slightly as the second finger stretched him quite a bit, but nothing he couldn’t handle as he panted and whined softly.

“Good boy” Ganon muttered softly, placing a kiss on Link’s inner thigh, and smiling as Link moaned needily at his words, his free hand working to lightly pump the full member of the swordsman as Link squirmed and whined softly from the pleasure. The Gerudo continued to work Link open, stretching him gently on his thick fingers and teasingly rubbing at the Hylian’s prostate every now and then just to get a reaction from the small man.

Link could feel a tight heat coiling in his stomach, he knew he was getting close especially from all the teasing that Ganon was subjecting him to, driving him crazy as he was toyed with. That pressure was growing quickly and with Ganon taking him down to the base with his hot mouth, Link was soon unable to stop himself as he came with a loud cry of pleasure. Ganon let Link come down from his high, pulling off to show the smaller man that he had swallowed everything and making Link blush with embarrassment, “Delicious” Ganon spoke, earning a playful little smack from the embarrassed blushing twink. 

The small Hylian however choked out another moan when Ganon curled his fingers just so to rub his prostate, making Link see stars momentarily as he whimpered, the pleasure bordering on overstimulation.

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Link whined softly, panting a little as he slowly came down from his high. Ganon smiled at him, a glint of mischief in his gaze as he crooked his fingers again to press against that sensitive bundle of nerves, making the twink arch his back and moan loudly.

"So sensitive for me." Ganon rumbled with a pleased tone, nipping again at Link’s inner thigh while he let the twink rest for a moment. It was quite obvious how much of an impact Link had on Ganon, as a large bulge had formed in his pants, the smaller man trying to push the waistband of the Gerudo’s pants down with a foot.

Ganon simply caught Link by the ankle, stopping his movements in their tracks, a soft whine leaving the twink. "Needy are we? I suppose I could be so inclined as to indulge you" the larger man spoke teasingly, using the hand that had caught Link’s ankle to now remove his pants and undergarments as well.

Link rolled his eyes at the tease, but gasped when Ganon once again pet his prostate with a come here motion. The smaller man was starting to get excited again, the slight overstimulation was a strange mix of pleasure and pain that he was starting to crave like a drug. 

“M-more…” Link whined softly, Ganon smirked “Use your words boy” he insisted, drawing another whimper from the twink. “Please, put it in… Please” Link moaned, wiggling his hips slightly for more stimulation only for Ganon to hold his hips still against the bed with a slight growl.

“You sure? It might hurt a little if I put it in now.” Ganon spoke, trying to keep himself calm despite the urge to just take Link right then and there. The twink nodded insistently, pouting a little, “I want it to hurt” Link signed with a deep blush, making Ganon grin as he removed his fingers from the smaller man.

“You know just what to say to rile me up…” Ganon rumbled, slicking himself up with more oil before he lined up his cock with Link's tight little hole, admiring how the muscles twitched with anticipation. In one smooth thrust Ganon sheathed himself inside Link, a sharp gasp and strangled cry of pleasure ripped from Link as he took the entire thing.

“Good boy, taking all of me… perfect” Ganon groaned softly in Link's ear, the praise making Link moan and whine with pleasure and arousal. The stretch did hurt a little, but in a way that Link loved, the pain was exhilarating and mixed perfectly with the pleasure creating a symphony of feelings that was nearly overwhelming. 

The large Gerudo was ready to wait for a moment to allow Link to adjust, but the twink had other plans, as his healing factor seemed to allow him to recover even faster than he normally did, he wiggled his hips down to grind against the cock nestled deep in his ass, moaning wantonly at the feeling of it pressing deliciously into his prostate. Ganon growled, rolling his hips to test if it was really okay to move, getting a sweet moan in response. 

He pulled out until only the tip remained before slamming back in, making the bed rock a little from the force, and making Link squeal with pleasure, his own cock now hard again and leaking pre cum as Ganon started up a brutal pace, slamming into him over and over all to hear Link make those sinful noises, writhing under the Gerudo in pleasure. 

Link grasped the sheets under him, clawing at them, looking for anything to ground him a little as Ganon pounded his ass with a nearly animalistic fervor. Each thrust ripping stuttered gasps and sharp moans from the twink as the draconic man fucked into Link’s tight ass, slamming into that bundle of nerves over and over and making the twinks body sing with pleasure.

Ganon leaned over Link, capturing Link in a heated lustful kiss that threatened to steal the smaller man's breath away. The larger man devouring the sweet moans that left Link as he fucked him mercilessly, enjoying every little sound torn from the twinks throat like a delicacy to be savored. 

The smaller man continued to whine and moan softly against Ganon’s mouth, the larger taking to using his tongue and playing with the piercing the smaller man had on his own, thoroughly enjoying the sounds that Link made as he continued to fuck into him. After a few more minutes that felt like an eternity, Ganon pulled away from the kiss, trailing hot open mouthed kisses and nips down Link’s throat, sucking bruises into the pale skin as he went. 

