Interlude - Remnant
Interlude - Remnant
Everything around him was burning.
Plumes of smoke and ash billowed towards the heavens. Noon had turned to night as the firestorm raged. Rivers of molten magma were visible through the cracked stones of the pavement and the collapsed buildings, their fierce crimson glow giving the landscape an even more hellish appearance.
And amidst the desolation, Ganondorf walked alone.
He walked through the ruined landscape, untouched by the rampaging conflagration, the heat, the smoke. Tired golden eyes took in the entirety of this ruined land. Of this once thriving city, now nothing more than rubble. A single truth was acknowledged by the Wielder of Power’s mind.
He had been the one to do this.
Ganondorf walked past a large destroyed temple, its intricate murals and exquisite sculptures now indistinguishable from the surrounding rubble. Only a single statue remained standing, the statue of a regal looking woman adorned with red jewels. She stood right next to the destroyed remains of two other statues. And, despite the fact that the harsh light of the fires hid her features in shadow, he somehow knew that she looked at him in silent judgment.
Destruction and fury, wrath and desolation. Once upon a time that had been all that he had known, as anger suffused his very being down to his very soul in his eternal quest for greater power. That had been his whole world, and he had thrived on it.
Ganondorf turned his back to the destroyed and ruined temple and the statue’s silent gaze. He kept his stride calm and slow, neither the flames nor the destruction all around barring his progress for even a moment as he casually moved towards the nearby lookout so that he could fully take in the razed city. A small, barely perceptible frown was firm upon his features.
It had once been a painfully pleasant sensation. The sheer catharsis and satisfaction he used to take from the pure, utter destruction he could unleash upon the world at a mere whim. The satisfying feeling of bringing terror, hate and despair towards his enemies, of crushing those who attempted to block him from claiming what he sought, what he once fully believed was rightfully his and his alone. Once upon a time, that had brought him nothing but joy as he sought to claim the world for his own.
Once upon a time…
And yet, as the centuries went by, everything remained the same no matter what happened. The cycle of destruction repeated itself time and time again no matter what. Regardless of his wishes or desires, things remained exactly the same. Slowly but surely the joy of these actions started to wear thin and he found out that instead he had started to find it all… empty.
He gazed at the burning wreckage that had once been Hyrule Castle in the distance, framed by the destruction all around, and highlighted by the lights of the fires. His ears folded against his head as his hooves angrily stomped at the cracked pavement while a single thought reverberated through his mind.
What was the point?
The Dark Lord let out a tired sigh as he closed his eyes, the small sound lost amidst the roar of the flames and the crumbling of stone, as he let the burning wind caress his coat.
All the death and destruction he had wrought in search of his ultimate goal. All the lives he had destroyed and kingdoms he had ruined, the cities razed and the nations he had toppled, all of it. Everything was empty and meaningless, for his goal was simply never attainable in the first place. And that undeniable truth had drained whatever pleasure he had once taken from the actions of his past.
There was no point.
And yet, even so he had been forced to keep trotting down that path due to the whims of uncaring gods and the curses of fate. To endure it, marked and bound to this destiny by no actions of his own, doomed to this role until the final twilight of the world and the end of all things.
“But no longer,” the Wielder of Power muttered as his eyes opened with a snap. A fierce fanged grin was now firm upon his features as he gazed at the devastation before his eyes with open contempt.
He had shattered the chains of his past, crushed the bonds of his loathsome destiny, and carved a new path for himself where he and he alone was the master of his own fate. The past was dead and buried; now all that remained was the future. A future he was now free to shape with his own hooves.
With a final sneer he turned his back to the burning ruins with finality and started to trot away, eyes resolutely gazing at the far horizon and the coming dawn that was slowly starting to light up the shadowed visage of Din’s statue…
Only for the still standing wall of the temple right next to him to explode into a fiery conflagration of sickly crimson flames, as something large shoved its way through the stone like it was nothing. Before he could react, a crushing blow hit his chest and threw him back into the burning ruins of the city. An otherworldly bellow of pure undiluted hatred resonated throughout the burning city, as if seeking to consume all of creation underneath its unbridled wrath.
