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Who: Zelda and Zelos/later Zelos and Lloyd
Where: Ordo 3/Lloyd's place
When: Backdated to the 25th, after speaking with Link over the SFC
Status: Closed

Zelda isn't even one hundred percent sure of where she's going once she puts down the SFC. Hylia. A goddess. She's always felt responsible for everything that happened to Hyrule, but if this is the case... she held more responsibility than even she had ever thought. She lays on the bed facedown and hugs a pillow tightly enough that it looks as if it might burst.

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"What?" His reaction startles her out of her stupor a bit. What is he even on about? Unless...

"Goddesses, no! He wasn't flirting with me. He meant it literally. That I... am the goddess Hylia reincarnated, as was his Zelda. I'm not sure what I... I have always felt a connection to Hyrule, and it's true that there is a power inside me that I've always been afraid to touch, but I don't..."

Yes, she's rambling a bit.

"A Goddess?" He can see it, sort of. The way she mothers everyone, talks to everyone, even people like their freaky murdering Troll neighbors... it reminds him of the stories he'd grown up with of Martel, the 'Goddess' who protects the world, who cares for all the world's people. But he'd found out that was all lies. Martel had just been an unlucky girl stuck in a horrible situation. He's not even sure gods really exist, after all that, and if they do then what makes them any different from any other poor sod in the world? He reaches over and pinches her cheek, not hard but enough that he's trying to make her make a face.

The only look he gets is a somewhat curious stare. She's too shell shocked to scold him for the behavior, and besides - she would want to study a god-turned-person as well. Though a pinch on the cheek is not really studying, is it? It's more like what someone would do if they thought they were dreaming.

"What was that for?" she asked, tilting her head slightly. "I may be disoriented, but I am fairly sure I'm not dreaming or anything of the sort."

He scrutinizes her for another minute, crossing his arms, then shakes his head and shrugs. "Nope. I still just see Zelda."

He flicks her nose and grin. "You're not going around smiting people or anything. You've got things you're interested in, things you like, things you don't like. You're pretty much just a person like the rest of us no matter where you came from Princess, sorry to disappoint you."

Irritation passes over her face. Doesn't he get it?

"It is not being a different person that I am concerned about. If what Link says is accurate, it is my responsibility to care for Hyrule - even moreso than before!"

Going home and forgetting this place has never sounded as good at is does right at this moment.

"Not really." He folds his arms again, sounding a little more sour than he intends. "I don't see you doing anything different. You're already intent on sacrificing pretty much anything for your world, what else do you expect to do?"

"How am I to know? I have to... figure out how to use this power, perhaps I can reverse the damage to the land. If Hylia is the goddess of Hyrule, then I can heal it faster."

She lifts her chin at him, looking defiant. Alright, so she's a goddess. Maybe. So what? She'll use this, too!

"You won't remember anything you learn to do here." He knows being this blunt probably isn't the best way to go about talking about this, but he's unsettled. He doesn't want her hurting herself or something and he's damn sure that whatever past lives she's had they shouldn't have any effect on who she is now. He'd been fighting against that for so long himself, fighting the legacy of the Chosen, that seeing Zelda simply give herself up to a legacy like that makes him tense and laconic.

"If you think that I am only leaving this place when it chooses to relinquish its hold on me, you are wrong. I will figure it out and return home on my own power." Her voice is cold. There's determination behind her words, and surprisingly little conceit. Most might think it arrogant of her to believe that she can eventually figure Vatheon out, but Zelda doesn't see it that way. She's been gifted with the Triforce of Wisdom for a reason, after all.

"Yeah, good luck with that, but I haven't seen any real progress for a couple months now. If you're a Goddess and everything, then how'd some stupid coral get a hold of you, huh?" Okay now he's just being pissy and he knows it.

Zelos stands and walks to the window, arms crossed and back to Zelda. How the hell is he supposed to talk about this? This isn't a normal conversation by any stretch of the imagination.

"The same way it got ahold of the other goddess in this place, of course. The power of the gods can be harnessed, Zelos."

He's pissy and it makes HER pissed. Holding out the hand that contains the Triforce of Wisdom, she turns it palm up and summons it. Once outside her body, its divinity is unmistakeable.

Eat it.

So you have a big shiny triangle. Good for you. "Yeah? And how'd this other goddess escape, hmm?"

"She has not as of yet. I am not sure she even wants to."

She's a dog. It's hard to hold a conversation with her. Zelda calls the Triforce back, heading for the door.

"I do."

Tch. Fine. Whatever. He lets her leave without much more than an irritated click of his teeth. Reincarnations and heavenly decrees, birthrights and legacies. They can all go to hell as far as he's concerned. Just because she's some goddess in her past life doesn't mean she has to throw away this one on the same idiocy.

Well, it'll blow over when she realizes even that won't help them get out of here. And if it does, he won't have to think about it anymore since they won't remember. Perfect. Neat and tidy.

Then why is he still so pissed off?

She doesn't slam his door or hers, instead closing both quietly as she passes. She sinks onto her own bed with a sigh, staring up at the ceiling. She would refute Zelos's thoughts if she could hear them - accepting this part of herself isn't throwing her life away, she has always wanted to do the best she can for Hyrule.

The part that hurts is that even as a goddess, she feels helpless to do anything but watch.

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