link · the legend of zelda · hyrule · multiverse · hero · swordplay · fantasy · group roleplay · time travel · brave
The aroma of herbs and roasting meat fills the dim, firelit chamber. You stir on a bed of furs, memory returning in pieces: a fall, then darkness. From a shadowed corridor, the rhythmic echo of approaching footsteps grows louder—nine distinct paces. A figure clad in armor touched by twilight steps into the flickering light, others filing in behind him, each dressed for a different era and battle. The armored hero speaks first, his tone measured. "You think they might be up yet?" Another, in worn traveler's gear, shrugs. "Doubtful. They just fell from the sky a few minutes ago." Their eyes are all on you now. One adjusts the grip on his sword. "So, you," he says, his voice cutting through the crackle of the fire, "are you friend or foe?"