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Description My final submission for 's Fortitude contest.

Fortitude Chapter 6

“…I understand,” I said coldly. “Forgive me then, General, for offending your honor.”

Then, wanting nothing more than to leave his sight before my resolve completely crumbled to dust, I turned my back on him and began to briskly walk away. I was halted mid-step, however, when Link’s hand suddenly caught my wrist. Frustrated, I forcefully tried to break free of his grasp, but he was having none of that. Within seconds his arm had grabbed me by the waist and I found myself pinned against him, looking up into his eyes.

“Don’t let this come between us,” he whispered fervently, his eyes gazing deeply into mine. "Please, Zelda, not here, not now...when I need you more than ever…”

And then his lips were upon mine, kissing me with pure, intense passion. My mind exploded into a flurry of emotions as my hands clutched the fabric of his shirt. Forcefully I struggled to push him away, but he held on relentlessly, kissing me until I could no longer resist him. Eventually my grasp on his shirt loosened and I quickly slid my hands around his waist and up his back, clutching his shoulder blades as I breathlessly kissed him back.

Ah, I wish you could see the original colored pencil version. It was much more detailed, but my scanner ruined it
Stone done in pencil, landscape in digital. I left the clothing in the colored pencil because to me, it gave it a more clothing like look. I colored this in MS paint on my laptop... without a mouse. Needless to say, it took sooo long, but it was worth it if you like it!
I personally like the line art version the best.

Fortitude belongs to
The Legend of Zelda belongs to Nintendo.
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Comments: 51

ViridianRain In reply to ??? [2012-09-20 08:02:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!
I just need to buy a professional scanner with money I don't have

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bubblerichness [2011-11-26 17:15:50 +0000 UTC]

woah this is awesome XD

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ViridianRain In reply to bubblerichness [2011-11-26 23:06:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks ^_^

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bubblerichness In reply to ViridianRain [2011-11-27 05:17:40 +0000 UTC]

no problem

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NintendoStarWarsFan [2011-07-04 04:47:44 +0000 UTC]

This is probably my favorite pictures you've drawn. =3 It’s so beautiful. You did a great job drawing this scene from Fortitude. That scene is so romantic and passionate, I just love it!. You did an amazing showing the emotion and feeling of that scene. This pic gives me the same feelings and emotions I felt as when I read it. =]

I really love the way you drew Link holding and kissing Zelda. The way you drew it looks exactly the way I imagined it when I read it. I love how Link just grabbed her and kissed her until she kissed back, its so romantic! I also love the way you drew their hair. I really like how much detail you put in, and how flowy and soft their hair looks. You did a great job drawing Zelda's hair wet as it is in that scene. ;3 Their clothes as well are awesome. I love Zelda's lose robe and Link's Prince/General uniform. He looks so sexy in it, lol.

This is a really great Zelink/Fortitude pic. You did a Fantastic job!!!

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ViridianRain In reply to NintendoStarWarsFan [2011-07-04 06:20:50 +0000 UTC]

"This pic gives me the same feelings and emotions I felt as when I read it. =]"
Ah YES! That was my goal! Thank you so much for commenting and telling me what you like about it
I love how Link just calms her down with a kiss, heehee, the power of love triumphs
Link in uniform=
Someday I would like to redo this with photoshop. Even though it took great effort to do with colored pencils and MS paint, I still think it would be better cleaned up.

And the favs are much appreciated!

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NintendoStarWarsFan In reply to ViridianRain [2011-07-04 19:30:07 +0000 UTC]

You are very welcome.

Oh, if you redid this in PS, it would look great! It looks really amazing how it is now, but I bet you would do a beautiful job redoing it in PS. I look forward to seeing it when you do.

No prob! =]

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ZeLiNk-LoVeR1221 [2011-04-23 15:44:07 +0000 UTC]

gosh danggit i need to read this >< nice work! it is very lovely :3

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ViridianRain In reply to ZeLiNk-LoVeR1221 [2011-04-24 09:00:35 +0000 UTC]

You should read it! Thanks for the compliment! Glad you like ^^
And thank you for favin and the watch!

