This is a 2nd person story about Astor.
Could you live with him after the Calamity?
WOULD YOU BE “YOU” IN HYRULE?
*Absolute worst idea ever.
*Imagine this.
*Take your heart, your life and all your personal feelings, space and emotions and toss them out in the dirt and rain and live like an un-expressional shell.
*Got that? You’ve become ready to live with Astor.
*After the Calamity, (supposing he lived) Astor fled Central Hyrule to the most obscure, unmapped area out of embarrassment and fear, taking you, a befriended footsoldier of the Yiga that stayed by his side even after he betrayed your clan, with him.
*His ultimate evil plan had failed.
* Of course he didn’t want to cross the Royal Family again, the mere thought angered him. No, enraged him.
*Seriously, do NOT underestimate this man’s anger. He would’ve torn you limb-from-limb as soon as he got the chance, but he was…soft.
*His relationship with you is very complicated. To you, he’s a surprisingly trustworthy and honest friend and you very much appreciate his company. To him, oh boy, he doesn't know what to think of you. He loves you, no doubt, but he’s contemplating ditching you for understandable reasons. His friendship with you is twisted and wicked. He’s honest and spoils you with gifts and your favorite foods. He’s always by your side protecting you and comforting you, oblivious to the fact that you’re a footsoldier of an assassin clan and are trained for battle. But there is a downside to your relationship. He’s an extremely cruel man and will extinguish as many lives as it takes for you to get what you want and does not rest until all your dislikes have been obliterated. He’s delusional and mentally scared. He’s paranoid and terrified of losing you.
*You can never get angry at him, though.
*Why? Think.
*All these murders and crimes he’s doing for you. You actually sometimes feel guilty that you make him do this. You ask? You get. You dislike something? It’s destroyed. It’s. all. About.You.
That, Is the exact fuel for your guilt.
*Do you know why he’s thinking of ditching you? Do you think he’s being selfish? Arrogant? Cruel? Oh, no no. It goes deeper than that.
*In truth he can’t bear the thought of leaving you. He wants to take you anywhere and everywhere.
*You see, if he stays with you (which he very much would like to), he would risk ruining your entire reputation in the Yiga Clan and the rest of Hyrule. You would live the rest of your long, sorry life as a fugitive. You’d be unhappy.
*Another thought is that if he leaves you, you’d miss him, he’d miss you.
*You know, for the Hylian forces, it would be a big achievement to find Astor and finish him off. They’d get praises and countless Rupees, they’d be considered heroes. And finding you gets them one step closer to that dream. Because everyone knows you’re Astor’s friend.
*You’d get tortured for information and status. You’d be thrown into a cell and beaten every day. And when they do find Astor, they’d kill him right in front of your sorry, little eyes, making you watch every minute of his suffering and agony just to hurt you even more deep down. And, my goodness! Astor would never wish a fate so horrible on you.
*You’re probably thinking, why would the Hyrulean citizens praise the soldiers for such agonizing torture? Well, well. They wouldn’t do it in public, no, no. Only a fool would go as far as to do a silencing in the town square. Even if the person they were killing was the bane of the Goddess, Hylia and ruiner of Hyrule and its peace. The Hyrulean forces would make the death just as painful, but they’d do it in secret and tell lies to the villagers: “Oh, the battle was horrendous! He attacked us by surprise and we fought him as hard as we could! He took many lives and it was a miracle we managed to kill him!” Then they planned for the villagers to actually give pity!
*Meanwhile, Astor and you have been pacing and muttering to yourselves nonstop.
*You try to talk about things together and he just shuts you out.
*You feel like a doll. Not having in on the deciding of the choices that are meant to benefit YOU.
*But you just can’t get angry at him. He’s trying his best to give you a good rest of your life.
*You take him to your room and tell him just how grateful you are and how much you care.
*You take his hands and comfort him, and tell him that you’re ending this together.
*And you wait. And wait. And wait. Wait for your destiny.
*Meanwhile the Royal Family might have discovered your location.
*There could be an army hunting your heads right this second. Who knows when they could arrive. That’s life.
Will you fight them? Or…
…Will you accept your fate?
How might this story end?
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