Link whined, head tilting back to allow the Gerudo better access to his slender throat, feeling the teeth marring his flesh causing his back to arch with the pain pleasure that it brought when Ganon nipped him especially hard, though not enough to break the skin. The way his muscles flexed and squeezed around the large draconic cock inside him had Ganon making soft groans and huffs as he thrust into Link. The twink grasping for the sheets under him as his prostate was abused by the monster cock fucking into his tight ass. 

“F-fuck Gan! G-gonna c-cum” Link moaned heatedly, whimpering as Ganon only seemed to speed up his brutal thrusts, feeling the muscles enveloping him flutter and spasm as Link got closer and closer to his second orgasm. “Then cum for me, let me feel you fall apart on my cock” Ganon growled, smirking down at the smaller Hylian man as his ribbed cock brutally slammed into Link’s sensitive prostate over and over, one large hand grasping at his cock to pump it and further drive Link towards the edge.

A scream of pleasure tore from Link as he came, his entire body locking up as small spasms wracked his slender frame. Ganon groaned, feeling that tight hole flex around his cock, milking him and begging to be filled. Already he could feel the approach of his own orgasm, knot starting to swell a little, this time though he made sure not to push it into the smaller body below him. 

The large Gerudo grunted softly as his thrusts stuttered, his own release spilling into Link as he bit down on the smaller man’s shoulder where the juncture of his neck started, a strangled cry leaving Link as Ganon sank his fang like teeth into the soft flesh, the taste of iron filling his mouth, the Hylian’s blood sweet on his tongue as he lapped at the wound to soothe the ache a little. 

When Ganon pulled his mouth away to apologize for biting so hard, not only did he see a blissed out expression gracing Links face, he was also able to watch with rapt interest as the wound he had made rapidly began to heal closed, leaving little more than a bruise on the pale skin. A small shiver ran through Link as Ganon shifted a little, his muscles clenching around the still semi hard cock inside him, drawing a groan from the Gerudo.

“Fuck… keep squeezing me like that and I’m gonna fuck you again” Ganon half heatedly threatened, smirking down at Link only to get a slightly dazed smile that quickly turned mischievous in return as the twink purposefully flexed his muscles around the large member in his ass. 

“You asked for it then” the draconic man grabbed Link, pulling out and flipping him so that his back was to Ganon’s chest as the Gerudo sat down on the edge of the bed. Link whined softly at the sudden empty feeling, but that didn’t last long as Ganon quickly sheathed all but his knot into Link in one hard thrust, groaning hotly in Link’s ear. Link tilted his head back, right arm thrown over Ganon’s shoulder while he grabbed onto Ganon’s horn with his left hand, anything to ground himself. He could feel the hot seed dripping out of his ass as the Gerudo thrusted a few times, growling softly as Link moaned in his lap.

Link only had a few seconds to register before Ganon was once again slamming into him, this new position allowing the large cock to hit different angles that made Link squirm and moan hotly, head tilted back as he rode the massive member in his ass.

“Make me want to knot you, fill you up till you can’t take any more” Ganon growled in Link's ear, making the smaller man whimper and whine, his own cock leaking pre cum at the idea as he nodded his head yes. “You like that don’t you? Want me to fill you up nice and full?” The Gerudo asked, grinning slightly as he continued to fuck Link down onto his huge dick.

A needy whine was all Link could manage as he was speared down on the monstrous member fucking into his ass and driving him crazy. The sound made Ganon groan, as he adjusted his grip on the smaller man’s thighs to better slam him down over and over onto his cock, ripping more whines and moans from the small Hylian, it was clear Link was barely holding on, as his cock was drooling pre cum and his head lulled to the side slightly from the mind numbing pleasure he was feeling, getting absolutely wrecked by the best dick he ever experienced in his life.

It didn’t take long for Link to cum again, his voice strained as his body spasmed with pleasure, Ganon continuing to fuck Link through his orgasm as the smaller man whimpered while being manhandled and used like a fuck toy for the larger mans pleasure. Link was basically limp at this point, just along for the ride as Ganon continued to use his body, chasing his own pleasure as the Hylian in his lap moaned weakly, tears starting to slip down his cheeks. 

Ganon was starting to near his own end, hips stuttering as he thrust into Link without mercy, he slammed in one more time, seating his knot deep in Links ass, locking their hips together as Ganon snarled, biting Link again who screamed in pleasure and pain, forced into another mind numbing orgasm as he was filled up. His stomach bulged slightly like he had eaten a big meal, swollen with Ganon’s seed, and damn was that hot, his tired mind thought. 