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ZeLiNk-LoVeR1221 In reply to ViridianRain [2011-04-24 18:10:23 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome!

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lxz4eva [2011-01-29 22:12:37 +0000 UTC]

'Tis beautiful~

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ViridianRain In reply to lxz4eva [2011-01-30 02:01:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!
I appreciate the devwatch as well

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linkXisXhot123 [2011-01-23 02:10:00 +0000 UTC]

i looooooooooooove this. how far are you in Fortitude?

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ViridianRain In reply to linkXisXhot123 [2011-01-23 05:43:33 +0000 UTC]

Heehee, the smiley icon! XD Thanks very much!

I'm caught up in Fortitude; I'm just patiently waiting for Ingie to update ^^
How about you?

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linkXisXhot123 In reply to ViridianRain [2011-01-23 06:37:21 +0000 UTC]

lol, no prob!

I am too, but unlike you, i am impatiantly waiting for her to post the next chap. my anticipation is killing me!! i swear i'll go insane if it doesn't have a happy ending, lol. i was crying on the most recent one, even before i read it. i'm so cheesey. lol

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ViridianRain In reply to linkXisXhot123 [2011-01-24 05:36:51 +0000 UTC]

Haha, I hope you don't go insane. I think the ending could go either way. I have no predictions, and the suspense is what gets me
Aw, your not cheesey, I cry when I read too ^^

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linkXisXhot123 In reply to ViridianRain [2011-01-25 01:58:58 +0000 UTC]

My prediction is that link will die... i sure hope he doesn't though...

lol. i yell at the screen/book when i read something i don't like. my friends were getting ontp me at lunch today about it, lol.

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ViridianRain In reply to linkXisXhot123 [2011-01-25 09:49:03 +0000 UTC]

Oh I hope he doesn't either

"i yell at the screen/book when i read something i don't like."


I either start breathing faster, or hold my breath when I read intense parts XD

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linkXisXhot123 In reply to ViridianRain [2011-01-26 00:06:13 +0000 UTC]

i also do that. i was bouncing up and down in my chair today because i didnt like what was going on in the book, lol

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ViridianRain In reply to linkXisXhot123 [2011-01-26 05:49:38 +0000 UTC]

So you are entertained when you read, and others are entertained by you while you're reading

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linkXisXhot123 In reply to ViridianRain [2011-01-26 23:10:23 +0000 UTC]

exacatacally.

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victoria2012 [2010-07-19 13:44:43 +0000 UTC]

LOVE IT

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ViridianRain In reply to victoria2012 [2010-07-20 00:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Thank you ^^

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victoria2012 In reply to ViridianRain [2010-07-20 00:32:13 +0000 UTC]

YOUR WELCOME

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SquirtSapphire [2010-01-02 03:15:49 +0000 UTC]

This is an amazing picture! All of the emotion from their poses... just, wow. Link is holding her but being gentle and trying to convince her, and you can see her trying to struggle. Such a great picture that is very full of emotion, I love it!
I don't remember the few beginning chapters very well now that Fortitude has gone so far It is a great story, and this is a great picture to go along with that specific part of the story.

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ViridianRain In reply to SquirtSapphire [2010-02-16 06:27:25 +0000 UTC]

I'm flattered by your compliment
I am a huge fan of fortitude, it inspires my art a lot, haha.
Emotion can be hard to depict in a drawing, so I'm glad you were
able to notice such details in this.
Thank you so much!!

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SquirtSapphire In reply to ViridianRain [2010-08-21 23:49:05 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome

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Zerudafreku [2009-11-14 16:15:59 +0000 UTC]

AWSOMENESS!!!!!ive read fortitude its awsome

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RobbyL9 [2009-08-02 23:34:21 +0000 UTC]

Where can I find the rest of the story that goes to this picture? I really liked the picture, but the dialogue which stood behind it made it exponentially better.