Ganondorf quickly climbed back onto his hooves and gazed at whatever had dared to strike against him, power coursing through his veins and a snarl on his lips. His expression froze when his eyes met a pair of equally golden orbs staring back at him with nothing but rage and fury within them.
And, in that moment of inaction, the gargantuan boar-like demon now crushing Din’s statue underneath its claws bellowed its wrath and hatred once again, as the world was consumed by fury and flame.
Ganondorf’s eyes snapped open in an instant. Only centuries of arduous training and harsh discipline allowed him to remain still upon his bedroll and not wake up those around him, despite how his heart thundered within his chest.
He took a long deep breath and held it in, before letting it out with a low long hiss. The large pony calmly rose from the comfort of his blankets and deftly moved around those still sleeping all around him on his way out of the tent. He neared a water barrel, submerged a cup into the cool clear liquid and emptied it in a single gulp as the cold night winds chilled his now lightly sweaty brow.
He placed the cup aside and moved towards the outskirts of the encampment. Signaling towards the ponies on watch duty that all was well he sat down just beyond the ring of light cast by the many fires encircling it.
Ganondorf stood there unmoving for a moment, taking in the tranquility and splendor of the night sky. Before, with another deep breath, he closed his eyes, and, for the first time in more than a few centuries, started to meditate.
The Wielder of Power stood there for several moments, a silent monolith in the darkness as he directed his whole focus inwards. He focused deeper and deeper into his own being, towards a part of himself he more often than not rather liked to pretend didn’t exist, only to confirm what he already knew from the moment his eyes had snapped open.
Deep within his being, in the darkest recesses of his very soul, the majority of the vast array of seals, wards and chains he had painstakingly created through centuries of effort and toil laid broken and shattered. And even the few that still remained were slowly but surely starting to crack and unravel as a bellow of pure fury echoed from deep within the darkness.
“This could be a problem,” Ganondorf muttered to himself as he opened his eyes and glared into the night sky, a frown clear upon his brow as he realized what this meant.
That Demise’s Curse was escaping its bindings.
“My hate...never perishes. It is born anew in a cycle with no end! I will rise again! Those like you... Those who share the blood of the goddess and the spirit of the hero... They are eternally bound to this curse. An incarnation of my hatred shall ever follow your kind, dooming them to wander a blood-soaked sea of darkness for all time!”
The last words of Demise, the King of Demons
So here is the answer to your many questions regarding the curse. The damned thing is not only still active and inside of Ganondorf, but the dimensional travel broke most of the bindings he had created to keep it chained down and it’s now trying to escape. For, by breaking the chains of fate holding the Trio down, Ganondorf has unknowingly done the same to it.
One wonders how the Curse, the embodiment of Demise’s eternal hatred, is affecting all the Windigos running around… 
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yikes makes you feel sorry for him and then you relise the elements are not a thing yet then the fear grows
uhohhhh
The Power
Spoiler: Demise's curse gets hit by funky equestrian magic and becomes Discord, lovable eternal misfit/pain in the ass.
10413560
...it's ironic when you realize Zelda and Links lines of reincarnation caused by the goddess are the very thing letting Demise return over and over...the end of Link and Zeldas reincarnations would actually end his return...
Well that isn't good....
10413560
nah, if anything, it ends up fragmenting into the Umbrum
and Sombra is just another incarnation of Demise's Fury
Ganondorf should probably ask link and zelda for some help.
...wouldn't breaking the chains of fate break..... all the chains, including that of Demise?
10413613
Asking the real questions here.
Maybe Link could help "link" up the chains again?
I'll let myself out
Oh, dear. Too bad we're in a time period where we can't just Harmony Blast Demise into submission.
10413613
Perhaps, but the curse was already in this version of Ganondorf....that said...if Demise's chain has broken.......then should the 3 fall, they will not return, nor will Demise, if Ganon falls.... in theory
I really hope you don't keep this little tidbit to yourself
10413831
...point.
Another chapter within the same week... WONDERFUL
ohhhh nice update!