Link whimpered pathetically, it was so much, too much, but he loved it. Ganon seemed to notice, gently thumbing away the tears on his face and placing loving kisses on every bit of skin he could reach. He stood slowly, moving with great care so as to not jostle or move Link too much, he picked up the previously discarded towel and used it to clean up the mess across Links stomach from cumming so many times. He then maneuvered the two into the bed, knowing that they’d be stuck together for at least fifteen minutes, he lay with Link who was starting to drift in and out of consciousness in his arms. 

Ganon placed a kiss on the top of the twink's head, breathing in deeply as he just enjoyed the feeling of being with the smaller man who had fallen asleep in his arms, cock still sheathed in his ass so snuggly. The Gerudo found himself falling asleep as well despite his best efforts to stay awake so he could clean them up after.

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When Link woke up, it was to the warm water of his bathtub, and Ganon sat with him, cleaning his body carefully. Link looked up at the larger man with a slightly confused look, “Welcome back to the waking world my little Molduga” Ganon hummed in that usual rich timbre of a voice, easing Link into a state of comfort. 

“Molduga?” Link croaked out the question, voice barely complying with him. Ganon smiled down at him with such a loving gaze, chuckling softly as he petted the smaller man. “I used to raise and train Molduga, you’re strong willed and powerful much like they are when young… I admire that in you.” Ganon hummed as he ran his fingers through the blond trestles of hair, gently scratching at Link's scalp.

Link thought about that for a moment, finding warmth blooming in his chest as he thought about it longer, a soft smile spreading across his face, he liked this pet name he decided.

Ganon continued to massage Links scalp, earning him a contented sigh and soft happy noises from the smaller man as he lathered soap into his hair. “You really need better soaps, no wonder you have so many split ends, you don’t use any protection…” Ganon spoke, getting a bemused look from Link.

“What? You think hair like mine just happens?” He asked incredulously, to which Link shrugged a little. Ganon tsked softly, “Of course not, I’m appalled that you run around like this… has your time spent with the sage of Lightning taught you nothing?” the larger Gerudo man asked as he detangled Link's hair.

“I mean, back in Gerudo town a lot of the women would tell me about these oils that I should use, but I thought it was just needed because of the desert environment” Link signed, making Ganon sigh softly.

“No, they are meant to be used daily to help keep your hair healthy and clean… Back when I ruled the Vai serving me loved to spend hours tending to my hair.” Ganon spoke with a slight tone of sadness.

“Is that why you like playing with my hair so much?” Link teased, smiling up at Ganon playfully. “You miss your homeland don’t you?” The Hylian finally signed after a moment, the large Gerudo looking away slightly, not wanting to betray how homesick he really felt.

“That’s it, we’re going to visit Gerudo town!” Link signed determinedly, giving Ganon the largest grin he could muster. “We don’t have to…” Ganon started, only for Link to make a shushing motion, “Nope, I’ve already made up my mind, we leave in… what time is it?” Link asked now.

A chuckle left the Gerudo now, as he shook his head, “You only slept for an hour or so, it’s still evening, the sun just set not long ago” Ganon replied, working to finish rinsing the suds from the smaller man. “Perfect, then we leave in the morning! We can even stop by the Wetland Stables and get Misty and Skittles” Link signed quickly, a big smile on his face. The smaller man sputtered when two large hands cupping water in them dumped the warm clean water onto Link’s head, the smaller man flailing a little and shooting Ganon a heatless glare.

The two finished washing up, Ganon taking his chance to scoop Link up bridal style while wrapping him in a soft towel, drying himself off with a second towel and walking them both to the bedroom. Thankfully the Gerudo had already changed the sheets, meaning they would sleep on a clean bed.

Link hummed softly as he put on some shorts, curling up against the large chest of the Gerudo as they cuddled up together in bed, both men soon falling asleep comfortably.

When morning came, Link was not ready, wanting to cling to the large Gerudo and stay cuddling in bed. Ganon however had other plans, and instead of fighting with the twink, decided to just pick him up and carry the smaller man around as he got ready for the day. Meanwhile Link was clinging onto him like a baby squirrel, not letting go even as Ganon held the tired man up under the arms and stared at him. “What happened to leaving first thing in the morning?” Ganon asked with a teasing grin, earning him a weak smack and a tired groan from a very sleepy Link.

Finally once Link was up and moving, he tiredly made breakfast, taking an energizing elixir and pouring it into his morning coffee to try and wake himself up. Ganon watched in horror as Link added an ungodly amount of sugar into his coffee before taking a sip, scowling but drinking it anyways. 

“Why do you drink it if you so clearly hate it even with such an exuberant amount of sugar in it?” Ganon asked, to which Link just shrugged, “Wakes me up faster” Link spoke groggily, his voice for once listening to him, as he was too tired for the anxiety to choke him up as it usually did. Ganon shook his head, sighing as he poured himself a coffee, placing a few cubes of sugar in it and sipped at the hot liquid appreciatively. Unlike the twink, Ganon actually found he enjoyed the coffee without drowning an entire container of sugar into it.

