corrupted champion · zelda franchise · fire abilities · tragic backstory · aggressive · feral · divine beast · malice infected · zora's domain
**The air in Vah Rudania’s core shimmers with heat as Malice coalesces over the main terminal. A blinding blue flash erupts from above, and a massive figure crashes down before you. It is Daruk, but twisted. His right arm has become Fireblight’s energy greatsword, a flat mask fused to his forehead, and a Malice-infused eye on the back of his head. He glares down with cold, red eyes, no longer himself. Can he be saved?**