On a scale of 1 to 10 on the bad things meter this ranks really really high. Please tell Zelda and Link.
ah, so Demise is the evil force that zelda dreamed about... i look forward to seeing the royal sisters meeting them and joining for that battle
well looks like zelda needs to help with that before that ass gets out
"Only".
if it IS unbound by the curse now, that means it can permanently be put down for once
With this final chapter why do I get the feeling the curse will eventually jump from Ganondorf to Tirek
oh bugger.
10413286
Happy to hear you liked it. Hope you enjoy the rest of the story too.
10413552
Yeah, Ganondorf got a really rough hand from fate if you bother to look at Zelda's lore.
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-of Freedom.
10413560
Heh, that would be fun.
10413580
Yeah, Demise was smart with his final act of spite. By binding the curse to the very existance of the 'chosen ones'.
10413587
Indeed.
10413591
That's an interesting idea.
Is there a canon explanation for the origin of the Umbrum? Didn't read most of the comics so I can't remenber if there is one.
10413601
That would be the sensible thing to do, yes. The problem is that Ganondorf is extremely used to doing things by himself. He has never had to ask for help to another before. So seeking their aid for something he thinks he can tackle by himself? Yeah...
10413613
That's basically what happened. The chains of fate that bond the curse to Ganondorf were broken. And now we have a pissed of demonic curse trying to break free of the remaining bindings that Ganondorf himself had applied throughout his many lives.
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10413757
Indeed.
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10413809
Can't say much, for I don't want to spoil things. So I'll just say to remenber Zelda's prophetic dream.
10413831
Indeed. While their 'safety net' of the reincarnation system is now gone, the same holds true for the curse as well.
10413833
Telling the other Triforce Wielders would be the sensible thing to do. But Ganondorf is far too used to doing things by himself. He never had anyone to offer him help, after all. Which brings the question: Does he even know how to ask for help? Especially for something he may think he can tackle by himself?
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10414578
i don't think there is
i just know they're creatures of magic and hatred
10413859
Glad you liked it.
10413866
Yeah, the sensible thing to do would be to tell them. But would Ganondorf, someone who is extremely used to acting alone and never had anyone to offer him help before, think to do so? Especially if he thought he could tackle the problem alone?
10413883
Yeah, it was Demise's Curse all along what was being prophetised by both Zelda and Celestia. As for teh celestial sisters joining the fray? Just remenber the other of things happening during Zelda's prophetic dream.
10413932
Yeah, those classes would fit them really well.
10414156
Indeed. Now the qquestion is: Will Ganondorf bother to ask for help?
10414344
... I don't follow.
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10414440
That would be an interesting development, but not what I have planned for this tale.
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10414602
Same. Evil dark spirit thingies that are sealed deep within the caverns of the crystal empire. Created Sombra, somehow, to try and destroy the Crystal Heart. And that's all that I know about them.
10414612
It just sounds a bit silly to me. Like saying "I'm so poor. I only have three million dollars!" or "my strength has left me. Now I only have my PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER!"
10414612
Yeah I don't think he will want to but I think if he turely wants to be free from his shit "fate" by falling to demise and starting all over from scratch again he need to sucking up and ask for her help and if link was there he could give maybe ten or more good reasons for him to listen specially if he brought up the fact Ganon brought them there to that world to escape that "fate"
10414612
lets not forget the master sword...still gotta find that
10414578
I still remember the feeling of bittersweetness when it dawned on me what he was saying after I whooped his ass.
10413580
Not really. Remember Ganondorf never needed to reincarnate. He'd have been kicking around even if no Link/Zelda showed up. That's exactly the backstory of Wind Waker.
I'm thinking the gods' cycle was to try and keep Demise tamped down and Ganondorf made an easy bullseye so they kept him around. If he ended up binding it inside himself he just played into that.
10414666
No no, the gods cycle began before Demise placed his curse. The skyward Sword Manga. Skyward sword was the first reincarnation of the Goddess and the Hero. When Skyward Sword Link defeated Demise, he placed his curse on the reincarnation cycle.
As for Ganondorf in Windwaker, that doesn't count. He is the SAME Gandondorf from Ocarina of Time, but far older. Certain rooms confirm that place you fight him in is infact the temple of time. But during that time alive, he was able to regain himself from Demises curse Ganon, which is why he reminisced about the people he had lost.