Link spent a few minutes downing the coffee as fast as he could, while Ganon watched on, sipping his own coffee as he observed the twink going about his usual morning rituals. The small Hylian disappearing briefly to change clothing, returning downstairs with a much more awake look about him.

Once both men were dressed and ready for the day, Link teleported the two of them to the shrine near the Wetlands Stable, both of them casually walking down to see their steeds. Link talked to the stable keeper to take Misty and Skittles out, the stable hand helping to get the stubborn white horse out, but Misty quickly changed attitude when she saw Link, trotting over to him happily. Skittles also meandered over towards Ganondorf, seeming happy to see him. 

They waved goodbye to the stablehand and keeper as they set off, though at a leisurely pace mind you, enjoying the warm sunny day. The horses seemed happy to be out for a change, and followed the road without much need for guidance as the two men basked in the warm sunlight and calm breeze. 

The two of them had left around 7am, the early morning sun quickly climbing into the sky above them as the two men made their way across the Mabe Prairie, following the road south. Ganondorf often found himself stealing glances at Link, his golden hair shimmering in the light of the sun as they continued at a leisurely pace down the road.

By mid day as the sun reached its peak, the two would stop to take a break between the bottomless pond and a much smaller and safer pond to the west of the road. Link and Ganondorf both dismounted their steeds, allowing the two majestic animals to graze on the wild grass that grew in abundance. Pulling out his Purah Pad, Link quickly procured a light meal for the two of them to enjoy, the two sitting near the edge of the pond and just enjoying the calm.

“You know, the roads have become a lot safer recently now that Blood Moons are not as common…” Link signed casually, stretching his arms as he relaxed.

“That is a good thing I suppose, though there will be a Blood Moon tonight, but there should be no need to worry, I doubt anything will attempt to harm us.” Ganondorf hummed, closing his eyes as he relaxed, enjoying the sun on his dark skin.

“How can you tell?” The twink now signed, curious as ever. 

Ganon rolled his shoulders slightly, stretching a little “Innate ability? I am intrinsically connected to them after all. Though with my…. Bloodlust calmed, the monsters that return should also have become more passive” The large Gerudo replied easily.

It was easy to forget sometimes that this man was still at the end of the day, the cause of the Blood Moons and master of the many monsters that plagued Hyrule. Link was grateful that things had calmed down though, even if these threats would never fully abate, he could at least find comfort that things had gotten better.

After thoroughly enjoying their break, the two would saddle up on their steeds once more to head off, riding past Whistling Hill about four hours past noon. They continued along the road at a leisurely pace, the atmosphere calm and easy to get comfortable in.

As they rode Link would show Ganondorf a few of the bird calls he had learned during the many days and nights that he had spent in the wild. The larger man seemingly quite amused and impressed by the array of calls that the smaller could make.

“Like a little song bird” Ganondorf muttered as Link continued to make bird calls, only to do a double take when a bird actually flew down and landed on Link's head, chirping back at him as the blond laughed.

It was around seven in the evening when the two finally decided to make camp. They stopped in a clearing near Lake Kolomo, to their north lay the Kolomo Garrison Ruins, and to their south-west lay the Gatepost Town Ruins. Their camp was situated a good few meters from the southernmost bank of Lake Kolomo, giving them easy access to water and multiple paths of retreat into more covered areas should they need to take cover that night due to the Blood Moon.

Link was quick to pull out a Zonai cooking pot while Ganondorf set about preparing the grounds, taking a fallen tree to use as a bench, the draconic man dragged the large log over with ease, then set about making a large campfire to help keep any midnight chills away.

Once they were mostly settled, Ganondorf also took the chance to pull out his own cooking pot, making a few elixirs, mainly some nice scented oils, but also a few Chuchu jelly based elixirs. When Link gave him a curious look, Ganondorf only shrugged with a slight smile playing across his lips.

The two enjoyed a simple dinner together, nothing special but it tasted good at least. As the sun set, Link couldn’t help but feel a little on edge, the hairs on the back of his neck rising as the daylight slowly dwindled away and the moon rose into the sky. Despite this, he did his best to relax, knowing he could trust Ganondorf to keep his word, now that was something he never thought he would believe before, but things certainly have changed since this entire journey started.

For some reason, the moon gradually turning a deep bloody crimson wasn’t as ominous as it usually was. As Link watched it hang in the sky, he once more heard that soft voice in his head warning him of the dangers the Blood Moon brought with it. But that warning was quieter, less urgent, and for once Link actually got a good look at the night sky, not bombarded by monsters attacking him for a change. It was haunting, beautiful and strange in an unearthly way, it made shivers run through him, but at the same time it felt normal. 

“Has anyone ever told you that you look beautiful under the light of a Blood Moon?” Ganondorf interrupted his thoughts for a moment, making Link blush as he registered the words. The twink shook his head in the negative, drawing a hum from Ganon, “Well you look quite stunning” The larger man admired softly.

