#Sword Spirit AU

[ace-shenanigans]

Was thinkin of names for sqh's sword and thought itd be hilarious ironic if maybe its name being so fuckin on the nose...

Anyways meet Xue Zhen (雪贞) which losely translates to 'loyal snow'

- hes a guard dog exterior, softie interior

- hes got cracks cuz of the constant strain on airplanes core (mans works himself too fucking hard + mbjs 'flirting' + system punishments) (please give sqh a vacation and a raise)

- immune to the wife beam (thank god) but is fond of his pathetic hamster (sqh cant see him usually but also has a gay crisis every time he does because 'why is the sword guy hot wtf???')

- uses xiu ya as a transmigrator translator since he connected the dots on the two having similar speech patterns/phrases

[rhiangalaxy]

@greeniegaes & @ace-shenanigans ' sword spirit au is so amazing!!

Check out the designs I used here and I highly recommend going through both their au tags for it!!

[ID: A Scum Villain drawing. Sword Spirit! Xiu Ya stands slightly behind Sword Spirit Zheng Yang looking at ZY with a gentle smile with his hands folded behind his back. ZY looks flustered off to the side with a nervous smile. End ID]

[greeniegaes]

Thank you @ace-shenanigans for letting me color the Lei Jing/Xiu Ya line art! I love our shiny boys!

A special boy btw (I got distracted by brushes)

[trippygalaxy]

Okay so i was inspired by a comment on my sword spirit for the FD sword, aka Helio (can be found here), and designed a spirit for the Four sword!!

Kinda happy with it? Idk akskasbjs but i got the brain worm out!

[casiavium]

There are two versions of Skyward Sword Link. The sword spirit au only works with the one that says "you look nice" and "save Zelda!" instead of "nice costume" and "am I late"

[phoenixcatch7]

Just once I'd like to see a fic where shinso (sword spirit from bleach) is shinso (brainwash teen from bnha). Just one fic.

Bleach shinso is entirely a blank slate of 'century old sword spirit belonging to, of all people, gin ichimaru' 'ridiculously fast, long and lethally poisonous' and 'named the god killing spear and does a darn good job of it in the end'.

It'd be a fascinating character to come from that, and in the body of shinso bnha it'd make for a excellent canon divergence XD. I wonder how it'd affect his quirk? Maybe the shinso family could have come from a bloodline relating to the sword? Who knows.

Maybe transferring the shikai/bankai abilities to his body? Maybe he has a sword fused with his arm? Maybe he can summon the sword once his quirk comes in? Maybe it's a second quirk thing on top of his brainwashing? Maybe some terrifying fusion of the two?? Who knows lmao. But it'd be so cool.

[missy-magical-writes]

Chapters: 5/5 Summary:

While they are traveling through a forest, a group of adventurers come across a mysterious sword, stuck in a stone.

And after awakening the spirit living within, this weapon will guide them to their next adventure...

[lilyblossom-art]

All of the zeldas so far in order of release

This took me so long lol i don't even know why i did this but here it is :>

And also i have not played eow yet so no spoilers pls

1. Classic Zelda

2. Zelda I

3. Alttp Zelda

4. Cdi Zelda

5. Other cdi Zelda

6. Oot Sheik

7. Oot adult Sheik

8. Oot downfall Sheik

9. Ssb Zelda (i needed to get to 25 lol)

10. Oox Zelda

11. Fs Zelda

12. Tetra

13. Fsa Zelda

14. Mc Zelda

15. Mc stained glass Zelda

16. Tp Zelda

17. St Zelda

18. Ss Zelda

19. Albw Zelda

20. Hw Zelda

21. Botw Zelda

22. Ancient princess (named after Sonia from totk)

23. Coh Zelda

24. Aoc Zelda

25. Eow Zelda

[phoenixcatch7]

I cannot emphasise enough how much you might like:

Svsss au where Shen Yuan transmigrated as Xin Mo. Yes, that Xin Mo. Obviously Shen Yuan is pissed at this development and tried to kick up a storm but can't because sword so he is stuck waiting for Luo Binghe to show up.

