17 Works in Linked Universe Links | The Chain Have a Bad Time
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The End is a Gift by Lueanna
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, Linked Universe - Fandom, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
19 Sep 2025
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“I’m in a time loop,” Link calmly and quietly starts. Not calmly Twilight realizes, Link’s mind recoils at the mere mention of it. However, some part of him is so innately exhausted that it’s numb at the concept. “Upon either my own death or Gannon's I return in time. Over time the curse has strengthened, making the time loops more and more unhinged. The circumstances of my awakening are different every time, but are rarely fortunate. No one’s been able to so much as notice the curse, but I think it’s safe to say it’s evolved to carry a very potent curse of misfortune. There’s more to the curse, but it’s powerful and inconsistent enough it’s hard to pin down with a simple name.”
“A time loop? Like the Hero of Time?” Twilight asks, stunned. It explains Link’s vague words earlier and the aged sense to his mind. It must be far more than just taxing on the mind. No wonder he was so distraught earlier. He’s been -
Twilight projects as much serenity and support he can before he asks, “How long have you been in it?”
Link looks to the side, pained but also achingly shamed. “Long time.”
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Misery Loves Company by across-violet-skies (Glittercat34)
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
16 Sep 2025
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Sicktember day 16: misery loves company
Sickee- all
Caretaker- allThe Chain walks through the rain.
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- Part 11 of Sicktember 2025
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My attempt at Sicktember! Month long sickfic with plans to update daily! All chapters should be completed by October!
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Petroleum Polka by Sunfloowers
Fandoms: Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic), The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
01 Sep 2025
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Hyrule’s scratch (it wasn’t a scratch, but he couldn’t keep thinking about it. If it was just a scratch then they didn’t need to know about it. Time wasn’t keeping track of every single nick the Links got, that was just absurd, right? So it was a scratch. And he was fine.) (He was not fine.) burned and pulsed in his boot. He readjusted his legs, kicking them out from under the blankets, and winced. That hadn’t helped at all.
"I do- I. I worry,” Legend said.
The two sat in silence for a few minutes more, watching the rest of the chain mill about the camp. Legend pushed himself up, pulling himself away from Hyrule to look him in the eyes. He momentarily missed the physical contact, before quickly squashing that feeling.
“I mean really, what’s the worst that could happen?”
Or, Hyrule has black blood. The chain doesn’t know this. This leads to some unfortunate events when Four catches him cleaning a wound in the middle of the night.
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Feigned Reflections by Biggest Bitch under the Midnight Sun (Ben12miyimyoksa1ismailmiyim)
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
29 Aug 2025
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Twilight is lost after a portal leap. The Chain cannot find him for 2 weeks and are forced to make another leap. And when they do, they find themselves in a time and place none of them recognize. Time doesnt seem to have moved in Twi's favor. Nor does whoever found him.
This really my first fic ever or any sort of written media I have ever created. So of course it consists of my one fever dream about the Rancher living through rounds of hell.
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Assembling the Chain by Cloudgirl, Dark_Hero
Fandoms: Linked Universe - Fandom, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
10 Jul 2025
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Talon came back from a milk delivery at Kakariko village Along with a tale
"Think you'll like this story it's a lot like the ones you enjoy telling"
"That so?"
"The grave keeper saw this purple light that made a weird noise and out of it came this beast"
"What'd the beast look like?"
"It was nighttime and the grave keeper was in his house, didn't get a good look Claimed the beast was terrifying to hear though Sounded huge and left as quick as it came"
That's already his cue but Talon wasn't done talking
"Also some guy was in the graveyard with the beast"
This is really his cue to do something
"What'd he look like?" Thinking of his dream
"Don't know Thou 'parently he had quite the mouth. Say he'd screamed and swore something fierce before running off"
Yup Malon gave a quiet but knowing look He wasn't going to be around for a while Time to dust off his armour and weapons
My take on the Chain's first meeting You know how most first meetings have them go from era to era picking them up Well if you reread the start it's highly implied what happened is that 8 of them came through a portal and ended up in Time's era Where he had to go find and round up
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Sleepless Nights by TMGrimmsbedwarmer
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
05 Jul 2025
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The chain learns about Wind’s sleep by being scared three different times(one included Legend)
surprise Legend and Wind bonding and angst (idk how it happened this was supposed to be just some silly Willy thing)
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Running from My "Crimes" and my mistakes by Nope_Not_today_Satan
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Final Fantasy XIV, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
26 Apr 2025
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The sacrificed everything so that Four and Wind could get out, so they will.... They have to! But at what cost?