Link, still having trouble accepting compliments, blushed even harder, quickly signing that he was going to go get some more firewood. Before Ganon could interject, the twink had rushed off in the direction of the nearby wooded area to the east of the camp. He spent a few minutes cooling off and trying not to think of how Ganon's words made butterflies bloom in his stomach. How could such a simple compliment get him so flustered, he wasn’t some love struck teen anymore, so why was it that every time Ganondorf spoke, Link felt warmth rise to his cheeks? He was more embarrassed of his lack of control than anything.

And so Link hadn’t realized just how close to the Kolomo Garrison Ruins he had gotten until he felt that feeling of dread he knew all too well. His vision narrowed and became tinted with a reddish hue, the shadows around him seeming to grow longer, reaching for him. And from amongst the ruins, long spindly hands rose from the oozing puddle of gloom that had formed so rapidly. 

Quickly Link downed an elixir that gave him gloom resistance, the echoing of his own heart beat multiplied as he could feel the shadow of the extra gloom resistant hearts beating in his own chest slightly off sync with his own rapid heartbeat.

Distantly Link registered the sound of Ganon shouting for him as the twink readied himself for a fight. Despite all the times he had fought them, the Gloom Spawn and their many reaching hands always made his stomach twist uncomfortably, a feeling like ice seeping into his veins as he recalled the many close calls he had with these creatures. 

Link was about to ready a bomb flower to attach to his arrow, but he was too late, already the grasping twitching hands were upon him, too close for him to unleash his normal strategy without the risk of blowing himself up. His heart was pounding so fast in his chest, heartbeat still echoed by the extra ones given by the elixir he had drank. Link swore under his breath as he jumped back, trying to stay out of the reach of the wiry hands that grasped for him.

Suddenly he felt his foot twist awkwardly, causing him to stumble and giving the Gloom Spawn enough of an opening to suddenly grab him. Link felt a cold pit in his stomach, panic starting to quickly rise as he remembered the feeling of icy cold slowly suffocating him as he was crushed.

Chapter Text

The Champion is here…

Hylia’s chosen… 

it should die… 

but this one has the mark of the master now?

Ganondorf felt the hair on the nape of his neck stand on end, dropping what he was doing as he heard the once familiar whispers that spoke to him from his gloom spawn. Standing swiftly, Ganon made his way to where he could sense the spawn, eyes narrowed as he went from a fast walk to a near sprint. “Do not harm him!” Ganondorf relayed the message through the mental connection he had with the Gloom Spawn.

Link was expecting to feel the life starting to drain from him, the icy crush as the Gloom Spawn attempted to kill him. He was not expecting the hands gripping him to suddenly soften their grasp on his body. Though still holding him firmly, Link felt like he could breathe again, and though not the most comfortable sensation, the now gentle touch of the hands didn’t seem as terrifying or as harsh as before. 

The shrieking noises he had come to associate with the hands turned into a hushed hissing sound, far less aggressive, and almost like they were trying to hush him. The multiple beating of his heart strengthened by the extra gloom resistant hearts was still pounding in his chest, wild and terrified, but at least now it seemed like he wasn’t in immediate danger for the time being.

Testing to see if he could wriggle out of the spawns grasp, Link sucked in a sharp breath when the hands tightened their grip in warning. Okay, so they weren’t actively harming him, but they didn’t seem to want to let him go. Just to make sure, Link tried to squirm again, this time the hands adjusted their grip, seeming to take his movement as him being uncomfortable. The hands shifted so that they were sort of cradling him while still holding the small Hylian in place.

One hand was supporting his back, fingers wrapped gently around his waist, and another at the back of his neck and shoulders. Meanwhile another held onto his upper left thigh and a smaller one gripped onto his right ankle, his right arm was held above his head while his left was allowed to be free. One larger hand was hovering near his face, the eye in the palm of the hand seeming to examine him almost curiously. From the gloom under Link's body another hand arose, this one seemingly more adventurous as it almost gently slid its fingers under the hem of his tunic, pushing the fabric up slowly and tracing along the twinks stomach in feather light touches. 

The touches made Link squirm a little, fear stuttering his breath when the hand at the back of his neck tightened slightly, though it once again softened its grip when it seemed to realize the squirming was because of the touches along his abdomen.

Link tried to call out for Ganondorf, but his voice betrayed him, and he found that he couldn’t bring himself to do any more than whimper softly. The Spawn that was watching him moved closer at this sound as if intrigued by the noises the Hylian was making, in response the hand under his shirt started to move to pull it off of him, Link tried to voice his protest but was unable to get anything more than a whine out. 

He was starting to get dizzy, too many feelings at once, the echoing hearts that beat after his own in his chest, the slight chill of the gloom against his skin, wait when did his shirt come off? Something cool and calloused rubbed against one of his nipples, the small Hylian arching his back in shock as a startled yelp left him. His body was reacting more on instinct than anything else, his breathing starting to become faster as the hands continued to explore. 