After dealing with the occasional demon and mindless boredom of being just a sword, Binghe shows up. Shen Yuan is just ready to throw himself at him so they can finally get out of the abyss and the rest of the plot to happen. Binghe is surprised to learn the super powerful sword that can rip through time and space is a chill dude that wants Shen Qingqiu's castration a little too much.

Eventually through the power of the system, Soul Eater logic, or straight up complaining to God himself (sqh), Shen Yuan gets the ability to transform into a humanoid form and Luo Binghe officially needs him carnally. Shen Yuan is so happy to have hands again that he totally missed how Binghe was looking at him.

Rest the au goes on with Shen Yuan pushing Binghe to get the plot going, trying to get him to get his empire, revenge, and wives as Binghe is trying to figure out swordception.

[cokoakeostuff]

First chapter 🫡 - Plot here

> Part 2

Yayaya, late update but Im so happy that i finally finished lol, next chapter might take a while because of college and commissions but im gonna be working on it, thanks everyone who has been waiting for this! Let’s imagine that wilds body has many scaaars, because im too lazy to draw them.

It’s my first time making comics so im gonna learn to do this better lol.

If you like my art and u can, consider supporting me on ko-fi!

[mirensiart]

you’ve heard about linksmeet aus before, but today I bring you a LINKLES MEET AU

✨WELCOME TO THE LINKLE-VERSE✨

basically, an au that asks the question of: what if each Link had a Linkle counterpart? The Linkles don’t necessarily share a spirit, but they do share one thing, aka GETTING LOST! So lost in fact they end up in different eras lmao what’s better than this, just gals being pals trying to find their way back home amiright lmao

it all starts with Fauna (botw/totk!Linkle) following a story about Zelda’s whereabouts for the Lucky Clover Gazette and falling down a suspicious portal accidentally. She ends up in another era and another time, and pairs up with the local Linkle to find a way back home (though jumping through time will absolutely make a great story for the Lucky Clover!) what happens next will (not) surprise you (they get lost again and find themselves in another era, find the local Linkle and…rinse and repeat lmao)

👇 small notes and translation of their names down below 👇

they’re all sapphics cause like, I’m sapphic and I say so lol

the OG Linkle aka the one from hyrule warriors, is nicknamed atenea

fauna has no idea her coworker (botw/totk!link) is THE link everyone is looking for, cause I think it’s funny that he has the Tony Hawk syndrome lmao

hada dies to ganondorf’s forces while protecting oot!zelda in all timelines except the child timeline

brisa hates ww!link’s guts and refers to him as her sworn arch nemesis but it’s all one sided cause ww!link couldn’t care less about her lmao he keeps finding rare treasure and getting his hands on treasure maps, ITS NOT FAIR !

rosa is like brock from pokemon aka her eyes are always closed lmao

ocaso has a bitch resting face but is actually a sweetheart, she feeds the cats in castle town every day

linka is a traveling merchant in hyrule, while rava travels lorule. they both have had encounters with ravio in lorule/hyrule and hate him, they’re competitors lol the hatred is mutual though ravio hates them too since they keep stealing Mr Hero’s patronage from him lol

I like to imagine peregrina has stumbled upon loz/al!link a couple of times but has no idea who he is, like just a weird traveling kid lmao

alma likes trains and aspires to be a royal engineer like st!link but she also dreams of eventually being the captain of a steamboat lol

ever since she split, colores talks in plural sometimes

capa is mc!link’s cousin aka they both have the same grandpa :)

the translations of their names are:

Cielo = sky

Capa = cape

Hada = fairy

Rosa = rose or pink

Brisa = breeze

Ocaso = twilight

Linka is just Linka lol same with Rava

Colores = colors

Alma = spirit or soul

Fauna = same in English

Peregrina = pilgrim

[ace-shenanigans]

@greeniegaes hit me with a brilliant au idea so i designed spirits for the other swords with a twist under the read more

