Taming a Lynel (Centaur TG)

--Link faced down the Lynel, its nostrils flaring with bestial anger as it circled him. They both studied the other carefully, looking for any sign of weakness or a dropped guard. Link watched the beast carefully, his fingers flexing next to the bottle in his belt that he’d picked up from that weird monster-obsessed salesman. If what he said was true then…

The Lynel bellowed and charged towards Link, bearing down on him, snorting with bestial fury. Link, his muscles tense in preparation for just such a moment leapt to the side instantly, letting the beast careen past him, skidding on the grass as it tried to halt its momentum. Quickly, Link leapt forward, tugging the bottle free from his belt and tossing it at the Lynel’s undefended back.

A great poof of smoke billowed out around the beast as soon as the bottle shattered, enveloping the Lynel entirely from view, though Link could still see its silhouette rearing up in anger and confusion in the smoke. The shapes of its weapons fizzled into nothingness, dissolved by the smoke, while even more dramatic changes began to affect the beast itself! Link watched in fascinating as the muscular upper body began to shrink, gaining slender arms and a curvaceous shape. The great mane of hair that surrounded its head began to grow thinner under the chin, while more and more grew out down its back. Its heavy armour slid off its shrinking body, landing on the floor with a clank before dissolving like its sword and shield, Link spying the flutter of new clothing appearing around its curves.

“Raaaaaaaarrrrghhh!!” The Lynel roared, in a voice that, while still deep, was notably less so than it had been previously. It panted and huffed, the rage and hot-blooded energy seeping away along with the vanishing mist, leaving the full female Lynel standing where the burly, brutal beast had once been.

“Yes!” Link cried out triumphantly, dashing forwards and leaping onto the Lynel’s strong back. The Lynel growled slightly, but made no attempt to fling him off like it had done so many times before. “Hehe~! That kooky salesman was right! That potion DOES tame Lynels! And with a bonus too!” He grinned happily at his prize, urging his new steed forwards to whatever other adventures lay in store~


I really wish you could tame Lynels in this game and ride them around. So this was the next best thing~

This story was guest written by my friend and fellow artist (who also does TF work if requested/commissioned) ! I showed her this pic and she made the above short story out of it, as another fun way to mix it up. Feel free to request or commission her for stories (or artwork) too!

(I do not own Lynels or Link, those belong to the Zelda series/Nintendo/etc)