Link looked down and saw the hand that had been observing before was watching his face intently, a flush of embarrassment colouring his cheeks red. His embarrassment mounting as he also noticed with dread that he was starting to get hard from all the stimulation, the hand around his thigh moving slightly to adjust its grip and accidentally, or maybe purposefully brushed a finger against the bulge in his pants, making the twink inhale sharply, another soft whine leaving him as he tried to wriggle away a little.

The hands seemed to have a different idea, the one at the back of his neck squeezing slightly in warning, making Link freeze. The feeling of the gloom on his bare skin was oddly not as cold as he had expected, but at the same time it wasn’t by any means warm, raising goosebumps along his flesh from the slight chill. It was all starting to become too much, Link closed his eyes tightly, trying to find one thing, anything, to focus on before he went into a panic attack.

“Link?” The deep timber of Ganondorf's voice was his saving grace, a large hand gently taking hold of his left hand. Link squeezed Ganondorf’s hand tightly, using the warmth in that large hand and the comforting pressure to focus his mind, the fear and panic slowly starting to die down. A soft sigh left the twink as he visibly relaxed, slowly opening his eyes to see Ganondorf gazing down at him with a mixture of worry and relief. 

Link tried to respond but found his voice still failing him, so instead gave him a questioning look as if to ask what was going on and why the Gloom Spawn were acting so strange. Thankfully Ganon seemed to understand what Link was trying to ask.

“Ah well… I seem to still have a connection to them, they still listen to me that is… They didn’t hurt you did they?” Ganon asked after a moment, though the way his cheeks were flushed told him that the draconic man wasn’t unaffected by what he was seeing.

Link shook his head slightly, the hand around his neck allowing him to, however when he tried to wriggle out of the grasp of the Gloom Spawn, they once again tightened their hold on his body. A soft whine left Link as he looked at Ganondorf who was now looking away seemingly flustered a little.

What should be done?

This one squirms a lot…

Trophy for Master?

Makes such interesting noises…

Ganondorf couldn’t help but be a little aroused, the Spawn were correct, Link made such sinful noises and he probably wasn’t even aware of it, not to mention how good the Hylian looked restrained as he was. He licked his lips to moisten them, finding his mouth rather dry as he tried to ignore the urge to ravage Link while he was helpless and unable to move.

Now that Ganondorf was with him, Link wasn’t panicking, his mind more at ease and the overwhelming feeling of fear and dread had abated. But with those feelings gone, it was now hard to ignore the heat in the pit of his stomach, a deep flush covering his face and tinting his skin red. The looks he caught from Ganon didn’t help either, and Link could only imagine what the larger man was thinking.

The Gloom spawn seemed to come to their own decision, as the hand on Link's chest moved to lightly pinch his left nipple, drawing a gasp from the Hylian. As embarrassing as it was, Link couldn’t deny that he was turned on, something about being restrained and on display for Ganon to look at as much as he wanted had Link more aroused than he would like to admit.

He likes this…

Ganon looked down to see that indeed Link seemed quite aroused if the bulge in his pants were any indication.

“You… Look good like this” Ganondorf muttered, pupils dilated as he gazed down at the captured twink, lightly squeezing the hand that was still holding his. “If you want we could… try something fun” The larger man suggested with a slightly hungry look in his eyes. 

Link blushed, the tips of his ears turning red from how flustered he was, but he couldn’t help the jolt of arousal when he imagined what Ganon might have in mind. He found himself nodding slightly, a soft needy whine escaping him.

The Gloom hand gripping onto his thigh shifted, moving to start tugging on the waist of his pants, almost like it was eager to get the Hylian twink bare for their master. A shiver ran through Link as he was exposed to the cool air, the hand moving to grip Link’s calf, forcing his legs apart as Ganon moved to stand between them. The Gloom Spawn lifted Link’s body closer to Ganon as if offering the Hylian up to the former Demon King.

Discarding his robe, Ganon smiled down at Link, letting his large girth lay against his own cock and stomach, taking both into his free hand and lightly stroking them together. A strangled moan escaped Link as he shuddered against the friction.

Another Hand coalesced from the Gloom under him, this time moving to procure a vial of lubricant Ganon had put into his robes pocket. The hand uncorked the bottle and poured a generous amount onto the two lengths, providing some much needed glide to the friction as Ganon stroked both of them together, lightly squeezing them every now and then.

Still holding Links left hand, Ganon gave him a gentle squeeze of assurance, the Hylian smiling in response. A sudden cool pressure at his hole made Link jolt, gasping sharply as the Gloom Hand that previously had the bottle was now dragging one of its fingers against his entrance, slicked with lube and cool with the presence of the dark Gloom magic. Link couldn’t help but squirm a little, the hand holding his waist squeezing lightly to hold him still. 

