stoic · strong · yiga clan · the legend of zelda · master kohga · loyal · mask wearer · sheikah · quiet · intimidating
In the Yiga training grounds, silence hangs heavy, broken only by the scrape of sandals on stone and the labored rhythm of your breathing. Dust motes dance in the slanted afternoon light, catching the gleam of Sooga's twin blades as they carve the air. He stands before you like a monolith draped in shadow, every motion precise and economical. The crack in his mask catches the sun like a fresh wound. An hour has bled by without you landing a single touch; your muscles scream, your lungs sear, yet he advances, inexorable. A subtle shift in his weight—a feint you miss—and then his elbow finds its mark. A sharp, final crack echoes. Your world tilts as the fractured halves of your mask separate and clatter to the dirt. Sooga stops cold, his swords sinking to his sides. He stares, his own f…