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ViridianRain In reply to RobbyL9 [2009-08-03 01:52:01 +0000 UTC]

You can read it at Ingie's page, link below:
[link]

I'm glad to hear you want to read it, the story is very good. Ingie is a great author!

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WolfWarden [2009-07-27 02:42:58 +0000 UTC]

Gah! This is a beautiful piece! It’s by far my favorite of all the submissions for Ingie’s fortitude contest. Everything…the colors, the pose, the clothes, the expression…really really wonderful. You can just tell that even though Link’s holding Zelda still, he’s being very gentle with her. The frustration in Zelda’s pose is also very visible. Just…WOW. And the hints of sky through the window are a beautiful touch. Wonderful fantabulous job.

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ViridianRain In reply to WolfWarden [2009-07-27 03:03:07 +0000 UTC]

You are so kind! I'm glad you like it and noticed the small details.

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squadalah [2009-07-26 03:18:10 +0000 UTC]

oh its so tough. I love this one too

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Mysterious573 [2009-07-25 04:39:17 +0000 UTC]

Very awesome work. I do love the little resistance you were able to get across.

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Lineith [2009-07-24 17:35:43 +0000 UTC]

You got the scene perfectly! Great work on their faces and clothes

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ViridianRain In reply to Lineith [2009-07-26 18:05:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Chikita-Anna [2009-07-22 23:53:21 +0000 UTC]

So pretty!

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xx--ingie--xx [2009-07-22 16:47:49 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh!! The pose... it's PERFECT! Seriously, the way Zelda's fists are clenched, the way Link's grabbed a hold of her wrist with one hand and pulled her so close with the other... I'm just amazed by how accurately you've captured the pose - it's like directly out of my head! I also want to mention that you drew them at the perfect heights - I've always envisioned it so that the top of Zelda's head reached somewhere around Link's nose, and that seems to be just the height you gave them (if they both straightened, that is). Awesome! ^___^

I also love Zelda's frustrated expression, and (as everyone has said ) the way her hair is still dripping from her bath. Link's urgency is also evident in his expression, very nice.

You did a wonderful job with the coloring, and again I'm amazed at your patience with Paint. The design of Zelda's robe is beautiful.

Thank you so, sooo much for doing this, I absolutely love it! And I can't tell you how much I appreciate you submitting three entries, wow!

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ViridianRain In reply to xx--ingie--xx [2009-07-26 18:17:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you like it!! I think the hardest part for me was deciding which color to use for everything o_O But my favorite part is Zelda's hair
I really appreciate you commenting, it means a lot to hear positive remarks!

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Ubermidget [2009-07-21 12:10:12 +0000 UTC]

Amazing, I love how Zelda's clenching her fists in frustration and I can see the water dripping from her freshly washed hair! I wish that was me in Link's tight embrace, it's beautiful!

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ViridianRain In reply to Ubermidget [2009-07-26 18:23:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I wish I was Zelda there too.

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Ubermidget In reply to ViridianRain [2009-07-26 18:34:55 +0000 UTC]

Competition's closed now, good luck!

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ViridianRain In reply to Ubermidget [2009-07-26 19:11:19 +0000 UTC]

Good luck to you as well!

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Moonlight-Zelda [2009-07-20 03:22:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow ... I love this drawing. ^_^

Definitely a

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ladyjuliet [2009-07-18 20:10:56 +0000 UTC]

Good luck!

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SarahRoseP [2009-07-17 13:00:26 +0000 UTC]

I love what you did with this. Especially the way you've got Zelda hair all drippy with water from her bath. Seems it hasn't dried just yet; not even with their heated argument.

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ViridianRain In reply to SarahRoseP [2009-07-17 17:41:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I'm so glad you noticed! I really liked drawing her hair

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SarahRoseP In reply to ViridianRain [2009-07-18 05:29:28 +0000 UTC]

I'll bet. Again, nice job. I really do like it.

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Aelfeth [2009-07-17 09:37:57 +0000 UTC]






Very well done!!!

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ViridianRain In reply to Aelfeth [2009-07-17 17:40:44 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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