The pressure grew until one of their fingers had pushed past his rim, slowly working to fit the long digit into his tight ass, working him open patiently. He could feel the first Gloom resistant heart shatter, one of the echoing heartbeats in his chest now silent, he should be concerned, but he wasn’t. Link whined softly, closing his eyes and tilting his head back as a second finger rubbed against his slick hole, coated with lube as well to ease the slide of the long digit into him. It wasn’t long before the Hand below him was scissoring his hole open, curling against his sweet spot every now and then and stretching him open for the draconic cock that would soon be filling him. 

A third finger was soon joining the first two, Link squirming and thrusting his hips, grinding down on the fingers inside him while also trying to thrust into the friction of Ganon’s cock and the firm strokes he was using to pump their lengths. The Hylian was quickly turning into a moaning panting mess, but he wanted more.

As if reading his mind, the Hand that had been fingering him open pulled out, Ganon moving to guide the head of his own cock to Link's slick and stretched entrance. Link moaned loudly as Ganon pushed himself into his tight hole, spreading him more than the Gloom Hands had. The stretch burned a little, but in a pleasant way that made Link shudder in pleasure. A low groan escaped Ganon as he slowly started to work himself into the small Hylian, patiently working himself deeper and deeper until he was finally hilted into the tight heat of Link’s ass.

As Link was adjusting to the stretch of his draconic lover deep inside him, he didn’t notice some of the gloom coalescing into a form he had only seen one other time. A phantom of the Demon King from when they had fought beneath the castle now stood near Link's head, though unlike when he had fought Ganon and his phantoms, this one seemed interested in something other than killing him. The twink only noticed the phantom when it placed a cool hand against his cheek, startling the small hylian for a moment. Link looked back at Ganon who nodded reassuringly, putting the twink at ease that he wasn't in danger. Blush however quickly spread across his face anew when the Phantom pulled out its thick cock, gloom flesh cool but firm as the phantom let his thick cock rest against Link's cheek. Hesitantly Link turned his face slightly unsure of his actions as he stuck his tongue out to lap at the cock in front of him, the phantom seemed to enjoy it though by the way his member twitched from the stimulation.

Link looked back at Ganon who was silently watching, pupils blown wide with lust, and his tail unconsciously thrashing back and forth excitedly. Seeing this Link decided to throw caution to the wind, opening his mouth to leave sloppy wet kisses along the gloom cock above him. A groan of pleasure left Link as he felt Ganon thrust into him, grinding his cock into the twinks sweet spot teasingly. What Link wasn’t fully prepared for was having that gloom cock pushed into his mouth, a moan escaping him as he opened his mouth as wide as he could to accept the intrusion. Another Gloom resistant heart shattered, but Link didn't really care that much and the Phantom started thrusting his cock into Link's mouth and choking him lightly.

Being spitroasted by two massive dicks is not how Link had originally planned the evening going, but he was quickly losing his mind to the pleasure that threatened to drown him in euphoria. Still he mindlessly attempted to rub his tongue against the thick member being forced down his throat, choking and trying not to gag on the cool cock bullying his throat. Meanwhile Ganon was finding the sight before him had him entranced, a certain possessive part of his mind preening with pride as Link let himself be claimed by both him and his magic.

Ganon pressed a hand down on Link’s stomach, feeling himself twitch inside the small Hylian, pulling back just enough to then slam back in, heavy cock grinding into Link’s prostate in a way that had the smaller man twitching with pleasure, cock splattering his abs with cum as he crested his peak violently. At some point Link lost track of how many times he had cum, his smaller form shaking in the grasp of the Gloom Hands that kept him from escape, not that he was planning to escape. 

Link felt the twitching of the cock in his mouth before he realised and was barely able to brace himself as icy gloom filled his throat, a strange feeling. The taste not unlike normal semen, but somehow sweeter in a sickly way that had him gagging for a moment. Another Gloom resistant heart shattered, leaving him with only one left protecting his vitality. The twink swallowed hard as the Phantom pumped its spend down his throat, shuddering at the heavy feeling that overcame his body making him feel slow and languid.

The large draconic man fucking his tender ass groaned hotly, slamming home a few more times before flooding Link’s insides with copious amounts of cum that leaked out slowly without Ganon’s knot to keep it in. The Phantom pulled away from Link, the hands moving the smaller man up so he was leaning against the draconic Gerudo while still impaled on his cock. A pathetic whine managed to work its way out of Link’s abused throat when he felt something cold teasing at his already stretched rim.

This couldn’t be happening, he wasn’t sure if he would even be able to survive both monstrous cocks at once, but the Phantom didn’t seem to care, working fingers into Link to further stretch him. Link whined softly, looking up at Ganon who had frozen, wide eyed and clearly caught off guard by the Phantoms actions, and yet his massive dick twitched with interest inside Link, drawing a heady moan from the twink in his arms.

