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In the Shadows Beyond This World: Epilogue

Well. That’s that. Thanks for reading!

This story clocked in at 129,360 words, or at least that’s how many words I wrote on it since July 2, easily making it the longest thing I’ve ever written, certainly the longest thing I’ve written in one month to this date. Although this epilogue could have been longer, but I ran out of ‘feeling like doing dialogue’ halfway through, even though the dialogue at the beginning was okay. : P Maybe I’ll go rewrite that part later.

Now to do some other projects… to list them, I have:

– 6 pianos arrangements

– A collaborative writing project with Rose, Jenna, Yllamse, and Gaby

– Drawing! Especially art for the games I’m making, and learning how to draw humans in proper perspective, and fanart of whatever I feel like (ZELDAZELDAZELDA)

– Using RPG Maker to make a Fire Emblem game

– Possibly working on my two remaining Fire Emblem 7 novels

– NOT making plans to write a story about the Hero who fought the Shadow Tribe and broke the Fused Shadow at the cost of his own life… darnit…

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In the Shadows Beyond This World: Chapter 21: Triforce of Power

DONE DONE DONE-ED-Y DONE

In yo’ face, Ganondorf!

Hope you enjoyed. Still an epilogue coming up.

A side note: whenever I clicked on ‘add link’ here in the post creation screen… I giggled. I admit it.

This chapter felt… repetitive. I was so anxious to fit in all the dramatic lines that I think some points were kind of hammered in. And the Franz didn’t get the kick-butt speech that I wanted him to, because I forgot what it was about. It was something about unity, anyway.

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In the Shadows Beyond This World: Chapter 20: Storming the Castle

Omg dramaaaaaa. Drama llama!

Who else was beginning to find King Bulbin kind of cute after he revealed that he wasn’t just a mindless monster after all? : D

So I wasn’t really feeling these boss fights. I think partly because I want them to be really good, so I wasn’t sure about what to put to make it ‘really good’. After all, we’ve been waiting the whole story for these fights!

Stole some dialogue from Wind Waker. It’s good dialogue.

The music when Midna makes her move is just so heartbreaking… The track is only a few seconds long, but it is such a perfect background for the action. Also I kind of like the weird ‘tribal’ music for Gannon, heehee.

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In the Shadows Beyond This World: Chapter 19: Twilight Helm

Yeah, things are really picking up! Two more chapters to go, and an epilogue! I’ll be done by tomorrow!

Obviously, it has been spelled out that the Hero from the past is Link from LttP. He also happens to be, in this headcanon, the Link from Four Swords and Minish Cap and the Oracle games. …I haven’t played Minish Cap. But I’ve played Oracle of Ages, and I have both Oracle mangas (whooo Raven is hot whooo), and I don’t think it’s too farfetched to stitch all these together into one boy. One extra note, which I may have mentioned before… That Link married Zelda, so I totally support Zelink here, for you Zelink shippers. : )

Speaking of shipping, I have the idea that Midna and Zant are cousins, and one of the inappropriate things that he did was attempt to court her. : P

I only started using RPG Maker a week ago, and I’ve already logged 60 hours on it. o_O Of course, at least an hour or two of that was just listening to the music, but still! The next longest playtime I have on a Steam game is KotOR II with 50 hours, and that’s because KotOR II is ridiculously long. Wow.

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In the Shadows Beyond This World: Chapter 13: Frostbite

Gah, another chapter that took forever. Mostly because I was putting off the awkward conversations. This chapter is pretty huge. I’m feeling a real urge to go and do other things instead of write. Come on, write, darnit! Not going to get to the end if I stop in the middle!

Also yeah Rana probably should be dead, but this is my story so I say she isn’t. Except it always bothers me when writers do that, expose their characters to heat or cold and expect them to survive normally. Bah. So I guess that means I hate my writing?

Going to try to finish another chapter anyway, despite this ridiculous heat. Ughhhhh. And I still haven’t drawn Franz yet.

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In the Shadows Beyond This World: Chapter 11: Evil’s Bane In Hand

Today’s notes:

– this chapter took forever to write, not entirely sure why. (Partly why is because I was looking at Zelda pictures on DA again. For every picture I’ve already seen, there’s five more waiting to be found. XP ) It’s a bit quieter than some of the others, but it still has its badass moments. I like Link’s confidence. He’s acting more like a hero and less like a hen.

– the part with the bacon was written fairly early this morning, when I could smell one of my neighbours cooking bacon. It made me hungry. DX

– the hide-and-seek probably wasn’t necessary.

– this is an odd chapter and it didn’t really go the way I thought it would. Some plot holes. I may need to go over this part of the story with a sledgehammer or steamroller or two, just to smooth things out so they WORK. I’m not happy with this chapter at all, and I’m hoping the next one will be better. I hope it’s not because I’ve been surfing DA looking at pictures (and accidentally catching wind of other people’s headcanons and OCs and things. (Hey, aren’t you glad that one of the things I didn’t put in was Dark Link sexually harassing Link? Yeeeaaah.)). But in any case… I may rewrite this chapter again from scratch this evening. Or tomorrow. Sometime when I haven’t been driving myself crazy.

– FRANZ WHY YOUR CHARACTER NO DEVELOP come on, lad. Rewrite, perhaps. Or next chapter at the very least.

– I don’t remember why the next chapter is called what it is. Hoping I remember before I have to go and write it.

EDIT: I AM REWRITING THIS WHEN I GET BACK FROM WORK

EDIT2: I may have written in some new plot holes, but I feel like the chapter is much more interesting now, even if it’s even slower than before. Also Franz actually says things now. He reminds me of Gyoriing. And I managed to salvage most of the words I already wrote! Yay! Okay, so now tomorrow I can keep on with the story.

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In the Shadows Beyond This World: Chapter 10: Zant’s Victory

This chapter is REEEAAALLY LONG. If I were to rewrite it, I might cut down some of the dialogue in the second half.

Some notes!

– I totally changed the battle with the Water Temple boss. I just got this dramatic vision, and chase scenes are exciting (and, when you’re watching them, scary), so I went and changed it to something I think is kind of really cool and exciting. I’m kind of realizing I should be making Link more awesome in general, but then it’s a balance between putting him in danger so there’s at least a modicum of tension. But anyway in the NEXT chapter (not this one) he’ll get the Master Sword, and then we’ll really see some fireworks from him. It’s a character development thing.

– I really don’t know where Link’s masks went. I think he lost them in the years between MM and LA. Except Demon, obviously, but he’s not really strictly a mask.

– I’m really hoping it wasn’t previously a plot point in one of my other stories whether Navi could talk to animals or not. I’m trying to work with a very firm line between “here’s who can talk to whom”. Continue reading

In the Shadows Beyond This World: Chapter 9: The Prince From Labrynna

Man, I have to say, I love writing banter between Colin and Link and assorted other people. I feel I’m reasonably pleased with this chapter. Although now I’ve forgotten all the things I was going to say about it. I stayed up all night again! This is probably bad for my skin and my mental health, but it’s okay. I’m creationing. I deal with it later.

IF THIS WERE A STANDARD NANOWRIMO I WOULD HAVE WON NOW

ELEVEN DAYS (TEN BECAUSE I DIDN’T WRITE ON THE FIRST DAY) (OR MAYBE NINE BECAUSE I MISSED ONE DAY AFTER THAT, TOO)

THIS IS A NEW RECORD FOR 50,000 WORDS FOR ME

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