AU idea: SY transmigrated as xiu ya years before any of the plot happens and basically spends his time getting to know the other spirits around him. Cue a few years down the line, after everyone hes known has been pulled from the cave, he gets pulled by SJ. Hes not happy about it at first but after learning his old friends are also still around hes more inclined to work with SQQ (and if that means sealing himself on occasion to teach the man not to be a prick then thats no one elses business but his own)

You'll notice one sword missing though, and thats where the twist comes in~ Xuan Su, being so forcibly merged with YQY, no longer has a humanoid form and can only share its feelings to its wielder. This does come with the additional side effect of allowing YQY to see and speak with the other sword spirits though! (SY is absolutely shook when he finds out)

Additional fun facts:

The swords tend to draw most of their appearance from their wielder (save xin mo who does what it wants), but do have some notable differences

SY's design is pulled from the donghua to better differentiate him from SJ

Zheng Yang is the youngest of the presented spirits and is 100% baby, hes also very opinionated about the treatment his wielder receives

Cheng Luan is a lot like her wielder: eager for a good fight, loyal, and strong, but is also a bit more level-headed

Xin Mo is still an absolute brat, that hasnt changed at all

Hong Jing is the oldest of the sword spirits and also the most passive personality-wise. His design also draws inspiration from @/artsarasp's WQW

[greeniegaes]

ITS OUR BABIES OHHHHHHHHH <3 thank you for the art I love them

@greeniegaes & @ace-shenanigans ' sword spirit au is so amazing!!

Check out the designs I used here and I highly recommend going through both their au tags for it!!

[ID: A Scum Villain drawing. Sword Spirit! Xiu Ya stands slightly behind Sword Spirit Zheng Yang looking at ZY with a gentle smile with his hands folded behind his back. ZY looks flustered off to the side with a nervous smile. End ID]

[greeniegaes]

Bribery

[casiavium]

It is thursday not wip wednesday anymore but I really want to finish damage control in march (more likely april tbh, I still have a lot of cosplay stuff to work on before the con I'm going to in a few weeks) so maybe if I post weekly wips I will hold my self accountable to actually writing

flashback scene that opens the chapter directly copy pasted from my wip, so ignore the format and any typos lol

"Are you healing well?"

Link's fingers grazed his chest. The skin was perfectly smooth, not even the old scars from sparring left. He felt as if there should be a gaping wound, as if he should be able to dip his fingers into a hollow center and scoop out what was left of his humanity. 

Ghirahim took hold of his wrist and drew his hand away.

"Yeah."

Tucking his legs under himself, Link leaned into Ghirahim, watching as the demon stretched out his arm and rubbed along his deathly pale skin. He could feel the other's eyes staring at him intently, but didn't elaborate. No scars remained anywhere on his body. Every tiny cut and scrape he had vanished. His freckles were gone.

"You're rethinking again."

Ripping his hand away, Link scoffed at the statement. "Even if I am, what could I do about it?"

His attitude wouldn't go unnoticed. Twisting his face by his chin, Ghirahim forced his attention, hard glare met with unapologetic indifference. Clicking his tongue, he conceded, wrapping his arm around Link's shoulders in what felt more possessive and encircling than tender.

"You're learning the right sentiment, but we'll have to work on your presentation. Master won't be as kind as I am when it comes to ignoring your insolence."

Link wanted to snap back that he didn't need to pretend respect around Demise because Demise actually deserved it, but he held his tongue. Ghirahim may have lost some of his status to rule over Link, but he was still a far older and far more powerful spirit. His own meager freedom was loosely based on Ghirahim's ability to convince Demise, and he wasn't about to have it taken away.

Ghirahim applied pressure onto his far shoulder, insistently molding him against his body trying to encourage him to relax. The couch shifted as their limbs tangled together, Link resting his head against Ghirahim's chest. Threading fingers into his hair, he combed through dull locks to lull him into a false comfort. Just the night before he had been nearly ripping them out, violent fists curled around wrists that would no longer bruise.