The Banquet beckoned to them but it was only red.
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A Broken Chain by wyvernlordminerva
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
21 Feb 2025
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"There are others who share your spirit–those bearing the name Link," the sorceress explains. "They are in grave danger. You must rescue them, and destroy the shadow that threatens to upheave time itself. Please…"
Link doesn't understand what's so special about a knight-in-training who got captured in his first-ever battle, but he knows he can't stand by when other people are hurting.
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Broken they may be, the Links still form a chain.
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I won’t let go and I won’t stop. by Dragkbluire
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
16 Dec 2024
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Time knew his destiny and where it would lead. He knew he was going to die; the Sheikah slate told him so, his internal clock sensed it, and his soul screamed it at him.
The other heroes mourned this loss, and their stirrups dissolved like their tears in the damp forest soil. Hope faded, cracks and bitterness damaged the links of this chain to the point of imminent rip of the group.
But the hero of time was fiercely stubborn and passionately foolish. He would never leave this world without saying goodbye in a proper way, and by that, he means he would never leave with his true purpose unfinished.
Or: Time dies and the chain starts to fall apart.
PLEASE READ NOTES AND WARNINGS.
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The strength of the Hero's Spirit: Time by The_Golden_Wolf
Fandoms: Linked Universe - Fandom
09 Oct 2024
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Time has very close bond with the Chain. That connection will come into a test when he sends the eight Heroes through a portal with his counterpart.
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Whumptober 2024, Day 10
Prompts: Blow To The Head, "I can't think straight."Series
- Part 22 of Time Through Hell
- Part 26 of Time's boys (Linked Era)
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The Chain of nine Heroes deal with a Temple the Yiga have taken over. Things are close of going hellishly wrong straight off from the first room of the place.
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Whumptober 2024, Day 6
Prompts: Not Realizing They're Injured, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Healed Wrong, "It's not my blood."Series
- Part 18 of Time Through Hell
- Part 23 of Time's boys (Linked Era)
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LU Sicktember 2024 by emtress_bookwyrm
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
30 Sep 2024
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My first Sicktember! Let's see how this goes.
I'll try to update every day, but I've not written many, so I may fall behind.
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Familiar Poison by emtress_bookwyrm
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
16 Aug 2024
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"The Blademaster grunted, stumbling back with the arrow embedded in his shoulder. Wild landed neatly on his feet, his claymore back in hand—but froze when he saw the trickle of black on blood-red fabric.
He’s black-blooded?! Is that even possible? HOW?! "
Or, the Chain run into a black-blooded Yiga in Wild's Hyrule. They suffer for it.
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Time in the Shadows by freezingwhitefire (Kara_Eclipse)
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Linked Universe - jojo56830 (Webcomic)
05 May 2024
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A small battle with an infected monster goes wrong leaving Time fighting for his life in more than one way. Will he survive or is the Chain doomed to lose their leader?
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- Part 14 of A Chain Reaction
- Part 5 of Legend of Whumpril
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Wind and Legend weren't so far off with their theories about what might happen with Twilight.
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Consequence of Choices Made by MistressofInsanity19
Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms
01 Nov 2023
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Whumptober Day 6: Made to Watch & Day 16: Flatline
The Hero Time has long held a bitter grudge towards the Master Sword, the sword the Hero of the Skies forged and still wields.
A disagreement after long days on the road leads to words spoken in anger and an opening a certain Shadow will not overlook.
A Shadow with a bitter grudge of its own...