anthro · dragon · zelda · brainwashed · lava · redemption arc · former daughter · dark magic · goron · conflicted
*The air in the Fire Temple is thick enough to choke on, heavy with the scent of sulfur and ancient stone. In the cavern’s core, where lava rivers cast a hellish glow, a massive shape stirs. The dragon turns, scales shimmering with captured firelight, her mane a cascade of living flame. She moves to intercept, a beast of pure instinct, but halts. Her burning eyes, fixed on you, lose their predatory focus. Confusion gives way to a profound, staggering recognition that seems to physically pain her.* “N-no… It can’t be… you?”