The room was pretty, Link had to admit. Maybe at one time it had been a library, but all the shelves were devoid of books save for a few spineless pages and a crumbling hardcover. The whole fortress had an air of forgotten elegance, that what was once housed in here commanded respect and nobility. The empty windows and crumbling walls echoed his own feeling of wasting away.

"You said," Link whispered, barely a breath he hadn't learned how to use again, "that you didn't want the Surface destroyed."

The hand stopped combing through his hair. 

"It's best not to dwell, Link."

"I don't want it destroyed." He continued to press, emptiness guiding his words. "But... it's not even my home. All it did was fight me, and hurt me, and put me through meaningless tests. I don't want it to burn. It can't."

Link squeezed his eyes closed, his whole face aching from holding back tears. He wanted to cry. He wanted to cry so bad, and even that had been taken from him. "It's like Hy— the gods didn't want me to succeed. And it's not that I want to destroy it—I just don't <b>care</b> anymore. Why don't I care?"

The body beneath him moved with a deep breath, sparking jealousy in Link. Ghirahim could convey his emotions in ways he couldn't even when he was human, always had the right words to express his anger. Link was hollow. He was like Fi, but the person he had been was trapped inside himself. He could only seem to make that shine through in acts of anger.

"It is normal to feel upset that the people you thought cared for you never did." Ghirahim began, hesitantly, but Link cut him off.

"The Surface never cared for me, Skyloft did."

"And our Master does not care about Skyloft. Just the Surface. So why is it bothering you?"

"I don't know." Link admitted, gritting his teeth. Only partially a lie. He couldn't tell Ghirahim the truth: he was the hero, he was supposed to save the Surface. He was supposed to care. He didn't know why he had given up. "I'm just... restless."

"That's normal." Ghirahim murmured, going back to petting him. "Your blade hasn't even split blood. You're agitated and craving an outlet, you want to be used. I'm sorry I can't help you."

"Is it like this all the time?" 

"You'll get used to it." 

Silence hung over the pair, the creaks and groans of the fortress echoing along the halls. Link picked at a loose thread, unraveling the fine pattern on the cushions.

"How long did it take you?" 

When Ghirahim didn't answer, Link propped himself up on his elbows, pushing his questions in this quiet moment he was least likely to lash out. "You weren't always like this. You were human once, like me, right?"

"I was never human." The spirit denied, spitting the words out like they disgusted him. "Humans are weak and pathetic things, and you'll learn this change is a blessing. I was a demon, Link. I was never like you, so I'm afraid I can't offer much help. You must be suffering far worse than I did."

"But you survived the same thing. Surely you remember what it was like?"

"I remember very little of my life before becoming what I am." He snapped, but he had drawn his arms across each other and wouldn't look Link in the eye. 

"I don't believe you."

 Link found himself flipped and pressed against the floor in the blink of an eye, both he and Ghirahim toppling down as the demon straddled his chest with a hand around his neck. His lips were curled into a snarl, a wild anger unleashed in his eyes. "Stop testing me."

"Why won't you tell me? Are you hiding something?"

"It's none of your concern!"

"I'll ask Demise."

Ghirahim stopped. "You wouldn't."

"I will." Link pushed, grabbing Ghirahim's arms to try and pry him off. "I'll go right now, I don't care, what's the worst he can do? Kill me? Hurt me? Ignore me?"

Digging his nails into his grey skin, Link tried to make Ghirahim fight, but the demon wasn't even struggling. He held Link at arm's length, but no longer tried to pin him down.

"You want attention."

Link only kicked his legs, snapping his teeth and trying to throw Ghirahim off.

"I told you, acting out will not get the results you want."

 "Sitting here pretending you care about me isn't either!"

"Oh, sky child. " Ghirahim sighed, letting him tire himself out as he tried to fight. As his punches slowed to weak tugs at his clothes and his screaming morphed into dry sobs, Ghirahim caught his wrists and held him still. 

"You never did know when to quit."

[st-hedge]

*wheezing and heaving* *shoves metal gear solid and nier automata into a blender* *slams the shitass smoothie into pint glass* *hysterically throws it back* i finished the line up. im at peace now