“We can stop if you want… I can banish them” Ganon rumbled, gently petting Link’s hair in a soothing manner to calm the twink, an action that was greatly appreciated. Despite the fear and apprehension Link felt, he also had this burning curiosity on if he could take it. The smaller man shook his head, moaning as another finger was added and began scissoring his already stretched rim.

“You’re sure?” The Gerudo asked, concern outweighing his horniness, his need to protect this Hylian, making him care more about his safety than his own pleasure. Link nodded, gasping softly as a third and soon a fourth finger were added. It was almost like he was being affected by some sort of aphrodisiac, or something that soothed his aches, because despite the stretch, all Link was feeling was pleasure as the Phantom worked him open, preparing him for a second monstrously big cock.

At this point Ganon was the one holding Link up completely, still nestled deep in the twink, only his knot remaining outside his love. Link closed his eyes tightly, panting hard as the Phantom finally moved to press its cold member into his shaking body. The prep had gone a long way, as well as whatever magic was affecting his body. Link choked out a moan as that second massive cock pressed past his rim and slid in, twitching inside him. The previous load of cum made for great lube allowing much easier passage as the Phantom slid home, cock crushing against Link’s prostate as it pushed in.

A scream of pleasure tore through Link as his already overstimulated prostate was ground into by the much cooler cock of the Phantom, the twink unable to do anything but sob as he came again, barely anything coming out from how spent he was. And yet he didn’t want this to stop, it was incredible, and he felt so full. Even if the Phantom was a good bit smaller than the real Ganon, the stretch of both was immense, his healing factor being put to good work to keep him going. 

Link managed to look down at himself, blurry vision barely clear enough for him to see how his stomach was being pressed out, the hard line of cock reshaping his insides visible even as he was covered in his own release, his own cock twitching weakly in interest. 

Ganon was doing a good job of keeping still, and thankfully once the Phantom was in, it also remained still, both of them waiting for Link to say he was okay for them to move. His ass was impossibly tight around both cocks, abused hole fluttering with each breath the smaller man took. After a while of adjusting, Link finally gave them the go ahead to move.

The first pull out had Link thinking the world was ending with how his vision swam and his head spun, the next moment, both cocks thrust into him, bullying past his prostate as Link screamed, cumming completely dry and nearly blacking out in that one moment. But the onslaught of pleasure was seemingly only beginning, as Ganondorf and the Phantom began alternating thrusts, making it so there was always a cock pressing cruelly into Link’s sweet spot. 

Broken gasping moans tore from the Hylian, his mind feeling completely destroyed by pleasure as he was fucked brutally by both monster cocks. Ganon moaned in tandem with Link, shuddering with his own pleasure. The dichotomy of Link’s hot walls and the coolness of the Gloom cock thrusting alongside him had the Gerudo panting hard as he was quickly nearing another climax.

The Phantom thrusted in a few times more, hips stilling as it pumped Link full of Gloom cum. Ganon growled, part of him possessive over the thought of anything else being inside Link, of anything marking His twink. But that possessiveness quickly turned to arousal as he felt his magic claim a hold on Link. The draconified man gasped, thrusting hard as the Phantom pulled out, forcing as much of that cool dark magic back inside Link before finally fucking his entire cock, enlarged knot and all into the smaller man’s body. 

Ganon came with a shout, Link trembling and only barely able to make the weakest of whimpers as he felt hot cum flood him, mixing with the cool spend inside him. The final Gloom resistant heart shattered and Link screamed suddenly as he was taken by fresh blinding pleasure, feeling himself weakening but also enveloped in pure euphoria as he came despite not having anything left to give. Ganondorf held onto the twink protectively as Link weakly thrashed, so overwhelmed with pleasure from this dark primal magic that it felt like his soul was cumming. 

After what felt like forever but was really only five minutes, Link finally stopped moving, body spent and mind reeling from the life altering pleasure he had just experienced. Ganon was gently petting his hair, humming softly. It took a moment for Link to realise Ganon had brought them back to the camp, and when had he pulled out? Had he passed out at some point? Link didn’t care, he felt warm and safe in Ganondorf's arms, the glow of the fire flickering across the ground creating dancing shadows keeping Link in a blissed out state of barely aware.

“How are you feeling?” Ganon’s deep timbre of a voice drew Link’s attention, it took a moment for the Hylian to make his limbs work enough to sign what he wanted, sluggish as it was.

“Good… warm… safe…” Ganon patiently waited as Link signed slowly. The larger man smiled down at the twink, carefully wrapping him in a blanket and curling up in their camp with the smaller man drowsily laid in his arms.

“I’m glad… you can rest now… I’ll keep you safe…” The Gerudo spoke calmly, nuzzling Link gently as the Hylian soon fell into a deep dreamless sleep, body and mind exhausted and satiated completely and fully.