but_can_i_be_trusted: (Misty Roses)
cyberiad_queen ([personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted) wrote in [community profile] lyricaltitles2025-05-12 08:39 pm

[2025 Album Challenge] The Legend of Zelda: 'Too Many Tears [etc.]'

Title: 'Too Many Tears Have Fallen from the Eyes of the People'
Author: [personal profile] but_can_i_be_trusted
Fandom: The Legend of Zelda (Spoilers for 'Tears of the Kingdom')
Characters: Princess Zelda
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Notes: Crossposted to [community profile] anythingdrabble and [community profile] drabble_zone

Artist: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Album: Greatest Hits
Song: 'Let's Give Adam & Eve Another Chance'

Summary: But he's far off in the future.


Zelda gazes at the Secret Stone cupped in her hands, readying herself.

So many tears have fallen in Hyrule, recently. Enough to choke the entire kingdom. Link is all that stands between the land and its destruction. He alone can save everyone.

But he's far off in the future. And the Master Sword is here, in Zelda's keeping. Damaged beyond all usefulness. In no state to save even a small bird.

Draconification might be a forbidden practice, as Mineru warned. But Zelda sees no alternative. Only she can restore the Sword, and it will take longer than a Hylian lifespan.