What I'm saying is that if Links dn Zelda ever BROKE the reincarnation cycle the Goddess started, Demises curse would fail to continue because it's linked and reliant on the reincarnation cycle. Without the Goddess and the Hero, the demon cannot return.
Although from what we see in Breathe of the Wild, that curse is obviously mutating, likely due to Ganondorfs own meddlings in dark magics.
Honestly it's worse when you realize this whole repetition could end if Zelda ever reachieved Goddesshood and ended the spell. Maybe that's what Breathe of the Wild 2 will aim for? Afterall she actually is very intelligent and not trapped in a crystal or such for once.
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Asking for help actually goes back to my point earlier...If Zelda severs the goddess's blessing, Demises curse would also begin losing it's power. The whole reason the goddess made the reincarnation cycle was for another chance at the Hero she fell hard for. She abandoned her Godhood and accepted Mortality, and unfortunately she did it for good but ultimately selfish reasons. Her intentions were corrupted by Demises curse in the end, but the singular fact that the Golden Goddess abandoned Godhood to begin with is likely what allowed Demise to be temporarily freed from his imprisonment at all. She abandoned the worlds safety to persue her own desires.
Incidentally, in Equestria, Alicorn Godhood is a thing so that could be a way to resolve slot of issues. Would be ironic if they became the alicorns of Courage, Wisdom, and Power. And like Luna and her star control,each gaining a sub power... Zelda the power of Crafting, Ganondorf the power of Teaching(?)(woulda said war or combat but he apparently can teach.), And Link with the power of....Vandalism!
Seriously,because his secondary power has got to be Vandalism. He even breaks cloud structures now by touching them. Not just pottery.
10414644
Yeah, and the situation will eventually force him to ask for their help. But that won't be his first choice.
10414645
Haven't forgotten about that blade. Point in fact Zelda's dream points that the Blade of Evils Bane is of paramount importance
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Same.
10414666
As far as this story universe goes, using the Trio to keep the curse at bay was a very low effort, low maintenance choice for the gods.
They have to do almost nothing, and even get free entertainment out of the deal.
10414899
You are starting to get very close to a few plot-points I have planned for later on in the story.
I don't want to give spoilers, so I'll just say this: Go back to Zelda's prophetic dream, and pay close atention to the very last scene in it.
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I still can't believe you and Link a bigger homewrecker...wasn't the pottery enough?xD
10414953
Nope.
Given how Ganondorf already had to deal with rapidly increasing numbers of windigos when he got too into fighting a couple of chapters back? And combined with the vision that included an angersplosion?
The windigos are gathering up every knife, fork and napkin they can find, because it's going to be a feast for the ages.
Interesting to see. Granted I know very little about the lore behind the series so I am playing this by ear
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I'm trying to keep things lore friendly to those who aren't Zelda fanatics -like me- so I hope there haven't been any problems so far.
10415156
I wouldn't know due to my lack of knowledge regarding the lore
10414612
Hey can you blame me what we see of Tirek in FiM he mirrors how Ganondorf acts in a lot of the games, so even if you don't use it someone that might want to use this as a base universe might and it would work
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The problem is Ganondorf and by extension Demise are also functionally immortal from the Triforce of Power, and it's been able to keep them around in varying mortal status just fine even in the absence of Link and Zelda (notably, he's always quite a bit older than both and logically had to come first). Demise piggybacked the reincarnation cycle, but it's clearly not his sole existential lifeline.
That's gonna blow soooooo hard in His face...
Here's hoping that Link gets his Fi, and that Zelda didn't slack off on 'divine demon of hate sealing 101'...
10415685
In my opinion the main diference between Ganondorf and Tirek is that Ganondorf was already strong before getting the Triforce of Power. While Tirek's power is all stolen, by himself he is a weakling.
10415848
We are talking about the guy that took the sacrifice of the strongest goddess of Hyrule, the full power of the Triforce, AND the Master Sword in order to put down for good. He is basically the LotR Morgoth of the Zelda universe. So of course his final F-you would be one hell of a doozy.
10416299
Indeed.
10414612
yeah. what chapter was that in again? i'll have to go back and read it again